Post by hbkshawn88 on May 13, 2013 22:39:32 GMT
Sacrifice 2012
Orlando, FL - Universal Studios
May 13, 2012 (1,100)
- We cold open with Robert Roode in his locker room…Earl Hebner comes in to confiscate the World Title…Roode wants to know why Hulk Hogan couldn’t come himself, but Earl is clueless, natch…Earl takes the gold and marches off as we hit the opening video package
- Mike Tenay & Tazz have the call from the Impact Zone and we are ready to kick off the PPV
- Kazarian & Daniels vs. Samoa Joe & Magnus…tag title match to kick off the show as Joe & Magnus hold the straps…Tazz gushes over the chemistry of the champs but they have tough competition tonight…Tenay wonders about the concentration of Daniels & Kaz as they have been spending a lot of time tormenting AJ Styles with their secret photos…fans here behind Magnus & Joe…Daniels has some interesting bellbottom tights on…Magnus with a nice delayed vertical suplex to rock Daniels…Joe & Magnus have some damn good teamwork, Taz was right…Joe looks like he ate Tommy Rich after Rich ate the NWA Title…Magnus carries himself well and comes across like a star…Daniels gets involved from the apron and allows Kaz to take Magnus down and take control…Tazz compares the challengers to the Rockettes due to how in sync they are in their double teams…Joseph Park is watching the match from the crowd, ignoring the advice of Abyss…Kaz has some nasty kicks in his arsenal…Joe gets the hot tag and uses his knowledge of Daniels to his advantage, avoiding a Daniels moonsault attempt…the champs hit their combo finisher on Daniels, but Kaz makes the save…the challengers hit a High Low on Magnus, kind of a modified Total Elimination, and pick up the upset win and win the belts…nice match to kick off the show but it felt like they were a step slower than you would expect…still not much to complain about as the work was rock solid…Daniels & Kaz are the champs and Joe is not happy with his tag partner
- Tenay & Tazz talk about the night’s main event…vote on Facebook to tell us who you think will win the Heavyweight title match…and now we get a Knockouts video package to build up our next match
- Gail Kim vs. Brooke Tessmacher…Kim’s KO title on the line…Tenay runs down the Tale of the Tape for us…Brooke out first and looking pretty good with her Captain America/Apollo Creed inspired attire…and I am always cool with watching Gail do her thing as well…this should be a good match…Gail attacks off the bell showing some good aggression…Tenay tells us Brooke has three recent wins over Gail, giving her some confidence…Tazz comments that Brooke keeps trying to land Gail’s finisher to add some insult into the mix…Brooke moves pretty well out there…Gail is pretty focused in her offense, targeting Brooke’s back with some nice submissions…she also throws a decent clothesline…crowd is kind of quiet here, but they get into things when prompted…Brooke makes a quick comeback and gets a near fall with a top rope flying elbow…Brooke finally lands Gail’s Eat Defeat, but Gail tumbles to the floor and is able to stay alive…as Brooke tries to come up with her next move, Gail rolls her up and uses the ropes to pick up the win and keep the gold…decent match…started well but kind of fell apart and Brooke’s comeback was flat…the fight over Eat Defeat was fine…belt is better off on Gail anyway
- Jeremy Borash is backstage with Kaz & Daniels…they take some shots at AJ Styles, claiming he only got his spot in TNA thanks to banging Dixie Carter…Styles says by taking out Dixie, the playing field would be leveled…AJ’s nightmare is just beginning
- Devon vs. Robbie E. vs. Robbie T. …another title match here as Devon’s TV strap on the line…this is a triple threat, but Devon is in trouble because it’s basically a handicap match…well of course I dig Robbie’s gimmick and good on him for really playing it up over the top and getting into it…Robbie T as his bouncer is a nice touch…Tazz says Devon asked for this…fans cheer the champ on as he hits the ring…Tenay tells us that Hogan declared the TV title will be defended every week on Impact and on all PPVs…Devon does a nice job taking T out of the picture to make this one on one…Devon is jacked and he hits a stiff urinage to E…the guidos finally slow Devon up and start to double team him…T lets E take the pin cover attempts and does his best to help his boy…Tazz said the hierarchy is clear…this has devolved into a sluggish double team assault…Devon makes a quick comeback and gets the crowd back into the match…at one point he just bowls E to the floor with a shoulderblock…T has muscles that I did not know even existed…E breaks up a T pin attempt…as the guidos argue, Devon smacks them into each other and pins T to retain his title…nothing special here and despite the odds, I never really felt like Devon’s belt was in jeopardy…Devon takes off and T is not happy with E’s attitude…E gives him a bro hug and T capitulates so the bromance lives on
