Total Non-Stop Action presents Impact
Date: 9/11/2008
From: Orlando, FL
Matches:
1.) Christian Cage defeated Abyss by disqualification
2.) Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi in a Knockout Bimbo Brawl
3.) TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Johnny Devine in a non-title match
4.) TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Lance Rock in a non-title match
5.) TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Tomko in a non-title match
6.) Booker T & Kurt Angle defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Earlier today, Jeremy Borssh approaches Sting in the parking lot. Sting tells Borash his focus tonight is simply on Jeff Jarrett.
2.) TNA World Champion Samoa Joe makes his way out to cut a promo. Joe comes through the crowd to enter the ring. Joe looks up into the rafters calling for Sting. Joe says they are just days away from No Surrender and he doesn’t care anymore that he has a big X on his chest. Joe may not be as focused as he should be, but he doesn’t care. Joe wants Sting’s head on a silver platter.
Kevin Nash makes his way out to join the segment standing on the aisle. Nash says while Joe doesn’t care, he does. Nash notes he spent six months working on Joe. Joe tells Nash that after Sting, Nash is next after putting his hands on him recently. Nash feels like a father with a cig and a drink telling his kid to not do the same. Nash admits to contradicting himself by losing his temper recently and costing himself a match against Kurt Angle. Nash says there’s no doubting Joe is the champion. Nash reminds Joe there’s three guys gunning for the championship at No Surrender. Nash admits he doesn’t lead by example. Nash has three competitors for Joe tonight to prove Joe isn’t ready. However, if Joe beats them then he’ll prove he’s ready. Joe made one promise he’d defend the title with his life when he won it. Joe accepts the challenge. Joe tells Nash after he gets through the three opponents he’s coming for Sting.
3.) Backstage, Lauren is with the Beautiful People and Cute Kip. Lauren calls the pageant tonight a bogus one, but Love says it is not bogus. Love tells Lauren that beauty is everything. Love promises to be the new TNA Knockouts Champion, but tonight she’s making an example out of Taylor Wilde and she’s going to humiliate her tonight. Lauren mentions Abyss having an open challenge tonight and Christian Cage casually walks by with a smile.
4.) Abyss tosses Cage to the mat to kickoff the match. Cage punches Abyss several times, but Abyss misses a clothesline. Abyss shoulder blocks Cage to the mat. Abyss waits, but misses a splash in the corner. Cage chops Abyss, but Abyss nails Cage with a chop to the chest. Abyss back splashes Cage in the corner leading to a near fall. Abyss nails Cage with a forearm strike, but Cage fights back with chops. Cage kicks Abyss, but is lifted into the air and dropped to the mat gut first. Abyss drags Cage to the corner and misses another running back splash. Cage clotheslines Abyss and delivers an elbow in the corner. Cage leaps off the middle rope to uppercut Abyss for a two count. Cage dropkicks Abyss on the knee and heads to the top rope. Cage tries for a frog splash, but Abyss grabs Cage by the throat. Cage counters looking for the Un-Pettier, but Abyss counters. Abyss plants Cage with a chokeslam for a two count. Cage gets out of the Shock Treatment and hits the Un-Prettier. However, Kurt Angle and Booker T enter the ring and attack Cage to cause a disqualification. (*1/2. It wasn’t a bad match, but the DQ finish is a bit annoying, but also expected.) After the match, Angle grabs a steel chair and gives the chair to Abyss. Cage is held by Booker and Angle. Abyss doesn’t use the chair and instead attacks Booker and Angle with forearms. Angle pummels Abyss with right hands and stomps. Booker grabs the chair, but Matt Morgan runs into the ring to chase Booker and Angle from the ring.
5.) Matt Morgan has a microphone and says Angle and Booker are tough to jump Abyss two on one. Morgan challenges Angle and Booker to a tag match later on in the night. They accept the challenge.
6.) Jeremy Borash is in the ring for the Beautiful People Beauty Contest. There will be an evening gown, talent and bikini competition. Borash introduces the judges for the contest. The judges are the Prince Justice Brotherhood. Angelina Love and TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde are the two women competing. The evening gown competition is first and Love poses first. They are both in their evening gowns already. Wilde is getting more cheers than Love got, obviously. Curry Man votes for Angelina Love due to flirting. Shark Boy votes for Taylor Wilde. Super Eric votes for Taylor Wilde to win the evening gown competition. They’ll do the other two competitions throughout the show.
7.) Backstage, Lauren is with Sonjay Dutt for an interview. Dutt will wrestle Jay Lethal at No Surrender in a Ladder of Love match where the winner is So Cal Val’s love. Dutt has wanted this chance to win the heart of So Cal Val. Dutt doesn’t care that he’s ruined Lethal’s wedding and life. Lethal had what he wanted and he’s going to win by any means necessary. Dutt promises the girl will be his and he’ll show no mercy.
