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Today’s Wrestler of the Day is one of the all-time great WWE Divas (Yeah, I said it), Melina!
Known for her primal screams and incredible flexibility, Melina was one of the premier Divas – face or heel during her six-year run with WWE. Melina got her start with the egotistic and fame junkie faction of MNM (Mercury, Nitro, Melina). Since then, she has went on to become a five-time Women’s Champion, holding both the WWE Divas (2x) and now defunct Women’s Championship (3x). She also made history on several occasions, being one of the first Divas to compete in Falls Count Anywhere and “I Quit!” Matches. Her impressive arsenal has garnered praise from fans and critics alike, and even Bret “The Hitman” Hart heralded her as one of the best wrestlers in the world, regardless of gender. She recently made an unannounced debut on Lucha Underground, interfering on the behalf of her longtime on-and-off boyfriend, Johnny Mundo.
Here’s the Falls Count Anywhere Match I was talking about, where she faces off against another all-time great Mickie James.
Austin Aries shows up to start the show. He says there is nobody better than him in the business right now, and he's not happy with Bully Ray because he's not in contendership for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Bully Ray shows up, and says he can't give him a shot to either the World or tag titles because he's lost to Kurt Angle and The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) respectively. He also tells Aries that he runs his mouth a little too fast, and it just might get him into trouble. Bully says he can give him an X Division title shot, but Aries says the title is for those who will never make it to the main event...like Rockstar Spud. Spud, having heard this, shows up and he's not very happy to have heard this from Aries' mouth. He has respect for him, but Aries decides to be a realist about it...to the point that he's a jerk. He decides to give Spud a match against him to see if he can hang with him and if his hard work can pay off. Spud says he's been proving he can hang his entire life. He says he'll prove he can not only hang with him, he'll beat him. Aries proceeds to mock Spud even further, mocking the "Rockstar" in his name and saying that if he can't beat someone like Spud, he shouldn't be in a TNA ring. Bully Ray decides to put that statement to the test, and makes that a stipulation in a match between Aries and Spud. Aries decides to throw in another stipulation: if Spud loses, he can no longer use "Rockstar" in his name as the "Rockstar" name will belong to Aries.
Kurt Angle talks with Sgt. Chris Melendez. Angle thanks Melendez for saving him from Eric Young last week, and they both head towards the ring together as Melendez gets another shot at Eric Young.
Before the next match, Melendez says he will not accept defeat against Eric Young and wants his rematch. Eric Young shows up and tells him to quit while he's ahead, but Melendez promises that he'll beat his ass.
Eric Young beats Chris Melendez.
Matt Hardy tells Jeremy Borash that "we" haven't decided on a stipulation for his match against Ethan Carter III for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Brooke retains the TNA Knockouts Championship against Marti Bell when the lights go out and Gail Kim's music hits, but Gail Kim is nowhere to be found.
Bound For Glory will take place on October 4th.
Tigre Uno talks about fatherhood, lucha libre, and the X Division Championship.
Tigre Uno says he's not afraid of people like Donald Trump, who predictably is not here tonight.
Ethan Carter III dares Matt Hardy to take his best shot at him.
Ethan Carter III shows up. He mocks Bully Ray as well as Jeff and Matt Hardy, then Jeff Hardy shows up. He talks about his recovery from injury and says that seeing EC3 on TV made him sick. He's afraid that he may never wrestle the same way, but he's working himself back to the ring. He asks the crowd if EC3 is a good world champion, and the crowd says no. Jeff states that his brother Matt will take the World title from EC3 next week. Matt Hardy shows up, sticks it to EC3, and pulls out a table, a steel chair and a ladder from underneath the ring. Matt Hardy and EC3 will square off for the World title in a Full Metal Mayhem match next week. Matt also announces that, as per Bully Ray, nobody will be allowed at ringside during the match...not even Tyrus.
Jeremy Borash interviews Magnus and Mickie James. Magnus says this isn't a match, this is a fight, as "The Cowboy" James Storm and Serena made it personal. Mickie is surprised that Serena has sided with Storm, and says that family has to come first.
Mickie James and Magnus beat "The Cowboy" James Storm and Serena after Khoya, whom Serena calls for while everyone else is laid out, shows up and accidentally whacks Storm in the gut with the walking stick. After the match, Mickie hits the DDT on Storm just like she did on Serena.
