TNA Bound For Glory: Sting vs. Samoa Joe

- A video package runs highlighting tonight's main event with Samoa Joe defending the TNA World Title against Sting.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Sting

A video package was shown for Sting noting that he has never lost at Bound For Glory. Tenay and West point out a mixed reaction for Sting tonight, but I'm sure not hearing it. A video package also aired for Samoa Joe highlighting his reign as TNA World Champion. More of a mixed reaction for Joe and I'm sure they were expecting this. Jeremy Borash did the ring introductions for the challenger Sting (big reaction) and the champion Samoa Joe (mixed reaction).

The bell rings and here we go. Sting and Joe exchange some lefts and rights. Joe tosses Sting over the top rope and Joe hits a suicide dive through the ropes taking out Sting. Joe with a chest chop, headbutt and right hands to Sting on the outside. Sting goes over the railing into the crowd. Joe follows him in and they start to brawl into the crowd. Sting gets in a few shots and tosses Joe into the upper area of the crowd. They start walking up into the steps and brawling around the crowd. They continue on going to the top of the stairs. Joe goes up into a VIP box area, gets a running start, charges, jumps and hits a missile dropkick on Sting landing right on the steps and guardrailing! Wow, that was a risky spot. They start brawling back down the steps through the crowd. Sting drags Joe's face across the railing in the crowd and then follows it up with a big right hand. Sting stands up and hits a cross-body on Joe! A loud "TNA" chant starts up. Sting stands up again on the hockey box and this time Joe crotches him and follows it up with a huge kick to the head.

Joe drags Sting by the head and takes him farther into the crowd. They make their way around the crowd area and Joe dumps Sting over the ring barricade back to the ringside area. Joe tosses Sting back in the ring and the crowd starts a "JOE'S GONNA KILL YOU" chant. Joe with some rights and then a body charge in the corner. Joe backs up and connects with a big kick to Sting's head. Joe positions Sting up on the top turnbuckle and hits a big chest chop. Joe attempts the Muscle Buster when Sting breaks it up and connects with a big leaping DDT. Sting goes up top and connects with a body splash. Cover and Joe kicks out after two. Joe with a reverse kick and a big powerbomb on Sting. Joe rolls Sting over into an STF. Joe then switches this up and applies a Crossface on Sting wrenching back. Joe breaks the Crossface and works on Sting's right arm pulling it back. Sting gets his boot on the bottom rope to break it up. Joe backs up, Sting gets in a big right, but Joe counters into a big snap slam that results in a two count. Joe slaps his hands together and signals for the end.

Sting is up and Joe misses a charge. Stinger Splash on Joe, Sting puts Joe up on the turnbuckle, attempts a Muscle Buster on Joe, hits it, but Joe stands back up like it was nothing. Joe chops Sting a few times, clothesline in the corner, slaps to the face and Joe hits a Scorpion Deathdrop on Sting. Sting then pops right back up to his feet as well. Joe can't believe it. Sting with right hands and another Stinger Splash to the back of Joe. Another Stinger Splash to the chest on Joe. Sting attempts another Stinger Splash in the opposite corner, but Joe catches Sting and plants him down on his back over the mat with force. Joe smiles as he backs up. Joe picks up Sting, hits a few knees to the chest, Sting falls back and Joe tells the referee to count. Sting gets to his feet at 8. Joe with kicks to the legs of Sting. Sting is down again and the referee starts the count. Sting is up at 4 and Joe kicks Sting right in the head. The referee begins the count. The referee gets to 8, Sting is still down and Joe hits some rights so it doesn't end that way. Kevin Nash is then seen walking down the ramp.

Nash walks around the ring and gets near Sting. Joe is in the referee's face. Joe with some rights to a dazed Sting. Joe with chops and a big DDT to Sting. Joe gets back in the referee's face. Sting goes for his bat. Nash pulls the bat away. Joe with a huge clothesline on Sting. Nash has the bat in hand, Joe covers Sting and Sting kicks out after two. Joe with rights to Sting, Joe almost takes out the referee and Nash cracks Joe with the bat! Sting with a Scorpion Deathdrop on Joe. Sting covers Joe...1...2...3.

Winner & NEW TNA World Champion: Sting

After the match, Kevin Nash leaves the ringside area and heads up the entrance ramp with the bat in hand. Nash turns around and stares down Sting who is handed the TNA World Title. We then see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Sting is up on the top turnbuckle holding up the TNA World Title. Mike Tenay points out how history has repeated itself at Bound For Glory in the last two years with Sting coming out on top.

- A promo for the Turning Point PPV on November 9 airs.