Impact Wrestling 5-30-13: Jeff Hardy Returns At Slammiversary

On the final edition of Impact Wrestling before the upcoming Slammiversary Pay-Per-View event, at the beginning of the show, it appeared that Aces & Eightsh had turned on D’Lo Brown, thus turning D’Lo face. Also, after Aces & Eights members D.O.C. and Wes Brisco interfered in the match between fellow Aces & Eights cohort Garett Bischoff’s and Samoa Joe’s match, thus giving Joe the win by disqualification, Joe’s tag team partner Brutus Magnus came to his aid and both men cleared the ring of Aces & Eights. Afterwards, Joe announced that at Slammiversary, it would be Aces & Eights members D.O.C., Bischoff, & Brisco against Joe, Magnus, and the returning Jeff Hardy. Also, during new TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Mickie James’ championship celebration, she told the TNA Fans that there have been a lot of people questioning the way she won the championship from Velvet Sky the previous week on Impact Wrestling when she targeted Velvet’s injured knee. Mickie then asked Velvet to come out so that she could clear the air. After Velvet came out, Velvet said that everything was cool between them and that she wants her rematch for the championship. Mickie responded by saying that she would get her rematch, but that she wants to give it to her when her knee is 100%. Velvet responded by telling Mickie that she appreciates the gesture, but that she wants to have the rematch at Slammiversary. Mickie responded by telling Velvet that she can respect that, but pointed out that there is already a Last Knockout Standing Match between Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim at Slammiversary. Gail Kim then interrupts the two women by coming out and saying that the only woman who should get the next championship opportunity is her. Velvet responded by making it clear to Gail that she (Velvet) is the first one in line to get the next championship opportunity. Gail responded by targeting Velvet’s injured knee. During the attack, it didn’t seem like Mickie was in any big hurry to put a stop to the it. Fortunately, Taryn Terrell came to Velvet’s aid. Mickie then walked off without even checking on Velvet. After all that had just transpired, it was definitely noticeable that Mickie was acting uncharacteristically; I’m not going to say that Mickie has turned heel just yet, but I will say that she is on probation. Also, after TNA World Heavyweight Champion and President of Aces & Eights Bully Ray told her estranged wife and Knockout Executive Brooke Hogan that he still loves her last week on Impact Wrestling, Brooke’s father and General Manger Hulk Hogan wanted to know what she made of it. Brooke then assured her father that her resentment towards her estranged husband has not changed.