The go-home show before Sacrifice had a stacked card and few vignettes that continued the build-up for Knux’s return and the feud between Mr. Anderson and Samuel Shaw. Aside from that, the show was otherwise decent. Storyline development before a big show is always a smart thing to do, but this week was a weird one.
You’d think with Eric Young’s shocking World Title win two weeks ago that TNA would continue to push him hard, but that wasn’t the case this week. Although he appeared at the end of the show, Young was essentially absent from this week’s show.
If anything Magnus was the one that got pushed hardest. By the end of the show, he was the one standing in the ring with his hands held high.
Matches:
Rockstar Spud w/Ethan Carter III vs. Kurt Angle: Spud got in some offense, but Angle wasted little time and destroyed Spud with a variety of suplexes and his Ankle Lock submission.
Kenny King vs. Bobby Lashley: King was his athletic self, but Lashley hung with him. Say what you want about the guy, but he can still perform. For a guy as toned as Batista, Lashley moves a heck of a lot better than him. After the two traded offense for a few minutes, King quit on the match, earning Lashley the count-out victory.
Austin Aries vs. MVP: Another decent match that proves MVP can hang with a great worker like Aries. MVP got the win with the Shining Wizard after the missed 450 from Aries.
Bully Ray and Gunner vs. James Storm and Bobby Roode: Gunner was on a tear here and nailed Roode with the F5, but Storm was the legal man. After Bully Ray was sent through a table, Storm capitalized with the Last Call for the win.
Gail Kim and Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne vs. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky: Kim was her stellar self, but Love grabbed a handful of tights to secure the win via Rollup.
Magnus vs. Abyss: Mike Tenay and Taz ruined this one. A statement match for Magnus, the former champion got the steel chair and went to work, allowing Abyss to win via DQ. The pre-match stipulation was that Abyss would secure a TNA contract with a win. Technically, Abyss, did win, but the announcers had no idea what this meant for Abyss.
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