- Next up is a video package for our next bout…Mr. Anderson had a shot at Robert Roode and Jeff Hardy tried to help out, but Anderson wiped out Hardy by accident…Hardy and Anderson were then given a chance to earn a title match here, but couldn’t stop brawling, which allowed RVD to win the bout and keep his title shot
- Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson…six years since his debut and Kennedy is still doing his same shtick…talk about a guy who needs a major overhaul of some sort…Tenay says Hogan has really slotted Anderson and Hardy into the World Title picture as of late…crowd seems split in this one…Anderson does not seem impressed with Hardy’s entrance antics…Hardy keeps Anderson off balance to start as they spill out to the floor…Anderson comes back with a great kick to Hardy’s face…Anderson starts to work the arm…this is about as paint by numbers as it gets…and that refers to both Hardy’s face and the action in the match…Tazz tries to push the psychology along, saying Anderson is smart to work the arm because it affects the Twist of Fate and Swanton…Hardy breaks the momentum and the fans are clearly behind him by this point…Anderson hits a Twist of Fate for a near fall…he tries a Swanton but Hardy gets his knees up to counter…Hardy goes for a double legdrop, but Anderson shoves him backwards and cradles him for the win…although Hardy kicked up right at three, but Hebner called it a win anyway…very odd finish and I didn’t see an Anderson win coming…this was technically fine but didn’t have much heat and was kind of blasé…Anderson and Hardy embrace after the match but it’s clear Hardy is not happy with Hebner…Tazz watches the reply and believes Hardy got the shoulder up and that Earl blew the call…Tenay thinks it was a true three count…I guess it keeps both men strong and leads to some controversy, but it seems hard to really care about it either way
- Christy Hemme is backstage with Austin Aries…Christy reads a Twitter question for Aries about his upcoming match with Bully Ray…nice promo by Aries here, saying being better in the ring is more important than being bigger…we get a video taking us back to last Thursday when Abyss made his surprise return to Impact…he warns his brother Joseph Park to back off before he gets burned by the fire…Park ignored that warning, as JB is with Park in the crowd…Park has enjoyed riding the Universal Studios rides and is having a great time in the Impact Zone…Park teases that Abyss could show up tonight but in the meantime, he wants to kick back and enjoy watching Aries kick Bully’s ass
- Crimson is still undefeated, going on sixteen months without a loss…he grabs a mic and brags about taking out Matt Morgan and vows to continue winning…he issues the dreaded open challenge that never ends well…he calls out referee Brian Hebner and has him ring the bell and start to count to ten so he can pick up another win…Crimson has a pretty good douchebag persona gong on…before Hebner can finish counting, the married Knockouts tag team champs, ODB and Eric Young head out…ODB claims to have beaten bigger broads than Crimson…EY takes the match instead to defend his wife’s honor…although EY goes right for Hebner, confused over who issued the challenge….EY works in some comedy spots, messing with Crimson and keeping him way off balance…that is short lived as Crimson just starts tossing him around and slugging away…ODB tries to help, but doesn’t get very far…I like EY in the ring but this character doesn’t work for me…it’s a bit too over the top…ODB gets in the ring but Crimson shoves her back into the corner…he gets in her face and taunts her, which angers EY, who strips down to his red, white and blue Speedos…EY gets a hot comeback, drops a top rope elbow and even trends on Twitter…EY tries to check on ODB, which allows Crimson to catch him, hit the Red Sky and stay undefeated…I thought for a minute there EY may steal the win, but I am glad the streak didn’t end that way…goofy match that solely existed to kill some time
- Backstage, JB is with Bully Ray…JB notes that he has security standing by as he asks the Twitter question…Bully lets us know he is not on Twitter, but he goes old school with MySpace, and even gives his address…great promo here…we then get a video package for the Aries/Ray match
- Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries…and we have another title match here, with AA’s X Division strap on the line Bully stalks to the ring as Joseph Park looks on attentively…Bully has a real star aura about him…and Aries has a hell of a cape…Bully smack talks Aries before the match, trying to get in AA’s head about his size, once again…crowd is behind Aries, who isn’t backing down at all…Bully stalls and preens until Aries finally attacks…Bully turns that tide by kicking Aries off the top rope down to the floor in a pretty crazy spot…I am always impressed by how Bully really transformed his whole character and in essence, career, so quickly…Aries is very slow to get up as he has huge nasty welts and cuts on his back and Bully went right at the bruises…Bully is great taunting the fans, bringing back memories of his ECW days…he is also great at slowly torturing AA by pounding on his sliced up back…Aries starts to fight back, showing some great fire…this has been a good big man/little man story and I am always a sucker for those…Bully grabs a chain to use, and that draws Park down to ringside to get involved…Bully yanks Park over the guardrail and shoves him around, which allows Aries to strike with a dive to the outside…he follows with a missile dropkick and Bully is rattled…Aries follows with a brainbuster for a tremendous near fall…that was really impressive…Aries dodges a powerbomb and hooks on the Last Chancery and forces Bully to tap out…wow, what a great finish…definitely the match of the night so far and a great win for Aries with a slight assist to Park, but not enough of one to take away from the win…props to Bully to put over Aries so cleanly and a nice payoff to the disrespect angle
- Tenay & Tazz recap the latest match and then take us back to last Thursday when Kaz & Daniels provided photo evidence of Styles & Dixie’s affair…JB chats with AJ, who is focused on his match only and not Dixie, Kaz or the photos…and now we get a video for the Styles/Angle match that is up next
- AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle…this should be a good one…Tenay calls this a “wrestling purist’s dream match” and it would be hard to argue…slow start as the two feel each other out and trade holds…Angle looks like he bulked back up a bit from where he was a few years ago…Styles takes charge first, methodically working Angle over before busting out a powerbomb…Angle suplexes his way back in this one, nearly cracking off a German on the floor that AJ managed to dodge by landing on his feet…Angle starting to grind AJ down with chinlocks and this match is a lot slower paced than I expected…hopefully we get a vintage Angle sprint to close it out…AJ battled back with a Pele Kick and Styles Clash but Kurt kicks out to stay alive…I thought that was the finish…I just can’t get into this match and the crowd isn’t helping matters as they have been flat throughout…Angle hits an Angle Slam but Styles kicks out…Kurt blocks a hurricanrana and hits his own Styles Clash for a near fall…I guess trading finishers is the hot trend of the night…Kurt comes up empty on a moonsault attempt but before Styles can capitalize, Daniels and Kaz get involved…Styles survives another Angle Slam but he gets trapped in the Anklelock Heel Hook and is forced to tap out...Kaz & Daniels assault Styles after but Angle makes the save and runs them off…this was a really solid and well worked match but I was hoping for a better pace and a hotter crowd, instead it felt like they ran through an outline of what a good match should be…the Styles vs. Kaz & Daniels story continues on
- Taz & Tenay plug next month’s Slamiversary, emanating from Texas…it will be TNA’s tenth anniversary show…following that, we get a great interview with Robert Roode, angry that his title is hanging above the ring right now…that leads into a video package and Tale of the Tape for our main event
- Rob Van Dam vs. Robert Roode…this is a ladder match with Roode’s Heavyweight Title on the line…RVD got to choose the stipulation here and he seems like the assumed favorite to take the gold…RVD wastes no time in knocking Roode to the floor and going for a ladder…RVD is looking pretty motivated here and it shows in his aggression…once Roode took over, the ladder really came into play as a weapon…RVD was able to block a suplex with one of his own, snapping Roode into the ladder…Roode is on dream street as RVD dropkicks a chair into the ladder, which smacks Roode in the chest…RVD has really dominated most of this match…RVD ascends the ladder, but Roode recovers and slugs him to the mat…RVD returned the favor and the ladder actually tipped over and smacked Roode in the head as it fell…Roode staggered up and snapped RVD down onto the ladder with a spinebuster…a desperate RVD was able to catch a charging Roode with a monkey flip into a ladder, followed by a Rolling Thunder…RVD has a nasty cut on his elbow…with Roode prone on a ladder, RVD scaled the ropes and dove off with the frog splash, but Roode dodged it and RVD ate steel…as RVD writhed on the floor, Roode slowly started to climb…RVD jumped up and tried to springboard off the top rope onto the ladder, but he couldn’t pull it off and the ladder tipped over and cranked his leg…Roode grabbed another ladder, knocked RVD back on to a chair and grabbed the title to win the match and retain…this was a fun little car wreck without the breakneck pace you usually get from these matches, but that was nice for a change…even RVD’s botch at the end worked and made it seem like both men were just too exhausted…Roode’s reign continues on with a nice defense notched onto his belt