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Preview:

 

Venue:

The Wolstein Center - Cleveland, Ohio

 

TV Schedule:

USA: Thursday 29th August on Spike TV at 9/8c - LIVE

UK: Sunday 1st September on Challenge Late Zone at 9pm

 

Hulk Hogan And Bully Ray Face To Face

29th August 2013

 

Preview Thursday's "IMPACT WRESTLING" broadcast on SpikeTV at 9/8c, LIVE from Cleveland, Ohio at the Wolstein Center.

 

Thursday's huge "IMPACT WRESTLING" will feature the return of "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan, who no doubt plans to deal with new World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray and the Aces and Eights. After what Bully Ray did this past week, will all hell break loose when Hogan and Bully Ray come face to face? Don't miss it on "IMPACT WRESTLING".

 

The Main Event Mafia will also be on "IMPACT WRESTLING". Last week they scored a major victory over The Aces and Eights, and also eliminated Aces member Devon from TNA. With the Aces on the defensive, will The Mafia continue their assault on Thursday as the war for power continues between the two groups?

 

Plus, will we hear from AJ Styles, who surprised everyone by stepping up and siding with the Mafia this past week to battle The Aces? What changed AJ's attitude? After months of walking his own path, will AJ explain his actions? Don't miss it.

 

Four huge "Bound For Glory Series" bouts are scheduled for Thursday as the road to the final four begins. Who will ultimately win a shot at the World Title at October's "Bound For Glory" epic event? "Bound For Glory Series" matches on Thursday are:

 

-"The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy vs. Magnus of the Main Event Mafia

-AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode

-Austin Aries vs. Christopher Daniels

-Hernandez vs. Kazarian

 

All this and much more on Thursday's LIVE "IMPACT WRESTLING" from Cleveland, Ohio on SpikeTV at 9/8c!

Results:

 

Credit:

prowrestling.net

 

"IMPACT WRESTLING"

Airing This Sunday in The UK

 

Aces and Eights opened the show with their ring entrance and Bully Ray said he was in a really bad mood. He said somebody is missing, his brother Devon. Ray said he was upset and wanted some answers, and turned to his brothers for answers. Eric Bischoff said he didn't know but he was just as mad as Ray was.

 

Knux said he was on the floor taking care of Rampage and Magnus. He said he did his part. Wes Brisco said he didn't know what happened while whining. Anderson said it is what it is. Ray said he agreed because his brother Devon had always been a disappointment, loser, and his sidekick. Ray said he had all he needed with the "Huntington Beach Bad Boy." Ray said he was giving Tito his own cut.

 

Anderson went nuts and asked Ray if he was crazy. He asked if they were done voting and if Ray was just going to patch in whoever he wanted. Ray said he was the president of the group and he would do what he want. He said Anderson better get in line before he put him in line. He called out Brooke and then told Anderson not to ever question him again. Tessmacher walked out holding a cut.

 

Ray started to give the cut to Tito, but Anderson jumped in between them again. Ray backed him into a corner and gave the cut to Tito. It was Devon's cut, so Ray ripped the name badge off. He held it in front of Anderson and dropped it. He went back and gave Tito the cut. He said what was done is done and if anybody had a problem they could get out. He said he wanted to watch and see who won the BFG series because he didn't have to wrestle until then. He said he also wanted to introduced his father-in-law to the only Brooke who had ever meant anything to him. He left, leaving the rest of the gang behind.

 

The announce team ran through the BFG matches.Backstage, Jeff Hardy cut a promo saying he made Samoa Joe tap out last year to get in while a video showed him pinning Joe. Facepalm. He said he was after revenge against Kazarian tonight because Kaz beat him in a ladder match.

 

Hulk Hogan was shown arriving to the building. Kazarian made his ring entrance and the announcers told us Hogan had banned his two buddies from ringside, or they would all lose their spots in the BFG series. That might be something that would be important to use Hogan for, not just send it through the announcers. Jeff Hardy was out next.

 

1. Kazarian vs. Jeff Hardy in a Bound for Glory series match. After some back and forth, Kaz crotched Hardy on the top rope and hit an enziguri kick. Hardy came back and hooked a figure four to try and get the submission win, but Kaz made the ropes. Kaz reversed the Twist of Fate into a backslide for two and a pump kick for another two. Hardy came right back and hit ToF and the swanton for the win.

 

Jeff Hardy defeated Kazarian at 6:07 to win seven points in the BFG series.

 

The leader board showed that win put Hardy in the third spot.Backstage, the gang raised hell about Bully patching people in and not voting on things. Anderson said no one man was bigger than the club. They all toasted and agreed.ODB vs. Gail Kim to become the number one contender was hyped for next.

