TNA Impact TV Taping Spoiler Thread

[A.J.]

iMPACT! Week One (Airs 6/21):

- Jim Cornette announces Kurt Angle & Jay Lethal vs Team 3D at Victory Road with all 3 TNA titles on the line.

(1) James Storm & Robert Roode d. Rhino & Eric Young. Storm pinned Rhino with a superkick.

- After the match Rhino went nuts and destroyed the ringside area including the announce table.

(2) Chris Harris d. Raven with the Catatonic after Kaz attacked Raven.

- Some unkown person attacks Christian Cage backstage.

- Abyss and Cage brawl out of the tunnel and into the arena. Abyss grabs a barb wire bat and trys to use it on Cage but Tomko and Styles make the save. They try and 2 on 1 beat down but Abyss fights them both off until they run away.

(3) Samoa Joe d. Chris Sabin & Jay Lethal in a 3 way to win the X Division Title. This means the Victory Road main event is now Angle & Joe vs Team 3D

 

[A.J.]

iMPACT! Week Two (Airs 6/28):

- Jim Cornette announces that Kurt Angle will defend the TNA World Title in a 3 way against Rhino and Christian Cage.

- Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle get into a brawl. Joe slaps the taste out of Angle's mouth. Security and Cornette come out and break it up.

(1) Basham & Damaja d. VKM.

(2) Kurt Angle d. Rhino & Christian Cage in 30:15 to retain the TNA World Title. The match featured run ins from Abyss, Chris Harris, AJ Styles and Tomko all during the first 15 minutes. Angle got the pin on Rhino after James Storm spit beer in his face.

 

[A.J.]

Mike Tenay and Don West spoke to the home fans probably about the three team match with the winner advancing to the PPV.

(1) World Tag Team champions Team 3D (Ray & Devon) defeated Latin American Xchange (“Notorious 187” Homicide & Hotstuff Hernandez) and “Phenomenal” AJ Styles/ “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels.

Yes it looks like Styles/Daniels reunited for this match, even though I seem to remember them saying they would never do it again. This was traditional tag as opposed to three men in the same time. The challengers attacked the champions at the bell but things went the other way as it became every team for themselves as 3D were sent to the floor and LAX got control of the match. Styles saved Daniels from the Border Toss but Homicide was not able to save Hernandez from a double team move. Ray missed a fat boy senton to Homicide but Homicide’s top rope move backfired as Ray got to his feet. Homicide recovered and took Ray to the mat with a chinlock. Some point during this match it looked like some ring boards broke from the impact of several 300 pounders. Hernandez tagged in to deliver more punishment as Styles/Daniels broke up any pin attempt. This went on for several minutes and probably through a commercial break. Daniels made a blind tag into the match and went to work on Ray. Somehow Ray got his ring awareness, hit Daniels with the Bubba Bomb and tagged out to Devon who took on 4 men at one time. All kinds of craziness ensued as 3D hit Homicide with the Wassup. Daniels went to the corner but got picked up by Ray as 3D hit the Road Warrior clothesline for two. Styles countered out of the Cop Killa and hit the Pele kick, followed by a frog splash/moonsault but got two. Hernandez hit Styles with the Border Toss but Devon pulled the referee to the floor. Hernandez and Ray hit top rope planchas onto the wrestlers below. Daniels fought off Devon’s power bomb and hit an STO but his attempted Angel’s Wings was blocked and he fell to the 3D.

Before the second match TNA Management’s Jim Cornette joined Tenay and West for commentary. Before anything else happened “Instant Classic” Christian Cage, Tomko and a old school megaphone interrupted the proceedings. Cage told Cornette a laundry list of things about his career before running down “Wildcat” Chris Harris’ track record. Cornette got a real microphone and told him who exactly Chris Harris is, the guy who is using Cage’s head to shatter the glass ceiling in TNA. Cornette also mentioned Abyss was still hunting for Cage and Tomko. Cage said he wasn’t afraid of Abyss, so of course Abyss’ ring music played which made Cage/Tomko run for the nearest exit sign.

(2) In a TNA Knockouts match, Gail Kim defeated Ms. Brooks and “the Pride of Tennessee” Jacqueline Moore.

There was enough hatred between these ladies to fill Madison Square Garden. Moore and Brooks fought over who was going to beat up Kim, so they beat each other up as Kim recovered. Brooks kneed Kim in the back and sent her to the floor but Kim grabbed Brooks’ legs and she came outside. Moore went to baseball slide both ladies but only got Brooks. Kim used this opening to hit both ladies with a top rope plancha. The action came back to the ring but Kim got hit with a double team move. Both ladies laid in the kicks to the head and chest as Kim tired to fight them off when they both grabbed a leg for a half Boston Crab. But Moore and Brooks began trading slaps to the face. Both let go of the hold and went up top but Kim stopped Brooks and hit a huricurana. Moore went to pin Kim but Brooks hit a clothesline. Kim recovered and hit both ladies with headlock/head scissor takeover. Brooks went to pin Kim but Kim countered and Brooks ended up on the floor. Moore snuck up from behind to roll up Kim but Kim used her momentum to roll through and get the pin. This immediately led to Brook and Moore jumping Kim. Eric Young came out to save his new friend but Robert Roode came out to jump Young.

TNA/IWGP Heavyweight champion Kurt Angle made his way into the Impact Zone dressed like a millionaire. Angle told the fans the Victory Road main event would be partnered up in an eight man match next week. He pronounced tonight “Kurt Angle Night” and called the promotion “Total Nonstop Angle.” Next he verbally ripped his Victory Road partner, his opponents and proclaimed he brought SexyBack when Team 3D interrupted his soliloquy. Ray said if Angle brought SexyBack then he was the next centerfold for Playgirl magazine. 3D tried to convince everyone was working to make TNA the best promotion in the world. Insults were traded and Devon leveled Angle as Ray called for some lumber. To the shock of all Samoa Joe came out and attacked Team 3D but when Team 3D were gone, Angle hit Joe with the Olympic Slam into the folding table 3D set up.

 

[A.J.]

(1) Abyss defeated Lance Hoyt (w/Christy Hemme)

These two are not strangers and Hemme could be the deciding element since Father James Mitchell was not with Abyss. Hoyt went for a move but ran right into Abyss’ boot and the action went to the floor where Abyss tossed Hoyt into the guard rails. Abyss tossed Hoyt back to the ring and got a folding chair, but Hoyt attacked when Abyss came back in. Abyss fought back and hit the corner butt splash. However Abyss’ second rope splash only hit the canvas. Hoyt took over with right hand punches to the face and hit a second rope legdrop for two. Hoyt went for but missed a moonsault as Abyss got to his feet and hit several clotheslines followed by a choke slam for two. Hemme got the referee’s attention as Abyss went to hit Hoyt with the chair. Hoyt blocked it and went up top but Abyss got the chair and threw it right into Hoyt’s face. Hoyt recovered and went for the boot to the face but when he began to run at Abyss, Abyss saw it and hit the Black Hole Slam. Abyss wasn’t done as he found a bag of broken pieces of glass and dumped them in the ring as VKM came out to fight Hoyt to the locker room. Hemme was all alone with Abyss when Tomko and AJ Styles hit the ring. The lights went down and up with Sting coming out to aid Abyss. Sting handed Abyss the baseball bat. Sting said he and Abyss would face Tomko and Styles on Sunday. To the shock of everyone Abyss spoke on the mic. He said Sunday would be Doomsday!!

As the broken glass was cleaned up Tenay and West spoke to the home viewers about the main event of the show.

(2) Serotonin members Kaz vs. Martyr and Havok.

