Konnan on his podcast, said he spoke with Jeff Jarrett & that Jarrett will be making an announcement this week about a new project. Konnan said Jarrett told him that TNA is in really bad shape & he doesn’t know or doesn’t care if they see through the year. Konnan then pretty much stated that Jarrett would be starting a new promotion with Toby Keith.
Country singer Toby Keith was the main person who was looking to purchase TNA but negotiations apparently fell through. Jarrett was expected to have a key role in the promotion if the sale happened. Shortly after talks between Keith & TNA fell through, Jarrett announced that he was parting ways with TNA.
Kurt Angle came to the ring. Angle said 2013 was the worst year of his career. Angle said he was here to explain his plans for 2014. Bobby Roode interrupted. Roode thinks Angle is going to walk away like Jeff Hardy did last week. Roode said Angle finally realized he doesn’t have what it takes to beat him & wants Angle to tell him to his face that he is better. Angle said he isn’t leaving & he is going to kick *ss in 2014. Angle challenged Roode to one more match. Roode said no, he has nothing to prove, him & Angle are done, unless Angle agrees to never enter the Hall of Fame if Angle loses. Angle said the match will be at Genesis in a steel cage. Roode accepted & hit Angle. Refs & security came out & pulled them apart. Rockstar Spud came out also & got shoved to the mat by Angle. Spud made a tag match for Angle & Roode later tonight, they each have to find a partner.
Dixie Carter was in the back doing a promo for Magnus’s coronation. Dixie got a letter that said “see you tonight.” Dixie was mad & stormed out.
Dixie Carter talked to Rockstar Spud in the back, she wants him to find out where, or who the letter came from.
Gail Kim with Lei’ D Tapa in the ring for her Open Challenge. Gail said she dominated in 2103 & hopes for more competition in 2014. Madison Rayne came out to accept the open challenge.
Gail Kim VS Madison Rayne: Madison got the win.
Velvet Sky & Chris Sabin in the back. Sabin wants Velvet to do what he says so he will win the X-Division title. He tells her is she doesn’t & he loses he will leave without her.
Kurt Angle in the back, he asked Gunner to be his partner & Gunner accepted. James Storm overheard & walked in & said that is interesting.
X-Division Championship Match: Chris Sabin VS X-Division Champion Austin Aries: Velvet Sky at ringside with Sabin. Sabin ordered Velvet to help him. Velvet climbed on the apron & distracted the ref & Aries. Sabin hit Aries with a low blow & rolled him up for the win. Sabin is the new X-Division Champion. After the match Jeremy Borash interviewed Sabin. Sabin thanked himself & said he couldn’t have done it without himself. Sabin gave no credit to Velvet.
Rockstar in the back, he got a phone call but they hung up.
Samuel Shaw VS Norv Fernum: Shaw sent Christy Hemme out of the ring before she introduced his opponent Norv Fernum. Shaw got the win with a type of choke hold.
James Storm was in the back talking about Gunner. Storm said he is going to show Angle that he made a mistake choosing Gunner as his partner. Storm opened a door & said that’s who he is looking for.
Bobby Roode in the back talking to James Storm. Storm wants to be Roode’s partner. Roode said he has a couple of people in mind to be his partner. Roode tols Storm that he doesn’t need him. Storm said he is going to be out there one way or another, either as Roode’s partner or kicking everyone’s *ss including Roode’s.
Kurt Angle & Gunner VS Bobby Roode & James Storm: Roode & Storm got the win. After the match, Angle hit Roode from behind & went for an Angle Slam but Roode slipped out & headed to the back.
Sting was in the back, Spud questioned him about the letter. Sting told Spud to get out od his face, he is here to talk to Dixie.
Ethan Carter III came to the ring & he talked about beating Sting & Jeff Hardy last week. He mention Hardy leaving & he challenged Hardy to a match & had Christy Hemme introduce Hardy. Hardy music played & there was no Hardy. EC3 said to ring the bell & he started counting Hardy out. Sting interrupted & came down to the ring. Sting said Hardy is a man & that he doesn’t know what EC3 is. Sting called EC3 a little puppy dog, Dixie’s lapdog. Sting told EC3 to get off the leash & prove he is a man. EC3 said he isn’t going to let Sting manipulate him & left the ring. Sting called EC3 a lapdog. EC3 said he will fight Sting one on one in 2 weeks at Genesis.
Joseph Park & Eric Young in the back. Park said he doesn’t remember last week & he isn’t Abyss. Park question why EY has put him in a match with Bully Ray. EY said Abyss wrestled Bully years ago & tonight he is going to win. EY said Park is going to have to do it own his own & left. Bully walked in & told Park that it is not in his best interest to come to the ring & burn for the sins of Ken Anderson. Bully said he is going to set Park on fire.
Bully Ray VS Joseph Park: Bully hit Park with a low blow kick. Park wins by DQ. After the match Bully sprayed Park with lighter fluid & was going to set him on fire. Mr. Anderson came down & Bully sprayed Anderson with lighter fluid & threated to light him on fire. Bully left to the back.
