Flair Country
11-07-2008, 07:14 PM
We start off tonight’s show with a look back at last week when A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe wanted to know if there were people who wanted to stand with them. Kurt Angle talks about how they did not want a war. Booker talks about de five and we see Scott Steiner join the Quintet of Terror.
We are live on tape from Universal, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘I thought it was Orlando’ Tenay and Don ‘Will there be Syxx’ West.
We see footage from last week when there was a brawl after the Abyss/Kurt Angle match when Scott Steiner joined the crew.
The TNA Starting Five comes to the ring and Kurt Angle gets on the mic. He introduces the newest member of the gang who got paychecks signed by Vince McMahon and Sting, Scott Steiner. Scott and Kevin do the Wolfpac salute. Steiner says that he has been rehabbing his knee and he has been seeing the people in the back disrespecting the people who made them what they are today. Scott says that they earned their respect and they come together because of respect. Steiner says that they wrestled all over the world. They have wrestled in the Boston Garden where the Celtics won all of their titles. They wrestled in Madison Square Garden, where Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier. They also fought in Tokyo in front of 70,000 people. The difference is that the punks in the back come out, wrestle, go to the back, play video games and read comic books. Those fans go to the mark wrestling sites to see if they had a four or five star match. Scott says that they can ask them about their match and they will tell them that they suck. Scott says that he has been wrestling for 22 years and he never heard of any of them before he signed with TNA. Scott says that they were here since the beginning because they had nowhere else to go. Scott tells A.J. to go back to his redneck town in Georgia and nobody would know who he was. He says that Joe can fly back to Samoa, and all they will ask is who is the fatass and who is the half-breed.
Scott says that wherever they go, the names on the marquee are the stars, and it is the Main Event Mafia. The people turn on the television to see the stars, not the punks in the back or curtain jerkers. They will only become stars when they get in the ring with stars. They will only see greatness when they get in the ring to sniff their greatness. It is a new day in TNA and they are here to kick ass.
Samoa Joe comes out and he is joined by Consequences Creed, Jay Lethal, Eric Young, and the Motor City Machine Guns. Joe says that those were strong words from Steiner. They are not denying what they have done, but they might be offended if they could understand half of what he said. Joe talks about some of the things they have done. Ultimate X and Lethal Lockdown is them. Anything that shows the death defying moves, it is them. Joe says that the only reason he isn’t stomping Nash’s head right now is because he wants to savor every minute at Turning Point. Joe says that so Steiner can have something to talk about at the Millionaire’s Circle ****, he can tell Nash what is going to happen on Sunday. Joe introduces his newest soldier.
Christian Cage comes out and he tells Joe not so fast. He said that he does not have to pick a side and he will not pick a side. He will give a helping hand when it comes to those veterans. He heard them badmouthing the younger generation, but they better not say anything bad about him because he will slap that rug off Booker’s head. He does not understand their problem trying to work their way up the ladder. Christian tells Booker that he did not jump into the business and become a six time World Champion the next day. Christian says that he busted his ass to become a two time World Champion. That is all that they are trying to do. At Turning Point, he is going to win a different title. The belt on Booker’s shoulder will be his after he beats him and embarrasses him. At the end of the night, he will be standing over his prone body when he will hear Christian say ‘I am legend’.
Booker gets on de mic and he says that is where Christian is wrong. After Turning Point, Christian will be standing wit dem. In his country, he says that Christian will know the true meaning of master because he will own Christian’s punk ass.
TO THE BACK where Jeremy Borash is with A.J. Styles and Mick Foley. Jeremy asks A.J. where he was and he says that Mick was going to tell him something. Mick tells A.J. that he has something to say to everyone. A.J. says that he has no idea why he rode with Mick. He asks about Joe. We go to commercial.
We are back and Don and Mike are here to talk about what is going to happen tonight on the show.
