*RESULTS* TNA XPLOSION - 8/10/06

We start off this week’s show with a look back at last week’s show when Rhino and Christian fought during an X Division 6 man match; Jeff Jarrett’s comments about how he wants his title belt back; Samoa Joe confronting Brother Runt and Abyss; and the announcement that Kurt Angle will be the ringside enforcer.

Jeremy Borash is outside Jim Cornette’s office and he talks about Bound for Glory on October 22nd. He says that we will see the footage of what happened between LAX and the tag team champions, Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles. We will also see Christian Cage team with Jeff Jarrett to face Ron Killings and Christopher Daniels. Jeremy goes into Jim Cornette’s office and Norman Smiley, Shark Boy, Eric Young, David Young, and Elix Skipper are in there. Jim talks about how his blood pressure is going up and the problems dealing with management. Cornette talks about how the champion does not even have his belt because Samoa Joe won’t give it back. Then he mentions that Kurt Angle is coming into TNA and the phone is off the hook with people wanting to come to TNA. Cornette says that if people want to come in, then somebody has to go. The loser of the match between the five men in the room will be fired.

Jeremy Borash asks Jim Cornette about the belt situation and Cornette asks Borash if he wants to fight Joe to get the belt back. Jim Mitchell and Abyss enter the room and he says that he has a solution to the problem. If he can promise that Abyss will take the title belt from Joe, will he promise Abyss the first title match after Bound for Glory. Cornette calls Mitchell the sleaziest man that he knows, but if he can deliver, he has a deal.

Your hosts are Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme. Jeremy talks about the main event for Bound for Glory, including the addition of Kurt Angle as the ringside enforcer.

Match Number One: Frankie Kazarian and Matt Bentley versus Team 3D

Devon and Bentley start things off and Devon with a spinning back elbow and clothesline that send Bentley to the mat followed by a slam and elbow drop for a two count. Bentley with a knee to Devon and he tags in Kazarian. Devon with a double clothesline and then he tags in Ray. Ray with a suplex to Kazarian followed by elbow drops and a chop for a two count.

America ’s Most Wanted and Gail Kim appear at on the Stage of Heelish Impact to watch the match.

We return to the action in the ring and Kazarian with a rake of the eyes and then he draws Devon into the ring. While the referee deals with Devon , Kazarian and Bentley double team Ray and Kazarian hits a bicycle kick.

The James Gang appears on the Stage of Facial Impact to watch the action.

Bentley hits a drop kick on Ray and Kazarian is tagged in. Kazarian chokes Ray in the ropes and he gets a near fall. Kazarian slaps Ray, but Ray chops back. Ray punches Kazarian and then he hits a suplex for a two count. Devon and Bentley tag in and Devon punches Bentley followed by a back body drop and side slam. Devon with an inverted suplex to Kazarian for a two count. Bentley kicks Ray, but Ray avoids a forearm off the ropes and Team 3D hit a belly-to-back suplex and neck breaker combination on Bentley. Kazarian falls victim to 3D and Devon gets the three count.

Winner: Team 3D

After the match, Brother Ray takes the mic and he says that they were going to work their way from the bottom to get back to the top. This was week two and that is their second win. At Bound for Glory, Team 3D has no opponents and that sucks. Whether it is America ’s Most Wanted, the Naturals, or ‘the second best tag team in the world’ the James Gang. Whether it is a tag team from the past, present, or future; they challenge anybody. He says that they will become the NWA World Tag Team Champions. Devon tells us to testify.

We go to a video package for Rhino filmed in Detroit . He wonders if his head will be 100 percent at Bound for Glory. He dealt with pain every day on the street. It was war then, and now it is a war. We hear comments from people who say that Rhino is an inspiration to people in the neighborhood. Rhino says that this match is not just for him. It is for the fans, and the guy who lost his job when the factory closed. Rhino says that everyone will see Christian beg for mercy. Rhino says that he will show Christian a nightmare that he will never forget.

Jim Mitchell and Abyss are in the ring and he tells Samoa Joe that Jim Cornette has made a deal with the devil to regain possession of the NWA World Title belt. He says that Joe has two options. First, he can come out here and peacefully place the belt down and leave in one piece. Second, he can send the monster to the back to pry the belt out of Joe’s cold, stiff fingers.

Samoa Joe’s music plays and he comes out with the NWA World Title belt. Joe lays the belt down in the center of the ring and Abyss chokes Joe. Joe breaks out of the choke hold and he slaps Abyss. Abyss grabs Joe and he choke slams Joe on the title belt. Abyss grabs the belt and holds it over his head.

Jeff Jarrett comes to the ring and he takes the belt back from Abyss. Abyss grabs Jarrett and Jarrett yells at Abyss. Abyss punches Jarrett and then Joe and Abyss alternate punching Jarrett as he pinballs back and forth. Joe with a reverse atomic drop and then he hits a running Yakuza kick on Jarrett. Joe picks up the belt and gets to the apron, only to be brought back into the ring by Abyss. Abyss punches Joe and then Joe with a boot. Abyss comes off the ropes but Joe with a power slam and then Joe gets the belt and leaves the ring.

