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TNA Xplosion: November 12, 2011

Christopher Daniels joined Taz and Raven at the booth. They announced two big matches: Jacobs vs Davey and Sabin vs Burke!

Match 1: Roderick Strong/Chad Collyer vs T.Y.S.O.N. w/ Eric Young
- Lots of suplexes to Dux
- Tomko powered Collyer around to isolate him
- He came back with a Belly to Belly, and made the hot tag to Strong
- He broke out the Death By Roderick to win
Winners via pinfall: Roderick Strong/Chad Collyer (4:20)

Backstage, JBL arrived to meet up with the tag champs.

A pre-taped Homicide promo played, and he said that ain’t scared uh Low Ki and he gon’ show da world dat Homicide is da best fighta dis world has eva seed.

Match 2: Jimmy Jacobs vs Davey Richards
- Jacobs tried to take it right Davey with strikes, but Davey mostly shut him down
- He started to fly around, and that caught Davey off guard
- Lots of stiff Davey offense, but Jacobs hit-and-ran successfully
- Davey got one Superplex off earlier, but he when he tried a second, Jacobs shoved him down and quickly hit the Flying Back Senton!
Winner via pinfall: Jimmy Jacobs (7:12)

Post-match, JBL came out to the ring! He reiterated the fact that Jacobs is a really promising talent, and he offered to take him under his wing. He said that there’s a signing bonus, and he pulled out a huge wad of $100s! Jacobs said no thanks, so JBL gave him a shove and told him not to make a stupid decision, son. Jacobs laughed and said there isn’t a decision to be made, AND JACOBS TRIED TO SUPERKICK JBL! Davey JUST hit Jacobs out of the way in time, and JBL was pissed as he escaped to the back.

Match 3: Elix Skipper vs Matt Morgan w/ Don West & Lance Hoyt
- Squash for Morgan
- Hellevator won it
Winner via pinfall: Matt Morgan (2:25)

Backstage, Sabin met Jacobs and said that what he did was awesome.

Part Two of a “Look at Alex Shelley” played, highlighting his time as part of the Motor City Machineguns, “the greatest tag team to ever be carried by one person.” It highlighted the ups (all victories won by Shelley) and downs (all losses lost by Sabin). It then showed a sizable number of clips from AMW vs MCMG at BFG 2009 where the Guns finally won the tag titles. Brought to you by Friends of Alex Shelley and the X-Division.

Match 4: Volador/Los Infernales vs Doug Williams/Brutus Magnus/Sonjay Dutt
- LUCHA POWER! CANNOT BE STOPPED!
- Williams and Magnus worked somewhat well together, so that’s something
- Mephisto and Averno were both isolated at times
- Dutt did a bunch of bumping around
- Volador cleaned up after a hot tag, and whipped out the Dragonrana on Sonjay to win
Winners via pinfall: Volador/Los Infernales (6:01)

Bailout was helping JBL recover in the back, and he was furious. He told Burke to tear a new one into Sabin tonight.

In the back, Doug Williams told Brutus Magnus that they should tag more often, since that traitor Dave Taylor was an idiot. Magnus said sure.

Match 5: Monty Brown vs Donny Copperfield
- POUNCEEEEEEE~~~~~~! PERIOD.
Winner via pinfall: Monty Brown (0:29)

Commentary announced and hyped two matches for Impact: Kings of Wrestling vs The Hooliganz, and Roode/Cage vs Monty/Hernandez

A pre-taped Jay Lethal promo played, and he said that he’s thankful for the chance to face the very talented Bryan Danielson at Turning Point. But one thing Danielson needs to know is that there can only be one “most promising” young guy, and it’s been Jay Lethal for a few years now, and now it’s time for him to be the “exceeded expectations” guy, and that happens at Turning Point. OHHHH YEAHHHH.

Jacobs came out with Sabin, and Davey and JBL marched down with Burke, but the ref sent everybody to the back!

Match 6: Chris Sabin vs Elijah Burke
- Burke came right in with a ton of fire!
- Sabin tried to match him, but Burke stuck with his pro punches and stuff
- Sabin finally flew around some, but Burke caught Sabin off the ropes with a Sitout Spinebuster
- He controlled Sabin aggressively, but Sabin went to kicks and elbows, and came back with a bunch of fire
- It strangely turned into a big brawl, even spilling to the floor
- Sabin hit a big suplex on the floor, then rolled Burke back in
- He lined up for a Superkick, AND IT HIT THE REF!
- Davey ran down, and then so did Jacobs
- It turned into a big fight, and when the ref got up, he threw it out.
No contest due to shenanigans (12:43)

They kept fighting, but eventually JBL ran out and joined in! He took off his boot and started beating Jacobs in the face! with it until he started bleeding! Bailout beat the New Guns down pretty bad, and Davey laid into Jacobs with JBL’s boot until he started bleeding! BLOOD ON SATURDAY NIGHTS!! Jacobs ate the Bankruptcy, and the Sabin got the Capital Gains. The tag champs stood successfully over the battered challengers to close the show.

 

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TNA Impact: November 17, 2011

Tonight: KOW vs Hooliganz, Roode/Christian vs Monty/Hernandez, and JIMMY JACOBS VS JBL!!!

