Impact Results: Mr. Anderson, Garett/Hardy, Abyss's Bro, ODB Engaged, Sound Off With Your Thoughts
They show a recap video package of the Garett Bischoff situation. Garett arrives in the parking lot, earlier in the day. He appreciates Flair's heads up, but he's his own man. They ask him about the target on his back. He says the target just grew but he's not going anywhere. In the arena, live, Eric Bischoff, Flair, and Gunner enter the ring. Bischoff says Flair's music warms his heart. He says Garett has pushed him so hard, that he has asked Sting to let Gunner find a tag partner to face Garett and whoever he chooses to bring an end to the saga. He thanks Flair. He says they have been through ups and downs, but last week he tried to guide Garett like he would his own son. He did it out of love and respect and he is a true pro. Bischoff says nobody is going to want to team with him. He asks who Gunner is going to pick. Angle's music hits. Bischoff is pleasantly surprised. Bischoff can't believe it. Angle says he doesn't like Garett. The crowd chants, "Hardy." Angle says he listened to his dad and he became an Olympic gold medalist. He says Bischoff has great advice to give. He says everyone hates anyone with the Bischoff name, but no disrespect to Bischoff. He's gonna make him, "tap, tap, tap."
Sting is putting on makeup backstage. He is talking to Roode in the mirror. "Ten days to Victory Road." He has snapped, become unhinged. He says he feels so alive. Eric Young shows up. He says he wants to give it to her in the middle of the ring and he needs Sting's blessing. Sting says she wants diamonds, gold, the tag titles. He calls Young, Bobby. He says consider it done. He says Eric Young is the partner. Young is happy with that. Sting says he is a warrior. He returns to the mirror, talking to Roode. He is doing a great Jack Nicholson-as-the-Joker, with a touch of Jim Carrey.
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Knockouts Tag Team Championships
Gail Kim/Madison Rayne Vs. ODB/Eric Young
Young avoids Kim and locks up with the ref. He tags ODB. ODB delivers a broncobuster to Kim. ODB hits a fall-away slam. Kim drives her head into the bottom turnbuckle. She tags Madison. The crowd chants for ODB. ODB repeatedly drives Madison's head into her crotch on the top rope. She leaps onto Madison for a near fall. Kim hits ODB behind the ref's back. Kim tags-in. She tags back out. They double-team ODB. ODB hits a clothesline to Madison. She makes the hot-tag to Young. Madison tags Kim in too. Young runs away from her and grabs the ref. Young puts Madison and Kim on his shoulders and does an airplane-spin. He covers Kim, Madison breaks it up. They hits Young with consecutive clotheslines to no avail. They turn around and ODB hits them with both with one clothesline. Madison drives ODB into the steel steps. Young takes off his pants. He grabs Kim by the neck, Madison hits him in the back of the head with the title, he falls on Kim. He pins her while she screams beneath him.
Winners by pin and new Knockouts Tag Team Champions: Eric Young and ODB
Young throws the title down. He grabs ODB's hand. Young gets on one knee. He literally looks like Randy Savage in 1991, when he proposed to Elizabeth.
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Young says they're in love and they just got an apartment. He asks ODB to marry him. The crowd chants, "say yes." Young gives her a ring. She helps him up and walks away. She gets on her knee and holds the ring up to him. He screams, "Yes!" He runs around the outside of the ring. He gets back in and jumps into her arms. They kiss and roll around in the ring.
Earlier in the day: A man named Joseph Park is talking to a security guard. He wants to talk to TNA officials. Taz and Tenay wonder who he is. The security guard returns with his pass to get in.
Earlier in the day: Bully Ray says James Storm isn't making it to Lockdown because of him. Sting will do the right thing tonight.
Backstage, Aries gets an email on his phone from Sting. He has to face Zema Ion tonight. Aries says he will beat Ion and then he will not go to the pay-per-view. He's gonna show Sting what show time is all about.
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X-Division Championship
Zema Ion Vs. Austin Aries
Aries hits a drop kick and celebrates on the outside. Ion hits a beautiful corkscrew splash. Aries jumps off the top turnbuckle to hit Ion on the outside but Ion moves. Back in the ring, Ion attempts a 450 splash but Aries moves. Ion rakes the eyes. Ion grabs the hairspray and puts it in his pants. He tries to spray Aries behind the ref's back but Aries ducks. Aries grabs the can and sprays Ion. The ref sees this and calls for the bell.
Winner by disqualification: Zema Ion
Joseph Park walks into Velvet Sky's dressing room and introduces himself. Abyss is his brother. He is wondering about his disappearance. Park is a rather large man dressed in a suit; he looks like Penn from Penn & Teller, but with short hair.
