TNA iMPACT - 2009

[connorten]

The Good:
-Hype for the Sacrifice PPV event.
-The Tag Team tournament and the push of the TNA Tag Team Division.
-Main Event. As always a solid match and the most exciting match of most of your iMPACT's.
-Feuds. I am liking some of the build up for feuds and what looks like some future feuds.

The Bad:
-All the squash matches. I am not a fan of your push of squash matches as of late.
-Match lengths. I am not to keen with the point of having only 2 or 3 matches that are a decent length and the rest under 7 minutes.
-Use of International Stars. I liked the idea in the beginning, but now they are just used as squash match victims. I think it would be a good idea if some of them were being pushed.

Overall: Pretty good show except for some glaring problems here and there. The push of the Tag Team Division is like I said pretty solid. I liek some of the feuds and what I see as build up to fueds happening right now. Keep up the good work.

If you get a chance my Victory Road preview is posted. Go and leave some comments, maybe some predictions.

 

[Axis]

TNA iMPACT
iMPACT Zone
Orlando, Florida
May 14, 2009

Kevin Nash approaches Kurt Angle backstage and tells him that he knows Sting will be looking for a definitive answer tonight about tagging at Sacrifice. He says he’s not pushing either way, but he thinks Angle should accept.

Match 1: America’s Most Wanted[c] vs Chris Sabin/Consequences Creed [Tag Titles Quarterfinals]
AMW bumps like crazy up front for the smaller guys, who show a lot of intensity. Cornette speculates that they want to prove something to their normal tag team partners, since they have a history of writing these guys off. No matter the reason, they pretty much own AMW up front. Chris Sabin hits a crossbody on both Harris and Storm that sends all three men outside. Creed then jumps up to the top rope and leaps off with a moonsault to AMW on the outside.

--Commercial--

Somehow, the smaller guys are still on a roll, but James Storm and Chris Harris finally take over when Creed misses a top-rope elbow drop. They beat him down with good ol’ fashioned wrastlin’ mixed with some dirty tactics. AMW go for it all with the Death Sentence, but Creed turns it into an elevated DDT on Storm, who bounces back and hits the ropes, toppling Harris to the outside of the ring! Creed makes the hot tag and Sabin comes in like a MAN ON FIRE~! Sabin finally outmaneuvers Storm until he rolls him up! ONE! TWO! Harris slides in and grabs Sabin’s vulnerable head and PLANTS him with a DDT! Harris runs across and knocks Creed off the apron, leaving Sabin alone in the ring to suffer the Eye of the Storm, giving the tag team champions the cheap win.
Winners via pinfall: America’s Most Wanted (13:26)

As the winners celebrate in the ring, AMW runs out and attacks them from behind. From there, a big brawl breaks out with the remaining teams in the tournament. The brawl continues until AMW is left standing, after having used a bunch of beer bottles to take everybody out. They continue kicking away at the downed bodies until Mick Foley comes out.

Foley says that since Sabin and Creed will be teaming with each other in the tournament at Sacrifice, it has left him short one team. So, a big black bird whispered in his ear about a team who may be able to fill that void. So, without further ado, please welcome…

TEAM 3D~!~!~!~!

Brother Devon comes out and welcomes out a returning Brother Ray! The two stare across at AMW and motion for the tag team championships.

--Commercial--

Kurt Angle is talking with a road agent when Scott Steiner walks up and tells Kurt that he thinks he should go with the flow and tag with Sting at Sacrifice.

Match 2: Low Ki vs Brutus Magnus
Brutus comes out in his gladiatorial gear and an Italian flag dragged over him, but Low Ki snatches it off and shoves it down his opponent’s throat. He continues his slaughter until Magnus trips Low Ki into the ropes and uses them to choke him out. He tries to control Ki, but it’s no use. Low Ki fights out with brutal kicks and then hits a very high-impact front dropkick. He locks in the Dragon Clutch and makes Brutus tap like a bitch.
Winner via submission: Low Ki (4:49)

The announcers say that this victory has earned Low Ki the right to face the international opponent at TNA Sacrifice, which will be Kenny Omega, all the way from Cerulean City!

Jimmy Rave is backstage and he says that he doesn’t want Abyss to be angry at him; he’s just repaying a debt to a dear friend. If Abyss would only undergo physical punishment, all would be well.

--Commercial--

Angelina Love is backstage and says that Kong better be ready when she and four other bitches have to take on the entire Saeed-Tourage next week. And after that, she better be ready to lose her Knockouts Championship to somebody who will make it look good.

Match 3: Frankie Kazarian vs Shane Sewell
Kazarian is absolutely vicious in his in-ring return. He goes right for Sewell’s neck and wrings it like a mad man, mixing in some nice neckbreakers and a big tornado DDT for a close two-count. Sewell fights out of a modified camel clutch and actually builds a bit of momentum with his fast-paced offense. After a combination of various dropkicks, he hits a bridging belly-to-belly suplex! One, two, and … No! Kazarian kicks out and immediately destroys Sewell with a Hangman’s neckbreaker. He then locks in a version of the Straight Jacket in which he rests his knees on the back of the head, putting even more pressure on the neck and upper back. Sewell gives up almost immediately.
Winner via submission: Frankie Kazarian (7:31)

Kazarian gets on the microphone and says that something big is happening in TNA, but the ignorant fans are too foolish to see it.

Booker T catches Kurt Angle coming out of the bathroom and he tells him that he shouldn’t question Sting, because bad things happen to people who do.

--Commercial--

Rhino is backstage talking to somebody on the phone about how there’s no way he’d ever join the Main Event Mafia, but that for some reason the Frontline won’t accept him. He tells the mysterious caller that he’s “got his back†whenever “he†shows up again. He starts to walk away, but Jay Lethal gets in his face about being such a delusional coward. They exchange heated words, which escalate into a big brawl that requires all backstage officials in the area to break it up!

More hype for the tag team title tournament at Sacrifice is shown.

Match 4: Team 3D vs Jihad [Tag Titles Quarterfinals]
Team 3D are on fire in their return to teaming together and they function as if they had never been apart. They interact with the crowd a lot and prevent Jihad from getting much of any offense in. After a big 3D on Bashir, they get the needed three-count.
Winners via pinfall: Team 3D (3:32)

Team 3D celebrate a successful return and motion for the TNA Tag Team Championships.

Cornette announces from the booth that Team 3D will face AMW in the semifinals at Sacrifice, opining that they may have the hardest match. He then plugs for tonight’s main event of Los Infernales vs Booker T/Scott Steiner, with the winners facing Team Canada at Sacrifice.

--Commercial--

Abyss is in the broiler room (obviously), and he says that he’s undergone more punishment in his life than Rave could ever imagine. He warns Rave not to take lightly the concept of torture, because there’s more rage where that Lockdown beat down came from.

Kurt Angle is on his cell phone and he says that he’s been told that he should listen to Sting all day, and that he doesn’t need to hear it from this guy too.

Match 5: Los Infernales vs Booker T/Scott Steiner [Tag Titles Quarterfinals]
In a continuation of the six-man tag from last weak, Booker and Steiner immediately isolate Mephisto and work over his leg. The heels work like a well-oiled machine, and so the lucha never finds an opening to break free. He finally finds an out when he dodges Booker’s Axe Kick and then hits a hurricanrana, doing a lot of damage to his leg. He crawls over and makes the hot tag just as Scott Steiner gets tagged in! Averno explodes on Steiner with lucha madness, culminating with a springboard moonsault! ONE! TWO! Booker T breaks it up! Averno tags in Mephisto and then tackles Booker to the outside himself! Mephisto springboards into the ring for a clothesline, but Steiner ducks and the lucha lands awkwardly on his leg. He stumbles to his feet right into a big lariat from Steiner! Here it is, Steiner Driver! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Booker T/Scott Steiner (9:17)

The announce booth reiterates that the four teams that have made it to the semifinals at Sacrifice are America’s Most Wanted, Team 3D, The Main Event Mafia, and Team Canada. They also announce two huge matches for next week: The Phenomenal Angels vs the Motor City Machineguns and Team 3D/Team Canada vs Booker T/Scott Steiner/AMW.

--Commercial--

Sting comes down to the ring with Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash, and Booker T and he calls down Kurt Angle. He demands an answer to whether or not Kurt will sacrifice his match with Styles for the sake of the Mafia.

Kurt Angle comes out and says that Sting shouldn’t have made such a big deal about this, and he definitely shouldn’t have brought it out to the public like this. Sting says that as the leader of the Main Event Mafia, he makes the calls that are necessary to be made. Kurt is silent for a while and then admits that he’s willing to team with Sting at Sacrifice, even if it means not having AJ Styles. Sting smiles approvingly and starts to head back with the Mafia behind him, but Samoa Joe comes out.

Joe says that since Kurt Angle bitched out and gave into Sting’s plea, it left AJ Styles without a match, and he was perfectly willing and able to tag with Samoa Joe. AJ Styles comes out and the two start to make their way down to the ring! The Mafia rears up for a five-on-one fight, but from behind Joe and Styles come Chris Daniels, Two Crazy Negroes, MCMG, and Team 3D! The Frontline rushes down to the ring and the Main Event Mafia have no choice but to escape via the crowd. The show fades as the Frontline stands tall in the middle of the ring.

TNA Xplosion Results (5/16)
Sean Morley/Ricky Steamboat Jr over TJ Perkins/Chad Collyer
ODB over Madison Rayne
Tyson Dux over Scott Lost
Jimmy Jacobs over Patrick Schulz w/The Axis Powers

TNA Sacrifice (5/24)

Sting Wants a Vacation
Sting/Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe/AJ Styles

TNA X-Division Championship
Alex Shelley[c] vs Christopher Daniels

Tag Team Championships Tournament:
Semifinals: America’s Most Wanted[c] vs Team 3D
Semifinals: Main Event Mafia vs Team Canada
Finals: Winner of Semifinals 1 vs Winner of Semifinals 2

TNA Knockouts Championship
Awesome Kong[c] vs Angelina Love

Grudge Match
Rhino vs Jay Lethal

International Invitational
Low Ki vs Kenny Omega
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[Chuck Taylor's Grenade]

Axis TNA Impact May 14, 2009 review

Matches: AMW vs. Sabin/Creed was quite a good opener. The X division guys looked really good to start and AMW built the heat with dirty tactics and isolating Creed. Low Ki vs. Brutus Magnus was decent enough for an extended squash match. Kazarian vs. Shane Sewell was brutal. Kaz came back with a vengeance. Team 3D vs. Jihad was anticlimatic after what happened earlier and it didn't really need to be. AMW could have tried interfering in the match only for Team 3D to overcome the odds and pick up the victory. Los Infernales vs. Booker T and Steiner was also quite good. I was expecting a squash but Los Infernales actually got some good offense in.

Promos: Not much to say about the Kevin Nash-Kurt Angle promo. AMW attacking AMW? Huh? Jim Cornette's promo about Sabin and Creed teaming at Sacrifice and having to find another team was confusing as well as is the whole tag team tournament situation. Why are the champions even competing in the tournament? The winner of the tournament should face the tag team champions. So Steiner and Nash both want Angle to team with Sting-next! The Rave and Abyss promo was intriguing to say the least. The Saeedtourage just sounds so TNAish. I wonder what Kaz is talking about. It must be serious. Ok we get it Kurt Angle should team with Sting. Did we really need 3 different people bringing it up? I wonder who Rhino could be talking to? Jeff Jarrett maybe? or perhaps someone new? Makind's promo from the boiler room was good and intense and oh shit that's not Mankind it's Abyss. The MEM promo at the end was easily the best of the night. Really advanced the frontline-MEM feud and sort of put to rest the discension between Angle and Sting.

Booking: There was an overabundance of the MEM members wanting Angle to team with Sting. This could have easily been dealt with by having all three men talk to Angle at one time instead of individually. The tag title situation while interesting is also quite confusing as the Champions shouldn't be in the tournament. The Saeedtourage needs a new name sorry to say. Other than that everything else was good booking wise.

Flow: The flow was very TNAish so that gets points for authenticity and realism. The promos and matches were placed nicely so things didn't get too boring.

Overall: Sacrifice is shaping up very nicely. All the feuds were moved along nicely. Just a few minor booking details to take care of.

 

[Axis]

TNA iMPACT
iMPACT Zone
Orlando, Florida
May 21, 2009

The announce booth plugs the big eight-man main event tonight of Team 3D/Team Canada vs Booker T/Scott Steiner/America’s Most Wanted

Match 1: Phenomenal Angels vs Motor City Machineguns
AJ Styles and Alex Shelley start it out with some really impressive mat work. Shelley avoids targeting Styles’ shoulder until Styles goes for a very early Styles Clash, which Shelley evades. At that point, Shelley goes after his shoulder pretty aggressively with some intricate technical stuff. Styles shoots back with his dropkick-combination, which really pisses Shelley off, so he tags out. Styles tags in Daniels, and those two do some technical stuff for a while and never get dirty. Sabin gains the upper hand and fights Daniels into the Future Shock, but Daniels slides out and hits a Dragon suplex! ONE! TWO! Shelley is in with a stiff kick to break it up! Styles runs in and throws Shelley out of the ring! Sabin rolls out, holding his neck. The Angels retaliate with twin fosbury flops onto the Guns, sending us to a break.

--Commercial--

The high-speed nature of this match continues until the Guns get fed up with it and Shelley cheap-shots Styles from outside (it’s unclear whether or not Sabin saw it). They isolate Styles in their corner with a lot of great chemistry. Whenever Sabin is in, he targets the neck, but Shelley always ignores that and goes right for the shoulder. He finally opts to lock in a Crossface, but Styles rolls out of it. Shelley stays on him and whips him into the turnbuckle, but Styles counters a corner clothesline into his springboard moonsault into a reverse DDT, then makes the hot tag! Daniels runs in and punishes Shelley for his dirty tactics with elbows and lariats. He tops it off with a big leg lariat and covers after a springboard moonsault! ONE! TWO! Shelley gets his foot on the rope! Daniels keeps on keeping on, but Shelley rakes him in the eye! He runs full speed at him, but Daniels turns his momentum into a BIG Blue Thunder Driver! ONE! TWO! THR – This time Sabin is in to break it up! Styles springboards into the ring and takes Sabin out with a big forearm! Daniels puts Shelley on his shoulders as Styles goes to the top rope. Styles starts to jump off, but Sabin dives at him and tackles him off the turnbuckle, sending them both crashing to the ground outside the ring! Back inside, Shelley pulls out a VICTORY ROLL! ONE! TWO! THR – DANIELS KICKS OUT! They both jump up and Daniels goes for the Angel’s Wings, but Shelley spins out! Shellshock! No! Daniels drops behind! Kick to the gut, and the Last Rites! Daniels runs off of adrenaline and hits the Best Moonsault Ever and keeps the cover! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, the Phenomenal Angels (18:10)

Shelley kicks out right after the three, but it’s too late! Styles and Sabin climb into the ring and shake each other’s hands. Daniels and Sabin shake hands as well, and Shelley even agrees to shaking hands with Styles. Daniels and Shelley have a long stare-off, and Daniels puts out his hand. Shelley starts to walk away, but Sabin talks him out of it. Shelley begrudgingly agrees to the shake and all four men walk out together.

