Bound For Glory



2012

- I didn't want to watch wrestling but this was my only chance to watch Bound For Glory so I had to, this will be very half assed and a recap not a review.

-October 14th, Phoenix Arizona

X-Divison Title - Zema Ion (c) Vs. RVD
 Forgot this was on as I was playing Oblivion so missed the majority of this match RVD won with the 5 Star Frog splash.  RVD doesn't need the belt so i'm not sure why he won it here.

TV Title - Samoa Joe (c) Vs. Magnus
- I'd like Magnus to win, not cause he's a fellow brit as i'm unpatriotic.
 Joe controls the match mainly. Magnus leapfrogs Joe then high knees him. Magnus gets 2 off a move like the Michinoku Driver. Snap slam gets Joe a nearfall, he then locks in an STF, Cena look how you apply it. Joe gets the win by countering a figure four into that choke he does.
Street Fight - James Storm Vs. Bobby Roode
- King Mo is special enforcer, they break the unwritten rule of wrestling in that a street fight is jeans attire not wrestling gear, also this match should be higher than 3rd.
 Storm side russian leg sweeps Roode into the guardrail. Storm is thrown into the turnbuckle and gets busted open badly. Storm knocks a trashcan into Roodes nuts. DDT on the ramp by Storm then Roode spinebusters Storm on the ramp. Storm is speared through a table. King Mo pushes Roode into a codebreaker. Good nearfall when Roode kicks out of Last Call. Roode gets thumbtacs but he gets thrown off the top rope into them. Beer bottle is broken on Roodes head then a Last Call finishes it.

Joey Ryan Vs. Al Snow
- Joey wins then he gets a TNA contract.
 Al Snow outwrestled Ryan to start. Head made an appearance, Joey Ryan kissed it and the finish came when Matt Morgan kicked Al Snow. Ryan and Morgan shook hands.

Tag Titles - Daniels/Kaz (c) Vs. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle Vs. Chavo/Hernandez
- Daniels/Kaz have been my fave tag champions in a long time.
 Release belly-to-belly to AJ by Hernandez. Elbow and leg drop over the top by Daniels and Kaz. Kaz monkey flips AJ but he lands on his feet. Angle germans Kaz then suplexes him off the top onto Daniels. Super Mex flies over the top onto Daniels then there's a few more dives to the outside. AngleSlam to Chavo. AJ kicks out of B.M.E and the champions can't believe it. Border Toss then Frogsplash to Daniels ends it. Chavo and Hernandez are new champions.

Knockouts Title - Miss Tessmacher (c) Vs. Tara
 Missed some of the match as I was doodling, tho my drawing is probably better than the match. Tessmacher kips up, cue me singing HBKs theme. Tara wins via Widows Peak. Her hollywood boyfriend is revealed to be Jesse from big brother. You know him? no me neither.

Aces & Eights Vs. Bully Ray/Sting
- Bully has facepaint on, this is No DQ, Joseph Park is handcuffed at ringside.
 Bully/Sting are in control. Splash, clothesline by A&E gets a 2 count on Sting. Scorpion deathlock by Sting. Aces & Eights guy with hair like Brian Pillman interferes. Joseph Park snaps his handcuff. Aces and Eights beat on Bully and Sting. Doomsday Device with Sting delivering the clothesline. Sting says 'Get The Tables!' but another member of Aces & Eights spinebusters Bully through the table and A&E win so they get access to IMPACT!. Post match Hogan knocks them all down and the last member of Aces & Eights standing is revealed to be Devon. 'This Is Awkward' chant by Phoenix crowd.

TNA World Title - Austin Aries (c) Vs. Jeff Hardy
- Jeff Hardy won the BFG series.
 I missed start of the match. Aries is in control he then does a victory lap. Crowd doesn't like Jeff. Whisper In The Wind misses. Aries goes for a BrainBustaaa!!! but Jeff counters into a front suplex. Jeff does a kind of flapjack/powerbomb. Whisper In The Wind gets 2. Aries goes to clothesline Jeff into the ring and he lands weird. BrainBustaaa!!! gets 2, Aries can't believe it. Jeff wins via a Swanton Bomb.

