TNA PPV 'Sacrifice' LIVE Coverage! 2010 [Archive]

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05-15-2010, 02:42 AM

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Live Coverage 'Sacrifice' PPV

The 2010 TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view kicks off with a video package where various TNA stars say what they're sacrificing. We go live in the iMPACT Zone where Mike Tenay welcomes us.

#1 Contender's Match
Team 3D vs. Beer Money vs. Motor City Machineguns

First pin or submission wins, and Alex Shelley started off with Robert Roode. They exchanged holds, then Roode hit a shoulder block. Shelley hit a tilt-a-whirl headscissors and a bulldog out of a bodyscissors for a two count. Roode hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two count of his own, then tagged in Storm. Storm slugged Shelley and knocked Chris Sabin to the floor. Storm went to the floor to avoid a shot by Shelley, and instead got decked by Sabin. MCMG went to work on Roode, double teaming him in the ring, then did the same to Storm when he rolled back in the ring. Storm came back with an eye poke and a jimping knee to Sabin. Brother Ray tagged himself in off Storm's back and faced off with Sabin. Brother Ray worked on Sabin's arm, but Sabin came back with kicks. Brother Ray flattened Sabin with a kick to the face, then tagged in Devon for a legdrop/backbreaker combo. Shelley broke up the cover.

Sabin mounted a comeback, hitting Devon with a leg lariat, but he missed a pescado on Brother Ray after punching him to the floor. Brother Ray told Sabin he was "stupid" for trying that. Sabin was tossed back in and Devon slammed him and hit a legdrop. Roode broke up the cover. Ray tagged in and chopped Sabin in the chest. Ray slammed Sabin and went to the second rope, but missed the senton. Shelley tagged in and hit Team 3D with forearms and kicks. Shelley went to the top rope, but 3D caught him. Sabin dropkicked Shelley in the back to send Team 3D down. Sabin dropkicked Beer Money off the apron, then went to work on Team 3D. Sabin dove to the floor to hit Storm with a tope. Shelley pulled Ray throat first across the top rope, but missed a dive from the top. Roode tagged in off Ray, and clotheslined Shelley.

Roode gave Shelley a side backbreaker for two, then Beer Money gave him a double suplex after Storm tagged in. Sabin tried to run in, but the referee forced him out. Storm gave Shelley a neckbreaker off the ropes for a two count. Roode tagged in and they worked over Shelley with a slam and elbowdrop/kneedrop combination. Shelley elbowed out of a Roode chinlock, but Roode hit a back elbow for a two count and tagged in Storm. Shelley tried to rally, and Storm missed an avalanche. Roode tagged in, cutting Shelley off from tagging out. Shelley managed to tag Sabin, who hit Roode with forearms, then caught him with a second rope rana. Sabin dove to the floor to take out Storm, then gave Roode a springboard DDT in the ring, but Devon broke it up. Everyone got in the ring and started going at it. MCMG were tossed out, and Team 3D started working over Beer Money, hitting a Doomsday Device on Roode. Sabin gave Brother Ray a spingboard bodypress for a two count. Sabin was sent to the floor, and Team 3D set up Roode for 3D. Storm ran in and spit beer in Brother Ray's eyes. Devon went to the floor, brawling with Storm. In the ring, Roode gave Brother Ray a spinebuster. The Guns took out Roode, then gave Brother Ray a neckbreaker/bodypress combo for the win at the fourteen minute mark. I don't remember Brother Ray tagging in before the match ending brawl, but I may have missed it.

Winners: The Motor City Machinguns.

Taz and Mike Tenay discussed the Abyss arrest from Thursday, noting he was released after it was revealed that the "attack" on Chelsea was a hoax. They mentioned "rumors" that Wolfe and Chelsea were being investigated for filing a false police report. They then previewed the Global Title match.

