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MattHarmsPosted on 09/13/09 at 23:58:44

TNA Wrestling....Cross the Line!

Results of TNA No Surrender 9/20/09:

Match for the vacant TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles:
Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated Velvet Sky and Alyssa Flash when Sarita pinned
Sky after a German suplex in 0:09:03.
Rating: * 1/2
(Sarita and Taylor Wilde won the TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles.)


Due to the recent visa problems involving Angelina Love, Velvet Sky came into this
match without a partner. She rectified that matter immediately, choosing Alyssa Flash,
who has had her share of run ins with Sarita over the past couple of months. Flash and
Sky didn't work too well as a tag team, not having the experience that the Beautful
People would have in this situation. The end came when Taylor missile dropkicked
Velvet into a picture perfect German SUplex for the pin. They will go down in the
history books as the first ever Knockout Tag Team Champions.

D'Angelo Dinero pinned Suicide after a top-rope DDT in 0:08:22.
Rating: * 3/4

Two impressive young talent in the X-Division went at it tonight. The match picked
up in the latter half, with Suicide hitting many death defying moves, nearly living
up to his name at a couple of points. He went to the well once too often and Dinero
laid him out with a top-rope DDT, spiking him onto his head. The pin was scored and
Dinero looks to have made an impression in his first ever one on one Pay Per View match
in TNA.

Match for the vacant TNA Knockout's Title:
Traci Brooks pinned ODB after a roll up in 0:03:06.
Rating: 1/2*
(Traci Brooks won the TNA Knockout's Title.)

This match was intended to be Cody Deaner and ODB but in a skit that aired earlier in
the evening, Traci seduced Deaner...right into a pipe shot from Scott Steiner, thus
taking him out for the evening. Traci came out, to goad her way into the match and
ODB accepted, but the diabolical Traci managed to catch ODB off guard, nailing her
with an illegal object, before rolling her up, using the ropes for leverage to score
the pin. The fans are not too happy, as the fan favorite ODB lost tonight and Traci
brings another championship belt right into the Main Event Mafia. Traci is now the
TNA Knockout's Champion and the Main Event Mafia has just gotten a bit stronger.

LAX (Homicide and Hernandez) defeated
World Elite (Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir) when Homicide pinned E. Young
after a frog splash in 0:10:21.
Rating: ** 1/4

LAX reunited tonight to take on Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir of the World Elite.
Homicide was pounded for most of this match but made the hot tag, allowing Hernandez
to run wild. Bashir is pitched to the floor and Hernandez hits Eric Young with the
Border Toss but Homicide tags himself in to frog splash Young for the pin. Afterwards,
there are some tense moments between LAX, even when having their hands raised but Eric
Young gets on the microphone, congratulating Homicide for "passing the test", which
sparks a heated argument between LAX. Tempers flare, as do fists, as officials come out.
Taz and Tenay wonder if Young was hinting that Homicide is in cahoots with World Elite
or if he's just stirring the pot a bit.

Kevin Nash pinned Abyss after the Snake Eyes in 0:07:48.
Rating: 3/4*
(Kevin Nash retained the TNA Legend's Title.)


The Legend's Title is on the line, with Nash trying to go for the $50,000 that Dr.
Stevie put on Abyss's head. Nash really tore into Abyss, the promise of money motivating
Nash. Abyss fired back but Nash low blowed Abyss, taking out the referee in the process.
Nash ripped the padding from the turnbuckle and dropped Abyss on it four times with
the Snake Eyes, busting him open. Nash pins a bloodied, Abyss. Afterwards, Nash
tries to end Abyss once and for all, but Mick Foley runs out, barbed wire baseball
bat in hand. Nash calmly steps out of the ring, with the money and Dr. Stevie suffers
the short end of the stick, the barbed wire baseball bat right to the ribs and a Double
Arm DDT from Foley. Foley checks on Abyss, as he has a severe gash on the side of his
head from Nash dropping him on that steel bolt four times. Is there nothing Kevin Nash
would not do for money?

[Lethal Lockdown]: Four Corners Cage Match:
The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) defeated
The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams),
Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) and
Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon):
        x D. Williams beat Ray via a tornado DDT in 0:09:00
        x R. Roode beat D. Williams via the Pay-Off in 0:14:52
        x Booker beat R. Roode via a running somersault legdrop in 0:15:27
Rating: * 1/2
(The Main Event Mafia retained the TNA Tag Team Titles.)

Lethal Lockdown Match was next and all four teams beat each other senseless with
weapons for most of this match. Team 3D lost out first, when DOug Williams pinned Brother
Ray with a Tornado DDT right on top of a steel chair. This left Beer Money against
the combined forces of the British Invasion and the Main Event Mafia. Beer Money
fought valiantly and out of nowhere, Robert Roode caught Doug Williams with the Pay
Off to eliminate him. Sadly, as he was recovering, Scott Steiner nailed him in the
ribs with a pipe and then knocked James Storm for a loop, as Booker T delivered
a running somersault legdrop onto him to score the pin just barely on the winded
Roode. The Main Event Mafia exit the cage with the gold, not wanting any part of
Beer Money. This is far from over.

Daniels and Samoa Joe battled to a double countout in 0:20:32.
Rating: ****
(Samoa Joe retained the TNA X-Division TItle.)

You want action? Well you got it, as two X-Division legends fought it out tonight.
Twenty minutes of nearfalls, with high flying action, stiff strikes, and suplexes,
the action that makes the X-Division one of the cornerstones of TNA. Joe began to get
frustrated with his inability to beat Daniels, so much that instead of throwing
Daniels back into the ring after suplexing him off the ring apron to the floor, he drops
down and applies a Kokina Clutch. Daniels is being punished as the referee counts
both men out. Joe has snapped!

In comes security, to pull Joe up but Daniels is up and he flies at Joe. The crowd
is going insane, as Daniels, who looks to have a lot taken out of him by that Kokina
Clutch, is still fighting Joe. Punches fly as both men are pounding each other. A locker
room of men empty out as they attempt to pry Joe and Daniels apart and after several
minutes they do so. Daniels and Joe are struggling though the officials, security, and
wrestlers, in an attempt to do battle once more. The fans chant "LET THEM GO" but
that's not going to happen as the show must go on. These two men left the fans
breathless and wanting more and quite frankly, that's what the X-Division is all about.

Lashley pinned Rhino after a spear in 0:06:43.
Rating: ** 1/4

Lashley's TNA Pay Per View singles debut ends with a bang, as he runs over Rhino in
six and a half minutes with a spear. During this match it is announced that Lashley
will face the winner of tonight's main event for the TNA World Title in the main event
at TNA's biggest Pay Per View of the year, Bound for Glory. Rhino gave it his all but
Lashley was a beast tonight and he showed Rhino who the boss was, striking him down
for the pin. No small feat, as Rhino is a former NWA World Champion and the way Lashley
manhandled him showed that he is for real.

Four Corners Match:
Kurt Angle defeated Matt Morgan, AJ Styles and Sting when K. Angle pinned
M. Morgan after an Oklahoma side roll in 0:18:39.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Kurt Angle retained the TNA World Title.)

Kurt Angle tried to reason with Matt Morgan but a clothesline at the bell indicated
that Morgan wouldn't play Angle's sick games any longer. All four men went all out.
A very close nearfall when Styles nearly drove Angle down on his surgically reparied
neck with the Styles Clash off the top rope but Sting pulled him off for the pin. Styles
didn't appreciate that one bit and Sting nails him, declaring that when the title's on
the line, its every man for himself. Morgan wipes out Sting with the Carbon Foot Print,
sending the legend flying to the arena floor,
but Styles is back into it, with a Pele Kick on Morgan! The crowd is on their feet as
Styles leaps to the second rope to dive off, but Sting looks about to recover, so
Styles dives on him with a somersault plancha. That costly error wipes Styles out as
well and Morgan is still dazed from that vicious Pele Kick, allowing Angle to pop out
of nowhere and Oklhoma Side Roll holds Morgan down for three. Angle has defied the
odds again and kept the TNA Championship!

Angle holds the gold up, having weathered another storm, along with the rest of
the Main Event Mafia, who come from the back to hold up their gold, standing in the
ring as the fans are booing madly. Once again, the Main Event Mafia wins every match
tonight at No Surrender. Kurt Angle will put that TNA Championship Belt on the line
against the man who may be our final hope to defend against complete and utter dominance of
the Main Event Mafia, Bobby Lashley! Bound for Glory V, the TNA Supercard of
the year, October 18th 2009 only on Pay Per View!


Card rating: ** 1/2
MattHarmsPosted on 09/14/09 at 19:46:32

Results of TNA Impact 9/25/09:

[Xplosion Match]:
Jay Lethal pinned Jethro Holliday with the Lethal Combination in 0:07:35.
Rating: ***

Daniels pinned Doug Williams with the Best Moonsault Ever in 0:09:26.
Rating: ****


The X-Division took front and center stage to open up Impact tonight where Doug
Williams squared off against Daniels. Daniels took Samoa Joe to the limit last Sunday
but Doug Williams showed he's no pushoever, taking the Fallen Angel down but Daniels
comes back with the Best Moonsault Ever to score the pin and the win.

Afterwards, Samoa Joe runs out and attacks Daniels but Daniels fights him off, dropkicking
him to the arena floor. Daniels dives on Joe and pounds on him with a series of chops
as for the second show in a row. The wars between these two men are far from over.

Eric Young, along with the rest of the World Elite(except for Doug Williams) talks about
how Hernandez blew his shot with them and now he has to suffer the consequences for
the rest of his career. Young says that Homicide made the right choice and now the World
Elite will be one stronger pretty soon. Next week on Impact, Hernandez will square off
against Eric Young one on one and perhaps a new World Elite member will seal the
deal.

Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated Velvet Sky and Alyssa Flash when Sarita pinned
Sky after a high speed sunset flip in 0:07:13.
Rating: * 3/4
(Sarita and Taylor Wilde retained the TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles.)

A return match from last Sunday, with Taylor and Sarita keeping the Knockout's Tag
Team Titles. Velvet Sky eats the pin, as Alyssa walks out in disgust. The announcers
put over the fact that women tag teams from all over the world are lobbying for a
chance at the TNA Knockout's Titles. Not only to Wilde and Sarita have to deal with
threats from inside the company, but maybe threats from the Independent scene and
Japan as there are many young women who want a chance.

The Main Event Mafia are backstage plotting. Traci has a return match against ODB
tonight for the Knockout's Title and promises to beat her again. Scott Steiner and
Booker T have to put the belts on the line against AJ STyles and Sting tonight in
the main event but are Styles and Sting in the same page? Nash counts the money that
he won from Dr. Stevie due to putting Abyss on the shelf. Angle says he can't believe
he has to defend his belt at Bound for Glory against someone like Lashley and says Foley
overstepped his bounds with this one, Angle's going to call him out later tonight and
make him pay. With that threat hanging, The Main Event Mafia look ready for action.

Samoa Joe pinned Consequences Creed after a Muscle Buster in 0:07:19.
Rating: ** 3/4

Consequences Creed was a ball of fire in this match but Joe was too much. The X-Division
is put over strongly as the thing that sets TNA apart from the rest. Joe puts Consequences
away with a Muscle Buster, after torturing him for a bit.

Daniels runs out from the back and for the third time in two shows, both men brawl around
the ring. Out comes TNA Executive Share Holder Mick Foley who says that if these two
men want to go at it so bad, then they will, next week on Impact. The crowd pops big
for that one, but Foley adds that this will be an X-Division Lumberjack Match with
other X-Division competitors surrounding the ring to make sure the two competitors stay in the ring.
The fans pop big for that one as Foley tells Joe to bring his X-Division Title because it will be on the line and to
have a nice day. An X-Division Lumberjack Match next week on Impact between Daniels
and Samoa Joe! That's going to be huge!  

ODB is backstage. Cody Deaner isn't here this week due to Scott Steiner taking him out
but she has her sights set on regaining the "KnockUp Title" from Traci. ODB says she's
going to show Traci that it takes more than being friends with the right people to hold
that championship belt.

Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated
World Elite (Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir) when J. Storm pinned Kiyoshi
with the 8 Second Ride in 0:07:22.
Rating: * 3/4

Beer Money score the win in this tag team match, finishing off Kiyoshi with the DWI.
Roode and Storm are on the microphone, saying that Steiner and Booker better watch their
backs, because the TNA Tag Team Titles are going to go on a brand new team. Beer Money
play to the crowd and they came so close to winning the TNA Tag Team Titles at No
Surrender, had it not been for a cheapshot from Steiner, they would have won the gold.

The Motor City Machine Guns cut a promo, talking about their dismay about being left
off the Pay Per View. Sabin says he isn't gong to put up with this any more so he's
throwing out a challenge for the both of them. Shelley adds that it's open contract,
any tag team in the world or if two singles wrestlers want to get together to have
a brush with greatness, then they can do. The Guns talk about how they are the best
because they've beaten the rest!

Traci Brooks pinned ODB after a high cross body in 0:05:50.
Rating: *
(Traci Brooks retained the TNA Knockout's Title.)

Traci kept the belt tonight with a cross body on ODB, putting her feet on the ropes
for added leverage. ODB is not too pleased as Traci runs off with the gold, like
a thief in the night.

AJ Styles and Sting are backstage, with Styles demanding answers from Sting, about
why Sting pulled him off when he could have had the belt won? Sting says that Styles
could have gotten the win easily but what kind of victory would have it been if Sting
had held back and just let Styles? Styles says there's sometimes where he wonders if
Sting is out for just one more title run and if it just is one more title run. Styles
asks Sting where the torch is. Sting responds that perhaps he simplified things a bit
too much when he told Styles he was simply going to pass the torch. No one passed
anything to Sting, he earned it when he beat Ric Flair and Styles will get a chance
to do the same, if he thinks he can. Sting says there's a contract for a match between
AJ Styles and Sting at BOund for Glory, all Styles has to do is sign on the dotted line.
Sting says this might be his last dance but he wants Styles to be at his very best, because
he wants to go out on a high note and if Styles beats him, then he will earn the torch. Right
now, Sting says if he has to win one more title belt, he wants to do it with Styles as
his tag team partner. Styles nods, saying that he's ready and after they win the TNA
Tag Team Titles tonight, he will sign the contract for the match against Sting at
Bound for Glory V.

The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) defeated AJ Styles and Sting
when Booker pinned Sting after an Uranage in 0:14:16.
Rating: ** 1/2
(The Main Event Mafia retained the TNA Tag Team Titles.)

Styles and Sting functioned well as a tag team during this match, until the beating
on Styles as the MEM get the heat on him. The crowd is cheering as Styles fights back
into the corner and tags in Sting, who enters the ring, house of fire. Stinger Splash
to both men and he puts the Scorpion on Booker T but Steiner breaks it up. Styles
goes after Steiner, knocking him to the floor and Booker is back up, with a thumb
to the eye of Styles. Styles is injured and he accidentally hits Sting with the Pele
Kick. Sting goes down and Steiner drags Styles to the floor and slams him into the
railing, allowing Booker to finish Sting off with the Book End for the pin. The
Main Event Mafia triumph once again.

