Total Non-Stop Action presents Impact
Date: 4/10/2008
From: Orlando, FL
Matches:
1.) Consequences Creed defeated Jimmy Rave in a Lockdown Xscape qualifying match
2.) Scott Steiner & Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley
3.) Roxxi defeated Angelina Love
4.) Eric Young defeated Black Reign
5.) Kevin Nash & Sting defeated Team 3D by disqualification
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Team Tomko makes their way out to begin the show to cut a promo. Brother Ray knows that Tomko doesn’t want to waste any of his breath on the losers in the arena. Ray notes that Lockdown is just a few days away and insults Christian Cage by calling him an insignificant little man. Ray says that all Cage accomplished last week was piss them off. Ray thinks that Matt Morgan being their fifth member will backfire and suggests that Morgan not show up to Lockdown in Boston. Ray promise that it would be the last time Morgan laced up wrestling boots. Ray says that Kevin Nash and Sting have been bullying wrestlers and promoters. Ray blames both Nash and Sting for WCW going out of business. Ray mentions that Nash and Sting will be wrestling Team 3D for the first time ever. Ray grabs the tag title, but Tomko yanks it away.
Christian Cage makes his way out with his team to the top of the aisle. Cage heard them running down Sting and Nash. Cage asks for Brother Ray to stop crying and whining. Cage says that Brother Ray is like Hilary Clinton in a fat suit. Cage apologizes and says that Clinton has bigger balls than Ray. Ray flips out in the ring. Cage thinks they are made because they made them look like jackasses. Cage figured out what was going to happen after Storm hit Sting with a glass bottle. Cage told Tomko to never think because Cage is the instant classic and the champ. Cage is always one step ahead. Cage says that Team Tomko will be left for dead at Lockdown. AJ Styles chimes in and says “don’t bring it, sing it.” in a comedic manner. Team Cage go to the ring, but the heels bail to the floor.
2.) Backstage, Crystal interviews Samoa Joe. Joe says he will sign the contract in his own blood. Joe promises it wouldn’t be just TNA, but wrestling in general. (So much for not being in the arena until after Lockdown.)
3.) Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviews TNA World Champion Kurt Angle. Angle laughs at the fact that Samoa Joe will sign the contract. Angle says saying and doing it are two different things. Angle notes that Joe has beaten him only one time in four matches and it was a fluke. Angle is confident about the title match. Borash asks if Angle has seen the training videos. Angle dismisses the notion that Joe has been training with the best fighters when he’s the best. Angle promises that Samoa Joe will submit at Lockdown and for the last time.
4.) A vignette promoting Consequences Creed is shown. Creed debuts tonight.
5.) Rave plays to the crowd and kicks Creed in the midsection. Creed quickly gets out of a headlock and arm drags Rave. Rave sits Creed on the top turnbuckle, but Creed responds with a scoop slam and a leg drop for a two count. Rave nails Creed with a leg sweep clothesline combo for a two count. Rave stomps on Creed’s face to maintain the advantage. Creed fires back with strikes, but a knee lift by Rave and a running knee strike gets a two count for Rave. Rave rams Creed into the corner, but Creed tosses Rave into the corner to deliver several strikes. Creed hits a leaping forearm strike and a clothesline. Hemme gets on the apron to distract the referee and Hoyt distracts Creed. Rave gets a two count on a rollup. Creed decks Hoyt off the apron and drops Rave with a right hand after a split. Creed plants Rave with a hammerlock DDT to win the match. (*1/2. I like Creed’s energy. I don’t think he’s going to win the X-Division Championship, but I think he can be a good addition to the X-Division.)
6.) Backstage, Crystal interviews TNA X-Division Champion Jay Lethal and So Cal Val. Lethal says he’s going to be the one who walks out of the cage. Sonjay Dutt enters the scene and continues to hit on Val right in front of Lethal. Dutt asks if Val wants to go shopping and they proceed to leave to go shopping. Lethal is starting to question what is going on.
7.) Jim Cornette is on commentary and addresses the issue with Matt Morgan’s actions. Cornette says that effective of today Morgan is no longer part of management and he’s a wrestler now in TNA.
8.) Backstage, Crystal is with Matt Morgan for an interview. Morgan says that Cornette is going to go his way while Morgan continues to go his own way. Morgan knows that he can take any wrestler on the TNA roster. Morgan believes it is his time to shine in TNA. Morgan says that people will find out at Lockdown why they call him the most genetically jacked, athletically stacked giant going today.
9.) A video package highlighting the tough love that Scott Steiner has been giving Petey Williams to make him better and bring him to the top.
