Impact "No Surrender' speacial results 9/17

TNA's "No Surrender" special opened with a video package on the TNA Tag Title series. No mention of the main event TNA World Title match in the opening package. In the building, Mike Tenay and Taz broke down the line-up.

In-ring: A Knockouts battle royal was introduced to start the show. It's a #1 contender match to determine the next challenger for Gail Kim's KO Title.

1 -- KNOCKOUTS BATTLE ROYAL -- #1 contender to the KO Title

Taryn Terrell was introduced to the ring first, followed by Madison Rayne, the Beautiful People, Rebel, Brittany, and the debuting Havok, who was introduced from "Defiance, Ohio." Angelina wasn't sure what to make of Havok, who came to the ring sporting a gas mask and wild costume.

Once the bell sounded, the BP ganged up on an inexperienced Rebel to try to eliminate her. Meanwhile, Havok picked apart anyone in her path until the rest of the participants worked together to gang up on her. She survived, though, and bodies started flying out of the ring. Havok eliminated Rebel, leaving Velvet as the final opponent. Velvet put up a good fight, but Havok eliminated her for the win.

WINNER: Havok at 5:00 to become #1 contender to the KO Title. Classic dominant heel setting up underdog Gail Kim's next challenge.

[Q2] [Commercial Break at 9:15. A local spot for Coastal Wrestling Federation aired during the break. Never seen another wrestling promotion buy ad space during Impact. ]

Backstage: Gunner approached Sam Shaw to seek a psychiatrist. Shaw took exception, so Gunner redirected to Shaw needing to take Brittany out on a date. Shaw said he can't focus on that because he's focused on someone else. Okay, man? Gosh. Shaw stomped off, leaving Gunner befuddled again.

In-ring: MVP's music played to bring out MVP and Kenny King. MVP ran down Bobby Roode ahead of Roode challenging Bobby Lashley for the TNA World Title, then MVP gave a rough introduction for Chris Melendez, asking him to come to the ring. Melendez entered the ring and shook hands with King, then MVP.

The tone quickly turned to MVP and King telling Melendez to hook up with them and he'll get to carry their bags. King and Melendez engaged in an awkward conversation about Melendez not being a star. King made a boot camp joke, then a ref suddenly showed up and a bell suddenly sounded. After the manufactured skit ended and the bell sounded, MVP kicked Melendez in the leg to give King the advantage.

2 -- KENNY KING (w/MVP) vs. CHRIS MELENDEZ

Impact cut to break five seconds into the match.

[Commercial Break at 9:26]

[Q3] Impact returned with King continuing to wear down King. King mocked Melendez by doing military salutes, then he kicked him in the back of the head for a two count. King got too cocky on the offensive, allowing Melendez to surprise King with a quick pin for the win.

Post-match: King angrily attacked Melendez, taking him out. King then taunted Melendez, saying he's not a star because he's the star around here. King shouted at Melendez that he can't even defend himself, much less his country. King then approached Melendez's prosthetic leg to try to yank it off, but Mr. Anderson's music interrupted. Anderson ran off King, who continued to mock Melendez on the outside as Tenay and Taz sold indignation and anger toward King for disrespecting Melendez.

WINNER: Melendez at 8:00. See, the announcers are capable of sounding genuinely upset about things on the show. If only they applied it to heels cheating to win, rather than just moving on to the next item on the run sheet.

Video Package: Bobby Lashley, the TNA World champion. His challenger tonight is Bobby Roode.

[Commercial Break at 9:37]

Backstage: Mr. Anderson caught up with Chris Melendez. Anderson said not everyone is going to respect him coming to TNA. Is he hurt or injured? Neither. Anderson said they will deal with King and MVP later.

In-ring: An X Division Title match was introduced with no set-up. Inefficient presentation, reinforcing the idea that the X Division isn't a priority. Overall, this has felt like just a regular episode of Impact. Viewers wouldn't even realize there's a PPV theme tonight if tuning in mid-way through the show.

[Q4]

3 -- X Division champion SAMOA JOE vs. HOMICIDE -- X Division Title match

Out first was Homicide, followed by X Champ Samoa Joe. The familiar foes started with a slow pace feeling each other out and absorbing familiar offense as the crowd settled in. Homicide nailed a Cutter for a close two count, then wanted the Gringo Killer on the larger Joe, but Joe blocked and flowed into a rear-naked choke. Homicide was forced to tap out.