--Commercial--

Match 2: The Saeed-Tourage w/Kip James vs Awesome Kong/Taylor Wilde/Roxxi Laveaux/Daisy Haze/Christie Hemme
All the ladies get in at the start with quick tags and quick moves, but then the faces send in Awesome Kong, and she destroys everybody. One thing to note is that whenever the Beautiful People show off for the crowd, Taylor Wilde looks on jealously. Just food for thought. Anyway, the heels all enter at once and gang up on her, actually overwhelming her by the numbers game. Kong tags out to Roxxi who gets on a roll at first, but then falls victim to heel isolation and outside interference from Kip. They beat her down until she takes advantage of miscommunication between Saeed and Sky, and makes the hot tag to Daisy Haze, who comes in LIKE A WOMAN ON FIRE~! Hurricanrana to Saeed! Leg lariat to Khan! Tilt-a-whirl takedown to Bolt! She gets Sky up for the Mind Trip, but Angelina Love makes the blind tag and gets her with a surprise Bicycle Kick for the three-count.
Winners via pinfall: Raisha Saeed/Angelina Love/Velvet Sky/Sojourner Bolt/Rhaka Khan (6:33)

Tenay says that Angelina Love may have pinned Daisy Haze tonight, but pinning Awesome Kong is a completely different feat.

--Commercial--

Frankie Kazarian is backstage and says that everything is about to come to light; the fans are soon to become as enlightened as he is.

Match 3: Abyss vs Jimmy Jacobs
Jacobs is patient to get into a fight with the big man, especially as angry as he has been lately. The young Detroiter uses his speed to avoid Abyss and actually gets some quick strikes in, but Abyss finally catches him and throws him around like he weighs nothing. Jacobs tries to fight back, but it’s no use. Chokeslam and Black Hole Slam for the win.
Winner via pinfall: Abyss (5:09)

Jimmy Rave comes out and tells Abyss to be at Sacrifice, because he’s got a big surprise there for him. He says that Abyss is just one chapter of an enormous quest, and the Abyss chapter is soon to come to and end. He also lets Abyss into some insight as to what is going to happen: "the monster shall be slain."

--Commercial--

Footage of Angle agreeing to tag with Sting and Samoa Joe picking AJ Styles as his partner is shown.

Match 4: Samoa Joe vs Kenny King
Kenny King is really cocky up front, so Joe is brutal to teach him a lesson. Joe goes for a senton, but King dodges it and stupidly goes up to the top rope. He dives off for a clothesline, but Joe kills him with a one-armed slam. Joe gets him up for the Muscle Buster and the one, two, and three.
Winner via pinfall: Samoa Joe (2:16)

Kurt Angle runs down and distracts Samoa Joe while Sting sneaks in behind him and nails him with a baseball bat! Angle enters the ring and the two attack Joe until AJ Styles runs down to make the save! They brawl around the outside of the ring as we head to a commercial.

--Commercial--

The fight has continued and has fallen out into the backstage area! Joe is really aggressive with Sting, eventually bashing him over the head with a nearby vase! Security finally breaks things up just as the rest of the Mafia arrives at the scene.

Rhino tells Lauren that he plans on coming out of Sacrifice victorious over Jay Lethal, just like he has every other ungrateful Frontline member over the past few months.

Team 3D is backstage in their locker room. Brother Devon tells Brother Ray that he hasn’t had much luck at all as a singles wrestler. Ray tells him that he figured as much but that’s okay, because Team 3D is back together. Ray says that they’re going to get back the TNA Tag Team Championships, and that he hasn’t forgotten who put him out in the first place.

Christopher Daniels is backstage with Low Ki. Daniels says that he understands Ki’s concern; but that he’s sure Samoa Joe picked AJ Styles as his partner for more than just he thinks he’s the best in the Frontline. Daniels exits, leaving a pretty pissed off Low Ki alone.

Jay Lethal is with Lauren, and he says that Rhino is delusional, and that he failed miserably against Samoa Joe and Eric Young, and this Sunday, he’s going to fail against Jay Lethal. Ohhhh Yeahhhhh!

--Commercial--

Match 5: Team 3D/Team Canada vs Booker T/Scott Steiner/America’s Most Wanted
Team 3D and Team Canada blend great together and they use that to their distinct advantage over the heels, who keep trying to one-up each other. A few noteworthy aspects are that Steiner refuses to wrestle Petey, AMW are skeptical of Booker T, and AMW are especially brutal in working down Brother Devon. They isolate Devon for sometime but he makes a hot tag to Petey Williams who comes in and cleans house with a series of hurricanranas.

--Commercial--

Williams keeps on his head of steam, but Booker connects with a hook kick to take him down. After the heels isolate Williams for some time, Steiner agrees to come in and toys around with Petey before going for the Steiner Recliner. Petey fights out before Steiner can lock it in and then hits his tilt-a-whirl legsweep then makes the hot tag to Brother Ray! He dominates both Mafia members, and commentary notes that it was the Mafia who put him out in late 2008. Team Canada runs in and knocks AMW off with twin crossbodies, leaving Steiner alone in the ring with Brother Ray. Devon slides in! 3D! Storm slides in but consciously doesn’t stop the cover! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Team 3D/Team Canada (11:17)

As the faces celebrate in the ring, Harris come and he and Storm tackle them from behind! Booker and Steiner push around AMW for not making the save, and shit breaks down! A huge brawl breaks out between all four teams! Officials run down and try to break everything up, but it’s no use! Bodies start flying everywhere, but nobody gives in! They can’t maintain control! Tension is high! Cornette and West argue about who will win the tournament as Mike Tenay expresses that he HOPES TO SEE YOU ON SUNDAY~!

TNA Xplosion Results (5/23)
Jimmy Jacobs over Seth Delay
Shane Sewell over Kenny King
Low Ki over Pikachu w/Kenny Omega
The Redcoats over Kiyoshi/Alex Koslov w/Patrick Schulz

TNA Sacrifice (5/24)

Sting Wants a Vacation
Sting/Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe/AJ Styles

TNA X-Division Championship
Alex Shelley[c] vs Christopher Daniels

Tag Team Championships Tournament
Semifinals: America’s Most Wanted[c] vs Team 3D
Semifinals: Main Event Mafia vs Team Canada
Finals: Winner of Semifinals 1 vs Winner of Semifinals 2

TNA Knockouts Championship
Awesome Kong[c] vs Angelina Love

Grudge Match
Rhino vs Jay Lethal

International Invitational
Low Ki vs Kenny Omega
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[connorten]

Another solid show and I am getting quite excited to find out what happens at Sacrifice. This BTB is going in a much different direction then TNA on television which makes it quite exciting ot read and I think the TNA in real life could survive quite well if you took over at writer. Good job and can't wait for Sacrifice tomorrow.

 

[the hibee wwe fan]

Sting Wants a Vacation
Sting/Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe/AJ Styles

TNA X-Division Championship
Alex Shelley[c] vs Christopher Daniels

Tag Team Championships Tournament
Semifinals: America’s Most Wanted[c] vs Team 3D
Semifinals: Main Event Mafia vs Team Canada
Finals: Winner of Semifinals 1 vs Winner of Semifinals 2

TNA Knockouts Championship
Awesome Kong[c] vs Angelina Love

Grudge Match
Rhino vs Jay Lethal

International Invitational
Low Ki vs Kenny Omega



BTW I love the build up to Sacrifice. Potentionaly BTB of the year.

 

[Online OG]

Sting Wants a Vacation
Sting/Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe/AJ Styles

TNA X-Division Championship
Alex Shelley[c] vs Christopher Daniels

Tag Team Championships Tournament
Semifinals: America’s Most Wanted[c] vs Team 3D
Semifinals: Main Event Mafia vs Team Canada
Finals: Winner of Semifinals 1 vs Winner of Semifinals 2

TNA Knockouts Championship
Awesome Kong[c] vs Angelina Love

Grudge Match
Rhino vs Jay Lethal

International Invitational
Low Ki vs Kenny Omega

 

[Axis]

Pre-Show Results
Roxxi Laveaux over Velvet Sky
The Axis Powers/Brutus Magnus over Volador/Tyson Dux/Shark Boy/Sean Morley
ALABAMA’S OWN BOB HOLLY~ over THE GIRLY MAN~ Kip James

TNA Sacrifice
Seibert Stadium
Birmingham, Alabama
May 24, 2009

Mike Tenay, Jim Cornette, and Don West do their welcome and run down the card, specifically the tag team title tournament and the stipulation for the main event tonight of Sting/Angle vs Joe/Styles.

Clips of the quarterfinal matches of the TNA Tag Team Championships tournament are shown, and Tenay reveals that the four teams that lost those matches will all be competing in a special tag team match that will kick off the show.

Match 1: Chris Sabin/Consequences Creed/Mephisto/Averno vs Doug Williams/Dave Taylor/Sheik Abdul Bashir/Sonjay Dutt [Loser’s Tag]
Fun spot fest with everybody getting equal action so as to keep the match moving at all times. Nothing much important happens here since it’s obviously just a ploy to get the crowd riled up, but it works. There is a very short period of isolation over Creed, but it lasts just over a minute until Creed whips out his Monti-Fisto on Doug Williams. Sabin comes in and finishes things up with a Cradle Shock for the win.
Winners via pinfall: Chris Sabin/Consequences Creed/Mephisto/Averno (6:54)

Team Canada is backstage and Petey Williams says that he couldn’t have asked for a better situation for a semifinal match; he and Eric will get to proceed through the tournament, plus he’ll get to get his hands on Scott Steiner without having to worry about Lethal Lockdown shenanigans to get in his way.

Match 2: Team Canada [Eric Young/Petey Williams] vs Main Event Mafia [Booker T/Scott Steiner] [Semifinals of tag title tournament]
Williams wants Steiner right off the bat, but he refuses. Booker and Williams do some technical stuff, which Booker mostly controls due to his size advantage. Petey makes up for it with a little of fire though, and he finally knocks down Booker after two consecutive leg lariats. EY and Williams make quick tags to each other in order to keep Booker under control, but Booker gets dirty to throw Petey Williams off. Once Booker beats Petey down some, Steiner agrees to come in and he takes his part in the isolation of Petey Williams. Steiner really toys with Petey a lot, using his major power advantage to keep him grounded. Petey gets close to a hot tag several times, but the Mafia always uses their tag team experience to break it up. Finally, when Booker T goes for a vertical suplex and Petey floats over and turns it into a neckbreaker, he’s able to make the hot tag! A very fresh Young comes in on fire and takes on both Scott Steiner and Booker T with rapid shots! He sends Steiner to the outside and then takes Booker down with a Thesz Press! Then a Death Valley Driver! ONE! TWO! Steiner slides in and breaks it up! Eric Young quickly tags in Petey Williams and then tackles Scott Steiner out of the ring! Petey comes in and immediately puts Booker T in the Sharpshooter!!! Booker searches for the ring ropes, but Petey has him in the middle of the ring! Steiner and Young brawl on the outside, until Steiner gouges him in the eye and throws him into the ring steps! Steiner slides into the ring and destroys Petey Williams with a HUGE lariat!!!! Petey wobbles back to his feet, and Booker hits the Axe Kick!!! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Booker T and Scott Steiner of the Main Event Mafia (14:22)

Booker T and Scott Steiner celebrate in the ring until Petey Williams regroups and runs right for Scott Steiner. Poppa Pump escapes with Booker T, as Team Canada looks pissed off at the Mafia inside the ring.

Footage of Rhino’s attack on Creed and then Lethal three weeks ago plays, along with Lethal’s challenge to Rhino and the subsequent build-up.

Match 3: Rhino vs Jay Lethal w/Consequences Creed
Rhino is really aggressive right from the start, just with punches, clubs, and stomps. He really targets the neck and locks in a rear chinlock, but Lethal fights back and picks up steam with some quick arm drags. Lethal builds up to the Lethal Combination, but Rhino pushes him away and then hits a big power slam for a two-count. The continue the trend of Lethal fighting back, but Rhino using his power to keep control for a bit, but Lethal has a lot of trouble finding an out, since Rhino keeps his offense very low-risk. Rhino finally decides to go for the finish with the Rhino Driver, but Lethal blocks it with a backdrop. Lethal hits a hurricanrana, then a big crossbody for a two-count. Rhino gets up AND LETHAL HITS THE LETHAL COMBINATION! ONE! TWO! Rhino gets a foot on the rope! Lethal quickly goes to the top rope for a Lethal Elbow, but Rhino moves out of the way! Rhino waits for Lethal to get up and he hits the Gore! He picks up Lethal and plants him with a Rhino Driver! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Rhino (8:16)

Rhino can’t believe that he’s finally beaten a Frontline member and he falls on his knees and looks to the sky like he just won the World Championship or something. Lethal looks pissed off in the corner of the ring, but Creed helps him to the back as he holds his midsection.

Clips of the triumphant return of Team 3D roll, along with a pre-taped promo from them saying that they were going to become two-time TNA Tag Team Champions. A similar pre-taped promo from AMW plays saying that they’re the greatest tag team in TNA history, and they’re going to win this tournament to prove it.

Match 4: America’s Most Wanted[c] vs Team 3D [Semifinals of tag title tournament]
There’s a huge power struggle from the very start, with AMW clearly stepping up big to keep up with the bigger Team 3D. Finally Storm and Harris begin to take shots at 3D from the outside to gain control, and they ware them down, specifically targeting the midsection. Cornette notes that by working the midsection, they can simultaneously take the breath out of them, and since they are fat, that works. They keep Devon in control for a good stretch, beating him down pretty good. AMW finally go for the Death Sentence, but Devon fights away from Storm and then crotches Harris, then connects with a big superplex! ONE! TWO! Storm breaks it up! Storm goes for a lariat on Devon, but he ducks it and sends him over the top rope, then makes the hot tag! Brother Ray comes in and throws Chris Harris around, topping it off with a big powerbomb for a two-count. Ray goes for the Bubba Bomb, but Storm sneaks in and drops him with a reverse DDT, and AMW beat him down. They start to target his arm to cut off his power offense and have some good success until Ray blocks the Eye of the Storm and hits a big vertical suplex. Hot tag to Devon, who goes crazy on the Wildcat. He intercepts Storm with a flapjack, and then connects with a flying shoulder block on Storm, but Harris breaks up the cover. Brother Ray comes in and uses his healthy hand to lariat Storm out of the ring. Harris runs at Brother Ray, but DEVON IS UP AND THEY HIT A 3D!!! ONE! TWO! THR – NO! Storm is in and breaks it up!! Storm throws Ray out and they go for the Death Sentence, but Devon fights out again! DEVON DRIVER TO STORM!! Harris gets off the top rope and CONNECTS WITH THE CATATONIC!! ONE! TWO! THR – KICKOUT BY DEVON!! Brother Ray rushes in and HITS STORM WITH THE BUBBA BOMB! WAIT! Harris is in and SUPERKICK TO BROTHER RAY!! He turns around and goes for a superkick to Devon, BUT DEVON DUCKS AND ROLLS HIM UP!! ONE! TWO! THREE!!!
Winners via pinfall: Brother Ray and Brother Devon, Team 3D! (15:40)

Team 3D celebrate with the crowd while AMW is left in the ring looking speechless. An official takes the tag titles from ringside, as Mike Tenay points out that, while AMW are officially no longer the tag team champions, the real champions will be determined later tonight when Team 3D takes on Booker T and Scott Steiner of the Main Event Mafia. Jim Cornette mentions that it was the MEM who put Brother Ray out in the first place, so the hate should be apparent.

