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TNA iMPACT! From The iMPACT! Zone

Episode Title: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t.


The show started off with Samoa Joe making his way through the crowd toward the ring. Kevin Nash met him there and they both got in the ring which was surrounded by the six sides of steel. Joe proposed that he and Booker get rid of the referee and the rules in their match at Hard Justice, and instead have their match in the six sides of steel. Almost instantly Booker’s music came on and out he came with Sharmell and the TNA title. Booker proposed adding a few things to the match, some tables, ladders, and chairs. He then finished his statement by telling Joe to, “be afraid of the dark.”


Then to the back with JB talking to AJ Styles, Christian Cage, and Rhino talking about their match with Team 3D and Kurt Angle later in the night, and how they have said they will have Sting in their corner.

After the break…
Jimmy Rave accompanied by Lance Rock vs. Consequences Creed vs. Johnny Devine vs. Eric Young

This match went on a bit too long. In the end Creed pinned Johnny Devine.

Winner: Consequences Creed

After the match Devine, Rave, and Rock attacked Creed. While they were setting up a chair shot out came Abyss to the rescue.

To the back where Team 3D and Angle are with JB. They laid JB out on a table as a “demonstration”, and talked about their=2 0match later in the night, and Sting.

Back from the break…
They ran a Kaz video package all leading in to the first “Karen’s Angle” interview with him as the guest. They talked about how he got his start in the business, his influences, debut in TNA, and leaving TNA in 2005. The first portion of the interview was actually rather interesting. For those wondering Kaz’s responses were; he was a fan of wrestling and when he got out of high school he moved to Massachusetts where he met his mentor and trainer Killer Kowolski; He was influenced the most by Bret Hart; he left TNA in 2005 for an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up, but soon found the politics side of the business and did not like it at all. To be continued…


Back from the break…
“The Blueprint” Matt Morgan vs. Kory Chavis

Do I really need to list the winner of this match here?
Winner: Matt Morgan

To the back with Lauren and The Motor City Machine Guns to talk about the Strap Match they challenged Beer Money to later in the night. Chris Sabin delivered a good line about how their tag team, “is named for a straight to DVD movie starring Zach Morris.”

To a quick shot of Velvet Skye preparing for her title shot later in the night by getting her makeup done by Angelina Love.

Back from the break…
Lauren is in the back with the Prince Justice Brotherhood who are meeting to decide on=2 0a motto for their group. Super Eric came up with “We come in peace, but they leave in pieces.” Everyone agreed to it.

Tag Team Strap Match
Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machine Guns

After the break…
Sabin was strapped to Robert Roode, while Shelley was strapped to James Storm. The Guns controlled the match until Jackie interfered and allowed Beer Money to takeover. Jackie then gave Storm a pair of handcuffs which he used to punch Sabin. Roode got the pin on Sabin.

Winners: Beer Money

After the match they continued to beat on Alex Shelley and then whip him with the straps. LAX would come down to put a stop to it.

TNA Knockouts Championship Match
Champion Taylor Wilde vs. Velvet Skye

This match lasted five seconds! Wilde came up behind her and rolled her into a pin to successfully defend her title.

Winner: Taylor Wilde

Skye grabbed a mic and taunted her into another match. Wilde climbed into the ring to give her another shot. This one would last a little longer. This time Skye got pinned in 20 seconds.

This time Angelina Love says she will put up $5,000 of her own money if she can get back in the ring and do it again. Wilde obliged and another match started. This one lasted a lot longer, and ended with Love interfering in the match.

Winner twice by pinfall, and one via disqualification: Taylor Wilde

After the Beautiful People gave Wilde the Brown Paper Bag Treatment ODB and Gail Kim came down to help Wilde.

Next we are introduced to Sheik Abdul Bashir, aka Davairi. I am thinking Vince McMahon’s lawyers called TNA to cause that name change. He talked about how he is living the American Dream and how he isn’t much different than most Americans.

Next we see a video of Sonjay Dutt laying in a hospital bed surrounded by the Guru-ites and So Cal Val. He has been thinking about nothing but her for the three days he has been in a coma, yes that is what he said. The segment ended when a doctor brought in a bedpan.

