Impact Report: 24th July, 2008

The hostage situation surrounding the TNA Heavyweight Title Belt enters day twelve as Booker T continues to prevent its rightful owner, Samoa Joe from possessing the belt. Will Joe get to talk to the belt to let it know that everyone at home still loves it or will Booker continue to be a meanie and prevent the two from talking? What will happen when five tables meet six men in a match? Who will be the last man standing at the end of the night? We will see the debut of a new people talking segment on tonight’s show as Karen Angle moves from the ring, where she did not wrestle, to the comfort of a chair where she will interview people and ask the tough, probing questions that Lauren (and Leticia [how we miss ye]) never did. What will Kaz say as he addresses his exit from TNA? What new matches will be announced for Hard Justice? Who will Abyss come out to save this week? Will there be any changes in the Impact Zone and how will it affect the show?
We begin tonight’s show with a look back at last week when Booker T proclaimed himself the champion despite not winning the match at Victory Road; and Joe confronted him and let Booker keep the belt. Joe set the tone for a match with Sting as well.

We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘The Dark Knight’ Tenay and Don ‘Fantasy Football’ West.

Samoa Joe walks through the crowd into the ring and he is dressed very nicely again. Kevin Nash joins Joe at the ring, and the ring is surrounded by six sides of steel. Joe shakes Kevin’s hand and then Joe tells everyone, especially Booker T that he has a proposition. He says that they should throw out the referees and the rules. Just Booker and him in the six sides of steel.

Booker T’s music plays and he comes to the ring with Sharmell. Booker brings out Joe’s belt to let him see it. Booker says that he cannot believe Joe. He says that he was minding his own business in his dressing room with his wife. Booker says that he heard Joe talking about him and Hard Justice. Booker points out that the last time he saw Joe, Joe was coming out of the back of an ambulance to attack him and scare his wife. Booker says that his daddy told him that when a man is reduced to doing something like that, it shows how scared he is. Booker wants Kevin to tell Joe, but Nash remains silent. Booker says that he used to be a drum major in high school. Booker suggests that they add a few instruments. He mentions tables, ladders, and chairs. Booker says that he will be out later with a contract and wants to know if Joe will sign it. Booker tells Joe to be afraid of the dark.

TO THE BACK and Jeremy Borash is with Christian Cage, Rhino, and A.J. Styles. Jeremy asks about their elimination tables match. Jeremy reminds them that Sting is in their corner. A.J. says that he does not believe that Sting will be in their corner. A.J. says that he has heard about this turn for two weeks. There was a reason why Joe was laid out by Sting. A.J. says that Sting was one of the reasons why he wanted to be a wrestler. Christian says that if Sting shows up, he will be the first one to go through a table. Christian reminds A.J. that Team 3D tried to break Rhino’s neck, and they put him through a glass table. Whoever is with Team 3D and Kurt Angle is the enemy. It is not about winning or losing, it is about who is going to end who’s livelihood first. Christian leaves and then Rhino tells A.J. not to get sucked in. We go to commercial.

We are back and Don and Mike talk about what is going to happen on tonight’s show.

Time for a video package about Sting and his rise to being an icon. What is behind Sting’s current behavior? Is he at a crossroads? Why did Sting come to the aid of Booker T at Victory Road?

Match Number One: Jimmy Rave with Lance Rock versus Consequences Creed versus Johnny Devine versus Eric Young
Devine goes after Creed while Creed punches Rave. Young punches Rave in the corner but Rave sends Young over the top rope to the floor. Devine chokes Creed in the corner and then he connects with a running knee to Creed. Creed punches Devine and finishes with an uppercut. Creed with forearms to Rave. Rave with a back kick followed by a Shining Wizard for a two count. Young with a knee to a charging Rave and Rave falls to the apron. Young tries for a clothesline on the apron but Rave drops Young on the apron. Rave distracts the referee and Lance tries to attack Creed. Lance tries for a choke slam but Creed escapes the hold and Creed hits a DDT. Creed with a somersault plancha onto Rave and Devine. Rave is sent into the ring and Young punches Rave. Devine hits Young from behind but Young with a double clothesline to Devine and Rave. Young with a drop kick to Devine. Young does the Flair Flip to the apron, but Young is tripped on the apron by Devine. Creed with a slingshot back into the ring and he gets a two count with a rollup on Rave. Rave with a tilt-a-whirl single arm DDT followed by Ghanarhea on Creed for a two count but Young breaks things up. Young sets for the Death Valley Driver and hits it but Devine makes the save. Devine with a pile driver but Creed breaks up the cover on Young. Creed with jabs and a punch after a split. Devine with a sunset flip but Creed rolls through and gets the three count.
Winner: Consequences Creed

