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Arcademan:
WWE RAW Results: 4-30-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed to in-ring results only.

1 -- U.S. champion SANTINO vs. THE MIZ -- Beat the Clock Challenge -- non-title match

Cole said they will have medical updates on Hunter throughout the night and Lawler said Lesnar has been escorted out of the building. As for Miz and Santino, they started with back-and-forth action before Santino sold a left knee injury. Miz then smashed Santino with a kick to the chest, followed by a kick to the face for a two count. Miz slowed down the pace, which the announcers noted is not smart strategy. The clock moved past 3:00 as the crowd chanted for the Cobra. Santino then made a comeback before dropping the Sailor's Salute headbutt.

Santino reached into his trunks to grab the Cobra, but Miz ducked the finisher. Miz then rolled up Santino, but Santino countered for a two count. Miz then popped Santino in the face with a boot to the head before grappling Santino for the Skullcrushing Finale. Miz made the pin for the win. Cole called the time as 4:19, but the clock showed 4:18. My timer showed 04:18:652. Cole then went with the graphic, which showed 4:18. So, that's the official time to beat.

WINNER: Miz at 4:18/4:19. Solid TV match that the crowd was engaged in. Classic Even-Steven with Miz getting his win back after the PPV last night.

2 -- Divas champion LAYLA vs. BRIE BELLA vs. NIKKI BELLA -- three-way Divas Title match

The Bellas argued with each other, so Layla dropkicked them into each other, then rolled up one of the Bellas for a quick win. Post-match, the Bellas argued ringside before they replayed the "match" as Layla celebrated on the way out.

WINNER: Layla at 0:15 to retain the Divas Title. And, that gets the re-match clause out of the way and apparently ends the Bellas's WWE run for now. No Kharma, though.

3 -- CHRIS JERICHO vs. BIG SHOW -- Beat the Clock Challenge

Show quickly attacked a bandaged Jericho, who was sporting athletic tape over his right elbow. Jericho absorbed an early attack before kicking Show at the legs to begin working over the big man. Jericho then tried coming off the top rope, but Show intercepted with a giant hand to the chest. Show wanted to follow with a Vader Bomb, but Jericho moved. Jericho then landed the Lionsault, but sold a neck injury and could only score a two count on a pin attempt. Big Show suddenly went for a small package roll-up, but Jericho escaped the pin attempt. Jericho followed with a DDT as the clock ticked down. Jericho checked the clock, then charged Show, who nailed him with a spear. Show covered, but Jericho kicked out. They cut to a shot of Miz watching the match backstage.

With one minute left on the clock, Show stood up and teased the WMD, but Jericho ducked. Jericho then tried the Codebreaker, but Show lifted Jericho into the air. Jericho then used his momentum to pull Show over the top rope to the floor. Both men crashed to the floor as the ref began a ten count. 20 seconds on the clock. Show then went flying over the guardrail as Jericho returned to ringside. Jericho pulled himself back into the ring and the buzzer sounded just before the ref hit a ten count to count out Show. So, Jericho wins, but he didn't beat the clock. Cole said he beat the time, though. Lawler said he doesn't think Jericho beat the time. As Show sold anguish, Lawler said they'll sort it out when they come back.

WINNER: Jericho via count-out at 4:20. A made-for-TV special with a sense of urgency in the ring that the crowd bought into.

4 -- BRODUS CLAY vs. JTG

After the bell sounded, Lawler claimed JTG has a strategy for Clay tonight. JTG landed a boot to the gut, but Clay bounced him off the ropes before delivering a big shoulder tackle. JTG tried to come back by going after the knees, but Clay brushed him aside and delivered The Headbutt followed by his big splash for the pin and the win. After the match, Clay brought two boys and a girl into the ring for the post-match dance celebration.

WINNER: Clay at 1:40.

5 -- RANDY ORTON vs. JACK SWAGGER (w/Vickie Guerrero) -- Beat the Clock Challenge

4:18 is the time to beat. Orton scored a close nearfall early on as Cole noted Orton is a former nine-time champion. Swagger suddenly delivered a flying Vader Bomb out of the corner before stalking Orton for a gutwrench, but Orton slipped out and delivered his fallaway backbreaker. Orton then went for a clothesline, but Swagger ducked and smashed Orton's left knee with a spear. Orton followed with a shoulder tackle as the crowd rallied with a loud "RKO" chant. Swagger continued to wear down Orton, drawing questions from Lawler on whether he was taking too long.

