Oracle of Delphi
Bruce BostwickTNA Slammiversary Results and Highlights 6-8-08
June 11th 2008 07:01
Did Samoa Joe retain his TNA World Heavyweight Title in the King of the Mountain match?
Slammiversary from the DeSoto Civic Center in South Haven, Mississippi (just minutes south of Memphis, TN)
X Division Championship Match
Kaz vs. X Division Champ Little Petey Pump accompanied by Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner and Rhaka Khan, and a big lead pipe.
Petey is wearing a protective face guard. He has a fractured orbital bone and it is a precautionary measure. Kaz controlled the tempo early in the match. As can be expected it was fast-paced. There were counters left and right when the opponent was trying for a move. Petey took control on the outside after Kaz was distracted by Rhaka Khan momentarily. Kaz would try a couple pinfalls to break Petey’s momentum, but was tossed to the floor during one of the kickouts. Petey than slingshot himself over the top rope and hit Kaz with a Hunnakunrana. Petey then kept control, wearing Kaz down part by part. Kaz would comeback after Petey threw him into the ropes and he countered a backdrop by sliding over his back instead, the place a boot right into Petey’s face and protective mask. They both got to their feet and Kaz hit him with a flurry of punches and chops followed by a flying forearm, an elbow, and then a Power Bomb into a two-count. After dodging a charging Petey in the corner, Kaz hit him with a DDT and another two-count. Petey rolled to the ring apron and was then slingshotted back into the ring, as he came flying in Kaz caught him in a Diamond Cutter/RKO type move, and got another two-count. Petey turned it back around and hit him with a Side Russian Leg Sweep, then played to the crowd in anticipation of his Canadian Destroyer. Instead Kaz fought back a little, but then Petey picked up into what looked like a bear hug, but then tucked his head under his arm and turned it into a DDT-like move, followed by a two-count. Petey climbed to the top where Kaz charged in and hit a kick to the side of his head. Kaz then went up to hit the Flux Capacitor, but was blocked, Petey tried to turned it into the Canadian Destroyer from the top rope. Kaz fought him off, but then Petey dropped to the floor and on the way down grabbed Kaz’s arm and smashed it across the ring ropes. Petey kicks out of a backslide pin, then grabs Kaz to try for the Destroyer a third time. Kaz blocked it by standing straight up and holding onto Petey, who was now hanging upside down on Kaz’s back, He dropped to his knees driving his head into the mat, sort of like a backwards Pile Driver. See, this is why a match between Kaz and Petey Williams is so great, half the moves they end up doing don’t even have a name! After another near fall, Rhaka Khan came into the ring, Kaz hit her with a big boot to the face, while Steiner took the opportunity to toss the pipe into the ring. Petey hit him right over the head with it. He rolled him over for the pin, but only got a two-count. At this point we see Kaz is bleeding heavily. When’s the last time you saw bleeding in the opening match of a WWE pay-per-view? At this point Petey takes off his face-guard and tosses it away. He set him up for a fourth try at the Canadian Destroyer, but Kaz slipped out and rolled him up for a near pinfall. Petey countered by slapping on the Sharpshooter. Kaz powered out, and two counter moves later hit the Wave of the Future out of nowhere. It was still only enough for a two-count. Kaz then tried going to the top rope, but Steiner came over to interfere, he would end up kicking him off the apron, while also fighting off Petey. Petey would turn it around quickly, and finally in his fifth attempt nail the Canadian Destroyer (which by the way for those that don’t know is a pile driver which has both men doing a flip prior to the pile driver itself, an amazingly athletic move!). He then got the one-two-three for the victory.
Winner and still X Division Champion: Petey Williams
After a brief celebration Steiner, Rhaka Khan and Petey start beating on Kaz. Steiner grabs a mic and says, “You just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Where’s my title rematch? Why the hell am I not on the show tonight? I’ll tell you why, because TNA is scared. They don’t want a guy like me being champion. So they screwed me out of my world title shot. Well see Kaz tonight I’m gonna screw you. You have a world title shot on Thursday, well I’m gonna make sure you don’t show up.” He then continued to beat on Kaz.
