April 19th
On this day in history in ....
1939 - Douglas "Ox" Baker is born in Sedalia, Missouri.
1952 - Henry Harrell defeats Tex Riley in a tournament final to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title in Jackson, Mississippi.
1954 - The Great Bolo and Tom Rice defeat Wilbur Snyder and Sandor Szabo for the NWA International Television Tag Team Title in Hollywood, California, ending their second reign..
1956 - Bobo Brazil defeats Gene Stanlee for the Ohio Heavyweight Title in Springfield, Ohio.
1957 - Don Leo Jonathan defeats Pepper Gomez for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas, ending Gomez's sixth reign.
1960 - Mike DiBiase defeats Eddie Graham to win the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title in Tampa, Florida.
1962 - Mike Clancy and Lester Welch defeat Dante and Mephisto for the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee, ending Dante and Mephisto's seventh reign.
1963 - Tarzan Tyler defeats Eddie Graham to win the Georgia World Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia.
1966 - Osamu "El Samurai" Matsuda is born in Hanamaki, Japan
1966 - Eddie Graham and Bob Orton defeat The Medics for the Florida NWA World Tag Team Title in Tampa, Florida.
1974 - Bill Ross wins his third European Lightweight Title from Jim Breaks in Stirling, English, ending Breaks' fourth reign.
1974 - The Original Mr. Wrestling (George Barnes) and Bobby Shane defeat Pat Barrett and Tony Kontellis to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title in Sydney, Australia.
1975 - Bobo Brazil defeats Abdullah the Butcher for the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title in Detroit, Michigan, beginning his eighth reign.
1975 - Rusher Kimura defeats Mad Dog Vachon for the International Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Title in Sapporo, Japan.
1980 - Ric Flair defeats Jimmy Snuka in Greensboro, North Carolina to win his fourth NWA United States Heavyweight Title.
1982 - Tommy Rich defeats Ron Bass for the NWA National Heavyweight Title in Augusta, Georgia, beginning his third reign.
1982 - The Dream Machine defeats Dutch Mantel for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Mantel's sixth reign.
1984 - At an All Japan event at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan, a 10-man tag team elimination match takes place. Tatsumi Fujinami, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Antonio Inoki, Kengo Kimura and Nobuhiko Takada defeated Riki Choshu, Animal Hamaguchi, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Isamu Teranishi and Yoshiaki Yatsu in the match which lasted 65 minutes and 11 seconds.
1984 - Luke Graham wins the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title from Buzz Tyler in Kansas City, Kansas, ending Tyler's third reign.
1986 - Jim Crockett Promotions held the first of three annual Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournaments over two shows in the same day at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tournament featured 24 teams. The results were:
First round:
- Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood defeated Bobby Jaggers and Mike Miller.
- Sam Houston and Nelson Royal defeated The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad).
- The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane).
- The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated Chavo and Hector Guerrero.
- Manny Fernandez and Jimmy Valiant defeated The Barbarian and Baron Von Raschke.
- Terry Taylor and Steve Williams defeated Bill Dundee and Buddy Landel.
- Buzz Sawyer and Rick Steiner defeated The Italian Stallion and Koko Ware.
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart and Jimmy Garvin defeated D.J. Peterson and Brett Wayne.
Second round:
- The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) defeated Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood.
- NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) defeated Sam Houston and Nelson Royal.
- The Fantastics defeated NWA World Television Champion Arn Anderson and NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard.
- The Sheepherders defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton).
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez and Jimmy Valiant.
- Terry Taylor and Steve Williams defeated Dino Bravo and Rick Martel.
- Ron Garvin and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Magnum T.A. defeated Buzz Sawyer and Rick Steiner.
- Giant Baba and Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart and Jimmy Garvin.
Quarterfinals:
- The Road Warriors defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express.
- The Fantastics and The Sheepherders were both disqualified, giving The Road Warriors a bye to the final match.
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Terry Taylor & Steve Williams fought to a draw.
- Ron Garvin and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Magnum T.A. defeated Giant Baba and Tiger Mask to advance to the final match due to the previous draw.
Finals:
- The Road Warriors defeated Ron Garvin and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Magnum T.A.
Non-tournament matches:
- Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion Jim Duggan defeated Dick Slater to retain the title.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes by disqualification to retain the title.
1986 - The WWF held an event at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The results:
- Sivi Afi fought Moondog Spot to a 20-minute time-limit draw.
- Corporal Kirchner pinned Paul Christy after a backdrop.
- The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), when Bret was pinned after being knocked off the top rope.
- King Kong Bundy defeated Ted Grizzly and Johnny K-9 in a handicap match by pinning K-9 after the Avalanche and an elbowdrop. This match was originally scheduled to be Bundy vs. Uncle Elmer.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Big John Studd by disqualification when King Kong Bundy interfered.
- Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage by disqualification when Savage pulled the referee into Santana while he was locked in the figure-four leglock.
- Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine and Johnny V defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid), when Valentine pinned Dynamite after a low blow from Beefcake and using a handful of tights.
1986 - Bruce Hart wins his sixth Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title, ending Gama Singh's second reign in Edmonton, Alberta.
1987 - Big Bubba Rogers defeats One Man Gang in Muskogee, Oklahoma for the UWF World Heavyweight Title.
1988 - Jumbo Tsuruta defeats Bruiser Brody in Sendai, Japan to win the NWA International Heavyweight Title, ending Brody's third reign and beginning Tsuruta's third reign. He was the last champion before the title was unified into the AJPW Triple Crown in 1989.
1991 - The Georgia Guerillas defeat G.Q. and T.D. Madison (Tommy Dreamer) for the International World Class Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title in South China, Maine.
1992 - The WWF held its second-annual UK Rampage event at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. The results:
- Tatanka pinned Skinner after a Samoan drop.
- The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) defeated Dino Bravo and Col. Mustafa when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Mustafa after the Doomsday Device.
- Sid Justice (with Harvey Wippleman) defeated The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) by countout.
- WWF Champion Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) pinned Shawn Michaels (with Sensational Sherri) with a crossbody off the top to retain the title.
- The Mountie (with Jimmy Hart) pinned Virgil after using his shockstick.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart pinned Rick Martel with a small package to retain the title.
- Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man by disqualification when Repo Man hit Duggan with his grappling hook.
- The British Bulldog pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Irwin R. Schyster (with Jimmy Hart) after a powerslam.
1993 - Sherri Martel defeats Miss Texas for the USWA Women's Title in Memphis, Tennessee, but the decision was later reversed.
1993 - Brian Lee defeats Bobby Eaton in Barbourville, Kentucky to win the SMW Television Title.
1993 - Steve Gatorwolf defeats Navajo Kid for the American Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title in Kayenta, Arizona, beginning Gatorwolf's fifth reign and ending Navajo Kid's third.
1997 - Toshiaki Kawada defeats Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa in a three-way round-robin match to win the annual AJPW Champion's Carnival tournament. The final was a three-way match due to all three finishing the round-robin portion of the tournament in a tie at 19 points. Misawa and Kobashi fought to a draw to earn one point each, Kawada pinned Misawa to earn two points, and Kawada pinned Kobashi to earn another two points. Kawada won with four points to Kobashi and Misawa's one each.
1997 - Jersey All Pro Wrestling is founded as the Northern States Wrestling Alliance. The promotion changed to its current name three months later.
1997 - The Truth Commission (Recon and The Interrogator) defeat The Shooting Stars (Jerry Faith and Troy Haste) for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, to begin their second reign.
1998 - WCW held the third Spring Stampede pay-per-view at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado, which got a 0.74 buyrate. The results were:
- Goldberg pinned Saturn after the Jackhammer.
- Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. by submission with the Dragon Sleeper.
- WCW World Television Champion Booker T pinned Chris Benoit after a Harlem Sidekick to retain the title.
- Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) pinned The British Bulldog (with Jim Neidhart) after slamming Bulldog's face into an exposed turnbuckle. During the match, Rick Rude was handcuffed to Jim Neidhart.
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea by submission with the Liontamer to retain the title.
- Lex Luger and Rick Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner, when Luger made Bagwell submit with the Torture Rack.
- Psychosis pinned La Parka after a Psycho Guillotine.
- Hulk Hogan and WCW World Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash defeated The Giant and Roddy Piper in a baseball bat on a pole match, when Hogan pinned Piper after hitting him with the bat. After the match, Hogan attacked Nash with the bat.
- Raven pinned WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page in a Raven's Rules match, after an Evenflow DDT onto a kitchen sink, to win the title.
- Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) pinned WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting in a no-disqualification match, after Kevin Nash interfered and gave Sting a Jackknife powerbomb, to win the title. This began Savage's third reign and ended Sting's fourth.
1999 - The Monday Night War continued, with WWF RAW is WAR beating WCW Monday Nitro, 6.1 to 4.1 in the ratings.
WCW Monday Nitro was live from Gainesville, Florida on the campus of the University of Florida, at the O'Connell Center. The results:
- Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) defeated Scott and Steve Armstrong.
- Psychosis defeated Blitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Misterio, Jr. to win the title, ending Misterio's fourth reign.
- Brian Knobbs defeated Hak (with Chastity) in a garbage can vs. kendo stick match.
- Buff Bagwell defeated Disco Inferno.
- Raven (with Perry Saturn) defeated Kidman by disqualification.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner defeated Scott Norton to retain the title.
- Kevin Nash defeated Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson).
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page fought Goldberg to a no-contest to retain the title.
WWF RAW is WAR was live from Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The results:
- Road Dogg defeated Owen Hart (with Debra).
- The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) fought The Brood (Edge and Gangrel (with Christian)).
- WWF Intercontinental Champion The Godfather defeated Hardcore Holly to retain the title.
- Ken Shamrock defeated The Big Bossman in a no holds barred match.
- Mankind defeated Triple (with Chyna) by disqualification.
- Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (with Debra).
- The Big Show fought Viscera to a no-contest.