Swagger checked the clock and went for another Vader Bomb, but Orton popped to his feet and kicked Swagger in the gut in mid-air. Orton made a full comeback before setting up for and connecting with the second-rope spike DDT. With 35 seconds remaining, Orton got the crowd fired up going to That Place. He wanted the RKO, but Swagger ducked and slapped on the Anklelock. Swagger checked the clock and tried to apply more pressure, but Orton flung him away and dropped Swagger with the RKO. Orton made a cover with two seconds to spare, setting a new time. Backstage, Miz sold frustration with Orton beating his time.

WINNER: Orton at 4:16 to set a new time. Nice showcase for both men, especially Swagger, who needed something. For Orton, it's a solid TV win, and he won't lose anything if someone else beats his time.

6 -- WWE tag champions PRIMO & EPICO (w/Rosa Mendes) vs. R-TRUTH & KOFI KINGSTON -- WWE Tag Title match

Cole noted AW has approached the tag champs in recent weeks to inquire about a business relationship. The challengers cleared the heel champs to the outside and WWE cut to break one minute into the match.

Back from break, Truth scored a two count on a pin attempt on Primo. Lawler slipped in some news that he received during the break that Triple H's arm "is indeed broken." Cole wondered what's going to happen to Lesnar in the future. In the ring, the heels cut off Truth after Truth attempted a comeback. After Primo worked over Truth some more, Truth suddenly nailed a leg whip before leaping across the ring to tag in Kingston. Kingston came flying off the top with a springboard smash on Epico, who also tagged in. Chaos ensued moments later involving Rosa, then Kofi caught Epico with Trouble in Paradise. Kofi with the pin and the win for new tag champs. Post-match, the new champs celebrated as Rosa tried to figure out how this happened.

WINNERS: Kingston & Truth at 7:03. Well, WWE did close to nothing with Primo & Epico as tag champs, so it's time to see if another team can build momentum.

7 -- GREAT KHALI vs. KANE -- Beat the Clock Challenge

This is the fourth Beat the Clock Challenge match, with one more to go. Kane quickly chopped down Khali to begin wearing him down. The crowd was not interested as Kane beat down Khali before he went up top for a flying clothesline. Kane made a cover, but Khali kicked out. Kane checked the clock as Lawler noted these two men are not built for speed.

Under a minute, Khali scored with his first offense of the match. Khali ran over Kane with clotheslines, then delivered The Chop, but Kane rolled to the outside. Khali, dumbfounded, decided to head over the top rope to the floor to retrieve Kane. The fight continued ringside before Khali tossed Kane back inside the ring. In the ring, Kane grappled a slow-moving Khali. Khali then grappled him, too, and the clock expired with the two men standing there.

Post-match: The crowd booed the result and the match, so Kane decided to chokeslam Khali to end the segment. Kane, frustrated, stormed out of the ring as Orton was shown clapping backstage.

WINNER: No Contest at 4:16. Well, it's over now.

8 -- DANIEL BRYAN vs. JERRY LAWLER -- Beat the Clock Challenge

The final BTCC match started with Bryan blasting away at Lawler before scoring an early nearfall. Bryan landed consecutive right hands that drew audible "Yes!" chants from the pocket of vocal males. Bryan continued go after Lawler before they showed Orton watching nervously backstage. Lawler then side-stepped a corner attack before going to the second rope for his trademark fist drop. Lawler covered, but Bryan kicked out in time. Lawler then wanted the piledriver, but Bryan back-dropped out. Bryan followed with a kick to the head before slapping on the Yes! Lock. Lawler tapped out rather quickly, giving Bryan the win. He's the new #1 contender.

WINNER: Bryan via submission at 2:20 to become #1 contender to the WWE Title. WWE is obviously marketing this PPV toward hardcore fans with a Punk-Bryan title match. Of course, they can unfairly blame both men if the PPV doesn't draw on a very fast turnaround following Mania and the big Lesnar-Cena PPV last night.