Back to the ring…

Six-Man Elimination Tables Match
Team 3D & Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles, Christian Cage, and Rhino

Back from the break…
The competitors paired up and fought all over the iMPACT! Zone. Christian and Rhino put Devon through a table to become the first to be eliminated. Then during the commercial break Rhino was charging in to Gore Kurt Angle with a table behind him, and Brother Ray pulled him out of the way. Rhino went right through the table and was eliminated. Devon would then interfere in the match and help Ray hit the 3D through a table on Christian. Styles fought off the double team of Angle and Ray. After he had setup a table Johnny Devine came in with a handful of powder to throw in Styles’s face, but he ducked and it hit Ray. Ray now blinded for the moment grabbed Devine, thinking it was AJ, and power bombed him through a table. AJ then dropkicked Ray from behind sending him to the floor. Angle charged in after him but AJ sidestepped him and shoved him into Ray now standing on the ring apron. This sent Ray crashing to the floor again, but not before crashing through a table that was setup on the floor. This eliminated Ray, leaving just Angle and Styles in the match. Angle knocked the ref out of the ring. AJ setup a table and laid Angle on it, but as he climbed to the top rope Frank Trigg hit him in the back with a kendo stick. Angle then Olympic Slammed AJ through the table and won the match.

Winners: Team 3D and Kurt Angle

After the break…
Booker T comes out with the contract for the title match at Hard Justice for Samoa Joe to sign, Sharmell and Kevin Nash are also in the ring with them. Booker asks Joe to make Nash leave since it has nothing to do with him, Joe says only if Sharmell leaves too. They both leave, and as Booker is about to hand the contract to Joe the lights go out and Sting’s music comes on. When the lights come back on we see Booker with a baseball bat, and Joe laid out face down on the mat.


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TNA Victory Road Pay-Per-View Results & Highlights July 13, 2008

From the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas

The first match was a World X Cup 12-Man Elimination Match

Team TNA – Chris Sabin / Alex Shelley / Curry Man
Team Japan – Milano Collection A. T. / Masato Yoshino / Puma
Team Mexico – Ultimo Guerrero / Rey Bucanero / Averno
Team International – Alex Koslov / Doug Williams / Tyson Dukes

This was a fast-paced dun match, as expected. It did have its bad moments though. There were a couple times when say a Team Mexico wrestlers timing was off a bit from Doug Williams from England, who had probably never seen one another before this tournament. In this match wrestlers were eliminated one by one, via pinfall or submission. The winner’s team would receive 3 points, runner-up’s team 2, and the second runner-up’s team 1 point.

Order of Elimination:
Tyson Dukes
Puma
Milano Collection A.T.
Averno
Curry Man
Doug Williams
Ultimo Guerrero
Rey Bucanero
Chris Sabin

The final three competitors were now Masato Yoshino, Alex Koslov, and Alex Shelley. My pick for the final three was entirely wrong, but at least I got the final member of Team Japan picked correctly. Koslov hit Shelley in the back of the head, sending him to the floor. Yoshino then whipped Koslov into the ropes, but the Russian ducked a clothesline and then did a somersault over the top rope and down onto Shelley. Yoshino came off the top rope, but Koslov jumped up to meet him halfway and nailed him with a kick to the back of the head. Yoshino wrapped Koslov into an interesting submission hold, I want to say he tapped, as Mike Tenay had said, but his hands and head were so wrapped up there was no way for him to literally tap out. Either way, he submitted. Team International earns 1 point. Yoshino took over with his speed at this point, which lead to a two-count. Shelley turned it around quickly with a superkick that landed right under Yoshino’s chin. Shelley then hit the Sliced Bread move and went for the pin, but Yoshino kicked out at two. Yoshino got another near fall, then Shelley hit a tiger suplex that folded yoshino in half, into a bridge and pin, but he kicked out again. Shelley put him up in the top turnbuckle, then hit another superkick. As he went up after him though, Yoshino fought out and hit what Tenay called a “necktie” which sent Shelley down to the mat for another two-count. Now Yoshino brought Shelley to the top rope and Shelley fought out, hitting an inverted atomic drop from the top rope. He followed it with a Celtic Cross into a pin. This time he got the three count.