2000 - Triple X (Drake Dawson and Curtis Thompson) defeat Big Bubba Bain and L.A. Stephens for the NWA World Tag Team Title in Okinawa, Japan, beginning their second reign. At the same event, Leilani Kai wins her second NWA Mid-Atlantic Women's Title, defeating Strawberry Fields.
2000 - Billy D. defeats Samoa Joe for the UPW No Holds Barred Title in Santa Ana, California. Also at that show, Jobbers-R-Us (Billy Kim and Troubled Youth) win the UPW Tag Team Title from The Ballard Brothers (Shane and Shannon), ending their second reign.
2000 - Nikki Lyons defeats Bobby Collins to win the Canadian Wrestling Federation Junior Heavyweight Title in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ending Collins' second reign.
2000 - Masao Orihara defeats Sanshiro Takagi in Tokyo, Japan to become the first Dramatic Dream Team King of DDT Openweight Champion.
2002 - Three WWF Hardcore Title changes take place at a house show in Uniondale, New York. Goldust won the title from Bubba Ray Dudley, ending Bubba's seventh reign and beginning Goldust's seventh reign. Goldust lost the title to Raven, beginning his 16th reign, but Raven lost to Bubba Ray, beginning his eighth reign.
2002 - Colt Cabana defeats champion CM Punk and Eddie Guerrero in a three-way match in Dayton, Ohio to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title, ending Punk's second reign. At the same event, Vic Capri defeats Ace Steel for the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title.
2002 - Chessman and Electro Shock defeat La Parka, Jr. and Mascara Sagrada in Torreon, Mexico for the Mexican National Tag Team Title.
2002 - Destiny wins a battle royal, last eliminating Tony Stradlin, to win the NWA Wildside Beat the Champ Title.
2003 - Alex Montalvo defeats Livewire to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Carolina, Puerto Rico, beginning his second reign.
2003 - Chicano defeats Nord for the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. At the same event, Noriega defeats Paparazzi to win the IWA World Junior Heavyweight Title, ending Paparazzi's second reign.
2003 - Chance Prophet defeats champion Jake Layton, Shane Matthews and Billy Maverick to win the NWA Bluegrass Heavyweight Title in Salyersville, Kentucky. At the same event, The Redneck Express (The Rebel and Chris Vega) defeat Chris Draven and Michael Lovely (subbing for Roger Anderson) for the NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Title.
2004 - WWE held a live RAW at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, which got a 3.8 rating on Spike TV. The show featured the return of William Regal after being gone over a year with several health issues, and the debut of Eric Bischoff's nephew, Eugene Dinsmore, who was put in Regal's care. The results were:
- Christian (with Trish Stratus) pinned Chris Jericho after an unidentified man (Tyson Tomko) ran in and kicked Jericho in the face while he had Christian in the Walls of Jericho.
- WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Molly Holly by disqualification to retain the title when she didn't break a chokehold by the count of five.
- Garrison Cade (with Jonathan Coachman) pinned Tajiri with an elbowdrop off the top.
- Matt Hardy and Gail Kim vs. Lita and Val Venis ended in a no-contest.
- World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit and Edge defeated World Tag Team Champions Batista and Ric Flair, when Edge pinned Batista after a spear, to win the title. This ended Batista and Flair's second reign.
2005 - Adam Roberts defeats Adam Armor for the Ultimate NWA Heavyweight Title in Moulton, Alabama, beginning his second reign.
2007 - Former WWE developmental territory Deep South Wrestling in Georgia suspended operations shortly after WWE pulled out of working with the group.
2007 - Mick Foley and his family filmed a pilot for an A&E Reality series. The series is not picked up, with Foley later writing in one of his books that a big issue was the lack of conflict within the family.
2007 - Austin Starr was sent home from television on Monday and (at this point) is slated for a 90 day suspension. The reason bouncing around among those in the company was that management was unhappy with his attitude. I was told there was no one incident that caused the decision but just a series of events. The feeling among some wrestlers that were sympathetic to Starr was that he's a pretty blunt and brutally honest person, which probably hurt him politically in the locker room. One certainly can't discount his work as he had one of the best matches on the entire Lockdown PPV against Senshi. Starr had been given something of a suspension last year after he and Roderick Strong remained and worked a Ring of Honor show during a blizzard scare after being instructed to leave New York and head to Florida. They made the show but their push as a tag team was shelved and Strong opted not to sign a new deal with the company. Starr re-debuted with the Starr moniker at Bound for Glory last October. Starr would not return until 2011, when he returned under his Austin Aries persona.
2007 - TNA broadcast Impact on SpikeTV. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
Impact Report for April 19, 2007
Last Sunday, Sting received the title match against Christian Cage at Sacrifice when he pinned Abyss after Jeff Jarrett hit Abyss with a thumbtack loaded guitar. Has Jeff Jarrett changed his ways since he had the opportunity to get that title match. What will Jeff Jarrett say when he talks to Mike Tenay in the Impact Zone? What is next for the new tag team champions as they have their first title defense against NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Christian Cage and Abyss. Will the former champions interfere in their match? What will happen when Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, and A.J. Styles meet in the ring one more time? How will the addition of Rhino to the dynamic affect the match? After their blindfold match, what is next for Chris Harris and James Storm? Will Robert Roode get back at Eric Young for his attempts to stop him from cheating against Petey Williams?
We start off tonight's show with a look back at last week's show when Jeff Jarrett returned and joined Team Angle. We see Kurt Angle's comments about Jeff Jarrett from Lockdown. Then we see footage from the Lethal Lockdown match.
Mike Tenay is in the ring and he brings out the six time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett. Mike points out that Jeff has been gone for six months but he came back with the guitar shot heard round the world and it shocked everyone. Mike then talks about how he proved that he was a different Jeff Jarrett at Lockdown when he handed Sting the title match. Mike wants to know what changed things for Jarrett. Jeff says that he had a lot of time to look back on his career. He says that it is not all about the King of the Mountain and that everything revolves around Jeff Jarrett. Jeff says that it is time to give back. He says that he looks back at his twenty year career, especially his five years in TNA. Most importantly he has looked back at the last seventeen days and it is time to give back. Jarrett talks about how Sting came back and all he has done is give. Last Thursday was step one, Lockdown was step two, and step three is coming and it will shock everyone. Mike wants to know about step three, but Kurt Angle's music plays and he comes to the ring.
Angle has a mic and he wants to make sure that he heard things right that Jarrett came back to make things right. Angle tells Jarrett to make things right. Angle called Jarrett and invited him back into the game. Angle was the one who was ridiculed by the fans and his teammates because nobody trusted him. It was Angle whose integrity was challenged. Angle had everything to lose by having Jarrett on his team and then this is how he is thanked? Angle tells Jarrett that he handed Sting a title shot on a silver platter. This was a man who hated Jarrett. Angle wants Jarrett to make things right with him.
Jarrett says that he does not have to make things right with Angle because he did what he said he would do. He joined Team Angle to help them win the Lethal Lockdown match. That is what happened at the pay per view. As far as Sting goes, the business is all about timing and Sting was in the right place at the right time. Angle says that Jarrett is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Sting's music plays and he comes out to the ring. Sting says that if Angle has a problem with the way that he got the title shot then Angle has a problem with him. Sting says that over the last six months he has had his hands full with Abyss. Sting says that he has been to hell and back with Abyss and he has been hearing Angle's voice every week. Angle acts like he is the leader in the locker room. Sting points out that Jarrett and him have been wrestling for more than twenty years while Angle has been wrestling for less than ten years. Sting says that if not for guys like Jarrett and him paving the way, Angle would be a gold medalist gym teacher. Sting says that if Angle wants a shot at the title and Cage, they will settle it next week with the winner getting the title shot.
Team Cage is in the locker room and they are in a good mood while Christian talks about how Angle and Sting are fighting over a title shot. Christian says that he wants to challenge himself and he got himself a shot at being the tag champion and he has Abyss as his partner. Christian tells Abyss that he embarrassed everyone at Lockdown because he cost them the match. Christian says that he will be very unhappy if he does not have three title belts around his waist.
Before the match we see footage from Lockdown of A.J. Styles being knocked off the top of the cage.
Match Number One: Christopher Daniels versus Samoa Joe versus A.J. Styles versus Rhino
Joe and Daniels start things off and Joe with a number of kicks to Daniels' leg and Daniels limps in the ring. Joe misses a kick and Daniels with a side head lock. Daniels tries for a shoulder tackle, but Joe does not go down. After the third one, Joe slaps Daniels. Daniels kicks Joe and then he punches Joe. Daniels with a forearm but Joe with a reverse atomic drop but Daniels tags in Rhino before Joe can hit the Yakuza kick. Joe and Rhino with forearms but Joe with a knee and side head lock. Styles makes the blind tag and he wants Joe to hold on to Rhino so Styles can get in some shots on Rhino. Joe releases the side head lock and Styles does not look happy. Rhino punches Styles and hits a back body drop and clothesline. Rhino tags in Joe and Joe kicks Styles in the midsection. Joe with a snap mare followed by chop, kick, and knee drop combination. Joe with a series of jabs to Joe, but Joe with an eye poke. Daniels is tagged in and Daniels and Styles argue over what to do with Joe but Joe with punches to both men. Styles and Daniels continue to be on different pages as Styles with a front face lock. Joe with a jawbreaker to Styles and then Daniels comes off the ropes and hits Styles. Joe with a running knee to Daniels and Rhino is tagged in. Rhino with a clothesline to Daniels followed by a back elbow to Styles. Rhino with a back elbow to Daniels followed by a TKO to Styles. Rhino with a spinebuster to Daniels but Joe breaks up the cover. Joe sends Daniels over the top rope to the floor and Joe goes outside the ring after Joe. Rhino with a belly-to-belly suplex and Rhino sets for the GORE but Daniels gets the bat and he hits Rhino with it and gets the three count.
Winner: Christopher Daniels
After the match, Joe gets in Daniels' face but after we see a replay of the finish of the match, we see Styles in the ring with Joe. Joe punches and slaps Styles. Styles with a rake of the eyes and then Joe knocks Styles out of the ring. We go to commercial.
