Post by hbk on Sept 25, 2006 2:51:40 GMT -5
Event:[/u] TNA No Surrender 2006 Results
Airdate:[/u] Sunday 24th September 2006
Location:[/u] Universal Studios Soundstage 21, Orlando, Florida
Results by PowerWrestling.com[/u]
Eric Young vs. A-1[/u]
Young entered from the crowd and brought a parade of fans chanting "Don't fire Eric." He was announced as hailing from "an undisclosed location." Young has added a lot of mass. A-1 shoulderblocked Young down. Young slid out of the ring but jumped back in when A-1 followed. A-1 was upset at ringside. Young tossed him back into the ring, then hopped into the crowd to lead a "Don't fire Eric" chant. Young hit a bodypress but A-1 kicked out. A-1 powerslammed Young for a two count. A-1 charged and squashed Young in the corner. Young evaded another charge and fired back with several shots. A-1 grabbed Young and tossed him to the floor. They battled on the floor for a short time. A-1 locked in a surfboard. Young got back to his feet and hit a clothesline in the corner. Young hit a top rope elbow and scored a two count. A-1 tried for a tombstone, but Young reversed it then shot A-1 into a wheelbarrow suplex, catching him with a neckbreaker on the way down for the pin. The match was what it was. Average.
Your winner:[/u] Eric Young!
Jay Lethal vs. Petey Williams[/u]
When they introduced Lethal, he was nowhere to be found. They went backstage where Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Chris Sabin were goofing around playing videogames and acting like goofs. Jerry Lynn yelled at them to get it together. Dutt said they took care of it and held up a box of laxatives. Lynn told Sabin he should be preparing for his X-Division shot tonight. Sabin offered him a potato chip. Lynn walked off disgusted as Sabin yelled, "Jerry? You forgot your chip!"
In the ring, Williams was looking at the bottle of water he was sipping, worried it was poisoned. Lethal came to the ring, taping his wrists and getting ready as he made his way down the aisle. Williams shoulderblocked him down. Lethal went for a tiltowhirl but Williams evaded it. Lethal went for his cartwheel into the dropkick but again, Williams evaded. Lethal finally hit the dropkick. Lethal hit a springboard dropkick into the ring for a two count. Lethal was on the apron when Williams slid out between his legs to the floor and pulled him off into the guard rail. Williams worked him over on the floor and then continued the assault in the ring. As the match continued, Williams began acting as if he was trying not to go to the bathroom. The referee and Lethal were both acting as if they smelled something.
Williams tied Lethal in the tree of woe but couldn't get on the ropes because he had to go so bad. Dutt was at ringside showing off the laxative box. Lethal began nailing Williams with punches to the gut, "making it worse" for Williams. Lethal gave him an atomic drop. Lethal hit a clothesline and a rolling senton splash. He kept striking Williams in the gut. He gave Williams a gutbuster for a two count. Williams made a comeback but was hampered by his condition. The crowd chanted, "Hold it in." Williams went for the Canadian Destroyer but finally couldn't stop holding it. He went to leave the ring but Lethal rolled him up for the pin.
Winner:[/u] Jay Lethal
Williams ran to the back. Easily the dumbest thing in recent memory from TNA. This hardly fueled any hopes of the X-Division going to the next level, unless you think of it as the next level of sports-entertainment stupidity. Welcome back to wrestling, Vince Russo.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviewed Rhino. Borash said that doctors had advised Rhino not to wrestle tonight. Borash said he was dealing with a shoulder problem and head trauma. Rhino said to dish the advice out to Christian Cage. He said he considered Cage family but was going to kick his ass all over the Impact Zone. He was selling the effects of a concussion. Borash questioned whether he was OK. Rhino said he was fine and was going to teach Cage what happens when you turn on a friend. Obviously the concussion is going to play into the match, so this was a nice foreshadowing.
They aired a video on Raven vs. Brother Runt vs. Abyss.
Raven vs. Brother Runt vs. Abyss (with Jim Mitchell) - No DQ[/u]
Raven entered from the top of the bleachers. Runt had a Singapore Cane and a trash can lid. Raven and Abyss worked over Runt early. Runt rolled to the floor, so Raven immediately turned on Abyss. Abyss hit the running sit down splash. Runt stalked Abyss, the put a trash can between two turnbuckles. He began caning Abyss. Runt and Abyss battled in front of the trash can. Raven and Runt tossed Abyss into it. Raven was tossed to the floor by Runt. Abyss pressed Runt over his head and threw him out of the ring onto Raven. On the floor, Abyss threw Runt into the railing. Raven slammed Abyss into the ring steps. Raven hit a side Russian Legsweep on Runt into the railing. They tossed a ton of weapons into the ring. Raven nailed Runt in the head with the trash can. Runt made a comeback killing both with a trash can lid, the ring bell, and a cookie sheet. Tenay and West noted that Team 3D warned Runt not to get into trouble while they were gone, so that may be a hint. Raven put on a Gladiator helmet and headbutt Runt with it.
Raven dragged Runt and a trash can to the entrance ramp. Raven threw Runt past the entrance ramp, sending him backstage. Abyss brought a table to the rampway. He attacked Raven, who was busted open. Abyss stalked down the ring, presumably looking for Runt. Abyss instead returned with a ladder, nailing Raven with it. He set up a ladder and began to climb it, but Raven recovered and attacked Abyss. He put Abyss on the table and made his trademark crucifix as he ascended the ladder. Runt re-emerged above them and did a double stomp from above the entranceway onto Abyss, but only caught him glancingly. The table and Abyss flipped over.
