iMPACT
March 13, 2008 – Recap by Sassy
NEWS FLASH!
Tonight TNA’s iMPACT will go head to head with Ring
of Honor “Rising Above” on pay per view. I have seen the latest ROH pay per
view so I will be reviewing iMPACT.
Last week on iMPACT
Big Sexy Kevin Nash defeated The Prince of Phenomenal AJ
Styles in a Street Fight
Winners of the Special Stipulation for their match at
Destination X was Curry Man & Shark Boy who announced their match against
Team 3D would be a Fish Market Street Fight.
Tomko defeated The Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe in
a First Blood Match.
The War Machine Rhino defeated Judas Mesias with Father
James Mitchell.
Awesome Kong with Raisha Saeed defeated Salinas
representing LAX.
The Instant Classic Christian Cage defeated Kurt Angle in
a Six Sides of Steel Cage Match.
Nash, Joe and Christian, the Unlikely Alliance, will now
have the advantage at the beginning of their Six Man Match against Angle, Tomko
and AJ, the Angle Alliance
The first rough cut video of BG James & Kip James
TNA
X-DIVISION PAY PER VIEW RESULTS
Original air date: March 9, 2008, Norfolk, VA
Number
One Contender Tag Team Match
Homicide & Hernandez, Latin American Exchange
Vs.
Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt, Rock ‘n Rave Infection
Vs.
Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley, Motor City Machineguns
WINNERS:
HOMICIDE & HERNANCEZ, LATIN AMERICAN EXCHANGE
TNA
X Division Championship Match
Black Machismo Jay Lethal, Champion
Vs.
Johnny Devine, Challenger
WINNER
AND STILL X DIVISION CHAMPION: BLACK MACHISMO JAY LETHAL
Kaz & Eric
Vs.
Black Reign & Rellik
WINNERS:
Kaz & “Super” Eric
TNA
Women’s Division Championship
Awesome Kong, Champion, with Raisha Saeed
Vs.
O.D.B.
&
Gail Kim
WINNER:
Awesome Kong
Fish
Market Street Fight
Shark Boy & Curry Man
Vs.
Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Team 3D
WINNERS: SHARK BOY & CURRY MAN
Strap
Match
Robert Roode with Payton Banks
Vs.
Booker T with Traci Brooks
WINNER:
ROBERT ROODE
Elevation
X Match
The War Machine Rhino
Vs.
Cowboy James Storm
WINNER: THE WAR MACHINE RHINO
Six
Man Tag Team Match
The Unlikely Alliance
The Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe
&
The Instant Classic Christian Cage
&
Big Sexy Kevin Nash
Vs.
The Angle Alliance
Kurt Angle, TNA Heavyweight Champion
&
The Prince of Phenomenal AJ Styles
&
Tomko
WINNERS: The Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe
&
The Instant Classic Christian Cage
&
Big Sexy Kevin Nash
The show opens with video shots of the Destination X pay per view
Kurt Angle
SURE
I AM THAT THIS DAY
The Instant Classic Christian Cage
WE
ARE MASTERS OF OUR FATE
The War Machine Rhino & Cowboy James Storm, Elevation X
Match
THAT THE TASK WHICH HAS BEEN SET BEFORE US
Big Sexy Kevin Nash, Robert Roode & Payton Banks, The Samoan Submission
Machine Samoa Joe
IS
NOT ABOVE OUR STRENGTHS
Booker T, Homicide Awesome Kong, “Super” Eric,
THAT
ITS PANGS AND TOILS
O.D.B., Awesome Kong, Black Machismo Jay Lethal, The Guru
Sonjay Dutt & SoCal Val, Hernandez,
ARE
NOT BEYOND OUR ENDURANCE
Referee Rudy Charles, Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed, Traci
Brooks The War Machine Rhino, The Pride of Tennessee Jacqueline Moore,
AS
LONG AS WE HAVE FAITH IN OUR CAUSE
The Instant Classic Christian Cage, The Phenomenal AJ Styles,
Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Tomko, Big Sexy Kevin Nash,
AND
AN UNCONQUERABLE WILL TO WIN
Samoa Joe, Tomko, Earl Hebner
VICTORY
WILL NOT BE DENIED US
- Sir Winston Churchill
I will not even hazard a guess as to what the great
Winston Churchill must be thinking and hope that none of the TNA writers are
spirit sensitive – otherwise they could be in some deep s*** comparing
professional wrestling to the glory of those who fought and died in World War
II. If any of the writers ARE
spirit sensitive and the legions of servicemen and women are showing up in the
dark of night, there is a show called Paranormal State.
