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House show results 26 July, Colombus, Georgia
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: July 27, 2013, 2:43 pm
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The TNA house show in Columbus, Georgia, had a decent turnout of
an estimated crowd of 1,500 to 1,700 fans (much larger than the
last time they were in town). The people who purchased floor
seats were allowed in 2 hours early for a backstage meet and
greet with some of the wrestlers. These consisted of Ken
Anderson, Gunner, James Storm, Mickie James, Bobby Roode, Robbie
E, and Jessie Godderz.
The entrance area for the wrestlers looked better than the last
time TNA was here. LED light bars were lined on square trestles
and a 60 inch screen was on each side of the entrance. The show
begins on time with Jeremy Borash warming the crowd up with
offers of back stage passes to the loudest patrons. Devon comes
out from a front entrance (keeping with the Aces and Eights
persona) and cuts a promo saying that there would be no
backstage passes tonight and that Aces and Eights were shutting
the show down. Kurt Angle comes out and tells Devon that if
Devon wins, they could shut it down, but if Angle wins, not only
will the show continue, but Devon must give an Aces and Eights
shirt to a fan and shake his hand. Devon agrees and the match
begins (Brian Hebner referee). Angle wins with an Angle Slam,
and he gives away some passes. Devon flips off the crowd and
leaves without giving away a shirt.
The next match is for the Total Knockouts Belt: Mickie James vs
Velvet Sky with Earl Hebner as the referee. Hebner taunts the
crowd and eventually pulls off his referee shirt revealing his
striped “Damn Right I Did” t-shirt underneath. He puts on a pair
of Bret Hart sunglasses and struts around the ring. Both women
make their entrances. Mickie James is great in her role; she
looks like she is really having fun with it. The back and forth
match ends with James getting the win by holding Sky’s trunks
and the rope.
The TNA Tag Team Straps are now going to be defended with the
champs, Gunner and James Storm facing off against Robbie E and
Jesse Godderz. This was another entertaining match with plenty
of comedy from both Robbie E and Godderz. Earl Hebner even got
in on the action, helping Storm hip-toss Robbie E. The champs
retain with a clean pin.
The Bobby Roode vs Jeff Hardy match was not a Bound For Glory
Series match. A great back-and-forth match that saw Hardy get
the duke.
During intermission, Jimmy J (the person who took Don West’s
place) cut a promo saying the Earl Hebner had refereed over
100,000 matches and this was a record that probably would never
be broken.
After intermission, our Bound For Glory Series match of the
evening was Ken Anderson vs. AJ Styles. Anderson came to the
ring from a separate entrance (like Devon) and interacted with
the crowd. Styles came in with zero interaction. The back and
forth match ended Anderson getting the 7 points with a roll-up
(and more than a handful of tights) on Styles. After the bell,
Styles put Anderson in the Calf Killer, and Brian Hebner came to
the ring to help his father break the two wrestlers apart.
Styles got in the face of Earl, pushing him across the ring into
the turnbuckles.
It’s Main Event time: the TNA World Heavyweight belt is on the
line as Chris Sabin defends against Bully Ray. Bully comes to
the ring Aces and Eights style and cuts a promo saying that he
was robbed and he didn’t want to wait for the steel cage at the
upcoming Hardcore Justice TV taping; he wanted a rematch
tonight. He said that Sabin should come to the ring and just
give the belt to him. Sabin hits the ring and teases Bully as if
he was going to give the belt to him, but turns and holds it
above his head. The match is a back-and-forth affair with Bully
entertaining the crowd. He definitely is one of, if not, the
best heel in the business. The match ends somewhat quickly with
Sabin getting a clean pin on a roll-up. After the bell, Devon
hits the ring and knocks Sabin down. Bully and Devon begin the
beat down. Hardy runs in to make the save and he and Sabin run
Bully and Devon out of the ring.
All in all, this was an above average house show from TNA.
However, this was the best crowd yet by far. Everyone went home
happy.
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