At the end of the show, out comes Kurt Angle, who demands Mick Foley come out and
take his beating like a man. Out comes Foley down to the ring. Angle talks about
how each and every time someone has tried to stand up to the Main Event Mafia, they
have been flat on their back, looking up at the lights and Bobby Lashley will be no
different at Bound for Glory. Angle talks about how he ran Jeff Jarrett out of the
company with his political clout and now he's going to do the same to Foley. Foley
yells that Angle isn't going to win this time and he can beat Foley, he can maul him,
slaughter him, bash him in the end, burn him with fire, throw him onto thumbtacks,
shred his face with barbed wire, use a staple gun on his testicles, but Kurt Angle can
do nothing to Foley that hasn't already been done to him. Foley gets in Kurt's face,
daring Kurt to hit him, take his best shot but he better put Foley down because Foley
might be broken down but he has one more good fight left in him. Angle takes a step
back, saying that he admires Foley for his guts, but he has to make up for something,
due to the fact that he doesn't have any brains.

Foley says Angle's right about one thing. For the past three TNA Pay Per Views, the
Main Event Mafia came out with all the gold, all the glory, all the belts. "BUT NOT
THIS TIME, NOT AT BOUND FOR GLORY!" screams Foley, as he looks intense. The TNA
executive shareholder vows to make Angle an offer he can't refuse. Angle looks intrigued,
saying that he's all ears. Foley states that one more shot for TNA, all or nothing. ,
The Mafia puts their gold on the line. We know Kurt Angle will be defending his belt
against Bobby Lashley but the other members of the Mafia will be defending their belts
as well. All or nothing. Foley says that if the Mafia loses all their titles at Bound
for Glory, then they're done, finished, they will be forced to disband. Angle nods,
admitting that sounds very interesting, "even though there isn't a chance of that
happening". But then Angle asks what's in it for the Mafia? Foley pauses but says
that if any member of the Main Event Mafia walks out of Bound for Glory with their
championship, then Foley will sign over all of his shares to Kurt Angle and he will
have even more power than before. Angle accepts the challenge by shaking Foley's hand
and says that he hopes Lashley is watching, because this is what's going to happen to
him. ANGLE TAKES FOLEY DOWN WITH THE ANGLE SLAM! Foley is down on the canvas.

But Angle's not done and he walks to the ringside area, grabbing a steel chair, before
he jabs it right into the ankle of Foley over and over again. Foley thrashes around
in pain, with Angle folding the chair over the ankle of Foley and he climbs to the top
rope, before he snaps the chair shut on the ankle of Foley, pillmanizing it. Angle
rolls Foley over and applies the heel hook Ankle Lock, with a crazed, manic look on his
face. This sadistic assault on Foley's ankle, it could be shattered beyond all repair!
Angle leans back, as Foley continues to scream in pain, before he completely blacks out.
The pain was too much to bare. The assault by Angle was too much for Mick Foley to handle!
Angle refuses to break the hold, as security pours from the back. Is this what's in store
for Bobby Lashley? Angle could have control of the company after Bound for Glory and
Foley might have to watch that show from a wheelchair after what Angle did to. We
slowly fade out on Angle's crazed, murderous looking face.


Card rating: **
MattHarmsPosted on 09/21/09 at 01:10:01

Results of TNA Impact 10/1/09:

[Xplosion Match]:
Alyssa Flash pinned Madison Rayne after a Death Valley Driver in 0:06:42.
Rating: **


As they have many times before, the Main Event Mafia come out, lead by Kurt Angle. Angle
brags about how at Bound for Glory, they are going to drive the final nail in the coffin
in the hopes of the TNA originals. Angle talks about how he hoped Bobby Lashley was
watching last week, when Angle beat up Mick Foley because that's going to be only a
sign of what's to come. He will snap Lashley's ankle and make him tap and he'll be
lucky to be scrubbing the bathrooom floor on the two bit MMA shows he competes at.
Angle says all of these men(and woman in the case of Traci) are two things. Winners
and champions, as evidence by the championship gold around their waists. "BANG BANG"

Out comes Mick Foley, wheeled to the ring in a wheelchair with his ankel in a cast. He
gives Kurt credit, last week Angle gave Foley a beating, it might have cracked the
top twenty beatings Foley ever received in his career but Foley is still breathing,
thus still able to make Kurt's life a living hell. Foley says he has three big announcement
to make, as last week he promised that the Main Event Mafia would defend their belts
at Bound for Glory and if even one of them walked out of the show with the gold, then
Foley would sign over his controlling interest to Kurt Angle. We all know that Kurt
Angle and Lashley for the TNA Championship will take place but as for the other four
championship encounters, that's not been determined....until now. For the TNA Legend's
Title, Kevin Nash will put the gold on the line against the man that the Main Event
Mafia spurned and played games with time and time again, "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan.
As for Scott Steiner and Booker T, well they are going to put those TNA Tag Team
Titles on the line against the two men that many felt should have walked out of No
Surrender with the belts, Beer Money! Traci, she'll be defending that TNA Knockout's
Title against the winner of a fatal four way women's match involving Tara, ODB, Awesome
Kong, and Hamada tonight. And as for Samoa Joe, well it's not been set in stone that
he will go into Bound for Glory with the Championship, as he will be the main event
against Daniels! The crowd cheers as Angle says once more, all of Foley's handpicked
challengers will fail one by one and then the Main Event Mafia will reign supreme.Angle
wishes Foley a nice day and we are off.

Tonight, Daniels and Samoa Joe in an X-Division Lumberjack. Fatal Four Way Number
One Contenders Match with Tara, ODB, Kong, and Hamada. Eric Young takes on Hernandez,
Sting against Chris Sabin, Rhino takes on Matt Morgan, and more tonight!

Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated
Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed) when R. Roode pinned
Creed with the D.W.I. in 0:05:07.
Rating: ** 1/4

Fresh off of it being revealed that they will in fact be receiving a TNA World Tag
Team Title Shot at Bound for Glory, against Booker and Steiner, Beer Money were
jazzed and scored the win over Lethal Consequences tonight. Lethal Consequences put
up a fight but Beer Money are a team on the mission. They have been chomping at the
bit to regain those TNA Tag Team Titles that they lost to the Main Event Mafia back
at Victory Road and now they have a chance to do so against Booker and Steiner at
Bound for Glory.

Backstage, Alyssa Flash is complaining to anyone who would listen that she was overlooked
for the Knockout number one contenders match. She says put her in the ring with anyone
and she would pin them to the canvas, one, two, three. The TNA Knockout's Tag Team
Champions Sarita and Taylor Wilde walk by, bringing up the fact that Flash did in fact
fail to beat them for the titles. Alyssa says that with the right partner, she would
be one half of the champions, she just hasn't found the right partner but she knows
that she could defeat either one of them in a singles match. Sarita reminds us that
she did in fact beat Alyssa Flash in both women's TNA debuts and suggests Alyssa
against Taylor for next week. The match appears to be official as both women accept
that challenge.

Jeremy Borash is backstage with Jethro Holliday, who is eating beef jerky. Holliday
corrects Borash, calling himself the "high flying, death defying, Jethro Holliday" and
the newest star of the X-Division. Tonight D'Angelo Dinero and Jethro Holliday take
on The Amazing Red and Suicide and Borash questions Jethro's attempt to head into
the X-Division, as he isn't the prototypical wrestler when people think of the X-Division.
Holliday responds by stating the X-Divisioin tagline that it's not about weight limits,
it's about no limits and Holliday is going to show that he can do anything those little
boys in the X-Division can do and better.

Four Corners Match:
Awesome Kong defeated Tara, ODB and Hamada when Kong pinned ODB with the
Awesome Bomb in 0:06:51.
Rating: ** 1/4

Traci is on commentary for this match, talking trash about the four women, saying
that no matter who wins, she'll keep the Knockout's Title. Tara and Hamada take out
each other, allowing Kong to finish ODB off with the Awesome Bomb to earn that title
shot and Traci's eyes go wide at ringside and she looks fearful, as Kong stares her
down but she manages to recover long enough to run down Kong but her voice is shaky
and fearful as Kong stares Traci down like she's going to eat her for dinner, before
she makes the belt motion around her waist.

We have a few words with AJ Styles, who says last week, the Pele Kick he hit on Sting
was a mistake and won't happen again. He brings up the match against Sting at Bound
for Glory, saying that since Sting's going to force the issue, then he's going to
beat Sting at BOund for Glory and take the torch, he won't wait for Sting to pass it.
Styles is ready for his match at Bound for Glory against the Icon Sting, in what
many have said may just be Sting's last match.

The Amazing Red and Suicide defeated Jethro Holliday and D'Angelo Dinero when
Red defeated Holliday via pinfall in 0:06:25.
Rating: * 1/2

All four of these men will be out here later for that X-Division Lumberjack match
main event. The history between Dinero and Suicide is well documented and both men
brawl to the back, leaving Holliday and Red in the ring. Holliday goes up for a moonsault
(dubbed "The Biggest Moonsault Ever" by Taz) but Red moved out of the way and scored
the pin.

Team 3D are backstage, with Jeremy Borash. Both men say that they have not forgotten
about their IWGP Tag Team Titles, that the British Invasion are held onto, but before
this interview can go far, the World Elite jump Team 3D, giving them a six on two
beatdown, with punches and kicks. Eric Young talks trash, as Team 3D is being destroyed.
Doug Williams and Brutus Magnus hold up the IWGP Tag Team Titles, taunting Team 3D
with them and stepping back, leaving them in a heap.

After this segment, it is announced that Team 3D will square off against the
British Invasion next week on Impact and the IWGP Tag Team Titles will be on the line!
Can Team 3D regain the belts they were swingled out of?

Matt Morgan pinned Rhino with the Carbon Foot Print in 0:07:28.
Rating: * 3/4

The Blueprint was a man on a mission, finishing Rhino off with the Carbon Foot Print.

Afterwards, Kevin Nash is out, to talk trash about the man he will defend the Legend's
Championship againt at Bound for Glory, Matt Morgan. Nash calls Morgan all style, but
no substance. He says Morgan might be big but that's all he has. Years later, when
Morgan's long gone, he'll be forgotten but everyone will remember the name of Kevin
Nash. Nash said that he's bloodied two of the toughest men in TNA on back to back
Pay Per Views and Morgan isn't tough enough to hang with Nash. Morgan gets on the
microphone, stating that he begs to differ. He's beaten many of the best, including
Rhino tonight and at Bound for Glory, Nash's Legend's Title will be his.

Eric Young pinned Hernandez with outside interference in 0:09:43.
Rating: ** 1/4

Eric Young and Hernandez battled tonight, with Homicide walking down to the ring, as
the announcers speculate whether Homicide has sold out to the World Elite. During,
the match, Eric Young gets his hands on Hernandez's Feast or Fired Briefcase, but
Homicide stops him. Tug of war, leading to the briefcase ending up right into the
head of Hernandez, allowing Young to score the pin, as Homicide looks a bit shell
shocked at what happened but Young gives him the thumbs up.

Sting stands backstage, talking about how he took this match with Chris Sabin, so he
can take on an X-Division competitor. He puts over Sabin as a young competitor with
a bright future but Sting isn't just going to sit back and let Sabin beat him. He's
going to give Sabin the fight of his life, just like Sting plans to do to Styles. It
may be Sting's last moment in the sun but he's not going to roll over and die just
like that.

Sting pinned Chris Sabin with the Scorpion Death Drop in 0:07:21.
Rating: ** 1/4

Alex Shelley is on commentary, to hype up the open challenge that the Motor City
Machine Guns have thrown out for any team in the world, as part of Bound for Glory.
Sabin doesn't give Sting an easy fight. Scorpion Deathdrop out of nowhere and Sting
pins Sabin.

It is announced that Bobby Lashley will be live in the Impact Zone next week and with
both Kurt Angle

Samoa Joe and Daniels battled to a no-contest in 0:12:18.
Rating: ***
(Samoa Joe retained the TNA X-Division TItle.)

The Lumberjacks for this match are Amazing Red, Shark Boy, Sheik Abdul Bashir,
Kiyoshi, Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Jethro Holliday,
Suicide, and D'Angel Dinero. Both Joe and Daniels had a violent match filled with
intense action and both men spilled to the floor after a time. The Lumberjacks
attempted to get them back into the ring, but Joe just began to brawl with the
lumberjacks and Daniels did the same, before both men continued to brawl with each
other. The referee calls for the bell, as lumberjacks get knocked around left and
right. Daniels knocks Joe over the guardrail and both men continue to brawl
around the Impact Zone. We are running short on time, as Daniels has a chair. We
have to go, as Daniels swings the chair, hopefully we'll have some exclusive footage
of this brawl next week on Impact!


Card rating: ** 1/4
MattHarmsPosted on 09/22/09 at 02:26:20

Results of TNA Impact 10-8-09:

[Xplosion Match]:
Shawn Spears pinned Jerelle Clark with the Running Death Valley Driver in
          0:07:45.
Rating: * 1/4

Kurt Angle is in the back to kick off the show, talking about how all the fans have
been talking about is Lashley being here on Impact but Angle pulled some strings
and got Lashley in a match tonight, his first one on one contest on Impact. In
fact Angle says Lashley doesn't impressive him, in fact they've been talking about
how Lashley is some great MMA savior but has he made anyone tap out ever in a
wrestling ring? Angle says he's made some of the greatest names in wrestling tap
out and he says he doubts Lashley even has the ability to put on a submission hold.
Angle will defend his belt against Lashley in the main event of Bound for Glory
and Angle reminds us that if even one member of the MME walks out with the gold,
then Foley will have to sign over complete control of the company to him.

Line up for tonight, AJ Styles will get his return match against Kevin Nash for
the TNA Legend's Title as he lost the belt to Nash back at Victory Road. Also,
"The Boss" Bobby Lashley is in action tonight. Six person Intergender Match when
The Main Event Mafia's TNA Tag Team Champions Booker T and Scott Steiner and TNA
Knockout's Champion Traci Brooks takes on the unique trio of Beer Money and Awesome
Kong, who will in fact be challenging for the gold held by the Main Event Mafia
at Bound for Glory. The IWGP Tag Team Titles are on the line when The British
Invasion takes on Team 3D and much more tonight on Impact. Not to mention we're
going to have some exclusive footage of what happened between Daniels and Samoa
Joe after we went off the air last week and a big announcement as it regards to
the X-Division Title Match at Bound for Glory.

Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed) and The Amazing Red
defeated Jethro Holliday, Cody Deaner and Shark Boy when Red pinned Holliday
after a Victory Roll in 0:07:07.
Rating: * 3/4

Six men who have X-Division aspirations fought tonight. Cody Deaner, making his return
after being laid out by the Main Event Mafia at No Surrender, wisely decides to step
into the ring for a six man X-Division match, instead of going for revenge against
them. Jethro Holliday continues his quest to be recognized as a valid X-Division
competitor and the always entertaining Shark Boy makes a return to Impact rings
tonight. Their opponents are the trio of Lethal Consequences and the Amazing Red, three
men looking for a chance to become X-Division Champion. The match ended with
Holliday going for a somersault plancha but he gets his legs caught in the ropes
and he landed on the floor. Red sent him back into the ring and rolled him up into
a Victory Roll to score the pin, as Consequences took out Shark Boy and Lethal
took care of Deaner. Red has pinned Holliday for a second week on a row, as there
appears to be a feud of some sorts developing between the two.

Replay is shown from last week of Homicide accidentally hitting Hernandez with
the Feast of Fired briefcase. We then cut out where we try to get some words from
Homicide, but he blows off all questions. We do know that Eric Young, Homicide, and
Hernandez will compete in a three way dance at Bound for Glory, in a match that
was especially requested by Hernandez, so we can find out once and for all where
Homicide's head really is.

The Motor City Machine Guns cut a promo, talking about how once again they've
challenged any tag team in the world to a match at Bound for Glory but the casting
call is closed as next week, one team in particular as accepted the challenge and
we'll find out who that is next week on Impact. That's huge news as the announcers
speculate on what team could have accepted the challenge.

Alyssa Flash pinned Taylor Wilde after a Death Valley Driver in 0:06:27.
Rating: *

Alyssa Flash scored the win over Taylor Wilde tonight, putting away one of the TNA
Knockout Tag Team Champions with the Death Valley Driver. Sarita came out but Flash
got in her face. Words are exchanged and a singles match between Alyssa Flash and
Sarita is set up for next week, where if Flash wins, she gets to choose a partner
to face off against Sarita and Wilde at Bound for Glory for the TNA Knockout's
Tag Team Titles.

As promised, a recap from last week involving Daniels and TNA X-Division Champion
Samoa Joe, as both men brawl around the ringside area, despite having TNA Lumberjacks
out there, which both men just lay out. Daniels barley misses a chairshot on Joe
and the brawl continues, with it taking security several minutes to pull both men
apart.

We cut to Mick Foley's office, as he watches that in his wheelchair. Foley talks
about at No Surrender, both men failed to remain in the ring so it was a double
countout and he was forced to make a Lumberjack Match. But a dozen TNA superstars
weren't enough to contain both Joe and Daniels. Foley says that Daniels is still
the number one contender and since a dozen Lumberjacks can't contain them, perhaps
the Six Sides of Steel will! This gets the reaction you expect, as Samoa Joe and
Daniels will square off for the TNA X-Division Title, inside Six Sides of Steel! But
this won't be your average Six Sides of Steel Match, because Foley can't risk this
match leaving the ring until one man has beaten the other. It will be Six Sides
of Steel with no door and a roof on top, with the only way to win is by pinfall or
submission. The announcers go nuts as do the fans. Daniels and Samoa Joe, Six Sides
of Steel, with no door and a top on the cage, to prevent any kind of escape. TNA
X-Division Title at Bound for Glory!

D'Angelo Dinero pinned Daniels with the D.D.E in 0:09:48.
Rating: ** 1/4

Daniels has his sights set on his X-Division Title Match and he overlooked the
Pope slightly, allowing Dinero to take him down. We cut to the ramp as Daniels makes
a comeback, as Samoa Joe stands on the ramp, with the TNA X-Division Title belt.
Daniels turns his back on Dinero for a fraction of a second to jaw with Joe and pays
for it, D.D.E scores the pin. The Pope has scored the biggest win in his TNA career,
against Daniels and Joe looks on with a statisified look on his face.

Eric Young is backstage, talking about how he's disappointed that Hernandez is still
trying to fight him. He said that Hernandez should just join World Elite, that it's
not too late for him to join. Homicide already made the choice, according to Young
and EY would love to how LAX on his team, it would be the ultimate coup. Unlike
America, the door is never closed for the World Elite. Young shifts gears, talking
about how tonight, Bobby Lashley has a match and while Eric Young would love nothing
better than to take out Lashley, he's offering Sheik Abdul Bashir as the man who will
expose Lashley.

Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated
The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) when Devon defeated
Magnus by disqualification in 0:00:51.
Rating: *
(The British Invasion(Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) retained the IWGP Tag Team
Titles.)
[Rob Terry interfered against Brother Devon.]

This was Team 3D's return match but Big Rob Terry entered the ring and attacked
Brother Devon before the match got going. Three on two by the British Invasion,
laying out Team 3D in a heap in the center of the ring.

We have a quick word from Hernandez who says he went to Mick Foley to have this
match made for two reasons. He wanted to see where Homicide's head is and he
wanted to get his hands on Eric Young. Hernandez says World Elite is nothing
but a pack of thugs and Eric Young is the leader of this group of thugs. He holds
up the Feast or Fired case, declaring that he's going to capture the TNA Championship
and become the first ever Latin American TNA Champion in due time but he's got
some unfinished business. If it becomes a two on one handicap match against him, then
Hernandez says it's with a heavy heart that he'll have to take Homicide out.

The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) and Traci Brooks defeated
Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) and Awesome Kong when Brooks
defeated Kong via pinfall in 0:11:59.
Rating: ** 1/4

Most of this match was built around Beer Money against Booker T and Scott Steiner
but towards the end, Kong was tagged in, forcing the Main Event Mafia to tag in
Traci. Traci enters the ring and Kong goes after her, but the other two Mafia
members enter the ring. Beer Money takes out the Mafia and the referee puts them
back into the corner, allowing Scott Steiner to illegally attack Kong, laying her
out with a vicious German release suplex. Traci covers as the Main Event Mafia take
out Beer Money to score the pin. The crowd is booing madly as Traci just pinned
Kong thanks to that illegal assist from Big Poppa Pump.

The announcers hype up next week, a big ten man tag team match where The Main
Event Mafia joins forces, for perhaps the last time, to take on Bobby Lashley,
Beer Money, Daniels, and Matt Morgan. Three days before Bound for Glory on Impact

Lashley made Sheik Abdul Bashir submit to a guillotine choke in 0:00:44.
Rating: *

Lashley rolls over Bashir in no time flat with a spear and then puts him in a
guillotine choke for a tap out. Out comes Kurt Angle after the match to attack
Lashley. Angle tries to put Lashley in the ankle lock but Lashley counters by kicking
Angle right in the face. Angle turns into a powerslam by Lashley and now Lashley
applies a reverse triangle lock on Angle's surgically repaired neck. The fans are
going mad but we'll never know if Angle will tap out as here come the other members
of World Elite, the British Invasion and Kiyoshi in particular. Team 3D rush down
to the ring, to help even the odds and Angle escapes, as Lashley and Team 3D
take down the British Invasion, before Lashley throws Kiyoshi to the floor like
a ragdoll.

Team 3D are backstage, after the next commercial break, in the interview area, where
they talk about how earlier tonight, they would have gotten their hands on the British
Invasion had Rob Terry not interefered. In fact, every time Team 3D has got into
the ring, they've had to deal with the entire World Elite and thus why not make
it official? Team 3D against the entire World Elite(with the exception of Eric Young)
in a handicap match at Bound for Glory! Put the IWGP Tag Team Titles on the line as
well. Team 3D are pumped up but at the same time, can they beat the entire World
Elite?

Kevin Nash defeated AJ Styles by disqualification in 0:11:50.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Kevin Nash retained the TNA Legend's Title.)
[Sting interfered against Kevin Nash.]

Sting joined us on commentary, talking about his match with AJ Styles. Styles uses
his speed at tin the early going but Nash cut him down and worked him over. Jack-Knife
Power bomb is countered and Styles delivers a Pele, before hitting a Springboard
450 Splash for a two count. Styles hammers away at Nash but Nash pulls the referee
into the way of a springboard clothesline. Nash exposes the turnbuckle and prepares
to ram Styles into it, just like he did to Abyss at No Surrender but Sting enters
the ring. Nash slaps Sting and Sting unloads on him with a punch, right as the
referee recovers, for the disqualification. Styles is up, eyes widened as he thought
Sting cost him the match. STYLES DECKS STING! The crowd explodes into a mixed
reaction, mostly cheers, but more than a few boos. Sting pops up and clothesline
sends Styles to the floor. Both men are brawling all over the Impact Zone in
a short amount of time. Styles feels that Sting shouldn't have got involved and
may have cost him the TNA Legend's Title tonight.

Nas pulls himself to his feet and holds up the TNA Legend's Title but out comes
Matt Morgan. The crowd is cheering as Morgan enters the ring to stare down Nash.
It is rare that Nash is dealing with someone who might just be taller than him.
Out comes Booker T and Scott Steiner, no they get cut off by Beer Money. Beer
Money is brawling with the TNA Tag Team Champions as Nash goes for cheapshot Morgan
but Morgan ducks the attack and Carbon Foot Print takes Nash out! Nash has been knocked
out and Morgan gives the signal. Hellavator coming up, can Morgan get Nash up
for it? We'll never know as the TNA Champion Kurt Angle enters the ring and
hits Morgan with the championship gold. Morgan is down as Angle pounds on Morgan. Beer
Moeny and Booker and Steiner are still going at it, with Sting and Styles in the
locker room, security is earning their money tonight!

Angle stands in the ring but Lashley runs out once again. Angle catches him with
a kick to the ribs. Another pair of kicks and Angle goes to spear Lashley, but
Lashley counters with a guillotine choke on Angle! Lashley's got Angle wrapped
up tight in that vice like grip. Here comes Joe, no wait Daniels cuts him off as
well. It's breaking down in the Impact Zone, as we are ten days away from Bound
for Glory. Lashley has Angle trapped and is Angle going to tap out? Is he...he is...
Angle looks like...

Fade to black.

Thank you for watching TNA Wrestling. Cross The Line.


[Card rating: * 3/4/B]
MattHarmsPosted on 09/24/09 at 00:24:47

Results of TNA Impact 10-15-09:

[Xplosion Match]:
The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) defeated
Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed) when Magnus pinned
Lethal with the Tormentum in 0:08:43.
Rating: ***

We start out with a recap from the chaotic scene last week. We look at Lashley
punishing Kurt Angle in a guillotine choke. Angle struggles as we are about to see
what happened...

The video fades out and we cut to the production truck, where Scott Steiner has
a production member by the throat, as Samoa Joe rips the tape out of the tape machine,
before smashing it on the ground, with Kurt Angle directing traffic. Booker T and
Kevin Nash are standing guard outside the truck and Angle tells Joe to stick around
in the truck to make sure they don't have another copy of the tape.

As we have so many times before, the Main Event Mafia(minus Samoa Joe) make their
way down to the ring. The TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, TNA World Tag Team Champions
Scott Steiner and Booker T(w/Sharmell), TNA Legend's Champion Kevin Nash, and TNA
Knockout's Champion Traci Brooks. Immediately Angle is greated by the Impact Zone(
many of them regulars) by a chant of "YOU TAPPED OUT! which quickly catches on like
wildfire, drowning out the music. Angle yells at them to shut up, saying that they're
spreading lies. Angle looks completely frustated, punching the buckles angrily,
as the other members of the Main Event Mafia step back, almost fearful that Angle's
going to lose it. Angle says that Lashley tried to make a mockery of him last week
but what happened on TV, did not happen, which caused the "YOU TAPPED OUT!" chants
to grow in volume. Angle threatens to leave with the rest of the Main Event Mafia
tonight which causes the crowd to cheer. Kurt Angle says they'll leaving and the
ten man tonight is off.

"BANG BANG!"

Out comes Mick Foley, wheeled down to the ring but he's not alone. Beer Money is
with him, along with Daniels, Matt Morgan Awesome Kong, and "The Boss" Bobby Lashley, the
competitors that will go for the championship belts held by the Main Event Mafia at
Bound For Glory. Foley says that he knew Angle would try and pull something like that
so he's going to lay down the law. If any of the members of the MEM refuse to play
ball and wrestle tonight, then they will be stripped of their belts(which cause
Steiner and Booker to freak out) and their pay will be cut(which causes Nash to
freak out). Angle says Foley can't do this and Foley dares Angle to try him. Even
with a broken ankle, Foley will fight Angle if push comes to shove. Tensions are
high but Angle says that tonight the Main Event Mafia will compete in the ten
man. However, there will be five crippled TNA superstars tonight and after the main
event is over, he'll drag Foley into the ring and finish the job he started three
weeks ago. We cut out as the ten main tag is hyped. The Main Event Mafia will
take on Daniels, Matt Morgan, Beer Money, and Bobby Lashley tonight!

On tap for tonight, the ten man tag team match, LAX take on Sting and AJ Styles,
Sarita takes on Alyssa Flash, Suicide takes on D'Angelo Dinero, and much more
tonight.

D'Angelo Dinero pinned Suicide with D.D.E. in 0:09:58.
Rating: ** 3/4

A return match from No Surrender, with D'Angelo Dinero putting Suicide away with the
D.D.E. after blocking the Suicide Solution. Dinero gets his second big win in two
weeks, beating Daniels last week and Suciide again.

A video package is aired, featuring AJ Styles and Sting, hyping up this match as
the Icon(Sting) against The TNA Original(AJ Styles, the man who competed in the
very first TNA match). Styles and Sting go one on one in Bound for Glory!

Hernandez is backstage, as we get a quick word about him teaming up with Homicide
tonight. Hernandez says he hopes that he can trust Homicide tonight, as LAX should
be running wild over TNA. He blames Eric Young for stirring the pot and says he can't
wait to get his hands on Young at Bound for Glory, but he hopes this doesn't turn
into a handicap match if Young is telling the truth about Homicide selling out.
Homicide, Hernandez, and Eric Young in a three way match at Bound for Glory.

Awesome Kong pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Awesome Bomb in 0:01:24.
Rating: * 1/2

Sojo Bolt tried to take Kong out but Kong flattened her and then put her away with
the Awesome Bomb in little time. Out comes Traci Brooks to attack Kong from behind
but Kong turns around and Traci quickly bolts. Traci and Kong for the TNA Knockout's
Title at Bound for Glory.

The Motor City Machine Guns are backstage, talking about their open challenge when
they come face to face with Paul London and Brian Kendrick! The fans in the Impact
Zone cheer, as London says that they'll see the Guns at Bound for Glory, they better
be ready to wrestle. Tenay and Taz put this match over as an X-Division dream match.
The Motor City Machine Guns against London and Kendrick at Bound for Glory!