Winner: Team TNA’s Alex Shelley - 3 Points for his team.

Yoshino scored 2 points for Team Japan.
World X Cup Standings with just the Ultimate X Match left to go:
Team TNA – 6 points
Team Japan – 4 points
Team International – 3 points
Team Mexico – 3 points



Next up they reviewed the list of matches scheduled for the rest of the night.

Following the review was part one of Booker T’s homecoming. He started off by showing up around his house. Including a display of some of his “most-prized possessions” which were laying on a table. There was his championships of wrestling companies past, his trophy for TNA’s Most Memorable Moment, and the key to the city (Houston). Next we said hello to Sharmelle, then onto all of his awards hanging on the wall. We passed through the kitchen on our way out to see his half a dozen or so cars, and his traveling RV.

Angelina Love accompanied by Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim

While Gail was playing to the crowd during her ring entrance Love jumped her from behind, Gail Kim fought right back though and was first to take control of the match. It was short-lived though as she was sent to the ring apron where Velvet grabbed her foot and sent her crashing face first into the mat. She then rolled Gail back into the ring where Angelina tried for a pin a couple of times, followed by choking her a bit. They fought back and forth quite a bit. Love threw a tantrum at one point after Kim kicked out three times in a row. Gail would then drag her to the corner ring post and attempt to put on the Figure Four Leglock with Love’s legs wrapped around the post, and Kim standing on the floor. Velvet Sky would jump her from behind again, but Gail would fight her off and head to the top rope, but Velvet shook the top rope sending Gail to a sitting position on the top rope. This gave Love a chance to climb up and hit her with a Superplex, followed by another near fall. Kim hit a couple of clotheslines, and a dropkick, but as she scooped her up for a bodyslam Love threw her off balance and got behind her. She rolled her up for a pin, but Kim kicked out at 2 again. Gail then charged her and hit a spear, she was then distracted by Velvet on the ring apron. When she trned back around Love was there waiting, Kim blocked the move. This all led to Kim hitting a neckbreaker and the three count.

Winner: Gail Kim

As Gail celebrated Velvet hit her from behind again. They began beating her down, trying to set her up for the Brown Paper Bag Treatment, but after they whipped her into the ropes Gail came back and ducked under their clothesline and rolled out of the ring.

To the back with Lauren and BG James with the twelve fans that will participate in the fan’s revenge match. BG was getting them fired up for the match by whipping a mannequin dressed like James Storm.

Grudge Match
Jay Lethal accompanied by So. Cal Val vs. Sonjay Dutt

Sonjay brought out a single rose and a card for Val, and gave it to her before the match. After Lethal knocked him to the floor he went over and ripped up the card. As I expected about halfway through the match Val’s concern seemed to switch from Lethal to Dutt. He was asking her to help him, and she actually started walking up the ring steps toward the ring which got Lethal’s attention. He turned to talk to her, and as he turned back around Dutt was there to hit a clothesline. Dutt crawled over and told Val that he loved her. Lethal grabbed him and hit the Lethal Combination. At this point Val came back up the steps and Lethal turned to talk to her again, Dutt came up behind him and rolled him up for the three count. As Sonjay left the ring he kissed Val on the hand, Lethal just looked stunned.

Winner: Sonjay Dutt

To the back with JB and Beer Money, Inc.. After their endless ramblings they went to head out to the ring, but Jackie said she wasn’t going down there with them because of the fans with the belts.

