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WWE Smackdown Results: 10-14-11 (next two posts)

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

1 – 41-MAN BATTLE ROYAL

Cody Rhodes was first out at :09, via Randy Orton. I don’t think anyone would’ve guessed that. Johnny Curtis followed :25 in, as Drew McIntyre tossed him. John Morrison tried to pull Jack Swagger out with an assist from Yoshi Tatsu. David Otunga held on after Santino Marella tried to get rid of him. JTG was out at 1:26 thanks to Wade Barrett. Michael McGillicutty out at 1:40 via Kofi Kingston. Derrick Bateman out at 1:50 via Titus O’Neil. Swagger eliminated O’Neil at 2:00. Tatsu out a second or two after that, I believe by Curt Hawkins. Striker out at 2:30 by his NXT broadcast partner William Regal. Booker thought Striker could’ve lasted longer, to which Cole said, “Booker, you’re an idiot.” Primo landed on the apron as Justin Gabriel tried to get rid of him. Many wrestlers ended up on the apron as they went to break at 3:16.

Back just after 6:00 in, as Mathews said they were down to 32 superstars. Regal out via his mentor Daniel Bryan at 6:50. Percy Watson out at 7:11 by a slew of people, John Morrison at 7:22 by Ziggler and Swagger, and Dolph Ziggler at 7:24 by Zack Ryder. That would be a big deal if anyone mentioned that. Trent Barreta out at 8:09 by Awesome Truth, then one of the Usos at 8:24, thanks to Miz. CM Punk and Randy Orton were both teetering on the top rope as they battled. Ted DiBiase out at 8:56 as Zeke Jackson tossed him. Tyson Kidd out at 9:06 by the Miz. Another break at 9:39.

Back at 13:36 with Christian in trouble by Ryder. Daniel Bryan out at 13:46. Gabriel kicked McIntyre in the head to work his way back in. Mason Ryan tossed Tyler Reks at 14:43, then Curt Hawkins at 14:45. McIntyre back-dropped out by Ryan at 15:03. Ryan pressed Gabriel over his head at 15:14 and tossed him to the floor. Barrett came from behind Ryan and pushed him out at 15:20. Primo held on but Ryder kicked him out at 15:45. Santino attempted the Cobra, but Christian punched him in the face to send him to the showers at 16:06. Alex Riley out via Miz at 16:21. Zack Ryder and Jinder Mahal went at it as Kofi tried to grab Swagger and eliminate him. Instead, Swagger got Kofi in the ankle-lock at pushed him out at 17:21. Ryder out at 17:39. Otunga out via Sheamus at 17:51, then one of the Usos by Sheamus at 17:59. Sheamus clotheslined Jackson out at 18:08 after a failed Torture Rack. Brogue Kick to Heath Slater, who sold it like a champ at 18:20. Sheamus powerbombed evil Sin Cara on those who were eliminated at 18:35. After a brief face-off, Christian went out by the hand of Sheamus at 19:08. Down to eight Superstars. Punk went after Miz and Truth. Truth out at 19:27 by Punk, Punk at 19:30 by Miz. Barrett and Sheamus matched up in the near corner. Also remaining: Swagger, Mahal, Miz. Sheamus out via Christian at 20:07. Sheamus chased the already-eliminated Christian to the back. Barrett out at 20:29, then Swagger at 20:37 after an RKO by Orton. Mahal was out by Orton at 20:40, as Orton thought he was the last one. But Miz popped back up and tried to toss Orton out. Orton held on. Orton went all Vintage Orton here. Skull-Crushing Finale avoided, but neither man would fold. They ended up on the apron, hammering away on one other. Orton hit the RKO on Miz on the apron, and both men fell to the floor. The announcers played up that they weren’t sure who won. Eventually, it was decided (and confirmed on replay) that Orton won.

WINNER: Orton, at 22:37. Fine battle royal, and I don’t mind having lower-card guys involved to get some rare air-time. WWE has been close to overdoing battle royals lately, though.

