 Heading into Bound for Glory IV , TNA created a company @-@ wide narrative that led to an on @-@ screen rivalry between professional wrestling veterans , who played the villains , and the younger talent of the company , who played the heroic characters . Several matches and storylines that led to the event were connected to this narrative , such as the storyline surrounding the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the bout pitting Kurt Angle against Jeff Jarrett . This narrative started at TNA 's Victory Road PPV event on July 13 , where Samoa Joe defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Booker T. During the match , Joe relentlessly assaulted Booker T to the point that referees nor security could stop him . This led to Sting interfering in the contest trying to calm Joe down . Joe refused to listen and continued his assault , causing Sting to hit Joe in the stomach with a baseball in order for Joe to stop , resulting in a no contest . Sting did not state a reason as to why he hit Joe in the weeks after the event . At TNA 's Hard Justice PPV event on August 10 , A.J. Styles fought Angle in a Last Man Standing match , which he won after injuring Angle 's neck in the contest . After the bout , Styles attacked Angle 's injured neck , making the injury more severe in the storyline until Sting attacked Styles to prevent the assault from continuing . On the August 14 episode of TNA 's television program TNA Impact ! , Sting explained that both Joe and Styles had been disrespectful and violent in their current rivalries and matches . He stated that his actions were to end that type of behavior between the younger wrestlers and the veteran wrestlers . 
