Backstage: Jeremy Borash Interviews Bobby Roode
Backstage JB brings in Bobby Roode and JB reads a question wondering if Roode is afraid of Austin Aries. “Is that a real question?” Roode quietly asked before saying that he is afraid of no one, especially Aries, whose win last month was luck. Roode said he’s been pushing TNA as the leader for the last year and Aries’s World Title dreams will end tonight.
TNA World Heavyweight Title: Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode
Bobby Roode walks out to the ring in his sparkling robe. Roode looks confident and without the world title he looks naked. He wore the belt for so long, without it, it just feels weird. Austin Aries walks out to the ring with his championship belt as the music hits. The crowd pops…. Jeremy Borash introduces the wrestlers. The crowd boos Bobby Roode as he is introduced. Austin Aries is then introduced as the champion and the crowd pops but the pop is weak. This is the world champ and the pop is weak? The crowd then chants Aries. Roode and Aries both walk to the center of the ring and stare each other down. Aries spits water in Roode’s face. Roode attacks Aries but Aries gets a toe hold trip. Aries is working Roode over with complex wrestling moves. Roode takes an Austin Aries sign from a fan and throws it to the ground. Roode calms down and regroups outside of the ring. Crowd chants “Bobby Sucks!” Roode gets major heat from the crowd. Roode gets back in the ring and Aries attacks Roode, but then Roode escapes from the ring to the floor and the crowd chants “Coward, Coward” at him. It appears as though Roode is leaving the arena when he asks for a time out. Roode walks back to the ring and Austin Aries jumps over the top rope onto Roode. Aries is punishing Roode. Top rope drop kick from Aries and Roode is in trouble. Ric Flair chest slap from Aries. Roode then throws Aries off the ropes and Aries kicks Roode in the face. Roode rolls out of the ring to the floor and Aries climbs to the top rope, jumps towards Roode but hits his head into the steel guard rail. Roode is now in control of the match and the momentum. Roode stomps on Aries and punches him repeatedly, then throws him back in the ring, goes for the pink and get a weak 1 count. Roode kicks Aries into the corner and stomps him out. Aries retaliates with a kick but then Roode slingshot suplexes Aries off the ropes and drops a knee to the chest of Aries. Roode now has Aries in a reverse bear hug. Aries fights to get back to his feet and elbows his way out of the reverse bear hug. Roode retaliates and crushes Aries into the corner. Roode stomps Aries in the stomach and start working the leg of Austin Aries. Chest slap, punch, foot stomp and more offense comes from Roode but the Aries catches him with an elbow…. Goes for the pin and Aries gets a count of 2. Roode then takes control and puts a leg scissors hold around the waist of Aries. Aries is fighting for survival. Aries breaks free of the hold finally and goes on the attack but Roode uses his power to pick up Aries and powerslams him into the corner. Aries is now hanging upside down in the corner and his legs are tied up in top ropes. Aries somehow grabs the neck of Roode and pushes off the ropes and does a strange offensive move that hurts Roode bad. The World Champ is now on the attack and he does an inverted atomic drop to Roode and a clothesline. Roode rolls to the floor. Aries goes to the top rope and flies through the air destroys Roode. Roode then climbs up to his feet and Aries runs from one side of the arena to the other and does a vicious flying drop kick to the face of Roode that looked so fucken painful. Aries has Roode in a submission move now in the center of the ring. Roode rakes the eyes of Aries and is now free. Aries then puts Roode in a cross face submission manuever. Roode is trying to crawl to the ropes but Aries applies the pressure. Roode then uses his power and strength to pick up Aries and bodyslam him while in the submission hold. Amazing!
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