-Taz and Tenay welcome us to the show.
-We are LIVE in Orlando! TNA talent is surrounding the ring for the lumberjack match.
NON-TITLE LUMBERJACK MATCH: Bobby Roode © vs. Sting
And they start to brawl right away. Sting whips Roode to the corner, and Roode goes upside down and almost onto his head. Rake of the eyes by Sting, and then Roode repays him with an eye poke. Chops by Roode, Sting says fuck that and delivers rights and clotheslines. Deathlock try, and Roode escapes to the ropes. He tries to go the floor, gets scared off and Sting lays the boots to him and Roode to the floor. The lumberjacks force him back in and then Sting kicks him back to the floor. No escape for Roode, atomic drop by Sting and then Sting misses the corner splash. Roode tosses Sting to the floor and the heels beat him down a bit. Sting with the shoulder block, to the corner and a backdrop. Roode to the floor and forced back in. he begs off and then tosses Sting to the floor. The heels beat down Sting again, tossed back in and Roode covers for 2. Boot to the gut by Roode, and a cover for 2. To the corner, shoulder blocks by Roode. Roode in control, lands the knee drop and covers for 2. Seated bear hug by Roode, slowing the pace. Sting powers out, to the corner and whips Roode to the other, charges in and eats a boot to the face. Roode continues to beat down Sting, tosses him to the floor and as Sting tries to fight back, we head to a commercial @ 6:00.
Back from commercial @ 10:00 as Roode lays the boots to Sting in the corner. Suplex by Roode and a cover gets 2. More boots by Roode, and tosses Sting to the floor. The heels beat on Sting and roll him back in. To the corner and chops by Roode. Rights follow and more chops. Sting is pissed, fires back and gets the Stinger splash. Knocks Roode to the floor and the heels protect him and Sting with a PLANCHA and wipes them all out! Back into the ring and scorpion deathlock by Sting is countered into a crossface by Roode. Sting fights, and gets the ropes. Roode breaks, and more boots to the ribs by Roode. Perfect-plex countered, float over and the deathdrop connects. Deathlock by Sting, Roode fights, and has to tap.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Sting @ 14:00 via submission
-Hulk Hogan makes his way out to the arena. Hogan is pleased and says Sting is the #1 man in TNA. He says that tonight, he makes news. The main event for Slammiversary is Roode defending the title against Sting. BROTHER!
-Taz and Tenay discuss the match and announcement. AJ Styles will face Daniels tonight, and the TV Title will be on the line. Plus, Brooke Hogan debuts.
-Madison Rayne prepares backstage and discusses Brooke Hogan. She thinks that they will get along just fine. She wonders if she looks good, because HE may be watching.
-Bully Ray is in the ring and asks if we know who he is. He is looking for Joseph Park. Ray is surprised he showed up this week, due to what he did to him last week. Ray has they show video of what he did to Park last week. Ray then calls Park down to the ring, and here he comes. Ray knows that Park is a coward, and doesn't want to fight. He calls his mom a coward, his dad a coward, and his brother Chris, you know, Abyss, is a coward. Security holds Park back and Ray demands that they let him through. Park now enters the ring and Ray says he wants a fight. Park backs off but Ray demands a fight. Ray then says he may change his mind, and Ray says he is GUILTY as charged of leaving Abyss for dead. Park chokes out Ray and threatens to hit him, and Ray says if he hits him he will sue him. Park backs off and says he will not stoop to Ray's level because he has class. Ray calls him a coward like Abyss. Ray leaves and Park picks up the mic and says that if Ray wants to fight, lets do it right now. Ray then says they will fight at Slammiversary.
-We get a video package for the undefeated Crimson.
-Backstage Crimson says he cannot be beat.
X-DIVISION TITLE MATCH: Austin Aries © vs. Chris Sabin
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And here we go with a title match. Lock up, side headlock by Aries. Some counters, reversals and Aries back to the headlock. Deep arm drag by Aries, to the corner and after a reversal a forearm by Sabin connects. Sunset flip, countered by Aries into a dropkick and a cover for 2. Elbow drop by Aries for 2. Boot to the face by Sabin, crucifix and then a cover for 2. Kicks by Sabin, and then Aries send shim to the floor. Heat seeking missile by Aries connects. Backing, Aries up top ad Sabin stops that, tree of woe and then misses the hesitation dropkick. Top rope missile dropkick by Aries connects. Misses the corner dropkick and Sabin dropkicks him to the floor. Big plancha by Sabin wipes out Aries. Back into the ring they go, Sweet hangman's neck breaker by Sabin gets 2. They trade some counters, but Aries counters the cradle shock into a roll up for the victory.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Austin Aries @ 4:00 via pin
-We see footage of Hogan talking with Taz backstage. Taz stepped up for the Gutcheck, and will be replacing Ric Flair as a judge. Taz says Hogan knows him, and knows he will get the real Taz and people may not like it. Hogan says to do his job and just do what he has to do.
-Backstage we go to the judging for the Gutcheck challenge. They joke about butting heads a lot, and this was taped in Nashville yesterday, discussing Joey Ryan. They like his look and he stands out. Well, Prichard didn't and calls him a porn star reject. Taz says that his gimmick is basically that. Taz says we saw who he was, and Prichard says the Twitter fans said he was better than Alex Silva. Taz then adds in that he got pissed when Aries came out and Ryan "stayed in character" but didn't appear to be in a fight. Taz says that this was a dream opportunity and that the guys have to properly balance things. Snow feels that Ryan took things seriously and Prichard thought he did a good job, but didn't blow him away. He did remember him though. He... (Continues on next page)
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