WINNER: Joe via submission at 5:46. It felt like they were going ten minutes, but the match ended just as they were getting going.

Post-match: James Storm and Sanada hit the ring to attack Joe and choke out Homicide. Sanada superkicked Homicide, then another man emerged in the ring entrance sporting a bodysuit and hood. It was apparently Manik sporting a new mask and gear. The mask looked like something from the Chikara collection. Manik came off the top with a frogsplash to Homicide before posing with Sanada and Storm.

Backstage: Jeremy Borash brought in TNA tag champs The Wolves to talk about their must-win match tonight in the Tag Title series. Eddie Edwards said they have to prove themselves tonight, while Davey Richards talked about the series being their destiny to belong among the legends. Davey vowed to fight the fight of their lives.

[Commercial Break at 9:53]

Impact returned two minutes before the top of the hour with a spot for Bound for Glory occurring October 12 in Tokyo, Japan.

Backstage: Eric Young sat down with Bobby Roode to ask if he's ready for the TNA Title match tonight. Roode shushed him to enjoy the silence; the calm before the storm. Roode said it's been a crazy year. He almost became part-owner of TNA and Young became TNA champ. Young agreed, then noted it's going to get really noisy after Roode wins tonight. They shook on it.

[Q5 -- second hour] In-ring: With the Tag Title belts hanging above the ring, Christy Hemme introduced the Hardys first for the third Tag Title series match. Team 3D was out next, followed by the TNA tag champs The Wolves.

4 -- TNA tag champs THE WOLVES (EDDIE EDWARDS & DAVEY RICHARDS) vs. THE HARDYS (MATT & JEFF HARDY) vs. TEAM 3D (BULLY RAY & BROTHER DEVON) -- Ladder match -- Match #3 in TNA Tag Title series -- Team 3D one win, Hardys one win, Wolves zero wins

Lots of dizzying ladder spots early on, then Devon came off the top of ladder with a diving headbutt to Edwards's crotch instead of climbing the ladder to grab the belts and win. Team 3D took themselves out of the match, then the Hardys tried to grab the belts, but Edwards cut off Matt Hardy. Devon re-entered the picture shoving both men off the ladder to the mat before Impact faded to break.

[Commercial Break at 10:07]

Impact returned with bodies and ladders sprawled across the ring. TNA edited the match with the first spot back from break being Bully giving Jeff a nasty-looking powerbomb across one ladder that was set up on two other ladders. Unnecessary bump. Bully discarded Jeff, then climbed a ladder, but Davey and Eddie powerbombed Bully off the ladder to the mat. Reset, then Matt took Eddie off a ladder with a Twist of Fate.

[Q6] Double Twist of Fate by the Hardys, then a combination moonsault and Swanton Bomb on Team 3D. The Hardys wanted to end it by grabbing the belts, but the Wolves cut them off. Chairs became involved, then the Wolves stood tall in the ring. With Matt Hardy resting on a table on the outside, Eddie executed a double stomp from the top rope that took Matt through a table.

As the announcers referenced the match becoming like a Full Metal Mayhem (TLC) match, next up was Jeff Hardy falling off a ladder and crashing stomach-first into the edge of another ladder down below. With bodies scattered everywhere, Eddie climbed a ladder and retrieved both title belts to win the match. Everyone has a victory now in the series.

WINNERS: Wolves at 18:14. This is one of those matches the captured TNA doing more damage than good (responding to Dixie Carter's Grantland interview) where the wrestlers took unnecessary bumps and risk to their bodies to pop 300 people wanting to be part of something important that felt like a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a match from 15 years ago. The first spot out of the break took viewers out of their willingness to go along with six wrestlers putting their bodies through a lot of career-shortening damage when Hardy took an unnecessary fall on the back of his neck. After a while, it just became a giant wreck where the crash-and-burn furniture-based spots meant nothing, numbing the audience until The Wolves finally won. In November 2012, Edge (Adam Copeland), who was part of several TLC-like matches with two of the two teams in this series, talked about the TLC matches cutting short his career. Asked on Twitter if the TLC matches were the main cause of his neck problems that caused him to retire, Copeland replied, "That and the spears over the years."

[Commercial Break at 10:21]

In-ring: Christy Hemme was standing by to introduce Bram for the next match. No sign of Magnus. Gunner was introduced next as Bram's opponent.

