(8) TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Bobby Roode
JB does the official introductions for tonight’s main event World Title match. Bobby Roode immediately takes the advantage and goes to work on the champ. He fires away with rights in the corner, but Hardy fires back with kicks to the mid-section. He throws his towel into the crowd and connects with a headscissors, taking Roode down. The action spills to the outside, with Hardy throwing Roode off the barricade and into the ring steps. They roll back into the ring and Hardy backs the challenger into the corner, but eats an elbow from Roode.
Bobby plants the champion with a clothesline and blows off some steam by antagonizing the fans. He comes down hard with a jumping knee strike to Hardy’s mid-section, before bringing him into the corner and choking him with the ropes and his boot. Roode splits Hardy’s legs and applies pressure with his boot right to Hardy’s abdomen. This is followed up by a side headlock on the mat, as the fans build momentum for Hardy. The Champion gets to his knees, but Roode breaks the hold and throws Hardy’s skull off the mat.
Another side headlock takes down the Champion, but he wills himself to his feet and fights off the hold with elbows to the gut. Off the ropes Roode takes down Hardy with a clothesline, and just like that is back in control. Another choke with Roode’s boot connects in the corner, as Hebner forces him to break it up several times. Scoop slam attempt lands, and Roode goes up top. He finds Hardy’s boot on the way back down, and the CHampion is back to his feet! Side Russsian legsweep connects, and Hardy with a cover; two-count.
Hardy heads to the top, but Roode pops back up and throws the Champion to the outside. The challenger goes on the hunt again, picking up Hardy and throwing him head-first into the steel ring steps. Roode rolls him back in the ring for a two-count, and goes into a chokehold. Hardy powers out of it and fires off with big right hands! Flying forearm, followed by the atomic drop. Split-leg leg drop connects, followed by a dropick! Hardy goes high risk, and gets a big splash from the second rope. 1..2..but Roode kicks out.
Hardy picks his opponent up and gets him in the powerbomb position, but Roode counters out and slingshots the Champion into the turnbuckle. Hardy catches himself on the ropes however, and explodes out with Whisper in the Wind! Front face suplex finds its mark and Jeff Hardy gets another splash from the top rope, but can’t put away his opponent. Twist of Fate attempt, but Roode throws him off and he turns around in the spinebuster. The Champ kicks out before three and the crowd is on their feet.
Roode bring Hardy up, but the Champ gets the Twist of Fate out of nowhere! Roode rolls out of the ring to collect himself, but Hardy suicide dives through the ropes and sends him crashing into the barricade. He motions to the ringside fans to move back and sets up the steel steps away from the ring. Roode pulls himself to his feet and Hardy goes for Poetry in Motion, but Roode ducks under and Hardy goes flying into the crowd! Roode pulls him back over the guard rail and into the ring. 1…2…Hardy kicks out.
Roode is going crazy that he can’t win the match, and puts Hardy up on the top rope. He joins him and tries for the superplex, but Hardy throws rights and lefts as both men are standing on the turnbuckle. Roode gets thrown to the mat, and Hardy takes his shirt off and motions for the end. Swanton Bomb connects! Both men are down and Hardy can’t make it over to cover his opponent. The Impact Zone is fired up, as both men slowly pull themselves up. Hardy turns around into a huge spear from Bobby Roode, but Hardy kicks out at 2 and 3/4!!
Roode freaks out and nods his head as to indicated “it’s time”. The Aces & Eights show up at ringside, but they won’t get in the ring. Roode screams at them saying “what are you waiting for” and Hardy hits him with the Twist of Fate for the win!
Winner and still champion: Jeff Hardy
After the match, eight members of the Aces & Eights including DOC and Devon get in the ring and assault the World Champ. They powerbomb Hardy and Roode gets in the leader’s face. He says he paid them off, and he wants to know why he’s not the champion. Devon attacks him from behind and the Eights pick him apart as well.
The commentary team explain that the Aces & Eights don’t work for anyone, and they’ll do whatever and whoever they want. The faction stands tall as Final Resolution goes off the air.