After the match, Devine attacks Creed and so does Rave. Lance joins in with a big boot a Devine gets a chair. The referee is removed from the equation. Lance and Jimmy hold Creed for Devine, but they stop after the lights go out and Abyss comes to the ring. Instead of leaving the ring; Lance, Rave, and Devine wait for him to come to the ring. Devine charges with the chair and Abyss punches the chair into Devine’s face. Lance is the next to go down. Rave tries for a cross body but he bounces off Abyss. Abyss gives Rave a choke slam. Lance gets a Black Hole Slam for his troubles. Abyss grabs the chair and then he throws it down.

TO THE BACK where Jeremy Borash is with Kurt Angle and Team 3D. They have Jeremy on a table and he wants to know if he is going through the table. Jeremy asks if they are ready for the match. Ray says that this is their specialty and they are ready. Ray says that Sting is one of them, a scumbag. Ray calls Angle the biggest scumbag of them all. Devon tells Jeremy that Ray might not have a lot of credibility in TNA, but Devon says that he is not a liar. Devon says that Sting will be there tonight and he will shock the world. Kurt wonders if it is a big surprise that Sting is tired of doing the right thing and pleasing the fans. Angle tells A.J. that there are no heroes, just bad guys like him and his two best friends. Angle says that he will be thinking of A.J. in bed with his wife. Angle is going to pick up a bloody A.J. and ask him if it is worth it. We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at Frankie Kazarian. We see one of his high points from Genesis, but then he lost his title match against Kurt Angle. Then he got another chance at Sacrifice where he won a chance at the Heavyweight Title again only to lose. Then he lost his shot at the X Division Title at Slammiversary. Then Frankie failed one more time in the Ultimate X Cup at Victory Road. Will Kazarian be redeemed?

It is time for “Karen’s Angle” with your host, Karen Angle. Karen welcomes Frankie to the show. She asks how he started in the business. He says that after he graduated from high school, he moved to Massachusetts to train with Killer Kowalski. Frankie says that one of his favorite wrestlers was Bret Hart. Karen mentions that Frankie was with TNA at the start. He mentions that it was some crazy times in Nashville where he made a lot of friendships. Karen asks Frankie about the time when he left TNA. Frankie says that he learned a lot of the ugliness and politics in the business. Frankie says that he despises the politics. The passion was gone and he did not enjoy going to work. To be continued.

We are told that the interview will conclude next week.

Taylor Wilde prepares for her match in the back as we go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Matt Morgan versus Kory Chavis
Chavis has some words for Morgan and then he pushes Morgan. Morgan with a biel across the ring followed by a second one. Morgan with a head butt and then he is choked in the ropes. Morgan with a splash into the ropes. Morgan goes to the apron and he connects with a leg drop and a boot to the head. Morgan returns to the ring but Chavis with a rake of the eyes followed by a few punches. Morgan with a bicycle kick and then Morgan with a splash into the corner followed by the Hellevator for the three count.
Winner: Matt Morgan

TO THE BACK where Lauren is with the Motor City Machine Guns. Lauren talks about their match tonight and asks what their strategy is. Sabin says that Storm and Roode have a lack of self awareness. They strap people like a couple of tough guys, but they are really a chubby cowboy and a stock market prick with a ponytail. Sabin and Shelley discuss Jackie and then comment on how their opponents are named after a movie starring Zach Morris. Shelley then comments on how the Best of James Storm DVD is blank. Shelley says that they strap people like animals, but they did not realize who they strapped when they strapped him and Sabin. Alex mentions that in addition to being the Motor City, Detroit is known as ‘Murder City’ and they are very violent people. Alex says that they have one objective tonight and that is to point and shoot.

