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** The Guns were now in the ultimate pressure situation: they needed to win three successive matches to retain their titles. In the cage match, the Guns saw the beer bottle trick coming and let Beer Money screw themselves over by ducking out of the way, picking up the win. The next match was right up the Guns' alley: an Ultimate X Match. Beer Money fought hard, but the Guns had the edge and took the match, evening the situation up. The final match would decide who had the right to call themselves the tag champs. Initially, the final match was scheduled for ''Hard Justice 2010'', but the PPV was changed to ''Hardcore Justice'' and the match was moved to the ''Impact'' following the PPV...
** The Guns were now in the ultimate pressure situation: they needed to win three successive matches to retain their titles. In the cage match, the Guns saw the beer bottle trick coming and let Beer Money screw themselves over by ducking out of the way, picking up the win. The next match was right up the Guns' alley: an Ultimate X Match. Beer Money fought hard, but the Guns had the edge and took the match, evening the situation up. The final match would decide who had the right to call themselves the tag champs. Initially, the final match was scheduled for ''Hard Justice 2010'', but the PPV was changed to ''Hardcore Justice'' and the match was moved to the ''Impact'' following the PPV...
** And that final match was a contest of sheer awesome: a Two Out of Three Falls Match that saw some amazing high-flying offense by both teams (though the Guns doled out more), as well as many dramatic near falls. In the end, the Guns picked up the final fall and retained their titles, legitimizing themselves in many fans' eyes after years of seemingly being ignored and held back from the top by TNA management. After the match, Mike Tenay asked Taz which one of the five matches in the series was worthy of Match of the Year candidacy. Taz's response? "Pick one. ''Any'' one." Match of the Year chants did break out after the 2-out-of-3-Falls match, so it's pretty clear which one the fans approve of most. But the whole series was an amazing testament to both teams' abilities and chemistry together, and is absolutely worth watching in its entirety.
** And that final match was a contest of sheer awesome: a Two Out of Three Falls Match that saw some amazing high-flying offense by both teams (though the Guns doled out more), as well as many dramatic near falls. In the end, the Guns picked up the final fall and retained their titles, legitimizing themselves in many fans' eyes after years of seemingly being ignored and held back from the top by TNA management. After the match, Mike Tenay asked Taz which one of the five matches in the series was worthy of Match of the Year candidacy. Taz's response? "Pick one. ''Any'' one." Match of the Year chants did break out after the 2-out-of-3-Falls match, so it's pretty clear which one the fans approve of most. But the whole series was an amazing testament to both teams' abilities and chemistry together, and is absolutely worth watching in its entirety.
* Dec 9, 2010. Velvet Sky [[Took a Level In Badass]]. Before their tag team match, Sarita gave her a [[Hannibal Lecture]] on how Velvet is dependent on her partner Angelina Love to win anything, until Velvet [[Shut UP Hannibal|spears her]] so fast that it's like she did a ''[[Flash Step]]'', then mercilessly beats her down. However, because Angelina got the pinfall, Sarita gloated that she proved her point.
* Dec 9, 2010. Velvet Sky [[Took a Level In Badass]]. Before their tag team match, Sarita gave her a [[Hannibal Lecture]] on how Velvet is dependent on her partner Angelina Love to win anything, until Velvet [[Shut UP, Hannibal|spears her]] so fast that it's like she did a ''[[Flash Step]]'', then mercilessly beats her down. However, because Angelina got the pinfall, Sarita gloated that she proved her point.
** The steel cage match between Mickie James and Tara, which ended with Mickie pinning Tara after hitting a Thesz Press ''from the top of the cage''.
** The steel cage match between Mickie James and Tara, which ended with Mickie pinning Tara after hitting a Thesz Press ''from the top of the cage''.
* Against All Odds 2010 was D'Angelo Dinero's CMOA (Sadly among his few in the company) when he competed in the Eight Card Stud Tournament to become the number one contender to the TNA World Championship. Through the evening, Dinero had three excellent matches against Desmond Wolfe, Matt Morgan and Mr. Anderson (ANDERSON!) with him putting on a great performance in each match that culminated in Pope winning the tournament after overcoming a beating from the Band and Anderson himself. A great night for the Pope in general.
* Against All Odds 2010 was D'Angelo Dinero's CMOA (Sadly among his few in the company) when he competed in the Eight Card Stud Tournament to become the number one contender to the TNA World Championship. Through the evening, Dinero had three excellent matches against Desmond Wolfe, Matt Morgan and Mr. Anderson (ANDERSON!) with him putting on a great performance in each match that culminated in Pope winning the tournament after overcoming a beating from the Band and Anderson himself. A great night for the Pope in general.