No Surrender 2012

- I thought i'd posted this alas I had not so here it is. It's a solid card for what is essentially a filler PPV.

-September 9th, Orlando, Florida

- My picks - Joe, Bully, Tara, Zema, Magnus, Daniels/Kaz, Bully.

Bound For Glory Semi Final 1 - Jeff Hardy Vs. Samoa Joe
- Jeff made Samoa Joe submit on IMPACT! prior to the PPV.
 Jeff headscissors Joe to the outside of the ring, looked mistimed as it seemed Joe threw himself out through the ropes. Jeff goes for poetry in motion but Joe moves so Jeff re-routes himself onto the apron then hits it. Joe gets a 2 following an atomic drop, big boot and back splash. Jeff starts a comeback but Joe cuts it off with a snap powerslam. Whisper In The Wind connects and hits mainly on Joes injured arm, Jeff tries to follow it with a stinger splash but Joe catches him and slams him down. Jeff locks in the armbar/headlock thing that he made Joe tap to on IMPACT! but Joe turns it into a pin attempt but Jeff counters that into his own pin for the win. **1/2 Wasn't great, wasn't bad. Did pick up near the end, Jeff could've worked Joes arm more and for me the wrong man went over.

Bound For Glory Semi Final 2 - Bully Ray Vs. James Storm
- Storm won the BFG qualifer league so got to choose his opponent, he picked Bully who cost Storm the BFG Series last year.
 Bully stalls a lot, he bad mouths Storm who spits in his face, so Bully gets upset and smashes a fans sign at ringside. They lock up but then Bully stalls again. They lock up for a third time then Storm stomps on Bullys hand. Storm misses Last Call which enables Bully to gain control. Storm mounts a comeback but Bully puts the kaibosh on that via a big boot. Bully goes for the 10 corner punches but Storm nuts him in the nuts and powerbombs him. Ref Bump Bully dodges a splash and the ref takes the hit. Bubba Bomb gets 2 when the new ref appears. Ref Bump Storm accidentally KOs that ref too. Ref Bump #2 for the original ref when Storm hits a codebreaker and Last Call but Bully  hits the ref on the way down. Bobby Roode returns and hits Storm with the most casual beer bottle shot ever and Buly gets the W. (14 mins) ** Did we need 3 ref bumps? The start was dreadful with Bully stalling for about 5 mins. The cheap ending I dont mind as it furthers the Storm Vs. Roode feud. Middle part of the match was meh.

Knockouts Title - Miss Tessmacher (c) Vs. Tara
 Tara does a cartwheel then applies a wristlock, she gets 2 by reversing a hiptoss into a backslide. She lets Tessmacher in the ring then rolls her up for 2. They botch something, Taz 'I'm not sure what was going on there', Superplex gets Tara 2. She goes for Widows Peak but it gets countered into a roll up by Tessmacher for the 3. (about 6 mins) ** I'd give it 2 stars as I wasnt expecting much but Tara made it watchable. Tara turned heel on the following IMPACT! so will hopefully win the title at BFG.

- Aries says he's the God Of War. Kratos and Mars may disagree mr. Aries

Austin Aries Vs. "Arm Breaker"
- Fight not an official match.
 Aries hits a suicide dive. Aries dominates then goes for the mask but he gets low blowed and falls to the outside. Clothesline from hell by Arm Breaker who has been in control since the low blow. He goes for a powerbomb but Aries throws powder in his eyes and hits a nice dropkick in the corner. Arm Breaker goes for a chair but Aries dodges it and cracks him with a roll of coins then hits a BrainBustaaa!!! he goes for the mask again but now Aces & Eights appear and beat on Aries, until the locker room comes out to help but Jeff Hardy gets injured during the fracas. As a kid i'd of loved this, was a good brawl but the ending we've seen on IMPACT! twice, I'd of had at least one of A&E get unmasked. Jeff getting hurt though does add fuel to the Bully behind A&E argument.

X-Division - Zema Ion (c) Vs. Sonjay Dutt
- This has had no build on TV.
 They do some flipping and rolling. Sonjay does an impressive double spring armdrag. He then rolls on the apron and hurricanranas Ion on the outside, but he soon springboards into a gutbuster. Sick boot by Dutt to Ion in the corner which is followed by a standing moonsault for 2. Nice spot where Dutt springboards onto Ions shoulders to go for a hurricanrana but Ion powerbombs him and locks in an armbar to Dutts injured shoulder. They trade near falls but Ion gets the 3 off a gory bomb. *** Solid match, due to no build on TV they had to get fans into it via the wrestling which by the end they had.

