TNA IMPACT WRESTLING!5/1/11 This weeks Impact begins with Sting coming to the ring. I love how no matter what other clothes hes wearing he never forgets his skeleton gloves. I once knew a Goth like that. Sting calls out another man reliving his teenage years, Jeff Hardy. If he ever left them that is. Sting tells him hes been impressed lately. Jeff Hardys face is half painted, half not. Sting says he once took his second chance and made something of it, just like Jeff Hardy is now. Theres creatures out there that adore you and look up to you. Some of his fans are definitely creatures. Hardy chant amongst them now as Sting gives Jeff his full 100% Endorsement. This brings out Roode, Angle and Bully Ray. They get in the ring and call him out on endorsing Jeff Hardy and that not being fair and square. He accuses Sting of picking his favourites and friends. He gets in Jeffs face and gets interrupted by James Storm and Abyss. Storm says Angle looks a little scared because he knows it only takes one Last Call super kick to knock him out. Storm provides Abyss with a beer and they down them the only way wrestlers know how. (By hardly drinking anything.) Abyss snatches the mic before Angle can speak. Abyss says he doesnt need Immortal anymore, all he needs is Bully, and at Genesis hes going to make him pay for Immortals sins. Sting then cuts Ray off and realises that 6 people in the ring equals a 6 man tag WOO! TA, TA! Earlier today, Madison Rayne is posing in a bikini when she spots Traci Brooks in the swimming pool. She mocks her for preparing for her tag title match by lazing in a pool. This gets them into a fight in the pool obviously, in which Gail Kim has to intervene and try and drown Traci. Then Mickie James runs in ALSO in a bikini and dives in for the save.
Knockouts Tag Title Match - Mickie and Traci vs. Gail and Madison Traci knocks Gail off the apron right away and follows outside, while Mickie and Madison have a roll in the ring. Gail gets sent into the steps and Madison takes a neck breaker. Now its Gails turn in the ring and she gets slapped between the challengers. Mickie kicks her in the face and they throw Madison and Gail both to the outside. Back from commercial, Madison takes a monkey flip. Mickie bounces off the ropes but takes a knee from Gail. Madison sticks her in a front face lock as Earl gets Traci back to the corner. Mickie pulls Madison into the splits then takes her down. Gail Kim runs in but Traci spears her. Earl gets Traci out again as Mickie gets a two on Madison from a bridging pin. Madison regains control with a clothesline. She tags in Gail after missing a flying hair pull, but Mickie manages to tag Traci. Brooks is all over Gail until Madison breaks up a pin. Mickie flies off the top onto Madison. Gail Kim hits her Eat Defeat finisher on Traci for the three as Madison holds Mickie outside. Backstage, Ric Flair is pumping Gunner up to put RVD in the hospital. Sting comes up and tells them that since RVD is going out by himself, Ric wont be going to ringside. Eric Young is looking for ODB telling the camera hes in love. The camera man tells him theyre eliminated but Eric thinks its double elimination. He runs off like the loon that he is. Elsewhere, Magnus and Samoa Joe its no more getting overlooked, they shake hands and head towards the ring. AJ and Kaz are somewhere else saying that their advantage is that they actually like each other. In another locker room, Garrett Bischoff is putting on his refs shirt when Sting comes in to check on his neck. Garrett says the doctor has fully cleared him to return to his job. He thinks hes reffing the next match but Sting tells him hes not, because hes not a referee, hes a wrestler. Welcome to the roster. Eric Young charges into the ladies locker room looking for ODB and Gail and Madison just SCREAM at him. He tries to lock up with Gail so Madison leaps on his bag and KEEPS SCREAMING. Jesus shut UP! Young puts her in a locker and runs off.
