TNA Impact Wrestling 10.5.2012
Bobby Roode / RVD / Hardy / Anderson / Hogan Segment
Brooke Tessmacher Vs Velvet Sky
Crimson / Matt Morgan /  Bully Ray Segment
Zema Ion Vs Austin Aries
Chris Daniels & Kazarian / AJ Styles Segment
TV Title: Devon Vs Robbie E
Joseph Parks / Bully Ray Segment
Fatal 4-Way: Bobby Roode Vs RVD Vs Jeff Hardy Vs Mr Anderson


TNA Impact Wrestling 10th / May / 2012

World Champion Bobby Roode comes to the ring and talks about taking out RVD, Anderson and Hardy last week and says that he will still be the world champion after Sacrifice.  RVD runs to the ring and Roode escapes, but is met on the ramp by Hardy, who chases him into the ring. Anderson joins the fray and they all brawl in the ring until they are separated by TNA officials.
Hogan comes out and books a 4 way match between them for later tonight. If Hardy or Anderson win the match, they will take RVD’s place at Sacrifice. If Roode wins, he gets to choose who he wants to face.
If RVD wins,  he gets the Title shot and the right to choose any type of match to have with Roode at Sacrifice.  RVD agrees.

Bully Ray says that Austin Aries has been the biggest thorn in his side since he came into TNA 6 years ago, he’s tired of Aries bullying him and he isn’t going to stand for it any longer….

Brooke Tessmacher Vs Velvet Sky
This was a fair, but short Knockout TV match. Both Velvet and Brooke are improving in the ring.
Brooke won the match with a wheelbarrow slam. Gail Kim slides into the ring and hits “Eat Defeat” on Brooke, leaving her laying before their match at Sacrifice.

RVD / Bobby Roode video package with promo

Crimson Vs Matt Morgan is up next, but as Morgan makes his way towards the ring, Bully Ray runs down with his chain and takes out Morgan from behind.  Bully Ray hits Morgan with a chair shot to the head (with the ring post in the way for safety reasons) and Matt Morgan is busted open and stretchered out.
Crimson cuts a great promo afterwards on Morgan thinking he would be the guy to end his undefeated streak. He tells the referee to give Morgan a 10 count to make it to the ring. The referee counts to 10 and awards the match to Crimson.
Matt Morgan has worked his way through all his contracted dates and this was the way to write him off the show.  I thought it was a little strange that Bully Ray was the guy responsible for putting him out, considering that he already has issues with Austin Aries and Abyss / Joseph Parks…. Personally, I would have had Crimson take out Morgan….

Zema Ion Vs Austin Aries
This was a good little match, which Aries won with a picture-perfect brain buster. Aries is pretty flawless with everything he does in the ring. One of my favourite guys to watch in pro wrestling.
“This is wrestling” chant during the match.

Backstage, RVD says that he’s going to choose a ladder match for Sacrifice when he wins the Fatal 4-Way later tonight. RVD says that there is no way that Roode can beat him in his kind of match.

Chris Daniels and Kazarian are in the ring. Daniels says that last week he gave AJ Styles an ultimatum to come to the ring and set the record straight before they reveal their evidence. They give him another chance to come to the ring and after a slight delay, AJ Styles makes him way to the ring.
Styles says that he doesn’t know what they are talking about before they reveal pictures of AJ Styles being “intimate” with Dixie Carter. Daniels says that AJ Styles has always been the poster boy for TNA and “A picture is worth a thousands words” before they leave the ring.

TV Title: Devon Vs Robbie E
Devon starts out strong and attacks Robbie E and Robbie T - sending him out of the ring.
Robbie T trips Devon, but gets flattened on the outside by the former Dudley.
Devon remains in control and slams Robbie down with a big Spinebuster for the quick victory.
Robbie T jumps into the ring and drills Devon with a big Powerslam.

James Storm video promo. Storm is hanging out at home, on his farm and says that his story with Roode didn’t turn out the way it should and that the good guy didn’t win.  When he didn’t get the job done for his friends and family, he says that killed him.  Great promo.

Devon says that it’s never been a fair fight with Robbie E, so at Sacrifice he wants to take on both Robbie E and Robbie T at the same time.

Highlight Video Package of Joseph Park looking for his brother, Abyss.
Joseph comes to the ring and thanks Hogan for allowing him some time in the ring. He says that while he has been investigating the disappearance of his brother, the one name that comes up a lot is Bully Ray and that he isn’t going anywhere until he knows what happened.
Bully Ray joins him in the ring and tell him this isn’t a court room, it’s a wrestling ring and he has no business being in a wrestling ring. Bully Ray asks if he saw what he did to Matt Morgan earlier and how he would feel if he did the same to him.  Joseph asks him to calm down and reminds him that his brother Abyss defeated him in their last match. He also reminds Bully Ray that his partner, who he claims to have carried is the current TV champion and beat him last week. He also reminds Bully Ray that Austin Aries, who is half his size, beat him down last week. He asks Bully Ray how the whole bullying thing is going for him? Bully Ray gets mad and pushes him down. He looks worried, but then starts to smile once Bully Ray leaves the ring.

Mr Anderson says that he’s going after Bobby Roode tonight as retribution for the bottle shot a few months ago and he’s going to be the one with the Title shot at Sacrifice.

Kurt Angle says that AJ Styles needs to stop thinking about the accusation by Daniels and Kaz and start worrying about their match at Sacrifice. Angle says that Styles will have lots of time to think about the accusations while he is at home and his broken bones are healing.

Fatal 4-Way: Bobby Roode Vs RVD Vs Jeff Hardy vs. Mr Anderson
Excellent action, but very short match. RVD scores the pinfall on Bobby Roode with the Five Star Frog Splash, after he had already eaten a “Twist Of Fate” and “Mic Check”.
After the match, he brings a ladder into the ring and stands on top of it.
Mr Anderson and Jeff Hardy argue outside the ring.

Abyss returns and tells his brother that he’s getting a little too close to the fire and he needs to back off before he gets burned….
Roode, Anderson, RVD and Hardy all look very surprised to see him. I really liked this and I thought it made a cool and unexpected visual to end the show.

I loved the promo work by Bully Ray throughout the show, he’s the best heel in the business.  Zema Ion Vs Austin Aries was pretty good and the main event was great, just wish they had a little more time, it’s always a shame when they start a main event match with only 10 minutes of the show left. That reminds me of WCW Nitro which did the same thing.

Overall, I thought this was a good week of TNA Impact.