TNA iMPACT – 2013 Results

1/3/13; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
1/3/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Jeremy Borash stood beside the Wrestler of the Year trophy and brought out the five finalists – Bully Ray, James Storm, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, and TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy – before announcing Hardy as the winner; Hardy then walked past Aries and Roode, who were on their way to the ring, assuming they had won the award, and into the ring to accept the award; moments later, Roode interrupted Hardy and said Hardy said it was just as important an award as holding the world title but when he was world champion Roode put nothing above the world title; Roode then took exception to not being Wrestler of the Year, with Aries then saying the award was rigged and he was the most deserving of the award; Hardy then said he would face both men at Genesis, with both men jumping him before Aries accidentally hit Roode with the trophy and Hardy then hit the Twist of Fate on Aries; included a backstage segment in which Storm discussed his year in 2012, with Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian coming in and doing their own impression of Storm; Storm then made fun of their social media accounts before spitting in Daniels’ appletini; featured a backstage segment in which TNA TV Champion Devon, alongside Aces & Eights, asked Mr. Anderson if he was interested in joining the group; DOC then said they needed to know right now, since Sting was coming back later in the night; Anderson then implied he was with them; Devon then went looking for his missing baseball bat; included a backstage segment in which Kenny King and Kid Kash discussed possibly facing each other in the finals of the tournament to determine the next challenger for TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam; featured a video package recapping the history between Sting and Aces & Eights; included an in-ring segment in which Doc came out with a hammer, given to him by Anderson, and called out Sting; when Sting didn’t appear, he said “This is bullshit, Sting” (“bullshit” was censored) and told him to come out so he could cripple him; moments later, a baseball bat was dropped into the ring, with DOC then yelling for him to appear; featured backstage comments from Brooke Hogan about her speaking to her father since Hulk spotted her kissing Bully Ray; included backstage comments from TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez in which they said they weren’t scared of Joey Ryan & Matt Morgan; featured a backstage segment in which Kurt Angle spoke with Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff and said he and Samoa Joe could handle their own and Brisco and Bischoff should stay backstage for their upcoming steel cage match; Angle and Joe then discussed unmasking all of the Aces & Eights members; included an in-ring segment in which Hulk said he had to take the previous week off after catching Bully and Brooke making out two weeks earlier and then called them both out to the ring; Hogan then said Bully should have come to him earlier, with Bully agreeing; Hogan responded by saying Bully didn’t even belong in the business and said Ray was suspended indefinitely without pay; Hulk then told Brooke to “get the hell out of my ring, too,” with Bully and Brooke then leaving the ring together; featured an ad promoting the Road to Lockdown tour; included a video on Joseph Park training at OVW, with comments from Danny Davis who said Park impressed him; Park then discussed dedicating himself to learning the craft; included an ad promoting Lockdown tickets on sale; featured a backstage segment in which DOC addressed the other members of Aces and said they needed to protect their masks from the likes of Angle; included backstage comments from TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion ODB in which she discussed the injury to TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion Eric Young from Aces & Eights and his recovery; featured a backstage segment in which Aries and Roode argued about the triple threat match at Genesis, with Hogan saying the match was on and it would be an elimination match; Hogan then said Aries & Roode would face Hardy & a partner the following week:
James Storm pinned Frankie Kazarian (w/ Christopher Daniels) at 5:07 with the Last Call as Kazarian came off the middle turnbuckle, moments after knocking Daniels off the apron
X Division Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Christian York pinned Kid Kash with the Mood Swing at 3:45
TNA Tag Team Champion Hernandez (w/ TNA Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr.) defeated Joey Ryan (w/ Matt Morgan, his arm in a sling) (sub. for Morgan) via disqualification at the 56-second mark when Morgan attacked Hernandez; during their entrance, Morgan said he suffered an injury in the gym but would be ready for Genesis, then said Ryan would wrestle on his behalf; early in the match, Morgan took off his sling to reveal his injury was fake; after the match, Morgan attacked Guerrero as well
Brooke Tessmacher & Mickie James defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Tara (w/ Jesse Godderz) & Gail Kim at 13:10 when Mickie pinned Kim with the DDT; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match
Kurt Angle & Samoa Joe defeated TNA TV Champion Devon & a masked Aces & Eights member in a steel cage match at 11:45 when Angle pinned the masked man with the Angle Slam; Angle was attacked before the match by DOC, who slammed the cage door on his head and locked him out of the cage, causing Joe to wrestle the majority of the bout 1-on-2; at the 9-minute mark, Angle attacked DOC and unlcoked the cage door to join the match; after the contest, DOC joined in attacking Joe and Angle, with other members of Aces & Eights then entering the ring as well; Mr. Anderson was then seen standing ringside, watching the fight inside the cage; moments later, Sting walked out with a baseball bat and attacked all the Aces & Eights members until they fled the cage; one remaining member was triple teamed by Sting, Angle, and Joe until he was unmasked; the commentary team revealed the man as Mike Knox from the WWE as Sting, Joe, and Angle celebrated in the ring (Sting’s return)

1/10/13; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
1/10/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Sting, alongside Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe, in which he said he would face DOC at Genesis and then called out Aces & Eights to face the three; Joe then took the mic and said he would beat down and choke out Aces & Eights, with Angle then calling for Mr. Anderson to come out and explain which side he was on; moments later, Anderson walked out, questioned where they were when he was beaten down months earlier by Aces & Eights, and said the three replaced him with Bully Ray without a second thought; Angle said Anderson was with them or they would fight, with Anderson joining him in the ring and saying he didn’t have to answer to Angle; after the two said they didn’t like each other, Angle landed several shots until Anderson escaped to the floor; included a video feature on Jay Bradley, who would compete in Gut Check later in the night; featured Brooke Hogan arriving to the venue and saying she would talk to Hulk Hogan about Bully’s suspension; included an ad for ShopTNA.com; featured a backstage segment in which Robbie E, alongside Robbie T, complained to Brooke Tessmacher about having to face TNA Knockouts Champion Tara & Jess Godderz, with Brooke agreeing to the match but only if she tagged with Robbie T instead of Robbie E; included footage of Joseph Park talking about how excited he was to have been trained at OVW and he was now ready to wrestle in TNA; featured a video feature on Brian Cage about being in Gut Check; included an ad promoting tickets for the Lockdown Fan Interaction and pay-per-view; featured a backstage segment in which Anderson was shown with Aces & Eights complaining about what happened with Angle; moments later, they sat at their table, with the leader telling the latest unmasked man to make things right for losing his mask or he would be kicked out of the group; included an in-ring segment in which Park asked for Hulk to join him in the ring, then thanking him for the motivation and inspiration to train at OVW and thanked Danny Davis for his help; after Hogan said it took him years of breaking in before he was in the big leagues, Park said all he wanted was a match with Aces & Eights; Hogan agreed, with Park celebrating and leaving the ring; moments later, Brooke appeared on the big screen and said she was coming out to the ring to talk to him since Hulk wouldn’t return her calls; following the commercial break, Brooke asked whether Hulk would reinstate “Mark” (Bully Ray) and Hulk said no and left the ring; featured a backstage segment in which Austin Aries & Bobby Roode talked about what new merchandise they would wear to the ring, then arguing over it before saying they were both more worthy of holding the TNA World Title than either Jeff Hardy and James Storm; included a ‘Before the Bell’ video with comments from Aries and Hardy about the main event of the upcoming Genesis; featured a backstage segment in which Brooke was shown speaking on the phone with Bully about Hulk’s decision; included a backstage promo by Matt Morgan & Joey Ryan regarding TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez, with Guerrero & Hernandez then jumping them and beating them up; featured the announcement Park would face TNA TV Champion Devon at Genesis; included a ‘Before the Bell’ video with comments from Hardy and Mike Tenay about the upcoming Genesis main event; featured a ‘Before the Bell’ video with comments from Hardy and Roode:
X Division Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Kenny King pinned Zema Ion with the Royal Flush at 3:06; during the bout, it was noted Kurt Angle would face Mr. Anderson later in the show; after the match, King took the mic from Christy Hemme and said he would be announced as the next TNA X Division Champion at Genesis
Brooke Tessmacher & Robbie T (w/ Robbie E) defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Tara & Jesse Godderz at 1:48 when T pinned Godderz with a powerbomb; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match; after the contst, T and Brooke did a dance routine in the ring, ending with T kissing Brooke
Gut Check match: Jay Bradley pinned Brian Cage with the Broomstick lariat at 3:24
TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy & James Storm defeated Austin Aries & Bobby Roode via disqualification at 13:32 when Aries hit Hardy in the back of the head with the title belt as Hardy attempted the Twist of Fate on Roode; late in the match, Storm fought with Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian at ringside, and then all the way to the back; after the match, Hardy was double teamed before Aries & Roode both held up the world title belt
Kurt Angle fought Mr. Anderson to a no contest; following the entrances and Anderson refusing to get in the ring, Angle took the mic and questioned when Anderson became a bitch; moments later, the unmasked Aces & Eights man slid in the ring and hit Angle three times with a hammer; moments later, Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff ran out to tend to Angle as the rest of Aces & Eights came out to watch; medics and Samoa Joe then tended to Angle and he was taken backstage on a stretcher and taken backstage; Sting then came out, took the mic, and challenged “Knox” to face him in the ring with neither TNA or Aces & Eights members at ringside
Sting pinned Knox with the Scorpion Death Drop at 3:27; prior to the bout, Sting hit his opponent once with his baseball bat before referee Earl Hebner took it from him; after the contest, Sting struck Knox with his own hammer; moments later, TNA TV Champion Devon and Aces & Eights dragged out Brooke Hogan, who they had kidnapped, and said “Shut up, bitch” when she tried to speak; Bully Ray then ran out with a chain and rescued Brooke, with the group then retreating backstage; Hulk Hogan then appeared at the entrance stage; following the commercial break, Hogan, Sting, Bully, and Brooke were in the ring, with Hulk blaming Bully for putting Brooke in harm’s way in the first place; Bully then said Hogan was crazy and detailed his 20 years in the industry; Bully said he didn’t love anything more than wrestling, until Brooke came into his life; Bully then got down on one knee, said he loved Brooke and wanted to marry her; Brook then said yes and kissed Bully, with Bully saying he wanted to do it in the ring the following week; the two then kissed as Hulk left the ring

1/17/13; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
1/17/13 – featured backstage footage from earlier in the day of Bully Ray preparing for his wedding, then being greeted by Tommy Dreamer and Brother Runt; Brooke Hogan was then shown getting ready alongside Christy Hemme, Brooke Tessmacher, and Mickie James, with Tessmacher asking Brooke if Hulk was attending the wedding and Brooke replying she didn’t know; included an in-ring promo by TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy in which he talked about beating Austin Aries and Bobby Roode; moments later, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian interrupted, with Daniels noting he was the one who beat AJ Styles and sent him home and beat James Storm at Genesis, then adding he would challenge Hardy for the title in one week; after the two had words, Hardy started a fight against them both, with Daniels & Kazarian double teaming Hardy until Storm ran out to make the save; Storm them took the mic and said if Daniels & Kazarian wanted a fight, he and Hardy would give them one, leading to the opening match; featured footage taped the previous week of Taz, Al Snow, & Bruce Prichard discussing the Gut Check contestants from the previous week; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured backstage footage of Joseph Park thanking Bully for his part in making him part of the roster and giving him a package of cigars; included an in-ring segment in which Jeremy Borash introduced Jay Bradley and Brian Cage, with Prichard eliminating Cage from the Gut Check challenge; the three judges then weighed in on Bradley, with Taz saying no, Snow saying yes, and Prichard saying yes to earn Bradley a TNA contract; featured an ad promoting the Lockdown Fan Interaction and pay-per-view; included a backstage segment in which Bully pleaded with Sting to convince Hulk to be by Brooke’s side for the upcoming wedding; featured a backstage segment in which Aries and Roode talked about their losses at Genesis before Aries said he had some objections to the upcoming wedding; included footage of Hulk arriving to the venue and refusing to talk about the wedding; featured a backstage segment in which Taz, Bully, Dreamer, and Runt talked about Hulk’s objections; included a video package recapping the history between Bully, Hulk, and Brooke; featured an in-ring segment in which Sting asked for Hulk to join him in the ring, with Sting then addressing how Bully has aided Sting, Hulk, and Brooke countless times and asking what more he needed; Hulk said he would never trust Bully, with Sting saying Hulk needed to support Brooke and the crowd chanting “Do it!”; Hulk replied only by saying he always does the right thing, and then left the ring; included a backstage segment in which Gail Kim confronted Taryn Terrell about her bad decision in Gail’s match with Velvet Sky at Genesis, with Taryn saying Brooke set up a rematch between Gail and Velvet for later in the show and it would be called down the middle; featured footage from Bully’s bachelor party in New York City at Rick’s; included a backstage segment with Dixie Carter speaking to Brooke about her upcoming wedding; featured an in-ring promo by Aries & Roode in which they said they were responsible for every great TNA moment of 2012 and never received any thanks or respect from TNA; they then made fun of every champion in TNA until TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez interrupted, leading to a brief brawl won by Guerrero & Hernandez; included a backstage segment in which Sting told Hulk he was wrong about Bully and he needed to walk Brooke down the aisle; featured a closing segment in which Bully and the wedding party came out for the wedding; following the commercial break, Brooke came out and waited for Hulk to walk her down the aisle, with Hulk eventually appearing in a tux to do so; after the two said “I do,” Taz took the mic and questioned Bully as to if he really wanted to go through with it; after Bully said yes, Taz took off his jacket to reveal an Aces & Eights vest underneath; the group then jumped Bully, Hulk, Sting, Dreamer, and Runt in the ring as DOC and Mike Knox held Brooke and made her watch; moments later, Brooke checked on Hulk as the show ended:
TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy & James Storm defeated Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian in an impromptu match at 11:55 when Hardy pinned Kazarian with the Twist of Fate; after the bout, Daniels jumped Hardy from behind and hit the Angel’s Wings onto Hardy’s personal belt; Daniels then took the TNA belt, put it on his shoulder, and then laid on top of Hardy
Kenny King pinned Christian York at 2:53 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after an eye gouge; following the bout, Taz left the commentary table to help Bully Ray get ready for his wedding
Velvet Sky pinned Gail Kim with the In Your Face facebuster at 5:54; stipulations stated the winner would be the #1 contender to the TNA Knockouts Title; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match

