November 27, 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!
The TNA Girls dance in their lair, getting more and more ready for the Christmas season as they wear their Santa hats and less clothing as last week- that’s right…somehow the HVAC guy cranked the heat up so high,
IT’S JUST AS HOT AS IT WAS OVER THE SUMMER!!! The never-ending feud between the HVAC guy and The Jarrett's continues, 22 shows into TNA...
The camera pans inside the ring, where hanging high above in the air are the infamous X cables for tonight’s
ULTIMATE X MATCH!!!
We head down to our dynamic duo, Don West and “Professor” Mike Tenay!!! The two run down tonight’s
STACKED card, complete with the second ever
ULTIMATE X Match, NWA World Champion Raven defending against three monsters that don’t have a nice bone in their bodies, plus the SUPER X CUP TOURNAMENT takes place!!!
THE BUILDING IS HOT… BUT TNA IS EVEN HOTTER…BECAUSE TONIGHT WE KICK OFF THE FINAL FOUR…WITH DESTINATION X!!!!!
NWA World Championship- Four Way Match
©Raven vs. Sabu vs. Ekmo vs. Monty Brown
X-Division Championship- Ultimate X Match
©Jerry Lynn vs. AJ Styles vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Amazing Red vs. Paul London
Simon Diamond's Open Challenge
Simon Diamond vs, ???
Tag Team Match
The Briscoe Brothers vs. Kash$ w/Trinity
Super X Cup Finals
??? vs. ???
Super X Cup Qualifying Match
Christopher Daniels vs. CM Punk vs. Elix Skipper vs. Austin Aries
Super X Cup Qualifying Match
6Pac vs. Chris Sabin vs. Matt Sydal vs. Super Crazy
We stay down at ringside for our first
SUPER X CUP TOURNAMENT MATCH!!!
Match 1- Super X Cup Qualifying Match
Christopher Daniels vs. CM Punk vs. Elix Skipper vs. Austin Aries
All four men are hungry for a win, on top of being pissed off as they won’t have to scale the cables above them in Ultimate X later…however only one of them will win right now, and advance to the finals later on in the show, a accolade that will not only garner them the Super X Cup, but a Number One Contendership to the X-Title!!!
This one starts out
ON FIRE!! Daniels charges at Austin Aries and plants him with a back elbow! Punk and Skipper meet in the middle, and Skipper wins the dual with a
HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN!!!
Daniels and Skipper both pop up to their feet, end up bumping into each other…
SKIPPER WITH A DROPKICK TO DANIELS INTO THE CORNER!!
Skipper then charges at Daniels and drills him with an uppercut!!
Skipper moves out of the way…
AND PUNK COMES FLYING WITH RUNNING KNEES TO DANIELS IN THE CORNER!!!
Punk lands on his back, long enough for Austin Aries to sky through the air
WITH A BIG SPLASH ONTO PUNK!!!
Aries tries for a cover…
1..2…NOO!!
Skipper breaks it up by clubbing Aries in the back of the head!!
Skipper is back to his feet, but
DANIELS USES ARIES AND PUNK AS A LAUNCHING PAD AND LANDS A FLYING FOREARM TO ELIX SKIPPER!!!
Skipper hits the deck and falls to the outside!! Daniels leaps onto the ropes, springboards off…
DANIELS WITH A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT TO SKIPPER ON THE OUTSIDE!!!!
PUNK DIVES THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE, TAKING OUT DANIELS!!!
Austin Aries is the only man inside the ring, and ascends to the top after taking a look at the damage at ringside…
ARIES LEAPS OFF…
AND CONNECTS WITH A MOONSAULT ONTO EVERYBODY AT RINGSIDE!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!!
The Asylum
LOVES the action as all four men are down!!
Punk and Daniels are up to their feet first as they head back inside the ring. They duke it out in the corner while Skipper and Aries head back in and fight in the opposite corner!!
Daniels takes control of Punk and heads to the top, where he looks for a
MOONSAULT…BUT CM PUNK CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR!!!
Punk drops Daniels face-first on the top turnbuckle!!!
On the opposite side of the ring, Elix Skipper ends up on Austin Aries’ shoulders in the electric chair position…
SKIPPER CONNECTS WITH A POISON RANA!!!!
Skipper turns right around…
SUPERKICK FROM CM PUNK!!!
Skipper drags the motionless Skipper over towards the corner….He places the dazed Daniels on the turnbuckles as he looks to finish this one off…
PUNK PUTS DANIELS IN THE PEPSI PLUNGE POSITION….
CM PUNK HITS THE PEPSI PLUNGE ON DANIELS…RIGHT ON TOP OF ELIX SKIPPER!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!!
Punk lands hard on his knees, holding his leg in pain…
ALL WHILE DANIELS IS ON TOP OF ELIX SKIPPER….
AND REFEREE SLICK JOHNSON BEGINS THE COUNT….
1….2…..NOOOO!!!!
AUSTIN ARIES HITS A 450 SPLASH TO BREAK UP THE PINFALL ATTEMPT!!!!
Aries bounces right up to a waiting CM Punk who pops him up to his shoulders…
CM PUNK CONNECTS WITH A FIREMAN’S CARRY INTO A KNEE BUSTER!!!!
Punk with the cover!!!!
1…2….3!!!!
Winner at 10:00 AND ADVANCING TO THE SUPER X CUP FINALS- CM Punk
CM Punk takes the hotly contested opening matchup tonight here at Destination X!!! On top of that, he has now punched his ticket to the
SUPER X CUP FINALS!!! He awaits the winner of our next matchup, and if he pulls that one out later tonight, he will be the new #1 contender to the X-Title!!
Punk isn’t in the mood to celebrate, as he knows he has a quick turnaround later tonight! He heads up the entrance ramp, hyping himself up as the crowd reigns down a slight number of boos for the budding star…
We head to the
BASEMENT of The Asylum which can only mean one thing…
A DOOMSDAY PROMO!!!
