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TNA Slammiversary X Results (6/10/12) – New Knockout Champion, New TNA Tag Champs, Sting Going Into HoF, Christian Appears, Roode Retains

Sean Hopkins June 10, 2012 TNA Results 21 Comments

TNA Championship Match
- Bobby Roode (c) vs. Sting

We get a video package looking at the two men, and the recent history between these two men that led to this match, and a recap of what happened the last time the two men met in the ring. We also get a look at what varying members of the roster think about this match.

The entrances:

Sting is the first man to make his way out to the ring, and the TNA Hall of Famer gets a big pop from the crowd as he makes his way into the arena.

Bobby Roode is out next. Roode really looks likes he’s trying to channel Ric Flair with his sequined ring robe.

After formal ring introductions from JB, we’re finally ready to kick off the main event of the evening.

The start:

Roode avoids Sting, heading to the outside to take his time removing his ring gear. He heads back into the ring with his title, and finally hands it over to the ref. Roode heads into the ring, but heads right back out when Sting charges in. Roode heads in, and the bell rings. Roode bails right back to the outside. Roode heads right back in and out of the ring.

Mid-match notes:

Roode heads into the ring and catches Sting heading in, stomping him. Sting comes back, teasing the Scorpion death lock, but Roode rolls to the outside. Sting follows and sends Roode into the barricade. Sting takes Roode around the ring and throws him into the barricade again before sending Roode back into the ring. Sting follows, and Roode begs off. Sting kicks at Roode, hitting him with repeated right hands before hitting a big hip toss out of the corner. Sting tries for the death lock again, but Roode bails to the outside. Roode heads up toward the back, but Sting catches him and stops him in his tracks, sending him into the barricade.

Sting tries to bring Roode back into the ring, but he’s hung up on the top rope by Bobby. Roode stomps away at Sting before choking him on the middle rope. Roode stomps away at Sting, stomping at him before heading to the outside and hitting him with elbows to the chest. Roode slams Sting head first into the turnbuckle before hitting a huge chop to Sting’s chest. Roode hits a snap mare before snapping Sting’s head and neck.

Sting takes Roode into the corner, but he’s caught with a big boot that’s good for a near fall. Roode sends Sting into the ropes and locks in a sleeper hold. Sting’s fading, dropping down to one knee. Sting fights up and out of the hold, locking in a sleeper of his own. Roode back drops Sting to break the hold.

Roode heads to the top, but he’s stopped by Sting and hit with a superplex. Sting locks in the Scorpion death lock. Roode struggles, teasing tapping. Roode is able to reach the ropes to force Sting to break the hold. Roode bails to the outside and Sting follows, sending him into the barricade again. Roode continues to run from the ring and Sting continues to give chase, sending Roode into the guard rail repeatedly. Sting takes Roode back toward the ring. Sting sends Roode into the ring, and Roode bails to the other side, so Sting hits the Stinger splash against the guard rail. Roode climbs on the announce table, so Sting heads up after him and locks in the Scorpion death lock. Roode taps, but they’re outside of the ring.

Back in the ring, Roode has one of Storm’s beer bottles from earlier. Sting grabs one and it’s taken away by the ref. The distraction allows Roode to hit Sting with another and lay him out for a three count.

Winner and STILL TNA World Champion: Bobby Roode

Following the match, Sting sends Roode over the top rope and blasts the ref. Sting takes Roode up the ramp and lays him out with a suplex. He picks up Roode and takes him over, sending him face first into part of the set structure. Sting and Roode fight on top of some speakers, and Sting hits the Scorpion death drop, causing both men to crash down through a table. Sting pops up, and Roode is out. The PPV ends with Sting heading back to the ring while medics attend to Roode.

