TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Austin Aries vs Bobby Roode (c)
Roode sends Aries into the corner, then Roode calls for a test of strength but Aries blows it off and ties up with him instead. Roode puts him in a hammerlock, then Aries rolls through and Roode sends him to the mat and runs the ropes. Aries comes back with a drop toe hold and gets a near fall, then he puts Roode in a crossface but Roode counters out. Roode smacks him in the head a few times, then Aries comes back with a rolling senton and an elbow smash for a two count. Roode applies a headscissors on the mat, then Aries does a headstand to escape and comes back with a dropkick.
Aries goes up top and hits a double sledge on the floor, then he rolls Roode in but misses a top rope missile dropkick. Roode stomps him near the ropes, then he punches him in the corner and hits a suplex for a two count. He keeps Aries grounded with a knee to the stomach, then he bodyslams him and heads up top but Aries avoids a kneedrop. Aries hits an atomic drop and a low dropkick, then he goes for Last Chancery but Roode gets to the ropes. Aries punches him in the corner and backdrops him to the apron, then Aries shoves him outside and Roode hits the apron. Aries runs across the ring and attempts a suicide dive, but Roode dives out of the way and Aries crashes into the guardrail.
Roode rolls him in and spears him for a two count, then he suplexes him for another near fall. Roode applies a rear choke but Aries counters out, then he runs the ropes but Roode knees him in the stomach. He whips Aries into the opposite turnbuckles and stomps him when he gets up, then Roode whips him across the ring but Aries throws an elbow. Roode comes back with a fireman’s carry slam, then he follows with a waistlock takedown but Aries comes back with a two count roll through. (Cont’d…)
