TNA Impact Wrestling Recap: September 26 2013

TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC IMPACT WRESTLING LOGODixie Carter arrived to the arena, Sting stopped her as she came in & asked her why she is doing what she is doing to AJ Styles. Sting said that this is not the Dixie he knows. Dixie told Sting not to worry because she has got this one handled.

Bully Ray with Brooke Tessmacher came to the ring. Bully said Dixie Carter shocked the Hell out of him the way she put AJ Styles in his place. Bully said he doesn’t have to worry about how he is going to beat AJ now because Dixie is so far inside AJ’s head. Bully said AJ should kiss the ground Dixie walks on & that Dixie is the one who made AJ phenomenal & if it weren’t for Dixie AJ couldn’t perform in this ring. Bully fellow Aces & Eights brothers, Knux, Garett Bischoff & Wes Briscoe interrupted & came down to the ring. Knux said Bully is more worried about his ho & protecting his Title than he is the club. Bully said don’t call her a ho. Fans chanted ho. Knux said the 3 of them are going to take care of club business tonight against the Main Event Mafia, not Bully. Bully said he makes the rules around here & threaten to kick them out of the club if they don’t fall in line. Bully said if they lose tonight it will be lights out for one of them.

Joseph Park was in the back shaving. Eric Young & ODB came in & EY got on to Park for shaving because he might cut himself. EY told Park to not shave no more on wrestling day.

Bro Man’s & Gail Kim VS Joseph Park, Eric Young & ODB: Park, EY & ODB got the win.

Backstage Hulk Hogan was asked about the Dixie & AJ situation. Hogan said it’s out of control & he is here to fix this crap.

Austin Aries came to the ring. Aries said when he steps in the ring he is the main event. Aries said his future looks fine. Kenny King interrupted & came down to the ring. King brought up when Aries put on the Suicide/Manik mask & it cost him the X-Division Title. King said he is the future. Aries said King is full of bull. Aries challenge King to a match. King said he isn’t fighting him today. King sucker punched Aries & when Aries fought back King bailed from the ring. Aries said King isn’t going to sucker punch him & then tuck tail & run because he isn’t a sucker. Aries called for a referee & a referee came down & Aries went after King.

Austin Aries VS Kenny King: King got busted open on the steel steps. Aries got the win.

Promo for Lei’d Tapa.

Backstage Chris Sabin with Velvet Sky confronted Austin Aries. Sabin said he is going to become the X-Division Champion & will go on to be remembered as greater than the greatest man that ever lived. Sabin & Velvet walked off. Aries said he thinks he is going to test that theory.

Main Event Mafia in the back getting ready. Magnus was frustrated about E.G.O. Samoa Joe said they will get theirs & there will be a time but tonight they need to get focused. Sting reminded Magnus why they formed the Mafia, it was to get rid of Aces & Eights & they are real close to pushing them al the way over the edge. Sting told Magnus to not let people get in his head so easily because he is better than that.

Hulk Hogan came out to the ring. Hogan talked about Dixie Carter bringing him to TNA & making him the GM. Hogan talked about what happened last week between Dixie & AJ Styles. Hogan said airing their dirty laundry in the ring shouldn’t happen. Hogan asked the fans if they want to see AJ stay with the company. The fans cheered. Hogan said he is going to bring AJ out to the ring later & fix this thing.

Promo for the return of Kurt Angle at Bound For Glory.

Promo for Ethan.

In the back AJ was asked about what Hogan said. AJ said he will here Hogan out.

X-Division Championship Match: Chris Sabin VS X-Division Champ Manik: Velvet Sky was at ringside in Sabin’s corner. During the match Sabin kept using Velvet to try to get an edge. Velvet didn’t seem to be happy about it. Manik got the win. After the match Sabin attacked Manik & Austin Aries came down to the ring & Sabin retreated.

Knux, Bischoff & Briscoe was backstage talking about their match with the Main Event Mafia. They said they can’t afford to lose another brother.

E.G.O. was backstage talking about Kurt Angle being inducted into the Hall of Fame & the Main Event Mafia.

Aces & Eights(Knux, Garett Bischoff & Wes Briscoe) VS Main Event Mafia(Sting, Samoa Joe & Magnus): During the match Daniels & Kazarian came down & attacked Magnus taking him out of the match then they retreated to the back. Briscoe tapped out to Joe. Main Event Mafia got the win. After the match Bully Ray came down to the ring with Brooke. Bully said Briscoe is a disgrace to his colors & asked for his cut. Briscoe said no. Bully ordered Knux & Bischoff to take the cut from Briscoe but they refused. Bully clotheslined Briscoe & asked Knux & Bischoff what happened to them. Bully nailed Briscoe with a piledriver. Again Bully ordered them to take the cut from Briscoe. They took the cut off of Briscoe. Bully ordered Knux to give it to him. Knux reluctantly handed the cut to Bully.