8.) Karen’s Angle this week has Sting as a guest. Karen notes that Sting has demanded respect for the veterans. Sting says it is respect for the whole business. Karen talks about Sting thinking about retirement. Sting was ready to walkaway from the business, but he thought about what would happen in wrestling if he left. Sting recalls people standing up for Ric Flair entering the locker room, but times have changed. Sting wants to bring respect back as a whole in the business. Sting says you get the win and walk off. He wouldn’t treat the veterans back in his day the same way because he had respect. Karen says the veterans won’t step aside. Sting knows what it’s like to be the young kids who have no say. Sting has been there, but when he was there he had respect. Sting insists the kids need to learn respect and he’ll get there with them. Sting will give them tough love. Karen brings up Jeff Jarrett. Sting says Jeff’s dad gave him his break and he doesn’t know where Jeff stands. Sting looks forward to hearing from Jarrett.
9.) AJ Styles makes his way down to the ring with a microphone. Styles calls out Frank Trigg and wants him in the ring right now. Styles thinks Trigg should be getting the pissed beaten out of him right now. After a commercial break, Trigg makes his way out to confront Styles. Trigg says he couldn’t understand most of what Styles said because he doesn’t have a hick meter on and calls Styles a hillbilly. Trigg notes that Styles won several wrestling titles as a kid. Trigg hurts people on purpose and says they’re going to fight at No Surrender. Trigg says they get knockouts or tap outs. Trigg wants three five minute rounds at No Surrender. Styles accepts the match at No Surrender. Trigg offers a handshake and Styles accepts. Trigg says Styles has a nice handshake for a little pussy. Styles slaps Trigg and they proceed to have a brawl until security enters the ring.
10.) Backstage, Lauren interviews Christian Cage. Cage knows we all saw what happened earlier. Cage says it’s either fight or flight and knows he may not be the best, but he always fights. Cage promises it will take a lot to keep him down and keep him away from the main event at No Surrender. Cage notes that No Surrender is taking place one hour away from where he grew up. Cage goes through his entire history that took place all one hour away from the venue. Cage promises it will all come full circle when he becomes the TNA World Champion. If you don’t know, now you know.
11.) Jeremy Borash is in the ring to host the second competition between Angelina Love and TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde. This contest is the bikini contest. Taylor Wilde goes first and reveals a USA themed bikini. Angelina Love steps forward and Mike Tenay says the only thing missing is a stripper pole. Love leaves the ring and heads to the judges table. Love grabs Curry Man and Shark Boy. Love reveals her bikini and bends down in front of Curry. Super Eric votes for Taylor Wilde. Curry votes for Angelina Love. Shark Boy also votes for Angelina Love. Love wins the bikini contest.
12.) A video package promoting Awesome Kong is shown.
13.) Kong attacks Roxxi on the aisle to start the match. Kong tosses a shopping cart at Roxxi, but Roxxi manages to move out of the way. Kong sends Roxxi into the guard railing and continues to deliver strikes around ringside. Kong tosses Roxxi over the railing into the crowd. Kong tosses Roxxi into the wall after choking her for a moment. Kong tries to send Roxxi into the post, but Roxxi avoids it and rams Kong onto the steel steps as the show goes to commercial.
Roxxi kicks Kong into the corner and delivers a few strikes to the chest. Roxxi hits Kong with a trash can lid several times. Roxxi comes off the ropes to kick Kong to the mat for a two count. Roxxi drop toe holds Kong onto the chair. Roxxi bulldogs Kong onto the chair face first leading to a near fall. Kong decks Roxxi with a clothesline. Kong lays a chair down in the middle of the ring. Kong scoop slams Roxxi onto the chair. Kong leaps off the middle rope missing a splash and lands on the chair. Roxxi covers for a two count. Kong tosses a chair at Roxxi smashing Roxxi over the head. Kong plants Roxxi with the Awesome Bomb to win the match. Roxxi is cut open due to the chair shot. (**. A mostly one-sided match for Kong, which isn’t a surprise. It’s an enjoyable brawl and Kong continues to be a major focus in the Knockouts division. It’s likely a matter of time before she’s the champion again.) After the match, Kong grabs Roxxi and tries for a powerbomb onto two chairs, but ODB makes the save. ODB hits the referee with a chair shot over the back.
14.) Jeremy Borash is in the ring hosting the open challenge segment for TNA World Champion Samoa Joe. Johnny Devine is the first opponent.
15.) Devine attacks Joe in the corner with a few strikes. Joe catches Devine in the corner to hit a Death Valley Driver to quickly win the match.
16.) The second challenger is Lance Rock. Kevin Nash is standing at ringside watching the segment. Rock hammers away on Joe in the corner. Joe jabs Rock several times with body shots. Rock elbows Joe, but misses a middle rope crossbody. Joe knocks Rave off the apron. Joe nails Rock with a running boot. Joe locks in the choke and Rock taps out.