NWA World Champion Raven sits in his corner while he is flanked by his henchmen Abyss and Vampiro! Father James Mitchell stands next to Abyss, as the creepy crew all stare expressionless into the camera. We zoom in onto Raven who begins to speak…
“Karma is a beautiful thing, isn’t it? The ebbs and flows of life all end up resurfacing at some point. I suppose we can call Mike Awesome’s return a nice bit of karma for Raven…”
Raven has his arm draped over his NWA World title belt as he continues…
“But what Mike Awesome doesn’t remember is who put him on the shelf for sixty days to begin with! And tonight, the three tortured souls of Ekmo, Sabu and Monty Brown will know the feeling of not being able to walk out of the ring on their own two feet…”
We get a vintage jump scare from Vampiro, before we are back to Raven…
“I hear a lot of noise about the schedule of the champion. Sure, I’ve put my body through more in the last three months than anybody should…but look at me…look at Raven…I’ve only gotten stronger with each passing minute as champion…and that holds true for tonight…because anybody that wants a piece of my title…just know one thing…”
Raven looks up at Father James Mitchell who shouts…
“DOOMSDAY IS UPON THE GOLD SEEKERS!”
The camera pans right back down to Raven, who takes us home…
“QUOTE THE RAVEN…NEVERMORE!”
The scene begins to go static before fading to black…
We take it back down to ringside, where West and Tenay switch gears and hype up
OUR SECOND SUPER X CUP TOURNAMENT MATCHUP….WHICH IS NEXT!!!
Match 2- Super X Cup Qualifying Match
6Pac vs. Chris Sabin vs. Matt Sydal vs. Super Crazy
Just like the previous match, all four men know what is at stake as they all have a chip on their shoulder, looking up at the X cables and not being able to compete in Ultimate X later on tonight…
This one starts off
HOT as once the bell rings, all four men begin to kick off the highlight reel!! 6Pac and Sabin brawl on one side of the ring, while Sydal and Super Crazy brawl on the other!
Sydal Irish whips Crazy while 6Pac Irish whips Sabin…Crazy and Sabin stop right in their tracks before colliding…
6Pac and Sydal run full speed ahead…
SABIN AND SUPER CRAZY DUCK AT THE SAME EXACT TIME…
WHILE 6PAC AND SYDAL END UP DROPKICKING EACH OTHER!!!!
Sabin and Crazy then both look back…
BOTH SABIN AND CRAZY CONNECT WITH STANDING MOONSAULTS!!!
Super Crazy goes for the cover but before Referee Rudy Charles can even count, Sabin breaks it up! Sabin tosses Super Crazy outside the ring as he looks to hone in on 6Pac and Sydal!!!
6Pac is right back to his feet and charges at Chris Sabin, but Sabin sees 6Pac coming…AND DUMPS HIM OVER THE ROPES TO THE FLOOR!!!
Sabin hops over the ropes to the apron, looking for a high-risk maneuver to the outside…
BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING…
MATT SYDAL BEGINS SLINGSHOTS OVER THE ROPES…GRABBING A HOLD OF SABIN’S HEAD…
SYDAL HITS A TORNADO DDT TO SABIN ONTO 6PAC AND SUPER CRAZY ON THE FLOOR!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!
The Asylum eats up the move as Sydal is the only man standing!!
Sydal grabs the first person he sees, which happens to be 6Pac, and slides him inside the ring. Sydal knows his time is valuable and limited, so he hops back to the top turnbuckle…
SYDAL THINKS ABOUT LEAPING OFF…BUT 6PAC HAS RECOVERED AND LEAPS TO THE TOP…
6PAC WITH AN AVALANCHE X-FACTOR!!!!
6PAC covers Sydal…
1…2…NOO!!!!
Sabin places Sydal’s foot on the bottom rope!!!
LOOK UP!!!
SUPER CRAZY LEAPS OFF WITH A TOP ROPE LEGDROP ONTO SYDAL!!!!
6PAC DRILLS SUPER CRAZY WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK!!!!
CHRIS SABIN LEAPS FROM THE TOP AND CONNECTS WITH A TOP ROPE DROPKICK TO 6PAC!!!
THERE IS PANDEMONIUM EVERYWHERE!!!!
Sabin locks in on Super Crazy…Crazy misses a punch, Sabin lifts him up…
FUTURE SHOCK!!!!
Sabin covers Super Crazy….Sydal and 6Pac can’t get there in time!!!!
1…2….3!!!!
Winner at 7:00 AND ADVANCING TO THE SUPER X CUP FINALS- Chris Sabin
Chris Sabin has done it! He advances to square off against
CM PUNK later on tonight in the
SUPER X CUP TOURNAMENT FINALS!!!
Sabin has his hand raised as he soaks in the cheers from The Asylum!!! A match against CM Punk awaits Sabin in the finals, a man who he is familiar fighting against, as Sabin picked up a win over Punk back in October!!!
The Asylum continues to cheer on Sabin as he heads up the entrance ramp, while West and Tenay hype up
CHRIS SABIN VERSUS CM PUNK LATER TONIGHT FOR THE SUPER X CUP!!!
We switch gears as we see a highlight package talking about next week’s
FINAL FOUR SHOW- TITLED ASYLUM ANARCHY!!! So, what exactly is the Asylum Anarchy Match??
Asylum Anarchy is a Gauntlet Match, in which the last man standing will head to
KINGDOM COME on December 18 to square off against the NWA World Champion!!
The match is simple- two men start off, and a new man comes out every two minutes. Pinfalls and submissions are the only way to eliminated somebody. You are allowed to fight around the ringside area, and weapons are encouraged!
There are no restrictions as to how many men can be in the match at one time- meaning if no pinfalls happen after all the participants have come out, then we will essentially have a 10-Man Elimination Match!!
Here are the confirmed participants:
Steve Corino
Rhino
Mike Awesome
Ken Shamrock
Ron Killings
Jack Foley
Terry Funk
The final three participants will be the three men that are unsuccessful tonight in the Four Way Match for the NWA Championship!!
ASYLUM ANARCHY IS COMING NEXT WEEK TO TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION WRESTLING!!!
