Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young
This match gets started on the outside and stays there for quite some time. Young takes over and throws Roode into the barricade. EY and Roode get into the ring and both men exchange chops. Young hits a running forearm and gets a two count. Roode tries the Roode Bomb and Young reverses it into an eye rake. There is NO DQ, mind you.
Eric Young hits a Piledriver into the steel chair. He picks up the win.
Bobby Roode gets very little offense in tonight. What the hell is going on? Roode goes a long time in the main event against Lashley, but cannot garner much offense against Eric Young? I cannot understand this logic. Eric Young is NOT a main event guy. I am sorry to say, even though he is a really good performer.
This was very shocking to me. Roode vs. Young could be a really good feud, if they give it the proper time. Both guys are TNA thick and thin. They have the history and the experience. The match was good and was entertaining, but I just don’t know if the final 3-4 minutes were the right booking decision.
Knockouts Tag Team Match
Angelina clotheslines Brooke Tessmacher. Brooke hits a drop toe hold on Velvet and then tags in the Knockouts Championship. Taryn hits a spinning neckbreaker and then a suplex. After a few more moves, Velvet Sky rolls up Brooke for the win. The lights go out and Awesome Kong appears.
Awesome Kong clotheslines Angelina and shoulder blocks Sky. DJ Z yells at Kong and she chokeslams him for good measure. Havok comes down the the ring. Both Knockouts are separated by the officials.
I liked the interaction with Havok and Kong. The match itself was not that good, but I think TNA finally realized what I have been saying for months: Havok was painted into a corner by not being able to work with anyone her size. As champion, Havok was very difficult to build around. This helps her with a feud for a few months and is the perfect fit. Big versus big in the Knockouts Division is the only way to go with these talented and skilled women.