According to Penzer, the winner is the final qualifier to an Ultimate X match at Victory Road. Early on this was a handicap match with Kaz fighting for his life for several minutes. But nothing Martyr and Havok did led to a pin or submission. Kaz dumped Havok to the floor as Martyr went for the superkick but Kaz saw it and heel tripped Martyr and rolled over into a pin. Kaz may have won the match but Raven came out and with the help of Havok & Martyr, used their kendo sticks to beat Kaz into submission.

Before the main event Tenay and West talked to the home viewers again, possibly running down the PPV lineup.

(3) TNA/IWGP Heavyweight champion Kurt Angle, World X Division champion Samoa Joe and World Tag Team champions Team 3D (Ray and Devon) defeated “Instant Classic” Christian Cage, “Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Tomko and Robert Roode (w/Ms. Brooks)

According to announcer Dave Penzer this is the first time in TNA history the three championships were on the same side in a match. The title holders came out separate and argued the whole match while their opponents came out as a group. Roode and Devon started out with some brawling but worked their way into wrestling as Devon took over. Roode tagged out to Cage who was reluctant to enter so Devon pulled him in the ring before tagging out to Ray who held Cage for eternity before hitting a suplex. Joe tagged in and unleashed several moves on Cage but got two for his effort. Cage finally tagged out to Tomko who traded forearm shots with Joe but couldn’t avoid an enziguri. Roode tagged back in and Joe went back to work before slapping Devon into the match. While Ray, Joe and Angle argued, Roode hit Devon with a spinebuster and the tide went to the other side of the ring. Roode, Styles, Cage and Tomko took turns beating down Devon but didn’t get the pin. He survived long enough to tag out to Joe as Tomko tagged out. Joe hit Styles with a powerslam and locked in an STF but Styles friends jumped in. Angle remained on the floor as the fighting went all over. Ray countered out of the Unprettier and Cage got hit with the Road Warrior clothesline and then 3D hit Roode with the 3D. Joe grabbed Styles and sent him into Cage who was climbing the top rope. Joe went for the Muscle buster but Angle came in, tripped up Joe and pinned Styles. As Angle split, Team 3D faced off with Samoa Joe in the ring.

 

[A.J.]

Hour one notes:

Jeremy Borash was sent by Jim Cornette to find World champion Kurt Angle. But he found Angle in a tanning bed and he refused to go see Cornette. Angle also accused Borash of “checking out his package.” Angle felt Samoa Joe was going to surrender the tag titles after was screwed over on Sunday.

(1) XXX (“PrimeTime” Elix Skipper, “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels & Senshi) defeated Serotonin (Raven, Havok & Martyr)

That’s right the multi-time former World Tag Team champions reunited last Sunday when Daniels became #1 contender to the World X Division title. XXX wasted no time in their trickery as Skipper went to lockup with Havok and Daniels jumped him from behind. The XXX advantage ended when raven hit Daniels in the back with the Singapore cane. That allowed Serotonin to take over Daniels in their corner of the ring. Martyr had Daniels in a front facelock when Skipper hit a slingshot move that let Daniels free so he could tag in Senshi. The end came for Havok who got hit with a Skipper legdrop, Daniels’ BME and Senshi’s Warrior’s Way.

After the match Frankie “the Future” Kazarian attacked Serotonin and left before he could suffer any real damage. Jeremy Borash came back to Angle’s tanning bed to find Angle tanning his buttocks. He told Angle that Cornette would fine him $10,000 if he didn’t come to the office. Angle got out of the tanning bed to find all of his clothes and two title belts missing. So he left the room in his bikini briefs. Mike Tenay & Don West were addressing the home audience when Team 3D crashed the party. They said they knew the Steiner Brothers were not in the building but were watching at home. Ray said they cost Team 3D their World Tag Team titles and wanted to repay them face to face next week. Devon didn’t like something Tenay said and he choked him as Ray grabbed the timekeeper’s hammer threatening to hit Tenay. Kurt Angle began his search for his clothing and he questioned the TNA locker room. He accused Shark Boy of smiling like it was a joke, so he attacked him. Maybe Angle wasn’t wearing his glasses broke by Serotonin last Sunday or he just didn’t realize Shark wears a mask.

(2) Voodoo Kin Mafia member Kip James (w/BG James & Roxxi Laveaux) defeated Lance Hoyt (w/Christy Hemme).

Both Kip and Hoyt fought a power match in the early moments until Kip sent Hoyt to the floor where he followed and laid in some punches. Hoyt tried to avoid the punches and Laveaux as best he could and the tide turned when Kip focused on Hemme instead of Hoyt. Hoyt attacked and took the match back to the ring. Kip fought back with a Thesz press and avoided a Hoyt boot to hit “the One and Only” to win. After the match Hemme tried to crotch shot Kip but got stopped and Laveaux came in to hit a Styles Clash-like move sending Hemme to the locker room in Hoyt’s arms.

Kurt Angle met with the TNA production crew trying to find his lost items. He told everyone he would count to ten and they could return his stuff. Poor David Sahadi had to endure Angle’s package being near his face as the countdown occurred. A cameraman decided to leave but Angle attacked him thinking he was the thief.

(3) “Instant Classic” Christian Cage & “Tennessee Cowboy” James Storm (w/Jacqueline Moore, a six pack of longnecks & Tomko) defeated “War Machine” Rhino & “Wildcat” Chris Harris.

These four men met in singles matches on Sunday night so Jim Cornette decided to let them settle their differences. Harris jumped Cage at the opening bell and went to work with the punches before tagging in Rhino. However Rhino took his focus off Cage for too long and looking for Storm cost him. Cage hit Rhino with a clothesline off the ring apron. Cage & Storm kept Rhino isolated from his corner for several minutes. Harris tried to aid Rhino but it only did harm as Cage kept the referee busy, Storm hit a running boot to the face. Somehow Cage ended up on Storm’s shoulders as Rhino was on the top buckle and Rhino raked Storm’s eyes. Rhino hit Cage with a clothesline and tagged into a fired up Harris. Rhino had Storm set for the GORE but Cage pulled him to the floor. Storm went for the Superkick but Harris blocked it and hit the Catatonic but Tomko pulled referee Rudy Charles to the floor. Harris looked for the referee and Dustin Rhodes hit him in the back with a chair. Storm crawled over and covered Harris to win. After the match the real fun began as Rhino attacked anyone that moved including Moore but Rhino picked her up for a powerslam. He made the mistake of losing sight of Tomko, who kicked Rhino in the face making Moore fall onto Rhino. When you thought things were done Abyss came looking for revenge on Cage. Cage hightailed it but backed into Sting and the baseball bat. Sting tossed Cage into Abyss for some retribution.

A nicely robed Kurt Angle came into the Impact Zone. Angle said he had a sense of humor and enjoyed being ribbed but the joking was over. He even accused the fans of stealing his stuff and putting it on E-Bay. That brought out Samoa Joe who came with his three title belts and Angle’s wardrobe plus the World title belt. Joe decided to make his announcement. He wanted to bury the hatchet with Angle so he gave Angle back his two title belts and clothing. Joe said like Angle he wants to find out who is the best in the world. Joe said at Hard Justice he wanted Angle one more time where the winner takes all the gold. Angle accepted and Joe headbutted him right in the forehead. Joe laid out Angle and then went for a table. But Angle escaped Joe’s clutches and drove Joe into the table, locking the Ankle Lock on Joe. Afterwards Jeremy Borash filmed some stuff for TNA Today.

 

[A.J.]

(1) NO DQ match, Sting defeated Robert Roode (w/Ms. Brooks).

