Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 17, 2014

Kurt Angle re-introduces the six-sided ring, and Tazz not only sings Angle's praises, but also compares the spirit of TNA right now in New York City to that of Extreme Championship Wrestling. Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer show up and call New York City "the greatest wrestling city in the world." Bully Ray also mentions his promises to put Dixie Carter and her cronies through tables. Tommy Dreamer states that it feels like change is about to come to TNA. All of a sudden, Ethan Carter III and Rhino spoil the homecoming while making fun of the Manhattan Center crowd. This starts a fight between the team of Bully and Dreamer and the team of EC3 and Rhino.

Rhino and Ethan Carter III beat Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer thanks to the distraction by Rockstar Spud.

Lashley, MVP and Kenny King are here...

Austin Aries thanks Kurt Angle for his rematch and successful win. Angle puts him in a battle royal to see how good he is. Aries accepts and welcomes the challenge.

"The Cowboy" James Storm tries to convince Sanada he's going to end up a loser if he keeps listening to The Great Muta.

Austin Aries retains the TNA X Division Championship in an X Division Gauntlet Challenge.

Bobby Roode and Eric Young plan to beat MVP and Kenny King tonight.

"The Cowboy" James Storm attacks Sanada backstage, calling him a loser.

Dixie Carter is here...

Jeff Hardy states that Willow was made to deal with the darkness in TNA. Now that the light shines again, he became Jeff Hardy again when Kurt Angle asked him to.

Eric Young and Bobby Roode beat MVP and Kenny King by disqualification when MVP uses his crutch as a weapon...and reveals he's faking his torn meniscus.

The Great Muta will be here next week!

Madison Rayne beats Brittany in a no-disqualification, no-countouts match.

Dixie Carter still puts herself above Bully Ray...

Kurt Angle gives Austin Aries one more week to think about cashing in on Option C again.

Lashley retains the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy.

Dixie Carter heads to the ring, much to the shock of Kurt Angle.

Angle confronts MVP. He puts him in a falls-count-anywhere match against Bobby Roode. MVP is ticked!

Rockstar Spud is in the ring. He introduces Dixie Carter into the ring, and she is accompanied by Ethan Carter III and Rhino. As she trashes the New York City crowd and vows to put Bully Ray through a table, Bully Ray shows up with Tommy Dreamer and a table. Rhino, Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III are taken down, but Dixie is able to escape along with Spud and Rhino. EC3 isn't so lucky, as Bully Ray's long-time tag partner Devon shows up to even the odds and help Bully put EC3 through a table!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 10, 2014

Kurt Angle starts the show. He makes four matches: The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) vs. Bram and Magnus for the tag titles, Gail Kim vs Madison Rayne vs Angelina Love vs Brittany for the KO title, Sanada vs. Austin Aries for the X Division title and a 20-man battle royal where the winner gets a World title shot next week in New York City. Angle then calls out Willow. Willow shows up, and now that there's no MVP or Dixie Carter, Angle wants Willow to become Jeff Hardy again just for tonight.

Austin Aries plans to take the X Division title from Sanada tonight.

The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) retain the TNA Tag Team Championships against Bram and Magnus. Bram and Magnus go after the Wolves after the match, and Magnus has to pull Bram off of them.

Bobby Roode is still mad with MVP after his beatdown from last week...and he's calling him out!

Bobby Roode shows up. He knows MVP sees him as a threat, but wants to hide behind a doctor's note. He gives him a count of ten to show up before he hunts for him, but MVP shows up in a wheelchair. As he complains, Roode goes after him. He beats up Kenny King and dumps MVP out of the wheelchair, but Kenny King hits Roode with a steel chair. Eric Young rushes in and drops Kenny like a sack of potatoes, but gets Speared by Lashley.

James Storm tries to convince Sanada that The Great Muta is controlling him, and tells him not to lose the X Division title tonight.

Kurt Angle thinks Willow will become Jeff Hardy again tonight.

Austin Aries beats Sanada to win the TNA X Division Championship!

Bully Ray is amazed Rhino attacked him last week. Ethan Carter III plans to reveal Bully for who he really is.