Match Number One: James Storm, Robert Roode, and Booker T with Sharmell and Jackie Moore versus Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, and Christian Cage
Booker holds his ‘I am Awesome . . . I bought my own belt’ title in Christian’s face before the match starts. Shelley and Roode start things off. Roode misses a punch and Shelley with chops. Sabin tags in and Sabin and Shelley with double team moves to Roode including a series of kicks. Sabin gets a near fall. Roode charges into a boot but Storm kicks Sabin and Roode follows that with a spinebuster for a two count. Booker tags in and he punches Sabin and connects with a back heel kick. Roode tags back in and he punches Sabin in the ribs. Roode sends Sabin into Storm’s boot and then Storm is tagged in for a double suplex and then they yell out their team name instead of work on Sabin any more. That allows Sabin to punch Storm, but Storm with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.
Storm with a reverse chin lock on Sabin. Storm pulls Sabin down by the hair and then he punches Sabin in the corner. Sabin with an enzuigiri to Storm and both men are down. Christian tags in and he punches Storm and Roode while Booker waits on the apron. Storm and Roode try for a double suplex but Christian hits the double inverted DDT. Christian sends Roode over the top rope with a clothesline. Christian blocks a super kick and he hits an Impaler DDT, but only gets a two count. Roode knocks Christian off the top turnbuckle. Booker comes in and he sends Christian to the apron and then Christian pulls Booker down by the hair. Christian with a frog splash for a near fall. All six men are in the ring and Roode and Storm go out of the ring. Shelley tries for a pescado but he is caught by Storm and Roode. Sabin with a suicide dive that takes Storm and Roode down. Booker misses an axe kick and Christian with a break down, but Jackie gets on the apron. Booker has the big red belt and he hits Christian with it and he gets the three count.
Winners: James Storm, Robert Roode, and Booker T
After the match, Sabin and Shelley check on Christian.
Jeremy is in Jarrett’s office and he says that Kurt Angle is coming to talk to him. Jarrett says that anyone can come into his office. Jeremy says that Angle is trying to get Jarrett back into the ring. Jarrett says that he is not going to get back into the ring until he says he is ready, not when Angle says something.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kurt Angle enters Jeff Jarrett’s office. Kurt wants to know how long Jeff is going to hide behind a desk. Angle says that he will never forget what Jarrett did to him. He says that Foley is next on his hit list. Jarrett says that it was one and done. Angle says that it is not done and then he talks about Uncle Kurt making a visit when Jeff is out on a business trip.
Don and Mike talk about the card for Turning Point.
We see Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed attack Roxxi in the back. Kong sends Roxxi into some props in the back. Jeremy Borash and some of the women come to check on Roxxi and Jeremy tells them to go to commercial.
We are back and Lauren is reporting from the Roxxi attack post-mortem. We will get updates later.
Match Number Two: Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Junior versus Abyss and Matt Morgan versus Team 3D versus LAX in a Ladder Match for a Future Title Match
All eight men start in the ring as we see the contract that provides us with the address for TNA’s offices in Nashville. We see everyone pair up with Team 3D and the team of Morgan and Abyss battle on the floor. Homicide with a neck breaker to Tanahashi and then Hernandez catches Volador and he hits a suplex. Devon sends Homicide out of the ring. Ray punches Hernandez in the corner. Ray with a slam and then it is time for the Wassup head butt. Morgan with a kick to Devon while Abyss and Ray fight. Morgan with a side slam to Devon after a charge into the corner. We go to commercial.
We are back and Matt Morgan is on the ladder, but Hernandez sends him off the top to the floor. We see Abyss fall victim to the ladder, but Morgan uses it on Team 3D. Back to live on tape action and Hernandez sets for the plancha but he only hits the ladder. Devon climbs the ladder and Homicide climbs up the other side. Homicide with a bulldog and then the ladder falls on Devon. Homicide waits for someone else to come in and then he sets up the ladder instead. Abyss hits Homicide from behind and he hits Shock Treatment. Ray with a uranage to Abyss. Ray hits the referee when Tanahashi moves. Tanahashi with punches and kicks followed by a jawbreaker. Tanahashi with a flying clothesline to Ray. Tanahashi does the same to Devon. Tanahashi goes up top and he misses a frog splash on Devon and then Tanahashi falls to the 3D. Ray gets the ladder for Devon to climb but Storm and Roode come out and they low blow Team 3D. Abyss returns to the ring and he climbs the ladder and he gets the contract.