Raven and Runt returned to ringside. Raven locked a dog collar around Runt's neck and dragged him into the corner of the venue, where two tables stacked up were hidden under a cloth. Tenay and West did a great job explaining this, saying the wrestlers had set up booby traps for each other in preparation. Raven climbed onto a platform and dragged Runt up by the chain throatfirst. It looked sick. He finally dragged Runt up to the platform. Runt lowblowed him. Raven nailed Runt, sending him downward. Runt crashed through the first table, which flipped over atop him on the way down. Sick. Raven went for a cover but it wasn't a falls count anywhere match.
Raven dragged Runt back to the ring. The crowd chanted for Raven. Raven made a cover but Jim Mitchell put Runt's foot on the ropes. Runt shoved Raven into Abyss, who hit the Black Hole Slam and scored the pin.
Your winner:[/u] Abyss!
A good brawl. Runt took some sick punishment here, especially since the bumps didn't exactly go as planned which may not look as spectacular but are worse for the wear and tear of the body. Raven was working harder here than we've seen in awhile. Abyss did his usual good job. Best thing thus far here. It looks like we may have Team 3D vs. Abyss & Runt in our future based on the foreshadowing here.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviewed Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett had all sort of extra padding to protect himself. Jarrett said the fans love him because he's honest with them. He said that TNA management tried to get fans to pay $30 for an announcement when any website online can tell them. He said, "SpikeTV...hello?" Borash didn't know what he was talking about. Jarrett said that the announcement didn't concern him but who is delivering it does. He said that Jim Cornette said it was someone who isn't on the card. Jarrett assumed it's Sting, saying he makes a career of coming from the rafters. Eric Young showed up and said that Sting slipped through their web. Jarrett warned Young to search the building and make sure Sting didn't interfere in his match tonight. They did a good job of making fans wonder where it was Sting or not.
They aired a video feature on the Battle Royal.
Triple Chance Tag Team Battle Royal[/u]
America's Most Wanted (with Gail Kim), The James Gang, The Naturals, The Paparazzi, Diamonds In The Rough (with Simon Diamond), Matt Bentley and Frankie Kazarian, Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt, Shark Boy and Norman Smiley
Rules:[/u] When both members of a team are eliminated, the team is out. If one team member remains in the ring, his partner remains at ringside. When they are down to two wrestlers, their partners return to the ring with a traditional tag match deciding the final fall.
Everyone battled in the ring. James Storm was hiding behind Gail Kim on the floor. Highlights included Storm shoving Chase Stevens, who was going for a springboard move (in a Battle Royal??) into the crowd, which looked awesome. The Paparazzi brawled with Kazarian and Bentley after Devine pulled the ropes down, causing Kazarian's elimination. At least two undercard teams have a storyline now. It came down to AMW, Kip James, and Andy Douglas. Storm was tossed over by Kip. He tried to skin the cat, but was kicked in the face. James and Harris went over the top. They both held on but James kicked Harris, who fell to the floor. The referees were distracted by the brawling, so AMW tossed out James, leading to AMW vs. The Naturals in the finals.
Team Eliminations, in order:[/u] Norman Smiley & Shark Boy, Diamonds in the Rough, Ron Killings & Lance Hoyt, Kazarian and Matt Bentley, The Paparazzi, The James Gang
No. 1 Contender Match For NWA Tag Team Championship[/u]
AMW vs. The Naturals
The Naturals were the underdogs early since Stevens was out from being thrown into the crowd. The James Gang protested to no avail. Stevens was holding his ankle. AMW worked over Douglas in the ring. They blooded Douglas' nose. Every time Chase Stevens gets close to getting back on the apron, AMW took him back down. AMW set up for the Death Sentence but the James Gang hit the ringside area to break it up. Stevens tagged in. Storm went for the Whirlybird, but Stevens evaded and rolled him up for the pin. The match was OK but they laid out a solid story. They gave The Naturals the emotional win that they needed to try and get to the next level. I think the James Gang involvement wasn't needed, but that was just me. Douglas yelled at the Naturals telling them he and the fans were proud of them. He told them, "Never give up. Never surrender."
Your winners:[/u] The Naturals!
They aired a video feature on the X-Division championship bout.
TNA X-Division Championship[/u]
Senshi (ch) vs. Chris Sabin
They did some back and forth counter wrestling early. Senshi kicked Sabin in the rear. Sabin left the ring to compose himself. Sabin tried to roll Senshi up with a crucifix for a near fall. He began working over Senshi's arm, but was kicked. Senshi began working him over with chops. Sabin came back with a rolling senton splash for a near fall. He torqued Senshi's arm, working it over. They continued back and forth. Senshi nailed Sabin with the hook kick for a two count. Senshi locked on body scissors. Senshi continued to work Sabin over with chops. Sabin began hiring back and they chopped each other back and forth. Senshi went to the floor after being kicked. Sabin went for a dive but as he hit the ropes to fly through, Senshi kicked him in the head. Senshi began toying and disrespecting Sabin with boots to the face. Senshi kicked Sabin, who ended up dcensord between the top and middle ropes.
Senshi went to the top and hit the Warrior's Way double stomp to Sabin's neck and back. Senshi went for a kick but Sabin caught him and nailed a Dragon Screw legwhip. Sabin began peppering him with punches and forearms. Senshi charged and Sabin hit a flapjack into the turnbuckles. Sabin drilled him in the corner and tied him to the tree of woe. Senshi drilled Sabin with a kick to escape. Sabin hit a tiltowhirl backbreaker followed by a missile dropkick that looked awesome for a near fall. Senshi was hit with an enziguiri. Sabin went to the top but Senshi hit a handspring into a kick. He went to superplex Sabin but Sabin hung him upside down, jumped down and rolled through, hitting the big dropkick to the face. Sabin went for the pin but Senshi put his feet on the ropes. Senshi took over and went to the top for the Warrior's Way.
Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal ran down. Lethal distracted the referee (aren't they supposed to be babyfaces?) while Dutt replaced Sabin with a blowup doll dressed like him. Senshi was distracted by Lethal and then went to hit the double stomp, like an idiot. He landed on his feet and stared, like an idiot. Sabin clotheslined him. He put the doll on top of Senshi. The fans began chanting, "This is stupid" and they were right. It is stupid. Sabin dove off the the top but Senshi tossed the doll into Sabin's arms. Senshi drilled Sabin with a kick and pinned him to retain the belt.
Winner:[/u] Senshi
A mixed match, Some of it was a little too slow and repetitive. When it picked up, the near falls and highspots were awesome and fun. The crowd completely rejected the Jackass stuff at the end and with good reason. Hopefully this leads to Sabin realizing that they blew him his title shot and gives him a serious edge to his character. We'll have to see.
Jeremy Borash interviewed Christian Cage. He told Cage the rumor is that Sting is on his way. OK, that settles it. It's not Sting. Cage said he wasn't concerned because he's the top guy in the company. Cage said that Rhino hurt him when he called Cage heartless. He said the fans live vicariously through him because they are losers who will never accomplish anything in their lives. Cage said that he considered Rhino to be part of his family, but this was never about Rhino, it was about Cage. Cage said he was the biggest star in TNA, past, present, and future. A damn good promo.
They aired a video feature on Christian Cage vs. Rhino.
Christian Cage vs. Rhino[/u]
Rhino charged the ring, which led to Cage backing up the aisle. Mike Tenay pointed out that Rhino was working against doctor's orders with a concussion, so that's going to be playing into the story. Rhino unloaded early on Cage with punches and stomps. Cage went for the Unprettier, but Rhino shoved him off and his a backdrop. Rhino set for the Gore, but Cage retreated out of the ring. Rhino followed. Rhino backdropped Cage out of the ring over the top to the floor. They brawled into the crowd. Rhino crotched Cage on the steps of the bleachers. He choked Cage with a fan's sign. Rhino showed some brief hesitation from time to time to sell the concussion. They teased Rhino tossing Cage off the top of the bleachers, but Cage elbowed him in the back of the head to escape.
They battled back towards the ring including Cage rolling down the bleacher stairs. Rhino pressed and dropped Cage over the safety rail. They brawled to the rampway, where Cage hit the Implant DDT. Rhino came up busted open. Cage continued the assault while Rhino looked light the lights were on but no one was home. Cage continued to beat him. He went to the top rope and beckoned for Rhino to return to his feet. He nailed a missile dropkick. Rhino kicked out, although he was selling that he was completely out of it. Cage continued to beat Rhino, then played to the crowd. He charged Rhino in the corner, but Rhino evaded (fell?) out of the way. Both were down as the crowd rallied them.
Rhino made a comeback with a shoulderblock off the ropes. He hit a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Cage avoided a charge and went for the Unprettier. Rhino escaped it and drilled Cage with a spinebuster. Rhino went for the gore, slower than usual because he was so exhausted, and Cage kicked him in the face to prevent it. Cage got another near fall. Cage finally drilled him with the Unprettier but Rhino got his shoulder up. Cage went to attack Rhino but Rhino caught him with a TKO variation for a near fall. Cage came back with a clothesline, but the referee was bumped in the process.
Cage set up Rhino for a conchairto, but Rhino moved at the last second. Cage hurt his hand and Rhino drilled him with the Gore. There was no referee to make the count. Rhino obviously had it won. He tried to revive Andrew Thomas. Rhino set up Cage for a Conchairto of his own. When he went to nail Cage, Thomas took the chair away. Cage nailed Rhino with the Unprettier on the second chair.
A good back and forth match that told a good story. Cage took the next step towards Sting, while Rhino lost nothing because he had a good showing and came off as a sympathetic babyface by fighting through his concussion. Good stuff.
Your winner:[/u] Christian Cage!
Mike Tenay announced that a car pulled up at the iMPACT! Zone and they went outside to Jeremy Borash. Eric Young appeared, saying he knew it had to be Sting's car. They went to investigate but it was LAX's car. They questioned him and Young said he didn't realize they were trying to steal this car. That was priceless. Konnan shoved him away and said that AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels were going to get the fight they wanted. He said that they better pray a fire breaks out because LAX is going to end it all tonight. He said that LAX would lead the Latino revolution. Great promo from the Freebirds of 2006.
They went to an interview earlier today with AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels in an empty arena. Styles said that LAX is going to want to brawl and take things to their level but it's not going to happen because it's all about the cables. Daniels said that Konnan is laying down this racial propaganda and compares himself to the Latino wrestlers of the past. Daniels said that if Eddie Guerrero was here today, Konnan would cut his throat to get it. He said none of this has to do with race or being Latino, it has to do with Konnan being an a**hole. He said that there is going to be no weapon that will help them get the belts tonight. They promised they would win the tag belts.
