9-26-13 Impact results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the September 26, 2013 episode of Impact The show starts with Dixie coming into the building. Sting comes by & says since she has her phone she must have gotten his text. He asks why she turned heel on AJ. She tells Sting not to worry about the situation with her & AJ. She’s got this under control. Bully Ray & Brooke Tessmacher come to the ring. Ray says that he is rarely at a loss for words but Dixie shocked him last week. Ray had been wondering how he was gonna beat AJ Styles but now he no longer has to worry about that because Dixie’s inside AJ’s head. Ray doesn’t always see eye to eye with Dixie but she is right when she says that she made AJ. Then he asks the fans if they know who he is. Then Aces & 8s music plays & out come Knox, Wes Briscoe & Garrett Bischoff. Knox says they know who Ray’s supposed to be. Ray’s supposed to be president of Aces & 8s but all Ray’s been doing is taking care of Bully Ray business & not club business. Ray’s more worried about his ho than his bros. Ray tells Knox not to call Brooke a ho. Then the fans chant ho at Tessmacher & Ray tells them not to call her that. Then Knox says that he, Wes & Garrett will take care of club business. Ray tells them to stay in line. His patch says president & theirs should all say lackey. Everyone saw what Ray did to D’Lo, Anderson & Devon & he says Knox, Wes & Garrett need to ask why he wouldn’t do the same to them. If they wanna start making decisions without him, that’s fine because if they lose tonight 1 of them will be out of the club. This was a decent opening segment. Ray cut a good promo like usual & I’m hoping that Aces & 8s end is near. Backstage Joseph Park is about to shave. Then EY & ODB come in. They tell him that he might cut himself & Park bleeding is what makes him go nuts (DUH). EY tells Park not to shave before a match. Then ODB tells EY not to think about shaving because she loves his beard. Joseph Park, Eric Young & Knockouts Champion ODB vs. Robbie E, Jessie Godderz & Gail Kim. Park, EY & ODB win when ODB pins Jessie. This was mostly a comedy match. Backstage camera guy asks Aries what’s next for him now that the BFG Series is over. Aries asks if he means how he will stir the pot. He will head to the ring & tell everyone what he’s gonna do next. Backstage Jason Hervey asks Hulk Hogan about Dixie. Hulk says that he had to read the transcript a number of time to believe it (What he couldn’t watch a recording of the show). Everything’s out of control & he’s here to fix this crap. Austin Aries comes to the ring. The fans cheer him & that’s the kind of welcome he likes. A lot of people have been asking what’s next for him since he came up short in the BFG Series. It was last year at BFG when he & Jeff Hardy had their world title match. Aries says he is always the main event no matter where he is on the card. Aries’ future is looking just fine. Then Kenny King comes out. He says the mic allows him to say what’s on his mind. Aries is getting on his nerves. Aries tells him to say what he has to say. Kenny says that Aries talks about making headlines but Kenny was making the headlines last year. He talks about how the headlines read that he became X Division Champion. Then the title was stolen by Sabin. Then somebody decided to steel the title from him buy wearing the Manik costume. Aries says that was him. Kenny owes him 1. Kenny tells Aries that maybe he was generation next 10 years ago but Kenny himself is the future of pro wrestling. Aries says he sees a guy who’s the pits & full of bull. Aries has his gear on so if Kenny shuts his trap they can go at it. Kenny tells Aries what Hillary Clinton says in bed. Aries doesn’t want any of this. He’s not fighting Aries tonight. Then he punches Aries & bails. Aries says Kenny isn’t gonna sucker punch him & run because Aries is no sucker. Aries tells a referee to come out. Then he dives onto Kenny on the ramp. Austin Aries vs. Kenny King. Aries gets the pin. This was a good match. Kenny was busted open here. They show a Lei’d Tapa video. She’s coming soon. Backstage Sabin & Velvet bump into Aries. Sabin says it’s great to see Aries back in the X Division. The division that Sabin built on his own. Sabin says that his world title win was more memorable than Aries’. Aries says that Sabin got his ass kicked for 15 minutes before pulling out a hammer. Then Sabin says he will become X Division champion for the 8th time & be greater than the “greatest man that ever lived.” This was a decent backstage bit. Backstage we see Sting, Joe & Magnus. Magnus complains about EGO costing him the BFG Series. Joe says those guys will get theirs. Tonight they need to get something done. Magnus will get something done. Sting tells Magnus the formed MEM to get rid of Aces & 8s & they’re really close getting that done. Sting tells Magnus not to let EGO get to him because Magnus is better than that. Whatever. These factions are pointless. They show a video package recapping the AJ-Dixie bit from last Thursday. Hulk Hogan comes to the ring. He says he can tell he’s in Little Rock, AK brother. Hearing the roar of the crowed makes him feel powerful. We have a situation in TNA. He’s been there for close to 4 years. He’s