Match 1: 2 Crazy Negroes vs Bryan Danielson/Roderick Strong w/ Chad Collyer
- Lethal and Danielson started on the mat, and Danielson dominated
- Strong and Creed did some stuff, but Strong getting the edge due to his thigh-slapping knees
- The Negroes somewhat took over with their better chemistry
- Lethal had the edge now on Danielson with his speed
- Strong tried to slow him down with backbreakers, but Lethal countered a Tilt-a-whirl into a DDT!
- Creed took out Danielson with a plancha, and Lethal hit the Elbow to win
Winners via pinfall: 2 Crazy Negroes (6:52)

The Negroes celebrated as Danielson helped Strong up.

JBL was strapping on his wrestling boots in the back, and Burke was trying to pump him up.

Match 2: James Storm w/ Jackie Moore vs Matt Morgan w/ Don West & Lance Hoyt
- Big man power moves
- Storm had a lot of trouble taking Morgan down, but he finally do it with a flying clothesline!
- He called for the end, but DW distracted the ref and Hoyt snuck in with a Bicycle Kick
- Morgan got the Hellevator and stole the win
Winner via pinfall: Matt Morgan (5:12)

Backstage, Sabin told Jacobs to kick the $25,000 boots right off JBL. Jacobs said that that as a college kid he always wanted to kick JBL’s ass, and now he gets to. And then on Sunday, the Guns finally take back their belts.

Footage played of Prince Devitt teaching TJ Perkins how to fox hunt. TJ couldn’t do it, so he finally pulled a stuffed Star Fox out of his pocket and threw it on the floor, and told Devitt that he just shot one. Devitt shrugged and said good job, and that maybe he was ready to be a prince after all.

Jacobs and Sabin came out first, and then JBL and Bailout. JBL said that he really wanted to have this match, but why wrestle when you can hand it off to the highest bidder? HA HA HA. He said that Booker T specifically said neither Burke nor Davey could replace, but there’s always somebody ready to claim the bid! And at that, he called out Kenny King. What a jerk.

Match 3: Jimmy Jacobs vs Kenny King
- Everybody was still at ringside
- This was mostly a showcase for Jacobs
- Lots of shenanigans, and finally Jacobs hit the Tiger Bomb, but JBL and Bailout broke up the pin
Winner via disqualification: Jimmy Jacobs (3:40)

They kept stomping on Jacobs, and when Sabin tried to save, the four of them beat him down too. They both got laid out and the champions celebrated to the back.

Backstage, AJ Styles said that the last two weeks, he’s shed blood at the hands of Alex Shelley. But this Sunday, it’s no holds barred, and that gives him the chance that he needs. He said that Shelley has taken his championship and just about taken his pride, but on Turning Point, the Phenomenal One takes his blood, takes his dignity, and takes that belt from around his waist. And he doesn’t know how Shelley will react, but he knows that he’ll love to see it.

Match 4: Kings of Wrestling vs The Hooliganz
- Totally controlled by the Kings up front with their size
- Hero got too cocky and Londrick managed to chop him down
- Stereo Tope Suicidas from the Hooliganz sent it to a break
- Kendrick was isolated, and Claudio in particular chucked him around like it was nothing
- The Hooliganz started to mount a comeback, but Chris Daniels walked down
- The distraction slowed down the comeback, but eventually London hit Hero with a Superkick!
- They started to build toward the end with their high-flying, but when Kendrick went up top, Daniels shoved him down!
- Kendrick staggered to his feet, right into Hero’s Rolling Elbow to end it
Winners via pinfall: Kings of Wrestling (11:11)

Post-match, Daniels slid in and helped London up then apologized for what he had to do, but London shoved him off and punched him in the face! Daniels rolled out and was pissed, and grumbled that London didn’t want an enemy in Chris Daniels.

Backstage, Hernandez said that he don’t care what people say ‘bout Monty, dere only one big ass monster in dis company and it’s da Super Mex. He gon’ kick some Canuck ass tonight and den kick errbody ass on Sunday.

The Hooliganz were with Raven, and London said that Daniels has been giving him that creepy vibe for a while, but he’s got to get it through his head: he’s not joining the Enlightened.

Match 5: Low Ki vs Chris Harris w/ The Tennessee Titans
- Showcase for Low Ki
- He won with the Dragon Clutch
Winner via submission: Low Ki (3:01)

Low Ki celebrated to the back, but at the ramp, Homicide attacked! He tried to use the slapjack, but Ki swatted it away! He raged with elbows, but Cide split and escaped to the back. As he ran off, commentary hyped that Homicide wouldn’t be able to escape on Sunday.

Team Canada was backstage, and Roode tried to get Christian to agree to stick together on Sunday, and Christian said that they’d definitely stick together…tonight.

