Angle, Roode prevail at No Surrender

After several months of action, the Bound For Glory series finally concludes tonight at No Surrender as Bully Ray, James Storm, Bobby Roode and Gunner compete to see who will become the No. 1 contender the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, facing the winner of the championship main event between Kurt Angle, Sting and Mr. Anderson at Bound For Glory.

Three days after being taken out by Immortal, Mr. Anderson and Sting each looked to regain the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event against Kurt Angle.

Sting and Anderson’s loose alliance was evident in the early-going as both men combined to beat Angle down and send him reeling to the outside. With Angle out of the way, the two had no problem going at it themselves. Angle quickly found himself back in the mix and it was Anderson on the outs. That turned into Anderson and Angle going at it. All three men ended back up in the ring with Angle giving Anderson and Sting a German suplex at the same time.

Anderson goes for a Mic Check but Angle counters and hits the triple Germans. Now Angle grabs Sting and delivers three Germans to him, as well. Angle throws Anderson off the top for a two and then goes for an Angle Slam on Sting but Sting slips out and sends Angle flying over the top. Sting goes for the Scorpion Death Lock and has it on Anderson. Angle back in and he delivers an Angle Slam to Sting for two and then one to Anderson for two.

Angle goes and puts Sting in the ankle lock. Sting is able to roll out and he thrusts Angle with into the Mic Check. He kicks out at the last possible moment. That might’ve been 2 8/7 on that one. Sting grabs Anderson and delivers the Death Drop but Angle pulls Sting out of the ring and throws him into the barricade where Hulk Hogan is residing. Hogan sprays something into Sting’s eyes. Sting gets back into the ring blinded and tries to give the Death Drop to the referee but Angle low blows him and gives him the Angle Slam and that’s it.

Winner via pinfall and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Kurt Angle

Match Rating: 6/10

The next TNA pay-per-view is Bound For Glory on Oct. 16.

Following a tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks and a video package, Mike Tenay and Taz welcome us to the Impact Zone for tonight’s nine-match card from Orlando, Fla.

Match #1 – X Division No. 1 Contender’s Match – Kid Kash (Nashville, Tenn.) vs. Jesse Sorensen (Katy, Texas)

Kash in control with knees to the face and then just knocks Sorensen to the ground. Kash in complete control here. Now he’s arguing with referee Brian Hebner, poking him off the ropes. Hebner responds with a shove. Kash turns back to Sorensen and hits a suplex slam. He goes to the middle rope and goes for the moonsault but completely misses it when Sorensen tried to get his knees up. They try to recover by Kash going for a cover and Sorensen kicks out.

Sorensen off the ropes and the floats over with a reverse suplex and that does it.

Winner via pinfall: Jesse Sorensen

Match Rating: 5.5/10

Match #2 – Bound For Glory Series – Bully Ray (New York City) vs. James Storm (Leiper’s Fork, Tenn.)

Ray leads the BFG Series with 49 points. Storm has 40 and needs a 10-point submission win here to advance.

Ray won’t engage in the early going, ducking under the top rope or just flat out running to avoid starting the match. Larry Zbyszko would be proud. Once they finally start going, Ray gets the edge briefly but Storm hits a few armdrags and then locks in an armbar. Ray is in trouble but scoots his way over to the bottom rope. Storm locks it in again but Ray escapes and takes a walk. Storm follows him up and bashes his arm on the ring steps. Storm goes to go back into the ring when Ray clubs his leg out and he goes head-first into the apron.

Ray throws Storm back in the ring and then takes a drink of Storm’s beer. Now Ray grabs a chair but he’s cut off by the ref. When the ref dispatches of the chair, Ray spits the beer into Storm’s face. Ray takes over and tells Storm he’s going to beat him with the Bubba Bomb, but Storm reverses the hold and locks in another armbar, going for those 10 points. It’s in the middle but Ray barely touches the bottom rope with his toes. Now Storm scoops Ray up and locks in a Sharpshooter. They are in the middle again but again, Ray, as Taz says, squirms to the bottom rope.