Give them a call…
“THE
END FOR JOE?”
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iMPACT
is being broadcast from Universal Studios, Orlando, FL
On
Spike TV.
Ringside announcers: Mike Tenay & Don West
Ring announcer: David Penzer
Backstage interviews: Jeremy Borash & Crystal Loutham
Ringside valet: SoCal Val
WELCOME
TO THE iMPACT ZONE!
Mike Tenay informs the audience that tonight they will
witness all the fallout from Destination X including the bombshell that was
promised by Karen Angle. Well, I
just made up my mind as to whether or not to purchase a replay of the pay per
view – NOT!
West informs the audience that tonight Kurt Angle will face
Kaz.
Jim Cornette is in the ring. He says he is here to officially
announce the double main event for Lockdown, Sunday, April13, from Lowell, MA
will be (1) TNA World Heavyweight Championship – Kurt Angle, Champion vs. The
Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage Match and (2) Steel Cage
Match, 2 teams of 4 men, Lethal Lockdown Match, the winning team will be the
team that scores the first pinfall – The two team captains for that match will
be The Instant Classic Christian Cage who makes his way to the ring and Tomko
who makes his way to the ring. Cornette tells the two to conduct themselves as
professionals. Cornette is going to state the rules: they each have two weeks to
give Cornette the rosters for their respective teams. The rules of the match
have been set and the roster must be finalized and he asks if there are any
questions. Christian says there are no questions but he needs to get a few
things off his chest. The first is that Tomko costs Christian the TNA
Championship. He calls him The Captain of Team Tomko. Christian reminds Tomko
that at Destination X, Samoa Joe choked Tomko’s a** out. Christian says that
at Lockdown, Christian is going to take him out for the last time. Christian
tells Tomko he is still a lap dog. Christian tells Tomko he will always be a
big, jacked up, bald headed BLEEP. Tomko takes a swing at Christian, Cornette
moves to get out of the line of fire, Christian ducks and comes up with punches.
Christian sends Tomko down to the mat and stomps on him. AJ Styles enters the
ring and goes after Christian and it’s two on one until Kevin Nash charges
into the ring and runs Tomko and AJ out of the ring.
Tenay breaks into Nash calling AJ and Tomko back into the
ring to tell the audience that Karen Angle has just arrived at the iMPACT Zone.
Good grief, can we stick with some ring action here? No, we can’t, because the
camera is now backstage with JB and Mrs. Angle. JB wants to know why she is
sneaking in and asks about the bombshell tonight but she is going to respect the
fact that Angle has a match tonight and that she will talk to him after the
match. Oh, good. That means we’ll
all be able to see and HEAR it.
Commercial break.
Tenay tells the audience that Petey Williams competes in a
Lockdown Qualifying Match against Curry Man.
Crystal is backstage with Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner, Rhaka
Khan and Maple Leaf Muscle Petey Williams. Scott says that he is there to
address all the confusion about those cases. Scott doesn’t’ want both cases.
Scott tells Petey that tonight he needs to qualify tonight for the match at
Lockdown and then Petey can be the X Division champion on April 13. Petey says
that they should share everything especially the X Division briefcase. Petey
says that Scott should be the Heavyweight Champion and Petey should be the X
Division. Scott says that nothing is free and that Petey’s initiation is
coming and that tonight will decide what will happen.
Joel Anderson from Survivor: Micronesiam, Fans versus
Favorites, is in the audience.
TNA
Lockdown X-Scape Qualifying Match
Winner
goes to Lockdown
Maple Leaf Muscle Petey Williams from Windsor, Ontario,
Canada
Accompanied by Rhaka Khan
Vs.
Curry Man from Japan
Referee: Earl Hebner
I don’t know what Curry Man has got, but the fans in the
live audience seem to adore him.
