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TNA
May 6, 2013 13:59:04 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on May 6, 2013 13:59:04 GMT -5
HARD JUSTICE (August 10, 2008) The Pay-Per-View opened up with a bunch of TNA officials and medical personnel huddled around someone down in the backstage area. Alex Shelley comes running up, breaking through the huddle to see Chris Sabin down on the ground unconscious as doctors are preparing to put him on a stretcher. Jim Cornette is also there and Shelley asks him what happened. Cornette says he doesn’t know. Just that someone backstage heard a fight, two guys ran away and Sabin was there knocked out. Cornette tells Shelley his match is first up, so if he wants to go find another partner to fill in, he better hurry up. Shelley looks conflicted but runs off while Cornette goes back to check on the doctors’ progress. Sabin is then wheeled off to a waiting ambulance. Triangle Match: Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated Alex Shelley and Consequences Creed and Latin American X-Change (Homicide and Hernandez) when J. Storm defeated Creed after a DWI in 0:15:50. Rating: *** 1/2 (Chris Sabin no-showed.)Even with short notice, Shelley was able to recruit Consequences Creed to be his partner. He filled in well, but it was obvious the chemistry wasn’t there that the other two teams had. Beer Money was able to take advantage and caught Creed with their DWI double team move and got the pin. Matt Morgan defeated Samoa Joe by disqualification in 0:12:24. Rating: ***Two of TNA’s biggest and baddest met. Joe wanted bring an end to Morgan’s impressive run since his TNA in-ring debut. But the way things were going, it looked like Joe would turn out to be Morgan’s latest conquest. Joe tried to lock in the Coquina Clutch, but Morgan was too big for Joe to get it fully locked in. Joe tried for the Muscle Buster, but Morgan’s strength kept Joe from picking him off the top rope. Instead, Morgan pushed him off, then flew off with a flying clothesline. Later in the match, Morgan hit Joe with his Carbon Footprint, which sent Joe flying out to the floor. Joe though grabbed a chair and smacked Morgan with it, getting himself disqualified. With Morgan then down and out, even though the match was over, Joe locked in the Coquina Clutch until security pried him off. No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Taylor Wilde pinned Awesome Kong with the Missile Dropkick in 0:09:35. Rating: ** 1/4 (Taylor Wilde retained the TNA KNOCKOUTS TITLE.)A lot of people have been saying Taylor Wilde needed a clean victory over Awesome Kong to validate her as a legitimate knockouts champion. Tonight she got it. The rookie has been showing great improvement each and every week and tonight was probably the culmination of her efforts. You can tell Wilde had Kong well scouted. She seemed to know ahead of time what moves Kong was going to use and how to avoid them. Even when Kong got an upperhand in the match, Wilde still seemed one step ahead. Kong set Wilde up for an Awesome Bomb, but Wilde flipped over her back to go for a sunset flip. Kong though wouldn’t flip over and tried to jump down on Wilde. Only the champ moved out of the way and Kong hit nothing but canvas. Wilde then went to the top rope, waiting for Kong to get up, then catching her with a missile dropkick. She made the cover and got the 1-2-3. Four Corners Match: Petey Williams defeated Curry Man, Eric Young and Jay Lethal when P. Williams pinned Curry Man with the Canadian Destroyer in 0:19:29. Rating: *** 1/4 (Petey Williams won the TNA X DIVISION TITLE.)Petey Williams found a way to regain his X Division title without having to go through Jay Lethal. He took advantage of the title being on the line in a four way match, to pin Curry Man and win back the title. Early in the match, it looked as if Petey would’ve been the least likely to walk out with the title, as he was on the wrong side of a 3 on 1 attack. Facing three men he wasn’t exactly on good terms with led to everyone attacking him at the start. Things calmed down and Petey was able to recover a bit when every else started going after each other after they realized no one was going to let anyone else pin Williams to win the match. Late in the match, Williams was in the ring with Curry Man as Eric Young was on the floor. Lethal was standing outside the ropes on the apron, only to have Curry Man drop kick Lethal sending him crashing into Young. When Curry Man got up though, he walked right into a Canadian Destroyer from Williams which gave him the win and the belt. Sting and Abyss defeated Tomko and Scott Steiner when Sting pinned Tomko after a crucifix in 0:12:30. Rating: ** 3/4Sting found a partner in Abyss that could match size and strength with Steiner and Tomko. The match started off as a normal tag team affair, but soon disintegrated into a pure fight. Abyss and Steiner went outside while Tomko was working over Sting on the inside. But Tomko took his eyes off Sting when he saw Abyss chokeslam Steiner through a table. As Tomko watched he partner crash through the wood, Sting came up from behind him and put him in a crucifix to get the pin. Kaz pinned AJ Styles after a fisherman suplex in 0:16:05. Rating: *** 1/2Kaz got one up of A.J. Styles this time around. The two went back and fourth most of the match trading moves with neither able to get a pin. Styles had Kaz set up for the Styles Clash, when Kaz snuck in a low blow. Kurt Angle defeated Booker T after the Angle Slam in 0:18:48. Rating: *** 1/2 (Kurt Angle retained the TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.)Kurt Angle held on to his TNA World Title, one again with Kaz providing an assist. Booker looked like he was ready to put Angle away and win back his title. Angle went for the Ankle Lock, but Booker turned over and kicked him off into the ropes. As Angle bounced off, Booker sprang up and hit the Book End. But Kaz ran down to the ring and pulled the referee out before he could make his three count. This though, brought down A.J. Styles to attack Kaz and fight him off to the back. The distraction though gave Angle enough time to recover, and catch Booker with the Angle Slam to get the win.
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TNA
May 8, 2013 21:38:20 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on May 8, 2013 21:38:20 GMT -5
Good way to cover up the no-show. Beer Money is your money team right now, so they needed to go over.
Sounded almost like a squash for Morgan until Joe went to the chair. Morgan is at the top of his game right now. You might have something in him if you keep pushing him.
I have to admit I'm not into the Knockouts that much, but it is simply because I have hard time getting into women's wrestling. Rey has been the only one to make me care, but you have enough other good stuff to read that it doesn't bother me much. Besides, I know the Knockouts were a huge reason why TNA had any success around this time period. All that being said, I realize the importance of Wilde pinning Kong here. That's huge.
For some reason I thought Abyss might turn on Sting. Glad to see it didn't happen.
I wasn't thrilled with how Kaz was treated early on in this push, but you've rebounded nicely. Kaz has become one of my favorites in your TNA, you've created a fun character, and can't wait to see him now go after the title.
And that looks like where he is headed after the main event. I don't know if this will lead to a four corners match or some tag team match, but it's fun not knowing exactly who is going to come out on top of this four-way feud.
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TNA
May 14, 2013 12:39:05 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on May 14, 2013 12:39:05 GMT -5
IMPACT (August 14, 2008) Booker T comes to the ring to open the show to address the ending of his title match at Hard Justice. He had some words for Kaz saying sooner or later the day is going to come when he’ll have to face him man to man and all the bullcrap he’s pulled in the past month is going to come back and bite him in the ass. He then staked his claim to deserving another shot at Kurt Angle saying Angle got a rematch at Booker when he was champ cause of interference, so he should get the same. Kaz though came down to the ring to offer a difference of opinion. He told Booker to step aside as its time for Kaz to guide TNA into the future. He pinned A.J. at Hard Justice and he is long overdue for a title shot. This of course brought out A.J. Styles saying Kaz took the low road at Hard Justice and beat him with a low blow. A true champion doesn’t take the shortcut. Kaz isn’t deserving of a title shot, because he can’t beat anyone, without taking a short cut. As if there already weren’t enough people in the ring, The Blueprint Matt Morgan came to join the party, and throw his name into the mix of title contenders. Morgan pointed out that ever since he stepped in the ring, he’s been unstoppable. Samoa Joe saw this last night. A former TNA World Champ, couldn’t stop Morgan and neither could anyone else. And that brought out Samoa Joe, speaking first to Morgan, saying the way he saw things, Morgan didn’t beat Joe either. In fact, Joe was the one that walked out of the ring, while Morgan was the one helped out. Joe then asked if anyone could tell him, who pinned him for the TNA title? Joe answered for them, nobody. Finally to settle everything, Jim Cornette came down. Cornette said everyone has a valid point, so he was introducing something he called the pyramid challenge. At the next PPV, No Surrender, Kurt Angle will defend the world title in a 3-way match. Two other 3-way matches will be held to determine the two challengers. Tonight it will be Booker vs. AJ vs. Kaz for one spot. Next week it will be Joe vs. Morgan vs. A mystery opponent for the other. He then ordered everyone to get the hell out of the ring, so we can get on with the show. Backstage with The Beautiful PeopleAngelina Love, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne were sitting in front of mirrors doing their makeup talking about Gail Kim getting a Knockouts title shot tonight. They were joking that Kim was to ugly to get a shot. Not that Taylor Wilde was anything to brag about either. Velvet wondered aloud what Gail had to do for Eric Young to get a title shot. Madison said she’d do Eric Young for a title shot. When the other two stopped and stared at her, she supplied the standard “joking” tag. Angelina said if anyone deserved a shot it was her. Then said someone was going to have to do something about this. Gail Kim defeated Taylor Wilde by disqualification in 0:06:11. Rating: ** (Taylor Wilde retained the TNA KNOCKOUTS TITLE.) [Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne interfered against Gail Kim.]