We are back and Kurt Angle is with Jeremy Borash . Jeremy suggests that Sting left Angle speechless in the ring with the challenge for next week and Angle takes the mic. He tells Jeremy not to confuse speechless with what was going through his mind while Sting was spewing his BS in the ring. Angle says that Sting made the biggest mistake of his career. Angle says that if Sting wants to challenge the best. Having less than eight years in the business means that he is still in his prime. He tells Sting to move out of the way or he will push him out of the way.
Before our next match, Jackie Moore comes to the ring and attacks Gail Kim as she enters the ring with Chris Harris. Jackie and Gail battle into the crowd. We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Chris Harris versus Robert Roode (with Traci Brooks and Eric Young)
Traci distracts Harris and that allows Roode to blindside him. Roode with punches and kicks to Harris and then he chokes Harris in the corner. Roode with a chop to Harris followed by a back elbow and elbow drop. Roode with a knee drop and he gets a two count. Harris with a forearm to the back and then he signals to James Storm who is on the ramp watching the match. Harris tries for a suplex but Roode gets out of the hold and he hits a belly-to-back suplex for a two count. Harris punches Roode but Roode with a knee to Harris to keep the momentum. Harris with a flying clothesline and punch to Roode. Harris with an Irish whip and bulldog for a two count. Harris with an Irish whip but he charges into a boot. Harris gets Roode up and hits Catatonic but the referee is pulled out of the ring at two by Traci Brooks. Traci tells the referee that it was Eric. Chris Harris is distracted by James Storm outside the ring and that allows Roode to get the handcuffs and the three count.
Winner: Robert Roode
After the match, Young and Traci argue and Eric pushes Traci down. Roode goes outside and he slaps Eric Young before sending him back into the ring. Roode says that he is sick and tired of Eric embarrassing him. He is sick and tired of Eric trying to make a fool of him. Roode says that he notices Young cheering for his opponents. Roode says that he did not forget about Lockdown when Eric tried to screw him. Roode reminds Young that he owns him. Roode wants to know if Young is mad that Roode beat up his friend Petey Williams. Eric says that Petey is not "the friend". Roode says that if Eric wants to play the game, he wants the name right now. Eric refuses to give Roode the name. Roode gives Eric one week to tell him who his friend is or Roode will fire Eric next week on national television.
We go to the back where Jeremy Borash sees James Mitchell browbeating Abyss. Mitchell yells at Abyss for losing the match at Lockdown. Mitchell says that Christian wanted Abyss to team with him for the tag titles and that is the only reason why his mother is not in prison. Mitchell tells Abyss that he better get the job done or his mother will go to jail for perjury, obstruction of justice, and attempted murder. We go to commercial.
We are back with the latest from Paparazzi Productions. Alex Shelley says that he cannot believe how the Black Machismo gimmick is taking off. Alex wants to know why he is not teaming with Black Machismo and wonders why he is teaming with Kaz Hayashi when he isn't even on the roster. Nash says that he has Lethal teaming with Dutt in the three way. Lethal says that he is a one woman man. Nash talks about a match for the X Division title. Lethal wants to know what is up with Sonjay and we see Dutt dressed like Big Daddy Cool. Dutt is not happy and he says that he had enough with this. He says that Nash has nothing for him and he looks like a joke.
Don and Mike are joined by LAX at the announce position. Don says that Dutt in envious of Jay Lethal and he thinks that Dutt is getting hand me downs.
We go to footage from the Electrified Cage Match that saw Team 3D become NWA World Tag Team Champions.
Match Number Three: Christian Cage and Abyss (with James Mitchell) versus Team 3D for the NWA World Tag Team Titles
Christian and Devon start things off and Christian with a kick and punches to Devon . Devon avoids a clothesline and elbows and hits a flying shoulder tackle. Devon with punches and then each man alternate punches. Devon with an Irish whip but he charges into an elbow. Christian goes up top but Devon stops Christian and hits a hangman's neck breaker for a two count. Ray is tagged in and they hit the side slam/leg drop combination for a two count. Christian with a forearm to Ray and then Abyss is tagged in.
We see Hector Guerrero watching the match from ringside.
The crowd chants for tables and Abyss does not like to hear that. Abyss with punches to Ray but Ray responds with punches of his own. Abyss with an Irish whip but he charges into an elbow and Ray hits an uranage on Abyss for a two count. Devon is tagged in and they hit a double flap jack on Abyss for a two count. Abyss with a kick to Devon followed by a clothesline. Christian tags in and he tells Abyss to hold Devon . Christian with a punch from the second turnbuckle followed by kicks to Devon . Christian with a snap mare and kick to the back. Abyss is tagged in and then Christian tells Abyss what to do. Abyss with punches to the head and an Irish whip. Abyss charges into the corner, but Devon moves out of the way and Devon with a flying shoulder for a two count. Devon pulls Christian into the ring and Ray punches Christian and hits a back body drop. Team 3D with punches to Abyss and Christian. Abyss punches Ray and then he goes over to Devon and puts him on his shoulder. Devon gets out of the hold and he pushes Abyss into the corner and Christian is knocked to the floor. Team 3D with the 3D and Devon with the three count.
Winners: Team 3D
After the match, Christian yells at Abyss and we go to commercial.
We are back and Christian continues to yell at Abyss but Abyss grabs Christian by the throat. Mitchell threatens to make the call and Abyss lets go of Christian. Christian pushes Abyss and spits at him. Abyss punches Christian and hits the splash into the corner. Abyss gets Christian up for Shock Treatment but Mitchell gets into the ring to tell Abyss to put Christian down. Abyss lets go of Christian and Mitchell slaps Abyss. Abyss grabs Mitchell but Tomko and A.J. Styles come into the ring and they attack Abyss. Steiner joins in the fun and all three men attack Abyss. Abyss fights them all off and knocks them out of the ring. Mitchell falls to the mat and he grabs the phone, but Abyss knocks the phone away and hits the Black Hole Slam on Mitchell. Abyss leaves the ring and he grabs the thumbtacks. Tomko hits Abyss from behind and Steiner joins in along with Styles. Christian brings in a chair and he hits Abyss in the head with the chair. Christian gives Tomko the chair and he hits Abyss with the chair. Steiner is given the chair and he hits Abyss with it. Now it is A.J.'s turn to hit Abyss and Abyss is a bloody mess. Christian hits Abyss in the midsection with the chair and Steiner hits Abyss with another chair. A.J. brings in a barbed wire bat and he gives it to Christian to hit Abyss with it. They set up Abyss for a one man conchairto with the barbed wire bat resting against Abyss' head. Christian hits the one man conchairto. We go to credits.
2008 - Ring of Honor ran Chicago Ridge, IL. Keith Lipinski filed the following results:
Pre-Show:
*Danny Daniels & Rhett Titus defeated Trik Davis & Ernie Osirus when Titus rolled up Davis and hooked the tights.
Main Show:
*Austin Aries defeated Silas Young via submission with the Horns of Aries. Jimmy Jacobs came out and did a promo, leading to Aries announcing he wasn't going to join the Age of the Fall. Aries said AOTF is nothing but talk and put over that he slept with Lacey.
*Alex "Sugarfoot" Payne vs. Mitch Franklin ended in a no contest when Necro Butcher attacked and destroyed both, winning a handicap match in 1:25 after chokeslamming Franklin on a chair. Necro then cut a promo about his 5/10 match against Takeshi Morishima.
*Claudio Castagnoli & Pelle Primaeu defeated Adam Pearce & Brent Albright. Claudio hit the Ricola Bomb on Albright after Pearce struck him by accident with a briefcase.
*In a SHIMMER Four Way, MsChif defeated Ashlee after an open-armed DDT. After the bout, Jimmy Jacobs and Lacey broke up and Jacobs was crying in the middle of the ring.
*Chris Hero defeated Delirious with a loaded elbow.
*TNA stars The Motor City Machineguns defeated ROH Tag Team champions Mark and Jay Briscoe in 23:40 when Alex Shelley pinned Mark Briscoe after Sliced Bread # 2 off the top. Very good match. The crowd chanted "One more match" but The Age of the Fall attacked the Briscoes. Jimmy Jacobs attacked Mark's arm with a spike, bloodying him.
*Kota Ibushi defeated El Generico with a Phoenix Splash in what was described as an amazing, off the charts match. "So great and so many near falls."
*Age of the Fall's Joey Matthews & Tyler Black & Zach Gowen defeated The Vulture Squad's Jack Evans & Ruckus & Jigsaw.
*ROH champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Kevin Steen. The atmosphere was described as very quiet, as if the crowd didn't believe Steen had a chance at winning.
2009 - TNA held Lockdown in Philadelphia, headlined by Mick Foley winning the TNA title from former WCW rival Sting, the first time the two had wrestled in well over a decade. Richard Trionfo filed the following PPV report:
Welcome to PWInsider.com’s live coverage of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s Lockdown pay per view. Tonight’s pay per view comes from the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Make sure to check out the live updates throughout the night. Also make sure to check out the Lockdown post pay per view audio on the site for Elite subscribers.
We are live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Jeremy Borash welcomes everyone to Lockdown. Jeremy shows us footage of Danny Bonaduce arriving on his motorcycle. We are reminded that Danny Bonaduce will be facing Eric Young. Jeremy reminds us of the other matches on the pay per view.
We see a video package for the Sting/Mick Foley match.
Lauren is in the back with Danny Bonaduce. She asks him about his motivation to get inside the six sides of steel. Danny says that they are in his home town and he will do his best tonight. He says that he is going to win. Danny mentions that he has Johnny Fairplay’s tooth around his neck on a chain. Danny says that he has been training for the match and he says that he is terrified to get inside the cage. He will do his best tonight and he says that he expects to bleed.
We see the video package of Eric’s appearance on Danny Bonaduce’s radio show.
PreShow Match: Danny Bonaduce versus Eric Young
Before the match even starts, Bonaduce goes after one of the fans in the front row and that fan is escorted out of the arena.