2 – BETH PHOENIX vs. KELLY KELLY

Strangely, this was not billed as a Diva’s Championship match, so this isn’t Kelly’s rematch that she’d presumably get. Cole once again talked of Kelly’s “serious anger issues” as she smiled to all the fans while she walked to the ring. Beth went right after Kelly and choked her in the corner, treating her like a rag-doll. Kelly turned things around and put the boots to Beth. Phoenix put the brakes on a headscissors attempt. Phoenix trash-talked as Cole put over Beth and Nattie’s “Sisters of Salvation” nickname. What happened to the “Divas of Doom”? Spinning DDT by Kelly on Beth that took a while to get going. Beth played defense and Kelly ended up on the apron. Phoenix dragged Kelly into the ring from that spot and gave Kelly the Glam Slam for the win.

WINNER: Phoenix, at 1:51. Again, strange that if they were going to put Beth over again, why not make it Kelly’s rematch clause? If they went to the rematch now, it wouldn’t make sense because Kelly just lost in a non-title match. And if they wanted to move on from Kelly, why not just do that and not job Kelly here? Oh well.

3 – JUSTIN GABRIEL vs. SIN CARA NEGRO

Cara Negro wore the Cara Azul mask. Booker wouldn’t even concede that Sin Cara Azul is the real Sin Cara. Cole again gave the back-story on both Caras, dating back to Mexico. Gabriel dropkicked Cara out of the ring, then performed a twisting splash over the top rope and onto his opposition. Back in the ring, Gabriel came off the top and Cara dropkicked him in the chest. The two hammered away on each other in the middle of the ring. Powerbomb by Gabriel for two. Gabriel again went to the top, but Cara tripped him up. Cara ascended the top rope and landed a diving Swanton bomb for the win.

WINNER: Cara, at 1:35. They had a few weeks where it looked like Gabriel would be built up a little. I guess that’s out the window, even though it was good to get Cara Negro a win.

4 – ALBERTO DEL RIO vs. SHEAMUS

Cole complained about this match being made, and Booker said it was all about ratings and that Long is doing a fantastic job. Ugh. Mathews noted that both men are two-time WWE Champions. Shoulder knock-down by Sheamus early on. I felt like I was watching a prison movie as I saw Sheamus struggle to lift Del Rio’s arms while he was in the ropes in order to bash him over the chest with forearms. Sheamus missed a charge in the corner and Del Rio came off the turnbuckle with a dropkick. Arm-bar applied by Del Rio. Del Rio brought Sheamus’ arm across his knees to continue softening up that part of his body. Sheamus caught Del Rio charging at him, then knocked Del Rio down with a few Irish Hammers. Irish Curse back-breaker by Sheamus for two. Sheamus went to the top rope, but Ricardo Rodriguez got on the apron. The ref dealt with him as Christian, from out of nowhere, knocked Sheamus off his perch. Del Rio gave Sheamus an enziguiri, then once back in the middle of the ring, kicked him in the head for the pinfall.

WINNER: Del Rio, at 3:57. Even with Christian’s interference, too quick for a match with men of this caliber. Good to see Del Rio get the pinfall win though.

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WWE Smackdown Results (continued)

5 – JACK SWAGGER & DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. KOFI KINGSTON & ZACK RYDER

WWE had to ruin another theme song by adding Ryder’s catchphrase to the beginning of his theme song, something they do way too often. It’s like some of the cool t-shirt designs they’ve had that are ruined by the giant WWE logo on the shirt. Face-plant by Ryder, but Swagger reversed things and gave Ryder a belly-to-belly throw. Ziggler tagged in and connected on a neck-breaker for two. Kofi tagged in and did his signature spots. He did a suicide dive onto both Ziggler and Swagger outside the ring as they went to break.