Storm with kicks to the bad arm and then a snap down with the arm. He puts Ray in a Fujiwara armbar. Ray reverses into a roll-up for two. Ray lifts Storm over the rope onto the apron but Storm responds with a kick to the head. Then he goes and takes a swig of his beer. He comes back into the ring and goes to spit it into Ray’s face but he moves and it hits the referee. He’s blinded. Drop toe hold for Storm and he locks in the armbar again. This time Ray taps and the referee recovers and calls for the bell.

Winner via disqualification: Bully Ray (3 points)

Match Rating: 7/10

Match #3 – Knockouts Championship – (c) Winter (England) vs. Mickie James (Richmond, Va.)

Winter in control early and she tries to break Mickie over her knee. Mickie knees her way out of the predicament but Winter maintains control. The two start trading in the centre of the ring and Mickie starts hitting clotheslines and then a flapjack. She goes to go to the top but Angelina keeps her away. Winter comes up behind her but Mickie hits a back kick for two when Winter gets her hand on the bottom rope.

Now Winter takes James into the corner. Mickie takes over and is looking for a tornado DDT but Angelina pulls her out. Winter turns around on the floor into a Thesz Press and then she chases Angelina to the back. Mickie hops on the apron and Angelina comes back out and grabs her. And sort of behind Earl Hebner’s back, Winter spits the mist but Mickie moves and it hits Angelina. As Hebner runs to check on her, Winter still has more and she delivers it to Mickie’s face and gets the pin.

Winner via pinfall and NEW Knockouts Champion: Winter

Match Rating: 5/10

Match #4 – World Tag Team Championship – (c) Mexican America vs. The Pope (Harlem, NY) & Devon (New York City)

Pope and Devon working some double teams early, isolating Anarquia. Rosita hops on the apron and Pope goes out there with her and lays a big smooch of her. Rosita slaps him so Pope picks her up by the hair and when Anarquia hits her, drops her to the floor.

Pope and Devon goes for the “What’s Up” spot but Sarita crotches Devon behind the referee’s back and Mexican America takes over. They use some nice double team spots to control Devon but he finally gets the tag to Pope. He goes wild for a bit but Hernandez hits a big splash off the top off an Anarquia side suplex. Devon breaks up another double team attempt and takes Hernandez. Pope goes to work on Anarquia and they clothesline them into each other.

Now Sarita comes into the ring and starts smack talking Devon. The referee tries to break them up. Rosita comes flying in with a crossbody on Pope but he just catches her. Devon grabs Sarita and they deliver spankings to them over their knees. Back to business and Pope hits a jumping backcracker on Anarquia. Now Pope goes to suplex Anarquia from the apron to the ring but Sarita grabs his foot and Anarquia gets the cover with Sarita clearly holding the foot in view of the referee.

Winners via pinfall and STILL World Tag Team Champions: Mexican America

Match Rating: 6/10

Match #5 – Samoa Joe (Isle of Samoa) vs. Matt Morgan (Fairfield, Conn.)

Morgan dominating Joe early on. He is not happy about what Joe has done to him. He hits a big leg drop on the apron. Joe takes over, though. Splash/kick combo in the corner connects for the “Samoan Submission Machine.” Now some punches from the side for Morgan. Joe with a keylock. Morgan escapes and Joe takes him to the corner. Morgan fires out and they trade punches. Joe with a kick but Morgan answers with a discus clothesline. Morgan with a running splash. He calls for the choke slam but Joe thumbs the eye. Joe with a belly-to-belly throw for two.

Joe seeking the Coquina Clutch but he can’t fully get it. Morgan runs him into the corner. Joe tries it again but he can’t get his legs around Morgan. Now he does. Morgan, though, gets his foot on the bottom rope. Joe argues with the referee while Morgan recovers. He hits the ropes and drills Joe with the Carbon Footprint and that’s all she wrote.

Winner via pinfall: Matt Morgan

Match Rating: 6/10

Match #6 – Bound For Glory Series – Gunner (Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Bobby Roode (Toronto, Ontario)

Both men have 42 points and need a 10-point submission win to tie Bully Ray atop the standings.

