TNA House Show Results 1.27.12 – Manchester, UK

Credit: Rob McNichol & PW Torch

(1) X Division champion Austin Aries beat Alex Shelley and Mark Haskins in a three-way match to retain the X Division Title. Same match as last night in Nottingham.

(2) TNA tag champion Crimson beat Douglas Williams. Second night in a row Crimson was heavily booed.

(3) A.J. Styles beat Gunner. A.J. was hugely over.

(4) Mickie James & Tara beat Knockouts tag champions Gail Kim & Madison Rayne in a non-title match.

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(5) TNA World Hvt. champion Robert Roode beat Samoa Joe to retain the World Title. This was taped for Xplosion – Joe won an Xplosion #1 contender tournament to get a title shot on the U.K. Tour. Roode won the match clean. The crowd was phenomenally behind Joe, who got the biggest face heat to that point.

The main event was scheduled to be James Storm & Sting v. Bully Ray & Kurt Angle. Roode then came out to demand a three-on-two. Sting then brought out Hogan to “Eye of the Tiger” to make it three-on-three.

(6) Hulk Hogan & Sting & James Storm beat TNA World Hvt. champion Robert Roode & Bully Ray & Kurt Angle in a six-man tag match. The match was the same as last night’s main event.

It was possibly the best crowd I’ve ever heard in this country. Amazing. Jeremy Borash was back to doing announcing and pumping up the crowd. Christy Hemme also helped. JB makes a huge difference, though, getting the crowd going.