Bonaduce has nunchuks with him in the cage and then he kicks Eric down after tossing them in the air. Young with a drop kick followed by forearms to the back. Young presses Bonaduce over his head and he sends Danny into the cage. Young with kicks to Bonaduce. Young suplexes Danny into the cage twice and then drives him to the mat. Young with a forearm to Bonaduce and then he charges into boots from Danny. Bonaduce with a boot to Young and then he goes to the top turnbuckle and hits a swanton for a two count. Young punches Bonaduce and then he hits a power bomb. Young goes up top for a moonsault and he misses. Bonaduce has the nunchuks and he tries to hit Eric with them. Eric avoids them and he gets the three count with an inside cradle.
Winner: Eric Young
After the match, they shake hands but Bonaduce hits Young from behind and then he chokes him with the nunchuks. Rhino enters the cage and he hits a GORE on Bonaduce.
Lauren and Jeremy are at ringside while Bonaduce leaves the cage.
We go to the Lethal Lockdown Match video package.
Jeremy Borash mentions the TNA Lockdown fanfest and we see footage from the event. Jeremy brings out TNA President Dixie Carter. Jeremy asks Dixie about meeting the fans and she says that is what makes TNA so special. She thanks the fans for their support. Jeremy talks about the last three months. Dixie thanks the fans for breaking records on television.
We go to a video package for the Tag Team Title Match.
Lauren and Jeremy are inside the six sides of steel and we see the top of the cage for the Lethal Lockdown match.
This concludes the preshow and it is time for Lockdown to begin.
We start off tonight’s show with footage of A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels arriving at the building. Then we see the Main Event Mafia arrive at the building together. Is Team Jarrett on the same page?
Team 3D are at the Art Museum and Ray talks about thirteen years of kicking ass and getting their ass kicked. He says that this is the city that they got their start in and this is where they were born. He calls this the most violent and hardcore city in the world. He tells Beer Money that he would not want to be in their shoes tonight. They will fight throughout the arena and maybe into the streets in Philadelphia. Ray says that he hopes the fans take a shot at Beer Money. They vow to win the TNA Tag Titles and that they are the most dominant tag team in the world. Devon says that he hopes that they are ready and have done all of their training to get into shape for tonight. When the dust clears, there will be no more arguments. The only thing to be said is that Team 3D is the greatest tag team in the business. They will walk out victorious and they testify.
We have the opening video package that focuses on the TNA title match.
Your announcers are Don West and Mike Tenay.
Match Number One: X Division Xscape Match for the X Division Title: TNA X Division Champion Suicide versus Kiyoshi versus Sheik Abdul Bashir versus Consequences Creed versus Jay Lethal
(The rules of the match are that it is a standard match with pinfalls and submissions until there are two men left. At that point, it is a race to escape the cage. The first man to get to the floor is the TNA X Division Champion)
Suicide with a drop kick to Bashir as the bell rings. Kiyoshi with a kick to Suciide but Suicide with a kick of his own. Creed and Lethal work over Bashir. Kiyoshi works on Suicide’s shoulder. Lethal with a hip toss into a cartwheel and drop kick to Kiyoshi. Suicide with a leg drop to Lethal but Creed breaks up the cover. Bashir punches Creed and chops him. Creed wit a boot to Bashir and a kick for a near fall. Suicide with a reverse atomic drop to Kiyoshi but Kiyoshi with a clothesline for a near fall. Suicide with a clothesline to Kiyoshi and then he punches Bashir. Creed with a drop kick to Bashir.
Lethal and Creed work on Bashir in the corner and then Lethal presses Bashir over his head as Creed hits a bulldog. Lethal wit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker to Suicide and then Creed with a side Russian leg sweep and a drop kick to Suicide. Lethal and Creed turn their attention to Kiyoshi. Lethal with an enzuigiri and then Creed with a TKO and Lethal with an elbow drop from the top to eliminate Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi is Eliminated
Bashir goes after Creed while Suicide runs Lethal into the cage. Creed with the somersault clothesline to Bashir. Lethal and Creed work on Bashir and they hit a double flapjack for a two count. Lethal gets Suicide up and Creed hits a cross body for a near fall. Lethal works on Suicide and Creed works on Bashir. Suicide and Bashir take care of Lethal and Creed and then Bashir with a clothesline to Suicide. Creed falls victim to the WMDDT.
Consequences Creed is Eliminated
Bashir with chops and punches followed by kicks. Lethal hits Lethal Combination on Bashir but Suicide goes after Lethal. Suicide with kicks and then he hits a series of clotheslines in the corner on Lethal. Suicide gets Lethal up but Lethal with a crucifix for a two count. Lethal with a rollup for a two count. Suicide with a clothesline that flips Lethal and Lethal lands hard but Suicide can only get a two count. Lethal with a kick to Suicide and then he tries for a moonsault but Suicide moves. Suicide hits Suicide Solution on Lethal and then Suicide is sent into the cage and Bashir gets the pinfall on Lethal.
Jay Lethal is Eliminated
We are down to Bashir and Suicide and they need to get to the floor to win. Bashir is sent into the cage door and the door opens but Suicide keeps him in the cage. Suicide climbs the cage and Bashir stops him and tries to bring him back into the cage. They fight on the top turnbuckle and Bashir slams Suicide’s head into the cage. Bashir hits a super belly-to-back suplex and both men are down.
Bashir tries for the WMDDT but Suicide blocks it. Suicide sends Bashir into the turnbuckles and then Suicide climbs the cage and gets to the top. Bashir goes up and he punches Suicide and Suicide hangs on the top of the cage. The fight on the top of the cage and they exchange punches with each man trying to stay on top. Bashir almost falls off the cage a few times and he stays up. Suicide with a head butt and Bashir goes to the floor. Kiyoshi has come to the cage one more time and security stops him. Suicide with a splash onto the security and Kiyoshi to win the match.
Winner: Suicide
Lauren is in the back with Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles. She asks if Team Jarrett is on the same page. A.J. says that him and Daniels are on the same page. They have been together before, but not on this level. Tonight is about showing that they belong. Lauren asks Daniels what happened to bring him back. Daniels says that it is good to be home. What happened between Jeff and him stays between the two of them. Daniels says that that he is a man reborn.
Match Number Two: Queen of the Cage: Madison Rayne versus Sojournor Bolt versus ODB versus Daffney
Daffney and Madison fight while ODB and Bolt brawl on the other side of the cage. Bolt chokes ODB in the ropes while Cody Deener watches. Daffney with a Northern Lights suplex to Madison but Bolt breaks up the cover. Bolt and Rayne push each other and Daffney gets a rollup on Bolt. Bolt and Rayne work over ODB and ODB with a double clothesline and then Daffney gets on ODB’s back and she cannot last eight seconds as ODB with a snap mare. Bolt and Rayne continue to work together on ODB. Bolt holds ODB while Rayne punches and kicks ODB. Bolt and Rayne catapult ODB into the cage. Daffney joins in the attack on ODB and then Madison attacks Daffney from behind. Bolt joins in the attack on Daffney. Daffney hits a cross body on Bolt and Rayne.
Daffney pulls Bolt off ODB and Daffney with a swinging neck breaker to Bolt. Daffney with a European uppercut to Rayne and then she kicks Rayne in the corner. Daffney goes to the turnbuckles but she misses an elbow drop when Rayne moves out of the way. Deener gives ODB something to drink while she watches the action. ODB gets a second wind and she clotheslines Bolt and Rayne. ODB with an Irish whip to Rayne and then she does the same to Bolt and she hits a splash into the corner. ODB with the fallaway slam on Bolt and then she kips up.
ODB with a spinning side slam to Rayne for a near fall. Bolt with a kick to ODB and then she gets a near fall but Daffney breaks up the cover. Daffney with the Moss Covered Three Handled Family Credenza on Bolt but Rayne breaks up the cover. Rayne and Daffney each drive the other into the mat after grabbing the hair. ODB with another drink and then she waits for Bolt to turn around and she spits the drink in Bolt’s face. ODB with a power slam on Bolt for the three count.
Winner: ODB
While Don and Mike talk about the rest of the pay per view, we are sent to the garage where Jeff Jarrett has just arrived and it is only 37 minutes into the pay per view.
Match Number Three: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Match: Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) versus LAX (Homicide and Hernandez) versus Team No Limit (Naito and Yujiro)
This match will be conducted under Tornado Tag Rules and all six men will be in the ring.
Naito with a cross body to Shelley while Hernandez and Sabin battle and Homicide faces Yujiro. Naito goes up top again but Shelley stops him and Naito is in the Tree of Woe. Shelley with a series of baseball slides to Naito. Yujiro gets Homicide up but Homicide escapes the hold and Homicide hits a back elbow. Shelley chokes Naito with his boot. Homicide with a shoulder tackle but Yujiro stays up. Homicide tries for a cross body but Yujiro catches him and hits a power slam for a near fall.
Hernandez pushes Sabin away and Sabin with a punch to Hernandez. Sabin with an enzuigiri to Sabin followed by an Octopus and then he tries for a sunset flip. Hernandez does not go down and Sabin with a few chops. Hernandez blocks Sabin into the cage. Shelley chops Hernandez and then he tries for a suplex and Hernandez does not go over. Hernandez with a delayed vertical suplex to Shelley and Sabin kicks Hernandez to get his partner out of the hold. Sabin and Shelley try for a double suplex on Hernandez but Hernandez blocks it and hits a double suplex of his own. Naito and Yujiro work on Sabin and Shelley with a number of double team maneuvers. LAX work over Naito and they hit a number of double team moves.
Hernandez with a catapult to Yujiro and Homicide hits the senton onto the back for a near fall. Homicide and Shelley fight on the top rope and Homicide with a head butt. Sabin crotches Homicide and then Sabin with a drop kick off Shelley’s back and Homicide goes hard into the cage. Sabin and Shelley with flying forearms to Hernandez in the corner followed by a series of kicks. They put Homicide on Hernandez’s shoulders and then they hit the Missile drop kick into a Flatline on both members of LAX. Sabin with a tornado DDT on Homicide for a two count because Yujiro breaks up the cover. The members of the Machine Guns and No Limit work over Hernandez in the corner and then Shelley misses Hernandez. No Limit and LAX hit moves in the corner on Shelley.
