July 31, 2002

9:00PM hits on the Eastern seaboard as the screen dims, before vibrant yellow, gold, red and black strokes fill the shot. The TNA logo pops up before we fade inside THE ASYLUM- where over a thousand rabid fans are on their feet, shouting “TNA! TNA!” at the top of their lungs!

We pan around The Asylum to see the TNA Girls, still in bikinis, dancing in their lair! Everyone is extra HOT inside The Asylum tonight, mostly because of tonight’s JAMPACKED CARD…but also because the air conditioning is BROKE AGAIN, as the HVAC guy wasn’t being compensated what he was worth via The Jarrett’s and quit!

In other words…TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION HAS REACHED IT’S BOILING POINT!!!

We head down to ringside…and guess who’s back…back again…Don West and “Professor” Mike Tenay are back…tell a friend…there’s your cheesy summer 2002 reference for this week! West and Tenay greet us as they excitedly run down tonight’s card:

Tag Team Grudge Match
NWA Champion Mike Awesome & Ken Shamrock vs. Ekmo & Rhino w/Don Callis

Bunkhouse Brawl #1 Contender’s Match
Jeff Jarrett w/The Evil Empire vs. Scott Hall w/The Kru

X-Division Championship- Three Way Dance
©AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Jerry Lynn

Singles Match
6Pac w/The Kru vs. Brian Lawler w/Tylene Buck

Mystery Opponent Tag Team Match
Raven & Vampiro w/FJM vs. D’Lo Brown & ???

Tag Team #1 Contender’s Match
Murderaz Row vs. Air Canada vs. Amish Roadkill & Danny Doring

X-Division Showcase Match
Amazing Red vs. Elix Skipper

After running down tonight’s MASSIVE card, we stick around at ringside for some X-Division action to kick us off!





Match 1- X-Division Showcase
Amazing Red vs. Elix Skipper



Skipper has been red-hot the past few weeks, picking up wins on consecutive shows- will he makes it three in a row tonight? Amazing Red is coming off two big losses, however he wasn’t pinned in those two matches, and is looking to climb back up the ranks here in the X-Division!!

These two start out with a torrid pace! Red sweeps the legs, goes for a standing moonsault, Skipper rolls out of the way, Red lands on his feet, kicks Skipper in the head…Skipper falls into the ropes where Red leaps over…

AMAZING RED LEAPS OVER THE ROPES WITH A BULLDOG ON SKIPPER…WHO’S NECK SMASHES INTO THE TOP ROPE!!!

Red is right back on the apron but Skipper is waiting with a hard kick to the side of the head! Red almost falls off the apron but Skipper holds onto him, and then yanks him forward through the middle rope…Red lies in between the ropes as Skipper quickly hops to the top…

ELIX SKIPPER LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A LEGDROP ON AMAZING RED WHO IS IN BETWEEN THE ROPES!!!

The Asylum is on their feet as they can barely keep up with the pace of this thing!!!

Skipper brings Red inside the ring where he attempts to go for SUDDEN DEATH, but Red slithers out of it, but hangs onto Skipper and turns it into…

CODE RED FROM AMAZING RED!!!!!

Red goes for the cover….

1…2…NOOO!!!

Skipper reaches overhead and grabs onto the bottom rope at the last second!

Red slams the mat, not knowing with else to do! Red then climbs to the top rope and turns around…

RED WITH A MOONSAULT…

WAIT!!!

SKIPPER CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR…

AND HITS THE SUDDEN DEATH!!!!

Skipper with the cover….

1…2…3!!!

Winner at 7:00- Elix Skipper

Elix Skipper has won his THIRD MATCH IN A ROW!!! On three consecutive weeks, nonetheless! Skipper gets his hand raised, as The Asylum pops loud for him!

Skipper leans down to the fallen Red and offers a handshake, and Amazing Red accepts!

West and Tenay put Elix Skipper over some more on commentary, saying he is in the driver’s seat for an X-Division Championship, as soon as NEXT WEEK!!!



We head to the basement of The Asylum, as has become the norm here in TNA every week- where DOOMSDAY is sitting in the corner. “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden plays faintly (but the volume up a bit more than past weeks) in the background…We see Raven sitting in the corner, while Vampiro and Father James Mitchell flanking him on each side.

The massive wooden crate from last week is on the side of FJM, still with the numbers “12261919” printed on the front, rocking back and forth uncontrollably. FJM rests his cane on the top of the box as he begins…

“The contents of this crate will secure Doomsday’s fate for eternity!!”

FJM lets out a sadistic laugh as he continues…

“Inside this crate is HELL ON EARTH! Doomsday will grow stronger by one…but that big ‘one’ will give us everything we need for complete and total annihilation!”

The camera spins around to a jump scare of Vampiro’s face, before it spins towards Raven…

“D’Lo Brown, whichever poor soul you have chosen tonight will pay just as much as you will…see…we didn’t start this, you did. Instead of accepting your fate, you decided to temp it…QUOTE THE RAVEN…NEVERMORE!!!”





We cut to a video package, hyping up the NEWEST Tag Team in TNA- they’re not new per se…just putting them together gives this team name a great ring…

KID KASH AND EZ MONEY!!!

Highlights of them over the past six weeks are shown, before we cut to the two of them posing with wads of cash in their hands, standing in front of two black Cadillac Escalades! Both men look into the camera with smug looks on their faces…

“KASH$ has arrived, and we are here to collect!”

One more shot of Kid Kash and EZ Money holding wads of cash in front of their Escalades fills our screen before we fade to black…



Sticking with the TAG TEAM DIVISION, we head back down to ringside as we get ready for our next matchup, a HUGE TAG TEAM #1 CONTENDER’S MATCH!! All three of these teams were involved last week, where AMW walked away with Tag Team gold!



Match 2- Tag Team #1 Contender’s Match
Murderaz Row vs. Air Canada vs. Amish Roadkill & Danny Doring



This one starts out as an all out brawl! Homicide and Tyson Hart duke it out, Teddy Hart and Amish Roadkill brawl in the corner, and Low Ki and Danny Doring fall through the ropes to the floor!

Roadkill takes control of Teddy Hart and clotheslines him over to the floor! Roadkill turns around and takes a dropkick from Tyson Hart through the middle rope! Tyson turns around as Homicide is there with a superkick that sends him over the ropes!!

Everybody besides Homicide is on the outside floor…Homicide winds up, races off the ropes…

HOMICIDE DIVES THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE, FLIPPING IN MID-AIR ONTO EVERYBODY AT RINGSIDE!!!

Homicide stands on his feet and taunts the crowd as West and Tenay put over Murderaz Row’s athleticism, which is on full display right now!!

Homicide’s celebration is short-lived when Roadkill is back on his feet…

LARIAT FROM ROADKILL!!!

Homicide gets upended as Roadkill drags him back inside the ring, but before he can, Low Ki is on the top rope…

FLYING CROSS BODY ON ROADKILL ON THE APRON…BUT ROADKILL CATCHES HIM….

Air Canada is still on the floor, and as they get to their feet…

ROADKILL TOSSES LOW KI ONTO AIR CANADA AT RINGSIDE!!!

Homicide has recovered inside the ring but Danny Doring is waiting….Doring goes for a quick rollup but Homicide over-rotates out of it…

AND RUNS RIGHT INTO A SIDEWALK SLAM FROM AMISH ROADKILL!!!

Roadkill and Doring have Homicide right where they want him, but WAIT! LOOK UP!!!

TYSON AND TEDDY HART FLY THROUGH THE AIR WITH STEREO DIVES ONTO ROADKILL AND DORING!!!

This gives Low Ki enough time to head to the top, where he flies off…

DOUBLE STOMP TO DANNY DORING!!!

Low Ki tries to pin Doring but Teddy Hart grabs a hold of him and tosses him through the middle ropes!!

Homicide, Roadkill and Doring are all down inside the ring…Tyson lifts up Doring…Teddy heads to the top…

TAPPIN THE TREEEE!!!!

Tyson is right back onto his feet where he INTERCEPTS HOMICIDE right before he can breakup the pinfall attempt from Teddy on Doring…

1…2….3!!!

Winners at 8:00 AND NEW TAG TEAM #1 CONTENDER’S- Air Canada

Air Canada celebrate up the apron as they seemingly stole this one from Murderaz Row!!! The Asylum loves Air Canada, but the pop they are getting at the moment is almost too loud…Air Canada turns around on the ramp…



IT’S AMERICA’S MOST WANTED!!!!

The NWA Tag Champions stand tall, holding up their gold, starting right down at Tyson and Teddy Hart!

There is mutual respect between the four men, but the stage is set for NEXT WEEK- AMW versus AIR CANADA for the NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!!



We quickly cut to the back where THERE IS COMMOTION GOING ON!!!



MONTY BROWN and BRIAN LEE are throwing absolute HAYMAKERS at each other in the hallway!!!

SHANE DOUGLAS joins in with some kicks on Monty Brown for good measure, but Monty is UNLEASHED tonight after what happened last week!!

Douglas and Lee get Monty good as they toss him into the wall, leaving him on the floor!

The new dynamic duo then begins to walk down the hallway…but before they can…

MONTY BROWN IS FULL SPEED AHEAD LIKE A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE…

POOOUUUNNCEEEE TO SHANE DOUGLAS AND BRIAN LEE…

RIGHT THROUGH THE HALLWAY WALL!!!!

All three men end up in a vacant dressing room, while TNA Security pulls them apart from each other!!!



TNA President Jim Cornette is on the scene, shaking his head as all three men have caused damage to The Asylum…

“Since you two feel the need to break down walls in order to fight…NEXT WEEK- MONTY BROWN VERSUS BRIAN LEE- NO DQ MATCH!!”

