Backstage:
Jeremy Borash tells Sting that AJ Styles looks the most motivated that he has ever seen him. Sting cuts a promo on his opponent tonight, talking about his dad kicking him out of the house when he was 15 years old. Sting says tonight that he is going to kick AJ out of his house.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Sting (c) vs. AJ Styles
The bell rings and the main event is underway. AJ backs Sting down into the turnbuckle. Slow pace to start the match.

AJ and Sting lock up and AJ gets a hammer lock applied on the Champion. Sting counters with one of his own, AJ reveres, but Sting counters him over. AJ locks in another hammer lock, both men are on their feet as Sting takes him down. AJ locks the hammer lock back in.

They do the same spot a couple more times with Sting taking Styles down and Styles re-applying the hammer lock. Finally it's broken and AJ misses on some high flying moves. Sting bulldogs Styles. AJ connects on a drop kick out of nowhere sendig Sting out of the ring.

AJ goes to the outside as Sting is milking the count. Sting gets back in as AJ rolls out. Styles gets on the apron and back in the ring. Styles scoops Sting up and slams him down. Styles smashes into him and get a two count. Knife Edge chops from Styles as the crowd is 50/50 again.

Sting press slams AJ out of the ring to the outside. AJ took a rough landing and is getting counted out. Sting does his patent scream before going to the outside. He slams AJ off the rail then picks him up and drop him on it. Referee Earl Hebner goes to the outside and warns him. Sting rolls Styles back in the ring and goes back to work on him.

Sting counters a hip toss with an abdominal stretch on Styles in the ring. It should be noted that I do not see Hall or ICP at ringside anymore. No clue on how long they've been gone. Desperation hip toss from Styles but Sting counters with a move that impact Styles' ribs.

Sting buries his head in the midsection of Styles in the corner of the ring. Sting kicks AJ in the midsection after a shoulder block. Sting whips AJ coast-to-coast in the turnbuckles. Sting picks AJ up in a bear hug. In a desperation move, Styles gives Sting headbutts. Sting counters and reapplies the abdominal stretch on the Challenger.

Sting wrenches back on the hold, Earl Hebner checks for submission. AJ tries to back him off, working on his knee cap. Styles gives Sting right has, Sting exchanges. They go back and forth with right hands. Sting kicks AJ, AJ hits a dropkick to the side of Sting's head. Both men down, double count out started.