Hogan in the ring. Hogan brought out AJ Styles. Hogan had a TNA contract for AJ to sign. Hogan said they are all betting on AJ to bring the World Heavyweight Title home. AJ signed the contract & said I’m yours. Dixie Carter came down to the ring. Dixie said she brought Hogan to TNA to bring big opportunities & to open doors for the company. Dixie told Hogan that he is just an employee & that she is here to make him the best he can be. Dixie said doesn’t see any value in AJ & ripped up the contract. AJ told Dixie that she just made the biggest mistake of her life. Dixie told AJ to get out of her ring. AJ left. Hogan asked Dixie if she hears what  is going on out here as the fans boo her. Dixie said the fans don’t know what it is like to live in her world & the decisions she has to make. Dixie said she isn’t going to say what Hogan did was a mistake but she wished he would have run the idea by her first. Dixie told Hogan that he has a decision to make, get in line & get on team Dixie or be like AJ & watch from the sidelines. Dixie gave Hogan one week to think about it.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview

What will be the fallout from the heated confrontation between TNA President Dixie Carter & “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles? Are AJ’s days in TNA numbered after what he said to Dixie? How will Impact GM Hulk Hogan react? We’ll hear from Hogan tonight on Impact.

6-Man Tag Match: Main Event Mafia(Sting, Samoa Joe & Magnus) VS Aces & Eights(Knux, Garett Bischoff & Wes Briscoe).

With Bound For Glory less than a month away, World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray is preparing for his biggest match of the year against AJ Styles. Will the friction within the ranks of Aces & Eights work against Bully?

X-Division Championship Match: X-Division Champ Manik VS Chris Sabin.

6-Person Tag Match: Erick Young, Knockouts Champion ODB & Joseph Park VS The Bro Man’s. Which Knockout will The Bro Man’s recruit to team up with them?

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview

What does AJ Styles have planned for Impact Wrestling this Thursday? How will TNA President Dixie Carter react?

What’s the status of Mr. Anderson after being annihilated by Bully Ray? Are the Aces & Eights stronger than ever now that Bully Ray has solidified his control over the club?

X-Division Champion Manik VS Jeff Hardy.

Knockouts Championship Match: ODB VS Knockouts Champion Mickie James.

Hulk Hogan’s TNA Contract Expiring Soon

Hulk HoganPWInsider noted that multiple sources have confirmed that Hulk Hogan’s TNA Contract expires on October 1st. Plus, Hogan has not been happy how TNA handled his daughter Brooke’s departure from TNA.

Jeff Jarrett’s Status With TNA

jeff-jarrettTNA founder Jeff Jarrett was backstage during the Impact Wrestling tapings in St. Louis. Jarrett was involved in a production meeting & also worked in a agent role. There is a lot of talk that Jarrett is starting to be more involved in the week to week operations of TNA again.

TNA No Surrender Recap: September 12 2013

200px-TNA_No_Surrender_LogoVideo from earlier in the day of the BFGS final 4, AJ Styles, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode & Magnus arriving.

Bully Ray with Brooke Tessmacher came to the ring. Bully was in a bad mood. He said him & the clubs Vice President are not on the same page. Bully said he is willing to forgive Mr. Anderson & blamed all their problems on Hulk Hogan. Hogan came out & called Bully a cry baby & told him he needs to worry about defending his Title against Anderson. Bully said he knows his brother Anderson will do the right thing. Hogan stated again that Bully needs to worry about Anderson. Bully called Anderson out. Hogan offered a handshake to Anderson but Anderson walk right on past him & went to the ring. Bully said to Hogan notice how Anderson turned his back on you. Bully said our colors are stronger than Hogan will ever be. Billy asked Anderson to apologize. Anderson said he was out of line & he can’t wait to get out of line tonight. Anderson dropped Bully with a hard right hand. Bully rolled out of the ring. Anderson said he will be the new World Heavyweight Champion. Hogan wished Bully good luck & announced the Title match is now a last man standing match.

BFGS Semi-Final Match: Austin Aries VS AJ Styles: AJ got the win to advance to the BFGS Final.

