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Bruce BostwickTNA iMPACT! Wrap Up July 10, 2008 Results
July 11th 2008 12:25
TNA iMPACT! From the iMPACT Zone
Episode Title: Victory Road “Drive-by”
The show starts with a Parking Lot Brawl match, which basically means there are no rules, and of course they are out in the parking lot. James Storm and Hernandez were barred from the parking lot so they couldn’t interfere.
Homicide vs. Robert Roode
They used everything they could get their hands on; trash cans, dumpster, 2X4, fence post, street signs, and so much more. Homicide was in control and going for the Gringo Killer when Jackie interfered and started pounding on Homicide. Someone wearing a hood and mask came out to start helping Roode too. It turned out to be James Storm. They handcuffed him and dragged him inside to the ring. Storm hit the Last Call super-kick, and then started whipping him with a belt. Hernandez was out soon to help his partner. He did a good job of fighting them off until he went for the Border Toss on Storm, but Roode broke it up and they took control again, briefly. Hernandez hit a double clothesline, and then got a hold of the belt and started whipping them. They escaped the ring after just a couple of shots. As things settled down Sting’s music played and we saw him up in the rafters again.
Back from the break…
More second round action of the World X Cup
Team Japan’s Masato Yoshino vs. Team International’s Doug Williams
Williams used his strength, Yoshino his speed. Early it was Williams’s power that was winning out, but Yoshino turned it around and got a couple near falls after a missile dropkick from the top rope. He would go to the top again, but Williams went up after him, he hit a double arm underhook suplex from the top and got the two count. They went back and forth a bit more until Williams got behind him in the corner and rolled him up. Now most people would have stopped at the end of the roll to get a pin, Williams however rolled through it and hit a German Suplex with the added force and momentum of the added roll. He bridged his own shoulders up and got the three count.
Winner: Doug Williams
Current World X Cup standings: Team Mexico – 3, Team Japan, and Team International – 2 points each, Team TNA – 1.
To the back where Kurt Angle is hassling his partners for tonight, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, to get and up get ready for their match. “Do some squats or something!”. They got up and started doing squats. Angelina asked JB to “spot her”. She was basically squatting right in front of him/against him. She stopped and said, “JB, that better be your microphone!” JB ended up getting the brown bag treatment. By the way their opponents will be A.J. Styles, Gail Kim, and ODB.
Back from the break…
On location earlier in the day for Sonjay Dutt’s yoga class with the “Guru-ites”, the half a dozen or so little kids. After a demonstration with a female doing yoga we see his new student, Little Petey Pump working out. Then in came Jay Lethal to attack him.
To the back with Lauren interviewing Taylor Wilde (aka Shantelle Taylor) to talk about how big her opportunity is tonight against Awesome Kong.
Back from the break…
More Rough Cut with Matt Morgan. Matt talks about how it is so great to be able to be himself now, and not what “some puppeteer” wants him to be. Cornette goes on about how he could become one of the biggest stars in wrestling over the next few years. For me the biggest endorsement came from Kurt Angle who said that if he listens and learns from what is going on around him he would become a “feature attraction”. He went on to say that beaing a feature attraction is different than being a “main eventer” or being the champion. “Being a feature attraction means you are so popular that you don’t even need the belt.” To hear that coming from Angle makes me wonder just how good Morgan can be.
Time for a Six-Man Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match
Kip James (now being billed as “The Mega-Star”), X Division Champion Petey Williams, and Tomko
Vs.
B.G. James, Eric Young, and Matt Morgan
OK, after hearing who is in this match it just got interesting to me. Right from the start they were fighting all over the iMPACT! Zone. Morgan was controlling a lot of the action. Eventually they split up into the pairings you would expect; former tag partners Kip and B.G. went one way, former Team Canada members Eric and Petey went the other way, and the two big men started brawling. In the ring Eric hit a Diamond-Cutter on Petey, but Tomko broke up the pin attempt. Tomko sent Eric to the floor, and PEtey launched himself over the ropes and down onto Eric for a pin on the floor. He got the three count and the victory.
