1/5/12 Impact
Opening segment: Good promo exchange that made the six man tag main event.
Gail Kim/Madison Rayne vs. Traci Brooks/Mickie James: Solid tag match.
Gunner vs. Rob Van Dam: Very boring match.
Austin Aries/Kid Kash vs. Zema Ion/Jesse Sorensen: Pretty good match.
AJ Styles/Kazarian vs. Samoa Joe/Magnus: Good match with Joe/Magnus becoming #1 contenders.
Jeff Hardy/Abyss/James Storm vs. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle/Bobby Roode: Very good main event.
Very good go-home show with lots of quality wrestling.
Grade: B+
1/12/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good segment that made Roode/Hardy for the title as the main event.
Matt Morgan/Crimson vs. Robbie E/Robbie T: Squash.
Eric/Garett segment: Bad promo exchange as the feud just isn't clicking.
ODB vs. Winter: Very bad match.
Kazarian/Daniels/AJ segment: Decent promo exchange to build Kazarian's heel turn.
James Storm vs. Kurt Angle: Very good match.
Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy: Very good main event with Roode retaining the belt.
Pretty solid show, mainly because of the beginning and end.
Grade: B-
1/19/12 Impact
Opening segment: Good Storm/Roode/Hardy promo exchange that made the main event.
Gunner vs. AJ Styles: Decent match.
Crimson vs. Magnus: Squash.
Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne: Very good cage match.
Aries/Shelley segment: Good promo exchange between the two.
Eric Young vs. Angelina Love: More of an angle than a match, and a bad one at that.
Jeff Hardy vs. James Storm: Very good main event.
Pretty good show.
Grade: B
1/26/12 Impact
Opening segment: Good Roode/Ray/Hardy/Storm brawl.
Tara vs. Velvet Sky vs. Mickie James: Pretty decent match with Tara winning and becoming #1 contender.
Alex Shelley vs. Zema Ion: Solid match.
Eric Young/ODB vs. Angelina Love/Winter: Terrible match.
AJ/Daniels/Kazarian segment: Good promo exchange between the three.
Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan: Not a great match.
Bobby Roode/Bully Ray vs. James Storm/Jeff Hardy: Good tables match main event.
Another good show.
Grade: B
2/2/12 Impact
Opening segment: Great promo exchange that made the AAO main event and the two main events of the show.
Samoa Joe/Magnus vs. Crimson/Matt Morgan: Pretty solid match.
Eric/Garett segment: Meh... Garett should be developed in OVW rather than pushed all the way to the top because of his last name.
Austin Aries vs. Mark Haskins: Very solid match.
James Storm vs. Bobby Roode: Very good match.
Gail Kim vs. Tara: Solid match.
Garett/Eric segment: Hogan's announced as Garett's trainer. Two Garett segments in one show...
James Storm vs. Bully Ray: Very good main event.
Very good episode in the UK due to good matches and a great crowd.
Grade: B+
2/9/12 Impact
Opening segment: Good promo exchange that made the main event.
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: Very good match.
Joe/Magnus promo: Very good promo that results in a brawl between them and Morgan/Crimson.
Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley vs. Douglas Williams: Very good match.
Hogan/Eric/Garett segment: More of the usual, which isn't good.
Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky: This was a decent match.
Sting/James Storm vs. Bobby Roode/Bully Ray: Very good main event.
Great show outside of the Bischoff stuff.
Grade: A
2/16/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Roode/Sting promo exchange that made the next match.
Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy: Very good match with Roode retaining the title.
Austin Aries/Zema Ion vs. Alex Shelley/Shannon Moore: Solid match.
#1 contendership battle royal: Decent battle royal but clever booking in Madison winning after being ringside the whole match after saying that everybody in the ring has a chance while she was in it.
Bischoff promo: Bad segment celebrating the end of Garett Bischoff, meaning that he isn't gone.
Bully Ray vs. James Storm: Great match with Storm becoming #1 contender at Lockdown.
Final segment: Very good Roode/Sting promo exchange.
Excellent show with good wrestling and great long term booking.
Grade: A
2/23/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Roode promo.