Winners: Matt Morgan and Abyss
Mick Foley is walking in the back and we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for a Suicide video segment that is not tailored for non-HD televisions.
Mick Foley comes out and he has something to say. Mick says that he is proud to be back at the new Impact Zone. He is proud to introduce one of the mainstays of TNA, a man who will be wrestling for the TNA Heavyweight Title, A.J. Styles.
A.J. comes to the ring. Mick says that it was gutsy for Jeff Jarrett to bring TNA to the fans six years ago. It was also gutsy to build the company on the back of an unknown wrestler at the time. Mick says that he did not really know A.J., but he saw a guy who did a lot of things that impressed him. Mick says that he asked Raven about A.J. and Raven says that A.J. was phenomenal. Mick points out that A.J. was the first Triple Crown holder. Mick says that his task on Sunday is more daunting. A.J. needs to control his emotions, carry things for the young guys in the back, and he needs to defeat one of the greatest performers in wrestling, Sting. Mick says that change is inevitable. They have a new president-elect and while they might not agree with that, they can agree that things have gotten ugly with Sting. Mick says that A.J. is the new generation of wrestler’s president-elect. Mick tells A.J. that he needs to take his oath of office. Maybe Sting will come to his senses at that time.
The lights go out and Sting comes to the ring and he has turned in his suit for the face paint. Sting says that he never lost his senses. Sting says that he has been speaking the truth since day one. Sting says that these guys need to hear what they want to hear. Sting says that they want to be fed with a silver spoon. Sting says that he respects Mick for what he has done in the ring and for what he is trying to do now. Sting tells Mick that they are going to disrespect him the same way that they disrespected Sting.
A.J. tells Sting that he should look in the mirror. Sting got everything that he asked for. A.J. says that Sting gets first-class flights and limos. A.J. says that he is not sure how they got to this point. Sting tells A.J. that they got to this point as soon as A.J. opened his mouth and when A.J. questioned A.J. his character and A.J. spit in his face, A.J. Sting says that he is not surprised at A.J. Sting asks A.J. if he was always right when he talked to him. Sting asks A.J. if he was always right when he talked to his dad. Sting tells A.J. that his dad was right when he threw him out of their house. Sting tells A.J. that the apple doesn’t fall A.J. too far from the A.J. tree.
We go to A.J. in commercial.
We are back and it is time to go to Lauren with Taylor Wilde. Lauren recaps the history of time and asks Taylor what she is going to do. Taylor says that she is going to go out to fight and she is going to do it for Roxxi. Rhaka stops Taylor and tells her that she better not go into battle without a weapon of mass destruction.
We see footage from Earlier Tonight of the attack on Roxxi.
Match Number Three: Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed versus Taylor Wilde and playing the part of Roxxi Laveaux . . . Rhaka Khan
Taylor and Kong start things off and Kong catches Wilde but Taylor with a rollup for a two count. Taylor kicks Kong and then hits a drop kick. Kong with a clothesline to Taylor and Saeed is tagged in. Saeed with a kick to Taylor followed by a chop. Saeed with a shoulder in the corner. Taylor with an arm drag off the turnbuckles followed by another arm drag and a tilt-a-whirl head scissors for a near fall. Taylor with a forearm and Irish whip but Taylor charges at Saeed and misses but Kong knocks Taylor down. Saeed with a snap elbow and then she keeps Taylor from making the tag. Kong tags back in and Kong tosses Taylor by the hair. Kong knocks Khan away from Taylor. Taylor with a forearm and then she climbs Kong but Kong with a snap mare. Kong misses a splash. Khan tags in and she gets face to face with Kong. Khan turns around and she grabs Taylor by the throat and hits a choke slam. Khan pushes Taylor into Kong who hits the Implant Buster for the three count.
Winners: Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed
Jeremy Borash is with Kevin Nash and Jeremy brings up his match with Joe. Nash says that he is ready for Joe. Joe has been walking around like Buford Pusser. Last year, Joe ran down his best friend. At that time, he knew that Joe was a piece of s***. Nash says that he has been training harder than he ever trained. He asks if Joe is ready. He says that he has lost count of the number of times he won a title. He asks the last time that Joe faced anyone his size before. Nash asks if Joe is ready. We go to commercial.