Petey begins the match by trying to intimidate Curry Man with
Petey’s massive muscles. Curry Man responds by trying to intimidate Petey with
Curry Man’s dance moves. It’s a moves and counter moves match until Curry
Man goes through the ropes and to the floor. Petey comes over the top rope and
takes Curry Man back down to the floor with a hurricanrana. Both men are back in
the ring and Petey delivers a jawbreaker then goes for the pin. He doesn’t get
the three count. Petey delivers a neck breaker and again goes for the cover but
only gets a two count. Petey picks Curry Man up off the mat and goes to work on
his neck. Curry Man is back to his feet and uses elbows to the abdomen to make
Petey break the hold. Curry Man comes off the ropes, Petey sidesteps and Curry
Man lands neck first on the second rope. Petey comes off the ropes and delivers
a dropkick to Curry Man’s back. More moves and counter moves until Curry Man
delivers a dropkick that sends Petey to the canvas. Curry Man seems to have
gotten some energy back. He sends Petey into the ropes and delivers a back body
drop then clotheslines that keep Petey down on the mat. Curry Man sets Petey on
the second rope and delivers a hip smash, then Curry Man climbs to the top rope
and delivers a cross body block before going for a cover. As the referee is
ready to count, Rhaka is up on the apron ring causing a distraction. Curry Man
gets up to argue with Rhaka, Petey is back on his feet and charges, but Curry
Man gets out of the way and Petey stops just short of knocking Rhaka off the
apron ring. Petey delivers a kick to Curry Man’s midsection and sets him up
for the Canadian destroyer. Curry Man shoves Petey back into the ropes, Petey
collides with Rhaka, knocking her down on the ring apron, Curry Man uses a
bridge to pin Petey and get the three count.
Winner
Curry
Man
There was quite a bit of wrestling during this short match.
I’m not quite sure I understand the Scott Steiner/Petey Williams thing but so
far it seems to be working for both of them. Curry Man did an excellent job of
counter moves during the match.
After the match, Scott appears to tell Petey that he didn’t
do his job when he lost the match. Scott has a set of handcuffs, he calls Petey
down to the floor. As Petey tries to talk his way out of it, Scott puts the
handcuffs on Petey as Rhaka puts a black covering over Petey’s head.
JB is backstage with Cornette. JB makes reference to Cornette
having everything under control. Cornette says he knows that Christian wants to
get his hands on AJ and Tomko. Cornette
faces the camera and tells Christian to go around the locker room and find
himself a partner and he will have his match with AJ and Tomko tonight instead
of waiting for Lockdown. Brother Ray and Brother Devon of Team 3D enter the area
and tell Cornette that if they see any of the following, Team 3D is going to
take them out: the Motor City
Machineguns, Shark Boy, Curry Man, and any reality stars running around in the
iMPACT Zone, and they tell Cornette that he has been warned. The only person
that is not in their sights is Cornette. Cornette says he’d like a farm in
Kansas, somewhere to grow corn. Hey,
Cornette, I can help you out with that.
Commercial break.
Tenay reminds the audience that Christian Cage will find a
partner and face AJ Styles & Tomko.
The audience sees a video recap of The Samoan Submission
Machine Samoa Joe’s history with TNA wrestling.
Samoa Joe enters the ring, dressed in street attire, to talk
about his match against Kurt Angle at Lockdown for the TNA World Heavyweight
Championship. According to Joe, he will not be in the iMPACT Zone until he
becomes the champion at Lockdown and if he does not win the belt as he has
promised to do, he will be done in the TNA ring.
Commercial break.
Crystal is in the back with Christian who is in the locker
room looking for a partner. Christian approaches Rhino and tells him that he
understands why Rhino never responded to his voicemails and that now they should
talk face to face. He tells Rhino they need to talk and Rhino throws a chair and
tells Christian he is not interested and leaves the locker room.
Tag Team Match
Rellik
&
Black Reign
Vs.
Chris Sabin
&
Alex Shelley
The Motor City Machineguns from Detroit, MI
Referee: Rudy Charles
Tenay tells the audience that the Detroit Tigers are sitting
at ringside.
The bell rings and Black Reign takes Sabin out to the floor
as Rellik and Shelley are in the ring. Rellik chokes Shelley as the ref makes
him break the hold, Black Reign comes off the ring apron to take Sabin down to
the floor. Rellik delivers a short arm clothesline, then picks Shelley up, but
Shelley slides over Rellik’s back and delivers a kick to the abdomen and a
jawbreaker. Black Reign is back in the ring. Shelley continues to work on Rellik
but Black Reign delivers a shot to the back and then they double team Shelley,
slamming him down to the mat and we go to
COMMERCIAL
BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MATCH!
THAT’S
ONE!
Rellik is on the apron and Black Reign is in the ring with
Shelley. Black Reign tags in Rellik. Rellik delivers a shot to Shelley and then
goes across the ring to deliver a kick to Sabin, knocking him off the ring
apron. Shelley manages to get a grip on Rellik, Black Reign enters the ring and
Shelley delivers a double DDT, then rolls across the ring to tag in Sabin.