Magnus Vs. RVD
- I'm rooting for my fellow brit here.
 They counter each others wristlocks. Drop toe hold followed by a kick to the face by RVD. RVD poses for the crowd then sets up Magnus for his signature guard rail leg drop but Magnus moves. Magnus catches one of RVDs kicks then sweeps him down, he tries to wear RVD down with a texas cloverleaf. Elbow drop gets Magnus 2, Ohh Yeahhh. RVD works over Magnus' knee then gets 2 off rolling thunder. Spin kick followed by 5 Star Frog Splash gets RVD the win. ** Finish was out of nowhere, I liked RVD missing some moves as it was different than just hitting the usual routine. Completly disagree wit hRVD going over as Magnus needed the win much, much more.

JB speaks with Daniels and Kaz who make up a new word Travashammockery. Daniels goes on a tirade near the end. Good heel promo and the appletini made an appearance.

TNA Tag Titles - Daniels/Kaz (c) Vs. AJ Styles/Angle
- Been looking foward to this one, it's about to kick up a gear homies.
 Suplex by Angle then Daniels is used as a pinall bby AJ and Kurt. Kaz is thrown about 20 feet in the air by AJ/Angle. Kaz manages to counter a hip toss into a monkey flip. Kaz leapfrogs AJ and Daniels clotheslines him then hiptosses Kaz onto him. Nice floatover takedown by Kaz. AJ has been worked over for a while now to build up the hot tag. Angle in, germans to Kaz, then belly-to-belly to Daniels but Kaz stops Kurts momentum with a springboard DDT. Kaz goes up top but in a sickspot is AnglesSlammed off by Angle. Daniels goes for a moonsault but AJ moves and does a moonsault into a reverse DDT. Angle Slams to both champions but Daniels breaks the pin by grabbing the ropes. Really nice bit where Kaz monkeyflips AJ but he hurricanranas Daniels the npele kicks Kaz. A cracking nearfall when AJ gets 2 off a 450' splash to Kaz, I thought that was it. Kaz hits a twisting suplex off the top for 2, TNA chant. Styles goes for Styles Clash but Daniels throws an appletini into Styles' face which allows Kaz to get the pin. ****1/2  Great match even with a cheap ending. My two fave parts were Kazs monkey flip into a hurricanrana with AJ and the 450' splash by AJ. Best tag match i've seen since ........

Bound For Glory Series Final - Bully Ray Vs. Jeff Hardy
 Hardy doesn't come out due to his shoulder injury, Hogan says lets have the match on IMPACT!, that would've really annoyed me, but Hardy ever the valiant babyface appears for the match. Bully dominates by targeting Jeffs shoulder. Jeff only hits a few moves - a couple Swantons, Twist Of Fates and Whisper In The Wind. He spent most of the match kicking out of Bullys big moves. The match lay out was big move, finisher, kick out then repeat for about 12 minutes until Jeff won via Swanton. I had Jeff as 4th fave to win the BFG series. **

- 17/35
- I didn't rate Aries Vs. Arm Breaker as it wasnt a match. The problem I have with this PPV isn't the wrestling it's the booking, Magnus should've won and Jeff shouldn't of. Daniels/Kaz Vs. AJ/ Angle was MOTN. Enjoyable PP if frustrating.