Taylor Wilde was still showing some effects of her match at Hard Justice against Awesome Kong when she defended her belt against Gail Kim. The two though showed each other a deal of mutual respect and traded shots until Kim caught Wilde with a drop kick sending her out of the ring. While Kim was alone in the ring, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne rushed down to jump into the ring and attack Kim causing the DQ. They doubled team the challenge until Wilde got back in the ring, then helped Kim fight off Sky and Rayne. Kim and Wilde shook hands while Sky and Rayne headed for the back yelling at Taylor she’ll pay for this. In-ring promo from Alex Shelley
Alex Shelley said he wasn’t around, but it’s pretty clear what happened to Chris Sabin before the tag title match at Hard Justice. He placed the blame solely on Beer Money, claiming they were responsible for attacking Sabin and knocking him out of the match. Beer Money came down to plead their innocence. Roode told Shelley if he’s looking for someone to blame, he’s got the wrong guys. They were warming up for the match, but it didn’t matter if Sabin would’ve been in the match or not, there was no way Beer Money was losing the titles. Shelley said he didn’t believe him and challenged Roode to a one-on-one match right there. Roode liked the idea. So did Storm so he could stay there and drink while Roode took care of business. Alex Shelley pinned Robert Roode with the Sliced Bread #2 in 0:13:35. Rating: *** 1/2Maybe Beer Money was responsible, maybe they weren’t. But in Alex Shelley’s mind, he won one for his fallen teammate. Storm snuck in an occasional cheap shot while the ref wasn’t looking, but it wasn’t enough to keep Shelley down. Shelley took advantage of some miscommunication. Roode held Shelley while Storm went to spit beer in Shelley’s face, but Shelley ducked and Storm spit on Roode. After dropkicking Storm off the apron, Shelley hit Roode with Sliced Bread and got the pin. Latin American X-Change (Homicide and Hernandez) defeated The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) when Homicide defeated C. Stevens by disqualification in 0:05:49. Rating: **The Naturals and LAX met to see who would climb back up the tag team ladder, and who would slip back down. But we never got to see who it would be. Team 3D ran down in the middle and attacked LAX from behind, leaving the former champs laid out as they stood in the ring and posed. The Naturals knew enough to stay out of the way, and quietly escaped to the back. Backstage interview with Scott SteinerJeremy Borash was talking to Scott Steiner in the back about his match tonight against Abyss and Big Poppa Pump was still fuming mad over the Monster putting him through a table at Hard Justice. Steiner said Abyss can bring his tables and thumbtacks, but he’s got his lead pipe and best physique on any wrestler in history. Scott Steiner made Abyss submit to the Steiner Recliner in 0:09:26. Rating: ** 1/2After Abyss controlled the early part of the match, Steiner turned things around by luring Abyss out to the floor and sneaking in a shot with his pipe to Abyss’s ribs while the ref couldn’t see. Steiner then sent the monster head first into the ring post. He brought him back into the ring, then locked in the Steiner Recliner to grab the win. After the match was over, Steiner grabbed his pipe and gave Abyss a few shots with it until security came out and forced Steiner to the back. Triangle Match: Booker T defeated Kaz and AJ Styles when Booker defeated Styles after the Scissors Kick in 0:13:03. Rating: ***Booker T earned one spot in the No Surrender match against Kurt Angle. The match started out with both Booker and AJ trading shots on Kaz. But the time came for Booker and AJ to turn on each other with a title shot on the line. Kaz got back in the middle of things and was able to claim a slight advantage on both, but for the most part, momentum in the match swung between all three. The ending came when AJ caught Kaz with a Pele Kick, only to get up and catch a scissors kick from Booker T that led to the pin.
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TNA
May 20, 2013 18:37:03 GMT -5
Post by snabbit888 on May 20, 2013 18:37:03 GMT -5
8/7:
Hot start to the show. Should be a good tag match.
Well, that's one way to make your point, Petey.
Individually, Hernandez was just too big for Shelley and Roode. Don't know if it will go that way in the title match.
Well shit... not very subtle beat down of Brooks, now was it, Beautiful People?
Joe shows he can beat a big guy. Think he will do the same to Morgan too. Morgan's not quite there.
Probably a smart idea, Steiner. Even he doesn't want to see Abyss!
Booker needed the momentum against Angle. Booking 101 dictates he probably won't be winning the title back on Sunday though.
Hard Justice:
Rough no-show, and Creed did his best, but I'm not sure what else he expected. Allows Beer Money to sneak in and win.
Well, Joe didn't win, but he sure is mad. Morgan will be out for blood now.
Even with Wilde being the champ, that is a huge upset to pin Kong clean. Has that been done in TNA before this?
Glad Petey is the X champ again, but really, kind of wish you hadn't taken it off him to begin with.
Sting finally starting to compile some wins.
That's a tremendous win for Kaz. He needed it to be taken seriously. And it was clean, no less.
Angle wins, but with shenanigans. Not a big fan of Kaz getting involved, though the end justifies the means, I suppose.
8/14:
Thought you might be going with a 6-way title match, but like the idea of two triple threats. It's simple, but Pyramid Challenge is a cool name.
The Beautiful People are going to get involved in the Knockouts title match.
And there it is.
If Beer Money is being accused of attacking Sabin, chances are they are not the culprits. Wrestling 101.
Beer Money might not be responsible, but MCMGs are getting established as the next challengers.
The Naturals do nothing for me, so glad to see LAX working their way back up.
Steiner's lead pipe is awesome. Especially when he's using it on Abyss.
And Booker T earns the first spot. Don't see him getting the title back though.
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May 26, 2013 10:30:19 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on May 26, 2013 10:30:19 GMT -5
IMPACT (August 21, 2008) [/center] The show opened with a limo arriving though you can’t see who’s in it. Presumably it’s the mystery wrestler in tonight’s 3-way match for a spot in the No Surrender title match. The car parks and Jim Cornette opens the back door and tells whoever’s inside that he’s glad to see him and it’s always nice to have a former world champion in the mix. Cornette then runs towards the camera before anyone gets out of the car. Cornette runs the camera man off saying we’re not going to let the cat out bag just yet. Meanwhile inside the Impact Zone, Kaz came to the ring and said last week A.J. Styles cost him the two things he wants most in the world. One being a world title shot, and the other being a chance to kick Booker T’s ass. So if he has to yet again wait for a title shot, at least he has something to do in the meantime. Kaz said he knows he already beat A.J. Styles at Hard Justice, and proved to everyone that he is in fact, the better man. But he has no problem doing it again tonight. Styles then came down to accept the challenge, saying Kaz may have one up on him, but tonight he was going to even the score. Kaz went for a cheapshot clothesline, but A.J. ducked it then hit Kaz with the Pele. Kaz slid out of the right and headed back up the ramp yelling to AJ that he’ll get him later. Backstage interview with Gail KimJeremy Borash stopped Gail Kim walking backstage to ask her about The Beautiful People. Kim said she was looking forward to tonight as she found a really great partner to stand by her side and fight against Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne tonight. Too bad Wilde wasn’t by her side at that moment, as all three members snuck up behind her and attacked her. They closed the assault by throwing her headfirst into a wall. Security finally came to pull the Beautiful People away as medical personnel checked on Gail. Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal defeated Petey Williams and Elix Skipper when Lethal pinned P. Williams with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:12:58. Rating: *** 1/4The show’s first match was X Division tag team action. Jay Lethal put himself back in line for a shot at the X Division title he lost at Hard Justice by pinning current champ Petey Williams in a tag team match. In-ring promo with The NaturalsAndy Douglas and Chase Stevens came to the ring and asked for Team 3D to come out and join them. 3D came, but didn’t seem all that pleased with being summoned. The Naturals said they didn’t call them out here for any kind of fight or anything, but instead wanted to thank them for helping them against LAX last week. They extended their hands to Team 3D but the brothers instead took a mic. They said they didn’t do what they did to help out The Naturals. They did it to prove that Team 3D was the toughest and greatest tag team. They always have been, and they always will be. And anyone else who gets in their way, will get run over. Team 3D then attacked the Naturals, pummeling both before hitting 3Ds on each. Backstage interview with Scott Steiner and TomkoSteiner was still celebrating his victory over Abyss last week. He said he can’t believe that there was once a time when people were scared of Abyss. But he said he proved that those days are long gone and Abyss is no longer a monster, just a man. And Steiner was the Ultimate Man. As much as he enjoyed kicking Abyss’ ass last week, tonight he’s gonna let his partner Tomko take a turn. Tomko said Abyss is a shell of what he once was. Steiner proved that last week and he’s going to prove it again right now. Tomko pinned Abyss with the Yakuza Kick in 0:11:07. Rating: *** 1/4Abyss had the advantage for most of the match, including hitting Tomko with his Shock Treatment move. But then Steiner, lead pipe in hand marched his way down to the ring. Steiner got up on the apron and Abyss came over to meet him grabbing Steiner around the neck. The referee for some reason tried to get inbetween the two. Steiner was able to sneak a low blow in on Abyss hitting him with his pipe. This staggered Abyss right into Tomko who got up and caught him with a kick to get the pin. After getting his hand raised in victory, Tomko then spat on Abyss. Backstage interview with Taylor WildeThe Knockouts champ was being asked about Gail Kim being injured and having to face the Beautiful People alone. She said she’ll do what she has to. At that moment though, Eric Young came walking in wearing lipstick, a sports bra and a speedo. He said he’s not going to send Wilde out there by herself against TBP. So he got dressed as a knockout and will be her partner. Wilde just looked at him befuddled and couldn’t even speak. But before they left for the match, Traci Brooks came into the scene. Brooks told Young it’s okay, she wants the chance to be Wilde’s partner tonight as she still has a score to settle with the Beautiful People. Young said that’s fine with him. As Wilde and Brooks headed to the ring, Young stopped Traci and said he had to confess he actually borrowed this lipstick out of her bag. She said that’s fine, he can keep it. Taylor Wilde and Traci Brooks defeated Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne when Taylor defeated Sky by disqualification in 0:10:40. Rating: 1/4* (Gail Kim no-showed.)Wilde and Brooks held the upperhand in the match, but Angelina Love snuck in a cheap shot everywhere she could to help out her partners Sky and Rayne. But it still wasn’t enough as Wilde and Brooks were poised to gain a win after Brooks DDTed Rayne, but Love ran into the ring and attacked her causing a DQ. Wilde went after Love but the numbers advantage was too much and the Beautiful People left Wilde and Brooks down and out in the ring with paper bags over their heads. Backstage interview with Matt MorganMorgan spoke about his match tonight for a world title shot. He said he didn’t care about who the mystery wrestler was. He didn’t care about stepping in the ring with Samoa Joe again. All he cared about was going out there and earning a world title shot. It’s been proven, that he’s the most dominant wrestler that ever came to TNA. Even Joe hasn’t shown he can beat him 1-on-1 without a chair. This is the night, Morgan puts himself in position to fulfill his destiny. AJ Styles defeated Kaz by countout in 0:13:03. Rating: *** 1/2
Styles and Kaz put on another great back-and-fourth match. Neither was able to put together a consistent offense without the other coming up with some sort of counter move. But the bad blood between these two was evident and what started out as a great technical wrestling match morphed into a street fight. Kaz seemed to be caught off guard by the fire he saw in AJ Styles’ eyes and didn’t seem to want anything to do with it. Kaz was outside while AJ was inside the ring holding a chair slamming it against the turnbuckle. The ref got the chair away from Styles but it still apparently frightened Kaz enough that he refused to get back in the ring saying Styles was a mad man. This got Kaz counted out, but things are far from settled between these two. Backstage interview with Samoa JoeJoe responded to Morgan’s earlier comments saying he must not have paid attention back at Hard Justice. But it might’ve been hard for Morgan to have remembered being knocked out cold and his shoulders being pinned to the mat. Joe said he doesn’t care what hoops Jim Cornette puts infront of him to jump through, he’ll get past them, and get the chance to win back his TNA world title. And as for the mystery man, he doesn’t care who it is. You could put Hulk Hogan in the ring for all he cares, and it’s not going to matter. Joe said he will move on to No Surrender and win back the TNA title. In-ring before the main event
Matt Morgan and Samoa Joe made their entrances than waited as Jim Cornette came to the ring to introduce his mystery wrestler. Cornette said that they third man in the match is no stranger to either one of the other two. He’s been on the sidelines far too long waiting to get back in this ring. So here he is, the third man in tonight’s main event … The fans in the Impact Zone then exploded when the music of Christian Cage hit!! The Instant Classic was back in TNA!! Triangle Match: Christian Cage defeated Matt Morgan and Samoa Joe when Cage pinned Joe with the Unprettier in 0:18:29. Rating: *** 3/4Cage was able to use the initial shock value of his arrival to gain an early advantage against the other two. But as that wore off, his quickness became his biggest asset against two men bigger and stronger. Added to that was Joe and Morgan’s preoccupication with each other. Morgan tried to hit Joe with the Carbon Footprint, but Joe ducked and Morgan straddled himself over the top rope. Cage then dropkicked Morgan out of the ring. Joe tried to lock the Coquina Clutch in on Christian, but he was able to reverse it and hit the unprettier which got him the pin.