We go to footage from Mexico where A.J. Styles talks about how it was great for him to win the trophy awarded at the show. While A.J. is talking, LAX interrupt and Konnan says that he wants to give A.J. a personal welcome to Mexico . Konnan gets the first punch in and then a number of people swarm around A.J. as the beatdown continues.

Match Number Two: Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez [with Konnan]) versus Tyler Black and Jeff Luxon

Homicide and Hernandez attack their opponents as they enter the ring. Hernandez tosses Black across the ring as if he was a rag doll. Homicide catapults Luxon into Hernandez who catches him in a bear hug and then Hernandez with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex from the bear hug position. Homicide with an Irish whip and running clothesline to Black and then Homicide hits an Ace Cutter from the second turnbuckle. Hernandez picks Luxon up for a power bomb and then tosses Luxon across the ring. They get a double pinfall for the three count.

Winners: Latin American Exchange

Konnan gets on the mic as LAX stands behind the cage door and he says that LAX is coming to bring back the belt. He says that there are a lot of forces trying to sabotage their success. He says that it is no coincidence that Jim Cornette put them in an Ultimate X match where all of the advantages were with A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels. He says that Styles and Daniels will face them in a six sides of steel match at Bound for Glory. They are going to put Styles and Daniels in a cage where the violence will be taken to a new level. We go to commercial.

Match Number Three: Petey Williams versus Sonjay Dutt in the Xplosion Xclusive Match of the Week

Petey with a waist lock but Dutt with a wrist lock. Williams escapes the hold with a drop toe hold and then he follows that up with a front face lock. Dutt counters and Williams gets to the ropes to get Dutt to release the hold. Williams with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Dutt with a drop toe hold and he hits a rolling senton splash into a moonsault for a two count. Williams rolls outside the ring and Dutt tries to bring him back in, but Williams pulls Dutt outside and he sends Dutt into the guardrails. Williams returns Dutt into the ring for a near fall. Dutt punches Williams, but Williams with a single leg trip followed by a snap elbow drop. Williams with a corkscrew suplex for a two count. Williams with a chop to Dutt, but Dutt returns the favor. Williams puts Dutt in the tree of woe and it is time to sing. We go to commercial.

We are back and Dutt is against the ropes and Williams hits a drop kick to Dutt’s back and he gets a two count. Williams with a rear chin lock and he tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Dutt lands on his feet. Williams responds with a spinning heel kick for a two count. Williams goes up top but Dutt moves out of the way. Williams rolls through and he charges at Dutt in the corner, only to get a back elbow for his troubles. Dutt with a running enzuigiri and both men are down. Dutt punches Williams followed by a back elbow and a single leg dropsault. Dutt continues the attack with a spinebuster and a quebrada for a two count. Dutt slams Williams and he goes up top but he takes too long and Williams hits a drop kick that sends Dutt to the mat. Williams goes to the apron and he hits a slingshot jawbreaker and Williams tries to use the ropes for leverage but the referee stops the count. Williams sets for the Canadian Destroyer but Dutt blocks it and he tries for a back body drop but Williams turns it into a sunset flip for a two count. Williams with a drop toe hold that sends Dutt into the ropes. Williams tries for a wheelbarrow move, but Dutt blocks it and he gets a rollup for a two count. Dutt hits an inverted DDT for a two count. Dutt with a drop kick to Williams’s knee. Dutt misses an enzuigiri and Williams tries for the Canadian Destroyer one more time, but Dutt escapes the hold again and Dutt hits the shooting star press for the three count. We go to commercial.

Winner: Sonjay Dutt

We are back and we hear comments from Buff Bagwell about the Sting/Jarrett match at Bound for Glory. He says that if Jarrett beats Sting, it will be a huge notch on Jarrett’s belt. Lex Luger says that if Jarrett can put Sting out of wrestling, it would be the peak of his career. Luger and Bagwell both say that they think Sting will win the match.

Match Number Four: Eric Young versus David Young versus Elix Skipper versus Norman Smiley versus Shark Boy in a ‘Loser Gets Fired’ match

The bell rings and everyone is going after Eric Young. Skipper and David Young with a double clothesline to Eric. Shark Boy with a rollup on David Young while Smiley with a rollup on Skipper for two counts. Eric tries to cover Elix, but Skipper gets out of the cover with the matrix and then he hits a back kick on Eric. Shark Boy and Smiley work over David Young.

