Impact Results - 9th Aug, 2007
Location - Orlando, Florida
Announcers - Mike Tenay and Don West.


We begin tonight’s show in Jim Cornette’s office with Leticia and Matt Morgan in the office with Jim. Leticia asks Jim if he heard from Abyss about the stipulation that he chose for his match against Christian Cage. Cornette says that he is getting ready to make an announcement in the ring about the stipulation. Cornette is interrupted by Team 3D who enter the office. Brother Ray says that they don’t care about the announcement. He also says that it is a good thing that Perverted Justice is not here because Leticia is dressed up like a twelve year old boy. Brother Ray wants to know why they are talking about the Match of Champions. Brother Ray wonders why Matt Morgan is here. Cornette tells Brother Ray that they were talking business until they were interrupted. Cornette asks Brother Ray what he wants and Brother Ray says that Cornette knows what they want. They have thirty days to get a rematch for the tag titles and they want it. Brother Ray says that they are the best tag team to walk the planet and better than any tag team that Jim Cornette managed when dinosaurs walked the planet. Brother Ray tells Cornette to get a partner for Samoa Joe, and it better be a good one. When Devon and Kip James get done with the employee of the month at Taco Bell Homicide and the half-retarded, nobody gives a damn wrestler Rick Steiner, they will be coming for what is theirs, the tag team titles. Cornette says that he is surprised that people say that Brother Ray does not exercise because his jaw is getting a workout. Cornette says that he is running this company and what they are going to do with the tag titles is nothing until after Hard Justice. Cornette says that he is going to go to the ring to make an announcement about the main event and he has Matt come with him. As Cornette leaves the office, he tells Brother Ray and Brother Devon to turn the lights out. Devon tells his brother that they are not going to wait for anything and they are going to do things the way that they normally do. Devon leaves but before Brother Ray leaves, he calls Leticia a tramp.

We take a look back at the announcement about the ladder match from last week. Then we see the debut of The Punisher Andrew Martin to help Sting and Abyss win the ladder match against Christian Cage and A.J. Styles. We then see footage of Karen Angle telling Kurt Angle that their marriage is over.



Jim Cornette is in the ring with Matt Morgan standing outside the ring behind Cornette. Cornette says that he is here to announce the main event for Hard Justice. There are two factions that are at war and that war will be settled at Hard Justice. Cornette says that he has talked to Sting, Abyss, and The Punisher Andrew Martin; and he is going to tell us the stipulations for the match but they are interrupted by Christian Cage’s music.

Christian Cage comes to the ring with A.J. Styles and Tomko and they do not appear too happy. Christian has a mic and he tells Jimbo that he was sitting in the back minding his own business and he thought he heard that Jim was making a six man tag match for Hard Justice. Cornette says that was what he was trying to do. Christian says that he has nothing against six man tags because they are good work if you can get it. Six man tags are not really his bag. He is the true World Heavyweight Champion and the question on the lips of fans all over the world is when will he get a chance to regain the title that he never lost in the first place. Cornette says that is a fair question but then he tells Christian that he should not be worrying about rematches, he should be worried about his health and career. Cornette says that Christian has put Abyss in such a rage that he is not only speaking but he is asking for matches and coming up with stipulations. Cornette reminds Cage that Abyss is a mental patient so he is coming up with some doozies. Since he likes the way it sounds, he is going to go with it.

The match at Hard Justice is called a Doomsday Chamber of Blood Match. Christian wants to know what that is and Cornette says that is the insane ramblings of a lunatic who wants to break Christian’s neck.

Cornette says that the rules of the match are simple. It is going to take place inside the Six Sides of Steel. Cornette says that since Christian likes to run and Styles can climb like a chimpanzee, there will be barbed wire wrapped around the top of the cage. Cornette says that if you try to get out, by the time you escape you will look like three bowls of Shredded Wheat. The only way to win the match is to pin your opponents. Before you can pin a man, you have to make that person bleed. Cornette says that you can pin a guy twenty-five times and it does not count unless you have busted them open. Then you can pin them. The person who wins the match will get the TNA Heavyweight Title match at No Surrender against the winner of the Samoa Joe/Kurt Angle match at Hard Justice.