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TNA
May 28, 2013 20:41:54 GMT -5
Post by snabbit888 on May 28, 2013 20:41:54 GMT -5
Oooh, mystery!
I smell AJ evening the score and a rubber match at the next PPV.
Well, maybe you won't make the match later, Gail.
Nothing wrong with seeing another Petey/Lethal matchup.
Ha. Any time the Naturals get beat up, I am a fan.
Yeah, Abyss, suck on that! You don't mess with the Ultimate Man!
Eric Young makes a beautiful woman.
I miss the paper bag gimmick a lot.
You're saying the right things, Morgan, but it's not your time yet.
Smart move, Kaz. Don't mess with a pissed off AJ.
Cage back is big for you. He has a lot of unfinished business with a lot of people, so seeing him back in the mix is exciting.
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May 31, 2013 8:56:49 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on May 31, 2013 8:56:49 GMT -5
Feels like Abyss is getting the Sting treatment from earlier.
Didn't expect Christian! Awesome return for him. Good decision to put him over, too, since that allows Joe/Morgan to continue and feud while Christian can go after the title.
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Jun 3, 2013 1:42:39 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 3, 2013 1:42:39 GMT -5
IMPACT (August 28, 2008)
Johnny Devine, Sonjay Dutt and Elix Skipper defeated Consequences Creed, Curry Man and Shark Boy when Prime Time pinned Shark Boy with the Sudden Death in 0:15:02. Rating: *** 3/4The show opened up with a 6-man X Division tag match. Johnny Devine, Sonjay Dutt and Elix Skipper got the win. Dutt did a top rope dive to the floor splashing down on Creed and Curry Man while in the ring, Devine caught Shark Boy with a superkick that lead to Skipper hitting him with Sudden Death. After the match though, things were far from harmonious on the winning team as each member wanted credit for the victory. This lead to a heated argument, and then all three fighting with each other. In-ring promo by A.J. Styles
A.J. came to the ring and called Kaz a coward for walking out on their match last week. Kaz came out and said that as much as he wanted to kick AJ’s ass, he has nothing to prove by doing so. It’s time for him to move on, because he also owes Booker T an ass kicking. Eventually he’ll get back to A.J. but last week wasn’t the time or the place for it. The next words that were heard were those of Jim Cornette who came out and said “Hello time, hello place.” He then announced that Kaz will fight A.J. tonight, and just to make sure there’s not a repeat of last week, the match will take place in the 6 sides of steal. James Storm and Alex Shelley battled to a double countout in 0:09:50. Rating: *** 1/2Alex Shelley and James Storm got into a nice fight that resulted in both getting counted out of their match. Robert Roode tried to run down to give his partner an edge, but Shelley was able to counter and fight off both members of Beer Money. Shelley got away and headed back to the top of the ramp where he announced that his partner, Chris Sabin would be back at No Surrender, and Jim Cornette had granted them a match, Guns vs. Beer Money for the World Tag titles. Backstage with Abyss and StingAbyss came up to Sting in the back and was a bit upset. He asked Sting where he’s been the last two weeks when he’s been beaten by Steiner and Tomko. Sting apologized and said he had other business obligations. Abyss said now that Sting’s here, the two of them should go take some leadpipes of their own and go hunt them down. Sting said there’s no reason to stoop down to their level. They were better than that. They don’t need pipes or weapons, they’re good enough to beat them on their own. Sting said next week we’ll get them in a match and we’ll beat them in the ring. Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) when Devon defeated C. Stevens by disqualification in 0:08:14. Rating: ** 1/4After being attacked by them last week, The Naturals wanted a match with Team 3D. But the Naturals weren’t the only ones that wanted to get revenge on 3D for an attack. After being attacked, two weeks ago, LAX came down to pay back 3D and started a nice brawl between all the teams that security had to break up. Backstage interview with Christian CageJeremy Borash was set to interview Christian Cage about his return to TNA, but before the interview could get started, Samoa Joe jumped in and told Borash he’ll ask the questions. All Joe said to Cage was ask him what he was doing back. Cage said the last four months he’s been on the sidelines and every day all he could think about was getting back at Kurt Angle. He was finally healthy enough to get back and he made the arrangements with Jim Cornette to enter the match last week. Cage said he didn’t have a problem with Joe as before he left, the two of them were fighting the same fight. But Kurt Angle was his No. 1 priority and he didn't care who he might jump in front of for a shot. He was going after Angle. Joe said the only problem with that is he crossed the wrong person by costing Joe his shot at the World Title. And Joe just isn’t going to step aside and let that happen. Cage said if Joe wanted to do something about it, he’s free tonight. The two then agreed on a match. Angelina Love pinned Gail Kim with the Lights Out in 0:05:15. Rating: ** 3/4 [Madison Rayne interfered against Gail Kim.]Kim was still showing some effects of being attacked last week and clearly was in no shape to compete against Love. Love got a relatively easy victory, but that wasn’t enough. Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky came into the ring to attack Kim and put her head in a bag, but Taylor Wilde and Traci Brooks ran in to make the save and chase of the Beautiful People. Christian Cage pinned Samoa Joe with the Unprettier in 0:11:52. Rating: **** 1/4For the second straight week, Christian Cage got a pin on Samoa Joe, but all that did was infuriate Joe more. Joe assaulted Christian after the match until Matt Morgan ran down to make the save. Morgan got the best of Joe until Joe hit him low, bringing down the Giant, where Joe locked in the Coquina Clutch, and held it for an extended time. Cage finally came to and helped pull Joe off, but the damage was clearly done to Morgan. Backstage with Kaz and Booker TKaz was backstage getting ready for his match, when all of a sudden Booker T shows up in his locker room. Booker said he heard Kaz still has a problem with him. Kaz didn’t back down saying yeah. He has a problem with Booker getting in his way of the world title. Throwing him off a ladder at Slammiversery, then not only flat out refusing to give him a title shot but stabbing him in the back over it. Kaz said if he couldn’t have the world title, he was doing to do everything in his power to keep Booker from winning it. Kaz then excused himself so he can go to his match. Cage Match: Kaz defeated AJ Styles by escaping the cage in 0:18:39. Rating: *** 1/2By the end of the main event, there seemed to be more people in the cage, then outside of it. Kaz took the tape of his wrists and tied A.J.’s wrist to the cage with it. Kaz was then climbing down the outside of the cage ready to win the match, when Booker T showed up and chased Kaz back up the cage. A.J. got free and him and Booker had Kaz cornered in the ring then Kurt Angle ran down, not so much to even up the sides, but rather to try to get a cheap shot in at Booker. Angle forced the ref to unlock the door and let him in the cage. Once in , he hit Booker in the leg with a chair, then quickly scampered back out. Kaz took advantage of this and snuck out the door himself, winning the match. But A.J., even though he lost, followed Kaz out and kept on the attack. As Angle tried to get away to the back, Christian Cage showed up to get a few shots in on Angle. Angle ran away being chased by Cage, while Booker was down in the ring holding his leg as the cameras faded out.
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Jun 5, 2013 9:00:40 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on Jun 5, 2013 9:00:40 GMT -5
I like it when a six-man or tag team match has people upset over who got the pinfall. Thumbs up for the opener. Cage match on TV? Wow! Don't blame Abyss for bring upset. Business reasons? What does the even mean, Sting? And I don't like how Sting is so dismissive of using pipes against Tomko and Steiner. Not like Sting didn't use a bat in WCW. I think something is up with Sting right now. Surprised you are giving away Joe/Cage on free tv. Tough loss for Joe but he got a lot of momentum back afterward by putting both Cage and Morgan down. Crazy way to end the show. Kaz is awesome in his current role.