1/18/13; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
1/24/13 – featured an opening showing the final few minutes of the previous week’s show, in full, followed by post-show footage of Bully Ray tending to Hulk Hogan and Hogan being helped backstage by Sting, Tommy Dreamer, and Christian York; Ray was then helped back by Brooke Hogan, Dreamer, and Joseph Park; included outside footage of Aces & Eights arriving to the arena; included an in-ring segment in which Taz, along with the rest of Aces & Eights, took a mic and said he joined the group because it was an opportunity to follow the direction of “a higher power;” he went on to say no one could touch him, per his contract, or he would “own” TNA; featured a backstage segment in which Jessie Godderz talked with TNA Knockouts Champion Tara about her upcoming match with Velvet Sky; included an ad promoting the Valentine’s sale at ShopTNA.com; featured a video package on Christopher Daniels to hype his title shot against TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy later in the night; included backstage comments from Frankie Kazarian, alognside Daniels, in which he said he was licensed to be a manager for Daniels and would be in his corner; Daniels then said the match was not a “big match” but a turning point and he would take the title; featured an ad promoting the following week’s Open Fight Night in Manchester, England; included a backstage segment in which Sting refused to comment about the previous week’s wedding but said he would discuss it in the ring; featured an ad promoting Lockdown Fan Interaction and the pay-per-view; included a backstage segment in which Kenny King and Zema Ion discussed their tag team match later in the night; featured an in-ring promo by Park in which he said he realized his place was a member of the roster and he was there to be the best he could be; Park then said he planned to be in Manchester the following week to compete in Open Fight Night and would spend the next week determining his opponent; included a backstage segment in which Bully and Brooke arrived to the arena, and Bully said he would discuss what happened the previous week in the ring; featured a backstage segment in which Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Wes Brisco, & Garett Bischoff discussed Angle’s health, with Angle saying he wasn’t 100% but he was still good to go; included a segment in which Ray and Brooke came out, with Ray first looking for Taz only to find he had left the broadcast table to take a phone call; the two then went to the ring, where Ray taking the mic and saying he wasn’t concerned about himself getting hurt, but that Sting, Hulk, and Brooke were hurt the previous week; Ray then issued threats to Taz, TNA TV Champion Devon, and the rest of Aces & Eights before sending a message to Hulk to lift the suspension on him so he could get revenge; moments later, Sting came out to the ring and pleaded to Hulk to lift the suspension, adding he hoped Hulk would make the announcement the next week; featured a backstage segment with Austin Aries and Bobby Roode in which they discussed which of them would face TNA Tag Team Champion Hernandez later in the show, with the two saying the other should be the one to take the match; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured a video package on Hardy to hype his upcoming bout against Daniels, followed by a backstage promo by Hardy about the match; included an in-ring promo by Angle in which he said he would get revenge on Mr. Anderson the following week, then called for Anderson to join him in the ring; moments later, Anderson came out through the Aces & Eights entrance, and wearing their uniform, and said he didn’t want to fight Angle the following week, then attacked him; Angle then fought him off and cleared the ring, taking the mic and saying their match would be one on one inside a steel cage; featured a backstage segment in the Aces & Eights clubhouse in which Devon told Anderson to relax, not worry about the next week, and to enjoy the drinks and girls in the clubhouse:
TNA Knockouts Champion Tara (w/ Jessie Godderz) pinned Velvet Sky at 9:39 when Godderz grabbed Sky’s leg from the floor, with Tara falling on top, and held her foot down during the cover; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match
Kenny King & Zema Ion defeated TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam & Christian York at 5:05 when Ion pinned York after King hit a springboard Blockbuster into the ring; during the bout, Taz left the commentary team to take a phone call
Bobby Roode pinned TNA Tag Team Champion Hernandez (w/ TNA Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr.) with a bulldog at 5:41, moments after Austin Aries appeared ringside and fought with Guerrero; prior to the bout, Taz returned to the commentary team
TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy pinned Christopher Daniels (w/ Frankie Kazarian) with the Swanton at 14:11 after kicking Kazarian in the face, who was near the apron; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; after the bout, Taz left the broadcast table to interview Hardy, and distracted him as a masked Aces & Eights member struck Hardy in the back of the knee with a hammer

1/25/13; Manchester, England; Arena
1/31/13 – Open Fight Night – featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included a video package hyping Joseph Park’s match later in the show; featured a backstage segment with Sting, Brooke Hogan, and Bully Ray regarding whether Hulk Hogan would appear later in the show and what his decision would be regarding Bully’s suspension; included a backstage segment in which Bully and Brooke went looking for Hulk after hearing he was in the building; featured a Valentine’s Day ad for ShopTNA.com; included a backstage segment in which Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Wes Brisco, and Garett Bischoff discussing Angle’s upcoming steel cage match against Mr. Anderson; Brisco and Bischoff then said they would back Angle up, with Joe telling them their help wasn’t needed; featured an in-ring segment in which Bully, alongside Brooke, sent a message to Hulk to lift his suspension and noted that he, Brooke, the fans, and Sting hadn’t been able to get Hulk to change his mind; moments later, Sting came out and said the fans were the only ones that could pressure Hulk into coming out to the ring; moments later, Hulk came out and said he always does the right thing for his family, and then lifted the suspension on Bully; Hulk then said Sting & Bully would face two members of Aces & Eights the next week in a tables match; Hulk then shook Bully’s hand; included comments from Dixie Carter in which she said iMPACT tapings would be going on the road beginning in March on a permanent basis; featured backstage comments from Hulk, alongside Brooke, in which he said Bully was now part of the family and the following week’s match was a wedding present; included footage of Angle vs. Anderson from Lockdown 2010; featured backstage comments from Anderson regarding the upcoming cage match; included a backstage segment in which Angle, Bischoff, and Brisco found Joe had been attacked; featured an ad promoting ticket information for the March 14 iMPACT in Chicago:
Magnus defeated TNA TV Champion Devon via disqualification at 5:13 in a non-title match when DOC & Mike Knox interfered; prior to the bout, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian, wearing kilts and blue face paint, took the mic and said for Throwback Thursday they were paying tribute to the Scots of the 13th century; Daniels then said TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy’s face paint was toxic and that was why Hardy beat him the previous week but he would eventually take the belt, defend it in England, and easily beat the English; moments later, Magnus interrupted, made fun of Daniels & Kazarian and called them “disrespectful muppets” before challenging them; the two then double teamed Magnus before he cleared them of the ring; Magnus then took the mic and said the priviledge of wrestling in front of the fans was taken from him at the hands of Aces & Eights, and then challenged TNA TV Champion Devon to an immediate match; Devon did not come out in possession of the title belt; after the bout, Magnus cleared the ring of the Aces members
Joseph Park pinned Robbie E (w/ Robbie T) in an impromptu match with a splash from the middle turnbuckle at 3:32; prior to the match, Park cut an in-ring promo about studying his chosen opponent, with Robbie E, alongside Robbie T, interrupting; as Park told E that he didn’t pick him, E insulted Park and the UK fans before realizing he offended Robbie T; E said T was basically an American anyway; E then challenged Park to a match, with Park accepting
Austin Aries (w/ Bobby Roode) pinned TNA Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ TNA Tag Team Champion Hernandez) at 10:30 with the running dropkick in the corner and brainbuster as Hernandez fought with Roode on the floor; prior to the bout, Aries cut an in-ring promo in which he said he and Roode were finally on the same page and were after all the titles, starting with the easiest to get; Roode followed by saying the tag team champions and the fans were nothing but wankers, with the champions then interrupting and Chavo saying Aries & Roode weren’t even a real team; the two teams then agreed to a singles match, with Aries & Roode earning a tag team title shot if they won
James Storm & Velvet Sky defeated Jessie Godderz & TNA Knockouts Champion Tara in an impromptu match at 3:51 when Velvet pinned Tara with the In Your Face; following her entrance, Velvet took the mic and called out Tara and Jessie, then adding she had herself a tag team partner; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match
Kurt Angle (w/ Wes Brisco) defeated Mr. Anderson in a steel cage match at 15:19 via submission with the ankle lock into the heel hook; late in the bout, there were chants of “This is awesome;” after the bout, a masked Aces & Eights member scaled the cage as Brisco entered the cage, then locked it back up under Angle’s direction; the masked man then revealed he was Garett Bischoff, with Birsco attacking Angle from behind and the two double teaming Kurt as the crowd chanted “We want Sting”

1/25/13; Manchester, England; Arena
2/7/13 – included an opening in-ring promo with TNA TV Champion Devon, Garett Bischoff, Wes Brisco, DOC, and other Aces & Eights members in which Devon introduced Bischoff and Brisco as the newest members; Brisco then said he joined the group because Hogan wouldn’t take his calls for 2 years and, when he did, he made him go through Gut Check to get a job; Devon then warned Angle not to return to TNA and said the group would take over TNA; featured a backstage segment with TNA Knockouts Champion Tara and Jessie Godderz walking into Brooke Hogan’s office and complaining about their seats on the flight into Orlando; Brooke then said Tara was facing Brooke Tessmacher, Jessie was banned from ringside, and then told him to get her some coffee; included an ad promoting the Valentine’s Day sale at TNAshop.com; featured a backstage segment in which Austin Aries and Bobby Roode talked about putting their differences aside to be a successful tag team; included a video package on British Bootcamp contestants and Rockstar Spud winning to earn a TNA contract; featured a backstage segment in which Bruce Prichard and D-Lo Brown discussed Bischoff and Brisco turning on Angle to join Aces & Eights; included a backstage segment in which Sting spoke with Bully Ray about their tag team match later in the show; moments later, Hulk Hogan walked in and spoke to Bully privately, telling him it was up to him to end the Aces & Eights; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included a video package recapping AJ Styles’ year in 2012; featured an in-ring segment in which Jeremy Borash introduced Rockstar Spud as the newest member of the TNA roster; moments later, Robbie E, alongside Robbie T, interrupted and said it was a travesty that Spud earned a contract and then said Spud was lucky that T was holding him back; moments later, T bent down to grab his clipboard, with Spud punching E and E sliding out to the floor; T then looked to the fans with Spud before leaving the ring by himself; included a backstage segment in which Sting, Bully, and Brooke discussed Sting & Bully’s upcoming tag team match; featured an ad promoting the March 14 iMPACT from Chicago:
TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Kenny King and Zema Ion at 5:57 by pinning Ion after hitting a splash off the top onto King as King had Ion down in a northern lights suplex
James Storm pinned Jessie Godderz in an impromptu match at 3:05 with the Last Call; prior to the bout, Godderz said he was banned for the Knockouts match but would give the fans what they wanted by doing a posedown; moments later, Storm interrupted and said he would knock out all Godderz’ teeth
Austin Aries & Bobby Roode defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez to win the titles at 17:50 when Aries pinned Guerrero with the 450 splash after a spinebuster from Roode; during the bout, there were dueling chants for Guerrero and Aries
Brooke Tessmacher pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Tara in a non-title match at 6:25 with the Tess-Shocker; Jessie Godderz was banned from ringside for the match
Sting & Bully Ray defeated TNA TV Champion Devon & DOC in a tables match at 14:07 when Bully put Devon through a table with a urinage; Bully wore facepaint for the match; late in the bout, Mike Knox interfered on behalf of Aces & Eights but was fought off; after the contest, Hulk and Brooke Hogan celebrated with Sting & Bully in the ring

1/26/13; London, England; Wembley Arena
2/14/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan in which he said four matches would determine the #1 contender for the TNA World Title at Lockdown; TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam vs. James Storm, Christopher Daniels vs. Magnus, Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, and TNA Tag Team Champion Bobby Roode vs. TNA Tag Team Champion Austin Aries; Hogan then said Sting would be the TNA team captain when TNA faces Aces & Eights in Lethal Lockdown; Sting then came out and said he would find three “killers” to form his team and take on Aces & Eights; included a Valentine’s Day themed ad for ShopTNA.com; featured a backstage segment in which Bully Ray discussed his injury with Brooke Hogan, with Bully saying he wouldn’t let that stop them from having an enjoyable Valentine’s date in London; included a backstage promo by Magnus regarding his win earlier in the night and said his career was almost taken away from him at the hands of Aces & Eights but he had what it takes to be world champion; featured an ad promoting the March 14 iMPACT taping in Chicago; included a backstage segment with Dixie Carter, the Blossom Twins and Party Marty in which she wished them luck on their upcoming match; featured footage of Carter on Bellator in which she announced upcoming iMPACT tapings throughout the country; included the announcement TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy would return on two weeks; featured a backstage segment with Roode & Aries in which they discussed Hogan trying to divide them, with the two saying Hogan wouldn’t stop their taking all the TNA titles; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured a backstage segment in which Joseph Park knocked on Hogan’s door and said he was ready to politic to go after Hardy’s title, and said he hired a campaign manager and printed up flyers; Hogan implied to Park that “the boys” had ribbed him on how to politic; included a backstage segment in which Brooke tried to secure a title shot from Hulk for Bully Ray; featured a backstage segment with Sting and Hogan regarding who would get the world title shot; included a closing in-ring segment in which Hogan addressed who Hardy’s challenger would be, with Aces & Eights coming out of the crowd and surrounding the ring; moments later, Bully came out with a chain, followed by Sting carrying three baseball bats; Hogan, Sting, and Bully then stood in the ring as Aces left through the crowd to close the show:
Magnus pinned Christopher Daniels with the elbow drop off the top at 5:05; Frankie Kazarian was in Daniels’ corner but was ejected late in the bout
Kurt Angle fought Samoa Joe to a no contest at 12:33 when Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff ran out and attacked both men; during Angle’s entrance, audio of him aired in which he commented on the Olympic committee eliminating wrestling from the Olympics, and said he would do whatever it takes to fix it; there were dueling chants for both men during the match; after the bout, Angle and Joe cleared the ring
Gail Kim, TNA Knockouts Champion Tara, & Jessie Godderz defeated Party Marty & the Blossom Twins at 11:28 when Gail pinned one of the Blossoms with Eat Defeat; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match; after the match, Gail took the mic and said she once again proved why she was the most dominant knockout, said Taryn actually officiated the match well for once, and said she was after Tara’s belt; Gail then asked Brooke Hogan to come out and grant her the title shot she said she deserved; Brooke then appeared, granted Gail the title shot but then said Brooke Tessmacher and Velvet Sky would be in the match, with the two women then appearing; Brooke then said she would be ringside for the match the next week
James Storm pinned TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam in a non-title match with the Last Call at 5:48; there were dueling chants for both men during the match
TNA Tag Team Champion Austin Aries fought TNA Tag Team Champion Bobby Roode to a double count-out at 13:46 when both men prevented the other from getting back in the ring after they were both distracted by Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez on the aisle; following the entrances, Roode took the mic and said Hulk Hogan would not mess up the plans of he and Aries and they were going after all the gold in TNA; Aries then said Hogan’s plan wouldn’t work; the two then argued over who would poke the other one and pick up the easy win, leading to an actual match; during the match, there were dueling chants for both men

1/26/13; London, England; Wembley Arena
2/21/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan in which he announced Bully Ray would challenge TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy at Lockdown; moments later, a confused Bully came out to the ring, stressed that he was still hurt, and thanked Hogan; Bully then said he wanted to make Hulk and Brooke Hogan happy and suggested he, Sting, & Hulk face Aces & Eights later in the night, with the two shaking hands and Hogan agreeing; included a backstage segment with TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode talking about the previous week’s altercation with Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez, with Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian walking in and saying Aries & Roode should take their lead; featured an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; included a vignette on Rockstar Spud; featured a backstage segment with Hulk and Sting speaking about their tag team match later in the night; as Sting left, he spoke with Bully and said Hulk was onboard and ready for the match; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured the announcement that the following week’s show would have an update from AJ Styles at his home; included a backstage segment in which Hulk and Brooke spoke about Hulk deciding to wrestle in the main event; featured pretaped comments by Hardy regarding facing Bully at Lockdown for the world title:
James Storm, Joseph Park, Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian, TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode at 12:19 when Park pinned Kazarian with a splash off the middle turnbuckle after Storm hit the Last Call; late in the match, Aries & Roode walked out of the match
Rockstar Spud pinned Robbie E (w/ Robbie T) with a roll up at 2:44 after T refused to give E his clipboard; after the bout, E argued with T and repeatedly poked him with his finger and slapped him, with T throwing down his shirt and scaring E onto the entrance ramp
Velvet Sky defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Tara, Gail Kim, and Brooke Tessmacher in an elimination match to win the title at 8:34; Brooke Hogan sat ringside for the match; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the bout; prior to the bout, Jessie Godderz escorted Tara to the ring but was ejected from ringside before the match; Kim pinned Tara after Tara sustained Tessmacher’s moonsault off the top and Sky’s In Your Face; Sky pinned Tessmacher with a roll over at 6:33; Sky pinned Kim with the In Your Face after Terrell prevented Kim from holding onto the ring ropes
Samoa Joe defeated Garett Bischoff via disqualification at 5:08 when Wes Brisco interfered; after the bout, Kurt Angle ran out, clearing Bischoff and Brisco into the crowd; moments later, Angle took the mic and said he would face Brisco in a steel cage at Lockdown
TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Kenny King with the Five Star Frog Splash at 6:22
TNA TV Champion Devon, DOC, & Mr. Anderson defeated Sting & Bully Ray in a handicap match at 11:25 when DOC pinned Sting with a boot to the face; Hulk Hogan was scheduled to be Sting & Bully’s partner but did not appear; during the last moments of the contest, Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff came out with an injured Hulk and a captive Brooke Hogan; after the contest, Bully tended to Hulk and Brooke as Aces & Eights stood above Sting in the ring

