TNA Impact Recap

The show was dedicated to Donovan Hill 2005-2014.

EC3, Rockstar Spud, The BroMans &DJ Z was walking backstage. EC3 was talking about Dixie Carter losing control of TNA. EC3 said there is one person to blame. They saw Bobby Roode & they blamed him. Roode said Dixie is to be blamed because it was her insurance policy that double-crossed all of them. Roode said since Dixie isn’t here they should blame Bully Ray. Roode said the minute Bully gets here they should kick his ass. They all agreed.

MVP came to the ring & said Dixieland is officially closed. MVP talked about the victory at Lockdown & Bully Ray. MVP said Bully will be given an opportunity to compete on equal footing just like everybody else. MVP said he has a MVP Principle – Motivate, Validate & Participate. MVP said he will attempt to motivate all the talent to do what is right & if they have a beef, he will validate the beef by giving them an opportunity to square the beef in the ring & if they are still out of line, since he is a hands on owner he will participate in the disciplinary action. Magnus interrupted & came to the ring & said the MVP Principle is the most ridiculous thing he has ever heard. MVP said even more ridiculous than your title reign. Magnus talked about beating Samoa Joe & remaining the World Heavyweight Champion & continuing the Reign of Magnus. Magnus said he is more powerful than ever & is about to show why. Magnus introduced his new associate Abyss. Fans chanted you sold out. Magnus said he agrees with the fans. Magnus said he doesn’t see Abyss as a freak to be exploited for his own personal gain. Magnus said Abyss is only part monster & that he is a machine. He said Abyss is not only motivated by destruction & devastation, he is motivated by money. Magnus said as the Champion he has money & he is sharing it with Abyss & that makes them the strongest force than anything MVP has dealt with. MVP said Magnus was getting his English ass kicked by Joe until he literally pulled a monster out of his ass so he could get the victory. MVP said he is going to do what is right & called out Samoa Joe. MVP said Joe is calm & not ripping out Magnus’s throat because he believes Joe went right after Abyss & took him down & hammered away on him.

Samoa Joe VS Abyss: Abyss pulled out Janice from underneath the ring & before he could use it on Joe, Eric Young came in & attacked Abyss. Abyss won by DQ.

Jeremy Borash in the back waiting for Bully Ray to arrive. Angelina Love came in & asked JB if he missed her & gave a wink toward the camera.

JB in the back & Willow appeared.

Brittany VS Gail Kim: Lei’D Tapa interfered but Brittany moved & Tapa hit Gail by mistake. Brittany got the win. After the match, Gail & Tapa got in a fight. Gail left the ring & told Tapa that she will be sorry.

Bully Ray arrived & was confronted by Rockstar Spud. Spud said Bully is going to pay. Bully was attacked from behind by EC3, The BroMans, DJ Z & Bobby Roode. EC3 told Bully that he embarrassed his family at Lockdown. Spud choked Bully with his own chain. Roode said Bully screwed him & he is going to find out why it pays to be Roode. Roode hit Bully over the head with a sign. Roode told Bully that you don’t screw with Bobby Roode.

DJ Z introduced The BroMans to the ring.

Footage was shown of The Great Muta giving some advice to Sanada.

The BroMans VS Sanada & Tigre Uno: Sanada & Tigre Uno got the win.

Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne talking in the back. Madison told Velvet that Angelina Love is back.

The BroMans & DJ Z got attacked in the locker room by Bully Ray. Bully took them out.

Samuel Shaw was in the back & appeared to be talking to Christy Hemme but couldn’t see who he was talking to. Shaw said he isn’t a creepy bastard & talked about winning at Lockdown. He asked Christy to accompany him to the ringside & watch him end Ken Anderson & then the world will see & understand the true meaning of their relationship. Shaw seen the camera & yelled at the cameraman & asked if he/she has a problem.

Willow was seen hanging out somewhere up in the building.

Rockstar Spud talked to EC3 in the back about paying tribute to Dixie Carter.

Samoa Joe talked to Eric Young in the back. Joe said EY’s revenge is crossing over into his business. Joe said he understands & is going to give EY a pass but if he gets in his business again there will be a problem. EY said he doesn’t care about threats & that it’s not about revenge. it’s about a mistake he made turning Abyss into this & he has to fix it. EY said he is sorry he got in Joe’s business but Abyss is his problem. EY said he talked to MVP & Joe will face Magnus for the World Title next week & that Abyss will be there & he will be there also chained to Abyss.