Velvet Sky looks worried about her match with Taylor Wilde but Angelina fixes Velvet’s make up as we go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to go to Lauren with Curry Man, Shark Boy, and Super Eric. Lauren asks them about their motto. Curry Man says that he is on the look out for evil and says that the coast is clear. Shark Boy makes a suggestion but they argue. Eric says that they need to come up with something memorable that the fans will remember forever. Eric suggests ‘We come in peace . . . they leave in pieces’. Shark Boy makes fun of Curry Man’s speech pattern.

Match Number Three: Robert Roode and James Storm with Jackie Moore versus Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley in a Strap Match
Sabin and Roode are linked by a strap while Shelley and Storm are paired up. Sabin and Shelley take down Storm and Roode. Roode and Storm fight back and then Shelley and Sabin use the straps on the lower groin area of Storm and Roode. Shelley and Sabin whip Storm and Roode. Sabin sends Roode into the post when he goes out of the ring. Shelley does the same to Storm. Shelley wraps Storm to the post and then he sends Storm into the post. Sabin Irish whips Roode into the rail and then he chokes him with the strap. Sabin with a neck breaker to Roode for a two count. All four men are back in the ring. Shelley and Sabin double team Storm with kicks and then they do the same to Roode. Shelley with a camel clutch using the strap to choke Storm while Sabin applies an abdominal stretch on Roode. Jackie gets on the apron and the referee is distracted and Shelley and Sabin release their holds. Sabin with an clothesline to Storm and Shelley with a back elbow to Roode. Shelley and Sabin use the strap on the lower groin again. Shelley goes up top but Jackie crotches him. Roode with a spinebuster on Sabin. Storm punches Shelley while Roode sends Sabin out of the ring.

Roode with an Irish whip into the ring steps. Storm with a series of near falls on Shelley. Roode uses the apron to wear down Sabin. Storm with a kick to the back of Shelley’s head followed by a drop kick from Roode for a near fall. Sabin gets a double suplex from Storm and Roode. Storm and Roode celebrate in the ring as they raise their arms in the air despite not winning the match. Roode and Storm with stereo slams and then they go to the turnbuckles but Shelley and Sabin with reverse atomic drops. Shelley with a clothesline to Roode and Sabin with one to Storm. Sabin and Shelley slam Roode and Storm into the turnbuckles. Sabin and Shelley Irish whip Storm and Roode into each other and then they tie up Storm and Roode with the straps and then they hit kicks. Sabin with a bulldog that sends Roode into Storm’s groin and then the Guns pose despite not having won anything yet. Shelley and Sabin with atomic drops and then they collide. Shelley and Sabin work on the legs and stretch them. Jackie gets into the match but then she falls into the center of the circle. The referee pulls Jackie out and then she argues with him as he tries to get her out of the ring. Shelley tries for the Shiranui but Storm sends Shelley into the referee and the referee is knocked out. Storm with the lungblower and then he is handed handcuffs by Jackie. Sabin with a rollup on Roode but Storm hits Sabin with the handcuffs. Storm and Roode cover Sabin and Shelley and get the three count since the referee miraculously recovers in time.
Winners: James Storm and Robert Roode

After the match, Shelley attacks Storm but Roode stops him. Storm hits a super kick. Roode cuffs Shelley to the turnbuckle and then Storm and Roode strap him. LAX come out to make the save for Shelley and Sabin. We go to commercial.

We are back and we see footage from Velvet Sky’s victory in the Women’s Gauntlet to face Taylor Wilde for the title.

Match Number Four: Velvet Sky with Angelina Love versus Taylor Wilde for the TNA Women’s Title
Velvet is talking with Angelina and Taylor with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Taylor Wilde

After the match, Velvet gets on the mic and she says that she was not ready and she did not hear the bell. Velvet tells Taylor that she won’t do it again and then she dares Taylor. Velvet says that Taylor is scared. Taylor might not be scared, but she is something else because she returns to the ring.

