TNA "Basebrawl" house show results
June 11, 2011
Memphis, Tenn. at Autozone Park
Report by Hunter McBride, PWTorch reader

(1) TV champion Eric Young beat Robbie E. Eric made the stipulation that if he wins, more free backstage passes will be handed out. (I never saw any get passed out.) EY won this one. The Redbirds mascot was ringside with Young and danced with Robbie, who sold that he thought it was his girl. Good opening and fun for the fans.

(2) Velvet Sky beat Angelina Love. Quick match. Velvet picked up the win with a roll-up. Before the show, $10 got a picture with Velvet.

(3) Kazarian beat Matt Hardy. Fast, back-and-forth match pitting the V1 and F4 hand signs. Kaz picked up the win here.

(4) A.J. Styles & Brother Devon beat Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer. Good match; nothing special, but this was Dreamer's last match in TNA.

Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle was turned into a tag team match with Jarrett and Steiner and Angle and Morgan.

(5) Kurt Angle & Matt Morgan beat Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner.Angle slapped the anklelock on Jarrett for the win. Overall, a good, but somewhat slow match. Angle didn't take big risks and his leg was taped up.

Next was the TNA World Title main event with Sting vs. Mr. Anderson. Huge heat for Anderson with a pro-Sting Memphis crowd. Anderson grabbed mic to trash Sting and he promised a new World's champion Sunday night at Slammiversary. Sting came out to a huge ovation from the fans. Sting high-fived fans and grabbed a mic. He said this is his home; it's where Sting was born and he loves Memphis.

(6) TNA World Hvt. champion Sting beat Mr. Anderson. Back-and-forth action, mainly. There was a brief moment where they left the ring to brawl outside on the baseball grass. (By the way, the grass was wet from a storm that passed through and shut down the show in a "rain delay" for about 15 minutes.) They re-entered the ring with Anderson taking control. The finish was Anderson going for his finisher, but Sting countered into a Scorpion Death Drop for the win. Huge reaction for Sting.

Bonus during the show: Dave Brown, who commented on Memphis wrestling 35 year, was honored on "Dave Brown Appreciation Night." Great man and a great thing to see.

The show ended with a huge fireworks display and, for $20, fans could meet and take pictures with Sting.

I've been to WWE house shows and TNA blows them out of the water with fan interaction. Great show and set-up for the PPV on Sunday.

[Torch art credit Grant Gould (c) PWTorch.com]

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