We are back and Mike Tenay had a chance to talk to Sheik Abdul Bashir. Bashir says that when he grew up, he felt like the majority. That was until September 2001. Mike points out that every interview from Bashir has an anti-American slant. Bashir says that he has a lot of animosity building since 2001. It is the American people and American wrestling fans who have been brainwashed to think that he is a bad guy. Bashir is asked about comments where he called the fans ‘mindless sheep’. Bashir says that he is revered everywhere else in the world because he is the best performer. Mike tells Bashir that he was the person who pushed to bring him into TNA. Bashir tells Tenay not to take any credit for what he has done. Mike and Bashir have words about the impact of what happened in September 2001 and then security separates them.
Match Number Four: Sting, Kevin Nash, and Kurt Angle versus Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, and Eric Young
Lethal and Angle start things off and Angle with a kick and forearm. Angle with a European uppercut. Lethal with a hip toss and cartwheel into a drop kick for a near fall. Angle with a clothesline to Lethal and he tags in Nash. Nash with an elbow to the back of Lethal’s head. Nash with a gingerly placed biel. Nash with a gutwrench into a back breaker and then he drops Lethal to the mat. Nash with knees and punches in the corner and then he chokes Lethal with his boot as he tags in Sting. Sting with a kick to Lethal and then he stomps on Lethal’s hand. Sting with a kick and Angle is tagged in. Angle with a suplex to Lethal for a two count. Sting tags back in and Sting punches Lethal. Lethal avoids a suplex and Young is tagged in. Young knocks Nash off the apron and then he clotheslines Angle. Young with a slam to Sting followed by a baseball slide to Nash. Young has Sting up for a Death Valley Driver but Angle clips Young. Angle goes for the ankle but Young tries for a Death Valley Driver on Angle. Angle with the ankle lock but Young gets out of the hold and he tags in Creed. Creed with a cross body from the top to Angle. Creed with a super kick to Nash followed by a somersault clothesline on Angle for a two count. Lethal with a pescado to Sting. Nash with a knee to Young. Creed has a super kick blocked by Angle and Angle with an Olympic Slam for the three count.
Winners: Kevin Nash, Sting, and Kurt Angle
We go to commercial.
We are back with Lauren and Rhino. Lauren talks about his match with Bashir at Turning Point. Rhino asks how many times are we going to open our arms to people of foreign descent to abuse the freedoms of this country. Rhino points out that this is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Rhino tells him to love it or get out. Lauren corrects Rhino and Rhino tells Lauren to leave before he gores her. Rhino says that he is sick of people who abuse the privilege in this country. Rhino say that he will deport Bashir via the GORE.
Match Number Five: Scott Steiner versus Samoa Joe
We see them battle before the bell rings and Steiner charges into an elbow from Joe. Joe with an enzuigiri to Steiner in the corner. Joe with punches to Steiner in the corner. Joe with a chop, kick, and knee combination for a near fall. Joe sets for a German suplex but Steiner with elbows. Joe with the choke but Steiner with a low kick when Steiner distracted the referee. Steiner with a chop to Joe followed by a T-Bone suplex for a near fall. Steiner with a reverse chin lock but Joe with elbows. Steiner with a rake of the eyes followed by another chop. Steiner with a clothesline and it is time for the flex elbow and push ups. We go to commercial.
We are back and Steiner with a chop in the corner. Joe with a sunset flip attempt but Steiner does not go down. Joe with a running boot to Steiner followed by a senton splash for a near fall. Joe with a head butt and Steiner with a knee and chop. Joe with a head and arm suplex. Kevin Nash makes his way gingerly to the ring and Nash distracts Joe as he tries for the muscle buster. Joe hits a suicide dive on Nash. Back in the ring, Steiner gets brass knuckles and puts them on. The referee does not see it and Steiner hits Joe with the brass knuckles and Steiner gets the three count
Winner: Scott Steiner
After the match, Steiner talks to the referee while Nash punches Joe in the ring. A.J. Styles comes out and he has a chair. Nash leaves the ring with Steiner.