Hardcore Justice 2012

 

- August 12th (US)/15th (UK)

- Orlando, Florida (IMPACT zone)

Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez def. Kid Kash/Gunner

I like Hernandez as I was a LAX fan. Chavo did the 3 amigos (cheap pop). Kash and Gunner dominate Chavo. Taz makes an Iron Sheik reference. Superslow slingshot by Kash then a double clothesline spot with Kash and Guerrero. Hernandez gets the tag. Shoulderblock, dominator then a tope by Hernandez (always impressive for a man his size), as Hernandez was in mid-air Chavo made a blind tag and a frog splash to Kash gets the 3. Chavo was dominated for most of the match to set up Hernandez hot tag, nice dive by Hernandez he seems to be enjoying tagging with Chavo. Formulaic tag match was solid but unspectacular. **1/2

BFG series - Falls Count Anywhere - RVD (35pts) Vs. Magnus (21pts) Vs. Ken Anderson (40pts)
Winner gets 20pts. Pope was set to be in the match but is taken out by Aces & Eights. As long as Anderson doesnt win i’m happy. RVD poses so Magnus takes him out, RVD monkeyflips Magnus. Van Dam is knocked into the guardrail by Anderson who is then whipped into the steps. RVD throws a chair at Magnus from out of nowhere then hits his signature leg drop to guardrail spot. Magnus tries to make RVD submit with a Texas Cloverleaf on the ramp. Van Damm nails Anderson with the 5 star. Magnus suplexes RVD on the ramp, then eventuallly gets a chair from the crowd but Van Dam Vandaminators him for the 3 out of the blue. Eh, not to good some near falls may of helped to add drama, the finish came out of nowhere. Usual triple threat 2 fight 1 rest. RVD now 2nd in BFG series. **

TV Title - Devon (c) def. Kazarian
TV title may aswell be dumped from TNA also this was Devons last TNA PPV (for now) as his contract finished a week or so later so Kaz should win. Scoop Slam on the outside but the match has been even so far, but the match is mainly strikes. Spear, neckbreaker then a shoulderblock gets Devon 2. Devon gets another 2 off a nice neckbreaker off the top rope. Kaz gets 2 off a crucifix. Devon gets the 3 via a spinebuster.  Pretty boring at first but to be fair did pick up near the end. Wrong man won in my opinion. **

Knockouts Title - Madison Rayne def. Miss Tessmacher (c)
Just seen a Jets fan ringside as i’m a casual Patriots fan i’m annoyed. Pretty bad much cause they’re pretty and the match is bad HaHaHaHa. Consipiracy angle coming into it as Earl Hebner (referee) is helping Madison it seems. Match was even, Tessmacher did a X-Factorish move off the top then a top rope elbow (Ohhhh Yeeahhh). Madison got the win and the title with a rope assisted roll up. Bad match the ending furthered the Earl Hebner (ref) and Madison angle. *

BFG Series Table Match - Bully Ray (28pts) def. Robbie E (5pts), Jeff Hardy (35pts) and James Storm (66pts).
Looking foward to this as i’ve always liked people getting tableised, I’m guessing Bully or Jeff go over. All 3 punch Robbie E. There’s a botch when Storm and Hardy suplex Bully but he goes through the edge of a table (You F’D up chant, Tenay, Ta cover it by saying he didn’t go through the whole table). Tower Of Doom spot when Jeff powerbombs James off the top as he superplexes Robbie but Bully moved the table. Bully backdrops Storm but Jeff moves the table, that’s happened quite a lot so far. Robbie tries to whip Storm through a table set up in the corner but Jeff clotheslines Storm before he hits the table to save the match. Jeff sets up Robbie on a table but goes up top and jumps onto Robbie T instead (Robbie T coast Jeff a BFG match Vs. Robbie E, but surely he’d want to win this match more than attack Rob T). Robbie E goes to albow drop Jeff through a table but he moves and Robbie eats wood by putting himself through the table. Bully goes to put Storm through a table but Aces & Eights distract him, which gives Storm the chance to hit Bully with the Last Call and Aces & Eights give him the thumbs up. Aces & Eights appear again near the end allowing Storm to Last Call Jeff, but Bully hits Storm and powerbombs Jeff through a table. I really liked the Aces & Eights interference as it furthered the James Storm is behind Aces & Eights conspiracy, making it look like Bobby Roode was right. Robbie E got more offence than I expected. I liked the match as it furthered the Storm angle and Bully Ray won. ***1/2