Backstage Sting talked to Magnus, Sting said the Mafia made an exception by making him a member of the Mafia because they knew he would be a future Champion. Sting said Magnus is going to become the World Heavyweight Champion. Magnus said the future is now.

BFGS Semi-Final Match: Bobby Roode VS Magnus: Magnus got the win to advance to the BFGS Final against AJ Styles.

Backstage Roode was upset he didn’t win. he told Daniels & Kazarian that it is Hogan’s fault & that Hogan tried to screw them. Roode said lets screw Hogan back. Roode said if we’re not going to the BFGS Finals then nobody is going to the Finals. Daniels said they got his back.

Backstage Hogan talked to Manik. Hogan said Manik is on fire & told him to keep doing what he is doing. Manik said he wants to test himself against Jeff Hardy. Hogan said he will make it happen. Dixie Carter came in to talk to Hogan. Dixie said she got a call from Bellator’s attorney’s & they are pulling Rampage Jackson & Tito Ortiz from the show to protect their pay-per-view on November 2nd. Hogan said he is fine with it & maybe after November 2nd they will feed Tito to Rampage on a silver platter.

Bully Ray backstage with Aces & Eights members Bischoff, Briscoe & Knux. Bully said he can’t believe what is happening to this club & the disrespect the Vice President has showed him. Bully said he thinks the 3 of them are happy about what has happened & that they want Anderson as their President & World Heavyweight Champion. Bully said he can’t believe they would feel that way after all he has done for them. Bully called Anderson a selfish bastard & said he has done nothing. Bully said he knows that they don’t want Anderson as their President & World Heavyweight Champion. Bully said he knows they will do the right thing, he knows they wear the clubs colors proud. Bully said he is proud of them & loves them & he hopes they feel the same way about him.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing Match: Mr. Anderson VS TNA World Heavyweight Champ Bully Ray: Brooke Tessmacher was at ringside with Bully. Bully shove the ref into the corner knocking him out. Anderson hit the Mic Check on Bully. Anderson tried to revive the ref. Bully hit a move on Anderson. Bischoff, Briscoe & Knux came to the ring & helped Anderson up. Brooke hit Anderson with a low blow from behind. Knux, Bischoff & Briscoe triple powerbombed Anderson but Anderson beat the 10 count. Bully wrapped a big chain around his fist & nailed Anderson busting him open & once again Anderson made it back up before the 10 count. Bully speared Anderson through a table & finally got the 10 count to get the win. After the match Anderson was carted off on a stretcher. Bully attacked a helpless Anderson on the stretcher on the ramp. Bully took Anderson’s cut away. Bully delivered a Piledriver to Anderson on the ramp.

ODB cut a promo for her match next week against Mickie James for the Knockouts Championship.

TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner came to the ring. Storm talked about drinking beer & said Gunner wanted to fight. Storm said they could do both but needed some opponents. Chavo & Hernandez came out & Chavo said they are better & they want a Title shot. Gunner said next week if they can beat them then they can have a Title shot.

BFGS Final: Magnus VS AJ Styles: Daniels, Kazarian & Roode came out during the match & attacked Magnus & AJ & beat them down. 2 ref’s came down to get Roode, Daniels & Kazarian out of the ring. Back from the break the match continued. AJ got the win & is the winner of the BFGS & will face Bully Ray for the World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory on October 20th in San Diego. After the match AJ said he said he was going to do it & he did it. AJ pointed around to some fans & said he couldn’t have done it without them. AJ said he got a lot of response about what he said a couple of weeks ago but he didn’t get a call, text or Tweet from Dixie Carter. AJ said he pointed out a lot of mistakes over the past 11 years. AJ said for Dixie to show up next week because if she thought he pointed out some mistakes a couple of weeks ago, he is about to bust out the biggest one next week. AJ said “Dixie Carter this is your wake up call for next week.”

TNA: No Surrender Preview

200px-TNA_No_Surrender_LogoThe TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line as Aces & Eights collide. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray will defend against fellow member Mr. Anderson.

BFGS Semi-Final 1: AJ Styles VS Austin Aries:

BFGS Semi-Final 2: Magnus VS Bobby Roode:

BFGS Final: Winner advances to Bound For Glory to face the TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

TNA Impact Wrestling Recap: September 5 2013

TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC IMPACT WRESTLING LOGOAces & Eights came to the ring led by Bully Ray along with his girl Brooke Tessmacher. Bully gave praise to all his Aces & Eights brothers & hugged them. Bully said Knux is going to beat Chris Sabin, Bischoff & Briscoe is going to beat James Storm & Gunner & Anderson is going to win the BFGS gauntlet match. Bully said that he is going to beat Sting bad.

