411’s TNA Impact Wrestling Report 10.22.14

411’s IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT 10.22.14
* Match times are not exact.

* Highlights of Bobby Roode’s path to his rematch with Lashley and the announcement of the eight-team tag title contender’s tournament.

* Matt Hardy makes his way to the ring. Matt says that his is picking his brother Jeff to be his partner for this tournament. Jeff then makes his way to the ring.

* DJ Zema Ion makes his way out to the ring. He will team with Jessie Godderz.

Tag Team Title Contender’s Tournament: Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. DJ Zema Ion and Jessie Godderz: Ion talks some smack to Matt, they lock up and Matt works a side headlock. He holds onto the hair to maintain control, but Ion with a boot to the gut breaks that up. Matt then takes Ion down and slams his face to the matt a few times. Jessie in and so is Jeff, everyone fights, poetry in motion on both opponents by Jeff and Matt with the cover for 2. Official tag to Jeff now, double back elbows and then a double team suplex follows on Ion, and the cover gets 2. Jeff works a side headlock; Ion takes him to the corner and a tag to Jessie. Jessie eats a jawbreaker and a reverse kick; Jeff covers for 2. Tag to Matt, double back suplex follows and the cover gets 2. Matt then looks for a twist of fate, Ion in of the distraction and they stun guns Matt off the top rope. Jessie hits the dropkick, tag to Ion who works a top wristlock to ground Matt. Matt to his feet, they trade rights and then Matt hits the side effect. Tags to Jeff and Jessie follow, off he ropes and a forearm by Jeff. Atomic drop, leg drop to the balls and the basement dropkick all connect for Jeff and the cover gets 2. Gut buster suplex by Jeff gets 2 as Ion makes the save. Ion shoots Jeff to the corner, but then eats a back elbow and Jeff then connects with whisper in the wind. Jessie with the roll up out of nowhere, but only gets 2. Blind tag by Matt, twist of fate follows. Swanton by Jeff and that is all.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Matt and Jeff Hardy @ 6:00 via pin

* Matt and Jeff Hardy advance in the tag team contender’s tournament.

* Bram makes his way to the ring. Bram says that the sound of a human body being broken really does it for him. Some may call it sick, but he loves it. Abyss’ body made those sounds when he plunged Janice into his chest. He’s not just Magnus’ mate, he is the new king of hardcore. And now he has a new victim, Devon. He knows that Devon is a hall of famer, a decorated champion and hardcore legend. But it doesn’t matter, he will do whatever it takes, and everyone will know exactly who he is, they will know his name and fear it. “I AM BRAM”! Devon makes his way to the ring and we have a brawl between the two. Devon eventually tosses him to the floor, and then slams Bram to the barricade. They fight back into the ring, rights and boots by Bram follow. Devon back with rights, he then takes Bram down and slams his head repeatedly to the mat. Security finally arrives along with some refs to break it up.

* Kurt Angle’s music hits and tells them to break this up. Angle says if Bram wants to be remembered, then he gets to face Devon tonight in a hardcore match.

* Brittany meets with Samuel Shaw. She asks if he will do what they talked about. He is unsure, but she says that she’d like it if he did.

* Low Ki makes his way to the ring. He has chosen someone who is ready to go to war; the man that has something he wants and a man that he respects, he has selected Samoa Joe.

* Samuel Shaw makes his way out, and picks a man he respects and a man that has helped him, Gunner. Gunner says that he never leaves a man behind, so lets prove that they are a team and that they are friends. I’ve got a baaaaaaaaaaad feeling about this.

Tag Team Title Contender’s Tournament: Low Ki and Samoa Joe vs. Samuel Shaw and Gunner: Joe and Shaw to begin. Joe muscles him to the corner and fires away with rapid-fire punches. Tag to Ki, off the ropes and they lay in some kicks to Shaw. Ki with a springboard kick and a cover gets 2. Shaw with a shot to the gut of Ki, manages to get the tag to Gunner who lays in the chops to Ki. Ki fires back with a few of his own, to the corner and boots by Ki stop Gunner. Ki charges but then runs into a clothesline, Gunner covers for 2. Brittany makes her way down the ramp, she tells Shaw to “do it”. Ki back with chops on Gunner, off the ropes and a running back elbow by Gunner gets the cover for 2. Gunner tags in Shaw, leg drop to Ki follows and a cover gets 2. Gunner tags back in, back suplex and then Brittany becomes a distraction, and Gunner eats a kick as he leaps off the ropes. Joe tags in, knees and strikes to Gunner. Snap slam follows, and a cover gets 2. Joe off the ropes with the running kick and the cover gets 2. Gunner counters the muscle buster, Gunner gets tripped up by Brittany, Ki then lands the kick on Gunner and Joe gets the clutch and that is all.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Low Ki and Samoa Joe @ 5:00 via pin

* Gunner is upset post match and Brittany tries to get in the middle of things. Gunner says she needs to leave Shaw alone, and then, Shaw returns and nails Gunner with a chair shot in the back. He hits Gunner about seven times with the chair as he snaps. Brittany then leaps into his arms and they start to make out. They then roll around making out and roll over top of Gunner.