Jim Cornette looks at the carnage of the wall broken down to its studs and shakes his head…

“And the loser will pay for this damn wall to be repaired! What is this? A frat house?”

The Asylum cheers at the match announcement, as we now have another match set for what will be a STACKED show NEXT WEEK- MONTY BROWN against BRIAN LEE in a NO DQ MATCH!!!



We head over to Goldilocks who is standing by with BRIAN LAWLER and TYLENE BUCK! Lawler seems extra irritated tonight, most likely because of his poor showing last week against Ken Shamrock! Lawler takes the mic out of Goldy’s hand…

“Let’s get one thing straight. Last week was a fluke! A fluke, I tell ya! I wasn’t even ready, and that crazy ass Ken Shamrock didn’t even give me time to get set…see…I was kissing the most beautiful woman in the world, and I’ll never apologize for that…right, honey?”

Tylene Buck seems a bit distant from Lawler tonight, probably because she is embarrassed that he keeps losing…Buck gives a fake smile as Lawler continues…

“Tonight, I do to 6Pac what Ken Shamrock did to me! 6Pac, you don’t have a chance once that bell rings, and after I beat you in under thirty seconds, I will go straight to Jim Cornette and DEMAND a World title shot!”

Lawler grabs Buck by the hand as they head off the set, and we send it back down to ringside…

West and Tenay hype up our next matchup, 6Pac up against Brian Lawler!!!



Match 3- Singles Match
6Pac w/Ron Killings vs. Brian Lawler w/Tylene Buck



The official bell rings and Lawler has learned his lesson from last week, as he is geared up to go. 6Pac charges at him and then stops on a dime, as Lawler braces for impact! 6Pac laughs, Ron Killings laughs at ringside, and Tylene Buck even lets out a smirk…

With the games out of the way, these two chain-wrestle for a brief period before 6Pac turns up the heat! Pac tosses Lawler into the corner and follows it up with a SPINNING HEEL KICK IN THE CORNER!!!

Lawler is dazed as 6Pac places him on the top turnbuckle. 6Pac heads up there with him…

6PAC GOES FOR A TOP ROPE HURICANRANNA…

BUT LAWLER LANDS ON HIS FEET!!!

Lawler points to his head, showing The Asylum how smart he really is! Lawler turns around…

ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM 6PAC!!!

Lawler looks out at Tylene Buck, almost as if to tell her to distract the referee….

Tylene Buck begrudgingly heeds Lawler’s command as she climbs up onto the apron…

Ron Killings heads over to Buck’s side of the ring to see what she is about to do…

Back inside the ring 6Pac charges at Lawler, but Lawler reverses it with a drop toe hold…

6PAC’s head hits Referee Slick Johnson’s legs…which in turn forces him forward…

TYLENE BUCK FALLS OFF THE APRON…

ONLY FOR RON KILLINGS TO CATCH HER!!!!

Killings holds onto Buck, looks down, and is a lucky man at this exact moment in time as he smiles while The Asylum cheers him on!!

Lawler is still distracted, turns right around…

X-FACTOR!!!!

6Pac waited to strike and executed it to perfection!!!

1…2…3!!!

Winner at 5:00- 6Pac

6Pac gets his hand raised as The Asylum cheers loudly for him and Killings!!

Down at ringside, after what seems to be a very long moment between Killings and Buck, Killings lets Buck down as she looks back, smirk on her face. She looks inside the ring at 6Pac who is posing on the top turnbuckle and lets out another smirk, followed by a blush forming across her cheeks.

Lawler gets to his feet and chases after Buck, and he is NOT HAPPY! He forcefully grabs Buck’s arm and storms up the ramp, in what has been another embarrassment for Brian Lawler here in TNA!!



We head over to Goldilocks, who is standing by with D’LO BROWN! Brown seems upbeat and excited…

“Doomsday, tonight my mystery partner and I will show YOU that we aren’t here to play games! You can talk in cryptic messages, but none of that sticks to me, I let my work inside the ring do the talking…and tonight, me and my surprise partner will be showing all of your Halloween asses the door!”

D’Lo does his signature head bob as he struts off the set…

Back down at ringside, West and Tenay hype up the big match about to take place, as The Asylum anxiously awaits D’Lo Brown’s mystery partner…

D’Lo Brown heads through the curtain and pauses at the top. He points back to the curtain as green and purple smoke engulf the entrance way…suddenly, we see a tall figure, a big hat, and a bunch of women parading out…



The Asylum goes nuts for D’Lo Brown’s tag team partner!!!

IT’S PIMP DADDY CHUCK!!!!

We know that’s his new name because Professor Tenay is all over it and told us so! D’Lo daps up Pimp Daddy Chuck, and the two longtime friends along with “The Ladies of The Evening” begin to head down the entrance ramp!

As D’Lo and Chuck wait inside the ring, a team of TNA ring crew have been tasked with pushing the massive wooden crate down to the bottom of the entrance ramp. Doomsday follows out, now coming out to the tune of “Black Hole Sun” while The Asylum looks on in awe.

They may not be fan favorites, but Doomsday makes you quickly pay attention whenever they are in eyesight…




Match 4- Mystery Tag Team Match
Raven & Vampiro vs. D’Lo Brown & Pimp Daddy Chuck



Raven and D’Lo immediately begin to throw hands! Raven takes control, and then tags in Vampiro. Vampiro goes to work on D’Lo, but D’Lo reverses a suplex attempt and delivers one of his own into his corner of the ring!

D’Lo then tags in Chuck, who The Asylum cheers loudly for!

D’Lo and Chuck team up on Vampiro in the corner of the ring, as Pimp Daddy Chuck begins to warm up the train…

PIMP DADDY CHUCK WITH A BIG SPLASH IN THE CORNER…WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS THE ESCORT EXPRESS!!!!

Raven sulks on the apron as he looks down at Father James Mitchell and nods, telling him it is time to open the crate…

FJM heads over to the crate and sticks a key in the padlock, unlocking it…

Mitchell pulls the hinges down on the crate…

“ABYSS! YOU HAVE BEEN SET FREE!”

FJM shouts…

AND OUT COMES AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING UNIT OF A MONSTER!!!!



The Asylum is stunned silent at the sight of this massive individual! He stands near 7 feet tall, well over 350 pounds, has long hair, a mask, and a black psych ward outfit on, that reads “HENDERSONVILLE PSYCH WARD 12261919” in bright orange lettering on the back…

A B Y S S
1 2 26 19 19

This MONSTER quickly enters the ring, lifts D’Lo Brown up by the head…

AND TOSSES HIM TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING!!!!

Referee Rudy Charles quickly calls for the bell, and gets the hell out of the ring…

Winners at 2:00 VIA DQ- D’Lo Brown & Pimp Daddy Chuck

Raven and Vampiro put the boots to Chuck, and ground him enough for Raven to pick up his motionless body…

EVENFLOW DDT TO PIMP DADDY CHUCK!!!

The MONSTER ABYSS then picks up D’Lo Brown once more, and swings him around before SLAMMING HIM HARD TO THE MAT!!!!

Father James Mitchell is beyond giddy with excitement as he laughs uncontrollably!

Raven does his signature arms-stretched out pose before falling down to both knees! Vampiro, Father James Mitchell and this MONSTER who we call ABYSS stand on each side of their leader! The lights inside The Asylum turn pitch black sans one spotlight shining down on Doomsday…

A team of medics comes out to quickly rush D’Lo and Chuck to the back, while Doomsday poses in the center of the ring!

West and Tenay hype up Doomsday and this new monster FJM has seemingly snuck out of the nearest Psych Ward! Raven said after tonight he would be shifting his focus towards bigger things, and with Doomsday now at full strength, anything is possible!!!





We cut over to a vignette. The camera is high above in the sky, as a hawk flies underneath. We then head down to ground level where tumbleweed kicks by. A dust cloud fills our screen before words pop up in the center:

“DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS”

The camera zooms over to a sign which reads “Northern Lights Ranch” before heading to a house where three people sit on the porch…

The three men are STEVE CORINO, MALICE AND JACK VICTORY!! Corino, making a mockery of Terry Funk’s promo last week, sit on a rocking bench. Corino spits chewing tobacco into a cup as he looks up at the camera…

“Terry Funk, to really know your enemy, you have to mimic his lifestyle. And after spending time on my ranch, I can now clearly see why it is so easy to kick your ass!”

Corino and his crew share a laugh before he continues…

“This sedentary lifestyle. Sitting on your porch, watching the time go by. Hell, I feel 85 years old just like you by sitting here all damn day!”

The scene cuts as we now see Corino training for his Amarillo Street Fight against Terry Funk next week!

Steve Corino lifts big bails of hay and tosses them through the air…

He runs down a beaten path while Malice and Jack Victory follow on horseback…

Corino wraps a baseball bat in barbed wire and swings it hard in the direction of a scarecrow that dons a “Funk University” t-shirt…

Corino trains hard on his “ranch” before sitting back down on the front porch, beer in hand…

“All in a day’s work…Terry Funk…I now know what its like to be a rancher…living in Amarillo for an entire three hours has made me re-evaluate my life…I realize I NEVER want to come back to this shit hole…and next week…I make sure you never leave this place AGAIN!”

The scene fades out as one last graphic pops up:

AUGUST 7, 2002- AMARILLO STREET FIGHT
TERRY FUNK VERSUS STEVE CORINO



We head back down to ringside where West and Tenay hype up the big Amarillo Street Fight NEXT WEEK here on TNA!! They then shift focus to hype up our next matchup, AJ Styles’ FIRST X-Division Title defense against both Jerry Lynn AND Christopher Daniels!!

We see highlights of last week where Daniels and Lynn pinned Kid Kash and EZ Money simultaneously to advance…AJ Styles then hits the ring and drills Jerry Lynn in the back with the X-Title!