TNA Global Title Match
Orlando Jordan vs. Rob Terry

Jordan made his entrance by being lowered into the ring on two ropes adorned with scarves. Jordan tried to jump Terry as he entered the ring, by Terry hit a series of shoulderblocks in a corner. Terry gave Jordan a hiptoss, then hit a clothesline in the corner and knocked him down with a second clothesline. Terry hit some punches, then backdropped him. Terry hit an avalanche and a side slam for a two count. Jordan kicked away another backdrop attempt, but Terry responded with a spinkick. Terry clotheslined Jordan out of the ring and onto the ramp. Jordan started crawling away from the ring, but Terry went after him and tossed him back in. Terry hit a powerslam for a two count. Jordan begged off, but then he caught a Terry kick, put his leg over the top rope and kicked his knee twice. Jordan then dropped an elbow to the back of his knee.

Jordan worked on the knee, dropping elbows and sitting on it. Jordan went to the floor and whipped Terry's leg into the ringpost. Jordan punched the inside of his knee, then applied a spinning toe hold. Terry kicked Jordan away, but Jordan hit an elbow to the back of the head, then went back to work on the leg, hitting it with forearms. Terry pushed Jordan away as he went for a Scorpion, but Jordan hit some punches and then slammed the leg to the mat repeatedly. Jordan hit a kneedrop to the chest and went for a pin, but Terry kicked out. Jordan hit an elbow to the head, then stretched out Terry's leg and went to the middle rope. Jordan pulled down his kneepad and went for a second rope kneedrop, but Terry rolled out of the way. Terry struggled to his feet, and Jordan went to grab him, but Terry throttled him and hit a Freakbuster (chokeslam/spinebuster) for the win at the eight minute mark.

Winner: Rob Terry.

After the match
Terry limped to the back following the match, and Jordan ran up behing him and clipped the knee. Jordan took Terry's knee and slammed it down on the Global Title belt before leaving.

Backstage
Ink, Inc. visited Team 3D, while Brother Ray was still wiping beer out of his eyes. Team 3D wished Ink, Inc. good look tonight, and warned them about dealing with The Band. Shannon Moore acted very confident about winning the match, and Jesse Neal said they would take care of The Band for Team 3D. They left, with Moore ignoring a Devon offer to shake hands, and Brother Ray got angry over Neal insinuating (in his opinion) that Team 3D would need their student to take care of things for them. Devon tried to calm Brother Ray down.

The events leading to the X Division Title match was shown.

TNA X Division Title Match
Douglas Williams vs. Kaz

Doug Williams still has physical possession of the title belt. They locked up at the start, with Kazarian pushing Williams into the ropes to force a break. They locked up again, and Williams applied a cravate, then a side headlock. They went to the mat, with Kazarian grabbing a headscissors, which Williams worked out of. They traded holds on the mat, then Williams hit a snap mare and a shoulderblock, then went back to the cravate. Kazarian broke out, leapfrogged Williams and hit an armdrag. Williams worked on his arm, including a nice hammerlock and head scissors combo. Williams tried to come back by going after Kazarian's arm, but the story of the match was that Kazarian kept reversing Williams' moves and Williams had to go to the ropes to break things. Williams went to the apron, and tried to yank Kazarian's arm across the top rope, but Kazarian blocked it and did the same move to Williams. Kazarian hit a springboard Oklahoma roll for a two count.

They had a test of strength, with both men doing bridges as they went back and forth. Williams hit a knee to the gut and twisted Kazarian into a crossarmed chinlock, but Kazarian rolled backwards into one of his own. Kazarian went to the top rope, but Williams pushed Kazarian off, and Kazarian bounced off the ramp as he fell to the floor. Kazarian got on the apron, but Williams gave him a neckbreaker that sent him back to the floor. Williams grabbed a front facelock and pulled Kazarian to the apron and slammed him face first into it. Williams applied a front facelock in the ring, but Kazarian put Williams gut first on the top rope. Williams stood up on the apron, and Kazarian kicked him to the floor. Kazarian hit Williams with a pescado. Kazarian hit a springboard dropkick after Williams rolled into the ring. Kazarian hit a forearm, clothesline and spinkick, then a swinging neckbreaker for a two count.