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated
Jethro Holliday and Cody Deaner when A. Shelley pinned Holliday after
the La Magistral in 0:06:30.
Rating: **

The Motor City Machine Guns score the win tonight, once again with Jethro Holliday
trying to go up top and do a high risk move that he pays dearly for, landing right
on his face and Shelley puts Holliday away with the La Magistral. After the match,
Holliday takes his frustration out on the Deaner, but the Amazing Red runs out and
missile dropkicks Holliday to the floor. Red gets on the microphone, taking Holliday
to task for making a mockery of the X-Division and challenges him to a one on one
match which Holliday accepts.

Team 3D cuts a promo, talking about their intentions of taking the IWGP Tag Team
Titles at Bound for Glory, even if they have to run through the entire World Elite.

Rob Terry pinned Brother Ray after a clothesline in 0:04:55.
Rating: 1/2*

The muscleman Rob Terry and Brother Ray fought tonight one on one, with Terry
managing connect with a vicious clothesline taking Brother Ray knocking him for a
loop for the pin. Brother Devon comes out, but the other members of the World Elite
take them down in the center ring. Team 3D is laid out, as the match involving the
World Elite square off against Team 3D.

Alyssa Flash pinned Sarita after a Death Valley Driver in 0:09:00.
Rating: ***

An impressive match between two Knockout's, with Alyssa Flash putting the other half
of the Knockout Tag Team Champions. As a result of prematch stipulations, Alyssa
Flash will get to choose a partner to face off against Taylor Wilde and Sarita for
the Knockout's Tag Team Titles at Bound for Glory.

Sting and AJ Styles defeated LAX (Homicide and Hernandez) when Styles pinned
Homicide after a springboard 450 Splash in 0:10:15.
Rating: ** 1/4

Both teams were uneasy due to recent events but LAX managed to work together a bit
better, stringing together  a few double team moves on Styles but Styles makes a tag
to Sting. Sting beats down Homicide for a while with Sting scoring a few close
pinfalls. Homicide knocks Sting down and need so make the tag, but Eric Young
is out. Hernandez jumps on Young on the floor with a tope suicida and beats him down.
Homicide is in the corner but no tag, allowing Sting to hit the Stinger Splash
and Scorpion Death Drop but Styles makes a blind tag, allowing him to hit a springboard
450 Splash on Homicide, to finish him off. Sting looks annoyed at Styles but their
hands were raised in the air for the victory tonight.

The Main Event Mafia (Booker T, Kevin Nash, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe and Scott Stei
ner) defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode), Lashley, Daniels
and Matt Morgan when Joe pinned Daniels after a Muscle Buster in 0:19:08.
Rating: *** 1/2

A star studded ten man tag gets plenty of time on Impact. A brawl around the
ringside area with eight of the ten men, leaves Daniels and Joe in the ring.
Angel's Wings is countered into a catapult in the corner and Joe puts Daniels away
with the Muscle Buster. If the Main Event Mafia walks out of Bound for Glory with even one title,
then Mick Foley will be forced to sign over his TNA shares to Kurt Angle. But if
the Main Event Mafia loses all the gold, then they will be forced to disband.


Card rating: ** 1/4


Match observations:


Join us for the three and a half hour TNA Bound for Glory 2009:

TNA World Title Match:
"The Boss" Bobby Lashley vs. Kurt Angle(c)

"The Phenominal" AJ Styles vs. "The Icon" Sting.

TNA X-Division Title Six Sides of Steel Match:
Daniels vs. Samoa Joe(c)

TNA Tag Team Titles:
Beer Money Inc. vs. Scott Steiner and Booker of the Main Event Mafia(c)

TNA Legend's Title:
"The Blueprint" Matt Morgan vs. "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash(c)

Hernandez vs. Homicide vs. Eric Young.

IWGP Tag Team Titles On the Line In a Five on Two Handicap Match!
Team 3D vs. The World Elite(The British Invasion("Big" Rob Terry, Doug Williams,
and Brutus Magnus), Sheik Abdul Bashir, and Kiyoshi)

TNA Knockout's Title Match:
Awesome Kong(w/Raisha Saeed) vs. Traci Brooks(c)

TNA Knockout's Tag Team Titles:
Alyssa Flash and a Partner of Her Choosing vs. Sarita and Taylor Wilde(c)

X-Division Dream Tag Team Match:
Brian Kendrick and Paul London vs. The Motor City Machine Guns.

Plus tune in at 7:15 PM Eastern, fifteen minutes before we go on the air, for a
special bonus match, to air for free on SpikeTV, featuring "The Outlaw" Jethro
Holliday against The Amazing Red.
MattHarmsPosted on 09/27/09 at 01:36:02

Results of TNA Bound for Glory 10-18-09:

[SpikeTV Bonus]:
The Amazing Red pinned Jethro Holliday after a top-rope Frankensteiner in
          0:06:35.
Rating: * 1/2

At exactly 7:15 PM Eastern Time, we cut to SpikeTV for a special attraction match
between the Amazing Red and "The Outlaw" Jethro Holliday, two men who have been
feuding over the past couple of weeks. Holliday appears to be sticking with what
brought himt ot he dance at first, brutal roughneck brawling but Red frustrates
him to the extent that he goes up top one time and pays for it, as Red leaps
a Frankensteiner off the top rope to put away Holliday. This won't be the last
time we see the stars of the X-Division tonight.

After ths match, an extensive video package is shown, hyping up the big matches
for the Pay Per View and if that is not enough, then there is word that a big
announcement regarding the future of TNA television will take place at Bound for
Glory so if you hadn't ordered yet, what are you waiting for? A countdown clock
appears on the screen for the remaining couple of minutes, with the matches being
run down in text to convince people to buy the Pay Per View. TNA Bound for Glory,
our biggest night of the year, tune in now!

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated
Paul London and Brian Kendrick when A. Shelley pinned Kendrick after
the sliced bread #2 in 0:16:39.
Rating: ** 1/2

We kick things off on the Pay Per View proper with the stars of the X-Division
with Kendrick and London making their TNA debuts at Bound for Glory against the
Motor City Machine Guns. First ever meeting between these two teams, so its
tentative at first but breaks down to a lot of total non stop action at the end.
The ending came with the Guns managing to score the duke over London and Kendrick,
with Shelley pinning Kendrick with his own sliced bread #2 finishing move.

The Main Event Mafia are backstage as Kurt Angle says tonight is going to be the
final nail of the coffin for the rest of the company. He'll be in charge tonight,
even if they all fail and he only keeps his title in the main event. Still, they
better not lose or they might find themselves out of the company with anyone else
who disrespects the Main Event Mafia when Angle is in charge.

Awesome Kong pinned Traci Brooks with the Awesome Bomb in 0:00:46.
Rating: *
(Awesome Kong won the TNA Knockout's Title.)

This was the destruction of Traci Brooks, as she tried to attack Kong at the bell
but Kong grabbed her with a choke. Choke slam, Implant Buster, and two Awesome
Bombs, and Kong pins the lifeless Traci to win the match and her third TNA Knockout's
Title. Kong holds up the belt over the fallen Traci, as the announcers talk about
how that is only one belt away from the Main Event Mafia, they have four more titles
to go, but Kong got off to a crushing start against Traci tonight and that will no
doubt inspire hope within the rest of the TNA roster that opposes the Main Event Mafia.

Triangle Match:
Eric Young defeated Hernandez and Homicide when E. Young pinned Hernandez after
a spike piledriver in 0:05:57.
Rating: * 1/2

Before the match, Hernandez tries to Irish whip Young into the ropes but Young reverses
and Homicide(who was on the apron) takes a sick bump on the guardrail. This allows
Eric Young to jump Hernandez from behind and take control, working over his neck.
Death Valley Driver is blocked and Hernandez drops down, before he knocks Young
to the floor with a shoulderblock. Dive on Eric Young and Young is rolled back into
the ring, as Super Mex is on the top rope with a springboard clothesline. Cover but
Homicide breaks it up at the last second with a double axe handle to the back of the
head. Homicide backs up and delivers a running cutter on Hernandez, taking him down.
Young is up and for a second, it looks like Homicide was out to win this match on his
own but he high fives Eric Young, which causes the crowd to boo and Homicide climbs
to the top rope, as Eric Young has Hernandez. They give him a spike piledriver
and Young covers him to score the pin.

Homicide backs off as Hernandez is down and he yells at him, saying that he didn't
join World Elite at first, but Hernandez had to try and push him to the back
burner and last week on Impact, Hernandez tried to settle his own vendetta without
helping Homicide. Homicide stomps his downed former LAX partner and Eric Young
looks pleased, before they set up Hernandez. Not another Spike Piledriver but the
crowd is making some noise. Beer Money rushes down to the ring! James Storm and
Robert Roode slide into the ring and take down Eric Young with a double clothesline,
before they launch Homicide into the air with a double high back body drop. Hernandez
is down in the ring, as Beer Money checks on him. The wars between LAX and Beer
Money are well documented, but apparently some kind of mutual respect has been
driven, at least on Hernandez's end by Beer Money. Hernandez is up to his feet,
favoring his neck slightly, but it could have ended up worse. The World Elite
are on the ramp in full force but nothing happens.

Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated Sara Del Ray and Alyssa Flash when Sarita
pinned Flash after a sunset flip in 0:11:33.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Sarita and Taylor Wilde retained the TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles.)

Alyssa Flash reveals her partner as one of the top competitors on the independent
scene, Sara Del Ray and these two ladies gave the Knockouts Tag Team Champions some
tough moments, but Sarita and Taylor used the team work that brought them to the
dance in the first place. Missile Dropkick from Taylor knocks Flash into a sunset
flip for the pin. Still given such a close tag team match, it looks to be far from
over between these two teams.

Handicap-Match:
Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated World Elite (Brutus Magnus, Dou
g Williams, Kiyoshi, Rob Terry and Sheik Abdul Bashir) when Ray pinned Kiyoshi
after a power bomb in 0:03:21.
Rating: * 1/2
(Team 3D(Brother Ray and Brother Devon) won the IWGP Tag Team Titles.)

The World Elite was attacked right on the ramp as they made their entrance. Quickly,
Sheik Abdul Bashir is launched right into the barricade, knocking him unconcious
and Rob Terry is cracked with a chairshot, and Kiyoshi is taken down with a vicious
double clothesline, leaving this match two on two for the moment. 3D takes on Brutus
Magnus but Kiyoshi enters the ring, and tries to mist Devon but gets Doug Williams
instead. Devon headbutts Kiyoshi and slingshots him back into the ring, allowing
Ray to fold him in half with a vicious power bomb to score the pin. Team 3D has
regained the IWGP Tag Team Championship after finding a way to neutralize the
numbers game held by the British Invasion!

Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated
The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) when J. Storm pinned Booker
with the Last Call in 0:13:16.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Beer Money, Inc. won the TNA Tag Team Titles.)

Beer Money Inc had the crowd behind them in their quest to capture the TNA World Tag
Team Titles tonight. Booker and Steiner used every dirty tactic they could muster
and Robert Roode was isolated. Still he manages a hot tag and James Storm is in
the ring, house of fire. Steiner is taken to the floor and Storm takes out Booker T
with the Last Call to score the pin and capture the TNA Tag Team Titles. Another
championship belt pulled from the grasps of the Main Event Mafia and the fourth
TNA World Tag Team Titles for Beer Money. Beer Money gets a couple of moments
to celebrate as they hold the belts.

Backstage, Kurt Angle has his head in his hands in disgust in the Main Event Mafia
as Kevin Nash prepares to go out for his Legend's Title Match. Angle tells Nash that
he doesn't want Nash to just beat Matt Morgan tonight, he wants Nash to cripple
Morgan and send a message to the entire TNA roster who think they came become
something without paying their dues. Nash nods, reminding us that he beat Foley
and Abyss to bloody pulps on back to back TNA Pay Per Views so Morgan should be
no problem. Nash says he knows where the money lies, the glory lies and the money
lies with the Main Event Mafia and the Legend's Title.

Matt Morgan pinned Kevin Nash with the Hellevator in 0:05:48.
Rating: DUD
(Matt Morgan won the TNA Legend's Title.)

Morgan threw a lot of high impact moves at Nash at the bell, including a leaping
dropkick but Nash slowed the tempo down, with a bearhug and then a chinlock. Morgan
fights out and shoves Nash off. He hoists Nash up and delivers a delayed side slam.
Impressive move and Morgan steps back, going for the Carbon Foot Print but Nash
ducks that and big boot of his own. Nash covers Morgan for a two count. Jack Knife
attempt but Morgan counters with a high back body drop and this time the Carbon
Foot Print connects. Nearfall and Nash and Morgan goes for the Hellevator but Nash
counters with a low blow and a clothesline on Morgan. Nash strips the corner pad and
hoists up Morgan but Morgan drops behind and shoves Nash into the corner. Nash hits
the metal bolt hard and Morgan has Nash and he does it! He hits the Hellavtor on
Nash. Three slaps of the mat later and Matt Morgan has achieved greatness, winning
his first belt in TNA. Morgan drapes the belt over his shoulder and gets on the
microphone, promising to be a fighting champion, defending the belt against any
and all comers!

The mood of Kurt Angle is darkening by each and every moment. He says that three
belts are down, with both the X-Division and TNA World Championship on the line.
Angle goes after Joe, demanding that Joe better be focused on beating Daniels tonight
but Joe appears to take none too kindly to Angle, saying that Angle better worry
about Lashley tonight and Joe will worry about what he does when he's in the ring
wrestling. Joe gives Angle a cold glare which causes Angle to step back another inch.

We here a voiceover with the following words: "In 2002, TNA Wrestling revolutionized
the sport of wrestling with the X-Division, bringing forth a new breed of
wrestling talent. Then in 2007, the TNA Knockouts changed the entire face of women's
professional wrestling. In Total Non Stop Action Wrestling we are all about breaking
the barriers that are set up by others and we will continue to do that. On January
16th 2010, the world will change again, with a second TNA wrestling show, ninety
more minutes of wrestling per week focusing primarely on the X-Division and the Knockouts!
Saturday Nights, 6:00 PM Eastern Time on SpikeTV, TNA Breaking Barriers. Because
in Total Non Stop Action Wrestling, that's what we do!"

Then we see a graphic saying, "January 16th 2010, TNA revolutionizes the wrestling
business again."

Cage Match:
Daniels pinned Samoa Joe with the Last Rites in 0:18:40.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Daniels won the TNA X-Division TItle.)

Six Sides of Steel Match for the TNA World Title, with no door and a top on the cage,
both of these wrestlers gave it there all and fought in nearly twenty minutes of
the greatest wrestling action that you'll see anywhere in the world. Joe tried to
lock on the Kokina Clutch at the end but Daniels did the "Roddy Piper/Bret Hart,
running up the ropes while in the sleeperhold" spot, but instead of flipping into
a bridge, he flips into perfect position to give Joe his Last Rites for the pin and
Daniels scores the victory! Fourth X-Division Championship for the Fallen Angel!

