TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode announced that Sting was finished with TNA after a message on Twitter from 'The Stinger' which simply read "I'm done."Roode went on to brag that forcing Sting to retire from pro wrestling was the highlight of "not only my career, but my life." Roode certainly received plenty of heat in this opening segment. Job done.
Samoa Joe and Magnus (c) defeated Matt Morgan and Crimson to retain the TNA Tag Team Championships. The tag bout was solid enough, with the action coming fast and rarely letting up. I imagine Crimson and Morgan will now feud after blaming each other for the losses in their title matches, as for Joe and Magnus I'm not too sure at the moment. TNA's tag team division definitely hasn't got the depth it once had.
Brandon Jacobs (of the New York Giants) called out Bully Ray after their confrontation at ringside on last weeks Impact Wrestling. Ray answered Jacob's call but refused to enter the ring with him since had an important tag team match later on that night. Brandon decided to give chase to Ray which led backstage until James Stormwhispered something in his ear to stop him in his tracks.
Zema Ion defeated Alex Shelley in an entertaining X Division match up. It was the usual mix of fast pace and impressive maneuvers from the division. Ion won after spraying hair spray into Shelley's face when the referee had his back turned and applying his signature back suplex flipped into a lifted knee strike (still unsure of the actual name as you may have guessed). Austin Aries was also watching the match with a glass of wine and some popcorn in hand.
Gail Kim defeated ODB in an average Knockouts bout. Afterwards Kim's tag partnerMadison Rayne attempted to reconcile with her but the Knockouts champ wasn't having any of it.
AJ Styles won via disqualification versus Robbie E in the Television Title Matchwhen Kazarian (accompanied by Christopher Daniels) came down to ringside and slung AJ into a ringpost. Up until that point the match had been quite a fun one, with Styles on good form in between the ropes. Even Robbie E (who's been improving in my eyes over the last few months) looked all right.
Before the tag team main event, James Storm revealed that his good friend Brandon Jacobs will be joining them at ringside, much to the displeasure of Bully Ray.
James Storm and Jeff Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Bully Ray in an intense and entertaining main event tag team match. It's great to see Angle back in regular action once again, he's without a doubt the best talent on the roster. 'The Cowboy' grabbed the winning pin after Brandon Jacobs chokeslammed Bully Ray through a table for very well received finish. The chokeslam didn't look bad either.
Sting admitted on the mic that Bobby Roode had pushed him over the edge and confirmed that he was "done," once again. This gave Roode enough reason to come out and gloat about the fact he was the one causing Sting to leave once again. Sting retorted by revealing that Bobby had in fact made him feel "more alive" then he had done for a while and reverted back to his 'Joker' persona while putting on some signature face paint.
'The Stinger' explained that he was going to put on his boots, his tights and at Victory Road "kick the living crap out of" Roode. Bobby then attempted to low blow Sting after hearing the news, but he caught his foot and instead low blowed Roode himself.
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