Homicide catapults Shelley into Hernandez and Hernandez hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Homicide goes up top while Hernandez has Yujiro on the top rope and Homicide hits a senton but Homicide can only get a two count. Hernandez catches Sabin and he tries for a power bomb but Sabin fights off and he tries for a sunset flip. Hernandez does not go down and Hernandez picks up Sabin and then he tosses him into the cage and Sabin goes down awkwardly. Hernandez sets for a border toss of Shelley into the cage. Naito with a snap power slam to Homicide and then No Limit work on Hernandez. No Limit with a double press slam for a two count. Yujiro with a DDT onto Hernandez for a near fall. Yujiro slams Sabin to the mat and then he goes up top but misses a diving head butt. Naito with a slam to Sabin and then he tries for a Phoenix Splash but he misses too. Sabin and Shelley go up top as Yujiro is in the center of the ring. They hit a splash and leg drop combination but Hernandez breaks up the cover.
Hernandez with a head and arm suplex to Shelley. Naito takes down Hernandez while Homicide hits a missile drop kick on Naito. Yujrio has Homicide on the turnbuckles but Hernandez gets Yujiro on his shoulder and Homicide hits an Ace Cutter. Shelley and Sabin incapacitate Hernandez and then Naito is on the turnbuckles and they set for the Sliced Bread #2 and power bomb combination for the three count.
Winners: Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley
Lauren is in the back with Abyss and she reminds Abyss that Matt Morgan said that he will hurt him. Abyss thanks Lauren for caring and he calls her the greatest girlfriend ever. He says that he gave Dr. Stevie his word and tonight’s match is about survival. He talks about being abused as a child, when he was deemed mentally unfit. He will take everything that Matt has to dish out until there is nothing else for Matt to give. After that, he will take out all of his frustrations on Matt. Abyss says that Dr. Stevie says that it is good to take everything from the inside and let it out. Tonight he is going to let it all out.
Match Number Four: Doomsday Chamber of Blood: Abyss versus Matt Morgan
Abyss punches the chair in Morgan’s face and then he punches Morgan in the corner. Morgan with knees to Abyss and then he runs into a clothesline. Abyss with a splash in the corner and then Morgan falls into the corner. Abyss with a running butt splash and Morgan is down. Morgan with an elbow and punches to Abyss. Morgan with a boot to Abyss’s head. Abyss with a side slam to Morgan and then he looks at the chair. Abyss grabs the chair but he gets hit in the head with a bicycle kick into the chair. Morgan grabs the chair and then he climbs to the top of the cage and he throws the chair to the floor and the crowd does not approve. Morgan with a kick to Abyss and then he punches Abyss. Abyss is now bleeding so he is eligible to be pinned. Morgan throws Abyss into the cage and he gets a two count.
Morgan with elbows to Abyss in the corner followed by a splash. Morgan with a drop kick to Abyss for a near fall. Morgan punches Abyss as he works on the head. Morgan gets his black bag and opens it. Morgan reveals a bag of glass. Morgan tries to drive Abyss’s head into the glass. Morgan grabs a piece of glass and he tries to drive it into Abyss’s head but Morgan takes too long and Abyss stops Morgan. Abyss punches Morgan and then Abyss hits a shoulder tackle on Morgan. Abyss sends Morgan into the cage but Morgan does not bleed. Abyss with a choke slam and he covers Morgan but because Morgan did not bleed yet, the ref refuses to make the count.
Morgan with a knee to Abyss’s midsection. Morgan goes up top and Morgan hits a cross body on the referee when Abyss moves out of the way. Abyss gets a piece of glass and he jams it into Morgan’s forehead. Morgan is now bleeding so he is eligible to be pinned. Abyss and Morgan exchange punches and Abyss with a black hole slam but we have no referee who is conscious. A new referee gets in the ring but it takes too long and Morgan is able to kick out. Abyss opens the cage door and he leaves the ring to get the chair.
Dr. Stevie comes to the ring and he takes the chair. Abyss tries to plead his case but Morgan with the Carbon Footprint for a two count. Abyss leaves the cage again and he wants the chair. Stevie tells Abyss no and holds the chair from him. Abyss goes under the ring and he finds a bag so he does not need a chair. Stevie tells Abyss not to do it. Abyss opens the bag and it is full of thumbtacks. Stevie takes off his jacket and he enters the cage. Stevie slaps and hits Abyss. Morgan with a low blow while Abyss argues with Stevie. Morgan with a spinebuster onto the thumbtacks for the three count.
Winner: Matt Morgan
Jeremy Borash is with Jeff Jarrett and he asks Jeff which side of Jeff Jarrett will we see tonight. Jeff wants to know what side Jeremy is talking about. He has heard the comments from Styles and Daniels. He tells Styles and Daniels to worry about themselves. Where were they over the last six months. Does Jeff Jarrett need to worry about himself more than he has in the past. Jeremy wants to know what Jarrett means and he says that means that he will do the right thing. Jarrett opens the door and Samoa Joe is there and he tells Jarrett ‘no tricks’.
Match Number Five: TNA Knockouts Title Match: TNA Knockout Champion Awesome Kong versus Angelina Love versus Taylor Wilde
Love tries to climb out of the cage and Kong goes after her and she kicks Love. Meanwhile Taylor watches for a second and then Taylor attacks Angelina. Taylor sends Angelina into the cage and then Wilde Irish whips Love into Kong. Kong wants Wilde for a wheelbarrow move but she slams Wilde on the mat instead of Love. Kong with a chop against the ropes. Kong gets Love up for a power bomb, but Love tries for a sunset flip but Kong stays up. She tries to drop down but Love moves. Love and Wilde both work together on Kong and they get near fall. Love and Wilde get chest-to-chest and then Wilde gets a near fall but Love with a bridge and back slide for a near fall. Love with a clothesline. Love with an Irish whip and then Kong sends Taylor into the cage. Angelina tries for a rollup but that is not a smart thing to try because Kong does not budge. Kong grabs Angelina by the throat and tosses her across the ring. Kong with a giant swing on Love and then she pulls up Angelina while standing on Angelina’s hair. Kong tosses Angelina across the ring by her hair and then she tosses Taylor across the ring.
Kong with a choke slam to Love and then Kong goes to the turnbuckles and she tries for a somersault splash but she misses Angelina. Taylor makes the save and she kicks Kong in the process. Love with a kick to Wilde and then Angelina ties Kong’s hair into the cage. Saeed chases Velvet Sky around the ring. Wilde goes up top while Love mocks Kong. Wilde hits a cross body but she can only get a two count. Saeed tries to get Kong out of the cage while Wilde has Angelina in a reverse chin lock. Kong kicks Wilde away and Angelina Love gets the three count.
Winner: Angelina Love
Lauren is in the back with Team 3D and some of the fans in Philadelphia. Devon and Ray enjoy a beverage. Devon says that they are home. They were nobodies until Philadelphia showed them respect over the years. Devon says that this is a homecoming for Team 3D. When everything is said and done, they are going to go to Tony Luke’s for a few cheesesteaks. By the time they are done with Beer Money, they will have more cracks in their heads than the Liberty Bell.
Match Number Six: TNA and IWGP Tag Title Match in a Philly Street Fight: Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) versus Beer Money Incorporated (James Storm and Robert Roode)
The match starts with all four men brawling and then Devon avoids Storm and Roode and then Ray sends Storm and Roode out of the cage. The battle moves to the floor very quickly. Ray sends Storm into the crowd while Devon and Roode battle in the crowd. Devon and Ray are in control of the action as they move up the aisle. Storm and Ray are about to fight into a luxury box and Ray punches Storm in one of the seats. All four men are on the stairs and Roode gets dropped on the railing by Ray. Storm punches Devon as they head back towards the ring. Devon bites Storm’s forehead. Roode slams Ray’s head into the railing but Ray fights back with a chop.
All four men return to the ringside area and Roode works over Ray and Storm takes a drink to recover. Storm spits the beer in Devon’s face. Storm sends Devon into the guardrail and then Storm hits Ray with the cage door. Roode moves the steps and put a table next to it. They set for a double suplex through the table and they hit it and Devon goes through the table.
Storm and Roode work over a bloody Ray as they rake his face across the cage. Storm with a splash against the cage and Roode gets a two count. Storm and Roode work over Ray but Ray fights back with chops and he hits a double shoulder tackle. Ray slams Roode and then he signals that he is going to go up top. Storm stops Ray and he goes up top as well. Storm punches Ray but Ray chops Storm and Storm gets crotched. Roode hits Ray and Roode goes up. Roode punches Ray and he kicks him. Ray with a rake of the eyes and Ray with a super BubbaBomb and Roode bounces off the mat. Roode kicks out. Storm gets a near fall on Ray. Devon gets back into the cage and he hits a shoulder tackle on Storm. They hit the neck breaker belly-to-back combination on Roode but Roode kicks out.
Storm punches Devon and Ray punches Storm and gets him on his shoulders. Devon with the Doomsday Device for a two count. Roode with a clothesline to Ray and then he Irish whips Devon but charges into an elbow. Devon with a Wassup headbutt to Roode. Devon is told to get the tables. Devon gets the table. Storm and Roode get Ray up and hit a double belly-to-back suplex. They both send Devon into the cage. Storm gets Devon up for a TKO and neck breaker combination for a two count. Storm and Roode go up top and Roode misses a diving head butt and Storm misses a somersault splash. Roode with a spinebuster to Ray and then Roode with a neck breaker to Devon. Roode wants Storm to come inot the ring and then they decide to send Devon into the cage door but Devon sends Roode into the cage and they hit 3D for the three count.