Off went the lights, on came some music… It was the music of Abyss. Down he came wearing a white outfit from the “asylum”. Steiner threw Petey into his arms. Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam on him, but then Steiner hit him from behind. Abyss would send Steiner into the ropes and as he came off of them hit him with a Black Hole Slam also. His attention then turned to Rhaka Khan who was now holding the pipe. He grabbed her for a chokeslam, but then reconsidered and let her go. . . but then he spun her back around and hit her with his third Black Hole Slam. His mask is gray now instead of black, and his outfit has his name Park and his number at the asylum on it. He then carried a bloody Kaz back to the locker room.
One quick note, as I said, when is the last time you saw blood during the opening match at a WWE pay-per-view? I now need to also ask when the last time the opening match at a WWE PPV (or in many cases the main event even) go on for twenty minutes?
Eric Young is now out at the announce table with a mic to announce that he found Elvis Presley and he will be out later to sit in the front row seat he has reserved for him.
Next up an interview with Kevin Nash who points out that everything is business. How if Joe loses tonight, Big Sexy loses, and if Joe wins then Nash cashes in.
Another video preview follows with the TNA Knockouts essentially mocking the WWE Divas.
Out came the Beautiful People and who they were now calling “Moose”. Apparently they didn’t like Mike Tenay and Don West referring to her as Mickie Knuckles. Problem is, she came out still wearing an outfit with Mickie written across the butt, and a big M and K on the front of her legs.
Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, and Mickie Moose (I may call her that from now on!)
vs.
Gail Kim, ODB, and Roxxi
The match started with all three coming into the ring which sent Love and Sky to the floor. This left Moose in the ring where they took turns hitting her. Threw her into the corner where Gail flung Roxxi into her, then flung ODB into her. Finally Gail hit her with a flying forearm that knocked her to the floor. At this point Love and Sky were upset with Moose and started walking back up the ramp to the locker room. ODB and Gail Kim ran up to stop them, and drag them back to ringside. This whole time Roxxi had been beating on Moose. Now back in the ring, Roxxi bounced off the ropes, but Love grabbed her foot. It was enough of a distraction that when she turned around Moose caught her and drover her face into the mat. Velvet would tag in and begin pounding on Roxxi, now it was time for some quick tags, in came Love. They controlled Roxxi for awhile. Sky then got her into the Octopus move she has been using. Roxxi broke out and then kicked Sky, and crawled toward the tag. She made it and in cam Gail Kim. She took control of the match with a couple of clotheslines, followed by some elbows. Then to the ring apron, she clotheslined Love and started climbing to the top rope, gave Moose a kick which knocked her to the floor. She then hit Sky with a Flying Cross Body Block into a two-count. She then tried bouncing off the ropes, but Love grabbed her feet and then dragged her to the edge of the ring apron and smashed Gail’s hurt leg across the edge. Sky then dragged her in and worked on the leg. In came Love who removed Kim’s knee pad and continued to beat on the injured leg. She put her in a Half- Boston Crab, which would eventually be broken up because Kim got to the rope. Moose came in and kept on the knee. Gail would eventually fight back with a Hurricanrana and then try to mount some offense as she hopped around the ring. She finally got the tag to ODB. She let lose with a few clothesline to each member of the opposing team and was fired up. Hit Love with a fall-away slam, nips up and goes after Moose. After fighting her off briefly she grabbed her flask and took a drink, but then spit it into Moose’s face. Up to the second rope she went and came off with a Theis Press into a pin which was broken up by Love and Sky. Now all six were in the ring fighting. Kim and Roxxi sent Love and Sky to the floor and then followed. In the ring ODB got Moose up for a running Powerslam into the three count.
Winners: Gail Kim, Roxxi, and ODB
Next up an interview with Rhino. After two extremely exciting matches I feel the need to point out to TNA, they can stop hyping up the PPV and the main event. Now is the time to keep the excitement going, not have video package after video package, and interviews. Now hopefully back to the exciting action in the ring.
TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
Team 3D vs. LAX – Homicide & Hernandez accompanied by Hector Guerrero and Salinas
Hernandez and Devon start off the match with Devon taking control briefly until Hernandez hit him with a flying shoulder tackle. Then a tag to Homicide, they whipped him into the corner then charged in with Homicide hitting him low and Hernandez high. Homicide then flung him toward Hernandez who hit him with a double forearm tackle. Devon eventually got the tag to Brother Ray who came in and slowed it down, till Homicide hit him with an arm drag, they would then go back and forth a bit. Homicide would charge the corner for a monkey flip, but Ray stopped him and turned him around to sit him on the top turnbuckle and give him a slap across the face. He then turned and walked away, Homicide waited for him to turn back around and hit him with a dropkick. Devon came in to get Homicide from behind, but he saw him coming and shoved him toward the corner where Hernandez slingshotted himself over the top rope and hit him with a shoulder, and then a double dropkick to both members of Team 3D, sending them to the floor. Hernandez then flew over the top rope and down onto Ray and Devon, immediately followed by Homicide diving through the ropes and flipping into Ray. Back in the ring Homicide got a two-count, then went to the top rope, Devon shoved him off and down to the floor and into the guard rail. The rest of LAX came over to check on him. Brother Ray came over and shoved both Salinas and Hector away with his foot. He then grabbed Homicide and flung him into the guard rail and then back into the ring to Devon. Team 3D totally took over and used some tags and double teams to dominate. Devon would go to the ropes for a flying headbutt, Homicide rolled out of the way though. He would crawl to get the tag to Hernandez but Ray came into the ring just before and distracted the ref who didn’t see the tag and made him get out of the ring. Team 3D then went back to double-teaming Homicide. Devon went to the top rope to hit a superplex, but Homicide fought out and then bit his ear, finally leaping off the top and hitting Devon with a Jawbreaker. He would crawl over again, and this time the ref saw the tag. Hernandez came in and overpowered Devon and Ray. He hit Ray with a delayed suplex and held that 300 pounds up in the air for a long time. After a couple of clotheslines on Ray he tagged Homicide back in. Homicide climbed to the top and hit Ray with a Flying Cross Body Block and into the pin, but Devon broke it up. Now all four men were in the ring, Ray tossed Homicide out to the floor, and then it was time to double-team Hernandez. Ray slammed him down and Devon climbed the ropes to hit him with their trademark headbutt, but Homicide came over to shove him off the ropes. Hernandez then slammed Ray and set him up for their own headbutt move, but as Salinas was about to climb the ropes to deliver the headbutt to Ray’s crotch area out came Johnny Devon with a Singapore Cane. Hector grabbed him and hit him over the head with the cane. Salinas would then leap off with the headbutt. Hernandez turned his back on Team 3D and Devon came over and tossed him to the floor and then dragged Homicide back in. Whipped him to the corner, then charged in with a splash. He then propped him up on the turnbuckle and climbed up, before he could do anything Hernandez came over and lifted Devon onto his shoulders, homicide came flying off the top rope and hit Devon with the Gringo Cutter. Hernandez then hit Ray with a Spinebuster, Homicide came off the ropes with a frog splash and went for the pin. At the two count Devon pulled the referee out of the ring. As the ref was yelling at Devon on the floor Homicide leaped through the ropes again but Devon moved and he crashed to the floor. Hernandez went to pull Devon back into the ring, but Ray came up from behind and delivered a low blow. As Devon and Ray waited for Hernandez to get t his feet so they could hit him with the 3D, Homicide came in and rolled Ray up from behind for the three count, before either of them could realize what had happened.
Winners and still Tag Team Champions: LAX
More video and interviewing, this time Robert Roode.
Next up the Awesome Kong $25,000 Challenge. Down came Serena Deeb, from Mississippi who has been training in MMA, also Josie Robinson from Memphis, Tennessee. Kong chose Serena, who by the way is the current Ohio Valley Wrestling and Memphis Championship Wrestling Champion. I am not sure what happened to Shantelle Taylor being the opponent, bad rumors I guess, sorry.
Awesome Kong with Raisha Sayid vs. Serena Deeb
Kong dominated form the start. Deeb jumped on her back, but was flung off and to the outside. Kong followed her out and picked her up by the legs and swung her head into the guard rail, she then picked her up and whipped her into a different guard rail, followed by stepping on her head. Then rammed her into the steel ring steps. She turned and shoved Josie back from the rail on her way back to Serena. She rolled her back into the ring, hit her with the Implant Buster, and the three-count.