Following the highlight reel, Goldilocks is standing by with AJ STYLES! Styles stands confidently with the X-Title around his shoulder as he gives some words before the big match…

“Let’s put it this way, Goldy. I have with me what no other man in this sport has- this piece of gold right here! And as long as I have breath in my body, this X-Division title stays with me!”

AJ Styles holds the X-Title belt out front and center before continuing…

“And as for Jerry Lynn, let’s make one thing crystal clear- I DON’T need your guidance! I DON’T want you as my mentor! I know more about this business than you’ll ever know, so after I pin YOU tonight, don’t come knocking on my door again!”

We head back down to ringside as we get ready for A HUGE X-TITLE THREE WAY DANCE!!!




Match 5- X-Division Championship- Three Way Dance
©AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Christopher Daniels



This one starts off HOT, with Lynn and Daniels teaming up to neutralize the Champ, AJ Styles! After Lynn dumps AJ to the outside, he turns around…

DANIELS IS WAITING WITH A JUMP KICK TO THE SIDE OF JERRY LYNN’S HEAD!!!

Daniels then takes control of Lynn, showing that there are NO FRIENDS here in this Three Way Dance! Daniels sends Lynn off the ropes, and catches him, twirling him around in mid-air…

TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER!!!

Daniels then sets his mark and connects with a STANDING MOONSAULT!!!

Daniels with the cover, looking to steal this one…

1…2…NOO!!!

AJ STYLES FLIES THROUGH THE AIR ONTO DANIELS, CONNECTING WITH THE SPIRAL TAP!!!

AJ Styles then begins to take control of the match, as he tosses Daniels into the corner. He follows it up with a big flying forearm! Lynn has recovered and races towards Styles in the corner but Styles senses him coming and moves out of the way, causing Jerry Lynn to crash into the corner!!

AJ kicks Lynn in the back before hoisting him up onto the top turnbuckle. He then pushes Lynn down backwards, and Jerry Lynn is now in THE TREE OF WOE!!!

With Lynn not able to escape, Styles picks up Daniels in a powerslam position and runs forward…

SLAMMING DANIELS INTO JERRY LYNN!!!

Both men are down, and AJ Styles looks like a million bucks right now!!

Styles ascends to the top as he looks to take both Lynn and Daniels out! He waits for both of them to get to their feet…

STYLES LEAPS OFF WITH A FLYING CROSS BODY…

BUT LYNN AND DANIELS CATCH AJ IN MID-AIR!!!

Lynn holds onto Styles as Daniels races off the ropes…

LYNN AND DANILES CONNECT WITH A DROPKICK/SPINEBUSTER COMBINATION!!!

Styles is down, and after Daniels gets to his feet, he spins Lynn around…

ANGELS WINGS…NOO!!!

Lynn uses his strength to and back body drops Daniels to the mat! Lynn picks Daniels right up…

CRADLE PILEDRIVER…NOOO!!!

Daniels muscles out of it and pulls a TORNADO DDT from out of nowhere!!!

Daniels sets Lynn up in the corner, as AJ Styles is still down on the opposite side of the ring…Daniels leaps up all three turnbuckles…

BEST…

MOONSAULT…

EVER!!!!

Daniels connects and bounces up from the impact…

RIGHT INTO AJ STYLES’ GRASP…

AND RIGHT INTO A STYLES CLASH!!!!

Styles rolls Daniels over!!!

1…2…3!!!!

Winner at 12:00 AND STILL X-DIVISION CHAMPION- AJ Styles

AJ Styles waited for his moment to strike, and strike he did as he comes away with a victory in his first title defense!!

Styles is handed his X-Title which he quickly pulls away from Referee Andrew Thomas!

AJ Styles celebrates on the top turnbuckle as he looks back down at the fallen Christopher Daniels and Jerry Lynn! Styles taunts both men as he heads up the entrance ramp, holding his X-Title high above his head!!

West and Tenay put over the match we all just saw, saying that AJ Styles is at the pinnacle of the X-Division right now, and there is NOBODY out there that can seemingly stop him!!!



We head over to Goldilocks who is standing by with JEFF JARRETT and THE HARRIS BROTHERS! Noticeably absent is Roadhouse James, something Goldy points out right away…

“Where is Roadhouse James? I’m about to fight in one of the biggest matches in TNA history and that’s all you can ask me? Roadhouse James happens to be an accomplished Country singer if you didn’t know…and tonight he is busy recording for his new hit album!”

Jarrett looks over at Ron and Don and shakes his head in disappointment before he continues…

“But as for tonight…Scott Hall…count your days getting paid, my friend! Because tonight, when I embarrass you in front of the entire world…on my way to what is rightfully mine in an NWA Championship opportunity…you’re gonna wish you stayed up North, because there ain’t gonna be nothing good for you here in TNA…AND YOU CAN CHOKE ON THAT…SLAPNUTS!!!”

Jarrett and The Evil Empire head off the set as we send it back down to West and Tenay, who begin to hype up our HUGE #1 CONTENDER’S MATCH- IN A BUNKHOUSE BRAWL!!!



Match 6- NWA Championship #1 Contender’s Match- Bunkhouse Brawl
Scott Hall vs. Jeff Jarrett



Before Hall and Jarrett even have a chance to throw a punch, Referee Rudy Charles gets a message in his earpiece and rushes over to Ring Announcer Jeremy Borash. Borash nods as he begins to speak…

“By orders of TNA President Jim Cornette, NOBODY will be allowed at ringside for either man! I have been informed that Ron Killings, 6Pac, Ron and Don Harris report to the back immediately!”

The Asylum loves the announcement, as Jarrett is beyond PISSED!!

Two can play that game, Jeff Jarrett!

After everybody clears the ringside area, the bell rings and we are under way!

Hall takes control early on, hitting all of his signature moves on Jarrett! The abdominal stretch with the slap to the head, a fallaway slam, and a big boot!

Hall is in complete control as he tosses Jarrett over the ropes and to the floor! Jarrett responds with a LOW BLOW! Jarrett then slams Hall face-first into the steel steps!

Jarrett pulls a table out from underneath the ring, followed by a few chairs and a trash can! Jarrett tosses everything besides a chair and the table inside the ring. Jarrett then sets up the table at ringside as he stomps on the fallen Hall.

Jarrett goes to smash Hall’s face into the steel steps once more but Hall blocks the attempt, kicks Jarrett in the gut…

HALL WHIPS JARRETT INTO THE STEEL GUARD RAIL!!!

Jarrett bounces off of the guard rail, holding his back in pain! Hall then picks up a chair…

HALL WITH A HUGE CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK OF JEFF JARRETT!!!

Hall slides Jarrett back inside the ring before following. Hall tosses Jarrett into the corner and follows it up with a running side elbow to Jarrett!! Hall picks up the trash can and places it over the head of Jeff Jarrett. Hall picks up a steel chair…

SCOTT HALL SMASHES THE STEEL CHAIR INTO THE TRASH CAN ON TOP OF JEFF JARRETT’S HEAD!!!

Jarrett falls in a heap to the mat as Hall calls for the end! Hall takes the trash can off of Jarrett and goes to place him in the OUTSIDER’S EDGE POSITION…

But Jeff Jarrett counters by getting down on all fours, crawling underneath Hall’s legs!

Hall races towards Jarrett, lunging at him by the ropes…

JEFF JARRETT DUCKS…

AND SCOTT HALL KNOCKS THE CAMERA MAN OFF THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE AT RINGSIDE!!!!

The Asylum gasps as the camera man took a sick bump!!! The TNA Medical Staff quickly rushes down the ramp to check on the camera man as Hall stares down at the camera man with a concerned look on his face…

HALL TURNS AROUND AND GETS BLASTED IN THE HEAD BY JEFF JARRETT’S GUITAR!!!!

Jarrett then lifts Hall back up, guitar still broken over Hall’s neck…

JEFF JARRETT HITS THE STROKE!!!!

1…2…3!!!

Winner at 14:00 AND NEW #1 CONTENDER- Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett celebrates as he climbs to the top turnbuckle, soaking in the NUCLEAR HEAT he has with The Asylum!!! Jarrett looks down at the fallen camera man, points, winks and nods…hmm….who was that camera man? We will never find out….

The Harris Brothers come rushing down to celebrate with their leader as they embrace Jeff Jarrett on the entrance ramp!

Back inside the ring, Scott Hall has finally gotten to his feet and looks out, disappointed! The Asylum still loves Scott Hall, and they give him a big ovation!

West and Tenay talk about how Jeff Jarrett is our new #1 contender to Mike Awesome’s NWA Championship, and seriously question whether or not Roadhouse James was working as a camera man tonight…



We head to the backstage area where NWA Champion Mike Awesome and Ken Shamrock are walking together! They share a mutual respect for each other, and the two are as close to friends as they could be. Awesome and Shamrock fist bump as they continue walking, talking strategy...The two have a big main event match, which is up NEXT!!!

Over at the Interview set, Goldilocks is with DON CALLIS, RHINO, AND EKMO! Callis seems nervous as Rhino and Ekmo are having a stare down at the current moment…Goldy asks Callis if he feels confident about tonight’s main event…

“Confident? Look at what’s standing next to us! Two of the most feared men in wrestling…and I’ve signed them both! Mike Awesome, Ken Shamrock, take a good look in the mirror, because after tonight, neither of you will ever look the same after MY TWO MONSTERS re-arrange your faces!”

Don Callis tries his best to hype up his team, or maybe himself, but nonetheless, Rhino and Ekmo seem geared to kick somebody’s ass, regardless if they end up kicking each other’s asses by the end of the show…




Main Event- Tag Team Match
NWA Champion Mike Awesome & Ken Shamrock vs. Ekmo & Rhino w/Don Callis



Ekmo carries out with him a small black bag, which he tells Don Callis to put in the corner of the ring…Callis doesn’t know what is inside the bag, but does as he is told…

The official bell rings, and Referee Slick Johnson gets the hell out of the way!!!