2/28/13; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
2/28/13 – featured an opening segment in which Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan discussed the injury to Hulk Hogan while arriving to the arena; included an in-ring promo by Bully in which he said he would get his hands on TNA TV Champion Devon and then asked for TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy, who he would challenge at Lockdown; Hardy then joined him in the ring, with Bully saying he never thought the two would face off for the world title after their long history and he wasn’t sure if he was deserving of the match; after Hardy noted their history with tables, ladders, and chairs, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian then interrupted, agreed that Bully didn’t earn the title shot and Daniels had already outwrestled Hardy; after Daniels told them both to leave the ring, Bully drank and then spat out Daniels appletini before tossing it in his face; Hardy and Bully then cleared the ring before Bully challenged Daniels & Kazarian to face he and Hardy later in the show; included an ad promoting TNAshop.com; featured a backstage segment in which Sting and Magnus discussed whether Magnus should be part of his team at Lockdown; Taz did not join the commentary team until the second match; included a backstage segment in which TNA Tag Team Champion Austin Aries spoke with TNA Tag Team Champion Bobby Roode about his absence, then saying he wasn’t concerned with defending the titles at Lockdown against Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez and Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian; moments later, Guerrero & Hernandez walked in and Guerrero said Aries should worry more about his match against Hernandez instead of a photo shoot; featured backstage comments from Kenny King in which he said he was better than TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam, then walked into RVD’s locker area to get RVD to admit he was better than him; RVD agreed to give him a third title shot but it would be his last chance and he would be out of the X division if he lost; included a backstage segment in which Joseph Park talked to Sting about joining the Lockdown team; moments later, Sting talked to Matt Morgan about joining the team, with Morgan saying anyone associated with Hogan was guilty by association and he wouldn’t be part of the team; featured a backstage segment in which Sting and Kurt Angle discussed who Sting was putting on the Lockdown team, with the two then speaking about a controversial pick by Sting; included a tweet from Hogan, showing the knee injury sustained at the hands of Aces & Eights; featured an in-ring segment in which Devon, alongside DOC, Knox, Mr. Anderson, and Garett Bischoff, discussed Sting’s team at Lockdown; moments later, Sting interrupted and individually introduced Samoa Joe, James Storm, Magnus, and Eric Young, with Young attacking Aces from behind in the ring leading to a brawl in the ring won by Sting’s team (Young’s surprise return); included a vignette on Gut Check contestant Ivelise Felez in which she discussed her athletic background and the knockouts division; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included a backstage segment showing Aces & Eights storming out of the venue, with Angle telling the cameraman to follow him as he kept watch; included a vignette on Gut Check consetant Lei’d Tapa in which she discussed being the neice of the Barbarian; featured a backstage segment in which Aries spoke with Hardy and said he was pulling for him against Bully at Lockdown, since Bully had Hogan “in his back pocket;” included a video package on AJ Styles at home in Gainesville, GA, with comments from his wife and a longtime friend of Styles in which they said the Styles of today was not the same man they used to know; during the segment, his wife walked out of the interview; Styles then showed up during the interview with his friend, unshaven, and immediately left the house on his motorcycle; featured an in-ring segment in which Robbie E asked “Rob Terry” to come out to the ring; E then apologized for what’s been going on between the two, saying it risked their friendship and admitted Terry was “the better bro;” E then said they should have another Bro Off for old times sake; E then danced and left the ring to show he wasn’t selfish as Terry did his own dance; E then slid back in the ring and smashed his VIP sign over Terry’s head and called him a piece of garbage; Terry then rose up behind him and scared E to the floor; included a backstage segment with Aries and Bully in which Aries said he was pulling for Bully against Hardy, with Bully saying Aries should be happy with the tag belt because he was getting nowhere near the world title; featured a backstage segment in which Angle walked into the Aces & Eights clubhouse; included a closing segment showing angle assaulting Anderson in the clubhouse, then Devon, and then confronting the masked leader, smashing a beer bottle over his head; Angle unmasked the leader off camera, stood in shock and confronted the man about his actions only to then be jumped by behind by the rest of the group:
TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky pinned Tara with the In Your Face at 2:07; Gail Kim provided guest commentary for the match; prior to the bout, it was announced Gail would challenge the champion at Lockdown; Jessie Godderz escorted Tara to the ring but was ejected late in the match by referee Taryn Terrell
TNA Tag Team Champion Austin Aries pinned Hernandez at 4:30 after hitting him with a loaded forearm pad behind the referee’s back, moments after the referee took the tag title belt from Hernandez, tossed to him by Aries in the ring
Kenny King pinned TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam to win the title at 9:14 with the Coronation, moments after the champion failed the Five Star Frog Splash; stipulations stated it would be King’s last title shot
Gut Check match: Ivelise Felez defeated Lei’d Tapa via submission with a guillotine choke at 4:15; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match; during the match, there was a chant of “She’s a man” directed at Tapa
TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy & Bully Ray defeated Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian at 11:05 when Hardy pinned Daniels with the Swanton after an electric chair from Bully

3/7/13; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
3/7/13 – featured an opening still graphic in tribute to the passing of William Moody (Paul Bearer); included a backstage segment in which Kurt Angle said no one in TNA was safe because of who he knew was the leader of Aces & Eights, and he would reveal more later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Sting talked to James Storm, Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Eric Young – alongside ODB – about facing Aces later in the night in singles action and facing them at Lockdown; included an ad promoting TNAshop.com; featured backstage comments from Matt Morgan in which he said he would go through the entire roster until he got what he deserved; included a video package hyping Angle vs. Wes Brisco at Lockdown; featured an in-ring promo by Brisco in which he said his father and uncle told him Angle was the best wrestler they had ever seen but then he realized how worthless he really was; moments later, Angle walked out and said his mistake was trusting Brisco and he would beat down Brisco then and there; the two then brawled out to the floor until Al Snow, D-Lo Brown, and Pat Kenney intervened; moments later, Brown and Brisco attacked Angle, Kenney, and Snow, with Brown then taking the mic and the mask Angle took from the VP of Aces; Brown then said he would spoil Angle’s surprise by revealing he was Aces VP; following the commercial break, Brisco, D-Lo, Anderson, Knox, Garett Bischoff, DOC, and TNA TV Champion Devon talked backstage, with Brown then saying he had friends for life, they would never let him down, and then questioned whether the same could be true for Sting’s team; included backstage comments from TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky about her title victory, with Gail Kim interrupting, noting she was undefeated at Lockdown, and would regain the title; Velvet then slapped Gail; featured a Gut Check segment in which Bruce Prichard brought in Danny Davis as Taz’s replacement among the judges; the two and Snow then discussed Ivelise Felez and Lei’d Tapa’s performance the previous week; included a backstage segment with Prichard, Snow, and Davis in which they spoke with Ivelise and Tapa and said they were picking Tapa but that she hadn’t yet earned a contract; featured a backstage segment in which a bloody Sting yelled at his team about whether he could trust them, with Magnus saying he would show the world who he was and noted TNA was at war; included a look at upcoming TNA events; featured video from Gainesville, GA of a TNA camera crew finding AJ Styles, with Styles shoving one of the crew against his car until the crew left; included a backstage promo by TNA X Division Champion Kenny King regarding his title win the previous week and said he would defend the title at Lockdown; featured a backstage segment in which a bloody Sting spoke with Young, with ODB, and Storm in which Young said he wanted Sting to put him in the last match to prove how bad he wanted at Aces; Sting instead picked Storm; included an in-ring segment in which Jeremy Borash introduced Snow, Prichard, and Davis before bringing out Lei’d Tapa; as the crowd chanted “No!” at Tapa, she yelled back at them to be quiet; Davis voted yes; Prichard then called attention to the passing of William Moody/Paul Bearer as the crowd chanted “Rest in peace;” Prichard then voted no; Snow then said a message to Bearer before also voting yes; Tapa, as a result, earned a TNA contract; featured backstage comments from Robbie E in which he said he would face Robbie T at Lockdown; included a closing in-ring segment in which Bully, alongside Brooke Hogan, and Hardy discussed their upcoming title steel cage match at Lockdown; Bully then told Hardy he was proud of him not only for being the champion but for battling back against his personal demons; Hardy said he knew Bully would beat him down at Lockdown but he was proud of him too; Bully said he never has been proud of himself and it would take him winning the belt to get that done; Hulk Hogan then walked out on crutches, said Bully and Hardy were the two best in the company, and said may the best man win; Hardy and Bully then shook hands before Aces & Eights ran out and beat them down; Sting’s team then ran out and helped in the brawl as the show ended:
TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated TNA Tag Team Champion Austin Aries via disqualification in a non-title match at 12:20 when Matt Morgan ran out and kicked Hardy in the face after Hardy hit Aries with the Twist of Fate; prior to the bout, Aries cut an in-ring promo in which he bragged about beating Hernandez the previous week and complained about the reaction he got from Bully Ray and TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy after wishing them both good luck at Lockdown; Aries then called out Hardy for a match; after the contest, Morgan attempted to hit the move a second time outside the ring but Bully came out with a chain and kept him back
Best of 3 Series: TNA TV Champion Devon pinned Sting in a non-title match at 3:20 with a boot to the face after ramming Sting into the ringpost, busting him open; late in the bout, a ringside fan grabbed Sting and threw his drink into Sting’s face, leading to the finish; the fan was taken away by security; TNA: 0, Aces & Eights: 1
Gail Kim, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky, Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez at 7:22 when Gail pinned Velvet with Eat Defeat; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the match
Best of 3 Series: Samoa Joe & Magnus defeated Garett Bischoff & DOC at 4:53 when Magnus pinned DOC with the snapmare / elbow drop off the top double team; during the bout, there were chants of “You can’t wrestle” at Bischoff; moments later, the commentary team discussed a tweet from AJ Styles that read because the TNA camera crew came to his home uninvited then he would come to Chicago uninvited the following week; TNA: 1, Aces & Eights: 1
Best of 3 Series: Mr. Anderson pinned James Storm with the Mic Check at 3:52, moments after Sting, Samoa Joe, Magnus, and Eric Young came out to prevent TNA TV Champion Devon, D-Lo Brown, Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff, DOC, and Knox from interfering; TNA: 1, Aces & Eights 2; as a result of the win, Aces earned the extra man advantage in Lethal Lockdown

3/14/13; Chicago, IL; Sears Center Arena
3/14/13 – featured a backstage segment in which Sting said he wanted to get his hands on TNA World Champion Bully Ray and would get approval from Hulk Hogan; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a backstage segment with Bully addressing Aces & Eights and proposed a toast to the group for what they accomplished, should Hulk fire them; Bully then called Brooke Hogan and left her a voice mail about why she wouldn’t return his calls, eventually putting the call on speaker so the rest of the group could say hi; included an ad promoting Slammiversary XI in Boston on June 2; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk refused to comment on Bully or Brooke; included a backstage segment in which Sting walked into Hulk’s office; featured a backstage segment in which Bully and Aces complained about no Aces & Eights merchandise available to sell; included a backstage segment with Sting and Hulk in which Hulk blamed Sting for convincing him to trust Bully in the first place; Sting said Hulk shouldn’t fire Aces or Bully so they could get their revenge; Hulk then yelled at Sting to get out of his office; featured a video package recapping the recent history of AJ Styles; included a backstage segment with Sting and TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode, with Aries & Roode blaming Sting for letting Aces ruin their scheduled match and joked they were going to give Sting & Hulk a title shot after they won; moments later, Roode left with Sting then yelling at Aries and walking off; featured a video package recapping the Kurt Angle vs. Wes Brisco steel cage match at Lockdown; moments later, Brisco confronted Angle backstage, with Aces then attacking Angle and beating him down; included a look at upcoming events; featured an in-ring promo by Joseph Park in which he said he couldn’t wait for what was next in his wrestling career; moments later, Matt Morgan walked out, mocked Hulk’s decision making and used Park as an example; Morgan then said he would eliminate Hogan’s mistakes, starting with Park; Morgan then threatened to beat up Park, with Park going to leave the ring before Morgan insulted Chicago; Park then said he wouldn’t back down from a challenge, with Morgan saying it would happen on his time; Morgan then kicked Park in the face and said the match would be the following week; included a backstage segment in which Bully said his group already destroyed Hulk’s family and would now destroy the show; featured backstage footage of Brooke following Lockdown on Sunday in which she broke down crying:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez fought TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode to a no contest when the challengers were attacked by Aces & Eights upon their entrance; moments later, TNA TV Champion Devon took the mic and introduced the new TNA World Champion Bully Ray; Bully then appeared, with Taz briefly leaving the broadcast area to hug Bully before Bully entered the ring and embraced his teammates; Bully was then presented with an Aces vets and put it on; Bully then took the mic, introduced himself as the president of Aces & Eights and the world champion, who used Sting, Brooke Hogan, and Hulk Hogan; Bully then detailed how he took the title and said Hulk wouldn’t come out and fire them; the group then held up their hands, with Bully holding the title belt high
TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky & Mickie James defeated Gail Kim & Tara (w/ Jessie Godderz) at 9:40 when Sky pinned Tara with In Yo Face; during Gail’s entrance, a pretaped insert promo from her aired in which she thanked Brooke Hogan for putting referee Taryn Terrell on probation; late in the contest, Taryn slapped Gail after Gail became physical with her
Rob Terry pinned Robbie E with a powerslam at 1:19; following the entrances, E took the mic, said what happened at Lockdown was a fluke, and he would win their rematch; after the bout, Terry danced in the ring
James Storm pinned Christopher Daniels (w/ Frankie Kazarian) at 3:44 with the Lungblower; Daniels & Kazarian were dressed as the Legion of Doom for the match; following their entrance, the two mocked AJ Styles and said they were dressed as the second best tag team of all time; moments later, Storm interrupted, mocked the two, and said the two should choose which would be beaten up by him; after the contest, Daniels & Kazarian double teamed Storm before Styles walked out to the ring, punched Kazarian, and scared Daniels from the ring; moments later, Styles dropped Storm with a clothesline and left the ring
Sting defeated TNA Tag Team Champion Austin Aries via disqualification at 15:15 when Aces & Eights attacked Sting as he prepared to apply the Scorpion Deathlock; TNA Tag Team Champion Bobby Roode was in Aries’ corner before being ejected at the 9-minute mark; after the bout, TNA World Champion Bully Ray took the mic, told Sting he used him, and asked where Hulk Hogan was and whether he was going to fire the group; following the commercial break, Hulk walked out on crutches and said firing Aces was too easy and the rest of the locker room would fight to eliminate Aces; moments later, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Magnus, Joseph Park, Rob Terry, Kurt Angle, Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez ran out to brawl with Aces; eventually, Aces beat down the TNA wrestlers, with Bully taking the mic, mocking Hogan, and then hitting the TNA group with his chain; Bully then confronted Hulk on the entrance aisle and questioned what he was going to do now

