TNA Impact Wrestling Thoughts 23.2.2012
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Under: PPV & TV Thoughts
TNA Impact Wrestling 23rd Feb 2012
Bobby Roode / Sting segment
Tag Title Match: Samoa Joe & Brutus Magnus Vs Matt Morgan & Crimson
Brandon Jacobs / Bully Ray segment
Alex Shelley Vs Zema Ion
Knockout Title Match: Gail Kim Vs ODB
TV Title Match: Robbie E Vs AJ Styles
No DQ: Jeff Hardy & James Storm Vs Kurt Angle & Bully Ray
Sting / James Storm segment
Bobby Roode comes to the ring and talks about Sting’s “I‘m done” message on Twitter during the week.
He says that Sting is going to say goodbye to fans tonight and tells him not to let the door hit him in ass on his way out….
Crimson and Morgan are backstage and they agree to put their differences aside and take their tag titles back tonight as a team….
Tag Team Titles: Samoa Joe & Brutus Magnus Vs Matt Morgan & Crimson
Crimson accidentally clotheslines Morgan before Joe and Magnus hit the snap mere / top rope elbow drop combo to pick up the win and retain the tag championships.
Brandon Jacobs comes to the ring and says that he likes hanging out with James Storm and he also enjoys beer. He admits he shouldn’t have been at ringside last week, but Bully Ray shouldn’t have spit in his face.
So, he’s in Bully Ray’s backyard one more time, with no one to hold him back this time. He calls Bully Ray to the ring…. Bully Ray comes to the ramp and say’s he’d like to beat the crap out of Jacobs, but he has an important tag match later on and he doesn’t want to waste his time, so he‘s going to stay on the ramp and make fun of Brandon/ Jacobs says if Bully Ray isn’t going to get into the ring, he’s going after Bully Ray…. Bully Ray runs to the back, followed by Jacobs as Impact goes to a commercial break….
Back from the break, Brandon Jacobs is looking for Bully Ray backstage and he runs into James Storm and Jeff Hardy….
Zema Ion Vs Alex Shelley
Austin Aries is watching at ringside with a cocktail and some popcorn….
Great, fast-paced match. Alex Shelley is always “Poetry in motion” in the ring.
Zema Ion sprays hairspray into the eyes of Alex Shelley behind the referee’s back and manages to pick up the win after a tilt-a-whirl face buster and a double knee drop into a pin.
If Vince Russo was still in the company, people would point to him as the reason for the hairspray finish - but he isn’t, so they can’t…. this is pro wrestling and generally heels cheat to win matches if they can. It was that way before Russo came along and it will always be that way. That’s why they are heels. Heels take short cuts.
Robbie E & Shannon Moore cut backstage promos on each other….
Tag team champions, Samoa Joe & Magnus talk about re-writing the rules of tag team wrestling, as many people thought they had nothing in common and wouldn’t be able to work well together but they have proved those people wrong by winning the belts and successfully defending them earlier tonight.
Matt Morgan is backstage and he says although he hates to lose, he admits that Joe & Magnus had better chemistry in the ring…
Garett Bischoff is backstage and says that nothing is going to stop him being on TNA Impact each week and he’s going to continue to fight…. Hogan stops by and tells him that there’s a big target on his back and he doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone…. Garett says that he’s grateful for all Hogan has done for him, but Hogan says he understand that, but people in the company are going to try to really screw him up….
Madison says she needs to explain to Gail Kim that her winning the battle royal last week to become No.1 contender to the Knockout Title shouldn’t come between their friendship, as she wants to give Gail Kim the kind of competition that she deserves….
Gail Kim Vs ODB
Good Knockouts Title TV match. Gail Kim wins the match clean with her “Eat Defeat” finisher
Jesse Sorensen interview regarding his injury at Against All Odds. Jesse was in the hospital with a neck brace for the interview, which also included words from his Mother.
#GetWellJesse is the Twitter tag if you’d like to send a get well message to Jesse.
TV Title: Robbie E Vs AJ Styles
Styles looks phenomenal as always. Leading to the finish, Kazarian and Chris Daniels start to head down the ramp… Kaz pulls Styles from the apron and pushes him into the ring post…. Chris Daniels looks shocked by Kazarian’s actions and actually looks concerned for Styles, as Kaz quickly walks to the back….
AJ Styles wins the match by DQ.
No DQ: Bully Ray & Kurt Angle Vs Jeff Hardy & James Storm
All four guys have a really good and fun tag match, with Brandon Jacobs at ringside.
Leading to the finish, Brandon Jacobs enters the ring to face Bully Ray. James Storm nails Bully Ray with a right-hand, sending him reeling into Brandon Jacobs who slams Ray through the table which had been set up in the ring. Brandon shares a beer with James Storm before picking up the microphone to tell Bully Ray “Sorry about your damn luck!”
Sting comes to the ring and says that he’s done….
Bobby Roode’s music plays as he makes his way down the ramp to join Sting in the ring.
Roode says that he didn’t want to interrupt Sting’s speech, but he wanted to be in the ring to watch him say goodbye…. Sting says Bobby didn’t win any battle, in fact he helped him by waking him up.
Sting starts applying the black face paint and says that he feels so alive….. He thanks Bobby and says he isn’t going to go half way anymore and no more “Mr nice guy“…. Sting says he is going to put on his boots, his tights and his war paint and kick the crap out of Roode at Victory Road.
Sting levels Roode with a low blow, which Roode sells as Impact Wrestling ends.
