TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode, surrounded by a team of police officers, entered the ring and informed all the fans that had demanded he be fired from TNA that they could all "kiss my World Championship ass." He went on to claim that Impact would be nothing without him, really? He also bragged that he'd won the "war" with Sting after he'd stepped down as Impact Wrestling GM last week.
Concerning his opponent at Lockdown, James Storm, Roode claimed that the police surrounding him were for Storm's own protection from himself. Sure enough James Storm then joined the champ and questioned his masculinity after Roode had laid his hands on TNA president Dixie Carter. Storm's rant was short lived though as Bully Ray then struck him from behind, but as any good babyface does 'The Cowboy' made a comeback and scared off Roode and Bully. Storm also challenged both men to a Handicap match, which they accepted.
Velvet Sky defeated Madison Rayne in a surprisingly decent effort by both women. Although the match wasn't far above average for the Knockouts Division it was still fairly entertaining at moments. Afterwards Sky challenged the Knockouts Champion Gail Kim to a rematch she never received after loosing the title.
We were then shown footage form earlier in the day of Dixie Carter and Hulk Hogan discussing their past in the company and whether or not Hogan should take over as General Manager of the show. In conclusion Hogan promised Carter that he'd think about it. It was a boring segment and went on for longer then was really necessary.
X Division Champion Austin Aries came out and in a sudden face turn confronted Bully Ray on the mic regarding his attack on him and three other X Division wrestlers last week. He then offered James Storm a offer to be his tag team partner that night so he could exact some revenge on Ray. Although it was still a signature solid promo from Aries, some of the crowd were still unsure how to take him since he was still coming off as a bit obnoxious. Saying that, I think a face turn could be the way forward for the champ in the company.
Matt Morgan versus Crimson ended in a double count out. The actual bout had been a surprisingly fair contest between the two, with the crowd really eating it up. I was expecting a real bore here, but to be fair both men seemed really up for this as they went back and fourth. After the bell rang they continued brawling, which eventually led backstage, although we never got to see what happened next, which was odd.
Mr. Anderson defeated Jeff Hardy in an entertaining match up. Both men went back and fourth with their signature maneuvers at a quick pace. Hardy especially got the crowd going here. For the finish Anderson got the pin on Hardy after Kurt Angle had low blowed the 'Charismatic Enigma' and he applied a Mic Check.
Eric Bischoff claimed on the mic how amazing a man he was, and how many of his own targets he'd accomplished during his career in pro wrestling. One of those targets being Sting being removed as GM and also the removal of his son Garett from the wrestling business. And with that he called out Garett to the ring and offered him the chance to walk away or to face Gunner one on one at Lockdown. Garett snatched the mic and accepted the challenge, conforming that he wasn't going anywhere, unfortunately for the fans.
James Storm and Austin Aries defeated Bully Ray and Bobby Roode in a super main event tag team match. The action throughout was well executed, with Aries being the start performer of the bout for me and really winning over the fans with his skill in the ring. Aries also made a red hot tag to Storm who avoided an attempt by Roode to spit beer in his face and Last Call Superkicked Bully for the one-two-three. Now this is how a main event is done. Solid match form start to finish, and you know it's a success when all the talent involved are elevated.
Dixie Carter called out Hogan to find out whether or not he'll accept the GM position, but Hogan told her that "I have already closed the book on this part of my life." With that Sting, along with members of the TNA roster, came out to convince Hogan to take the position. 'The Stinger' succeeded and Hulk took it, like there was ever any doubt?
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