Match 6: Monty Brown/Sean Hernandez vs Robert Roode/Christian Cage w/ Team Canada
- Monty and Hernandez didn’t get along at all, which let Team Canada have a shot
- Both monster were put over as monsters
- Cage used a ton of cheating and tricks, while Roode spent some time trying to get his stable to quit interfering
- Monty accidentally clotheslined Hernandez, so he retaliated by Spearing Monty!
- Roode swooped in and hit the Payoff to get a semi-upset!
Winners via pinfall: Robert Roode/Christian Cage (10:22)

In the back, Alex Shelley said that he’s just about destroyed AJ as a person and as a figurehead of this company. He said he had a few more words, and as he started to leave the backstage area for the Impact Zone, AJ STYLES BLINDSIDED SHELLEY AND TACKLED HIM INTO THE WALL! Raven tried to pull Styles back, but Styles threw him off and just started fucking SLAMMING SHELLEY’S SKULL INTO THE WALL! He kept wailing, until officials pulled him off! Styles kept shouting that he’d have Shelley’s blood, and when Shelley pulled himself up woozily, he didn’t even attack AJ. As Styles was held back, Shelley got real close to AJ, AND SPAT IN HIS FACE! Styles was going insane as security pulled him away, and Shelley just laughed, holding his head.

TNA Turning Point -- November 21, 2011

X-Division World Championship - No Holds Barred
Alex Shelley[c] vs AJ Styles

X-Division Championship #1 Contenders Match
Sean Hernandez vs Christian Cage vs Monty Brown vs Robert Roode

Cage Match
Low Ki vs Homicide

TNA Tag Team Championship
Bailout[c] vs New Age Machineguns

The Hooliganz vs Christopher Daniels/Jimmy Rave

TNA Television Championship
Bryan Danielson[c] vs Jay Lethal​

 

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TNA Xplosion: November 19, 2011

Taz, Raven, and Roderick Strong at the booth tonight. All night Strong didn’t say anything, except once or twice a match he would yell the name of a move when it was done. “AND A CLOTHESLINE!” Anyway, Jacobs vs King and 2CN vs Magnus/Williams tonight.

Match 1: Chad Collyer vs Shawn Spears
- This was probably really awesome, yeah?
- Collyer won with the Crossface Chickenwing. Only took 5 Backlunds out of 10, too.
Winner via submission: Chad Collyer (4:24)

A Bryan Danielson hype video played, building him up as a skilled technical wrestle and intense hard-hitter when he needs to be.

Match 2: Sean Waltman vs Rhett Titus
- Waltman sighting!
- Lots of stalling, which then let Titus show off some of his offense whenever he caught Pac
- We saw the Bronco Buster, then the X-Factor ended it
Winner via pinfall: Sean Waltman (4:59)

A pre-taped Kings of Wrestling promo played, and they announced that it was time for them to win the tag titles. They graciously thanked the winner of Turning Point’s title match for keeping the belts warm for them.

Match 3: Los Infernales vs T.Y.S.O.N. w/ Eric Young
- Lucha goodness
- Dux tried to keep up, but there was no point
- Tomko tried to use his power, but Mephisto took him out with a Cactus Hurricanrana
- Averno hit Dux with the Moonsault in the ring to win
Winners via pinfall: Los Infernales (6:10)

Part Three of a “Look at Alex Shelley” played, focusing on his current reign as X-Division Champion, underscoring that as of tonight, he’s held the title for 699 days. It went over some of his big victories over Low Ki, Chris Daniels, Chris Sabin, Paul London, and especially AJ Styles. It then showed the last 3 minutes of Shelley/Styles from BFG. Brought to you by Friends of Alex Shelley and the X-Division.

Match 4: Dave Taylor vs Sonjay Dutt
- So much ass kicking
- Sonjay tried his rope-walk elbow, so Taylor yanked him down and elbowed him in the nose
- Taylor dropped him on his head for fun, then hit the British Suplex
Winner via pinfall: Dave Taylor (2:58)

Backstage, Doug Williams and Brutus Magnus introduced themselves formally as the British Invasion, and they said that they would beat the Negroes! Yeah!

Commentary made a point that neither Bailout nor JBL were in the arena tonight.

Match 5: Kenny King vs Jimmy Jacobs w/ Chris Sabin
- Jacobs was really pissed here, so he came in with a bunch of fire
- He got overzealous with a Spear though, and hit the corner post
- King worked over his shoulder, but Jacobs eventually came back with big punches and forearms with the good arm
- He hit a Tiger Driver, and it won, so maybe he has a new finisher
Winner via pinfall: Jimmy Jacobs (6:05)

The Enlightened had a pre-taped promo, and Daniels said that London’s stubbornness is really starting to wear thin. Rave also said that Turning Point is his chance to stand out, and he’ll do just that by helping beat both Hooliganz.

Match 6: 2 Crazy Negroes vs British Invasion
- Pretty back-and-forth, but when Lethal was in he mostly dominated
- British Invasion debuted some of their irl moves like the running boot/German Suplex combination
- Still, the Negroes had better chemistry
- Creed was isolated after Magnus hit a big falling powerbomb
- He eventually countered Williams’ Chaos Theory into a headscissors, and Lethal got the tag
- He cleaned up mostly, but Magnus broke up a pin after the Lethal Combination
- The Brits tried the Bearhug/Flying European Uppercut combo on Lethal, but Creed yanked Doug down!
- Lethal countered Magnus with an arm drag, and then they hit the vertical suplex/flying crossbody to win
Winners via pinfall: 2 Crazy Negroes (8:14)

The Negroes celebrated in the ring, and Lethal signaled that he was going to win the TV Title on Sunday.