Winners: Team 3D
Jeremy Borash is with the Main Event Mafia and Jeremy points out that they are the most confident that he has seen them. He asks if it has anything to do with Jeff Jarrett. Angle says that it has nothing to do with what Jarrett and Steiner have been saying. It is about Booker T seeking revenge on A.J. Styles. It is about welcoming back Sting into the fold. It is about Scott Steiner putting on some of the best matches of his career despite being told he was washed up. It is about the return of Kevin Nash. What if Kurt Angle re-injures his neck or if Nash re-injures his knee. It is about ‘what ifs’ from the younger guys because they know they cannot win. They are legends in the business. They will have three opponents younger, stronger, and faster than them. Angle says that you win with your brain, not with your heart.
Match Number Seven: Lethal Lockdown: Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Scott Steiner, Booker T, and Kevin Nash) versus Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Samoa Joe)
The first participant for Team Angle is Kurt Angle. The first member of Team Jarrett is Christopher Daniels.
Daniels and Angle go face to face and Angle pushes Daniels and Daniels with a double leg take down and then Daniels stands on Angle’s head. Angle with a kick and forearm. Daniels with a take down and he works on the arm. Daniels with a hammer lock into a side head lock but he holds on when Angle tries for an Irish whip. Angle with a belly-to-back suplex but Daniels holds on. Angle sends Daniels into the turnbuckles and then the cage. Daniels with a punch to Angle that stagger him. Daniels with a leg lariat and then he sends Daniels into the turnbuckles. Angle charges into a boot and then Daniels with a curb stomp from the top. Daniels puts Angle on top and he connects with a palm thrust. Daniels with a cross arm power bomb as he continues to wear down Angle. Angle with an elbow and a punch followed by a suplex. Angle with a side head lock and Daniels with clotheslines. Daniels with a Flatline into a Koji Clutch.
The next entrant for Team Angle is Booker T.
Booker finally enters the ring and he gets Angle out of the hold. Booker with chops to Daniels followed by knees. Booker with a punch to the midsection. Booker misses a side heel kick and Daniels with a drop kick. Daniels runs Booker into the corner and he hits shoulders. Booker sends Daniels into a European uppercut from Angle. Angle kicks Daniels in the head and then Booker holds Daniels for Angle to punch Daniels.
The next participant for Team Jarrett is A.J. Styles. Styles hustles to the ring and he punches Angle and Booker and then he hits a drop kick on Angle. Booker punches Styles but Styles sends Booker into Daniels. Styles and Daniels with a series of double team moves on Booker. Styles punches and kicks Booker while Daniels works over Angle. Daniels with a gutwrench suplex to Angle. Angle punches Daniels and Daniels with a clothesline. Styles and Booker each hit clotheslines and they are down.
The third member of Team Angle is Scott Steiner and he rushes to the ring and he hits clotheslines on Styles and Daniels. Steiner puts Daniels on the top turnbuckle and Steiner hits a super overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Steiner punches Styles on top and he hits a Frankensteiner. Steiner works on Styles while Booker kicks Daniels. Steiner with a clothesline followed by the flex elbow but no push ups. Angle with an elbow drop to Styles. Booker with a back heel kick to Styles. Steiner with a clothesline and the flex elbow to Daniels followed by push ups from Booker and Steiner.
The third member of Team Jarrett is Samoa Joe. Joe’s music plays but he is not coming out. Steiner is talking to someone. Booker kicks Daniels and Angle slams Styles. Joe finally comes out after his pep talk to himself. Joe with a head and arm suplex to Steiner and then he sends Booker into the cage. Joe with a clothesline to Angle and a head and arm suplex. Booker falls victim to a power slam. Joe chops Steiner and hits a senton splash. Daniels sends Angle into the cage and he punches Angle while Styles punches Steiner.
The final member of Team Angle is Kevin Nash. Joe sends the cage door into Nash and then Joe punches Nash on the floor. Nash with a knee and then he sends Joe into the ring post. Nash gets into the cage and he choke slams Styles. Nash with a side slam to Daniels. Joe with punches to Nash. Booker accidentally hits Angle and Daniels with a jawbreaker to Booker. Styles with a Pele kick to Steiner. Joe holds Nash for the BME from Daniels. Angle with a German suplex to Joe.
The final entrant in the match is Jeff Jarrett and it is time for Lethal Lockdown to begin and the roof to come down.
Jarrett with punches to Angle and Booker. Jarrett with a double clothesline to Booker and Angle. Team Jarrett gives his teammate weapons and they go after Team Angle. We go to a super duper split screen as we go to the Lethal Lockdown Channel. Joe sends a trash can at Steiner’s legs and then Jarrett hits Steiner with a trash can lid. Joe hits Steiner with the trash can. Jarrett hits Steiner in the back. Styles and Angle goes up to the top of the cage.
Angle and Styles square off on the top of the cage and they exchange punches. Angle sets for a suplex to the floor but Styles blocks it. Styles punches Angle and Angle is near the edge. Angle is hanging over the side of the cage. Meanwhile other stuff is going on in the ring.
Team Angle appears to be in control in the ring. Angle returns to the inside of the cage and Team Angle has an advantage until Styles returns to the ring. Angle with an Olympic Slam on Jarrett and then the Main Event Mafia celebrates. Styles with a dive through the top of the cage onto the members of Team Angle. Daniels gets a near fall on Angle. Joe hits Steiner with the trash can. Daniels with a kick to Angle and an STO. Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex to Daniels. Joe with a reverse atomic drop and then Joe hits the muscle buster on Steiner but Booker with a jumping heel kick. Booker with the spinaroonie but he is hit with a punch from Styles. Booker with a knee and he sets for the axe kick but Booker moves. Jarrett hits Styles with the chair when Booker moves. Angle gets a near fall on Styles.
Joe yells at Jarrett. Angle hits the Olympic Slam on Joe and Daniels breaks up the cover. Daniels hits Angel’s Wings on Angle for a near fall. Steiner with a Flatline to Daniels and everyone but Jarrett is down. Jarrett goes for the guitar and he is ready to hit Booker and he hits him. Styles covers Booker for the three count.
Winners: Team Jarrett
After the match, the lights go out and there is something on the video screen. Bobby Lashley enters the arena.
We go to the back where Lauren is with Sting and she asks him about his match with Mick Foley. Sting says that you have to expect the unexpected because anything goes at any time in this business. Sting says that he goes way back with Foley but things have not changed. The one common thread has been respect, the belt, and what it means for TNA. Sting says that if the belt lands in the wrong hands, it is doomsday and the start of the end. Sting says that there are a lot of miles on his body. Anything goes in Philly and it will be Showtime.
Jeremy Borash is with Mick Foley. Jeremy asks Mick about whether he through he would be wrestling in the main event against Sting for the TNA Title. Mick Foley is not here tonight, so it is Cactus Jack. He says that he will not need the barbed wire bat because he will use every inch of the cage. He says that pinfalls and submissions will count.
Match Number Eight: TNA Heavyweight Title Match: TNA Heavyweight Champion Sting versus Mick Foley
Foley punches himself before he locks up with Sting and Foley is bleeding in the eye. Foley with a punch to Sting’s head. Foley with a kick to the head. Foley climbs the turnbuckles and then he goes to the top of the cage and Sting stops Foley. Sting with punches and Foley goes down to the mat. Sting kicks Foley in the head. Sting rakes Foley’s face against the cage. Foley punches Sting and then Foley goes for the turnbuckles to climb the cage again. Sting meets Foley on top and Sting hits a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down. Sting tries to send Foley into the cage but Foley blocks it. Foley punches Sting in the corner.
Foley climbs the cage again and Sting stops Foley and Foley is caught in the ropes. Sting works on the ankle. Foley tries to climb the cage but Sting hits Foley in the back of the leg and Foley falls to the mat one more time. Foley sends Sting into the cage. Foley with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall as Foley tries to get some feeling back into his leg. Foley with a double underhook DDT and both men are down. Foley tries for the Scorpion Death Lock and he applies it but Foley has to release the hold. Foley tells the referee to open the door and when the referee refuses, he pushes the referee down. Foley gets angry and he punches Sting after kicking the cage door. Foley with a baseball slide and he takes out the cameraman. Foley tries to climb through the camera hole but Sting pulls him back. Sting puts Foley in the Scorpion Death Lock and Foley gets into the cage and he demands his bat. Foley gets the bat after Sting releases the hold. Foley holds the bat in Sting’s face and then he tries to hit Foley with the bat. Sting punches Foley and Foley goes down. Sting climbs to the top of the cage but Foley hits Sting with the bat. Foley hits Sting again and Sting falls to the mat. Sting with a drop toe hold and Foley lands on the baseball bat. Sting has the bat and he hits Foley in the midsection and back with the bat.
Sting puts the bat in Foley’s face. Foley hits Sting in the head with the bat and then he hits an elbow drop and the bat on Sting. Foley wraps the barbed wire around his arm and he hits Sting. Foley punches Sting in the head. Foley with a running knee into the corner and he hits Sting with the bat as well. Foley climbs the cage and so does Sting. Foley is over the cage and he lands on the floor before Sting to win the match.
Winner: Mick Foley
2010 - WWE Raw and TNA Impact went head to head. Raw did a 3.1 rating. The show did hours of 2.99 and 3.11, which made the overall number a 3.05. The show averaged 4,150,000 viewers. The 4/19 edition of Impact did a 1.0, rounded up from a 0.95. They did 1,334,000 viewers.
The cast of the film MacGruber (which featured a number of WWE talents) were the guest hosts of Raw, which featured mostly Smackdown talents due to the Raw brand being stranded in Europe thanks to volcanic ash in the air. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
Tonight’s Raw will provide us with an interesting show as we get the final episode of Raw before the Extreme Rules pay per view on Sunday. Because of the situation in Iceland with last week’s volcano eruption that kept a lot of the Raw brand in Europe. Even though he will not be in the building for tonight’s show, I am happy to announce that there is a winner in the ‘Name Sheamus’ Pipe Contest’. The other finalists were ‘ShamPipe’, ‘Pipey Longstocking’, and ‘Lucky Charm’ (which had the most submissions). The winner was ‘Sheamealagh’. Congratulations to Vinne and Robert Hayes for coming up with the name.
