Jeff Hardy, Raven, and Robbie E vs Sting. Robbie E immediately starts the match by jumping off the ring apron and "OH!" fist pumping while encouraging Stevie Ray to join in who clearly isn't into it. Sting fights valiantly and eliminates Raven, but Jeff Hardy comes out on top being the fresher man due to no help from Robbie E. (68) Robbie E taps his head and shouts "all according to plan" and fist pumps after the match and Jeff Hardy hits him with a Twist of Hate while Stevie Ray winces but otherwise makes no attempt to help. (53)
Jarrett and VC "Cliff" Compton d. The Way of the Samurai (Gunner and Steiner) (76)
Angles vs Styles HYPE~ video (92) Kurt Angle vs AJ Styles. AJ Styles is clearly not 100%, and his refusal to rest during the month costs him against Kurt, who dissects him over the course of the match, working the injured midsection rather than the usual leg based attack. AJ is set to win a few times due to sheer grit and momentum, and Samoa Joe surprisingly stays completely out of it, but Kurt kicks out repeatedly. Kurt wins with a top rope Angle Slam that literally knocks AJ out cold after 2 normal ones fail to do the job. (95)
AJ receives medical attention while Kurt Angle and Joe cut a promo on TNA. They insult the fans and laugh at Sting's attempts to rebuild TNA without them, and say now that TNA can stick it! Kurt goes into a rant about how Sting is an idiot... he only signed Kurt for this match-- he never formally rehired him, so now he's taking this belt and wrestling wherever he wants with it, defending it against whoever he wants. He's gonna go find real athletes to fight, and really bring credibility back to this title. He might go to RoH, he might go to NJPW, he might go the UFC... hell, he might even go back to the freakin Olympics! And maybe, just maybe, when he's done with his tour, he'll think about coming back. The crowd peppers them with drinks while Tony Schiavone tells him to go straight to hell or something. (100!)
85 - Success! lol angles. Robbie E overused.
Notez:
TLC also gets 85
Aw yeah two straight ppvs with a 100 angle to finish.
And unless I had an error in my math... scores are as follows:
Maniac - 9/12
GTM - 9/12
edwards - 9/12
War - 8/12
Semi - 3/12
Dante - 1/12
Too much RVD/Robbie E groupthink in this group. No faith in Jeff Hardy. Three way tie is kinda blech. I'm not sure what to do with that. I'll devise a tiebreaker of some sort-- maybe I'll just do the Tom thing for next Impact.
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