Winner: Awesome Kong
Kong then went back out to Josie who had been talking since being shoved. It seems Kong wanted another match, this one against Josie. Josie caught her off guard with a slap to the face, and then hopped the rail and started pounding on Kong. She was soon tossed into the guard rail by Kong though, the whipped into it again on the other side of the ring. Kong then placed Josie right in front of the steel ring post to deliver a big punch. We all know this never worked out well for the one throwing the punch. This time would be no different, Josie ducked and Kong hit the post. Josie went right back after her with some punches, and then ducked a couple Kong clothesline attempts. Then she let up and climbed into the ring, Kong followed and was met with a kick. Kong recovered and was not at all happy. She took off the padded gloves she usually wears before she delivered her next punch, followed by a clothesline. Then she hit her with the Awesome Bomb and the three count.
Winner: Awesome Kong again
While the music played and the trainer checked on Josie, out came Eric Young with the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Kong still didn’t look too happy. “Ladies and Gentleman, the real king of Rock N Roll, Elvis Presley!” Out came one of the worst Elvis impersonators ever. He headed down to the ring, and then made the mistake of getting in the ring, while Kong was still standing there. He turned to ask Kong how she enjoyed visiting the King’s house while she was here in Memphis, he called her “little lady” in the process. Kong kicked him in the mid-section and then hit him with an Awesome Bomb too.
Now, Awesome Kong has left the ring, Elvis would have to be carried from the ring and building.
Time for Christian Cage’s video package and interview.
Time for the wedding of Jay Lethal and So Cal Val.
The minister Brother Hank Whitman. So much for the hope of a Brother Love appearance. Out come the Groomsmen. American Idol finalist, Ace Young is out first, and not very dressed up. Next out, The Ugandan Headhunter Kamala, see now Kamala knows to get dressed up for an event like this, he is wearing a tuxedo. No shoes, but a tux with pants that are much too short for him. Next, Jake The Snake Roberts, also in a tux, with no snake in sight. Out next, accompanied by Frankie, The Birdman, Koko B. Ware, in a tux with line green hair. He put Frankie on his perch in the ring. George The Animal Steele was next out, he doesn’t come down the ramp, but from around the side of the entry way. Now we also know why Koko’s hair is green, it is to match George’e trademark green tongue! Bridesmaid Sarah Donnegan, and Best Man Sonjay Dutt come out together. Sonjay is in traditional Indian garb.
Now it is time for the groom, Black Machismo Jay Lethal in a white and gold tuxedo complete with three foot long fringe. Finally out comes So Cal Val in a long white dress. As she walks out she looks scared walking by Kamala. The minister welcome everyone and then got right to the “if anyone has any objections” part of the ceremony. After a bit of a long pause they continue, Sonjay didn’t speak up yet. Then right into the vows, richer, poorer, sickness, health, and so on..Jay says I do..same vows read again to Val. This is when Sonjay steps between them saying “Stop, stop stop. This has gone on long enough.” He professes his love to Val and says how she should be marrying him and not Jay. This leads to Jay pushing him back and an argument. Jay turns his back to say something to Val and Sonjay uses a stand from one of the flower arrangements to hit Jay across the back. He then got on top of Lethal and began pounding on him. At this point Ace Young came running into the ring to stop Sonjay, but gets punched. In comes Koko, Sonjay hits him, and they fight back and forth for a minute. Meanwhile Kamala has climbed onto the ring apron and started taking off his shirt. Kamala and Koko begin taking turns hitting Sonjay. As the fans urge The Animal to get in the ring Val walks back up the ramp in tears. Koko is holding Sonjay’s feet. Jake Roberts grabs a bag from under the ring and releases the snake right behind Kamala. Now anyone that remembers a battle between Jake The Snake and Kamala will remember that Kamala is deathly afraid of snakes. So this sends Kamala into a frenzy while trying to escape the ring. The Animal is tearing apart all the decorations, while Jake comes in to lay the python on top of Sonjay. Dutt would roll out of the ring. Meanwhile The Animal is tearing into the turnbuckle pad, and although they didn’t fill it with the tiny Styrofoam pieces, they did use some cotton batting which he can tear into pieces easily, but can also be cleaned up quickly. Once he became busy in the corner Koko finished off destroying the wedding decorations. As Dutt walked off they groomsmen stayed in the ring consoling Jay Lethal. See, now this is a much better ending to a wedding than a faked heart attack as you go off the air.