Not too sure what happened between these two to make it a no DQ match. Roode jumped Sting at the bell and the violence began. Sting fought back introducing Roode’s head to the top turnbuckles and followed him to the floor. Ting tossed Roode into the guardrails and the stairs as Brooks objected. Roode fought back but his piledriver but Sting backdropped Roode on the rampway. Brooks kept Sting busy as Roode got a chair and hit Sting in the back. Roode came back into the ring with a top rope clothesline for two as Eric Young came out painted like Sting. Roode ignored Young and hit Sting with a top rope knee for two before locking in a bear hug. Sting tried to escape so Roode backed him to a corner but his chest chops had zero effect. Sting was 100% fired up and took it out on Roode & Brooks. Roode avoided the Stinger Splash and fought off the Scorpion Deathlock, hitting Sting with a spinebuster for two. Brooks gave Roode a chair but Young took it and Sting won via the Scorpion Death Drop.

(2) Latin American Xchange (“Notorious 187” Homicide & Hotstuff Hernandez) defeated Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & “the Future” Chris Sabin).

At the bell the Gun dropkicked Hernandez to the floor so they could double team Homicide for several minutes. The Notorious One fought back and tagged in Hernandez who tossed around the Guns. But the Guns fought back with a series of kicks to the head of Hernandez. LAX double teamed Shelley and sent him to the floor with a hurt back. Sabin escaped the Cop Killer but couldn’t avoid a LAX double team from the top rope.

The LAX celebration was interrupted by Team 3D who told them to hit the bricks; they only wanted the Steiner Brothers in the ring. LAX reluctantly stepped out of the ring as the show went to commercial. 3D egged on the fans waiting for the Steiner’s. The fans made fun of 3D member Devon who owns a smoothie shop in Florida. 3D got their wish and the Steiner Brothers hit the ring. Scott said no one calls out the Steiner’s they do the calling out. Scott said the Latin Nation were his favorite people after his injury during a TNA Event in Puerto Rico. Scott said he was upset he missed Slammiversary due to a trachea injury that nearly killed him. To the shock of everyone in the thank you to the PR medical team that saved him, Scott also thanked the fans for the well wishes he received. Ray said that Scott got injured by a second rate PR wrestler and Team 3D could take him out, even going as far as doubting the actuality of any injury. Scott showed off his scar on the right side of his chest. Ray said that injury was nothing compared to the ones in the ECW locker room. The arguing was not over as the Voodoo Kin Mafia came out to join the former World Tag Team reunion saying they were the best team in wrestling history. Scott said yeah the VKM was on top, on top of a heap of crap a everyone was watching WCW for 84 weeks in a row. Scott said he wasn’t medically cleared for a match but he could kick their asses with no permission needed. During the fighting Devon spit on a LAX flag and that brought out LAX to defend their flags and it looked liked the Steiner’s.

(3) No DQ match, “the Phenomenal” AJ Styles defeated Abyss.

This rivalry goes back to the weekly PPV days in Nashville where they tore down the Asylum even as they held the NWA World Tag Team championships. This was probably the bloodiest match in their rivalry. Styles hit a slingshot shoulder tackle and we were off and brawling. Abyss fought back with a running butt to the face in the corner. Abyss went to press slam Styles too the fans but Styles slid off only to be see Styles go over the ropes to the floor. Styles hit Abyss in the head wit ha chair and climbed into the fans, hitting a sort of springboard forearm from the seats. Abyss went back to the ring as Abyss tossed a chair in for some fun as he put the chair in between the buckles. Styles countered out of Shock Treatment but even after moves couldn’t avoid the chair in the corner. Abyss hit Shock Treatment for two and signaled for Doomsday. But Styles countered out of the Black Hole Slam and hit the Pele’. Styles went for a springboard move but Abyss caught him and hit the chokeslam for two as Tomko came out to ringside. Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam but Tomko broke up the pin. But the lights went down and up with Sting in the ring attacking Tomko. Abyss went under the ring and when he went for the bag of goodies he was dragged under ring. This left Sting alone to be attacked by Styles, Tomko and Robert Roode who joined the festivities. Abyss finally came out from under the ring a bloody mess. Christian Cage and his black shirt security appeared on the rampway and Cage grabbed the bag of broken glass, spreading it in the ring. But instead of Abyss, Tomko chokeslammed Sting into the glass. Styles got another bag from under the ring and it was thumb tacks spread on top of the glass. Tomko hit Abyss with the double chokeslam and Styles won via pinfall. Jeremy Borash came out to film more TNA Today stuff talking to Styles, Cage, Tomko and Roode. The TNA medical trainer had to come out and check on Sting & Abyss before he would let them go to the locker room for treatment.

 

[Shocky]

So I'm wondering if the IWGP title is on the line in this one as well, since it's for all the gold?

I like the idea of all four title belts being on the line, but I really thought they would hold off until bound for Glory to do this. It looks like Joe is getting all the momentum right now. I think it's a cool concept with someone holding all the gold, but we all know it can't last more then a week. It's very similar to Kurt Angle being the Euro-Continental Champion at WM 16. He lost both belts without being pinned, great concept.

I guess we're also looking at a four-way, probably for the #1 contender for the tag titles between Team 3D, Steiners, VKM and LAX. Shouldn't be too bad I guess.

 

[A.J.]

I'm with you on that Shocky but i guess TNA feels the need to rush it as if you look at the Hard Justice PPV poster it says "All or Nothing" so i guess that had to a hint.

But it wouldnt surprise me to see Angle win as sometimes TNA has no idea what their doing but they should let Joe win. Anyways should be good but way to rushed IMO.

 

[A.J.]

eremy Borash watched on as Jim Cornette spoke to Christian Cage and pals about who pulled Abyss under the ring. Cornette announced a tag team ladder match with a contract up top for a Hard Justice match between Cage & Abyss. If Cage and AJ Styles win the match goes away, if Abyss and Sting win Abyss picks the stipulation. Kurt Angle, his wife Karen and child walked by and Angle admonished the child for dropping something.

(1) Team 3D (Ray and Devon) defeated “Wildcat” Chris Harris & “Showtime” Eric Young.

Team 3D have white hot old school ECW style heat on them with the Orlando fans. They wasted no time in attacking Harris but he fired back with a clothesline and bulldog combo. Harris used his power to suplex Devon before tagging in Young who looked a little bit terrified but he had his friends behind him as Ray tagged in. young faired well against both 3D members but it came to a screeching halt when Devon tripped Young from the floor and Ray leveled him. 3D kept Young occupied until he hit what looked like a dropkick but when he went to tag out to Harris, he found Harris on the floor fighting with Dustin Rhodes as those two fought to the locker room. Young didn’t last along after being hit with a top rope Spike Piledriver.

After the match Robert Roode, Ms. Brooks, a pillow and a two bottles of lotion came out to the ring to admire 3D’s handiwork. They pulled Young to the floor where Roode got the house mic and talked about embarrassing moments. What happened next the mid-south wrestling fans used to call a “tar and feather” incident. Backstage Jeremy Borash tracked down the Angle Clan telling Angle that Samoa Joe would mow down anyone including his family to get to Angle. Angle seemed more interested in his wife’s figure and daughter’s appetite for candy.

(2) XXX (“Primetime” Elix Skipper, Senshi & “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels) defeated “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal & “the Guru” Sonjay Dutt.

The Motor City Machineguns watched on and taped the bout as Skipper slid to the floor. Lethal & Dutt fought with the remaining members but Lethal got isolated from Dutt and the under handed tactics began mixed in with some amazing double team moves. Lethal fought out of a chinlock, avoided a Daniels leg lariat and tagged in Dutt who let XXX have it with a series of moves but his slingshot Pop move only got two. Dutt hit Senshi with Sliced Bread into a slam of some kind. But he looked at Skipper who dropped him on the top rope. It set up the Warrior’s Way and BME to get the win for XXX. After the match XXX and the Guns had a heated verbal exchange but it didn’t escalate to punches.

As Jeremy Borash looked on, Dr. Kevin Nash held a session with the Angle Family. Kurt accused Karen of looking at Dr. Nash’s package. He forced Karen to have a session with Dr. Nash or “don’t the door hit her on the ass on the way out.” After Kurt left, Karen soon followed him out as she wanted nothing to do with Nash and his acting resume.

