TNA house show report 11-2 Bakersfield


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By Steve Cash

 

1. Three Way Match: Consequences Creed defeated Sonjay Dutt and Hiroshi Tanahashi when he used a TKO on Dutt.
- Decent opener. Dutt and Tanahashi worked as the heels. Crowd was hot for Consequences. However, Tanahashi won over a lot of fans, creating a small "LET'S GO CREED/LET'S GO TANAHASHI" chant. Finish saw Creed dump Tanahashi to the outside, before scoring with a TKO on Dutt.

2. Latino American Xchange defeated Curry Man and Eric Young when Homicide pinned Curry after a Gringo Cutter.
- LAX were overwhelmingly the favorites, while Curry had a small following. Curry danced with some kids during his entrance.

3. TNA Knockouts Title: Awesome Kong (c) defeated Roxxi after the Implant Buster.
- Good match, with Roxxi taking a beating. Raesha constantly interfered, before finally getting cut off on the outside by Roxxi. Crowd loved Kong, with Roxxi unfortunately getting booed for most of the match.

4. Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle after the Muscle Buster.
- Disappointing match given the greats they've had, but still good. They hit all of their spots, with Joe going for the choke, only for Kurt to counter with an ankle lock. After the match, Kurt cut a babyface promo (despite playing the heel in the match,) putting over Joe as one of the best wrestlers in the world.

5. TNA World Tag Team Titles: Beer Money Inc. (c) defeated Team 3D when Rude pinned Bubba after a Superkick from Storm.
- Team 3D worked as faces, with Bubba working the mic through out the entire match. There was a lot of comedy spots. Jackie pulled out the referee as Team 3D were about to win, which led to Storm sneaking in and Superkicking Bubba and pulling Rude on top for the win. Team 3D put over the Bakersfield crowd.

6. AJ Styles pinned Christian Cage with the Styles Clash.
- Great match to finish the show. Both worked as faces, and had a very straight-laced match with back-and-forth action. Both guys hit all of their trademark moves. AJ countered a cradle exchange with the Styles Clash for the win.

They had a meet-and-greet afterwards, with Curry Man, Eric Young, Hernandez, Roxxi and Jackie. Crowd was upset about not getting Joe or Kong.

Overall Thoughts: A very enjoyable show overall. It just makes the TV product even more depressing, because I'd much rather go to a TNA house show than attend a TV taping or PPV. There were a lot more people at the show than I was expecting. The crowd was incredibly hot. They teased bringing a PPV to the area at the end.

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