Fan’s Revenge Match for the TNA Tag Team Titles

Beer Money – Robert Roode & James Storm vs. LAX – Homicide & Hernandez accompanied by Hector Guerrero & Salinas

Down came the twelve fans all carrying their belts, and coincidentally all wearing LAX shirts and high-fiving LAX as they came out. Roode was the first one to be thrown to the floor where four of the guys started whipping him right away. Roode would roll back into the ring and crawl over to James Storm where he grabbed a hold of his legs and hugged them. James Storm then tossed Homicide out to the floor where the fans welcomed him. Homicide walked over and got a drink from Storm’s beer, as well as sharing it with one of the fans. Storm instinctfully went out after him, but was immediately whipped as he ran around the ring. Storm would end up in the ring hugging Roode’s legs this time. Homicide would try to send Storm over the top rope to the floor again, but Storm held onto the top rope and pulled himself back into the ring. As he turned to Homicide in the ring Hector grabbed his feet and dragged him out to the floor. This time Storm made his lap around the ring in the other direction. Homicide was sent to the floor by Roode this time, as he stood there Roode came at him with a baseball slide, but Homicide pulled out the ring skirting and got Roode caught in between it and the ring, just like Finlay always does. This allowed the fans to have a few good shots at him before Roode could duck down and under the ring. He came out the other side of the ring and took another shot or two before getting back in the ring. Homicide hit the Three Amigos to a chant of “Eddie, Eddie, Eddie”. Amazing how someone not at all related to you can get cheers for using the move, but yet Eddie’s cousin Chavo gets booed when he uses it. Roode finally got things turned around with a sudden Spinebuster. At this point Beer Money used some quick tags and double teams to dominate the match. Homicide turned it around with a T-Bone Suplex which allowed him to get the tag to Hernandez. Hernandez, who by the way is from Houston, took over. He hit both members of Beer Money with move after move, until he was knocked back into the corner and to the mat after a flying forearm from Storm. Hernandez pulled him self up onto the top rope from a sitting position. Roode and Storm climbed up to the top rope going for what looked like might be a double DDT, but Hernandez fought them both off and sent them down to the mat. He then leaped off with a big splash onto Roode, Storm would break up the count at two. Storm then went after Homicide on the top rope, but instead Homicide hit a Tornado DDT. He then went after Roode who shoved him off into the ropes, but as Roode charged in he pulled the top rope down sending Roode to the floor where he was whipped by a handful of the fans, he got back in the ring quickly. Homicide then climbed to the top rope while Hernandez picked up Roode onto his shoulders. Homicide came off the top rope and hit a Diamond Cutter, followed by a Hernandez pin.

Winners and still TNA Tag Team Champions: LAX

Onto part 2 of the Booker T homecoming. We are now headed to The Booker T Pro Wrestling Alliance, which by the way was a big reason behind his departure from the WWE. Suddenly Vince didn’t want the PWA promoted, and didn’t want his talent going to Houston for shows with the PWA students and talent. They showed clips of high praise from his students.

TNA Knockouts Championship Match
Champion: Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong accompanied by Raisha Saeed

This match seemed very similar to their other matches from the start. Kong dominated early, Taylor got out of the Awesome Bomb and mounted an offense. This time however, Kong shutdown the offense of Wilde with a clothesline and then climbed the ropes. While she was sitting on the top rope Wilde climbed up alongside her and connected with a few elbows to the head. She then hooked Kong’s arm and leaped off, hitting Kong with an arm drag from the top rope. She got a two-count out of it. Kong got up and connected with the punches, setting up for the spinning back fist. As she spun Taylor caught her from behind and rolled her into a pin again, only this time Kong kicked out at two. Kong grabbed Wilde and set her up for the Implant Buster, but she countered, Kong then countered that by trying to go for a chokeslam. Wilde countered that and rolled Kong up for the three count.

Winner and still TNA Knockouts Champion: Taylor Wilde

As Wilde walked up the ramp celebrating Saeed attacked her from behind and dragged her back down and threw her in the ring. Saeed and Kong started beating on her. Kong hit the Implant Buster this time, and then went for the Awesome Bomb. Saeed stalled her while she went out to get a steel chair. As Saeed got back in the ring with the chair Abyss’s music came on. He came down to save Wilde this time. While Kong was standing toe to toe with Abyss, Saeed got in between them and got Kong to get out of the ring. Then Saeed turned back around to Abyss and got in his face. She then slapped him across the face. Abyss turned back around and hit Saeed with the Black Hole Slam. He then carried Taylor Wilde back up the ramp.

