Later that night, Storm defeated Angle to advance as the winner in their match, and Roode wrestled with Hardy to a no-contest due to outside interference by Bully Ray, who incapacitated the referee.

On the January 5 edition of Impact Wrestling, Garett Bischoff returned to the company and was stripped of his referee duties and welcomed to the official roster as a full-time wrestler by TNA GM Sting, after his storyline injury from receiving a piledriver on the exposed concrete floor at the hands of Gunner in December.

On the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling, both took part in the Wild Card Tournament implemented to determine number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship.

On the January 19 edition of Impact, Alex Shelley returned following a five-month absence from a shoulder injury to challenge Austin Aries, who had been dominating the X Division for months.

On the January 12 edition of Impact, Joe and Magnus attacked Morgan and Crimson after they successfully retained the Tag Titles, leading up to the eventual announcement of their rematch.

On the January 26 edition of Impact, Tara defeated Velvet Sky and Mickie James to become number one contender to the Knockouts Title.

Ion's knee hit directly into Sorensen’s upper cranium, instantly causing him to collapse to the ground, fracturing his C1 Vertebra.

Sorensen returned to the ring a year and a half later on July 27, 2013 in a winning effort with Nick Fame against Angel Santos and MDK at FUW Throwndown 5.