Back down at ringside, West and Tenay talk about next week’s Asylum Anarchy and begin to speculate over who they think might end up winning. With a whole host of guys who have already fought for the title, plus a former champion in Mike Awesome, there is no telling who will walk out on their way to Kingdom Come!!
We shift focus as we get ready for our next matchup- a tag team matchup for a feud that has been going on for over two months!! The Briscoe Brothers square up against Kash$!!!
Match 3- Tag Team Match
The Briscoe Brothers vs. Kash$ w/Trinity
Both teams have fought before, but this time, each team is pressing for a victory!!
Kash$ come out of the gate on fire, showing their veteran presence by cutting the ring in half on Mark Briscoe! Kid Kash connects with a swinging neckbreaker before tagging in EZ Money! Money continues to work over Mark, connecting with a delayed vertical suplex!!!
Jay stomps his foot on the apron, with The Asylum behind him, trying to rally his brother, Mark, to make the hot tag!!
Kid Kash holds onto Mark while EZ Money heads to the top rope.
EZ MONEY LEAPS OFF…GOING FOR A TOP ROPE DROPKICK…
BUT MARK MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND…
AND EZ MONEY DROPKICKS KID KASH!!!
Mark crawls over…
AND MAKES THE HOT TAG!!!
Jay comes in and begins to clean house!! Rights and lefts to EZ Money…rights and lefts to Kid Kash!!!
Both of Kash$ fall out of the ring, looking to regroup at ringside…
NOT FOR LONG!!!
MARK AND JAY BOTH DIVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE…CRASHING DOWN ON EZ MONEY AND KID KASH ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!
The Asylum pops loud for The Briscoes as Jay tosses Kid Kash back inside the ring!
Mark puts Kid Kash on his shoulders as Jay heads to the top…The Asylum is on their feet…
DOOMSDAY DEVICE TO KID KASH!!!!
Jay hooks the leg!!!
1…2…3!!!
Winners at 5:00- The Briscoe Brothers
The Briscoe Brothers get their hands raised as The Asylum praises them with cheers!!! Mark and Jay pose on the top turnbuckle…
WAIT A MINUTE!!!
AIR CANADA HAS HEADED DOWN THE RAMP…TYSON AND TEDDY ARE BOTH ARMED WITH CHAIRS!!!
TYSON DRILLS MARK OVER THE BACK WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
TEDDY SMACKS JAY IN THE SHIN WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
Tyson and Teddy look down at the fallen Briscoe Brothers and begin to smile…
Tyson tosses Jay out of the ring and to the floor!!! He then grabs a hold of Mark’s leg and places it inside the chair…
Teddy ascends to the top rope…
NO!!! DON’T DO IT!!!!
TEDDY LEAPS OFF…PUTTING ALL OF HIS WEIGHT DOWN ON THE CHAIR…AND MARK BRISCOE’S LEG!!!
Mark Briscoe screams in agony as Jay tries to get back inside the ring, but is met with
A STIFF CHAIR SHOT FROM TYSON!!!
Air Canada hold up the badly bent steel chair as The Asylum begins to throw trash at Air Canada!!!
TNA Security and Officials head on out but the damage is already done! The Medical Staff rushes the ring and checks on Mark Briscoe’s leg, as Mark writhes in pain from the move!!!
Tyson and Teddy begin to head back up the ramp, posing with the bent steel chair!!!
West and Tenay play up the despicable act from Air Canada, calling them sore losers! For now, Mark Briscoe may be on the shelf for a while, and Air Canada has neutralized one of the most dangerous threats in the Tag Division, taking out the team ahead of them!!!
We stick on the topic of TAG TEAMS as West and Tenay officially announce that NEXT WEEK- NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE ELIMINATORS WILL PUT THEIR TITLES ON THE LINE AGAINST MURDERAZ ROW AND AMERICA’S MOST WANTED!!!!
We then head over to a video package highlighting
EVERYTHING that has happened between the three teams over the past six weeks!! At the end of the package, a graphic pops up:
DECEMBER 4, 2002
NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP- THREE WAY DANCE
THE ELIMINATORS VS. MURDERAZ ROW VS. AMERICA’S MOST WANTED
Back down at ringside, West and Tenay continue to hype up next week’s
HUGE THREE WAY DANCE for the Tag Titles, while saying something’s gotta give between these three teams!!!
The Asylum begins to boo in the background, and the camera pans over…
TO SHOW SIMON DIAMOND INSIDE THE RING!!!
Johnny Swinger and Danny Doring have set up a table and chair, and Simon Diamond takes a seat at the table, mic in hand…
“SIMON’S GOT A PROBLEM!”
The Asylum continue to shower Simon Diamond down with boos…
“It has come to my attention that there must have been a mistake…see….my name wasn’t on the list of participants for next week’s Asylum Anarchy…AND THAT…is a PROBLEM!”
Swinger and Doring shake their heads as Simon continues…
“So, I have decided to take matters into my own hands…and right now…I’m issuing an OPEN CHALLENGE to any of the participants on that list…TO PUT THEIR SPOT ON THE LINE…so I can showcase my all-world athletic ability…and take my rightful spot in Asylum Anarchy…
OHHH SHIT!!!! HERE COMES THE GLADIATOR!!!!
The Asylum
POPS for Mike Awesome, who is in no mood for games tonight! Mike Awesome has been announced, and is putting his Asylum Anarchy spot on the line against Simon Diamond!!!
Match 4- Asylum Anarchy Spot on the Line
Mike Awesome vs. Simon Diamond
Mike Awesome rushes the ring….Swinger and Doring lunge at Mike Awesome, who is on the apron…
MIKE AWESOME GRABS A HOLD OF BOTH SWINGER AND DORING BY THE THROATS!!!!
Awesome pulls both men through the ropes….
MIKE AWESOME CHOKESLAMS SWINGER AND DORING OFF THE APRON TO THE FLOOR AT THE SAME TIME!!!!
The Asylum
ROARS for the spot as Mike Awesome climbs inside the ring!!!
