TNA iMPACT!

December 1st Week

After the opening pyro hit and Tenay and West welcomed the viewers to TNA iMPACT!. Scott Steiner's music hit and the crowd went wild as Steiner came out to the arena and entered the ring. Steiner received a standing ovation before getting on the microphone and thanking the fans for their support during his near-death experience earlier in the year. Steiner then cut a promo saying that he was returning to TNA, for one reason, and that was to beat Samoa Joe and become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Steiner challenged Joe to put his title on the line at Turning Point. Samoa Joe came out and said that he had lots of respect for Scott Steiner pulling through his life threatening situation but said that making his return at Joe's expense requires to be punished. Joe then accepted Steiner's challenge for Turning Point and both men shook hands. Joe was preparing to leave and turned his back but Steiner attacked him from behind with a Clothesline to the back of the head and began stomping on him as the crowd booed.

1) D-Von defeated Machete (w/ Big Guido)

- D-Von continued his singles wrestling success with a quick victory over Machete in what was mostly a squash match and pinned Machete following the Saving Grace. Big Guido attempted to attack D-Von after the match but was countered and tossed out of the ring. LAX then ran down and attacked D-Von until The Naturals made the save.

A video played where Christian Cage talked about his professional wrestling career going downhill in recent months. Cage talked about the talent he had met and seen in TNA, and called it the future number one company in professional wrestling. Cage then sadly announced that he was going on hiatus from TNA Wrestling.

2) BG James defeated Lance Hoyt (w/ Miss Brooks)

- James managed to pin Hoyt following a Diving Legdrop from the middle-rope. "The Outlaw" Kip James attacked BG James after the match and got on the microphone and said his name was never Kip James and it never will be. He then added that he would never want to be part of BG's family and he had gotten too comfortable as part of the tag team that he had missed out on many opportunities.

Backstage, "Cowboy" James Storm was with Jackie Moore and cut a promo on S.E.X. and said that at Genesis, RVD pinned Tomko to win the match and not him. Storm protested that the match was counted as his loss too and then challenged RVD to a singles match at Turning Point and said he will prove that he can beat RVD.

3) "Corporate" Robert Roode (w/ Miss Brooks) defeated Jay Lethal

- Lethal put up a good fight but eventually lost when Brooks distracted the referee and allowed Roode to hit a low-blow and follow up with the Fisherman's Suplex and pinned for the victory. After the match, Roode got on the microphone and put over that he destroyed Rhyno at Genesis after their match and put him out of action. Andrew Martin came out to the fan's approval and said that Robert Roode had no right to do what he did and that Martin would avenge Rhyno at Turning Point.

Scott D'Amore came out to the ring with the TNA X-Division Champion, Petey Williams, and Eric Young. D'Amore cut a promo on AJ Styles and said that he had seen enough of the war between USA and Canada. Scott D'Amore then challenged AJ Styles to a "Capture the Flag" Match at Turning Point where there will be six poles surrounding the ring, one containing a U.S. flag and one containing a Canadian flag and the first competitor to find their own flag would be the winner. The Canadians waited for AJ Styles' response, but instead, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley came out to the ring and got on the microphones, calling the Canadians low-lifes. Scott D'Amore then said that USA vs Canada will happen in a tag team match in two weeks but the Capture the Flag will end the war. Sabin and Shelley attempted an attack on the Canadians but they managed to escape the ring, and walked up the ramp as the show came to a close.

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