Even match early on. Gunner chokes Roode with the middle rope and then slingshots him into the bottom rope. Neckbreaker for Gunner and now he locks in a chin lock. Head scissors for Gunner now. He locks in a full nelson in search of 10 points. He is not Chris Masters, though, as Roode escapes by running Gunner into the corner. Now Roode locks in the Fujiwara armbar but he can’t get it.

Double R spinebuster connects for Roode. He charges Gunner in the corner but eats an elbow. Roode drops down and locks in the Fujiwara armbar but Gunner wiggles to the bottom rope for the break. Gunner with a running knee. He lines Roode up looking for a full nelson but can’t get it. He goes for the F5 but Roode slips out and locks in the Fujiwara armbar again. Gunner is close to the rope so Roode pulls him back to the middle and locks in the crossface and Gunner has to tap.

Winner via submission: Bobby Roode (10 points)

Match Rating: 7/10

Roode celebrates and Eric Bischoff’s music hits. He tells everyone to give it up for Roode. He says tonight, they are going to have a winner in the BFG Series. So it’s going to be Ray and Roode here tonight.

Match #7 – X Division Championship – (c) Brian Kendrick (Venice, Calif.) vs. Austin Aries (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Aries takes a walk and Kendrick slides out of the ring after him and throws him into the guard rail. And one more time. Back in the ring, Aries takes over for a spell but Kendrick rallies. He sends Aries to the floor and follows with a suicide dive. He throws Aries back in the ring and goes to the top and hits a missile dropkick. Kendrick comes running out of the corner with a jumping DDT but Aries gets his foot on the rope. He goes for Sliced Bread but Aries holds onto the rope and Kendrick goes flying to the floor. Now Aries goes for the suicide dive but Kendrick moves and Aries crashes into the barricade.

Both men struggle to get back into the ring to beat the count. They slug it out. They trade near fall attempts now but it Aries who hits a roaring elbow that puts Kendrick down. A draping DDT gets two for Aries. Aries to the top and he goes for the 450 but Kendricks moves. Kendrick with a double underhook suplex with a bridge but Aries kicks out. They end up in the corner almost smashing the ref and Aries kicks Kendrick low while he has the referee tied up and follows that with the brainbuster and that’s it!

Winner via pinfall and NEW X Division Champion: Austin Aries

Match Rating: 7/10

Match #8 – Bound For Glory Series Final – Bully Ray (New York City) vs. Bobby Roode (Toronto, Ontario)

The winner of this match will face the World Heavyweight Champion at Bound For Glory next month.

Ray stalls again in the beginning of the match, including stealing a very large man’s hat. He finally gets back in the ring and the two lock up and it’s Roode with an armdrag and Ray takes a walk. Back in the ring, Roode with another armdrag and Ray slaps the mat in disgust.

Ray with a chop in the corner and Roode just walks right out. Ray tries it again and Roode walks right out again, flips Ray off and slaps him. Ray takes another walk. He comes back in and gets a headlock. Ray working on Roode’s neck but now Roode locks in the crossface. Ray rolls out of it. Roode with chops and punches but Ray hot shots him into the top rope and follows with a neckbreaker. Now Ray really getting to Roode’s neck. Ray with some chops again but Roode walks them right off and gives Ray a piece of his mind.

Roode to the middle rope and hits a neckbreaker for two. Ray comes back with a Bubba Bomb but Roode kicks out. Ray goes to the middle rope for a back splash but Roode moves. He gets up and hits the Double R spinebuster and gets the pin!

Winner via pinfall and Bound For Glory Series winner: Bobby Roode

Match Rating: 8/10

Match #9 – World Heavyweight Championship – (c) Kurt Angle (Pittsburgh, Pa.) vs. Mr. Anderson (Green Bay, Wisc.) vs. Sting (Venice Beach, Calif.)

Winner via pinfall and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Kurt Angle

Match Rating: 6/10

Event Rating: 6.5/10

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