Ziggler was in control of Kofi upon return, and they showed how the heels took over during break. Evan Bourne was out there to try to offset Vickie’s presence. Fameasser for two by Ziggler, then Swagger tagged in. Slam by Swagger for two. Kofi fought back and neared a tag, but Swagger grabbed him and sent him back-first into a neutral corner. Kofi was set on the top rope, but he fired back with a Tornado DDT. Both men were down and needing to make a tag. Both men did, and Ryder cleaned house on Ziggler. Broski boot by Ryder, then a pin, which got two. Ziggler created some separation to land a dropkick. Booker called him “Zig Zag Man.” Rough Ryder was countered into a sleeper hold. Ryder began to fade, but he threw Ziggler off and shoulder-first into the ring post. Ryder tried to regain his bearings and make a tag to Kingston. As he closed in on a tag, Swagger knocked Kingston off the apron. Kingston got back into the ring and gave Ziggler a Trouble in Paradise as the ref got Swagger back to his corner. Ryder made the cover for the win.

WINNERS: Ryder and Kingston. Hey, at least the Smackdown writers didn’t forget that Ryder and Ziggler had a feud going. Would’ve been nice if the Raw writers had remembered.

6 – MARK HENRY vs. RANDY ORTON – WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

During Orton’s entrance, they showed Cody Rhodes bagging him on Raw this past week. Orton jabbed and ran to start, then tried to clothesline Henry. It didn’t move him. European uppercuts by Orton, and a kick took him down to one knee. He tried a low DDT, but Henry shoved Orton off and to ringside. Orton landed a few punches outside the ring, but Henry headbutted him. Henry picked Orton up and rammed him shoulder-first into the ring-post. Pin back in the ring only got the big man a two-count. Orton ran right into Henry, and the girth sent Orton back to the mat. Henry stood on Orton’s back near the ropes. Headbutt by Henry in the middle of the ring. Another rest-hold and again Orton worked out. Orton pounded away on Henry in the corner. Henry came back and dropped an elbow on Orton for only a two-count. Final break taken at 9:52 EST, 4:28 into the match.

Back at 7:25 of the contest. Henry was still in control, with the pace of the match having slowed to a crawl. Powerslam by Henry. He put two hands on Orton’s chest for the pin, and Orton kicked out. Henry choked Orton in the ropes by putting one of his giant legs over Orton’s neck. Bodyslam by Henry, then a big splash. That was a near-fall at 8:59 of the match. Henry dragged Orton to the corner, where he set up for a second-rope splash. Orton got his feet up however and tried to take the big man down. Dropkick did it, 9:44 in. Cody Rhodes ran out and got to the apron. Orton tried to set up his DDT, but Henry attacked from behind. The ref rang the bell for a DQ.

WINNER: Orton, via DQ, at 10:01.

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TNA Bound For Glory PPV Results: 10-16-11 (Next 2 posts)

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's ongoing report).

Mike Tenay and Taz hyped the pre-show match for the TNA Tag Titles. Out first was Ink, Inc. to challenge for the Tag Titles. Neal brought an American flag with him to the ring before Mexican America came out in possession of a Mexican flag.

A -- TNA tag champions MEXICAN AMERICA (HERNANDEZ & ANARQUIA w/Rosita and Sarita) vs. INK, INC. (SHANNON MOORE & JESSE NEAL w/Christina Von Eerie) -- TNA Tag Title match

One minute, 15 seconds for the first outside interference and referee distraction of the night. Moments later, there was a spot where Moore appeared to be legit KO'ed, as Anarquia made a cover and pretty much had to pull off the pin because Moore wasn't responding. The match continued with Mexican America still working over Moore. Moore eventually scored with a desperation moonsault to make the tag to Neal, who cleaned house. Neal then scored with a spear and appeared to score a pin, but Anarquia apparently broke up the pin in time.

The action momentarily broke down before Neal missed with a splash on the outside. Moore then hit a moonsault on Anarquia, leaving bodies everywhere. Hernandez was the last man standing and airballed a big dive on the floor. Suddenly, the women were in the ring. Sure, why not. Von Eerie ripped off Sarita's mask and slammed her. Anarquia and Von Eerie were left in the ring, where Von Eerie pantsed Anarquia. Tenay and Taz had no idea what to say here. In all of the confusion, Hernandez rolled up Neal from behind for the win.

WINNERS: Mexican America at 8:02 to retain the Tag Titles. What a mess. Why would anyone spend $35 on the subsequent PPV broadcast after watching that on the pre-show? Unbelievable incompetence from TNA that made the product look like a joke.