Winners: Petey Williams, Tomko, and Kip James
After the match ended Tomko threw Eric back in the ring and followed carrying a pipe, Petey followed them in. Petey was holding Eric from behind while Tomko was winding up and aiming. Before he had a chance to do anything Abyss’s music came on and down he came. He went right after Tomko and cleared him out of the ring. He then picked up the pipe and was thinking about doing something with it, but then suddenly dropped it.
Back from the break…
TNA Knockouts Championship Match & $25,000 Challenge Match
Taylor Wilde vs. Champion Awesome Kong accompanied by Raisha Sayid
Kong took over early, but Taylor turned it around quick hitting her with punches and kicks all over the place. Taylor went to bounce off the ropes but Sayid tripped her. Roxxi came down to ringside to help take Sayid out of the match. The ref kept them separated as we went to commercial. Kong controlled during the break apparently. Kong would miss a big splash off the ropes. Taylor followed with a series of dropkicks that staggered Kong, and then another from the top rope that knocked her onto her back. Kong powered back again and went for the Awesome Bomb, but Taylor rolled over her and was attempting to get her over for a roll up pin. Instead Kong was about to lap and sit on her, Taylor moved and Kong hit nothing but mat. Taylor then bounced off the ropes with a low dropkick to Kong’s face, followed by a two-count. Taylor then picked her up to her feet, but Kong hit her with a double chop to her shoulders. Kong’s attention turned to the ref long enough for Taylor to get to the top rope and setup for a flying cross body block. Kong turned back around, Taylor leaped off at her, at this point referee Rudy Charles happened to be down on the mat. Kong tripped over him backwards as Taylor made contact. She could only get a two-count though. After Taylor failed at hitting a German Suplex she bounced off the ropes again, Kong got her as she came back in and put her into the Implant Buster. To everyone’s surprise Kong only got a two-count. Kong went for the Awesome Bomb again, this time Taylor countered with punches to the head until Kong dropped her. Kong though was fast to retaliate with a couple of back punches. She then tried for her spinning backhand punch hat she has used many times before. Taylor ducked the shot, dropped down behind Kong and rolled her up for a pin. Taylor got the three count!
Winner of $25,000, and the New TNA Knockouts Champion, Taylor Wilde
(Please excuse my next comment) The crowd went Wilde! Taylor and Roxxi celebrated all the way up the ramp. Kong on the other hand was not at all happy.
After the break…
To the back with JB interviewing Kaz and Team TNA. Kaz talks about how he won’t let his team or TNA down. With a win Team TNA would move into a tie for first with Team Mexico. If Team Mexico wins they would have 5 points, and a 3 point lead over second place. So, I am thinking Kaz is definitely going to win.
Team TNA’s Captain, Kaz vs. Team Mexico’s Captain Ultimo Guerrero
As Guerrero controlled the match the rest of Team TNA came down on the ramp to cheer on Kaz. Guerrero hit an incredible inverted suplex off the top rope, but Kaz eventually took over. Kaz sent him to the mat, and was out on the ring apron. He slingshotted himself up onto the ropes for a springboard, but landed wrong on the top rope and fell to the mat holding his knee. Guerrero swooped right in for a pin, but Kaz kicked out. Kaz sat him up on the top rope and then climbed up after him. Guerrero fought back a bit, but Kaz kept control. He jumped up to hit a hurricanrana, but Guerrero caught his legs and blocked it. He then lifted Kaz up and powerbombed him from the top rope all the way across the ring. Kaz would kick out again at 2 and 2/3. Guerrero went to the top rope again and tried a backwards moonsault, but Kaz moved and he crashed to the mat. Kaz hit the Wave of the Future and got the pinfall.
Winner: Team TNA’s Kaz
Team TNA is now tied for first with Team Mexico at 3 points.