Now for part 3 of Booker T’s Homecoming. We start off in one of Booker T’s businesses, a restaurant named Sharmelle’s. We see a clip of him telling the manager to make the portions smaller, and to water down all of the booze. He then goes through a list of other businesses he owns, and talks about what the TNA Title would mean to his franchise. Then Sharmelle points out how they didn’t put the apples in her salad. He walks off to yell at someone as the clip ends.

World X Cup Final Round – Ultimate X Match

Team TNA Kaz vs. Team Mexico Volador, Jr. vs. Team Japan Naruki Doi vs. Team International Daivari

The winner of this match will receive four points. This means whichever team wins this match will win the World X Cup.

This match started off a little slow, but WOW what a finish it had. It was failed attempt after failed attempt to get to the X, with one fighting off the other just in the nick of time. Then Doi got sent out to the floor, and Volador hit a backwards moonsault from the top rope down onto him. This left them both laid out on the floor. Meanwhile on the other side of the ring Kaz and Daivari both began climbing the same tower in the corner. When they reached the top they exchanged blows back and forth. As Kaz tried to hang on, Daivari started to crawl across the rope hanging from both his hand and legs. When he was halfway across the rope Kaz launched himself off the top of the tower, hitting Daivari with a leg drop across the throat. They both crashed to the matc from 15 feet in the air. Kaz landed awkwardly on his hip. As they both lay in the ring in came Volador who climbed across the ropes and unhooked the X to win the match and the 2008 World X Cup for Team Mexico.

Winner: Volador, Jr.

In the ring Team Mexico celebrates as Mike Tenay tries to interview them through Willie Urbina.

Time for part 4 of Booker T’s Homecoming. This time he is out on his golf course, and of course he was using Booker’s Tees. He guarantees they will knock five or six strokes off your game. They interview some guy who says, “Booker T’s golf game is phenomenal to quite-phenomenal. Rivaling uhh, what’s that guy’s name, Tiger Woods.” Booker then goes on and on about how he is going to beat Samoa Joe.

Now Frank Trigg is out at the announce table to help call the Six-Man Tag Match

The fans voted, and the stipulation of the match was indeed Full Metal Mayhem.

Kurt Angle, and Team 3D – Brother Ray & Brother Devon vs. A.J. Styles, Christian Cage, and Rhino