Simon
SMACKS Awesome across the back with a steel chair…
BUT ALL IT DOES IS PISS MIKE AWESOME OFF!!!
Awesome turns around….
AND DRILLS SIMON WITH A BIG BOOT!!!!
Awesome then takes the lifeless Simon and heads to the top rope with him…
LOOK OUT BELOW!!!!
MIKE AWESOME FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE…
AND DELIVERS A TOP ROPE AWESOME BOMB TO SIMON DIAMOND THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!
Awesome places a hand over Simon Diamond…
1…2…3!!!
Winner at 1:00- Mike Awesome
Mike Awesome flexes for The Asylum as he is fired up, getting out a lot of frustration on Simon Diamond…
THERE IS COMMOTION IN THE CROWD!!!!
ABYSS AND VAMPIRO ARE INSIDE THE RING!!!
Mike Awesome turns around and knows he is outnumbered, but he waves on the chaos!!!
Vampiro races towards Mike Awesome…
In one fell swoop, Awesome grabs a hold of Vampiro…
MIKE AWESOME CHOKESLAMS VAMPIRO OUT OF THE RING ONTO SWINGER AND DORING ON THE OUTSIDE!!!!
Abyss runs full speed ahead at Awesome…
AWESOME DUCKS…PULLS THE ROPE DOWN…AND ABYSS TOPPLES OVER TO THE FLOOR!!!
Abyss, Vampiro, Swinger and Doring are all on the outside floor…The Asylum is on their feet….Mike Awesome begins to run…
MIKE AWESOME SKIES OVER THE ROPES…LANDING A DIVING SPLASH ONTO EVERYBODY AT RINGSIDE!!!!
Mike Awesome is the
ONLY ONE left standing as he continues to flex for The Asylum! He looks down at Vampiro and Abyss and shouts…
“TELL THAT MOTHER FUCKER RAVEN I’M COMING FOR HIM!!!!”
Awesome has done enough damage for now, and heads up the entrance ramp, holding his hands up high as The Asylum loves having “The Gladiator” back in TNA!!!
West and Tenay shift focus as they begin to hype up our next matchup-
THE SUPER X CUP TOURNAMENT FINALS!!!
The camera pans to ringside where the Super X Cup is standing on an all-black pedestal!
CM PUNK and CHRIS SABIN fight NEXT to see who will become the first ever Super X Cup winner…and become the new #1 Contender for the X-Division Championship!!!
Match 5- Super X Cup Finals
CM Punk vs. Chris Sabin
Both men have fought tough contests to get to this point earlier on in the evening, so we will see who has the better stamina to keep it going and win the Super X Cup!!!
Punk takes control early on, grounding Sabin with a headlock! Sabin tries to wrestle out of it, but Punk continues to lock it in! Sabin punches at the back of Punk and finally breaks the headlock, sending Punk off the ropes…
SABIN DRILLS PUNK WITH A DROPKICK!!!
Punk rolls out of the ring, looking for a breather…
BUT SABIN WON’T LET HIM…
SABIN HOPS TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND LAUNCHES OFF WITH A FLYING FOREARM TO CM PUNK ON THE FLOOR!!!
Sabin is right back to his feet as he grabs a hold of CM Punk…
AND TOSSES HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!
Sabin goes to grab Punk once more but Punk is waiting with an elbow to the gut!! Punk gets back to his feet…
CM PUNK SLAMS CHRIS SABIN’S FACE OFF THE STEEL STEPS!!!
Punk and Sabin work their way to the apron of the ring, where Punk is in total control! Punk drills Sabin with a hard right hand before looking for his next move!! Punk grabs a hold of Sabin’s head…
PUNK RUNS WITH SABIN…
CM PUNK HITS A RUNNING BULLDOG OFF THE APRON…ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!!
The Asylum applauds the move, but still doesn’t like CM Punk, who taunts the fans following that devastating move!!!
Punk slides Sabin back inside the ring as goes back to working over Sabin’s neck with a chin lock! Sabin begins to fight out of it, The Asylum firmly behind him! Sabin muscles his way out of the chin lock, and ducks underneath Punk…
PICKING HIM UP IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR POSITION!!!
SABIN LOOKS BACK AT THE CORNER OF THE RING…AND HITS THE ELECTRIC CHAIR ON PUNK…LANDING CM PUNK NECK-FIRST ON THE TURNBUCKLES!!!
Sabin crawls over to make the cover!!!!
1…2…NOOO!!!
CM Punk kicks out at the last second!!!
Sabin stays on the offensive as he sends Punk off the ropes and connects with a
TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER!!!
The fatigue begins to set in on Sabin as he slowly makes his way over towards the corner of the ring. He climbs up, measuring up CM Punk…Sabin takes his eyes off of Punk for a split second…
CM PUNK LEAPS TOWARDS THE ROPES…CROTCHING CHRIS SABIN IN THE PROCESS!!!!
Punk is slow to get back to his feet as he looks for the end, having Sabin exactly where he wants him for the
PEPSI PLUNGE!!!
Punk climbs up, punches Sabin in the head once more for good measure before locking Sabin between his legs! Instead of just hitting the move, Punk takes a second to showboat as he points down at the Super X Cup…
GIVING SABIN TIME TO SLIP OUT OF THE MOVE!!!
SABIN QUICKLY ELBOWS PUNK IN THE GUT…AND LIFTS HIM UP…
CHRIS SABIN CONNECTS WITH AN INVERTED FUTURE SHOCK OFF THE TOP ROPE!!!!!
The Asylum
GOES CRAZY for the move!!!!
Sabin with the cover!!!!!
1….2….3!!!!!
Winner at 11:00- Chris Sabin- CHRIS SABIN WINS THE SUPER X CUP
CHRIS SABIN HAS DONE IT!!!! The Asylum
POPS LOUD for Chris Sabin, who is quickly becoming a fan favorite here in TNA!!!
CHRIS SABIN HAS MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST EVER SUPER X CUP WINNER!!!!
Referee Slick Johnson hands Chris Sabin the Super X Cup as he holds it high in the air, overcome with relief and joy!!!
