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8-Card Stud Match:
-Desmond Wolfe vs. D'Angelo Dinero

Desmond Wolfe with Chelsea comes out for our opening match. It'll be Wolfe and D'Angelo Dinero in an 8-Card Stud tournament match. Out comes The Pope as the money falls from the ceiling. Crowd is way into The Pope as the two lock up to begin the match. Wolfe goes for the Tower Of London early but Pope is able to escape. Wolfe hits a monsterous superplex off the top on Pope. He tries a pin but only gets two. Pope tries a quick roll up moments later but only gets two. Wolfe remains in firm control of this match. Pope hits a neckbreaker on Wolfe as he was tied up in the ropes backwards. Pope is firing up now and the crowd is loving it. Pope hits his finisher and gets the 1, 2 and 3 for the pinfall victory. Pope advances in the tournament.

Winner: D'Angelo Dinero

Backstage: Ric Flair Flips Out Again

Backstage, Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff argue back and forth about Bischoff being a referee in the AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe TNA World title match tonight.

Jeremy Borash Interviews Matt Morgan & Hernandez

Hernandez and Morgan talk about how they both want to win the title tonight and how both guys will try their best, despite being the tag-team champions. They wish each other good luck and walk off.

8-Card Stud Match:
-Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez

Both guys working the big-man stuff but Hernandez is seemingly the tougher of the two. He launches Morgan across the ring with a big body-block. Morgan tries a Carbon Footprint attempt but misses. Hernandez tries a Border Toss early but Morgan escapes. Morgan traps Hernandez in the corner and hits his multiple elbow spot on him. Hernandez goes for a splash off the top. Morgan tries to catch him coming down but they botch the spot and both guys crumble to the canvas awkwardly. Morgan tries a pin but Hernandez kicks out. Split "let's go" chants from the crowd for each guy. Morgan hits a big splash on Hernandez in the corner. And another. Hernandez works his way back and hoists Morgan up for a suplex. He holds him upside down in the suplex position for a legit 20 seconds or so. Hernandez flies over the top onto Morgan on the ramp. "TNA, TNA, TNA!" chant from the fans in the Impact Zone. Morgan eventually gets the pin on Hernandez for the pin. Hernandez doesn't seem too happy as he leaves. Pope vs. Morgan is set for the semi-finals. The other side of the tournament is still left.

Winner: Matt Morgan

Video Package: Kurt Angle-Hulk Hogan Recap

A video package is shown detailing all the history between Hulk Hogan and Kurt Angle on Impact the past several weeks.

Christy Hemme Interviews Kurt Angle

Angle says he owes a huge apology to Hulk Hogan. He does his apology and promises to never doubt Hogan again. Hemme asks Angle about his match with Mr. Anderson in the tournament tonight.

8-Card Stud Match:
-Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle

Anderson comes out first. He goes to the ring and reaches for the mic. He fumbles is as it comes down. His first words: "that was intentional." Then he does his regular routine. Angle makes his way to the ring and our 8-card stud bout is underway. Angle out-wrestling Anderson on the mat early. Anderson uses the chain Angle wore to the ring on Angle and cuts him open with it. Angle is bleeding from the forehead now and Anderson is finally getting some offense in. Anderson is squeezing on a headlock and the blood pours more out of Angle's forehead and drips onto Anderson and the ring mat. Angle is bleeding all over the place. Angle hits a suplex out of nowhere on Anderson. He hangs on and hits two more suplexes in a row. Both guys are down now and Angle is wiping some of the blood out of his face. Angle is up and waiting for Anderson. He tries the Angle slam but Anderson counters into a slam of his own. Anderson is untieing the turnbuckle in one of the ring corners. The ref stops him and tries retieing it. As he reties it, Anderson goes to the opposite end of the ring and pulls the turnbuckle off that side instead. He tries to slam Angle face-first into the unprotected corner but Angle blocks it. Angle hits an Angle Slam and pins Anderson but Anderson kicks out at two. Angle is up and he pulls the straps down. He slaps on the ankle lock. Anderson fights his way out of the hold. He gets up and he is limping. Angle misses a dive into the corner. Anderson hits the Mic Check on Angle and tries a pin. Anderson gets the 1-2-3 for the clean pinfall victory.