Rockstar Spud & EC3 in the ring for the coronation of Magnus. Spud said tonight history will be made. Spud said Dixieland is a place where dreams come true. Spud turned things over to EC3. EC3 bragged about beating Sting last week. EC3 said “I’m a Carter & the world needs us.” EC3 talked about Magnus being the World Champion. EC3 introduced Dixie Carter to the ring. Dixie told a story about seeing a article about Magnus & how it took her breath away. She said Magnus become Champion all on his own. Dixie introduced Magnus. Magnus thanked Dixie, he said she is the wind beneath his wings. Magnus mentioned that people doubted him becoming World Champion. Magnus said the fans turned their backs on him. He said he plans on being Champion for a long time. Gunner interrupted & came out with his Feast or Fired briefcase.
Gunner wants to cash in the case & fight Magnus for the Title. Dixie said to not ring the bell. Gunner tosses EC3 & Spud in the corner & goes after Magnus. EC3 & Spud came back & they all beat Gunner down. AJ Styles came in the ring & cleared out EC3 & Spud. AJ & Magnus stare at each other each with their TNA World Title belts. Dixie told AJ to get out of the ring. Magnus left the ring. AJ said if Dixie wants her Title belt it is right here. AJ told Dixie to stop her lawyers from chasing him all over. AJ said he just inn’t going to hand over the Title. AJ said Dixie screwed the people over by making her Champion a farce. AJ said Magnus isn’t Champion until he beats him. Magnus asked if AJ was challenging him. AJ said there can only be one Champion. AJ said Magnus will doubt himself if he doesn’t accept. Magnus said AJ isn’t better than him & he will prove next week, for the World Championship. Dixie said that isn’t happening. Magnus said if it doesn’t then he will leave too. Dixie said AJ doesn’t have a contract. Magnus told Dixie to give AJ a one night only contract. Dixie said if Magnus loses she will have nothing. Magnus said id he doesn’t fight she will have nothing anyway. Magnus & AJ agreed to the match for next week. Dixie stormed off.
TNA President Dixie Carter will present the official coronation of the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus. Will there be any uninvited guest that will decide to crash the coronation?
X-Division Championship Match: X-Division Champion Austin Aries VS Chris Sabin:
Kurt Angle has an announcement to make about his future in wrestling. What will he announce to the world?
Right after midnight on New Year’s Eve we posted a announcement to start off the new year. What better way to ring in 2014 then to announce the return of Ed Boston to our crew for WrestleMania season?
Rockstar Spud came to the ring & introduced Dixie Carter. Dixie came down & talked about Magnus being her World Heavyweight Champion. Dixie has a announcement to make. Jeff Hardy interrupted & came to the ring. Hardy said he has something to say but kept getting cut of by Spud. Hardy grabbed Spud & backed him in the corner & said this will only take a minute. Ethan Carter III came in & hit Hardy & tossed him form the ring. Sting came down & said he wasn’t leaving the ring until he got what he wants, a fight with EC3.Sting suggested a tag match tonight of him & Hardy against EC3 & Spud. Dixie said they will have a tag match for the main event.
Gunner VS James Storm: Feast or Fired Briefcase on the line: Double count-out.
Brooke in the back trying to talk to Bully Ray but he wont answer her. She said that she is going to go to the ring & air all of his dirty laundry. He said that’s not a good idea. She walked away.
Video of Magnus talking about his history in TNA.
Another Magnus video of him talking about that 2013 was his year.
EC3 in the back complaining about his match to Dixie. She tells him to not worry because they’re Carter’s & the world needs them.
Eric Young gives Joseph Park a pep talk for his match in the back.
Sting talks to Jeff Hardy in the back. Hardy looks distracted.
Monster’s Ball Match: Bad Influence VS Joseph Park: Park got busted open & transformed into Abyss. Park/Abyss got the win.
Another Video from Magnus talking about the BFG Series, losing to AJ Styles & beating Sting.
ODB VS Lei’D Tapa: Lei’D Tapa got the win.
Chris Sabin in the back talking to Velvet Sky. He asked her to interfere in his X-Division Championship match next week. She said she can’t. He said she doesn’t want to support him & walked away.
Another Magnus video of him talking about how Dixie Carter believes in him.
Dixie Carter appeared on the big screen & announced that next week there will be a coronation for Magnus & that the main event tag match will be a handicap match with the Bro Mans teaming with EC3 & Rockstar Spud against Sting & Jeff Hardy.
Handicap Tag Team Match: Sting & Jeff Hardy VS Bro Mans, Ethan Carter III & Rockstar Spud: Bro Mans, EC3 & Spud got the win. After the match Jeff Hardy announced that this was his last match in TNA. He said he will only come back when the sun shines again on this dark kingdom. Hardy thanked the creatures & hugged Sting & walked to the back.
TNA President Dixie Carter is proud she has her new Champion that everyone can be proud of. there will be a special look at the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion Magnus – the first British World Heavyweight Champion in several decades. How will Jeff Hardy react to what happened. Will Ethan Carter III & Rockstar Spud have Hell to pay at the hands of Hardy?
Dixie Carter will have a special announcement to make.
Monsters Ball Match: Joseph Park VS Bad Influence: Will the weapons bring out the monster inside of Park?
Reports are that AJ Styles is now expected to be returning to TNA after the 2 sides have continued negotiations. Styles’ agent recently reached out to indie promoters & said talks with TNA were moving along so if they wanted to book Styles that they needed to get their deposits in soon.
TNA announced that they have accepted Jeff Jarrett’s resignation from the company effective January 6th. TNA President Dixie Carter commented, “On behalf of TNA, we would like to thank Jeff for his contributions to the company. We wish him the very best & look forward to his continued participation as an investor in TNA Wrestling.”
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