Now to Booker’s video package and interview. He basically whined how TNA begged him to come over from the WWE, but then backed out of their promises, and gave him a locker room that smelled like elephant urine. He went on to say how in the WWE he was told what to do, dictated to, but tonight he will do what he wants to do. He even broke into that ridiculously annoying fake English accent near the end of the interview.
Grudge Match
Kurt Angle accompanied by Tomko vs. The Phenomenal One A.J. Styles
Angle came right at A.J. with some mat wrestling, when A.J. couldn’t quite get loose he used the ropes to break the series of holds. Angle would get him into a headlock which A.J. would break by throwing him into the ropes, Angle bounced off with a shoulder block. Styles followed up with a series of three arm drags which cause Angle to roll out of the ring to break the momentum. Back in the ring, Angle connects with a kick and a couple European Uppercuts then bounces off the ropes. Styles did an impressively high leap frog with a split included, Angle bounced again, this time Style dropped down to the mat, this time when Angle came near him he hit him with his high dropkick. A dropkick that as I have said before is rivaled in height today by only that of Randy Orton’s. Styles drove his head into the turnbuckle and followed with a series of punches. Angle would turn it around with a rake to the eyes, followed by some kicks. He then whipped him across the ring into the corner and charged in after him, Styles moved and Angle’s shoulder was driven into the steel ring post. A.J. was now out on th erring apron and launched himself onto the top rope and then connected with a flying forearm, into a two-count. After a brief distraction by Tomko Angle shoulder blocked him to the floor. As Tomko approached AJ referee Earl Hebner stepped in the middle and sent Tomko back to the dressing room. While that was going on Angle slammed Styles into the guard rail repeatedly. He then rolled him back into the ring as security leads Tomko up the ramp. Angle would complain about him leaving to the ref on the outside, and then go to climb back in the ring. Styles charged and knocked him back to the floor with an elbow, then ran across the ring and back again this time launching himself over the top rope and flipping down onto Angle. He landed with his heel and calf wrapped around the back of Kurt’s head and neck. At this point I thought Angle’s neck might be hurt. Don’t forget Angle had to sit out last month’s PPV due to neck problems, and has been out of action since. A. J. would roll him in for a two-count, then hit a big back breaker across his knee and get another near fall. He slammed him to the mat then came off the ropes with a flying knee drop right to Angle’s face, followed by another two-count. Angle would fight back with some punches and then picked him up on his shoulder and tossed him off backwards, he would then repeat the move. Now it was time for him to try and wear him down with a headlock, putting all of his weight on him. He then controlled the match with some power and by continuing to wear him down. Styles is now bleeding from the nose. He battles out with some elbows, but then gets caught in a Belly-To-Belly suplex, and Angle goes right back to wearing him down. Every time Styles tried to comeback Angle shut him down. Angle put him on the top rope and hit him with a couple of shots that would have knocked him off to the floor if not for his foot being hooked in the ropes. Angle then climbed up for an attempt at a Superplex. A.J. fought back a bit, and when they went off the ropes it was A.J. that turned it into a sort of face first suplex to the mat. They couldn’t quite get their balance on the top rope and seemed to bang heads as they landed. They both got to their feet and exchanged blows then Styles hit him with a spin kick and a couple clotheslines. Then he picked him up for a Pump-Handle slam, but spun him around and gave him a knee to the stomach, followed by a two-count. Next he would hold him up for a delayed suplex, but instead let him land on his feet and then hit a neck breaker into another near fall. Angle hit him with another uppercut, then whipped him into the corner and grabbed him from behind to hit a German Suplex, followed by another one. Styles blocked the third one, and then hit Angle with a release German Suplex that flipped Kurt around entirely. Styles got to his feet first and tried for his discuss punch, but Angle ducked it and hit him with the same realease German, into a two-count. As angle raised him to his feet A.J. nailed him with a high side-kick to the back of the head. He then charges in with a splash, but Angle caught him and threw him for a Belly-to-Belly into the corner ropes with a bad landing. After a two-count Angle goes for the Angle Slam, but A.J. turns it into a DDT and into yet another near pinfall. He went for the Style’s Clash but Kurt countered, A.J. countered into a pin, but Angle turned it around into an Ankle Lock. Styles would rollover and fling Angle into the corner, landing head first into the second turnbuckle. Styles would leap up the ropes and do a backflip into his inverted DDT and a near three-count. Styles would then go back to the top rope, Angle jumped up and climbed to the top for the Angle Slam all the way down to the mat, followed by a two-count. Angle then put him in the Ankle Lock again, A.J. countered and rolled him into a pin, just a two again. Back to their feet, Angle missed a clothesline and Styles hit his Pele Kick. Into a pin, and Angle grabbed the rope at two to break it. He then went for the Styles Clash again, this time Kurt countered by grabbing his ankle and putting him in the Ankle Lock again. Styles turned it over and kicked Kurt off, as he went backwards he hit into the ref, knocking him to the mat. As Angle came close Styles reached up with his legs and flung him out of the ring to the floor. At this point Karen Angle is at the top of the ramp holding a steel chair, and begins walking down to ringside. She yells to Kurt to take the chair, then when he tries to she holds onto it and won’t let go. This was just enough of a distraction, Styles rolled him over for what looked like a pin, but instead he stood up and hit him with the Styles Clash finally and then got the three count.
