With the TNA World Heavyweight Championship slipping away from him, a desperate Bobby Roode forced a disqualification to retain the title at TNA Genesis.

Roode was challenged by Jeff Hardy for the belt in the main event of Monday’s pay-per-view.

As the match got underway, Hardy was the first man taken off his feet when Roode connected with a big shoulder-block. Bobby then set about trying to weaken Jeff’s arm, presumably working towards submitting Hardy in his trademark armbar.

The action soon shifted out of the ring though, and momentum swing back in Jeff Hardy’s favour as he whipped Bobby Roode to the steel steps. Hardy then allowed Roode to slump against the guard-rail and positioned the stairs so as to perform a modified Poetry in Motion, slamming in to Bobby.

Back in the ring Hardy covered Roode for the first near fall of the match, and then took to the top rope. Bobby was able to cut Jeff off though, and pummel him in a tree of woe before a suplex and a second-rope knee-drop gave Roode a two count.

Roode trapped Jeff Hardy in a chinlock, wearing him down and ultimately transitioning to the crossface, which Hardy managed to escape when he reached the bottom rope.

Roode crashed and burned as he attempted a high-flying attack and Jeff Hardy brought the fight to the champion once more with a flying forearm and a side-Russian legsweep followed by a pin for a count of two.

A big spinebuster from Roode stopped Hardy’s momentum in its tracks, but only for a moment, as Jeff was able to counter a superplex attempt from Roode and slam the champ to the canvas.

Roode rolled clear of a Swanton Bomb and all the way out of the ring before deciding to head to the back, seeming to have had enough of Jeff Hardy.

With the title ineligible to change hands on a count-out, Jeff Hardy chased after Bobby Roode and brought him back to the ring.

Roode took Hardy over with a fisherman’s suplex but Jeff kicked out at two and followed up with a Twist of Fate and then Whisper the Wind to put Roode on the mat. Bobby was able to kick out of Hardy’s cover though, keeping himself in the match.

Roode once again tried to walk out on the match, but was headed off by Jeff Hardy again. In the ring Bobby looked to roll Jeff Hardy up with his feet on the ropes, but referee Brian Hebner spotted the champion’s cheating and refused to count the pin.

Hardy caught Roode in a roll-up for a two count. As Bobby kicked out, he turned his attention from Jeff to the referee, and nailed Hebner with a kick to the groin.

Jeff Hardy swooped in with a Twist of Fate as Hebner writhed in pain, but before the challenger could make a cover Hebner called for the bell, disqualifying Roode for his illegal assault, and allowing him to remain TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

Neither Jeff Hardy nor the crowd were pleased with the referee’s decision. As such, Hardy demonstrated his frustration with a Swanton Bomb on Roode, before placing the TNA Championship over him.

TNA Genesis Results:

• X-Division Championship, Four-Way Dance:
  Austin Aries (c) def. Jesse Sorensen, Kid Kash and Zema Ion
  Kid Kash was the first man eliminated after a 450 splash from Zema Ion. Ion was next to go as Jesse Sorensen went in the opposite direction and eliminated Zema with a small package. Sorensen began to build some momentum against Aries, but Ion, who had remained at ringside despite being eliminated, knocked Jesse’s feet out from under him as he climbed to the top rope. With Sorensen in a vulnerable position, Aries nailed Jesse with a precise dropkick before finishing him with a second-rope Brainbuster.
  
  
• Devon def. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero w/ Terrence & Terrell
  “The Pope” appeared to have things going his way until he called on Devon’s sons, Terrence and Terrell, to get involved with the match. Both boys refused to attack their father, which led to Dinero ejecting them from the ring. Having seen enough, Devon fired up and began to mount a comeback against “The Pope”. When Dinero missed the DDE in the corner, Devon was ready to capitalise with the Saving Grace for the win, and an emotional reunion with his sons.
  
  
• Gunner w/ Ric Flair def. Rob Van Dam
  Hell-bent on injuring Van Dam, Gunner managed to do what he couldn’t on Impact Wrestling when he pulled back the protective padding on the concrete floor and planted RVD with a DDT. Back in the ring, a three-count was unavoidable, and Gunner left with his mentor, Ric Flair, while Van Dam left on a stretcher.
  
  
• Knockouts Championship:
  Gail Kim (c) def. Mickie James via disqualification
  Velvet Sky talked Sting into having Madison Rayne locked in a cage and suspended above the ring to ensure she did not interfere in the match. “Velvet’s Touch” couldn’t make Madison an impartial bystander for long though, and soon Rayne attempted to throw some brass knuckles to Gail Kim. When the referee intercepted the weapon, Rayne tossed another pair to Kim – only for Mickie James to catch the knuckles this time. Frustrated with the way the match was going, James clocked Kim in plain sight of the referee to give the Knockouts Champion the win.
  
  
• Monster’s Ball Match:
  Abyss def. Bully Ray
  It took tacks, tables, barbed wire, a cheese-grater and even the return of Janice, but in the end Abyss emerged victorious from Monster’s Ball after a Black Hole Slam onto a barbed-wire board.
  
  
• TNA Tag Team Championship:
  Crimson & Matt Morgan (c) def. Magnus & Samoa Joe
  Crimson and Morgan were able to overcome the combination of Magnus and Samoa Joe with a huge double-chokeslam that drilled Magnus and left him down for the count.
  
  
• Kurt Angle def. James Storm
  With pride on the line and a heated rivalry behind them, Kurt Angle proved James Storm may not always have his number with a tainted win over the Cowboy. With the referee distracted after being dragged into the path of Storm’s superkick and almost knocked down, Angle hit Storm with a low blow and followed up with a hard kick to the side of the head to put Storm away.
  
  
• TNA World Heavyweight Championship:
  Jeff Hardy def. Bobby Roode (c) via disqualification
  When it became clear that Roode wasn’t going to be able to keep Jeff Hardy down, nor make him submit, the reigning champion did the only thing he could think of to retain his title – low-blow the referee and take the disqualification loss to keep the TNA World Heavyweight Championship around his waist.