* On February 3rd 2011, after [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Booker T]] jumped ship to WWE (and thus thwarted TNA's attempt to reunite the Main Event Mafia), TNA pulls an [[Authors Saving Throw]] and ''finally'' give the fans what they've been asking for since Immortal's first night of existence, that actually made a ''lot'' more sense than their original plan would've. [[Jeff Hardy]] is in a rematch for the TNA World Championship with new champ Mr. Anderson, and the ref gets knocked out; Jeff uses the opportunity to call down Immortal and have them wail on Anderson. Per usual, [[AJ Styles]] and the rest of Fortune came out to assist in the beating - but just before AJ lays a hand on Anderson, he pulls his punch and throws up the Fortune handsign. With that signal, Beer Money and Kazarian turn the tables on Immortal and eject them from the ring, then Robert Roode clotheslines Hardy and AJ nails the Styles Clash, effectively turning Fortune face and costing Hardy the match. AJ then spent the next segment putting his [[Ric Flair]]-taught mic skills to work, firing up the crowd in a pretty decent Flairesque promo. The best part is that Ric was gone that night, leaving AJ to sell the angle almost entirely on his own - which he did like a champ.
* On February 3rd 2011, after [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Booker T]] jumped ship to WWE (and thus thwarted TNA's attempt to reunite the Main Event Mafia), TNA pulls an [[Author's Saving Throw]] and ''finally'' give the fans what they've been asking for since Immortal's first night of existence, that actually made a ''lot'' more sense than their original plan would've. [[Jeff Hardy]] is in a rematch for the TNA World Championship with new champ Mr. Anderson, and the ref gets knocked out; Jeff uses the opportunity to call down Immortal and have them wail on Anderson. Per usual, [[AJ Styles]] and the rest of Fortune came out to assist in the beating - but just before AJ lays a hand on Anderson, he pulls his punch and throws up the Fortune handsign. With that signal, Beer Money and Kazarian turn the tables on Immortal and eject them from the ring, then Robert Roode clotheslines Hardy and AJ nails the Styles Clash, effectively turning Fortune face and costing Hardy the match. AJ then spent the next segment putting his [[Ric Flair]]-taught mic skills to work, firing up the crowd in a pretty decent Flairesque promo. The best part is that Ric was gone that night, leaving AJ to sell the angle almost entirely on his own - which he did like a champ.
** During said promo, AJ proceeded to [[Calling the Old Man Out|call Eric Bischoff and Immortal out]] on '''damn near everything''' that fans had been complaining about during the entire Immortal angle. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|You could literally hear the fandom rejoicing as the cheers of the crowd went off the charts.]]
** During said promo, AJ proceeded to [[Calling the Old Man Out|call Eric Bischoff and Immortal out]] on '''damn near everything''' that fans had been complaining about during the entire Immortal angle. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|You could literally hear the fandom rejoicing as the cheers of the crowd went off the charts.]]
** The following week, it got even better. When Immortal came out to address the fans, [[Jeff Jarrett]] demanded Fortune to come out. Once they did, Jarrett proceeded to browbeat them about being "ungrateful nobodies", since he gave them the opportunity they needed by signing them to TNA. Beer Money's Robert Roode (someone not really known for his mic skills) snatched the mic after a minute of this and flat-out told Jarrett to [[Shut UP Hannibal|shut up and cut the horseshit]]. Roode then launched into an epic speech of his own, reminding everyone in Immortal that Fortune is the backbone that built TNA, yet all four of them kept on getting overlooked by the next "savior" to be brought in every few months by TNA management. This time around, they weren't about to stand by and watch their opportunity to build TNA up into something better pass them by. Essentially, the same character purpose that led Fortune to come together as heels (and administer bloody assaults to EV2.0) was carried over perfectly into the group's face turn against Immortal. Better yet, not one fan didn't go with it.