Winner: The Phenomenal A.J. Styles
Karen would join him in the ring to celebrate. As they celebrated Kurt got up and hit A.J. across the back with the chair. Karen slapped Kurt across the face, he then grabbed her hair, but she got away and out of the ring, where Kurt sort of spit on her. Then he went back to beat on A.J.. Meanwhile Tomko is working his way through security and back down to the ring. Kurt then slapped on the Ankle Lock again. A few refs came down and things settled down.
Time for the Samoa Joe video package and interview.
King of the Mountain Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
TNA Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe vs. Christian Cage vs. Booker T vs. Rhino vs. Robert Roode
Special Ring Enforcer: Kevin Nash
After about a ten minute entrance from the five competitors and the introduction from JB, the match finally gets underway. At the start Nash takes hold of the belt. All five men start pounding on one another. Christian and Rhino work together for a bit on Roode. Booker and Joe pair up and fight out on the floor. Booker would make his way back to the ring to shove Cage off the top rope to the floor. Cage landed wrong on his knee and remain laying on the floor. Booker then focused on Rhino. Rhino would send Booker back to the floor, in came Joe to control Rhino for awhile, next in is Roode. Joe stays in control until Cage comes back in. Cage sends Joe to the mat then works on Roode till he rolls out of the ring. Then Joe comes back at Christian putting him in the corner and hitting him with a high kick and then tries to set him up for the Musclebuster, but Christian fought out and leaped over him to the mat then bounced off the ropes into a Powerslam from Joe, then Booker charged and was met with the same snap Powerslam. Christian would hit Joe with a reverse flying forearm off the ropes, a two count, then he puts him in the corner and pounds on him. Joe reverses and hangs Cage up on the Tree of Woe, bounces off the ropes and comes in with a big dropkick to the face. Cage rolls out to the floor, Joe waited and then went to bounce off the ropes and dive out onto him, but Booker grabbed Joe and took him to the outside and rammed his head into the KotM penalty box cage. Booker would beat on Joe punching and kicking him repeatedly. Booker then rolled back into the ring and hit Rhino with a Bookend and got the three count to become the first person eligible to hang the belt and win. Rhino heads to the penalty box for two minutes. Booker goes for a ladder immediately, and goes to get the belt from Nash. By the time he got into the ring with the belt Joe had a hold on the ladder and he had to go to the floor to fight it away from him. As they fought for the ladder on the floor Cage came in with a baseball slide sending them both down. Roode would then hit Cage with a neck breaker from the top rope, which led into a two-count. Roode would try for a Pile Driver or Power Bomb, but Cage pulled his legs out from under him and catapulted Roode out to the floor. Rhino’s time was now up and he and Cage tapped hands and then got into it. As Rhino had Cage setup for the Gore, Joe grabbed his ankles and with one leg on each side of the ring post he pulled him back into it. Joe got into the ring and Cage charged, but Joe slammed him down to the mat with one arm. While Cage was down Joe noticed the other three in a bunch on the floor, so he bounced off the ropes and flipped over the top down onto all three of them. Cage then climbed atop the penalty box and jumped down onto all four of them. Cage then pulled a table out from under the ring and set it up on the floor. He then rolled Roode back into the ring, hit the other three a bit, then added a ladder and a chair in the ring. Cage had the ladder, and Roode used the chair to hit the ladder back into Cage. He then pinned him, Robert Roode is now eligible, Cage to the penalty box for two minutes. Roode turns and asks Nash for the belt, Nash stalls, and Rhino rolls him up from behind for the pin. Rhino is now eligible, Roode to box for two minutes. Roode argued with the ref, and then shoved him down when he was told to go to the box. Luckily Nash was right there