All four men charge at the center of the ring!

Shamrock takes on Rhino while Awesome and Ekmo trade haymakers!

Rhino reverses Ken Shamrock’s grasp as the two roll outside the ring and to the floor!

Awesome and Ekmo continue trading blows, until Awesome gets the upper hand and knocks Ekmo with a right hand that sends him flying to the floor! Ekmo stumbles into Shamrock and Rhino….LOOK UP!!!

MIKE AWESOME SKIES THROUGH THE AIR WITH A DIVING SPLASH ONTO EVERYBODY AT RINGSIDE!!!

The reigning NWA Champion is right back to his feet as he soaks in the roars from The Asylum!!

Awesome targets Ekmo, but Rhino is up and smashes Awesome in the back! Rhino then sends Mike Awesome FLYING over the announcer’s desk!!!

Don Callis is starting to get relieved as he sees Ekmo and Rhino work together, taking turns punching Ken Shamrock on the outside!

They toss Shamrock back inside the ring as Ekmo climbs to the top rope. Inside the ring, Rhino connects with a HUGE SPINEBUSTER on Shamrock…

EKMO FLIES OFF WITH A MOONSAULT ON KEN SHAMROCK!!!

1…2…NOOO!!!

Mike Awesome pulls Ekmo’s leg from underneath the bottom rope to break it up! Awesome then tosses Ekmo effortlessly into the steel steps!!!

Awesome pulls a table from underneath the ring but doesn’t have long as Rhino is there to smash him over the head!

Shamrock slowly gets to his feet inside the ring and rolls out…he latches onto Rhino…

GERMAN SUPLEX FROM KEN SHAMROCK TO RHINO ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP!!!

Mike Awesome nods at Ken Shamrock for the assist as he slides the table inside the ring, setting it up in the corner. Ekmo slides in and goes for some offense on Awesome, but Awesome is waiting…

MIKE AWESOME DRILLS EKMO WITH A LARIAT!!!

Shamrock and Rhino both find their way back inside the ring. Mike Awesome has Ekmo up…looking for an AWESOME BOMB…

BUT DON CALLIS CLIMBS UP AND HOLDS ONTO EKMO’S LEG, PREVENTING AWESOME FROM HITTING IT!!!

Awesome drops Ekmo to the mat as he focuses his attention towards Don Callis…

MEANWHILE…

RHINO HAS MOVED THE TABLE INTO THE CORNER!!!

With Awesome distracted, Ekmo is back up to his feet…

SAVATE KICK TO KEN SHAMROCK!!!

Shamrock is dazed and tries to get to his feet right near the table. He turns around...

AND EATS A GORE THROUGH THE TABLE!!!

Ekmo goes over to the bag he told Callis to place in the corner earlier on…AND PULLS OUT A SAMOAN STRAP!!!

What is a Samoan Strap you might ask? A belt with studs and spikes sprinkled up and down…

EKMO WHIPS MIKE AWESOME ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE SAMOAN STRAP!!!!

Awesome falls through the ropes and to the floor!!!

Ekmo turns around as Rhino has given him Ken Shamrock on a silver platter. He points down at Ken Shamrock…

“FINISH THIS MOTHERFUCKER BEFORE I DO!!!”

Ekmo leaps to the top…

MOONSAULT TO KEN SHAMROCK!!!

1…2…3!!!

Winners at 15:00- Ekmo & Rhino

Don Callis is ELATED as his dynamic duo has worked together…for this week at least…and won the match!!!

Don Callis grabs a mic and heads inside the ring to celebrate before talking…

“Mike Awesome…Ken Shamrock…Asylum…Total Nonstop Action…THIS IS YOUR NEW REALITY!!!”

The Asylum pelts the ring with garbage as Rhino and Ekmo stand tall…

“Next week, Mike Awesome…Ekmo gets one last chance at your title…and if you are man enough to accept…MIKE AWESOME VERSUS EKMO…IN A SAMOAN STRAP MATCH!!!”

Mike Awesome has been challenged to a Samoan Strap Match against a Samoan…for his NWA Championship…NEXT WEEK!!!

Callis drops the mic as West and Tenay try their best through their anger to hype up what we’ve just witnessed! The camera pans in to Mike Awesome, who is lying on the outside, and zooms in onto his back to see it already welted up with blood trickling down!!!

West and Tenay signs us off, the credits begin to roll, and the last shot we see this week is the very unlikely trio of Ekmo, Rhino and Don Callis standing tall while The Asylum pelts them with garbage!!!


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Elix Skipper defeated Amazing Red
Air Canada defeated Murderaz Row & Amish Roadkill/Danny Doring in a #1 Contender’s Match
6Pac defeated Brian Lawler
D’Lo Brown & Pimp Daddy Chuck defeated Raven & Vampiro via DQ
X-Division Champion AJ Styles defeated Christopher Daniels & Jerry Lynn to retain
Jeff Jarrett defeated Scott Hall in a Bunkhouse Brawl to become the new #1 Contender for the NWA title
Ekmo & Rhino defeated NWA Champion Mike Awesome & Ken Shamrock​

August 7, 2002

“Strapped Up”

As Wednesday night came to a close, the last show we witnessed was the very unlikely trio of EKMO, RHINO and DON CALLIS standing tall inside the ring! Callis got on the mic and issued quite the challenge to NWA Champion Mike Awesome- a Samoan Strap Match for the NWA Championship against Ekmo!!

Although Jeff Jarrett is the official #1 Contender to the NWA Championship, TNA Management has decided to let the brutal feud between Mike Awesome and Ekmo reach its conclusion THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT in the aforementioned SAMOAN STRAP MATCH!!

Another feud that’s been brewing since the first night of TNA’s existence will come to a head when STEVE CORINO battles TERRY FUNK in an AMARILLO STREET FIGHT! It’s no secret that Funk and Corino can’t stand each other, with Corino firing the first shot way back in June. Since then, the two have yet to officially square off in a 1 on 1 match, but that all changes on Wednesday night!

X-Division Champion AJ STYLES has already put the X-Division on the map, but this week waiting to de-throne the champion is ELIX SKIPPER! Skipper has pulled off three consecutive and impressive victories, and will look to ride that momentum all the way to the top of the X-Division!

Tag Team Champions America’s Most Wanted will have the opportunity to defend their newly won titles for the first time when they take on AIR CANADA! While the TNA Tag Team Division is currently stacked, Air Canada is first in like while they look to take down AMW and become new champions! Waiting in the background is the ever dangerous MURDERAZ ROW, who will be watching this match very closely!

All of this, plus MONTY BROWN versus BRIAN LEE in a NO DQ MATCH, Kash$ makes their debut, as does a blue-chip prospect who TNA President Jim Cornette poached on his way out the door from up North. In what is being regarded as the biggest show to date, TNA returns this Wednesday with the innovative and pulse-pounding action you have all quickly grown accustomed to!!!



NWA Championship- Samoan Strap Match
©Mike Awesome vs. Ekmo w/Don Callis & Rhino

Amarillo Street Fight
Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino w/Jack Victory & Malice

X-Division Championship
©AJ Styles vs. Elix Skipper

NWA Tag Team Championship
©America’s Most Wanted vs. Air Canada

No DQ Match
Monty Brown vs. Brian Lee w/Shane Douglas

Tag Team Match
Kash$ vs. Christian York & Joey Matthews

X-Division Showcase
Christopher Daniels vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Paul London vs. Amazing Red

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August 7, 2002

9:00PM hits on the Eastern seaboard as the screen dims, before vibrant yellow, gold, red and black strokes fill the shot. The TNA logo pops up before we fade inside THE ASYLUM- where over a thousand rabid fans are on their feet, shouting “TNA! TNA!” at the top of their lungs!

While most pundits inside the industry didn’t think TNA would make it to August- HERE WE ARE!! On the heels of an incredible showing last week, tonight should be even CRAZIER if that is even possible!

The TNA Girls dance from their lair, still in bikinis! The HVAC guy FINALLY got paid, so the AC is blowing out nice, cold air tonight! Everything is running smooth, just like it should! No cheesy 2002 pop culture references tonight because WE ARE ALL ABOUT BUSINESS! With a card like the one you are all about to witness, we will let the action do the talking!!

We head down to the best dynamic duo not named Kobe and Shaq (sorry, had to throw in at least one 2002 reference)- Don West and “Professor” Mike Tenay! The two welcome us to another edition of TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION! They run down tonight’s card, which is ABSOLUTLEY STACKED!!! A STREET FIGHT! A NO DQ MATCH!!! And who could forget our Main Event…A SAMOAN STRAP MATCH!!! GIMMICK MATCHES FOR EVERYBODY TONIGHT!!!

NWA Championship- Samoan Strap Match
©Mike Awesome vs. Ekmo w/Don Callis & Rhino

Amarillo Street Fight
Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino w/Jack Victory & Malice

X-Division Championship
©AJ Styles vs. Elix Skipper

Tag Team Championship
©America’s Most Wanted vs. Air Canada

No DQ Match
Monty Brown vs. Brian Lee w/Shane Douglas

Tag Team Match
Kash$ vs. Christian York & Joey Matthews

X-Division Showcase
Christopher Daniels vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Paul London vs. Amazing Red

After running down tonight’s HISTORIC card, we stay at ringside for some incredible X-Division action!!





Match 1- X-Division Showcase
Christopher Daniels vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Paul London vs. Amazing Red



Daniels and Red are no stranger to the win column, while Paul London is still searching for his first win. Shelton Benjamin is the fourth man. He is an unknown freak athlete who should be up North right now- which shows that I am slowly starting to use some creative freedom to build this world-came over with Jim Cornette in this alternate universe!