** The following week, it got even better. When Immortal came out to address the fans, [[Jeff Jarrett]] demanded Fortune to come out. Once they did, Jarrett proceeded to browbeat them about being "ungrateful nobodies", since he gave them the opportunity they needed by signing them to TNA. Beer Money's Robert Roode (someone not really known for his mic skills) snatched the mic after a minute of this and flat-out told Jarrett to [[Shut UP, Hannibal|shut up and cut the horseshit]]. Roode then launched into an epic speech of his own, reminding everyone in Immortal that Fortune is the backbone that built TNA, yet all four of them kept on getting overlooked by the next "savior" to be brought in every few months by TNA management. This time around, they weren't about to stand by and watch their opportunity to build TNA up into something better pass them by. Essentially, the same character purpose that led Fortune to come together as heels (and administer bloody assaults to EV2.0) was carried over perfectly into the group's face turn against Immortal. Better yet, not one fan didn't go with it.
** It would appear the entire Fortune vs. Immortal angle is just spawning one Crowning Moment after another. After [[Ric Flair]] betrays Fortune, despite his support of the group earlier, he comes out to the ring and gives a [[A God Am I]] speech before calling [[AJ Styles]] down to the ring. AJ responds to Flair's [[Hannibal Lecture]] with an '''''EPIC''''' [[Shut UP Hannibal]], followed by a [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|beatdown]] that left Flair near-naked and beaten half to death. Immortal's newest [[The Dragon|hired gun]], Hernandez, tried to help, but AJ kept turning the tables, treating Hernandez like a mere nuisance. Yeah, Immortal eventually got the upper hand...for all of five seconds; Fortune quickly rushed the ring and chased them all off. The capper to this? Hernandez, while retreating, walks right into ''another'' beatdown - this one from a pissed-off Matt Morgan!
** It would appear the entire Fortune vs. Immortal angle is just spawning one Crowning Moment after another. After [[Ric Flair]] betrays Fortune, despite his support of the group earlier, he comes out to the ring and gives a [[A God Am I]] speech before calling [[AJ Styles]] down to the ring. AJ responds to Flair's [[Hannibal Lecture]] with an '''''EPIC''''' [[Shut UP, Hannibal]], followed by a [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|beatdown]] that left Flair near-naked and beaten half to death. Immortal's newest [[The Dragon|hired gun]], Hernandez, tried to help, but AJ kept turning the tables, treating Hernandez like a mere nuisance. Yeah, Immortal eventually got the upper hand...for all of five seconds; Fortune quickly rushed the ring and chased them all off. The capper to this? Hernandez, while retreating, walks right into ''another'' beatdown - this one from a pissed-off Matt Morgan!
*** More impressive is that Flair's normal mic skills, despite being top notch as they always were, were overshadowed by AJ's. [[AJ Styles]] outdid the "stylin' and profilin'" Nature Boy at his own game!
*** More impressive is that Flair's normal mic skills, despite being top notch as they always were, were overshadowed by AJ's. [[AJ Styles]] outdid the "stylin' and profilin'" Nature Boy at his own game!
** Yet another on the March 17th episode. AJ is doing a promo on his upcoming #1 contender match when Ric comes in to try and start another [[Hannibal Lecture]]. AJ doesn't even let Flair finish his sentence and [[Talk to The Fist|decks him to the ground]], having gotten fed up with Flair's lectures. Crosses over into [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] when he states how good it felt to do so and just walks off.
** Yet another on the March 17th episode. AJ is doing a promo on his upcoming #1 contender match when Ric comes in to try and start another [[Hannibal Lecture]]. AJ doesn't even let Flair finish his sentence and [[Talk to The Fist|decks him to the ground]], having gotten fed up with Flair's lectures. Crosses over into [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] when he states how good it felt to do so and just walks off.
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** Another one the next week. Daniels comes out and demands to be put into Lockdown in AJ's place. Flair and Immortal come out to the ring and Flair begins another [[Hannibal Lecture]] and states there's no way Daniels can be in TNA because Eric and Hogan wouldn't dream of letting him. Daniels reveals he's already one step ahead of Immortal and went over their heads to the network in order to get himself a contract and inserted into the match. To cap it off, he leads Fortune in an attack on Immortal and drives them out of the ring.
** Another one the next week. Daniels comes out and demands to be put into Lockdown in AJ's place. Flair and Immortal come out to the ring and Flair begins another [[Hannibal Lecture]] and states there's no way Daniels can be in TNA because Eric and Hogan wouldn't dream of letting him. Daniels reveals he's already one step ahead of Immortal and went over their heads to the network in order to get himself a contract and inserted into the match. To cap it off, he leads Fortune in an attack on Immortal and drives them out of the ring.