Arcademan:
Ring of Honor TV Results: 4-28-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Radican's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - - ROH World Tag Team Champions JAY & MARK BRISCOE vs. CAPRICE COLEMAN & CEDRICK ALEXANDER – Proving Ground match

Kelly discussed the Briscoes upcoming ROH World Tag Team title defense against WGTT in a Fight Without Honor at the upcoming “Border Wars” at iPPV. The Briscoes worked over Alexander, but he managed to tag in Coleman, who ran wild on the Briscoes. Jay ducked a kick and hit a chokeslam on Coleman. That move looks so odd when it’s not a big man doing it. Mark tagged in and walked the ropes before dropping an elbow on Coleman, which drew a pop from the crowd. Coleman escaped the Briscoes moments later and tagged in Alexander, who ran wild. The announcers touched on the excellent Elgin vs. Richards match during WrestleMania weekend and hinted at possible dissension in the House of Truth between Strong and Elgin. The Briscoes turned the tide and hit a tandem neckbreaker on Alexander with Coleman down on the outside.

Coleman shoved Jay off the top to the outside. WGTT then ran out and nailed Jay with a low blow that the ref didn’t see it. Coleman hit a running hurricanrana on Mark and Alexander followed up with a big splash off the top for the win.

Winners: Cedrick Alexander & Caprice Coleman – This was a good, short television match. The announcers got a chance to highlight the ongoing war between the Briscoes and WGTT while touching on several highlights from the WrestleMania weekend shows. The way Alexander & Coleman won the match doesn’t exactly establish them as credible threats to the ROH World Tag Team titles, although they are certainly deserving of being booked in that position.

2 - - RHINO (w/Truth Martini) vs. VINNY MARSEGLIA

Rhino went to town on Marseglia and hit the gore for the pin.

Winner: Rhino – That was a good and effective squash.

3 - - ROH TV Champion RODERICK STRONG (w/Truth Martini) vs. ADAM COLE

Cole caught Strong with a neckbreaker during the early going for a 2 count. Strong fired back with some chops a short time later. Cole caught Strong with a boot in the corner and hit an elbow off the second rope for another 2 count. Kelly said Strong and lucked into a title opportunity during WrestleMania weekend with Ciampa goading Lethal into putting his title on the line against Strong. Strong got the upper hand and put the boots to Cole in the corner. Kelly put over Elgin on commentary and said his match against Richards at “Showdown in the Sun: Day 2” was a must-have for your DVD collection. Strong continued to work over Cole, focusing on his back. Kelly said Steen would face O’Reilly next week on television. Kelly pitched to a commercial break.

They came back from commercial with Cole trying to mount a comeback. Strong cut him off and hit a big backbreaker for a nearfall. Cole tried to fire back against with punches. He finally ducked a charge from Strong in the corner and took him down with a flurry of offense. Cole then got a nearfall with a dropkick. McGuinness wondered if he would be able to finish off Strong with his German suplex. Elgin came down to ringside. Cole hit a flying knee on Strong for another 2 count. Strong caught Cole by surprise with a rollup for a 2 count. Strong avoided a charge in the corner and hit a gut buster for a 2 count. Cole countered a suplex and dropped Strong head-first onto his knee for a nearfall. Cole went for a slingshot, but Strong shoved him into Elgin on the outside. Cole rolled up Strong and when Strong kicked out he hit a dive through the ropes on Elgin. Cole hit the cross body that pinned Richards on Strong, but Strong kicked out at the last second. Martini nailed Cole with the Book of Truth with the ref trying to hold back Elgin. Strong then hit a huge backbreaker on Cole for the win.

Kelly quickly mentioned Ciampa-Taven and Steen-O’Reilly as being scheduled for next week on ROH television before the show ended.

Winner: Roderick Strong to retain the ROH TV title – A very good main event that played into the ongoing tension being teased between Strong and Elgin. They also protected Cole nicely by having Martini’s interference cost him the win.

Arcademan:
WWE NXT Results: 5-2-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report).

1 - TYSON KIDD & ALEX RILEY vs. JTG & JOHNNY CURTIS (w/Maxine) - Tag Team Match

Kidd tries a quick schoolboy on Curtis for one. Regal pretends to be concerned about Maxine, and she complains that her wrist hurts and she's been putting Vaseline on it every day. Regal says that he's passing on the obvious joke there. Kidd shows off his technical acumen, and Maxine is acting miserable. Kidd is insanely phenomenal, as he puts on a 3-plus-star match every time he enters the ring. Riley tags in, but Curtis is able to get JTG in. JTG eats a huge hip toss for two.