Mike Tenay interviews Mr. Anderson, who says he can enter the dark side just like Bram, and that if he does, it's going to get nasty.
Bram tells Mr. Anderson to tell his children goodbye before their match next week.
Dixie Carter inducts Jeff Jarrett into the TNA Hall of Fame.
Magnus is confronted by Bobby Roode. Magnus lays his hands on Roode, and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) make this a three-on-one attack!
Magnus shows up in the ring. He's disappointed he didn't win the Bound For Glory Series. He then calls out the three men who interfered in the finals: Bobby Roode and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian), and asks one of them to take him on right now. Kazarian accepts the challenge, but Roode and Daniels soon involve themselves. Sting and Samoa Joe rush in to save Magnus, then Sting make a six-man tag match challenge for tonight before chasing the guys out!
Chris Sabin gives TJ Perkins aka Manik kudos for asking Hulk Hogan for a match against Jeff Hardy...and getting it.
Jeff Hardy def X Division Champion Manik
After the match, both men show their due respect. Sabin attacks Manik, hinting a heel turn.
Chris Sabin considers Manik to be the most disrespectufl person in the locker room, as Sabin feels nobody seems to know what he's done for TNA.
Knockouts Championship: ODB def Mickie James to win the title
ODB beats Mickie James to win the TNA Knockouts Championship! Eric Young and Joseph Young celebrate with her! The Bro Mans (Jesse Godderz and Robbie E) show up and wreck the whole thing. Park stands up for both ODB and Young, which leads to Eric Young taking on Robbie E after the latter throws down the gauntlet. Young beats Robbie E in mere seconds, then Robbie says he wanted Park the whole time. After viciously making fun of Park, Park accepts the challenge! Park also wins in mere seconds after the commercial break, but Robbie and Jesse attack Eric Young. They go for Park only to bloody him...causing Park to go nuts and clean house!
Dixie Carter won't open up to Hulk Hogan concerning AJ Styles.
Bully Ray and Aces and Eights show up. He thanks Brooke for helping him win the TNA World title, and gives no credit whatsoever to Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff and Knux. As a result, Brisco, Bischoff and Knux confront him for making it all about him and Brooke Tessmacher. Bully threatens to hurt them if they disrespect him or Brooke, but at this point, Bully Ray is a man alone.
Sting, Samoe Joe and Magnus are ready for battle!
Chavo Guerrero is not medically cleared to fight tonight, so his and Hernandez's tag match against "The Cowboy" James Storm and Gunner is now Gunnar vs Hernandez.
AJ Styles shows up. He criticized Dixie Carter's management of TNA, and rattles off old TNA wrestler names as he talks about how TNA has just gone further and further south. Dixie Carter shows up and tries to verbally crap on him for his criticism, even going so far as to take all the credit for AJ's success. She cuts the lights off. The show is over.
Everyone is pumped to win the Bound For Glory Series Gauntlet Match! Aces and Eights show up. Bully Ray says they're in total control, and thanks the club for having his back for all of this time. Knux will take on Chris Sabin next, Mr. Anderson will be in the Bound For Glory Series Gauntlet Match while Bully Ray accepts Sting's challenge.
Knux def Chris Sabin via DQ
Knux wins via DQ after Bully Ray throws in the hammer and Sabin takes it from Knux and hits him with it when the ref was watching.
Velvet Sky attempts to calm down her angry lover Sabin after his DQ loss.
Mickie James shows up. She's excited to be in Cleveland with the musical history in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and even carried an "MJA award" with her. She defends Miley Cyrus's "twerking" at the MTV Video Music Awards, then ODB shows up, with plans to win the Knockouts title from Mickie. Mickie insults ODB, which starts a brawl. ODB gets the upper hand and lifts the belt up. Mickie takes it away and yells at her, but ODB beats her down and rips Mickie's top off! Mickie flees in embarrassment, and ODB promises to be the new Knockouts champ!
Jeremy Borash interviews Jay Bradley and Hernandez. Bradley wants to make an alliance with Hernandez...
Jay Bradley asks Hernandez to help him get rid of a certain competitor at a certain time. Hernandez beats him up anyway.
AJ Styles wins the Gauntlet!
AJ Styles last eliminated Christopher Daniels to win the Bound For Glory Gauntlet match and become the new leader of the board!