NWA Tag Team Championship - Ultimate X Match[/u]
LAX (ch) vs. AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
LAX attacked the challengers immediately. Daniels tossed Homicide out then hit a leg lariat on Hernandez. Homicide went for the Cop Killa early on Styles, who evaded. He slingshot Styles into the ropes and then handed him off to Hernandez who suplexed him over. Homicide went to the cables but Daniels pulled him down. Daniels went after Homicide's shoulder. They worked over Hernandez. Styles went to the cables as Daniels fought off LAX. Homicide grabbed Styles feet and rolled him until Styles fell and clotheslined himself on the top rope on the way down. Daniels fought off both members of LAX. Homicide backdropped Daniels to the floor. Homicide hit a tope con hilo to Daniels, sailing over the rail in the process. Styles did a dive to the floor on Homicide. Hernandez teased diving but Daniels cut him off. Daniels locked in the Koji Klutch but Homicide broke it up. Hernandez held Styles upside down for Homicide to dropkick him. Hernandez then drilled Styles down.
LAX brought a ladder into the ring, trying to climb up. Styles whipped Homicide into the ropes, then shoved the ladder into Homicide's face. They picked up Hernandez for an atomic drop, crotching him on the ladder. Styles tried to climb the ropes but Homicide pulled him to the floor. Daniels climbed up the ropes but Daniels superplexed him off while choking him. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome." Konnan worked over Daniels on the floor.
Homicide hit a butterfly suplex on Styles. Hernandez hit a powerslam. Homicide and Styles battled as Hernandez tried to work the ropes. Styles hit a springboard into a forearm to take down Hernandez. Homicide brought a chair into the equation but Styles attacked him. Homicide made his way across the cables, and scissored his legs around it. Styles springboarded to grab the cable and while hanging, began delivering knee strikes to Homicide. They both finally crash into the ring. It looked like Homicide hit the Ace Crusher on the way down.
Daniels almost made it all the way over but Hernandez pulled him down onto his shoulders. Homicide hit a top rope bulldog on Daniels. Hernandez made his way across the cables but Styles pulled him down, forcing him to splash his own partner on the way down. Styles unloaded with offense on LAX including the Pele Kick on Hernandez. Styles and Daniels hit a double suplex into a neckbreaker on Hernandez. Homicide missed a frog splash. Daniels and Styles did the double goozle on Homicide. Hernandez came back with a killer double clothesline.
Konnan pulled out a table at ringside. Hernandez teased powerbombing Styles over the top through the table but Daniels made the save. Daniels hit a uranage and the Best Moonsault Ever on Hernandez. Styles hit the Spiral Tap. Homicide caught Daniels with the Cop Killa. Styles and Daniels brawled above the table on the apron. Styles caught Homicide and hit the Styles Clash through a table. This match is worth the price of the PPV at this point.
Konnan nailed Styles with the slapjack outside the ring. Daniels ascended the Ultimate X scaffolding. Konna tried swiping at him with a Singapore Cane. Daniels stoood atop the scaffolding and dove across to the center, grabbed the belts and came down. Unbelievably awesome fn' finish. I wouldn't have booked LAX to lose the belts at this point but there's no way anyone could have lost momentum after one of the best matches all year. Awesome, awesome stuff.
Your winners and new NWA Tag Team Champions:[/u] AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels!
They aired a video feature on the Fans' Revenge Match.
Fans Revenge Lumberjack Match[/u]
Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe
They have 18 fans around the ring with straps. Samoa Joe came to the ring first. Backstage, Young said he couldn't find Sting anywhere. Jarrett asked if he looked in the rafters. Young deadpanned, "You think he'd be up there?" Young is awesome. Jarrett told him to search every inch of the rafters and keep Sting from interfering.
At least one of the fans is a Dory Funk Jr. student. Jarrett was wearing tons of padding. Joe controlled Jarrett early. He unloaded with a series of punches. He hit a running charge in the corner, then kicked Jarrett. He tossed Jarrett over the top but Jarrett scampered back into the ring. Joe continued to destroy Jarrett and began pulling off some of the layers of clothing Jarrett had for protection. Jarrett ended on the floor and the fans whipped him. Jarrett tossed Joe to the floor but the fans wouldn't whip him. He went to the floor to bring Joe back in and got whipped. Jarrett grabbed a strap on the way in and began lashing Joe with it. He choked Joe with the strap. Jarrett continued to choke Joe out but Joe fought back and peppered Jarrett with punches. Jarrett clotheslined Joe with the strap. Jarrett went to the top for a flying bodypress but Joe kicked up. The fans rallied Joe. Jarrett tried to rebound off the ropes but Joe sidestepped him. Joe kicked Jarrett in the face, then hit the senton back splash. He took the remaining layers off Jarrett and began chopping away.
Jarrett retreated and was lashed like crazy by the fans as he made his way around the ring. Back in the ring, Joe lashed Jarrett on his own. Jarrett cut off Joe with a dropkick. Joe caught Jarrett with a powerslam for a two count. Jarrett tried to surprise Joe with a rollup. He attempted to choke Joe with one of his T-shirts and then tried to tie Joe to the ropes. Joe used the strap to tie Jarrett to the ropes. Joe held Jarrett for fans to hop in the ring and take shots. Jarrett grabbed a guitar but Joe cinched in the choke. Jarrett got to the ropes. Joe shoved the referee. Jarrett hit the stroke on the guitar but got a two count.
Jarrett looked like he saw a ghost when Joe kicked up. Joe and Jarrett began paintbrushing each other with slaps. They went to the ropes. Jarrett went to hit the stroke but Joe hit an enziguiri. Joe caught Jarrett with the muscle buster and pinned him clean.
Your winner:[/u] Samoa Joe!
TNA's No Surrender ended with not one, but two big announcements. Jim Cornette announced that starting Thursday 11/16, Impact would air at 9 PM Eastern. There was no word on whether it would be a one or two hour show, so it appears the show length won't be extended.
Jim Cornette then pitched to a video feature on Kurt Angle that was filmed several days ago in Nashville, TN. It ended with an announcement that Angle was coming to TNA with Angle declaring, "It's real, it's damn real."