Bully Ray shows up. He wants answers from Rhino for why he Gored him last week. Rhino shows up with Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III. Rhino says it's about him and Bully, and calls him a "con artist." Bully says that's not true, and tells Rhino it's his fault for getting fired from both WWE and TNA. Ethan Carter III reveals it's all so Rhino can take him out for the money...and Rhino gets Bully. He, Spud and EC3 attack Bully. Tommy Dreamer makes the save with the kendo stick.

Angelina Love plans to win the Knockouts title for a record seventh time tonight.

The Menagerie (Knux, Rebel, The Freak, Crazzy Steve) hope to win the battle royal tonight.

Gail Kim retains the TNA Knockouts Championship against Madison Rayne, Brittany and Angelina Love.

Austin Aries is X Division champ again, and he plans to take the World title from Bobby Lashley by cashing in once again!

Bobby Roode knows he has to win the battle royal tonight...

MVP tells the world that Bobby Lashley will turn back all comers!

Jeff Hardy goes back to being himself, and he wins a 20-man battle royal to win a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship next week. Bobby Lashley shows up and stares Hardy down.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for June 12, 2014

Eric Young shows up and calls out MVP, who shows up with Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. Eric Young wants a fair fight from MVP, but MVP wants to make excuses. He throws EY a bone: if he can beat two people in his team tonight, then he can pick the stipulation for their match on Sunday. Bobby Lashley will be his first opponent.

Bobby Lashley beats Eric Young, who puts his back out during the match. Samoa Joe stops Lashley from further attacking EY.

Eric Young is in pain, and Samoa Joe has a bigger bone to pick with MVP.

Magnus and Bram show up. Now that Magnus has his edge back, he's unstoppable. Willow shows up and says "bring it on," as does Magnus. Willow considers himself a figment of Jeff Hardy's imagination, and calls himself "we." Magnus says he's bringing back-up in the form of Bram this Sunday, with Bram saying Willow is only one person...but Willow drops a bombshell. He's bringing out backup...and that backup is The Monster, Abyss! Abyss and Willow come out strong in the resulting brawl.

Ethan Carter III is coming to the ring...

Knux beats Robbie E, then sends him running for the hills with a bunch of balloons strapped to him.

As Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III chat in the ring, they reveal that they've brought someone back...and that someone is Brooke Tessmacher! Brooke is back!

Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud show up, and brings out Brooke to bring out "the truth about Bully Ray." After a few questions, Spud hits the spotlight and goes nuts, implying that Bully Ray is the father of Brooke's baby. (What?) Brooke has had enough of this, but EC3 and Spud confront her. They're about to "teach her a lesson" when Bully Ray shows up and runs them out of the ring. Bully Ray, unaware that Brooke would be here, makes up with Brooke, then tells EC3 that he and Dixie are going through tables. EC3 says that if Dixie goes through a table, it'll be over his dead body. This gives Bully the idea to make their match on Sunday a Texas Death Match. Ethan accepts the challenge.

Eric Young beats Kenny King, getting the first of two wins he needs for tonight.

Madison Rayne is more concerned with becoming #1 contender to the Knockouts title.

The Beautiful People (Angelina Sky and Velvet Sky) guest on commentary in the middle of the next match.

Gail Kim beats Brittany and Madison Rayne to become #1 contender to the TNA Knockouts Championship.

MVP talks to Brian Hebner outside of the arena...

After sitting in a steel chair and talking down to Eric Young, MVP takes the chair and smashes it into his back. Eric Young beats MVP by disqualification, and MVP tells Eric Young he will never beat him Sunday, regardless of the stipulation. As MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley walk away, EY grabs the microphone and makes the stipulation: at Sunday, EY and MVP go at it for the TNA World title in a steel cage match!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 29, 2014

Bully Ray starts the show. He plans to put Bobby Lashley, Ethan Carter III, Kenny King, MVP, Rockstar Spud and Dixie Carter through tables. MVP shows up and says nobody will go through a table tonight, then brings out Bobby Lashley and Kenny King. Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud attack Bully Ray from behind, and as both factions of TNA's authority figures beat down Bully Ray and come close to putting him through a table, Eric Young, Austin Aries and The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davie Richards) make the save and fight them all off. Austin Aries challenges MVP and his goons to a six-man tag match, and Bully Ray says that if they had the balls, they'd have the match right now. Rockstar Spud ends up going through a table.

