Impact opens with Hulk Hogan coming out to the ring. Hogan says that the title match at Victory Road will be a 4 Way. Hogan says it will be Abyss vs. Jeff Hardy vs. The Champ Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson. Abyss comes out. Hogan says that he chose Abyss to take his spot. He asks why the guy he handed his career over to would suddenly turn on him. Abyss says he is doing this because “They” told him to. He says “They’re” coming and when “They” get here, there is nothing Bischoff, Dixie or Hogan can do to stop it. Hogan wants to know who “They” is. Abyss says that Hogan and everyone else will find out soon enough. Abyss says he doesn’t need Hogan. Abyss takes off the Hall of Fame Ring and shoves it into Hogan’s mouth. Abyss chokes Hogan in the corner. Abyss brings the black bag into the ring and pours out the glass. RVD comes out. He goes after Abyss, but Abyss fights back and powerbombs RVD. Mr. Anderson comes out with a chair and goes after Abyss. Anderson hits Abyss 3 times, but Abyss remains standing. Anderson slides out of the ring and pulls RVD and Hogan out.
In the back, Hogan talks about Abyss turning on him. Bischoff wants to know what got to Abyss. Hogan suggests Flair and Bischoff says he doesn’t think so.
Madison is talking to Velvet Sky in the back. She makes a joke about Lacey being injured saying, “On the plus side, she’s used to laying on her back.” She tells Velvet that Velvet needs to focus or she’ll end up being carried out on a stretcher tonight.
Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky is next. Velvet takes the fight to Angelina almost immediately. She sends Angelina out of the ring. Angelina pulls Velvet out and hits a spear on the outside. Velvet reverses and attack by Angelina and sends Angelina into the steps. Velvet sends Angelina into the ring. She slams Angelina’s head repeatedly into the mat. Velvet hits the Skyliner (a straight jacket sit out sleeper slam). Velvet isn’t done and goes for the Skyliner again. Angelina fights out and hits a clothesline. She follows up with the Botox Injection. She goes out and gets a chair. Angelina hits a second Botox Injection and sets up the chair in the middle of the ring. Velvet fights back and hits a flapjack. Velvet tries to DDT Angelina onto the chair, but Angelina turns it around and DDT’s Velvet onto the chair to cause the disqualification.
Move of the Match: I like the Skyliner. It really looks impressive and makes a really good finisher.
Jay Lethal’s brother is visiting Jay in the back.
Nash is talking with Eric Young. Nash says Scott Hall is out of control and he needs to distance himself from Scott.
Matt Morgan comes out. He says he told everyone he would walk out of Slammiversary victorious. Morgan says he’s going to call Hernandez out right now. Taz and Tenay say that Hernandez is doing PR work in Mexico. Morgan says Hernandez is afraid of him. Morgan says that after Victory Road, he will once again say, “I told you so.” Homicide jumps Morgan from behind. He briefly beats down Morgan, but once the fight goes to the outside Morgan fights back and kicks Homicide’s head into the ring post with the Carbon Footprint.
AJ is in the back and he asks Flair if a package came to the locker room. Flair tells AJ to forget the package because they have a plan to put in action. AJ and Flair are apparently looking for someone as AJ says, “He’s around here. I know it.”
Kazarian vs. Jay Lethal is next. Kaz goes for a double leg takedown, but Lethal counters with a unique leg scissors move. Lethal hits an arm drag and Kaz tries to back off. Kaz leapfrogs the referee for a cheap shot on Lethal. He hits a series of shots on Lethal. Kaz hits a gutwrench suplex, but only gets a 1 count. Lethal fights back and they trade blows. Kaz goes for what looks like a back body drop, but then slams Lethal down onto the mat and covers for 2. Kaz drives his knee into Lethal’s throat. Kaz sets him up on the ropes and kicks him in the face. Kaz covers, but only gets a 2 count. Kaz hits a scoop slam and his springboard leg drop. He locks in a reverse chin lock on Lethal. They show Flair and Styles attacking Lethal’s brother in the back. Back in the ring, Lethal fights off Kaz and hits a chop. He follows up with a series of strikes and hits his springboard handspring back elbow. Kaz tries to fight back and goes for a low blow, but Lethal blocks and rolls Kaz up for 2. Kaz catches Lethal with a clothesline. Kaz and Lethal trade blows. Lethal hits the first half of the Lethal Combination, but Kaz fights back and hits the Wave of the Future for a 2 count. Kaz goes for his piledriver, but Lethal fights out and hits his new Lethal Injection (Back Suplex Neckbreaker) and picks up the 3 count.