Winner: Mr. Anderson

After The Match: Anderson Kicks Angle While He's Down

Angle is still laid out in the ring and Mr. Anderson grabs Angle's chain from ringside. The same chain he used to open Angle up. He lays it across Angle's chest and spits on it. He walks off, leaving Angle laying. Mr. Anderson will fight either Mick Foley or Abyss in the next round.

Backstage: Eric Bischoff w/ Mick Foley & Abyss

Bischoff tells both guys he needs to make sure that there will be no shananigans. Bischoff reminds them if they try anything, he's taking Abyss' mask off. Abyss flips out but Foley calms him down. Bischoff makes Foley-Abyss a no disqualification match. He says the reason is because he wants them to use "this." He holds up the barbed wire bat. He says if either guy doesn't use it, off comes the mask. Foley says they'll use it. Abyss says he can't, he doesn't want to hurt Mick. End segment.

8-Card Stud Match:
(No Disqualification)
-Abyss vs. Mick Foley

Both guys go at it early. "Use the bat" chant from the crowd. Abyss picks up the bat but puts it down instead. He's telling Foley he can't do it. Foley slaps him in the face, basically daring him to use it. Foley continues to bitch-slap Abyss around the ring. Now he's going at him with punches. Abyss finally starts firing back. Abyss knocks Foley out of the ring. Foley slams Abyss across the guard rail. He grabs a steel chair and blasts Abyss in the back with it. Double bang-bang from Foley as he throws Abyss back in the ring. "Use the bat" chant again erupts from the Impact Zone. Foley slams Abyss on the ringside steps. He grabs Abyss by the face and screams at him to use the bat. He throws Abyss back in the ring. Foley picks up the bat but Abyss hits him with a big boot to the face as he was coming in. Foley puts out a sack of thumbtacks and empties it on the ring mat. Abyss catches Foley and goes for a chokeslam over the tacks but changes his mind. He moves away from the tacks and chokeslams Foley regularly. Abyss has a small sock and is setting it up for Mr. Socko. "Use the sock" chant from the crowd. Foley counters and hits a double-arm DDT on Abyss. Foley goes for Mr. Socko but Abyss has it. Foley pulls the ref down, takes his shoe off and then takes his sock off. We have dueling Mr. Sockos from both guys now. Foley's wins over. Abyss fades down now. The ref is checking his arm. Foley goes for the bat. He turns around and Abyss nails a Blackhole Slam on Foley onto the tacks. He looks sad that he did it but pins Foley to end the match and advance in the tourney. Abyss continues to look apologetic.

Winner: Abyss

8-Card Stud Update:

It will be D'Angelo Dinero vs. Matt Morgan and Mr. Anderson vs. Abyss in the semi-finals.

Christy Hemme Interviews The Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys talk about how they know why they're here. He says their good friend Hulk Hogan asked them to show all the tag-teams in TNA what's up. The Nasty Boys say it starts tonight with Team 3D.

The Nasty Boys vs. Team 3D

All guys battle it out in a free-for-all early in the match. 3D preveils, knocking both Nasty Boys members to the floor. Now it's a tag-team match. Saggs works on Brother Ray for a while before tagging in Knobs. I don't think Knobs could be any heavier by the way. Knobs calls for the Pit Stop but Brother Ray avoids it. He slams Saggs down and goes for a pin. Saggs kicks out at two. Brother Ray tags in Devon. All four guys are brawling again. Two on the floor and two in the ring. It's turning into a hardcore match now. The crowd wants tables. Brooke Hogan is shown sitting in the front row. Knobs eye looks to be legitimately swelling up. Brother Ray knocks Saggs into a camera man and the camera man goes down. Devon and Saggs are battling it out in the ring now as the legal men in the match. Jimmy Hart is standing on the ramp now in Nasty Boys colors. This distracts Team 3D, allowing The Nasty Boys to get the win. Jimmy Hart and The Nasty Boys celebrate and head to the back.

Winners: The Nasty Boys

Backstage: Eric Bischoff and Samoa Joe

Bischoff explains how important tonight is for Joe. Joe explanis how he understands. Bischoff says he and AJ have no history with him. He says he does have history with Ric Flair though. Bischoff says he doesn't want to see Flair out there with a World champion. He assures Joe that he'll call the match down the middle. Joe tells Bischoff to take care of Flair, he'll take care of AJ. Bischoff tells Joe to control that Samoan temper of his. Bischoff says just to take care of AJ, he'll take care of everything else. Joe says it's a deal.