A bunch of hype footage for Turning Point played.

 

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TNA Turning Point: November 20, 2011
<big>Memphis, Tennessee</big>

Surprise! A day early!

Tenay, Taz, and Cornette were at the booth, and Raven again was backstage doing interviews. They ran down the card and really hyped Shelley vs Styles in a No Holds Barred Match tonight.

Match 1: The Hooliganz vs Christopher Daniels/Jimmy Rave w/ Kazarian & Daffney
Both guys wanted at Daniels, but actually Kendrick seemed more aggressive. Daniels finally skipped out and let Rave in, and he held his own. Not really dominating, but he was able to control both babyfaces well enough. He started trying to work London’s leg, but that drew him in too much and he got caught up in some Hooliganz double-teaming. London kept trying to get Daniels to come in, and every time he refused, he dropped Rave right on his head. He gave one last chance, and when Daniels refused, London hit Rave with a SUPERKI - No! Rave ducked and chop blocked London’s leg out! Daniels quickly tagged in and went crazy working over the leg. They had an extended isolation segment, with both guys in, a few outside distractions to prevent comebacks or hot tags, and Daniels pulled out some fancy leg bars. Daniels tried to put in a Cloverleaf, but London kicked him away! Daniels quickly tagged in Rave, who desperately tried to pull London back for the All the Rave, but London countered into the WAFFLE FACE! HOT TAG TO KENDRICK! He came right in with his heel kicks and flying forearms, and a big hurricanrana to Rave! ONE … TWO … TH - Rave kicked out! Kendrick pulled him up for a Back Suplex, but Rave pulled him right down into an Oklahoma Roll! ONE … TWO … TH - Kendrick got out and hit a SUPERKICK! ONE … TWO … THRE - Daniels dove to save! London rushed in to attack, but Daniels kicked at his knee and dropped him with a Bulldog! Daniels helped Rave pull Kendrick up, and they tried a double suplex, but he countered them both down with a Double DDT! He pulled Rave up and hit the SLICED BREAD #2! ONE … TWO … THRE - Daniels JUST broke it up! He pulled Kendrick up for the Last Rites, but Kendrick spun out and hit the SUPERKICK! London got up on the top turnbuckle, and Kendrick tagged him in! SHOOTING STAR PRESS TO RAVE! ONE … TWO … THREE!
Winners via pinfall: The Hooliganz (11:21)

The Hooliganz celebrated in the ring, and The Enlightened regrouped and were pissed.

NAMG were with Raven, and Sabin said that, without sounding sour, a lot of people think that they should have been the team to face Bailout at BFG. Jacobs said that tonight corrects what went wrong, and the New Guns become two-time tag champs.

Backstage, James Storm went to AJ Styles and said that pretty much the entire locker room was rooting for him. He said that if he could get the X-Title, maybe he could force Alex into defending the TNA Title.

Match 2: Bryan Danielson[c] vs Jay Lethal [TNA Television Championship]
This has a slower start, with both guys trying to feel the other one out. There was actually an element of Lethal underestimating Danielson, and trying and failing to meet him on the mat. When Danielson went to work on his arm, Lethal got frustrated and started throwing some sharp punches. Danielson responded by going after his hands, and he started to work the wrist. He got him in a bridged wristlock, and as soon as Lethal kipped out of it he exploded with high-flying! Danielson worked to keep Lethal grounded, and he tried to up his own pace to keep up. Lethal had the edge though, and his dropkicks and leg lariats bumped Danielson around a bit. He tried to transition into more power moves, but Danielson blocked it all by cranking his wrist! Lethal exploded with elbows, but Danielson forced him down to the mat and stomped on his hand! Lethal tried to fight back with strikes, but Danielson wrestled him into a Bridging Keylock! Lethal finally got to the ropes, and when Danielson charged, Lethal pulled him through the ropes! He ran off for a Tope Suicida, but DANIELSON MOVED! Lethal crashed to the floor, and Danielson fought to his feet and climbed back in for his own TOPE SUICI - NO! Lethal moved, and since Danielson’s is better, he flew all the way and hit the barricade!!! Lethal slowly pulled himself together and pulled Danielson up for an STO ON THE FLOOR! He rolled Danielson in! ONE … TWO … THRE - Danielson kicked out! Lethal kept on the offense, and controlled Danielson by going after his head and neck while still favoring his wrist. Danielson had counters for a lot of offense, but couldn’t really mount a real comeback after the crash. Lethal got pissed after some Danielson elbows, and he tried a Kryptonite Krunch, but Danielson grabbed his wrist and COUNTERED INTO THE LEBELL LOCK! Lethal struggled, and finally got to the ropes! Danielson weakly tried an Eagle-Plex, but Lethal floated over. He went for the Dragon Suplex, but Danielson wrestled around and got Lethal into a Crossface Chickenwing! Then he wrestled him to the mat! Lethal used his free arm to reach for the ropes, but Danielson transitioned into the LEBELL LOCK! Lethal struggled, but Danielson yanked on it hard, and Lethal tapped!
Winner via submission and still TNA Television Champion: Bryan Danielson (13:39)

Danielson celebrated with his belt, and then they shook hands.

Monty Brown cut a crazy black promo about winning tightas tightas tightas.