Rellik goes across the ring but Sabin delivers a shoulder block, then drops off
the ring apron to hang Rellik up on the top rope. Sabin is back on the top
turnbuckle to deliver a flying dropkick that drops Black Reign. Sabin delivers a
forearm to Rellik and goes back across the ring to come at Rellik again. Rellik
catches Sabin but Sabin delivers a flying head scissors to take down Rellik.
Sabin tries to send Rellik across the ring but Rellik gets the switch and sends
Sabin into the ring post, Sabin grabs the top ropes and goes up and over Rellik.
As Rellik comes after Sabin with a clothesline, Sabin ducks underneath and comes
back with a kick to Rellik’s abdomen and a high kick to the back of Rellik’s
skull. Sabin delivers a smash to Rellik who is up against the ring post and then
Shelley enters the ring to use Sabin as a springboard as he delivers a squash to
Rellik. Sabin uses Shelley as a springboard to deliver a dropkick to Black Reign
on the ring apron. Black Reign goes off the ring apron to the floor. Sabin and
Shelley continue to double team Rellik and Sabin goes for the cover. The ref
gets to the count of two before Black Reign enters the ring to break it up.
Shelley goes after Black Reign and as he charges, Black Reign sends Shelley over
the top rope and down to the floor. Sabin gets double teamed by Black Reign and
Rellik, Rellik goes for the cover and gets the win.
Winners
Rellik
&
Black
Reign
I didn’t care for this match, not because the Motor City
Machineguns didn’t win, but because I don’t understand why they aren’t
working in the ring with X Division wrestlers versus TNA’s “monster
squad”. What little wrestling Sabin and Shelley did was good but it wasn’t
enough and I think the live audience felt the same way.
After the match, Black Reign takes the mic in order to
address “Super” Eric. Black Reign calls Eric out to the ring and Super Eric
enters the arena and the ring. Eric goes after Black Reign and Rellik, clearing
them out of the ring.
JB is in the back with AJ Styles outside of Kurt Angle’s
locker room. Of course, Karen Angle is waiting for AJ. She doesn’t tell him
anything about what she has planned. As she leaves, Tomko enters the ring and
tells AJ to get his head out of his a** because they have Christian right where
they want him – Christian doesn’t’ have a tag team partner. Tomko leaves
the room angry.
Kaz from Anaheim, CA
Vs.
Kurt Angle from Pittsburgh, PA
TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Referee: Andrew Thomas
Commercial break.
This could be a wrestling match even though Kaz is likely to
use high risk maneuvers to stay ahead of Angle.
The first few seconds of the match are wrestling holds and
counter holds until Angle has Kaz up against the ropes and delivers a shot
versus delivering a clean break. Angle follows up with European uppercuts but
Kaz sends Angle into the ropes and as Angle comes off the ropes, Kaz delivers a
kick to Angle’s abdomen. Kaz follows up with a high kick and then goes for the
cover but he only gets a two count before Angle kicks out. Kaz sends Angle into
the ropes again but this time Angle delivers a kick to Kaz’s chest as he comes
off the ropes. Angle charges at Kaz but Kaz moves out of the way and Angle runs
into the ropes. Kaz comes off the opposite side of the ring but Angle grabs him
and sends him over the top rope with a belly-to-belly suplex. It appeared Kaz
hit his back on the ring apron before going down to the floor. Angle goes out of
the ring to roll Kaz back into the ring. Angle delivers a suplex and goes for
the cover but Kaz kicks out. Angle keeps Kaz on the floor working on his neck
but Kaz manages to get back to his feet. Kaz delivers elbow shots to Angle’s
midsection then switches to fists in order to get Angle to break the front face
lock. Kaz breaks free and takes a swing at Angle but Angle ducks out of the way
and delivers a German suplex, then another German suplex but when he goes for
the third, Kaz rolls over Angles back and they nail each other with
clotheslines. Both men are down in the ring and the ref starts the count. He
gets to seven before Angle gets back to his feet and goes after Kaz. Kaz is back
up and he goes after Angle with fists to the face and then forearms to the jaw.
