Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for September 26, 2013

Sting confronts Dixie Carter concerning AJ Styles. Dixie Carter brushes Sting off and says she's got AJ covered.

Bully Ray shows up, along with Brooke Tessmacher. He applauds Dixie Carter's verbal blasting of AJ Styles last week, and says Dixie is now in AJ's head. Suddenly, Knux, Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff show up and call his leadership into questionship once again, saying "bros before hoes." When Bully says not to call Tessmacher a ho, the whole audience calls her a ho. The underlings plan to beat the Main Event Mafia in six-man tag action tonight, and Bully says they'd better. If they lose, his three underlings will be cut to two, as one of them will be kicked out of Aces and Eights.

Eric Young tries to keep Joseph Park from cutting himself shaving.

ODB, Eric Young and Joseph Park beat The Bro Mans (Jessie and Robbie E) and Gail Kim.

Austin Aries is on the way to the ring.

Earlier today, Hulk Hogan makes it known he's got to talk sense into Dixie Carter.

Austin Aries shows up...but is soon interrupted by Kenny King, who hasn't been seen on TV in a while. He brags about how he's the future. Aries then challenges King to match after this. King refuses, then hits Aries with a cheap shot anyway. Aries whacks him back, then calls for a referee to start an impromptu match...and gets one.

Austin Aries beats Kenny King in an impromptu yet hectic and enjoyable match.

Lei'D Tapa is coming to TNA!

Chris Sabin meets Austin Aries, and thanks him for returning to the X Division.

Magnus is preoccupied with Ego (Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian), but he, Sting and Samoa Joe are focusing on Aces & Eights (Knux, Garett Bischoff, Wes Brisco).

Hulk Hogan hits the ring. He asks the audience if they want to see AJ Styles stay in TNA, and the audience makes their "yes" answer known. Hulk Hogan then plans to bring out both AJ and Dixie Carter and get them to resolve their tiff from last week.

Ethan is coming. Wait, who?

Manik retains the TNA X Division Championship against Chris Sabin, who uses Velvet Sky like a shield during the match. Sabin attacks Manik afterward, but Austin Aries rushes in and chases Sabin out of the ring.

Knux, Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff of Aces & Eights get their heads together before their match against Sting, Samoa Joe and Magnus.

Kurt Angle returns at Bound For Glory!

Ego (Bobby Roode, Kazarian, Christopher Daniels) complain about what's going on currently in TNA.

Ego (Bobby Roode, Kazarian, Christopher Daniels) attack Magnus during the Main Event Mafia vs. Aces and Eights six-man tag match.

The Main Event Mafia (Sting, Samoa Joe, Magnus) beat Aces & Eights (Knux, Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff) after Samoa Joe makes Brisco tap with a rear naked choke. Bully Ray show up and kicks Brisco out of Aces & Eights. He tells Brisco to hand over his "cut," but Brisco refuses. Bully then tells Garrett and Knux to take his cut off by force, but they refuse as well. Bully then hits a clothesline and a piledriver on Brisco, and tell them to remove the cut before he does it again. They take the cut off of Brisco, then Bully tells Garrett to give the cut to Knux. He then tells Knux to give him the cut, which he reluctantly does.

Hulk Hogan is back. He brings out AJ Styles and hands him a contract extension. He signs, but Dixie Carter shows up. She patronizes Hulk before tearing up the signed contract and dismissing Styles. She then says 99% of the audience don't know how to run a wrestling organization, and says Hulk "lapsed in judgement" as he is "only an employee." She then gives Hulk a week to think about whether to join "Team Dixie" or watch from the sidelines like Styles.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for September 19, 2013

Magnus is confronted by Bobby Roode. Magnus lays his hands on Roode, and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) make this a three-on-one attack!

Magnus shows up in the ring. He's disappointed he didn't win the Bound For Glory Series. He then calls out the three men who interfered in the finals: Bobby Roode and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian), and asks one of them to take him on right now. Kazarian accepts the challenge, but Roode and Daniels soon involve themselves. Sting and Samoa Joe rush in to save Magnus, then Sting make a six-man tag match challenge for tonight before chasing the guys out!

Chris Sabin gives TJ Perkins aka Manik kudos for asking Hulk Hogan for a match against Jeff Hardy...and getting it.

Jeff Hardy beats Manik, and both men show mutual respect after the match. Chris Sabin comes out and gives Manik props as well before attacking him from behind! Sabin has turned heel!

Chris Sabin considers Manik to be the most disrespectful person in the locker room, as Sabin feels nobody seems to know what he's done for TNA.