5 -- BRAM vs. GUNNER

Bram quickly targeted Gunner's injury from two weeks ago, which drew out Sam Shaw to encourage his buddy. Gunner fought back and tried a powerbomb, but his leg gave out and Bram fell on top of Gunner. Shaw then tried to enter the ring to attack Bram, but he took out Gunner instead when Bram moved. Bram discarded Shaw, then Bram covered Gunner for the win.

[Q7] Post-match: Shaw tried to act sorry for costing Gunner the match, then Gunner flipped out at him. Shaw played innocent about having the right intentions, but Gunner walked away, frustrated that his project to fix Shaw isn't working, but conflicted over leaving behind the guy he tried to help out.

WINNER: Bram at 4:05.

Backstage: Bobby Lashley and Bobby Roode were shown walking down the hallway ahead of their TNA Title main event up next.

[Commercial Break at 10:32]

Earlier Tonight: Havok became #1 contender to the Knockouts Title. In a backstage interview, Gail Kim responded. Gail said she doesn't like the way Havok went about becoming #1 contender, but she has no issues fighting her.

In-ring: Bobby Roode was introduced first for the main event title match. Bobby Lashley was out next flanked by MVP and Kenny King. Once the participants entered the ring, Jeremy Borash handled formal ring introductions.

6 -- TNA World Hvt. champion BOBBY LASHLEY (w/MVP and Kenny King) vs. BOBBY ROODE -- TNA World Title match

"Let's Go Roode" chant from the crowd once the bell sounded. Lashley and Roode came face-to-face in the middle of the ring as King distracted the front-row fans by trying to engage them. Back in the ring, Lashley ran over Roode to gain the upper hand, but Roode responded with a big clothesline that sent Lashley over the top rope to the floor. MVP and King helped Lashley regroup on the outside as Roode waited in the ring.

[Q8] Lashley eventually returned to the ring and used a distraction from King to gain the advantage. Where is authority figure Kurt Angle to ensure this is a clean title match without outside participants affecting the outcome? MVP got involved moments later, then referee Brian Hebner had enough and tossed MVP from ringside. But, King was allowed to stay since he only saw MVP's interference. Impact cut to break with MVP heading for the exits.

[Commercial Break at 10:47]

Back from break, Roode was selling a back injury. Lashley kept the pressure on Roode, then tried a left-arm lariat, but Roode grabbed Lashley's arm and yanked him down to the mat. Roode had a submission, but King yanked Roode's foot from the outside. Still no Kurt Angle. Instead, Eric Young showed up to take out King and haul him to the back. Roode took a long look toward the back, allowing Lashley to grab him from behind, but Roode absorbed and slapped on a mid-ring crossface submission. Lashley powered to his feet, though, and bodyslammed Roode to escape.

Reset at 10:30 with Roode selling back pain on the bodyslam. Lashley then stalked Roode for the big spear, and he connected mid-ring. Lashley was slow to cover, then he made a casual cover allowing Roode to kick out just in time. Lashley then left the ring and grabbed his TNA Title belt to bring into the ring. Lashley measured Roode for a belt shot, which would have resulted in a DQ, but Roode ducked and hit the Roode Bomb. Roode covered, but Lashley kicked out before three.

Reset at 12:30 with both men selling on the mat. They came to their feet trading bombs before Roode nailed a spinebuster for another two count. Lashley responded with a big running powerslam for another two count before both men sold on the mat. Roode tried to come back with another Roode Bomb, but Lashley grabbed the top rope to block, so Roode tossed Lashley clear over the top rope and Lashley landed with a thud on the floor.

Lashley sold the effects on the floor, drawing Roode to the outside to try to follow up on Lashley. Roode eventually rolled Lashley back into the ring, then was slow to re-enter the ring. This allowed Lashley to press-slam Roode off the top rope to the middle of the ring. Roode was slow to recover, then Lashley went for a second big spear in the middle of the ring, but Roode leap-frogged just in time. Roode sold an injury on the landing, though, and he was unable to land a Roode Bomb attempt. Lashley took advantage with his big spear finisher and it was good for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Lashley at 17:10 to retain the TNA World Title. Top-notch singles title match. Lashley isn't going to draw in a new audience as champion, but he's fine in the role of a dominant champion who cannot be beaten.