* Low Ki and Samoa Joe move on in the tag team contender’s tournament.

* EC3 and Tyrus are backstage. EC3 says that he has acquired a new tag team partner, and he says that he sees some tag team gold in his future before he wins the TNA World Title. He challenges Spud to find a friend and enter the tournament.

* The mysterious backstage voice tries to get comments from Lashley about tonight’s contract signing. MVP cuts him off and complains about Roode getting another title shot. He then says Lashley will once again retain the title and then destroy Roode. King says that he and MVP are going to be in the tag team tournament.

* Rebel comes to the ring for a match with Angelina Love, but mush to her dismay Havok makes her way out. She attacks Rebel and lays he rout with the clothesline and then a leg drop. She chases the ref out and then chokeslams Rebel. Havok stands tall, that is until Gail Kim runs in and tries to take the fight to Havok, but her shoulder is still taped up and injured. Kim manages to low bridge and send Havok to the floor and then they brawl on the floor. Hip toss by Havok to Kim on the ramp follows, they continue to brawl until security breaks it up. But since wrestling security sucks, they keep breaking free to brawl as we head to a commercial.

* We get a video package, focusing on Bobby Roode’s journey back to the world title. He gets his chance to win the title next week.

* Kurt Angle walks and says that at tonight’s contract signing, he has something big planned that will raise the stakes.

Hardcore Match: Bram vs. Devon: They start brawling before the bell and Devon tosses Bram to the floor. Devon uses a water bottle on Bram and then slams him to the barricade. Devon with punches keeps control and then slams Bram to the barricade again. Another water bottle punch by Devon, which when you think about it, just has to be more annoying than anything. Bram gets whipped into the steps, and then Devon tosses some hardcore toys into he ring. Right by Devon to the throat of Bram and then tosses him into the steel post. Back into the ring they go, trashcan lid shot follows for Devon. He then lays Bram on a chair and then lays the lid on Bram, grabs another chair for the conchairto like combo. More rights by Devon follow, and then hits Bram with the trashcan. Off the ropes, counter and Bram with trashcan lid shots to Devon. Trashcan shot follows for Bram. Bram then wedges a trashcan in the corner, lid shot to Devon and then Bram talks trash. That allows Devon to hit the low blow, and then shoots Bram into the corner where the trashcan was. Devon lays a trashcan on Bram’s balls, head sup top but Magnus sneaks out and hits Devon with the kendo stick. Bram uses the steel turnbuckle rod and scores the win.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Bram @ 5:00 via pin

* Bram and Magnus celebrate.

* Ken Anderson catches up with Chris Melendez, and asks him to be his tag team partner for the tournament. They will face Kenny King and MVP.

Tag Team Title Contender’s Tournament: Mr. Anderson and Chris Melendez vs. Kenny King and MVP: MVP and King, in the tradition of asshole heels, mock the man with one leg pre-match. King and Anderson to begin. Lock up, and then the side headlock by Anderson follows. Off the ropes and a shoulder block follows for Anderson. He then counters a hip toss and hits one on King. Anderson off the ropes, cheap shot by MVP slow him down, and that allows King to take control. Rights in the corner, tags MVP in and he beats him down after teasing Melendez that Anderson was so close to a tag. MVP works the left arm, but Anderson with rights to escape. MVP then connects with a running kick off the ropes and covers for 2.MVp continues to assault the arm, to the second rope and leaps off, Anderson got the boot up but MVP catches it, he then misses the standing elbow drop. They charge at each other, double down off of the clothesline spot and now both men need the tag. Tags to King and Melendez. Melendez runs wild for a bit, fisherman’s suplex on King for a close 2. MVP in for the save, Anderson in as well and it breaks down with all four men in, which then leads to King getting the sneaky roll up on Melendez for the win.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Kenny King and MVP @ 5:00 via pin

* Eric Young is backstage with Spud, and will be his tag team partner. Spud says these last two weeks have been horrible, he lost his friend, and he lost his job. He has nothing. EY says Spud loves wrestling and tonight, he gets to show Ethan what he can do. Spud says he can’t do it.