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Jun 6, 2013 0:37:14 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 6, 2013 0:37:14 GMT -5
IMPACT (September 4, 2008) Christian Cage came to the ring to open the show. He mentioned the four months he was on the sidelines and while he was going through rehab, there was one driving force that pushed him through to get back to TNA, and that was Kurt Angle. When he came back, there was nothing that was going to stop him from going after Angle. And as luck would have it, Angle is once again TNA World Champion. So he gets to kill two birds with one stone, destroying Kurt Angle and winning the TNA World Title. For the second week in a row, Samoa Joe came out to interrupt Cage. Joe joined Christian in the ring and said if Cage wanted to take out Kurt Angle, that’s all well and good, but the only problem is Cage was trying to get between Joe and the TNA World title. Matt Morgan tried to do the same thing, and Joe choked him out last week, he isn’t even in the building tonight. Kurt Angle then joined the two in the ring. He told Christian the last time he interfered in his business, he put Christian on the shelf. And then told Joe, he’s got a lot of climbing to do, back up the ladder, before he can even think about being in Kurt Angle’s league again. The next one to come out was Jim Cornette. Cornette said he knows how these things work, one person calls out another, who calls out another. Next thing you know half the damn roster is in the ring. So he’s gonna get ahead of the curve. Last week there was mass chaos, so tonight he’s going to try for organized chaos. Tonight’s main event will be a 6-man tag, Kurt Angle, Kaz and Joe vs. Christian, Booker T and A.J. Styles. Awesome Kong pinned Roxxi Laveaux after a flying bodypress in 0:02:35. Rating: **Awesome Kong made her first appearance since her loss to Taylor Wilde at Hard Justice. And if it’s possible, it appears that loss just made Kong meaner. She made quick work out of Roxxi Laveaux in totally dominant fashion. In-ring promo from Beer MoneyBeer Money was in the ring addressing their upcoming tag title defense against the Motor City Machine guns. They said it’s too damn bad what happened to Chris Sabin back at Hard Justice, cause they would’ve loved the chance to get rid of the Machine Guns right then and there. Then they said that if this rumor they’ve been hearing is true about Sabin being at No Surrender, it won’t be a welcome return, as they won’t hesitate to put them on the shelf permanently. This brought out Alex Shelley who asked them to cut the crap as just admit they’re the ones who attacked Chris Sabin before the Hard Justice match. Storm said he wished he could take credit for it, but he’s an honest man and can’t claim responsibility for another artist’s masterpiece. But he was damn glad it happened. Roode then threw out the challenge, telling Shelley there was two of them in the ring. If Shelley could go find someone in the back to team up with, they could have a match later. But then he warned him to be careful, or Shelley could find himself in a hospital bed right next to Sabin. Triangle Match: Sonjay Dutt defeated Elix Skipper and Johnny Devine when S. Dutt defeated J. Devine by disqualification in 0:15:10. Rating: ** 1/2Last week, these three men were teammates in a victorious effort. But each has a big enough ego to claim they were solely responsible for the win. So tonight they fought each other to see who was better. Unfortunately, we didn’t get that answer. Although, it appeared as if Sonjay Dutt was getting the upperhand on the other two. After Dutt dropkicked Devine out of the ring, he went to work on Skipper. While outside though, Devine pulled a Kendo Stick out from under the ring. He jumped back inside the ring and cracked Dutt over the head with it causing a DQ. Then for good measure he smacked it over Skipper’s head as well. Abyss and Sting defeated Tomko and Scott Steiner when Abyss pinned Tomko with the Black Hole Slam in 0:12:50. Rating: ** ¾Abyss and Sting sure didn’t look like winners after the match. Even though Abyss got the pin on Tomko, Steiner laid him out with his lead pipe. He also knocked Sting out with it, and then he and Tomko continued to beat on them. Steiner picked up a mic as Sting and Abyss were laid out on the mat. Steiner asked the crowd pointing to Sting “That’s your Icon?” and then pointing to Abyss, “That’s supposed to be a monster?” Tomko added that maybe at one time he was a monster, heck, he was a former world champion, but he’s gone soft. He’s lost his edge and look at him now. Nothing but a beat down piece of garbage. Alex Shelley reveals his partnerBeer Money came to the right first and called out Alex Shelley and ask who he found to fight against them. Shelley came out said at No Surrender it will be the Motor City Machine Guns taking the world tag team titles, but for tonight, kicking Beer Money’s ass will be Motor City Machismo. His partner … Black Machismo Jay Lethal! Non-title match: Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated Jay Lethal and Alex Shelley when J. Storm pinned Lethal in 0:11:52. Rating: ***For being a team that just came together within the last hour, Motor City Machismo had some great chemistry and looked really good against the world champions. Maybe the element of surprise caught Beer Money off guard, but this one-night-only team nearly pulled out the victory, and if it wasn’t for an appearance by Petey Williams, they very well might have. Inside the ring, the legal men, Lethal and Storm were going at it with Storm hitting the Lethal Combination. But the ref was tending to a brawl on the floor between Shelley and Roode. This allowed Williams to run in with no one seeing, and deliver a Canadian Destroyer to Lethal, and then run out with no one seeing. Storm draped his arm over Lethal when the ref came back in and got the win for his team. Triangle Match: Hernandez defeated Andy Douglas and Brother Ray when Hernandez defeated BRD by countout in 0:07:36. Rating: ** 1/2 In a preview of the three-way tag match at No Surrender, half of each team met in a three-way singles match. At least, it started out as a match, but soon morphed into more of a fight. The action spilled out of the ring and onto the floor where all three battled. Hernandez though was the only one who had the foresight to crawl back into the ring before the referee’s count hit 10, giving him the win. But just cause the bell rang didn’t mean the fight was over. All three partners came down and the teams all brawled to the back. Backstage Jay Lethal searches for PeteyJay Lethal was livid and on the hunt for Petey Williams. He finally caught up with him and tackled him to the ground. However, with a lot of security members standing by, the brawl was broken up fairly quickly, but Jim Cornette was also hanging around. Cornette said that this has been going on for months between these two and it’s time to put an end to it. When they meet at No Surrender for the X Division title, no matter who wins, no matter who walks out with the belt, it will be the last time the two will face each other for the X Division title. Kaz, Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe defeated Booker T, AJ Styles and Christian Cage when Angle made Booker submit to the Ankle Lock in 0:18:14. Rating: *** ¼With six men with such animosity between each other, it’s no surprise that this one quickly deteriorated form a wrestling match to a street fight. It was clear the weak point of the match was Booker T’s leg, which Kurt Angle smashed with a chair last week. There was semblance of a normal match in the ring for a little bit as Angle’s team worked over Booker who took the brunt of the attack for several minutes. Kaz came off the top rope for an attack, but Booker caught him and hit the Book End. This abled him to tag in Christian who started cleaning house. A.J. jumped in as well and the tide had turned. But it didn’t take too long for rivals to pair off. A.J. fought Kaz out to the floor and Joe and Cage also paired off. This though left a hobbled Booker with the world champion. Angle was able to slap on the ankle lock and make Booker tap out.
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Jun 7, 2013 14:50:35 GMT -5
Post by snabbit888 on Jun 7, 2013 14:50:35 GMT -5
8/28:
Fun 6-man to start. No surprise the heels would all want credit.
AJ/Kaz in the cage? Wish it would be built for the PPV, but can't be mad about seeing the match either way.
Drooling over Beer Money/MCMG.
Sting, if you don't let Abyss be Abyss, you're bound to make another enemy here.
The more the Naturals lose, the better.
Again, Joe/Christian is a match I wish was built more for a PPV, but should be awesome.
The Beautiful People are great.
Christian needed to win the match, but Joe got his heat back by punking out Morgan.
Well that's just not, Kaz.
Good main event that was maybe a little overbooked. Did plenty to move on to the PPV though.
9/4:
That is a big time 6-man tag main event.
Gotta get Kong back in the title picture.
I'm believing Beer Money that they didn't attack Sabin. But who did? Hrm.
Well that triangle match settled nothing.
Abyss is going to snap, and I'm guessing on Sting.
Good choice with Lethal.
That didn't do a lot to make Beer Money look good. Needed interference help to beat a makeshift team? Ouch.
Another unsatisfying result to a triangle match tonight. Nothing settled until the PPV.
Final battle for the X Title! That should be awesome.
Good job by the heels. Angle knew Booker's leg was bad, so he separated and destroyed. Booker's going to have a tough time at he PPV.