3/14/13; Chicago, IL; Sears Center Arena
3/21/13 – featured an opening video package in which TNA World Champion Bully Ray talked about swerving TNA and the Hogans, then noting his plan started 9 months earlier and that he would walk the fans through each step of his plan; included an in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan, on a crutch, in which he discussed the beating the TNA wrestlers took the previous week before noting the four TNA leaders that led the fight; Hogan then called for Samoa Joe, Magnus, Kurt Angle, and Jeff Hardy to come out to the ring and told them he needed the TNA World Title back with TNA; Hardy then said the four should compete in a #1 contenders match, with Hogan agreeing and saying the match would take place later in the show; featured a segment in which Bully said his first goal was to win the Bound for Glory Series, noting that it began with the attack on Sting in June, and discussed putting the blame on James Storm as being behind the Aces & Eights; included an ad promoting the X Division revolution, with TNA X Division Champion Kenny King then complaining that he would have to defend against two challengers later in the show but said he would take some 5 Hour Energy to get it done; featured footage from earlier in the show of Brooke Hogan arriving to the arena and saying she didn’t want to talk about Bully or Hulk and was only there to oversee the knockouts division; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a video in which Bully said Hulk prevented him from winning at No Surrender so he baited Sting, Joseph Park, and Hulk before also doing the same to Brooke; included Sting standing outside Hulk’s door; featured a backstage segment in which Sting walked into Hulk’s office and said he wanted a match with Bully, with Hulk saying Sting should go hang out in the rafters because he was causing too many problems; included a video package recapping the history between Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim; featured an in-ring segment in which Taryn came out, took the mic, and said Gail pushed her to her limits but she apologized for her actions; Gail then came out and said she was responsible for creating the division and then called for Brooke to come out and fire Taryn; Brooke then appeared and said she had to terminate Taryn as a referee but Taryn was now a signed member of the knockouts division; Gail then turned around and was knocked to the mat from a spear from Taryn, with Taryn then chasing Gail backstage; moments later, Bully came out of the crowd and confronted Brooke from behind; Bully then showed her his wedding ring as she yelled “I hate you!” and went backstage; included an ad promoting Slammiversary tickets; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included a video package in which Bully noted TNA TV Champion Devon and Garett Bischoff came to Hulk to help him against Aces & Eights, but Hulk didn’t want them; Bully then said Mr. Anderson joining Aces was because Hulk and no one else from TNA checked on him after Anderson himself was jumped by Aces; he then discussed the recruitment of D-Lo Brown, Wes Brisco, and revealing the Aces members one by one until only he was left; featured a backstage promo by Angle regarding the #1 contender match later in the night; included backstage comments from Hardy regarding regaining the TNA World Title; featured an in-ring segment in which Mike Tenay introduced AJ Styles, who came out to the ring and just stood and stared as Tenay questioned him about rumored drug and alcohol abuse; moments later, Taz took the mic and held up a vest that Styles could have if he wanted to pursue joining Aces; James Storm then came out to the ring and dressed down Styles, with Styles not even turning to look at him; Storm eventually confronted Styles to his face, with the crowd chanting “Hug it out” as Styles turned and left the ring; included a video package in which Bully said Hulk suspending him only aided Bully’s plan, compared the punishment he took along the way to ‘Goodfellas,’ and how he was able to convince Hulk to give him the #1 contender spot:
TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez at 11:55 when Aries pinned Guerrero with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian came ringside, with Daniels shoving Guerrero off the top as Kazarian distracted the referee; after the match, Daniels & Kazarian also attacked the champions
TNA X Division Champion Kenny King defeated Zema Ion and Sonjay Dutt at 4:53 by pinning Dutt with a springboard neckbreaker into the ring after Dutt hit a flipping double stomp off the top onto Ion
Matt Morgan pinned Joseph Park with the boot to the face at 5:14
Jeff Hardy defeated Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, and Magnus at 12:15 by pinning Joe with the Swanton after Joe powered out of Angle’s ankle lock; stipulations stated the winner would be the #1 contender for the TNA World Title; after the match, Hardy and Joe shook hands

3/28/13; Jonesboro, AR; ASU Convocation Center
3/28/13 – Open Fight Night – included an opening in-ring promo by Jeff Hardy in which he discussed being the #1 contender to the TNA World Title; moments later, TNA World Champion Bully Ray, alongside D-Lo Brown, Wes Briso, Garett Bischoff, TNA TV Champion Devon, DOC, Ken Anderson, & Knox, interrupted and said Hardy should watch who he’s calling out because Hardy wouldn’t want to get himself hurt; Anderson then took the mic and made fun of Hardy getting chances time after time because he sells merchandise; eventually, Anderson goaded Hardy and Hardy jumped him, leading to the entire Aces & Eights attacking Hardy in the ring; Bully then attempted to hurt Hardy with his chain before Kurt Angle, Magnus, Eric Young, and Samoa Joe ran out to clear the ring and make the save; Hardy then said he wanted to fight Anderson later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez discussed losing their tag team title shot the previous week and implied they had plans for Open Fight Night; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured backstage comments from Taryn Terrell about her first night as part of the knockouts division and who she would call out later in the show; included an ad promoting Slammiversary tickets on sale; featured a “TNA Insta-fact” graphic which read Lockdown was TNA’s most attended pay-per-view in company history; included an in-ring segment in which Taryn Terrell took the mic and called out Gail Kim; moments later, Kim appeared, took the mic, and asked Terrell if she really wanted to embarass herself in her in-ring debut; Kim then said Taryn rubbed others the wrong way and brought out Tara, who said she had her own challenge for Taryn; Tara, with Jessie Godderz, then appeared with the two double teaming Taryn until TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky ran out and made the save; following the commercial break, Sky and Terrell provided comments backstage before Taryn ran after Kim in the hallway, with Sky having to hold Taryn back as Tara held back Kim; featured a video package promoting the return of Gut Check the following week; included Jeremy Borash backstage with Adam Pearce and Magno, who would compete the following week in Gut Check; included a backstage segment in which Sting tried to get into Hulk Hogan’s office, but was blocked by security; featured a backstage segment with Hardy and Hulk in which Hulk said Hardy would challenge for the title April 11 in Corpus Christi and allowed him to choose the stipulation for the bout; included an in-ring promo by Sting in which he said he had to fix the problem he created with Bully, but Hulk wasn’t listening to him; Sting then called Hulk out to the ring, and told him he would try for the third time to apologize and if it didn’t go well then it may get “nuclear” between them; Hulk them blamed Sting for everything regarding Bully, with Sting replying it was ultimately Hulk’s decision to make; Hulk then told Sting to “get the hell” out of the ring, with Sting telling him to make him; two security guards then came out to keep the two apart before Sting was escorted backstage; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; following the commercial break, Sting was shown escorted out of the building as Matt Morgan noted it was another Hulk mistake; included a video package recapping the segment the previous week between AJ Styles, James Storm, and Taz; featured a backstage segment in which Bully made a toast for Aces & Eights winning the tag team match before discussing the main event with Anderson and Devon, then complaining that Hardy could pick the stipulation for his title shot; Anderson then said there wouldn’t be a title shot for Hardy, implied he would hurt him, and stormed off; included a video package recapping TNA X Division Champion Kenny King’s win the previous week; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Sonjay Dutt about facing Mason Andrews and the returning Petey Williams the following week with a chance at the TNA X Division Title for the winner; included the announcement Guerrero & Hernandez would challenge TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode in two weeks; featured a video package recapping Hardy vs. Bully at Lockdown:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian at 12:11 when Guerrero pinned Daniels with the frog splash after Hernandez hit a springboard shoulderblock into the ring as Daniels attempted Angels Wings on Guerrero; following Guerrero & Hernandez’s entrance, Guerrero took the mic and said the winner of the next match would be the #1 contenders to the TNA Tag Team Titles, and then called out Daniels & Kazarian
Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff, & DOC defeated James Storm, AJ Styles, & Eric Young at 14:28 when Brisco pinned Angle with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage as Angle had the ankle lock on Bischoff; prior to the match, Storm took the mic and called out AJ Styles; moments later, Styles appeared in the crowd, with Storm saying he’s been where Styles is and told him to move on and get past a big loss; Storm then said they could settle it with a beer or a fight; moments later, Brisco, DOC, and Bischoff ran in the ring and attacked Storm, with Styles walking off; Young then ran out to make the save but was beaten down, followed by Angle coming out to help make the save; Angle then took the mic and called the three out to a match; late in the contest, D-Lo Brown appeared ringside, distracting Angle
Ken Anderson defeated Jeff Hardy via disqualification at 10:49 when Hardy hit Anderson and an interfering Garett Bischoff with a hammer Bischoff brought to the ring; after the bout, Hardy hit Anderson with a steel chair, knocked him back into the ring, hit the Twist of Fate, laid him on a table, and then climbed to the top of a ladder in the ring; moments later, TNA World Champion Bully Ray came out to pull Anderson to safety, with Hardy taking the mic and saying his world title shot in two weeks would be a Full Metal Mayhem match

3/28/13; Jonesboro, AR; ASU Convocation Center
4/4/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Ken Anderson, alongside TNA TV Champion Devon, D-Lo Brown, Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff, DOC, & Knox, in which he extended an invitation to AJ Styles to join the group and hoped he would make the right decision; Devon then held up a document that belonged to Brooke Hogan, which TNA World Champion Bully Ray would speak on later in the show; D-Lo then said he received a termination letter from TNA and demanded a TNA official come out and tell him face to face why he was fired; Kurt Angle then appeared and said he had something to say to D-Lo and would say it to his face, and not through social media; Angle then tackled D-Lo, with Joseph Park, Samoa Joe, Eric Young, and Magnus running in and brawling with Aces & Eights until they cleared them from the ring; included a backstage segment in which Joey Ryan found Brooke and said he should be the knockouts referee, with Brooke agreeing but telling him he couldn’t touch the women wrestlers in the ring; featured an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; included a “TNA Insta-Fact” which read iMPACT was the most watched wrestling show in Germany television two weeks in a row; included Jeremy Borash conducting an in-ring segment in which TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode signed their contract to face Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez for the following week; after the two teams traded words, Aries started adding stipulations for the winners, including them getting a fruit basket and green M&Ms; the two teams then continued writing stipulations, without saying what they were; Borash then announced the match would be a Best 2 out of 3 falls match and that Guerrero & Hernandez would split up if they didn’t win the belts; featured a Gut Check vignette on Adam Pearce, in which he talked about his career and potentially facing the likes of Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe; included an ad promoting Slammiversary; featured a Gut Check vignette on Magno in which he discussed his Mexican heritage and mask; included a backstage segment in which Styles was found by Aces & Eights, with Anderson giving him a vest and telling him to think about joining the group; featured a video package recapping the history between Bully, Hogan, Sting, and Brooke; included backstage comments from Hulk in which he said Sting wasn’t in the building and he needed warriors, not politics; featured a backstage segment in which Park spoke with Angle; included an in-ring promo by Hulk in which he said he was done making mistakes and would make decisions by his gut; Hogan then called for Styles to join him in the ring; Styles then came into the ring with the Aces vest he was given, with Hogan telling him he gets going through personal “crap;” Hogan then said he needed a dangerous Styles to help TNA against Aces; as Styles questioned that Hulk needed his help, James Storm interrupted, noted he was the one that beat Styles to deny him a TNA World Title match until Bound for Glory but everyone loses big matches; Storm said he drove every mile Styles did in building TNA and Styles wasn’t the same man he was at “the fairgrounds;” Storm then gave Styles an ultimatum, with Styles leaving the ring and looking at his Aces vest; following the commercial break, Hulk gave backstage comments in which he said he was done sucking up to Styles and Styles had a week to give an answer; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included an ad promoting One Night Only on pay-per-view; featured a backstage segment in which Bully spoke to Aces and said he wasn’t in a good mood and that they better get the job done in the main event, then saying he would give Brooke his envelope later; included a video package promoting the following week’s Full Metal Mayhem match with Hardy vs. Bully, along with comments from Hardy; featured the announcement Taryn Terrell would face Gail Kim the following week; included a backstage segment in which Hulk and Brooke spoke about Brooke meeting with Bully in the ring later, with Brooke saying she would bring security with her to the ring; featured a closing in-ring segment in which Bully came out, took the mic, and asked for Brooke to join him; Brooke then came out with security, with Bully asking where her wedding ring was and noting he wore his; he then said security should be there for him, not her, because she’s the one that became a lunatic after Lockdown; Bully then said his documents were not divorce papers; Brooke then opened the package to find a front row ticket to Corpus Christi so she could see him beat Hardy for the second time; Bully then bragged about being in Brooke’s head, with Hardy eventually running out and brawling with Bully in the ring as the show ended:
Gail Kim & Tara (w/ Jessie Godderz) defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky & Taryn Terrell at 5:25 when Gail pinned Taryn with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage; during the match, the commentary team noted fans could buy autographed action figures of Dixie Carter at ShopTNA.com; Joey Ryan was the referee for the match; prior to the finish, Gail started hitting on Ryan, who then took off his shirt and started putting baby oil on before giving Gail a fast count; after the bout, Gail blew him off and went backstage; moments later, Ryan apologized to Velvet & Taryn in the ring, with Taryn sneaking behind him and hitting a low blow
Gut Check match: Adam Pearce pinned Magno with a takedown and grabbing the ropes for leverage at 4:16; Jeremy Borash introduced the two for the match
Petey Williams defeated Sonjay Dutt and Mason Andrews at 5:20 by pinning Andrews with the Canadian Destroyer; during Williams’ entrance, a highlight package aired recapping his TNA history (Williams’ in-ring return)
TNA TV Champion Devon, Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff, Knox, & Doc defeated Kurt Angle, Joseph Park, Magnus, Samoa Joe, & Eric Young at 13:55 when DOC pinned Park after hitting a low blow from behind as the referee was outside the ring

