IMPACT TAPING IN LONDON SPOILER REPORT - MAIN EVENT SET FOR AGAINST ALL ODDS
By Ian Hamilton on 2012-01-28 18:13:09
Impact Wrestling notes from Wembley Arena.
A lot of seats tarped off at the back of the arena. If sold out, crowd will be around 7,000.
Dixie Carter came out before the show to thank us all. Crowd booed the mention of the TNA German and French TV partners.
Very basic stage. No entrance videos for anyone.
February 2nd show:
Bully Ray and Bobby Roode come out. Then James Storm, and Sting. Announces a four way - Roode, Ray, Storm and Jeff Hardy at PPV. We will have Roode vs. Storm, and Ray vs. Storm tonight.
1. Magnus & Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan & Crimson in a Buckingham Brawl. Heels had to tag in and out, faces were both in at same time. Magnus and Joe win after Magnus hits the knees off the top to Morgan.
2. Austin Aries beat Mark Haskins by submission. Haskins botched a shooting star press, Lesnar style. Brainbuster followed by a roll into submission was the finish. Haskins was carried out after the match.
3. Bobby Roode beat James Storm with a spear after interference from Ray in a very good match. Ray and Roode attacked Storm post match, Sting made the save.
Eric and Garrett Bischoff segment. They'll reveal who trained Garrett. My money's on Hogan. Cornette Face made an appearance here, for those Botchamania fans!
4. Tara beat Gail Kim with Widow's Peak. Some botched moves, and interference gone wrong from Madison Rayne led to the finish.
5. James Storm beat Bully Ray after a super kick. Storm had taped ribs. Roode and Sting came out during the match to interfere and prevent it.
Hulk Hogan is revealed as Garrett Bischoff's trainer. Insert joke here.
February 9th show:
1. Daniels beat AJ Styles after hitting him with brass knuckles during an attempted Styles Clash. Daniels had thrown the knux to Kazarian at ringside, who acted conflicted when it came to throwing the knux back in.
Interview segment with Ray and Roode. Sting comes out and adds himself as enforcer to the match at the PPV. He books Ray and Roode vs. Storm and Sting for later on.
2. Alex Shelley beat Doug Williams and Austin Aries in a 3 way, pinning Aries with the Sliced Bread after Aries had kicked Williams low following a Chaos Theory on Shelley.
Magnus and Joe promo. Huge pop for Magnus' "this is England" line. They challenge Crimson and Morgan to the titles at the PPV. Champions come out and send them packing.
3. Velvet Sky beat Mickie James. Crowd did not know what to make of this face vs. face match. Sky won with an inside cradle.
Then there was a segment with Garrett and Hogan. Crowd turned on Garrett after he got the Hulk Hogan seal of approval. Hogan announced Garrett vs. Gunner for ppv. Eric low- blowed Hogan and Gunner /Eric took out Garrett. Hulk then hulked up. This storyline is not going to go well...
4. Main event: Sting and Storm beat Roode and Ray when Sting made Roode tap to the Scorpion Deathlock. Ray teased interfering but bailed on Roode.
Slow paced match, but the crowd liked it. Everyone seemed really burned out at this point though.
Post show, Sting gave a speech... Angle ran out and joined in beat down with Ray and Roode. Hogan made the save... Hulking up and hit Ray with a big boot before hitting the same on Angle.
Good show all in. Hogan and Sting got the biggest reaction. The lack of an interval between shows killed the crowd towards the end of show 2. No Kurt Angle or Ric Flair, which was surprising. Pretty much two Impacts using what would have been the house show crew, plus a few names.
Note from Dave: No Jeff Hardy either. We didn't think he could enter the UK after his conviction in North Carolina.
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