8-Card Stud Match:
(Semi-Final)
-D'Angelo Dinero vs. Matt Morgan

Morgan dominating the action for most of this match. The Pope is trying to use his quickness now to get in some offense of his own but Morgan stops him in his tracks. He catches him coming in and lands a big fall-away slam. The Pope counters the Carbon Footprint and gets the pinfall victory. D'Angelo Dinero is now in the finals of the 8-Card Stud Tournament.

Winner: D'Angelo Dinero

Jeremy Borash Interviews Mr. Anderson

Borash mentions how Anderson beat Kurt Angle. Anderson said he's not big on repeating things but he asks Borash to repeat who he beat. Borash said he beat Kurt Angle. Anderson said he destroyed Angle. He says he destroyed Abyss already. He said he's the guy who's going to win this tournament tonight.

8-Card Stud Match:
(Semi-Final)
-Abyss vs. Mr. Anderson

Anderson tries some kicks and chops on Abyss but Abyss is just standing there and taking it. Abyss over-powers Anderson. Anderson tries a flying cross-body on Abyss but he just bounces off Abyss' body. Abyss doesn't budge. Anderson puts his hand up for a test of strength. He uses it to trick Abyss. Abyss quickly regains control again. Anderson doesn't seem to know what to do. Abyss knocks Anderson to the floor. He slams Anderson's face on the ringside steps. Anderson is finally fighting back on the outside. He rolls into the ring to break the count. Back to the offense on the floor. Abyss turns things around again and slams Anderson's face into the guard rail. Back in the ring, Anderson cuts Abyss short with a dropkick to the knee. Anderson now comfortably working over Abyss. Anderson is trying to take the mask off of Abyss. Abyss fights out of it, crushing Anderson in the corner back-first. Abyss still selling the leg. Anderson chop-blocks Abyss' leg from behind. Another dropkick to Abyss' knees. Abyss shrieks in pain. Abyss is finally starting to fight back a little. Abyss with a side-slam on Anderson. Anderson again tries yanking the mask off Abyss. Abyss is blinded from the mask moving around and he grabs the ref by the throat. Anderson hits the Mic Check on Abyss and pins him to win the match and advance to the finals of the tournament. It will be Mr. Anderson vs. D'Angelo Dinero in the finals.

Winner: Mr. Anderson

Christy Hemme Interviews AJ Styles

AJ Styles does a typical Ric Flair promo mentioning all the old great champs. He talks about his diamond ear-ring. He has blond tips in his hair now. It's quite pathetic. Ric Flair puts over Styles some more and we fade away.

Backstage: AJ Styles' New Present

Backstage AJ Styles gets a Ric Flair-style robe. He puts it on but it has the same hoody as his old gimmick. AJ's hair is frosted blond as hell too.

TNA World Title:
-AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe

Eric Bischoff is in as the special guest referee. Jeremy Borash does his boxing-style intros for the World title match. And our match is officially underway. Joe dominates early. AJ does a lot of pussy heel stuff ala Flair. AJ gets some offense in now and is working on the leg of Joe. Wonder what that'll lead to? AJ tries wrapping up a figure-four leglock but Joe kicks him off and outside to the floor. Joe gets a running start and dives through the ropes onto Styles on the floor. Styles takes the mats off on the floor, exposing the concrete. Bischoff is yelling for them to get back in the ring. Styles is going for a suplex on Joe on the concrete. Joe blocks it. Joe turns him around and goes for a suplex of his own but AJ leaps over and lands on his feet, avoiding the move. AJ runs back into the ring. Joe stalks Flair and Flair backs off. AJ distracts Bischoff now, which allows Flair to wrap Joe's leg around the ring post. Joe limping bad now. Styles chop-blocks Joe's leg from behind. Styles continues to work on the leg of Joe. AJ locks in the figure four leglock on Joe. Joe is screaming in pain. Bischoff is down to get a closer look. Joe eventually works his way out of the figure four. Styles runs at Joe but Joe ducks and Styles goes out to the floor. Flair takes his jacket off and his panicking now. Styles is back in the ring and Joe is fighting back now. Joe clotheslines Styles down repeatedly. Styles moonsaults over Joe's head and catches him with a backwards DDT drop. He tries a pin but Joe kicks out at two. Ric Flair's reactions on the floor this entire match have been priceless. Christ that dude is the man. Styles is calling for the Styles Clash. Joe reverses it into a standing rear naked choke. Joe slams Styles over his head, while still holding him in the choke. Joe is setting Styles up for the Muscle Buster. Flair grabs Joe's leg. Bischoff goes to yell at Flair. Joe hits the Muscle Buster. Bischoff rolls back in to make the pin but Flair yanks Bischoff outside the ring. Bischoff punches Flair in the face and Flair is down. Flair is up now and is flipping out like a mad-man. God bless Ric Flair lol. Joe pulls Bischoff back in the ring and is yelling at him. Bischoff is trying to explain. Joe pushes Bischoff. Bischoff pushes him back. Joe grabs Bischoff by the shirt and pushes him into the corner. He turns around and Styles hits the Pele kick. Styles then sets him up for the Styles Clash. He hits it. Bischoff goes down and hits the slowest three count in the world. Styles retains the TNA title.