Kaz tries to sends Angle across the ring but Angle gets the switch and sends Kaz
into the ropes. Kaz comes off the ropes and ducks under Angle’s waiting
clothesline then comes off the opposite ropes and takes Angle down to the canvas
with a flying forearm. Angle gets back to his feet and Kaz delivers a
clothesline. Kaz nails Angle with another clothesline Angle sends Kaz into the
ring post and charges after him but Kaz steps through the ropes onto the ring
apron and Angle meets the ring post. Kaz comes over the top rope to deliver a
DDT. Kaz goes for the cover and gets a two count before Angle powers out. Both
men are back to their feet and Angle sends a knee into Kaz’s midsection. Angle
goes for the Olympic slam but Kaz outmaneuvers him and takes him down to the mat
with an arm drag, both men back to their feet and Kaz delivers a kick to the jaw
that sends Angle crashing down to the canvas. Kaz goes for the cover and gets a
two count before Angle gets a shoulder off the mat. Kaz is back to his feet and
he picks up Angle but Angle grabs Kaz’s ankle and goes for the ankle lock. Kaz
rolls over and takes Angle over and down to the mat in the process. Both men are
back to their feet, Kaz delivers a face plant and goes for the cover but he only
gets a two count before Angle manages to power out. Kaz sets Angle up on the top
turnbuckle and climbs up after him. Angle fights him off and delivers a forearm
that sends Kaz back down to the mat. Angle stands up on the top turnbuckle but
Kaz is back on his feet and he goes up the ropes again after Angle, this time
taking him down to the mat. Kaz goes for the cover and gets another two count
– the ref actually almost had his hand down to the mat for the three count –
before Angle kicks out. Kaz is back to his feet and he goes after Angle, trying
for what appeared to be another face plant but Angle shoves Kaz down to the
mat and goes for the ankle lock, this time making Kaz tap out.
Winner
Kurt
Angle
Kaz is one of the better rings workers in TNA and it is good
to see that he is getting some high profile matches. I felt Kaz did a great job
up against X Division workers but his latest push has been more toward the
heavyweight division. I have seen several wrestlers look very uncomfortable when
they are standing up on the top turnbuckle and Kurt Angle is one of those
wrestlers. He does not appear to be
comfortable doing any high risk maneuvers in the ring.
After the match, Karen Angle appears and the big
“bombshell” she drops on Angle is that she wants a separation. Angle agrees
and makes sure that she will be taking the kids so that he concentrate on
nothing but his upcoming match at Lockdown. If you want to know more about the
conversation, I’m sure you can find it on TNA’s official website – why
talk wrestling when you can talk soap operas, right?
Commercial break.
Tenay introduces
ROUGH CUT
THE REUNION
With BG James and Kip James. BG admits he was fired from the
“other organization” due to drug use. BG contends he was happy with 3 Live
Kru, BG, Ron “The Truth” Killings and Konan. Kip said he came to TNA because
of the “other organization” and that Brian (BG) was there.
Crystal is backstage with Lance Hoyt, Jimmy Rave and Christy
Hemme. The outfit Hemme is wearing is not flattering. I’m not sure what the
conversation was about.
Tenay points out that Zoel Zumaya and Curtis Granderson of
the Detroit Tigers in the front row.
Mixed
Six Person Tag Team Match
Lance Hoyt
&
Jimmy Rave
&
Christy Hemme
Rock ‘n Rave Infection
Vs.
Homicide
&
Hernandez
&
Salinas
Latin American Exchange
Referee: Slick Johnson
The match begins with Rave and Homicide in the ring. Homicide
delivers kicks to Rave’s abdomen than sends him into the ropes and nails him
as he comes off. Homicide takes down Rave with a suplex and goes for the cover
but Rave powers out. Homicide tries to send Rave into the ropes again but Rave
gets the switch and sends Homicide across the ring. Homicide comes off the
ropes, Rave leapfrogs over him, Homicide stops behind Rave and waits until Rave
turns around to deliver an inverted atomic drop. Homicide comes off the ropes
and drops Rave with an elbow to the jaw. Homicide goes for the cover, Rave kicks
out and Lance enters the ring. The ref sends Lance back through the ropes and
Rave delivers a jawbreaker and then drops him down to the mat. Rave tags in
Lance and we go to
COMMERCIAL
BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MATCH!
THAT’S
TWO!
Rave is back in the ring with Homicide. Homicide takes Rave
up in the air and drops him into the mat and tags in Hernandez. Hernandez throws
Rave over his head and down to the mat. Lance enters the ring and Hernandez
takes him out with a forearm shot to the jaw. Hernandez takes off his shirt and
uses it around Rave’s neck to throw him back across the ring. Lance goes after
Hernandez with a clothesline, Hernandez ducks under and picks up Lance, slamming
him down to the canvas. Rave is back on his feet and he goes after Hernandez but
Hernandez picks Rave up and sends him over his head and down to the mat.