(3) In a Ladder Match, Sting & Abyss defeated “Phenomenal” AJ Styles & “Instant Classic” Christian Cage.

Sting and Abyss jumped their opponents at the bell and the hard hitting action was under way. Abyss hit Cage/Styles with a clothesline and Sting followed with a top rope bodyblock. Sting and Abyss sent Cage/Styles back to the ring so they could bring the ladder in. but Styles and Cage charged for a dropkick into the ladder but the ladder moved, they slid to the floor and got leveled by it. Abyss placed the duo in a corner as Sting hit the Stinger Splash into a ladder followed by Abyss’ version of the Splash. Abyss went to climb up but Styles stopped him and countered out a wheel barrel, dropping Abyss’ throat on the ladder. Sting saw the duo coming with the ladder and dropkicked it, sending Cage/Styles to the mat but when Sting went up top Cage followed. Sting opted to bring Cage back down and hit a bulldog. Sting went up again but Styles stopped that trip. Abyss and Styles fought on the ladder but Abyss chokeslammed Styles to the mat. Just as Abyss grabbed the contract Tomko hit Abyss with a chair. But as Tomko told Styles to go up, Andrew “Test” Martin hit the ring and Tomko with several moves. Sting and Martin held the ladder steady as Abyss climbed up and got the contract.

After a couch session, Kurt & Karen Angle came out to the Impact Zone to address the fans. Angle said he brought Karen out to explain to the fans and home viewers just who Kurt Angle really is. Angle said it must be difficult to live in his shadow but wanted Karen to tell the people what it is like living with him. Karen kept her lips shut even as Kurt tagged her with insults. Samoa Joe and his titles came out and said Kurt Angle is a horse’s ass. Kurt hid behind Karen when Joe hit the ring. Karen said living with Kurt for 12 years has been pure hell and went on to make TNA Impact into the Maury Povich Show for a little while.

Joe said after Hard Justice Angle would be left with his clothes, but then again he tore off Angle’s jacket and dress shirt. As Joe stood in the ring with all the gold, Angle went for the high ground as Jeremy Borash and Bill Banks filmed stuff for TNA Today.

 

[A.J.]

TNA Management’s Jim Cornette and Matt Morgan made their way to the ring. Cornette said Sting, Abyss and “the Punisher” Andrew Martin had chosen their stipulation for the PPV. But Cornette was cut off by Christian Cage, Tomko and AJ Styles. Cage said six man matches weren’t his style and he wanted to discuss the world title situation. Cornette said Abyss came up with a “doozy of a match” called the “Doomsday Chamber of Blood” match. It’s basically a Six Sides of Steel match with Barb Wire on the top, post to post and corner to corner. You need to bust someone open to get a pinfall. The winner fights the TNA World Heavyweight champion at No Surrender in September. The lights went down and up to find the ring filled with people.

(1) In a tag team match, Kip James (w/Roxxie Laveaux) & Brother Devon defeated “Notorious 187” Homicide & Rick Steiner.

Homicide was the smallest man in the ring but you wouldn’t have known that by the way he took Kip down to the mat. Steiner tagged in and decked Kip with a Steiner Line and some forearms. But Rick focused on Devon for a moment and got kicked in the face by Kip. Devon laid in the shots but Steiner caught in mid-air and hit a slam. This allowed Homicide to tag in to take on both men. He ducked a Kip clothesline and it sent Devon to the floor. But when Homicide went to the ropes, Devon tripped Homicide and Kip hit the Famouser to win. After the match all four teams fought in the ring with 3D and VKM hitting the pavement running from LAX and the Steiners.

(2) In a six man “House of Fun” match; Raven, “Tennessee Cowboy” James Storm (w/Jacqueline Moore) & Robert Roode (w/Ms. Brooks) defeated “War Machine” Rhino, Frankie “the Future” Kazarian & Wildcat Chris Harris.

This specialty match in TNA dates back to the Nashville Asylum and like those matches this was hard hitting bell to bell. Raven & friends jumped Kazarian as he came out. Brooks and Moore set up a table and you doubted it was for a post match meal. Harris split Raven open with repeated trash can shots. Harris & Storm picked up where they left off with trash can lid shots to the head. Kazarian tossed a chair into Roode’s face but he ended up going through the table. Kazarian avoided a Storm clothesline and when Storm went to skin the cat back in Kazarian tossed a garbage can at him. But when Kazarian went for a spear, Storm hit him with a trash can lid shot. Storm grabbed some martial arts chucks but Rhino chased him to the locker room. Roode fell for the chair trick twice and Kazarian hit a spinning heel kick but Raven hit him with a kendo shot. Harris ducked a double team and hit a double clothesline and he took Roode to the floor. Kazarian countered out of the Raven Effect and kicked Raven into a table positioned in the corner. But Roode hit Kazarian in the gut with a mallet and hit the Perfect Plex to win.

Samoa Joe made his way to the ring with a “special guest” Karen Angle. Joe said he wanted to invite Karen to watch the match at the PPV from a front row seat. But before things got quiet, Kurt Angle came to the ring looking disheveled. Joe said the TV production truck said the show is beginning to suck now that Angle is out. Kurt got in the ring to talk to Karen about their marriage and reconciliation. Just when it looked like Karen was going to tell off Kurt, Angle played the “kids card” and Karen still told him off. Joe said after suffering due to Angle for the last nine months, he enjoyed watching Angle suffer at the hands of his soon to be former wife. But before it was done, Team 3D came out and accused Joe of being a home wrecker and a thief. 3D said they were here to take back what belonged to them, the TNA World Tag Team titles. Joe laid the belts down but when Ray went to pick them up, Joe said it was going to be hard for them to pick up. He attacked 3D but Angle attacked Joe. Angle locked in the Ankle Lock as 3D whipped Joe in the back with the title belts as they talked crap to his face. The Steiner Brothers hit the ring to face off with Team 3D as Angle ran for the hills. JB and Banks came back out to end the second hour with more stuff for TNA Today

Guesses and Official Matches for Hard Justice 2007:

*In a “winner takes all” match, TNA World/IWGP Heavyweight champion vs. World X Division/World Tag Team champion Samoa Joe

*Team 3D (Ray & Devon) vs Rick & Scott Steiner

* In a Bar Room Brawl, “War Machine” Rhino vs. “Tennessee Cowboy” James Storm (w/Jacqueline Moore)

* In a “Doomsday Chamber of Blood” match; Sting, “the Punisher” Andrew Martin & Abyss vs. “Instant Classic” Christian Cage, “Phenomenal” AJ Styles & Tomko

(Guess) Frankie “the Future” Kazarian vs. Raven

(Guess) “Wildcat” Chris Harris vs. Dustin Rhodes

(Guess) Voodoo Kin Mafia (Kip & BG James w/Roxxie Laveaux) vs. Latin American Xchange (“Notorious 187” Homicide & Hotstuff Hernandez)

 

[A.J.]

TNA Impact for 8/16:

- Mike Tenay brings out Pacman Jones. Mike talked about how Pacman made an eventful debut at Hard Justice, and all the media attention he received. He then mentions the confrontation with Ron Killings, and then Pacman being attacked in the locker room. Tenay asked Pacman if he knows who attacked him in the locker room. Pacman gets on the mic and says he expected it to be Ron Killings, but wondered why Killings wouldn't do it face to face, instead of jumping him from behind. Ron Killings comes out and asks Pacman why he wants to be in TNA. Killings said if "he has a beef, he eats it". Killings said he did some research on Pacman's history and that they are "birds of a feather". They get into each other's face, then Ron Killings says that Pacman came from nothing, then turned himself into "somebody" and that he did the same thing. Killings said he came from nothing and won the NWA World Title. Killings says the media has a way of painting things, and said they can make history together. Killings says he wouldn't jump someone from behind, and that he wants Pacman to team with him. Killings said he would help Pacman find out who jumped him, and that together "Team Pacman" could become TNA Tag Team Champions. As they're leaving the ring and heading up the ramp, Eric Young comes out and asks Pacman for an autograph. Killings has Young turn around so Pacman can sign the back of his shirt, and Killings attacks Young from behind before leaving.