Samoa Joe/Magnus vs. Crimson/Matt Morgan: Decent match.
Brandon Jacobs promo: This was actually a solid promo from a celebrity, made better by Bully Ray interrupting.
Zema Ion vs. Alex Shelley: Solid match.
Gail Kim vs. ODB: Solid match.
AJ Styles vs. Robbie E: Decent match until the DQ.
Bully Ray/Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy/James Storm: Very good match.
Final segment: Very good Roode/Sting promo exchange.
Another excellent show with good wrestling and great Victory Road buildup.
Grade: A
3/1/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Angle/Hardy promo exchange.
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Pretty good match.
ODB vs. Madison Rayne: Very average match.
Roode/Bully Ray/Aries segment: Good promo exchange that ended up making the main event.
Zema Ion vs. Shannon Moore: Solid match.
Mickie James/Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love/Sarita: Pretty good match.
Bobby Roode/Bully Ray/Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe/Magnus/James Storm: Very good main event.
Excellent show.
Grade: A
3/8/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very dull promo exchange dedicated to the Garett angle.
Eric Young/ODB vs. Madison Rayne/Gail Kim: Bad KO tag title match with the intergender team actually winning and Young proposing to ODB afterwards. Ugh...
Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion: Pretty good match.
Bobby Roode vs. Bully Ray: Pretty good match.
Crimson/Matt Morgan vs. Robbie E/Rob Terry: Squash.
AJ/Daniels/Kaz promo exchange: Pretty good although AJ and Daniels feuding is beyond stale these days.
Kurt Angle/Gunner vs. Jeff Hardy/Garett Bischoff: Not a great main event.
Very disappointing Impact.
Grade: D+
3/15/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Storm/Bully promo exchange.
Madison Rayne vs. Velvet Sky: Not a great match.
Crimson vs. Samoa Joe: Not a great match.
Aries/Zema promo: Very solid promo exchange to build their match.
Mickie James vs. Gail Kim: Solid match.
Mr. Anderson vs. Christopher Daniels: Solid match.
Kurt Angle vs. Garett Bischoff: Very bad 5 minute challenge.
Gunner vs. Jmes Storm: Not a great match.
Final segment: Very good Sting/Roode contract signing.
Decent episode that did a good job of promoting Victory Road.
Grade: B-
3/22/12 Impact
Opening segment: Not very good as it's the typical Dixie promo and Sting resigns while recommending Hogan to replace him.
Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion vs. Kid Kash vs. Anthony Nese: Decent match until Bully Ray attacked everyone so he could cut a promo, making the X Division look second rate.
Eric Young/ODB vs. Sarita/Rosita: Bad KO tag title match with the intergender team winning and Eric and ODB's wedding date revealed. Ugh.
James Storm promo: Very good promo from him and he gave the Last Call to Roode's attorney.
Kurt Angle vs. Garett Bischoff: Very bad three minute challenge.
Samoa Joe/Magnus vs. Mexican America: Pretty good tag title match with the champs retaining and Mexican America's car getting repoed as a result of their loss.
James Storm vs. Kazarian/Christopher Daniels: Decent handicap match though Daniels/Kazarian lost to Storm cleanly, making them look weak.
Final segment: Not very good with Dixie allowing Hogan to be the GM of the show, despite him taking the company away from Dixie last time.
A below average show with weak matches and lots of filler.
Grade: D+
3/29/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Roode/Storm promo exchange.
Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne: Bad match.
Bully/Aries promo: Good promo exchange that made the main event.
Crimson vs. Matt Morgan: Bad match.
Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy: Solid match.
Bischoff/Garett promo: Bad promo that continues Garett's push of doom.
Bully Ray/Bobby Roode vs. James Storm/Austin Aries: Good match.
Final segment: Bad segment with Dixie announcing Hogan as the new GM.
Very average show. The promos were better in the first hour, but the matches were better in the second hour.
Grade: C
4/5/12 Impact
Opening segment: Your typical Hogan promo though it made a ton of matches for the show.
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy: Very good match.
Bully Ray promo: Very solid promo with Aries attacking him afdterwards.