The bell rings and these four men show us all what THE X-DIVISION IS ALL ABOUT!!

Daniels and London fight in one corner while Shelton and Red square off in the opposite corner. Daniels whips London while Shelton whips Red…Red leapfrogs over London…

RED BACK-HAND SPRINGS INTO THE CORNER WITH A FLYING ELBOW…

LONDON CHARGES AT SHELTON AND CONNECTS WITH A WICKED RUNNING KNEE!!!

Daniels and Benjamin both fall out of the ring! London turns around as does Red. The two charge at each other. Red ducks a clothesline, then backflips over a legsweep attempt and DRILLS London with a STEP-UP ENZEGURI!!!

London falls to the mat…Red looks up…

SHELTON BENJAMIN FLIES THROUGH THE AIR WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK THAT SENDS AMAZING RED HALF-WAY ACROSS THE RING!!!

Daniels leaps from the opposite rope onto London…connecting with A FROG SPLASH!!!

Shelton and Daniels both pop right back up! Shelton goes at Daniels but Daniels is ready with a reversal and hits a BRAINBUSTER on Benjamin!!

Daniels is the only one left standing…

UNTIL RED DRILLS HIM WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK!!

London is up but Red grabs his head and tosses him outside the ring!!!

Daniels, Benjamin and London are all on the floor near the entrance ramp. The referee bends out of the ring to begin the count…

AMAZING RED SKIES OVER THE REFEREE WITH A DIVING FLIP ONTO EVERYBODY AT RINGSIDE!!!

The Asylum LOVES the spot as the cheer loudly!

Red tosses London inside the ring while Daniels and Benjamin recover on the outside…

SHELTON BENJAMIN DRILLS DANIELS WITH A SUPERKICK!!!

Inside the ring, London hangs on from a CODE RED attempt…ALABAMA SLAM TO AMAZING RED!!!

Paul London then climbs to the top, but as he sets his feet…

SHELTON BENJAMIN LEAPS FROM THE RING TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!!!

Shelton hooks London’s head and leg…

AVALANCHE T-BONE SUPLEX FROM SHELTON BENJAMIN!!!!

Professor Tenay tells us he calls that THE SHELL SHOCK!!!

Shelton hooks the leg…Daniels tries to break it up…

1…2…3!!!

Winner at 7:00- Shelton Benjamin

The Asylum eats up Shelton Benjamin and his insane athleticism as they cheer loudly for him!! The blue-chip prospect picks up the win on his debut with TNA, as West and Tenay put him over on commentary. They say Benjamin showed tonight that he will fit in perfectly inside the X-Division, and the sky is the limit for the young stud!!



We transition over to highlights from the feud that’s been going on since the first night of TNA- Monty Brown and Shane Douglas! Brown continually POUNCES Douglas every chance he gets, but last week, Shane Douglas came up with a plan in the form of ass-kicker BRIAN LEE!!

We head over to Goldilocks who is with MONTY BROWN! Goldy asks Monty his thoughts on his NO DQ Match against Brian Lee!

“Shane Douglas can hire whoever he wants to help protect him! See, he knows he’s just one POUNCE away from retirement…and after I take care of business with Brian Lee…Shane Douglas, you’re time…”

WHACK!!!

BRIAN LEE DRILLS MONTY BROWN IN THE BACK WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!

Shane Douglas laughs in the background, as Brian Lee puts the boots to Monty Brown!! Douglas then orders Brian Lee to drag Monty Brown out to the entrance ramp…since after all, this is going to be a NO DQ MATCH!!!



Match 2- No Disqualifications Match
Monty Brown vs. Brian Lee w/Shane Douglas



Brian Lee tosses Monty Brown down the entrance ramp where he goes tumbling all the way to the ringside area! Lee follows down...

BRIAN LEE WITH A HUGE RUNNING CLOTHESLINE ON MONTY BROWN!!!

Lee then goes underneath the ring where he gets out TWO TABLES, sliding both inside the ring!

Monty is back on his feet and drills Lee with a headbutt! Monty then slams Lee’s face into the apron, before sliding him inside the ring!

Monty climbs inside the ring and stomps on Brian Lee for good measure. Monty then lifts the massive Brian Lee up with ease as he connects with a suplex! Shane Douglas, who looks on from the outside, shouts up at Monty Brown to distract him!

Monty lunges over the ropes at Shane Douglas, but Douglas jumps out of the way…Monty turns around…

AND RUNS INTO A BIG BOOT FROM BRIAN LEE!!!

Lee sets up one of the tables in the center of the ring as he wraps his hand around Monty’s throat! Monty elbows his way out of Brian Lee’s grasp before he scoops him up and places him on the top turnbuckle.

Monty looks back down at the table before getting Lee in the suplex position…

MONTY BROWN CONNECTS WITH A SUPERPLEX ON BRIAN LEE THROUGH THE TABLE!!!

The Asylum goes CRAZY for the move! Monty covers Brian Lee…

1…2….

SHANE DOUGLAS GRABS REFEREE ANDREW THOMAS BY THE LEG AND SLIDES HIM OUT OF THE RING!!!

After all, this is a NO DQ Match! Monty shifts his attention towards Shane Douglas, reaches over the ropes and grabs Douglas by the head!!! Monty lifts Douglas up onto the apron before tossing him inside the ring!!

Monty drills Shane Douglas with an uppercut that sends him to the ground!! Douglas slowly gets up, and realizes he is in imminent danger as he sees a table lodged in the corner…He looks back around….

POOOUNNNCEEE TO SHANE DOUGLAS THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!

Monty screams as The Asylum shouts POOOUNNCEEE at the top of their lungs….Monty then turns around….

AND BRIAN LEE IS WAITING WITH A CHOKESLAM!!!!

Brian Lee places his feet on the middle rope for extra leverage, and there is nothing Referee Andrew Thomas can do about it!!!

1…2…3!!!

Winner at 5:00- Brian Lee

The Asylum is NOT HAPPY at the result, as Brian Lee shoves Douglas out of harm’s way to the outside! Lee and Douglas exit quickly up the ramp, while Monty Brown slowly gets to his feet inside the ring! Monty looks out at Lee and Douglas, pointing at them, continuously shouting “WE AIN’T DONE YET!”

West and Tenay recap the carnage we’ve just witnessed, and say that eventually Monty Brown and Shane Douglas’ beef will come to a conclusion…but not this week! Monty gets an ovation from the crowd as he follows Douglas and Lee up the entrance ramp!





We head to the basement of The Asylum, as is customary now for a nice DOOMSDAY promo! “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden is now tuned up a few more octaves in the background as Doomsday appears plus one this week!

Raven sits in the corner, sulking on the floor, while Vampiro and Father James Mitchell flank him on each side. Off to the side of Father James Mitchell is his newest creation we all bared witness to last week- ABYSS! The Monster Abyss still has on his Psych Ward jumpsuit, and has a long steel chain wrapped around his shoulders, while he clutches it in his hands…

The camera spins around to Father James Mitchell first…

“We came…we saw…but we have yet to conquer TNA!”

The camera spins over to Abyss who lets out a loud yell while FJM laughs maniacally in the background…

“The Black Hole Sun…ABYSS! With this weapon of mass destruction, who serves at the pleasure of our leader…RAVEN…Doomsday will reach heights not thought possible before last week!”

We get a jump scare of Vampiro’s face flashing across the screen before the camera spins down to the Leader of Doomsday…RAVEN!

“With the chains set free…it is now time for us to focus on materialistic things…shiny eye-catchers…golden objects…”

Raven looks up at Abyss, then over at Vampiro, then finally to Father James Mitchell before a devilish grin forms across his face…

“You thought Doomsday was upon you before…just wait for what we have planned next! Tonight, we put the entire TNA roster on notice! Lines are meant to be cut…and that’s exactly what we plan on doing…buckle up, TNA, because you won’t be sleeping too well at night from now on…QUOTE THE RAVEN…NEVERMORE!”

One more spin as “Black Hole Sun” slowly stars to fade out…until everything turns to black…



We head back down to ringside where West and Tenay are still freaked out over that cryptic Doomsday promo! West and Tenay say that Raven seems unstoppable at the moment, and with his team of freaks at his beckoning, he can strike on anybody at any time he chooses to!

West and Tenay then shift focus to hype up our next match- the debut of KASH$!!



Match 3- Tag Team Match
Kash$ vs. Christian York & Joey Matthews



Kid Kash and EZ Money make their debut as a Tag Team here against York and Matthews! An ECW on TNN reunion!!

York and Matthews start off the match working over EZ Money in the corner! Rights, lefts, kicks, a double back body drop, followed up by York slamming Matthews on top of EZ Money for a near fall!!

EZ Money uses his cheap tricks as he thumbs the eye of Matthews, giving him enough time to make the tag to Kid Kash! Kash goes flying around the ring, drilling Matthews with a dropkick followed by one for York, knocking York off the apron and to the floor in the process!!

Matthews rolls outside the ring to catch his breath…BUT NOT FOR LONG!!

KID KASH LEAPS TO THE ROPES, SPINS AROUND…

AND CONNECTS WITH A MOONSAULT ON JOEY MATTHEWS ON THE OUTSIDE!!!

Kid Kash lands on his feet and takes a bow before giving The Asylum the middle finger, which they give right back to him!

York goes to charge at Kash, but EZ Money anticipates it and leaps from the apron, over the steps…

TORNADO DDT TO CHRISTIAN YORK!!!

Kash$ then toss Matthews inside the ring! EZ Money lifts up York in the suplex position while Kash climbs to the top rope!

Kash leaps off with a FLYING CROSS BODY on Matthews, while EZ Money drops him simultaneously with a BRAINBUSTER!!!