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Jun 10, 2013 17:47:07 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 10, 2013 17:47:07 GMT -5
IMPACT (September 11, 2008) Jim Cornette came to the ring to start off the show, reminding everyone that No Surrender was only three days away. He announced that tonight, all three men set to face each other for the TNA World Title, will meet in the ring tonight. Each will get the chance to pick their own partner for a three-way tag team match. Sonjay Dutt pinned Johnny Devine with the Guru Press in 0:13:46. Rating: *** ¾Much like last week, Johnny Devine tried to bring a kendo stick into play during his match. But this time, Sonjay Dutt was prepared for it. Devine brought the stick in from outside and took a swing at Dutt, only to have him duck the attack, and then connect with an enziguri kick. That turned out to be the beginning of the end as Dutt the hit the Guru Press to get the win. Scott Steiner pinned Rhino after a T-Bone Suplex in 0:08:25. Rating: ** [Abyss interfered against Scott Steiner.]Steiner had a relatively easy win against Rhino, spending a good portion of the match flexing and showboating. He spoke to the camera a good number of times telling Sting and Abyss to watch. After the match was over and Steiner got the pinfall win, he still felt the need to put Rhino in the Steiner Recliner. He finally broke the hold when Abyss’ music played and the monster ran to the ring swinging a giant chain. Steiner wasn’t ready to mess with the chain-wielding monster and ran out through the crowd to avoid him. A.J. Styles in Jim Cornette’s office. Style came into the office wanting a word with Cornette about his feud with Kaz. A.J. said he wants to finish it at No Surrender. But a regular match wasn’t good enough, as he mentioned Kaz getting the win off a low blow at Hard Justice. He added that as last week proved, a cage match wasn’t even the answer. So A.J. asked Cornette what could he put together to solve this thing. Cornette thought for a minute than came up with an idea. Since the two of them want to just beat the crap out of each other, and a simple pinfall probably won’t bring any closure, he said there was only one way he could think of to see who the better man really is. At No Surrender this Sunday, Kaz and A.J. Styles will meet in a Last Man Standing match. A.J. shook Cornette’s hand saying he loved it. Before A.J. could leave though, Christian came into the office saying he was looking for A.J. He brought up the past saying he knows they have a history, but he was paying attention to everything that happened while he was out. He saw A.J. being the one man to stand up to Kurt Angle. Christian said he respects him in the ring, and he said that showed how much he grew up as a man. So he asked A.J. to be his partner in tonight’s main event. A.J. didn’t hesitate to accept the offer. Awesome Kong defeated ODB by countout in 0:01:16. Rating: **If possible, it seems as if Awesome Kong got even more vicious after losing the Knockouts title. In her latest conquest she took her aggressions out on ODB. ODB never had a chance in this one. Kong rushed her from the opening bell clotheslining her over the top rope to the floor. Kong went outside to continue the attack, hitting an Awesome Bomb on the floor. Kong headed back to the ring, but ODB could barely move, getting counted out. Medical personnel had to load ODB on a stretcher and take her to the back. Backstage interview with Kurt AngleJeremy Borash interviewed Kurt Angle backstage and Angle went on a rant about just about everything. He talked about putting Christian on the shelf for four months, only to have him come back thinking he’s earned the chance to step in the ring with the best ever. He talked about Booker T who thanks to Angle is hobbling around here on one leg. He wondered if he didn’t prove enough against Booker the past few months that he has to beat him again. Cause this time, he might now allow him to walk out of the ring. Angle then stopped, turned to the side and shouted “And what do you want?” Kaz came into the frame and told Angle, that A.J. Styles is going to be Christian’s partner tonight, so Kaz was going to be Angle’s. He wasn’t asking him. He was telling him. In-ring promo from Matt MorganMatt Morgan made his return to a TNA ring and spoke towards Samoa Joe. He said Joe could try whatever he wants, but he will never be able to keep the Blueprint down. Morgan claimed to be the biggest and baddest in TNA. That’s been proven since everyone that stepped in the ring with him, has been taken down. One man has never shown he is able to pin him. He said he wanted Joe one more time. If he has to wait for No Surrender, he will, but he rather Joe be a man, come out right now, and fight. It wasn’t Samoa Joe’s music that came on, but rather that of Tomko. Tomko said he had to laugh when Morgan called himself the biggest and baddest in TNA. Tomko said he would love to be the one to knock Morgan off the pedestal he put himself on. Morgan said he’d rather face Joe right now, but if Tomko wants a fight, he’ll give him one. Tomko defeated Matt Morgan by disqualification in 0:11:17. Rating: * 1/2 [Abyss interfered against Tomko.]The match was what you’d expect from the two. Very little in terms of scientific wrestling, but display of power moves and good old fashioned brawling. For the second time tonight, a chain-swinging Abyss came to the ring and went right after Tomko getting a DQ. Tomko was able to slip out of the ring and run to the back with Abyss in pursuit. Morgan was a little stunned at what happened. The ref awarded Tomko the win as Morgan questioned the ref, Joe snuck into the ring and locked in the Coquina Clutch. Security had to once again run down to pull Joe off. In-ring promo from The Beautiful PeopleAngelina Love, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne came to the ring, doing their typical posing and flirting with the camera. When they took the mic though, they were all business. They said they wanted to wipe the ugly right out of TNA, and challenged Taylor Wilde, Gail Kim and Traci Brooks to meet them at No Surrender in a 6-knockout tag. Wilde then led Kim and Brooks out from the bag to answer the challenge. Wilde pointed out that the none of the Beautiful People had ever been a Knockouts Champion and maybe the wrestling ring wasn’t the right place for them. In TNA, they have to fight their own fights, not call a bouncer like they do at their strip clubs. The faces enthusiastically excepted the challenge for Sunday. Backstage with Sting and AbyssCameras caught Sting and Abyss arguing backstage, Sting said he knows Abyss wants to hurt Steiner and Tomko and he doesn’t blame him. But he doesn’t have to stoop down to their level using weapons all the time. He went on to say Abyss has the ability to beat any man in TNA in the ring 1-on-1. He can be a World Champion again, but he’s not going to get back to that level if he always resorts to using chains and tacks and tables. He said they have a match against Steiner and Tomko at No Surrender and the two of them are going to beat those two using wrestling, not weapons. Abyss seemed to reluctantly agree but shook Sting’s hand at the end. Petey Williams pinned Consequences Creed with the Canadian Destroyer in 0:11:00. Rating: *** ¾Petey had a final tune-up before his X Division Title match Sunday against Jay Lethal. Creed gave Petey a good match, but in the end, a Canadian Destroyer proved to be the difference. Petey though wasn’t satisfied with just getting the win. He wanted to send a message to Lethal. He hit Creed with a second Canadian Destroyer, and set him up for a third before Lethal ran down to chase Williams off. Lethal checked on Creed as official came to help him to the back, but then Booker T’s music came on and the former TNA champion made his way to the ring and confronted Lethal. Booker said he needed a partner for the main event right now saying the best wrestlers in the world are all going to be in the same ring, and he needed someone who can bring themselves to that level. Booker stuck out his hand and Lethal shook it, and we have a main event. Triangle Match: AJ Styles and Christian Cage defeated Kaz and Kurt Angle and Booker T and Jay Lethal when Styles pinned K. Angle with the Styles Clash in 0:16:56. Rating: *** ¾There was clearly a high level of hatred between all the competitors in the right. Lethal, who didn’t have much history with any of the others in the match, seemed to fit right in and was able to hit a number of moves and quickly made enemies out of the opposing teams. The match broke down and people were fighting all over ringside. Booker was still having problems with the leg Angle injured a few weeks ago and nearly fell victim again to an Angle Ankle Lock, but Christian caught Angle with a dropkick off the top rope to break it up. Meanwhile, Kaz took down Lethal with a kick on the floor. Christian went to go hit Angle with the Unprettier, but got caught by Kaz who rushed back into the ring and clotheslined Christian out of the ring. AJ came in the ring and was face-to-face with Kaz. Kaz tried to help his “partner” Kurt Angle up, but when he saw A.J. wasn’t going to back down, he threw Angle into Styles and slid out of the ring. Styles then hit the Styles Clash on Angle and got the win. By this time, Kaz was all the way back to the top of the ramp while Styles stared him down from the ring. Angle grabbed his title belt and hugged it tightly as he retreated from ringside. Final Card for No Surrender World Heavyweight Title[/b] Kurt Angle (c) vs. Booker T vs. Christian Cage World Tag Team TitlesBeer Money (c) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns X Division Title The Final BattlePetey Williams (c) vs. Jay Lethal Last Man StandingA.J. Styles vs. Kaz 6-Knockout TagThe Beautiful People vs. Taylor Wilde, Gail Kim and Traci Brooks Matt Morgan vs. Samoa Joe Abyss and Sting vs. Scott Steiner and Tomko Team 3D vs. LAX vs. The Naturals
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TNA
Jun 11, 2013 7:39:40 GMT -5
Post by mdale2k on Jun 11, 2013 7:39:40 GMT -5
No Surrender looks like a great card. Big fan of Petey Williams, where is he these days?
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Jun 11, 2013 13:01:23 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 11, 2013 13:01:23 GMT -5
Petey is kinda/sorta back with TNA in real life. He's made a few appearances but not by anyt means a full-timer. You should be seeing a lot of Petey here. I don't plan on letting him go like the real TNA did.
Part of my goal with this is to try to put out a product that wouldn't be as stagnant in the raitings five years down the road, and that means not repeating a lot of the mistakes real TNA did. Though we'll see what happens when the Hogan/Bischoff era comes up.
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Jun 12, 2013 11:19:36 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on Jun 12, 2013 11:19:36 GMT -5
Neat way to preview the main event at No Surrender with a three-way tag match.
Not often that you see Rhino get utterly squashed like that.
Kaz forcing himself to be the tag team partner of Angle makes perfect sense. Should be a heated match with AJ and Kaz being added.
Big step up for Lethal.
That's a big pinfall for AJ. The way this show was built, I'm now actually more interested in AJ/Kaz than the main event.
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Jun 13, 2013 18:43:15 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 13, 2013 18:43:15 GMT -5
NO SURRENDER (September 14, 2008) Team 3D vs. LAX vs. The NaturalsNo Surrender opened with the 3-way tag match with all teams looking to climb back up the ladder for a TNA World Tag Title shot. For a while, 3D and the Naturals appeared to have an agreement to take down LAX, but it apparently never occurred to them that only one team could get the pin. Things began to break down as 3D and the Naturals were all arguing out on the floor. They weren’t paying attention to Hernandez flying across the ring, leaping over the ropes and splashing down on them. However, Brother Ray and Andy Douglas managed to slip off to the side as Devon and Chase Stevens took the brunt of SuperMex’s attack. Douglas slid back into the ring, but Homicide was waiting and caught him with a Gringo Killer. But Homicide didn’t see Brother Ray sneak in the ring and catch him with a suplex to get the pin. Triangle Match: Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Latin American X-Change (Homicide and Hernandez) and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) when BRD pinned Homicide aftera Soviet suplex in 0:11:23. Rating: ** 3/4 The Beautiful People vs. Taylor Wilde, Traci Brooks and Gail KimThe Beautiful People scored a victory in the 6-Knockout tag match, but not all of them were pleased with the outcome. Angelina Love wanted to make a statement by pinning the Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde, and it looked like she was going to get what she wanted when she hit Wilde with the Lights Out. But while Love was posing and celebrating her soon-to-be pin, she didn’t notice Traci Brooks sneaking up behind her. But Love’s partner Velvet Sky saw Brooks coming. She stopped Brooks in her tracks and hit her with the Beauty Mark and got the pin. Love looked shocked when she saw Sky pinning Brooks. Rayne came into the ring and celebrated with Sky while Love held back a little before finally giving Velvet a hug, but the look on her face suggested she was less than thrilled. Angelina Love, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky defeated Taylor Wilde, Traci Brooks and Gail Kim when Sky pinned Traci with the Beauty Mark in 0:12:13. Rating: ** 1/2X Division Title Petey Williams (c ) vs. Jay Lethal
When you take two incredibly skilled wrestlers, throw in five months of animosity and a title belt, you have the potential for something special. At No Surrender, Jay Lethal and Petey Williams gave the fans something special. Knowing that the loser could never challenge the winner again for the X Division title brought out a sense of desperation in each as well. The two spent a great deal of time trading moves. Lethal hit Petey with the Lethal Combination, but Williams was able to kick out. At one point, Lethal went for a springboard crossbody, but Williams caught him with a dropkick. Williams then immediately picked him up and hit the Canadian Destroyer, only to see Lethal kick out. This seemed to shock Williams that he couldn’t put Lethal away. Williams then began to take drastic measures. He went to look under the ring for weapons and came back with a ladder. The ladder was set up in the corner, Petey had Lethal up against it as he came running from the other side of the ring for a splash. But Lethal moved out of the way and Petey connected with nothing but ladder. Lethal pulled Petey to the middle of the ring and hit the Lethal Combination again. But instead of going for the pin, he paused and looked at the ladder. He set up the ladder in the corner and began to climb. All the way to the top as Petey lay in the middle of the ring. Then from the top of the ladder, Lethal came off with a flying elbow connecting with Williams. There would be no kicking out this time. Lethal got the 1-2-3 and became once again the X Division Champion. Jay Lethal pinned Petey Williams with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:18:32. Rating: **** (Jay Lethal won the TNA X DIVISION TITLE.)