Mickie James vs. Winter vs. Tara vs. Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne vs. Velvet Sky: Solid match with Velvet becoming #1 contender.
James Storm vs. AJ Styles: Very good match.
Motor City Machine Guns vs. Mexican America: Decent match.
Hogan/Bischoff segment: Bad segment that revealed the stipulation for the Lethal Lockdown match.
Bobby Roode vs. Mr. Anderson: Very average main event.
Very good show with lots of good wrestling on it.
Grade: B
4/12/12 Impact
Opening segment: Okay at best as it ended with Garett on the mic and Eric's now in the Lethal Lockdown match.
Mr. Anderson vs. Gunner: Not a great match.
MCMG/Joe/Magnus promo: Very good promo exchange until Mexican America interrupts and gets beat down by both teams.
Austin Aries vs. Christopher Daniels: Very good match.
EY/ODB wedding: As bad as expected.
Bully Ray vs. AJ Styles: Solid match.
Mickie James/Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne/Gail Kim: Decent match.
Final segment: Very good Roode/Storm promo exchange.
Decent show for a show with a wedding on it.
Grade: B-
4/19/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Roode/Anderson/Hardy promo exchange that made the main event.
Crimson/Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries/Matt Morgan: Very average match.
Garett/Flair promo: Pretty bad as expected.
Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles: Very good match.
Hogan segment: He announces Open Fight Night. Not a bad segment at all.
Gail Kim/Madison Rayne/Sarita/Rosita vs. Tara/Mickie James/Brooke Tessmacher/Velvet Sky: Solid tag match.
Devon vs. Gunner: Not a great TV title match.
Storm promo: Very good sympathetic promo from him after losing to Roode.
Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson: Solid main event with RVD becoming #1 contender.
Very solid show with lots of good matches.
Grade: B
4/26/12 Impact
Devon vs. Bully Ray: Decent TV title match with Devon actually winning.
Eric Bischoff vs. Jeremy Borash: More of an angle than a match, and a bad angle at that.
Kurt Angle vs. Anarquia: Squash.
Robbie E vs. Alex Silva: Squash.
Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim: Solid match.
Samoa Joe/Magnus vs. Jeff Hardy/Mr. Anderson Pretty good tag title match.
Final segment: Bad segment with Borash and Garett Bischoff putting Eric into a portapotty, tipping it over, and getting sewage all over him in the process.
While this was not a great show, at least the stuff outside of the main event scene actually feels important, unlike on Smackdown.
Grade: C-
5/3/12 Impact
Opening segment: Okay Hogan/Flair promo exchange as Hogan basically asks Flair to be a judge in the gut check challenge.
Gail Kim/Madison Rayne vs. Velvet Sky/Brooke Tessmacher: Pretty solid match.
Roode/RVD promo exchange: Good as it made Roode and RVD's matches for the show.
Devon vs. Robbie T: Bad TV title match.
Jeff Hardy vs. Rob Van Dam: Very solid match.
Ray/Borash/Aries segment: Very good with Bully Ray bullying Borash until Aries saves him and they cut promos on each other.
Kurt Angle/Christopher Daniels/Kazarian vs. AJ Styles/Samoa Joe/Magnus: Good tag match.
Gut Check: Very underwhelming as Alex Silva gets a contract, despite getting squashed by Robbie E, a jobber.
Bobby Roode vs. Mr. Anderson: Much better match than the one they had a few weeks ago.
Solid show.
Grade: B
5/10/12 Impact
Opening segment: Good Roode promo that made the main event.
Velvet Sky vs. Brooke Tessmacher: Not a great match.
Matt Morgan vs. Crimson: No match as Bully Ray takes out Morgan.
Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion: Decent match.
Daniels/Kazarian/AJ promo exchange: Bad segment that resulted in Daniels showing a picture of AJ and Dixie making out, meaning that AJ and Daniels are STILL feuding.
Devon vs. Robbie E: Not a great match.
Storm promo: Very good pre-tape that hopefully leads to him beating Roode soon.
Bully Ray/Joseph Park promo exchange: Bully was good as usual but I'm just not feeling the Joseph Park storyline.
Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson vs. Bobby Roode vs. Rob Van Dam: Good main event with RVD pinning Roode before their PPV match. Abyss returns after the match.
Very average show, but still better than last year's shows at this time.
Grade: C
5/17/12 Impact
Opening segment: Good Roode/Hogan promo exchange that made the matches for the show.
Bully Ray vs. Rob Van Dam: Pretty good match.
Battle Royal: Pretty good with AJ winning.
Styles/Daniels/Kazarian promo exchange: Another bad segment that reveals AJ and Dixie holding hands and walking into a room together.
Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson: Pretty good match.
Gail Kim vs. Brooke Tessmacher vs. Velvet Sky: Pretty good KO title match.
Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe: Very good main event.
Very good show.
Grade: A
5/24/12 Impact
Eric Young/ODB vs. Madison Rayne/Gail Kim: Not a great match, though Gail cut a very good promo before the match.
Rob Van Dam vs. Gunner: Not a great match.
Devon vs. Garett Bischoff: Very bad match until the Robbies attack both.
Bully/Park promo: Very good promo exchange between the two and Park is getting better.
Austin Aries vs. Joey Ryan: Very solid match.
AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode: Very good main event with Roode retaining the title.
Final segment: Roode celebrates his win until Sting/Roode is announced for next week.
Decent show with the second half much better than the first.
Grade: B-
5/31/12 Impact
Sting vs. Bobby Roode: Solid match, though the champ tapping out to a 50 year old is very bad booking.
Bully/Park promo: A great promo exchange as usual.
Austin Aries vs. Chris Sabin: Solid match.
Dixie promo: She announces Brooke Hogan as head of the KOs. Ugh.
Devon vs. Jeff Hardy: Decent match at best until the Robbies attack them.
Gut Check segment: The judges vote no on Joey Ryan, in which the aftermath made it obvious that it was just an angle.
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: Very good main event until the aftermath.
Decent show, which is kind of a disappointment for LIVE Impact.
Grade: B-
6/7/12 Impact
Opening segment: Bad segment involving Dixie, AJ, Daniels, Kazarian, and Dixie's husband Serg.
Crimson vs. Austin Aries: Okay match.
Roode/Hogan promo: Very good one that results in Sting getting the upper hand on Roode.
Mickie James vs. Tara vs. Brooke Tessmacher vs. Velvet Sky: Solid match with Tessmacher becoming #1 contender.
Bully/Park contract signing: Very good as usual.
Devon vs. Robbie E: Not a great match.
Hogan promo: This was good in that it created RVD vs. Hardy vs. Anderson next week with the winner getting a title shot the same night.
Sting/AJ Styles/Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Roode/Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Very good main event.
Solid show.
Grade: B
6/14/12 Impact
Austin Aries vs. Chris Sabin vs. Zema Ion: Solid Ultimate X match with Aries winning. Very good promo from Aries after the match too.
Devon vs. Hernandez: Bad match.
Bound For Glory Series Gauntlet Battle Royal: Good with Storm winning and cutting a great promo afterwards.
Miss Tessmacher vs. Madison Rayne: Okay match.
Mr. Anderson vs. Bobby Roode: Good title match with Roode winning.
Sting promo: Good segment with him talking about his induction into the TNA Hall of Fame until masked guys attack him to close the show. Interesting...
Very solid show.
Grade: B+
6/21/12 Impact
Opening segment: Solid Roode/Aries promo exchange.
Mr. Anderson vs. Christopher Daniels: Solid match.
Kurt Angle vs. Robbie E: Squash.
Magnus vs. AJ Styles: Very rushed match.
Tara vs. Taeler Hendrix: Not a great match.
Samoa Joe vs. James torm: Solid match.
Bully Ray vs. D'Angelo Dinero: Squash until the screwy finish.
Mickie James vs. Miss Tessmacher: Solid KO title match.
Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy: Solid match.
Final segment: Very bad with Claire Lynch debuting and making this storyline worse.
Very average show... some of the matches were okay, some were rushed, and the final segment was just a buzzkill.
