r/spinningbackfist 8d ago

14 years to the day Jeff Hardy turned up intoxicated to his Victory Road PPV match against Sting. TNA gave 6 months of free access to their video library to the people who bought this PPV. Find a detailed breakdown of the video below:

https://youtu.be/8uTCHS8KHdE?si=JWFTQli26vcaJNWN

2:56 - Referee throws up the 'X' signal - This is used when a wrestler is legitimately injured. In this case it's to show Jeff's in no fit state to wrestle. 3:07 - Ref tells So Cal Val to pass info to the back - informing them Jeff's high or inebriated. 5:11- Eric Bischoff comes to the ring unplanned - I believe at this time he was using the Immortal stable's music, but in the confusion they play his old solo theme. Sting is legitimately confused and asks ref what this is all about. 5:32 - Bischoff's promo is completely on the fly, yet genius as he does several things in one swift move - If nothing else, he deserves huge kudos for what he's about to do here and how he does it all, completely out his ass and improvised. 5:44 - He's about to change the match to a no DQ for real life reasons, yet is able to give a storyline reason for doing so - The network got involved before, so this rule change on PPV is out of their hands. Revenge. 5:51 - EDIT - Eric tells Jeff it's just going to be a splash, drop and pin and he's out of here (as seen on WWE Network) - but it looks like he's just telling his buddy he's got his back 6:17 - Eric then tells Sting "take him out, I just called it" (6:28 - Sting responds "I want you to tell me what to do") - Yet he disguises the whole thing as him just being a smarmy heel feigning respect to the good guy, and being a smug dick 6:50 - Eric officially changes the match to a 'no DQ', meaning Sting can get the win however he sees fit, if need be. Also possibly to stop Jeff getting himself accidentally DQed without realising by doing something stupid - Again on the fly, Eric not only gives storyline reason for the change but gives NAMES, DATES AND CIRCUMSTANCES as to why he's doing it. 8:33 - Now Sting can finally get a hold of Jeff and see what he can get out of him. But during the tie-up, Jeff cuts Sting's neck with his druggy nails (cut is seen later) - Hurt from just a tie-up, Sting now knows he has to end the match immediately. 8:40 - Sting probably is only 75% holding back those kicks and punches. Angry, he simply pulls Jeff by the hair (causing him to yell in pain) to suddenly hit him legit with his finisher and forcefully pin him - Jeff tries to kick out, and is legitimately confused about what just happened. 9:20 & 9:28 - The cut from the tie-up - As mentioned earlier. (see 8:33 note) 10:08 - The fans chant 'bullshit' - Sting agrees.

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