Angelina Love comes out with the Saeed-Tourage and she says that it’s disgusting that somebody as hideous as Awesome Kong is holding the Knockouts title, so she’s about to change that. Kong comes right out, grabs the microphone, tosses it out of the ring, and scoop slams Angelina Love before the match even officially begins!

Match 5: Awesome Kong[c] vs Angelina Love w/The Saeed-Tourage [Knockouts Championship]
The ref calls for the bell and Kong goes right along dominating Angelina Love. Kong beats her down, but Love continually slides to the outside to the safety of her associates. Kong finally catches Love, and she has her up for the Awesome Bomb, but Velvet Sky jumps up onto the apron! With the ref distracted, Raisha Saeed sneaks in and takes out Kong’s legs! Love has Kong in a roll up! ONE! TWO! Kong gets out of it! Kong immediately destroys Love with another spinning backhand and hits a Gorilla Press Slam! Kong points to the corner for a Vader Bomb, but Kip James hops up on the apron! The ref argues with Kip while Rhaka and Bolt sneak in and try to double clothesline Kong, but she doesn’t go down! Kong clotheslines them both, then turns around AND VELVET SKY HITS HER IN THE FACE WITH THE KNOCKOUTS TITLE!!! Kong teeters, and Sky hits her AGAIN! She almost falls, so Sky hits her again! KONG IS DOWN! Sky pulls Love across Kong and James lets go of the ref! ONE! TWO! THRE – KONG KICKS OUT!!! Love tries to keep Kong down, but the champion slowly makes it up. She goes for a spinning backhand but Love ducks and KONG TAKES OUT THE REF!!! As Kong approaches Love again, Raisha Saeed hits her in the back with a steel chair! BUT KONG JUST TURNS AROUND PISSED OFF! She grabs Saeed by the neck, but then RHAKA KHAN HITS HER FROM THE OTHER SIDE WITH A CHAIR!!! This time Kong flinches, and Saeed hits her with one from the other side. Saeed and Khan begin beating the shit out of Awesome Kong with steel chairs until she’s completely unresponsive. A battered Angelina Love crawls over on top of Awesome Kong as Velvet Sky shakes the ref to life. He slowly comes to it and makes the count! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall and NEW TNA Knockouts Champion: Angelina Love! (8:12)

The beat down doesn’t stop! Love, Sky, Saeed, Bolt, and Rhaka Khan all continue kicking away at Awesome Kong! Raisha orders them to target her leg, which they all do. After kicking away at it for a while, Angelina Love puts a figure four on her and all of the women push down to give it extra leverage. Kong writhes around and Tenay comments that he doesn’t think he’s ever seen Awesome Kong be a victim like she is right now. Angelina Love breaks the hold and grabs her new championship belt, and the entire Saeed-Tourage proceeds to go to the back together.

A short vignette of Kenny Omega traveling through Diglett’s Cave plays, in which he promises to one day catch all of the world’s wrestling championships.

Match 6: Low Ki vs Kenny Omega [International Invitational]
There’s great contrast here with Omega trying to make this a comedic match by shouting out Pokemon moves, and Low Ki having none of it, but just beating the shit out of him. Omega pulls a VINE WHIP~ out of nowhere, but Low Ki no-sells it and kicks him in the face. Ki Krusher and Dragon Clutch for the win.
Winner via submission: Low Ki (4:32)

A cool hype video plays, outlining Daniels’ history in the X-Division, Shelley’s not-so-nice tactics, and Daniels’ apparent crusade to rid TNA of all that is impure.

Match 7: Alex Shelley[c] vs Christopher Daniels [X-Division Championship]
They start out with some meticulous mat work and it stays clean the entire time. Shelley shows off a lot of his technical ability, but Daniels seems to always one-up him with skilled counters that Cornette attributes to his experience. They do some dueling arm work, and Daniels gets him in a fujiwara armbar, but Shelley fights out of it with some elbows, and then hits a set of arm drags to increase the speed of the match. At first they trade quick arm drags and legsweeps evenly, but eventually Shelley’s slight speed advantage gives him an edge, and he overwhelms Daniels to the point that he has to roll out of the ring. Shelley taunts Daniels from inside, but Daniels reprimands him for being disrespectful. Daniels tries to regroup, but Shelley shocks him with a suicide dive! Shelley throws him into the barricade on the outside and then rolls him in, continuing some neck work on the inside. Shelley never cheats, but he is very aggressive with his wringing and neckbreakers. Daniels fights back with some snap suplexes and then goes for the Best Moonsault Ever, but Shelley moves and hits a springboard back elbow smash, which irks his hurt shoulder a bit, but he manages a cover for a two-count. Shelley gets back to work on Daniels’ neck, careful not to affect his own arm too much. Daniels fights out with elbows to Shelley’s arm and then sends Shelley into the corner. He runs for a clotheslines, but Shelley moves out of the way and then rolls Daniels up, with his feet on the ropes for leverage! ONE! TWO! THR – Daniels kicks out!!! Daniels gets up and points at the ropes and then gets in Shelley’s face and starts yelling at him about respect and cheating. He calls Shelley a failure and an embarrassment AND SHELLEY SLAPS DANIELS IN THE FACE! Daniels tackles Shelley to the mat and the two start brawling all over the ring! Daniels targets the arm and then goes for the Angel’s Wings, but Shelley spins out and hits a falling reverse DDT for a long two-count. Shelley goes for the Shellshock, but Daniels floats over and tries for the Last Rites, but Shelley pushes him away. Daniels almost hits his reverse STO, but Shelley grabs onto the ropes to block it and tries for the Sliced Bread #2, but Daniels counters it into a mid-air side slam. He tries for the Best Moonsault Ever again, but Shelley moves and Daniels lands on his feet. Shelley rears up for a big punch and connects, but it really stresses his hurt arm, allowing Daniels to hit the Last Rites! ONE! TWO! THR – SHELLEY KICKS OUT! Daniels goes for the Best Moonsault Ever a third time, but Shelley gets his knees up! Daniels is up and SHELLEY LOCKS IN THE BORDER CITY STRETCH! Daniels struggles and nearly passes out, but he finally fights to the ropes and then “accidentally” pokes Shelley in the eye. Shelley stutter steps, but Daniels doesn’t let up and immediately hits a Death Valley Driver! He quickly bounces up the corner and hits the Best Moonsault Ever! ONE! TWO THREE!!!
Winner via pinfall and NEW TNA X-Division Champion: Christopher Daniels! (23:31)

Chris Daniels holds his head high as he basks in the glory of his newly won title. Shelley gets up and offers a handshake to Daniels, but Daniels ignores him and just leaves with his title.

Frankie Kazarian is backstage with Lauren. He says that the people have waited long enough, and tonight is the night that they will find out about the knowledge that he himself has discovered. Lauren asks what he’s talking about again, and he just smiles eerily and walks off.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Rave is out in the middle of the ring with a microphone in hand. He calls out Abyss, saying that he’s got no weapons with him, and he’s not going to attack Abyss in the middle of the match; he wants them to have a civilized talk so that he can thank Abyss for opening his eyes. Abyss makes his way out and does not look pleased. About halfway down the rampway, somebody attacks him from behind…

FRANKIE KAZARIAN~!(?)!(?)!(?)

Kazarian has a Wolverine-like glove with three spikes sticking out if it that he fucking stabs into Abyss’s back. He slices down through Abyss’ shirt and blood starts to slowly ooze out. Rave smiles creepily and climbs out, then grabs his whip from under the ring. He joins Kaz in his brutal attack on Abyss as they both brutally attack the defenseless man. While Kaz continues clawing and kicking away, Rave responds to the boos around the arena. He says that Frankie Kazarian did a lot of thinking while he was away, and fortunately he was “kind enough to share them with yours truly when he saw that I was in a time of need.” He rambles on with some poetic garbage like Kaz had been doing, and then declares that Kaz and himself were the Enlightened ones who recognized that pain was not a bad thing at all. He turns and whips Abyss right across the face and then leans down and tells Abyss “thank you.” The two men leave together, utterly pleased with their assault on Abyss.

The commentary booth responds to the violent act we just saw, and discuss how tonight has been a big night, but that there are still two huge matches to come.

America’s Most Wanted go to Mick Foley and tell him it’s bullshit that they lost the titles in this bullshit tournament. Foley tells them this was the deal all along, and now either Team 3D or MEM will be tag team champions. And he adds that if AMW interferes in the tournament finals, they will be suspended indefinitely.

Match 8: Team 3D vs Main Event Mafia [Booker T/Scott Steiner] [Tag Team Championships]
The Mafia jumps right into a brawl, capitalizing on having had thirty more minutes to rest than Team 3D. Specifically, they isolate Brother Ray and work over the arm that AMW previously worked. Steiner works his power along with a bunch of push-ups, while Booker more so works the submissions and arm bars. Brother Ray hits a one-armed side slam out of nowhere and crawls over for the hot tag, just as Steiner gets tagged in. Devon and Steiner trade blows, with Devon coming out on top and hitting a legdrop bulldog for a two-count. Shit breaks down when all four men enter the ring, with MEM outlasting them based on going the longest without getting fatigued. They toss Devon out and hit Ray with a double suplex, but Devon slides in and breaks up the pin. Devon sends Booker T out with a biel, and then Team 3D goes for the 3D, but Steiner kicks Ray in the gut and then plants him with a snap DDT. Steiner and Devon throw punches again, but Booker T slides in and attacks him from behind. Steiner gets him up on his shoulders and Booker T heads to the top rope, and they connects with a Doomsday Dropkick! Booker runs out of the ring and holds Ray by the weak arm as Steiner makes the cover in the ring! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners and NEW TNA Tag Team Champions: Booker T and Scott Steiner of the Main Event Mafia! (9:29)

Booker T and Scott Steiner mark out at having just won the tag team titles. They strap on the belts for each other and then celebrate all the way up the ramp.

Commentary reiterates one more time that, if Sting and Angle win tonight, Sting will not have to defend his TNA Championship next month at Slammiversary either. But if Samoa Joe and AJ Styles win, the traditional King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary for the TNA Championship will take place, and both Joe and Styles will have automatically earned their spots in the match.

Match 9: Sting and Kurt Angle [MEM] vs Samoa Joe and AJ Styles [Frontline]
Samoa Joe starts out and neither Sting nor Angle wants to get in, but Sting gets really stern, so Angle finally agrees. They do a lot of really aggressive mat work with the basic story of Angle consistently upping the aggressiveness, but Joe responding with even more. Finally they just start throwing punches and it becomes a brawl between the two. Angle goes to the eyes and hits a big suplex and stomps away at Joe while tagging out to Sting. The World Champion continues the aggressive beat down, but Joe fights back and throws Sting across the ring. He waits until Sting gets up and invites Sting to lock up, but he just tags in Angle again. Joe shouts at Sting, allowing Angle to take him out from behind and mount another offense, this time targeting the leg. When Joe is finally down solidly, Sting and Angle make quick tags isolate the leg, but Joe’s power is too much and he fights out. He throws Angle out of the ring onto Sting and then tags in AJ Styles. Joe and Styles run across and hit twin suicide dives! The four men brawl around the outside until Angle throws Styles shoulder-first into the barricade, and then rolls him back in. Angle is REALLY nasty with the arm work, at times bending Styles’ arm back so that his elbow touches his own back. He and Sting take time to isolate Styles and use their size advantage far more successfully than they did against Joe. Angle finally goes for an Angle Slam, but Styles rolls out with an arm drag, that really irks his arm, so he’s unable to make the tag to Joe. Sting and Angle go through the basic formula of beating down Styles, with Styles getting closer and closer to a tag every time, but falling short. They especially work the hurt shoulder and Styles is on his usual great game of selling, so the crowd is exceptionally hot. Angle again goes for the end, and this time he hits the Angle Slam successfully! ONE! TWO! THR – Joe is in to break it up! Angle hops up and gets in Joe’s face, and they start throwing punches! They roll around the ring bashing each other’s skulls until the ref can finally get Joe off of him and push him to the apron. With Angle still focused on Joe, Styles rolls him up from behind, but the ref still isn’t watching! Sting sneaks in and plants Styles with a sharp DDT and Angle covers as the ref turns around! ONE! TWO! Styles kicks out! Angle tags Sting back in, who toys with Styles and gets him near to Joe, but still far enough so that he can’t tag out. After a Stinger Splash in the corner and a subsequent two-count, Sting tags out to Angle, who immediately throws Styles on top of the turnbuckle and goes for a Super Angle Slam, but Styles fights back with elbows. He finally knocks Angle down, but Angle lands on his feet and runs at Styles, BUT STYLES LEAPS OFF AND JUMPS CLEAR OVER KURT ANGLE! He makes a final leap before Angle can stop him, AND MAKES THE HOT TAG! Samoa Joe comes in like a maniac and KILLS Kurt Angle with a lariat that turns him inside out. ONE! TWO! Angle gets a foot on the rope! Samoa Joe whips out a bunch of suplexes that all target Angle’s neck, and he jumps up and yells out in rage. He goes up to Sting and shouts in his face, but Sting spits! Joe knocks him off of the apron and turns around into an Angle Slam, but he dodges it, picks Angle up and HITS THE MUSCLE BUSTER!! ONE! TWO! THRE – STING BREAKS IT UP JUST IN TIME!!! Styles runs in and tackles Sting out of the ring! Those two brawl around until Sting tosses him into a ring post. In the ring, Joe goes to grapple Angle, but he slides around and KICKS JOE IN THE NUTS WITHOUT THE REF SPOTTING IT! As Joe rests on the bottom rope, Angle goes to a corner to untie a turnbuckle, but the ref stops him. As they argue in the corner, Sting sneaks up AND NAILS SAMOA JOE WITH HIS BASEBALL BAT! BUT THE REF DOESN’T SEE IT WHILE FIGHTING WITH ANGLE! A busted open Samoa Joe flops to the mat and Angle quickly covers! ONE! TWO! THRE – JOE KICKS OUT!!! Joe’s eyes open wide as Angle begins to pound away with punches, but Joe fucking starts to stand up!!! Angle tries to punch him down, but Samoa Joe EXPLODES with sick chops! He destroys Angle with a lariat and then wipes some blood off of his face. Joe looks like a fucking demon with blood on his face and his eyes bulging, as Angle cowers in the corner. Angle quickly runs across and tags in an unsuspecting Sting! The World Champion gets pissed off and tells Angle to get back in, but Angle refuses. Finally Samoa Joe just grabs Sting and pulls him into the ring and destroys him with suplexes. Sting tries to fight back dirty, but each trick only pisses Joe off more. Sting tries to escape the ring, buy Styles rolls him right back in! Joe grabs Sting by the throat and plants him with a CHOKESLAM and then the Muscle Buster! He starts to make the cover, but instead he LOCKS IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Angle gets in the ring to break it up, BUT STYLES TAKES HIM OUT WITH A SPRINGBOARD ELBOW! Sting tries to fight back, but he can’t! He starts to fade! He can’t breathe! HE TAPS! HE TAPS OUT! THE WORLD CHAMPION TAPS OUT!!!
Winners via pinfall: Samoa Joe and AJ Styles of the Frontline (19:43)

Samoa Joe takes a while to let go of the hold, but he finally does and then just tosses Sting’s lifeless body out to the floor. Styles gets up in the ring and celebrates along with Joe. The show fades with Styles jumping up and down, holding his arm, but super ecstatic, and a menacing, bloody Samoa Joe standing boldly in the center of the ring, with an eerie smile across his face.