Airdate:[/u] Sunday 24th September 2006
Location:[/u] Universal Studios Soundstage 21, Orlando, Florida
Results by PowerWrestling.com[/u]
Eric Young vs. A-1[/u]
Young entered from the crowd and brought a parade of fans chanting "Don't fire Eric." He was announced as hailing from "an undisclosed location." Young has added a lot of mass. A-1 shoulderblocked Young down. Young slid out of the ring but jumped back in when A-1 followed. A-1 was upset at ringside. Young tossed him back into the ring, then hopped into the crowd to lead a "Don't fire Eric" chant. Young hit a bodypress but A-1 kicked out. A-1 powerslammed Young for a two count. A-1 charged and squashed Young in the corner. Young evaded another charge and fired back with several shots. A-1 grabbed Young and tossed him to the floor. They battled on the floor for a short time. A-1 locked in a surfboard. Young got back to his feet and hit a clothesline in the corner. Young hit a top rope elbow and scored a two count. A-1 tried for a tombstone, but Young reversed it then shot A-1 into a wheelbarrow suplex, catching him with a neckbreaker on the way down for the pin. The match was what it was. Average.
Your winner:[/u] Eric Young!
Jay Lethal vs. Petey Williams[/u]
When they introduced Lethal, he was nowhere to be found. They went backstage where Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Chris Sabin were goofing around playing videogames and acting like goofs. Jerry Lynn yelled at them to get it together. Dutt said they took care of it and held up a box of laxatives. Lynn told Sabin he should be preparing for his X-Division shot tonight. Sabin offered him a potato chip. Lynn walked off disgusted as Sabin yelled, "Jerry? You forgot your chip!"
In the ring, Williams was looking at the bottle of water he was sipping, worried it was poisoned. Lethal came to the ring, taping his wrists and getting ready as he made his way down the aisle. Williams shoulderblocked him down. Lethal went for a tiltowhirl but Williams evaded it. Lethal went for his cartwheel into the dropkick but again, Williams evaded. Lethal finally hit the dropkick. Lethal hit a springboard dropkick into the ring for a two count. Lethal was on the apron when Williams slid out between his legs to the floor and pulled him off into the guard rail. Williams worked him over on the floor and then continued the assault in the ring. As the match continued, Williams began acting as if he was trying not to go to the bathroom. The referee and Lethal were both acting as if they smelled something.
Williams tied Lethal in the tree of woe but couldn't get on the ropes because he had to go so bad. Dutt was at ringside showing off the laxative box. Lethal began nailing Williams with punches to the gut, "making it worse" for Williams. Lethal gave him an atomic drop. Lethal hit a clothesline and a rolling senton splash. He kept striking Williams in the gut. He gave Williams a gutbuster for a two count. Williams made a comeback but was hampered by his condition. The crowd chanted, "Hold it in." Williams went for the Canadian Destroyer but finally couldn't stop holding it. He went to leave the ring but Lethal rolled him up for the pin.
Winner:[/u] Jay Lethal
Williams ran to the back. Easily the dumbest thing in recent memory from TNA. This hardly fueled any hopes of the X-Division going to the next level, unless you think of it as the next level of sports-entertainment stupidity. Welcome back to wrestling, Vince Russo.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviewed Rhino. Borash said that doctors had advised Rhino not to wrestle tonight. Borash said he was dealing with a shoulder problem and head trauma. Rhino said to dish the advice out to Christian Cage. He said he considered Cage family but was going to kick his ass all over the Impact Zone. He was selling the effects of a concussion. Borash questioned whether he was OK. Rhino said he was fine and was going to teach Cage what happens when you turn on a friend. Obviously the concussion is going to play into the match, so this was a nice foreshadowing.
They aired a video on Raven vs. Brother Runt vs. Abyss.
Raven vs. Brother Runt vs. Abyss (with Jim Mitchell) - No DQ[/u]
Raven entered from the top of the bleachers. Runt had a Singapore Cane and a trash can lid. Raven and Abyss worked over Runt early. Runt rolled to the floor, so Raven immediately turned on Abyss. Abyss hit the running sit down splash. Runt stalked Abyss, the put a trash can between two turnbuckles. He began caning Abyss. Runt and Abyss battled in front of the trash can. Raven and Runt tossed Abyss into it. Raven was tossed to the floor by Runt. Abyss pressed Runt over his head and threw him out of the ring onto Raven. On the floor, Abyss threw Runt into the railing. Raven slammed Abyss into the ring steps. Raven hit a side Russian Legsweep on Runt into the railing. They tossed a ton of weapons into the ring. Raven nailed Runt in the head with the trash can. Runt made a comeback killing both with a trash can lid, the ring bell, and a cookie sheet. Tenay and West noted that Team 3D warned Runt not to get into trouble while they were gone, so that may be a hint. Raven put on a Gladiator helmet and headbutt Runt with it.
Raven dragged Runt and a trash can to the entrance ramp. Raven threw Runt past the entrance ramp, sending him backstage. Abyss brought a table to the rampway. He attacked Raven, who was busted open. Abyss stalked down the ring, presumably looking for Runt. Abyss instead returned with a ladder, nailing Raven with it. He set up a ladder and began to climb it, but Raven recovered and attacked Abyss. He put Abyss on the table and made his trademark crucifix as he ascended the ladder. Runt re-emerged above them and did a double stomp from above the entranceway onto Abyss, but only caught him glancingly. The table and Abyss flipped over.