MVP, Bobby Lashley and Kenny King beat Austin Aries and The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).

Bram wants the "old" Magnus back...so he's taking him ringside for his match in order to make him "feel the violence."

Ethan Carter III talks to Dixie Carter about the events that have recently transpired. Dixie is more focused on her business with MVP, however, and wants Ethan with her when the time comes.

Bram beats Tigre Uno, and Magnus has to stop Bram from hitting him with the steel turnbuckle. Magnus says there's something wrong with Bram, and says Bram should prove himself against Willow.

Mr. Anderson talks to Gunner about Samuel Shaw before their tag match tonight, saying he's crazy and that talking to him isn't a good idea.

Brittany tells Madison Rayne she has a tag match against The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) tonight, but Madison Rayne makes her promise not to have the match tonight on the grounds that she's too inexperienced.

Mr. Anderson and Gunner beat The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz), then The Menagerie (Knux, Rebel, The Freak, Crazy Steve) show up and hound The Bro Mans.

Ethan Carter III and Dixie Carter show up and calls out MVP. MVP shows up with Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. Dixie and MVP almost comes to blow over the latter's overstepping of bounds when Eric Young and Bully Ray. MVP runs his mouth, causing EY to almost do something rash before Bully Ray stops him from going after him with a pipe...and EY returning the favor when Bully Ray wants to pound MVP's head in. MVP then decides to put Eric Young and Bully Ray in a match against each other, with Ethan Carter III as special guest referee to stop any funny business, but Bully Ray would rather be fired than face Eric Young in a match. Dixie calls his bluff, which turns out to be a big mistake as it makes Bully double on his promise to take his other five enemies - MVP, King, Lashley, Dixie and EC3 - through a table.

Kurt Angle updates us on his knee injury.

The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) plan to win tonight.

The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) beat Brittany and Gail Kim after Brittany tags herself in, feeling too confident in her ability to win the match for her team.

Eric Young and Bully Ray chat backstage.

Brittany calls out Madison Rayne, who shows up. Brittany asks why she didn't agree to be her partner tonight. Madison explains that the crap between her and them has been built up for years, and says all that should be between the three of them. Brittany confesses to Madison that she just wanted to be with her, which freaks Madison out. The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Madison Rayne) make fun of this turn of events, saying they made Madison this way and that Madison broke Brittany's heart. Madison tells Angelina that she'd better be worried about the Knockouts title, because she's reclaiming it at Slammiversary XII.

Kenny King shows up and becomes guest ring announcer for the next match. Bobby Lashley is announced special guest enforcer, MVP special guest timekeeper, and of course, Ethan Carter III as special guest referee.

Eric Young and Bully Ray end up brawling against MVP, Kenny King, Bobby Lashley and Ethan Carter III. At long last, Samoa Joe returns and puts Kenny King in a Muscle Buster after evening the odds.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 22, 2014

Kenny King beats up Kazarian in the back.

MVP, Bobby Lashley and Kenny King show up. MVP says the investor thing was just a way to take power in TNA and take control, while bringing King and Lashley up with him. The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) show up, and they see MVP's true colors as he says they don't have the stomach to push his plan and that they're better off going back to Japan. MVP's men make mincemeat of The Wolves, and one of the Wolves gets Speared into a table by Lashley.

Eric Young is here...and he means business.

Ethan Carter III arrives...

Davey Richards is on a stretcher, and is placed in an ambulance.

Eric Young is here. MVP shows up not long afterward and brings out Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. EY can't stand King, but he's surprised at Lashley due to all of his prior accomplishments prior to sucking up to MVP. Eric Young finally goes after Lashley, but before MVP, King and Lashley can give him a beatdown, Austin Aries shows up and helps Eric Young force them into retreating. Aries challenges MVP to a match. He gets it. MVP also announces that Eric Young has a match tonight, too, but he refuses to mention who his opponent is until he's ready.

Magnus finds out from Bram that he's got another match against Willow tonight, and this time it's Falls Count Anywhere. Magnus slaps Bram, and is delighted to have brought the aggression out of him.

Angelina Love issues an open challenge for the Knockouts title. Gail Kim gets in her face before punching it.