Kurt Angle, Sting, and Booker come out and they applaud Steiner’s victory.
We go to credits.
PWInsider
We are live on tape from Universal, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘I thought it was Orlando’ Tenay and Don ‘Will there be Syxx’ West.
We see footage from last week when there was a brawl after the Abyss/Kurt Angle match when Scott Steiner joined the crew.
The TNA Starting Five comes to the ring and Kurt Angle gets on the mic. He introduces the newest member of the gang who got paychecks signed by Vince McMahon and Sting, Scott Steiner. Scott and Kevin do the Wolfpac salute. Steiner says that he has been rehabbing his knee and he has been seeing the people in the back disrespecting the people who made them what they are today. Scott says that they earned their respect and they come together because of respect. Steiner says that they wrestled all over the world. They have wrestled in the Boston Garden where the Celtics won all of their titles. They wrestled in Madison Square Garden, where Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier. They also fought in Tokyo in front of 70,000 people. The difference is that the punks in the back come out, wrestle, go to the back, play video games and read comic books. Those fans go to the mark wrestling sites to see if they had a four or five star match. Scott says that they can ask them about their match and they will tell them that they suck. Scott says that he has been wrestling for 22 years and he never heard of any of them before he signed with TNA. Scott says that they were here since the beginning because they had nowhere else to go. Scott tells A.J. to go back to his redneck town in Georgia and nobody would know who he was. He says that Joe can fly back to Samoa, and all they will ask is who is the fatass and who is the half-breed.
Scott says that wherever they go, the names on the marquee are the stars, and it is the Main Event Mafia. The people turn on the television to see the stars, not the punks in the back or curtain jerkers. They will only become stars when they get in the ring with stars. They will only see greatness when they get in the ring to sniff their greatness. It is a new day in TNA and they are here to kick ass.
Samoa Joe comes out and he is joined by Consequences Creed, Jay Lethal, Eric Young, and the Motor City Machine Guns. Joe says that those were strong words from Steiner. They are not denying what they have done, but they might be offended if they could understand half of what he said. Joe talks about some of the things they have done. Ultimate X and Lethal Lockdown is them. Anything that shows the death defying moves, it is them. Joe says that the only reason he isn’t stomping Nash’s head right now is because he wants to savor every minute at Turning Point. Joe says that so Steiner can have something to talk about at the Millionaire’s Circle ****, he can tell Nash what is going to happen on Sunday. Joe introduces his newest soldier.
Christian Cage comes out and he tells Joe not so fast. He said that he does not have to pick a side and he will not pick a side. He will give a helping hand when it comes to those veterans. He heard them badmouthing the younger generation, but they better not say anything bad about him because he will slap that rug off Booker’s head. He does not understand their problem trying to work their way up the ladder. Christian tells Booker that he did not jump into the business and become a six time World Champion the next day. Christian says that he busted his ass to become a two time World Champion. That is all that they are trying to do. At Turning Point, he is going to win a different title. The belt on Booker’s shoulder will be his after he beats him and embarrasses him. At the end of the night, he will be standing over his prone body when he will hear Christian say ‘I am legend’.
Booker gets on de mic and he says that is where Christian is wrong. After Turning Point, Christian will be standing wit dem. In his country, he says that Christian will know the true meaning of master because he will own Christian’s punk ass.
TO THE BACK where Jeremy Borash is with A.J. Styles and Mick Foley. Jeremy asks A.J. where he was and he says that Mick was going to tell him something. Mick tells A.J. that he has something to say to everyone. A.J. says that he has no idea why he rode with Mick. He asks about Joe. We go to commercial.
We are back and Don and Mike are here to talk about what is going to happen tonight on the show.
Match Number One: James Storm, Robert Roode, and Booker T with Sharmell and Jackie Moore versus Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, and Christian Cage
Booker holds his ‘I am Awesome . . . I bought my own belt’ title in Christian’s face before the match starts. Shelley and Roode start things off. Roode misses a punch and Shelley with chops. Sabin tags in and Sabin and Shelley with double team moves to Roode including a series of kicks. Sabin gets a near fall. Roode charges into a boot but Storm kicks Sabin and Roode follows that with a spinebuster for a two count. Booker tags in and he punches Sabin and connects with a back heel kick. Roode tags back in and he punches Sabin in the ribs. Roode sends Sabin into Storm’s boot and then Storm is tagged in for a double suplex and then they yell out their team name instead of work on Sabin any more. That allows Sabin to punch Storm, but Storm with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.