Grade: C
6/28/12 Impact
Mr. Anderson vs. Rob Van Dam: Okay match at best.
Aries/Roode promo: Very good promo exchange to build their match at Destination X.
Sonjay Dutt vs. Rubix: Decent match.
Bully Ray vs. Samoa Joe: Solid match and a good segment with Bully and Joseph Park afterwards.
Rashad Cameron vs. Mason Andrews: Decent match.
Gut Check segment: Taeler Hendrix gets two yes votes.
Kurt Angle/AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Very good main event until terrible Claire Lynch drama afterwards.
Decent show at best as numerous backstage segments involving Claire Lynch dragged it down.
Grade: B-
7/5/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Bully/Park promo.
Devon vs. Crimson: Bad match.
Sabin promo: Very good until Roode interrupts him.
Dakota Darsow vs. Flip Casanova: Okay match.
Tara/Miss Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim/Madison Rayne: Solid match.
AJ/Daniels/Kazarian promo: More of the same Claire Lynch stuff unfortunately.
Kenny King vs. Lars Only: Kind of a sloppy match because of King's opponent.
Jeff Hardy vs. James Storm: Very good match.
Hogan/Aries/Roode pomo: Very good promo exchange to build their PPV match.
Solid episode.
Grade: B-
7/12/12 Impact
Bully Ray vs. Joseph Park: Solid "anything goes" match with Bully getting his win back.
Rob Van Dam vs. Samoa Joe: Solid match.
Daniels/Kazarian/AJ promo: Solid mic work but this just served to keep the Claire Lynch angle going. Ugh.
Dakota Darsow vs. Zema Ion: Decent at best.
Aries/Roode promo: As solid as you'd expect.
Gail Kim vs. Miss Tessmacher: Good match with Tessmacher retaining the KO title.
Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson: Good match.
Sting promo: Sting calls out Hogan but he doesn't come out until it's revealed that he was attacked by the Aces and Eights. Interesting.
Good show once again.
Grade: B+
7/19/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Storm promo where he calls out Kurt Angle, except that Angle was attacked by Aces and Eights.
Samoa Joe vs. D'Angelo Dinero: Decent match but very predictable.
Jeff Hardy vs. Robbie E: Not a great match and very screwy as Robbie wins by countout.
Gut Check segment: Sam Shaw gets attacked by Aces and Eights.
Mr. Anderson vs. AJ Styles: Solid match but terrible Claire Lynch stuff afterwards.
Rob Van Dam vs. Christopher Daniels: Solid match.
Magnus vs. Bully Ray: Decent match.
Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode: Very good main event.
Very good show.
Grade: A-
7/26/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good promo featuring all the main event talent regarding Aces and Eights.
Tara/Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne/Gail Kim: Solid match, albeit with a VERY screwy finish.
Doug Williams vs. Sam Shaw: Squash.
Chavo promo: Decent as it starts a feud with Kid Kash and Gunner and introduces Hernandez as his tag partner.
AJ Styles vs. James Storm: Good match that created intrigue as Aces and Eights attacked AJ, but not Storm.
Gut Check segment: Shaw gets two yes votes and is a member of the roster.
Kenny King vs. Zema Ion: Decent match with Ion retaining the X title.
Kurt Angle vs. Bully Ray: Very good main event.
Solid show.
Grade: B+
8/2/12 Impact
Austin Aries/Kenny King vs. Zema Ion/Bobby Roode: Solid opener.
Angle/Storm/Sting promo: Very good as it promoted Angle/Storm and added mystery as to whether Storm is involved with Aces and Eights.
Bully Ray vs. Robbie E: Squash.
Tara vs. Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne vs. Gail Kim: Solid match though hurt by a screwy finish.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Kid Kash: Solid match.
Daniels/Kazarian/Claire Lynch segment: Very bad.
Kurt Angle vs. James Storm: Very good main event.
Solid show, though hurt by the Claire Lynch angle.
Grade: B
8/9/12 Impact
Rob Van Dam vs. Magnus: Solid match.
Garett Bischoff/Devon vs. Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Okay match.
Robbie E promo: Decent enough though he clearly had no chance of beating Hardy on PPV.
Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles: Good match.
Miss Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim: Solid match.
Roode/Aries contract signing: Very good segment to build their PPV match.
James Storm vs. Bully Ray: Good main event.
Solid go-home show.
Grade: B+
8/16/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Aries/Hardy/Bully promo exchange.
Samoa Joe vs. Magnus: Good match.
Madison/Brooke promo exchange: Not very good until Aces and Eights interrupted to stalk Brooke until the babyfaces showed up.
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: Good match as usual.
Roode promo: Very good with him walking out on TNA.
Madison Rayne vs. Miss Tessmacher: Not a great match and Tessmacher wins the belt back right after losing it.
Bully Ray vs. Jeff Hardy: Good main event.
Very good show.
Grade: B+
8/23/12 Impact
Opening segment: Kinda weak with Sting and the other babyfaces beating up Aces and Eights.
Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher: Okay match.
Robbie E vs. Rob Van Dam vs. AJ Styles: Not a great match with Robbie actually winning.
Jeff Hardy vs. Robbie T: Bad match.
AJ/Daniels/Kazarian segment: Not very good even though the Claire Lynch angle is finally over.
Gunner vs. Kris Lewie: Very bad squash.
Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray: Decent match.
Final segment: Once again, kinda weak with a bunch of Aces and Eights beating up Aries and then leaving.
Not the worst Impact but kinda weak in-ring and both Aces and Eights segments missed the mark.
Grade: D-
8/30/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good Aries/Hogan promo excange.
James Storm vs. Rob Van Dam: Good match.
Madison Rayne vs. ODB: Bad match and Eric Young makes out with ODB in his boxers. Ugh!
AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe: Very good match.
Gut Check segment: Kris Lewie didn't get one yes vote.
Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle: Another good match.
Final segment: Very good segment involving the TNA babyfaces and Aces and Eights, with Aries doing most of the mic work.
Solid show.
Grade: B+
9/6/12 Impact
Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe: Good match, although Joe tapping out to Jeff isn't great booking.
Gail Kim vs. Tara: Solid match.
Snow/Ryan promo: Very good promo exchange to build their eventual BFG match.
Bully Ray vs. Rob Van Dam: Good match with an amazing finish of RVD flying into the Bully Cutter.
Storm/Bully promo: Very good as usual.
Christopher Daniels/Kazarian vs. Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez: Solid match.
Final segment: Very good promo with Aries calling out his Aces and Eights opponent and eventually trading blows with him.
Very good show.
Grade: A
9/13/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good promo exchange that mad the main event.
Zema Ion vs. Sonjay Dutt: Decent match.
Roode/Storm promo: Very good Roode Promo with Storm beating him up afterwards.n
AJ Styles vs. Kazarian: Good match.
Hogan promo: This was decent in that it set up the stipulation for the main event.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Christopher Daniels: Good match.
Tara/Tessmacher segment: Not very good with Tara's heel turn being too obvious.
Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray: Very good main event.
Another very good show.
Grade: A
9/20/12 Impact
AJ Styles/Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez: Very good opener.
Doug Williams vs. Evan Markopoulos: Squash.
Storm/Roode promo: Excellent promo exchange to build their match.
Bobby Roode vs. James Storm: This was mainly just an awesome brawl.
Tara vs. Christy Hemme: This was all angle.
Hogan promo: This was just to build to next week.
Austin Aries vs. Bully Ray: Very good main event with a solid promo exchange before the match.
Another very good show that built Bound For Glory perfectly.
Grade: B+
9/27/12 Impact
Opening segment: Your typical Hogan promo, though it set up more stuff for BFG.
Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Christopher Daniels: Solid match.
Tara vs. ODB: Bad match.
Samoa Joe vs. Mr. Anderson: Solid match with Joe winning the TV title.
Gutcheck: Evan Markopoulos gets two no votes.
Segment: Hogan goes into the Aces and Eights clubhouse and makes two of the best Aces and Eights vs. Sting and another partner at BFG.
Bobby Roode/Bully Ray vs. Jeff Hardy/Austin Aries: Solid main event.