Bully Ray is disgusted with Mr. Anderson's loss, and warns Anderson not to mess up again.
AJ Styles can't wait to win the World title from Bully Ray.
Sting and Rampage Jackson talk. Sting's ready to give Bully Ray a beatdown.
Wes Brisco & Garrett Bischoff def TNA World Tag Team Champions Gunner & James Storm
Bischoff & Brisco pick up the win after Garrett hits Gunner in the back of the head with a steel chain.
AJ Styles, Magnus, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries are the Final Four for the Bound For Glory Series. AJ picks Austin Aries for his semi-finals opponent, calling him "his only blemish on his road throughBound For Glory." The other semi-finals match will be Bobby Roode vs. Magnus, who have every intention of plowing through each other.
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Before Sting faces Bully Ray, Bully tells Sting it's a non-title match...and "screw you." Hulk Hogan shows up and bans Tito Ortiz from ringside before making the bout a no-disqualification match.
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Sting beats Bully Ray with the Scorpion Death Lock after Mr. Anderson throws the hammer away from Bully's grasp. Anderson taunts Bully after turning his back on him, then tells Bully he's the one he has to defend the World title against at No Surrender.
#BFGSeries Ladder Match (20 pts): Kazarian def AJ Styles, Austin Aries, & Jeff Hardy
Thanks to Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, and a green Appletini, Kaz was able to successfully climb the ladder and rack up 20 pts giving him a total of 22 pts in the series!
Sabin mentions his favorite Team 3D moments, and says that he will still be the World Champion.
Dixie Carter is in the ring with the Main Event Mafia and notifies the fans that Kurt Angle is currently in rehab and that he has their full support. Aces & Eights then interrupts. The two groups talk smack back and forth until it ends with both sides brawling.
Tito Ortiz is in the building....
ODB def Mickie James & Gail Kim in a three way Hardcore Match
Since Velvet Sky had to take off due to illness (According to Dixie Carter), this turned into a three way dance which saw ODB come out on top.
Sting is in need of an replacement, and turns to Aries for help. But, he ultimately turns him down.
Bobby Roode has a game plan for his BFG Tables match tonight....
MEM finds out that Aries turns down the offer. Then, Rampage Jackson comes up with a plan to recruit....
Bully Ray calls up Brooke Hogan and says that he's winning the title back tonight.
Rampage Jackson calls out Tito Ortiz. He wants him to team with them in the 5-on-5 main event set for next week. Bully Ray then comes outs and pisses Tito off for threatening to beat his ass.
#BFGSeries Tables Match: Bobby Roode def Samoa Joe, Magnus, & Mr. Anderson
Just like earlier tonight Bobby Roode used the alliance to his adavntage when he powerbombed Magnus through the table for win. He now has a total of 27 pts in the BFG Series.
Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson doon't see eye to eye when it comes to Chris Sabin.
Coming September 12th, No Surrender. It will be LIVE and free on SpikeTV!
Steel Cage/World title: Bully Ray defeats Chris Sabin to win the title
Bully Ray regains the title due to distractions by Mr. Anderson and shockingly Tito Ortiz, who knocked off Rampage Jackson, who was trying to keep Anderson from interfering!
Tazz bullies and kicks Mike Tenay out of the building.
Aces & Eights members Tazz, Bully Ray, and Mr. Anderson come out. While Anderson and Tazz bully Jeremy Borash at the commentary table, Bully Ray says that he will slap Tito Ortiz in his stupid face if he gets in his way. He's also pissed about being in a tag match when World Champion Chris Sabin picks a tag team partner from the MEM to take on him and Devon. He calls out Sabin and he comes out and shoots out some insults of his own. Bully then calls out Hulk Hogan, but only yo be answered by Brooke Hogan since her dad's out of town. She reads the contract that says if Bully loses, he will never get a shot at the title again. She then ticks him to the point of signing the contract, and Sabin sings it as well to make it official.
#BFGSeries match: Jeff Hardyy def Samoa Joe to earn 7 pts
Thanks to Anderson, Hardy rolls up Samoa Joe for the win.
Christopher Daniels promises a win against his long time partner Kazarian, not only to show who's the better man, but to put an end to all the selfishness.