Match Number Four and a Half: Velvet Sky versus Taylor Wilde
Velvet kicks Taylor as she re-enters the ring for this match. Velvet gets a near fall. Velvet with a forearm but Taylor with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: Taylor Wilde

After this match, Velvet and Angelina throw a tantrum in the ring. Angelina gets on the mic and she says that was bull crap. Angelina says that was not supposed to happen because they should be champion, not Taylor. Angelina wonders who Taylor is dating in TNA to get this treatment. Angelina puts $5,000 of her own money saying that Taylor won’t do it again.

Taylor pulls Velvet out of the ring and they fight on the floor.

Match Number Four and Three-Quarters: You Know the Drill
Taylor and Velvet fight on the floor. Taylor rolls Velvet back into the ring. Taylor with a chop to Velvet. Taylor misses a cross body and Velvet gets a two count. Velvet with punches a-plenty and she gets a near fall. Velvet throws Taylor out of the ring and while (wait for it) the referee is distracted, Angelina attacks Taylor on the floor. The referee sees Angelina acting innocent on the floor in the official referee distraction point so he figures something happened. Velvet goes out after Taylor and slams her into the apron. Velvet gets more near falls. Velvet with the Octopus and then she bites Taylor’s arm and the referee makes Velvet release the hold. Taylor with a rollup for a two count. Velvet with a clothesline. Both women grab each other by the hair and they are both down. Velvet with a forearm but Taylor with kicks. Taylor with clotheslines to Velvet followed by an elbow. Taylor with a drop kick and a two count. Taylor with a monkey flip and then she stomps Angelina’s hand on the apron. Taylor with a Northern Lights suplex and bridge but Angelina breaks up the cover and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner (one more time): Taylor Wilde by disqualification

After the match, Angelina attacks Taylor and then hits the leaping Flatline. Angelina gets the paper bag of doom and she puts it on Taylor. Gail Kim and ODB appear on the ramp and head to the ring and ODB brings her dinner with her. Gail and Angelina exchange forearms while Velvet punches ODB, but ODB runs Velvet into the corner and then she offers Velvet some of her turkey and spits it on her.

Time for a video package on Abdul Bashir, but you might have known him as Daivari. He talks about how he had to work harder than most to get where he is now. He talks about how he is watched because of his ethnicity.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Jeremy Borash is with Sonjay Dutt in the hospital. Val is with Jeremy and Sonjay asks the Guru-ites if Val is here. Val says that she feels horrible. Sonjay says that Jay swung that chair like a savage animal. Sonjay asks Val if she saw the replay and she says that she hates violence, so Sonjay can continue with his charade. Sonjay says that Val is the only thing on his mind. Jeremy asks Val how Sonjay could be thinking of her when he was in a coma. Sonjay says that he is ready to apologize, but Val tells Sonjay that he does not have to apologize. Before Sonjay can profess his love to Val, a doctor comes in with a bedpan. Val leaves and then we see Sonjay with an engagement ring.

Match Number Five: Team 3D and Kurt Angle versus Christian Cage, A.J. Styles, and Rhino in an Elimination Tables Match
The match starts with Styles, Rhino, and Cage going outside the ring after Team 3D and Angle. There are punches galore with Styles sending Ray into the rails. Christian and Angle get into the ring and Christian with chops. Angle with European uppercuts. Rhino and Devon are in the crowd. Cage punches Angle but Angle with an Irish whip. Christian with a back elbow from the turnbuckles. Christian goes for the Unprettier, but Angle counters and puts Christian in the ankle lock. Christian is able to roll through to get out of the hold. Rhino and Devon are in the bleachers and Rhino raises him arms in celebration despite not winning anything yet.

Christian kicks Angle to the floor so that means that Ray and Styles can battle in the ring. Ray chops Styles and punches him. Styles with a phenomenal drop kick followed by a pescado onto Ray on the floor. Devon punches Rhino over by the official ‘throwing a wrestler into the wall’ portion of the ringside area. Devon does just that as he Irish whips Rhino into the wall. Christian bites Angle’s forehead against the ramp. Devon gets a cable and he chokes Rhino with it.

