Hulk Hogan claimed that he will find out who the three attackers of Sting were last week and make things right for him. Hogan then babbled on a bit about the change coming in the company and called out Austin Aries for his decision on whether or not he'll take the World title match but have to give up the X Division Championship or turn it down. Or as Hogan put it "go for greatness, or go for broke," what a spit on the X Division title that was.
Austin Aries joined 'The Hulkster' and rightfully told him that the strap he held was worth too much to just give up and it deserved better treatment than that. So he gave the GM an "option C" which was that he would give up the title belt, but in the future any wrestler that held the X Division title would also be able to give it up for a World title shot. Hogan agreed to his terms and shook on it. An irate Bobby Roode then joined them both and warned AA that he will definitively beat him at Destination X in their World title match. Aries had already had enough of Roode and they began to then brawl on the ramp until security and such separated them both.
Mr. Anderson came out for his signature entrance and informed both men that it doesn't matter who'll win between them because he's going to win the Bound For Glory Series and defeat them. He also called out Christopher Daniels to face as part of the Open Fight Night (where any wrestler can challenge any other wrestler and they must accept).
Mr. Anderson defeated Christopher Daniels in a fair BFG Series match up. It was kept to a sensible length of time too, keeping the crowds interest and not going too long.
We were shown a backstage segment with Brooke Hogan discussing who should be the next number one contender to the Knockouts title with ODB, Madison Rayne, Mickie James and Velvet Sky. It's hard to take anything at all Brooke says about pro wrestling seriously. She eliminated Rayne from the equation first.
Robbie E issued a challenge to anyone else from the BFG Series to a one on one match. Unfortunately for him Kurt Angle stepped up.
Kurt Angle defeated Robbie E in a brief squash match via submission, whoch earns him extra points in the BFG Series.
Magnus defeated AJ Styles in an enjoyable bout after calling him out, which also earned him seven points. I quite like the fact that all these matches are really meaning something. It wasn't that long but it was solid while it lasted, Magnus has come a long way since his debut in TNA.
Gut Check Contestant Taeler Hendrix lost to veteran Tara in a passable contest. Hendrix looked a little nervous here and there but on the whole I liked her, and she showed me more than the likes of Tessmacher, Sky and Rayne already. I'd like to see her stay on.
Samoa Joe challenged James Storm after 'The Cowboy' beat him to win the Battle Royal last week. it was some nice mic work by Joe.
James Storm defeated Samoa Joe in a decent, if quite disappointing BFG Series match. It wasn't bad, just considering the talent involved I expected more.
In another backstage segment with the three Knockouts and Brooke Hogan, ODB was eliminated from title contention after some discussion. It was based on the flimsy excuse that she's been busy with her wedding and honeymoon, which have now passed. Huh?
D'Angelo Dinero defeated Bully Ray to earn himself seven points in an average contest. Abyss appeared through the crowd during it, chasing Bully into the ring and straight into Dinero who applied his finisher for the one-two-three.
Brooke Hogan gave some cheesy rubbish about how proud she was of Mickie James and Velvet Sky and announced James as the one getting the title opportunity. At least they picked the better wrestler here.
Brooke Tessmacher (c) defeated Mickie James to retain the Knockouts Championship in a pretty drab bout for the most part. It wasn't bad, just not particularly memorable or remarkable, a bit like the current Knockouts Champ herself. The crowd weren't really sure who to root for either, although there were a few boos for Tessmacher when she was on the offense. James also had a heelish manner about her here much like last week, expect her to turn on Tessmacher soon I reckon.
Jeff Hardy defeated Rob Van Dam in a fun BFG Series match up. The action in the first half just felt like RVD's usual TNA routine of phoning it in a bit but the second half stepped up in quality and had an exciting finish.
Dixie Carter came out with AJ Styles and attempted to explain their situation, but struggled and was convinced by Styles to just leave. As they were about to go, a mystery woman came down and announced herself as Claire Lynch. She revealed that she was a close friend of Dixie and AJ's and that they'd been helping her recover from her addiction issues, not having an affair. Her acting was awful and this is such an anticlimactic conclusion to this storyline. I just hope that this will all be over soon, I don't think I could handle anymore of Claire and Dixie's attempts at acting any longer. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian then came down to the ring but were both taken out by Styles.
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