As A.J. came down the ramp Angle ambushed him and the match had begun. They were fighting everywhere. Cage was the first one to use a weapon, a trash can to Brother Ray’s skull, twice. Rhino and Christian brought in a ladder and took out Team 3D, but then Angle came in with a chair and hit Rhino across the back, jabbed it into Cage’s ribs, and then across the head. Angle then hit a release belly to belly suplex on Cage, sending him crashing down into a ladder. After some more action, A.J. Styles was on the top rope holding an open ladder in front of him. He launched himself to the top of the ladder and then came down with a flying forearm onto Brother Ray. Devon pulled the ref out of the ring at the two-count. Now all three of them were in the ring beating on A.J.. Christian then climbed to the top of one of the towers from the Ultimate X match and jumped off hitting a flying cross body block on all three of his opponents. He chose Kurt to pin, but he kicked out at two. Christian then picked up a ladder, but Ray got to him with a chair before he could use it. Ray then hit Styles across the back with the chair. Rhino then came back in and hit a trio of Gores to all three men. Rhino then went out after a table, which he set up in the center of the ring. He sat Devon on top of the ropes, and climbed up after him. Ray came up from behind him and started hitting him in the back. Ray got Rhino onto his shoulders, and Devon came off the ropes with a clothesline, sending Rhino crashing into the table. Devon landed bad on his ankle. Ray pinned Rhino, but Christian broke up the pin. Christian and Angle would reverse move after move until Angle got the ankle lock on him. Cage rolled him into a pin, but he kicked out. Cage then went to the top rope Angle followed, but was shoved back down. Then Devon got Cage from behind, he and Ray hit the 3D through a table setup on the floor. Back in the ring A.J. was beating on Angle, but Ray came in and hit him with a trash can from behind. They were now going to triple team A.J., but he ducked a clothesline from Kurt, it instead hit Devon. Styles then hit a kick to the back of Angle’s head. He continued to kick and pound Devon and Kurt, while Ray was trying to set up another table in the ring. When A.J. went after Ray he fought him off, and Ray hit A.J. with a nice superkick to the face. Yes, that’s right I said Ray lifted his leg high enough to hit a superkick to A.J.’s face. Devon now limping badly kept A.J. busy while Ray set the table up on edge in the corner. Devon then went out to the floor while ray took over beating on A.J.. He slid in another table for Ray to set up. Ray laid Styles out on this table and went up to the second rope. As Ray played to the crowd a little, A.J. got up, hit Ray with a low blow, and then leaped backwards pulling Ray down face first into the table. Devon charged at Styles who hit a drop toe hold, sending Devon crashing into the table that was in the corner. Now Angle came up behind Styles and tried for the Olympic Slam, but A.J. reversed it and rolled him into a pin, or so it seemed. Instead he lifted him up and hit the Styles Clash and turned him over for a pin, but only got the two-count. In came Johnny Devine with a Kendo Stick. He swung and missed as Styles ducked and then hit the Pele Kick. Styles grabbed the kendo stick and hit Devine over the head with it. He then turned and pointed the Kendo Stick at Frank Trigg. Angle came up from behind him and hit the Olympic Slam, into a pin. Styles kicked out at two. Angle went out for another table. He set up a ladder near the ropes. He turned and shoved referee Earl Hebner who tripped over a table and hurt his ankle. Kurt then set the table up in the middle of the ring, perpendicular to the ladder. For safety you can see Ray reach up and hook the ladder over the top of the bottom rope, since Angle failed to do that. Angle went for the slam again, this time onto the table, but A.J. blocked it and slammed Angle’s head into the table. He laid Angle out on the table and headed up the ladder, as Mike Tenay and Don West point out that Trigg was getting up and heading to the ring with the Kendo Stick. As A.J. got to the top of the ladder Trigg hit him in the head with the Kendo Stick. Angle climbed up behind A.J. and set him up for the Olympic Slam. They crashed down through the table, and Angle got the three count.

Winners: Kurt Angle, and Team 3D

To the back with JB and Samoa Joe. JB points out how Booker has al these people here in his hometown, and asks about his doubt on whether or not he can beat Booker T. As Joe points out he has never doubted himself out comes Kevin Nash. Nash says how he is in Joe’s corner and on his side tonight. Joe tells him that if he is truly his partner and on his side that no matter what happens in the ring, no matter what he sees, he stays in the back and does not come out to the ring. Those comments cannot be good. I feel the need to point out at this stage of the night we have yet to see Sting in Houston.