Christian says that he is sick and tired of Jim Cornette stuffing these things down his throat. He does not like being stuck in a cage, but he will win the match at Hard Justice. He says that it is just like Sting, Abyss, and Andrew Martin because they don’t have the satchel to come out and tell them to their face so they send Jim Cornette to do it for them. Christian says that if they happen to see them for a second before Hard Justice there will be hell to pay.

The lights go out in the Impact Zone and when they come back on we see Abyss, Sting, and The Punisher Andrew Martin standing in the ring behind Styles, Tomko, and Cage. Martin, Abyss, and Sting punch their counterparts and while Christian and Abyss remain in the ring, the other four men battle on the floor. Abyss clotheslines Christian over the top rope to the floor. Sting Irish whips Styles into the guardrail as Martin and Tomko fight by the LAX Border.

Backstage:
We go to the back where Jeremy Borash is with Kurt Angle. Kurt is dejected and he is disheveled. Angle says that he just got off the phone with his divorce attorney and he wants a hug from Jeremy. Angle says that he does not know what he is going to do because he lost his wife, his kids, and everything. Jeremy asks Kurt the last time he took a bath after the hug lasted a bit too long. Angle calls Borash a heartless bastard who does not care about his feelings. Angle picks up his belts and he says that he needs to find Kevin because Nash is the only one who understands him.

Don and Mike run through this week’s episode of Impact. Mike mentions how Bound for Glory is TNA’s biggest pay per view and then talks about the biggest mainstream media story and it is TNA’s exclusive signing of the most controversial man in sports Pacman Jones.

We go to a video package for Pacman Jones. He says that nobody ‘knows’ him. He says that he is misunderstood. He is a team player. He says that he is coming to Hard Justice and TNA. We go to commercial.

We are back and Mike runs through the card for Hard Justice:
Pacman Jones will detail his career in TNA
Barroom Brawl: James Storm versus Rhino
The Steiner Brothers versus Team 3D
Doomsday Chamber of Blood: Sting, Abyss, and Andrew Martin versus A.J. Styles, Tomko, and Christian Cage
Winner Takes All: Kurt Angle versus Samoa Joe for every TNA Title and Inoki’s IWGP Title

We see footage from three weeks ago when Raven battled Frankie Kazarian and we are told that they will be wrestling each other at Hard Justice. We also see footage of Robert Roode humiliating Eric Young from last week’s episode of Impact.


Raven, James Storm (with Jackie Moore), and Robert Roode (with Traci Brooks) versus Frankie Kazarian, Rhino, and Chris Harris in a House of Fun Match

As Kazarian comes to the ring, he is attacked by Raven and James Storm and it becomes a three-on-one situation. Chris Harris comes to the ring and he goes after Roode and Raven while Storm punches Kazarian. Rhino runs to the ring and he goes after James Storm but Roode hits Rhino with a cookie sheet. Roode punches Rhino in the ring and then slams his head into the turnbuckle followed by kicks. Raven hits Kazarian with a cookie sheet and then he chokes Kazarian with a hockey stick. Roode tries for a rollup into the ropes but Rhino ducks down and Harris hits Roode with a trash can. Harris hits Raven as well with the trash can. Harris hits Raven four more times with the trash can. Harris turns around and he sees James Storm holding a trash can lid. Harris picks one up and then they alternate each other with lid shots and Harris has the advantage. We see that Raven is bleeding from the trash can shots and then we see Roode throw a chair at Harris and hit the Wildcat. Kazarian throws a chair at Roode and hits him in the head but Raven hits Kazarian from behind and Kazarian goes to the floor. Raven climbs the turnbuckles while Roode puts Kazarian on a table and Raven hits an elbow drop through the table. We go to commercial and Storm is relaxing in a chair in the ring.