 

A video recapped how AJ Styles joined the MEM last week and defeated Devon. The announce team hyped Styles vs. Bobby Roode for later.Gail Kim made her ring entrance. ODB was out next.

 

2. Gail Kim vs. ODB in a two out of three falls match to become the number one contender for the Knockouts Championship. Kim came out strong and hooked ODB in a submission that was part cloverleaf, part sharpshooter. ODB sold it for a while, but finally tapped out.Gail Kim won the first fall at 3:03.

Kim reached down to grab Kim and ODB hooked a small package to win the pinfall.

 

ODB defeated Gail Kim in the second fall at 8:25. The match is tied at 1-1. Kim dragged ODB over to the corner and hooked the corner figure four and held until the very last second.

 

ODB stood in the corner and dodged a Kim splash. ODB started her comeback and lifted Kim, but her knee gave out. Kim went back to the leg, but ODB rolled through and hooked a modified Boston crab. Kim almost made the rope, but ODB pulled her back for the submission victory.

 

ODB defeated Gail Kim in the third fall to become number one contender at 11:28.

 

A commercial hyped the Knockouts PPV next week and called the Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim match "the most brutal women's match in history".

 

Backstage, Velvet Sky answered questions about ODB and wished her luck. She said she hated not being there the past two weeks but she had some personal issues at home to handle. The camera guy asked if that was Chris Sabin. She admitted they were together but they kept their business and personal separate.

 

Christopher Daniels freaked out on Bobby Roode backstage because of Hogan's decree. Roode calmed him down and talked him up for his match against Austin Aries.

 

A video recapped Aries interfering in the match last week. Jeremy Borash asked him about it backstage and Aries said he was a guy who did things on his own. He said he turned the Mafia down and he was for sure going to turn the other guys down after that.

 

Daniels walked up and said he was going to flatten Aries more than Miley Cyrus's ass. Aries got in his face and they both stormed off to get ready.

 

A video recapped the MEM putting Devon out last week.

 

The Mafia made their entrance, sans Angle (of course) and Magnus. Rampage started off and said he wasn't going to wait until November to get his revenge on Tito, he was going to stomp a mud hole in his ass anytime he sees him. Joe took the mic and said they were in a hole last week, but AJ Styles stepped up like a man, and a Mafia member.

 

Sting took the mic and said a spot was open for Styles in the Mafia if he wanted, but either way, they did want to thank him personally and publicly. Styles made his ring entrance with the old music and did the change just before coming in the ring. He took a mic and said he appreciated them being out there, but he needed to do something by himself. He actually said it twice because the crowd chanted his name and he had to stop. The Mafia left him alone in the ring.

 

Styles said he knew everyone has questions, so he had answers. He asked if he was a member of the Mafia. He said he respected what they did, but he had worn the suit before and it didn't fit him. He said he had trust issues and started whining about getting stabbed in the back by his two best friends and having his dirty laundry aired.

 

He said maybe he finally learned what the business was all about. He said he couldn't make it any clearer, he was not with any one. He said he was better than the best in the world, he was AJ Styles, and the only person he could trust was Allen Jones. Styles started complaining about his job sucking. He yelled at Tenay and Dixie Carter that he deserved better.

 

Styles said he was always the guy they turned to when they brought in the next big thing, only to see them fail. He said he did what he had to do to feed his family, but he was hoping he would get fired. He said over the last two months he realized he liked being the go-to guy. The fans were chanting boring at this point. He said he could take the company on his shoulders again, so he was going to win the BFG series.

 

Bobby Roode's music hit and he made his ring entrance.

 

3. AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode in a BFG series match. Styles went for the calf killer almost immediately, but Roode made the ropes. Styles kept trying for submission, but Roode hit a spinebuster. AJ came back with his flurry of strikes. Styles hit a nasty looking moonsault and tried for the submission. Roode kicked away, but Styles hit the Pele kick.

 

Styles went for a springboard move. Roode grabbed him and hooked the crossface on the way down. Styles made the ropes and Roode pulled him back and reapplied the hold. AJ rolled him up for two and then hooked the calf killer. Roode made the ropes again, but Styles hooked him for a small package and the win.

 

AJ Styles defeated Bobby Roode at 7:11 to earn seven points in the BFG series.

 

The leader board showed Styles out of the BFG final four by one point behind Daniels.

 

Backstage, JB said they still had no comment from Hogan but he promised to speak as soon as the BFG matches are complete.

 

Daniels made his ring entrance. Austin Aries was out next.