Kazarian hit a forearm, then Williams grabbed a waistlock and attempted a Chaos Theory suplex, but Kazarian grabbed a victory roll for two, then a backslide for another two. Williams backdropped Kazarian to the apron, and Kazarian came back with a slingshot DDT for a two count. Williams headbutted Kazarian in the midsection as they got up and hit a clothesline. Williams hit a jumping knee in the corner, then started to go to the top rope, but then stopped himself. Williams got in the ring, and Kazarian went for a reverse piledriver, but Williams rolled over it into a sunset flip attempt. Williams powerbombed Kazarian, throwing him into the bottom turnbuckle. Williams gave Kazarian a brainbuster into his knee and got a two count. Williams went for a Chaos Theory, but Kazarian broke out and hit a legsweep faceplant for a two count. Kazarian backdropped Williams, then went for an Electric Chair, but Williams dropped out of it behind Kazarian and hit the Chaos Theory rolling German suplex for the clean pin at the 14-minute mark.

Winner and new X Division Champion: Douglas Williams.

Backstage
Desmond Wolfe and Chelsea were arguing, with Chelsea upset over the stipulation in Wolfe's match with Abyss. Chelsea was fearful of what Abyss might do to her, given what they did on Thursday's Impact. Wolfe said he was doing this to get her the ring she wanted. Chelsea said she didn't want the ring anymore. Wolfe said this was also about him, as a win would help him be named as number one contender. Wolfe said that Chelsea belonged to him, and that wouldn't change.

The events leading to the Knockouts Title match were shown.

Career vs. Title Match
Tara vs. Madison Rayne

Tara looked a little emotional as she made her entrance. Rayne was accompanied by Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky. Rayne sent them to the back, acting like everything would be fine. Tara hit Rayne from behind to start the match, and went for a piledriver, but Rayne backdropped her and hit a running knee. Rayne went after Tara's leg, but Tara kicked her away. Tara rolled to the floor, and clipped Rayne's leg as she climbed out after her. Tara knocked Rayne into the ringpost, then tossed her back into the ring for a two count. Tara complained to the referee about the count, and ran into a Rayne sunset flip. They traded reversals out of the move, with both getting two counts. Rayne grabbed a backslide for another two, then a rollup for yet another two. Rayne hit a clothesline, but Tara caught Rayne with a knee to the head. Tara but Rayne in the corner and hit some shoulderblocks. Tara tossed Rayne by the hair, then hit a vertical suplex and rolled into a guillotine choke. Tara hit a forearm to the back, then went after a leg, but Rayne kicked her away.

Rayne hit some shots to the gut, then knocked her down with shots to the chest. Rayne kicked Tara in the head, then went for a backbreaker, but Tara caught her with a clothesline. Tara went for the Widow's Peak, but Rayne broke out of it. Rayne went for a clothesline, but Tara ducked it and hit the Widow's Peak. Rayne rolled to the floor before Tara count make a cover. Tara tossed Rayne back in and hit a slam. Tara went to the top rope and hit a moonsault for a two count. Tara looked stunned. She stomped Rayne a few times, then went for another moonsault. Rayne moved out of the way, and Tara crashed to the mat. Rayne hit her neckbreaker on the knee and scored the pin at the six minute mark.

Winner: Madison Rayne.

After the match
Rayne walked off, and waved goodbye to Tara. Some of the fans chanted "Thank you Tara." Tara took out Poison, her pet Tarantula, and held it up for the crowd. Tara bowed to the crowd, then walked out, escorted by TNA security.

Backstage
Christy Hemme interviewed The Band. Eric Young explained that he was the one who called Kevin Nash about coming in when X-Pac went down. Young said he was the only person smart enough to hang with The Band. Scott Hall said he didn't know about Young, but Young proved him wrong. Nash said Ink Inc. had a great future ahead of them, but tonight was not their night. Nash said The Band were doing things "Freebird-style" and that any two of the members of The Band could defend the belts. However, it was going to be Hall & Nash tonight, as Young said he was going to go put their beer on ice.