Hernandez goes for the cover but Lance breaks it up. Lance sends Hernandez
across the ring and comes after him. Hernandez sends Lance up and over the top
turnbuckle, Lance hits the ring apron and then the floor. Hernandez goes back
into the ropes, comes across the ring and over the top rope to take Lance down
to the floor. Homicide is back in the ring with Rave. Homicide nails Rave with a
gringo stunner and then sets Rave up for the gringo killer. Rave rolls over
Homicide’s back and looks like he’s trying to tag in Hemme. Rave rolls out
of the ring and Hemme refuses to enter the ring. The ref tells Homicide that he
has to exit the ring and allow Salinas to enter to go one on one with Hemme. As
they are discussing the issue, Salinas leans over the top rope and slaps
Homicide on the shoulder, tagging herself into the match. As Salinas enters the
ring, Homicide delivers a suicide dive through the ropes to take out Rave on the
floor. Hemme has still not entered the ring so Salinas grabs her and pulls her
into the ring, body slamming her to the floor. Salinas delivers a clothesline
and when Hemme gets back to her feet, Salinas delivers a boot to the abdomen.
Salinas delivers an inverted DDT and goes for the cover but only gets a two
count. The ref goes outside the ring to argue with Lance about something and
Hemme grabs the guitar and nails Salinas across the back, goes for the pin and
gets the three count.
Winners
Lance
Hoyt
&
Jimmy
Rave
&
Christy
Hemme
Rock
‘n Rave Infection
No offense to the other talent in the ring but I think
Homicide and Hernandez are an awesome tag team. I was glad to hear they won the
number one contender’s match at Destination X.
They deserve a push. Salinas hasn’t been back in the ring long enough
for me to judge her performance but I don’t see a lot of wrestling talent
coming from Christy Hemme. Lance Hoyt does fairly well and I’ve seem Jimmy
Rave do much better than he did in the ring during this match.
I know that TNA fans would prefer matches that were not
interrupted by commercial breaks. Instead of breaking into the match, why not
try breaking into the blah, blah, blah segments and let us enjoy the in ring
action?
The
Courtship
Jay
+
SoCal
Val
I’ll make this quick. Jay and SoCal Val are at Universal
Studios Theme Park and they run into Sonjay Dutt. Sonjay tells Val that she
probably hasn’t seen everything there is to see at the part but Jay says they
have been all over the part. Sonjay tells Val there are a few secret spots and
offers to show her. Sonjay and Val leave Jay standing as they go off to see the
“secret” spots.
To Be Continued…
Crystal is backstage with Angelina Love and Velvet Sky who
are giving Roxxi Laveaux a makeover. The makeover turns into a work over and not
really worth writing about.
Commercial break.
JB is backstage with Gail Kim. He reminds her that she and
O.D.B. didn’t manage to take the belt away from Awesome Kong at Destination X.
Gail says she doesn’t know why she has a match with Velvet Sky tonight and
Gail faces the camera to tell Kong that she will not quit until she has taken
the belt back from Kong. She then tells Kong that she had better come after Gail
first or Kong won’t know what hit her.
Velvet Sky from the Big Apply
Accompanied by Angelina Love.
Vs.
Gail Kim from Tampa, FL
Referee: Earl Hebner
Velvet Sky comes to the ring like she should be going to the
local strip club versus a wrestling ring.