- Jim Cornette is in his office with Matt Morgan and Leticia. Triple X enters, and Christopher Daniels wants to know why he has to wrestle Jay Lethal for a shot at the X-Division Title, since Daniels already earned a title match. Cornette says that since Daniels was pinned by Lethal at Hard Justice, he will have to earn back his title shot "the old fashioned way" and beat Lethal to get the title match back. Daniels points out that Hard Justice was a tag team match, but Cornette still insists that he has to beat Lethal to get back his title shot. They leave the office, and Christian, Tomko and AJ Styles enter. Christian says that he's moving on to bigger and better things, and that he's not going to wrestle anymore First Blood matches with Abyss. Cornette says if he doesn't accept the match, he won't get any title shots in the future. Cornette also says that Abyss is willing to put his title shot at the next PPV on the line for the First Blood match, so Christian accepts.

- Jay Lethal defeated Christopher Daniels to earn the X-Division Title match at No Surrender. After the match, Daniels was furious that he lost, and had to be held back by Elix Skipper and Senshi.

- Kurt and Karen Angle enter for the "Angle Awards", with the ring set up with trophies. Angle gets on the mic and says it is a great honor to host the first "Angle Awards". He says it is a night to celebrate, and mocks the people who didn't realize they were going to screw Samoa Joe. Angle says he and Karen are the best husband and wife team in sports entertainment today. They show a video package of the Angles screwing over Samoa Joe. Angle then gave an award for "Best Supporting Actor" for Kevin Nash and Karen's fake boyfriend. Angle said they were the best team since Starsky & Hutch. Angle then gave Karen an award for being the "First Lady Of Total Nonstop Angle". Karen thanked the "simpletons" of the Impact Zone, and when the fans booed, Kurt covered her ears. Jim Cornette came out with Matt Morgan and wondered if this was pro wrestling or the Golden Globes. Cornette congratulates Angle on winning all three TNA titles, but he wants to know which one he is going to keep and which two he is going to vacate. Angle says he is keeping all three titles. Cornette says that at PPV events, all titles have to be defended, so at No Surrender, he will have to defend all of the titles. Cornette said that he will defend the X-Division Title against Jay Lethal, he will defend the World Title against the winner of Abyss vs. Christian and he will be defending the tag titles against Team Pacman. Angle freaks out and grabs Cornette, but Matt Morgan shoves Cornette away. Security comes in to keep Angle and Morgan apart.

- Jeremy Borash interviewed Christian Cage. Cage said nobody cares about Pacman. Cage says he is going to take care of Abyss on his own, and notes that he has never submitted during his time in TNA. Samoa Joe enters and says Christian isn't a real champion, and that he will see him at ringside. When Joe leaves, Christian calls out to AJ Styles and Tomko, saying he needs their help.

- Abyss defeated Christian Cage in a First Blood match to keep his World Title match at No Surrender. During the match Tomko came out and gave Christian a screwdriver to use, but the referee sent him to the back. Christian missed a one-man Conchairto on Abyss. AJ Styles came out and pulled a barbed wire bat from under the ring. Samoa Joe came out and chased AJ away, then took the bat away before Christian could use it. Joe hit Christian with a chair, then tossed it to Abyss, who hit Christian with it as well, and Christian was busted open. After the match, Kurt Angle came out and attacked Abyss, hitting him with the chair. Karen picked up the chair and was about to hit Abyss with it as well, but Jim Cornette appeared on the screen and announced that next week Kurt Angle would be wrestling in a handicap match against the Steiner Brothers, and if the Steiners win, they get five minutes with Karen Angle.

 

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- Gail Kim & Kazarian defeated Robert Roode & Traci Brooks in a mixed tag match when Gail pinned Traci. After the match, Roode and Traci argued, and Kazarian came back in and pushed Roode away from Traci. Roode and Kazarian fight, with Kazarian kicking Roode out of the ring with the bicycle kick. Kazarian got on the mic and said that there are a few things wrong with Roode. He says Roode is a prick, and he doesn't know how to treat a lady. Kazarian then kissed Traci and left the ring. Traci left the wring with Roode, who kept yelling at Traci as they left.

- Ron Killings defeated Eric Young. Killings got on the mic and told the crowd to welcome the "most notorious man in sports" and brings out Pacman Jones. Pacman came out and spraypainted "Pac" on Young's back.

- They announced that AJ Styles and Tomko tried to attack Samoa Joe in the back, and Joe chased Styles into the Impact Zone. Joe and Styles fight in the ring, then Tomko runs out, but before Tomko and Joe can battle, Christian comes out and hits Joe with a chair. Tomko gives Joe a chokeslam on the chair, followed by a one-man Conchairto by Christian.

- Kurt Angle defeated The Steiner Brothers. Rick Steiner hit a top rope bulldog on Angle, but Team 3D ran in as Karen Angle distracted the referee and gave Rick 3D so Angle could get the win. After the match, Kurt and Karen went to the back while Team 3D gave Scott 3D, then put him through a table with a powerbomb. Brother Ray got on the mic and announced that they had witnessed the end of the Steiners.

 

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mpact 8/30

*Team 3D vs. The Motor City Machine Guns was announced, but before it could begin Scott Steiner came out. He tells Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley to get out of the ring. Steiner brawls with Team 3D. He has control of the situation and goes to get a table. Devon attacks Steiner and they nail him with the 3D. Devon grabs several chairs. Ray sets a chair on Steiner's throat, playing off his surgery, and Devon nails it with another chair. Brother Ray said that Steiner would be going back to the hospital. Security comes to the ring to clear it. Security tries to help Steiner to the back. 3D attack security and bring Steiner back into the ring. They set up a table in the ring. They lay out Steiner through it. Steiner does a stretcher job.

*Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin return to the ring. Sabin says that no team can match them for their total sexiness. Shelley says that TNA needs some heroes and they challenge anyone to face them and bump up the ratings. Voodoo Kin Mafia come out...

*The Voodoo Kin Mafia defeated The Motor City Machine Guns in under 90 seconds. Kip James gets the mic and asks if they are any tag teams that want to challenge them. LAX, XXX and Eric Young & Shark Boy all come out. All four rings brawl in the ring. It settles down to LAX and Young/Shark Boy.

*Sting defeated AJ Styles, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe in order to become the new TNA Tag team champion (with Kurt Angle). Samoa Joe had the Samoan dance troupe for his entrance. Before the match started, TNA Everything champion Kurt Angle and Karen Angle came to ringside to watch. Sting forced Styles to tape to the Scorpion Deathlock. Before the finish, Joe was given the Unprettier on the floor by Cage and was out for awhile. Cage and Styles were discussing how to finish off Sting. Cage goes to get a chair but Joe stops him from getting back in the ring and they brawl to the back. Sting is down in the ring. Styles tried to distract the referee as Tomko interferes. Styles only gets a two count. Sting forces Styles to tap.

*After the match, Sting gets his belt from Kurt Angle and Karen raises their hand. The Angles leave. Ron Killings and Pacman Jones attack Sting (well, Killings did) and Jones spraypaints Sting's back. Angle makes the save.

 

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Impact 9/6

*Tomko defeated Kaz. During the bout, Robert Roode and Traci Brooks come out. Roode tries to interfere but it backfires. Kaz hits a baseball slide on Roode and brawls with him. After the match, Brooks checks on Kaz but Roode yells at her and attacks him. Tomko gets in Roode's face and shoves him to the mat.