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Louis

It took 10 years but the finnally had a perfect ppv and now can they keep this up 2 weeks after tv show ratings will tell.
Porkchop

I'm happy for Sting, but being inducted into the TNA hall of fame is like getting highest honors in special ed.
- Aldin94
  
  Yeah coming from a guy named Porkchop. Haha your sad. Any way i thought the show was Great and congrats Sting.
  - Porkchop
    
    It's you're, not your. That may have stung a tad if it didn't come from a 12 year old kid who couldn't grammatically find his way out of a wet paper bag.
    - Aldin94
      
      Surprised you didn’t notice my other typo.Feel smart do ya?
      - Aldin94's mama
        
        Actually I did notice any way, the unnecessary capitalization of "Great", and the fact that you don't know what a comma is. I didn't want to take the time to list all of them; because unlike you, I have a job.
        
        I'm on lunch break now, so it's on like Donkey Kong.
        
        By the way, yes I do feel smart.
      - Angryj
        
        I didn't know this was a writing course it thought this was a wrestling chat room.
Rob Deer

Smart move to put the most hyped wanna be WWE superstar in your first HOF. Fans have been calling for WCW Stinger to get the nod for the mainstream WWE HOF and TNA beat them to it.
Scrub

After the ppv cut off Sting went back after Roode and drug him to the ring while beating on him. He then threw him in the ring and put the Scorpion Death Lock in the center of the ring until Roode finally taps. Roode is removed from the ring and Sting works the crowd around the ring and then exits the arena after several minutes.
Jericlone

this Joseph Park thing…are they for real? Watching Katie Vick was easier than watching this Joseph Park BS. I felt insulted and was elated that I don’t watch TNA on a regular basis. WWE may have selective memory and ignore giant holes in logic, but this was just demeaning to a standard wrestling fan. How the TNA loyalist put up with Joseph Park and Bubba Ray apparently being the only person on the planet who doesn’t get it is stupid. That entire match/angle aside, the PPV was decent. But a rotten spot in an otherwise great apple is still a rotten apple. Sorry for the rant. The booking down in Orlando is insane (and yes, I know the PPV was in Dallas)
- mstr_greedy_x
  
  The whole Joseph park storyline is beyond amazing and entertaining. U obviously critic everything in wrestling in stead of enjoying the entertainment
- ZackPack
  
  Get out. Joseph Park is the best thing in TNA.
Blake

Wow after all the trouble sting has ben through they let rhoode beat him shame.!
- dddddd
  
  its not shame because sting beat him clean the prior thursday with the scorpion. and why would sting win the title if storm is taking it from roode at bfg(as of now anyway)? doesnt make sense.
mstr_greedy_x

sting deserves to win the title it’s stupid that he would be brought back to go in the hof but not won the title on their tenth anniversary just doesn’t make sense
- dddddd
  
  why do exactly wat the fans expect is gonna happen?? if that was the case, roode would have lost title at lockdown to storm.
TNAfan

Thank you TNA. I have been skeptical every since the Hogan/Bischoff beginnings. It's taken a while but things are looking very good. Joseph Park/Abyss….more talent there than I ever imagined. Glad to see the womans division coming back to life too. Give the next generation their shot and keep up the good work!
Mishal

I was really impressed with TNA’s Sacrifice PPV, but the face that they pulled off 2 perfect shows in a row with Slammiversary shows just how TNA’s product is the best wrestling product around at this point in time. Let’s just hope they can follow up with Destination X!
- dddddd
  
  dont forget to mention the 4-5 weeks of tv in between the ppv's was awesome,entertaining,and great build.
  i feel sorry for raw going to 3 hrs when they cant even put a solid 2hrs together. dark days coming for them.
Erik

I went to Slammiversary PPV last night and it was an awesome show to watch. Being a lifelong WWE fan I have to admit TNA is the best bang for your buck. The arena was similar to the size of the ECW arena and was the crowd was at roughly 85 percent. The hard camera side was heavily roped off. I was sitting in the nose bleed seats and due to the size of the venue it was a great experience. My seat was ONLY $15 dollars. At the event there was a brown bag special with a new TNA t-shirt/four DVDs/action figure and program for only 30 bucks! Even the concession prices were very reasonable. Water was four bucks while beer was 6 dollars. The crowd was hot with YES! chants and TNA chants.