10.) Williams and Sabin kickoff the tag match. Sabin arm drags Williams and gets a rollup for a two count. Sabin arm drags Williams and keeps arm control. Shelley enters the match and the Guns hit a double suplex on Williams. They hit quick leg drops on Williams and kick Steiner a few times. Shelley forearms Williams followed by chops against the ropes. Sabin returns to the match and hits a senton splash. Shelley assists Sabin to hit a moonsault knee drop. Steiner decks Sabin from the apron, and Williams hits a jawbreaker and a spinning heel kick. Williams rams Sabin into the corner and tags in Steiner and Rhaka Khan makes her way down to ringside as the show goes to commercial.
Steiner clotheslines Sabin coming off the ropes and delivers an elbow drop. Steiner does several pushups. Khan has a bag with her. Steiner tosses Sabin overhead with a suplex. Williams tags back into the match and snapmares Sabin. Williams forearms Sabin, but runs into a knee strike. Sabin hits a bulldog off the ropes. Sabin tags in Shelley, who comes off the top to hit a crossbody. Shelley leg sweeps Williams followed by a superkick. Sabin leaps off of Shelley’s back to dropkick Steiner off the apron. Shelley plants Williams with a tornado DDT. Shelley hits a frog splash and covers Williams, but Steiner makes the save at two. Sabin nails Steiner with a missile dropkick and kicks Steiner to the floor. Williams clotheslines Shelley, but Sabin kicks Williams and the Guns hit a double team powerslam/DDT combo, but Williams kicks out at two. Sabin baseball slides Steiner on the floor, but misses a crossbody attempt and crashes to the floor. Steiner trips Shelley allowing Williams to hit the Canadian Destroyer and that’s good enough for a three count. (**. A decent match and I’m glad that Williams got the win to show his worth to Steiner. I’m a little bummed that the Guns are being used in this manner, but I guess they are limited with the teams that could fit the role.)
11.) Scott Steiner grabs a microphone and puts over Williams for surviving his initiation and calls Petey a crazy SOB, but Williams has one more test to pass. Steiner reveals that he’s going to cut Petey’s hair, but Petey doesn’t like the idea. Petey kneels in the middle of the ring and Steiner proceeds to shave Petey bald. Steiner puts the metal headdress onto Williams. They pose on opposite middle ropes to end the segment.
12.) A video package highlighting the feud between Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle dating back to Kurt’s debut in TNA back in 2006. Several wrestlers and personalities provide their opinion on who will win the match at Lockdown.
13.) TNA World Champion Kurt Angle makes his way out for the contract signing with Samoa Joe. Angle says that the match on April 13th at Lockdown is the most important match of his career along with Joe’s career. Angle puts over the TNA World Championship as the most prized championship in wrestling. Angle has a document where it states that Joe will have to quit wrestling forever if he loses. Kurt calls out Samoa Joe to join the contract signing. Samoa Joe makes his way down to the ring to join the segment. Kurt tells Joe that he’s going to need all the training sessions. Angle wants Joe to sign the document and once again states if Joe doesn’t win the title then Joe will quit wrestling forever. Joe came out to reassure Kurt and the fans that he keeps his promises. He’s made two promises that if he loses then he’ll never wrestle anywhere ever again. The second is standing over Angle as the new champion without any excuses. Joe grabs the document and signs it. They shake hands and have a face off.
14.) Backstage, Crystal interviews Gail Kim and ODB. Kim says that ODB and her have come to the conclusion they are their own worst enemies because they both want the TNA Knockout Championship. Kim says they are going to end Kong’s dominance at Lockdown. ODB knows that Saeed is ugly, and that ODB would win the ugly contest. She wants to see how hideous Saeed is to be wearing her outfit.
15.) Love works over Roxxi in the corner with stomps and a chop. Love chokes Roxxi in the corner before backing off. Roxxi avoids Love and delivers a drop toe hold. Love delivers a jawbreaker for a two count. Love forearms Roxxi in the corner and hits a crossbody off the ropes. Love rams the back of Roxxi’s head against the canvas and delivers a pump kick for a two count. Love chops Roxxi to the mat and sends Roxxi into the corner, but misses a splash and is met with a clothesline. They trade forearm strikes with Roxxi gaining the advantage with a discus forearm strike. Roxxi splashes Love in the corner and continues with a big boot. Velvet Sky gets on the apron to cause a distraction. Love eye rakes Roxxi, but collides with Sky on the apron. Roxxi hits the Voodoo Drop and pins Love for the win. (*. I’m glad Roxxi won as she’s at least talented in the ring. That finisher looks great for Roxxi.)
16.) Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with Super Eric for an interview. Eric denies that he’s Eric Young and insists he’s Super Eric. He’s here to get rid of the monsters and tonight it starts with Black Reign.