After the match, Daniels celebrates as the cage rises from the ceiling but Joe is
up and Daniels spins around, as Joe extends his hand. Daniels hesistates for a
second, before he shakes it and in a shocking swerve, there is no swerve! Joe pays
Daniels respect, before he leaves the ring and lets Daniels have his moment,
celebrating with the X-Division Title but in the distance, we see "The Pope"
D'Angelo Dinero, watching the Fallen Angel with a calculating expression on his face.

A video package is shown, hyping up the match between AJ Styles and Sting tonight at
Bound for Glory, the Ultimate TNA Original against the Icon of TNA!

AJ Styles pinned Sting with the Spiral Tap in 0:20:58.
Rating: *** 1/2

Sting was the crowd favorite to start but the fans got behind both men when they
gave us a match to remember. Frustration mounted, as Sting kept finding a way to
escape the Styles Clash. Not to be outdone, Styles counters the Scorpion Deathlock
with a small package for a close nearfall. Pele sets up a mistimed Springboard 450
Splash and Sting delivers the Scorpion Deathdrop but Styles manages to avoid being
pinned. Stinger Splash is avoided and Styles climbs to the outside, before he delivers
a second rope Styles Clash on Sting but Sting manages to kick out as Styles wipes
himself out. Second Styles Clash(this time a regular version) but Sting kicks out
once again just before three. Criss cross into the corner and twisting springboard
sunset flip, no rolled through into the Scorpion Deathlock but Styles fights to
the ropes. A few more close nearfalls and Sting has Styles on the top rope for
a belly to back superplex but Styles elbows him off. Sting is slumped over and Styles
hits a Pele Kick with both men standing on the top rope, causing Sting to land on
the canvas. To the top rope and Spiral Tap connects, the same move Styles used to
capture his first TNA title, the X-Division Championship and he covers Sting hooking
the leg to score the pin!

Styles has done it, he's pinned Sting and the crowd is on their feet, chanting "this
is awesome!" Sting is up and he raises the hand of Styles, before he gets on the
microphone, talking about how Styles gave him the toughest fight of his career and
that's a good enough note to go out on. Sting says his time has passed, it's time
to go, to retire! He tells the fans that he wouldn't have been anything without them
and says that with people like AJ Styles, the future of this business is going to be
bright. Sting says that Styles is "The Franchise" of TNA as much as Sting was the
Franchise of WCW for all those years and says he will have many more title reigns
and main event matches to come. The crowd chants "Thank you Sting!" Sting says "no
thank you". He thanks the fans and AJ for giving him a match to remember on his last
night and raises the hand of Styles once again. Sting walks out of the ring as
the fans cheer him, paying their final respects to a true icon. Styles walks off
as the fans chant for him as well, as the Ultimate TNA Original walks to the back
to soak up the cheers.

Kurt Angle is backstage, tearing into Nash, Booker, Steiner, and Joe for losing
their belts tonight. Angle walks up and slaps Booker in the face, followed by Steiner,
and then Nash. When he gets to Joe, Joe blocks his hand and Joe forces Angle to his
knees with one motion. Angle tries to fight as Joe says he could cripple Angle right
now no problem but he's going to give Angle one free pass. The only free pass he's
ever going to get but if he puts his hands on Joe again, there will be trouble and
Joe also adds that since the checks stopped clearing, he's going to stop taking
Angle's crap. Angle looks horrified when sudden realization occurs that he no longer
has Samoa Joe in his back pocket. Angle backs off, not wanting to enrage Joe even
more as he prepares for his TNA World Title defense against Lashley.

A video package is shown to set up Lashley against Kurt Angle for the TNA World Title!

Kurt Angle defeated Lashley when Lashley passed out in the Ankle Lock in
          0:10:56.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Kurt Angle retained the TNA World Title.)

Kurt Angle was knocked around for the early part of this match, with Lashley hitting
a vicious spear and a Running Powerslam, but Angle kicked out. Dominator is blocked
and triple German Suplex. Angle beats on Lashley some more, but Lashley pulls out
the Guillotine Choke, the same move that he tapped Angle with off the air but Angle
fights out just in time. Dragon Sleeper applied but Angle fights that one, flipping
Lashley out. Ankle Lock attempt but Lashley powers out and kicks Angle right in
the face, before he pulls out a gutwrench power bomb for a close nearfall. He continues
to beat Angle, but spear hits the ringpost and Angle hits an Olympic Slam on Lashley
for a close nearfall. Angle begins to pick apart the ankle, before he applies the
Ankle Lock. Lashley fights the hold but Angle drags him into the center of the ring
and applies the heel hook, sitting out and putting an insane amount of pressure.
Lashley is so far gone that he can't even submit but he blacks out from the pain
and the bell rings. Angle has beaten Lashley, after rendering him unconcious with
the heel hook Ankle Lock!

The crowd is stunned silent, as the full ramifications of what happened sink in. Angle
has done it, he has retained the belt and now Foley will have to sign over control of
TNA to him. Angle gets on the microphone, with an arrogant grin on his face, saying
that the Main Event Mafia will stick around in TNA forever. Everyone who has tried
to take down Kurt Angle has been struck down one by one and even the savior, the
MMA superstar, was beaten in the end. The crowd boos even louder and Angle says
there will be a few changes around here. He sarcastically tells the fans that he
hopes they enjoyed the main event and tells them that with there last hope extiguished,
Angle now has full control of TNA. "After all, it's not like there's anyone in
the back who could stand up to me and take this championship!"

At these words, the music of Hernandez kicks up and the crowd pops big time, as Super
Mex walks out, holding up the Feast or Fired briefcase! Hernandez says that he still
has a World Title shot to cash in and what better time to do it right now then at
Bound for Glory, the biggest TNA Pay Per View of the year. Angle protests that he
already wrestled but Hernandez cuts him off, saying he did is well and he suffered
a beating from Homicide and Eric Young that included a spike piledriver on his
surgically repaired neck, so he figures the odds are about even. Angle isn't going
to get out of this one, Hernandez says he's taking the title shot, right now and
Super Mex rushes into the ring and goes after Angle, as the bell rings, a second
TNA World Title Match underway!

Hernandez pinned Kurt Angle with the Border Toss in 0:10:11.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Hernandez won the TNA World Title.)

The crowd is going insane, as Hernandez nearly pins Angle in under thirty seconds
with the same vicious running shoulderblock that he used to beat Rob Terry back
at Hard Justice but Angle kicks out. Hernandez gives Angle a brutal beating but
Angle manages to hang Hernandez up on the top rope and go to work on the neck. Olympic
Slam but Hernandez kicks out. Hernandez fights up from underneath and delayed vertical
suplex. Overhead belly to belly suplex and Hernandez has Angle on the run but Angle
low blows Hernandez and attempts to take him down with the Ankle Lock but Hernandez
kicks Angle off. Angle flies to the floor and Angle throws his hands into the air
as if to say "screw this" before he walks to the back. The fans are booing, as Angle
can get counted out and keep the title and if he keeps the title, then he has
control of the company! The referee's count reaches high numbers but Angle just
keeps walking, before he runs into a brick wall. A brick wall named Samoa Joe!

Angle yells for Joe to let him pass but Joe hoists up Angle, and runs him back into
the ring, before throwing him into the ring. Angle gets up and Joe steps back, as
Hernandez spins Angle around and knocks him around with a series of punches. To
the shoulders and Samoan Drop, before Hernandez gives the signal. Border Toss no Angle
drops down and grabs Hernandez. Taken down right into the Ankle Lock! Angle goes for
the heel hook but Hernandez manages to power back to his feet and enzuigiri right
to the back of the head of Angle! Angle lands on the canvas and Hernandez hoists
him up, before he brings Angle down with the Border Toss, folding up Angle like
an accordion on the back of his neck. One, Two, Three! New TNA World Champion!

The crowd is going absolutely insane, as Hernandez has done it. He is handed the
TNA World Championship, dropping to his knees, favoring his neck in slight pain
but he cradles the TNA Championship, as fireworks go off! Hernandez has won his
first TNA Championship in the main event of Bound for Glory! The fans are on their
feet, cheering Hernandez, as Beer Money, Daniels, and Matt Morgan enter the ring, to
celebrate with Hernandez, followed by AJ Styles and Team 3D! Hernandez has saved
TNA from the Main Event Mafia as the stars of the X-Division, the Motor City
Machine Guns, Lethal Consequences, Suicide, Brian Kendrick, Paul London, and the
Amazing Red all enter the ring, putting their differences aside to celebrate with
Hernandez. The Knockouts join the part shortly thereafter in the form of Sarita, Taylor
Wilde, Awesome Kong, ODB, and Tara.

Hernandez is lifted onto the shoulders of Team 3D, with the TNA World
Title Belt over his shoulder! Out comes TNA Executive Shareholder Mick Foley from
the back, limping slightly but he congratulations Hernandez on a victory well done.
Hector Guerrero, a man who was a mentor to Hernandez for the longest time in LAX,
enters the ring as well and in comes Lashley, limping severely, but congratulating
Hernandez despite his failed conquest at the belt earlier tonight.

We see Samoa Joe enter the ring as Hernandez drops down. Hernandez and Joe go face
to face for a moment and Joe nods, but he looks at the TNA World Championship as
if saying "you owe me one", before leaving the ring. The celebration continues as we
cut to Kurt Angle, with the rest of the ex-Main Event Mafia, along with the World
Eltie. Angle is distraught at losing not only the TNA Championship but control of TNA
when he thought it was in the palm of his hands. Eric Young looks completely
shellshocked as he looked in the ring muttering: "I beat him" over and over again,
as Homicide looks enraged, as Hernandez holds the belt up in the air, as balloons
and confetti fall from the ceiling, with more fireworks going off. Mike Tenay leaves
us with this final statement: "The Main Event Mafia was founded on a gorup of veterans
looking for respect but in their crumbling, we may have seen the greatest show of
respect in TNA history as the entire lockerroom comes out to show their support to
a man who has fought his way to the top, despite a near career ending neck injury!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Hernandez is the savior of TNA and your new TNA World Champion. A new age dawns on TNA
wrestling, without the spectre of the Main Event Mafia threatening to keep the young
talent in TNA down. This is Total Non Stop Action Wrestling! This is Bound for Glory!
Thank you for watching and we'll see you on Impact!"

"TNA Wrestling, Cross the Line!"
MattHarmsPosted on 10/14/09 at 02:56:13

Results of TNA Impact 10/22/09:

[Xplosion/Web Match]:
ODB pinned Velvet Sky after a running powerslam in 0:05:34.
Rating: 3/4*

An extensive recap of Bound for Glory is shown. The fall of the Main Event Mafia
with Matt Morgan beating Kevin Nash for the Legend's Championship, Awesome Kong
bulldozing Traci Brooks to win the TNA Knockout's Title, Beer Money triumphing over
Booker T and Scott Steiner for the TNA Tag Team Titles, and Daniels beating Samoa Joe
for the TNA X-Division TItle. In the end, Lashley fell to Kurt Angle and at that
moment, all seemed lost to TNA, until Hernandez cashed in on his Feast Or Fired
Briefcase and beat Kurt Angle. Also, Sting had his final match, in a career best
performance against AJ Styles but in the end, Styles triumphed and the torch was
passed. TNA experienced Bound for Glory last Sunday, but TNA will experience
a Turning Point on November 15th.

Fireworks and lots of hype for Impact tonight. We're going to hear from the new TNA
Champion Hernandez and also, the former members of the Main Event Mafia will be here,
as we wonder what the first Impact after the Main Event Mafia will be like. But to
kick things off, the TNA World Tag Team Titles will be on the line.

AJ Styles and Daniels defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)
when Styles defeated R. Roode by disqualification in 0:00:10.
Rating: *
(Beer Money, Inc. retained the TNA Tag Team Titles.)
[Doug Williams interfered against AJ Styles.]

The match never really got underway, until Doug Williams ran out and attacked Styles.
The rest of the World Elite(minus Eric Young and Homicide) entered the ring and Beer Money, AJ Styles, and Daniels
are trying to fight them off, with great results. The crowd is on their feet as
Samoa Joe comes out and Joe slides into the ring, to begin taking out the World Elite
one at a time, with suplexes. The TNA Originals eyeball Joe but Joe turns away from
them, with an indifferent look on his face, as he walks to the back, without another
word.

Mick Foley is backstage sitting in a chair, his ankle bandaged up but mostly healed.
In walks Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, and Booker T. Foley grills them on where Angle
is but Steiner says that Angle hasn't returned any calls all week, ever since Bound
for Glory. Foley reminds them that the Main Event Mafia is done and Steiner yells
its because of that "fat ass traitor" Samoa Joe. Steiner says he should have never
been allowed in the Mafia in the first place. Foley says that the contract Angle
signed stated that if any members of the Main Event Mafia collaborated together
past Bound for Glory, then they would be sent home, without pay, which scandalizes
Nash. Nash throws his hands up, saying he's done anyway, he's heading home while
he can still be paid. Booker T says they had a good run but they lost in the end. He
is going to strike out on his own and go after the TNA Legend's Championship, a belt
that he brought into the company to begin with. Steiner is left with Foley and Steiner
says Foley will pay for what he did and says if Joe was here, he'd rip him limb
from limb. Foley calmly states Steiner will get his chance because tonight on Impact,
it will be "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner taking on Samoa Joe. Steiner walks off,
with a sadistic expression on his face.

Line up for tonight. Just added, eight man tag team match, with Beer Money, AJ
Styles, and Daniels taking on the British Invasion, Kiyoshi, and Sheik Abdul Bashir
of the World Elite. Scott Steiner against Samoa Joe. Daffney takes on Tara in a No
Disqualification Match and much more tonight on Impact.

Matt Morgan pinned Jethro Holliday with the Carbon Foot Print in 0:04:14.
Rating: 3/4*

Jethro Holliday tried but Morgan was just too much for him. Matt Morgan begins
to beat Holliday down in the ring, laying him out with the Carbon foot Print for
the pin. Afterwards, Matt Morgan is on the microphone, saying he's going to put
his Legend's Title on the line against anyone and as for Booker T, well if he wants
a title shot, Morgan's not a hard man to find.

We cut to Dr. Stevie's office, as Dr. Stevie has made his return to television after
a month on the shelf because of a beating at the hands of Mick Foley. Daffney is
sitting in the background, looking quite crazed. Stevie says he helps lost souls,
like Daffney, find their way and gain some sanity in this insane world, but Abyss
didn't want to be saved. Abyss had to be difficult, an individual and now he was
taken out because of it. In walks Stevie's newest patient, who you might recognize
as Shawn Spears. Stevie slaps Spears and Spears just looks off into the camera, in
a dazed state. Stevie turns to the camera, saying the Doctor is in.