4/11/13; Corpus Christi, TX; American Bank Center
4/11/13 – featured an opening backstage segment in which Hulk Hogan spoke with Jeff Hardy about his TNA World Title match later in the night; included a new show opening; featured a backstage segment with Joey Ryan and Brooke Hogan in which Ryan asked to referee another knockouts match, with Brooke saying she already had someone in mind to referee the knockouts match and Ryan would have a match later in the show; included an ad promoting TNAShop.com; featured an outdoor segment showing Aces & Eights arriving to the arena on motorcycles; included an in-ring promo by Joseph Park in which he discussed Aces & Eights and TNA World Champion Bully Ray, before holding up annulment papers that would dissolve the marriage of Bully and Brooke; TNA TV Champion Devon then came into the ring, took the papers, and ripped them up; Devon then said if Park had a problem with Bully, he had a problem with him and told Park to stay out of their business; moments later, Devon punched Park with a chain; featured a video package recapping the history between Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim; included a segment in which Bruce Prichard, Al Snow, and Danny Davis discussed the previous week’s Gut Check match between Adam Pearce and Magno; included a backstage segment with the Gut Check judges, along with Pearce and Magno in which Magno was chosen to compete later in the show; Pearce then shook Prichard’s hand and walked off; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk Hogan talked about AJ Styles, but wouldn’t discuss Sting; included an outdoor segment in which Styles wouldn’t comment on Aces and walked off, with Ken Anderson then telling him to consider his offer; featured a video package hyping the Hardy vs. Bully main event; included an in-ring promo by Hulk in which he called for Styles to join him in the ring, then questioned which side he was on; as Styles said he didn’t respond well to ultimatums, James Storm interrupted and said he and Styles were going to fight; Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian then appeared and said both sides were going after Styles but they were the only ones really on his side, rather than the fans or Dixie Carter; moments later, Styles left the ring, with Hulk saying Styles would wrestle Storm the following week on iMPACT; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included backstage comments from Kurt Angle in which he said he would face Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff the following week in a handicap match; featured a backstage segment in which Brooke told Hulk she needed to be ringside for the main event; after Brooke left, Matt Morgan appeared and said it was Hulk’s mistakes that put TNA in the current situation; included an in-ring segment in which Jeremy Borash introduced the Gut Check judges and Magno; Davis then said he was going with a no, with Magno then cutting a promo as to why the two other judges should pick him; Prichard then said no as well; featured an outdoor segment in which Bully told Aces that he needed to face and beat Hardy by himself and had them swear not to interfere; included an ad promoting One Night Only; featured the announcement Mickie James would face Brooke Tessmacher the following week, with the winner becoming #1 contender to the TNA Knockouts Title:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1, to win the titles at 15:08; stipulations stated Guerrero & Hernandez would have to split if they lost; following the challengers’ entrance, Aries & Roode attacked them from behind on the floor, with Roode repeatedly throwing Hernandez into the steel ring steps; fall #1: Roode pinned Guerrero with a spinebuster at the 28-second mark; fall #2: Guerrero pinned Aries with a roll up at 1:28 after avoiding a splash off the top; fall #3: Guerrero pinned Roode with the frog splash after a double suplex from Hernandez
Taryn Terrell pinned Gail Kim with a roll up at 2:29; prior to the bout, the commentary team discussed the new website for the knockouts launching April 25; following the ring entrances, ODB was announced as the guest referee for the bout; after the match, ODB chased Kim backstage; moments later, Christy Hemme conducted an interview at the entrance stage with Taryn about her first win in TNA
Rob Terry (mystery opponent) pinned Joey Ryan at 2:31 with a fireman’s carry into a slam (debut of a new entrance for Terry)
TNA World Champion Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match at 17:10 after hitting Hardy in the head with a hammer as both men were on top of the ladder, with Hardy falling off and through a table in the ring; during Bully’s entrance, he taunted Brooke at ringside; after the match, Aces & Eights came into the ring and celebrated with Bully, with Bully taking the mic, praising the group, and everyone raising their arms in the air

4/11/13; Corpus Christi, TX; American Bank Center
4/18/13 – featured an opening graphic in tribute of those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings; included backstage footage from after the previous week’s show of Jeff Hardy being taken from the ring on a stretcher and taken away by ambulance as Hulk Hogan watched; featured a backstage segment in which TNA TV Champion Devon spoke with Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff about their match later in the night against Kurt Angle; included backstage comments from Petey Williams and Zema Ion regarding the TNA X Division Title match later in the show; featured backstage comments from Magnus regarding his match later in the night with Devon; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a backstage segment with Brooke Hogan and Christy Hemme in which they spoke about the new knockouts website launching April 25; moments later, Brooke spoke with Brooke Tessmacher and Mickie James about their looking to be the #1 contender; Tessmacher then said if Brooke needed anyting, she and all the knockouts were there for her; included backstage comments from Samoa Joe regarding Aces & Eights’ attack on Magnus earlier in the show; Joe then said he would face Devon in Magnus’s place later in the show; featured a look at TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky and her knee injury sustained two weeks earlier; included a backstage segment showing AJ Styles walking away, with Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian then claiming he was realligned with them; featured a backstage segment with Devon and Joseph Park, with TNA World Champion Bully Ray then knocking Park down from behind; Devon then choked Park with his steel chain as Bully told him to stay out of their family issues; Devon then threw Park in the shower and turned on the water; included an ad promoting the new knockouts website; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included backstage comments from Mickie James about being the new #1 contender for the TNA Knockouts Title; featured backstage comments from James Storm about facing Styles later in the show; included an in-ring promo by Daniels & Kazarian in which they said they would regain the TNA Tag Team Titles; moments later, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode interrupted and said they were the #1 contenders; the two teams then argued before TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez came out, cleared Aries & Roode from the ring, and held up their belts to show that they were the best of the three teams; featured a video package with comments from King, Gail Kim, and Roode about the injury to Hardy; included backstage comments from Matt Morgan in which he discussed the many mistakes made by Hulk; featured an ad promoting One Night Only on pay-per-view; included the announcement Mickie would challenge Velvet the following week and Aries & Roode would challenge Chavo & Hernandez:
Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff defeated Kurt Angle in a handicap match at 11:03 when Bischoff scored the pin after hitting Angle in the back of the neck with a steel chain, handed to him by D-Lo Brown as Ken Anderson distracted the referee; prior to Angle’s entrance, a video package recapped the history between the three; after the bout, Brisco & Bischoff dropped Angle with a double team powerbomb; after the contest, Anderson took the mic, noted Sting left Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy was beaten, and then said AJ Styles was still welcome in their group
TNA X Division Champion Kenny King defeated Zema Ion and Petey Williams at 5:46 by pinning Ion after a running dropkick to Williams as Williams had Ion in a Scorpion Deathlock; during the bout, clips from the referee’s head camera were shown to the TV audience (King’s first appearance with new music)
Magnus fought TNA TV Champion Devon to a no contest when Doc & Knox jumped Magnus from behind on the stage; moments later, he fought them off only to then be triple teamed and hit with Devon’s steel chain; Doc & Knox then dropped Magnus with a double chokeslam on the stage before Samoa Joe ran out to make the save and tend to Magnus
Mickie James pinned Brooke Tessmacher at 6:40 by blocking a roll up attempt; stipulations stated the winner would become the #1 contender to the TNA Knockouts Title; ODB was the referee for the match
TNA TV Champion Devon pinned Samoa Joe at 3:37 after Ken Anderson interfered behind the referee’s back and hit the challenger in the face with brass knuckles as Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff distracted the referee from the floor; after the bout, Anderson punched Joe in the face for the second time with the weapon
AJ Styles defeated James Storm via submission with a modified ankle lock at 10:53; late in the match, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian appeared ringside; after the bout, Daniels & Kazarian celebrated with Styles before he jumped them, and then left the ring as Storm, Daniels & Kazarian were attacked in the ring by Aces & Eights; moments later, TNA World Champion Bully Ray took the mic and bragged about how the group ended all the fans’ heroes and blamed it all on Hulk Hogan; Ray then said he would call Hogan out the following week

4/25/13; Indiana, PA; Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
4/25/13 – featured an opening segment in which security blocked Aces & Eights at the door, with TNA World Champion Bully Ray telling them to back down which they did; included an in-ring promo by James Storm in which he discussed losing to AJ Styles the previous week, with Styles then appearing in the crowd; Storm then said Styles’ new submission move “hurt like hell” and then turned his attention to Aces; after Storm challenged the group, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian interrupted and said TNA needed Fortune to face Aces; Kazarian then told Styles to join them in the ring and reunite Fortune; Kazarian then said Storm was as irrelevant as the fans, with Storm fighting the two before he was beaten down; Aces & Eights then came out of the crowd, with Anderson setting Storm up to powerbomb him through a table in the ring; moments later, Joseph Park ran out and fought off many of the members before he too was beaten down; Knox & DOC prepared to hit a double chokeslam on Park, with Bully then appearing and, with TNA TV Champion Devon, putting Park through the table with the 3D; following the commercial break, Park was taken backstage on a stretcher; Bully then took the mic, said the fans had no heroes left, and reminded them of the challenge he issued Hulk Hogan the previous week; featured a video package on Mickie James challenging for the TNA Knockouts Title later in the show; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk was asked why he left the venue and why he was back; included a backstage segment in which Robbie E spoke with Jessie Godderz about him facing Rob Terry later in the show; featured an ad promoting Slammiversary; included a backstage segment in which Daniels & Kazarian found Bobby Roode and also suggested they reform Fortune, with Austin Aries shown listening on; featured a vignette promoting the return of Chris Sabin the following week; included a backstage segment in which Aries confronted Roode about rejoining Fortune, and then said he would only be screwing himself if he didn’t help regain the tag team titles; featured a look at the new knockouts website; included backstage comments from Matt Morgan in which he said he had a solution for Hulk’s problems and would address it in the ring; featured a look at upcoming TNA events; included footage of TNA’s press conference in Tampa with Hulk; featured an in-ring promo with Morgan in which he detailed all the mistakes Hulk had made in recent months before inviting him to the ring; after Hulk appeared, Morgan said Hulk would be beaten up later in the show by Aces, as they did to everyone else on the roster, and then said Hulk should use him to face Aces; Morgan then said he would deal with Bully for a small fee, with Hogan saying it would be a mistake after everyone Morgan had put him through and noting Morgan was still going about things the wrong way; Hulk then said he would face Bully by himself; included a backstage segment in which Bully and Aces talked about Hogan’s comments; featured info on how fans could choose from Rashad Cameron, Rockstar Spud, and Suicide on TNA’s website as the next TNA X Division Challenger on May 23; included an ad promoting Joker’s Wild on pay-per-view; featured a backstage segment in which Bully and Devon spoke about Bully confronting Hulk later in the night; included a backstage segment with Hulk and Brooke Hogan in which Brooke tried to talk Hulk out of facing Bully in the ring; featured a closing in-ring promo by Bully in which he listed off the TNA wrestlers Aces had put out of action, said Hulk was the last one left, and called him out to the ring; moments later, Hogan appeared; after the two had words, Hogan landed several punches before Bully went to the floor and ordered Aces to surround Hogan; the lights then went out and when they went back on, Sting was in the ring with a baseball bat; Sting and Hogan then cleared the ring, with Sting then pointing his bat at Hogan’s chest before leaving the ring:
Taryn Terrell pinned Tara with a roll up at 6:30; ODB was the guest referee for the bout
Rob Terry pinned Jessie Godderz (w/ Robbie E) at 3:07 with a modified powerslam; Robbie E introduced Godderz before the bout
TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated Austin Aries & Bobby Roode at 8:53 when Guerrero pinned Roode with the frog splash; there were chants for Aries early in the match; during the contest, the camera briefly focused on the Spanish commentary team; late in the bout, Christopher Daniels, who provided guest commentary for the match, & Frankie Kazarian interfered behind the referee’s back, ultimately leading to Roode accidentally being struck
TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky pinned Mickie James with an inside cradle at 10:56; ODB was the referee for the match

4/25/13; Indiana, PA; Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
5/2/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan in which he discussed the closing segment the previous week between he and Sting, and then asked for Sting to join him in the ring; Hogan then said he made a mistake when he pushed Sting away at a time they needed to work together against Aces & Eights, with Hogan and Sting then shaking hands; Sting then asked Hogan to let him set up a team to face Aces the following week in a 6-man tag team match; Hogan agreed and then said he needed to determine who would challenge TNA World Champion Bully Ray at Slammiversary; Matt Morgan then interrupted and said Sting should not be handed a world title shot, with Hogan saying Morgan would face Sting for the title shot in the main event; included a video package on Chris Sabin in which he talked about his knee injury the previous year and battling back to get inside the ring, noting his goal was to be world champion; featured an ad promoting Knockouts playing cards available through ShopTNA.com; included backstage comments from Kurt Angle in which he said he issued a challenge to Aces earlier in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Robbie E and Jessie Godderz discussed bringing Joey Ryan in to help in their fight against Rob Terry; included a backstage segment in which Bully spoke to the Aces members about how Hogan and Sting mocked them and asked who would take Angle out later in the show; Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff then said they wanted to do it before D-Lo Brown spoke up and said he would get the job done and swore his colors on it; featured an ad promoting Slammiversary; included the announcement Austin Aries & Bobby Roode would face Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian the following week in a #1 contenders match for the TNA Tag Team Titles; featured an in-ring promo by Aries & Roode in which they discussed Daniels & Kazarian, noting they themselves were a team of world champions that barely liked each other but liked each other enough to win titles; Daniels & Kazarian then interrupted, with the two teams arguing before TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez interrupted; Guerrero then said the #1 contenders match would have a special referee and then introduced James Storm, with Storm sharing a beer with Guerrero and Hernandez; featured a backstage segment in which Sting asked Angle about his match later in the show, then closed the door so they could speak privately; included a backstage segment with Tara and Gail Kim in which Gail said they should embarass Taryn Terrell later in the show; featured a video package with backstage comments from Sabin about his return to the ring earlier in the show; included backstage comments from Morgan in which he talked about beating Sting and then beating Bully for the TNA World Title; featured an ad promoting Joker’s Wild; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured a backstage segment in which Bully said D-Lo swore his colors on victory and gave up, then saying he would deal with D-Lo the next week; Bully then said he, TNA TV Champion Devon, & Anderson would be in the 6-man tag the next week; included backstage comments from Roode & Aries about facing Daniels & Kazarian the next week:
Chris Sabin defeated Sonjay Dutt and Zema Ion at 4:02 by pinning Ion with Cradle Shock; during the match, it was announced fans had voted for Suicide to return through a poll on TNAwrestling.com; the referee wore a head camera for the bout (Sabin’s in-ring return after 11 months)
Rob Terry defeated Robbie E, Jessie Godderz, & Joey Ryan in a handicap match at 3:34 by pinning Ryan with a fireman’s carry into a throw
Kurt Angle defeated D-Lo Brown in an I Quit match with the ankle lock into the heel hook at 8:05; following the entrances, Brown took the mic and said he would embarass Angle by challenging and beating him in an I Quit match; mid-way through the match, Ken Anderson, DOC, Knux, Wes Brisco, and Garett Bischoff appeared ringside but Anderson told them to stand their ground and not interfere; moments later, Christy Hemme conducted an interview with Angle in the aisle, with Angle taking the mic and calling for AJ Styles to come join him in the ring; following the commercial break, Styles joined Angle in the ring, with Angle saying he came to TNA because of Styles; Angle then said he needed to know the next week which side Styles was on
Taryn Terrell & Mickie James defeated Gail Kim & Tara at 6:25 when Taryn pinned Tara with a roll up; ODB was the referee for the match; during the bout, it was noted Mickie’s new CD would be available the next day; after the match, Mickie fought Tara outside the ring as Gail hit Eat Defeat on Taryn in the ring and then applied a ringpost figure-4; moments later, ODB and other referees forced Gail backstage
Sting defeated Matt Morgan via TKO at 13:08 when Morgan passed out while caught in the Scorpion Deathlock for several minutes; stipulations stated the winner would challenge for the TNA World Title at Slammiversary; Morgan came to the ring wearing Hulk Hogan’s 1980 cape; after the bout, TNA World Champion Bully Ray, TNA TV Champion Devon, Ken Anderson, and other members of Aces & Eights appeared ringside, with Bully then confronting Sting as the show ended