1 -- X Division champion AUSTIN ARIES vs. BRIAN KENDRICK -- X Division Title match

The crowd established early on they were in favor of Aries and not in favor of Kendrick, who was booed by the vocal males when he scored early offense. Aries was cheered when he returned fire and scored close nearfalls. Kendrick came back with a pin attempt following a Tornado DDT, which led to an audible "Aries, Aries" chant. Aries then nailed a flying suicide dive on the floor. Back in the ring, Aries landed a flying dropkick in the corner. He wanted a brainbuster, but Kendrick countered with knees to the head for a two count. Aries then blocked Sliced Bread #2, but Kendrick nailed it on a second attempt. He made a cover, but Aries grabbed the bottom rope just in time. "Austin Aries" chant before Aries blocked a Sliced Bread attempt from the ring apron to the floor. Back in the ring, Aries executed another corner dropkick before delivering a brainbuster suplex. Aries made the cover and it was good for the win.

WINNER: Aries at 10:28. Very good match to start the PPV. Nice finishing sequence and the crowd was fully invested, not just because of Aries, but the good action. (**3/4)

2 -- ROB VAN DAM vs. JERRY LYNN -- Full Metal Mayhem match

A ton of counters and not a lot of mayhem to start things off. After two stand-offs following counter exchanges, the two men collided near the ropes and kind of fell to the outside. RVD tried a springboard moonsault from the guardrail, but Lynn moved and RVD ate the padding. As RVD sold the effects, Lynn pulled out a ladder and slid it into the ring. A chair was also introduced into the proceedings. Meanwhile, RVD randomly posed for and talked to the ringside fans.

Back in the ring, the two men then traded chair-assisted offense, continuing the match theme of there being numerous counters. This was followed by a chair toss to the head by Lynn to RVD. There should be a fine attached to that until people learn. Lynn then introduced a second ladder, leading to a dangerous spot when Lynn tried a sunset flip powerbomb onto the ladder, but completely missed and RVD ate the ringside guardrail on the back of his neck. Back in the ring, RVD recovered and delivered a Van Terminator sending a chair into a ladder into Lynn's face. Lynn sold unconsciousness as the crowd popped. RVD then made a cover on Lynn for the pin and the win. Afterward, RVD and Lynn sold respect before Lynn left the ring and RVD celebrated.

WINNER: RVD at 13:15. The presentation from TNA was this was "fun to go back in time," but this set the wrestling industry back two decades. Too many dangerous spots around the head/neck region for comfort. It wasn't entertaining at all in that respect. Just shaking my head at a replay showing all of the dangerous spots. It would be like ESPN still glorifying head shots on defenseless NFL receivers because it "gets a reaction." (n/a)

3 -- SAMOA JOE vs. MATT MORGAN vs. CRIMSON -- three-way match
 
Joe started the match telling Morgan and Crimson to beat each other up, but they jumped Joe for an early double-team attack. Crimson then accidentally popped Morgan in the mouth, but Morgan kept his cool and the two big men pin-balled Joe across the ring with strikes. Joe came back with a leg sweep targeting Morgan's right knee after dumping Crimson to the floor. The match moved to the floor after Joe splashed Crimson with a suicide dive. The seven-foot Morgan then went up top, balanced himself on the top turnbuckle, and splashed Crimson on the floor. Joe admired his handiwork turning the two men against each other before the match returned to the ring.
 
Morgan and Crimson then started to get heated with each other. Morgan won the crowd and the exchange with a shoulder tackle before Joe yanked Morgan to the outside and ran him into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Joe delivered high-impact offense on Crimson before Morgan became involved again. A final three-man exchange led to Crimson delivering a spear on Joe for the pin and the win. Post-match: Crimson and Morgan stared each other down before Morgan limped off and the vocal males booed Crimson as the winner.
 