Backstage, AJ Styles said that he’s gotten some heat for his attacks on Alex Shelley, but that Shelly deserved everything that he got. And he’s going to deserve what he gets tonight: the worst beating of his life, and even more so, the tragic parting of him and his X-Division Championship.

Match 3: Bailout[c] w/ JBL vs New Age Machineguns [TNA Tag Team Championship]
The Guns looked really strong here, but Bailout had all the cheating and interference and stuff in their favor. Jacobs got isolated first, and then Sabin was for longer. There was a ref bump, and JBL came in and nailed Jacobs with his boot! The champs went for the Bankruptcy, but Sabin rushed in and took Burke out with a dropkick! Dropkick to Davey! JBL grabbed Sabin, but, JACOBS SUPERKICK JBL!!! Burke stumbled up, and Sabin hit the Cradle Shock! He pulled Davey up as Jacobs went up top! VEG-O-MATIC! Jacobs covered as the ref came to! ONE ...... TWO …… THREE!
Winners via pinfall and new TNA Tag Team Champions: Chris Sabin and Jimmy Jacobs! (13:00)

The New Guns celebrated with the belts and stuff, and then out to the crowd as well.

Backstage, Raven had Roode and Christian together. Roode said that he’s fought and scraped for the world title in TNA for 7 years, and now that the TNA Title’s gone, he’s got no problem winning the X-World Title, and carrying it proudly. Christian gave a smug smile and said that the champion’s bonus doesn’t differentiate between the two world titles, and a bonus is a bonus. He walked off, and Roode looked sort of irked.

Match 4: Low Ki vs Homicide [Cage Match]
Low Ki absolutely obliterated Homicide here at the start. Homicide kept trying to escape, where Ki was really after revenge. A series of low blows from Homicide finally gave him a chance to wear Low Ki down, and he was violent with it. He tried to escape after a big lariat, but Low Ki pulled him down with a POWERBOMB FROM OFF THE TOP ROPE! Low Ki got up after a bit and climbed to the top rope for the Ghetto Stomp, but Homicide moved! FLASH 187! ONE … TWO … THRE - Low Ki kicked out! Homicide looked to try to climb out, but he changed his mind! He undid the top turnbuckle, and hidden in it was the slapjack! He taunted some, and then went to hit Low Ki, but Ki ducked and hit a big roundhouse! He lined up for the Shining Wiz - No! BLACK MAGIC~!~! Ki saw the slapjack on the ground and got a huge smile on his face. He picked it up and started wailing away at Homicide, eventually beating the **** out of him in the corner! He dragged his body back to the middle of the ring and hit the KI KRUSHER, then strapped in the DRAGON CLUTCH! Homicide pretty quickly tapped!
Winner via submission: Low Ki (13:02)

Low Ki kept the Dragon Clutch in until the ref forced him off. Ki gave him one more stiff kick to the head just for the hell of it, and then he went to the back.

Backstage, Sean Hernandez said that ain’t nobody can stop him.

Raven asked Alex Shelley for a word, but Shelley just walked right past him.

Match 5: Sean Hernandez vs Christian Cage vs Monty Brown vs Robert Roode [#1 Contenders Match]
Christian and Roode sat back at first while Monty and Hernandez ran right at each other! Big fighting and power struggles, and neither guy could get an advantage. They did the thing where they both shoulder block each other at the same time to see who falls, but after the third time, both Canadians pulled down the top rope so that both big men spilled to the outside! Cage and Roode had an awkward back-and-forth, without cheating at first with Roode dominating, and then with cheating where Christian took over. Cage tried to throw Roode to the outside, but Monty caught him and slammed him on the floor! Hernandez and Monty got in and started bumping Christian around, and when he bailed, they went after each other. So yeah, lots of moves and stuff. Hernandez looked like a monster, even taking Monty down at one point with a SPEAR! Christian was increasingly cheap as a heel, a couple times even to Roode. Monty hit Roode with the POUNCE~~~~~~~, but Chirstian threw Monty out and stole the pin on Roode to win!
Winner via pinfall: Christian Cage (14:21)

Christian got up and celebrated big! Roode got up and looked pissed, but Christian laughed and patted him on the back, but then left on his own.

Hype video going over Shelley winning the TNA Championship at BFG, then destroying it the next night on Impact. Then Styles’ promise to take from Shelley what he took from AJ, and the growing violence between the two.

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER!