Rockstar Spud & EC3 came to the ring with a huge picture of Dixie Carter & placed it on a easel. Spud said they are in mourning of Dixie losing control of TNA operations & now it is in MVP’s hands. Fans chanted boring. Spud was crying. Spud said tonight is about Dixie. Spud said he is the big man that he is because of Dixie. Spud said thank you Dixie & a Dixie tribute video was showed. Spud pulled out a speech he wrote & begin reading. MVP came out & said this ridiculousness is over. MVP said Spud hads kind of grown on him & talked about Spud being loyal to Dixie. MVP said if Spud can be loyal to her then he could be loyal to him & this company. Spud said he is the Chief of Staff. MVP said they no longer need a Chief of Staff & that Spud needs to fulfill his TNA contract as a wrestler. Spud said he can’t wrestle. MVP mentioned that Spud won British Bootcamp. Spud said the wrestlers are bigger than him including some of the Knockouts. MVP motivated Spud & got he pumped up & wanting to fight. MVP said Spud will face Willow. Spud said no. EC3 laughed at Spud. MVP referred to EC3 as EC3PO & said he should laugh because next week he will face this man & Bobby Lashley came out. EC3 said MVP can’t motivate him to participate against a man who is not on the roster. MVP said his first act as director of wrestling operations in TNA was to sign Lashley. Spud got started yelling at Lashley & poking him in the chest. Lashley took the picture of Dixie & hit Spud over the head with it. Spud curled up on the mat with the picture & caressed it. Fans chanted Dixie’s lapdog. EC3 & Lashley stared at each other & EC3 bailed from the ring.

JB talked to EC3 in the back. EC3 said he is going to tear Bobby Lashley’s knee to shreds just like he did to Kurt Angle. Bully Ray attacked EC3 & laid him out.

Samuel Shaw came to the ring with the upper half of a mannequin that looked like Christy Hemme.

Street Fight: Samuel Shaw VS Mr. Anderson: Anderson took advantage of Shaw’s obsession with the mannequin. Anderson got the win.

Angelina Love in the back, she said that she is back for one simple reason & one special person & to not go anywhere if you want to find out who & what.

Promo for Kenny King.

Angelina Love came to the ring & said her life has changed a lot since she has been gone & she has grown wiser. She talked about her Dad & that he told her, you don’t really realize what you have until you don’t have it anymore. She said she missed the fans. Angelina called Velvet Sky out to the ring. They hugged. Angelina said if it wasn’t for Velvet she wouldn’t have the success that she had. Angelina talked about The Beautiful People & that it’s time to put the team back together. Velvet said that she has moved on. Angelina said The Beautiful People has unfinished business & now they could be great. Velvet said she loves Angelina but needs more time to think.

Rockstar Spud VS Willow: Willow has Spud tied upside down in the corner & nailed him with his umbrella. Spud won by DQ. After the match, Willow laid out the ref with a Twist of Fate. Willow set up a ladder in the ring. Willow placed Spud’s leg in a chair & stomped on it. Willow climbed the ladder & hit a big splash on Spud. Spud was screaming in pain. Fans chanted they want more. Bully Ray made his way to the ring as Willow was leaving.

Fans chanted Bully Ray. Bully said he didn’t think he would here them chanting his name. Bully said they say that when you die your life flashes right before you. Bully said when Ken Anderson Mic Checked him into the coffin his career flashed before his face. Bully said he intended on coming out here & give a good reason for doing what he did at Lockdown but the minute he got here Bobby Roode, EC3, The BroMans & that lapdog made this physical. Bully said he saved Roode from himself because if Roode would have won that match, Roode would have taken control of the company & would have turned into another Dixie Carter. Bully said the last thing the wrestling business needs is another Dixie. Bully said he’s taken out all of Roode’s guys & he wants to do what he does best & fight Roode right now. Roode came out & they went at it. Bully took Roode down with a big elbow. Bully got a table & set it up in the ring. Roode hit Bully with a spinebuster. Roode tried to put Bully through the table with a Roode Bomb but Bully escaped & hit Roode with a cutter. Bully powerbombed Roode through the table.