Sabin poses with the Super X Cup, all while CM Punk sits in the corner of the ring, brooding over his loss! Punk curls up the corner, looking down at the ground, pissed off about the way things have just went for him!!!
Chris Sabin tries to go the honor route as he places the X Cup down and offers out a hand to CM Punk. Punk looks back up at Sabin and smacks his hand away, before rolling outside the ring!!!
The Asylum boo Punk’s antics, but quickly go back to cheering for Chris Sabin…
WHO IS NOT ONLY THE SUPER X CUP WINNER…BUT IS NOW ALSO THE #1 CONTENDER FOR THE X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
West and Tenay put over Chris Sabin and say that this kid just may be one of the building blocks of the future for not only the X-Division, but the entire TNA!!!
We cut to the vacant lot next to The Asylum, which means it’s time for a
DERANGED JACK FOLEY PROMO!!!
Foley sits down on the ground, still wearing the dog collar from his match against Raven two weeks ago. He rocks back and forth as the camera zooms into his face…
“Take me back…TAKE ME BACK! I want to feel alive again! I want to feel like I matter...I want to feel like I BELONG!!!”
Foley continues to rock back and forth as he slides the steel dog chain through his hands…
“I want to feel the PAIN of Doomsday! I NEED to feel the PAIN of Doomsday!”
Foley is completely off his rocker tonight…
“Terry Funk, last week wasn’t personal. It’s just that…I don’t need you anymore…I have NEW friends…one has a MASK! One wears face paint…one has a cane…and my best friend…well, he is just RAVEN!”
The deranged Foley thinks he is friends with Doomsday, the men who tried to wipe him off the face of the Earth…
“Next week, I plan on winning Asylum Anarchy! Whatever it takes to share the ring with Raven…one more time…I’ll do anything…I’LL DO ANYTHING!!!!”
Foley stands up from the ground, and finally unhooks the dog collar that’s been around his neck for almost three weeks! He places his arms stretched out in a pose similar to Raven’s…
“Quote Jack Foley…NEVERMORE!”
Foley stands in his pose, maniacally laughing as rain begins to pour down on top of him. The scene quickly cuts out…
Back down at ringside, West and Tenay scratch their heads at the Jack Foley promo, wondering what the hell Raven and Doomsday hit him in the head with to make him get so crazy!
We then shift focus…as
IT IS TIME FOR THE ULTIMATE X MATCH!!!!
The camera pans high above to show the cables, which have now been wrapped in red tape this time around to give the match an aesthetically pleasing look!
We get a video package hyping up all five members of Ultimate X, and the roads that they’ve all took to get to this point! Instead of doing hype interviews throughout the night, we decided this was better and different than the last Ultimate X!
TNA is EVOLVING!!!
Shelton Benjamin beats AJ Styles for the X Title…AJ Styles gets attacked…Jerry Lynn swears it was Shelton Benjamin…Lynn takes AJ’s place in a #1 Contender’s Match and wins…Lynn puts his career in the line and then beats Shelton Benjamin…Jerry Lynn turns on AJ Styles…throw Amazing Red and Paul London into the fold…
AND WE GET ULTIMATE X!!!
West and Tenay remind us of only the few rules this match has:
-No use of ladders or chairs for an advantage to climb-
-The winner must retrieve the X-Title and have both feet hit the mat to be declared winner!-
The camera zooms in on the X-Title, which has been placed in the middle of the elevated X cables atop the ring!!!
Match 6- X-Division Championship- Ultimate X Match
©Jerry Lynn vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. AJ Styles vs. Amazing Red vs. Paul London
All five men look up at the X-Title hanging high above in the air…the current vibe can be described as one word-
ELECTRIC!!! The Asylum is on their feet, cheering loudly for the beginning of the second ever
ULTIMATE X MATCH!!!
Shelton and AJ begin to brawl, while Red and London do battle. Jerry Lynn keeps his distance from every other participant…
AND BEGINS TO CLIMB TO THE TOP ROPE!!!
Lynn reaches up, looking to scale the cables…
AMAZING RED LEAPS OFF THE ROPES…AND HITS A TORNADO DDT TO JERRY LYNN!!!!
Shelton sizes up AJ Styles in the corner and goes to crash into him…
BUT LONDON INTERCEPTS SHELTON AND DROPS HIM WITH AN ENZEGURI!!!
AJ Styles then heads out of the corner and drills Paul London with a forearm smash!!!
AJ tosses London outside the ring, where a party is forming as Shelton Benjamin, Amazing Red and Jerry Lynn have all ended up…
AJ DECIDES TO GO FLYING!!!
AJ LEAPS TO THE TOP ROPE…
AJ STYLES WITH A SPRINGBOARD 450 SPLASH ONTO EVERYBODY ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!!
The Asylum eats up the spot as all five men are down!!!
Shelton Benjamin and AJ Styles are both first up to their feet…
They both begin to climb to the apron…and then to the ropes…AJ punches away at Shelton while Shelton fires back with hard rights and lefts…
PAUL LONDON IS UP AND HAS BEGUN TO CLIMB UP ONE OF THE STEEL BEAMS!!!
LONDON LEAPS OFF…
AND DROPKICKS AJ STYLES INTO SHELTON BENJAMIN…AND BOTH MEN GO FLYING OFF THE APRON TO THE FLOOR!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!!!
Paul London lands hard on the apron, his back hitting with a very loud thud!!!
While this action is going on outside the ring…
JERRY LYNN AND AMAZING RED HAVE BEGUN TO SCALE THE X INSIDE THE RING!!!!
Both men get towards the X Title!! Jerry kicks Red…Red kicks Jerry….Jerry uses his strength to hold onto the cable with one hand…
JERRY LYNN SMASHES AMAZING RED’S HEAD OFF THE X-TITLE…AND RED FLIES TO THE MAT!!!!
Jerry Lynn scales a few notches forward until he has his hand on the X-Title!!!
NOT SO FAST!!!
AJ STYLES GRABS A HOLD OF JERRY LYNN’S LEGS…AND NOW LYNN IS ON AJ STYLES’ SHOULDERS IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR POSITION!!!!