 

4. Christopher Daniels vs. Austin Aries in a BFG series match. Aries took control and setup for the pendulum elbow. Daniels rolled to the floor and they exchanged sliding in and out of the ring until Daniels hit a stiff kick on Aries. Daniels played it up a little while the ref checked on Aries and then went back to work once the all clear was given.

 

Daniels worked several rest holds on Aries. Daniels hooked an abdominal stretch and reached for the tope, but the ref caught him. Aries reversed the hold and managed to grab the rope for a brief comedy spot. Both guys teed off on each other and Aries knocked Daniels down and hit the pendulum elbow.

 

Aries hip tossed Daniels to the floor and finally hit his dive. He rolled Daniels in the ring and climbed to the top, but Daniels used the ref as a shield. Aries jumped off, and Daniels hit a sitout bomb for two. Daniels set Aries on the top, which led to a missile drop kick from Aries. Aries hit the corner dropkick, but Daniels reversed the brainbuster lift into a Cross Rhodes type move for two. Aries came right back with another drop kick on the ropes and a brain buster for the win.

 

Austin Aries defeated Christopher Daniels at 11:13 to earn seven points at 11:13.

 

The BFG final four are Magnus, Aries, Roode and Hardy.

 

Backstage, Bully Ray told Tito that he sometimes feels bad about what all he has done for Hogan, but he gets over it quickly. He said he had Hogan where he needed him, but he wanted Tito to make sure everything stayed in line. Tito said he had it covered.

 

Hogan made his entrance and played to the crowd. Hogan put over the roster for doing a great job while he was gone. He had the leader board put up and said the top four were there, but in his meeting with Spike they decided the match needed one more gauntlet match were the winner would get 20 points and any of the guys could advance.

 

Ray cut Hogan off as he started to talk about his next topic. He welcomed Hogan back and said some things had changed. He held up the belt and said he had that again. He started to introduce Tessmacher, but Hogan cut him off and said after a little time and a lot of money, he had divorce papers for Ray. He said that was it, they were done.

 

Ray sold being irritated and then recovered by saying he didn't care about Brooke Hogan. He said he used Hogan's daughter to get the title and Tito and the gang. He said he had everything he wanted and all he had to do was wait until Bound for Glory and watch it all play out. Hogan did Bully's "Do you know who I am?" bit and it got a good pop. He did it again and said he was the guy running the show and he was going to tear Bully's family apart just like Ray had done Hogan.

 

Hogan booked Ray vs. a member of Aces and Eights in two weeks (Hogan called them "Aces of Eights"). Bully flipped out and said he refused. Hogan said he was going to do it, and he was going to defend the title "this week" against his next opponent, Sting. Sting's music hit and he beat up Bully Ray to close the show!

So much for Sting not being able to contend for the title....

like big shows iron clad contract, booking never remembers facts

The stipulation was made just three months ago at their last PPV. Big Shows Iron Clad contract was made by John Laurinaitis over a year ago and is of course overruled by he current corporation.

 

Come on Jay, don't just pick the WWE vs. TNA straws for the sake of it.

 

However it doesn't matter anymore because

 

 

- Bully Ray vs Sting in a non-title match. Hogan bans Tito from ringside and makes the match a NODQ. Bully takes the padding off the ring, Sting got the upperhand and the Aces interfered. MEM come out and the two factions brawl backstage. Anderson has the hammer, but it's taken away by the ref leading to Sting winning via submission.

 

I don't think it was a TNA vs. WWE shot, I think it was just a general comment about neither company being any good at booking around things they've already set in place previously.

yeah totally no wresthing company remembers everything they come up, they don't expect the causal fan to remember things like big shows contract or stings title shot stip

:lol

 

It was THREE MONTHS AGO in the main event of their biggest PPV of the year! It would be like pretending Undertaker lost at Wrestlemania.

 

It doesn't actually matter because Hogan f*cked up the announcement and it's not a title match. But pretending like it would be fine to ignore the stip because three months later "who can remember these things?" is hilarious.

 

On another note, AJ's promo has to be seen to be believed.

Edited August 30, 201311 yr by Jimmy Redman

On another note, AJ's promo has to be seen to be believed.

In a good way?

Not in the least, I'm afraid.

:lol

 

It was THREE MONTHS AGO in the main event of their biggest PPV of the year! It would be like pretending Undertaker lost at Wrestlemania.

 

It doesn't actually matter because Hogan f*cked up the announcement and it's not a title match. But pretending like it would be fine to ignore the stip because three months later "who can remember these things?" is hilarious.

 

On another note, AJ's promo has to be seen to be believed.

 

Who said it was fine?