5/23/13; Tampa, FL; Sundome
5/23/13 – featured an opening graphic noting the recent tornadoes in Moore, OK and how to contribute to the American Red Cross; included an in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan in which he said being in Tampa felt like he was surrounded by family; Hogan then noted AJ Styles had appeared to have gone with the Aces & Eights but wouldn’t let that put a damper on his night, then introduced Sting; Hogan then told Sting he didn’t agree with Sting’s decision to not have another title match if he doesn’t beat TNA World Champion Bully Ray at Slammiversary, with Sting saying he didn’t deserve another shot if he couldn’t take Bully’s title and power; Brooke Hogan then came out and took the blame for Hogan and Sting’s situations and said, despite being proud of the Knockouts division, she wanted to resign; as Hogan protested, Bully came out with a mic and said neither of them should be taking the blame because he was responsible for all of it; Bully then said he still and will always love Brooke and will never remove his wedding ring from his finger; featured a vignette promoting the return of Suicide later in the show; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a backstage segment in which Chris Sabin and James Storm discussed being a tag team, with Storm saying he didn’t want to take an opportunity from Sabin but appreciated the favor and would make it up to him; included a backstage segment with Bully and Brooke in which Bully again admitted to Brooke that he still loved her; featured a backstage segment with TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky and Mickie James in which they discussed Velvet’s knee injury, with Velvet saying she wouldn’t let it stop her from competing241 later in the night; included an ad promoting tickets for Slammiversary; featured the announcement the next inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame would be announced at Slammiversary; included a backstage segment with Bully, Wes Brisco, Ken Anderson, DOC, TNA TV Champion Devon, Knux, and D-Lo Brown in which they discussed Styles and said he wouldn’t let them down; featured footage of Kurt Angle in New York City on his campaign to save Olympic wrestling; included an ad promoting upcoming events; featured backstage comments from Gail in which she complained she should be the one getting a TNA Knockouts Title shot; moments later, Taryn Terrell jumped her until she was held back and Gail escaped; featured a video package on James Storm’s tag team history and being part of the upcoming TNA Tag Team Title match at Slammiversary; included an in-ring promo by James Storm in which he noted he had been part of America’s Most Wanted and Beer Money and was looking to regain tag team gold; moments later, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode interrupted at the entrance stage, with Roode saying his four years with Storm were the worst of his career; Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian then came out and said it didn’t matter who Storm picked because they couldn’t beat the best team in the business; Storm then said it would announce his partner, with Shark Boy then coming out and saying he and Storm had a lot in common and he should be picked as his partner; Robbie E then came out, said he should be the partner, and listed “Beer Bro” and “America’s Most Bro” as their potential team names; Gunner then came out of the crowd, attacked both Shark Boy and Robbie, and stood nose to nose with Storm; Storm then said “I’ll see you at Slammiversary” and shook Gunner’s hand; TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez provided guest commentary for the segment; featured a backstage segment in which Sting and Joseph Park talked about their matches against TNA World Champion Bully Ray and TNA TV Champion Devon, respectively, at Slammiversary; Sting then said he wanted Abyss to be his partner the next week, with Park saying Abyss wouldn’t even talk to him; Sting then suggested Park be his partner, with Park agreeing; included a video package recapping the recent history of Styles; featured a backstage segment in which Bully led Aces in congratulating Anderson for beating Kurt Angle and celebrating that Styles would soon join their group; included a closing in-ring segment in which Bully, and Aces, in which he said D-Lo was a disappointment to the group but Anderson made them proud; Bully then asked for Styles to join them in the ring so they could officially welcome him into their group; after Styles entered the ring, Bully noted Hogan and even Fortune wanted Styles with them; Bully then noted Styles didn’t drink but gave him a beer and said he wanted Styles to join him in a beer, noting he could give his heart to Jesus but his soul belongs to the club; Styles then downed the beer before Anderson presented Styles with his leather vest; Angle then interrupted and said Styles just put his legacy down the toilet and questioned if that’s really what he wanted to do; Styles then put on the vest and hugged Bully and the other members; moments later, DOC jumped Angle from behind and he was ganged up on in the ring; Styles then took the hammer from Bully and struck Angle with it before celebrating with the group; after the group turned their backs, Styles hit several of them with the hammer as well and escaped the ring as the show ended:
Suicide defeated Petey Williams and Joey Ryan (sub. for an injured Zema Ion) at 4:04 by pinning Ryan with a modified lungblower; TNA X Division Champion Kenny King provided guest commentary for the match; stipulations stated the winner would compete against King and Chris Sabin for the title at Slammiversary (Suicide’s in-ring return)
Sam Shaw fought Alex Silva to a no contest; during Silva’s entrance, Brisco, DOC, & Garett Bischoff interrupted, with Brisco saying he left Silva bloody in the parking lot and he should be the one involved in the “tournament;” stipulations stated the winner would face Jay Bradley at Slammiversary for a shot in the Bound for Glory Series; after Shaw was triple teamed, Magnus ran out, cleared the ring and took a mic; he then said he and Shaw have been longtime friends and Brisco just made it personal; Magnus then said Brisco didn’t deserve the opportunity but he did deserve an immediate match with him
Magnus defeated Wes Brisco (w/ DOC & Garett Bischoff) via disqualification at 7:53 when Bischoff knocked Magnus off the top rope; during the match, the commentary team discussed the new TNA excercise app and noted the change of the iMPACT start time to 9pm beginning the following week; after the bout, Magnus was triple teamed before Samoa Joe ran out to clear the ring and make the save
Ken Anderson pinned Kurt Angle at 8:36 with a low blow and roll up after Angle became distracted by AJ Styles, with Taz, at ringside; as the match began, Styles was shown arriving to the venue on his motorcycle Mickie James pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky to win the title at 8:44 with the DDT after clipping Velvet in her injured knee; ODB was the referee for the match

5/23/13; Tampa, FL; Sundome
5/30/13 – featured an opening backstage segment in which TNA World Champion Bully Ray instructed Aces & Eights that their only objective for the night was AJ Styles; moments later, Ken Anderson jumped D-Lo Brown after D-Lo noted that Anderson’s plan of getting Styles to join the group failed; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured backstage comments from Kurt Angle about AJ Styles not joining Aces, adding he would be watching his match later in the night against Anderson; included backstage comments from James Storm and Gunner regarding their new tag team; featured a backstage segment with Hulk Hogan and Brooke Hogan in which they discussed Bully’s comments the previous week in which he said he still loved her; included footage of Styles arriving to the venue on his motorcycle; featured a backstage segment in which Bully told Anderson that he needed to take care of Styles later in the show, with Devon saying he would take out Joseph Park; Bully then said Jeff Hardy shouldn’t be coming back and then told DOC, Wes Brisco, & Garett Bischoff that they better take out Hardy, Samoa Joe, & Magnus; he then said he wanted victims laid out and they would end up like D-Lo if it didn’t happen; included a video package noting Bound for Glory 2013 would be held in San Diego, CA; featured an in-ring promo by TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James in which she thanked the fans for their support but noted the very small number of fans who questioned how she won the title; Mickie then asked for Velvet Sky to join her in the ring; Velvet, her knee taped, joined Mickie in the ring and the two hugged before Mickie noted she came to Velvet before the match and offered to wait until Velvet’s knee was ready; Velvet then said she wanted her rematch at Slammiversary, with Mickie saying Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell were already having their match at the pay-per-view but maybe after; Gail then interrupted and said she softened Velvet’s knee up enough for Mickie to win the belt and that she would regain the belt after she was done with Taryn; Velvet said she was next in line for a title shot, with Gail kicking Velvet’s knee and attempting to apply the ringpost figure-4 before Taryn ran out to make the save; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured a video package in which Sting spoke about his world title history with Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, and Jeff Jarrett and discussed his upcoming bout with Bully:
Sting & Joseph Park defeated TNA World Champion Bully Ray & TNA TV Champion Devon at 13:23 when Sting pinned Devon with the Scorpion Death Drop, moments after Bully & Devon became distracted by Abyss’s entrance music; prior to the bout, Bully, with Devon, cut an in-ring promo in which he said Devon would take out Park at Slammiversary and he would do the same to Sting; Bully noted Sting’s world title victories over Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, and Jeff Hardy but added he also beat Hardy for the title and would make sure he never came back; Bully then questioned if Sting really thought about their no holds barred stipulation
Samoa Joe (w/ Magnus) defeated Garett Bischoff (w/ DOC & Wes Brisco) via disqualification in an impromptu match at 5:38 when Aces & Eights interfered; prior to the bout, Dixie Carter thanked the fans for their 11 years of support and said she would announce the second inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame Sunday at Slammiversary; she then wished Sting good luck in his match against TNA World Champion Bully Ray; moments later, Bischoff, DOC, and Wes Brisco interrupted, with Bischoff saying her celebration at Slammiversary would feel more like a funeral; the three then cornered Dixie until Samoa Joe and Magnus ran out to clear the ring; Joe then took the mic and said Aces took him out for a month and he was looking to take it out of Bischoff; after the bout, Joe took the mic and said he knew that would happen so at Slammiversary he would bring Magnus and Jeff Hardy to face the three Aces members
James Storm & Gunner, TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode at 9:08 when Aries submitted to Gunner’s backbreaker; Storm’s right leg was heavily taped for the match
Chris Sabin & Taryn Terrell defeated TNA X Division Champion Kenny King & Gail Kim at 5:00 when Sabin pinned King with the Cradleshock; after the bout, Sabin took the mic and said he would come back from his two torn ACLs and would regain the X title; moments later, King attacked Sabin before Suicide made the save and hit the lungblower; Suicide then held the title belt as he and Sabin came face to face
AJ Styles defeated Ken Anderson via disqualification at 13:54 when Kurt Angle attacked Styles; after the bout, Styles and Angle fought before Aces & Eights ran out and attacked them; moments later, Sting, Joseph Park, Samoa Joe, and Magnus made the save and brawled with Aces in and out of the ring; after everyone else fought their way backstage, Sting and TNA World Champion Bully Ray brawled in the ring; Sting eventually locked on the Scorpion Deathlock before TNA TV Champion Devon attacked him from behind and Sting then sustained the 3D; the rest of Aces then returned to the ring as Bully held up the title belt to end the show

6/6/13; Duluth, GA; Gwinnett Center Arena
6/6/13 – included Mike Tenay & Taz on commentary; featured an opening video package noting the highlights from Slammiversary; included an in-ring promo by TNA World Champion Bully Ray in which he noted his win over Sting at Slammiversary, said he had destroyed all of TNA’s heroes, and said he now deserved to be in the TNA Hall of Fame; moments later, Hulk Hogan interrupted, said Bully had lots of competition, and the following week would unveil the men who would be part of the Bound for Glory Series; Hogan then said Bully would face Jeff Hardy later in the show; Hardy then appeared, with Hogan saying it would be a non-title ladder match and Bully’s hammer would be hung above the ring and the first man to reach it could use it; featured a video package hyping the Bound for Glory Series; included a backstage segment in which Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez discussed losing the TNA Tag Team Titles and that each of them would now be competing against each other to earn a spot in the BFG Series; featured an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; included a backstage segment in which Quinton Jackson was shown arriving to the venue and greeted by several people, including TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner; featured an in-ring segment in which Devon took the mic and told Abyss to come out and give him back the TNA TV title that he said he stole from him at Slammiversary; moments later, Joseph Park interrupted, said Devon robbed him of his opportunity on Sunday, and then attacked him; Devon eventually countered with a clothesline, hit Park with the mic, and knocked him to the floor; as Devon attempted to hit Park with a steel chair outside the ring, Abyss’s music played, distracting Devon; when Abyss didn’t appear, Devon said “Fine, I’ll find your ass bitch;” Park then realized he was bleeding from the mouth and began seething on the floor; included an ad promoting Bound for Glory in San Diego; featured a backstage segment in which Devon and Knux went looking for Abyss; included a backstage segment in which TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James met with Velvet Sky, offered her a Georgia Lottery ticket featuring the Knockouts, and apologized for not helping her as much as she wanted to the previous week; Velvet then said she wanted a rematch with Mickie later in the show, with Mickie saying she was already in a match and to let her know when Velvet was healthy; Velvet said again that she was healthy but Mickie walked away; featured a video package on the announcement Kurt Angle would be inducted into the Hall of Fame; included an in-ring segment in which Jeremy Borash introduced Jackson, who said he was a wrestling fan at a young age and wanted to be the best in TNA, but knew that meant beating the best; moments later, Angle interrupted, said he himself was the best, TNA was his ring, and Jackson would eventually have to go through him; the two then shook hands before going nose to nose; featured backstage comments from Hardy about his match later in the night against Bully; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured a backstage segment in which Bully and Anderson discussed the absence of D-Lo Brown and the VP position, with Anderson acting like he wanted the job; Bully then questioned why Hogan was putting Hardy back in a ladder match after he injured him the first time, then said he would ensure Aces & Eights would be represented in the BFG Series; included a backstage segment in which Devon and Kux believed they had found Abyss; featured a video package recapping the Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim match at Slammiversary; included a backstage segment in which Brooke Hogan congratulated Taryn on her performance against Gail; moments later, Taryn asked Brooke about Bully and she said she didn’t want to discuss it; featured a backstage segment in which Abyss attacked Knux in the shadows and then beat down Devon as well; Abyss then held the TV title and said “I’m taking this belt into the abyss;” included a video package recapping the Bully vs. Sting match at Slammiversary; featured the announcement Sting would address his future the next week, TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner would face Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian and AJ Styles would face Kurt Angle in Bound for Glory qualifying matches:
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Hernandez pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 4:56 with a reversal of a roll up after Guerrero countered the Border Toss; during the bout, the announce team noted the signing of Quinton Jackson; after the bout, the two shook hands
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Samoa Joe defeated Robbie E at 1:43 via submission with the Coquina Clutch after the Muscle Buster; prior to the bout, E cut an in-ring promo in which he said he beat Jeff Hardy in the previous year’s Bound for Glory Series, which made him the MVP of the tournament
TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin, TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner defeated Kenny King, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode at 6:39 when Sabin pinned King with Hail Sabin
TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James pinned Taeler Hendrix in a non-title match at 3:48 with a standing spin kick to the head after faking an injury; ODB was the referee for the bout
Jeff Hardy fought TNA World Champion Bully Ray to a no contest in a non-title ladder match at around the 16-minute mark; after Hardy grabbed the hammer hung above the ring, Bully escaped ringside; moments later, Hulk Hogan approached Bully backstage with his own hammer but Brooke Hogan stopped him from using it, with Bully then running away