A solid show as it built BFG well, though not on the same level of the last few weeks.
Grade: B
10/4/12 Impact
Mr. Anderson vs. Gunner: Not a great opener.
Tara/Gail Kim vs. ODB/Miss Tessmacher: Very solid match.
Snow/Ryan promo: Very good promo exchange to build their BFG match.
Samoa Joe vs. Rob Van Dam: Solid TV title match with Joe winning.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle: Solid match.
Douglas Williams vs. Zema Ion: Squash, only for Williams to win by reverse decision. Bad booking.
Storm/Roode promo: Very good promo exchange.
Bully Ray vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries: Decent main event at best as it was only four minutes.
Final segment: Very weak with Anderson getting attacked only for Bully to come out and suggest that he be Sting's partner instead. The way t played out made it so obvious that Bully was behind this.
Decent show, though some parts didn't click, like the final segment, Anderson/Gunner kicking off the show, and Williams/Ion.
Grade: B-
10/11/12 Impact
Austin Aries vs. James Storm: Very solid opener.
Hogan promo: This was solid and continued to tease a Bully face turn.
Hernandez vs. AJ Styles: Decent match outside of AJ being pinned by Hernandez's Pounce-lite.
Ion/RVD promo: Very solid and made RVD/Zema for the X Division title.
Christopher Daniels/Kazarian vs. Bully Ray/Sting: Very good match.
Gail Kim vs. Miss Tessmacher: Solid match.
Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy: Very good match.
Final segment: Very good Hardy/Aries promo exchange with Aries turning heel.
Very good go-home episode.
Grade: A
10/18/12 Impact
Opening segment: This felt very flat as Devon was the big reveal at the PPV, after being a lower midcarder before.
Samoa Joe vs. Robbie E: Squash.
Tara vs. ODB: Bad match with Tara losing right after winning the KO title.
Kid Kash/Gunner vs. Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez: Okay match, nothing special.
Hardy/Aries promo: Very good promo exchange continuing their feud after Hardy won the title.
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Kurt Angle: Solid match.
Storm/Roode promo: Good promo exchange, although the feud should have been over after BFG.
Devon vs. Sting: Bad main event.
Very bad show.
Grade: C-
10/25/12 Impact
Rob Van Dam vs. Zema Ion: Decent match with RVD looking motivated after winning the X title.
Daniels/Kazarian promo: Okay but filled with the same old stereotypical remarks towards Mexicans.
Samoa Joe vs. Robbie T: Squash.
Mr. Anderson vs. Austin Aries: Unfortunately, a very screwy match.
Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher: Very rushed match with Jesse being the main focus.
Ray/Devon promo: Very good promo exchange that made Bully vs. Devon next week.
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy: Very good main event.
Not a great show.
Grade: C
11/1/12 Impact
Opening segment: Okay promo exchange that kinda made it obvious that there wouldn't be a real main event.
Samoa Joe vs. Magnus: Decent match to advance their feud.
Christian York vs. Zema Ion: Solid match.
Daniels/Kazarian promo: Good mic work as usual, though the angle with bullying the Spanish announce team in any feud where Hispanics are babyfaces is beyond tiresome.
Jesse vs. ODB: Very bad "match".
Jeff Hardy vs. Robbie E: Squash though a good Aries promo happened immediately after.
Joey Ryan vs. Rob Van Dam: Not a great match.
Bully Ray vs. Devon: Not really a match as the purpose was to reveal Luke Gallows as one of the Aces and Eights.
Not a great show.
Grade: C-
11/8/12 Impact
AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode: Very good opener.
Bully/Hogan/Park promo: Solid promo to establish Bully as a face.
ODB vs. Jesse/Tara: Bad match.
Kurt Angle/Sting vs. Devon/Doc: Decent at best.
Gutcheck: Christian York gets two yes votes.
Samoa Joe/Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero vs. Magnus/Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Very good match.
Final segment: Very good Hardy/Aries promo exchange.
Very solid show that promoted Turning Point very well.
Grade: B
11/15/12 Impact
Opening segment: Solid Roode/Storm promo that made the main event.