TNA Championship Match
Champion: Samoa Joe vs. Booker T

Booker T TNA Wrestler image
Is Booker T the new TNA Champion?
They fought back and forth with Joe coming out on top again and again in the early moments of the match. Then Booker threw Joe out to the floor where they fought, Booker T took control using the guard rail, a clothesline, and then the steel ring steps. The shot to the steps busted Joe’s forehead wide open, he was bleeding everywhere. Booker went right after the wound, delivering shot after shot to it. Booker missed a back heel kick which let Joe mount some offense, but Booker took over right away with an Axe Kick. He then hit the back heel kick, and went for the pin, but Joe kicked out at two. They exchanged punches, then went bouncing on the ropes, culminating with a knee to Booker’s face. Joe then came off the ropes with a leg to Booker, and got a two-count. Booker hit him and then went to the ropes, as he came back Joe hit him with a snap bodyslam. Booker then went for a Bookend, but Joe blocked it and hit a T-Bone Suplex, and got a two-count. Joe then tried to sit Booker on the top rope, but he blocked it. They would both duck a move or reverse one, this cause Booker to go off into referee Rudy Charles, knocking him to the mat. Joe waited for Booker to stand up and hit him with a clothesline. He then threw Booker over the top rope to the floor. He sat him down in a chair near the guard rail right in front of Sharmelle, he got a running start and came up with a big boot smashing Booker’s head into the guard rail. He smashed Booker’s head into the steel ring post. Then Sharmelle was begging him to stop, as joe pulled away from her she slapped him across the face. Joe turned and moved towards her but the group of either bodyguards or Booker’s wrestling students moved towards Joe and he hit a few of them. He then turned back to Booker and rolled him into the ring. Booker was now busted wide open. Two more refs came out, Joe clotheslined one, and hit the other with a DDT. Sharmelle now climbed over the guard rail as two other officials got in the ring, but thought better of it and left the ring on their own while motioning to the back for someone to come out. As Joe turned Booker was coming at him and he just shoved him to the mat. Out came security, Joe punched each one as they came in, then the fourth one he hit with a belly t belly suplex. Now Sharmelle came into the ring, still begging for Joe to stop. She then turned and screamed to the back for someone to help. Joe put Booker in a Rear Naked Choke. Then finally Sting’s music came on, and out came the Icon. Joe stood up and stared at him for a minute, but then turned around and started pounding on Booker again. Sting told him he was going too far, he has done what he needed to do. Sting turned to walk away, and Joe was following at first. Joe then turned around and ran back into the ring. Sting came in and physically pulled Joe off of Booker and said that’s enough, you made your point. Joe looked at him, gave him the finger, and then turned back to Booker. Sting spun him around, jabbed the bat into his mid-section, then hit him across the back with it. At this point Booker was sitting up, and Joe was on his back. Booker reached over and pinned Joe, as Sharmelle counted to three. As Booker and Sharmelle left the ring they took the belt with them.

The end the broadcast with a commercial for the next pay-per-view, Hard Justice, August 10th. The show will include F.I.L.T.H.E.E. , Ice-T, and Grandmaster Caz performing live.

Now that was a pay-per-view! If the WWE wants to watch TNA and take bits and pieces to incorporate into their own shows, as they always do, they should watch this pay-per-view, which btw only cost $29.95. the WWE PPVs cost $39.95, and usually only have half the action.

The World X Cup matches turned out to be pretty amazing, and Daivari even added to the excitement, I didn’t expect that. Just another case of the WWE’s gimmicks holding a wrestler back. Quite a few of these World X Cup competitors should get an actual TNA contract. Yoshino, Doi, Volador, Jr. and maybe even Alex Koslov, and Doug Williams.

The Fan’s Revenge match was also pretty fun. With LAX involved I knew it would be exciting, but with Roode and Storm getting whipped it was even better. I was surprised Jackie who is also from Texas didn’t go down to the ring.

The Full Metal Mayhem match was really good too. I know it doesn’t sound right, but Christian is very under-rated. The only part of the match I didn’t like was how for almost the whole second half of the match it was just A.J. Styles in the ring, while Rhino and Cage were laid out on the floor.

The Joe-Booker match was much better than I expected too. I don’t think I can remember the last time I saw Booker T bleed in a match. I am not really sure I understand how the end of the match went. I mean why was there refs, officials, and security coming out to stop the match. Why not just one of the refs coming out so the match could finish? Now all we have is Booker T carrying around a belt he didn’t win. I was expecting some sort of match between Joe and Nash coming soon, now instead it looks like it will be Joe feuding with Sting. Another possibility would be a tag match with Joe and Nash tagging against Sting and Booker T. The best option of them all might be a fatal four way match between them for the belt.
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TNA Victory Road – Reliant Arena – Houston, Texas

TNA Victory Road 08 logo


World X Cup 12-Man Elimination Match

Team TNA – Chris Sabin / Alex Shelley / Curry Man
Team Japan – Milano Collection A. T. / Masato Yoshino / Puma
Team Mexico – Ultimo Guerrero / Rey Bucanero / Averno
Team International – Alex Koslov / Doug Williams / Tyson Dukes

This one will of course be a fast-paced out of control match. I think the match will come down to Averno, Doug Williams, and Chris Sabin. (Last standing member of Team Japan should be Yoshino.) To keep things exciting I think Averno edges out Sabin for the win.