TNA Tag Team Title Match
Ink Inc. vs. The Band

Young did not come out with Hall and Nash. Hall started out with Moore, tossing the toothpick at him. Moore slapped Hall in response. Hall grabbed an armbar and hit some short-arm shoulderblocks, then slapped him across the back of the head. Moore flipped out of the armbar and rolled up Hall for a two count. Hall complained about Moore pulling his trunks. Hall gave Moore a clothesline, but Moore hit a knee to the gut and a second rope dropkick. Hall reversed a whip, but Moore hit a spinkick. Hall shoved Moore, then tagged in Kevin Nash. Nash called out Jesse Neal, who tagged in. Nash hit a knee to the gut, then put him in a corner and hit some knees and elbows. Neal dodged an elbow and hit some punches and a headbutt. Nash fired back and choked Neal in the corner with a boot to the throat. Hall slugged Neal from the apron.

Nash hit a knee to the gut and tagged in Hall, who put Neal in an abdominal stretch. Nash reached in to give him an assist a few times. The referee finally caught him and broke it up, allowing Neal to hiptoss out of it. Nash tagged in and put Neal in a corner and hit some punches. Nash missed a charge in the corner and Moore tagged in. Moore dropkicked Hall and hit Nash with a series of punches. Nash reversed a whip, but Moore dodged a charge and hit a top rope bodypress. Neal tagged in and Moore hit Nash with a second rope neckbreaker. Moore knocked Hall off the apron and gave him a pescado. neal went to spear Nash, but Nash moved and Neal knocked out the referee. Neal gave Nash a series of forearms.

Eric Young ran out and tossed a kendo stick to Nash. Neal knocked Young off the apron and dodged Nash's swings with the stick. Moore got on the apron, and Nash hit him with the stick. Neal then speared Nash. Young got the stick and was leaving with it, but Brother Ray ran out and tackled Young. Brother Ray hit him with the stick, and then got in the ring and stood over Nash. Brother Ray yelled "I haven't forgotten about you". Jesse pulled Brother Ray back and said "I got this" and Ray turned and blasted Neal with the kendo stick. Brother Ray walked off, and Young crawled into the ring and pulled Nash on top of Neal. The referee woke up and counted the pin at the eight minute mark.

Winners: Scott Hall & Kevin Nash.

After the match
The Band celebrated in the ring, while Brother Ray stood on the rampway glaring.

The events leading to Desmond Wolfe vs. Abyss were shown.

Ring vs. Chelsea Match
Abyss vs. Desmond Wolfe

Abyss jumped Wolfe during his ring entrance and started pounding him around the ring. Chelsea tried to walk off, but a referee forced her to sit in a chair on the rampway. Abyss tossed Wolfe into the ring, and the bell rang to officially start the match. Wolfe tried a bodyblock, but just bounced off Abyss. Abyss hit some punches, and Wolfe fire back with forearms, but Abyss downed him with a pair of clotheslines. Chelsea stood up, and Abyss went after her, allowing Wolfe to hit Abyss from behind and knock him to the floor. Wolfe rammed Abyss shoulder-first into the ringpost. Back in the ring, Wolfe kicked Abyss and put him in an overhead wristlock. Abyss throw Wolfe down to escape the hold, but Wolfe kicked his arm, then yanked it a few times. Wolfe applied an armbar, using his own shoulder for leverage.