Lynn tries to punch at the head of Styles…
Meanwhile, Shelton Benjamin has made a run across the cables, but doesn’t have a good grip on them!! He looks down at AJ and Lynn, knowing he will fall anyway…
SHELTON BENJAMIN LEAPS DOWN OFF THE CABLES…
AND HITS A REVERSE RANA ON JERRY LYNN OFF OF AJ STYLES’ SHOULDERS!!!!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?
The Asylum hasn’t sat down yet!!! West and Tenay are close to losing their voices already!!!
Red and London begin to scale the cables, and both men meet in the middle!!! London and Red both connect with swinging kicks to each other…
.AND SOMEHOW…both men end up
ON TOP OF THE CABLES!!!
Red looks out at London as both men are
LITERALLY AT THE CEILING OF THE ASYLUM!!!
Both men are expert daredevils…what is in store right now???
Red has a better grip on the cables, as London’s hand is literally touching the ceiling of The Asylum as he tries to balance himself, and figure out a way down…
LONDON DOESN’T HAVE TIME TO THINK ANY LONGER…
AS AMAZING RED HAS BEGUN TO TIGHTROPE ACROSS THE CABLES…
RED LEAPS OUT TOWARDS PAUL LONDON…
AND HITS A HURICANRANNA ON PAUL LONDON OFF THE TOP OF THE CABLES!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!
WE’VE JUST WITNESSED THE SPOT OF THE CENTURY!!!!!
Both Red and London take a sick bump onto the mat, and both are out cold!!!!
Back down at ringside, AJ Styles works over Jerry Lynn in the corner before Shelton Benjamin begins to get involved. Lynn goes for a clothesline but AJ ducks…
AJ STYLES WITH A PELE KICK TO JERRY LYNN…
AJ bounces back up off the mat…
RIGHT INTO A SHELL SHOCK T BONE SUPLEX FROM SHELTON BENJAMIN!!!!
NOOO!!!! AJ STYLES LANDS ON HIS FEET!!!!
AJ STYLES DRILLS SHELTON BENJAMIN WITH A RUNNING KNEE!!!!
Jerry Lynn has recovered and is now scaling the cables once more!!! Lynn doesn’t get very far…
AS AJ STYLES LEAPS FROM THE TOP TURNBUCKLE TO TAKE OUT JERRY LYNN….
BUT JERRY LYNN SWINGS HIS FEET UP…AND AJ MISSES THE TACKLE ATTEMPT!!!!
Lynn now finds himself in a bad spot, as he over-rotated with his legs…
AND NOW FINDS HIMSELF HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE CABLES….
Lynn tries to pull himself back up…
BUT SHELTON BENJAMIN SWINGS FROM THE STEEL BEAM….
AND TAKES JERRY LYNN OUT WITH AN INVERTED CUTTER OFF THE CABLES!!!!!
THIS IS COMPLETE CARNAGE!!!!
Red and London are still out from their sick spot from before!!! Lynn and Shelton are down in the center of the ring!!!
AJ STYLES IS THE LAST MAN STANDING!!!!
The Asylum is behind AJ as he tries once more to scale the cables, looking to be the
ONLY man to ever win Ultimate X!!!!
AJ Styles gathers up the strength to move forward….
UNTIL HIS HANDS ARE ON THE X TITLE!!!!!
AJ STYLES UNBUTTONS THE X-TITLE….HE HAS THE TITLE IN HIS POSSESSION…ALL HE HAS TO DO IS FALL TO THE MAT!!!!
WAIT A SECOND!!!!!
SHELTON BENJAMIN SPRINGBOARDS FROM THE ROPES…
AND SOMEHOW IS ABLE TO SNATCH THE TITLE FROM AJ STYLES IN MID-AIR!!!!!!!
SHELTON BENJAMIN CRASHES TO THE MAT….
WITH THE X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP BELT IN HIS CLUTCHES!!!!!!!!
Winner at 20:00 AND NEW X-Division Champion- Shelton Benjamin
HOLY SHIT!!!! WHAT A MATCH!!!!!
The Asylum is completely buzzed off of the excitement we have all just witnessed…and somehow
SHELTON BENJAMIN HAS MANAGED TO ESCAPE WITH THE X TITLE…AND IS ONCE AGAIN YOUR X-DIVISION CHAMPION!!!!
Shelton clutches the title closely to his body as he lets out a big sigh of relief!!!
The camera cuts over to AJ Styles, who has crashed to the mat…looking over at Shelton Benjamin…who lets out a subtle smirk in the direction of AJ Styles!!!!
AJ Styles had the title in his hands…
AND SHELTON BENJAMIN STOLE IT FROM HIM AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!!!!
The camera pans around the ring to show the carnage left behind!!! Amazing Red and Paul London are still both down and out….Jerry Lynn is out cold…AJ Styles lies on the mat, knowing he had the match won…all while Shelton Benjamin is the ONLY man holding onto the X-Title as he poses on the top turnbuckle!!!!
West and Tenay try their best to explain all of the action we’ve just witnessed as we get an Instant Replay of everything that happened during the match!!!
Ultimate X certainly lived up to the hype job it garnered for the past few weeks…and in the end…it was Shelton Benjamin using his world-class athleticism to steal the title right from AJ Styles’ hands…and is once again your X-Division Champion!!!
We all take a collective breath from the insane action of Ultimate X as West and Tenay shift focus and begin to talk about the happenings between
DUSTY RHODES and JEFF JARRETT!
Last week, TNA President Jim Cornette announced on December 11 we would witness history as the first ever
“OPERATION: VICTORY” match would be taking place! Four on Four, with Dusty captain of his team, Jarrett captain of his team- inside a cell cage around the ring!! The winner will be TNA Sheriff once and for all!!
The Asylum begins to boo as
CHOSEN heads on out down the entrance ramp! Led by TNA Sheriff Jeff Jarrett, alongside Steve Corino, Travis Tomko and Matt Morgan, this Operation: Victory team is already picked- or should we say “chosen” by Jeff Jarrett!