Winner: Team Mexico’s Averno

Grudge Match
Black Machismo Jay Lethal vs. The Guru Sonjay Dutt

This should be a decent match. I think it ends with a bad twist. So Cal Val does something to help Sonjay win the match, and she leaves with him.

Winner: Sonjay Dutt

TNA Knockouts Match



Gail Kim vs. Angelina Love

Gail Kim wins, possibly with a little help from ODB who comes down to ringside to cancel out the presence of Velvet Sky. In the end one of The Beautiful People will get the brown bag treatment.

Winner: Gail Kim

World X Cup – Ultimate X Match

Team TNA Kaz vs. Team Mexico Volador, Jr. vs. Naruki Doi vs. Daivari

Kaz wins this one to keep TNA on top. The win clinches the victory for Team TNA. Other than Daivari’s presence this could be an outstanding match.

Winner: Kaz

TNA Knockouts Women’s Championship Match

Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong accompanied by Raisha Saeed

Kong controls most of the match. Roxxi comes down to help take Saeed out of the match. Taylor gets lucky and wins in the end, possibly off a distraction from Roxxi.

Winner and still Knockout’s Champion : Taylor Wilde

Fan’s Revenge Match – TNA Tag Team Championship Match

LAX (Homicide & Hernandez accompanied by Hector Guerrero & Salinas) vs. Beer-Money, Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode accompanied by Jacqueline)

LAX retain their titles, while Beer Money gets whipped by the fans repeatedly and often.

Winners: LAX

Fan’s Pick The Stipulation – Six-Man Tag Team Match

A.J. Styles, Christian Cage & Rhino vs. Kurt Angle, and Team 3D

That fans will end up picking Full Metal Mayhem. It will be an exciting and bloody match. Angle will make someone tap with the ankle lock.

Winners: Kurt Angle, and Team 3D

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match

Champion Samoa Joe vs. Booker T

In front of his hometown friends, family, and fans, Booker T adds to his long list of championships that he has held. He will defeat Joe and win the belt. I do think there might be some outside factors, whether it be Sting or Kevin Nash, or both.

Winner and New TNA Champion: Booker T

Other notes: BG James will begin a possible transition from in ring talent to microphone/backstage talent. He will be performing some of the back stage interviews tonight.

Again, make sure you are voting to pick the stipulation in the six-man tag match. Voting opens when the pay-per-view starts.
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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

Taylor Wilde Shantelle Taylor image
New TNA Knockouts Champion, Taylor Wilde.
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
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TNA iMPACT! Wrap Up 7-3-08

July 6th 2008 08:58
TNA iMPACT! From the iMPACT! Zone

Episode Title: The Mating Game

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TNA iMPACT! From The iMPACT! Zone
Karen’s Return (They give a “title” to each show, so I will share them from now on.)

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TNA iMPACT! From the iMPACT! Zone

The show started off with Jay Lethal calling out for Sonjay Dutt to meet him at The Pink Taco.

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More TNA Wrestling Dates Announced for England
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TNA Impact Wrap Up 6-12-08

June 16th 2008 13:16
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Samoa Joe gives Booker a title shot, and his locker room?


TNA Impact! from the Impact Zone
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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)
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3D and LAX renew their battle tonight. This time with some different players than the last time.

TNA World Tag Team Championship Match

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TNA Impact Wrap Up 6-5-08

June 6th 2008 13:05
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TNA Knockout Gail Kim is on her way back from her knee injury.


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TNA Impact Wrap Up 5-29-08

May 31st 2008 12:07
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The Beautiful People Angelina Love & Velvet Sky


TNA Impact from The Impact Zone 5-29-08
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TNA Impact Wrap Up 5-22-08

May 23rd 2008 12:18
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The Phenomenal AJ Styles


TNA Impact from The Impact Zone 5-22-08
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