6/6/13; Duluth, GA; Gwinnett Center Arena
6/13/13 – featured an opening segment in which Hulk Hogan came out, said he told Brooke Hogan to stay home for the show, and noted that the Bound for Glory Series participants would be finalized throughout the show; Hogan said Samoa Joe, Jay Bradley, and Hernandez had qualified and then introduced Jeff Hardy, who received a bye for his winning the 2012 BFG Series; Hardy said he would win the TNA World Title in San Diego, with Bobby Roode interrupting, noting he won the first BFG Series, and would do it again; Hogan then said the fans would choose between Hardy and Roode through impactwrestling.com on which man would get the first chance to call out their opponent at Open Fight Night; Roode said he hoped the fans picked him so he could call out Hardy and kick his ass; TNA World Champion Bully Ray, Wes Brisco, and Garett Bischoff came through the crowd, with Ray taking a mic, and saying it didn’t matter who won between Hardy and Roode, or who won the BFG Series, because they would have to eventually face him and lose; Ray then questioned Hogan as to why none of his men were included in the BFG Series, with Hogan saying Aces & Eights would have one shot and it would be determined by a Aces battle royal; Ray responded by saying everyone in the BFG Series was a target; Brisco and Bischoff then rushed the ring, with Hardy and Roode tossing them from the ring before Roode jumped Hardy from behind; included backstage comments by Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian about their BFG Series qualifying match against TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner later in the show, with the two making fun of how many partners Storm has had and comparing him to Taylor Swift; featured backstage comments from Crimson in which he complained about not being on TV in 12 months; included backstage comments from Velvet Sky in which she held up an envelope and said she would give it to TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James in the ring and it would make everyone happy; featured a backstage segment in which Mickie spoke to herself about what Velvet might have for her; included an ad promoting Bound for Glory tickets; featured an in-ring segment in which Velvet came out with her envelope and asked Mickie to join her, with Velvet then showing her clearance from her doctor; Mickie then noted the note was signed the previous day and said Velvet’s knee still appeared to be hurt, then kicking it and applying a leglock until referees came out to the ring; Mickie then walked off as Velvet was tended to; included backstage comments from Matt Morgan in which he complained about having to qualify for the BFG Series; featured an ad promoting “Of the Hook: Extreme Catches” starring Eric Young; included backstage comments from Young in which he said he was going to try to get into the BFG Series by tricking Austin Aries; featured a look at the media coverage of Quinton Rampage joining TNA, and his confrontation with Kurt Angle; included footage of Jackson backstage at the arena; featured a video package recapping Sting’s loss to TNA World Champion Bully Ray at Slammiversary; included an in-ring promo by Sting in which he discussed his loss to Bully and noted no one came to his defense against Aces; Sting then said he would have to create his own family who he could trust, then said “my own new Main Event Mafia;” Sting then said his group would rise and Aces would fall; featured an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; included an ad promoting upcoming events; featured a backstage segment in which Bully addressed Aces and DOC appeared hesitant to agree with Bully’s order regarding their battle royal; included a video package on TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin in which he discussed coming back from injury to win the title and not being sure whether he would cash in the belt for a shot at the TNA World Title; featured a backstage segment in which Jackson and Angle discussed their comments the previous week, with Jackson saying he was looking forward to Angle’s match with AJ Styles later in the show; included a backstage segment in which DOC and Ken Anderson argued over the result of the battle royal, with Bully stepping inbetween and saying he liked DOC’s passion but they had a plan and they should have stuck with it; DOC then said he made a bad move and wanted to step up and take out Styles, with Bully telling him to get the job done:
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner in a non-title match at 4:33 when Kazarian pinned Storm with an inside cradle after Daniels hit Storm in the back of the head with one of the title belts behind the referee’s back
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Joseph Park pinned Crimson with a roll up at 2:41 after Crimson missed a charge in the corner; prior to the bout, Crimson took the mic in which he talked about his 470-day undefeated streak and being off TV 12 months; he then told Park to come out so he could earn his spot in the BFG Series (Crimson’s in-ring return after 12 months)
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Magnus defeated Matt Morgan, Kenny King, and Rob Terry at 4:47 by pinning King with a driver, moments after sending Morgan over the top to the ramp; Morgan came to the ring wearing Hulk Hogan’s 1980 robe
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Austin Aries pinned Eric Young (w/ ODB) at 6:08 with the running dropkick in the corner and brainbuster; during Young’s entrance, footage aired of Young and ODB on “Off the Hook: Extreme Catches”
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: Ken Anderson won a 6-man battle royal at 3:53 by last eliminating DOC; eliminations: Wes Brisco by Anderson (0:34); Garett Bischoff by Anderson (1:04); Knux by Anderson (1:32); Devon by Anderson (2:04); during the final moments of the match, DOC refused to eliminate himself and came to blows with Anderson, while the other Aces & Eights members protested from around the ring; after the contest, the group left together while questioning DOC
Bound for Glory Series Qualifying Match: AJ Styles pinned Kurt Angle at 15:35 with a roll up after Styles fought off an interfering DOC and Knux, and Angle knocked Ken Anderson to the floor; after the bout, Styles left the ring and Angle was triple teamed until Quinton Jackson ran out and cleared the ring with his chain

6/20/13; Peoria, IL; Civic Center
6/20/13 – Open Fight Night; featured an opening shot of Sting arriving to the arena earlier in the day; included a show opening promoting the beginning of the Bound for Glory Series; featured a segment in which Hulk Hogan came out to the entrance stage to address Samoa Joe, Magnus, Christopher Daniels, Hernandez, Joseph Park, Austin Aries, Frankie Kazarian, Jay Bradley, – standing on the apron – AJ Styles and, on the floor, Ken Anderson; Hogan then introduced Bobby Roode and Jeff Hardy, who qualified by being former BFG Series winners; Hogan then showed a fan vote between Hardy and Roode that had Hardy at 68% and gave Hardy the first shot at picking his match for the night; Hardy then took the mic, with Aries doing so as well and saying he hoped Hardy would pick him but he knew that wouldn’t happen because Aries had his own legion of fans; Daniels then interrupted and said Hardy shouldn’t call out either he or Kazarian because he would start the BFG Series with a loss; Hardy then said he wanted Roode; the two then confronted each other, with everyone else in the ring then brawling to end the segment; featured an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; included a backstage segment in which Ken Anderson said his win showed he deserved to be VP, with DOC reminding him that his interference led to Anderson winning and he should be VP; TNA World Champion Bully Ray intervened and said the VP thing would be held by a vote and they had business regarding Brooke Hogan to attend to; featured a video package noting Sting’s comments the previous week in which he said he was reforming the Main Event Mafia; included backstage comments from Sting in which he said the Mafia would grow later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Sting was shown speaking with someone unseen, who agreed to join the Mafia; included a backstage segment in which Chavo Guerrero Jr. got Hernandez ready for his Bound for Glory Series match; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk Hogan was shown speaking on his cell phone, with Bully sneaking up behind him before Hulk pinned him to the wall; Bully then said he wanted to talk to Brooke; included an in-ring segment in which Brooke praised the knockout division before asking for all the members to come out into the ring – TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Eric Young & ODB, Gail Kim, Taryn Terrell, Gail Kim, and Velvet Sky, with TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James receiving her own introduction; Brooke first addressed Young, who freely handed over the tag team titles after noting he wasn’t a woman; Young then said it was National Kissing Day, rolled around on the mat with ODB, and the two then ran backstage; Brooke discussed Velvet, praised her work ethic, and said she could have her knockouts title shot; when Mickie objected, Brooke said the match would take place the following week; Gail then interrupted and said she wanted her own title shot, with Brooke saying she would get a rematch with Taryn in Las Vegas in a ladder match; moments later, Hulk praised Brooke backstage for doing a good job and asked her to go back to the hotel to avoid Bully; featured an ad promoting upcoming events; included an ad promoting Jeff Hardy’s Always Evolve workout app; featured a backstage segment in which Bully appeared to be speaking with Brooke on his phone and asked her to come back to the building; included an ad promoting One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk spoke with Suicide, Kenny King, and TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin about their match the following week, with the winner having the chance to cash in for a shot against Bully on July 18; included a backstage segment in which Sting said he wasn’t leaving the building and that the night was still young; featured a closing in-ring segment in which Bully noted 12 guys were fighting for a chance to face him, and three more were fighting for a chance to face him the following week; Bully then asked twice for Brooke to come out to the ring, with the Main Event Mafia’s music playing instead; Sting then walked out and joined Bully in the ring, saying he came for retribution; Bully responded by saying all he had to do was snap his fingers and Aces & Eights would come down; Sting then took off his button up shirt and tie, tossing the shirt into Bully’s face before Bully snapped his finger; moments later, the big screen showed Aces members had been attacked backstage; Sting then scared Bully up the ramp, where Kurt Angle appeared and applied the ankle lock on Bully as the show ended:
Bound for Glory Series: Ken Anderson pinned Joseph Park with the Mic Check at 5:07 after DOC, who appeared ringside late in the match, kicked Park in the head behind the referee’s back; following Anderson’s entrance, he took the mic and called out Park, knowing it would be an easy win for him; during the match, it was noted Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that Destination X would be held July 18 on Spike from Louisville, KY
Bound for Glory Series: Austin Aries pinned Jay Bradley with the brainbuster at 3:39; prior to the bout, Bradley challenged Aries
Bound for Glory Series: Christopher Daniels pinned Hernandez with a low blow behind the referee’s back and Best Moonsault Ever at 2:22; prior to the bout, Hernandez took the mic and called out Daniels
Bound for Glory Series: Magnus defeated Frankie Kazarian via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 2:54; prior to the bout, Kazarian challenged Magnus
Bound for Glory Series: AJ Styles fought Samoa Joe to a time-limit draw at 13:43; following his entrance, Styles said he was after the TNA World Title not for fame or glory, but money; late in the match, there were dueling chants for both men; following the contest, there were chants of “Let them fight” and “Five more minutes;” Styles’ nose was busted late in the match
Bound for Glory Series: Jeff Hardy pinned Bobby Roode with the Twist of Fate at 6:14

6/27/13; Peoria, IL; Civic Center
6/27/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Sting in which he discussed the new Main Event Mafia before introducing its second member, Kurt Angle; Angle then joined Sting in the ring, noted the history of the MEM, and said Aces & Eights were now running TNA like MEM used to; Angle said Sting could no longer wrestle for the world title and he himself could not compete in the Bound for Glory Series, then saying they were out to destroy Aces and make sure TNA World Champion Bully Ray would lose his title; Angle then said another member would be revealed later in the night; included a video package recapping the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary between TNA X Division Champion Kenny King, Chris Sabin, and Suicide; featured a backstage segment in which Bully had DOC and Ken Anderson grab Sabin and hold him against his will as Bully said he wished Sabin well in his title defense, and said the right thing was for Sabin to not cash in his world title chance against Bully; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a video package on Gut Check contestant Adam Ohriner; included an ad promoting Bound for Glory; featured a video package on Gut Check contestant Ryan Howe; included a backstage segment with Sting and Angle in which Sting said they would be better off this time than the last time, implying it had to do with their new member; featured a backstage segment in which Bully spoke with TJ Perkins and repeatedly asked him if Sting and Kurt Angle were behind the X Division Title controversy; included a video package recapping the history between Velvet Sky and TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James; featured a backstage segment in which Bobby Roode walked past Sting and Angle and smiled, with Sting and Angle smiling as well; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk Hogan told the referee of the X Division Title match that if Suicide doesn’t unmask laster in the show then he’ll strip him of the title; included a backstage segment in which Bully, DOC, and Anderson confronted Chavo Guerrero Jr., Robbie E, and Jessie Godderz, asked if any of them was Suicide, and said it was career suicide if they were; featured an in-ring promo by TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner about their title victory, with Tara, Robbie E & Jessie Godderz interrupting; Robbie then said he and Godderz were the two toughest guys in the locker room and Storm made a mistake by not picking him to be his own partner; E then said his team was called the Bro Mans, with Storm claiming E said Bromance; moments later, Storm called Tara a butterface and Gunner knocked Godderz out with a single blow to the head; E then pulled Godderz to the floor as he and Tara went backstage; included a backstage segment in which Sting and Angle suggested they should find Suicide themselves; featured an ad promoting One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2; included a backstage segment in which Sting and Angel officially welcomed Samoa Joe into the MEM; featured an in-ring segment in which Hogan called for Suicide to come join him in the ring or he would strip him of the title; moments later, Suicide came out with the X Division Title and Hogan told him to take the mask off; Suicide motioned that he wouldn’t, with Bully Ray then coming ringside, taking a mic, and saying he also wanted to know who was under the mask; Suicide again said he wouldn’t, with Bully telling him to be smart and not cash in a title shot against him; Suicide responded, with an altered voice, said Bully always asks the fans if they know who he is but Bully didn’t know who he was; he then unmasked himself as Austin Aries, noting he beat Bully before, created the option for the X Division Title, and would once again cash it in to win the TNA World Title:
Suicide defeated TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin and Kenny King to win the title at 10:11 by pinning King with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for leverage; late in the bout, there were chants of “This is awesome;” after the match, Hulk Hogan walked out to the ring with an injured TJ Perkins; Hogan said Perkins was the real Suicide but had been jumped backstage; Hogan then said he wanted to know who was wearing the mask, with Suicide then escaping into the crowd; following the commercial break, Hogan said Suicide would have until the end of the night to reveal his identity
Gut Check Match: Adam Ohriner pinned Ryan Howe with a powerslam at 2:48; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the bout
TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James defeated Velvet Sky via submission at 6:37 with an Indian Deathlock / crossface combo; following her entrance, Mickie took the mic, said the title changes people and losing it changed Velvet; Mickie said she still cared about Velvet and her health and wanted to give her another chance to walk away and not have the match; ODB was the referee for the match; during the match, the TNA Jeff Hardy workout app was promoted by the commentary team; after the contest, Christy Hemme conducted an interview with a crying Velvet at the entrance ramp, during which Velvet said she thought her knee was OK and she was heartbroken
Bound for Glory Series: Magnus pinned Bobby Roode at 6:40 with a suplex driver
Bound for Glory Series: Samoa Joe defeated Ken Anderson via submission with the Coquina Clutch at 5:27, moments after Sting and Kurt Angle ran out to make the save against an interfering DOC and Knux; after the bout, Joe hugged Sting and Angle in the ring, with all three men holding up their hands as the Main Event Mafia music played

7/4/13; Las Vegas, NV; Orleans Arena
7/4/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries in which he said he outsmarted everyone to win the title the previous week and would, for the second consecutive year, would cash in the title to go after and win the TNA World Title in two weeks; Aries then told Hulk Hogan to come out to make it official; Hogan soon joined him and said Aries would be in action later in the night; Hogan then introduced Suicide, now renamed Manic, and Chris Sabin as Aries’ opponents; Sabin then took the mic, said Aries was “the greatest scam that ever lived,” and no one could stop him from being a six-time champion by the end of the night; included backstage comments by Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian about Kazarian’s Bound for Glory Series match against AJ Styles later in the show; featured an ad promoting the ShopTNA.com July 4 sale; included a backstage segment in which TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James told a stagehand to get her ladder ready for later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Chavo Guerrero Jr. encouraged Hernandez in his Bound for Glory Series participation; included an in-ring promo by Mickie in which she climbed a ladder in the ring, noted the Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell ladder match the next week that would determine her next challenger, and told them to break their leg and everything else because it wouldn’t matter when they got in the ring to face her; featured a pre-taped segment in which Bruce Prichard, Al Snow, and Danny Davis discussed the previous week’s Gut Check match between Adam Ohriner and Ryan Howe; included a backstage segment in which Howe was picked to face the judges later in the night and Ohriner was eliminated; featured an ad promoting Bound for Glory; included a backstage segment with TNA World Champion Bully Ray in which he addressed Aces & Eights and Aries; Wes Brisco then twice brought up Brooke Hogan and her recent engagement, with Bully saying he wanted to discuss club business and not personal business; Bully then questioned what would happen if no one won the X division title main event; featured an outdoor segment in which Kurt Angle, Sting, and Samoa Joe said a fourth member of the Main Event Mafia would be unveiled later in the show; Louie Anderson was shown in attendance; included backstage comments from Jeff Hardy on facing Joseph Park later in the night; featured an in-ring segment in which Angle said the MEM was there to destroy Aces and take the world title from Bully, with Sting then introducing Joe as their newest member; moments later, Joe joined them in the ring, took the mic, and said he realizes there are strength in numbers; Angle then said Joe came up with the idea for the fourth member, and introduced Magnus; Magnus then said he was quick to join the group, and praised the three men in the ring with him; Sting then challenged Aces to a fight on July 18, and responded to Bully’s claim that there might not be a winner in the night’s main event and said the MEM would ensure there would be; included a look at the TNA Always Evolve app featuring Hardy; featured an ad promoting the July 18 Destination X on Spike; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured an in-ring segment in which Howe was brought out by Jeremy Borash to face the Gut Check judges; Snow said no, Davis said yes, and Prichard said no; included a backstage segment in which DOC said he wanted to answer MEM’s challenge for July 18, with Anderson saying there would be a vote the next week; Bully then told them to get on the same page and spend more time focusing on the MEM and less on stabbing the other in the back; featured an ad promoting One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2; included an ad promoting the following week’s Kim vs. Terrell ladder match; featured the announcement a Joker’s Wild tag team tournament and gauntlet would be held the next week as part of the Bound for Glory Series:
Bound for Glory Series: AJ Styles defeated Frankie Kazarian (w/ Christopher Daniels) via submission with the Calf Killer at 4:01; Daniels & Kazarian came out dressed as Sigfried & Roy, with Kazarian saying Daniels would make women’s undergarments disappear as he made the TNA World Title appear around his waist
Bound for Glory Series: Hernandez (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned Jay Bradley at 3:11 with a shoulderblock after Guerrero distracted Bradley from the floor
TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Gunner defeated Jessie Godderz & Robbie E (w/ Tara) in a non-title match at 3:05 when Gunner pinned Godderz after a double team
Bound for Glory Series: Jeff Hardy defeated Joseph Park via disqualification at 8:05 when Park, after bleeding from the mouth, hit the Black Hole Slam on the referee; the two shook hands to start the match; after the contest, Park was apologetic for his actions
Chris Sabin defeated TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries and Manic to win the title at around the 17-minute mark by pinning Aries with a Hail Sabin from the top rope; prior to the entrances, TNA World Champion Bully Ray and Aces & Eights appeared in the crowd to watch the bout; at the 5-minute mark, Manic sustained a powerbomb from DOC on the floor, behind the referee’s back; following the commercial break, Manic was taken backstage on a stretcher, with Samoa Joe, Magnus, Sting, and Kurt Angle then coming out to keep Aces from further interfering; late in the bout, there were chants of “This is awesome;” after the match, Sabin took the mic and implied to Bully that he would cash in the title to challenge Bully in two weeks (Suicide’s in-ring debut as Manic)