Jarrett wields his trusty guitar through the air as Chosen heads inside the ring. Jarrett demands a mic…
“SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN TO WHAT I GOTTA SAY! JUST REMEMBER WHO SIGNS THE CHECKS AROUND HERE!!!”
These words just anger The Asylum…
“In two weeks from tonight, I assemble the greatest team to ever step foot in a wrestling ring…AND I RID TNA OF DUSTY RHODES FOREVER!”
The rest of Chosen nod and cheer like lap dogs…
“My first member- he is THE CORNERSTONE of TNA…the man responsible for taking out the old guard….and helping me secure this TNA Sheriff Badge…I bring to you…STEVE “CORNERSTONE” CORINO!!”
Steve Corino steps up next to Jarrett, soaking in the boos from The Asylum! Corino was already despised by everyone here in TNA, so him joining up with Jarrett only makes sense…
“My next two members, they look like they were created in a lab….These two men will serve as the muscle in the Operation: Victory Match…the ass kickers…TRAVIS TOMKO and MATT MORGAN!”
Tomko and Morgan step forward and flex for the crowd! West and Tenay put over their impressive appearance, and say they are being paid handsomely by Jarrett…
“And of course…the last member of the team…YOUR TNA SHERIFF….JEFF JARRETT!”
All of Chosen clap for Jarrett…
“SHUT THE HELL UP, ALREADY!”
Dusty Rhodes emerges from the entrance ramp, holding his trusty cowbell, much to The Asylum’s delight! Dusty heads down the ramp, but stays very cautious as he doesn’t have a team out quite yet…
“We all know about your team…but now it’s time to show you what Dusty Rhodes has cookin!”
Jarrett fumes at the sight of Dusty Rhodes…
“You don’t have anything cooking. You don’t have a team! Don’t you dare come into my ring…I’ll make sure you won’t be able to pick a team!”
Dusty looks around for someone to come out, but instead decides to climb inside the ring. He stands face-to-face with Jarrett, who is about ready to throw a punch…
WHEN RON KILLINGS LEAPS THROUGH THE AIR, TAKING OUT TOMKO AND MORGAN WITH A BIG SPLASH!!!
Killings and Dusty begin to trade blows with Jarrett and Corino…
RHINO AND KEN SHAMROCK HEAD ON DOWN…
RHINO WITH A GORE TO STEVE CORINO!!!!
SHAMROCK WITH A DOUBLE-LEG TAKEDOWN TO JEFF JARRETT!!!!
Dusty picks up Jeff Jarrett’s guitar…
DUSTY PLANTS THE GUTIAR OVER JARRETT’S HEAD!!!!
THE ASYLUM IS GOING CRAZY FOR TEAM DUSTY!!!!
Jarrett and Corino hit the deck, lying on the mat…
Tomko and Morgan grab Corino and Jarrett, retreating up the entrance ramp, out of harm’s way!!
Dusty swings his cowbell through the air, as Team Dusty stands tall inside the ring!!! Dusty, Shamrock, Rhino and Ron Killings all look out and point up the ramp towards Chosen!!!
West and Tenay hype up OPERATION: VICTORY which will take place in TWO WEEKS!!! We officially have the match set, as Dusty Rhodes, Rhino, Ken Shamrock & Ron Killings go up against Jeff Jarrett, Steve Corino, Travis Tomko & Matt Morgan!!!
We stick around ringside as West and Tenay begin to hype up our
HUGE MAIN EVENT!!! NWA WORLD CHAMPION RAVEN PUTS HIS TITLE ON THE LINE AGAINST EKMO, SABU AND MONTY BROWN!!!
Main Event- NWA World Championship- Four Way Match
©Raven vs. Ekmo vs. Sabu vs. Monty Brown
The official bell rings and once again, the age old question lately has become-
WHERE THE FUCK IS SABU?!?!?!?
Ekmo and Monty stare each other down before both of them nod their heads…
EKMO AND MONTY BROWN CHARGE THE CORNER…
AND BOTH MEN ARE SUCCESSFUL IN TAKING OUT RAVEN!!!
For the first time ever, Raven’s corner sitting antics have FINALLY backfired, as he takes knees from both Ekmo AND Monty Brown!!!
Raven is slumped over in the corner when the teamwork from Ekmo and Monty collapses…
EKMO DECKS MONTY WITH A FOREARM SMASH!!!
MONTY NO SELLS IT AND SMASHES EKMO WITH ONE OF HIS OWN!!!
Ekmo falls back out of the corner, holding his nose…
SAVATE KICK TO MONTY BROWN!!!!
Ekmo was playing possum!!!
Ekmo heads out of the ring and grabs a table from underneath the ring…
AND THEN ANOTHER TABLE!!!!
The Big Samoan directs traffic and shouts for Don Callis to set up one table while he sets the other one up at the foot of the entrance ramp!
While all of this is happening, Raven is buying his time as he lies on the floor, waiting for the right moment to strike…
Monty Brown has recovered, and charges at Ekmo…
MONTY CLOTHESLINES EKMO!!!
Monty and Ekmo continue to brawl right next to the table, trading lefts and rights…
WHEN SUDDENLY…
SABU EMERGES FROM THIN AIR ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!!!!
SABU LEAPS OFF WITH HIS CHAIR TUCKED UNDERNEATH HIS LEGS…
SABU HITS AN ARABIAN FACEBUSTER ON BOTH EKMO AND MONTY BROWN….THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!!
Talk about making a grand entrance!!!
Sabu is back up on his feet and senses Raven charging around the corner…
SABU RIFLES THE CHAIR INTO RAVEN’S HEAD!!!!
Sabu picks the chair back up and holds it up to hit Monty Brown…
BUT EKMO HITS A SAVATE KICK INTO THE CHAIR…RIGHT INTO SABU’S FACE!!!!
Sabu falls back onto the other table placed near the ring!
Ekmo picks up the chair…
But before he can do anything with it…
EKMO GETS DE-CLEATED WITH THE POOOUUNNNCEEEEE!!!!