 

[Axis]

Internet Rumors
-Hernandez of TNA's Latin American Exchange won the CMLL Heavyweight Championship from Ultimo Guerrero earlier in the week. Homicide is still IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion in NJPW.

TNA iMPACT
iMPACT Zone
Orlando, FL
May 28, 2009

A highlight reel of events from Sacrifice plays, and then commentary discusses what happened on Sunday, especially the implications of Joe and Styles beating Sting and Angle.

Samoa Joe comes right out and says that he made the TNA Champion tap out last night, and so he should have a one-on-one match at Slammiversary, but he won’t complain. He’s the only guy to ever successfully defend the world title in a KOTM match, so he shouldn’t have trouble winning this one either.

--Commercial Break--

Match 1: Team 3D vs The Redcoats
Team 3D seems to underestimate the Brits at first, and Williams capitalizes with some fiery knees. Dave Taylor comes in and throws around some stiff punches, but 3D quickly takes back over with their power advantage. They take out Taylor with a Whassup Headbutt and then hit Williams with the 3D for the win.
Winners via pinfall: Team 3D (5:12)

Brother Ray immediately grabs a microphone and says that he and Devon want another match with Booker T and Scott Steiner, since it was Team 3D who beat America’s Most Wanted. That draws out AMW, who say that Booker T and Scott Steiner never pinned them, so there’s no damn way they shouldn’t be champions right now. Petey Williams and Eric Young come out and say that the Mafia only went through in the tournament because they cheated to win the semifinal match. Booker T and Scott Steiner come out for themselves and say that they will decide who the number one contenders to their tag team titles will be. And to help them, they recommend a triple tag team match for later tonight. All the teams agree, and Team Canada vs Team 3D vs America’s Most Wanted is made for tonight’s main event.

--Commercial Break--

The Frontline comes down to the ring together and first AJ Styles and Samoa Joe talk about beating Angle and Sting on Sunday, and how one of them is going to win the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary and bring the TNA Championship to the Frontline. Chris Daniels then grabs the microphone, glares at Alex Shelley, and then says that the X-Division Championship has FINALLY come back to somebody who represents what the X-Division once stood for; clean, fair, and pure athleticism. He says that he’s moving on from “immature” contenders, and looking forward to re-establishing the X-Division, and so he’s issuing an open challenge to anybody inside or outside of TNA.

The cameras immediately cut back to the Main Event Mafia locker room where Kurt Angle has just arrived, and Sting has greeted him with a verbal reprimanding for losing at Sacrifice. The two get in a heated battle of words until the other members can calm them down. Angle says he can’t believe this, and then he storms out.

Rhino is backstage with Lauren, and he says that he has finally destroyed the entire Frontline once and for all, and that now they know that they couldn’t last without Rhino on their side.

--Commercial Break--

Backstage, Daniels is trying to convince Low Ki that he’s not underappreciated and that the entire Frontline appreciates him, but Ki just scowls and leaves pissed off.

Match 2: Motor City Machineguns/Jimmy Jacobs vs The Axis Powers
Awesome lightweight spotfest here. Jimmy Jacobs steps up big time to keep up with the Guns, but eventually he gets too overzealous and misses a top-rope legdrop, allowing the foreigners to take over. Jacobs tries to fight back, and he finally sends Schulz over the top rope and to the outside. He goes for a plancha to the outside, but Koslov pushes Schulz out of the way and Jacobs hits the floor outside the ring hard!

--Commercial Break--

The heels continue beating down Jacobs, each doing their usual flurry of German Suplex, Russian Legsweeps, and Mongolian Chops. Jacobs is feisty in trying to make a tag, but the Axis Powers are really aggressive in cutting it off. Jacobs finally counters a Kiyoshi belly-to-belly into a snap DDT and tags in Alex Shelley, who comes in ON FIRE~! Shelley and Sabin go back-and-forth with their tandem offense to catch the Axis Powers by surprise. They eventually hit the Click, Click, Boom on Schulz, but Koslov runs in. They intercept him with a double superkick, but they don’t see Kiyoshi rush in. Jacobs stops him and connects with the Michigan Code! MCMG turn their attention back to Schulz and hit the Made in Detroit! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Motor City Machineguns and Jimmy Jacobs (12:01)

MCMG celebrate with Jimmy Jacobs, and all three go to the back together.

Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed are backstage with Lauren. Lethal says that he’s accepted that he lost to Rhino on Sunday, but he’s moving on, because it’s time for the 2 Crazy Negroes to get back to teaming together so that they can become 2-time! 2-time! TNA Tag Team Champions! Ohhhhhhh Yeahhhhhh!

--Commercial Break--

Clips of Love/Kong from Sacrifice are shown, along with the subsequent brutal beatdown that the Saeed-Tourage bestowed onto the now-former Knockouts Champion. Tenay then reveals that Kong is using her re-match right now.

Match 3: Angelina Love[c] vs Awesome Kong [Knockouts Championship]
Kong does not look like she’s in good shape, and she’s obviously still feeling the pain in her leg. Tenay puts Kong over for wanting the title as soon as possible, even though she isn’t at 100%. This time, Love goes right to Kong and targets her leg like a beast. Kong takes a while to respond, but when she does, she explodes with fury. She limps over and just starts beating the shit out of Love, and it’s actually scary. Love tries to escape it by going back to the leg, but Kong kills her with a chokeslam, but also falls under the weight under her leg. She fights back up, pulls Love up, and sets her up for the Awesome Bomb, but Raisha Saeed slides in and takes Kong out by her weak leg!
Winner via DQ: Awesome Kong (5:12)

The entire Saeed-Tourage rushes in and continues beating Awesome Kong down with chairs! Kong stops responding, but they maintain the onslaught. Roxxi Laveaux comes down to make the save, but Angelina Love sees her coming and bashes her in the face with the Knockouts title! She hits the mat, and the women go back to destroying Awesome Kong. Finally officials come out to break up the gross beat down and send the Saeed-Tourage to the back. The officials call for a stretcher as the fallen Kong is loaded on to it and wheeled to the back.

--Commercial Break--

Footage of Jimmy Rave and Frankie Kazarian revealing their alliance and the subsequent beat down of Abyss is shown.

Kaz comes down with Jimmy Rave for a match with Volador, but instead Mick Foley comes out with some security officers. Foley explains that he contacted these two following the Sacrifice show, but apparently they didn’t take his warning seriously. He says that the stunt that pulled at Sacrifice will not be tolerated; he will always have a place in his heart for hardcore, but that they crossed the line. He says that Kaz and Rave have been suspended for four weeks, and so they will miss TNA’s second biggest show of the year--Slammiversary. Rave says that the security won’t be needed, as they will be glad to go out as martyrs, and they walk past Foley to leave the arena. Before they go, Foley warns them that if they ever try a stunt like that again, they will be fired on the spot.

He then calls out Low Ki, because he wants a match anyway.

Match 4: Low Ki vs Volador
Low Ki is seemingly pretty pissed off, so he comes right in with stiff kicks. Volador fights back with some really fun lucha moves, and even attempts a moonsault, but Low Ki gets his knees up. Volador wonders right into a roundhouse kick, and then the Ki Krusher. The Dragon Clutch ends it pretty quickly.
Winner via submission: Low Ki (2:54)

--Commercial Break--

Sting comes down to the ring and demands that Kurt Angle come out, since it was completely his fault that they lost at Sacrifice, but nobody comes. Kevin Nash runs out and tells him that Kurt actually left the building and he said that he MIGHT be back next week. Sting says that’s bullshit and that HE runs the Main Event Mafia, and that Kurt, Kevin, and everybody in the arena needs to respect that. Sting goes on a tangent running everybody down as beneath him, and then he orders that Nash return to the back with him. They start to leave until all of the lights turn off. Suddenly the titan-tron lights up with the words:

“HE’S COMING BACK”

Sting and Nash look at each other in confusion and speculate with each other as to what it could mean.

--Commercial Break--

Jim Cornette highlights that the following match is not necessarily a number one contender match, but that it could be very influential in the Mafia’s decision in who to honor with that status.

Match 5: Team Canada vs Team 3D vs America’s Most Wanted
All four Frontline members work together against AMW, so that either Storm or Harris were always in the ring at any given time. Canada brings the speed and 3D brings the power, really dominating AMW right from the start. When Team 3D hits the 3D on Harris, Team Canada breaks up the pin attempt and lays into 3D. Williams and Young work together to send Devon out of the ring, but Brother Ray rushes over and clotheslines Team Canada out as well. Back in the ring, Harris surprises Ray with a roll up! ONE! TWO! Brother Ray kicks out, but AMW drag him over to their corner to beat him down.

--Commercial Break--

AMW continues to beat down Brother Ray, until Harris crashes into Storm, and Ray tags in Williams. He rushes in on fire and takes out both members of AMW with hurricanranas. He throws Storm out of the ring, giving Harris time to tag in Brother Devon, who enters and destroys Williams with a big boot for a long two-count. 3D isolates Petey Williams, with AMW periodically joining in. Eventually 3D goes for the Whassup Headbutt, but Storm runs over and pushes Devon off the top turnbuckle! Williams rolls up Brother Ray! ONE! TWO! Harris breaks it up! Eric Young rushes in, but Storm intercepts him with a superkick! Petey Williams gets up and puts Storm in the Sharpshooter! Harris breaks it up by connecting with a bulldog on Petey! Harris gets up and TURNS AROUND INTO THE 3D!!!! They toss Harris out of the ring and Devon follows him out to keep everybody out of the ring. Ray picks up Petey for the Bubba Bubba Bomb, but PETEY GETS A ROLL UP! ONE! TWO! THR – NO! Brother Ray kicks out and immediately hits the BUBBA CUTTER! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Team 3D (13:22)

Brother Ray and Brother Devon celebrate and motion for the tag team titles as the show closes.

Xplosion Results (5/30)
Kenny King over Wahoo McDaniel, Jr.
Sean Morley/Ricky Steamboat, Jr. over Seth Delay/TJ Perkins
Roxxi Laveaux over ODB
Shark Boy over Volador

TNA Slammiversary (6/21)

King of the Mountain
Sting[c] vs Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs ??? vs ???

 

[-TJ-]

Well to start off the match is a squash. For me not reading a show of yours I honestly didn't see that coming for the Red Coats lol. A tag team title contender concept match as the main event sounds refreshing. Nice explanation of the six man match. Calling it a spot fest. Overall the show was solid and pretty decent. I can't really rate promos, dialect, match, ect. Because of you doing a recap show of everything. So I will just give you my rate. 8/10 for it being recapped.

Good show.

 

[Axis]

I'm posting this now because I have shit to do all day tomorrow.

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TNA iMPACT
iMPACT Zone
Orlando, FL
June 4, 2009

Sting bursts into Mick Foley’s office and demands to know who the hell is “coming back,” but the GM insists that he doesn’t know what that was all about last week.

Commentary talks about the video that Sting saw last week, along with the main event tonight of the open-invitation battle royal to fill one more spot in the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary.

Match 1: Christopher Daniels vs Amazing Red [Non-Title]
Mike Tenay chalks this up to a match designed by Daniels to build back up the X-Division like he said he wanted to. This is basically a spotfest, with Daniels doing basic neck work over the former X-Division champion. At one point, Amazing Red hits a closed-fisted punch, and Daniels demands that the ref call for a DQ, but he refuses. With Daniels on the ref, Red gets a back slide! ONE! TWO! THR – Daniels kicks out and immediately hits a closed-fisted punch of his own and then hits the Angel’s Wings for the win.
Winner via pinfall: Christopher Daniels (6:21)

As Daniels celebrates in the ring with his title belt, a little Japanese man waddles out to the ring and hands Daniels and envelope and then returns to the back.

--Commercial Break--

Team 3D comes out and says that the Main Event Mafia really has no choice but to select them as the team to face them for the tag team titles next. Booker says that they have actually been really impressed with Jihad lately, so they’re probably going that direction. Brother Devon interrupts and says that Booker needs to stop bullshitting so they can get down to business. Brother Ray says that Team 3D is so confident that they can beat the MEM, that they’re willing to put their careers on the line for a re-match. The Mafia smiles and then says that they agree to that stipulation, and then leave. Team 3D is left looking very unsure about themselves in the ring.

Rhino is backstage and cuts a very emotional moment about achieving his childhood dream in toppling the TNA Frontline, and now TNA has been alleviated of its cancer.

Sting storms into the Main Event Mafia locker room to find Kevin Nash knocked out on the floor. He freaks out and leaves to look for help.

Raisha Saeed is backstage walking with Rhaka Khan and Sojourner Bolt when Kip James comes up and thanks them for their services, but that The Beautiful People no longer need them.

--Commercial Break--

They play quick footage of The Axis Power/Brutus Magnus over Volador/Tyson Dux/Shark Boy/Sean Morley during the pre-show at Sacrifice when Magnus pinned Shark Boy.