Next Wednesday: MVP, Robbie E., Magnus, Abyss, and Austin Aries will be in a match. TNA already had a video package ready from next week with the voice-over announcing saying the wrestlers would be facing off to become #1 contender to the TNA World Title. That was fast 15 seconds after the Roode-Lashley TNA Title match ended where the audience was asked to invest and suspend disbelief that it was happening in real-time.

Second Report:

We start the show off with a look back at the first two matches in the tag team title series, then we go to the ring to start the action right off with the Knockouts Battle Royal!

Knockouts Battle Royal

Okay, so your participants are Taryn Terrell, Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, Brittany, Rebel, and Havok. Gee, I wonder who's going over. Havok goozles Madison and carries her around the ring by the neck before dropping her and cleaning house on everyone else. All the girls decide to gang up on her, but she fights her way free singlehandedly and dumps Madison. Taryn Terrell jumps on her back, but Havok hip bumps her to the apron and knocks her to the floor with a forearm shot. Brittany tries her luck next and really gives it a good go, but Havok clotheslines her into next week and tosses her across the ring by the hair before choking her on the bottom rope with her boot. Brittany tries to eliminate Havok with a flying headscissors, but Havok just pushes her off and knocks her to the floor with another shot. Rebel ducks a charge from Angelina and Angelina eliminates herself, and Velvet gets a courage infusion and charges Havok. Havok swats her like a fly, and then Rebel gives it a good go, but tries a top rope move and Havok just top spins her onto the steps and then the floor. We're down to Havok and Velvet, and Velvet gives it everything she's got: forearms, kicks to the knee, clotheslines, but Havok gets her around the neck and goes for the Aid Raid Crash. Velvet slips out and tries a sleeper, Havok hiptosses her over and tries a legdrop. Velvet moves and tries a crossbody, but Havok easily catches Velvet and dumps her to the floor for the win.

Winner: Havok

So Havok just went through the entire Knockouts roster except for Gail Kim, and eliminated everyone in the match herself except for Angelina. She's getting a great monster build, looking forward to seeing her work Gail.

Bobby Roode is backstage, and he's...WALKING!

Gunner is backstage telling Sam Shaw that he thinks he needs to go back to a therapist. Shaw doesn't like that idea, so Gunner changes the subject and says Brittany was asking about him and that he ought to go get himself a piece of that. Shaw says he can't do that right now because he's fixated on someone else.

MVP and Kenny King come out to the ring and MVP says that Bobby Roode is going to challenge Bobby Lashley tonight, and that Lashley is going to crush his dreams. MVP turns the conversation to the wounded warrior, Chris Melendez, and asks the crowd to give him a warm welcome. He comes out and shakes hands with King and MVP, and MVP thanks Melendez for everything he's done for the country, but his military history shows him that he's a killer, and he can go far if he gets in with the right crowd. King offers Melendez to join up with them and Melendez turns them down, and King asks if he thinks he's too good to carry Lashley's bags or if he's better than King and MVP. King says he's the star here and wants a referee to get out here so he can take Melendez back to boot camp...get it? BOOT camp? A referee comes out and MVP wishes Melendez good luck to distract him so King can attack him from behind. The match will start after this break.

Kenny King vs Chris Melendez

King is beating on Melendez as we come back from break, gives him an atomic drop, and flattens him with a clothesline for 2. King gets Melendez in a rear chinlock, then lets him go and catches him with a cartwheel kick and high elevation legdrop for 2. King goes for the Coronation, but Melendez slips out and sunset flips King for the win.

Winner: Chris Melendez

King attacks Melendez after the match and hits the Royal Flush, then gets a mic and asks Melendez who he thinks he is. He's no star, because king is a star, and he wants to know how he can defend the country when he can't even defend himself. He says he's going to expose Melendez and shove that prosthetic leg up his ass. King tries to tear the leg off, but Ken Anderson runs out and chases King off. King mocks Melendez with a salute from the floor as Anderson checks on Melendez.

We see a video package hyping tonight's title match between Roode and Lashley.

Ken Anderson checks in on Melendez backstage and makes sure he's all good.