No-DQ-Match:
Tara pinned Daffney after a top-rope power bomb in 0:05:34.
Rating: ** 1/4

Daffney was a crazed woman tonight, battering Tara with everything, including a number
of weapons. Daffney climbs to the top rope with Tara, intent on putting her through
a table with a Frankenscreamer but Tara reverses into a top-rope power bomb, folding
Daffney onto the back of her head through the table and scores the pin.

Tara gets on the microphone after the match, saying that she's come to TNA for one
reason only and that's to fight the best that women's wrestling has to offer and
the best is Awesome Kong. Kong proved that last Sunday when she won the TNA Knockout's
Title. Tara says that she wants one shot to prove herself against Awesome Kong and
says that Turning Point is the perfect night to do that. The announcers hype up what
a dream match that would be, with Awesome Kong against Tara.

Next, Hernandez made his way out, to a thunderous round of cheers, as he held the TNA
World Title over his head. He thanks the fans for all their support, the fact that
he became the first ever Latino TNA Champion. Hernandez says it's been a tough year,
with ups and downs, but this is the highest point, the TNA World Title. In an instant,
the World Elite theme music plays and out comes Eric Young. Young talks about how
Hernandez was handpicked, how he get opportunities, while Young had to sit on the
sidelines and be passed over time and time again. Young tried to be the bigger man,
offer Hernandez a spot in World Elite, but Hernandez snubbed him and he also turned
his back on Homicide as well. Homicide knew what the World Elite could do for him and
thus he joined. Hernandez on the other end, refused and Young reminds us that he
beat Hernandez twice in the past month.

Hernandez interrupts, saying if Young wants a chance in the big time, tonight one
on one, Hernandez against Eric Young for the TNA Championship! The crowd pops for
that one as Young says he's not dressed to wrestle but Hernandez cuts him off, asking
Young if he's a coward, saying that a true champion is ready to wrestle at any time
and he doesn't think Young has it in him. Young accepts, saying that he was once
again trying to be the bigger man and let Hernandez have his run in the sun for a
little while, but now if he wants to lose the TNA Championship mere days after his
big victory, then fine, the match is on.

Next week, a return match from Bound for Glory, as London and Kendrick take on
the Motor City Machine Guns, on Impact!

D'Angelo Dinero pinned Shark Boy with the D.D.E. in 0:05:20.
Rating: ** 1/2

Dinerno wins a pretty decent match. Shark Boy got some offense in but in the end,
the Pope maintains his flawless record in TNA, hitting the D.D.E. for the pin.

After the match, Dinerno gets on the microphone, talking about how he's spreading
the gospel truth to TNA and the fans his message but they have chosen to forsaken
their pope for a false problem. That false prophet being the TNA X-Division Champion,
Daniels. The Pope says Daniels may call himself "The Fallen Angel" but he speaks
the blasphemy and the Pope will not allow his flock to be blinded by the false words
of Daniels. Dinero says he's speaking only the gospel truth when he says he will
save the fans from the false message of Daniels. They will no longer be blinded
into drinking the Kool-Aid because he's your pope and your next X-Division Champion.
It appears the Pope has laid down a challenge for the X-Division Champion Daniels. Remember,
Dinero beat Daniels a few weeks ago before Daniels beat Joe for the X-Division Title.

"Three men who helped raise the bar and mold TNA into what it is today. Daniels,
AJ Styles, and Samoa Joe. Three men who had one of the greatest matches in TNA
history at Unbreakable in 2005. Three men who will go at it one more time. Yes fans,
one of the greatest matches in TNA history is being revisited as AJ Styles, Samoa
Joe, and Daniels face off at Turning Point on November 15th where the winner receives a TNA World Title Shot at Final
Resolution 2009. Don't miss this match!"

Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode), AJ Styles and Daniels defeated
World Elite (Brutus Magnus, Doug Williams, Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir) when
Styles pinned Kiyoshi with the Styles Clash in 0:12:18.
Rating: ***

An impressive eight man tga team match, with Beer Money, AJ Styles, and Daniels joining
forces to take down the World Elite. Styles finishes off Kiyoshi with the Styles Clash
and gets the duke. Styles and Daniels are partners tonight but they, along with Samoa
Joe, will be a part of that big number one contenders Three Way Match at Turning Point.

Samoa Joe made Scott Steiner submit to the Kokina Clutch in 0:02:31.
Rating: ***

Scott Steiner attacks Joe right at the bell but Joe quickly comes back and drops Steiner
with a pair of suplexes, before working over him over and slapping on the Kokina
Clutch for the submission. Steiner taps out, as the announcers say now without
the Main Event Mafia, Steiner appears to have been exposed.

Joe releases the hold, cutting a promo about how over the past few months, he joined
the Main Event Mafia but he had a very good reason for doing so. He had some injuries
that needed to be healed and his career could be in jeopardy if a pack of dogs had
hunted him time and time again. Therefore, Joe struck a deal and joined the Main
Event Mafia, under the advisement of his then advisor Taz. It worked well, he could
heal up without having to worry about someone back jumping him and ending his career
and got paid well in doing it. Joe said in the back of his mind, he had one goal in
mind and that was regaining the TNA World Title, and it would only be a matter of time.
As far as he is concerned, he's the uncrowned champion, he girt wrapped the belt to
Angle and played a big roll in Hernandez's title win by preventing Angle from running
for a cheap countout. However, if TNA management wants a three way, then they'll get
it and Joe will roll over both Daniels and Styles and then at Final Resolution he will
be the champion.

Hernandez pinned Eric Young with the Border Toss in 0:11:30.
Rating: * 3/4
(Hernandez retained the TNA World Title.)

Most of this match was centered around Young working over the neck of Hernandez but
he kept blocking a piledriver. A huge back drop set up a shoulderblock but Homicide
runs out. Hernandez dives on him with a tope con hilo and reenters the ring. Young
hits a DDT for a two count and goes for a Death Valley Driver but Hernandez elbows
out and drops down, before hoisting up Young for the Border Toss to score the pin.

Hernandez holds up the TNA World Title but out comes a very worn looking Kurt Angle.
He looks like he hasn't slept, shaved, or bathed in days but he has a microphone,
saying that Bound for Glory was the worst night in his life. Not only did an entire
year of hard work in gaining control of TNA go down the drain but he lost his beloved
TNA World Title. He calls Hernandez a thug and says that he doesn't deserve to hold
that title. Angle says he wants his rematch. Hernandez suggests next week on Impact
but Angle says the fans will have to pay for the privledge of seeing him regain the
TNA World Title. It will be at Turning Point and Angle will make Hernandez tap out,
making him a one month wonder and just a foot note. Hernandez says Turning Point's
going to end the same way Bound for Glory did and that's with Angle looking up t
the lights and Hernandez the TNA World Champion. We fade out, as Turning Point is
hyped up. The challenge has been thrown down and accepted, Hernandez defends his
TNA World Title against Kurt Angle, November 15th at Turning Point.


Card rating: ** 1/4


Match observations:
MattHarmsPosted on 10/22/09 at 23:43:39

Results of TNA Impact 10/29/09:

[Xplosion/Web Match]:
Doug Williams pinned Shark Boy after a German suplex in 0:07:35.
Rating: ** 1/2

Mick Foley cuts a promo to kick off the show, talking about the three way between
AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, and Daniels, the return match from the greatest match in TNA
history, for the number one contendership to the TNA World Title where the winner
gets a title shot at Final Resolution in November and also Hernandez and Kurt Angle
in a return match for the TNA World Title. Those five men will be involved in a
gauntlet match where Kurt Angle will enter first and Hernandez will enter last, with
Daniels, Joe, and Styles being chosen at random.

Tonight on Impact, The World Elite Members Eric Young and Homicide square off against
Beer Money Inc in a non title match, The Legend's Champion Matt Morgan squares off
against the demented doctor, Dr. Stevie in a non title match, Paul London and Brian
Kendrick take on The Motor City Machine Guns in a Bound for Glory return match, D'Angelo
Dinero faces off against the Amazing Red, and so much more!

Sara Del Ray and Alyssa Flash defeated Madison Rayne and Christy Hemme when
Flash pinned M. Rayne after a Death Valley Driver in 0:04:31.
Rating: * 1/2

Pretty much a beating from Flash and Sara Del Ray, who make quick work of Rayne and
Christy Hemme. The two put up a fight but the brutal force of Del Ray and Flash were
more than enough to put them down.

Afterwards, Alyssa Flash gets on the microphone, talking trash about Sarita and Taylor
Wilde, saying that they're living on borrowed time and the Knockout's Tag Team Titles
are coming to them.

D'Angelo Dinero cuts a promo, disgusted about the man he thinks is a false prophet,
Daniels, being put in a three way match, when the Pope has yet to taste defeat in TNA
and has in fact defeated Daniels one on one. In walks Mick Foley, who says the Pope
does have a point, he should get a big multiple man match at Turning Point and in fact
he will, as part of a ten man X-Division seeding match, where the winner is the number
one contender to the X-Division Title, the runner up is the number two contender, and so
on...with the first man eliminated being at the bottom of the pecking order. Dinero
says that Foley won't be able to hold him back for long and the word of the Pope will
be spread far in TNA.

D'Angelo Dinero pinned The Amazing Red with the D.D.E in 0:08:46.
Rating: ** 1/2

Another impressive win by the Pope, as he remains undefeated in one on one action in
TNA. He'll be part of that X-Division seeding match at Turning Point, as will Red.

The Motor City Machine Guns cut a promo, saying that they were shocked when they found
out they actually got put on television for once. They say they respect Kendrick
and London, and it will mean just that much more when they beat them again.

The World Elite is backstage. Doug Williams announces his participation in the X-Division
seeding match and professes his disgust that Team 3D lost the IWGP Tag Team Title
belts in NJPW, before the British Invasion could get their return shot. Eric Young
cuts in, saying that Hernandez was lucky that he survived but right now they had other
things on their mind, so he'll survive for the moment. As Doug Williams will go for the
X-Division Title, Eric Young says he's going to team up with his brother in arms, Homicide
to go for the TNA World Tag Team Titles, held by Beer Money. Young reminds us that
he beat both James Storm and Robert Roode in the past, numerous times and says that
Homicide finally has a partner he can count on to watch his back. It might be non title
because TNA management wants to show favorotism to Beer Money but that's fine, as Eric
Young and Homicide will do something that LAX never could, beat Beer Money.

Brian Kendrick and Paul London defeated
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) when P. London
pinned C. Sabin after a 450 splash in 0:11:45.
Rating: ** 1/4

An impressive tag team match to say the least. London and Kendrick pull one out this
time, with London putting Sabin away with the 450 Splash. Taz says it best. "You
have to give the Guns props. I mean, Tenay, they just showed why they are one of the
best teams in the world, hanging in their with a team who were the longest reigning
tag team champions in a decade."

Dr. Stevie is backstage with his patients Daffney and Shawn Spears, saying that tonight
is going to be a big night. He's going to take care of Matt Morgan. The Legend's Title
might not be on the line, but Morgan will feel the wrath. The doctor is in tonight
on Impact.

Matt Morgan pinned Dr. Stevie with the Carbon Foot Print in 0:05:31.
Rating: * 1/4

Dr. Stevie had help from Shawn Spears and Daffney for a good portion of this match
but Morgan fought them off. Dr. Stevie attempted to chair Morgan but Morgan ducked
and laid him out with the Carbon Foot Print.

Afterwards, Spears jumps Morgan, taking his leg out. Daffney joins in until Booker
T runs to the ring...to make the save! Booker T gets on the microphone, saying that
he wants Morgan one hundred percent, so the victory will be decisive when Booker takes
the Legend's Title back at Turning Point.

A video package on Hernandez, who talks about how he worked his way to the top to
win the TNA World Title. For years, LAX was one of the greatest tag teams and held
the TNA World Tag Team Titles multiple times but the time had come for them to break up.
Hernandez says he wished his split with Homicide had on bit better terms but Eric Young
got in his head. 2009 has been the year of Hernandez, coming back from a neck injury,
beating Samoa Joe, crushing Rob Terry to regain the stolen Feast or Fired Briefcase,
and then beating Kurt Angle at Bound for Glory for the TNA World Title. Hernandez says
Kurt Angle has been talking about flukes but at Turning Point, Hernandez will show to the
world that he's not a flavor of the month, that he's not a footnote, he's the TNA
World Champion and he earned that belt!

Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated Velvet Sky and Sojourner Bolt when Sarita
pinned Bolt after a German suplex in 0:03:26.
Rating: *

The TNA Knockout's Tag Team Champions win this short non title match, when Taylor Wilde
delivered a missile dropkick, sending Bolt into the waiting arms of Sarita for a German
Suplex and pin. Velvet Sky throws her hands up in frustration, saying that she's so
done with this. Her career has hit the skids since the break up of the Beautiful People.

After the match, Alyssa Flash and Sara Del Ray run out to attack the Knockout's Tag
Team Champions and brawl with them. Security runs out to break it up with the fans
chanting "LET THEM FIGHT".

A look at the TNA Knockout's Champion, the dominant Awesome Kong, along with a look
at Tara. These two women will meet at Turning Point for the TNA Knockout's Title.

Kurt Angle is backstage, talking about the Gauntlet Match, that it won't be worth
his time. We are informed that it's over the top rope until the last two men, where
it will be pinfalls or submissions. Angle makes his intentions known of beating Hernandez
at Turning Point and regaining TNA World Championship. He says the Main Event Mafia just
held him back anyway, they all rode his coattails, especially Samoa Joe.

Eric Young and Homicide defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)
when Homicide pinned J. Storm after outside interference in 0:09:00.
Rating: ***

Beer Money used their experience to their advantage in this non title match but the
end came when Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir came out, just as Homicide was put down
with the D.W.I. Roode had to go after Kiyoshi and Bashir at ringside, which allowed
Eric Young to sneak in with a chair and crack it over the head of James Storm, before
he reverses the pin, allowing Homicide to score the fall. Homicide and Eric Young
just won this non title match over Beer Money.

Beer Money enter Mick Foley's office after the commercial break, irate at what just
happened. James Storm says that they'll put their TNA World Tag Team Titles on the
line at Turning Point, for another chance to get their hands on Homicide and Eric Young.
Foley agrees and also adds, that the rest of the World Elite will be banned from ringside,
to allow this match to be two on two, which Beer Money nod in approval, thus adding
another match to Turning Point.

5-Man Battle Royal:
Samoa Joe won a 5-man Gauntlet:
        x K. Angle and Daniels started out.
        x Daniels threw out K. Angle after an armdrag takedown in 0:01:41
        x AJ Styles entered at 0:01:42
        x Daniels threw out Styles after a powerslam in 0:05:08
        x Samoa Joe entered at 0:05:09
        x Joe threw out Daniels after an armbar submission in 0:10:23
        x Hernandez entered at 0:10:24
        x Joe defeated Hernandez after a German suplex in 0:21:00
Rating: ***

Daniels and Angle tusseled for a bit but Angle was launched out at the first moment.
The fans boo as Angle looks to have outsmarted the situation. Styles comes out next
to have some nice spots with Daniels, until Daniels powerslams Styles and then throws
him out. Joe and Daniels renew their old chemistry next and have a match until Joe
slaps Daniels into an armbar submission until he passes out, leaving Daniels easily able
to eliminated.