Raven and Runt returned to ringside. Raven locked a dog collar around Runt's neck and dragged him into the corner of the venue, where two tables stacked up were hidden under a cloth. Tenay and West did a great job explaining this, saying the wrestlers had set up booby traps for each other in preparation. Raven climbed onto a platform and dragged Runt up by the chain throatfirst. It looked sick. He finally dragged Runt up to the platform. Runt lowblowed him. Raven nailed Runt, sending him downward. Runt crashed through the first table, which flipped over atop him on the way down. Sick. Raven went for a cover but it wasn't a falls count anywhere match.
Raven dragged Runt back to the ring. The crowd chanted for Raven. Raven made a cover but Jim Mitchell put Runt's foot on the ropes. Runt shoved Raven into Abyss, who hit the Black Hole Slam and scored the pin.
Your winner:[/u] Abyss!
A good brawl. Runt took some sick punishment here, especially since the bumps didn't exactly go as planned which may not look as spectacular but are worse for the wear and tear of the body. Raven was working harder here than we've seen in awhile. Abyss did his usual good job. Best thing thus far here. It looks like we may have Team 3D vs. Abyss & Runt in our future based on the foreshadowing here.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviewed Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett had all sort of extra padding to protect himself. Jarrett said the fans love him because he's honest with them. He said that TNA management tried to get fans to pay $30 for an announcement when any website online can tell them. He said, "SpikeTV...hello?" Borash didn't know what he was talking about. Jarrett said that the announcement didn't concern him but who is delivering it does. He said that Jim Cornette said it was someone who isn't on the card. Jarrett assumed it's Sting, saying he makes a career of coming from the rafters. Eric Young showed up and said that Sting slipped through their web. Jarrett warned Young to search the building and make sure Sting didn't interfere in his match tonight. They did a good job of making fans wonder where it was Sting or not.
They aired a video feature on the Battle Royal.
Triple Chance Tag Team Battle Royal[/u]
America's Most Wanted (with Gail Kim), The James Gang, The Naturals, The Paparazzi, Diamonds In The Rough (with Simon Diamond), Matt Bentley and Frankie Kazarian, Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt, Shark Boy and Norman Smiley
Rules:[/u] When both members of a team are eliminated, the team is out. If one team member remains in the ring, his partner remains at ringside. When they are down to two wrestlers, their partners return to the ring with a traditional tag match deciding the final fall.
Everyone battled in the ring. James Storm was hiding behind Gail Kim on the floor. Highlights included Storm shoving Chase Stevens, who was going for a springboard move (in a Battle Royal??) into the crowd, which looked awesome. The Paparazzi brawled with Kazarian and Bentley after Devine pulled the ropes down, causing Kazarian's elimination. At least two undercard teams have a storyline now. It came down to AMW, Kip James, and Andy Douglas. Storm was tossed over by Kip. He tried to skin the cat, but was kicked in the face. James and Harris went over the top. They both held on but James kicked Harris, who fell to the floor. The referees were distracted by the brawling, so AMW tossed out James, leading to AMW vs. The Naturals in the finals.
Team Eliminations, in order:[/u] Norman Smiley & Shark Boy, Diamonds in the Rough, Ron Killings & Lance Hoyt, Kazarian and Matt Bentley, The Paparazzi, The James Gang
No. 1 Contender Match For NWA Tag Team Championship[/u]
AMW vs. The Naturals
The Naturals were the underdogs early since Stevens was out from being thrown into the crowd. The James Gang protested to no avail. Stevens was holding his ankle. AMW worked over Douglas in the ring. They blooded Douglas' nose. Every time Chase Stevens gets close to getting back on the apron, AMW took him back down. AMW set up for the Death Sentence but the James Gang hit the ringside area to break it up. Stevens tagged in. Storm went for the Whirlybird, but Stevens evaded and rolled him up for the pin. The match was OK but they laid out a solid story. They gave The Naturals the emotional win that they needed to try and get to the next level. I think the James Gang involvement wasn't needed, but that was just me. Douglas yelled at the Naturals telling them he and the fans were proud of them. He told them, "Never give up. Never surrender."
Your winners:[/u] The Naturals!
They aired a video feature on the X-Division championship bout.
TNA X-Division Championship[/u]
Senshi (ch) vs. Chris Sabin
They did some back and forth counter wrestling early. Senshi kicked Sabin in the rear. Sabin left the ring to compose himself. Sabin tried to roll Senshi up with a crucifix for a near fall. He began working over Senshi's arm, but was kicked. Senshi began working him over with chops. Sabin came back with a rolling senton splash for a near fall. He torqued Senshi's arm, working it over. They continued back and forth. Senshi nailed Sabin with the hook kick for a two count. Senshi locked on body scissors. Senshi continued to work Sabin over with chops. Sabin began hiring back and they chopped each other back and forth. Senshi went to the floor after being kicked. Sabin went for a dive but as he hit the ropes to fly through, Senshi kicked him in the head. Senshi began toying and disrespecting Sabin with boots to the face. Senshi kicked Sabin, who ended up dcensord between the top and middle ropes.
Senshi went to the top and hit the Warrior's Way double stomp to Sabin's neck and back. Senshi went for a kick but Sabin caught him and nailed a Dragon Screw legwhip. Sabin began peppering him with punches and forearms. Senshi charged and Sabin hit a flapjack into the turnbuckles. Sabin drilled him in the corner and tied him to the tree of woe. Senshi drilled Sabin with a kick to escape. Sabin hit a tiltowhirl backbreaker followed by a missile dropkick that looked awesome for a near fall. Senshi was hit with an enziguiri. Sabin went to the top but Senshi hit a handspring into a kick. He went to superplex Sabin but Sabin hung him upside down, jumped down and rolled through, hitting the big dropkick to the face. Sabin went for the pin but Senshi put his feet on the ropes. Senshi took over and went to the top for the Warrior's Way.
Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal ran down. Lethal distracted the referee (aren't they supposed to be babyfaces?) while Dutt replaced Sabin with a blowup doll dressed like him. Senshi was distracted by Lethal and then went to hit the double stomp, like an idiot. He landed on his feet and stared, like an idiot. Sabin clotheslined him. He put the doll on top of Senshi. The fans began chanting, "This is stupid" and they were right. It is stupid. Sabin dove off the the top but Senshi tossed the doll into Sabin's arms. Senshi drilled Sabin with a kick and pinned him to retain the belt.
Winner:[/u] Senshi
A mixed match, Some of it was a little too slow and repetitive. When it picked up, the near falls and highspots were awesome and fun. The crowd completely rejected the Jackass stuff at the end and with good reason. Hopefully this leads to Sabin realizing that they blew him his title shot and gives him a serious edge to his character. We'll have to see.
Jeremy Borash interviewed Christian Cage. He told Cage the rumor is that Sting is on his way. OK, that settles it. It's not Sting. Cage said he wasn't concerned because he's the top guy in the company. Cage said that Rhino hurt him when he called Cage heartless. He said the fans live vicariously through him because they are losers who will never accomplish anything in their lives. Cage said that he considered Rhino to be part of his family, but this was never about Rhino, it was about Cage. Cage said he was the biggest star in TNA, past, present, and future. A damn good promo.
They aired a video feature on Christian Cage vs. Rhino.
Christian Cage vs. Rhino[/u]
Rhino charged the ring, which led to Cage backing up the aisle. Mike Tenay pointed out that Rhino was working against doctor's orders with a concussion, so that's going to be playing into the story. Rhino unloaded early on Cage with punches and stomps. Cage went for the Unprettier, but Rhino shoved him off and his a backdrop. Rhino set for the Gore, but Cage retreated out of the ring. Rhino followed. Rhino backdropped Cage out of the ring over the top to the floor. They brawled into the crowd. Rhino crotched Cage on the steps of the bleachers. He choked Cage with a fan's sign. Rhino showed some brief hesitation from time to time to sell the concussion. They teased Rhino tossing Cage off the top of the bleachers, but Cage elbowed him in the back of the head to escape.
They battled back towards the ring including Cage rolling down the bleacher stairs. Rhino pressed and dropped Cage over the safety rail. They brawled to the rampway, where Cage hit the Implant DDT. Rhino came up busted open. Cage continued the assault while Rhino looked light the lights were on but no one was home. Cage continued to beat him. He went to the top rope and beckoned for Rhino to return to his feet. He nailed a missile dropkick. Rhino kicked out, although he was selling that he was completely out of it. Cage continued to beat Rhino, then played to the crowd. He charged Rhino in the corner, but Rhino evaded (fell?) out of the way. Both were down as the crowd rallied them.
Rhino made a comeback with a shoulderblock off the ropes. He hit a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Cage avoided a charge and went for the Unprettier. Rhino escaped it and drilled Cage with a spinebuster. Rhino went for the gore, slower than usual because he was so exhausted, and Cage kicked him in the face to prevent it. Cage got another near fall. Cage finally drilled him with the Unprettier but Rhino got his shoulder up. Cage went to attack Rhino but Rhino caught him with a TKO variation for a near fall. Cage came back with a clothesline, but the referee was bumped in the process.
Cage set up Rhino for a conchairto, but Rhino moved at the last second. Cage hurt his hand and Rhino drilled him with the Gore. There was no referee to make the count. Rhino obviously had it won. He tried to revive Andrew Thomas. Rhino set up Cage for a Conchairto of his own. When he went to nail Cage, Thomas took the chair away. Cage nailed Rhino with the Unprettier on the second chair.
A good back and forth match that told a good story. Cage took the next step towards Sting, while Rhino lost nothing because he had a good showing and came off as a sympathetic babyface by fighting through his concussion. Good stuff.
Your winner:[/u] Christian Cage!
Mike Tenay announced that a car pulled up at the iMPACT! Zone and they went outside to Jeremy Borash. Eric Young appeared, saying he knew it had to be Sting's car. They went to investigate but it was LAX's car. They questioned him and Young said he didn't realize they were trying to steal this car. That was priceless. Konnan shoved him away and said that AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels were going to get the fight they wanted. He said that they better pray a fire breaks out because LAX is going to end it all tonight. He said that LAX would lead the Latino revolution. Great promo from the Freebirds of 2006.
They went to an interview earlier today with AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels in an empty arena. Styles said that LAX is going to want to brawl and take things to their level but it's not going to happen because it's all about the cables. Daniels said that Konnan is laying down this racial propaganda and compares himself to the Latino wrestlers of the past. Daniels said that if Eddie Guerrero was here today, Konnan would cut his throat to get it. He said none of this has to do with race or being Latino, it has to do with Konnan being an a**hole. He said that there is going to be no weapon that will help them get the belts tonight. They promised they would win the tag belts.
NWA Tag Team Championship - Ultimate X Match[/u]
LAX (ch) vs. AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
LAX attacked the challengers immediately. Daniels tossed Homicide out then hit a leg lariat on Hernandez. Homicide went for the Cop Killa early on Styles, who evaded. He slingshot Styles into the ropes and then handed him off to Hernandez who suplexed him over. Homicide went to the cables but Daniels pulled him down. Daniels went after Homicide's shoulder. They worked over Hernandez. Styles went to the cables as Daniels fought off LAX. Homicide grabbed Styles feet and rolled him until Styles fell and clotheslined himself on the top rope on the way down. Daniels fought off both members of LAX. Homicide backdropped Daniels to the floor. Homicide hit a tope con hilo to Daniels, sailing over the rail in the process. Styles did a dive to the floor on Homicide. Hernandez teased diving but Daniels cut him off. Daniels locked in the Koji Klutch but Homicide broke it up. Hernandez held Styles upside down for Homicide to dropkick him. Hernandez then drilled Styles down.