Hulk Hogan got a huge pop to start Slammiversary. The promo was a generic promo which lead to X Divison match annouced

The Austin Aries/Samoa Joe match was a great opener. The crowd was split with dueling chants for Samoa Joe and Austin Aries. The match had great chemistry and a hot crowd.

The crowd was dead for the Kid Kash/Hernandez match. Hernandez received a decent pop especially during the end of the match. I would have liked to have seen a surprise appearance from Rosita and Sarita.

I was surprised by the hot crowd reaction for the Robbie E/Robbie T vs Garrett Bischoff/Devon match. The crowd hated Garrett Bischoff. The crowd was chanting to tag Devon the entire time Garrett was in the ring.

The house mic was too low so anytime there was either an interview or showing the backstage interviews could not be heard.

Mr Anderson vs Jeff Hardy vs Rob Van Dam – had a mixed crowd as most were pulling for Jeff Hardy or RVD with a few Anderson chants. The match itself had some awkward spots at times. The crowd had a tamed reaction to the Anderson victory. I think the ring chemistry was off. I think a one on one RVD vs Jeff Hardy match would have ben better.

Crimson vs Cowboys James Storm – Good Pop for James Storm but the fans were hoping for Goldberg but were expecting John Morrison or new talent.

Sting's Hall Of Fame announcement was well received in the arena. The crowd appreciated Sting's reaction. The crowd had chants of Thank You Sting.

Gail Kim vs Brooke Tessmacher – The match up was expected because Tess is from Texas but majority of the crowd did not know she was from Texas until the post match interview. I was disappointed by the match up I would preferred a more capable knockout. Instead I was watching TNA's Kelly Kelly win the title. I would have liked to seen more TNA knockout instead make the card since TNA doesn't come to Texas often.

Bully Ray is one of the best heel in the business. The minute Bully Ray mentioned God's country New York City the entire crowd was fired up. The crowd had many chants of Let's Go Rangers which morphed into Let's go Rangers – Yankees sucks chants! Bully was such a effective heel that any time Joseph Park had a chance to attack Bully Ray the crowd would go crazy. The crowd would have preferred Abyss vs Bully Ray.

Christian appeared to a good pop. The crowd was aware that Christian Cage was in town. I think WWE got the better end of the talent trade. Ric Flair HOF appearance vs Christian Cage announcing the number 1 TNA moment voted online.

Aj Styles/Kurt Angle vs Daniels/ Kazarian was the match of the night. The crowd was really hot with the wrestlers having great chemistry in the ring. I thought it was a 4 and 1/2 star match. That match I would love to see a two out three falls match or an iron man tag team match. The best chant during the match was this is wrestling.

Bobby Roode vs Sting – Sting got the Biggest pop of the night – The crowd chanted you still got it at Sting through out the match. I didn't like the Bobby Roode bailing out so often at the beginning the match. The crowd didn't like the finish because of the stupidity of it. Roode had a six pack of beer bottles. So when Sting catches the bottle and hands it to the refree it was stupid to not know a second bottle would be used. The crowd stayed to watch Sting destroy Roode after the match.

Great show to watch live! You can't beat their prices and action! If you can go it is definitely worth it!
Erik

I went to Slammiversary PPV last night and it was an awesome show to watch. Being a lifelong WWE fan I have to admit TNA is the best bang for your buck. The arena was similar to the size of the ECW arena and was the crowd was at roughly 85 percent. The hard camera side was heavily roped off. I was sitting in the nose bleed seats and due to the size of the venue it was a great experience. My seat was ONLY $15 dollars. At the event there was a brown bag special with a new TNA t-shirt/four DVDs/action figure and program for only 30 bucks! Even the concession prices were very reasonable. Water was four bucks while beer was 6 dollars. The crowd was hot with YES! chants and TNA chants.