To the back with Lauren talking to A.J. Styles, Gail Kim, and ODB.
After the break… more commercials, well this one was for the Victory Road pay-per-view this Sunday. As they were going through the list of matched Jim Cornette came out to announce a new match. A rematch for the TNA Knockouts Championship. New Champion Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong.
Then to the back with JB and Kurt Angle getting upset with The Beautiful People again because they are tanning just minutes before their match.
Back from the break…
Time for Booker T to make a public apology to Samoa Joe. Booker requested time to do so. After a video package previewing their match this Sunday, out came Booker. He started by calling Joe to the ring in a nice and courteous way. His apology was for what is going to happen this Sunday night in Houston, Texas at the PPV. Booker while trying to get inside Joe’s head asked him who he has ever beaten. He then starts to list some of the people he has beaten. He started with Rick Martel, then Stone Cold Steve Austin, next was Chris Jericho, he then finished by just saying he has beaten them all. He reached out and shook Joe’s hand, and said may the best man win. After Joe backed Booker down Sting’s music came on again. This time though Sting came walking down the ramp, and getting in the ring. All we learned by this was that Sting was going to be at Victory Road for some reason.
After the break…
Another video package about Gail Kim.
Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, and Kurt Angle vs. Gail Kim, ODB, and A.J. Styles
ODB dominated Angelina, Gail dominated Velvet, then in came A.J. and Kurt. Yes, A.J. came in and also dominated. Frank Trigg came down to the ring, then Karen Angle came down as we went to commercial. After the break… Angle took over after A.J. was distracted by Trigg. All four ladies got tagged in at the same time, so they all came in and started fighting. Gail Kim would get the pinfall on Velvet Sky.
Winners: Gail Kim, ODB, and A.J. Styles
As they celebrated the other three came in and attacked them from behind. As Kurt was about to put the Ankle Lock on A.J. in came Karen. She hit Kurt with a low blow from behind. As A.J. was going for the Styles Clash, Frank Trigg came in and attacked him from behind, lifted him up onto his shoulders and performed an FU like move on him. Angle then locked on the Ankle Lock while The Beautiful People put the brown paper bag over Gail Kim’s head.
Look at that, six matches! Much better. It was fun to see someone beat Kong, as long as the belt doesn’t go right back to her on Sunday. The World X Cup matches were pretty good again, with the first being the better of the two. Even the main event tag team was better than I had expected. The first six-man tag match was rather exciting too. I am however puzzled about the whole Sting appearance. Just don’t know what it has to do with anything. Unless of course they are trying to start up The Wolfpack again.
Be sure to get your votes in to choose the type of match Rhino, Christian, and A.J. Styles have with Team 3D and Kurt Angle. Online voting starts when the pay-per-view starts on Sunday. Voting will be open until just before the match. You can vote by going to www.tnawrestling.com
Episode Title: Victory Road “Drive-by”
The show starts with a Parking Lot Brawl match, which basically means there are no rules, and of course they are out in the parking lot. James Storm and Hernandez were barred from the parking lot so they couldn’t interfere.
Homicide vs. Robert Roode
They used everything they could get their hands on; trash cans, dumpster, 2X4, fence post, street signs, and so much more. Homicide was in control and going for the Gringo Killer when Jackie interfered and started pounding on Homicide. Someone wearing a hood and mask came out to start helping Roode too. It turned out to be James Storm. They handcuffed him and dragged him inside to the ring. Storm hit the Last Call super-kick, and then started whipping him with a belt. Hernandez was out soon to help his partner. He did a good job of fighting them off until he went for the Border Toss on Storm, but Roode broke it up and they took control again, briefly. Hernandez hit a double clothesline, and then got a hold of the belt and started whipping them. They escaped the ring after just a couple of shots. As things settled down Sting’s music played and we saw him up in the rafters again.