Christian and Angle are now in the ring and A.J. joins in. Styles and Cage hit a double suplex on Angle but Ray and Devon attack Christian and Styles. Team 3D with the neck breaker and belly-to-back suplex combination on Rhino. The tables come into play as Ray and Devon get a table from under the ring (even though there are some already against the guardrails) but it is used as a weapon when Cage and Styles drop kick the table and Team 3D go down and they go down hard. Ray is sent into the ring and Styles sets up a table in the ring. Ray sets for a back body drop through the table but Rhino moves the table out of the way and Styles only hits the mat. Rhino punches Ray but Devon trips Rhino and pulls him outside the ring. Ray sets up the table again and Ray chops Styles. Ray puts Styles on the table and he holds Styles for Devon, but Christian and Rhino make the save for Styles. Christian and Styles realign the table and Rhino and Christian send Devon through the table to eliminate him.

Rhino throws in a trash can and then Styles hits a springboard forearm on Ray. Cage hits Ray with the trash can and then Rhino with a GORE. Angle hits Styles, Cage, and Rhino with a steel chair and we go to commercial.

We are back and Angle and Ray work over Christian’s leg. We see footage from during the break when Rhino hit a spinebuster on Kurt Angle, and then he tries for a GORE on Angle but Angle was pulled out of the way and Rhino went through a table to eliminate himself. Back to live on tape action and Christian chops Angle and then he Irish whips Ray into Angle before throwing Ray out of the ring. Angle gets an inverted DDT from Christian. Christian brings a table into the ring and he sets it up. Angle with a kick and he tries for an Olympic Slam through the table. Christian gets out of the hold and he slams Angle’s head into the table before he goes up top. Kurt Angle gets off the table and he holds the referee so he cannot see Devon get on the apron to send Christian through the table with a 3D.

Styles punches Ray but Angle hits him from behind. Styles with a double clothesline followed by a Pele kick on Ray. Styles brings a table into the ring and he sets it up. Ray tries to beg for mercy and Johnny Devine comes into the ring while the referee is looking for something in the opposite direction. Devine has some powder and he tries to throw it in Styles’s face, but A.J. moves and Ray gets the powder. Styles sends Devine into Ray and since Ray cannot see, Ray power bombs Devine through the table to eliminate the people who are not in the match. Styles with a drop kick that sends Ray to the floor. Ray gets on the apron and then Angle tries to charge at Styles, but A.J. sidesteps him and Angle knocks Ray off the apron through a conveniently placed table to eliminate him.

Angle with the moonsault into an inverted DDT on Angle. Angle brings another table into the ring and he sets it up. Styles punches Angle and he puts him on the table. Styles goes to the apron but Frank Trigg ‘hides’ at the apron and he has a kendo stick and he hits Styles with it while A.J. is on the top turnbuckle. Angle hits an Olympic Slam on Styles and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners: Kurt Angle and Team 3D

After the match, Frank Trigg celebrates with Angle.

Booker T walks in the back with Joe’s title belt as we go to commercial.

We are back and Booker T comes to the ring with Sharmell T and Contract on a Clipboard T. Samoa Joe comes to the ring with Kevin Nash. Booker points out that he has his wife with him and Joe has . . . Booker says that he has the contract with him. Booker says that Joe cannot beat him. Booker talks about a few stipulations in the match that are mentioned in the contract. Booker says that tables, ladders, chairs, and anything to mess him up. Booker says that he wants Kevin Nash to leave the ring because it has nothing to do with him.

Joe tells Booker to look at him when he talks to him. Joe says that he will send Nash to the back if Booker sends his bat wielding wench to the back as well. Booker wonders if Joe is afraid of his wife, but he will send her to the back. Booker kisses his wife and then he asks if Joe is going to do the same. Joe says that he would but he heard that Sharmell is not a good kisser, when Booker was referring to Joe and Nash.

Booker says that he will put his name on the dotted line and we see him sign the contract. Booker wants Joe to do the same, but before Joe can sign the contract, the lights go out and Sting’s music plays. We see the lights go on and Booker is holding the bat while Joe is face down on the mat. We go to credits.