Overall I thought this was a strong edition of Impact Wrestling which featured some great wrestling, strong promos and interesting storyline developments.
Bobby Roode / Sting segment
Tag Title Match: Samoa Joe & Brutus Magnus Vs Matt Morgan & Crimson
Brandon Jacobs / Bully Ray segment
Alex Shelley Vs Zema Ion
Knockout Title Match: Gail Kim Vs ODB
TV Title Match: Robbie E Vs AJ Styles
No DQ: Jeff Hardy & James Storm Vs Kurt Angle & Bully Ray
Sting / James Storm segment
Bobby Roode comes to the ring and talks about Sting’s “I‘m done” message on Twitter during the week.
He says that Sting is going to say goodbye to fans tonight and tells him not to let the door hit him in ass on his way out….
Crimson and Morgan are backstage and they agree to put their differences aside and take their tag titles back tonight as a team….
Tag Team Titles: Samoa Joe & Brutus Magnus Vs Matt Morgan & Crimson
Crimson accidentally clotheslines Morgan before Joe and Magnus hit the snap mere / top rope elbow drop combo to pick up the win and retain the tag championships.
Brandon Jacobs comes to the ring and says that he likes hanging out with James Storm and he also enjoys beer. He admits he shouldn’t have been at ringside last week, but Bully Ray shouldn’t have spit in his face.
So, he’s in Bully Ray’s backyard one more time, with no one to hold him back this time. He calls Bully Ray to the ring…. Bully Ray comes to the ramp and say’s he’d like to beat the crap out of Jacobs, but he has an important tag match later on and he doesn’t want to waste his time, so he‘s going to stay on the ramp and make fun of Brandon/ Jacobs says if Bully Ray isn’t going to get into the ring, he’s going after Bully Ray…. Bully Ray runs to the back, followed by Jacobs as Impact goes to a commercial break….
Back from the break, Brandon Jacobs is looking for Bully Ray backstage and he runs into James Storm and Jeff Hardy….
Zema Ion Vs Alex Shelley
Austin Aries is watching at ringside with a cocktail and some popcorn….
Great, fast-paced match. Alex Shelley is always “Poetry in motion” in the ring.
Zema Ion sprays hairspray into the eyes of Alex Shelley behind the referee’s back and manages to pick up the win after a tilt-a-whirl face buster and a double knee drop into a pin.
If Vince Russo was still in the company, people would point to him as the reason for the hairspray finish - but he isn’t, so they can’t…. this is pro wrestling and generally heels cheat to win matches if they can. It was that way before Russo came along and it will always be that way. That’s why they are heels. Heels take short cuts.
Robbie E & Shannon Moore cut backstage promos on each other….
Tag team champions, Samoa Joe & Magnus talk about re-writing the rules of tag team wrestling, as many people thought they had nothing in common and wouldn’t be able to work well together but they have proved those people wrong by winning the belts and successfully defending them earlier tonight.
Matt Morgan is backstage and he says although he hates to lose, he admits that Joe & Magnus had better chemistry in the ring…
Garett Bischoff is backstage and says that nothing is going to stop him being on TNA Impact each week and he’s going to continue to fight…. Hogan stops by and tells him that there’s a big target on his back and he doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone…. Garett says that he’s grateful for all Hogan has done for him, but Hogan says he understand that, but people in the company are going to try to really screw him up….
Madison says she needs to explain to Gail Kim that her winning the battle royal last week to become No.1 contender to the Knockout Title shouldn’t come between their friendship, as she wants to give Gail Kim the kind of competition that she deserves….
Gail Kim Vs ODB
Good Knockouts Title TV match. Gail Kim wins the match clean with her “Eat Defeat” finisher
Jesse Sorensen interview regarding his injury at Against All Odds. Jesse was in the hospital with a neck brace for the interview, which also included words from his Mother.
#GetWellJesse is the Twitter tag if you’d like to send a get well message to Jesse.
TV Title: Robbie E Vs AJ Styles
Styles looks phenomenal as always. Leading to the finish, Kazarian and Chris Daniels start to head down the ramp… Kaz pulls Styles from the apron and pushes him into the ring post…. Chris Daniels looks shocked by Kazarian’s actions and actually looks concerned for Styles, as Kaz quickly walks to the back….
AJ Styles wins the match by DQ.
No DQ: Bully Ray & Kurt Angle Vs Jeff Hardy & James Storm
All four guys have a really good and fun tag match, with Brandon Jacobs at ringside.
Leading to the finish, Brandon Jacobs enters the ring to face Bully Ray. James Storm nails Bully Ray with a right-hand, sending him reeling into Brandon Jacobs who slams Ray through the table which had been set up in the ring. Brandon shares a beer with James Storm before picking up the microphone to tell Bully Ray “Sorry about your damn luck!”
Sting comes to the ring and says that he’s done….
Bobby Roode’s music plays as he makes his way down the ramp to join Sting in the ring.
Roode says that he didn’t want to interrupt Sting’s speech, but he wanted to be in the ring to watch him say goodbye…. Sting says Bobby didn’t win any battle, in fact he helped him by waking him up.
Sting starts applying the black face paint and says that he feels so alive….. He thanks Bobby and says he isn’t going to go half way anymore and no more “Mr nice guy“…. Sting says he is going to put on his boots, his tights and his war paint and kick the crap out of Roode at Victory Road.
Sting levels Roode with a low blow, which Roode sells as Impact Wrestling ends.
Overall I thought this was a strong edition of Impact Wrestling which featured some great wrestling, strong promos and interesting storyline developments.
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