Match 1: The Axis Power/Brutus Magnus vs No Limit/Los Infernales
This is the debut of No Limit in TNA, so yeah. They do a lot of fast double team moves to get the crowd on their side, and then share some of the action with Los Infernales. Magnus ends up tripping up Mephisto from the outside for Koslov to connect with a Russian legsweep. The heels isolate him for a while, but he fights out of a side headlock from Schulz, and then connects with a hurricanrana. He makes the hot tag to Averno, who comes in on fire, no pun intended. He hits a bunch of lucha arm drags and then connects with a Moonsault at Schulz! ONE! TWO! The others come in to break it up, and hell breaks loose. Lots of action all over the place, until Brutus Magnus sneaks up and hits the Italian Stallion kick on _____ Averno for Schulz to make the cheap cover.
Winners via pinfall: The Axis Power/Brutus Magnus (7:10)

Alex Koslov grabs a microphone and says that the Powers have been impressed with Magnus as of late, and that there’s always room for an Italian (yes, he is an Italian with an obvious gladiatorial gimmick), so to continue impressing them.

Angelina Love is backstage, looking in a mirror to fix her hair, when Roxxi Laveaux walks up and tells her that she seriously messed up Kong’s leg last week, and that she’s going to get revenge on Love for attacking her when trying to save Kong. Love just giggles at her, and so Roxxi throws her down by her hair, starting a big brawl backstage. Officials finally separate the two knockouts to end the catfight.

--Commercial Break--

The 2 Crazy Negroes are backstage together and they’re complaining to each other about how they should have been in the triple tag team match in last week’s main event.

Match 2: Low Ki vs Kenny King
King is clearly scared of Low Ki, so he tries to avoid contact, but Ki is easily quick enough to catch him. He clobbers him with brutal kicks, hits the Ki Krusher, and then locks in the Dragon Clutch for the win.
Winner via submission: Low Ki (3:12)

Sting runs into Booker T backstage and tells him about Nash being laid out. Sting then asks where Scott Steiner is, and Booker tells him that he hasn’t seen him in a while. They both rush off to find him.

--Commercial Break--

Sting and Booker T find Scott Steiner knocked out backstage behind a curtain. Sting says that he knows Kurt Angle is behind this, so he’s going to go try to get Foley to take a stand.

Abyss comes out with a few visible scars from where Rave and Kaz massacred him at Sacrifice.

Match 3: Abyss vs Tyson Dux
Immediate chokeslam and Black Hole Slam for the win.
Winner via pinfall: Abyss (0:15)

Abyss hits another chokeslam on Dux before he leaves, and Cornette puts over how he’s never seen Abyss this pissed off.

AMW find Jackie Moore backstage and tell her they’re in a tough spot without the tag titles, and she says that she’d be glad to help. They say good, and then give her their bags.

--Commercial Break--

Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Jimmy Jacobs are in their locker room and Shelley and Sabin say its bullshit that they’re not being considered as the number one contenders to the tag team titles.

Match 4: Eric Young w/Petey Williams vs James Storm w/Chris Harris & Jackie Moore
Old school collar-and-elbow lock up to start off, and Storm takes control with his power. They do some mat stuff up front, but Storm largely dominates it, so Young takes to the air. A big springboard dropkick gives him a two-count, but Harris trips Young up from the outside, allowing Storm to hit a big lariat! ONE! TWO! THR – Kickout by Young. Williams goes over to Harris and the two get in a heated dispute, distracting James Storm, giving E.Y. the opportunity to roll him up! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Eric Young (8:14)

Team Canada and AMW get into a heated disputed post-match.

Lauren catches Sting backstage, and he tells her that Foley apparently has no idea what’s going on, but that Kurt Angle will be here later tonight for the battle royal in the main event.

--Commercial Break--

Backstage, Sting turns a corner to find Sharmell screaming. He goes to ask her what’s wrong and then realizes that Booker T is lying in a pool of his own blood on the ground.

Samoa Joe and AJ Styles come down to do commentary for the main event. Throughout the match, it’s basically Styles giving credit to the faces and Joe calling the heels pussies.

Match 5: Open-Invitation Battle Royal [KOTM Spot]
Abyss vs Christopher Daniels vs Kurt Angle vs Low Ki vs Rhino vs Team Canada vs MCMG vs Axis Powers vs Volador vs Tyson Dux vs Los Infernales vs Jihad vs Kenny King vs Shane Sewell vs AMW vs Team 3D vs 2 Crazy Negroes vs The Redcoats vs whoever else I can’t think of that you can assume was knocked out near the start.
Team 3D immediately go for Kurt Angle, the only Mafia member in the ring. Most of the X-Division goes get thrown out right from the start, except for MCMG/Jacobs and Axis Powers/Magnus, who stick to their respective alliances. From there, it’s a huge brawl with little order to it.

--Commercial Break--

As we return, Rhino is working on eliminating Low Ki when Chris Daniels goes over and dumped out Rhino, “accidentally” sending Low Ki out too. When Petey Williams hits James Storm with a cradle DDT, Young goes up top to hit a big splash, but Harris leaps up and knocks him off, sending him out. The Powers start to target Abyss and they try to eliminate him, but he lashes back with RAGE~ in the form of clubbing blows. MCMG then follow up and toss out the Powers plus Magnus one by one. As the Guns pose for the crowd, Daniels runs over to clothesline Shelley, but he ducks, and Daniels sends out Sabin instead. As Jacobs looks at the damage, Daniels dumps him out as well. Team 3D sprint over and double clothesline both members of AMW out of the ring, but then all of the remaining participants go over and toss Team 3D out!!! That leaves six men left, all fighting for a spot at the KOTM match.
Final six: Alex Shelley, Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels, Rhino, Petey Williams, and Abyss

--Commercial Break--

Nobody really seems to be eager to work together, due to the intertwined bad histories between all of them. Shelley and Daniels start going at it, and so Petey Williams rushes over to Kurt Angle to step up against the Mafia on his own. That leaves Rhino and Abyss, who go through a major power struggle in the middle of the ring. Abyss goes for a chokeslam, but Rhino hits his arm down and then gets off a lariat that sends Abyss staggering backward. Rhino runs at him for a Gore, but Abyss ducks and holds down the top rope, sending Rhino out of the ring.
Rhino has been eliminated.
Williams is fiery with his chops on Angle, but it’s not nearly enough, and Angle kills him with a European uppercut. He then hits a big belly-to-belly, sending Williams up and over the top rope.
Petey Williams has been eliminated.
Angle tries to convince Daniels and Shelley to work together to take out Abyss, but instead they both just attack Angle! Daniels hits him with an STO! Abyss hits a chokeslam! Shelley hits the Shellshock! They go to pick him up and throw him over, BUT DANIELS ELIMINATES ALEX SHELLEY INSTEAD!
Alex Shelley has been eliminated.
Shelley argues with Daniels from the outside, but Daniels says it was all clean. Shelley flicks him off, but Daniels ignores it, AND TURNS RIGHT INTO A CHOKESLAM FROM ABYSS! He picks him up and hits the Shock Treatment, and then throws him over!
Christopher Daniels has been eliminated.
Angle immediately tries to throw Abyss over, but Abyss uses his size to avoid it. Abyss goes for a chokeslam, but Angle turns it into a DDT mid-air!

--Commercial Break--

Angle tries his best to keep Abyss grounded, but Abyss’ power is just too much. Angle tries to use dirty tricks, but they only tick Abyss off further. He goes for another chokeslam, but Angle kicks him in the nuts AND THEN PUTS IN THE ANKLE LOCK! Abyss squirms around and powers up to a vertical base, but Angle still has it in. Abyss goes over the to the ropes, and FLINGS HIS LEG OVER THE TOP ROPE TO SEND ANGLE OVER! But Angle lands on the apron! He grabs Abyss by the neck and pulls all his body weight downward, pulling Abyss onto the apron as well. Angle goes for a German Suplex to throw Abyss off, but he holds onto the ropes to avoid it. The two trade blows back-and-forth on the apron, and Angle starts to teeter! Abyss goes for one more big forearm, but Angle ducks, and punches Abyss in the nuts again! He throws Abyss off of the apron, and he’s got it won.
Winner and participant in the KOTM match at Slammiversary: Kurt Angle (20:19)

Samoa Joe and AJ Styles stand up at the announce booth and trade glares with Kurt Angle in the ring. Suddenly, Sting comes out and he does not look happy. He calls Angle a traitor for taking out the other MEM members like that, and then shoves him. Angle says he has no idea what he’s talking about, but Sting calls him a liar. Angle shoves him back, and Sting just laughs, AND THEN PUNCHES HIM IN THE FACE!!! The break out into a huge fist-throwing brawl, and Styles and Joe are both marking out on commentary. Sting finally gets the better of things after a low blow, and then hits the Scorpion Death Drop!

Sting holds his TNA Championship high in the air, but then the titan tron lights up again:

“HE’S COMING BACK!”

Sting looks even more confused, and then the lights go out! When the lights come back on, TYSON TOMKO IS STANDING IN THE RING WITH A STEEL CHAIR! He bashes it over Sting’s head! Joe and Styles are extremely confused as to what’s going on, as Tomko grabs a microphone. He leans down to Sting’s ear and says, “He’s coming back. Christian Cage will return to finish the job that he started.”

Tomko drops the microphone and heads to the back as commentary, especially AJ Styles, are completely frazzled.

Xplosion Results (6/6)
Damien 666 over Shark Boy
Shane Sewell over Patrick Schulz w/Axis Powers
Roxxi Laveaux/Madison Rayne over Jackie Moore/Daffney
Ricky Steamboat, Jr. over Kenny King

TNA Slammiversary (6/21)

King of the Mountain
Sting[c] vs Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle vs ???

Titles vs Careers
Booker T/Scott Steiner vs Team 3D

Knockouts Championship
Angelina Love[c] vs Roxxi Laveaux

 

[Axis]

TNA iMPACT
iMPACT Zone
Orlando, FL
June 11, 2009

Sting is backstage in the MEM locker room with Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, and Booker T irate at what went down last week. He bad mouths both Tyson Tomko and Christian Cage, and says that he’s got too much to worry about right now. Nash brings up Kurt Angle, but Sting is silent, and then exits the room.

Commentary advertises 2 Crazy Negroes vs MCMG and Styles/Joe vs Steiner/Booker T in a non-title match, both tonight.

Match 1: 2 Crazy Negroes vs Motor City Machineguns w/Jimmy Jacobs
Sabin and Creed start off, and they have a really run sequence of trading arm drags and various takedowns. Shelley eventually demands to be let in, so Creed puts Lethal in as well. These two are more aggressive with each other, but neither necessarily gets dirty. Lethal dropkicks Shelley through the ropes, and then dives out at him with a tope con hilo.

--Commercial Break--

Things go back and forth pretty basically. Guns start to isolate Creed, but Sabin isn’t as aggressive as Shelley could like, and a miscommunication between them lets Creed make the hot tag. Lethal comes right in takes Shelley down with a Lou Thesz Press, and throws a bunch of punches, until the ref pulls him off. Lethal goes for the Lethal Combination, but Shelley shoves him off and goes for the Shellshock, but Lethal spins him around and connects with the Combination! He goes up top for the Macho Elbow, but Jacobs jumps up on the apron to distract him, giving Shelley enough time to get up and hit a big superplex! He then goes up to the top for himself and connects with a frog splash! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Motor City Machineguns (14:11)

At first, Chris Sabin gets pissed at Jacobs for cheating, but Alex Shelley calms him down, and the three celebrate up the ramp.

Mick Foley is live from his office and says that he has a huge announcement concerning the KOTM match at Slammiversary. We already know four of the five participants: Sting, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Kurt Angle. And now he has the fifth: CHRISTIAN CAGE!

Roxxi Laveaux is backstage with Lauren, and she says that she’s going to take the Knockouts Championship from Angelina Love at Slammiversary, because a wrestler is more than just a pretty face.

--Commercial Break--

A Christian Cage video plays, outlining his debut to TNA at Genesis 2005.

Rhino comes out for commentary and says that he’s ecstatic about Christian Cage finally returning, and that maybe Cage could help him eliminate the Frontline once and for all. He then goes out to do commentary for the next match. He then stays at the booth for the next match.

Match 2: Low Ki vs Ricky Steamboat, Jr.
Steamboat’s kid makes his iMPACT debut after being on Xplosion for pretty much the entire year, but it’s not very pretty. He does get off one arm drag for a pretty big pop, but then Ki destroys that arm with brutal kicks. He gets off the Ki Krusher and then locks in the Dragon Clutch for the win.
Winner via submission: Low Ki (2:51)

Angelina Love is backstage with Velvet Sky and Cute Kip James, and she says that the Knockouts Title had been around the waist of a dyke for far too long, and that she is going to have a nice long reign, so that TNA can have a hot champion.

--Commercial Break--

Match 3: Taylor Wilde vs Velvet Sky w/Angelina Love & Kip James
Angelina Love gets involved early on, so Roxxi Laveaux comes out to even the odds. This is fairly formulaic, with Wilde playing the scrappy babyface, but Sky keeps shutting her down with dirty tactics. Wilde counters a vertical suplex into a DDT and goes to the top rope, but Sky turns to keep the ref’s attention while Love shoves her off. Wilde staggers up and gets nailed with the Beauty Mark for the three-count.
Winner via pinfall: Velvet Sky (5:14)

Roxxi goes in to help Taylor up as the Beautiful People celebrate up the ramp, but Taylor just stares at TBP longingly.

Saeed, Bolt, and Khan are watching the match from backstage, and Saeed says that it’s crap that those bitches think they run the Knockouts division.

Another Christian Cage video plays, this one of his quest to the TNA Championship, and of his final winning of it at Against All Odds 2006.

--Commercial Break--

Rhino comes out to do commentary again.

Match 4: Chris Harris w/James Storm & Jackie Moore vs Petey Williams w/Eric Young
This time things are a bit more heated, and Harris gets really aggressive in beating down the smaller guy. Petey tries to fight back with submission moves, but nothing sticks for long at all. Harris goes for the Catatonic, but Williams spins out and then connects with his tilt-a-whirl legsweep. He goes for the springboard cradle DDT, but Harris holds onto the ropes, and Petey hits the mat hard, landing awkwardly on his neck. Harris targets the neck with ferocity for a while, and then goes for a powerbomb, but Williams counters it into a frankensteiner. He signals for the Canadian Destroyer, but Storm jumps onto the apron to distract him. Young runs over and pulls Storm off, but it was enough of a distraction to allow Harris to spear Williams! ONE! TWO! THR – Kickout by Williams. Harris keeps on the neck and goes for another powerbomb, but this time Petey rolls through with a sunset flip! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Petey Williams (8:42)

As Petey celebrates in the ring, James Storm climbs in and attacks him from behind. An AMW/Team Canada brawl breaks out until officials can split it up.

Shelley tells Daniels that he wants a match with him, for the title or otherwise. Daniels apologizes, but says that it would breech an international contract and walks off, leaving Daniels pissed and confused.