Abyss & Sting vs. Scott Steiner and TomkoAbyss agreed to Sting’s directive of not using weapons and fighting Steiner and Tomko within the confines of a standard match. But it often appeared to have Abyss lost trying to figure out what to do. To top it off, Abyss even had Steiner and Tomko taunting him. Tomko at one point tossed Abyss a chair and begged him to use it on him. Abyss looked like he was ready to, but looked over at Sting, then back at Tomko before tossing the chair out of the ring and rushing at Tomko with a clothesline. As the match wore on, Abyss settled into a position where he was able to use power moves and not resort to the hardcore style he’d grown accustomed to. But it didn’t help his team get a win. Steiner pulled Abyss out of the ring while Tomko hit a Yakuza Kick on Sting to get the pin. Scott Steiner and Tomko defeated Abyss and Sting when Tomko pinned Sting with the Yakuza Kick in 0:13:21. Rating: ***After the match though, Abyss appeared be unleashed, attacking both Steiner and Tomko. He went under the ring and pulled out his bag of tacks and brought them into the ring. Sting though stepped in and prevented Abyss from putting the bag to use, telling him “Not like this.” Abyss hesitated and even looked for a moment like he was ready to hit Sting, but spiked the back out to the floor and left the ring. Matt Morgan vs. Samoa JoeThings started off as a repeat of their match last month with Morgan displaying an impressive power advantage against Joe. But Joe was able to fight back, keeping the Blueprint from dominating. But maybe realizing Morgan was bigger and stronger, Joe turned to less than honest means. Morgan had Joe set up for the Carbon Footprint, but before he could connect, Joe slid out of the ring. Away from the eyes of Morgan and the referee, Joe pulled a steal chain out from inside his trunks and wrapped it around his fist. As Morgan tried to pull Joe back into the ring, Joe hit him with the chain, then quickly discarded it. Joe flew over the top rope and rolled up Morgan to get the pin becoming the first man to pin the Blueprint. Samoa Joe pinned Matt Morgan after a sunset flip in 0:16:48. Rating: *** 1/4
World Tag Team Titles Beer Money (c) vs. Motor City Machine GunsIt’s easy to see why most industry experts consider these two, the two best tag teams in the sport today with the match they put on tonight. Chris Sabin made a triumphant return to the ring. The last we saw Sabin, he was being helped into an ambulance at Hard Justice after being attacked by an unknown assailant. He looked 100% healthy and hasn’t missed a beat. His timing with teammate Alex Shelley was perfect on a number of double team moves. However, Beer Money showed to be just a tad stronger to counteract the Guns quickness, and had their own arsenal of double team moves they’ve developed since teaming up earlier in the year. The only problem with the match was that we never got to see which of the teams truly was the best. The Guns had just hit their Skull and Bones double team move on Roode, but Storm rushed in and went to catch Sabin with the Last Call, but Sabin moved and the ref got caught instead. With the ref down, it appeared as if the mystery of who attacked Sabin last month was finally answered. Two unknown Samoan looking men jumped over the guardrail and rushed into the ring to attack the Guns. Storm and Roode just sat back with stunned looks on their faces. The Samoans had a brief stare down with Beer Money but left the ring without approaching them. Roode woke the ref up while Storm hit a modified DDT on Sabin which led to the pin and a successful title defense for Beer Money. Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) when J. Storm pinned C. Sabin after an inverted Swinging DDT in 0:14:50. Rating: **** 1/4 (Beer Money, Inc. retained the TNA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES.)
Last Man Standing AJ Styles vs. KazAJ and Kaz showed why many are considering them to be the future of the industry. Early in the match they each showcased a variety of high impact moves, but as the match wore on, their hatred for one another led to the match turning into a pure brawl. Once each determined that standard moves weren’t going to be enough to keep the other down, they began turning to whatever they could find at ringside. Chairs, the ring steps, tables, all of it came into play. Even the ladder Jay Lethal had leapt from in his win earlier in the night was still lingering around the area and was put to use. Kaz hit AJ with a Flux Capacitor off the ladder, but AJ got up. Much the same when AJ hit Kaz with a Styles Clash off the edge of the ring apron to the floor. Kaz was able to get up before the count of 10. Finally after everything else failed, AJ set up Kaz on a table on the floor, then climbed to the top rope and moonsaulted off splashing through Kaz and the table. AJ got up holding on to the guardrail, but Kaz couldn’t answer the count, giving AJ the win. Last Man Standing Match: AJ Styles defeated Kaz in 0:21:34. Rating: *** 3/4
World Heavyweight Title Kurt Angle (c) vs. Booker T vs. Christian CageIt’s no surprise that both Booker T and Chrisitan Cage went after Kurt Angle first giving the history each had with the World Champion. But what was a little shocking was the degree to which Booker and Christian went after each other, after they had knocked Angle to the outside. But I suppose that’s what’s to be expected when the company’s biggest prize is on the line. Angle weathered the early storm the two challengers came at him with, than sat back for a bit as Cage and Booker went at it. Angle though picked his spot and came back into the match attacking Christian from behind after he had weakened Booker. The match went back and forth for a while, until Kaz made an appearance. He was clearly still groggy from his match, but seemed to be able to accomplish what he set out to do. With Booker on the outside, Kaz came from behind Booker and clipped out the leg that’s been bothering him in recent weeks. He then took the leg and smacked it against the steel steps. The ref never saw what Kaz did but heard the thud of leg against steel and turned to see Kaz. He ordered Kaz to the back, but with the refs back turned, Angle snuck in a low blow on Christian, then hit an Angle Slam and Christian rolled out of the ring. Booker crawled back into the ring, but was met with an Angle Slam of his own from Angle. The champ then locked in the Ankle Lock on Booker’s injured leg and got him to tap out. No-Countout-No-DQ-Triangle Match: Kurt Angle defeated Booker T and Christian Cage when K. Angle made Booker submit to the Ankle Lock in 0:24:03. Rating: *** 3/4 (Kurt Angle retained the TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.)
Card rating: *** 3/4
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Jun 17, 2013 8:57:18 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on Jun 17, 2013 8:57:18 GMT -5
Glad that 3D took the triangle match. A feud with Beer Money would be money.
Huge Lethal fan so I'm happy he won the title. Think he might be in for a lengthy reign.
I am looking forward to some sort of resolution to the Sting/Abyss angle. It is very interesting.
The Usos? If so, they are a welcome addition to the TNA. They should fit right in.
Great match between Styles/Kaz. Both looked good. Even with the loss, I think this feud has helped Kaz immensely.
And there is Kaz again! You've made me into a fan of Kazarian. Definitely one of your best jobs in booking.
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Jun 17, 2013 13:47:02 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 17, 2013 13:47:02 GMT -5
Yep, those are the Usos, but once they get officially introduced they won't be known as the Usos. I've decicded that when I bring in new guys that went to WWE in real life, I'm going to try not to use their WWE names, but at the same time, make it easy to know exactally who the people are.