Angelina Love shows up with Velvet Sky. Angelina excludes all former Knockouts champs from her open challenge. Brittany answers.

Angelina Love retains the TNA Knockouts Championship against Brittany thanks to the distraction from Velvet Sky. After Brittany gets a makeover, Gail Kim runs in and overpowers Angelina and Velvet!

Dixie Carter doesn't care if she's banned from the building! She wants MVP!

"The Cowboy" James Storm" meets Mr. Anderson at a bar. They agree to a drinking contest.

MVP vs Austin Aries ends with the interference of Kenny King and Bobby Lashley starting a 3-on-1 beatdown on Aries. Eric Young rushes in only to be overpowered as well. MVP then announces Eric Young's opponent tonight is Lashley. All of a sudden, Dixie Carter and Ethan Carter III show up...

Dixie Carter confronts MVP. When she says she wants to do something for him, Bully Ray shows up and chases both Dixie and Ethan Carter III out of the ring. Bully Ray confronts MVP, who is ticked that Bully's here despite being banned from the arena. Bully Ray reminds MVP that he's in TNA because of him, but he soon gets beat up by Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. After MVP and his guys leave, Dixie Carter and Ethan Carter III pick the bones, finishing Bully off by having Ethan putting Bully through a table.

Bully Ray chases Dixie Carter and Ethan Carter III outside.

Willow beats Magnus in a Falls Count Anywhere match after Magnus hesitates to hit Willow with a foreign object again.

Gunner attempts to reach out to Samuel Shaw at the insane asylum.

Eddie Edwards is back...

Gunner tries to get Samuel Shaw's trust, as he can still see the good in him.

Eddie Edwards calls out MVP and his goons. He gets Kenny King, and they brawl until Kenny puts Eddie out.

The drinking contest between "The Cowboy" James Storm and Mr. Anderson is heating up...

MVP lets Brian Hebner referee the main event tonight...and tells him not to let him down.

Mr. Anderson beats "The Cowboy" James Storm up in the bar after he reveals that he has consumed non-alcoholic beverages. He then gives Storm money to make up for losing the bet.

Jeremy Borash interviews Eric Young. Eric may not be 100%, but he plans to give 100% of what he has left when he takes the fight to MVP!

Bobby Lashley beats Eric Young after MVP distracts the ref and Kenny King beats up Eric Young.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 8, 2014

Bully Ray is driving to the TNA offices in Nashville.

Eric Young gets in the ring. He issues an open challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship as MVP hasn't booked him in a match tonight. Bobby Roode shows up to answer the challenge. He knows he lost last week, but knows that he and EY have had a lot of history in TNA together. He wants to go at it for title again, but also for old times' sake. EY accepts the challenge.

MVP talks to Eric Young. He calls his match tonight with Bobby Roode for the TNA world title off, and says he has plans for his match at Slammiversary XII. MVP wants Eric to take the night off, and says he'll take care of Roode.

The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) beat Brittany and Madison Rayne in an Evening Gown Match.

Dixie Carter puts Rockstar Spud in charge of dealing with Bully Ray.

Magnus meets Bram again. Bram says he's scored him a match against Willow, and will be behind him at ringside.

Ethan Carter III beats Kurt Angle after Angle's knee injury is re-aggravated. Angle has to be checked on after the match.

MVP comes to the ring. After saying that he has plans for Slammiversary XII, he calls off Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode for tonight. Bobby Roode shows up and gets fresh with him, even going so far as to put his hands on him more than once. MVP spears the guy and whips his ass until both referees and backstage crew have to separate both men.

Bully Ray is in the Nashville office of TNA...and Rockstar Spud can't stop him.

Knux and Rebel bring out a crate...

The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) retain the TNA Tag Team Championships against The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie).

The crate that Knux brought out contain Crazy Steve and The Freak...and they're both crazy and freaky, respectively.

Bully Ray's called for a meeting...

Knux beats Kazarian in the debut of The Menagerie (Knux, Rebel, Crazy Steve, The Freak).

Bully Ray sends Rockstar Spud on a beer run...and finds out what he's in for when he hears the "Bully Fears Dixie" company mantra.

Gunner and Mr. Anderson chat, plotting the next move to make against James Storm.