Rob Van Dam vs. Kid Kash: Squash.
Jesse vs. Eric Young: Bad match.
Magnus vs. Samoa Joe: No match as Aces and Eights attack Magnus.
Kurt Angle/Garrett Bischoff vs. Aces and Eights: Bad match.
Knockouts Battle Royal: Pretty good with Mickie getting the title shot.
AJ/Daniels/Kazarian segment: Good mic work but ANOTHER AJ/Daniels match.
Bobby Roode vs. James Storm: Decent match at best.
Not a great show.
Grade: C-
11/22/12 Impact
Wes Brisco vs. Garett Bischoff: Bad match.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Joey Ryan: Solid match.
Alex Silva vs. Sam Shaw: Bad match.
Jeff Hardy vs. Christian York: Very good match.
Tara vs. Taeler Hendrix: Bad match.
Eric Young vs. Robbie E vs. Jesse: Not a great match and Jesse has to wear the turkey suit.
AJ Styles vs. Kazarian: Very good match.
Final segment: Very mediocre promo exchange due to Brooke Hogan.
Typical Thanksgiving episode, but with the wrestling not being as good as previous years.
Grade: C-
11/29/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very mediocre opening promo with the Bully/Brooke angle being the main focus.
Mickie James vs. Gail Kim: Solid match.
Bobby Roode vs. Christian York: Solid match with a good Roode promo before it.
AJ Styles/James Storm vs. Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Very good match.
Matt Morgan vs. Doug Williams: Squash.
Gut Check: Wes Brisco gets two yes votes.
Rob Van Dam vs. Austin Aries: Very good main event.
Much better show than the last two weeks because of very good wrestling.
Grade: B
12/6/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very good opening promo that made the main event.
Samoa Joe vs. Devon: Weak match with Devon regaining the TV title from Joe.
Mickie/Tara promo: This wasn't much as it was just there to redebut Velvet Sky pretty much.
Robbie E/Robbie T vs. Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez: Not a great match.
Kurt Angle vs. Doc: Not a great match.
Kenny King vs. Zema Ion vs. Kid Kash: Very good match.
Bully/Aries promo: Very good outside of Brooke's appeaance at the end.
Bobby Roode/Christopher Daniels/Kazarian vs. Jeff Hardy/James Storm/AJ Styles: Very good main event.
Very average show, mainly because of the mediocre first hour.
Grade: C
12/13/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very average Roode/Devon promo about "family business".
Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne: Not a great match.
Robbie E/Robbie T vs. Wes Brisco/Garett Bischoff: Not a great match.
James Storm/Jeff Hardy vs. Aces and Eights: Very average match.
Styles promo: Very interesting with him walking out because of being sick of doing the right thing.
Kenny King vs. Rob Van Dam: Solid match.
Bully Ray vs. Jesse: Not a great match.
Final segment: Very good Hardy/Aries promo.
Another mediocre show, mainly because of the first hour.
Grade: C-
12/20/12 Impact
Kurt Angle vs. Devon: Not a great opener.
Matt Morgan/Joey Ryan vs. Rob Van Dam/Kenny King: Not a great match.
Hogan/Devon promo: Very mediocre.
Storm/Daniels/Kazarian promo: This was below their usual standards as it was the run of the mill Christmas promo.
Tara vs. Mickie James: Solid KO title match.
Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries: Very good main event.
Another mediocre show in a string of them. The Aces and Eights storyline is seriously dragging right now.
Grade: D+
12/27/12 Impact
Opening segment: Very bad Hogan/Brooke promo until Aries and Roode interrupted.
Samoa Joe vs. Masked Guy: Not a great match.
Bro-off: This was complete filler outside of teasing a Rob Terry face turn.
Rob Van Dam vs. Christian York: Solid match.
Christopher Daniels/Kazarian vs. Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez: Solid match with a good Daniels/Kazarian promo before it mocking AJ.
Gail Kim vs. Miss Tessmacher: Solid match.
Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries: Very good main event.
Solid show to close out 2012, mostly because of the in-ring action and that this show wasn't as focused on the stagnant Aces and Eights.
Grade: B
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