Abyss punched out of the hold, but Wolfe went right back after the arm. There were dueling chants, and I think Wolfe had more support than Abyss. Abyss broke out of an armbar and went for a chokeslam, but Desmond broke out. Abyss kicked Wolfe down and hit an avalanche, then a sideslam for a two count. Abyss called for a chokeslam, and was booed. Abyss went for the move, but Wolfe broke out of it and hit a DDT for a two count. Wolfe hit a cross chop in the corner, then hit a forearm. Wolfe hit a running European uppercut, then a trio of shoulderblocks. Wolfe went for a lariat, but Abyss hit him with a reverse elbow and a chokeslam. Chelsea ran to ringside, and Abyss grabbed her. Chelsea tossed her purse into the ring. Wolfe opened the purse and pulled out some brass knuckles. The referee broke up Abyss and Chelsea, and forced Chelsea back to her chair. While this was happening, Wolfe hit Abyss with the knuckles. The referee came back, and Wolfe covered Abyss. Abyss kicked out at two. Abyss started to "hulk up" and the fans were booing. They still did the "You" for the finger point, then went back to booing. Abyss hit Wolfe with the Black Hole Slam for the pin at the ten minute mark.

Winner: Abyss.

After the match
Abyss went up to Chelsea and said "See you on Thursday" as the announcers explained that Chelsea would have to spend 30-days with Abyss starting on Impact. However, the referee still escorted Chelsea to the back, not letting her go to Desmond.

Backstage
Ken Anderson did a promo, mocking Jeff Hardy's "Creatures Of The Night" while annoying Christy Hemme. Anderson wondered if he could be one of Hardy's fans, but then said he couldn't be one, because he was "an a**holes" and that his fans, "Anderson's A**holes" would be louder than Hardy's fans. Anderson got a pop for this, and the fans delivered his catchphrase of repeating his name, prompting Anderson to say "Thanks, a**holes," which got another big pop.

Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson

Anderson had his ribs taped as a result of Hardy putting him through a table on Impact. They two locked up and jockeyed for position. There were chants of "I'm an A**hole" and "You're an A**hole" from the crowd. Seriously. Hardy gave Anderson a spinebuster and hit some punches, then attacked the ribs. Anderson dodged a flying bodypress and Hardy fell to the floor. Anderson threw Hardy back first into the apron, and then put him back in the ring. There was a "We are A**holes" chant now. Anderson missed an elbow, and Hardy whipped Anderson into a corner and hit a forearm. Hardy went for the elevated kick in the corner, but Anderson kicked him as he came down. Anderson stomped Jeff in the midsection, then got a two count. The chant now is "Let's go a**hole" and then it was "Major a**hole" for a bit. Hardy hit a shot to the ribs to try and stop Anderson, but Anderson hit a flurry of punches.

Anderson hit some forearms to the back, then applied an abdominal stretch. Hardy powered out of it, but Anderson hit a knee to the gut for a two count. Anderson got on the second rope and jumped, but Hardy got his feet up. Anderson put on the brakes, and instead dropped an elbow on Hardy's chest. Anderson drove a knee into Hardy's back twice, then punched him in the kidneys and got a two count. There were dueling chants for Hardy and A**hole. Anderson went back to the abdominal stretch. Hardy broke out, and went for a leapfrog in the corner, but Anderson caught it and crotched Jeff on the top rope. Anderson charged Jeff, but was backdropped onto the ramp. Hardy pulled out a chair and set it up on the ramp. Hardy took a big running start, jumped off the chair, and gave Anderson a leg lariat, sending them both over the top and back into the ring. Hardy scored a two count.

Anderson and Hardy traded punches, then Hardy hit a pair of clotheslines and a Slingblade clothesline for a two count. Hardy clotheslined Anderson in the corner, then hit a bulldog for a two count. Hardy went for a suplex, but Anderson blocked it and hit a rolling Samoan Drop for a two count. Anderson went for a Mic Check, but Hardy elbowed out of it. Anderson grabbed Hardy's pants and yanked him throat first into the middle rope, then hit the Mic Check for a two count, as Hardy grabbed the ropes. Anderson pulled Jeff away from the ropes and got another two count. Jeff hit a mule kick after getting to his feet, then hit a gourdbuster. Hardy went to the top rope, but Anderson was starting to get up, so Hardy got back into the ring and kicked Anderson.

Hardy hit Anderson with a Twist Of Fate, then took off his shirt. Hardy went to the top rope, but Anderson cut him off. Anderson got on the middle rope and picked up Hardy in a fireman's carry. Hardy hit some elbows, and Anderson fell forward into the ring, with Hardy's weight landing on the back of Anderson's head. Hardy then hit a Swanton Bomb to the back of Anderson and turned him over to get the pin at the sixteen minute mark.