We are live from East Rutherford, New Jersey and your announcers are Michael ‘Ralph Lauren’ Cole and Jerry ‘I can see Secaucus from my hotel room’ Lawler.
We start off tonight’s show with Triple H coming to the ring. He is introduced by the ring announcer for tonight, Lillian Garcia.
Hunter tells everyone not to suck up to him because he is the only guy here. He says that unless you have been living in a cave somewhere, a volcano erupted in Iceland and Hunter says that it isn’t something that you can write. Hunter talks about how the travel is affected. They are used to giant gaseous eruptions but it is usually the Big Show. Hunter says that he can say that because Show isn’t here. Hunter says that the Raw roster is stuck in Europe. The crowd shows its anger at the situation.
Hunter says that means they have to watch Triple H wrestle Frank the audio guy in a two hour Ironman Match. Hunter says that while he wasn’t on the tour, he could be here tonight. The WWE brass worked feverishly to ensure that there is a show of the highest standards. Hunter says that he will be in Baltimore where he will face the fat pasty faced teabag in a Street Fight and he will beat him any color but white. Hunter says that Sheamus made a statement last week hitting Kofi with a monitor. Sheamus might be a bad dude, but he is deadly. Hunter says that Sheamus is in for a rude awakening on Sunday.
CM Punk and the Straight Edge Society come out to interrupt Triple H. Punk says that it is fortunate that the Smackdown crew had the intestinal fortitude to make it through volcanic ash to make it back to the friendly shores. Unfortunately, they have to be in New Jersey. Punk says that he has two words for everyone. Jersey Sucks. At this time next week, he might no longer be part of the Smackdown crew. The draft is next week and if he is going to be a part of Raw, he wants everyone to know that he is bringing the Straight Edge Society with him.
Hunter asks Punk if he means both members of the Society. Hunter asks why Punk doesn’t have to shave his hair. He wonders if Serena had to shave her chest hair.
Punk says that he doesn’t have to shave his head because he is the leader, just like Hunter didn’t have to shave his head while Shawn did. Punk says that his hair is pure and no foreign chemicals have touched his hair.
Hunter wonders if that means shampoo and soap. Hunter says that it probably won’t make a difference because Punk has a hair match on Sunday. If he is on Raw, he will probably not only be the President of the Hair Club, he will also be a client.
Punk wants to know if Hunter thinks that Rey will beat him on Sunday and he says that Hunter is as naïve as everyone else. Punk says that he will crush Rey on Sunday and everyone will realize that Straight Edge is the most powerful thing in the universe. After Rey falls in line, everyone will fall in line. Punk tells Hunter that it would be a good thing if he embraced Straight Edge.
Hunter says that everyone makes a good point. Hunter says that part of him would like to join but he believes in freedom. Hunter says that this is the United States and everyone is free to do whatever they want. Everyone chose to come to Monday Night Raw. They chose to be a part of the WWE Universe. They chose to be able to go absolutely crazy. Hunter leaves the ring and then he goes around ringside. He says that if these fans want to drink all the beer they want, as long as they have a ride, they can do it. Hunter says that if the two guys sitting in the front row want to drive to a state to celebrate their union, they can do it. Even Lillian Garcia wants to come back to the WWE for one night just to horse around, she can do it.
Hunter tells Punk that is the beauty of a free country. They can do what they choose. Hunter says that if he chooses to come to the ring and stand next to the bald wonderfriends and beat the crap out of him, he can.
Punk says that he didn’t want to be here. Punk says that Raw is stuck in Europe, but he is stuck in New Jersey. Punk says that since Hunter is the cerebral one, he figured that Hunter would see the light and be part of something big. Punk says that he thought that Hunter would shave his head and join the Straight Edge Society, but there was a miscommunication. He says that he is not asking him, he is telling him.
Luke grabs Hunter and Hunter fights off Punk and Luke for a second but when Hunter goes for a Pedigree on Luke, Punk with a round kick to the head and Luke and Punk attack Hunter. Punk tells Serena to get the clippers while Luke gets the chair. Punk is ready to shave some heads, but Rey Mysterio’s music plays and he comes to the ring and hits a tornado DDT on Luke followed by a bulldog to Punk. Hunter and Rey clothesline Luke over the top rope to the floor. Rey has the clippers and Hunter stands behind Punk and Hunter punches Punk and holds him for Rey. Rey shaves some of Punk’s hair, but Luke makes the save for his savior.
We go to commercial.
We are back and the draft is seven days away.
Match Number One: Drew McIntyre versus Matt Hardy
Drew misses a punch but Hardy with punches of his own. Drew with a kick and punches but Hardy with a swinging neck breaker and a clothesline that sends Drew over the top rope to the floor. Hardy goes to the floor and Drew kicks Hardy into the ring steps. They return to the ring and Drew works on the neck and hits clotheslines in the corner. Drew follows that with a short arm clothesline. The referee checks on Hardy and he holds Drew back. Hardy is woozy and he swings wildly while Drew punches Hardy. Hardy with a side effect out of instinct and gets a near fall. Hardy with a neck breaker for a near fall. Drew tries for the double underhook DDT but Hardy with a back body drop. Hardy with a kick and he tries for the Twist of Fate but Drew sends Hardy into the turnbuckles. Drew and Hardy collide and they both go down. Drew gets the three count.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
After the match, Drew demands his title belt and then he leaves the ring.
Cole and Lawler talk about the situation in Europe.
John Cena is in Belfast, Northern Ireland and he talks about the situation saying that they have never seen anything like that before. Cena apologizes for not being at Raw. Cole asks Cena about his match and how being in Europe is affecting his preparation. Cena says that he will swim across the Atlantic to get to Extreme Rules to face Batista. Cena reminds us that Batista was tapping out but that does not matter on Sunday because it is a Last Man Standing Match. Cena says that he will be the Last Man Standing on Sunday night.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Double Down Showdown: Vladimir Kozlov’s challenge to MacGruber.
Vladimir Kozlov is in the ring and he reminds us who he is and he says that he has been treated unfairly. He wants Jerry Lawler to read his statement. Lawler comes into the ring and wants to make sure that Kozlov is serious about this. He says that he is protesting the unfair treatment that he is receiving from the Raw guest hosts. He is an elite athlete who deserves elite competition. Vladimir says that everyone is spoiled, ignorant Amercians so they don’t understand him. He says that they are physically inferior so they are weak. They are from a state devoid of class and are the single worst place on Earth, New Jersey. Vladimir says that he cannot wait for his fellow Russian to buy the Nets to move them out of this horrible state forever.
Vladimir demands proper competition.
The guest hosts come out and it is MacGruber and Vicki St. Elmo. MacGruber waves the flag in Kozlov’s face. He says that if people like having people reading something. Vicki says that a superpowered main event has been announced. CM Punk, Luke Gallows, and Chris Jericho will face Triple H, Rey Mysterio, and Edge. MacGruber wants to know who Kozlov is because nobody rips on the state of New Jersey. Some of the greatest Americans are from New Jersey. Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Snooki, and the Situation. MacGruber says that people don’t treat him fairly because he is a giant ball of suck.
Vladimir threatens to end MacGruber. He says that he won’t say anything bad about Vlad, but he decides to deal with Vlad’s mom. He insults Vladimir’s uterus. Vicki says that MacGruber isn’t talking for him and says that Vladimir’s uterus is probably wonderful.
Vladimir says that he will destroy MacGruber later tonight.
MacGruber says that Vladimir has a match already and he will be facing the Truth. He tells Kozlov that he can’t escape because the place has been rigged with explosives. Truth starts to say ‘What’s Up’ but the explosion takes care of Truth.
MacGruber wants to know what just happened.
Kozlov says that he will destroy MacGruber later tonight.
We go to commercial.
We are back with more MacGruber video stuff. He is trying to get out of the office but he is stopped by Triple H. Hunter says that it looked like he was trying to exit. Hunter wants to know if MacGruber had an accident and MacGruber says that it was just some water. Hunter says that it smells like something else. MacGruber says that those aren’t his pants. He says that he has a good friend who is very nervous and peed his pants so MacGruber agreed to switch pants with that person. MacGruber says that he is a good wrestler. MacGruber says that Kane is his good buddy. Hunter wants to clarify and then tells Kane that MacGruber said that Kane peed his pants. MacGruber leaves and Kane says that might not have been the only thing that MacGruber did to his pants.
It is time to go to Randy Orton who is still in Northern Ireland. Randy says that after Swagger cashed in the contract, there were questions about the future of the World Title. After Sunday, wherever he ends up is where the World Title is going to be.
Jack Swagger is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Highlights from last week’s pay per view quality Triple Threat Match for the World Title.
Jack Swagger comes to the ring and he is going to address the fans. Jack says that talk is cheap when you are 3000 miles away. Swagger says that if Randy was here tonight, he would have shown him why he is the World Champion. Jack says that he wants a referee and wants Orton to watch this open challenge. Swagger says that nobody has his style or credentials. Swagger tells anyone who thinks they can go toe to toe with the All American American, the World Heavyweight Champion should come out.
Nobody comes out and Swagger says that is what he thought. As he leaves the ring, the gong sounds and Undertaker’s music plays.
Match Number Two: Undertaker versus Jack Swagger in a Non Title Match
Swagger avoids Taker as the bell rings and then they lock up and Swagger with a side head lock. Swagger with a shoulder tackle and Swagger pounds his chest. They lock up again and Taker with a side head lock. Taker with a shoulder tackle and then he starts to work on the arm and shoulder as he gets ready for Old School. Taker goes to the turnbuckles for Old School and he hits it. Swagger with a kick to the knee and he continues to work on the knee. Swagger with a power slam for a near fall. Swagger punches Taker and kicks Taker in the hip and leg as Taker goes to the apron. Taker goes to the floor. Taker sends Swagger’s head into the ring steps. Swagger with an Irish whip that sends Taker into the ring steps. They return to the ring and Swagger starts to work on the leg with elbows and knees. Swagger puts Taker in the ropes and has the leg in the ropes as Swagger continues to work on the knee while the referee warns him. Swagger with punches to Taker. Taker sends Swagger to the floor and then he kicks Swagger against the ringside barrier. Taker with the vintage leg drop on the apron. Taker with a suplex to Swagger and he gets a near fall. Taker with a rear chin lock and Taker with an elbow drop for a near fall. We go to commercial while Taker has Swagger in a front face lock.