Move of the Match: I think I’m going to have to give this to the new Lethal Injection.
After the match, Flair and AJ are shown attacking Lethal’s brother in the back. Lethal goes running to the back.
Jeff Jarrett is out for his match with Sting. Sting doesn’t come out for the match and we see him up in the rafters. Jarrett goes up after Sting. Jarrett and Sting trade blows, but the Sting Jarrett is fighting is apparently an impostor because the real Sting is in the ring. Jarrett gets in the ring and realizes it isn’t the real Sting. The real Sting wraps his bat around Jarrett’s throat and chokes him out with the bat. Sting hits Jarrett in the back of both knees with the bat. He follows up with a shot to the back. Sting gets a microphone and says that if Jarrett is going to walk with them, he’s going to go down with them and leaves the ring.
Up next is Kurt Angle taking on the #9 Contender, Desmond Wolfe. Angle goes after Wolfe’s arm to start. Wolfe manages to fight out and locks in a headlock, but Angle fights back and returns to the arm hold. Wolfe keeps fighting out, but Angle keeps getting the hold locked back in. Wolfe fights back by kicking the ring ropes into Angle’s face. Angle hits a hip toss on Wolfe, but Wolfe hits the cross chop. Angle avoids the clothesline in the corner, but Angle goes after Wolfe and runs into the ring post. Wolfe goes after the same arm and hits a judo type arm throw suplex. Wolfe says something to Chelsea and Angle takes advantage to fight back. Wolfe manages to send Angle to the mat with an arm lock takedown. Angle tries the sunset flip, but Wolfe attacks the arm. Wolfe locks in an arm lock on Angle. Angle fights back and locks in the Ankle Lock. Wolfe fights out of the Ankle lock, but gets caught with a pair of shots and a back body drop. Angle catches Wolfe and hits the overhead belly to belly for a 2 count. Angle goes for the Angle Slam, but Wolfe counters with an arm drag. Angle fights back and hits 3 German Suplexes for another 2 count. Wolfe again avoids the Angle Slam and hits the hammerlock DDT for 2. Wolfe goes for the Tower of London, but Angle escapes and hits the Angle Slam. Angle locks in the Ankle Lock and grapevines it. Wolfe taps out and Angle wins the match.
Move of the Match: I’ve got to give this to the Ankle Lock.
In the back, Anderson is talking about Abyss using weapons last week. He says whatever Abyss brings; he will use it on Abyss.
Douglas Williams comes out and says he has begun to reeducate the X-Division wrestlers in wrestling technique and now he wants to educate them on professionalism. He invites out Brian Kendrick. Kendrick says that he has been given a match against Williams at Victory Road. The match will have two ways to win. The first is by traditional Ultimate X Rules. The second way to win is by submission. Kendrick says that to reach his destiny, he has to end Williams’ “stream of consciousness.” Williams says he won’t jump Kendrick in an “unprofessional manner.” Despite this, when Kendrick goes to put down his microphone Williams goes after him. Kendrick counters and locks in his Cobra Clutch with leg scissors. For the second week in a row Kendrick uses a submission hold to leave Williams lying in the ring.
Abyss says he will do what he’s going to do because they told him to. He says that when they come, there will be no stopping them.
In the back, Jesse Neal is laid out with a chair beside him and Shannon Moore is attacking Brother Ray. Security separates them. Brother Devon comes in and backs off security. Devon back Ray up against the corner. He tells Ray he’s had his back since day one. Devon tells Ray not to test him and leaves.