Winner: Jeff Hardy.

After the match
Anderson and Hardy stared each other down in the ring. Anderson offered Hardy a handshake, but Hardy refused it and walked off. Hardy pointed to his head, insinuating that he wasn't going to fall for any tricks. He left, and Anderson had a thoughtful look on his face.

Backstage
Christy Hemme interviewed Ric Flair and AJ Styles. Styles said that these were "dark days" for TNA, and that Rob Van Dam's title win was a fluke. Styles said he was going to win the title for Ric Flair, because he deserved to be "surrounded by greatness" and promised to win the belt tonight.

A video on the Sting-Jeff Jarrett match was shown.

Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett's music played, but no one came out. They went to the back, and Sting, with baseball bat in hand, was pounding a bloody Jeff Jarrett. Sting rammed Jarrett into some lockers, while referees prompted him to take it to the ring. Sting used the baseball bat to pop Jeff Jarrett's shoulder out twice, and I think Jeff said "Oh s***" after the first one. They made their way to the ramp and stage area, and Sting blasted the bloody Jarrett with punches. They went to the floor, and Sting dragged Jarrett to ringside, saying "You want to play make-believe, don't you?" Jarrett clutched his shoulder, and Sting rammed him into the guardrail. Sting gave Jarrett a baseball bat shot to the leg. Sting put Jarrett's arm across the ringsteps, then put the baseball bat on it and stomped the bat into the shoulder. Sting yanked Jarrett's arm with the bat again. Sting responded to a referee by saying "You want it in the ring?" and yanked Jarrett into the ring by his injured arm. They actually rang the bell, and Sting hit a Scorpion Deathdrop and pinned Jarrett.

Winner: Sting.

After the match
Sting yelled something at Jeff, then got a mic. Sting said "You want to play the deception game, Jeff? You're no different than 'those guys' and they're going to pay just like you did tonight." Referees and trainers checked on Jarrett, and the trainers were "popping" Jarrett's shoulder back in while he screamed in pain. Sting stayed in the ring and watched them load Jarrett on a stretcher. Sting walked off, then came back and tipped over the stretcher, knocking Jarrett on the floor. Hulk Hogan walked out, and Sting got in the ring and waited on him. Hogan went to the floor and made sure the trainers could get Jarrett into the back. Sting then just left.

Backstage
We go backstage with Christy Hemme and Rob Van Dam. RVD says this is the first of many TNA PPV title defenses for him. RVD says this title reign is more important than any of his other reigns because he is Mr. TNA and stands for everything TNA is. RVD says AJ Styles can complain all he wants but he's not going anywhere... he's staying around as Mr. TNA, World Champion RVD.

TNA World Title Match
AJ Styles vs. Rob Van Dam

We get more hype for tonight's main event. AJ Styles is out first to the ring with Ric Flair right behind him. Out next comes the TNA World Champion, Rob Van Dam, to a nice pop from the Orlando crowd. Jeremy Borash begins official ring introductions as the crowd chants for RVD.

After a lot of standing around, and some posing from RVD, both go for a kick, with neither scoring. More standing around and a bit more posing. We finally get a lock up, and AJ pulls Van Dam's hair, using it to pull him back into the corner. AJ and Van Dam get in each other's faces, and RVD poses again. AJ tries to interrupt, but he ends up on the recieving end of a clothesline from RVD that sends him to the outside. Van Dam poses again, and AJ uses the opportunity to pull him to the outside, where he goes to work with chops. AJ tries to send Van Dam head first into the entrance ramp, but when he tries for a moonsault off the entrance ramp, RVD avoids it and connects with one of his own before rolling back into the ring and posing again.