Bully Ray has the staff loosened up. When Rockstar Spud puts his foot down, Bully says he'll leave if he tells him where Dixie Carter is. Rockstar swears he doesn't know. Bully then says he'll leave if Rockstar drinks a beer. Rockstar reluctantly does so, only for Bully to put him through a table. He then gets Dixie Carter's home address.

Willow beats Magnus by disqualification after he is attacked by Bram, who handcuffs him to the ring ropes and smashes a steel turnbuckles into his leg.

Kurt Angle finds out he needs surgery for his torn ACL.

MVP calls out Eric Young, who shows up. He reveals that Eric Young's opponent for Slammiversary XII is...MVP himself, who attacks Eric Young to turn heel and close out the show.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 13, 2014

Bobby Roode is ticked that Team Dixie didn't regain control of TNA...and blames Bully Ray for Team Dixie's loss on Sunday.

MVP shows up, fresh from a team victory at Lockdown. He says Bully Ray will have a chance to explain his actions from Sunday later, and says he will be treated the same as everyone else under his watch. MVP plans to "movitate, validate and participate" the roster a little more, making it easier for everyone to settle whatever feuds they have. Magnus shows up and brags about how he's still TNA World Heavyweight champion, and brings out Abyss, whom he views as a machine motivated by both destruction and money. MVP brings out Samoa Joe. He makes a rematch between Magnus and Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship next week...and gives Joe a match against Abyss right now!

Eric Young saves Samoa Joe from being attacked by Abyss' nail-covered 2x4, Janice.

Angelina Love is back!

Willow's here, too!

Brittany (formerly Santana Garrett) beats Gail Kim in her debut match by tricking Lei'D Tapa into tackling Gail Kim! Kim and Tapa fight, but Tapa proves dominant very, very quickly.

Rockstar Spud ambushes Bully Ray. Bobby Roode, Robbie E, Jesse, DJ Zema Ion and Ethan Carter III all attack him.

The Great Muta tells Sanada he is representing Japanese wrestling in America, and tells him "don't let Japan down."

Sanada and Tigre Uno beat The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jesse Godderz).

Bully Ray may be a little beat up, but he's not through with Bobby Roode and company!

Madison Rayne is psyched Angelina Love is back. Velvet Sky, though? Not so much...

The Bro Mans (Robbie E, Jesse Godderz, DJ Zema Ion) are Bully Ray's first victims!

Samuel Shaw thanks Christy Hemme for "interjecting herself" in his match against Mr. Anderson at Lockdown.

Willow's on the loose...

Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud plan to give Dixie Carter a proper send-off.

Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud show up with a huge portrait of Dixie Carter. They give Dixie a proper send-off with a video package, then MVP shows up and commends Spud for his loyalty to Dixie. He gets him motivated to fulfill his contract obligations and gets him pumped for a match...with Willow. Meanwhile, EC3 has to wait until next week to take on Bobby Lashley...and oh, yes....Lashley's on the roster! Lashley then tears up the portrait of Dixie.

Ethan Carter III plans to beat Bobby Lashley to an inch of his life...but then Bobby Roode attacks him!

Mr. Anderson beats Samuel Shaw in a street fight after using Samuel's Christy Hemme mannequin against him.

Angelina Love is back for one person in particular...

Angelina Love shows up. She's glad to be back, and says she missed TNA while she was gone. She calls out Velvet Sky, who shows up. Angelina credits Velvet Sky for her TNA success, and wants to bring back The Beautiful People. Velvet wants to move on, but Angelina Love says they can be greater than ever. Velvet says she needs more time.

Bully Ray is on the hunt...as Willow roams the arena...

Willow attacks Rockstar Spud with his umbrella, then hits a Twist of Fate on the referee. He then pulls out a ladder from underneath the ring, then puts Spud's leg through a steel chair before stomping the chair. Willow climbs the ladder and dives onto the chair, blowing Spud's knee. Bully Ray shows up as Willow leaves.

Bully Ray is amazed everyone is cheering for him. He says his career flashed before his eyes after losing to Mr. Anderson in their casket match. He says he interfered in the Letha Lockdown match to save Bobby Roode from himself so Roode wouldn't turn into another Dixie Carter. He says he wants to face Roode fight now. Roode shows up, and they go right at it. It ends with Roode going through a table.