17.) TNA Roughcut continues to highlight BG James and Kip James feud. BG thinks there is a day where they can be on speaking terms, but doesn’t think Kip will get there, at least so far. BG thinks once they get the fight done with they can chat. Kip promises that there is no relationship. Kip wants BG to get out of wrestling so that he doesn’t have to see him again. BG admits mentally he’s a wreck. Kip can’t wait to fight BG in the cage and as it gets closer he can’t sleep. BG doesn’t know what to think since Kip hates him so much. Kip says that when he’s done with BG he’s going to become World Champion, which is what he’s always wanted to do.
18.) Reign pulls Eric to the floor and sends Eric into the ring post shoulder first. Reign sends Eric into the ring steps before returning to the ring. Reign avoids a backdrop with a strike and a clothesline for a two count. Reign drives Eric down with a modified pedigree for a two count. Reign sends Eric into the corner to deliver a clothesline. Eric comes out of the corner to clothesline Reign and delivers a scoop slam. Eric heads to the top rope and hits a missile dropkick. Eric ducks a clothesline and hits a Death Valley Driver to win the match. (1/2*. Well, I kind of expected a longer match or at least something with more substance. I’m sensing that Black Reign will not be around much longer after losing this cleanly.) After the match, Rellik attempts to attack Super Eric. Rellik nails Eric with a running big boot. Rellik grabs handcuffs and they handcuff Eric over the ropes. Kaz runs into the ring to make the save. Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt come out to attack Kaz. Eric manages to break the handcuffs. Eric backdrops Hoyt and decks Rave with a clothesline. Eric and Kaz pose on the middle rope to end the segment.
19.) Backstage, Crystal is with Sting and Kevin Nash for an interview. Sting says Brother Ray got his attention. Sting came back for his family and this is his home. It’s the only thing that he knows. Sting asks what roads Ray has paved and claims that Ray is marking out for himself. Sting promises that Ray will never question him again. Nash chimes in and says Sting is honorable, but Nash is simply here for the money. Nash would rather be overpaid instead of underpaid. Nash says going through Team 3D keeps him in the spotlight. Nash will go wherever the money is at.
20.) Nash and Devon kickoff the main event with Nash delivering a knee lift and strikes in the corner. Nash continues with an elbow drop to send Devon to the mat. Nash elbows Devon in the corner and tags in Sting. Sting punches Devon to keep control of the match. Devon punches Sting in the corner a few times. Sting shoulder blocks Devon sending Devon to the corner to regroup. Ray tags in and shoves Sting. Sting spits at Ray and delivers several strikes. Sting bites Ray’s forehead on the middle rope. Ray splashes Sting in the corner and taunts Nash in the corner. Sting punches Ray several times. Sting backdrops Ray out of the corner followed by a stomp to the fingers. Sting sends Ray into the corner, but misses a splash. The show goes to commercial.
Ray keeps a sleeper on Sting. During the break, Ray rammed Sting head first onto the ring steps. Sting elbows free, but Ray yanks Sting down to the mat by his hair. Sting ducks a double clothesline and hits Team 3D with a double clothesline. Sting tags in Nash. Nash cleans house with strikes. Nash big boots Ray coming off the ropes. Nash plants Devon with a side slam for a near fall. Nash and Sting hit splashes on Team 3D in the corner. Sting puts the Scorpion Death Lock on Devon while Nash chokeslams Ray. Tomko and AJ Styles slide into the ring to attack Nash and Sting to cause a disqualification. (*1/2. Typical main event finish for a formula tag match.)
21.) Christian Cage and Rhino head down to the ring to make the save, but James Storm runs into the ring to continue the brawling. Matt Morgan runs down to the ring and cleans house with strikes. Morgan clotheslines Tomko to the floor. Jackie Moore gets on Morgan’s back, but is taken down to the mat quickly. Morgan press slams Jackie over the top to the floor onto Tomko and Styles. Christian and Storm brawl on the floor some more. Rhino tosses Styles into the crowd where Cage and Storm are brawling. Tomko sends Sting into the ring post. Rhino GORES Styles in the ring. Cage hip tosses Storm on the ramp. The brawling continues to end the program.
22.) The show ends with a three and a half minute music video promoting the Lockdown pay per view.
Final Thoughts:
I have very little interest in Lockdown 2008. Lethal Lockdown comes across weak and the heels have zero chance of winning that match. The stipulation of Samoa Joe retiring from all pro wrestling if he doesn’t win makes it a forgone conclusion that he’s going to be champion. There’s nothing to get excited about, at all. They’ve done a horrible job promoting the PPV and doing anything to bring interest to the event.
Thanks for reading.