WINNER: Crimson at 7:14. Fine execution of the story with Joe trying to pit the faces against each other, then Joe getting his comeuppance by taking the loss. Noteworthy was Joe getting that Austin Aries reaction from the vocal males. (*1/2)

4 -- BULLY RAY vs. MR. ANDERSON -- Philadelphia Street Fight -- Falls Count Anywhere
 
After some basic holds, Anderson went to the floor to retrieve a pro-A-hole sign. Anderson popped it over Ray's head, then revealed it was a loaded sign complete with a street sign. Anderson then popped Ray clean over the head with the street sign. Another fine-worthy offense. The match then moved to the floor, where Anderson threw a beer into Ray's face. On the other side of the ringside section, a woman threw a beer onto Anderson. The action moved to the stage, where Ray mocked Anderson's mic drop gimmick before Anderson popped him in the face with the mic. The match moved backstage, where Ray scored with a piledriver for a nearfall. They returned to the stage area on the floor before spilling over the guardrail toward the ringside area.
 
Back in the ring, Anderson landed a few punches before going to the floor to remove a section of the guardrail. Anderson heaved the rail into the ring, but Ray cut off Anderson with a clothesline. Ray then grabbed a table and set it up in the ring. But, Anderson recovered and back-dropped Ray onto the guardrail, causing it to bend in the middle. Anderson decided a top-rope move was the next court of action, but he missed with a senton splash and crashed into the rail. Ray followed right up with a Full Nelson suplex through the table, but Anderson kicked out of a pin attempt.
 
Anderson, with blood coming from his mouth, came back with a Mic Check into the guardrail, but Ray kicked out. Ray then rolled out of the ring to catch his breath and Anderson followed to the outside, where he retrieved a trashcan. Anderson smashed Ray over the head with the can, which thankfully bent with the blow, and Ray found himself flat on a table. Anderson then went back into the ring for a top-rope move and brushed Ray with a flying senton after over-shooting. The crowd was disappointed, then Anderson and Ray called an audible and Anderson finished off Ray with a Mic Check through the table. Anderson made the cover for the win.
 
WINNER: Anderson at 14:33. The story carried the contest, which still had one too many head/neck blows for comfort, but it delivered on what was advertised. Anderson needed an impressive, decisive win to reverse course on his TNA career, and this accomplished the goal. (**)

5 -- Knockouts champion WINTER (w/Angelina Love) vs. VELVET SKY vs. MADISON RAYNE vs. MICKIE JAMES -- four-way Knockouts Title match -- Karen Jarrett special referee
 
The story early on was Karen officiating in favor of the heels (Rayne and Madison). The heels then became upset with each other, so Karen tried to restore order, while ignoring the babyfaces when they were on the advantage. Karen was eventually bumped, which brought out Traci Brooks to check on Karen. In the confusion, Velvet had a pin on Rayne, Traci tried to decide what to do, and then counted the pin for Velvet. New KO champion. Post-match: Karen was helped away and Velvet celebrated while Winter and Angelina stewed ringside.
 
WINNER: Velvet at 8:31 to capture the KO Title. That was a complete mess with an over-complicated situation. The crowd did respond to the title change, though, after wanting the match to end about 30 seconds in.

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6 -- A.J. STYLES vs. DANIELS -- I Quit match
 
Daniels tried to get Styles to quit a few seconds into the match, but Styles blew him off, then Styles sustained an attack, but Daniels wouldn't quit either. On the floor, Daniels tried to grab a toolbox from under the ring. He found a wrench and chucked it at Styles, who ducked to avoid the baseball throw. Daniels then tried to jab a screwdriver into Styles's face, but Styles fought him off. Daniels then sustained an attack and congratulated himself on a BME to Styles's lower back. Daniels opted for a single-leg Boston Crab, but Styles refused to quit.
 
Daniels then retrieved a chair and placed it on Styles's throat before sitting on the chair. He said he's been dreaming of watching Styles die in front of him and now he'll get everything Styles has been given in TNA. Daniels said he'll tell his wife that his last words were, "I love you." Daniels then addressed the hard camera and told Wendy to take the kids out of the room so they don't see Styles murdered in cold blood. Too heavy-handed. Styles then made his comeback after Daniels took too long talking and Styles fired up the crowd. Daniels told Styles to die, but Styles hit a Pele kick, then the Styles Clash. Styles picked up a chair to bash Daniels, but grabbed a screwdriver instead. Daniels backed away to the corner and said, "Okay, A.J., I quit. Don't hurt me." The crowd booed the anti-climatic finish, then Daniels ran away from the ring to avoid Styles's wrath.