** When AJ returns to ''Impact!'', he calls out Bully Ray. Being the [[Dirty Coward]] he is, Bully Ray tries to talk big and not enter the steel cage that AJ has prepared. So Daniels rushes the ring and locks Bully Ray in with AJ. Cue an extremely well deserved [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]. If Ray hadn't got out of dodge, he'd have been put through a table by a flying attack from the top of the cage.
** When AJ returns to ''Impact!'', he calls out Bully Ray. Being the [[Dirty Coward]] he is, Bully Ray tries to talk big and not enter the steel cage that AJ has prepared. So Daniels rushes the ring and locks Bully Ray in with AJ. Cue an extremely well deserved [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]. If Ray hadn't got out of dodge, he'd have been put through a table by a flying attack from the top of the cage.
** The opening segment of the May 5, 2011 episode of ''Impact'' saw Hulk Hogan and Immortal beat on three TNA officials only to come out on the back end of a brawl against [[Wrestler/Sting|Sting]], [[Rob Van Dam]], and Fortune. While Immortal was backing up the ramp, Bobby Roode called Hogan out and made sure he listened by ceaselessly calling him a coward, then finally said what everyone in TNA had been thinking about him, particularly over the firing of Jay Lethal, [[Its Personal|a personal friend of Roode's]]. Yep. Fortune is definitely going to need its own section by the time this is over.
** The opening segment of the May 5, 2011 episode of ''Impact'' saw Hulk Hogan and Immortal beat on three TNA officials only to come out on the back end of a brawl against [[Wrestler/Sting|Sting]], [[Rob Van Dam]], and Fortune. While Immortal was backing up the ramp, Bobby Roode called Hogan out and made sure he listened by ceaselessly calling him a coward, then finally said what everyone in TNA had been thinking about him, particularly over the firing of Jay Lethal, [[It's Personal|a personal friend of Roode's]]. Yep. Fortune is definitely going to need its own section by the time this is over.
** The Fortune vs. Immortal match at ''Lethal Lockdown'' had it's fair share, including Daniels hitting a crossbody from the top of the cage to [[Matt Hardy]] and Abyss. However, the crowner has to be [[AJ Styles]] returning to help Fortune pull out the win and taking a measure of revenge on Bully Ray for taking him out. Bully Ray reacting like he just saw a ghost is the best part.
** The Fortune vs. Immortal match at ''Lethal Lockdown'' had it's fair share, including Daniels hitting a crossbody from the top of the cage to [[Matt Hardy]] and Abyss. However, the crowner has to be [[AJ Styles]] returning to help Fortune pull out the win and taking a measure of revenge on Bully Ray for taking him out. Bully Ray reacting like he just saw a ghost is the best part.
** May 19th begins with Immortal in the ring, bragging, but are then interupted by Brain Kendrick leading the X Division, who have been royally ticked off at Immortal for overlooking them. After Eric gives each a match with stacked odds, they respond with a resounding "[[Bring It On]]". Afterwards, Immortal ends up on the short end of a major beatdown from both the X Division and Fortune. The sight of these two groups uniting to beat up Immortal is as great as one would expect.
** May 19th begins with Immortal in the ring, bragging, but are then interupted by Brain Kendrick leading the X Division, who have been royally ticked off at Immortal for overlooking them. After Eric gives each a match with stacked odds, they respond with a resounding "[[Bring It On]]". Afterwards, Immortal ends up on the short end of a major beatdown from both the X Division and Fortune. The sight of these two groups uniting to beat up Immortal is as great as one would expect.
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** Even better because it was [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Anderson's own idea for him to pretend to be Muta]] in the first place.
** Even better because it was [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Anderson's own idea for him to pretend to be Muta]] in the first place.
* June 9, 2011: Velvet Sky beating ODB, and her [[Take That]] promo before the match. Sting attacking Mr. Anderson in his trailer and choking him out: "You will never mock me again!"
* June 9, 2011: Velvet Sky beating ODB, and her [[Take That]] promo before the match. Sting attacking Mr. Anderson in his trailer and choking him out: "You will never mock me again!"
** Sting's [[The Reason You Suck Speech]] to Immortal.
** Sting's [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to Immortal.
** Gunner pinning Sting cleanly.
** Gunner pinning Sting cleanly.
* Slammiversary 2011: The Last Man Standing Match between [[AJ Styles]] and Bully Ray. [[Kurt Angle]] beating [[Jeff Jarrett]] to defend his gold medals.
* Slammiversary 2011: The Last Man Standing Match between [[AJ Styles]] and Bully Ray. [[Kurt Angle]] beating [[Jeff Jarrett]] to defend his gold medals.
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