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Jun 17, 2013 18:53:21 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 17, 2013 18:53:21 GMT -5
IMPACT (September 18, 2008) Kurt Angle came to the ring to open the show, still with the World Title slung over his shoulder. He said if anything was proved at No Surrender, it is that he is not only the best wrestler today, but he could very well be the best wrestler of all time. He took out not one, but two former world champions in one night, disposing of Christian Cage and Booker T. Beating twice the competition should entitle Angle to a well deserved vacation. This brought out Jim Cornette to address Angle. Cornette brought up next month is Bound For Glory, TNA’s biggest event of the year. Cornette took a minute to play to Angle’s ego saying TNA’s champion and biggest star needs to be at the event. To which Angle replied he had no problem showing up and signing a few autographs. Cornette said Angle had the wrong idea. Angle will be defending the TNA World title, to which Angle asked against who. Cornette said against one man who Angle has never proved he’s better than. Against someone who has established themselves as unquestionably the top contender for the world title. Against the man who pinned Kurt Angle last week on Impact. A.J. Styles!!! Angle furiously protested but Cornette left the ring while the crowd cheered. Awesome Kong pinned Traci Brooks with the Awesome Bomb in 0:06:25. Rating: ** 3/4Traci Brooks became the latest victim of Awesome Kong. Kong wasn’t satisfied with just getting the win, she wanted to take out Brooks much like she did to ODB last week. Kong drug Brooks to the floor and got set to deliver an Awesome Bomb but ODB made her return, running down and hitting Kong from behind with a chair. It freed Brooks and drove Kong all the way to the back. Backstage with the X DivisionEric Young gathered a bunch of X Division wrestlers in the back. Included in the group was a new face who introduced himself as Sheik Abdul Bashir. The Sheik though didn’t look like he was in the mood to make any friends there. Young though went on and congratulated Jay Lethal about winning the X Division title. He then brought up Bound For Glory and management wants to make it the best ever. Young announced an Ultimate X Match. And in the next three weeks, there will be 3 qualifying matches to determine Jay Lethal’s opponents. Everyone seemed happy except Lethal who looked a little skeptical and Petey Williams. After everyone dispersed, Williams asked Young to hang back. He asked him if Young planned on scheduling Williams in one of the qualifying matches. To which Young simply answered “No.” Petey demanded Young put him in a match and Young again answered “No.” Williams said if he’s not getting a qualifying match, then he’s just going to have to kick the crap out of Young. Young said he’s getting tired of Petey’s whining and complaining so if he wants a match tonight against him, then he’s got one. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) battled to a double disqualification in 0:11:15. Rating: *** 1/4You had to think that whoever came out on top in the match would be right in line for a title shot at Beer Money. But sadly we never got to see who that would be. Beer Money had a ringside seat drinking beer watching the match, but then out of the crowd once again came the same two Samoan men that attacked the Guns at No Surrender. Team 3D seemed to take exception that the Samoans ruined their match, so they pulled them aside and started arguing with them. Beer Money took the opportunity to jump 3D from behind and lay them out, much like the Samoans did to the Machine Guns. The referee had no choice but to rule it a no contest. In Eric Young’s dressing roomEric Young was getting ready for his match when Angelina Love came into dressing room. Love started flirting with Young trying to get him to award her a Knockouts Title match since her team won at No Surrender. Young said they did but it was Velvet that got the pin. Love pointed out that it was the team that got the win, not just Velvet. Young said okay, since the team got the win, the team can all have a 3-way match next with the winner getting a shot at Taylor Wilde. Triangle Match: Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky when Love defeated M. Rayne by pinfall in 0:05:03. Rating: * 1/4Angelina Love earned herself a knockout titles shot beating her two partners in a three-way match. The post-match scene was the near reverse of what was seen after their match at No Surrender. Love was one the one happy and giddy and hugging her partners while Rayne and Sky were left with not so thrilled looks on their faces. In-ring promo from Christian CageChristian Cage came to the ring and said he has no problem with A.J. getting the Bound For Glory title match against Kurt Angle. But he just wanted to point out, that is wasn’t him getting pinned and he should be next in line for whoever comes out of BFG the champion. Cage was then joined in the ring by Samoa Joe. Joe confronted Cage saying he wasn't going to let Cage knock him back down the ladder, but Cage countered saying since he's been back he's already pinned Joe twice. This led to Joe attacking Cage. Security came down to separate the two. And as they were leading Joe to the back, Matt Morgan came down and blindsided Joe setting off another brawl. Petey Williams pinned Eric Young after a rana in 0:04:58. Rating: *** 1/2Williams came out extra aggressive against Young which turned it into a relatively short match. But once again, a pinfall wasn’t enough. After the match was over, Williams hit a Canadian Destroyer then brought in a chair and started repeatedly beating down on Young until Lethal and few other X Division wrestlers ran down to make the save. Tomko defeated Sting by disqualification in 0:07:46. Rating: ** 1/4 [AByss interfered against Tomko.]For weeks, Tomko and Scott Steiner have been tested Abyss, laughing at him saying he was no longer the monster, he was a joke. Sting had been the voice of reason, keeping Abyss from snapping. But tonight Abyss finally snapped. Abyss attacked Tomko in the middle of his match with Sting. Even Sting couldn’t hold back Abyss as he got pushed aside so Abyss could keep up the assault. Abyss poured out a bag of thumbtacks in the middle of the ring and was ready to drop Tomko on them, but Sting got back up and once again stood in Abyss’ way. Sting was telling him “This isn’t the way.” But Abyss didn’t want to hear it and instead, slammed Sting down in the middle of the tacks. Abyss growled in front of the camera and the show ended on a shot of Sting trying to get up with thumbtacks stuck in his back.
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Jun 17, 2013 20:26:01 GMT -5
Post by snabbit888 on Jun 17, 2013 20:26:01 GMT -5
9/11:
Always been a big fan of Dutt. The more he can win, the better.
Smart move, Steiner. I'd run away from a chain-wielding Abyss too.
Last Man Standing will be a lot of fun. Could steal the show. Also, Christian made a good call picking Styles as his partner tonight.
Well, that's how you make a statement, Kong. Yikes.
Kaz is a good partner for Angle too, but might not be wise to bark orders at Angle.
Morgan needs to kick Abyss' ass after doing that. Not only cost him a match, but distracted so he got punked by Samoa Joe again.
Oh, women. You are so catty.
Yeah, Abyss is definitely going to snap on Sting, maybe as early as No Surrender.
Petey vs. Lethal is going to be good. And Lethal getting to be Booker's partner is big for him. Gives him the rub big time.
Oh, Kaz, now you've done pissed Angle off too. Kaz isn't going to have any friends at this rate.
NO SURRENDER:
Team 3D is the only team I like of those 3, so glad to see them get the duke.
A little trouble for the Beautiful People? Egos that big, it's bound to happen.
Great match for the X Title, and I think the way it played out has made Lethal a much bigger star.
I actually kind of like this angle with Sting and Abyss. When Abyss finally turns on Sting, it's going to be vicious.
Well, now Morgan has been pinned. Now what?
I'm big on the Usos, and glad to see them be a part of TNA. It's an interesting turn in reality, and I am interested to see what you do with them.
Great match between Styles & Kaz.
And another great match in the main event. Everyone looked good, but Angle needed to win. Your World Title has bounced around a little too much recently, so it needs some stability.
9/18:
Angle vs. Styles is always money. Can't think of a better main event for BFG.
ODB came back really quickly. Wish she would have stayed away a little while to sell the beating.
I like stories where someone can't get a title shot. Petey vs. Young could be a fun feud as Petey tries to get a title shot again.
U-SO! Fatal Fourway for the titles coming up?
Well that backfired a little, didn't it, Angelina?
It ended up working out for Angelina, but now there is some definite tension in TBP.
Christian vs. Joe should be sweet.
It looks like Petey is going to try to force Lethal's hand into demanding a title shot.
There's the turn! Holy shit, I kind of like Abyss here. Monster's Ball with Sting at BFG?
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Jun 19, 2013 11:36:17 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on Jun 19, 2013 11:36:17 GMT -5
That's a huge match signed for Bound for Glory. Angle/AJ should be off the charts good.
I'm digging the Usos in TNA. A lot more interesting here than they've ever been in the WWE (due to no fault of their own).
Crazy way to end the show. I'm glad Abyss turned on Sting, and the way it was done makes him look like a complete monster. If he goes over Sting in this feud, I could see you working him back into the main event scene.
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Jun 20, 2013 15:37:05 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 20, 2013 15:37:05 GMT -5
IMPACT (September 25, 2008) Sting ran out to the ring opening the show and called out Abyss and asked him to explain last week. Abyss came and joined Sting in the ring and said everything finally clicked for him. He did what he did because he saw that Steiner and Tomko were right about him. He had become a joke. He lost his edge, and became a circus sideshow attraction. It was time to re-unleash The Monster. Sting once again tried to talk common sense into Abyss but he wasn’t having it anymore. Abyss said he had no problem throwing Sting on a pile of tacks last week and will have no problem doing it again, or even worse. Sting was then attacked from behind by Tomko and Steiner. The two paused and looked at Abyss, who let them have their way and left for the back. The attack continued until Christian Cage off all people ran in to clear the ring. Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Curry Man after a German suplex in 0:08:26. Rating: ***TNA newcomer Sheik Abdul Bashir claimed the first spot in the Bound for Glory Ultimate X Match with a win over Curry Man. Curry Man was able to only get a minimum amount of offense in, but each time, Bashir came right back and regained control of the match. A German suplex turned out to be the end of the match. In-ring promo with the Motor City Machine GunsThe Machine Guns have had enough of the two Samoans who’ve been attacking them in recent weeks. They called them to the ring to face them like men. They didn’t make it all the way to the ring but they did come out to the top of the ramp, joined by a Samoan looking woman. Flanked by each of the men, the woman instroduced herself as Sarona Snuka, daughter of Jimmy Snuka. The men where Jimmy and Jey Fatu. Twin sons of Solafa Fatu, and together they were the next in line of the Samoan Wrestling Dynasty. They realize that to make an immediate name of themselves, they need to go after the best. They hear the crowds, they know the Machine Guns are the most popular. So that’s why they are the best first target. She closed by telling the Guns to get used to these faces, they’ll be seeing a lot of them. Hernandez pinned Rhino with the Border Toss in 0:10:37. Rating: *** 1/2Hernandez showed he’s ready to enter the singles ranks and had an impressive debut against Rhino. The War Machine might be one of the few in TNA who’s capable of matching strength with SuperMex, but tonight he was no match. SuperMex got the win, finishing him off with the Border Toss. In-ring promo with Team 3DTeam 3D called out Beer Money for their attack last week. They said Beer Money might be the new tag team flavor of the month, but Team 3D is the flavor of the decade. Roode countered saying the past is the past and Beer Money is the future, calling them the best tag team in the world today. To which 3D countered saying if they want to be the best, they’re going to have to beat the best of all time. Storm made 3D an offer to prove their worth. If Team 3D beat Beer Money tonight in a non-title match, they will give them a shot at Bound For Glory. Team 3D accepted the offer and we have a match. Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) when BRD pinned R. Roode with the Brother Bomb in 0:14:40. Rating: *** 1/4After a pretty good back-and-forth match, Team 3D took advantage of some miscommunication on the part of Beer Money. Roode tried to hold up Brother Ray for a Last Call kick from Storm, but Ray moved and Storm caught Roode. Brother Ray then tossed Storm out of the ring and hit a Brother Bomb on Robert Roode to get the pin, and earn a world tag title shot. Angelina Love, Awesome Kong, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky defeated Traci Brooks, Taylor Wilde, ODB and Gail Kim when Love pinned Taylor with the Lights Out in 0:11:07. Rating: ** 1/2
In an 8-knockout tag match, The Beautiful People teamed up with perhaps the unlikeliest of partners in Awesome Kong, as all of their rivals, including Knockouts Champ Taylor Wilde stood across the ring from them. Kong and ODB though took each other out of the match. ODB was back in the ring for the first time since Kong put her on a stretcher a few weeks back, but showed no ill-effects. She took the fight right to Kong and the two ended up fighting each other to the back. Despite visual signs of dissention in the group the last couple weeks, The Beautiful People looked like a cohesive unit tonight. Angelina Love got a boost going into her Bound For Glory title match, scoring a pin against Wilde. Booker T defeated Samoa Joe by countout in 0:04:06. Rating: ** 3/4Old grudges die hard. That is basically what can be taken out of this match. Joe and Booker barely broke a sweat when Matt Morgan ran to the ring, still looking for revenge against Joe for what he’s been calling a cheap shot victory at No Surrender. Morgan chased Joe out of the ring, allowing Booker to win via countout. But as Booker stood alone in the ring, Kaz came in from behind and cracked Booker over the head with a steel chair. Kaz grabbed a mic and spoke to a nearly unconscious Booker, saying it was time to end this. Kaz said he’s been looking to get Booker alone in the ring ever since he cost him the world title at Slammiversery. Now there’s going to be nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no one else to get in the way. At Bound For Glory, it will be one-on-one, Booker T vs. Kaz. Kurt Angle calls out AJ StylesTNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle called out his Bound for Glory challenger AJ Styles for a face-to-face discussion. Angle gave AJ a chance to back out of the match. He said AJ was at his best when he was part of the Angle Alliance and the only reason he was anything was because of Kurt Angle. Angle offered AJ a chance to back out of the match, team back up with Angle and flourish under his leadership. AJ wasn't having it. He said being in the Alliance held him back, now he's ready to fly on his own. Not only was he going to fight for the title, he said he will be the next TNA champion. Maybe it was being turned down, or maybe it was realizing he was going to have to face AJ for the title, but Angle wasn’t pleased and speared AJ to the ground. The two brawled for a good couple minutes and the cameras faded out.