We are back and Roode Irish whips Harris into the guardrail on the floor. Back in the ring, Kazarian sets for a suicide dive but he is hit in the head with a trash can lid by Storm as he leaves the ring. Rhino with a drop toe hold of Raven onto a steel chair. Rhino with a clothesline to Roode followed by a back elbow to Raven that sends Raven out of the ring. Rhino hits Roode with a steel chair. Storm brings nunchuks into the ring and he does a warm up with it but he loses his grip on them and they go flying out of the ring. Storm leaves the ring and he runs to the back with Rhino following after him. Back to the ring and Kazarian hits a springboard drop kick on Raven. Roode tosses a chair to Kazarian and Kazarian returns the favor and then hits a jumping spin kick into the chair. Raven hits Kazarian in the back with the kendo stick but Harris punches Raven. Raven hits Harris with the kendo stick. Harris hits a flying double clothesline on Raven and Roode. Harris sends Roode out of the ring and then he goes after Roode but Traci Brooks gets on Harris’s back to stop him. Raven uses the snot rag on Kazarian. Raven sets for the DDT but Kazarian gets out of the hold and Kazarian hits a bicycle kick on Raven that sends Raven through the table set in the corner. Roode has a little sledgehammer and hits Kazarian with it and then hits the Pay-Off for the three count.

Winners: Raven, Robert Roode, and James Storm


Backstage:
We go to the back where Leticia is standing outside Samoa Joe’s locker room to find out who his special guest is for later tonight. She knocks on the door and opens the door but the door is quickly closed. Leticia says that the person she saw in there cannot be Joe’s special guest. We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time for a video package for ‘Black Reign’ Dustin Rhodes. He says that for thirty-four years he has been repressed and hidden in the same closet he showed up in. In three days he will be coming out. He says that he is sorry for what is about to be unleashed.

We go to Kurt Angle’s locker room where he is joined by Jeremy Borash and Kevin Nash. Angle wonders where he went wrong. He makes a few fat jokes and his marriage is over. Samoa Joe took everything from him. He took his marriage, he took his livelihood, he look his man chip. He has his world titles, his ties, his shirt, his shoes. . . Kevin Nash gets up from the couch and yells at Angle and wants to know what the hell is wrong with him. He tells Kurt that he is an Olympic Gold Medalist and TNA Champion. He says that Kurt is perfect and there is nothing wrong with him. Nash tells Angle that he is a genetic freak and a god. He says that Angle is perfect. Jeremy brings up the surprise guest and Angle starts to cry and wants Jeremy to leave. Nash says nobody cares who the guest is but he has Jeremy whisper who it is into his ear. Nash says that Angle does not need that and Angle wonders what he does not need. Angle starts to cry.


Kip James (with Roxxi Laveaux) and Brother Devon versus Homicide and Rick Steiner

Homicide and Kip start things off and Homicide punches Kip but Kip pushes Homicide down to the mat. Homicide with a drop kick to Kip’s knee followed by another drop kick. Homicide with a jawbreaker and tilt-a-whirl head scissors. Kip calls for a time out and Steiner tags in. Kip kicks Steiner and tries to slam his head into the turnbuckle but Steiner blocks it. Steiner with a clothesline to Kip followed by crossfaces. Steiner punches Kip and then he sets his attention to Devon. Kip with a boot to Steiner’s head and Devon is tagged in. Devon punches Steiner and we go to commercial.

We are back and Devon with a snap mare and leap frog neckbreaker for a two count on Rick Steiner. Devon with a jawbreaker. Steiner with a power slam on Devon and both men are down. Kip and Homicide make the tag and Homicide with a running forearm and flying back elbow to Kip. Homicide punches Kip and they fight to the corner. Kip holds Homicide while Devon sets for a splash into the corner but Homicide moves out of the way and Kip is the recipient of the splash. Homicide goes up top and hits a cross body on Devon. Homicide sets for the lariat but Kip comes from behind. Homicide is able to duck the clothesline attempt and Kip clotheslines his tag team partner over the top rope to the floor. Homicide punches Kip and Devon trips Homicide as he comes off the ropes. Steiner goes after Devon while Kip hits a Fameasser on Homicide for the three count.