The bell rings and Gail takes Sky down with a hip toss. Sky
pulls Gail’s hair and manages to get back to her feet. Gail has Sky in a wrist
lock but Sky makes it to the ropes and when Gail delivers a clean break, Sky
delivers a backward elbow into the side of Gail’s head. Sky comes back with a
slap to Gails’ chest and a forearm then another slap before sending Gail
across the ring into the ring post. Gail grabs the top ropes and goes up and
over Sky and Sky meets the top turnbuckle with her face. Gail delivers a
dropkick and then a clothesline, a boot to the abdomen and then Gail climbs up
the ropes, holding onto Sky’s wrist and comes off down to the mat, taking Sky
down with an arm drag. As Sky gets back to her feet, Gail comes after her, but
Sky delivers a drop toehold that sends Gail into the ropes. Sky uses the ropes
to choke Gail until the ref makes her break it up. Sky delivers a kick to
Gail’s back and then a short dropkick before going for the cover. Gail kicks
out before the count of three. Sky then applies a choke hold and the ref again
makes her break the hold. Gail backs Sky up against the ropes and delivers open
handed slaps to the chest. Gail sends Sky into the ropes but Sky comes off the
ropes to deliver a kick to Gail’s chest. Sky comes off the ropes and face
plants Gail on the mat. Sky goes for the pin and gets a two count before Gail
gets a shoulder off the mat. Sky picks Gail up and slams her face first into the
top turnbuckle and then the middle turnbuckle. Sky backs up and goes for a
dropkick but Gail gets out of the way and Sky meets the ring post. Sky gets back
to her feet and Gail takes her down with a clothesline and then another. Gail
sends Sky into the ring post and then takes her over and down to the mat. Gail
takes Sky down to the mat and goes for the cover but the ref is busy with Love
who has climbed up on the ring apron. Gail gets back to her feet to argue with
the ref allowing Sky time to get back to her feet. Sky delivers a boot to
Gail’s midsection, picks Gail up, Gail breaks free, picks up Sky, drops her
backward, goes for the cover and gets the win.
Winner
Gail
Kim
After the match, Love enters the ring and gets in Gail’s
face and shoves her backward. Love shoves her again and this time Gail comes
back with a forearm and Gail and Love exchange blows. Gail delivers a spear that
takes Love down to the mat. Gail goes after Love but Sky is back in the ring and
we have a two on one as the audience chants fro O.D.B. They send Gail into the
ropes, Gail comes off the ropes and ducks under the double clothesline, then
grabs the ropes and slides out of the ring. Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed enter
the arena and Kong nails Gail from behind. Kong picks Gail up by the hair and
tosses her back into the ring. Kong runs the ref out of the ring as Raisha
enters. Kong picks up Gail and slams her to the mat and then sets her up for the
awesome bomb. Gail breaks free and comes back at Kong with forearms and delivers
a jawbreaker before taking Kong down with a spear. Gail has Kong down and is
pummeling her with fists but Raisha nails Gail in the back with the women’s
title belt. Raisha delivers stomps as Kong gets back to her feet to deliver a
clothesline. Kong tries to pick Gail up for the awesome bomb but O.D.B. enters
the arena and heads for the ring, steel chair in hand. Kong and Raisha bail out
of the ring and get out of O.D.B.’s way. O.D.B. checks on Gail who is still
down on the mat.
Crystal is backstage with Christian to find out who he is
going to get for a partner tonight in his match against AJ and Tomko. Kevin Nash
appears and says he would like to know who Christian is going to get as a
partner. Nash says that he did everything he said he was going to do at Lockdown
and Christian went to Rhino before he came to Nash. Christian asks Nash to be
his partner.
Commercial break.
Main
Event
Non-title
Tag Team Grudge Match
The Instant Classic Christian Cage from Tampa, FL by way
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
&
Big Sexy Kevin Nash from Detroit, MI
Vs.
Tomko
&
The Prince of Phenomenal AJ Styles from Gainesville, GA
TNA World Tag Team Champions
Referee: Rudy Charles
Tomko doesn’t like that goofy crown on AJ’s head anymore
than I do and Tomko does try to remove it but AJ hangs on to it. Nash and
Christian come out of the ring to meet AJ with Nash going after Tomko and
Christian going after AJ. Christian slams AJ’s face into the announcer’s
table and then the announcer’s table before rolling AJ into the ring. AJ
delivers a fist to Christian’s midsection and then to his face. AJ tries to
send Christian across the ring but Christian stops him and slams him with an
elbow. Christian comes off the ropes and AJ leapfrogs over him, Christian comes
off the opposite ropes and AJ drops to the mat, Christian goes over AJ and goes
into the opposite ropes. Christian goes into the opposite ropes and stops
himself. As Christian comes back into the ring, AJ goes up in the air and
Christian delivers a power bomb, going for the pin. He gets a two count.
Christian turns around and delivers a shot to Tomko, sending him down to the
floor. AJ sends a fist into Christian’s abdomen then delivers a fist to the
forehead before tagging Tomko into the match. Tomko slams Christian to the match
and goes for a cover. He gets a two count before Christian powers out. Tomko
backs Christian into the ring post and delivers several chops to the chest
before tagging AJ back into the ring. AJ comes in and delivers stomps then tags
Tomko back in. AJ and Tomko do a little double teaming and Nash wants in but the
ref stops him. Tomko has Christian back up on his feet and Christian comes back
with chops to Tokmo’s chest before Tomko rakes the eyes and tries to pick up
Christian again to slam him down to the mat. Christian manages to work his way
around and deliver an inverted DDT to Tomko. As Christian slowly gets back to
his feet, Angle enters the arena. Christian’s attention is turned to Angle and
we go to
YOU
GOT IT!