LAX brought a ladder into the ring, trying to climb up. Styles whipped Homicide into the ropes, then shoved the ladder into Homicide's face. They picked up Hernandez for an atomic drop, crotching him on the ladder. Styles tried to climb the ropes but Homicide pulled him to the floor. Daniels climbed up the ropes but Daniels superplexed him off while choking him. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome." Konnan worked over Daniels on the floor.
Homicide hit a butterfly suplex on Styles. Hernandez hit a powerslam. Homicide and Styles battled as Hernandez tried to work the ropes. Styles hit a springboard into a forearm to take down Hernandez. Homicide brought a chair into the equation but Styles attacked him. Homicide made his way across the cables, and scissored his legs around it. Styles springboarded to grab the cable and while hanging, began delivering knee strikes to Homicide. They both finally crash into the ring. It looked like Homicide hit the Ace Crusher on the way down.
Daniels almost made it all the way over but Hernandez pulled him down onto his shoulders. Homicide hit a top rope bulldog on Daniels. Hernandez made his way across the cables but Styles pulled him down, forcing him to splash his own partner on the way down. Styles unloaded with offense on LAX including the Pele Kick on Hernandez. Styles and Daniels hit a double suplex into a neckbreaker on Hernandez. Homicide missed a frog splash. Daniels and Styles did the double goozle on Homicide. Hernandez came back with a killer double clothesline.
Konnan pulled out a table at ringside. Hernandez teased powerbombing Styles over the top through the table but Daniels made the save. Daniels hit a uranage and the Best Moonsault Ever on Hernandez. Styles hit the Spiral Tap. Homicide caught Daniels with the Cop Killa. Styles and Daniels brawled above the table on the apron. Styles caught Homicide and hit the Styles Clash through a table. This match is worth the price of the PPV at this point.
Konnan nailed Styles with the slapjack outside the ring. Daniels ascended the Ultimate X scaffolding. Konna tried swiping at him with a Singapore Cane. Daniels stoood atop the scaffolding and dove across to the center, grabbed the belts and came down. Unbelievably awesome fn' finish. I wouldn't have booked LAX to lose the belts at this point but there's no way anyone could have lost momentum after one of the best matches all year. Awesome, awesome stuff.
Your winners and new NWA Tag Team Champions:[/u] AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels!
They aired a video feature on the Fans' Revenge Match.
Fans Revenge Lumberjack Match[/u]
Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe
They have 18 fans around the ring with straps. Samoa Joe came to the ring first. Backstage, Young said he couldn't find Sting anywhere. Jarrett asked if he looked in the rafters. Young deadpanned, "You think he'd be up there?" Young is awesome. Jarrett told him to search every inch of the rafters and keep Sting from interfering.
At least one of the fans is a Dory Funk Jr. student. Jarrett was wearing tons of padding. Joe controlled Jarrett early. He unloaded with a series of punches. He hit a running charge in the corner, then kicked Jarrett. He tossed Jarrett over the top but Jarrett scampered back into the ring. Joe continued to destroy Jarrett and began pulling off some of the layers of clothing Jarrett had for protection. Jarrett ended on the floor and the fans whipped him. Jarrett tossed Joe to the floor but the fans wouldn't whip him. He went to the floor to bring Joe back in and got whipped. Jarrett grabbed a strap on the way in and began lashing Joe with it. He choked Joe with the strap. Jarrett continued to choke Joe out but Joe fought back and peppered Jarrett with punches. Jarrett clotheslined Joe with the strap. Jarrett went to the top for a flying bodypress but Joe kicked up. The fans rallied Joe. Jarrett tried to rebound off the ropes but Joe sidestepped him. Joe kicked Jarrett in the face, then hit the senton back splash. He took the remaining layers off Jarrett and began chopping away.
Jarrett retreated and was lashed like crazy by the fans as he made his way around the ring. Back in the ring, Joe lashed Jarrett on his own. Jarrett cut off Joe with a dropkick. Joe caught Jarrett with a powerslam for a two count. Jarrett tried to surprise Joe with a rollup. He attempted to choke Joe with one of his T-shirts and then tried to tie Joe to the ropes. Joe used the strap to tie Jarrett to the ropes. Joe held Jarrett for fans to hop in the ring and take shots. Jarrett grabbed a guitar but Joe cinched in the choke. Jarrett got to the ropes. Joe shoved the referee. Jarrett hit the stroke on the guitar but got a two count.
Jarrett looked like he saw a ghost when Joe kicked up. Joe and Jarrett began paintbrushing each other with slaps. They went to the ropes. Jarrett went to hit the stroke but Joe hit an enziguiri. Joe caught Jarrett with the muscle buster and pinned him clean.
Your winner:[/u] Samoa Joe!
TNA's No Surrender ended with not one, but two big announcements. Jim Cornette announced that starting Thursday 11/16, Impact would air at 9 PM Eastern. There was no word on whether it would be a one or two hour show, so it appears the show length won't be extended.
Jim Cornette then pitched to a video feature on Kurt Angle that was filmed several days ago in Nashville, TN. It ended with an announcement that Angle was coming to TNA with Angle declaring, "It's real, it's damn real."