TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries kicked off the show by stating that he had officially erased all memories of being called a "fluke" champion after he defended his title successfully against Bobby Roode at Hardcore Justice. He went on to claim that Impact was now his show and that Aces & Eights would no longer hold it hostage. Jeff Hardy then joined the champ and congratulated him on the job he's doing as title holder and also called out Aces & Eights.
Bully Ray followed and once again accused James Storm of being involved in the aforementioned gang, but was soon cut short by AA who then turned it on Bully by accusing him of maybe being a part of Aces & Eights with the way things have worked out. The members of the gang themselves then appeared on the big screen and warned that they would be making their presence known that night.
Samoa Joe defeated Magnus in a Bound For Glory Series match up, and an enjoyable one at that. Both men put on a solid display as the former tag team partners went counter for counter. Afterwards a frustrated Magnus struck Joe's arm with a steel chair, so he is a heel then, right? I've not been too sure.
The new Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne came out and gushed about her title victory and called out her partner and referee Earl Hebner to celebrate. Knockouts VP Brooke Hogan then joined them and confronted Hebner about his shady officiating as of late involving Rayne. So because of this she was forbidding him from refereeing any more Knockouts matches, and also informed Rayne that she would be facing Brooke Tessmacher for the title later on. An angered Rayne then retorted by claiming that Brooke couldn't do that and correctly said that she was "riding off the Hogan name," which is true.
Rayne also challenged Brooke to join her in the ring and tell her all the changes she was making to her face, so she did which scared off Madison and Hebner. A couple of members of Aces & Eights then confronted Hogan, but made their escape once a few members of the roster came out to her aid. Among them was Sting, who challenged Aces & Eights to make an appearance next week at the Open Fight Night.
Before their following match, AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels agreed backstage that if Styles looses then he'll accept that he's Claire Lynche's unborn baby's father but if he wins then he'll get a paternity test.
AJ Styles beat Christopher Daniels in a great BFG Series contest. These two fail to impress when they're working together, but unfortunately some of the excitement of their matches have evaporated a little over time due to the sheer number of single bouts we've seen them have. Don't get me wrong it was still a terrific display from both wrestlers.
Bobby Roode came to the ring and called Aries a "fluke" once again after claiming that he had rightfully won their match at Hardcore Justice and the wrong call was made after there was a double count out. He also shared more of the blame for his loss onto Aries, Sting and the fans. When he asked himself what was next he stammered for a few moments and then dropped the mic before leaving. I quite enjoyed the promo, and Roode received a healthy heel response from the crowd.
Brooke Tessmacher defeated Madison Rayne (c) to win the TNA Knockouts Championship, with the TNA debut of Taryn Terrell as the special guest referee. It was a pretty unremarkable and average title bout, which is worrying considering this is supposedly some of the top female talent in the company. I don't believe the inclusion of Terrell is exactly a step in the right direction for the division either, although I'm a fan (for the obvious reasons) she isn't a major female talent in the ring.
Bully Ray versus Jeff Hardy ended in a disqualification after Aces & Eights attacked both men. The match itself had been decent enough. James Storm (who'd been at ringside to confront Aces & Eights if they turned up) argued with Bully afterwards and went to Superkick him but accidentally struck Hardy instead. As 'The Cowboy' was apologising Aces & Eights began applauding him in the ring, then also took him out. A bit of an odd ending to a fair show.
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