#BFGSeries match: Mr Anderson def Magnus via DQ to earn 2 points (Magnus loses 10 points)
Thanks to Bobby Roode hitting Anderson with a chair and showing some "allegiance" to Magnus, Anderson wins 2 points, while Magnus loses 10!
Bobby Roode says that what he did to Magnus is the beginning of it and that he's just getting started. He says that's he now back to his selfish ways.
Tito Ortiz is here tonight!
"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" is in the ring. Before he could say anything Kurt Angle comes out and says that "this is his world" and that he will respect his space as long as he does the same. Bully Ray then comes out and says that he will punch him in his stupid face if he gets in his way.
James Storm, Gunner, and ODB def Robbie E., Jessie, and Mickie James
Storm, Gunner, and ODB pick up the win! After the match, Gail Kim comes and attacks ODB and continuously taunts her. Mickie James gets her shot in as well.
Kazarian plans to finally get points in the BFG Series against Daniels.
Bully Ray and Devon say they are going to beat the Mafia at their own game.
Christopher Daniels vs Kazarian ended in a double count-out
Kaz and Daniels both walked out of the ring for a double count-out ending. Bobby Roode then comes out and forms an alliance with the tandem. He says that one of them will walk out the BFG series as the winner and will go on to win the World title.
Chris Sabin's partner is Sting! Or so we thought... It was actually Kurt Angle.
Chris Sabin & Kurt Angle def Team 3D
Sabin and Angle defeated Team 3D after Sabi pins Bully Ray with a crossbody block.
We start off the show with the Main Event Mafia. They congratulate Chris Sabin on winning the World title and talk about how they won the first battle with Aces & Eights. Kurt Angle says that they have two goals: 1) To destroy Aces & Eights and 2) Make sure that Bully Ray loses the TNA World title. They then call out Sabin who makes an usual "Thank You" speech and says that if it weren't for the Mafia, that he probably would not be the World Champion. Bully Ray then comes with his attorney (which is revealed to former OVW announcer Dean Hill) and the attorney states that if Sabin doesn't hand the title back to Bully Ray, then he would sue everyone in Impact Wrestling. He then says that he has until the end of the show.
Hogan has an important descision to make before the end of the night.
Manik (TJ Perkins) unmasks himself for an interview before the Ultimate X match.
Ultimate X match: Manik def Sonjay Dutt & Greg Marasciulo to win the title
Manik takes down the newly made X Division title to become the new champion!
Bully Ray wants Mr. Anderson to win the Bound For Glory Series for Aces & Eights.
#BFGSeries: Mr. Anderson def Hernandez to earn 7 pts
Mr. Anderson defeats Hernandez via the Mic Check to earn 7 points.
Dixie Carter confronts Hulk Hogan about the situation between bully Ray and Chris Sabin about the pending lawsuit. Eric Young then explains to Joseph Park about what he does when he bleeds and blacks out.
Velvet Sky comes out. She says that she should have never told Mickie that she was injured and that she constantly doubts her. She sat at ringside for the Knockouts title match.
Knockouts Championship: Mickie James def Gail Kim to retain
Gail Kim cost herself the match after she slapped ODB and Mickie rolled her up for the win. Brooke Hogan then comes out and says that ODB is still an active competitor.
Dixie and Hogan continue to talk about the pending lawsuit. Carter rather take the easy way out, while Hogan decides to take matters into his own hands and take the fight to Aces & Eights.
#BFGSeries match: Christopher Daniels def Samoa Joe to earn 7 pts
Thanks to the distraction from Mr. Anderson, Daniels pins Joe to earn 7 pts and he now has a total of 21 pts.
Sting wants Kurt Angle to make sure that all the MEM members are on the same page, just in case of scenarios that can happen in the future.
#BFGSeries match: AJ Styles def Jeff Hardy to earn 10 pts
Jeff Hardy taps out to Styles' "Calf Killer" and Styles earn ten points and now has a total of 22 pts.
Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter comes to mutual terms about the pending lawsuit.
Bully Ray comes out and whines about the match last week and he wants Sabin to give him his belt back. Sabin comes out and calls Bully Ray and big crybaby and says he has to pry it from his cold, dead hands. Bully Ray then calls out Hogan. Hogan comes out with Sabin's contract and rips it. He says that he'll get his rematch for the World title on August 15th at Hardcore Justice. And neither Aces & Eights or the Main Event Mafia will be able to get involved.
