Well Joe also was the one who took the Belt Shot which I think should account for TNA trying to protect him. He was booked like that so he doesn't have to be lowered by actually losing the match. Hopefully that will lead to Joe vs AJ with a clean finish this time around. I'd say Joe goes over, AJ moves to the Main Event again (against Raven?), Daniels comes back in and says that Joe never beat him and he wants his belt back. The booking writes itself, just from how this particular match went.
On a side note, I've really enjoyed what bps21 has been contributing to this thread.