X Division Title Match: Samoa Joe vs Homicide

They feel each other out to start, then go nose to nose and exchange words before the exchange turns into forearms and punches. Joe with the snapmare/chop to the back/kick to the chest/kneedrop combo for 1. Homicide fights his way out of a bearhug and ducks a charge from Joe, using Joe's own momentum to send him out to the floor. Homicide hits the rolling dive through the ropes and nails Joe, then rolls him back inside and hits a neckbreaker for 2. Homicide with a top rope knee to the back of Joe's head for 2, but Joe catches Homicide out of nowhere with a sleeper suplex for 2. Joe snaps him over with a powerslam for 2, then puts Homicide on the top rope for a Muscle Buster. Homicide goes to the eyes and hits a tornado DDT for 2. Homicide goes for a series of lariats and then hits an Ace Crusher for 2, then calls for the Cop Killa. Joe breaks that and Homicide goes for another Ace Crusher, but Joe steps into it and drops down with Homicide, catching him in the Kokina Clutch in midair, and forcing Homicide to tap.

Winner: Samoa Joe

Great match and awesome finish! Never seen that before. Joe goes to shake Homicide's hand, but James Storm and Sanada (dressed like Honky Tonk Man with facepaint) run in and lay both men out. A shrouded Manik comes down to ringside and removes the shroud to reveal...a mask. I thought he didn't need those anymore? Manik comes off the top rope with a frogsplash to Homicide and then looks menacing with Storm and Sanada.

Jeremy Borash is backstage with the Wolves and points out that tonight is a must win situation for them. Eddie says they came into the series with something to prove, and their legacy is literally hanging in the balance tonight. The Wolves say that their destiny is to belong amongst the greats, and they'll fight the fight of their lives tonight, scale the ladder to take what is their, because the hunt...never dies. Good promo.

Eric Young comes into Bobby Roode's locker room to give him a pep talk, but Roode tells him to be quiet, so Young whispers instead. Roode says this year has been crazy: he almost became part owner of TNA, Young became World Champion, and Young says that after he wins the title tonight, things are going to get really crazy for him.

Tag Team Title Series Match Three - Ladder Match: The Wolves vs Matt & Jeff Hardy vs Team 3D

All heck breaks loose as soon as everyone's in the ring, and the Wolves clear all four opponents out and take them out with dives. Davey tries to climb and Matt Hardy shoves him off, so Davey nails him with a leaping enziguiri and holds Devon off so Eddie can try climbing. Bubba pulls him down, so he gets a leaping enziguiri from Eddie. The Wolves pick the ladder up and rake it back and forth across the ring to nail each of the four opponents in succession. Jeff tries to break that up by hitting the Whisper In The Wind on the ladder to try and bring it down on the Wolves, but he ends up coming down right on top of the ladder in a sick looking bump. The Wolves are nice enough to sell it anyway so the Hardys and then Bubba can each get ahold of the ladder and work the other teams over with it, and the crowd chants "we want tables" as 3D hits WHAZZUP off the ladder onto Davey's ding ding. Matt breaks up the 3D by taking Bubba and Devon out with a ladder, then he and Jeff dump Team 3D to the floor and Matt tries to climb. Eddie climbs up with Matt as Jeff goes out to the floor and they fight it out on top of the ladder and tip it over and come down on the top rope as we go to commercial.

We're back as Bubba powerbombs Jeff onto a ladder and knocks Matt flying while he's at it. Bubba tries to climb, but the Wolves double powerbomb him off the ladder and start to climb. Matt Hardy and Devon go up with them on side by side ladders, Devon and Davey fall off, and Matt gives Eddie a Twist of Fate off the ladder. Jeff and Bubba go up a ladder and Bubba superplexes him off of it, with Jeff's feet hitting the belts on the way over and making themswing back and forth in a wide arc. Good thing Jeff didn't get his feet caught there. Team 3D hits the Doomsday Device on Davey, Matt comes in and nails Bubba and Devon with a ladder, the Hardys hit stereo Twists of Fate on Team 3D, and Matt moonsaults Bubba as Jeff Swantons Devon. The Hardys set the two ladders up again and both of them climb, but the Wolves pull them down and the two teams go at it. The Hardys get the better of that and Jeff gives Davey Poetry In Motion against a ladder in the corner, then slam him onto a ladder so Jeff can give him a top rope splash onto the ladder. The Hardys go out to the floor and get wiped out with a double shot from a table, then they set Matt up on a table at ringside and go back in to go after the Wolves. The Wolves destroy them with a couple of chairs, including a chair-assisted double stomp to Devon's back. Davey comes off the top rope and double stomps Matt through that table he was laying on, and Eddie sets the ladder up and starts to climb. Jeff sets up another ladder next to him and they climb up side by side and nail each other the whole way up. Jeff gets his hand on the belt, but Davey drags Jeff's ladder away and tips it over, with Jeff landing awkwardly on top of it on the way down. Bubba tries to come in and stop Eddie, but Davey runs interference long enough for Eddie to grab the belts and pick up the extremely hard fought win.