Professor Tenay says they call that move THE VAULT CRACK!!!

Kash covers Matthews…

1…2…3!!!

Winners at 5:00- Kash$

Kash$ celebrate their debut victory as The Asylum showers them with boos! They celebrate up the entrance ramp while they signal for Tag Team gold around their waists!

West and Tenay hype up Kash$ and say the Tag Team Division is stacked already, but Kash$ is an addition that will definitely make some noise in the coming weeks!!!



We head to the back where TERRY FUNK is getting ready for his huge AMARILLO STREET FIGHT against STEVE CORINO next!

Funk sits down at his locker while he begins to tape his wrists…He looks up at the camera…

“Steve Corino…I’ve seen a lot in my day…I’ve gone through a lot…and I want to make one thing very clear for you tonight…the beating I’m about to give ya…it’s gonna change your life!”

Funk spits a wad of chewing tobacco into a cup before continuing…

“I know, I’ve said it a million times before- I don’t know how many of these I have left in me…which makes me a very dangerous animal…I have absolutely nothing to gain from whopping your ass…and I have absolutely nothing to lose by the way I do so…”

Funk finishes taping up his wrists as he gives each palm a solid punch…

“And tonight, I’m feeling like I have absolutely nothing to lose…”

Funk punches his palms one last time as we fade out…



We head over to Goldilocks who is standing by with STEVE CORINO! Flanked by Malice and Jack Victory, Corino isn’t sporting his usual attire. Tonight, he has on a white t-shirt, which in a way pays homage to Terry Funk, as the red lettering reads “TERRY SUCKS EGGS!” Corino has on denim jeans and cowboy boots, fully getting into the theme of an Amarillo Street Fight. He paces back and forth before speaking…

“Terry Funk, I’m not scared of you! I know exactly what type of dangerous animal you are…and you’re right about one thing…tonight WILL change my life…because when I beat you down and bloody you up so bad your face is unrecognizable, then I will get the attention I so desperately deserve!”

Corino continues to pace back and forth, with a very serious and locked-in look on his face…

“Because after tonight, I cement myself as a Main Event player here in TNA…and then I make sure everybody remembers Steve Corino as the man who officially retired Terry Funk…FOR GOOD!”

Corino storms off the set as Malice and Jack Victory send him off to the ring as Goldy sends it back down to ringside…

West and Tenay begin to hype up the Amarillo Street Fight, laying out the rules to the match- THERE ARE NONE! You win via pinfall, submission, or referee stoppage! Malice and Jack Victory were given instructions to stay in the back, which means it will FINALLY be Steve Corino versus Terry Funk…one on one…man against man…

Terry Funk is a crazy old man…Steve Corino is wearing a white t-shirt…this thing is gonna get messy in a flash!!!



Match 4- Amarillo Street Fight
Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino



Things start off in a hurry as Terry Funk doesn’t even wait for Steve Corino to enter the ring! Funk jumps out and attacks Corino, tackling him to the outside floor!!

Funk beats Corino down in the early going…tossing him into the steel guard rail…slamming him face first on the steel steps, and then ultimately throwing him FACE FIRST into the ring post!!

All of this culminates in Corino on the floor while Funk stands over him. The camera zooms in onto Corino to show HE IS BUSTED WIDE OPEN!!

Funk doesn’t let up as he hammers away at the gash in Corino’s forehead, and soon, Terry Funk’s once white wrist-tape is now vibrant red from Corino’s blood!!

Funk pulls out a table, but not just any table…THIS TABLE IS COVERED IN BARBED WIRE!!!

Funk continues to play housekeeping as he pulls out literally everything and anything he can find underneath the ring that The Jarrett’s bought at Home Depot earlier today!!

While Funk is on a weapons spree, Corino gets his breath and charges at Funk, drilling him in the back of the head with double fists! Corino then stomps on Funk’s injured leg, picks up a Singapore Cane…

CORINO DRILLS FUNK ACROSS THE BACK…AGAIN…AND AGAIN…

AND THEN HITS HIM OVER THE HEAD…AGAIN…AND AGAIN…

Until FINALLY, the cane is nothing more than a few pieces of bamboo hanging from the tape!!

Corino then takes the handle of the cane which has been sawed off…

CORINO DIGS THE SHARP HANDLE OF THE CANE INTO FUNK’S FOREHEAD!!!

Corino eventually lets up, and TERRY FUNK IS NOW BUSTED WIDE OPEN!!!

Steve Corino goes over to find himself a ladder which he slides inside the ring…but as he does…

TERRY FUNK DRILLS CORINO OVER THE HEAD WITH A STOP SIGN!!!

Funk then grabs Corino and tosses him back into the steel guard rail!!

Funk sets the barbed wire table up at ringside while Corino tries to crawl out of harm’s way!

CORINO IS MET WITH A FLYING STEEL CHAIR TO THE HEAD FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!

Funk LAUNCHED the chair from about ten yards away…and the sound it makes when it eventually makes contact with Corino has The Asylum AMPED UP!!!

The Asylum hasn’t sat down this entire match, and they show no signs of sitting right now!!!

Corino crawls inside the ring but Funk follows. Funk brings with him a piece of BARBED WIRE and begins to wrap it around his fist!

Corino hits a dropkick on Funk that sends him into the corner! Corino then picks up the ladder…

AND TOSSES IT RIGHT INTO THE HEAD OF TERRY FUNK!!!

Funk falls into the corner where Corino lodges the ladder up against Funk’s body. Corino sprints to the opposite side of the ring…

CORINO DROPKICKS THE LADDER RIGHT INTO TERRY FUNK!!!

Corino shoves the ladder out of the way and places Funk on the top turnbuckle. Corino follows, looking back down at the ladder….He goes to lift Funk up for a SUPERPLEX…

BUT FUNK DIGS HIS HAND WRAPPED IN BARBED WIRE INTO THE EYES OF CORINO!!!

Corino screams in pain as he falls off the top rope…Funk then hits a clothesline on Corino before placing him on top of the ladder….Oh no…what’s this crazy old man about to do…

Funk climbs to the top….

TERRY FUNK, THE NEAR 60 YEAR OLD MAN LEAPS OFF WITH A MOONSAULT…

BUT CORINO MOVES OUT OF THE WAY….

AND TERRY FUNK CRASHES DOWN ON THE LADDER!!!!

Funk lands right on his bad knee and hip, and immediately begins WRITHING IN PAIN!!!

The TNA Medical staff rushes out to check on Funk, but Corino drills each medic WITH A SUPERKICK as they try to enter the ring!!!

Corino kicks Funk in the leg before kicking him outside to the floor. Corino leaps off the apron with a double axe handle, knocking Funk back down! Corino sets the table wrapped in barbed wire up right near the apron as he places Funk back up onto the apron…

Corino taunts Funk as he kicks him in the gut and places him between his legs…

CORINO LOOKS FOR A PILEDRIVER OFF THE APRON…BUT FUNK BLOCKS IT!!!

Funk, hand still wrapped in barbed wire, BEGINS TO DIG IT INTO CORINO’S FACE AGAIN!!!!

A shred of wire gets caught in Corino’s lip in the process!!!!

Corino holds his mouth, blood gushing from his lip….Funk kicks him in the gut…

TERRY FUNK HITS A PILEDRIVER OFF THE APRON ON STEVE CORINO THROUGH THE TABLE WRAPPED IN BARBED WIRE!!!!

HOLY SHIT!!!!

Funk drapes an arm over Corino in the middle of the rubble…

1…2….NOOOOO!!!!!

WHAT?!!?!? HOW?!?!?!?

Somehow, Steve Corino kicks out!

Funk gets to his feet first and looks underneath the ring, where he pulls out A SACK OF THUMBTACKS!!!

The Asylum goes CRAZY as Funk heads inside the ring, emptying the sack of tacks in the center of the ring!!!

Funk heads outside where Corino, a complete bloody mess, tries to use the apron to get to his feet. Funk grabs him by the hair and yanks him back inside the ring. Funk places Corino up on the top turnbuckle…

BUT WE DON’T REALIZE THAT WHILE CORINO WAS DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE….HE WRAPPED HIS OWN FIST IN BARBED WIRE!!!

Funk goes to grab Corino…

BUT CORINO GRAZES HIS BARBED WIRE FIST INTO TERRY FUNK’S FACE!!!!

Corino buys himself enough time to set up Funk right where he wants him…He locks his head and legs in place on the top turnbuckle…

NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB FROM THE TOP ROPE TO TERRY FUNK….ONTO THE THUMBTACKS!!!!!!

The blood-thirsty Asylum is ROARING right now!!!! Corino drapes an arm over Funk…

1…2…3!!!!

Winner at 15:00- Steve Corino

Malice and Jack Victory quickly rush to the ring to tend to Steve Corino! Referee Slick Johnson raises Corino’s hand, as a small grin begins to form across his blood-soaked face!!!

The trio stand tall in the entrance way before Steve Corino COLLAPSES!! Malice lifts up Corino and places him over his shoulder as they rush him up the entrance way!!!

Back inside the ring, Terry Funk elbows a few TNA Medics away as he walks out of the ring on his own two feet. He pauses for a moment at the bottom of the entrance ramp, hands on his hips, distraught over the loss…

But The Asylum showers him WITH A STANDING OVATION!!!

“THANK YOU, TERRY!” is the chant as Funk raises his fist and pumps it as he heads to the back!!!

Down at commentary, West and Tenay are at a loss for words at what we’ve all just witnessed!! That was one of the most CHAOTIC and EXTREME matches we have ever seen, not just in TNA…and will surely be on EVERY SINGLE TNA MATCH DVD we ever put out!!!

West and Tenay say that although everybody wants to punch Corino in the face on a daily basis, tonight he beat Terry Funk clean in the middle of the ring, and that should garner some good-will with TNA Management in the future!!!



