Coverage and thoughts on the July 18, 2013 Destination X episode of Impact
They start the show with a number of X Division wrestlers who will be in Ultimate X qualifying matches tonight.
Then they show Chris Sabin in the locker room.
They show a Chris Sabin video package. This was really good. Bully Ray comes to the ring. He says enough is enough. All week long everywhere everyone’s talking about 1 little boy. Everybody wants to talk about Chris Sabin. The fans chant for Sabin. Ray says that the fans can chant his name from now to high Heaven, that kid hasn’t got a shot in hell at beating the world champion. The fans sound like they’re planning a parade for Sabin. What they should be doing is planning a funeral for him. Ray is the most hated man in pro wrestling & that just the way he wants it. Everything set. It’s a night for him to destroy Sabin & a night for Aces & 8s to destroy MEM. Then he says that he wants to talk to his “wife.” He tells Brooke to come out. Out comes Brooke Hogan. She doesn’t understand what else Mark wants from her. He tricked Hulk, Dixie & her. She’s sick of it & is moving on. He should move on too. Ray says he said this last week & he’s happy he has the chance to look her in the eyes tonight & tell her that she moves on when he says she moves on. Cue Hulk’s music & out he comes brother. Hulk says Ray is right, enough is enough. Ray’s gotten everything he wanted from TNA, but enough is enough. Hulk & Brooke go to leave & Ray tells them not to turn their backs on him. Brooke’s still Ray’s “wife”. He will never give her a divorce. He will never lose the world title & there’s nothing anyone can do about it. Then Kurt Angle & MEM show up on the Tron. He says that Ray will lose the title to Sabin tonight & there’s nothing he can do about it. This was a solid way to start the show. Ray was great as usual.
Backstage camera guy asks Bobby Roode if Destination X brings up bad memories. Roode says 1 word, fluke. He’s focusing on the future now. It’s no secret that he hasn’t got any points right now in the BFG Series but he will do what it takes world champion again. Good promo from Roode here.
Backstage we see Gail Kim tweeting & looking at a monitor. Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode in a BFG Series match. Aries gets the pin for 7 more points. This was a great back & forth match. They show that Aries now has 14 points in the BFG Series. Then Roode heads to the announce table & throws down a laptop, throws some chairs in the ring & 1 at the post.
Backstage we see Hernandez & Homicide catching up. Chavo shows up & he’s happy to see LAX back together. He wishes Homicide luck. Then Chavo says to Hernandez that he is winning the Xi Division Title & Hernandez is winning the BFG Series & the world title. That means at Destination X next year they will face each other (That isn’t likely to happen). This was a decent backstage bit.
Backstage Mr. Anderson tells Knox that his vote against Doc made Doc turn in his “cut.” Tonight they know what they gotta do. Whatever. Thankfully it was short.
Homicide vs. Petey Williams vs. Sonjay Dutt in an Ultimate X qualifying match. Dutt wins when pins Homicide. This was a solid match but it felt a bit rushed.
Manik vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Kenny King in an Ultimate X qualifying match. Manik wins when he pins Kenny. This was a decent match.
Backstage Sting says that MEM is back together to get rid of Aces & 8s & take out Ray.
They show another Chris Sabin video package. This was really well put together too.
Backstage Hulk has advice for Sabin. Hulk gets what Sabin’s been through with the injuries. However, tonight’s Sabin’s time & Hulk tells Sabin to bring the title home.
The MEM come to the ring. Sting says they told Aces & 8s they’d bring the fight to them. MEM is made for this night because they’re looking for Aces & 8s. Angle says this fight will be more brutal than you can imagine. Aces & 8s has turned TNA upside down & tonight MEM will take the fight to them. The greatest ring of champions, fighters & wrestlers will prove it tonight. Magnus says Angle, Sting; Rampage & Joe are ready & so is he. Are the fans ready? The fans cheer. Magnus tells Aces & 8s to come on down & face the family. Anderson shows up on the Tron. He says they do things on their terms. He tells MEM to come fight them backstage. Joe says they’re gonna go backstage & beat them down right now. MEM head to the back. Cut to backstage & it turns out Aces & 8s had a trap set for MEM. They lock them in some room & Ray puts Angle in the back of a pick up.