Post-match: Styles pounded the mat as he left the ring. Styles posed on the stage, then Daniels jumped Styles from behind. Daniels then dropped Styles with Angel's Wings. For some reason, Daniels was rewarded with his music playing. "He never beat me!" Daniels declared, hinting the feud will continue. Daniels then "kicked dirt" onto Styles. On-camera the announcers sold they weren't happy with the non-conclusive finish that didn't resolve anything and said Styles won't be happy with how the match finished.
 
WINNER: Styles at 13:42. This had potential to be a stand-out match, but the mid-match promo took this from a heated, competitive battle to an unrealistic, unentertaining situation vowing to kill someone. (**)

7 -- HULK HOGAN vs. STING -- No DQ match for control of TNA
 
Once the bell sounded, Hogan danced around the ring before doing some shadow boxing. He then pointed to the entrance ramp and Ric Flair's music hit. Flair came out to ringside as Dixie sold disgust ringside. Hogan shook hands with Flair as Flair's music kept playing. Dixie was shown panicked before the music stopped. Loud "whoos" before Hogan and Sting went back to circling around each other. The two men locked up (yes, a lock-up in a "fight") and Sting worked a side headlock for a while. Hogan then delivered a shoulder tackle and started going nuts with his poses and a crotch chop. Sting, shocked, threw away his t-shirt and went after Hogan, but Hogan knocked him down to the mat. They cut to Dixie sitting in her seat with her hands underneath her chin.
 
Hogan knocked Sting to the outside and Sting went looking for Flair before returning to the ring, where Hogan landed more offense. Hogan then dumped Sting to the outside again and Flair choked the life out of Sting before delivering chops right in front of Dixie. Hogan followed up with a low blow to Sting as ref Jackson James watched. Hogan bit into Sting's forehead before Flair handed Hogan a foreign object. Hogan rammed it into Sting's head over and over before rolling Sting back into the ring.
 
In the ring, Sting came up bleeding from the forehead. Hogan then did a combination P.S. Hayes/Ric Flair strut as Sting bled onto the mat. Sting suddenly came back with right hands and Hogan actually took a bump on his back. After chasing Flair on the outside, Sting landed another right and Hogan took another bump on his back. Sting bought Hogan some more time by running to the outside to chase down Flair. Back in the ring, Sting jabbed Hogan with a weapon and Hogan took a flatback bump. Hogan was bleeding from the forehead now. Sting hit a Stinger Splash, then knocked Flair off the apron. Sting followed with a Stinger Splash to Hogan's back before slapping on the Scorpion Deathlock. Hogan tapped out, but ref Jackson James ignored it. Hogan kept tapping, though, so Jackson reluctantly called for the bell.
 
WINNER: Sting at 9:43 to win control of the company.

Post-match: Dixie jumped up and down in celebration before Flair smashed Sting from behind. Immortal, led by Eric Bischoff, then hit the ring and delivered an attack on Sting. Abyss was shown watching in the distance. Bischoff then went for a chair shot, but Jackson stole the chair from Eric. Eric then cracked a chair over his son's back as Hogan was shown getting up in the background. Immortal continued to beat down Sting, who looked up to Hogan and asked Hogan to help him. Sting crawled toward Hogan as the crowd encouraged Hogan to help. Hogan then ripped off his t-shirt, Hulked Up, and went to town on Immortal. Hogan and Sting had Immortal caught in the middle and they cleaned house.
 
The only man left from Immortal was Bischoff, who was cowering in the corner. Hogan and Sting then came together before Hogan pointed down at Bischoff. Hogan and Sting slowly picked up Bischoff before Hogan wound up a big right hand and decked Bischoff. Dixie had stars in her eyes ringside. "I'm back," Hogan said. Hogan then dumped Bischoff out of the ring before standing tall with Sting. Sting said he wants Hulkamania back. Sting did Hogan's poses as Dixie was shown crying ringside. Hogan and Sting then shook hands before Hogan's music played. Dixie was shown hugging husband Serge ringside as the announcers recapped what happened. Sting left the ring first, followed by Hogan, who limped out of the ring and bent over ringside, selling the adrenaline was wearing off.
 