* The Wolves say that they want the best challengers possible to win the tournament. They end the interview and separate, which leads to Storm approaching Richards and saying that he is good, but that he could be great. Storm is he way, the glory and his salvation. He brings in Manik, to talk to him about their revolution.

* Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble.
* Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble.

* Young makes his way out and says that he has a tag team partner picked out. He’s a guy that reminds him of himself, a guy that thinks he’s just the funny guy, here to make people laugh. Young loves having fun, but he was able to become world champion. He sees a lot of himself in this guy, and announces Spud. Spud doesn’t show, so Carter mocks Young for this. Young says the people also see a lot of themselves in Spud, but the facts are that Spud was a dumb kid with a dumb kid to become a wrestler. He snuck in by winning a bogus competition, but then had to learns that the bad guys win. Spud fears Young, fears Tyrus, and fears losing; Spud is the 99%, he is a loser. Spud’s music then hits again and he makes his way out for the match.

Tag Team Title Contender’s Tournament: Ethan Carter III and Tyrus vs. Spud and Eric Young: Carter in to start, and Spud demands to be tagged in. They go face-to-face, Carter laughs at Spud and tags in Tyrus. Spud tries to tag out, but instead, EY tries to motivate him. Spud fires up and goes on the attack. Leg kicks follow, rights and then a dropkick to the knee. Off the ropes but runs into a head butt from Tyrus. Tyrus beats down Spud, uses a heart punch which is odd timing considering the death of Ox Baker. Spud tries a sleeper, but Tyrus gets a slam out of that to take down Spud. Tyrus then goes old school technical wrestling with the double fishhook and then a sack of shit slam. Tyrus misses the corner splash as Spud slides out of the way, but Tyrus is able to take EY out. Spud fires up and tries to battle back but gets slammed to the mat. Tag to Carter now, he stares down Spud and slaps him. Spud gets motivated and slaps Carter back. Spud then gets the tag to EY, who runs wild on both of his opponents. Flair corner flip, shoulder block and slides in and slams Carter. Up top he goes, elbow drop connects but Carter escapes and rolls to the floor. Suicide dive by EY to both men. Spud up top and hits a senton dive onto his opponents! Tyrus back in, Spud leaps in but eats a chokeslam. Carter tosses EY to the post and Carter is in as the legal man and pins Spud.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Ethan Carter III and Tyrus @ 7:00 via pin

* The Hardys, Low Ki and Samoa Joe, Kenny King and MVP and Ethan Carter III and Tyrus all move on to the semifinals of the tag team title contender’s tournament.

* Kurt Angle walks.

* Hardys vs. EC3 and Tyrus and MVP and King vs. Joe and Ki are set for next week. Also, Roode vs. Lashley for the title takes place next week.

* Main event interview time. Tonight is the Roode vs. Lashley contract signing and Angle has added a special stipulation that neither man knows about. Roode makes his way to the ring. Lashley, MVP and King make their way to the ring now. MVP is not happy about not getting a proper introduction, and says Angle is not the man he once was. MVP is here because Lashley trusts him. Angle is happy he is here, and asks if either side has anything to say. Roode admits that the first time he faced Lashley, that Lashley was the better man. But Lashley needs to admit that Roode was close to beating him. And next week, Lashley will defend the title with doubt in his mind. Outside of family, wrestling is his top priority. What does Lashley care about, wrestling or MMA? Roode only thinks about wrestling, and winning that title is what he desires. Lashley may be bigger, stronger and faster, but Roode will fight him next week and will do so with heart, passion and the determination to take the title back. Roode then says that he will prove that Lashley is not a destroyer, that Lashley is just a man. MVP tries to cut him off and says Lashley is a machine, and was dreamed up by a mad scientist. MVP says that it doesn’t matter where the fight takes place, because whoever Lashley faces, he destroys. MVP brought Lashley here, he points him at an opponent and he destroys. MVP says that anyone Lashley faces, he destroys. Angle then says that there will be a decisive winner, and so MVP and King will not be involved. Angle will have a special referee, and MVP is upset about this. MVP thinks EY will be the referee, and calls Angle predictable. Angle says MVP is wrong, the referee will be Angle. MVP says they will not sign for this, Roode does right away. Lashley then signs even though MVP doesn’t want him too. They go face to face for the stare down, and Angle wishes them good luck next week.

* End scene.

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