Storm with a reverse chin lock on Sabin. Storm pulls Sabin down by the hair and then he punches Sabin in the corner. Sabin with an enzuigiri to Storm and both men are down. Christian tags in and he punches Storm and Roode while Booker waits on the apron. Storm and Roode try for a double suplex but Christian hits the double inverted DDT. Christian sends Roode over the top rope with a clothesline. Christian blocks a super kick and he hits an Impaler DDT, but only gets a two count. Roode knocks Christian off the top turnbuckle. Booker comes in and he sends Christian to the apron and then Christian pulls Booker down by the hair. Christian with a frog splash for a near fall. All six men are in the ring and Roode and Storm go out of the ring. Shelley tries for a pescado but he is caught by Storm and Roode. Sabin with a suicide dive that takes Storm and Roode down. Booker misses an axe kick and Christian with a break down, but Jackie gets on the apron. Booker has the big red belt and he hits Christian with it and he gets the three count.
Winners: James Storm, Robert Roode, and Booker T
After the match, Sabin and Shelley check on Christian.
Jeremy is in Jarrett’s office and he says that Kurt Angle is coming to talk to him. Jarrett says that anyone can come into his office. Jeremy says that Angle is trying to get Jarrett back into the ring. Jarrett says that he is not going to get back into the ring until he says he is ready, not when Angle says something.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kurt Angle enters Jeff Jarrett’s office. Kurt wants to know how long Jeff is going to hide behind a desk. Angle says that he will never forget what Jarrett did to him. He says that Foley is next on his hit list. Jarrett says that it was one and done. Angle says that it is not done and then he talks about Uncle Kurt making a visit when Jeff is out on a business trip.
Don and Mike talk about the card for Turning Point.
We see Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed attack Roxxi in the back. Kong sends Roxxi into some props in the back. Jeremy Borash and some of the women come to check on Roxxi and Jeremy tells them to go to commercial.
We are back and Lauren is reporting from the Roxxi attack post-mortem. We will get updates later.
Match Number Two: Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Junior versus Abyss and Matt Morgan versus Team 3D versus LAX in a Ladder Match for a Future Title Match
All eight men start in the ring as we see the contract that provides us with the address for TNA’s offices in Nashville. We see everyone pair up with Team 3D and the team of Morgan and Abyss battle on the floor. Homicide with a neck breaker to Tanahashi and then Hernandez catches Volador and he hits a suplex. Devon sends Homicide out of the ring. Ray punches Hernandez in the corner. Ray with a slam and then it is time for the Wassup head butt. Morgan with a kick to Devon while Abyss and Ray fight. Morgan with a side slam to Devon after a charge into the corner. We go to commercial.
We are back and Matt Morgan is on the ladder, but Hernandez sends him off the top to the floor. We see Abyss fall victim to the ladder, but Morgan uses it on Team 3D. Back to live on tape action and Hernandez sets for the plancha but he only hits the ladder. Devon climbs the ladder and Homicide climbs up the other side. Homicide with a bulldog and then the ladder falls on Devon. Homicide waits for someone else to come in and then he sets up the ladder instead. Abyss hits Homicide from behind and he hits Shock Treatment. Ray with a uranage to Abyss. Ray hits the referee when Tanahashi moves. Tanahashi with punches and kicks followed by a jawbreaker. Tanahashi with a flying clothesline to Ray. Tanahashi does the same to Devon. Tanahashi goes up top and he misses a frog splash on Devon and then Tanahashi falls to the 3D. Ray gets the ladder for Devon to climb but Storm and Roode come out and they low blow Team 3D. Abyss returns to the ring and he climbs the ladder and he gets the contract.
Winners: Matt Morgan and Abyss
Mick Foley is walking in the back and we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for a Suicide video segment that is not tailored for non-HD televisions.