AJ is able to make it back into the ring, and Flair distracts RVD, leading to Earl Hebner ejecting Flair from the ringside area. Flair protests, but eventually makes his way to the back. AJ sulks on the outside and argues with Hebner, but Hebner won't budge. Flair goes to the announce table. RVD goes to the outside but AJ catches him with a right hand and rolls back into the ring. RVD tries to follow, but Styles sends him back to the outside into the barricade, and follows him with a tope over the top rope. AJ rolls RVD back into the ring where he stomps at Van Dam. Flair on commentary is very distracting, not in a good way. Styles slams RVD down and hits a beautiful knee drop.

RVD scores with a kick to Styles' face out of nowhere, and he follows it up by pounding on AJ in the corner. Styles is able to charge RVD in the corner, but RVD gets his elbow up. When he climbs the ropes though, RVD finds himself shoved off face first into the entrance ramp. Styles rolls RVD back into the ring and he goes for a quick cover but he only gets two. AJ locks in a rear chin lock with his knee in Van Dam's back for extra leverage. RVD is able to get to the ropes to force a break, so AJ pulls him back to his feet. AJ and RVD trade chops and forearms respectively, with AJ getting the advantage. RVD fights right back with a series of rights, but he runs into a big boot and a tornado DDT from Styles that's good for a near fall.

AJ hits a series of stiff kicks to RVD's back, just laying them in. Styles chokes RVD against the middle rope, and he gets into it with Hebner upon breaking the hold. RVD tries to fight back against Styles, but Styles hits a series of rights to RVD's face, and a dropkick to RVD, who's on his knees. Styles locks in a rear chin lock, but RVD is able to fight up to his feet. Styles tries to send him into the corner, but RVD comes back with a springboard single leg dropkick and both men are down.

Van Dam hits Styles with a couple of clotheslines and a big kick that sends AJ into the corner. RVD rolls into Styles and hits a monkey flip, launching him over. RVD goes up top and tries for the 5 Star frog splash, but Styles is able to move out of the way. Styles connects with a sprinboard clothesline that's good for a two count. Styles rolls RVD up, but it's still not enough to keep him down. RVD tries to come back, but Styles responds with a Pele kick that's good for another near fall.

RVD avoids a splash in the corner, and connects with a Northern lights suplex that's good for a two count. Both men are back on their feet, and Styles is able to lock in a small package for two. RVD hits a reverse Manhattan drop, before crotching AJ on the top rope, and leaping to the top turnbuckle to a single leg dropkick. RVD tries for rolling thunder, but Styles gets his knees up to block it. Styles gets Van Dam up in a torture rack, and spins him out into a powerbomb, that's good for a two count. RVD is able to kick AJ away, but AJ comes right back with a flying forearm that's good for another near fall.

Styles goes for the Styles clash, but RVD counters out of it, and both men trade roll ups. Both men go for, and connect with clotheslines at the same time and both men are down.

RVD and Styles trade blows in the middle of the ring and RVD gets the advantage with a pretty innovative roll up. Styles goes for the figure four but finds himself rolled up again. Styles charges RVD in the corner but ends up backdropped out to the apron. AJ jumps back into the ring onto the second turnbuckle, and connects with the moonsault DDT. Styles tries for the springboard 450, but RVD moves out of the way. Flair runs back down to the ringside area, but Jay Lethal is out to stop Flair from interfering. Lethal and Flair trade chops on the entrance ramp, with Flair getting the advantage. Lethal connects with a low blow, and a chop of his own before locking in a figure four on the Nature Boy.

Back in the ring, Styles crotches RVD on the top turnbuckle, and tries for a superplex, but RVD instead drives AJ throat first across the top rope. RVD goes to the top, and leaps off with the 5 Star frog splash. RVD pins Styles, and this one is over.

Winner: RVD

After the match
We saw that Flair was sitting on the ramp, glaring at Jay Lethal, who had released the figure four and was by the stage. They showed a bunch of replays. We then saw RVD in the ring celebrating, while Styles and Flair were on the floor by the ramp. The announcers said the official announcement of the top ten contenders to the World Title would be made this Thursday on Impact. That ended the show.