17.) Tomko is the third opponent. Joe has a look of focus to battle Tomko. They begin to trade strikes in the middle of the ring. Joe backs Tomko into a corner and they trade chops. Joe forearms Tomko to the mat. Tomko responds with a clothesline. Tomko keeps Joe on the mat with a sleeper. Joe elbows Tomko followed by strikes. Joe superkicks Tomko to the mat. Joe sits Tomko on the top turnbuckle, but Tomko fights Joe off. Joe atomic drops Tomko and delivers a big boot followed by a senton splash for a two count. Tomko forearms Joe, but is met with a snap powerslam for a near fall. Tomko hits a chokebomb for a near fall. Tomko tries for a powerbomb, but Joe backdrops free. Joe misses a splash in the corner, but slams Tomko to the mat. Joe sits Tomko on the top turnbuckle and hits the Muscle Buster to win the match. (*1/2. As a whole segment, this was a fine way to advance the story. I liked that Joe showed some level of concern for Tomko, but ultimately took care of business.)
18.) Kevin Nash seems to give Joe a seal of approval as Joe celebrates winning all three matches. Nash grabs a microphone and says Joe proved him wrong. Nash considers Joe to be more than ready. Nash taught Joe all he knows and says Joe is on his own now. Nash ans Joe embrace to seemingly end their relationship.
19.) Jeremy Borash hosts the third and final competition for the beauty contest. They will be showing off their talent to determine the winner. Angelina Love’s talent is going to be an oral presentation. Velvet Sky says there will be three parts. Sky does a knock knock joke insulting Taylor Wilde. Love claims she has a hidden talent that nobody knows. Love wrote a poem for Wilde. Love says Wilde went to Baylor and ranked one as a skank because the football team nailed her. They sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat it’s rather horrendous. Taylor Wilde plays the drums for her talent. Borash sends it to the judges for the vote. Curry votes for Angelina Love. Shark Boy votes for Taylor Wilde. Super Eric is the determining vote and votes for Taylor Wilde. Borash gives Wilde a crown and sash. Borash gives Wilde a bunch of roses, as well. Cute Kip get slapped by Wilde. Love and Sky proceed to attack Wilde. Kip holds off the Prince Justice Brotherhood. Rhino runs into the ring to make the save.
20.) Morgan and Angle kickoff the tag team main event. Angle gains control with a waist lock, but Morgan elbows Angle away. Morgan splashes Angle in the corner followed by a side slam. Morgan covers for a two count. Abyss tags into the match and strikes Angle over the back. Abyss forearms Angle in the corner. Abyss pummels Angle in the corner with forearm strikes. Angle eye rakes Abyss and uppercuts Abyss against the ropes. Angle charges, but is met with a big boot by Abyss. Booker enters to break the cover. Morgan strikes Booker as Abyss clotheslines Angle to the floor. Morgan knocks Booker to the floor as the show goes to commercial.
Angle works over Morgan with strikes, but Morgan drops Angle with a scoop slam. Booker strikes Morgan from the apron and Angle drop toe holds Morgan to the mat. Booker chokes Morgan over the middle rope from the apron. Booker enters the match to strike Morgan and stomps Morgan on the mat. Booker pummels Morgan on the mat with right hands. Booker nails Morgan with a heel kick and tags Angle back into the match. Angle stomps Morgan on the mat several times in the corner. Angle chokes Morgan in the corner. Morgan drives Angle to the mat with a suplex. Abyss gets the hot tag and cleans house with forearms. Abyss tries for a double chokeslam, but is stopped. Abyss delivers a double clothesline. Abyss grabs Booker, but Angle makes the save. Morgan big boots Angle to the floor. Booker kicks Abyss, but runs into the Black Hole Slam! Team 3D comes out where Brother Devon whacks Abyss with a chair shot allowing Angle to pin Abyss for the win. (*1/2. Abyss is going to snap and unleash hell on Team 3D and I’m looking forward to that because I hate Team 3D at this point. Angle and Booker winning makes sense considering they are in the main event at the PPV. There wasn’t much here to be entertained by, though.)
21.) Sting makes his way out to cut a promo to close the show. Sting quickly calls out Jeff Jarrett to join him in the ring. Sting assures us that he has no problem with Jeff Jarrett and wants to talk about what is going on. Sting knows TNA World Champion Samoa Joe is there and offers a chat with him too. Joe appears in the rafters and says Sting thinks he’s disrespectful, but wonders if Sting is insecure. Joe wonders if he’s a punk or if Sting finds him to be a threat. Joe promises he’ll be at No Surrender, but he will not be alone. Jeff Jarrett’s music hits and Jarrett appears on the top of the entrance stage getting a big pyro display.
22.) The episode ends with a two minute long music video promoting No Surrender.
Final Thoughts:
It felt like a heavy segment show, but I guess leading into the PPV that is to be expected. I’m not overly excited for No Surrender, but I’m curious about the direction heading into Bound For Glory. This is an average episode of Impact.
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