Mick Foley comes out and he has something to say. Mick says that he is proud to be back at the new Impact Zone. He is proud to introduce one of the mainstays of TNA, a man who will be wrestling for the TNA Heavyweight Title, A.J. Styles.
A.J. comes to the ring. Mick says that it was gutsy for Jeff Jarrett to bring TNA to the fans six years ago. It was also gutsy to build the company on the back of an unknown wrestler at the time. Mick says that he did not really know A.J., but he saw a guy who did a lot of things that impressed him. Mick says that he asked Raven about A.J. and Raven says that A.J. was phenomenal. Mick points out that A.J. was the first Triple Crown holder. Mick says that his task on Sunday is more daunting. A.J. needs to control his emotions, carry things for the young guys in the back, and he needs to defeat one of the greatest performers in wrestling, Sting. Mick says that change is inevitable. They have a new president-elect and while they might not agree with that, they can agree that things have gotten ugly with Sting. Mick says that A.J. is the new generation of wrestler’s president-elect. Mick tells A.J. that he needs to take his oath of office. Maybe Sting will come to his senses at that time.
The lights go out and Sting comes to the ring and he has turned in his suit for the face paint. Sting says that he never lost his senses. Sting says that he has been speaking the truth since day one. Sting says that these guys need to hear what they want to hear. Sting says that they want to be fed with a silver spoon. Sting says that he respects Mick for what he has done in the ring and for what he is trying to do now. Sting tells Mick that they are going to disrespect him the same way that they disrespected Sting.
A.J. tells Sting that he should look in the mirror. Sting got everything that he asked for. A.J. says that Sting gets first-class flights and limos. A.J. says that he is not sure how they got to this point. Sting tells A.J. that they got to this point as soon as A.J. opened his mouth and when A.J. questioned A.J. his character and A.J. spit in his face, A.J. Sting says that he is not surprised at A.J. Sting asks A.J. if he was always right when he talked to him. Sting asks A.J. if he was always right when he talked to his dad. Sting tells A.J. that his dad was right when he threw him out of their house. Sting tells A.J. that the apple doesn’t fall A.J. too far from the A.J. tree.
We go to A.J. in commercial.
We are back and it is time to go to Lauren with Taylor Wilde. Lauren recaps the history of time and asks Taylor what she is going to do. Taylor says that she is going to go out to fight and she is going to do it for Roxxi. Rhaka stops Taylor and tells her that she better not go into battle without a weapon of mass destruction.
We see footage from Earlier Tonight of the attack on Roxxi.
Match Number Three: Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed versus Taylor Wilde and playing the part of Roxxi Laveaux . . . Rhaka Khan
Taylor and Kong start things off and Kong catches Wilde but Taylor with a rollup for a two count. Taylor kicks Kong and then hits a drop kick. Kong with a clothesline to Taylor and Saeed is tagged in. Saeed with a kick to Taylor followed by a chop. Saeed with a shoulder in the corner. Taylor with an arm drag off the turnbuckles followed by another arm drag and a tilt-a-whirl head scissors for a near fall. Taylor with a forearm and Irish whip but Taylor charges at Saeed and misses but Kong knocks Taylor down. Saeed with a snap elbow and then she keeps Taylor from making the tag. Kong tags back in and Kong tosses Taylor by the hair. Kong knocks Khan away from Taylor. Taylor with a forearm and then she climbs Kong but Kong with a snap mare. Kong misses a splash. Khan tags in and she gets face to face with Kong. Khan turns around and she grabs Taylor by the throat and hits a choke slam. Khan pushes Taylor into Kong who hits the Implant Buster for the three count.
Winners: Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed
Jeremy Borash is with Kevin Nash and Jeremy brings up his match with Joe. Nash says that he is ready for Joe. Joe has been walking around like Buford Pusser. Last year, Joe ran down his best friend. At that time, he knew that Joe was a piece of s***. Nash says that he has been training harder than he ever trained. He asks if Joe is ready. He says that he has lost count of the number of times he won a title. He asks the last time that Joe faced anyone his size before. Nash asks if Joe is ready. We go to commercial.