Winners: Kip James and Brother Devon

After the match:
Rick Steiner attacks Kip James but Brother Devon attacks Steiner. BG James and Brother Ray come to the ring to work over Homicide and make it a four-on-two situation. Scott Steiner and Hernandez come to the ring and the members of Team 3D and the Voodoo Kin Mafia head to the back.


Backstage:
Leticia is with Samoa Joe and she cannot believe who Joe’s special guest is going to be. She wonders how Joe pulled it off. Joe says that all is fair in love and war and tonight he is going to illustrate that point. Last week, he ruined Kurt’s marriage; and this week, he is going to ruin Joe’s life. Leticia tells Joe that Kurt Angle is not the only ones with eyes on him and she mentions Team 3D and their threats. Joe says that he is not hard to find and if they have a problem with him, come knocking on his door because he will be waiting. We go to commercial.

We are back and Samoa Joe comes to the ring. Joe says that without any further ado, he would like to bring out his special guest. It is the lovely, vivacious, and former Mrs. Kurt Angle. Karen comes to the ring. Joe says that he brought her to the ring with the best of intentions. He would like for Karen to sit in the front row at Hard Justice to witness the ass kicking that Kurt has deserved for a long time. For twelve years, what he has done to her, she took his family. For what Kurt has done to him for the last nine months, he will take Kurt’s livelihood.

Kurt Angle’s music plays and he rises from the Angle-Vator and he is still in a depressed mood. Angle says that he wants to talk to his wife. Joe lets Kurt talk to his ‘former’ wife. Kurt says that for the last twelve years, it was not the real Kurt Angle. He might have treated her and their kids wrong. He made a lot of mistakes and he regrets them. He wants to make things better and he asks her for another chance. Kurt gets on his knee. He says that he will melt down his gold medal to make a bracelet for her. Karen says that she wants to believe him. She asks him to promise that he will do better. Kurt tells Karen not to listen to the idiots in the crowd because they have not known her for twelve years like he has. He asks her to do it for the kids. Karen says that she is going to do it for the kids, and that is why the marriage is over.

Karen leaves the ring and Kurt goes to his hands and knees while Joe circles around him. Joe says that Kurt is in quite a pickle. For the last nine months, Angle has enjoyed Joe’s suffering. Joe says that he is receiving tremendous joy from Angle’s. Joe runs through the things that Angle has lost. Joe mentions Kurt’s clothes, his wife, and his children. Joe says that on Sunday he will be coming for Angle’s IWGP Inoki Title and the TNA Heavyweight Title. Joe tells Angle that at Hard Justice, Angle brought this upon himself and he will be broken.

Team 3D comes to the ring and Brother Ray has a mic. He tells Joe that he is nothing but a home wrecker. Kurt tried hard to get his wife back. Kurt Angle is a good man. Brother Ray reminds Joe that he stole something from them and tonight, he is here to take it back. Brother Ray says that those title belts are theirs. Brother Ray tells Joe that he is going to put the belts down at their feet and then Joe is going to walk away just like a good little Samoan boy.

Joe puts the belts down and then Brother Ray says that wasn’t so hard, but Joe stands on the belts and he says that he put them down but it is going to be hard for them to pick them up. Then Joe calls Brother Ray ‘boy’.

Brother Ray tries to punch Joe, but Joe blocks it and then Joe punches both members of Team 3D. Angle hits Joe and he makes it a three-on-one attack. Angle puts Joe in the ankle lock while Brother Ray whips Joe with the tag title belts. Brother Devon joins in with the whipping and then he goes to get a chair while Angle continues to apply the ankle lock. Brother Devon hits Joe in the head with the chair.

Rick and Scott Steiner come to the ring to make the save for Samoa Joe. Scott with clotheslines to Devon while Rick punches Brother Ray. Scott clotheslines Devon over the top rope to the floor while Angle stands at the top of the Ramp of Heelish Impact. We go to credits.