Monty looks over at Sabu who is still lying on the table….Monty goes over towards him…
RAVEN SKIES OVER THE ROPES…AND COMES CRASHING DOWN ONTO SABU THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!
THIS IS INSANE!!!!
Monty heads towards the carnage but before he can….
ABYSS AND VAMPIRO STEP IN FRONT OF HIM!!!
Monty isn’t scared of Abyss, something that is well documented!!!
Before Monty has a chance to swing and start a riot…
MIKE AWESOME RUSHES DOWN THE RAMP….
AWESOME HITS A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE ON ABYSS AND VAMPIRO!!!!
Awesome nods his head at Monty as the two look to take out Raven’s henchmen!!!
He's already taken them out ounce tonight...so why not twice??
Mike Awesome brawls up the entrance ramp with Abyss, the two behemoths trading blows….Monty Brown sizes up Vampiro who is slow to his feet…
MONTY HITS THE POOOUNNNCEEE ON VAMPIRO…SENDING HIM INTO THE SECOND ROW!!!!
Monty’s offense is short-lived as when he turns his attention inside the ring…
RAVEN DRILLS HIM WITH A SINGAPORE CANE RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES!!!!
Back up at the top of the entrance ramp, Mike Awesome has somehow managed to hoist Abyss up in the
AWESOME BOMB POSITION…
AWESOME GETS A RUNNING START WITH ABYSS….
AND HITS A RUNNING AWESOME BOMB THAT SENDS ABYSS CRASHING AND ROLLING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RAMP!!!!
MIKE AWESOME JUST PICKED UP A 300 POUND MAN AND TOSSED HIM DOWN THE RAMP LIKE A LAWN DART!!!
Awesome is right behind Abyss and lifts the big man up, tossing him back up the entrance ramp…and eventually…the two begin to brawl to the backstage area!!!
Back inside the ring, Sabu has placed Ekmo on a table inside the ring. Sabu puts his chair in front of Ekmo, looking for a high-risk move…
Sabu bounces off the ropes…but before he can even leap up onto the chair…
RAVEN HITS A DROP TOE HOLD TO SABU ONTO THE CHAIR!!!!
Raven picks the bent chair up and goes to swing at Ekmo, but Ekmo ducks…
EKMO FIRES BACK WITH A LARIAT TO THE CHAIR…RIGHT INTO RAVEN’S FACE!!!
Raven falls back…
AND THE CHAIR FLIES THROUGH THE AIR…DRILLING REFEREE RUDY CHARLES IN THE HEAD!!!!
REF BUMP!!!!
Monty Brown is down!!! Sabu is down!!! Raven is down!!! Abyss and Vampiro have been taken out…
THIS IS EKMO’S CHANCE!!!!
Ekmo puts Sabu on the table as he heads to the top turnbuckle….Ekmo gains his footing…
EKMO LEAPS OFF AND CONNECTS WITH A MOONSAULT TO SABU!!!
THIS IS IT!!! RAVEN HAS ENDURED THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULE OF ANY CHAMPION…AND THE ARMOR HAS FINALLY CRACKED!!!! HE IS GOING TO LOSE HIS TITLE WITHOUT EVEN BEING PINNED…
Ekmo covers Raven!!!! Referee Rudy Charles slowly crawls over to make the count….
1….2…….
WHAT THE HELL?!!?!??
JACK FOLEY PULLS REFEREE RUDY CHARLES OUT OF THE RING!!!!!
The Asylum boos Jack Foley, as a devilish grin forms across his face…
Monty Brown has recovered from the cane shot and attempts to slide in to go for his chance…
JACK FOLEY TACKLES MONTY BROWN TO THE FLOOR…AND HOOKS IN THE MANDIBLE CLAW!!!!
Back inside the ring, Ekmo takes his eyes off of Raven to look out at Jack Foley…
RAVEN TURNS EKMO AROUND…KICK TO THE GUT….
EVENFLOW DDT!!!!
Raven covers Ekmo as Rudy Charles slowly crawls over to make the count…
1…2…..3!!!!!
Winner at 15:00 AND STILL NWA WORLD CHAMPION- Raven
The Asylum lets out a loud sigh as they were
THIS CLOSE to witnessing a new NWA World Champion!!!
Raven is handed his title while Father James Mitchell looks on at Jack Foley, who finally releases the Mandible Claw on Monty Brown…
Raven grabs the title and slides out of the ring, and comes face-to-face with Jack Foley…
“I want you all to myself! I want to beat YOU at Kingdom Come for the title…NOBODY ELSE!”
Raven doesn’t care about Jack Foley, nor did he ask for his help…
RAVEN KICKS FOLEY IN THE GUT….
EVENFLOW DDT TO JACK FOLEY ON THE OUTSIDE FLOOR!!!
Raven picks his NWA World title back up, exhausted from the match…he looks around for Abyss and Vampiro, who are both incapacitated! Father James Mitchell walks alongside Raven as the two head to walk up the entrance ramp…
WHEN RAVEN TURNS RIGHT INTO MIKE AWESOME!!!
The Asylum is frenzied as
RAVEN AND MIKE AWESOME STARE EACH OTHER DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP!!!!
Raven is too tired to even think about trying to topple “The Gladiator”, and Mike Awesome has made his point clear tonight that he wants Raven all to himself and wants him to be at 100 percent!!!
West and Tenay begin to sign us off as the last scene we see on this
RIDICULOUSLY INSANE EPISODE OF TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION WRESTLING Raven doing his signature arms stretched out pose as he stares down at Mike Awesome, all while Awesome stares hole back down through Raven, while glancing over at the NWA World title that was once his…
Everything culminates next week in Asylum Anarchy! Jack Foley wants to finish off Raven at Kingdom Come, but so does Mike Awesome…only one man will prevail next week with the shot to take on Raven….who will it be????
First show of the Final Four in the books! This one, as all the others, was very fun to write out. We’re back with the second of four big shows to end the year next week…same time…same place…For those still reading, I hope you all enjoy!