We are back and Mike Tenay had a chance to talk to Sheik Abdul Bashir. Bashir says that when he grew up, he felt like the majority. That was until September 2001. Mike points out that every interview from Bashir has an anti-American slant. Bashir says that he has a lot of animosity building since 2001. It is the American people and American wrestling fans who have been brainwashed to think that he is a bad guy. Bashir is asked about comments where he called the fans ‘mindless sheep’. Bashir says that he is revered everywhere else in the world because he is the best performer. Mike tells Bashir that he was the person who pushed to bring him into TNA. Bashir tells Tenay not to take any credit for what he has done. Mike and Bashir have words about the impact of what happened in September 2001 and then security separates them.
Match Number Four: Sting, Kevin Nash, and Kurt Angle versus Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, and Eric Young
Lethal and Angle start things off and Angle with a kick and forearm. Angle with a European uppercut. Lethal with a hip toss and cartwheel into a drop kick for a near fall. Angle with a clothesline to Lethal and he tags in Nash. Nash with an elbow to the back of Lethal’s head. Nash with a gingerly placed biel. Nash with a gutwrench into a back breaker and then he drops Lethal to the mat. Nash with knees and punches in the corner and then he chokes Lethal with his boot as he tags in Sting. Sting with a kick to Lethal and then he stomps on Lethal’s hand. Sting with a kick and Angle is tagged in. Angle with a suplex to Lethal for a two count. Sting tags back in and Sting punches Lethal. Lethal avoids a suplex and Young is tagged in. Young knocks Nash off the apron and then he clotheslines Angle. Young with a slam to Sting followed by a baseball slide to Nash. Young has Sting up for a Death Valley Driver but Angle clips Young. Angle goes for the ankle but Young tries for a Death Valley Driver on Angle. Angle with the ankle lock but Young gets out of the hold and he tags in Creed. Creed with a cross body from the top to Angle. Creed with a super kick to Nash followed by a somersault clothesline on Angle for a two count. Lethal with a pescado to Sting. Nash with a knee to Young. Creed has a super kick blocked by Angle and Angle with an Olympic Slam for the three count.
Winners: Kevin Nash, Sting, and Kurt Angle
We go to commercial.
We are back with Lauren and Rhino. Lauren talks about his match with Bashir at Turning Point. Rhino asks how many times are we going to open our arms to people of foreign descent to abuse the freedoms of this country. Rhino points out that this is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Rhino tells him to love it or get out. Lauren corrects Rhino and Rhino tells Lauren to leave before he gores her. Rhino says that he is sick of people who abuse the privilege in this country. Rhino say that he will deport Bashir via the GORE.
Match Number Five: Scott Steiner versus Samoa Joe
We see them battle before the bell rings and Steiner charges into an elbow from Joe. Joe with an enzuigiri to Steiner in the corner. Joe with punches to Steiner in the corner. Joe with a chop, kick, and knee combination for a near fall. Joe sets for a German suplex but Steiner with elbows. Joe with the choke but Steiner with a low kick when Steiner distracted the referee. Steiner with a chop to Joe followed by a T-Bone suplex for a near fall. Steiner with a reverse chin lock but Joe with elbows. Steiner with a rake of the eyes followed by another chop. Steiner with a clothesline and it is time for the flex elbow and push ups. We go to commercial.
We are back and Steiner with a chop in the corner. Joe with a sunset flip attempt but Steiner does not go down. Joe with a running boot to Steiner followed by a senton splash for a near fall. Joe with a head butt and Steiner with a knee and chop. Joe with a head and arm suplex. Kevin Nash makes his way gingerly to the ring and Nash distracts Joe as he tries for the muscle buster. Joe hits a suicide dive on Nash. Back in the ring, Steiner gets brass knuckles and puts them on. The referee does not see it and Steiner hits Joe with the brass knuckles and Steiner gets the three count
Winner: Scott Steiner
After the match, Steiner talks to the referee while Nash punches Joe in the ring. A.J. Styles comes out and he has a chair. Nash leaves the ring with Steiner.
Kurt Angle, Sting, and Booker come out and they applaud Steiner’s victory.
We go to credits.
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