‘TNA Impact Wrestling’ 1/9/14 Results + Notes – Magnus Vs. AJ Styles, Two Cage Matches, Samoa Joe Vs. EC3
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
A week after making his surprising return to TNA, the exiled “real” World Champion AJ Styles faced off against Dixie’s World Champion Magnus to decide once and for all who deserved to be at the top of the mountain. Also on the show Kurt Angle and Bobby Roode both faced threats inside of a steel cage, Samoa Joe took on Ethan Carter III, and Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson had a little spat in a funeral home.
Read on for results and notes from the show, culled from James Caldwell‘s much more interesting and detailed coverage/review over at PWTorch.
Match Results
1. Non-Title Match: *TNA Tag Team Champions* The Bro Mans (Robbie E & Jessie Godderz) [w/ DJ Zema Ion] defeated Joseph Park & Eric Young (3:28).
- Notes: Lei’D Tapa attacked ODB backstage, causing Eric Young to run to the back and bail on the match.
- Post-Match: The Bro Mans continued assaulting Park, bodyslamming him on a guardrail to take him out for the rest of the night.
2. Samoa Joe and Ethan Carter III fought to an apparent no contest when Carter hit Joe with a wrench (2:52).
- Before the Match: Carter jumped Joe backstage and the two brawled to the ring to start the contest.
- Notes: Rockstar Spud came out to distract Joe, allowing Carter to hit him with the wrench and take him out for the rest of the night.
3. Handicap Cage Match: Kurt Angle defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) when he pinned Kazarian following an ANGLE SLAM (6:10).
- Before the Match: Bobby Roode came out in his wrestling gear and teased facing Angle tonight instead of next week, but backed off and introduced his opponents Bad Influence instead.
4. Cage Match: Bobby Roode defeated Sting by escaping the cage (7:11).
- Notes: Rockstar Spud and EC3 came out during the match, the former tossing Roode a pipe which he used on Sting to knock him out. Spud then unlocked the cage door and allowed him to escape and win.
5. No-DQ Match: Magnus (c) defeated AJ Styles (c) via pinfall to become the one true TNA World Heavyweight Champion (15:45).
- Notes: Rockstar Spud, EC3, Bad Influence, and Bobby Roode all interfered in the match. Roode hit Styles with his fireman’s carry drop finisher three times to secure the victory for Magnus. The original ref, Earl Hebner, refused to “screw” Styles and walked off mid-match. Brian Hebner was tapped to replace him but before he could call the match for Styles Bad Influence attacked him. Sting was the only one to run interference for Styles but it wasn’t enough.
Segments/Notes
-The episode opened with AJ Styles signing the one night contract for the main event later in the episode. Lots jawing back and forth between Styles, Dixie Carter, and eventually Magnus.
–Mr. Anderson met Bully Ray at the same funeral home/church/whatever that The Aces & Eights Funeral was held in. Ray said some prophetic words then hyped their match for next week’s Genesis special, saying it was only going to be the beginning. Ray then told Anderson to look in the casket, and Anderson pulled out two baby blankets, which symbolized Anderson’s unborn twins.
–James Storm and Gunner had another heart to heart in the ring, hyping a future match between the two for the TNA World Title shot briefcase Gunner won during “Feast or Fired”.
-The big throughline of the episode involved Dixie Carter making sure no one was around to help AJ Styles win his match, causing the attacks on Samoa Joe, Joseph Park, ODB (and by proxy Eric Young), Sting, and even James Storm and Gunner. Sting would eventually survive his attack and help Styles out a little bit during the match.
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