We open iMPACT! in Jim Cornette's office where he has Kurt Angle complaining. Angle is trying to convince Cornette to change the match for Against All Odds. Just when Cornette seemed about to crack Angle pisses him off. Angle told Cornette he wouldn't have the balls to suspend the top guy as he is already under pressure. Cornette tells Angle to try him as the opening credits roll.
ODB was up next as she prepared for her three way Knockout's Championship math at Against All Odds. She faced new-comer Alexa Jade. Despite Jade getting a short flurry of offence, ODB never looked in real danger & won the match as expected with a Reverse Death valley Driver. After the match TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong made her way to the ring, followed closely by her associate who is carrying a kendo stick.
ODB def. Alexa jade in 4:51 via pin fall.
Kong & ODB brawl for a short period. Kong gains the upper hand & is about to use her Awesome Bomb when ODB heads for higher ground. Alexa Jade gets back to her feet & is met by Kong. Kong backs Jade into the corner & stares menacingly at her. Kong's associate backs Kong off remembering the stipulation Cornette made a few weeks ago. Kong turns to leave when her associate quickly turns back & cracks Jade on the skull with the kendo stick, knocking her out cold.
Backstage & Christian Cage is complaining for a change. He asks Styles what was he thinking picking Elevation X. Styles responds by reminding Cage that he wanted a high risk match that Kurt couldn't win & Cage couldn't lose. Cage tells AJ he was talking about a ladder match. Styles questions Cage before declaring that a ladder match is no longer high risk. Styles walks off amused with Cage's definition of high risk.
We see Booker T getting warmed up for his match tonight when Dustin Rhodes sits down beside him. Booker is un-trusting & demands Rhodes leave his locker room now. Rhodes doesn't understand the hostility & tries to remind him of their past together. Booker isn't having any of it & ejects Rhodes.
Samoa Joe & Jay lethal are in the ring ready for their upcoming match, but Joe has a mic in hand. He reminds Nash that Against All Odds is fast approaching, & he still hasn't found a partner yet. Joe officially announces black Machismo Jay Lethal as his partner.
Despite holding the experience advantage Triple X could not find a way to defeat the X-Division Breakout Stars. Skipper was isolated & eventually beaten with a Muscle Buster/Flying Elbow Drop combination from Joe & Lethal. After the match Kevin Nash made his way out to the top of the ramp & started clapping for Joe & Lethal but with a
I know something you don't know smile on his face.
Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal def. Triple X via pin fall in 17:47.
Next up is Ms. Brooks who cant stop smiling. She comes to the & reminds everyone that she has a forfeit from Robert Roode that she can use at any time. Ms. Brooks calls out Roode as she is considering using it now. A clearly annoyed Robert Roode comes out without hesitation & quickly makes his way to the ring. Roode gets in the face of Brooks who simply smiles at him. Roode backs off & asks for a mic. Roode, with Mic in hand, gets in Brooks face again. Roode is about to speak when Brooks pulls the mic away from his mouth. She clicks her fingers & then points at her feet still smiling.
Roode flips off Ms. Brooks then storms out of the ring like an angry child. Roode heads backstage shaking his head while saying he wont do it. Back in the ring, Ms. Brooks is now laughing as she seems to be getting under the skin of Roode.
Backstage, Petey Williams is talking to Scott Steiner. Petey tells Steiner to grab a seat & sit ringside for the next match. Petey is going to show him how it's done in this century.
An arrogant Petey Williams easily gets the better of Sonjay Dutt early on but doesn't one attempt to end the match, not even after his Canadian Destroyer. Petey gives Steiner a thumbs up motion as he locks in the Steiner Recliner! Steiner is up out of his seat & jumps onto the apron. Petey breaks the hold & mockingly asks Steiner whats wrong. Petey then spits in the face of Steiner. Steiner swings at Petey but Petey moves back out of reach. Sonjay sensing an opportunity grabs Petey by the tights & rolls him up for another surprise victory.
Sonjay Dutt def. Petey Williams in 8:20 via pin fall.
Steiner gets into the ring but Petey quickly exits on the other side.
We go backstage where Robert Roode has just burst into Cornette's office. Roode tries to convince Cornette that last week shouldn't have counted because Ms. Brooks got involved in the match. Cornette reminds Roode that Ms. Brooks was invited into the ring by Roode himself. Roode asks again for Cornette to get rid of the stipulation. Cornette tells Roode he isn't getting out of it & he will kiss Ms. Brooks feet sooner, or later. Cronette even said he wants to see Roode get what he deserves.
The Rock 'n' Rave Infection are next up but without Christy Hemme. In the ring, Lance Hoyt explains that Hemme is with Shelley Martinez somewhere in the arena, knowing Christy, she is probably beating her with something to amuse herself. Hoyt & Rave find this hilarious. The opposition doesn't. Booker T & Kaz make their way out to the ramp but don't get much further. Black Reign & RelliK attack them from behind.
Kaz & Booker try to fight back but are soon out numbered 4 to 2 as Rave & Hoyt join in. Homicide & Hernandez come from the other tunnel to make the save. Reign, RelliK, Rave & Hoyt go into retreat.
Booker T & Kaz vs The Rock 'n' Rave Infection ends in a no contest.
A battered & beaten Eric Young makes his way to the ring next. He asks for & gets a mic. Eric is about to say something when Chris Harris & James Storm interrupt him. Storm says they want to be on hand to hear Eric announce his retirement.
Eric isn't here to announce his retirement, instead he is here to ask for some help. He asks for someone to come out from the back & help him defeat the evil that is Harris & Storm. No-one does. Harris & Storm start laughing after Eric Young's next comment. He asks for someone, anyone, to come out & just team with him at Against All Odds. When again no-one shows up, Harris grabs the mic off of Young & mocks him. Harris asks if it's now a 2 on 1 match at Against All Odds. Before Young can answer he gets Super kicked by James Storm.
Storm grabs a beer bottle from under the ring as Harris drags Young to his feet. Storm takes aim & is about to smash Young's head open when the lights go out. The arena remains in darkness for a few seconds. When the lights come back on Harris & Storm look around confused, while Eric Young is no-where to be seen. Harris points to the top of the ramp where a steel chair sits with a trench-coat & a Baseball bat on top on it.
Its Main Event time on iMPACT! as the screen splits into two. On the left is a fully focused Rhino. On the right is Abyss being berated yet again by James Mitchell.
Andrew Thomas may as well never have read the rule book as just about every single rule was broken tonight. After a few warnings to each, Thomas gave up & let them go at it. Rhino should have won the match when he hit Abyss with a Gore but Mitchell pulled the ref out of the ring. Judas Mesias made his entrance & took out Rhino with a steel chair. Abyss crawls over to Rhino & pins him but only gets a two count. Mesias throws the steel chair into the ring for Abyss to use but Abyss throws it back out. In doing so he gave Rhino enough time to recover. Abyss turned around & was met with a second Gore. Andrew Thomas was this time out of reach of Mitchell as Rhino got the three count.
Rhino def. Abyss via Pin fall in 25:59.
Mesias is quickly into the ring & pounds away on Rhino. Rhino fights back with a low blow before dumping Mesias out of the ring. While this was going on James Mitchell is screaming in Abyss' face. Abyss steps out of the ring as Mitchell continues screaming. Mitchell has finally stopped & turns to Mesias but ends up getting a Gore from Rhino. Rhino is left standing in the ring as Abyss makes his way up the ramp, not even looking back after the Gore.