--Commercial Break--

Match 5: Abyss vs Patrick Schulz w/The Axis Powers
Abyss gets revenge from the Powers teaming up on him in last week’s battle royal, and destroys Schulz with a quick Shock Treatment. He covers, but Koslov and Kiyoshi rush in and break up the pin attempt.
Winner via disqualification: Abyss (0:23)

The Powers try to beat down Abyss, but he destroys them all with chokeslams. Brutus Magnus runs down to try to help them, but he just gets a chokeslam for his effort as well.

Team 3D take part in a brief sit-down interview with Mike Tenay, talking about their illustrious careers from humble beginnings, and how they want nothing more than to hold the TNA tag team titles more than once, just like they did in every other company they were in. They say they’re confident they will beat MEM at Slammiversary, because they’re long careers aren’t about to be ended by two selfish power-hungry morons.

--Commercial Break--

Rhino comes out for more commentary.

Match 6: Christopher Daniels vs Doug Williams w/Dave Taylor [Non-Title]
They do some intricate mat wrestling up front, and Williams really surprises Daniels at how well versed he is. Daniels goes for an earlier Angel’s Wings, but Williams fights out and busts him with a knee, then takes over with some aggressive offense. Daniels fights back and starts to make his comeback, but Taylor trips him up from the outside. Daniels yells at him, allowing Williams to try for the Chaos Theory, but Daniels holds onto the top turnbuckle, so Williams rolls back with nothing. Daniels connects with a second-rope clothesline, and then hits the Best Moonsault Ever for the wing.
Winners via pinfall: Christopher Daniels (6:49)

Daniels grabs a microphone and reveals that the message he was given last week was a foreign response to his open challenge. It seems that former IWGP Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi challenges him to an X-Division Title match in two weeks at Slammiversary, and Daniels accepts. The same Japanese man waddles out again and hands Daniels another message, then leaves. Daniels opens it, reads it, and looks slightly worried, then heads to the back.

A third Christian Cage video plays, this one highlighting his history with AJ Styles, Tyson Tomko, and ultimately the Main Event Mafia.

--Commercial Break--

Lauren catches Daniels backstage and asks him what the second letter said. He reveals that it was from Tanahashi, and that he’s going to be here, on iMPACT, next week.

Mick Foley announces that he’s put together a huge program that will kick off at TNA’s second biggest show of the year: Slammiversary. It will be an ROH Invitational, and every month, an ROH wrestler will come to TNA in order to wrestle one of our workers. He says that he’ll have a more concrete announcement on who will be wrestling at Slammiversary next week on iMPACT.

--Commercial Break--

Rhino again comes out to do commentary, and Don West just now realizes that he’s doing it for every Frontline match.

Booker T/Scott Steiner [MEM] vs AJ Styles/Samoa Joe [Frontline] [Non-Title]
AJ Styles and Booker T start off with a lock-up, and Booker takes the lead with his height advantage. He wastes little time in pulling Styles over and isolating him with Steiner, and Tenay continuously puts over the fact that the Steiner Brothers and the Harlem Heat gave these guys GREAT tag team experience. Styles fights back for a long time, but they always keep him in their areas, usually with dirty tricks and downright cheating. He fights out of the Steiner Recliner and hits the Pele and almost gets the tag, but Booker comes in and tackles him, prompting Joe to enter illegally and lariat Booker T. Steiner goes for the Steiner Screwdriver on Styles, but he counters it into a backdrop, and then tags in Samoa Joe, who fucks everybody up. He and Steiner have a major power struggle, with Joe coming out on top. He hits the Muscle Buster and makes the cover, but Booker T breaks it up. Things settled down until Booker T hits Styles with the Axe Kick and covers, but Joe breaks it up, leading to a big brawl between all four men. The Mafia starts to gain an advantage until TEAM 3D~ runs out to cause a big distraction. Scott Steiner leaves the ring to go try to fight them, leaving Booker T alone to suffer a Muscle Buster and then the Spiral Tap! ONE! TWO! TREE!
Winners via pinfall: AJ Styles/Samoa Joe of the Frontline (10:55)

The Mafia and Team 3D brawl up the stage as Samoa Joe and AJ Styles celebrate in the ring.

A vignette plays, highlighting big spots in various Christian Cage matches from his TNA career.

--Commercial Break--

Sting comes out to the ring and runs down Christian Cage and his damn hype videos. He then calls Tyson Tomko a coward for attacking the Mafia from behind, which of course draws Tomko out. The two get into a heated dispute, with both men calling the other a coward. Tomko says that he was never the one that was “coming back,” but that he’s here to deliver the message that Christian Cage was coming back, and that he’d be here at Slammiversary to win back the TNA Championship. Sting says that Christian is a coward too, or else he wouldn’t have sent a tribal messenger to do his dirty work, especially one that has never seemed to accomplish anything other than winning a couple of Heat matches. Tomko rears back to punch Sting, BUT KURT ANGLE HAS SNUCK IN AND HE SUPLEXES TOMKO FROM BEHIND!!

Angle continues beating down Tomko as Sting looks on, part pleased and part confused. When Angle has had enough of Tomko, he leaps up and gets in Sting’s face, then shoves him! Sting whips back and starts to hit Angle, but he thinks twice, and rather just exits the ring. Angle turns back to Tomko and puts the ankle lock on him and shouts that “THIS IS FOR CHRISTIAN” as the show closes.

Xplosion Results (6/13)
No Limit over Sean Morley/Ricky Steamboat, Jr.
Daisy Haze over Lexie Fyfe
Kenny King over Shane Sewell, TJ Perkins
Low Ki over Sonjay Dutt w/Sheik Abdul Bashir

TNA Slammiversary (6/21)

King of the Mountain
Sting[c] vs Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle vs Christian Cage

Titles vs Careers
Booker T/Scott Steiner vs Team 3D

X-Division Championship
Christopher Daniels[c] vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Knockouts Championship
Angelina Love[c] vs Roxxi Laveaux​

 

[Axis]

TNA iMPACT
iMPACT Zone
Orlando, FL
June 18, 2009

Kurt Angle enters the MEM locker room, and immediately the other Mafia members stop talking and just stare at him. He asks them if any of them would be willing to stand in his corner in tonight’s main event of Angle vs Tomko, but nobody responds. Finally, Sting says that the Mafia is a brotherhood, and brothers should defend brothers, so he’ll be there. Angle looks uneasy as he exits the room.

Rhino comes out for commentary again this week.

Match 1: Low Ki vs Shane Sewell
Sewell jumps right into it with a side headlock and is absolutely desperate not to let go of it. Ki tries as hard as he can to fight out with elbows, but Sewell holds on at all costs. Low Ki finally just rams Sewell over and over into the corner until he lets go, and then he kills him with a roundhouse kick. He hits the Ki Krusher, and then hits the Ghetto Stomp for ultimate punishment. ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Low Ki (2:45)

Low Ki starts to leave and notices Rhino still at the announce table. He runs and jumps across the commentary table and starts beating down Rhino! The two brawl around by the table until officials can break it up.

--Commercial Break--

Foley calls in Samoa Joe and AJ Styles and tells them it’s great that they’re getting along, but that at Slammiversary it will be every man for himself, and they need to get used to that. Therefore, he has booked Samoa Joe/Christopher Daniels vs AJ Styles/Hiroshi Tanahashi tonight.

Match 2: Team Canada vs America’s Most Wanted w/Jackie Moore
AMW immediately target Petey’s neck from last week and they have moderate success, but he tags out to Young as soon as possible. It’s a really even back-and-forth match until Moore distracts the referee long enough for AMW to hit Petey Williams with a neckbreaker/backbreaker combination.

--Commercial Break--

AMW goes back to targeting his neck some more and this time they have a lot more success, to the point that they get possibly a bit too cocky. Williams counters a Harris powerbomb again into a frankensteiner, but Storm distracts the ref so that he doesn’t see Williams’ hot tag. They double team him some more and go for the Death Sentence, but Williams fights out and hits a double dropkick on both of them, then makes the hot tag! Young rushes in and clotheslines Harris, then back body drops Storm for a two-count. He picks Storm up for the Death Valley Driver, but Moore distracts the ref while Harris low blows Young! Harris keeps Williams out of the ring as Storm hits the Eye of the Storm for the cheap win.
Winners via pinfall: America’s Most Wanted (10:48)

As AMW celebrate, MCMG come out and say that there’s no need to celebrate, because the best tag team in TNA is from Detroit. Then 2 Crazy Negroes come out and object, on the basis of MCMG cheating to win last week. Foley comes out and says that these four teams will wrestle at Slammiversary, and the winner will be named number one contenders to the tag team titles.

--Commercial Break--

The Axis Powers run into Brutus Magnus backstage and thank him for trying to help them last week. Koslov then tells him that if he really wants to be part of the Powers, he has to prove himself by winning a match at Slammiversary. Against Abyss.

Match 3: Roxxi Laveaux/Taylor Wilde vs The Beautiful People w/Kip James
Roxxi and Taylor show solid teamwork up front, but its no match for Velvet Sky and Angelina Love. They isolate Taylor Wilde for a long stretch, and humiliate her with hair-pulling and face plants. Wilde fights back with speed and after a set of dropkicks, she tags in Roxxi, who comes in on fire. She cleans it up and hits the Voodoo Drop on Velvet Sky. Love runs in to break up the pin, but Wilde intercepts her with a hurricanrana, allowing Roxxi to get the three-count.
Winners via pinfall: Roxxi Laveaux/Taylor Wilde (6:21)

Roxxi celebrates and motions for the title, but again Taylor Wilde looks at The Beautiful People with innocent jealousy.

Abyss is walking backstage when Brutus Magnus runs up and tries to attack him from behind. It barely affects Abyss; he just picks Magnus up, and throws him by his neck against a wall.

--Commercial Break--

Match 4: Brother Ray w/Devon vs Booker T w/Steiner
Brother Ray overpowers Booker T right from the start and keeps the advantage until Booker goes to the eyes. It’s pretty back-and-forth, but Booker eventually takes him to the mat after several kicks, and then keeps him down with some arm work. Ray fights back, but Steiner trips him from the outside, allowing Booker to hit a roundhouse kick for a two-count. On the outside, Devon runs across and tackles Steiner, and the two keep going at it. As the ref tries to get the two on the outside to stop, Booker T sneaks in a low blow. Brother Ray leans over in pain, allowing Booker T to hit the Axe Kick for the win.
Winner via pinfall: Booker T (6:03)

Booker T/Scott Steiner and Team 3D brawl around the ring, until a huge amount of officials come out to break it up.

Backstage, Hiroshi Tanahashi has arrived! AJ Styles greets him, and they walk off together.

--Commercial Break--

A bunch of Japanese reporters and cameramen come out and surround the ring in awe of Tanahashi.

Match 5: AJ Styles/Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Samoa Joe/Christopher Daniels
YESSSSS! Handshakes all around to start. Daniels and Tanahashi start out and they go for a pretty long stretch with mat work, but neither guy gets a definitive advantage. Styles tags in, and he and Daniels do the same thing, but Daniels gets tired, so he tags in Joe. The crowd is hot for Styles/Joe. Styles tries to ground Joe, but Joe shrugs him off, and takes him to the mat instead. There’s a really big sense of Styles struggling to escape Joe’s presence without using the ropes, but Joe is just too strong. Finally Styles gets some room and hits Joe with a chop, but Joe responds with an even harder one that sends Styles back into the ropes. Joe runs at him for a clothesline, but he ducks and Joe gets sent over! Styles runs back and hits a fosbury flop onto Joe! Daniels climbs up to the top rope and hits a big crossbody onto Styles and Joe on the outside! Tanahashi gets in the ring and runs across with a springboard corkscrew senton to all three men on the outside of the ring! zomg!

--Commercial Break--

We come back and Tanahashi has just bitched out Daniels on the mat, so he tags in Joe. There’s a long stare-off between Tanahashi and Joe, and then they break into a really stiff chop-trading competition. Finally Joe goes on a rampage with his chops and then goes for a spinning backhand, but Tanahashi ducks and then hits an enzuigiri! ONE! TWO! THR – Joe kicks out! Tanahashi stays on Joe with chops and kicks, but Joe explodes with a single leg dropkick and then a running senton. He goes for a German Suplex, but Tanahashi breaks loose and goes behind him. He tries a Dragon Suplex, but Joe is too heavy, so he powers out, and then he gets off a German Suplex! He tags out to Daniels, who immediately goes for the Angel’s Wings, but Tanahashi drops down and then locks in the Clover Leaf! Daniels struggles and nearly reaches the ropes, but Tanahashi pulls him back to the middle for some more leg work, and then tags in Styles, who continues it.

--Commercial Break--

Styles has the leg work still going on. Daniels nearly breaks away several times, but he has basically all of Daniels’ moves scouted, so he keeps him under control. Styles finally tags back in Tanahashi, who immediately puts the Clover Leaf back in. Daniels struggles for a long time, but finally makes it to the ropes. Tanahashi throws in some more impact moves and finally goes up top for the High Fly Flow. Daniels gets his knees up, but it seemingly does more damage to his own knees than it does to Tanahashi! Daniels tries to tag in Joe, but Tanahashi knocks Joe off of the apron! Joe comes in the ring pissed off and starts laying into Tanahashi! Styles comes in and tries to get Joe to go back, BUT JOE LARIATS HIM! Joe picks up Tanahashi and PLANTS him with a Muscle Buster! Daniels crawls over and covers! ONE! TWO! THRE – STYLES BREAKS IT UP! Daniels pushes Styles, but Styles says he’s just trying to win a match. With Daniels distracted, Tanahashi rolls him up! ONE! TWO! THRE – Daniels kicks out! Tanahashi goes for a German Suplex on Daniels, but he flips through it, but lands awkwardly on his hurt leg. Tanahashi hits with an enzuigiri, and then a top-rope Sling Blade! He goes up top! HIGH FLY FLOW! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: AJ Styles/Hiroshi Tanahashi (20:39)

Styles and Joe have a long stare-off, but then they shake hands, as do Joe and Tanahashi eventually. Daniels gets up and agrees to shake Styles’ hand, but then just leaves without anything else.

From his office, Mick Foley announces that the first participant in the ROH Invitational will be Chris Hero! He also says that the International Invitational will be very special this month. It will be the newest TNA tag team, from Japan, No Limit, in a tag team match with one wrestler that is working in Mexico and one wrestler that is working in Japan. Oh yeah, IT’S THE LATIN AMERICAN EXCHANGE!

--Commercial Break--

Match 6: Tyson Tomko vs Kurt Angle w/Sting
Why yes, you may eat my big boot right at the start, said dear Tomko. He continues on with a raging beatdown to avenge being attacked from behind last week. Tomko goes for another big boot, but Sting trips him up and Angle pounces, immediately going for the ankle. He goes for an early ankle lock, but Tomko rolls out of it and then hits a big pendulum backbreaker.