always had his opinions about Dixie but she gave him the GM job, which means he’s in charge of how the shows run. Hulk’s seen bloodshed in the locker room & meeting have broken down but to air dirty laundry in public is something that should never happen (Even though it ALWAYS does). Then Hulk asks how many of the fans wanna see AJ stay with TNA. They cheer. Hulk wants AJ to hear the love & respect the fans have for him. The fans cheer again. Hulk will bring AJ & Dixie out there later & fix everything. This was a typical Hulk Hogan promo. He couldn’t get his words out toward the end of this. They show a video package hyping Kurt Angle’s return for his TNA Hall of Fame induction. That of course happens at BFG. “Ethan is coming.” Whoever this might be. Backstage camera guy asks AJ for his thoughts on Hulk’s comments. AJ heard what Hulk had to say. He will see Hulk in the ring later. X Division Champion “Manik” TJ Perkins vs. Chris Sabin for the Title. “Manik” TJ gets the pin. This was a decent match too. Afterwards Sabin stomps on TJ & Velvet doesn’t like what Sabin’s doing. Then Aries comes to the ring & Sabin puts Velvet in front of him & bails. Backstage Wes says the club is crumbling. Garrett says they got work to do tonight. Knox will fight for these colors. They can’t afford to lose another member. Garrett says they can’t afford to lose another brother. They’ll do this for the club. This was ok but Aces & 8s is way past stale now. Plus why would these guys wanna even keep their “cuts”? This makes no sense. Time for the Kurt Angle video package again. Backstage EGO can’t believe Angle will be in the TNA Hall of Fame. They’ve done more for TNA than he has. Daniels is sick of hearing about MEM. They’re losers but Magnus is a really good loser. Kazarian says it would really damage Magnus’ ego if he lost again. Daniels & Kazarian laugh like cliché TV/movie villains but Roode walks off. Sting, Magnus & Samoa Joe vs. Knox, Wes Briscoe & Garrett Bischoff. Sting, Joe & Magnus win when Joe makes Wes tap. So Wes Briscoe is out of Aces & 8s. Daniels, Kazarian & Roode came out during this & attacked Magnus. Trainers came & took Magnus to the back, so it became 3 on 2. The finish came when Joe locked the Kokina Clutch on Wes & Wes tapped. WINNERS – STING, JOE & MAGNUS. Then Ray & Tessmacher come to the ring. Ray says he told Wes if any of them lost it would be lights out. Wes lost, he tapped out. Wes is a disgrace to his colors. Ray tells Wes to hand over his “cut” right now. Wes hesitates & Ray tells him to hand it over again. Wes says no. Ray says after all he’s done for Wes, he’s gonna tell Ray no. Then tells Knox & Garrett to get that “cut” off of him right now. They hesitate. Ray doesn’t pay them to think. He tells them to take Wes’ “cut” right now. Then Ray knocks Wes down & asks the other 2 what happened to them. Then he pile drives Wes. Then he tells Knox & Garrett to take Wes’ vest off or he will pile drive him again. They take his vest off & Ray tells Knox to hand it over. Ray asks if Knox is gonna listen to the fans or to him. Knox shoves Ray away & he & Garrett pick up Wes. This was stupid. They gotta do away with Aces & 8s. Why would Knox & Garrett listen to Ray? This makes no sense to me. Hulk Hogan & AJ Styles are in the ring. Hulk wants to get down to business & bring out the BFG Series winner AJ Styles. Out comes AJ. Hulk loves that AJ will be challenging Ray for the TNA World Title. Hulk already signed the contract now it’s AJ’s turn. Hulk knows AJ’s focused & they’re all betting on AJ to bring the belt home. AJ says “I’m yours.” Then out comes Dixie. She tells Hulk that she’s been very clear about why she brought him to TNA. Hulk has taught her so much about the business & she’s grateful but Hulk’s just an employee. Hulk’s capable of doing more. Then she turns to AJ & says she will be begging on her knees in AJ’s dreams. Hulk might see some value but she doesn’t Then she rips up the contract. AJ says Dixie made the biggest mistake of her love. Dixie doesn’t mean to be rude but she wants AJ to get out of her ring. Dixie knows the fans aren’t happy with him. 99 % of the people have never had to live in Dixie’s world with all the tough decision she’s had to make. Then she rags on the fans that criticized her & says that they need her. This isn’t a popularity contest, this is business. Dixie says that what Hulk did wasn’t a mistake but he should’ve run it by her. She & Hulk know what it will take to make this company go to another level. There’re more tough decisions to be made. Will Hulk get in line & be on Team Dixie or be like AJ & watch from the sidelines? She gives him a week to think about it. She knows that he will make the right decision. Dixie walks to the back as Hulk stands in the ring looking unsure of what to do. That ends the show. This segment sucked!! Dixie as a heel is terrible & having her not wanting AJ to be part of the company is the SAME STORYLINE that WWE is doing!! I thought this week’s show was dragged. The Dixie heel turn & being like Stephanie is idiotic & the Aces & 8s is old too. Manik-Sabin was decent but I’m not into the Sabin heel turn either. I haven’t really got much to say about this week’s show. I just thought it was weak & painful at times.