Match 6: Alex Shelley[c] vs AJ Styles [X-Division Championship – No Holds Barred – Title Defense #22]
Right at the bell, Shelley spat across at Styles, Styles charged at Shelley, but Shelley got his knee up and nailed him in the face! Shelley pounced, and the two brawled all over the ring, not much room between them at any point. Styles got on a roll with big forearms, and then used his signature ring jacket to start choking out Shelley! He cornered him, but Shelley lifted him up and dumped him to the outside. Styles came back in and kept charging in with big strikes, but Shelly would just dump Styles out again and again. Finally Styles didn’t try to climb back in, but pulled Shelley to the floor and tossed him into the barricade! They brawled around ringside, and just threw raw blows up the ramp. Lots of straight punches, and Cornette shouted that he loves Memphis. Styles tried for a Styles Clash on the stage, but Shelley body dropped him away on the hard floor! Shelley got up and look next to him at the stage set made of metal, and he yanked a steel pipe from off the top of it! Styles struggled up, and Shelley started stalking him back down the stage. He finally went to hit him, but Styles ducked and hit a Sydal High Knee! He jumped on Shelley with big punches, and then threw him inside, and followed up with the Springboard Elbow Smash! He grabbed his jacket again to choke out Shelley, and started delivering punches at the same time. He yanked him up and hit a Brainbuster! ONE … TWO … TH - Shelley kicked out! Styles immediately rolled out of the ring and grabbed a steel chair to bring it in. He hit Shelley across the back, and then yanked him up and threw him into the corner. He reared back to nail him, but Shelley ducked and grabbed a roll-up! ONE … TWO … TH - Styles kicked out and hopped up, BUT SHELLEY BASHED HIM IN THE FACE WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! AJ IS BLEEDING, FOLKS! Shelley quickly locked in an STF! He saw AJ’s blood dripping down, and he started shouting “TASTE YOUR BLOOD, AJ! HOW’S THAT TASTE?! Styles wouldn’t quit, so Shelley let go and kicked and punched at AJ, all while taunting him about being so “phenomenal” and “the Man.” He pulled Styles up and yelled in his face, but Styles shoved him off and hit the DISCUS LARIAT! ONE … TWO … THR - Shelley kicked out! Styles had trouble following him, but he went to grab the steel chair. But Shelley crawled over and tried to grab it too! They fought for it on their knees, and AJ shoved it forward and nailed him in the face! Shelley held at his head, and Styles nailed him again! Shelley fell out of the ring, but still Shelley didn’t bleed! Styles looked pissed, and he went out to grab the X-Division Title, AND HE BASHED SHELLEY! Still no bleeding! Styles chucked Shelley around the floor and threw him into the commentary booth. He chucked Shelley across, and when he pulled himself up, STYLES NAILED HIM IN THE FACE WITH THE TV MONITOR! Styles got a smile on his face as he watched Shelley slowly pull himself up, BUT STILL NO BLOOD! Styles was pissed, and yelled out “BLOOD YOU PUNK!” Out of the corner of his eye, Styles saw the steel pipe on the floor! He got a big smile as he picked it up, and he ran to hit Shelley, but Shelley ducked! SUPERKICK! Both guys were down, and when they fought up they traded big blows, both trying to get time to go for the pipe! Styles finally took the time to grab, but Shelley used the second to knee AJ in the face! He threw him into the ring and followed him in with the pipe! He saw AJ’s jacket on the mat and laughed, then kicked it away, THEN HE GOT ON THE MAT AND STARTED CHOKING AJ WITH THE PIPE! Styles flailed around and finally managed to turn over. Shelley tried to hit Styles with the pipe, but Styles dodged it on the mat and kicked Shelley in the balls! BRAINBUSTER! ONE … TWO … THR - Shelley got an arm up! They both got up at the same time, and Shelley tried a Brainbuster of his own, but Styles floated over right into a modified Phenomenal DDT! He couldn’t get over to cover in time, but he pulled himself up. Shelley used the ropes to get up too, and STYLES NAILED HIM IN THE SKULL WITH THE STEEL PIPE! ONE … TWO … THRE - NO! Shelley JUST kicked out! Styles was irate, but then he looked over and saw that SHELLEY WAS BLEEDING, and he got a huge smile! He crawled over and started punching at the cut, and then driving his elbow into it. He put in a really tight Sleeper and started scratching at the cut, even peeling off the skin to break it open more! Shelley started to fade, but when the ref checked his arm, he exploded toward the corner and used the Hart-WM8 Counter to get a pin! ONE … TWO … THRE - Styles got out! He quickly tried the Styles Clash, but Shelley shoved him away and hit the SUPERKICK! ONE … TWO … THRE - Styles kicked out! Shelley dragged over the steel chair and set up for the Shellshock over it, but Styles spun through and hit the RACK BOMB! ONE … TWO … THRE - Shelley got an arm up! Styles went for the Styles Clash again, but Shelley dropped down and unloaded with body punches. He went for a big elbow, but Styles ducked and tried the Discus Clothesline, but this time Shelley ducked! He picked up the steel chair and threw it at Styles. Styles caught it and Shelley tried to Superkick it into AJ, but AJ moved to the side and BASHED SHELLEY IN THE FACE! ONE … TWO … THRE - SHELLEY KICKED OUT! Styles pulled Shelley up and motioned for the Styles Clash onto the chair, but Shelley hit a low blow! SUPERKIC - NO! STYLES DODGED! THAT IS NOW INEFFECTIVE, ALEX! Styles tried a roundhouse, but Shelley ducked! He grabbed Styles’ head and tried the Sliced Bread #2, but Styles stopped him up top! He clubbed at the back of Shelley’s head, and pulled him off into the CLIFFHANGER DDT! ONE … TWO … THRE - NO! SHELLEY KICKED OUT! Styles stood up, wiped some blood off his face, then flicked it onto Shelley and spat on his body! He pulled himself up top, gave the Styles Pose and came off with the SPIRAL TA - NO! SHELLEY GOT HIS KNEES UP! He held at his own legs, but Styles was writhing around holding his back. He stumbled up, and Shelley swung with the steel pipe, but AJ ducked! He kicked the pipe out of Shelley’s hands but was still holding at his back, AND SHELLEY HIT A SHELLSHOCK TO THE STEEL CHAIR! HE HIT THE SHELLSHOCK TO THE STEEL CHAIR! ONE … TWO … THREE!!!
Winner and still X-Division Champion: Alex Shelley (25:45)

Shelley celebrated in the ring to a big reaction, somewhat mixed now. Quite a few cheers after such a hellacious~ battle.