*Samoa Joe defeated Raven. AJ Styles comes out with a kendo stick and hits Joe to try and help Raven. Joe chokes out Raven. After the match, Joe pulls Styles into the ring. Tomko hits the ring, followed by Christian Cage. Christian hits Joe with a chair. They handcuff Joe to the ropes. The members of Samoa Joe's dance troupe tried to protect Joe but they were laid out. They hit a One Man Conchairto to one of the dancers while Joe is cuffed to the ropes. Security comes out and they uncuff Joe. Joe grabs a kendo stick and runs off in pursuit of Cage and company.

*Abyss and Jay Lethal defeated TNA Tag Team champions Kurt Angle and Sting in a non-title match when Abyss pinned Angle with the Black Hole Slam. During the match, Karen came to the ring. Angle picked her up and carried her back to the stage. He backed up into Abyss and they began fighting. Abyss had Sting and Angle for a double chokeslam, but Abyss decided to let Sting go. Abyss had Angle set up for a powerslam, but Angle escaped. He hit an Olympic Slam. He went for the Ankle Lock but Abyss escaped and hit the Black Hole Slam for a three count. After the match, Abyss retrieved a bag of something from under the ring. Jim Mitchell comes out and Abyss sees him, then chases Mitchell to the back. Angle is still down in the ring, so Pacman Jones and Ron Killings come out through the crowd and attack Sting, then spraypaint Angle's back.

 

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mpact 9/13

*Karen Angle came to the ring and introduced TNA champion Kurt Angle. Instead, Sting appears and says that he doesn't blame Kurt for what happened at No Surrender and that it was Karen who cost them the TNA Tag Team titles. He wants Karen to admit he never struck her but she claims she can't remember that caused her to fall to the ground. Kurt Angle appears and hits Sting with a chair. They brawl to the ring. Angle handcuffs Sting to the ropes and demands to know why Sting would slap his wife. He says that at Bound for Glory he will, "embarrass the sh** out of Sting." He promises to snap Sting's ankle and breaks his neck. Karen Angle slaps Sting and the Angles leave the ring.

*Black Reign defeated Shark Boy in a short match. Reign hits a prone Shark Boy in the back of the head with his shovel. He goes to get the rat but Eric Young comes out and pulls Sharky out of the ring. Reign pulled off Sharky's mask but Young covered it with a towel.

*Christopher Daniels defeated X-Division champion Jay Lethal in a non-title match after Daniels got the pin with Last Rites. Good match.

*Christian Cage,. Tomko and AJ Styles come to the ring. Cage says that they have some problems to take care of and his problem is with Matt Morgan. Morgan comes to the ring. Cage says that he wrestled Samoa Joe at No Surrender and since Joe realized he couldn't defeat Christian, he got himself disqualified. Cage says that Joe hung him until cage was almost out of breath and now he knows why the fans chant, "Joe's gonna kill you." Cage says that he knows that Jim Cornette is Morgan's boss and that he's the one that runs the show. He says that when your marquee wrestler is tossed over the rope and is being choked, you don't wait five minutes to do something about it. Cage tells Morgan that he's going to get a crash course and to make sure that it doesn't happen again. He says that there are three of them in the ring and only one Matt Morgan. Morgan rips off his shirt and prepares to face all of them, but Samoa Joe hits the ring and spears Cage. Morgan throws Styles out of the ring while Joe disposes of Tomko. Morgan gets the mic and announces that he'll be the special enforcer at Bound for Glory for Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe. Cage demands to know who allowed that to happen and Jim Cornette comes out and says it was his decision. Cornette said that Cage had a Samoan Challenge and says he has an opponent for Cage next week and out comes the debuting Junior Fatu (formerly Rikishi).

*TNA champion Kurt Angle fought Abyss to a no contest in a Six Sides of Steel Submission Match where Abyss would have had to leave TNA if he lost. Judas Mesias came from under the ring and attacked Abyss. Abyss had Angle in the Anklelock when the smoke appeared and Mesias showed up and began choking Abyss with some sort of metallic wire, possibly barbed wire. Angle escapes the cage. Mesias hits Abyss in the head with a chair. Mesias hits a leaping DDT onto a chair on Abyss. Mesias pours out Abyss' bag of glass and stabs Abyss with it. He leaves Abyss in the ring.

 

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*Judas Mesias defeated Eric Young in two minutes. After the match, Shark Boy makes the save for Young and Mesias attacks them both. He gets a steel chair. Rhino comes to the ring with a chair to ward him off. Mesias leaves.

*TNA Tag Team champion Ron Killings (with Pacman Jones) defeated AJ Styles (with Tomko) after Jones spraypainted Styles in the face, allowing Killings to nail the Ax Kick for the pin.

*Karen Angle comes to the ring. She tells Sting that she is deeply sorry for what she did to him and never meant Sting or his family any harm. Angle says that from the bottom of her heart, she is sorry. Karen says she wants Sting and Kurt to have a great match at Bound for Glory. Sting comes into the Impact Zone and says that if she thinks, he's going to end up caught in another Angle plot, she's wrong. Sting says it's just going to be him vs. Kurt at Bound for Glory - no tricks and no Karen. Sting asks Karen if she read the letter that she received, which turned out to be a restraining order that ruled they couldn't be less than 50 feet apart between now and Bound for Glory. Sting walks to the ring, so Karen backs out and leaves the ring. Police try to take Karen away for breaking the order. Kurt Angle tries to stop them.

*Christian Cage defeated Junior Fatu after interference from AJ Styles. Fatu gives Styles and Cage the stinkface after the match. Tomko attacked Fatu. Samoa Joe made the save. They cleared the ring and are standing tall as the show ends. Before you ask, no dancing.

 

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Impact 9/27

*Team 3D defeated Shark Boy and Sonjay Dutt. Possibly the funniest match in TNA history. A great comedy match. After the match. Brother Devon sets up chairs in the ring and they attempt to give Sharky the same attack they pulled on Scott Steiner but Dutt pulled Sharky out of the ring.

*The Motor City Machineguns defeated Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt (with Christy Hemme), pinning Hoyt. Team 3D attack The Machineguns. They set up tables and place Sabin on it. They powerbomb Shelley through Sabin and the table. Shark Boy tried to stop them, wearing a neck brace, giving 3D a chance to finally assault Shark Boy like they did to Steiner.

*In a Five -Way Women's bout that was to gain entry into a Women's Gauntlet Bout at Bound for Glory, Roxxi defeated Gail Kim in a bout that also featured Christy Hemme, Traci Brooks and Jackie Moore.

*Outside, Jeremy Borash interviewed Jim Mitchell and Judas Mesias. Borash asked them if they were able to find Sting since they had been looking for him all week. Sting attacked Mesias, which led to an impromptu Streetfight between the two...

*Sting vs. Mesias - They battled into the ring. Kurt Angle attacked Sting. Rhino made the save for Sting. Angle and Mesias get the advantage. Abyss' music plays and he comes to the ring, going after Mesias. The show ends with Abyss clotheslining Mesias out of the ring and the babyfaces standing tall.

 

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impact Spoiler 10/4/2007

The following is from PWInsider.com:

*Rhino defeated Black Reign. Raven came to the ring during the match as Rhino was preparing for a gore. Rave pulled Reign down to save him from the gore. Rhino took out Raven and got the pin. Raven got involved after the pin and there were a series of run-ins involving Abyss, Jim Mitchell, Sting and Havok. No Judas Mesias. Sting was left in the ring when TNA champion Kurt Angle appeared on the screen from Sting's son's school and said that if he had a son, he wouldn't miss his football games like Sting is tonight and said he was going to stay there and watch the game, trying to get inside Sting's mind.

*Backstage, Team 3D attacked X-Division Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt as they were being interviewed by Jeremy Borash backstage. 3D dragged them into the ring and said they would keep attacking everyone on the roster until they got a title shot against Team Pacman. Shark Boy tried to make the save but was put on a table. The table collapsed. They hit a Dudley Death Drop through a table on Lethal.

