 The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in which the champion Samoa Joe defended against the challenger Sting . The duration of the encounter was 16 minutes and 54 seconds . The beginning of the match had Joe on the offensive , with Joe performing a dive between the ropes to hit Sting in the face with his forearm . The competitors then fought throughout the crowd for an extended period . At one point while the two were fighting on the arena steps , Joe jumped from a luxury box and kicked Sting down the stairs . Afterwards , Sting and Joe fought back towards the ring with each trading the offensive advantage . Back in the ring , Sting earned a near @-@ fall after an aerial splash from the top of a turnbuckle . Joe placed Sting in an STF submission hold after a powerbomb next . Sting reached the ropes , causing the hold to be broken by the referee . Sting threw Joe into a ring corner and performed his signature Stinger Splash before lifting Joe up and slamming Joe neck @-@ first onto the mat with Joe 's signature Muscle Buster maneuver . Joe got up off the mat immediately and attacked Sting . He then slammed Sting head and back @-@ first into the mat with Sting 's trademark Scorpion Death Drop maneuver . Sting also got up immediately after the move . Later , Kevin Nash entered the arena and walked to the ringside area . Nash had reportedly left the company but his attendance backstage was leaked to various media outlets . As Joe was arguing with the referee , Sting retrieved a baseball bat that he had left at ringside . Nash pulled the bat from Sting 's hands , not allowing him to use it in the match . Afterwards , Joe and Sting fought in the ring when Sting dodged a running Joe , causing him to almost collide with referee Earl Hebner who dodged as well . At this time , Nash hit Joe across the back with the baseball bat when Joe came in contact with the ring ropes . Sting followed by performing the Scorpion Death Drop on Joe and pinned him to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . The event came to a close as Sting celebrated in @-@ front of the crowd . 