We head to the back where Goldilocks is standing by with X-Division stalwart, JERRY LYNN!! Lynn, on the heels of not being pinned yet in TNA, has a serious gripe and words for X-Division Champion AJ Styles…

“AJ Styles, you walk around here like you run this company…but let me tell you something…you haven’t pinned me yet! And that’s something that should keep you up at night, knowing that I’m waiting in the wings to take your title…AJ Styles…IF you get past Elix Skipper tonight…I’ll be next in line!”

Lynn looks into the camera when we hear AJ Styles in the background…

And then AJ Styles appears on the set, holding his X-Title high above his head…smirking at Jerry Lynn…

“You sure talk a big game for somebody who has NOTHING to show for your time here in TNA! You think I’m gonna let Elix Skipper take me down tonight? With the thought of fighting you next week? Nothing would make me happier than to push you off the X-Division ladder so I don’t have to listen to you whine ever again!”

AJ pushes his X-title right in the face of Jerry Lynn, who pushes Styles away from him. Styles laughs as he heads down towards the curtain…




Match 5- X-Division Championship
©AJ Styles vs. Elix Skipper



Skipper comes out of the gate ON FIRE!! Styles goes for a dropkick but Skipper ducks it, spring boards off the ropes and connects with a FLYING KICK TO THE HEAD OF AJ STYLES!!!

Styles slides outside of the ring but not for long…

SKIPPER COMES FLYING OVER THE ROPES WITH A DIVING FLIP ONTO AJ STYLES AT RINGSIDE!!!

The Asylum pops loud for Skipper, who isn’t done yet!! Skipper leaps onto the steps and then flips backwards, catching AJ Styles’ head…

SKIPPER WITH AN INVERTED CUTTER OFF THE STEEL STEPS!!!

HOLY SHIT!!!

The Asylum goes CRAZY for the move, as Skipper can taste X-Title victory!!

Skipper slides Styles inside the ring and leaps over, going for a springboard leg drop…but Styles moves out of the way!!!

Styles stomps on Skipper’s back before lifting him up in a full nelson position…

AJ STYLES WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX INTO THE CORNER!!!

Styles drags the motionless Skipper out of the corner and then leaps to the top rope…

SPIRAL TAP!!!

1…2…NOOO!!!

Skipper still has some life left in him!! Skipper tries to fight back, but ends up in the wrong spot as he goes for a headscissors takedown, but Styles catches him…

STYLES CLASH!!!!

Styles rolls Skipper over…

1…2…3!!!

Winner at 10:00 AND STILL X-DIVISION CHAMPION- AJ Styles

Styles is handed his title as he has a serious look on his face, a look that says “The X-Division runs through me... and don’t forget it!”

Styles poses with his title as he looks into the camera…

“Jerry Lynn! Next week! This title stays right where it belongs! Bring your A game old man!”

West and Tenay hype up AJ Styles as the face of the X-Division and quite possibly TNA at this point! They say next week AJ STYLES will put his X-DIVISION TITLE on the line against JERRY LYNN!!

They begin to hype up NEXT WEEK’S HUGE MATCH as they talk about how Elix Skipper put up a valiant effort, and will still be in the mix despite a loss here tonight…






We head on over to the side of the entrance stage, where the brand new NWATNA.COM TABLE is set up!!

An interactive experience on the world wide web, which features a radio broadcast of every PPV, NWATNA.COM is your place for all things TNA!!

Website creator and Head of Communications Mike Johnson is sitting at the table, while next to him sits quite the cast of characters-

6PAC, RON KILLINGS, BRIAN LAWLER and TYLENE BUCK all sit as they have laptops in front of them. Jeremy Borash tells us that they are LIVE right now in the TNA CHAT ROOM and if a fan is watching at home, all they have to do is log onto the website and they can chat with any of the four!!

Killings sits at the end of the table, 6Pac next to him…and Tylene Buck next to 6Pac while Brian Lawler stares off into space at the opposite end of the table. Upon staring off into the distance while Jeremy Borash hypes up the website, Lawler catches 6Pac and Buck play fighting as 6Pac tries to type on Buck’s laptop! Buck responds by grabbing 6Pac’s hand…all while Killings looks over at them and then deadpans into the camera…

BRIAN LAWLER HAS HAD ENOUGH AND GETS UP, GRABS HIS CHAIR…AND SMASHES IT OVER THE BACK OF 6PAC!!!

Killings is quick to his buddy’s aid but LAWLER SMACKS HIM WITH THE CHAIR FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!

Buck gets up and begins to scream, trying to pry Lawler off of 6Pac!

BRIAN LAWLER HAS SNAPPED!!!

Lawler tosses Killings over the table, while all of the laptops fall on top of him! Lawler then drags 6Pac by his hair onto the table. He punches him in the head for good measure before climbing up to the entrance ramp. Lawler looks down…

BRIAN LAWLER LEAPS OFF THE SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP WITH A BIG SPLASH ON 6PAC THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!

West and Tenay are in disbelief, as the oldies say this is what happens when you mix THE INTERNET AND PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING!!!

TNA Security quickly rushes over and pulls Lawler off of 6Pac! Buck screams at Lawler, but he is too far gone and DID NOT like the play-fighting going on between his girlfriend and 6Pac!! Lawler finally storms off, leaving Tylene Buck, who is more concerned with 6Pac than anything else right now…



Following that fiasco, we stay with West and Tenay as they begin to hype up our next match, a HUGE NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH featuring the champions, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED up against the high-octane team of AIR CANADA!!!




Match 6- NWA Tag Team Championship
©America’s Most Wanted vs. Air Canada



Things start off hot for Air Canada, as Tyson and Teddy utilize quick tags and run circles around James Storm! The young cousins cut the ring in half on Storm as they connect with double team moves such as stereo dropkicks and a Russian Leg sweep/leg drop combo!

Eventually, Storm is able to duck a clothesline attempt, and follows that up with a HUGE LARIAT that upends Teddy Hart!! Storm crawls over to the corner and makes the HOT TAG to Chris Harris!!

Harris cleans house with clotheslines, a dropkick, and then a haymaker that sends Tyson Hart off the apron and to the floor!!

The Asylum loves AMW and pops loud for Chris Harris!!

With both Tyson and Teddy down on the outside, Harris calls for Storm to stand near the ropes. Harris sprints across the ring, and with James Storm giving him an assist by pushing him forward…

CHRIS HARRIS SKIES THROUGH THE AIR, OVER THE TOP ROPE, ONTO AIR CANADA AT RINGSIDE!!!

Harris tosses Tyson inside the ring as he calls for the end! Storm grabs a hold of Tyson, but as Harris climbs to the top…TEDDY HART LEAPS UP AND KICKS HARRIS OFF THE TOP ROPE…

Harris comes crashing down HARD on the apron and eventually the floor!!

Tyson with a thumb poke to James Storm before he places him on his shoulders…

Teddy climbs to the top…

IF AIR CANADA HITS THIS…THEY COULD BE NEW CHAMPIONS!!!

Teddy leaps off…

TAPPIN THE TREEEE….WAIT!!! NOOO!!!!

JAMES STORM CATCHES TEDDY HART IN MID AIR WHILE HE IS ON TYSON HART’S SHOULDERS!!!!

AND STORM SLAMS TEDDY TO THE MAT!!!

(a la Steiners/Headshrinkers WM9 for those wondering)

HOLY SHIT!!!

The Asylum pops LOUD for the move!!

Tyson looks back at Storm but before he can do anything…

CHRIS HARRIS FLATTENS HIM WITH A BIG BOOT!!!!

Harris tosses Tyson out of the ring, because after all, Teddy has been the legal man THIS ENTIRE TIME!!!

Storm holds onto Teddy while Harris ascends to the top…

DEATH SENTENCE!!!!

Harris hooks the leg…

1…2…3!!!

Winners at 11:00 AND STILL NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS- America’s Most Wanted

It was a hard-fought victory for AMW, but in the end they walk out of their first title defense with the titles still intact!!

The Asylum shows both teams love as AMW and Air Canada shake hands! The respect-fest is short lived…



WHEN MURDERAZ ROW EMERGE THROUGH THE CROWD!!!

Homicide and Low Ki take to the top ropes as they fly off…

WITH TOP ROPE MISSILE DROPKICKS TO AMW…WHO FLY RIGHT INTO AIR CANADA!!!!

Both Tyson and Teddy fly to the outside…



WHERE KASH$ IS WAITING TO BEAT THEM DOWN!!!

Another team hungry for gold has thrown their hat into the ring!! Kash$ stomp out Air Canada while Murderaz Row beat the living shit out of AMW inside the ring!!!

Homicide spins James Storm around while Low Ki heads to the top…

THUG STOMP TO JAMES STORM!!!

That move never ceases to amaze anybody and everybody!!!

While Kash$ beat up Air Canada to the back, Homicide and Low Ki stand tall inside the ring…with both men placing a foot on the fallen Harris and Storm!! Homicide and Low Ki then pick up the Tag titles and raise them high in the air while The Asylum showers them down with boos!!!

West and Tenay are NOT HAPPY on commentary, as they say Murderaz Row and Kash$ ruined a perfectly good ending to an exciting match!! Nevertheless, both teams want the gold, and right now, it seems that Murderaz Row has the fast track to the titles!!!



We head to the back where the camera heads into EKMO’S dressing room! We follow slowly as Ekmo is in front of the mirror, PUTTING ON TRIBAL FACE PAINT!!

Don Callis and Rhino stand next to Ekmo, as Callis narrates…

“What do you call a 350 pound monster…a killing machine…a man who is willing to go to great lengths just to inflict pain? You call him…THE NEXT NWA WORLD CHAMPION!!”