*Gail Kim defeated Jackie Moore. Christy Hemme and Roxxi attack Kim.

*TNA Tag Team champions Team Pacman defeated Team 3D by DQ when VKM attacked Ron Killings. The Steiners come out and 3D leave.

*Eric Young wins a Gauntlet, defeating James Storm.

*Samoa Joe & Junior Fatu & LAX defeated Christian Cage & AJ Styles & Senshi & Christopher Daniels (with Elix Skipper) when Joe pinned Senshi with a muscle buster in about eight minutes in a good match.

No other backstage vignettes aired.

Xplosion:

*Eric Young defeated Jimmy Rave.

*Jay Lethal pinned Havok.

 

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Impact Spoiler 10/11/2007

Thanks to PWInsider.com for these results:

TNA Impact Taping Results (to be broadcast on October 11th)

Before the taping began, they filmed a segment of Karen Angle entering the Impact Zone with security.

X-Division Champion Jay Lethal defeated Havok in a non-title match. Christopher Daniels came out and watched the match, then after the bout picked up the X-Division belt and tossed it to Lethal before leaving.

Kurt Angle came to the ring, wearing a shirt from the school that Sting's son goes to. Angle gets on the mic and says that Sting's son is a good football player. Angle said he did what he did to Sting's son for two reasons. One, is because Sting touched his wife, and the two, because he wants the old Sting back. Angle said he wasn't leaving the ring until Sting comes out. Karen Angle came out and said the last week has been the worst of her life. She asks Kurt how he would feel if Sting did this to their children. Angle says that he'll decide when he's gone too far, and said that Karen needs to decide if she is with him or not. Then they argue over whether Sting really slapped Karen or not. While they argue, Sting appears on the screen. Sting says that Karen is just as responsible as Kurt is for what happened, and that Kurt crossed the line when he put his hands on Sting's son. He said the "old Sting" will be at Bound For Glory, and he will "take everything" from Kurt Angle. It then appeared that Sting dropped down from the rafters, but it was just a dummy. Sting said he would appear when he wanted to, not when Kurt Angle wanted him to.

Robert Roode defeated Petey Williams. After the match, Roode held Petey and wanted Traci to hit him, but she wouldn't. Kazarian came out, and Roode left, leaving Traci in the ring. Roode told Traci to leave the ring, but she hesitated before Roode grabbed her and pulled her out of the ring and made her go to the back.

Team Pacman defeated Elix Skipper & Senshi. During the match, the referee prevented Pacman from doing anything physical in the match, since he wasn't tagged in. Skipper had Killings pinned, but Pacman threw money at him, "making it rain". This distraction allowed Killings to get the pin on Skipper.

The Steiners come to the ring, and Rick Steiner gets on the mic and says there are a lot of "wannabes" trying to rattle their cage. He said at Bound For Glory, we will see where Team 3D is on the food chain. Scott commented how Team 3D had been bragging about taking the Steiners out, but they are still standing. Scott said they didn't want to wait for Bound For Glory. Scott said Team 3D were "Bingo Hall Backyard Wrestlers" and vowed to make them bleed. Scott said Bound For Glory is special because it is in Atlanta where the Steiner Brothers got started, and after the match they are going to have a party and roast two fat pigs, Team 3D.

Amazing Kong defeated Gail Kim. The other members of the women's division came out and watched the match.

They did a Peep Show segment with Christian Cage, with the ring decorated like a luau and Tiki Bar. Christian and AJ Styles came out wearing Hawaiian shirts. Christian said that his show was a forum for TNA stars to come out and speak with him. Christian said he would get the answers to all the tough questions. Christian said he had a special theme tonight for his first guest, and that people will think he is crazy for having this person on, since this person wants to kill him. Out came Samoa Joe. Christian said he was going to put his differences with Joe aside for this interview. Christian noted that Bound For Glory will be the third time they meet in a singles match, and that Christian won the prior two meetings. Joe said that he was already bored with Christian's segment, and that the fans were telling him the match strategy, as they were chanting "Joe's Gonna Kill You". Joe said the whole segment was cliché, and that Christian has lost his edge. Joe called him an a******. Christian said he didn't like the way Joe was acting, and that he went through a lot of garage sales to find the decor for the segment. Joe said that Christian's winning streak will end at Bound For Glory, and that Christian will end up in a hospital. Christian said that Joe might be mad at him for what he has done in the past, but he only wants to have a competitive match at Bound For Glory. Christian has AJ Styles pour Joe a drink. Christian said he wanted to toast Joe and said their match will steal the show at Bound For Glory. Joe went after him, but Christian ran out of the ring. Styles his Joe with a ukulele, but it had no effect. Matt Morgan came out and carried Styles away. Christian threw a drink in Joe's face and hit him with a coconut. The segment ends with Christian standing over Joe.

Raven & Black Reign defeated Rhino & Abyss in a no-disqualification match. They used weapons and brawled all over the building. Jim Mitchell came out and Abyss was going to chokeslam him into thumbtacks, but Raven stopped him and gave Abyss a DDT into the thumbstacks. Raven went for the cover, but Black Reign broke it up for some reason. Rhino went to check on Abyss, but Abyss didn't realize who it was and hit a Black Hole Slam on Rhino and then Black Reign covered Rhino for the pin.

Kurt Angle & Team 3D defeated LAX & Junior Fatu. Matt Morgan was the special enforcer for the match. Early in the match, Brother Ray and Devon blew their noses in the flag. Some masked Latino Nation members ran out, but Morgan made them return to the back. Angle hit Homicide with the Angle Slam for the three count. After the match, Kurt Angle called out Sting, while the members of the Latino Nation checked on LAX at ringside. Sting appeared on the screen and said he would wait for Bound For Glory. Then he said maybe he wouldn't wait, and one of the masked Latino Nation members turned out to be Sting, attacking Angle and putting him in the Scorpion Deathlock. Sting then got on the mic and said this was his ring, and he was saving the rest of Angle for Bound For Glory.

They filmed a TNA Today segment, with Kurt Angle chasing off Jeremy Borash and taking over the segment.

They taped a match for the Road To Bound For Glory special, with Roxxi Levoux defeating Traci Brooks. Robert Roode was at ringside with Traci, while VKM was with Roxxi. Roode yelled at Traci during the match, and shoved her from the ring apron at one point, costing her the match. Roode then left without Traci.

They taped an Xplosion match with Eric Young, Chris Harris, Shark Boy and the Motor City Machineguns defeating James Storm, Jimmy Rave, Lance Hoyt and the Voodoo Kin Mafia. It was a comedy match, with Young pinning Rave with a rollup

 

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Lex of PWInsider.com called in the following spoilers from the currently ongoing TNA Impact taping in Orlando, Florida, taping for a 10/25 airdate:

Dark Match:

*TNA Knockouts champion Gail Kim defeated a female foe. Her name was hard to make out.

Impact:

*Kurt Angle tries to apologize to Kevin Nash and get him to be at ringside with him. Nash promises to be at ringside to watch Angle get his a** kicked.

LAX & The Steiners defeated TNA Tag Team champions AJ Styles & Tomko and VKM.

*In a Fight for the Right Tournament bout, James Storm pinned Eric Young.

*Havok vs. Petey Williams vs. Shark Boy vs. Sonjay Dutt ended in a no contest when Team 3D hit the ring and laid out all four.

*Kurt Angle defeated Sting to regain the TNA championship. Sting had Angle in the Scorpion Deathlock and pointed at Kevin Nash. Nash went to interfere but Sting hit him while he was on the apron. There was a ref bump. Angle nailed Sting with the Olympic Slam and a second referee, Earl Hebner, came out to count the pinfall. Angle acted as if he was happy with Nash, then flipped him off and left. Heber and the original referee Rudy Charles argued. Jim Cornette said he was going to review the decision.