Back from the break…
More second round action of the World X Cup
Team Japan’s Masato Yoshino vs. Team International’s Doug Williams
Williams used his strength, Yoshino his speed. Early it was Williams’s power that was winning out, but Yoshino turned it around and got a couple near falls after a missile dropkick from the top rope. He would go to the top again, but Williams went up after him, he hit a double arm underhook suplex from the top and got the two count. They went back and forth a bit more until Williams got behind him in the corner and rolled him up. Now most people would have stopped at the end of the roll to get a pin, Williams however rolled through it and hit a German Suplex with the added force and momentum of the added roll. He bridged his own shoulders up and got the three count.
Winner: Doug Williams
Current World X Cup standings: Team Mexico – 3, Team Japan, and Team International – 2 points each, Team TNA – 1.
To the back where Kurt Angle is hassling his partners for tonight, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, to get and up get ready for their match. “Do some squats or something!”. They got up and started doing squats. Angelina asked JB to “spot her”. She was basically squatting right in front of him/against him. She stopped and said, “JB, that better be your microphone!” JB ended up getting the brown bag treatment. By the way their opponents will be A.J. Styles, Gail Kim, and ODB.
Back from the break…
On location earlier in the day for Sonjay Dutt’s yoga class with the “Guru-ites”, the half a dozen or so little kids. After a demonstration with a female doing yoga we see his new student, Little Petey Pump working out. Then in came Jay Lethal to attack him.
To the back with Lauren interviewing Taylor Wilde (aka Shantelle Taylor) to talk about how big her opportunity is tonight against Awesome Kong.
Back from the break…
More Rough Cut with Matt Morgan. Matt talks about how it is so great to be able to be himself now, and not what “some puppeteer” wants him to be. Cornette goes on about how he could become one of the biggest stars in wrestling over the next few years. For me the biggest endorsement came from Kurt Angle who said that if he listens and learns from what is going on around him he would become a “feature attraction”. He went on to say that beaing a feature attraction is different than being a “main eventer” or being the champion. “Being a feature attraction means you are so popular that you don’t even need the belt.” To hear that coming from Angle makes me wonder just how good Morgan can be.
Time for a Six-Man Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match
Kip James (now being billed as “The Mega-Star”), X Division Champion Petey Williams, and Tomko
Vs.
B.G. James, Eric Young, and Matt Morgan
OK, after hearing who is in this match it just got interesting to me. Right from the start they were fighting all over the iMPACT! Zone. Morgan was controlling a lot of the action. Eventually they split up into the pairings you would expect; former tag partners Kip and B.G. went one way, former Team Canada members Eric and Petey went the other way, and the two big men started brawling. In the ring Eric hit a Diamond-Cutter on Petey, but Tomko broke up the pin attempt. Tomko sent Eric to the floor, and PEtey launched himself over the ropes and down onto Eric for a pin on the floor. He got the three count and the victory.
Winners: Petey Williams, Tomko, and Kip James
After the match ended Tomko threw Eric back in the ring and followed carrying a pipe, Petey followed them in. Petey was holding Eric from behind while Tomko was winding up and aiming. Before he had a chance to do anything Abyss’s music came on and down he came. He went right after Tomko and cleared him out of the ring. He then picked up the pipe and was thinking about doing something with it, but then suddenly dropped it.
Back from the break…
TNA Knockouts Championship Match & $25,000 Challenge Match
Taylor Wilde vs. Champion Awesome Kong accompanied by Raisha Sayid
New TNA Knockouts Champion, Taylor Wilde.
Winner of $25,000, and the New TNA Knockouts Champion, Taylor Wilde
(Please excuse my next comment) The crowd went Wilde! Taylor and Roxxi celebrated all the way up the ramp. Kong on the other hand was not at all happy.
After the break…
To the back with JB interviewing Kaz and Team TNA. Kaz talks about how he won’t let his team or TNA down. With a win Team TNA would move into a tie for first with Team Mexico. If Team Mexico wins they would have 5 points, and a 3 point lead over second place. So, I am thinking Kaz is definitely going to win.