We are back and Swagger with a step over toe hold on Taker as he tries to avoid moving into Hell’s Gate territory. Taker kicks Swagger away and Swagger returns to the leg. Taker tries to get out of the hold by raking the eyes. Swagger with a punch and then he returns to the leg. Taker sends Swagger to the floor but Swagger brings Taker to the apron. Taker tries to keep Swagger from using the ring post but after a brief defense, Swagger gets to use the ring post. Taker kicks Swagger to get out of the hold. Swagger punches Taker but Taker punches back for the boo-yay moment of the match. Taker with a DDT when Swagger telegraphed a back body drop and Taker gets a near fall. Taker with Snake Eyes and a big boot followed by a leg drop for a near fall. Taker sets for the choke slam but Swagger with elbows to get out of the hold. Taker with a big boot but Swagger with a float over into a DDT for a near fall. Swagger with a kick to the leg and then he does the double jump Vader splash but Taker grabs Swagger by the throat and hits the choke slam followed by the Tombstone for the three count.
Winner: The Undertaker
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to see a clip from MacGruber.
Chris Jericho is with the Straight Edge Society. Jericho tells them to follow him and they will win the match tonight. Jericho says that he has beaten Rey, Edge, and Triple H more times than he can remember.
Jericho sees MacGruber and Vicki. Vicki says that Jericho was the best part of the movie. Jericho says that he can stop pandering and then Jericho says that he can get an Oscar nomination. Jericho does his version of the MacGruber theme song. MacGruber says that he has a match with Kozlov and he asks Chris for any advice. Jericho tells him to walk into the ring and walk straight to Kozlov and extend your hand to him. Jericho says that it will throw Kozlov off his game and he can smack him in the face and then MacGruber can do what he does best. Jericho tells Vicki that maybe he can have her in his sequel.
We go to commercial.
We are back with an Earlier Tonight Moment of R Truth turning into a pair of shoes.
Match Number Three: MacGruber with Vicki St. Elmo versus Vladimir Kozlov
Kozlov gets in MacGruber’s face before the bell rings and he offers his hand just like Jericho said he should. MacGruber slaps Kozlov but Kozlov with head butts to MacGruber’s chest.
Ryan Phillippe stops the match and says that he apologizes for being late. It is now a handicap match. He brings out MacGruber’s half brother Khaluber.
Match Number Three (Continued): MacGruber and Khaluber versus Vladimir Kozlov
Kozlov goes for the leg but Khaluber with a forearm. Kozlov with a waist lock but Khaluber with an elbow and kick in the corner. Khaluber with elbows in the corner. Khaluber with a chop to Kozlov. Khaluber with a choke but Kozlov fights back and connects with head butts. Khaluber with a chop and Kozlov goes to the floor. Kozlov heads to the back and Khaluber follows. The referee makes the ten count.
Double Count Out
After the match MacGruber says that America is the greatest country in the world. He says that it has the best food, the best sports, and the best movies. MacGruber talks about Shrek 4 and he is reminded about MacGruber. He says that you don’t mess with the United States because there will be one guy ready to defend her and to make her safe. That person is MacGruber. We go to MacCommercial.
We are back with a look back at the John Cena/Batista match from Wrestlemania.
We run through some of the matches for Extreme Rules.
As Triple H comes to the ring, Sheamus is on the TitanTron and he says that he heard what Triple H said. He says that it was best that he didn’t make the trip because of what he did to Kofi Kingston. Sheamus says that he is going to show Hunter and he attacks production guys.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see what Chris Jericho did to Edge after their match last week on Smackdown.
Match Number Four: Triple H with GameFountain, Rey Mysterio, and Edge versus Luke Gallows, Chris Jericho, and CM Punk with Serena
Jericho and Rey start things off and Jericho with a kick and slap to Rey. Rey with a head scissors and guess where Jericho goes. Jericho goes to the floor and so does Punk and Gallows. Hunter sends Rey over the top rope onto Gallows, Punk, and Jericho as we go to commercial.
We are back and Punk with a rear chin lock on Rey. Punk runs into a boot from Rey. Rey tries for a bulldog on a wheelbarrow but Punk sends Rey into the turnbuckles. Gallows is tagged in and he kicks Rey and hits a series of elbow drops and gets a near fall. Jericho tags in and hits a belly-to-back suplex. Rey tries to go through Jericho’s legs but Jericho stops him and puts Rey in a single leg crab. Jericho catapults Rey into the turnbuckles and then he punches Rey as he taunts Rey. Rey with a kick and then he hits a springboard moonsault for a near fall. Rey makes the tag to Edge and he kicks Gallows and then he hits a flying shoulder tackle and he knocks Jericho off the apron. Edge with the Edge-o-Matic and then he sets for the spear. Serena distracts the referee and Jericho grabs Edge. Hunter stops Jericho from injuring Edge any further. Jericho sends Edge back into the ring and Edge is limping and trying to avoid putting pressure on the ankle. Punk tags in and he kicks Edge in the injured ankle. Jericho tags in and he puts Edge’s foot on the rope and then he kicks it. Gallows punches Edge while Jericho spends time with the referee. Punk tags back in and he kicks Edge in the leg and Punk with a leg lock on Edge. Gallows tags in and he kicks Edge in the ribs and then he stands on the ankle. Hunter and Punk tag in and Hunter punches Punk and then he hits the high knee. Hunter with a face buster and then he hits a clothesline for a near fall. Hunter with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot from Punk. Punk runs into a spinebuster. Hunter tries for a pedigree but Luke with a clothesline. Rey with a springboard seated senton to Luke. Jericho throws Rey under the ropes. Jericho is thrown out of the ring by Edge. Edge puts Punk in the ropes for a 619 and Hunter with the Pedigree for the three count.
Winners: Triple H, Rey Mysterio, and Edge
Rob Van Dam defeated AJ Styles to win the TNA title during the live broadcast of Impact. Stu Carapola filed the following TV report:
Tonight's program opens with a video package recapping the events of last night's Lockdown PPV, then we go to the ring for some words from the TNA World Champion, AJ Styles. He says that due to the celebration party after Lockdown, Flair will be here a little later, but last night he proved to the entire world that AJ Styles in the best wrestler in the world. He stepped into the steel cage with the Pope and he took care of business, and did it all by himself. He says his athletic ability was too much for Pope, and Pope was good, but not good enough. He tells Pope not to get down on himself, because he joined Jeff Jarrett, Sting, and Kurt Angle as people who have lost to AJ, and it doesn't matter where it is, AJ is the best, the best looking, the best athlete, and the work horse of TNA. All the wannabes that want to jump on the AJ Styles bandwagon can think again, because AJ isn't slowing down anytime soon. Rob Van Dam's music hits, and he comes out to the ring to confront AJ. Crowd starts an RVD chant. RVD says that what AJ just heard might confuse him, but that's called a crowd reaction. RVD says that he was backstage listening to AJ talk and he seems to think he's the best wrestling in TNA (crowd starts an AJ sucks chant), and maybe AJ was the best wrestler in TNA at some previous point in time, but it seem obvious that times have changed, and AJ is upset because he's invested all his time in TNA and is used to getting all the attention, and he is a very good wrestler, but RVD's never been quite as impressed with him as everyone else is, and definitely not as much as AJ is in himself. RVD says AJ's having a hard time because TNA is where all the wrestlers want to be and that's not good for him (crowd starts a TNA chant). RVD asks how he can say that he deserves the top spot above the other wrestlers, such as...Rob Van Dam. Now Jeff Hardy's music hits and he comes skipping down to the ring, and guess what? He has a microphone too. Crowd starts a big Hardy chant. Jeff tells AJ that he's got a little head to be so bigheaded. Jeff says he has a huge head but at least he's modest, and AJ's done a lot in TNA but Jeff's looking to do a lot too and the movement has begun. He's here to complete his collection of World Titles by becoming TNA World Champion. Now Hulk Hogan's music hits, and he comes out to join us as well. Hogan high fives RVD and Hardy, and then he grabs a mic to tell us that this is exactly what he's talking about and exactly the reason everyone's talking about TNA. Hogan says that's why he's brought RVD and Hardy here, but no matter how you cut it, it's all about the TNA World Title, so Hogan's going to tell everyone in the back that it's time to up your game because we're raising the bar, and AJ's the World Champion, and when you're the World Champion, that means you're the best at what you do, but when you're the World Champion, doors open up and things happen that you never expected because it's also about the business of being World Champion: lear jets, good looking girls, and big fat paychecks, and that's why everyone wants the World Title. When Hogan was the World Champion, it changed his life because every night, you have to prove you're the best, and every night there's a target on your back, and every time you leave someone laying in the ring, that just ups every aspect of your life. Hogan says he's going to cut the crap right now, because one of the most important questions he's ever heard, which goes out to RVD and Hardy, AJ wants to know how bad they really want it. Do they want it bad enough to put their friendship aside and get in the ring to find out which of them is the best? Do they want to do it tonight? Well that's great, because tonight he wants them to come out and do what they do best: tear the building down and get the crowd chanting TNA, TNA. The crowd plays along. Hogan says that after tonight, the man that gets the win is going to get a shot at AJ Styles and the TNA World Title. AJ says to hold on a moment, nobody consulted with the champion and to tell the truth, he won't be ready by Sacrifice. Hogan says that he made the match, and nobody said anything about Sacrifice. He's not talking about Sacrifice, he says that the man who wins the match tonight is going to get a title shot tonight on Impact!
We cut backstage to Ric Flair arriving at the Impact Zone, where he is informed by somebody off camera that Hogan just made a title match for AJ tonight and, predictibly, Flair is none too please. We're at commercial!
We're back, and we just found out that not only will AJ Styles defend the TNA World Title tonight, but Ric Flair is barred from ringside!
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