The 2012 No Surrender was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that took place on September 9, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida.[1] It was the eighth and final annual No Surrender under its chronology. The event hosted the culmination of the Bound for Glory Series, which determined the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory.

No Surrender (2012)
Promotional poster featuring various TNA wrestlers.
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateSeptember 9, 2012
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueImpact Zone
Attendance1,100
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Hardcore Justice
Next →
Bound for Glory
No Surrender chronology
← Previous
2011
Next →
2013

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[2]

Storylines

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Other on-screen personnel
Commentator Mike Tenay
Taz
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
Referee Rudy Charles
Mark "Slick" Johnson
Andrew Thomas
Interviewers Jeremy Borash

No Surrender featured seven professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

The primary matches on the card center around the conclusion of the Bound for Glory Series. The top four in the standings based on points were James Storm, Samoa Joe, Bully Ray, and Jeff Hardy. As the final four, they advanced to the one night tournament at the PPV that will determine the ultimate winner. As points leader, Storm had the option to choose his opponent in the semi-finals, and selected Bully Ray (due to Ray making accusations about Storm being involved with Aces & Eights and because in the previous year, Bully Ray beat James Storm in a Bound for Glory semi-final match), leaving Joe vs Hardy as the other semi-final. The winners of those matches will meet in the finals where the winner receives a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at Bound for Glory.

Another major match on the card features TNA World Champion Austin Aries challenging any member of Aces & Eights to a fight. After weeks of attacks on Aries by the renegade group, Aries had threatened a lower level member of the group in exchange for a fight at the PPV, specifically targeting the large enforcer known as "Arm Breaker".

Another storyline on the card features Rob Van Dam going against Magnus. After Van Dam was eliminated from the final four, Magnus mocked him in backstage by saying that Van Dam can't reach the bar anymore and isn't the man he once was, which resulted in Van Dam punching Magnus in the face. They start fighting until Security run in to separate them.

The top midcard match features Christopher Daniels and Kazarian defending the TNA World Tag Team Championship against former champions AJ Styles and Kurt Angle. After the revelation that Daniels and Kazarian had fabricated the whole Claire Lynch pregnancy story to blackmail Styles, Styles vowed revenge, and is using his rematch clause to challenge for the titles that Daniels and Kazarian won from Styles and Angle in June.

Results

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Jeff Hardy defeated Samoa Joe2012 Bound for Glory Series Semi-Final match12:34
2Bully Ray defeated James Storm2012 Bound for Glory Series Semi-Final match13:54
3Miss. Tessmacher (c) defeated TaraSingles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship06:55
4Zema Ion (c) defeated Sonjay DuttSingles match for the TNA X Division Championship11:32
5Rob Van Dam defeated MagnusSingles match10:07
6Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) (c) defeated A.J. Styles and Kurt AngleTag Team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship19:30
7Jeff Hardy defeated Bully Ray2012 Bound for Glory Series final match12:23
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TNA No Surrender: September 9 LIVE On Pay-Per-View & TNAOnDemand.com". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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