 

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TNA Impact: November 24, 2011

Tenay, Cornette, and Taz welcomed everybody and hyped that Dixie Carter was reinstating Booker T and Kevin Nash tonight, and also Bryan Danielson is in action.

Match 1: The Hooliganz/Roderick Strong/Chad Collyer vs Kings of Wrestling/Young Bucks
- The Kings stepped up for all challengers
- Strong came in, and Hero was like, “WAIT YOU WORK HERE TOO?!” Then he kicked him in the face
- The heel teams didn’t really get along, which let the faces get an advantage
- Kendrick was really fiery here, and got a big pop after knocking Hero down with a Heel Kick from the middle rope
- He tried to do the same with Claudio, but the big man swatted him away and hit the Running European Uppercut! ONE … TWO … THRE - London broke it up!
- It all broke down, and Max Buck forced himself in
- Strong and Collyer hit the German/Backbreaker on him, then Kendrick went up for the SSP to win
Winners via pinfall: The Hooliganz/Roderick Strong/Chad Collyer (13:02)

The faces celebrated to the back, and in the ring, KOW killed the Bucks for being awful.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Clips played of Rhino, Angelina Love, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman saying that they’re thankful for Alex Shelley.

Match 2: Volador vs Elijah Burke w/ JBL & Davey Richards
- Burke was really pissed off here, so really violent
- Volador tried his lucha, but Burke didn’t play along, and just shut him down
- Volador came back with some brawling of his own, and they had a solid back-and-forth
- He hit a couple of hurricanranas and tried the Moonsault, but Burke moved!
- Bankrupt Bomb, and that’s it
Winner via pinfall: Elijah Burke (7:08)

After the match, JBL and Davey got into the ring, and JBL had an announcement. He said that he was officially pressing charges against that punk, Jimmy Jacobs, for assaulting him at Turning Point! And he expects TNA management to strip those hoodlums of the titles, and return them to their rightful owners. He said that he expects an answer by next week.

Footage played of Prince Devitt teaching TJ Perkins how to ride a unicorn into battle. Once he got it, Devitt took him to an invisible stone and PRONOUNCED HIM A PRINCE! Yeah! NEXT WEEK: PRINCE TJ DEBUTS!

Match 3: Sean Hernandez vs Nommy Lighthouse
- Squash
- Border Toss wins
Winner via pinfall: Sean Hernandez (1:19)

Post-match, he demanded Alex Shelley be stripped of the TNA Title and it be handed to him. Monty was seen watching from the back.

Dixie Carter came out to the ring and invited out Booker T and Kevin Nash, reinstating them in their positions. Booker T then took the mic and said that he’s been making moves for the future of the TNA Title. He said that he’s giving Shelley one more chance to defend the TNA Championship, or else he’ll be forced to strip him of the belt on December 15, 60 days after BFG. Nash quickly said that Shelley had no intention to defend that joke of a title. Booker said that he was putting together a TNA Title tournament that would conclude at Final Resolution on December 18. Christian Cage came out now and said that if the TNA Title is coming back, he thinks that as #1 contendership to the X-Title, he should be crowned TNA Champion. Shelley came out now and said that Cage must be scared to face Shelley, because if 22 times people failed before, surely Christian would fail now. Christian just laughed and said that Shelley was below him. Shelley went off on him, so finally Cage cut him off and said, fine, he’d use his #1 contendership tonight. Nash said actually, he wants the match on Xplosion, as Xplosion GM and X-Division Chancellor. Dixie stepped in and said that Shelley vs Christian would be next week on Impact, but tonight’s main event would be Christian Cage/Robert Roode vs Alex Shelley/Low Ki!

Match 4: Bryan Danielson vs Consequences Creed [Non-Title]
- Creed tried Lethal’s strategy of flying around, but Danielson shut him down much more easily
- Danielson decided he was bored of going after wrists, so he targeted Creed’s ankle instead
- Really sort made him look like a fool, including an Achilles Lock
- Creed couldn’t really move much anymore, so Danielson easily hit the Eagle-Plex to win
Winner via submission: Bryan Danielson (5:51)

Danielson celebrated in the ring as commentary put him over as a dangerous submission specialist~.

Backstage, Chris Sabin and Jimmy Jacobs reacted to JBL’s threat of a lawsuit by calling them all sore losers. They said that they were excited to be tag champs again, and the only threats they were going to take seriously were in the ring.