7/18/13; Louisville, KY; Broadbent Arena
Destination X 2013 – 7/18/13 – featured an opening backstage shot showing the X Division Title participants, then Chris Sabin preparing for his TNA World Title match later in the show; included an opening video package hyping the Sabin vs. TNA World Champion Bully Ray title match main event; featured Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash on commentary; included an in-ring promo by Bully in which he said the fans sounded like they were preparing a parade for Sabin, once he wins the world title, but Sabin didn’t have a chance; Bully then said it was a perfect night to make an example of Sabin and take out the Main Event Mafia as well; Bully then asked for Brooke Hogan to come out, with Brooke appearing and asking what else he wanted from her; Brooke said she was moving on and he needed to do the same, then showing him her engagement ring; Bully told her she can move on when he allows it; Hulk Hogan then came out, said enough was enough, took Brooke, and prepared to go backstage; Bully then yelled that they should never turn their back on him, he would never give Brooke a divorce, and he would never lose the world title; Kurt Angle, Sting, Samoa Joe, Magnus, & Quinton Jackson then appeared on the big screen, with Angle saying Bully vs. Sabin would be one-on-one, fair, and Bully would lose the title; included footage of Austin Aries winning the world title the previous week; featured backstage comments from Bobby Roode in which he said his loss at Destination X 2012 was a fluke and he was getting on the Bound for Glory Series board with a win; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured a look at Gail Kim live tweeting during the show; included a backstage segment with Homicide, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Hernandez; after Homicide left, Chavo and Hernandez spoke about the possibility of facing each other for the TNA World Title the following year at Destination X; featured a backstage segment in which Kennedy noted DOC quit the team, then got the remainder of Aces & Eights hyped for their duties during the show; included a backstage segment in which the Main Event Mafia spoke about carrying out their plans against Aces; featured a backstage segment in which Hulk told Sabin the same thing he told Bully, to make sure the fans remember him at the end of the night; included an in-ring segment in which Sting, Angle, Jackson, Joe, & Magnus called out Aces and told them to come out and face them; Kennedy then appeared on the video screen, with the remainder of the group behind him, in which he said they show up only when they want and they were conserving their energy for the party after the show; Joe then said the Mafia was thirsty and would go backstage to find their fight, with the group then leaving the ring; moments later, the group found Kennedy; a fight ensued, with Bully & Devon jumping Angle from behind, and locking the remainder of the Mafia in a room; Angle was then driven away in the back of a pickup truck; featured a look at upcoming TNA events; included a look at Austin Aries tweeting during the show; featured a backstage segment in which Bully was shown on the phone with a mystery person on the phone, who drove off with Angle in the truck; Bully then told the person to make Angle an offer “he won’t refuse;” included an ad promoting Bound for Glory tickets; featured a backstage segment showing Angle arriving back at the arena in the same pickup truck he was taken away in; included an in-ring promo by TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James in which she showed footage of her recent musical showcase in Nashville and bragged about her performance before she was interrupted by Gail Kim; the two had words before then brawling in the ring until referees pulled them apart; moments later, Mickie, from the floor, told Gail she would never see the title as Gail was held back in the ring; featured a backstage segment with Aries and Sabin in which Aries took credit for Sabin being in the position he’s in, said Sabin proved himself against him, and that he was rooting for him against Bully; included a backstage promo by AJ Styles in which he spoke about putting the X division on the map and facing Jeff Hardy the next week:
Bound for Glory Series: Austin Aries pinned Bobby Roode with the brainbuster at 11:56; after the match, a frustrated Roode smashed monitors at the commentary table, then threw the commentary teams’ chairs around ringside
Ultimate X Qualifying Match: Sonjay Dutt defeated Homicide and Petey Williams at 4:08 by pinning Homicide with the moonsault double stomp (Homicide’s in-ring return)
Ultimate X Qualifying Match: Manik defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Kenny King at 4:35 by pinning King with a double underhook into a modified Codebreaker
Ultimate X Qualifying Match: Greg Marascuilo defeated Rockstar Spud and Rubix at 6:27 by pinning Spud with a reversal into a sit-down cover attempt; during the match, there was a chant of “Trent Baretta” (Marascuilo’s debut)
Chris Sabin pinned TNA World Champion Bully Ray to win the title at 18:43 by hitting Bully in the head with his own hammer, behind the referee’s back, and falling on top for the pin; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introductions for the match; mid-way through the match, Aces & Eights appeared ringside, with the Main Event Mafia soon joining them; late in the bout, after the referee was knocked down, the two factions brawled in the ring and all the way backstage

7/18/13; Louisville, KY; Broadbent Arena
7/25/13 – featured Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash on commentary; included an in-ring promo by Sting, Kurt Angle, Magnus, Samoa Joe, & Quinton Jackson in which Sting said the Main Event Mafia won their first battle by seeing Chris Sabin win the TNA World Title the previous week; Angle then said they were there to celebrate Bully Ray losing the world title and introduced Sabin as the new champion; Sabin appeared, thanked the Mafia for their support, and said he knew there was now a big target on his back; Sabin then said he would agree to face whomever walks out with the TNA X Division Title later in the night the following week in a title defense; moments later, Bully interrupted with his attorney, with the attorney saying a suit had been filed against the company for the injustice against Ray; he then said if the title wasn’t returned to Ray by the end of the show, he would “crush” the company; featured a vignette on Greg Marasciulo; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured backstage comments from Hulk Hogan about Bully’s threats earlier in the show; included a vignette on Manik, with comments from TJ Perkins without the Manik mask; featured a backstage segment with Bully and Ken Anderson in which Bully said he wanted Anderson to win his Bound for Glory Series match later in the show; included an ad promoting Bound for Glory tickets; featured news that Brooke Tessmacher was live tweeting the show; included backstage comments from Dixie Carter about Bully’s comments; featured a backstage segment in which Eric Young and Joseph Park in which Park said he blacked out during his match with Jeff Hardy and didn’t remember what he did, with Young saying he would get to the bottom of it; included footage of how Sabin beat Bully the previous week; featured Hogan and Dixie discussing Bully’s threats and the possibility of having to take the belt from Sabin; included an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; featured info that Park was live tweeting the show; included a backstage segment with Sting and Angle in which they discussed the MEM’s goals; featured info on how fans could vote for the next BFG Series matches; included an ad promoting One Night Only: TNA 10; featured a backstage segment in which Hogan said he would do what had to be done in regards to Sabin; included a closing in-ring segment in which Bully said he had been wronged and would sue everyone in the company; Bully then said he wanted Sabin to hand him the world title; moments later, Sabin came out and said Bully would only get the belt is from prying it from his dead hands; Bully then called for Hogan to come out and give him the title if Sabin wouldn’t, with Hogan appearing and saying Sabin was the champion and would stay that way; he then said Bully would get his rematch Aug. 15 in Norfolk, VA at Hardcore Justice in a steel cage match, with Aces & Eights and the MEM banned from ringside:
Manik defeated Greg Marasciulo and Sonjay Dutt in an Ultimate X match to win the vacant TNA X Division Title at 14:03 after knocking Marasciulo off the X above the ring
Bound for Glory Series: Ken Anderson pinned Hernandez at 5:02 with the Mic Check after avoiding a running dive by Hernandez into the ring
TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James pinned Gail Kim with a roll up at 7:05, moments after Gail slapped referee ODB in the face; prior to the bout, Velvet Sky came out, took the mic, said she made a mistake by allowing Mickie to know about her injury, and would be ringside to see Mickie and Gail fight; after the contest, Gail and ODB went face to face before Brooke Hogan walked out and reminded Gail that ODB was a member of the active roster; ODB then took off her referee shirt as Kim left the ring
Bound for Glory Series: Christopher Daniels pinned Samoa Joe at 6:20 with the Best Moonsault Ever, moments after Joe kicked out of an initial BME; late in the match, Ken Anderson appeared ringside and distracted Joe, leading to Daniels clipping him in the knee and the finish
Bound for Glory Series: AJ Styles defeated Jeff Hardy via submission with the Calf Killer at 12:57; during the bout, the commentary team discussed Hardy’s iMPACT app; there were dueling chants throughout the match; ater the bout, there were chants of “You tapped out” at Hardy; moments later, Hardy extended his hand to Styles, who instead turned and walked away

8/1/13; Wichita Falls, TX; Kay Yeager Coliseum
8/1/13 – featured an opening outdoor segment in which Taz was denied access to the venue, per orders of Hulk Hogan; included a vignette from the #August1Warning mystery person in which he said he would be on the show later in the night; featured an in-ring promo by Austin Aries in which he congratulated TNA World Champion Chris Sabin on his recent victory, but said Sabin was now the hunted and Aries would win the Bound for Glory Series and take back the title; Aries then said he was facing AJ Styles later in the show as part of the BFG Series and said it was a match everyone – from the fans to those in catering – had been wanting to see; moments later, Bobby Roode interrupted, said he had had a crap year, and everyone had forgotten just how good he was and that he was the longest running TNA World Champion; Roode then said he would regain his standing in TNA, with Aries saying he hoped Roode did so he would beat him in the BFG Series finals; included an ad promoting ShopTNA.com; featured backstage comments from Sting, Kurt Angle, Quinton Jackson, Magnus, & Samoa Joe in which they said they had an offer Aces & Eights couldn’t refuse; included a look at Frankie Kazarian tweeting along with the show; featured a backstage segment in which ODB and Eric Young talked about her match later in the show against Gail Kim; after ODB left, Joseph Park talked with Young about his BFG Series match later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Sabin congratulated new TNA X Division Champion Manik on his title win, with Manik saying he spent 15 years as TJ Perkins but was reborn as Manik; the two then discussed their match later in the show; included outdoor footage of a white Hummer arriving to the arena; featured an ad promoting Bound for Glory tickets; included a “Keep Olympics in Wrestling” ad featuring Angle, Hogan, Jackson, Randy Couture, and others; featured a backstage segment with the Main Event Mafia in which Sting and Angle asked the other members if they were ready to make a sacrifice; included an outdoor segment beside the Hummer of Taz walking in the camera and saying he would unveil who was behind the hype; he then opened the door to find a laptop inside playing the #August1Warning vignette; featured an ad promoting upcoming TNA events; included a look at TNA Tag Team Champion James Storm live tweeting the show; featured the announcement Christopher Daniels would face Kazarian the following week in a BFG Series match, followed by backstage comments from both men in which they said TNA was out to destroy them; included backstage comments from Styles about his upcoming match against Aries; featured a look at King Mo’s recent MMA victory; included a backstage segment with Bully, Ken Anderson, and Devon, with the other members of Aces in which he said he was obsessed with Sabin and told Anderson to take care of the Mafia; moments later, Brooke Hogan walked in and said there were things in Bully’s title match contract that weren’t in his favor; featured the announcement Jeff Hardy would face Joe and Magnus would face Anderson the following week; included a closing in-ring promo by the MEM in which they said they had an offer Aces couldn’t refuse, with Anderson then leading the rest of Aces out to the entrance stage and saying MEM cheats to win; Angle then challenged Aces to a 5-on-5 match with the loser of the fall having to leave TNA; the two teams then brawled in the ring before Tito Ortiz appeared (Ortiz’s surprise debut):
Bound for Glory Series: Bobby Roode pinned Hernandez at around the 7-minute mark after hitting him in the head behind the referee’s back with a beer bottle, found underneath the ring; prior to the bout, Hernandez was attacked by Roode in the aisle during his entrance (the match began during the commercial break)
Bound for Glory Series: Joseph Park (w/ Eric Young) pinned Jay Bradley at 4:23 with a Samoan Drop as Bradley attempted the Boom Stick; during his entrance, a pretaped backstage promo from him aired about his performance in the BFG Series; following their entrance, Young had Park wear a head guard; late in the match, Bradley removed the head guard
TNA World Champion Chris Sabin pinned TNA X Division Champion Manik in a non-title match at 11:55 with the Cradle Shock; after the contest, Bully Ray attacked Sabin and cornered him with a steel chain before Sabin cleared him from the ring
Gail Kim fought ODB to a double count-out at 6:10 when both women began fighting on the floor; after the match, the two continued to brawl at ringside
Bound for Glory Series: Austin Aries pinned AJ Styles at 17:43 when Aries collapsed on Styles after sustaining the Pele Kick; late in the match, there were chants of “This is awesome”

8/1/13; Wichita Falls, TX; Kay Yeager Coliseum
8/8/13:
Bound for Glory Series: Jeff Hardy defeated Samoa Joe
Ken Anderson defeated Magnus via disqualification
ODB, TNA Tag Team Champions Gunner & James Storm defeated Mickie James, Jessie Godderz & Robbie E
Bound for Glory Series: Christopher Daniels fought Frankie Kazarian to a double count-out
TNA World Champion Chris Sabin & Kurt Angle defeated Bully Ray & Devon

8/29/13; Cleveland, OH; Wolstein Center
8/29/13:
Bound for Glory Series: Jeff Hardy defeated Frankie Kazarian at 6:08
ODB defeated Gail Kim in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 11:27
Bound for Glory Series: AJ Styles defeated Bobby Roode at 7:12
Bound for Glory Series: Austin Aries defeated Christopher Daniels at 11:13

8/29/13; Cleveland, OH; Wolstein Center
9/5/13:
Knux defeated Chris Sabin via disqualification at 5:56
Bound for Glory Series: AJ Styles won a gauntlet match at 28:36; other participants included: Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, Hernandez, Jay Bradley, Jeff Hardy, Joseph Park, Frankie Kazarian, Magnus, Ken Anderson, and Samoa Joe
Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff defeated Gunner & James Storm at 5:58
Sting defeated TNA World Champion Bully Ray in a No DQ non-title match at 9:48

9/12/13; St. Louis, MO; Chaifetz Arena
9/19/13:
ODB defeaetd TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James to win the title
Gunner defeated Hernandez
Jeff Hardy defeated Manik
Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated Sting, Magnus, & Samoa Joe

9/26/13; Little Rock, AR
9/26/13:
ODB, Eric Young, & Joseph Park defeated Gail Kim, Jessie Godderz & Robbie E when Godderz was pinned
Austin Aries pinned Kenny King with the brainbuster
Manik pinned Chris Sabin with a roll up
The Main Event Mafia defeated Aces & Eights

9/26/13; Little Rock, AR
10/3/13:
Jeff Hardy & Manik defeated Chris Sabin & Kenny King when Hardy pinned King with the Swanton
Bobby Roode won a gauntlet match; Magnus defeated Christopher Daniels; Magnus defeated Frankie Kazarian; Roode defeated Magnus
Samoa Joe defeated TNA World Champion Bully Ray via disqualification when Bully hit Joe with a chain