JTG takes over as Maxine tries to sweet-talk Regal. Mathews reminds her of her history as Riley lands a spinebuster on JTG and clears Curtis from the ring. Riley to the top rope, but Curtis provides a distraction for JTG to throw Riley to the mat for two.

Curtis is controlling Riley out of the break, and JTG tags in. Riley gets some separation, but Curtis tags in before Riley gets Kidd in the game.

There's some inconsistency on commentary, as Maxine acts like she has to be with Curtis all day long, but last week it was said that they only need to be chained together on NXT. Curtis and JTG continue to isolate Riley, then Riley with a sunset flip on Curtis, and we hear someone calling spots. The crowd is rallying behind Riley, but they can't get him out of the corner. Maxine ticks off a list of Curtis's flaws, and JTG lands the Mugshot for two. Regal lauds JTG for showing Curtis how to work in a tag team. Riley fights off a superplex from Curtis, then plants him with a top-rope clothesline.

Double tag and Kidd goes nuts on JTG. Side Russian legsweep from the second rope gets two for Kidd. So nice. Curtis interferes, but Riley helps him clear the field, then Kidd lands a dive over the top on JTG and Curtis. Kidd locks on the "Dungeon Lock" (Kidd's new submission finisher) and JTG's tapping like mad.

WINNERS: Tyson Kidd & Alex Riley in 12:30. (Asst. Editor's Note: This ends Alex Riley's 14-match losing streak in TV/online matches.) Curtis and JTG managed to not bore despite a very long beat down on Riley; the commentary enhanced the match by giving the audience something to sink their teeth into during what would normally be the bathroom break portion of the match. Also, Maxine is doing an outstanding job with her sulkin;, she actually sounded almost exactly like my sister when she's upset, both in tone and in content. Brilliant. If NXT was still on TV, Maxine would be getting an Emmy.

2. PERCY WATSON vs. MICHAEL MCGILLICUTTY

Watson takes it to McGillicutty, playing up his anger. Watson has changed up his offense a bit, with a series of jumping knee strikes. McGillicutty turns it around, and focuses on Watson's taped knee. McGillicutty takes Watson down hard by the leg and the ref insists on checking Watson.

Watson is struggling to stay alive out of the break. Mathews has been criticizing Regal's decisions all match. McGillicutty locks in a figure-four for a lengthy submission hold fight. Watson finally is able to punch his way out, but hobbles to the corner. Watson gets fired up and tees off on McGillicutty, but McGillicutty reverses a whip and goes back to work on the knee. Watson kicks McGillicutty through the ropes to get some space.

McGillicutty re-enters, and Watson is finally able to get some offense in. Watson with a knee-lift into a jumping neckbreaker for two. Watson wants the Percycution, but McGillicutty slips out and lands the Turning Heads neckbreaker for the win.

WINNER: Michael McGillicutty in 11:30. I don't think it makes McGillicutty look good to take so long to put away an already-injured Watson.

Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 5-3-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - MASON RYAN vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER

If Ziggler doesn't win in under five minutes, I riot...

Matt Striker and Scott Stanford are in the booth, one of my favorite pairs. The bell rings and Ziggler immediately hits a dropkick and takes it to Ryan. Ryan comes back with a big press to a drop, and Ziggler rolls out of the ring. Ryan now has a ponytail, so he looks like a muscled-up Steven Seagal. Ryan tosses Ziggler into the ring, and Striker suggests that Ryan needs a manager. Will this lead to him joining AW's stable?

Ziggler hits Ryan's knees and gets some offense in. Striker compares Ryan to Ken Patera - that's laughable - and asks if anyone's physique compares to him. Umm, Chris Masters? Ziggler is trying to rip Ryan's head off with a cravat of sorts, using a bridge for extra leverage. Ryan makes a comeback for a moment, but Ziggler takes it to him and moves to a side chinlock on the mat. Ryan then stands up and throws Ziggler off him. Ryan gets a head of steam with the "Ryan Express," as Striker terms it, but Ziggler dodges a charge and hits the Zig-Zag for the win. Post-match, Striker reiterated Ryan's need for a manager.

WINNER: Dolph Ziggler at 5:10. That's the precise, bell-to-bell time, so I guess it's time to have a riot of one. Well, at least the booking was right, and Mason Ryan should definitely be in the Ezekiel Jackson category of "useful to give someone a win over a visually-impressive big-man" at his current skill level.