ODB beats Mickie James to win the TNA Knockouts Championship! Eric Young and Joseph Young celebrate with her! The Bro Mans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E) show up and wreck the whole thing. Park stands up for both ODB and Young, which leads to Eric Young taking on Robbie E after the latter throws down the gauntlet. Young beats Robbie E in mere seconds, then Robbie says he wanted Park the whole time. After viciously making fun of Park, Park accepts the challenge! Park also wins in mere seconds after the commercial break, but Robbie and Jessie attack Eric Young. They go for Park only to bloody him...causing Park to go nuts and clean house!

Dixie Carter won't open up to Hulk Hogan concerning AJ Styles.

Bully Ray and Aces and Eights show up. He thanks Brooke for helping him win the TNA World title, and gives no credit whatsoever to Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff and Knux. As a result, Brisco, Bischoff and Knux confront him for making it all about him and Brooke Tessmacher. Bully threatens to hurt them if they disrespect him or Brooke, but at this point, Bully Ray is a man alone.

Sting, Samoe Joe and Magnus are ready for battle!

Chavo Guerrero is not medically cleared to fight tonight, so his and Hernandez's tag match against "The Cowboy" James Storm and Gunner is now Gunner vs Hernandez.

Gunner beats Hernandez.

EGO (Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian) beat The Main Event Mafia (Sting, Samoa Joe, Magnus).

AJ Styles shows up. He criticized Dixie Carter's management of TNA, and rattles off old TNA wrestler names as he talks about how TNA has just gone further and further south. Dixie Carter shows up and tries to verbally crap on him for his criticism, even going so far as to take all the credit for AJ's success. She cuts the lights off. The show is over.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for August 22, 2013

Bully Ray talks to his wife Brooke Hogan on the phone, then he and Tito Ortiz meet Mr. Anderson. Before they meet, Bully Ray says he has an announcement that will shock the world.

Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and Bobby Roode show up. Roode congratulates Bully Ray for winning the TNA World title last week, then tells him he's made himself a target again. He and Bad Influence plan to take the title...and it appears they're already on their way. Roode then asks Austin Aries to join their ranks, but James Storm and Gunnar show up instead. Storm tells Bad Influence that Roode will eventually trick them. He then tells Roode that he's going to walk to the corner, take his shirt off, drink his beer, then punch him in the mouth. Storm stays true to his word as Roode badmouths him until Storm - predictably - punches Roode in the mouth. This starts a brawl, which then becomes an impromptu tag match in street clothes.

Bobby Roode and Kazarian beat "The Cowboy" James Storm and Gunner after Roode sneaks in a low blow on Storm behind the ref's back and rolls Storm up.

Austin Aries is on the fence as to whether he should join Bobby Roode's alliance or not.

Manik beats Sonjay Dutt.

Aces and Eights get ready for Main Event Mafia...

Austin Aries rejects Bobby Roode's offer by attacking Christopher Daniels during the Bound For Glory street fight.

Jay Bradley busts open Joseph Park, which costs him. Park beats Bradley, Hernandez and Christopher Daniels in a street fight for 20 Bound For Glory Series points.

The Main Event Mafia are still one man short...but it doesn't matter.

Bully Ray and Tito Ortiz show up, and Bully mocks the fans because he cheated them last week. He trash talks Chris Sabin, then Tito grabs the mike and says he's going to pound Rampage Jackson's head in. Bully then gets the mic back and calls out Brooke Hogan...but it's not Brooke Hogan we get. Instead, it's Brooke Tessmacher, and it's confirmed that she's Bully's newest girlfriend as well as the woman he's talked to on the phone all this time. Tessmacher then removes Bully's wedding ring with her mouth and spits it out. Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan are now officially done.

Gail Kim beats ODB.

Austin Aries gloats about how he stuck it to Bobby Roode earlier tonight.

Before the Aces and Eights (Mr. Anderson, Devon, Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff, Knux) vs Main Event Mafia (Sting, Magnus, Samoa Joe, Rampage Jackson) battle, Mr. Anderson mocks the Mafia, as Bully Ray and Brooke Tessmacher watch from the top of the entrance ramp. Anderson wants one member of the Mafia to lay down, but Sting refuses on behalf of the group. All of a sudden, AJ Styles shows up. Halfway between the entrance ramp and the ring, his old music plays and he takes off the hoodie, signalling a return to the old AJ Styles, and he sides with Main Event Mafia.

The Main Event Mafia (Sting, Magnus, Samoa Joe, Rampage Jackson, AJ Styles) beat Aces and Eights (Mr. Anderson, Devon, Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff, Knux). Devon is the one pinned, and as a result he is now out of TNA.