Winner and STILL TNA World Champion: AJ Styles

After The Match: Ric Flair Has One Final Demand

Flair asks for a microphone and demands that Bischoff raise Styles hand. Flair is flipping out demanding that Bischoff do it. Bischoff finally obliges. Flair is definitely the man.

Christy Hemme Interviews Mr. Anderson

How many promos is for Anderson now? Anderson says he'll make this short. He wishes Christy a Happy Valentine's Day. He runs down his checklist: beat Angle, Abyss, etc. He says he's now going to send Pope back to the Harlem street corner that he came from. He said he's one match away from his title shot.

Jeremy Borash Interviews The Pope, The Band Attacks!

Pope calls him BJ, lol. He talks about how he doesn't respect Mr. Anderson. He says from now on he's going to call him Junior. He says Junior is writing checks his ass can't cash. He says he's Junior's cashieer and he is voiding his check. Pope explains how he's going to beat Anderson. As he finishes, The Band, Scott Hall and Syxx-Pac attack Pope. They beat the crap out of him badly until security tries breaking it up. They fight off security and continue the assault. Hall looks into the camera and addresses Hulk Hogan. He says he heard Hogan's having a party and warns him not to turn his back on the Wolfpac. Hall and Syxx-Pac walk off.

8-CARD STUD FINAL:
-D'Angelo Dinero vs. Mr. Anderson

The Pope's music plays but no one comes out. Finally the music cuts off. The lights go out and Mr. Anderson's music hits. Out comes Mr. Anderson. Anderson yells at the ref to ring the bell. He does. Now he yells at him to begin the count-out. The ref obliges. Pope crawls out of the entrance. Anderson runs up and beats him down some more. Anderson sprints back to the ring to break the count. Now he's back out after The Pope on the ramp. Pope finally starts to come back a little. Anderson cuts Pope's offense short and regains control. Anderson beating Pope down on the floor. He whips Pope into the ringside steps. This match has yet to enter the ring. Anderson rolls in to break the count yet again. Backstage we see Ric Flair and AJ Styles watching this match on the monitor to see who their next opponent will be. Anderson finally goes back in the ring. Pope takes forever trying to climb in the ring but Anderson runs into the ropes and knocks him down to the floor again. Pope tries fighting back again but Anderson cuts him short yet again. Match is finally in the ring now. After what seemed like an eternity, Pope is finally getting in a series of offensive moves on Anderson. Pope goes for a pin but only gets two. Pope pulls the kneepads down and hits his finisher. He tries a pin but only gets two. Pope looks shocked. In the middle of the match, Anderson calls for the microphone. Down it comes. He says we are Mic Check away from the next Number One Contender.......he asks us to hold that thought. He sets Pope up for the Mic Check and hits it. He rolls Pope over and pins him but Pope manages to kick out at two. Crowd popped big for that. Anderson is throwing a temper tantrum. Anderson misses a big plunge off the top. Pope hits his finisher again. He pins him and wins the match and the tournament.

Winner of the 8-Card Stud Tournament: "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero

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