*Awesome Kong pinned Angel Williams.

*They announce Jim Cornette will make a ruling before the end of Impact.

*Junior Fatu defeated Robert Roode after Samoa Joe's interference. Christian Cage did commentary.

*Jim Cornette announces that Angle is indeed the new champion and at the Genesis PPV it will be Angle and Kevin Nash vs. Sting and a partner of his choice with the winner of the fall winning the TNA title.

 

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Thanks to Lex Of PWInsider.com for this report:

*TNA champion Kurt Angle did a promo inside the ring promising to learn who Sting's partner is at Genesis. Sting says his partner is a former WCW and WWE World champion who hates Angle. Kevin Nash comes out and beats up Angle.

*Kaz beat James Storm in a Fight for the Right semifinal.

*Team 3D cut a promo running down the X-Division. The Motor City Machineguns run them down on the mic. 3D get into it with them and go under the ring to get tables but they are nowhere to be found. The X-Division (XXX, Sonjay, Havoc, Shark Boy, etc.) attack 3D, bring tables from backstage and lay them out.

*Awesome Kong defeated Christy Hemme.

*TNA Women's champ Gail Kim & Samoa Joe defeated Ms. Brooks & Robert Roode. Roode blames Brooks for the loss and goes after her. Gail Kim and Samoa Joe make the save. Joe and Roode brawl into the crowd. Lots of blood and a good brawl which saw Roode's "fan" (Rain from SHIMMER) try to get involved.

*TNA announced Junior Fatu would not be there tonight.

*Christian Cage defeated Chris Harris in a Fight for the Right semifinal. After the match, Cage attacked him with a ladder and a top rope frog splash.

*Kevin Nash tells Kurt Angle that he knows who Sting's partner will be and he'll be there next week....Scott Hall.

*TNA Tag Team champions AJ Styles and Tomko defeated LAX. After the match, members of the Latino Nation ran off the champions, who then brawled with the Steiners.

 

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IMPACT 11/15/07

Thanks to Alex of PWInsider.com for the following iMPACT! results:

TNA taped this Thursday's Impact at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida with the following results:

*Impact opened with TNA champion Kurt Angle coming out to the ring with TNA Tag Team champions AJ Styles and Tomko. He thanked them for helping him at Genesis and announced they were forming the "Angle Alliance." Kevin Nash comes out and is attacked by all three with a number of babyfaces coming out break it up.

*Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Rave defeated LAX. After the match, the female member of the Latino Nation (the still unidentified Shelley Martinez) hit Christy Hemme with a slapjack.

*Team 3D, holding the X-Division championship, cut a promo backstage with a list of demands. They had an "X-Division wrestler" held hostage with a bag over his head.

*Team 3D come to the ring with the hostage and called out the Motor City Machineguns. The Guns come out with Jay Lethal and they go back and forth on the mic until a group of X-Division wrestlers attack 3D. Lethal frees the hostage, who turns out to be Havoc, but Havoc grabs his kendo stick and attacks the other X-Division wrestlers.

*Kevin Nash and Scott Hall come to the ring and announce they will face the Angle Alliance at Turning Point, promising to reveal their mystery partner by the end of Impact.

*Robert Roode and Ms. Brooks defeated TNA Women's champion Gail Kim and Chris Harris after Roode drilled Harris with a chair. Brooks got into a catfight with Roode's "ringside fan."

*Abyss defeated Riddick (the masked Johnny Stamboli, with a new name in his second appearance) and Black Reign in a Three-Way. After the bout, Jim Mitchell's charges were beating on Abyss and Rhino hit the ring for the save.

*Booker T and Sharmell come to the ring for their official TNA contract signing. Christian Cage comes out and cuts a promo. He calls Sharmell a "nappy headed ho" and gets laid out by Booker.

*TNA champion Kurt Angle defeated Kaz in a good match. After the match, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall attacked Angle. The Angle Alliance attack them. Samoa Joe makes the save, so apparently he's the mystery partner.

*They announced Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Sabin in a Loser Wears a Turkey suit for the Thanksgiving Impact.

Xplosion:
*Eric Young defeated James Storm in a comedy match.

 

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- LAX defeated Rellik and Black Reign. After the match, Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt attacked LAX.

- ODB defeated Gail Kim in a non-title match. After the match, Awesome Kong came in and they brawled until security broke it up.

- The Angle Alliance came to the ring and made an offer to Christian Cage and Robert Roode to join them, saying they had until the end of the night to respond. Christian and Roode came out and Roode quickly accepts the offer but Cage badmouths all of them. Then, he agrees to join, as ling as he is the captain. Angle accepts it and they shake hands. Samoa Joe, Kevin Nash, Kaz, Booker T and Eric Young then came out and challenged them to a 10 man tag at Final Resolution, but Karen Angle says let's do it tonight, leading to Sharmell and Karen having a cat fight.

- Christopher Daniels defeated Senshi. Elix Skipper was the guest referee. Since Daniels won, he got the briefcase that Senshi had won in the "Feast or Fired" match at Turning Point.

- NASCAR personality and UWF owner Hermie Sadler did guest commentary for the Daniels/Senshi match.

- Team 3D and Johnny Devine defeated Jay Letal and The Motor City Machineguns in a Ladder match. This match had another screwy finish.

- Kevin Nash, Samoa Joe, Booker T, Kaz and Eric Young defeated Christian Cage, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Tomko and Robert Roode. After the match, Angle and Roode attack Christian. Styles tried to stop the beatdown while Tomko just left them all in the ring.

 

[A.J.]

Christian Cage is in the ring and says there will be a tag team match with Kurt Angle & Robert Roode vs. Christian and a partner of his choosing. Angle and Roode interrupt and the match is set up for later tonight.

Backstage interview with Styles and Tomko about how they have to choose sides between Angle & Roode or Christian.

Scott Steiner defeated Petey Williams, BG James and Christopher Daniels in a Four Way match.

Jeremy Borash comes to the ring and they offer Steiner a $50,000 check or any choice of “Feast or Fired” briefcase he wants. They had the briefcases set up like the show “Deal or No Deal” complete with girls next to the briefcases. Steiner decides to take Petey’s briefcase. Petey was then given Scott Steiner’s case. Petey opened it and found out he now had the World Heavyweight Title match.

Kaz defeated Rellik. After the match, Black Reign attacked Kaz and they put a bag with Misty the Rat over his face.

Velvet Sky and Angelina Love defeated Jackie Moore and Traci Brooks. After the match, Roode comes out and rips on Traci for losing until Sharmell comes out. Roode then ripped on Sharmell until Booker T came out to make the save.

They did an in-ring confrontation with Jim Mitchell and Abyss. Judas Mesias makes his return and bloodies Abyss with char shots and barbed wire.

Booker T defeated the Wildcat Chris Harris.

BG James was allowed to open his “Feast or Fired” briefcase and found out he won the World Tag Team Title shot.

Jay Lethal defeated Johnny Devine in a X-Division Lumberjack Strap match. Senshi was one of the lumberjacks.

They have Scott Steiner and Christopher Daniels open the last two briefcases. Steiner got the X Division Title match and Christopher Daniels got fired. Daniels started to cry as he shook hands with Jeremy Borash and Scott Steiner.

Robert Roode and Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage who wrestled alone. (The storyline being that no one wanted to team with him.)

After the match they continued to beat him down. AJ Styles came down and got close to the ring, but then walked away.

Xplosion Match: Cowboy James Storm defeated Sonjay Dutt.

Gail Kim defeated ODB.

 

[FoleyIsGod]

Holy crap, does that mean Chris Daniels is gone for good?

It would be a shame, he helped to build TNA and now what? He has to go to make room for the ex-wwe guys?