Winners: The Wolves

This was just unbelievable, easily the best match in the series so far and made the Wolves look like a million bucks for being able to beat the other two teams in a match like this. Really looking forward to the last match in the series after this one.

Bram vs Gunner

These two just fight it out, trading shots in the ring, tumbling over the ropes together, fighting on the floor, and then coming back into the ring to fight it out in there. Gunner ducks a clothesline and suplexes Bram for 2, then comes off the second rope with a shoulderblock. Gunner seemed to tweak his knee on the way down, and Bram takes advantage of it by dragging Gunner onto the ring steps and repeatedly ramming his knee onto them. Sam Shaw comes down to ringside looking concerned as Bram continues to work Gunner's knee over. Gunner rolls Bram up for 2 and then ditches Bram out to the floor, then takes him out with a series of clotheslines when he comes back in. Gunner goes for a powerbomb, but his knee goes out and Bram lands on top of him. Shaw has seen enough and tries to come in and nail Bram, but Bram moves out of the way and Shaw nails Gunner. The referee decides not to call a DQ even though he was staring right at him, but Bram takes the initiative and dumps Shaw out to the floor before rolling Gunner up with a handful of tights for the win.

Winner: Bram

Gunner goes off on Shaw after the match and walks out on him as a shocked and hurt looking Shaw stares after him from the ring.

Bobby Lashley and Bobby Roode are backstage, and they're...WALKING! They face off for the World Title after this commercial!

Gail Kim is backstage and says she has no problem with Havok wanting her title, but she doesn't like how Havok decided to get her title shot by hurting people. She's never had issues fighting anyone, and wants Havok to bring it.

It's main event time!

TNA World Title Match: Bobby Lashley vs Bobby Roode

The bell rings and they go face-to-face, exchanging words before ever laying a hand on each other. Roode tries going to Lashley's arm, but Lashley shoots him off and bowls him over with a shoulderblock. Lashley picks things up as he fires off a series of hard forearms and nails him with a clothesline. Roode is already in bad shape as Lashley picks him up, and he sends Lashley out to the floor by dodging a charge, but Lashley lands on his feet and comes right back in. Roode dodges another charge and clotheslines Lashley to the floor where he confers with MVP and King before slowly making his way back in. King gets on the apron to distract Roode so Lashley can come in and blindside Roode from behind. Roode gets his boot up as Lashley charges him in the corner and goes to the second rope, but MVP blatantly grabs Roode's leg and pulls him down right in front of the referee. The referee finally has enough and ejects MVP and King as we go to commercial.

We're back and Roode is in control, rocking Lashley with a corner clothesline and going for a fisherman's suplex. Roode back gives out, and Lashley is able to recover enough to counter a tornado DDT. Lashley goes for a spear, but Roode catches Lashley coming in and gets him in the crippler crossface. King grabs Roode's ankle and pulls him off of Lashley, but Eric Young comes running out and fights King off. Lashley gets Roode up and goes for the running powerslam, but Roode slips out again and gets Lashley back in the crossface right in the middle of the ring. Lashley uses his power to slip out, gets to his feet, and flattens Roode with a Samoan drop. Lashley measures Roode and hits the spear, but Roode kicks out at 2! Lashley looks shocked at that one, so he goes to ringside and grabs his belt and brings it in the ring. Roode ducks a belt shot, gets Lashley up, and hits the Roode Bomb...for 2. Roode and Lashley are on their knees and exchanging punches, they get to their feet and trade more punches, and Roode hits a spinebuster for another very close 2. Roode tries a leapfrog but Lashley catches him in midair and hits the running powerslam, but Roode again kicks out at 2. Roode fights out of a torture rack and goes for the Roode Bomb, Lashley holds onto the ropes for his life, so Roode gives him the Roode Bomb over the ropes and to the floor and Lashley goes SPLAT. That was a nasty, nasty bump. Roode brings the champion back into the ring and slowly makes his way to the top rope, but Lashley is up and slams Roode to the mat. Lashley measures Roode for another spear, Roode leapfrogs him and comes down bad on his knee, but still goes for the Roode Bomb. Unfortunately, his knee gives out and Lashley is able to hit him with another spear to retain.

Winner: Bobby Lashley