 On the May 31 episode of "Impact Wrestling", both Lashley and Galloway had to pick opponents for their opponents; Galloway picked Bram for Lashley, where the match ended in disqualification, and Lashley picked Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) for Galloway, in which Galloway was victorious.On the June 7 episode of "Impact Wrestling", Matt Hardy challenged Galloway for the title, but the match ended in disqualification when Lashley attacked Galloway.On the January 26 episode of "Impact Wrestling", Jeff Hardy issued a challenge to his brother Matt Hardy for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but as the match was set to begin, he was attacked by Eric Young and Bram, Hardy was later piledrivered through a table by Young and sent to a hospital.