Match 5: James Storm/Richie Steamboat vs Matt Morgan/Lance Hoyt w/ Don West
- Storm wanted revenge on Morgan for last week, so that’s what this was
- Steamboat was briefly isolated, mostly with Morgan in the ring
- Storm got the hot tag and beat both guys around, and finished Hoyt with the Eye of the Storm
Winners via pinfall: James Storm/Richie Steamboat (5:32)

Backstage, Shelley went to Low Ki. It was tense, but they agreed to get along for tonight’s main event.

In the back, Monty Brown was eating an uncarved turkey with his hands, and he had made Christy Hemme wipe any crumbs off his face.

NEXT WEEK: Some qualifying matches for the TNA Title Tournament thing!

Match 6: Christian Cage/Robert Roode vs Alex Shelley/Low Ki
- For most of the match, Shelley and Ki didn’t get along too well, but they managed to do their own thing just fine
- Lots of cheating from Christian, and Low Ki was isolated
- HOT TAG TO SHELLEY and the crowd… popped?! He unloaded on both guys
- Cage slowed him down with cheating, and almost got DQed for what was dangerously close to a low blow
- Roode forced himself in and yelled at Christian for almost getting DQed. They argued and it got heated, but Roode blew him off and turned RIGHT INTO THE SHELLSHOCK!
- Cage just watched idly as Shelley pinned to win
Winners via pinfall: Alex Shelley/Low Ki (13:56)

Shelley stood up after the win, right into the Unprettier! Christian stood laughing over Shelley to close the show.

NEXT WEEK: Alex Shelley vs Christian Cage for the X-Division World Championship!

 

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TNA Xplosion: November 26, 2011

Eric Young joined the commentary booth tonight. They all hyped the main event: Chris Daniels vs Richie Steamboat!

Match 1: Volador vs Chris Harris with Tennessee Titans
- Harris tried to ground Volador, but he lucha’d out
- He worked the back some, but Volador countered a powerbomb with the Billy Kidman Counter
- He hit the Moonsault and won
Winner via pinfall: Volador (5:12)

After the match, the Titans rushed in and attacked Volador with Harris. Los Infernales ran down to save, and then Nash came out to book the following tag match:

Match 2: Los Infernales vs The Tennessee Titans
- The Titans jumped them at the bell
- Big man offense
- Mephisto hit Gunner with a Flying Wheel Kick, then Averno won with the Moonsault
Winners via pinfall: Los Infernales (4:56)

All the luchas celebrated together.

Jeremy Borash had Koslov and Tanaka in the back, and Koslov said that he has now shed the heavy baggage of Kiyoshi, Schulz, and Magnus, and now he’s ready to make an impact.

Match 3: Rhino vs Rhett Titus
- Rhino threw Titus around a bunch
- He missed an early Gore, and Titus dropkicked him out!
- He finally got in some basic offense, but Rhino blocked an Inverted Overdrive and hit the GORE
Winner via pinfall: Rhino (4:30)

The New Age Machineguns were backstage, and they celebrated their tag titles and talked about that some. Borash asked them about the JBL lawsuit, but Jacobs brushed it off and said that it was just a case of sour apples, and nothing would come of it.

A Monty Brown hype video played.

Match 4: Consequences Creed vs Viktor Koslov with Masato Tanaka
- They went to the mat, and Koslov mostly dominated, targeting the arm
- Creed tried to fly around, but Koslov kept going back to the arm
- Koslov missed a crossbody, and Creed connected with a Back Suplex
- He mounted a slow comeback, eventually hitting the Somersault Clothesline with the good arm
- Creed tried the CreeDDT, but Koslov yanked at the arm to get free, then hit the RED SCARE!
Winner via pinfall: Viktor Koslov (7:02)

Backstage, the Kings of Wrestling said that they’re equal opportunity ass kickers. Claudio said that he’s from Europe and he knows girly men, and those Buck fellows are very girly men.

Commentary said they had gotten word that Viktor Koslov earned himself a TV Title match on Impact.

Match 5: Kings of Wrestling vs The Young Bucks
- The Bucks did tons of flips for no reason, SO HERO DID SOME RIGHT BACK!
- Then the Kings killed them, and Hero won with the Hangman's Clutch
Winners via submission: Kings of Wrestling (3:10)

A pre-taped Alex Shelley played, and he said that for too long people didn’t take him seriously. And then he beat AJ Styles decisively at two PPVs in a row, and yet still people like Christian Cage don’t take him seriously. He said he’s sick of it, but he knows that ultimately he’ll prove himself yet again when he beats Christian on Thursday.

In the back, Chris Daniels told Jeremy Borash that he and his followers suffered a setback at Turning Point, but that they would come back as always, and stronger than ever. And tonight, Little Richie would get a glimpse of the new strength.

Match 6: Christopher Daniels vs Richie Steamboat
- Heel veteran versus fiery young babyface structure
- Daniels got progressively pissed as Steamboat wouldn’t go down
- He got too aggressive, and he walked right into a body drop that sent him to the outside
- PLANCHA!
- Steamboat bumped him around on the floor, but then Daniels pulled him by the trunks into the barricade
- He controlled him back in the ring, but still couldn’t put him away
- Steamboat had pockets of offense, but Daniels dodged the Flying Crossbody and hit the Reverse STO into the bottom turnbuckle!
- BEST! MOONSAULT! EVER!
Winner via pinfall: Christopher Daniels (9:17)