Then out comes the TNA World Champion Hernandez who stares down with Samoa Joe and the
fans cheer, as both men brawl. An impressive ten minutes of total non stop action wrestling, with
Hernandez managing to escape the Kokina Clutch and beat on Joe, hitting a flying shoulder
block. He lifts up Joe for the Border Toss but Joe drops down and grabs him in a waistlock, before
laying him out with a German Suplex. Joe bridges for the pin on Hernandez, holding him down for
three seconds, with Hernandez kicking out just at three and a half!

Samoa Joe has won this gauntlet match and Hernandez looks to be in shock, as he stares
down Joe, but as Joe leaves, Kurt Angle sneaks back into the ring, to go after Hernandez,
beating him down. Angle goes for the Ankle Lock but Joe returns to the ring, to chase off Angle.

Mick Foley comes out and says that next week, Hernandez and Samoa Joe can join forces
to take on Kurt Angle and a partner of his choosing. Foley reminds Angle that he can't
choose any of his former Main Event Mafia teammates as per the Bound for Glory stipulations. Have a nice day!


Card rating: ** 1/4
MattHarmsPosted on 10/26/09 at 01:10:18

Results of TNA Impact 11/5/09:

[Xplosion/Web Match]:
Shawn Spears pinned Jay Lethal after an inverted DDT in 0:08:26.
Rating: ** 1/4

We see Kurt Angle entering the World Elite Locker Room. Some back and forth between
Angle and Eric Young, until Angle apparently works out an agreement that Homicide
will be his partner against Hernandez and Samoa Joe, with Angle promising Eric Young
the first shot at the TNA Championship when he regains it.

Daniels pinned Rhino with the Best Moonsault Ever in 0:07:45.
Rating: ** 1/2

Rhino was a house of fire, after being off of television for the past few weeks,
he needed a victory badly. Daniels was a step ahead, avoiding the Gore and hitting
the Best Moonsault Ever for the pin. Hype for the three way number one contenders
match involving Daniels, AJ Styles, and Samoa Joe, the return match from the greatest
match in TNA history. That match will take place at Turning Point.

Dr. Stevie is backstage with his patients Daffney and Shawn Spears, saying that Booker
T is obviously very sick because he stuck his nose in the business of Dr. Stevie. Stevie
said tonight, he's going to take out Booker T and he won't make it to the Legend's
Title Match at Turning Point against Matt Morgan.

Tara pinned Raisha Saeed with the Widow's Peak in 0:07:44.
Rating: ** 1/4

Saeed was thrown in their to obviously give Tara a workout before her match with Kong
at Turning Point but Tara showed her ability and put down Saeed with the Widow's Peak.

After the match, Kong ran in and attacked Tara. Tara was taken down to the canvas but
she fought from underneath and continued the brawl with Kong, until both women were
pulled apart.

A video package is shown detailing last weeks non title match with Beer Money losing
to Homicide and Eric Young, thanks in part to the interference of Sheik Abdul
Bashir and Kiyohi.

Beer Money cut an angry promo backstage, with Storm and Roode promising to take down
the World Elite, staring with Kiyoshi and Bashir tonight.

Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated
World Elite (Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir) when R. Roode pinned Kiyoshi
with the D.W.I in 0:04:37.
Rating: * 3/4

Handy win tonight by Beer Money. The fans were behind them but out comes Eric Young
from the back to jaw with Beer Money. Eric Young is yelling at them, but then all
three members of the British Invasion enter the ring from behind, to assault Beer
Money. Young joins on the attack, with the rest of the World Elite, until Team 3D(making
their return from a two week tour of Japan) make the save. Brother Ray gets on the
microphone, challenging the British Invasion to a six man tag team match next week,
with Ray saying that they've called up an old associate of theirs as a third man.

Announcement for Turning Point, a rubber match involving the Motor City Machine
Guns against Brian Kendrick and Paul London. With both teams at 1-1, the winning
of this match should be in line for a future TNA World Tag Team Title shot.

AJ Styles pinned Consequences Creed after a springboard 450 Splash in 0:06:44.
Rating: * 3/4

Creed showed some fury but Styles pretty much showed why he is the only grand slam
champion in TNA history. The fans got behind Styles as he hit the Pele Kick and the
Springboard 450 Splash to pin Creed, as the three way for Turning Point is hyped up.

D'Angelo Dinero cuts a promo backstage, declaring his intentions to win the X-Division
ranking match at Turning Point and ascending with his message, to the top of the
X-Division, to win the championship. Dinero says the fans of TNA need not worship
false prophets any more, because he'll be their Pope and their future TNA X-Division
Champion.

Awesome Kong pinned Madison Rayne after a spinebuster bomb in 0:01:14.
Rating: * 1/2

Kong pretty much destroys Madison Rayne tonight and out comes Tara from the back. Tara
and Kong get into a second brawl, with the fans cheering both the women who will
compete in the TNA Knockout's Title Match at Turning Point. Tara gets the better of
Kong but the locker room empties of officials to hold these two women apart.

Alyssa Flash and Sara Del Ray defeated Sarita and Taylor Wilde when Del Ray
pinned Wilde with the Tiger Suplex in 0:08:31.
Rating: **

Non title match tonight, with Flash and Del Ray winning one over the champions, with
Del Ray putting Wilde down for the pin with a vicious Tiger Suplex. It is announced
afterwards, that their will be a return match at Turning Point, with the TNA Knockout's
Tag Team Titles on the line.

Booker T pinned Dr. Stevie with the Scissor Kick in 0:05:27.
Rating: * 3/4
[Matt Morgan interfered against Dr. Stevie.]

Pretty much Booker T beating down Dr. Stevie for the better part of this match until
Daffney got involved. Booker's wife, Sharmell, ran out and speared Daffney, grabbing
her hair on the floor, allowing Shawn Spears to enter the ring but Matt Morgan rushed
out, as the referee was distracted by the cat fight on the floor. Morgan tosses Spears
and lays Dr. Stevie out with the Carbon Foot Print. Morgan leaves the ring as Booker
is back on his feet and hits the Scissors Kick to Dr. Stevie. Morgan enters the ring
and holds up the Legend's Title, as Booker eyes the belt that he brought into TNA.

Hernandez and Samoa Joe are backstage. Hernandez holds up the TNA World Championship,
saying that this belt was something he worked for, and he's not letting Kurt Angle
take that away easily. Joe says that Angle brought him into the Main Event Mafia, because
Angle was afraid of Joe, he knew Joe would rip him into shreds. Joe makes his intentions
known of winning the three way and the TNA Championship will be is. If Angle beats
Hernandez, than Joe promises to kill Angle, but if Hernandez keeps the title, then
Joe says may the better man win.

Hernandez and Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle and Homicide when Joe made Homicide
submit to the Kokina Clutch in 0:11:41.
Rating: *** 3/4

A rocking tag team match to close things out on Impact, with all four me giving it
their all. The end came when Joe trapped Homicide in the Kokina Clutch and Hernandez
dove on top of Angle, wiping him out with a tope con hilo. Homicide has no choice
but to submit. Hernandez and Samoa Joe are your winners, but Joe eyeballs the TNA
Championship draped over Hernandez's shoulder. Some tense moments between these two
men as Impact fades out.


Card rating: ** 1/4


Match observations:
MattHarmsPosted on 12/02/09 at 23:49:30

Results of TNA Impact 11/12/09:

[Xplosion/Web Match]:
Madison Rayne pinned Velvet Sky after a backslide in 0:05:52.
Rating: ***

Opening up the show, we have Kurt Angle, who looks pleased with himself. Angle talks about how at Turning Point, he will become the TNA World Champion once again and beat Hernandez in doing it. In fact, tonight he's going to make sure that Hernandez never walks out of the ring again. Out comes Hernandez, to get him some of Angle but who should come out but Rhino who Gores the TNA World Champion. Two on one beatdown, until Daniels, who will be facing Kurt Angle at the Pay Per View, makes the save.

Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) and Brother Runt defeated
World Elite (Brutus Magnus, Doug Williams and Rob Terry) when Runt pinned
R. Terry after a flying cross body press in 0:07:05.
Rating: * 1/2

Brother Ray and Brother Devon bring out the returning Runt to help combat the British Invasion. Runt will be part of the X-Division gauntlet match and he does well on his return tonight, hitting a breath taking cross body block off the top rope to pin Rob Terry.

Dr. Stevie talks to his patients Shawn Spears and Daffney, telling them that tonight, they are going to have to take apart Booker T and Sharmell has the next step in their therapy. Both of them look crazed and quite insane, ready for action tonight.

Four Corners Match:
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) drew
Paul London and Brian Kendrick, Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)
and Eric Young and Homicide:
        x Homicide beat R. Roode via the Gringo Cutter in 0:06:56
        x A. Shelley beat E. Young via a Victory Roll in 0:09:20
        x double pin (C. Sabin and P. London) in 0:14:48
Rating: * 3/4

Fatal four way match, where Beer Money will defend against The World Elite of Homicide and Eric Young at Turning Point and Kendrick and London will meet the Motor City Machine Guns in a rubber match.Quickly, Homicide eliminates Roode, to gain a psychological advantage over his opponents but Alex Shelley pulls out a Victory Roll. Them, there are several mintues of fast paced tag team action between the Machine Guns and London and Kendrick, that ends with London hitting a German Suplex, but both men were pinned to the canvas. Therefore, nothing is settled.

Matt Morgan talks about how he rose up in TNA, to the status of becoming Legend's Champion and tonight, he's going to take out Sheik Abdul Bashir and after tonight, at Turning Poiint, Booker T is the next to fall to the Blueprint.

Matt Morgan pinned Sheik Abdul Bashir with the Carbon Foot Print in 0:06:25.
Rating: 1/4*

Bashir gets an early advantage but mostly its Morgan throwing him around in the ring. Carbon Foot Print gets the pin handily for the TNA Legend's Champion.

An extended video package is shown, featuring AJ Styles, Daniels, and Samoa Joe, their past, present, and future, the future being the Three Way number one contenders match at Turning Point, where the winner gets a title shot at Final Resolution. The history between all three men, along with the goals of each men stated. While slightly different, it all leads to one thing. The desire to be the best and that desire will lead to them getting a TNA World Title Shot.

Daffney and Shawn Spears defeated Sharmell and Booker T when Daffney pinned
Sharmell with the Frankenscreamer in 0:05:20.
Rating: DUD

Dr. Stevie leads his patients out for this match. Booker T dominated Shawn Spears but once Sharmell was in there with the crazed Daffney, it was pretty much all over. Frankenscreamer gets the pin. Afterwards, Dr. Stevie took out Booker T but Matt Morgan makes the save. Its obvious that Morgan wants Booker T fresh for the Legend's Title Match at Turning Point.

Alyssa Flash, Sara Del Ray and Awesome Kong defeated
Tara, Sarita and Taylor Wilde when Kong pinned Sarita with the Awesome Bomb in
          0:10:21.
Rating: * 3/4

The TNA Knockout's Tag Team Champions Sarita and Taylor Wilde will defend their belts against Alyssa Flash and Sara Del Ray at Turning Point and Awesome Kong will defend her Knockout's Title against Tara. Six women joined forces, for an action packed six women tag team match. Sarita used her speed to overwhelm the Knockout's Champion towards the end, but Kong took her out, before hitting the Awesome Bomb for the pin.

A look at the X-Division Contenders Gauntlet. The first person out is the number two contender, second person out is the number nine contender, and so on, with the winner getting the number one contendership to the X-Division Title. A lot of current and past TNA competitors have thrown their hats into the race for this X-Division gauntlet and a shot at Daniels.

Daniels pinned Kurt Angle with the Last Rites in 0:10:03.
Rating: *** 1/4

An impressive back and forth match, with Daniels and Angle trading moves. Angle went to work on Daniels and hit the usual offense, but Daniels fought the Ankle Lock. Attempted Olympic Slam but Daniels drops down and gives Angle the Last Rites out of nowhere, to score the pin. The X-Division Champion has just pinned the man who is challenging for the TNA World Title. Angle was looking ahead towards Hernandez, so far that Daniels snuck in the back door and proved why he is one of the best stars in TNA today.

Hernandez pinned Rhino with the Border Toss in 0:05:49.
Rating: ** 3/4

A rough and tumble brawl, with Rhino trying to get some momentum going, but Hernandez delivered a diving shoulderblock, before he hit a plancha over the top rope. Rhino fought back and spine buster. Gore hits the corner and Hernandez powers Rhino up, before hitting the Border Toss for the pin.

Impact fades out, with Kurt Angle on the ramp, and Hernandez staring him down, holding up the TNA World Title. These two men will meet for the title at Turning Point!
MattHarmsPosted on 12/07/09 at 23:46:39

Results of TNA Turning Point 11/16/09:


[Pre-Show Match]:
Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Jethro Holliday and Rhino when
Ray pinned Holliday with the 3D in 0:07:04.
Rating: ** 1/2

Team 3D wins tonight's pre match, defeating Jethro Holliday and Rhino, when Holiday ate the 3D. Afterwards, Holliday ate the Gore as well, taking him out and declaring that this battle with Team 3D is far from over, before leaving in a huff.


10-Man Battle Royal:
Doug Williams won a 10-man Battle Royal:
        x Everyone threw out Pope in 0:00:03
        x D. Williams threw out Runt in 0:01:44
        x Suicide threw out J. Clark in 0:05:05
        x Shark Boy threw out J. Lethal after a reverse neckbreaker in 0:07:03
        x P. Williams threw out Creed after a sitdown faceslam in 0:08:24
        x D. Williams threw out Shark Boy in 0:11:01
        x Suicide threw out P. Williams in 0:12:00
        x D. Williams threw out S. Moore in 0:12:21
        x D. Williams defeated Suicide with the Chaos Theory in 0:16:27
Rating: *** 1/4

The X-Division just showed why they are the driving force in TNA. Everyone ganged up on D'Angelo Dinero, throwing out the brash Pope, who had made a bold declaration that he was going to win this gauntlet match. Runt followed soon after to become the number nine contnedered, followed by Jerelle Clark. Shark Boy managed to pitch Jay Lethal, the new number seven X-Division Title contender to the floor. Consequences Creed became the number sixth contender, after being eliminated by the returning Petey Williams. Doug Williams threw out the number five contender Shark Boy. Petey Williams was slotted as the number four contender, after being thrown out by Suicide. Another returning face, Shannon Moore, became the number three contneder, leaving it down to Suicide and Doug Williams to determine an X-Division title contender. Both Suicide and Williams traded moves, until Williams pinned Suicide with his breathtaking Chaos Theory suplex, to lock in his spot as the number one contender to the X-Division Title and the next man to challenge Daniels. Suicide is of course the number two contender.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated
Paul London and Brian Kendrick when C. Sabin pinned P. London with the
Cradle Shock in 0:15:39.
Rating: *** 3/4

Both teams gave us fifteen plus minutes balls to the walls tag team action, with lots of nearfalls and the like. Power bomb/Sliced Bread #2 combination nearly put Shelley out but broken up at the last second. Shooting Star Press set up the Cradle Shock for the pin.