2 - ZACK RYDER vs. MICHAEL MCGILLICUTTY

Ryder makes the "call me" sign at McGillicutty. McGillcutty with a Swagger-like takedown to start the match. The crowd is hot for Ryder, who fights out of the corner and takes over the match for a hot moment. McGillicutty kicks Ryder's legs out and starts to work over Ryder with power. Ryder flapjacks McGillicutty, then clotheslines him out of the ring. Ryder with a slingshot plancha and rolls McGillicutty back in. McGillicutty ambushes him on the way in.

Ryder is struggling to get traction out of the break. Ryder eventually gets some sustained offense, with his traditional comeback, and a Broski Boot gets a nearfall. McGillicutty counters the Rough Ryder and sends Ryder into the turnbuckle. Ryder bounces out of the corner a few moments later to land the Rough Ryder for the win.

WINNER: Zack Ryder in 7:00. Decent match. Ryder is consistently "decent" and McGillicutty has been improving by leaps and bounds.

3 - GREAT KHALI vs. JINDER MAHAL

This is becoming the default Superstars match lately, like when Cryme Tyme fought the Hart Dynasty literally every week for months. The only difference is Tyson Kidd isn't in the ring and even Natalya couldn't distract me from Khali's poor wrestling.

Mahal makes the mistake of locking up with Khali, just like every other time I see them against each other. Mahal tries strikes, but eats a chop to the head. Khali sends him to the corner for the frying pan chop crowd-pleaser. Another corner, another chop. Khali sends Mahal over the ropes. Mahal hot-shots Khali on the ropes, then goes to work with kicks and knees using the ropes for leverage.

Mahal ducks a big boot in the corner and goes back to offense. Mahal starts to work Khali's knees - I don't know why when they've already been Tonya Harding'ed judging by the way Khali walks. Mahal to the middle rope, but gets caught on the way down. Khali starts an offensive barrage. Matt Striker: "Khali's lack of mobility is not a hindrance here, as Mahal keeps running into the Great Khali," just as Mahal runs into Khali multiple times to eat forearms. He eventually runs in again, only to be caught with the Punjabi Plunge. Three count and it's over.

WINNER: The Great Khali in 4:45. It is nearly impossible for me to watch a Khali match and not be snarky and sarcastic. He puts me in a foul mood. I've seen this match too many times in the last few months, and it never gets better. Ted DiBiase, please get better and feud with Jinder Mahal again. Or, Trent Baretta. Anyone.

Arcademan:
TNA Impact Wrestling Results: 5-3-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Turner's complete report). Condensed here like a can of milk.

1 -- TNA Knockouts champions GAIL KIM & MADISON RAYNE vs. BROOKE TESSMACHER & VELVET SKY

Rayne and Kim blindsided both Sky and Tessmacher before it boiled down to Sky and Kim in the ring. Kim and Rayne exchanged tags and beat on Sky with some double-team maneuvers. Rayne eventually hit a heel kick on Sky for a close two count. Kim went for a top rope huracanrana, but Sky held onto the ropes and hit a bulldog on Kim which allowed her to get the hot tag. Tessmacher had a flurry of offense, but was eventually taken down with a clothesline from Kim. Kim was the victim of her own finisher as Tessmacher hit her with Eat Da Feet for the win.

WINNERS: Tessmacher & Sky via pinfall at 4:49. They have to make Tessmacher feel like a credible threat to win the title, but I feel bad for Kim for having to lose to Tessmacher three times in a row. Hopefully she picks up the win when they meet for the Knockouts Title. For the little amount of offense Tessmacher had, she looked sloppy in the ring.

2 -- TNA Television champion DEVON vs. ROBBIE T. (w/ ROBBIE E.) -- Television Title match

Robbie T. was quick to attack Devon before the bell and he laid him out with a clothesline and a shoulder tackle. He hit a front powerslam on Devon for a two count. Devon came back with a pair of flying shoulder tackles, and hit a diving headbutt off the top rope for a two count. Robbie E. distracted Devon in an attempt to allow Robbie T. to get some offense, but when that failed, he resorted to his guest list and broke it over Devon’s head as the referee called for the disqualification.