Gunner vs. RVD Wait, didnt Magnus and Joe just head to the ring? Stop this TNA! Gunner strikes are in charge to begin with until RVD springboard kick catches him, followed by a moonsault into a pin for two. He flips over Gunners back then drops out to the floor to mock Gunner. And to lead us to commercial. After that Gunner has him in the ring floored after a back elbow smash. He charges RVD in the corner but RVD moves and flies off the top with a flying kick. Gunner kicks out at two and brings a clothesline to Rob. Soon after, RVD gets the step over spin kick to gain some momentum into more kicks and a Standing Moonsault for two. Spin kick and a Rolling Thunder. Gunner rolls outside but gets a baseball slide in the face. RVD vaults over the top and Gunner takes his leg out on the apron. He lifts the ringside mats like hes been doing every week and the referee rings the bell. I assume for a count out. Gunner lifts him up but RVD back drops him onto the floor. Rob goes to leg drop him across the rail but Gunner moves away. He sets Rob for the pile driver again, but this time Al Snow and the rest of the agents run down and stop him from carrying it out. Jeff Hardy, Storm and Abyss are mouthing off backstage about not being scared of their opponents. Somewhere else, Roode is doing the same pretty much.
Kid Kash and Austin Aries vs. Jesse Sorensen and Zema Ion Jesse and Zema argue about who starts first, allowing Kash to strike Jesse from behind. Jesse gets a dropkick in and Zema tags himself in. Kash takes over and he and Aries double team Zema. Zema takes too much time gloating to his partner and Aries takes him outside and suicide dives onto him. Kash follows up with a rope flip of his own. Back in the ring get a two on Ion. Pendulum elbow for another. Zema tags in Jesse who is in control until Kash runs in to stop him. Jesse manages to shove Aries and Kash into each other but again Zema tags himself in. He gets a beautiful tornado DDT on Aries then a springboard twisting cross body. This time Jesse tags himself in and takes out both opponents. Neck breakers for everyone. He takes Kash outside and rope vaults onto him. Back in the ring he slips out of an Aries brain buster and goes up top. Zema tags himself in again and goes up top himself. He goes for the 450 Splash but Aries has time to move. Jesse tags himself in AGAIN and drops Aries on his head for three. Kazarian is in his locker room when AJ comes to get him, after they leave we see Chris Daniels was in the locker room with Kaz. After that, Eric Young finds ODB taking a photo shoot of some nobody. ODB does her best to do some Eric Young comedy, they end up on the floor rolling around and making out.
Wildcard Tag Tournament FinalMagnus and Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles and Kazarian Winner of this gets a tag title shot at Genesis. AJ is dominated to begin with including some quick tags between Joe and Magnus until AJ gets his nip up head scissors on Joe. Kaz tags in but gets a knee in the back from the apron from Magnus. Kaz and AJ take over and AJ gets a stiff kick to Magnus back. Kaz comes in but Magnus clotheslines him and Joe tags in for some fluid tag team moves. AJ gets a tag in and counters Magnus with a Pele. AJ crawls for the tag as Daniels arrives out on the ramp. Kazarian drops off the apron instead of tagging AJ, which allows Joe and Magnus to double team him and get an easy three count. Kazarian walks up the stage past Daniels.
Hardy, Storm and Abyss vs. Angle, Ray and Roode Intros for this one were MUCH too long. Eventually, it gets under way. Abyss is all over Roode, but Ray kicks from the apron allowing the heel team to take over. After a commercial, Angle is in there working on Abyss. They try and double team Abyss but he floors them with a double clothesline. Storm gets in and takes it to Angle and Roode. He gets the better of those two, but again Bully Ray takes him out from the apron. After another period on top, Storm boots Angle off a clothesline and gives him a Leg sweep. Tag to Hardy who is of course, on fire. Hardy twists Roode into a Twist of Fate Stunner but the pin gets broken up. It degenerates into a brawl with everyone and the referee throws the match out. All 6 competitors fight around ringside and Jeff gets another Twist of Fate in ring. He goes for a Swanton but Bully shoves him off into the ropes. Storm with a Code Breaker but HE gets taken out by Angle. He super kicks Storm, but Abyss takes HIM out and lifts him into Shock Treatment. Ray runs in and takes a chain to Abyss. Impact goes off the air with the bad guy team completely dominating their opponents for Genesis.