--Commercial Break--

Tomko keeps on his back work over Angle, but Angle rolls to the outside to escape it. Tomko follows him out, but Sting provides enough distraction for Angle chop block him, and then throw him into the ring steps. Angle rolls him into the ring and uses the steel ring post to bash Tomko’s ankle and then covers, hooking the opposite leg, forcing Tomko to kick out with the weak ankle. He keeps on the ankle work and finally locks in the ankle lock. After a long stretch of trying but failing to make it to the ropes, Tomko just powers to a vertical base and hits a short-arm lariat. He tends to his ankle a bit and, when Angle gets up, he goes for a running big boot but Angle ducks AND TOMKO HITS THE REF! Sting’s eyes light up and, without a second thought, he goes to ringside and grabs a steel chair. In the ring, Tomko and Angle both clothesline each other at the same time and hit the mat. They both struggle to their feet, and Sting is in the ring! He rears back with the chair to hit Tomko, but Tomko ducks, AND STING NAILS KURT ANGLE! Tomko boots Sting out of the ring and covers Angle as the ref comes back to his sense! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Tyson Tomko! (10:55)

Sting gets in the ring and looks around unsure, and Cornette notes that he can’t tell if Sting looks happy or upset. Either way, Sting takes the steel chair and bashes it over Tyson Tomko! He keeps doing it, and Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, and Booker T come down to help in the beatdown! Team 3D come out to take out Steiner/Booker, but they get caught by the numbers. Joe and Styles run down too, but Sting takes them both out with chair shots! The Mafia continues beating down Tomko, but Angle gets up and PUNCHES STING! The Mafia tries to split them up, but they keep fighting! Finally Sting grabs the chair and destroys Angle with it, and stands tall in the ring.

Xplosion Results (6/20)
Sean Morley over Scott Lost
Raisha Saeed/Rhaka Khan/Sojourner Bolt over Lexie Fyfe/Daisy Haze/Christie Hemme
Shark Boy over Tyson Dux, Volador, and Johnny Harlow in a fatal fourway

TNA Slammiversary (6/21)

King of the Mountain
Sting[c] vs Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle vs Christian Cage

Titles vs Careers
Booker T/Scott Steiner vs Team 3D

X-Division Championship
Christopher Daniels[c] vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Knockouts Championship
Angelina Love[c] vs Roxxi Laveaux

Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Titles
Motor City Machineguns vs America's Most Wanted vs Team Cananda vs 2 Crazy Negroes

International Invitational
Latin American Exchange vs No Limit

ROH Invitational
Featuring Chris Hero!

Rhino vs Low Ki

Abyss vs Brutus Magnus​

 

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Sorry, I have been in the process of moving, so I did not have time over the weekend to post Slammiversary. I will post it now, with today's Impact right after it in the next post. It's for archiving purposes. If you think I'm doing it to double post and up my post count, think again. Have my post count restarted if it's that big of a deal.

Anyway:

Pre-Show
Taylor Wilde over Velvet Sky
Jimmy Jacobs over TJ Perkins
Tommy Rich/Brian Lawler over The Redcoats

TNA Slammiversary
Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, TN
June 21, 2009

CHRISTIAN CAGE~ arrives in a limousine backstage.

Mike Tenay, Jim Cornette, and Don West welcome us to the second biggest show of the year, in honor of the seventh anniversary of the first ever TNA show. They run down the entire card along with on-screen graphics, and really put over the King of the Mountain match, featuring the return of Christian Cage!

They shift to the International Challenge, and talk about how Hernandez has had a lot of success in Mexico, as he’s now the CMLL Heavyweight Champion, and how Homicide has had a lot of success in Japan, as he’s now the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Match 1: Latin American Exchange [Mexico/Japan] vs No Limit [Japan] [International Invitational]
LAX is over huge with the fans after their long absence. They start right off the bat with a slew of their traditional double-team moves. They then diverge into doing more singles stuff, with Homicide hitting some nice Japanese arm drags and then a whole hell of a lot of stiff chops. Hernandez gets in and throws Yujiro around a lot, AND HE HITS A HURRICANRANA! He covers, but Naito breaks it up. Homicide gets back in and targets Yujiro’s neck, but the Naito gets involved from the apron, and the two isolate Homicide for a good stretch. ‘Cide eventually fights back with some more chops, and he gets off a big running lariat, then makes the hot tag. Hernandez connects with a big spinebuster on Naito and Yujiro runs in, but Hernandez hits him with a Crackerjack! Naito is up and goes for a dragon suplex, but Hernandez blocks it and hits the Border Toss! Homicide is in the ring! 5150 from LAX! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Homicide and Hernandez, the Latin American Exchange! (9:03)

LAX celebrate with the fans some and then walk backstage together.

Chris Hero arrives backstage and is greeted by “Cute†Kip James, Sheik Abdul Bashir, and Vince Russo, and Hero says that TNA is fucking crazy.

Match 2: Abyss vs Brutus Magnus w/the Axis Powers
Magnus tries the hit-and-run strategy on Abyss, but it’s fairly unsuccessful. Abyss almost gets the Black Hole Slam, but Magnus slide to the outside to find refuge with the Powers. Abyss climbs out of the ring and lays out the other three members, and military presses Magnus back into the ring. He hits the Shock Treatment, and motions for the Black Hole Slam, but RAVEN~ walks out! Abyss gets distracted long enough for Magnus to roll him up! ONE! TWO! THR – Abyss kicks out and immediately destroys his opponent with a chokeslam. A Black Hole Slam gives him the win.
Winner via pinfall: Abyss (3:45)

The Axis Powers rush the ring and pull Brutus Magnus out as Abyss watches up the ramp, fixated on Raven, who turns and leaves without a word.

Chris Hero is backstage talking with Savio Vega, trying to understand how the King of the Mountain match works, but Vega only confuses him further. Hero expresses again that TNA is crazy, and walks off.

Match 3: Rhino vs Low Ki
Rhino starts off really aggressive like he usually does, but Low Ki responds with even more, completely throwing Rhino off. He rolls out to regroup, and then restarts things, this time slower and with more power. It breaks down into a power versus speed match-up, but Ki gives it a unique twist with his really powerful kicks. Low Ki goes for a top-rope dropkick, but Rhino dodges it. He tries for a Gore, but Ki jumps over him, and then connects with a sick mule kick. He sets up for the Ki Krusher, but Rhino fights out and hits a big belly-to-belly! ONE! TWO! THR – Ki kicks out, but Rhino follows up with some vicious back work. He eventually goes for another Gore, but Low Ki sidesteps it and then attacks with a bunch of stiff knife-edged chops. Ki tries for the Ki Krusher again, but Rhino powers out once more. He sets up for the Rhino Driver, but Low Ki pishes out and connects with a springboard roundhouse kick! He goes up top, and he hits the GHETTO STOMP! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Low Ki (8:57)

Chris Hero finds Mick Foley backstage and thanks him for not wearing a leather mask. He asks who his opponent tonight will be, and Foley tells him that it will be Shark Boy, and Hero reiterates that TNA is insane.

CHRISTIAN CAGE~ is backstage, talking with Tyson Tomko, when Rhino walks by. Cage greets him, and Rhino says that he’s glad that Cage came back, and that he wants to help me finish what he started. Cage smiles and tells him that they will be in touch.

Match 4: Chris Hero vs Shark Boy [ROH Invitational]
Hero can’t believe that he’s facing a shark, giving Shark Boy a window to mount an offense. Hero fights back pretty easily with some European uppercuts and then whips out a lot of his fancy offense to win the crowd over. Shark Boy pushes away the Hero’s Welcome and then bites Hero in the ass. Hero immediately flips out and destroys Shark Boy with a rolling elbow. He teeters, allowing Hero to connect with the Hero’s Welcome for a three-count.
Winner via pinfall: Chris Hero (6:11)

Kevin Nash goes up to Sting and tells him that he and Angle need to work together tonight in KOTM. Sting says that he only works well with other Mafia members, and then walks off.

Match 5: Motor City Machine Guns vs Team Canada vs 2 Crazy Negroes vs America’s Most Wanted w/Jackie Moore [#1 Contender’s Match]
The format here is two guys in the ring at any given time, and they can tag in any team. Simple enough. Shelley and Lethal start things off for a long stretch, and they build it up for quite a bit, with neither man wanting to tag out against the other. Lethal goes for the Lethal combination, but Shelley spins out and hits a superkick. He goes up top for a frog splash, but Storm gets the forced tag and rushes in and starts brutalizing Lethal. He and Harris take turns in the isolation, until Lethal counters a suplex into a DDT and he tags in Eric Young. AMW and Team Canada have some nice back-and-forth stuff going, and soon after all of the teams get involved in a total non-stop action (pun) stretch. Sabin goes for the Future Shock on Harris, but Storm pulls him out of the ring and AMW beat him down on the outside, but Shelley runs across the ring and takes them both out with a suicide dive! Inside the ring, Creed goes for the Monti Fisto on Young, but he dodges it and hits the Death Valley Driver! Jay Lethal sneaks in and hits the Lethal Combination on Young! Williams runs in and tries to fight Lethal in the Sharpshooter, but Lethal avoids it and hits the Lethal Combination! ONE! TWO! THR – Sabin is in and breaks it up! Lethal immediately gets up and lariats Sabin out of the ring! He turns back around RIGHT INTO THE CANADIAN DESTROYER! Young covers while Petey planchas onto everyone on the outside! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Team Canada (16:02)

Team Canada celebrates in the ring, as the three other teams look disappointed around them.

Team 3D is backstage with Lauren and they say that tonight is all or nothing. Either they solidify their place as the best tag team ever, or their careers are over. Brother Ray says that being in the ring with the team that put him out for several months will not be pretty.

Hiroshi Tanahashi is backstage and, in broken English, says that he is going to win the X-Division Championship and wear it with honor when he defends it all over the world.

Match 6: Angelina Love[c] w/Velvet Sky and Kip James vs Roxxi Laveaux [Knockouts Championship]
The champion takes over early on when Velvet Sky and Kip James get involved from the outside. Taylor Wilde, Daisy Haze, and Christie Hemme come down to even the odds, allowing Roxxi to fight back with her power game to take back over. She goes for a Voodoo Slam, but Sky jumps up on the apron to distract her. Daisy Haze tackles Sky off, but it all gives Love enough time to hit a snap DDT on Roxxi! ONE! TWO! THRE – Roxxi kicks out! Sky gets into a big fight with Haze and Hemme, while Kip James tries to break it up. The referee tries to restore order on the outside, but RAISHIA SAEED runs down! She tells Love to pick up Roxxi, BUT THEN SHE PUNCHES ANGELINA LOVE IN THE FACE! Taylor Wilde climbs in the ring to interfere, but the referee stops her before she can do whatever she planned on doing. Saeed slides out, and Roxxi Laveaux connects with the Voodoo Drop! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall and NEW TNA Knockouts Champion: Roxxi Laveaux! (6:52)

Roxxi Laveaux, Christy Hemme, and Daisy Haze celebrate in the ring.

Christopher Daniels is backstage and says that it was destiny that won the X-Division Championship, it is destiny that he will beat Hiroshi Tanahashi tonight, it will be destiny that he take the X-Division title back to the prestigious status that it once had. And that’s not a promise, that’s a prophecy.

The Japanese paparazzi comes out again, in awe of Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Jeremy Borash does formal introduction for the next match.

Match 7: Christopher Daniels[c] vs Hiroshi Tanahashi [X-Division Championship]
Simple lockup to start, but Tanahashi quickly goes to the leg that he targeted on iMPACT. Daniels tries to create space, but Tanahashi is aggressive to the point that Daniels has to roll out of the ring to take a break. He uses up most of the ten count and then gets back in the ring, but this time Tanahashi is even quicker to go after the leg. Daniels rolls to the outside again, but this time Tanahashi follows him out and continues the leg work again. Daniels creates some space after throwing Tanahashi into the barricade, and then drop toe holds him into the ring steps. Daniels throws him back into the ring and works over his neck for a long stretch, always aggressive but never cheating per se. Tanahashi fights back with chops, but Daniels cuts it off with a closed-fisted punch and throws Tanahashi into the corner. He goes for a high-knee, but Tanahashi catches it and takes him down with a dragon screw, then gets really vicious with torque to the knee. Daniels tries to fight back with an enzuigiri, but Tanahashi catches his leg AND LOCKS IN THE CLOVERLEAF! Daniels struggles for a long while, but he finally makes it to the ropes. Daniels goes to the eyes immediately and goes for a lariat, but Tanahashi ducks and connects with a Sling Blade for a long two-count! Tanahashi goes up top and tries for a top-rope Sling Blade, BUT DANIELS COUNTERS INTO A LAST RITES! ONE! TWO! THR – TANAHASHI KICKS OUT! Daniels is slow to get up and nurses his knee, but then he runs for the Best Moonsault Ever, but his hurt leg makes him take longer than expected and Tanahashi has time to get up and hit a super back suplex from the top! ONE! TWO! THR – DANIELS KICKS OUT! Tanahashi quickly goes up top again. He leaps off with the High Fly Flow, but Daniels gets his knees up, but it does about as much damage to Daniels as it does to Tanahashi! They both slowly fight to their feet and get into a slugfest in the middle of the ring, both clearly fatigued. Tanahashi has the Japanese power on his side so he takes the edge with some brutal chops then tries for the Dragon Suplex, but Daniels blocks it and goes for a German, but Tanahashi blocks that. He tries to turn him over for a reverse DDT, but Daniels elbows out and tries an STO, but Tanahashi grabs the ropes to stop it. He then kicks Daniels in the hurt leg, giving him the opportunity to hit an underhook suplex! Tanahashi quickly goes up top!! HIGH FLY FLOW!!! ONE! TWO! THR – NO! DANIELS KICKS OUT!!! Tanahashi quickly gets up and goes to the top again! ANOTHER HIGH FLY FLOW! He gets up and goes to the top for a THIRD HIGH FLY FLOW!!! ONE!!! TWO!!! THREEEEE!!!!!
Winner via pinfall and NEW X-Division Champion: Hiroshi Tanahashi!! (24:12)

Tanahashi holds the title up with a HUGE grin on his face and then straps the title around his waist. Chris Daniels slowly gets up and realizes that he lost the belt, and hides his head in his hands.

Commentary speculates as to what in the world the implications of Hiroshi Tanahashi winning the X-Division Championship could hold for TNA.

A video plays, going over the build-up to Team 3D/MEM, going all the way back to where the Mafia took at Brother Ray.

Jeremy Borash does formal introductions again.