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"Cavzilla" is in the ring making us look at his cavs. He is bragging about the things he's done to Storm. He calls Sting to the ring. He wants to be the number one contender. Sting comes out with only black makeup on his eyes and mouth, with some red. He is wearing jeans. Sting wants Bully Ray to keep saying, "I want Bobby Roode." He is going to give him the match because of his cavs. Ray asks if he wants to touch them. Sting walks to the ramp, he says the match is next.
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Roode is backstage complaining about having to defend his title. Sting says it's not for the title, that's at Lockdown. Roode calls him a lunatic, says he's crazy, Sting thanks him repeatedly.
Bobby Roode Vs. Bully Ray
Roode is trying to talk Ray out of it. He says Sting is messing with them. Ray says to fight him like a man. They go back and forth. Roode slaps Ray, the backs off. He kicks Ray in the stomach. Ray hits a back body drop and a side slam, for a near fall. Roode drives his throat across the top rope. Ray hits another high back body drop, a couple of mean clotheslines, and a splash in the corner. Roode catches him with a boot on the second attempt. Ray hits a Rock Bottom. Roode ducks a big boot and hits a spear. Ray kicks out. Roode grabs Ray's chain; He runs toward Ray in the corner, Ray hits a big boot. Ray grabs the chain, Storm runs in, chases Ray out and hits a superkick to Roode. He drapes the title over Roode's stomach and walks to the back.
Backstage: Garett says the stakes are high. He is confident in his partner and he is not telling who he is.
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In the locker room: Joseph Park introduces himself to Matt Morgan and Crimson. He wants to know if they can point him in the right direction. They can't, he leaves. Crimson gives a pep-talk. They want their titles back.
No. 1 Contenders Match for Tag Titles
Robbie E/Robbie T Vs. Crimson/Matt Morgan
Crimson dominates Robbie E, Robbie E tags Robbie T. E hits Crimson in the back with a clipboard. T hits a side slam, E flies off the top with an elbow. Crimson kicks out. They double team Crimson. T front slams him. The crowd wants Morgan. T shows off his muscles, Crimson hits a spine buster, he makes the hot tag to Morgan. Morgan cleans house. Morgan hits the Carbon Footprint, Crimson tags himself in for the pin. Morgan isn't too pleased.
Winners by pin: Morgan/Crimson
Backstage: Gunner is saying it's obvious why he chose Angle. Angle says Garett doesn't listen and he and his partner are going to the hospital.
A video package is shown of the Daniels/Kazarian/Styles saga.
AJ enters the ring. The crowd chants his name. AJ is proud of the 10th anniversary of Impact. He has made many friends and enemies. He is interrupted by Daniels and Kazarian. Daniels says his friendship to AJ ultimately got him fired. He decided to put himself first and tell Kazarian to do the same. Kazarian says AJ is gullible. Kazarian says maybe the problem is with him. AJ says they are lying backstabbers. AJ says he's been associating himself with a real...(we hear) "Asshole." Mr. Anderson's music hits. AJ attacks Kazarian. All four men are in the ring. AJ and Anderson clean house.
Backstage: Garett knocks on his partner's door. He asks if he is ready to go. Garett walks away. That match is next.
Gunner/Angle Vs. Garett/??
Garett's partner is Jeff Hardy. The crowd is hot for Hardy. Angle and Gunner double team Hardy. Angle is in control of Hardy. Hardy takes Angle down with a clothesline. Angle keeps Hardy in his corner and tags Gunner. Hardy begins to make a comeback, but Gunner keeps him in their corner.
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Angle is in with Hardy. Angle hits Garett off of the apron. Gunner tags in. Now Angle is in. Angle sends Hardy to the outside. Angle taunts Garett, Gunner sends Hardy into the guardrails. Gunner tags in. He hits a suplex. We have a let's go Hardy chant. Angle is back in, Gunner is taunting Garett; with the ref distracted, Hardy rolls up Angle in a small package. The ref jumps into position and counts to 2. Angle is back in control. Gunner is in; he puts a reverse chin lock on Hardy. Hardy hits him with a reverse elbow. Hardy hits Gunner with a corkscrew moonsault. The ref is holding Garett back, on the outside, from attacking Angle; Angle is playing with him. Hardy attempts a tag but Garett is way out of position. Angle tags in. Angle has one of Hardy's legs; Hardy kicks him with the other one. Hardy leaps over Angle and makes the hot tag. Garett clotheslines Angle then hits Gunner off of the apron. Angle bumps around for Garett. Garret drops Angle on his face the drop kicks Gunner, who was back on the apron. Garett kicks Angle in the gut and hits a vicious modified neck breaker/stunner. Gunner breaks the fall. They double team Garett and send him to the ropes; Hardy tags himself in and after Garett delivers a double clothesline to Gunner and Angle, Hardy hits the Swanton Bomb on Angle and pins him.
Winners by pin: Jeff Hardy/Garett Bischoff
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