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Jun 21, 2013 21:14:41 GMT -5
Post by JoshiQ on Jun 21, 2013 21:14:41 GMT -5
Considering how much I love the Kaz push, Angle squaring off with AJ, and Team 3D....
The Abyss/Sting angle is the best thing you have going right now. Didn't think I'd be interested in them again. They weren't exactly killing it a few months ago when Sting was jobbing to everyone. But you've built up some major interest for me as to how this all ends, and if it can be used to push Abyss back into the main event.
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Jun 22, 2013 1:16:33 GMT -5
Post by snabbit888 on Jun 22, 2013 1:16:33 GMT -5
Well you tried, Sting, but now you have to beat some sense into Abyss.
I always liked Daivari/Bashir. He can work, and even though race gimmicks aren't my thing, it's an easy thing to get good heel heat.
Like the Samoan Wrestling Dynasty name a lot. I may steal it one day, just so you know. I like this feud with the MCMGs a lot.
I honestly can't believe how long Hernandez has been around. Crazy.
Non-title match for a title match? Booking 1-on-1. It's okay because I want to see a title match between these two teams.
Maybe everything is good in the Beautiful People now. Kong on the team is awesome though.
I've liked the feud, but Kaz is right. It's time to end that feud, and BFG is the right place to do it.
Nothing special in the final segment, but effective. Sometimes people can get too cute with booking programs for World Titles. Sometimes, it just needs to be two dudes who want to be the best.
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Jun 24, 2013 14:25:47 GMT -5
Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jun 24, 2013 14:25:47 GMT -5
IMPACT (October 2, 2008) Consequences Creed pinned Elix Skipper with the Creed-DT in 0:05:46. Consequences Creed suffered a back injury. He will be out for approximately 3 cards. Rating: ** 1/4Consequences Creed earned himself a spot in the Bound For Glory Ultimate X Match by scoring a victory over former champion Elix Skipper. However, Creed didn’t look much like a winner after the match. Creed took an awkward fall while he was standing outside the ring on the apron and Skipper caught him with a dropkick, sending him flying into the guardrail. Creed was able to gather himself enough to get back in the ring and hit the Creed-DT to get the win. But he had to be helped to the back by trainers. In-ring promo by Kaz
Kaz had a couple things on his mind. First was Booker T. He said the fans all cheer Booker but they don’t know the kind of person Booker T really is. He said Booker was a liar and a thief. He stole the world title from Kaz at Slammiversery, then lied to his face about giving him a title match. Kaz said he was never Booker’s “friend.” He was just someone Booker used to try to get to the top of TNA. And once he did, it was a parade of lies and deceit. Kaz then said all Booker’s lies have finally caught up to him. At Bound For Glory, Booker has no choice but to look in the eyes of the man he once called his friend, the man he stabbed in the back. Kaz then said he would never lie to Booker. So when he says at Bound For Glory, he’s going to kick Booker T’s ass, he’s not lying. Kaz then turned his attention to AJ Styles getting a world title match. He said while AJ getting the title match instead of him, does give him the opportunity to finally give Booker T the beating he deserves, he still has to question why AJ gets the match. He supposes that AJ did “win” their match at No Surrender, but as far as he can tell, AJ never pinned Kaz. But Kaz has pinned AJ. He then wished AJ the best of luck, because after Bound For Glory, whoever comes out the champ in not going to be able to hide from Kaz. At that moment, Samoa Joe’s music hit and he came to the ring to join Kaz. Joe questioned Kaz saying he will be waiting for a shot, when Joe is clearly the next one due for a title match. Unlike Kaz, he won a match at No Surrender, beating an undefeated Matt Morgan. Joe said that while Kaz was never pinned by AJ, AJ has never beaten Joe period. So why does he get a title match, before Joe. Then, AJ had enough of everyone questioning his title match, so he came out to defend himself. He said Kaz is right, AJ didn’t pin him, but he did knock his ass out. He said if they both think they’re better than him, meet in the ring tonight in a tag match. Kaz and Joe looked at each other and accepted, but Kaz asked who his partner was going to be, and AJ answered … Booker T! The Samoan Dynasty (Jimmy Fatu and Jey Fatu) defeated The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) when Jey Fatu pinned A. Douglas with the Superfly Splash in 0:08:11. Rating: *** 1/2The Samoan Dynasty mad their in-ring TNA debut and had a pretty easy time of things against The Naturals. Sarona Snuka was at ringside the whole time shouting advice and guiding the brothers. The team sent a clear message to the Motor City Machine Guns, and every other TNA tag team, that they’re going to be a force to be reckoned with. Backstage interview with Christian CageIn the back, Jeremy Borash interviewed Christian Cage, asking him why he came to help Sting last week. Cage said it wasn’t as much about helping Sting, as much as it was about unfinished business. As much as he holds Kurt Angle responsible for injuring him back in May, he knows Angle didn’t do it alone. He had his Angle Alliance right along with him. Tomko and Steiner were a part of that group, and now Christian is looking to take out his revenge. Cage said he will team with Sting tonight, against Tomko and Steiner cause he built up a whole lot of hostility when he sat at home for four months, and is looking to take it out on whoever he can. Traci Brooks and Gail Kim defeated Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky when Gail pinned M. Rayne with the Arm Trap Neckbreaker in 0:13:55. Rating: **Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne came to the ring without Angelina Love and were defeated by the team of Traci Brooks and Gail Kim. It wasn’t until after the match that Love came down to offer consolation to her partners. They though asked Love where she was, saying they could’ve used their help. Love apologized saying with her title shot coming up at Bound For Glory, she had a million things going on. She had to do extra training and has had photo shoots and media interviews. She got on her knees and begged Rayne and Sky to forgive her and that it won’t happen again. The two accepted her apology and they all group-hugged. In-ring promo from Matt MorganA very angry Blueprint came to the ring to talk about Samoa Joe. Morgan said he heard what Joe said earlier about being the first to beat him. He said it was true, although it took him a chain and a cheapshot to do it. He said Joe better not think he’s done with him. Wherever Joe is going to be, Morgan will be close behind. Tomko then came out and said he was very disappointed in Morgan. He said he was really hoping to be the one to end this charade Morgan has built up of being unstoppable, but no, Morgan blew it. But Tomko said he supposes that beating up Morgan wouldn’t be a bad thing, and was looking forward to getting the chance. Morgan invited Tomko down to the ring, but Tomko refused saying he had a match go get ready for and closed by saying “I’ll let you know, when I’m ready to fight you.” Hernandez pinned Lance Hoyt after a T-Bone Suplex in 0:06:48. Rating: ** 1/2It was another impressive showing for Hernandez as he continues to make his mark as a singles competitor. Despite facing someone who could match him in size and strength, SuperMex scored the victory with little problem. In-ring promo from Beer Money
The World Tag Team Champions came to the ring to speak to Team 3D. They told them not to think for one minute that just cause they got a fluke victory last week in a non-title match, that they have any kind of advantage at Bound For Glory. When it’s all on the line, that’s when Beer Money is at their best, and that will be the case at Bound For Glory. Team 3D came out to answer them. They said it’s a nice little charade Beer Money has built for themselves claiming there the best, but 3D is the best ever. And they will prove it by taking the world titles away at BFG. Storm said that they may have been the best ever in ECW. They may even had been the best ever in WWE. But this is TNA. The best team ever in TNA was America’s Most Wanted, which Storm carried to six world tag titles. Now that he’s got a partner that can equal his level of excellence, Beer Money is going to climb higher than any team ever has. 3D closed out the segment channeling their inner-Ric Flair, saying they can’t call themselves the best, until they beat the best. And 3D is, was, and always will be, the best. Tomko and Scott Steiner defeated Christian Cage and Sting when Tomko pinned Cage with the Yakuza Kick in 0:14:13. Rating: *** 3/4For as much as the four men in the ring didn’t like each other, for the majority of the match it resembled a pretty standard tag team match. Not much brawling, but actual wrestling. After a period of time in which Sting was getting beat down by both Steiner and Tomko, he finally made the hot tag to Christian who came in and cleaned house. Briefly, Steiner and Tomko were able to regain the numbers advantage against Christian until Sting recovered and helped Christian clear the ring. But as Sting and Christian celebrated in the ring, the lights went out. When they came back on, Sting was knocked out with a giant chain draped over him. As Christian went to check on Sting, it gave Tomko the chance to sneak back in and hit the Yakuza kick to get the win. Kaz and Samoa Joe defeated Booker T and AJ Styles when Kaz pinned Booker with the Wave of the Future in 0:09:38. Rating: *** ½Kaz has seemed to gain at least the psychological edge on Booker T prior to their match at Bound For Glory by gaining the pinfall win tonight. AJ Styles had no problem standing up to Kaz and Samoa Joe for their comments earlier in the night, but in doing so, he temporarily took his focus off Kurt Angle and his upcoming title match, which is something you should never do. Angle has been known to try to gain an advantage by taking out the legs of his opponents before title matches and tonight was no different. Angle came from behind AJ and smacked his leg with a chair. As a result, there was no one for Booker T to tag to when he got in trouble and he was easy pickings for Joe and Kaz. After the match was over, Matt Morgan once again came out to attack Samoa Joe and ended up chasing him to the back, but as they approached the entranceway, Tomko appeared out of nowhere to blindside Morgan. Angle again went back over to AJ and locked in the ankle lock. Officials came down to pull Angle off as the cameras faded out.
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