The following are results from the TNA Impact Wrestling live event in Columbus, Georgia on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
Jeremy Borash opened the show by saying the craziest, loudest fans would receive backstage access tonight. This brought out Aces & 8’s member Devon, who said there would be no backstage access tonight because the Aces & 8’s were shutting down the show in this “inbred town” of Columbus, Georgia. With that said, out came Kurt Angle. Angle challenges Devon to a match. If Devon wins, the Aces & 8’s can shut down the show, but if Angle wins, Devon must give an Aces & 8’s t-shirt to a fan and shake his hand. This led to the match between Angle and Devon. Angle ended up winning the contest via Angle Slam. Angle gave away some backstage passes. Devon didn’t hold his end of the bargain, however, as he simply flipped off the crowd and left without giving away any shirts or shaking any hands.
The next match of the evening was between TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James and Velvet Sky. James won with a handful of tights over Sky. Was said to be a decent match with some fun, crowd-pleasing spots.
Next up was a TNA Tag-Team Title match pitting Gunener and James Storm against Robbie E. and Jesse Godderz. Was said to be one of the most entertaining matches of the evening with a lot of comedy spots from both Robbie E. and Godderz. Even Earl Hebner got in on the action, as he helped Storm hip-toss Robbie E. at one point. In the end, the champs retained with a clean pinfall victory. After the match, Storm soaked one section of the crowd with beer.
The fourth match of the evening saw Jeff Hardy take on Bobby Roode. Hardy received easily the biggest pop of the evening from the fans in Columbus. The Hardy-Roode match was said to be pretty good, with a lot of back-and-forth action. In the end, Hardy picked up the victory via pinfall.
Intermission time. Anyone who purchased a Kurt Angle action figure was told they were allowed to go backstage to get it autographed. Also during intermission it was revealed that referee Earl Hebner had reached a milestone that would likely never be matched. Hebner has apparently officiated over 100,000 matches.
After intermission we got a Bound For Glory Series match. Mr. Anderson took on AJ Styles. Again, this was another back-and-forth match. Anderson picked up the victory, and seven points, with a handful of tights. After the bell sounds, Styles locked in the Calf Killer on Anderson and bullied Hebner around a bit.
And finally, it’s main event time. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sabin against former champion Bully Ray. Before the match, Ray cut a promo. He called out Sabin and said he should just come to the ring, get on his knees, and hand over the belt. Sabin comes out, teases handing over the title, but instead holds it over his head. The finish here saw Sabin get a roll-up pinfall victory in what was one of the shortest matches of the evening. After the match, Devon hit the ring. He and Bully Ray double-teamed Sabin for a bit until Hardy came out to make the save. Aces & 8’s scatter, leaving the ring to the babyfaces.
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