Team TNA’s Captain, Kaz vs. Team Mexico’s Captain Ultimo Guerrero
As Guerrero controlled the match the rest of Team TNA came down on the ramp to cheer on Kaz. Guerrero hit an incredible inverted suplex off the top rope, but Kaz eventually took over. Kaz sent him to the mat, and was out on the ring apron. He slingshotted himself up onto the ropes for a springboard, but landed wrong on the top rope and fell to the mat holding his knee. Guerrero swooped right in for a pin, but Kaz kicked out. Kaz sat him up on the top rope and then climbed up after him. Guerrero fought back a bit, but Kaz kept control. He jumped up to hit a hurricanrana, but Guerrero caught his legs and blocked it. He then lifted Kaz up and powerbombed him from the top rope all the way across the ring. Kaz would kick out again at 2 and 2/3. Guerrero went to the top rope again and tried a backwards moonsault, but Kaz moved and he crashed to the mat. Kaz hit the Wave of the Future and got the pinfall.
Winner: Team TNA’s Kaz
Team TNA is now tied for first with Team Mexico at 3 points.
To the back with Lauren talking to A.J. Styles, Gail Kim, and ODB.
After the break… more commercials, well this one was for the Victory Road pay-per-view this Sunday. As they were going through the list of matched Jim Cornette came out to announce a new match. A rematch for the TNA Knockouts Championship. New Champion Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong.
Then to the back with JB and Kurt Angle getting upset with The Beautiful People again because they are tanning just minutes before their match.
Back from the break…
Time for Booker T to make a public apology to Samoa Joe. Booker requested time to do so. After a video package previewing their match this Sunday, out came Booker. He started by calling Joe to the ring in a nice and courteous way. His apology was for what is going to happen this Sunday night in Houston, Texas at the PPV. Booker while trying to get inside Joe’s head asked him who he has ever beaten. He then starts to list some of the people he has beaten. He started with Rick Martel, then Stone Cold Steve Austin, next was Chris Jericho, he then finished by just saying he has beaten them all. He reached out and shook Joe’s hand, and said may the best man win. After Joe backed Booker down Sting’s music came on again. This time though Sting came walking down the ramp, and getting in the ring. All we learned by this was that Sting was going to be at Victory Road for some reason.
After the break…
Another video package about Gail Kim.
Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, and Kurt Angle vs. Gail Kim, ODB, and A.J. Styles
ODB dominated Angelina, Gail dominated Velvet, then in came A.J. and Kurt. Yes, A.J. came in and also dominated. Frank Trigg came down to the ring, then Karen Angle came down as we went to commercial. After the break… Angle took over after A.J. was distracted by Trigg. All four ladies got tagged in at the same time, so they all came in and started fighting. Gail Kim would get the pinfall on Velvet Sky.
Winners: Gail Kim, ODB, and A.J. Styles
As they celebrated the other three came in and attacked them from behind. As Kurt was about to put the Ankle Lock on A.J. in came Karen. She hit Kurt with a low blow from behind. As A.J. was going for the Styles Clash, Frank Trigg came in and attacked him from behind, lifted him up onto his shoulders and performed an FU like move on him. Angle then locked on the Ankle Lock while The Beautiful People put the brown paper bag over Gail Kim’s head.
Look at that, six matches! Much better. It was fun to see someone beat Kong, as long as the belt doesn’t go right back to her on Sunday. The World X Cup matches were pretty good again, with the first being the better of the two. Even the main event tag team was better than I had expected. The first six-man tag match was rather exciting too. I am however puzzled about the whole Sting appearance. Just don’t know what it has to do with anything. Unless of course they are trying to start up The Wolfpack again.
Be sure to get your votes in to choose the type of match Rhino, Christian, and A.J. Styles have with Team 3D and Kurt Angle. Online voting starts when the pay-per-view starts on Sunday. Voting will be open until just before the match. You can vote by going to www.tnawrestling.com
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