8 -- TNA World Hvt. champion KURT ANGLE vs. ROBERT ROODE -- TNA World Title match
 
They started with a quick offensive exchange. The crowd was still invested early on, including the vocal males chanting for Roode. Angle then wanted a moonsault, but Roode delivered an overhead toss and Angle landed face-first on the mat. After a pause for everyone to recover, Roode delivered successive offense before snapping off a neckbreaker for a two count. Roode tried a top-rope move, but Angle cut him off with a belly-to-belly suplex for a nearfall. Roode came back with a Crossface, but Angle countered with the anklelock. Roode fought the hold, then countered right back with a Crossface. And, back to the anklelock for Angle. Roode escaped, then delivered a spinebuster. Roode followed with a Fisherman Suplex with a bridge pin, but Angle rolled a shoulder just in time.

At 10:00, the crowd broke out in a "Let's go Angle / Let's go Bobby" chant. Angle went back to the ankelock, but Roode countered. Roode continued to sell the leg work, then Angle used the ref as a shield to distract Roode, who walked into a mule kick from Angle. Angle followed with the Angle Slam, but Roode kicked out in-time, popping the crowd. Angle followed with two German Suplexes and Roode countered #3 with another Crossface. Angle escaped, though, and both men sold the effects of the match thus far. Another dueling chant as they reset. Angle then speared Roode, who kicked out of a pin.
 
Angle tried another top-rope move, but Roode blocked and re-applied a Crossface center ring. Angle fought out, though, and the two men traded finishing moves. Angle then hit the Angle Slam and scored a pin despite Roode's hand being under the bottom rope and Angle using the ropes for leverage. It looked like the ref stopped his count, so the crowd didn't know what to think. The ref called for the bell anyways and the ref did the X signal as Angle took off his boot. Angle was then helped out of the ring as Roode sat in the corner selling disbelief over the outcome. They signed off at 10:52 p.m. EST.
 
WINNER: Angle at 14:15 to retain the TNA World Title. This was certainly Hogan's TNA dream night. TNA dropped the ball only allotting 15 minutes to the match and not going all the way with Roode after the build-up. If they were going to do this finish, the match needed to be about 25 minutes so Roode was legitimized as being able to "hang with Angle." Instead, he looked like another typical TNA babyface unable to win the big one. Even if Roode gets a re-match due to the non-clean finish, they can't get back to the position they were in leading to BFG. (***)

Arcademan:
ROH TV Results: 10-15-11

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

1 - - THE BRISCOES vs. ANX (Kenny King & Rhett Titus) - #1 Contender match for the ROH World Tag Team Titles

No Code of Honor here. Kelly said ANX was here to avenge the chair attack in NYC at “Best in the World.” The Briscoes quickly double teamed King and stomped away at him in the corner during the early stages of the match. They took King out to the floor, but he fired back with a senton off the apron on Jay as Titus ran in and took out Mark. ANX went to work on Mark inside the ring tagging in and out to work him over. Jay caught Rhett with a knee on the apron that gave Mark the upper hand. The Briscoes ended up hitting a leg sweep/running kick on Titus moments later. The Briscoes continued to work over Titus as Jay nailed him with a big chop in the corner. Titus fired back with a slap to the face, but Jay cut him off right away with a knee to the gut.

Kelly read the Tweet of the Week as Mark worked over Titus. Titus caught Mark with a boot out of the corner. Mark fired back and both men went at it on the turnbuckles. Mark went for a hurricanrana, but Rhett dropped him face-first on the top turnbuckle. Both men tagged out and King ran wild on the Briscoes. Kelly compared King to Deion Sanders as he nailed Jay with a leg cradle suplex and the crowd popped. Mark dragged Jay out of the ring, but King backdropped Titus over the top to the outside onto the Briscoes.