Larry Zbyszko walks to the ring to watch the action. Shark Boy bites Skipper and Elix goes outside the ring. Smiley gets David Young in a wheelbarrow position and then he does the Big Wiggle. Outside the ring, Zbyszko rolls Eric back into the ring but Eric grabs Larry’s toupee. Skipper with a clothesline to Smiley and Eric puts on the toupee. Eric tosses the toupee to Shark Boy and Eric punches him. Eric tries for the wheelbarrow into a TKO, but Shark Boy blocks it. While Eric and Shark Boy battle in the ring, the other three men fight outside the ring. Eric blocks the Dead Sea Drop attempt and Shark Boy tries for a rollup on the ropes, but Eric holds on to the ropes. Larry returns to ringside and he jabs Eric in the midsection with a golf club. Shark Boy with a rollup for the three count.

Winner: Shark Boy

Fired: Eric Young

After the match, the four men who kept their job celebrate and then leave the ring. Eric Young is in the center of the ring and he is confused. We go to commercial.

We are back with a Sting video package.

We then go to the interview area where Jeremy Borash is with Jeff Jarrett and Christian Cage. Jeremy brings up Bound for Glory and how they are part of two important matches. He first talks about Christian’s match against Rhino in an ‘8 Mile Street Fight’, and then he talks about Jarrett’s match against Sting where the title is on the line against Sting’s career. Jeremy asks about them having to team up. Jarrett says that he does not even want to talk about this match. He wants to talk about Abyss and how Jarrett had the belt in his hand. While Jarrett continues to talk, Christian asks for a mic from off camera. Jarrett says that he is not leaving until he gets his belt back. Jarrett says that he will publicly execute Sting’s career at Bound for Glory. Jarrett tells Kurt Angle that if he has to go through Angle, he will do it.

Christian interrupts Jarrett and tells Jeff to shut up for a second. Christian says that everyone knows that the biggest star always talks last. There have been a lot of big announcements, like Impact going primetime in November. Christian tells everyone, ‘you’re welcome’. Christian reminds Jarrett that he won his match at No Surrender. He next addresses Samoa Joe with the title belt, but Christian tells Jarrett not to worry about Samoa Joe because Christian is the man who beat Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA World Title so that makes him the captain of the team. He tells Jarrett to follow his lead in their match tonight.

Match Number Five: Christopher Daniels and Ron Killings versus Jeff Jarrett and Christian Cage

Daniels and Cage appear to start off the match, but Cage tags in Jarrett to start things off. Daniels with a side head lock but Jarrett works on Daniels’s arm. Daniels get Jarrett back into the side head lock. Daniels with a single leg trip followed by a jumping leg lariat. Jarrett with a knee and punch and then he tags in Christian. Daniels with a drop toe hold and he tags in Killings. Daniels and Killings with a double hip toss and double elbow drop. Daniels with a slam and then Daniels and Killings do the Kid & Play followed by kicks to Christian. Christian punches Killings but Killings does the split to avoid the clothesline from Christian. Killings with a power slam to Christian followed by a punch to Jarrett. Christian sends Killings over the top rope to the floor and we go to commercial.

We are back and Jarrett sends Killings in the guardrails before returning Killings to the ring. Christian with a back elbow followed by a knee and punch. Jarrett makes the blind tag and he tells Christian to get out of the ring. Jarrett with a splash into the ropes and then Jarrett struts. Jarrett kicks Killings and hits a back elbow. Killings punches Jarrett, but Jarrett with a rake of the eyes. Killings recovers and gets Jarrett up for a suplex and turns it into a modified stunner and both men are down. Daniels tags in and he hits a forearm on Christian on the apron followed a back elbow to Jarrett. Christian comes in and he gets a clothesline while Jarrett gets another back elbow and Christian gets an STO for his interference. Daniels with a Blue Thunder Driver but Christian makes the save. Christian tries for the Unprettier, but Daniels is able to avoid the hold and sends Christian into the corner. Christian with an elbow and then he goes up top but Daniels with a palm thrust. Daniels sets up for a superplex, but Homicide attacks Daniels with the slapjack while the referee is dealing with Jarrett and Killings. Jarrett sends Killings over the top rope to the floor. While Christian sets up for the frog splash, Jarrett makes the cover for the three count.

Winners: Jeff Jarrett and Christian Cage
After the match, Christian has some words for Jeff Jarrett and then he gets the mic. Jarrett takes the mic from Christian and he tells Samoa Joe that the games are over and he wants the belt right now.

Samoa Joe comes out and Joe and Jarrett battle. Joe misses a running boot into the corner and Joe goes over the top rope to the floor. Jarrett grabs the belt and holds it over his head. Christian gives Jarrett and Unprettier and then he holds the belt over his head. Rhino comes out and he GORES Christian and the belt flies out of Christian’s hands. Joe takes the belt and he leaves with the belt. We go to credits.

Xplosion Thoughts:

On most weeks, Xplosion is essentially an Impact recap show, but this week was a pure recap show with the exception of the Xplosion Xclusive Match of the Week. Even when they do one or two original segments for the show, it allows for some of the story lines to be advanced.

Source: PWInsider