WINNER: Devon via disqualification at 2:46 to retain the TNA Television Title. Last week, I said I didn’t want to see Devon feud with Bully Ray, but I think I’d rather see that than his feud with the Robbies continue. In reality, I just rather see a wrestler who can really go like, oh, I don’t know, A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Daniels, Kid Kash, or Zema Ion just to name a few.

3 -- JEFF HARDY vs. ROB VAN DAM

Hardy tried to keep RVD grounded with a headlock, but he broke out of with and countered with a roll up on Hardy using his legs for a two count. Hardy sent RVD to the outside with a kick and followed up a flying clothesline to outside from the ring apron. Back in the ring, Hardy caught RVD with a pin attempt for a two count after Van Dam did the splits to go under Hardy after an Irish whip. After an exchange of offense, Hardy hit the Whisper in the Wind for another two count. RVD came back with a chinbreaker, a kick, and the Rolling Thunder.

As the wrestlers sold the effects of the move, Roode made his was out the ring. Once they got back up Hardy went for another Irish whip, which RVD reversed. When Hardy hit the ropes, the referee had to take a dive to avoid being hit. Roode took advantage of the situation and hit Hardy with the belt. RVD followed up with a kick to Hardy's face for the win.

WINNER: Rob Van Dam via pinfall at 4:36. Disappointing match from these two. They were only given so much time so I can’t come down too hard on them, but I expected more from an RVD and Hardy match.

4 -- TNA Tag Team champions MAGNUS & SAMOA JOE & A.J. STYLES vs. KURT ANGLE & KAZARIAN & DANIELS

Styles and Angle started the match with Styles getting a dropkick in. As Kurt was about to gain the offensive edge, Daniels tried to take advantage of a downed Styles, but Angle would have none of it and pushed Daniels down to the mat. Styles tagged in Joe, who in turn exchanged a tag with Magnus to hit some double-team offense on Angle. Magnus tagged in Styles, who proceeded to clear house until the numbers game caught up to him. Joe stepped in and sent Daniels to out for Magnus to beat on for a bit until he was ready to catch with a suicide elbow through the ropes to the outside.

Styles tried to go to the outside, but was stopped by Angle, who caught him in an anklelock. It looked like Angle had the win until Kazarian, much to the bewilderment of Angle, tagged himself in. Magnus and Joe took care of Angle and Daniels, eventually allowing Styles the opportunity to hit Kazarian with the Styles Clash for the win.

WINNERS: Magnus, Samoa Joe, and A.J. Styles via pinfall at 4:25. That was enjoyable for what it was. Another match with a ton star power relegated to perform in under five minutes. Storyline-wise, it wouldn’t make sense to have it main-event the show, but from an in-ring perspective, I would have loved to have seen these two teams go for at least 15 minutes.

5 -- TNA World Heavyweight champion BOBBY ROODE vs. MR. ANDERSON -- No DQ match

Before Roode could get to the ring, Anderson hopped out to ringside to beat on Roode. Roode came back with a Russian leg sweep into ring apron, but a failed piledriver attempt led to Anderson slingshotting Roode into the ringpost, followed by the Pittsburgh Plunge as the show cut to commercial break.

As the show came back from the break, Anderson approached a downed Roode, who threw the referee into Anderson to low blow him, even though it was already a No DQ match. Roode beat on Anderson for a little bit on the outside of the ring before bringing him back in the ring for a suplex and a knee drop for a two count.

Roode brought in a steel chair and wedged it in-between the ropes in the corner. He tried to throw Anderson into it, but he countered and threw Roode head-first into the chair. Anderson was able to capitalize with a series of strikes, a swinging neckbreaker, and a spinning wheel kick for a two count. Anderson attempted another Pittsburgh Plunge, but Roode countered with a Double R spinebuster. Hardy came out to attack Roode, but Anderson took out his frustration on Hardy with the Mic Check. Roode capitalized on the distraction and hit Anderson with a chair and a Fishermen Suplex for the win.

WINNER: Robert Roode via pinfall at 11:04. A worthy television main event, and one of Anderson’s better matches in recent memory. Roode played up his heel tendencies and delivered in the ring as well. Honestly, I would have rather see these two go at Sacrifice, more so than RVD and Roode. Not that I don’t think RVD and Roode can’t produce a good match, but I’ve just soured on RVD pretty much since his TNA run began.

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