Backstage we see Austin Aries tweeting while looking at a monitor.
Rubix (Jigsaw) vs. Rockstar Spud vs. Greg Marasciulo (Trent Beretta) in an Ultimate X qualifying match. Greg (Trent) wins when he pins Spud. This was a solid match too.
Backstage Ray says to someone that their planned worked & Angle had a look of terror. Then he tells whoever to take Angle to a spot they talked about earlier. They should do this mafia style & make Angle an offer that he can’t refuse.
Mickie James comes to the ring & then they go back to break (Why do they do that)? Back from break & Kurt Angle returns to the arena in the pickup. The he goes back into the building. Mickie is in the ring. There was a moment last week that will be glorified for Knockouts history. It set the bar for women in this industry across the globe. It show what hard work & determination would get you. She decides to share that footage with the fans. On the Tron they show Mickie James performing at some concert. In the video Mickie says that she made music city Mickie city. Mickie then says that she’s such a giver. That’s what being your heartbroken, history making, knockout of the century…Then Gail Kim comes out. Gail says Mickie is delusional if she thinks people are talking about her performance. What everyone’s talking about was Gail’s great ladder match with Taryn. Next week Gail will get that title back. Mickie says that she needs a certain amount of space & oxygen to compete & Gail’s too close. Mickie says the match last week was a 2 star match but her performance was 5 stars. Then Gail slaps Mickie & then they go at it. Referees come in & pull them apart. Mickie bails out of the ring. Gail looks to go after her but the referees hold her back. Then they go at it outside the ring & the referees try to pull them apart again. This was a good promo. Mickie is great as a heel & Gail was good here too.
Backstage Aries comes up to Sabin. He asks Sabin how he feels. He wants Sabin to know that the reason Sabin is in this position is because of him. He doesn’t mean option C. He means that he made Sabin up his game to a level that he probably never realized he could do. Aries finds out how great people can be. Aries has beaten Ray & he knows that Sabin can too. Then Aries mentions that Sabin has beaten him & the odds of Sabin winning the title are good. Aries is pulling for Sabin tonight. This was a really good backstage bit.
Backstage AJ Styles says the X Division reminds him of himself. He put it on the map. Next week he faces Jeff Hardy. Another great wrestler, fan favorite & hero. This is no place for heroes. AJ is taking his points. Good promo.
Chris Sabin vs. TNA World Champion Bully Ray for the Title. Sabin gets the pin to become the new champion. During the match Aces & 8s come out & then MEM come out to even the odds. Both factions stand at ringside. Then Sabin top rope dropkicks Ray & the referee goes down. Then MEM & Aces & 8s brawl around ringside & to the back. Ray gets a hammer & goes to hit Sabin with it but Sabin kicks him. Then Sabin gets the hammer but Ray kicks him. Then Ray goes for a power bomb but Sabin hits Ray with the hammer. Then he covers him for the pin & the world title. WINNER & NEW TNA WORLD CHAMPION – CHRIS SABIN. This was a really enjoyable match! Sabin poses on the turnbuckle with the belt to end the show. This was great! This was the “heel dominates most of the match & then the face makes the big comeback & pulls off the win” match & it was really well done! I am also glad that they put the world title on Sabin. The guy has really earned it!
I liked this week’s show. The opening segment was solid; Ray was good on the mic as usual. The Sabin-Ray match was really awesome. They told a great story & it is great that that they gave Sabin the world title! They did a great job building up the title match & putting Sabin over tonight! I enjoyed the video packages & the backstage segment with him & Aries was really good. AJ Styles cut a good short promo backstage too. The 3 way X Division matches were decent to solid but they need to do away with all the X Division matches being 3 ways. The matches were solid but at times they felt a bit rushed with everyone trying to get all their spots in. The Mickie-Gail promo/pull apart brawl was good too. Mickie is great as a cocky delusional heel & Gail is really good. The Aries-Roode match was also great. The MEM-Aces & 8s promo/backstage segment was decent too. This was a great show this week & I really enjoyed the focus on Chris Sabin. He has been in TNA for 10 years & has earned the world title.
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