ANX went for a double team, but Jay fought out of it. Mark dragged Titus to the outside and slammed him into the guardrail. Mark sent King into a big boot from Jay and then hit a running senton off the apron onto Titus on the outside. Jay hit a frogsplash elbow off the top, but King kicked out. Mark and Titus brawled near the announce table. This made Kelly very upset. Jay got a small package on King for the pin after hitting a low blow on King behind the ref’s back.

The ref asked Jay if he hit King low after the match. The ref told Titus there was nothing he could do about it. Titus attacked the Briscoes, but was quickly outnumbered. Several referees came out and separated the Briscoes from Titus.

Winner: The Briscoes – The way these two teams wrestled once again didn’t match the tone of the video packages. The heel/face dynamic simply wasn’t defined here as it was in the video packages. Management needs to figure out a way to get the Briscoes to come across like heels. Another thing that was missing was the intensity from ANX right from the start. They should have come out aggressive against the Briscoes given what was shown on television, but the match was wrestled like it was just another meeting between the two teams. The match itself was good, but as was the case with Strong-Richards, the action in the ring didn’t match the story being told. Some fans stood and cheered the low blow pin from the Briscoes. There certainly weren’t boos of outrage given the Briscoes actions. There wasn’t even much of a reaction to the post-match activity.

2 - - MICHAEL ELGIN (w/Truth Martini) vs. EDDIE EDWARDS

Elgin didn’t follow the Code of Honor. Kelly then ran down the “Tale of the Tape” noting that Elgin was slightly younger than Edwards. Both men exchanged forearms in the middle of the ring during the early stages of the match. They switched to slaps to the face. Elgin finally took down Edwards with a shoulder tackle. Elgin went to work on Edwards and hit a delayed vertical suplex, but only got a one count. Both men exchanged big chops. Elgin hit a big chop that sent Edwards into the corner. Elgin followed up with a series of kicks in the corner. Edwards went for an arm drag, but Elgin caught him. Edwards eventually caught Elgin with a hurricanrana and locked in the Achilles lock, but Elgin shoved him off. Edwards hit a big kick and a springboard moonsault for a 2 count.

The crowd chanted for Edwards after the nearfall. Edwards hit a back drop out of the corner. Elgin blocked the double knees off the second rope from Edwards and drove Edwards into the turnbuckles before tossing Edwards over his back. They went to commercial.

Back from commercial, Edwards tried to fire back, but Elgin nailed him with a series of backbreakers followed by a side-slam for a 2 count. They went to footage from the commercial break that showed Elgin elevating Edwards before dropping him down with a Samoan drop. Elgin blocked a backdrop driver, but Edwards hit a superkick moments later and followed up with a falcon arrow. Both men were down on the mat as the crowd popped. Edwards hit a running boot, but Elgin caught him with an elbow. Edwards caught Elgin with an enzuguri from the apron and followed up with a missile dropkick for a 2 count. Edwards sent Elgin to the outside and nailed him with a dive through the ropes as the fans at ringside slapped the barricade.

The ref counted as both men struggled to get to their feet on the outside. Kelly put over Edwards’s “Die Hard” personality while mentioning him battling through injury to win “Survival of the Fittest” last year. Edwards hit a running kick to Elgin’s chest for a two count. The fans chanted for Edwards as he lifted Elgin to his feet. They actually went away from the match to show a ROHWrestling.com ad. Elgin caught Edwards coming off the ropes when they came back to live action. Both men ended up on the apron. Both men battled for position. Edwards caught Elgin with a superkick. He then went up top and nailed Elgin with a doublestomp on the apron and the crowd applauded. Edwards hit another stomp across Elgin’s back inside the ring. Elgin countered Edwards and nailed him with a buckle bomb. Edwards countered a powerbomb attempt into a rollup. Elgin kicked out, but Edwards hit him with the die hard (2k1 bomb) for the pin.

Winner: Eddie Edwards – This was a good match. I liked how they set a purpose for both men within the context of the match. Edwards has to win to avoid falling off his path towards an eventual match with ROH World Champion Davey Richards. Elgin was there to block his path, as he serves as the enforcer for the House of Truth, which also features Roderick Strong. This was solid television all-around.

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