X-Division Title - Zema Ion (c) def. Kenny King
Not a fan of Ion but he’ll probably keep belt until Jesse Sorensen returns. Ion looks like Yu-Gi-Oh guy and King like Rodney Stuckey. King works over Ions arm and gets three quick pin attempts. Zema whips King into the apron but King jumps onto apron and flips off onto Ion. Ion gets 2 off a DDT then goes for a moonsault but King gets his knees up. Kenny starts making a comeback as Ion has been in control for abit. In a dangerous looking spot King suplexes Ion into the turnbuckle, a nice corkscrew to the outside by King. Ion gets a 2 off of a tilt-a-whirl jawbreaker. Ion pushes King off the top rope and he like cartwheels out of it then kicks Ion. Zema gets the win by reversing a pin attempt into the Gory Bomb. Got better as it progressed which is good I suppose building to a good climax. Good performance by both men, the corner suplex was dngerous and the tilt-a-whirl jawbreaker was good. ***

BFG Series Ladder Match - AJ Styles (_pts) def. Samoa Joe (54pts), Kurt Angle (48pts), Daniels (33pts)
Been looking foward to this one, Joe winning wouldn’t make sense as he doesn’t need the 20pts but a win for any of the other three would place them in top 4 contention. Chris Daniels gets beaten on by the other three. CD goes for BME (Best Moonsault Ever) but Joe just moves. Joe with a kick to the back of Angles noggin. CD dives over the top but Joe catches him and AJ dives onto both. Sick spot where Joe catches Daniels in midair and chucks him onto a ladder. Daniels goes up a ladder but Joe powerbombs him into the corner in another dangerous lokking spot. Styles whips Angle under a ladder then just pushes it into his face, that could’ve been like Joey Mercury at Armageddon 06. Angle belly to bellys Joe on the outside but is then DDTd by Daniels. Yet another sick spot where Joe belly to bellys Daniels into the turnbuckle. Tower Of Doom spot where Joe goes to Muscle Buster AJ but Angle german suplexes Joe and AJ faceplants the ring. Angle stops Daniels going up a ladder with an Ankle Lock, which also makes sense as a way to injure Daniels foot so he can’t climb. AJ climbs a ladder but Daniels tips it over and AJ takes a bad fall to ringside. Best part of the match now as Joe and Angle play a game of H-O-R-S-E with Daniels by suplexing him in a variety of ways trying to one up each other, Daniels is  out of it now and he gets placed between the rungs of the ladder. Joe and Angle go up two ladders but when Joe headbutts Angle off AJ springboards off the ropes onto the ladder and grabs the envelope for the win and 20pts. Wanted Daniels to win, some damn good spots and there was always something going on. The ladder only came into play near the end as it wasn’t a climb the ladder then pull them down type of ladder match. Best part was Joe and Angle trying each others suplexes on Daniels. ****

TNA World Championship - Austin Aries (c) def. Bobby Roode
No rematch for the loser so this is the last Aries Vs. Roode title match for a while. Aries keeps going for the Last Chancery at the start. Aries dropkicks Roode right on the bonce. Roode goes to the outside but Aries flies over the top onto him. Back on the outside and Aries goes to dive into Roode but he moves so Aries his the guardrail. Roode in control now and he targets Aries mid-section, Aries tries for a crucifix pin but Roode turns it into a gutbuster, Aries starts to mount a comeback but Roode cuts him off with a knee to the gut, more damage to Aries mid-section as Roode has him in the tree of woe. Aries regains the advantage with a 180’ stunner out of the corner. Aries snaps off punches, atomic drop, axe handle to the outside and a dropkick into the guardrail. Roode breaks up a Lat Chancery with a rake to the eyes and then applies a crossface. Roode gets 2 off a spinebuster. Aries goes for a 450’ splash but Roode gets his knees up. Ref Bump! when Roode spears him, he then spears Aries and another ref counts 2. Ref Bump 2! when Aries is pushed into him. Roode kicks out of a brain bustaaaa. Roode hits a superplex and both men pin eachother in a small package-esque move. Earl Hebner makes the match restart. Aries dives to outside but he hits the world title that Roode was holding which gets Roode a 2 count, but Aries is playing possum and rolls up Roode for 3.  **** Did we really need 2 ref bumps and the pointless double pin, was a good match between them until the overbooking tarnished the ending.

22/40 The rating maynot be good but it was a good PPV, the ladder match was great and the main event was very good. The rest of the card was solid if unspectacular. The PPV rating is down due to the early matches. Good PPV, TNA is on abit of a roll.