Match 8: Booker T/Scott Steiner[c] w/Kevin Nash vs Team 3D [Titles vs Careers]
The champions immediately attack the challengers and they throw Devon out so as to isolate Ray. They’re really aggressive, but Ray fights back with his power until Nash gets involved from the outside. Towards the end, all four men are in the ring at the same time and things get pretty heated. Team 3D fight Steiner out of the ring and then HIT THE 3D ON BOOKER T! But Nash distracts the ref from the outside. Devon goes outside to take care of him, but Steiner blindsides him with a lariat. Booker goes for the Axe Kick on Ray, but he dodges it and goes for a powerbomb. Steiner rushes the ring to stop him, and takes him down with an impressive German Suplex! Brother Ray struggles to his feet! AXE KICK! Nash hits Devon with an undetected big boot on the outside, allowing the champions to hit the Doomsday Dropkick! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Booker T and Scott Steiner of the Main Event Mafia! (11:28)

Booker T and Scott Steiner roll out of the ring and grab their titles, beside themselves with excitement. Team 3D slowly get up to a standing ovation and look around visibly upset. A big “TEAM 3D!†chant breaks out, as the long-time tag team slowly makes their way to the back.

A huge hype video plays, outlining the buildup to the KOTM match, with the tag team match at Sacrifice, the Angle/Sting tension, the Sting/Joe heat, the Styles/Joe feud, Styles’ comments on Christian Cage, and Cage’s return to TNA.

Commentary brushes over KOTM rules as the participants make their way out.

Match 9: Sting[c] vs Samoa Joe vs Christian Cage vs AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle – King of the Mountain [TNA World Heavyweight Championship]
Right at the bell, everybody just starts throwing punches. Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle go for Sting, Styles goes for Angle, and Sting fights back with Samoa Joe. As the Frontline and the Mafia go at it, Christian Cage just watches on smugly, and then poses for the crowd some. Sting and Joe spill out of the ring and start fighting, using their surroundings as weapons. Kurt Angle finally suplexes Styles out of the ring and turns right into an Unprettier attempt. He blocks it and goes for the Angle Slam, but Cage rolls through and connects with the Unprettier! He covers! ONE! TWO! THREE! Christian is now eligible, and Angle must spend two minutes in the penalty box. Styles rolls into the ring, and he and Cage stare off and then go at it in the ring, but Joe slides in and teams up with Styles. They hit a double suplex and then Joe hits the Muscle Buster! Styles hits the Styles Clash, but Sting breaks up the pin attempt. Joe throws Sting out of the ring and tells Styles to hit a plancha on him, leaving Joe and Cage alone in the ring. Joe hits another Muscle Buster on Cage and covers for a three-count! Samoa Joe is now eligible, and Cage must spend two minutes in the penalty box. Sting throws Styles into the barricade, then brawls with Joe in the ring. He eventually hits the Scorpion Death Drop, but Angle breaks it up with a steel chair! Angle hits Joe with the Angle Slam onto the steel chair and covers for a three-count. Kurt Angle is now eligible, and Samoa Joe must spend two minutes in the penalty box. Styles gets back in the ring, but Angle fights him into the Ankle Lock! Sting sneaks up behind him and BASHES HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH THE BASEBALL BAT! He covers Angle for a three-count. Sting is now eligible, and Kurt Angle must spend two minutes in the penalty box. Eventually everybody gets out of the penalty box, and bodies just start getting tossed around. For the most part, it’s Angle/Styles and Sting/Joe, with Cage pretty much sitting out the action, but watching on from afar. Joe hits a German Suplex on Sting on the outside of the ring and goes to hang up the title belt! He gets almost up, but Styles notices it and runs up the ladder to stop him! The Frontline members battle at the top, but Angle rushes over and pushes the ladder over! He picks the ladder back up and goes to set up the belt himself, but Sting is back in and he rips Angle off the ladder with a powerbomb! Sting goes to set up the belt, but Christian sneaks back in and climbs up to stop him! Sting pokes Christian in the eye at the top of the ladder, but Christian returns it with a big right hand. He turns Sting around AND HITS AN UNPRETTIER OFF THE TOP! Christian climbs up for himself, but he sees Joe coming, so he leaps off. He runs at Joe, but Joe takes him down with a big STO. Styles fights into the ring and sprints up the ladder, but Joe sees it and tears him off, and the two get in a war of words. Angle runs into the ring with a chair and aims for Styles, but he ducks, and Angle bashes Joe! Styles hits the Pele on Angle, sending him out of the ring. Styles looks around, and then goes up top and hits the Spiral Tap on Samoa Joe! ONE! TWO! THREE! AJ Styles is now eligible, and Samoa Joe must spend two minutes in the penalty box. Styles climbs up the ladder, but Angle stops him at the top. The two go back and forth and Styles nearly knocks him down with a roundhouse, but Angle keeps his balance. Styles goes for an elbow, but Angle ducks and hits Styles with a low blow! Angle climbs around to the side of the ladder that Styles is on and…HE HITS A FUCKING GERMAN SUPLEX OFF THE LADDER!!!!! Angle and Styles smash to the ground below and are absolutely motionless. Sting slowly starts to get to his feet in the ring, but Cage runs by and smashes him in the head with the title belt! Samoa Joe watches on in horror from the penalty box as Christian Cage slowly climbs up the ladder. Samoa Joe has five seconds left…four…Christian is halfway up…three…Christian is at the top…two…Christian reaches up…one…Christian stands up on the ladder…Samoa Joe is released! He runs down to the ring, BUT ITS TOO LATE! CHRISTIAN CAGE FASTENS THE BELT!!! CHRISTIAN CAGE WINS IT!!!!!
Winner and NEW TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: CHRISTIAN CAGE!!! (27:44)

Christian Cage unhooks the TNA Championship, and then holds it up in triumph. He celebrates with the fans, absolutely ecstatic with his victory. The camera zooms out to survey all of the fallen bodies, and we can see Christian Cage marching up the ramp. Samoa Joe looks beyond pissed off, catching his breath inside the ring. Cage marches past him to meet Tomko at the top of the ramp for them to celebrate.

 

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u]Internet Rumors[/u]
- Team 3D wanted to retire quietly once Brother Ray was written out earlier this year, but they agreed to do the storyline culminating on Sunday. We are not sure if they are looking to work on the indy scene, return to WWE, or retire for good. But we do now that they have been released mutually by TNA.
- Lexie Fyfe and Jonny Harlow have both been released by TNA for attitude problems.
- For those keeping track, Awesome Kong is currently working in ROH’s sister-promotion, SHIMMER. Los Infernales are now in NJPW, Homicide is still in NJPW, and Hernandez is looking to return to the States to work in ROH. Speaking of ROH, MCMG, Chris Daniels, Doug Williams, and Alex Koslov have all been working ROH dates as of late.
- Kevin Nash has been hinting at a new big-bame signing lately, though he isn’t being very agreeable in revealing who it is.

TNA iMPACT
Etienne Desmarteau Center
Montreal Quebec, Canada
June 25, 2009

A video going over the results of Sunday’s Slammiversary plays.

New TNA Champion Christian Cage comes out with Tomko by his side. Cage cuts a promo about how he’s returned to TNA and it’s great that he’s starting off during this month’s TNA Canadian Tour. He also says that he hasn’t forgotten who put him out in the first place. Samoa Joe comes out and says it’s great to have him on the side of the Frontline, but Cage corrects him and says that there is nobody in the Frontline whom he trusts, and then leaves.

--Commercial Break--

The Main Event Mafia (minus Kurt Angle) is backstage in their locker room, and Sting is pissed. Nash mentions how Angle is out of action after the fall he took with Styles at Slammiversary. At the mention of Angle’s name, Sting tells the others that he is no longer TNA Champion because Angle was disloyal to the Mafia. He then prohibits any of them from acknowledging Angle as part of the MEM any longer.

Match 1: James Storm w/Chris Harris & Jackie Moore vs Jay Lethal w/Consequences Creed
Jay Lethal goes right after Storm with his high-flying offense, but Storm keeps pushing him away. Storm finally capitalizing after Lethal misses a springboard dropkick, and he keeps him grounded for a good stretch. Lethal starts to fight back, but Moore get trips him up from the outside, letting Storm hit his double-knee backbreaker! ONE! TWO! THR – Lethal kicks out! Storm goes for the Eye of the Storm, but Lethal spins out. Harris goes to trip Lethal, but this time Creed intercepts it and takes Harris out with a crossbody off the apron! Storm gets distracted long enough for Lethal to hit a springboard dropkick, and then the Lethal Elbow for the win!!
Winner via pinfall: Jay Lethal (8:41)

Chris Harris rushes the ring and attacks, leading to a brawl between both teams, until officials can break it up.

--Commercial Break--

AJ Styles is walking backstage, really banged up and in street clothes, when Samoa Joe passes by. Styles starts to greet him, but Joe cuts him off and says that he would have stopped Cage from winning the title if Styles hadn’t forced Joe into the penalty box, and then Joe walks off pissed.

Commentary briefly goes over the history between The Beautiful and the now-three person deep Saeed-Tourage.

Match 2: Angelina Love w/Velvet Sky & Cute Kip vs Raisha Saeed w/Rhaka Khan & Sojourner Bolt
Back-and-forth match with a lot of hair pulling and outside interference. Raisha Saeed surprises Love with her strength, and so she stays in control for the most part. Saeed goes for a vertical suplex, but Love floats over and attempts the Bicycle Kick. Saeed ducks it, but then walks right into a spinning wheel kick. Love motions for the Bicycle Kick again, but Roxxi Laveaux comes down to ringside! She and Love get in a verbal spat, providing Saeed the opportunity to roll her up! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winner via pinfall: Raisha Saeed (5:13)

Roxxi celebrates with Saeed in the ring, until Saeed kicks her in the skull, and then holds up the Knockouts Championship

--Commercial Break--

Footage of NJPW’s Tanahashi’s shocking win over Daniels at Slammiversary is shown.

Match 3: Volador vs Shark Boy
They both just bust out fun moves and work up the crowd. Volador especially hits some good lucha stuff, but then Daniels rushes the ring and delivers lariats to both men, effectively ruining the match.
Result: No contest via interference (2:09)

Daniels gets on the mic and says that all X-Division matches must cease while the X-Division title is being held captive by Tanahashi in Japan. He says that Tanahashi is refusing to defend the title on American soil, but not to worry because he is going to win the title back, since he is the best X-Division wrestler in both the Frontline and TNA as a whole.

This brings out Low Ki. Daniels tells him to go to the back and wait for further instructions, but Ki doesn’t budge. Daniels says that Low Ki is welcome to stand in his corner in his rematch with Tanahashi, but he’s not amused. Daniels says that Low Ki is out of line and he tells him to go to the back like a good little boy, and he pats him on the head, prompting Low Ki to PUNCH DANIELS IN THE FACE! Daniels rolls out of the ring and struggles up the ramp in shock.

--Commercial Break--

RAVEN~ comes out and talks about how he was asked to come back to provide guidance, and he calls out Frankie Kazarian and Jimmy Rave. He puts them both over and labels them the “Enlightened.” It continues for a while, until Abyss comes out and chases all three men away.

--Commercial Break--

Rhino runs into Tomko backstage and tells him that he likes the stance that Christian has taken; on neither the Frontline nor the Mafia. He says that he and Christian have a lot of history together, so he’d like to rekindle that alliance. Tomko says that he’ll pass the word on to Christian.

Tenay reiterates that Team Canada re the number one contenders to the tag team titles, and that title match will take place next week.

Match 4: Team Canada vs No Limit
No Limit showcases their moves for the first half of the match, with some cheap heat tactics thrown in for good measure. Petey Williams and Eric Young take over after a bit, and Williams goes for the Canadian Destroyer on Yujiro, but Booker T and Scott Steiner run down for the distraction. Williams gets distracted long enough for No Limit to double team him with twin dropkicks. Yujiro goes for a flying headbutt, but Williams rolls out of the way. He signals for the Canadian Destroyer again, but Booker T hops up onto the apron. Eric Young runs over and does a springboard dropkick to knock Booker T off, allowing Williams to hit the Destroyer for the three-count.
Winners via submission: Team Canada (6:34)

Team Canada motion for the titles as Booker T and Scott Steiner back up the ramp.

--Commercial Break--

Match 5: Booker T/Scott Steiner/Kevin Nash vs Motor City Machineguns [Alex Shelley/Chris Sabin/Jimmy Jacobs]
Yes, Jimmy Jacobs is now being billed as an official member of the MCMG for the first time. This is mostly Shelley and Sabin going at it with Booker T and Scott Steiner, and it starts off slow, but the Mafia’s dirty tactics piss off the Guns and they retaliate with a lot of aggressiveness. All three Guns overwhelm the Mafia with their speed, so they roll to the outside to create space. The Guns back up and hit triple suicide dives to send us to a commercial.

--Commercial Break--

We come back and the faces are still rolling with their momentum until the Kevin Nash gets involved from the apron and chokes Jacobs from the corner. The heels go through a long control segment with a lot of back work, but they can never seem to put him away. He finally finds an out when Nash gets hung up on the ropes after a big boot, and he makes the hot tag to Sabin. He gets on a big roll, but Sting makes his way down to support his Mafia members, distracting the Gun. Booker T blindsides Sabin with a roundhouse kick, and then they get another good control segment in. Kevin Nash knocks Shelley and Jacobs off the apron, while Booker T signals for the Axe Kick, but TEAM CANADA~ runs down! Booker T gets in a verbal spat with him, while Steiner gets off the apron to deal with the physically. Booker T flicks them off, and then turns around RIGHT INTO THE FUTURE SHOCK! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Winners via pinfall: Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Jimmy Jacobs . . . the Motor City Machineguns! (14:55)

Team Canada brawl around the ring with Booker T and Scott Steiner, while Sting and Kevin Nash duke it out with MCMG.

--Commercial Break--

Samoa Joe comes out and says that he didn’t want any disrespect from Christian Cage earlier, especially considering he really should have won at Slammiversary. This draws out Cage, who basically calls Samoa Joe a whiney bitch, which is exactly how he was when he left. Joe challenges Cage to a title match to prove who the bitch is and he considers it, but before he can answer, Sting comes out.

He says not to forget about the former champion, who lost the title without even being pinned. Joe says that he made Sting tap at Sacrifice, so he easily could have done it in a one-on-one match for the title, but Sting says he’s all talk, as he proved at last year’s Bound For Glory. They get in each other’s face, but Christian splits them up and reminds them that they are BOTH inferior to the Peep’s Champion. Sting and Joe look at each other, AND THEY BOTH TURN AND CLOTHESLINE CHRISTIAN! They then turn toward each other and start trading blows! Christian gets back into the fight and the three brawl all around the ring! It spills out into the crowd, and the show fades to an end with Christian, Samoa Joe, and Sting throwing brutal punches around the arena.

Xplosion Results (6/27)
Los Infernales over Jihad
Sean Morley over Kenny King
Daisy Haze over ODB
Tyson Dux over Patrick Schulz w/The Axis Powers