and grabbed his feet and dragged him out of the ring. He hit him and then threw him into the penalty box. Cage and Roode began fighting in the box. Rhino was almost up the ladder with the belt when Booker T pushed it over, Rhino got clotheslined by the top rope. Joe came back in and started fighting with Booker now. He locked on the Rear Naked Choke. Christian was released from the box and immediately climbed to the top of it and hit a frog splash on both Joe and Booker. This broke the choke and allowed Christian to pin Booker. Christian is now eligible, Booker to the box for two minutes. Now Samoa Joe is the only one not eligible to hang the belt. Roode released from box. Cage sets up the ladder and gets the belt, Roode stops him, then tries climbing up. Joe grabs him around the waist and suplexes him down. Christian got up and went right back up the ladder. Joe climbed up and hit a neck breaker from the top of the ladder on Christian. Rhino hit Joe with a Gore. Everyone was down at this point. Rhino went to get the belt from Nash who stalled a little, and just as rhino got his hand on the belt booker grabbed it and smashed Nash over the head with it. He then hit everyone else in the head with the belt. Then he climbed the ladder and was almost to the top when Nash came into the ring and stopped him. He took him off the ladder and hit a Jack-knife Power Bomb. Christian headed toward the ladder but was stopped by Joe. Joe tried for the Musclebuster, but Cage blocked it and ended up on the ring apron. Rhino charged at Joe for another Gore, but Joe moved and he hit Christian instead, sending him flying off the apron and crashing through the table he had set up earlier. Roode hit Joe with a Northern Lariat, Rhino then takes out Roode. Rhino climbs the ropes, and Roode shoves him to the floor. Joe tries to block Roode climbing the ladder, gets shoved off but comes back again. He hit Roode with a high kick to the head while Roode was on the second rung of the ladder, and then hits him with the Musclebuster off the ladder and gets the three-count. Finally Joe is eligible, Roode to the box. Joe goes to the ladder immediately. He got up the ladder and hung his belt to become the first Champion to ever go into the King of the Mountain and also leaves as the Champion.
Winner and still TNA Heavyweight Champion: Samoa Joe
Nash would come in to celebrate with him, and shake his hand, and Joe sort of accepted the handshake.
Of course the show ends with an advertisement for the next PPV Sunday July 13th, TNA presents Victory Road – “Houston We Have A Problem” from Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas
That was a REALLY good pay-per-view!
The King of the Mountain match was very good yes, but I have to give the match of the night to an actual tie of two other matches. Match one – A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle, and match two – Kaz vs. Petey Williams. These were two of the most exciting matches I have seen in recent memory. Amazingly one of them was the first match of the night! Let’s see, Kaz – Petey Williams, or JBL – Cena? Which is a better opening match? Hands down TNA wins! Sadly if Petey or Kaz were to go to the WWE they would probably get some ridiculous gimmick. TNA needs to make sure they keep the X Division visible and on-air more often, and I don’t mean Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal fighting over Val.
Speaking of them, the wedding went pretty decent from an entertainment point of view. Amazing how the WWE can’t get people like Kamala, Koko, Jake the Snake, and George The Animal Steele to make appearances on their shows, even though that is where they all came from, or at least gained their biggest fame from. It was fun to watch, although I was upset that neither Ace Young nor Frankie got to sing. . . well OK, I was upset Frankie didn’t get to sing, didn’t care about Ace singing.
If you read my preview of the event you will see only one of my predictions end up happening. LAX retained their belts against Team 3D. This is actually a great thing though, the matches turned out to be unpredictable unlike so many matches in the WWE.
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