Knux VS Chris Sabin: Bully Ray & Brooke Tesssmacher was at ringside. Bully gave a hammer to Knux. Sabin ended up with the hammer & hit Knux but the referee saw it & called for a DQ. Knux won by DQ.

Backstage Chris Sabin was upset & Velvet Sky tried to calm him down.

Mickie James came to the ring. She said she has prepared a performance. She talked about MTV’s VMA’s & scolded people for saying bad things about her friend Miley Cyrus. ODB came out & told Mickie that she needs to worry about her. Mickie attacked ODB from behind. ODB fought back & dropped Mickie with a clothesline. ODB picked up the Title & Mickie took it back. ODB ripped off Mickie’s top & an embarrassed Mickie leaves up the ramp.

JB backstage with Jay Bradley & Hernandez. Bradley said a particular organization had made him an offer to handle some business in the gauntlet match. Bradley asked Hernandez if he wants to be business partners.

Video of Sting arriving.

BFGS 12 Man Over-Top-Rope, Battle Royal Gauntlet Match: Hernandez, Jay Bradley, Joseph Park, Mr. Anderson, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Kazarian, Daniels, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries & Magnus: Hernandez & Bradley started the match. Bradley asked if Hernandez thought about his offer. Bradley extended his hand to shake & Hernandez kicked him. Park entered next. Anderson entered. Samoa Joe entered. AJ entered. AJ eliminated Park. Kazarian entered. Joe eliminated Anderson. Daniels & Kazarian eliminated Hernandez. Hardy entered. Roode entered. AJ eliminated Bradley. Aries entered. Magnus entered. Daniels & Kazarian eliminated Joe. Roode eliminated Hardy. AJ eliminated Kazarian. Daniels eliminated Magnus. AJ eliminated Aries. AJ eliminated Roode. AJ eliminated Daniels for the win & picked up 20 points & moved into the top 4 & to the top.

BFGS Leader Board: AJ Styles 49 pts, Magnus 39 pts, Aries 35 pts & Roode 34 pts.

Backstage Bully was upset with Anderson for losing. Bully asked what has Anderson done lately for the club. Anderson said he has busted his *ss. Bully told Anderson to fall in line & not to ever disappoint him again.

Backstage AJ Styles said he is going to win the BFGS & then beat Bully Ray.

Backstage talked to Rampage Jackson about how he can’t wrestle for the World Heavyweight Title ever again. Sting said he is going to take out Bully Ray.

James Storm & Gunner VS Bischoff & Briscoe: Bischoff & Briscoe attacked Storm & gunner as they made their way to the ring. Bischoff hit Gunner with a chain as the referee was distracted. Bischoff & Briscoe got the win.

JB in the ring with Magnus, Bobby Roode & Austin Aries. JB introduced AJ Styles to the ring. AJ picked Aries as his opponent for next week at No Surrender. Aries told AJ that the fans will be the winner when they face off & wished AJ good Luck. Roode will face Magnus. Roode said he will win & become World Heavyweight Champion at Bound For Glory. Magnus said he will win & then become Champion.

Bully Ray VS Sting. Mr. Anderson, Tito Ortiz & Brooke Tessmacher was at ringside. Bully told Sting that the match wasn’t a Title match. Hogan came out & had security escort Tito from ringside & said the match will be a No DQ match. Bischoff, Briscoe & Knux interfered in the match. Samoa Joe, Magnus & Rampage Jackson came down & cleared them from the ring. Sting put Bully in the Scorpion Death Lock. Anderson acted like he was going to give Bully a hammer & just tossed it away. Bully tapped out. Sting won. After the match Anderson got in Bully’s face as he lied on the mat. Anderson told Bully that he will face him next week at No Surrender for the World heavyweight Title.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Champion Bully Ray VS Sting.

Which member of Aces & Eights will face their President Bully Ray in the Championship match at No Surrender?

Last Chance 12 Man BFGS Gauntlet Match: Winner gets 20 points.

Chris Sabin returns to action for the first time since losing the World Heavyweight Championship at Hardcore Justice.

TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James has promised a “Special Performance” tonight. Tune in tonight at 9/8 C on Spike TV.

Questions Being Asked About The Future Of TNA

TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC IMPACT WRESTLING LOGOQuestions are being asked internally about the state of TNA. As of the last set of Impact tapings a lot of people were still behind on pay, particularly on the production side. Dixie Carter skipping the tapings to attend a college football game along with those other issues mentioned, led to questions being asked about the future of TNA.