Kurt Angle is backstage, talking about Hernandez had better of enjoyed his month in the sun because tonight, things are going back the way they should be, with Angle as the champion.

Matt Morgan pinned Booker T with the Hellevator in 0:07:15.
Rating: * 1/2
(Matt Morgan retained the TNA Legend's Title.)

Booker T threw everything at Morgan, beating him down and hitting several high impact moves, even busting out the Missile Dropkick, a move that Booker has not used in years but the Blueprint kept fighting back. Carbon Foot Print sets up the Hellevator for the pin.

Morgan celebrates his victory, holding the TNA Legend's Title over his head, but out comes Dr. Stevie. Dr. Stevie goes after Morgan, but Morgan fights him off. Shawn Spears leaps on the top rope, right in the clutches of Morgan and Choke Slam brings Spears down. Dr. Stevie clips Morgan from behind and Daffney enters the ring, to join in on the attack but the music of Abyss starts up. We haven't seen Abyss since No Surrender! Abyss walks down to the ring and he attacks Morgan? Abyss is beating down Morgan, as Dr. Stevie cheers him on. The announcers note there's something different about Abyss and Abyss chokes Morgan down with a chain. Booker T tries to pull Abyss off but Abyss turns around and Black Hole Slam on Booker T! Dr. Stevie says Abyss has seen the light and Abyss leaves with Dr. Stevie and his crew, looking like a zombie.


Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated Sara Del Ray and Alyssa Flash when Sarita
pinned Del Ray after a sunset flip in 0:11:38.
Rating: * 3/4
(Sarita and Taylor Wilde retained the TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles.)

Taylor Wilde was beaten down for most of the match but she fights out of the corner, and hot tag. Sarita enters the ring and house of fire and she catches Del Ray with a sunset flip out of nowhere to score the pin! Wilde and Sarita have done it, keeping the TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles firmly in their possession.

Awesome Kong pinned Tara after a top-rope power bomb in 0:09:53.
Rating: **
(Awesome Kong retained the TNA Knockout's Title.)

Tara and Kong had a brutal match for the Knockout's Title, with Kong using her power to overwhelm Tara at first but Tara outwrestled Kong, hitting a tornado DDT and a flying legdrop, but she can't keep Kong down. Tara applies a triangle choke on Kong, but Kong powers out and kick to the chest. Awesome Bomb is reversed into a sunset flip for a two count and superkick puts Kong down for another two count. To the top rope but Kong cuts Tara off and power bombs her off the top rope. Tara is folded in half and the pin is scored!

Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated Homicide and Eric Young
when J. Storm defeated Homicide by disqualification in 0:09:25.
Rating: * 1/2
(Beer Money, Inc. retained the TNA Tag Team Titles.)

The World Elite beat down Roode for most of the match, but Roode fought back and a false hot tag, leading to even more of a beating, but Roode fights out and tag made to James Storm. Storm runs wild, and Roode returns. The DWI connects on Homicide but Eric Young enters the ring and chairs James Storm blatantly, for the disqualification.

Out comes the rest of World Elite, beating down Beer Money in the center of the ring. A seven on two attack is too much for the TNA World Tag Team Champions and they are left laying in the ring, with Homicide and Young parading around with the belts.

A really extensive look, showing the number one conteners three way match involving Daniels, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles, with the winner receiving a TNA World Title Shot at Final Resolution.

Triangle Match:
Samoa Joe defeated Daniels and AJ Styles when Joe made Daniels submit to the
Kokina Clutch in 0:21:28.
Rating: **** 3/4

This match did not disappoint. Lots of nearfalls and three way spots. Styles is dumped to the floor, leading to Daniels and Joe going one on one, with the Last Rites reversed into the Kokina Clutch. Styles is unable to return to the ring in time and Daniels taps out, giving Joe a TNA World Title Shot at Final Resolution! Styles looks disheartened at his loss.

A video package showcasing the TNA World Title match, with Hernandez making his first Pay Per View title defense against Kurt Angle.

Hernandez pinned Kurt Angle with the Border Toss in 0:16:10.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Hernandez retained the TNA World Title.)

A slow paced but solid match. Angle worked over Hernandez's neck but Hernandez fights out of a figure four sleeperhold, countering it with an electric chair suplex. Running shoulder tackle and Hernandez hits the Border Toss for the pin to retain the title. Hernandez celebrates with the title, as Angle sits up with shock, unable to believe that Hernandez has beaten him again!
MattHarmsPosted on 12/09/09 at 01:24:50

Results of TNA Impact 11/19/09:

[Xplosion/Web Match]:
Consequences Creed pinned Shannon Moore after a rolling cradle in 0:08:33.
Rating: * 1/4

Turning Point recap, with Hernandez keeping his title along with Samoa Joe becoming the number one contender. Also Beer Money, Awesome Kong, and Matt Morgan all remain champions, while Doug Williams becomes the number one contender for the X-Division TItle.

We cut to Mick Foley's office, where the Motor City Machine Guns along with Brian Kendrick and Paul London are talking about being left off the card tonight, after being in one of the best matches of Turning Point. Foley said that he's going to do everything he can to make things right, they are four of the top young talents in the world and two of the top tag teams, so they deserve the respect. Foley says he'll get them not only a match but a big time match as well.

Out comes Kurt Angle to boos. Angle talks about how its his divine right to be TNA Champion, how last Sunday, Hernandez managed to get lucky once again. The fans are getting on Angle's case, as Angle said he had lingering injuries that caused him to lose. Samoa Joe comes out to interrupt, telling Angle to shut his mouth and Joe reminds Angle that Joe's the number one contender and Angle had recruited Joe to join the Main Event Mafia because Angle was too afraid, because he couldn't beat Joe. Joe said he wanted to choke Angle out but suddenly, out comes AJ Styles, who states that he wasn't pinned or forced to submit in the three way match and he beat Sting in the icon's last match at Bound for Glory. Styles, Joe, and Angle all argue until Hernandez comes out. The TNA Champion gets on the microphone, cutting a spirited promo, saying that if its up to him, he would put the belt on the line against all of them, because he's a fighting champion. The Executive Shareholder Mick Foley comes out, to announce that tonight, Hernandez, Angle, Joe, and Styles will all be part of the same match! The fans cheer, as Foley adds that the title won't be on the line, due to the fact that Joe earned the title shot. Joe nods, as the announcers hype up that match tonight, a fatal four way match involving TNA Champion Hernandez, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles.


World Elite (Brutus Magnus, Doug Williams and Eric Young) defeated
Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) and Daniels when D. Williams
pinned Daniels after a roll up in 0:08:34.
Rating: ** 3/4

A six man tag team match, featuring World Elite, taking on Beer Money and the TNA X-Division Champion Daniels. Young, after using a chair on Beer Money, was the target so he hid behind the British Invasion for most of the match. Eventually, it was Williams and Daniels, with Williams managing to roll up Daniels after Daniels missed the BME to score the pin over the TNA X-Division Champion. Doug Williams has scored a huge psychological victory over Daniels, leading to the title shot that Williams earned by winning the X-Division gauntlet.

Dr. Stevie is backstage, with Daffney, Shawn Spears, and Abyss, who still looks zombified. Stevie talks about how his superior is happy about Abyss finally seeing the light, it fits in with his masterpiece as well. Abyss growls and shows no human emotions. Stevie tells Abyss how he is very sick and one of the reasons for this was Matt Morgan. How Morgan spurned him, because he thought Abyss was an animal and didn't deserve his respect. Abyss rocks backs and forth, tugging at his hair, as we see a brief close up of a needle mark on his arm, because Spears shoves the camera away. Stevie says that Abyss and Morgan have a match for the Legend's Title and since they've resumed their therapy, Dr. Stevie wants Abyss to channel his frustrations on Morgan. In walks Traci Brooks, who has not been seen since Bound for Glory, when Kong crushed her to win the Knockout's Title. Traci says she hasn't been able to leave the house until recently, because she's been on the verge of a nervous breakdown, after recent events, including losing her Knockout's Title, the implosion of the Main Event Mafia, and worst of all, losing out on her Playboy spread to a cartoon character. Dr. Stevie looks at her with a leering smile and says she's come to the right place, that she's among friends, and his superior will be very pleased that she came to Dr. Stevie.


Rhino pinned Brother Ray with the Gore in 0:05:54.
Rating: ** 1/2

Team 3D and Rhino have had their share of disputes recently and Rhino and Brother Ray have a brawl. The referee goes down and Rhino uses a chair on Brother Ray, before hitting the Gore. The referee revives and counts the pin.

Rhino grabs the chair and chokes Brother Ray out but out runs Brother Devon, to get chaired and Gored down. Rhino stands over Team 3D in the center of the ring.

Mick Foley sits in his office, when Matt Morgan walks in, TNA Legend's Title draped over his shoulder. Foley says that Morgan and Abyss have a match tonight, but Foley says that there's more to this Abyss thing than meets the eye and he wonders if Morgan can go easy on Abyss. Morgan looks not too happy about even the suggestion of this, ranting about how Abyss choked him with a chain last Sunday and now Foley wants him to go easy on Abyss. Foley says that he looks at Abyss as a protege and after No Surrender, Abyss vanished and Foley lost sight of him, due to his preoccupation with the Bound for Glory. Now something very wrong happened and Foley thinks it is deeper than Dr. Stevie, as Stevie isn't quite the master manipulator to pull something like this off.


D'Angelo Dinero pinned Brother Runt with the D.D.E. in 0:04:10.
Rating: * 1/2

The number nine and ten contenders for the X-Division Title meet, with Dinero making quick work over Brother Runt. Afterwards, Dinero gets on the microphone, saying that he will get an X-Division Title shot, even if he has to defeat the other competitors one at a time down the rankings. The announcers state that since Dinero won tonight, he's now the number nine contender for the X-Division Title!

The return of Feast or Fired is announced for Final Resolution on December 20th. The announcers talk over the rules, four poles, each with a briefcase suspended on it. Once a wrestler grabs the briefcase and drops down to the arena floor with it, then he has possession of that briefcase. Three briefcases will have title shots at the World, X-Division, and Tag Team Titles while the fourth briefcase will have a pink slip in it. Tenay and Taz say that wrestlers who may never get a title shot any other time during the year risk their employment just for this one shot and its a gamble that pays off for some. They put over Hernandez in particular, the current TNA World Champion, gaining the World Title briefcase last year, the one that gave him the TNA World Title that he won during the main event at Bound for Glory. Sixteen wrestlers will risk the possibility of grabbing the fired briefcase for one chance at either the World, X-Division, or Tag Team Titles!  


[Number One Contendership for the Knockout's Title]: Four Corners Match:
Tara defeated Hamada, ODB and Velvet Sky when Tara pinned Sky with the
Widow's Peak in 0:08:03.
Rating: ** 1/4

Four Knockouts competed for a shot at Awesome Kong at Final Resolution and Tara was the one who pulled out the victory, as ODB and Hamada were busy exchanging shots on the floor. The Widow's Peak put out Velvet Sky.

The thunderous music of Awesome Kong plays and Kong storms down to the ring. She beat Tara last Sunday but Tara gets one more chance at Final Resolution. Kong enters the ring and beats on Tara, throwing her to the floor. The fans are cheering, as Tara grabs a chair and enters the ring, before she swings for the fences and hits Kong right in the head. The fans cheer as Tara stands over Kong, having laid her out with that chairshot. Tara has done what few have done, and that's knock out, the Knockout's Champion. Sure she needed a chair to get the job done but she got the job done!


Matt Morgan defeated Abyss by disqualification in 0:01:35.
Rating: *
(Matt Morgan retained the TNA Legend's Title.)

Immediately, Morgan attacks Abyss at the bell and throws him to the floor, but Abyss posts Morgan and throws him into the ring. Abyss beats on Morgan and chokes him out for the disqualification.

Abyss continues to beat on Morgan after the bell, choking the life out of him, and Dr. Stevie and Shawn Spears enter the ring, to help Abyss beatdown Morgan. "BANG BANG" and out rushes Mick Foley, with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire in hand. Foley enters the ring and clubs Shawn Spears right in the chest, before he swings it right at Dr. Stevie and Foley turns towards Abyss, hesitant to hit him with the bat. Abyss clotheslines Foley and beats on him with a series of forearms, before rolling him over, and tucking the bat underneath his chin, causing Foley to bleed underneath his chin from the barbed wire digging into it. Abyss drops Foley, with Dr. Stevie yelling to Foley that Chris is no longer present, its only Abyss! Stevie Kick to Foley puts him out, as Dr. Stevie leads Abyss out of the ring, with Shawn Spears following.

The TNA World Champion Hernandez, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles are in the ring, but out comes the Motor City Machine Guns, along with Brian Kendrick and Paul London. Shelley gets on the microphone, saying that while Foley was taken to the back for medical attention, tonight's main event still stands and it will be the four of them, against Hernandez, Angle, Joe, and Styles. Angle tries to protest but Shelley states that Foley never said that they would be against each other, only in the same match. Kendrick gets on the microphone, saying tonight, they will seize the opportunity and cross the line into the top half of the card.

Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Hernandez and AJ Styles
defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), Brian Kend
rick and Paul London when Joe made Kendrick submit to the Kokina Clutch in
          0:20:23.
Rating: *** 1/2

A wild eight man tag team match, with The Guns, London, and Kendrick proving that they were on the level of the main event competitors. Joe snares Kendrick in the Kokina Clutch, winning a closer match than expected.

Afterwards, Angle cheapshots Hernandez and Joe attacks Angle, beating him down. AJ Styles is down on the floor, from getting dumped out from the floor but he is attacked from behind and thrown into the ringpost! The fans are making a lot of noise, as the camera pans back to reveal Ken Anderson standing over the body of AJ Styles! The announcers are in shock, as Mr. Anderson has crossed the line into TNA!
rey619Posted on 12/11/09 at 09:17:55

I really like the way you're handling TNA. One of the most difficult things to do, is take an already established circuit and running it without being tempted to go in the same direction as in real life. I mean, some things are already in motion and it would be pointless to just drop those plans, but it is clear to me that you are intent on bringing your own vision to TNA.

The writing is good too, just the right amount of match descriptions and segments.

Oh, and Mr. Kennedy in TNA would be awesome.