COMMERCIAL
BREAK AGAIN!
IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE MAIN EVENT
THAT’S
THREE!
AJ is in the ring with a downed Christian. Tenay gives the audience a recap of what happened during the commercial break as Christian was distracted by Angle entering the arena. Christian goes after Angle and AJ nails Christian with a boot as Tomko, who is still in the ring with Christian, distracts the ref. Security and Jim Cornette comes to ringside and makes Angle leave the arena and go backstage. Tomko picks Christian up and throws him over the top rope and down to the floor. Back to real time, AJ catapults Christian into the bottom rope and then delivers a fist to the forehead. AJ takes Christian to his corner and tags in Tomko before delivering fists to Christian’s abdomen before Tomko gets back in the ring. Tomko continues the punches and Christian is down on the mat. AJ uses a boot to choke Christian as Tomko has the ref distracted. As Tomko picks up Christian, Christian delivers a fist to the gut and chops to the chest. Tomko comes back with chops of his own and then suplexes Christian down to the mat. Tomko goes for the cover and gets a two count. Christian again nails Tomko in the abdomen with a fist, then one to the forehead, a chop to the chest and tries to dive over Tomko to get to Nash for a tag. Tomko catches Christian in midair and takes him back across to the wrong side of the ring. Tomko sets Christian up on the top turnbuckle, delivers a few punches, walks away and as he comes back, Christian greets him with an outstretched boot. Christian comes off the top and takes Tomko down with a DDT. Both men are down in the ring. Nash is leaning over the top rope begging for a tag. Christian reaches Nash as Tomko tags in AJ. Nash greets AJ with a blow that sends him down to the mat. Nash turns around and nails Tomko with a fist to the forehead that drops Tomko to the canvas. Nash tries to pick up AJ but AJ jumps on Nash’s back and hangs on. Nash turns AJ around and delivers a side slam, then goes for the cover. He gets a two count before Tomko nails Nash in the back, breaking the count. Tomko goes after Nash with a flurry of fists and then charges at Christian, but Christian grabs the top rope and Tomko goes over the top rope, down to the floor and into the guardrail. AJ gets back to his feet and delivers a fist to Nash’s jaw, then tries to set Nash up for the Styles splash. Nash picks up AJ and drops him with a high backdrop. Nash tags in Christian and goes back to AJ. Nash holds AJ up and delivers a power bomb, Christian comes off the rope with a frog splash and goes for the cover. He gets a two count before Tomko grabs the ref by the legs and pulls him out of the ring. As the ref is down on the floor arguing with Tomko, Brother Ray and Brother Devon of Team 3D enter the ring. They go after Nash and Christian in the middle of the ring. The ref rings the bell as Tomko comes in to help Team 3D wok over Nash and Christian. Nash delivers a double clothesline that drops Ray and Devon. Nash sets up Devon for a power bomb as Ray delivers a low blow to Christian. Tomko delivers a boot to the side of Nash’s skull and drops Nash to the canvas. AJ hands chairs in to his cronies in the ring. Devon and Ray go after Nash’s knee with the steel chairs. Christian crawls across the ring and tries to cover Nash’s knee. Ray takes a chair and goes after Christian’s throat as Security enters the ring. Cornette is in the ring with Security. Tomoko and Brother Ray high five each other and hug in the middle of the ring as Devon hugs AJ.
WINNERS
The Instant Classic Christian Cage
&
Big
Sexy Kevin Nash
Since no winners were actually announced, we are going with the assumption that AJ and Tomko were disqualified when Team 3D entered the ring on their behalf.
With the exception of Team 3D showing up and the fact that it
took a ton of Security to remove Angle from ringside and walk him out of the
arena, the match was decent. I can’t decide whether I prefer Christian as a
heel or a babyface because he does both so well. Diesel makes a great heel but
he’ll have trouble doing that being up against AJ and Tomko and Team 3D who
are all heels at the present time.
As Team 3D exits the ring, they come face to face with Joel
Anderson of Survivor, who has a front row seat by the entrance ramp. Devon nails
Anderson with a fist and then Ray pulls Anderson over the guardrail and they
both beat down Anderson, including Ray nailing him with a chair.
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