Beer Money, Inc. vs. Ink Inc. is up next. The Motor City Machine Guns have joined the announce team for this match up because they will face the winners of this match for the Tag Team Titles at Victory Road. Shannon Moore comes out alone. Roode and Moore start out. Roode overpowers Moore, but Moore fights back and hits a huracanrana. He follows up with a spinning kick to Roode and hits a dropkick to Storm as he tries to come in. Moore hits Roode with the inverted atomic drop and his dropkick. Storm goes for an elbow drop, but Moore moves and Storm hits Roode. Moore hits a huracanrana on Storm and clotheslines Roode out of the ring. Tommy Dreamer, Stevie Richards and Raven are in the audience. Moore fights Roode, but he gets sent out of the ring and Storm sends him into the ring steps. Storm tags in and they both stomp on Moore. Jesse Neal comes out to the apron. Storm hits a knee to Moore’s midsection. Roode is tagged back in. Roode hits a scoop slam, Storm follows up with an elbow drop and Roode finishes off with a knee drop for a 2 count. Moore fights out of the corner, but gets caught with a full nelson from Roode. Roode tags in Storm. They hit a double back elbow and go for their double knee wheelbarrow facebuster combo, but Moore fights back with a dropkick to Storm and a bulldog to Roode. Moore tags in Neal and he hits clotheslines to both men. Neal hits a back body drop on Roode and a belly to belly slam on Storm. Roode break and Moore goes after Roode. Roode is sent out of the ring by Moore who then proceeds to fly out onto him. Storm hits the double knee facebuster on Neal and looks for the Last Call, but Neal blocks it and picks Storm up in the Fireman’s Carry. Roode pushes Moore off the top rope into the ramp. Neal pushes Storm into Roode and rolls him up for 2. The referee is distracted by Roode and Storm spits beer into Neal’s face. Roode comes in and Beer Money hits the DWI to pick up the win.
Move of the Match: There were a number of impressive moves, but I’ve got to give this to the DWI.
AJ is in the back talking to Kazarian. AJ sees his package is there and opens it. He pulls out the new AJ Styles action figure. AJ points out that there isn’t a Frankie Kazarian action figure. Kazarian tells AJ to take little AJ and “go play with himself.”
Abyss vs. Mr. Anderson is next. This match is a no disqualification falls count anywhere match. Anderson’s music hits and the spotlight shines, but Anderson is already halfway down the ramp. Anderson goes after Abyss in the corner. Abyss fights back and takes down Anderson with a back elbow. Abyss chokes Anderson on the ropes. Anderson catches Abyss with a Lou Thesz Press and hits some strikes. Anderson goes looking for a chair on the outside. He finds one, but Abyss punches the chair back into his face. Abyss sets up the chair in the ring and hits a few shots on Anderson. Anderson fights back and sends Abyss into the chair with a drop toe hold for a 2 count. Anderson picks up the chair and nails Abyss with it for another 2 count. Anderson sets up the chair in the corner. Abyss reverses the Irish Whip, but Anderson slides out of the ring. Anderson goes under the ring. Abyss comes out and starts looking for him. Anderson slides out of the ring with a kendo stick and goes after Abyss. Anderson hits a series of shots to Abyss. Abyss leans against the ring post and Anderson goes for another shot, but Abyss moves and Anderson hits the ring post and drops the kendo stick. Abyss hits Anderson with a big shot. Abyss slams Anderson into the guardrail and chokes him. Abyss sends Anderson into the side of the entrance ramp. Abyss pulls up one of the mats and goes for a chokeslam on the concrete, but Anderson fights loose. Back in the ring, Abyss slams the top edge of the chair down onto Anderson. Abyss sets the chair on his chest and goes for a seated senton, but Anderson turns the chair and Abyss crotches himself on it. Anderson rolls up Abyss, but only gets a 2 count. Anderson goes up top and tries for the Senton Bomb, but Abyss gets his knees up. Abyss sends Anderson into the chair in the corner. Abyss picks up Anderson and hits the Shock Treatment. He covers for the 3 count and the win.
Move of the Match: There were a normal of good spots in this match. I think I’d have to give this to Anderson using the chair to crotch Abyss.
Abyss follows Anderson up the ramp. Abyss picks Anderson up and tries to powerslam him off the stage. Anderson fights back and looks for a Mic Check off the stage, but Abyss counters and Chokeslams Anderson off the stage. Hogan comes out and hits Abyss with a chair. Abyss and Hogan have a staredown to end Impact.
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