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Greg Davis reporting.
Kenny King defeated Sonjay Dutt and Zema Ion to retain the X-Division Championship
Mike Tenay interviews AJ Styles. James Storm interjects. Nothing new is really determined.
Hulk Hogan in ring segment with Jeff Hardy, Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Kurt Angle. Hardy suggests a #1 contenders 4-way match later tonight, which is granted.
Matt Morgan defeated Joseph Park
Bobby Roode and Austin Aries defeated Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez to retain the Tag Team Championship
In ring segment with Gail Kim, Taryn Terrell, and Brooke Hogan. Brooke fires Tayrn as a referee, but immediately rehires her as a wrestler. Afterward, Bully Ray then confronts Brooke, and shoves her.
Jeff Hardy defeated Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Kurt Angle to become the #1 Contender for the World Championship.
No backstage segments were shown for this episode. No Xplosion matches were taped. There will be a TV Taping on June 20 in Peoria, IL.
Marty Hawrysko reporting.
After the live portion of Impact ended, they shot a few angles and matches for next week's show. No backstage segments were shown to the audience.
One note, after the live taping ended, some fans left not knowing there was a taping for next week. The ticket never indicated there was either. I only knew there was because I follow PWInsiderElite.com.
Next week's taping opens up with a X Division match. I'll be honest, I'm not a regular TNA fan, so I have no idea who wrestled and who won. I apologize.
The rest of this recap is how I remember it. I apologize if some of it is out of order.
Matt Morgan defeated Joseph Parks. Decent story where Parks was the obvious underdog and was able to stay in it and hold out hope for the victory.
Hogan comes out and asks Angle, Joe, Hardy and another guy... I think Rob Terry. These are Hogan's big four, along with the rest of the locker room who will try and fight off Aces and Eights, and get the TNA title back. Hogan asks Hardy if he is ready for an eventual rematch. Hardy says hes beat up and that al four of them would like a shot a Hardy. So which makes absolutely no sense, Hardy suggest the four of them battle tonight to determine who gets their hands on Bully first. Hogan loves it, saying the last time he crowned a number one contender, it was the worst mistake of his life, so he says the winner of tonight's fatal four way becomes the number one contender. So, Hardy who walked into that ring as the number one contender puts himself in a situation where he could leave that that no longer number one contender. Is Hardy drinking the same vitamin water John Cena drinks?
The Knockouts ref comes out and says she is ready to face the music for hitting Gail Kim last week. Gail comes out and basically says that you don't mess with her and that she deserves to get fired. Brooke comes out, fires the ref but then says she is signed as a wrestler. Brooke turns around, looking towards the entrance and eating up the pop she is getting from fans at ringside, when Bully sneaks up behinds her. Brooke finally turns around and is startled to find him there. They exchange words, Bully flinches his wrist at her, and Brooke screams "I hate you" and runs off.
Mike Tenay is in the ring and calls out AJ Styles. AJ comes to the ring, and isn't answering Tenay, when Taz suddenly interrupts, mocks Tenay for being a poor announcer and starts talking to Styles. Taz is mocking AJ while suggesting he joins Aces and Eights. James Storm comes to the ring, addresses Styles, and Styles just walks away, not saying a word.
Chavo and Hernandez wrestle against Roode and Aries. Christopher Daniels and his tag team partner sneak down the ramp, distract the guys in the ring, and Roode and Aries retain.
The main event with Terry, Angle, Joe and Hardy was a fun match. Cool chant among fans, with some chanting back and forth "we want Angle!" while others were chanting "we want Joe!" Hardy wins, and the show is over, sending the fans home happy.
Again, I'm not a regular TNA fan. The fans in the building came across as being hardcore TNA fans. It was good to see that, and that much of the building was full. I hope it came off nice on television. I suspect that it will.
Bully Ray definitely did everything he could to draw heat. Half the crowd hated him, while me and the rest were cheering every minute of it. Bully talking on the stick, Sting vs. Aries, and the main event in the second taping with Angle, Terry, Joe and Hardy was the best stuff tonight.
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