Ekmo continues to paint his face…

“Tonight, Ekmo pays homage to his ancestors before him…wearing the Samoan War Paint…the same paint that his forefathers wore before they conquered land! Before they destroyed everything in sight! Before…they took home…gold!”

The camera pans in to show Ekmo finishing up his tribal paint while Callis smirks in the mirror….



We transition right over to NWA CHAMPION MIKE AWESOME!!!

Mike Awesome is also standing in front of the mirror…PUTTING ON HIS GLADIATOR FACE PAINT!!!

“As we prepare for war…remember one thing…Mike Awesome is a human…Mike Awesome feels pain…”

Awesome finishes up his black gladiator face paint, the same paint that made him a star in Japan…

“But THE FUCKING GLADIATOR DOESN’T FEEL ANYTHING!!! He HUNTS! He STALKS his prey! He goes to war and expects nothing but TOTAL ANNIHILATION! EKMO!!!!! TONIGHT YOU MEET YOUR MAKER!!! At the hands of THE GLADIATOR!!!”

Mike Awesome picks up his NWA Championship and places it around his shoulder as he embarks out of his room and to the ring…READY FOR WAR!!!

Before we get ready for our HUGE main event, JEFF JARRETT heads on out! Jarrett will be on commentary, and next week will face the winner of tonight’s NWA Championship Match! Jarrett is alone tonight, except for his trusty guitar! Jarrett jeers with the fans before pulling up a chair to talk smack to West and Tenay as they gear us up for MIKE AWESOME versus EKMO…IN A SAMOAN STRAP MATCH!!!




Main Event- NWA Championship- Samoan Strap Match
©Mike Awesome vs. Ekmo w/Don Callis & Rhino



After Referee Rudy Charles attaches the Samoan Strap to both Awesome and Ekmo’s wrists…he rings the bell….AND WE ARE UNDER WAY!!!

Awesome and Ekmo immediately come to blows in the center of the ring!! Ekmo drills Awesome with a back elbow, and then lifts up the center of the Samoan Strap they are attached to and goes to WHIP AWESOME…but Awesome ducks!!

Awesome knows the pain of the Samoan Strap, as the welt from last week still hasn’t healed fully! Awesome yanks the strap forward and uses the momentum to drill Ekmo with a CLOTHESLINE!!!

The reigning NWA Champion takes control, smashing Ekmo face-first into the top turnbuckle! Awesome then flies off the ropes and connects with a big shoulder block!! Awesome then brings the strap in close as he looks down at the studs and diamonds in the middle of the strap…he looks out at The Asylum who cheer in approval…

AWESOME SMACKS EKMO ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE SAMOAN STRAP!!!

Ekmo writhes in pain as he rolls underneath the bottom rope, but this is where the strap comes into play…HE CAN ONLY GO SO FAR WITHOUT MIKE AWESOME TAGGING ALONG WITH HIM!!!

Awesome obliges as he climbs outside the ring. He heads over towards the announcers table…

“Don’t come over here, you big dumb bastard! Keep your eyes on Ekmo! You’ll get yours next week if you make it out of here tonight!”

Jeff Jarrett shouts at Mike Awesome! Awesome takes exception to Jarrett and grabs him by the shirt collar! Jarrett tries to squirm his way out of it, but Awesome lifts him up and tosses him through the middle rope!!!

Awesome then shifts his attention back to Ekmo as he races towards him…

EKMO LAUNCHES MIKE AWESOME INTO THE FIRST ROW!!!

Ekmo catches his breath as he takes a steel chair and places it on the floor behind him…Ekmo then grabs a hold of Mike Awesome…

AND SUPLEXES HIM OVER THE GUARD RAIL ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!

Awesome’s back is a mess after last week, and this doesn’t help!!

While all of this carnage is going on, Don Callis orders Rhino to set up two tables inside the ring, one in EACH CORNER!!! Rhino then pulls out one more for good measure…there are now THREE TABLES INSIDE THE RING!!!

Ekmo slides Mike Awesome inside the ring and sizes him up as he stumbles over towards one of the tables lodged in the corner. Jeff Jarrett has grabbed his guitar while Ekmo sizes up Awesome…

JARRETT DRILLS AWESOME OVER THE HEAD WITH HIS GUITAR!!!

Ekmo charges full speed at Awesome…

BUT AT THE LAST SECOND MIKE AWESOME PULLS JEFF JARRETT IN FRONT OF HIM…

EKMO SPEARS JEFF JARRETT THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!

The Asylum goes crazy for the spot as Awesome slowly gets back to his feet! He goes for a big boot to Ekmo but Ekmo catches the massive Awesome in mid-air…AND POWERBOMBS HIM TO THE MAT!!!!

Don Callis wants this NWA Championship more than anything, and decides to send Rhino into the ring to GORE Mike Awesome!!!

Ekmo lets Awesome get to his feet while Rhino waits in the corner to strike!!! Rhino runs full speed ahead…

BUT AWESOME LEAPS THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE…THE FORCE OF MIKE AWESOME TUGGING EKMO ALONG WITH HIM…

AND RHINO GORES EKMO THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!

Don Callis’ plan has backfired!!!

Jeff Jarrett is out cold!! Ekmo and Rhino are down and out!!...AND MIKE AWESOME EMERGES FROM THE FLOOR LIKE AN ABSOLUTE ANIMAL!!!

He flexes and lets out an animalistic ROAR that has The Asylum ROCKING!!!

Awesome heads inside the ring, sets up the last table, pulls Ekmo from the rubble and tosses him in the corner! Awesome climbs up to the top rope where he somehow EASILY flips Ekmo over into the powerbomb position…

TOP ROPE AWESOME BOMB THROUGH THE TABLE TO EKMO!!!!

Mike Awesome, your reigning and defending NWA World Champion…hooks the leg!!!

1…2…3!!!!

Winner at 17:00 AND STILL NWA WORLD CHAMPION- Mike Awesome

“The Zoo” by The Scorpions (the ECW version, not the shitty Spotify version) blasts throughout The Asylum as Mike Awesome poses on the top turnbuckle!!!

The camera pans down to Don Callis who has his head in his hands, devastated over the loss tonight!

Jeff Jarrett retreats up the ramp, getting out of harm’s way! Rhino and Ekmo are both still out cold…AND MIKE AWESOME STANDS TALL HOLDING HIS NWA CHAMPIONSHIP HIGH IN THE AIR!!!

The credits begin to roll, West and Tenay sign us off, as the last scene we see from this historic episode of TNA is Mike Awesome standing tall, letting it be known THAT HE IS READY FOR ANY MOTHERFUCKER TO STEP TO HIM AND HIS NWA CHAMPIONSHIP!!!


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Shelton Benjamin defeated Christopher Daniels, Paul London & Amazing Red in a Four Corners Match
Brian Lee defeated Monty Brown in a No DQ Match
Kash$ defeated Christian York & Joey Matthews
Steve Corino defeated Terry Funk in an Amarillo Street Fight
X-Division Champion AJ Styles defeated Elix Skipper to retain
NWA Tag Team Champions AMW defeated Air Canada to retain
NWA World Champion Mike Awesome defeated Ekmo in a Samoan Strap Match to retain​

BT NOTE: Hope you all enjoy Show 8! Things are starting to finally shape up in this world I continue to build from the ground up. A reminder to anybody scrolling that the OP on this thread has an archive of every show that I update weekly. We are off to Show 9-next week- same time, same place!​

August 14, 2002

“UPHEAVAL”

The last scene of last week’s show made things very clear here in TNA- MIKE AWESOME is the top dog, and he is ready for any and all comers! This week, he gets a chance to rid away the stink of JEFF JARRETT and THE EVIL EMPIRE as he takes on Jeff Jarrett for the NWA CHAMPIONSHIP!! With run-ins abound, Mike Awesome is really fighting a 1-on-4 battle as he not only has to worry about Jeff Jarrett, but also Roadhouse James AND The Harris Brothers!!

KEN SHAMROCK will get a chance to stay in the NWA title picture as he brawls with RHINO! Rhino didn’t have the best showing last week as he missed a chance to GORE Mike Awesome on two separate occasions, which eventually led to his stable-mate EKMO losing his big NWA Championship Match! Rhino and Shamrock are no strangers to each other as they did battle two weeks ago, and this one will be nothing but straight haymakers!!!
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After careful evaluation, TNA Management has decided to give KASH$ then next NWA Tag Team title opportunity against the champions, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED!! The overall body of work since the inception of TNA led to the decision to give Kash$ the title shot over MURDERAZ ROW…however…Murderaz Row is now the new #1 contender’s, and will face the champions NEXT WEEK!! This comes with a caveat, as TNA Management has instructed Murderaz Row to NOT BE PRESENT THIS WEEK in an effort to keep the peace!! AMW has a tough task ahead of them, because if they can survive Kash$, they have Homicide and Low Ki waiting for them!

All of this, plus much, much more- 6PAC takes on BRIAN LAWLER! ABYSS MAKES HIS DEBUT! THE VEGAS STREET PIMPS make their TNA debut, and SHELTON BENJAMIN and CHRISTOPHER DANIELS lock up in an X-Division Showcase!!
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NWA Championship
©Mike Awesome vs. Jeff Jarrett

Grudge Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Rhino

X-Division Championship
©AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn

NWA Tag Team Championship
©America’s Most Wanted vs. Kash$

Debut Match
Abyss w/Doomsday vs. Sonny Siaki

Grudge Match
6Pac w/Ron Killings vs. Brian Lawler w/Tylene Buck

Tag Team Match
Vegas Street Pimps (D’Lo Brown & Pimp Daddy Chuck) vs. Amish Roadkill & Danny Doring

X-Division Showcase
Christopher Daniels vs. Shelton Benjamin​