Feburary 10th 2008

The opening Pyro is bearly finished when Scott Steiner makes his entrance as we kick of Against All Odds 2008.

A few months ago Scott Steiner won a briefcase in the Feast or Fired match. On iMPACT! he won a match giving him the option of swapping cases with another winner. He chose to swap with his opponent tonight, Petey Williams. Had he not done that swap, Scott Steiner would be in line for a World Title Match. However, Petey Williams now holds that case & Scott holds an X-Division Title Match. A few weeks ago the decision was made to have both men do battle one more time, with the winner gaining both cases.

Over the past few weeks both men have cost each other matches in a bid to get inside the others head. Mind games are over as they prepare for the real thing.

Petey Williams used his speed to his advantage every chance he got. Steiner came back with pure power. For a while it looked as if power was going to win it for Steiner, but then Petey hit a Canadian Destroyer from out of nowhere. With the beating Petey had taken from Steiner he couldn't get the cover right away. When he did make the pin however Steiner didn't kick out, but Petey didn't win either. Andrew Thomas had been pulled out of the ring by none other than Rick Steiner, making his TNA return. Rick climbed into the ring & knocked Petey unconscious with a lead pipe. Very similar to the way Scott Steiner had made his TNA debut a few years earlier.

Scott Steiner locked Petey into the Steiner Recliner as Rick dumped Andrew Thomas back into the ring. When Thomas recovered he seen the tap out from Petey Williams & declared Scott Steiner the winner & new holder of both briefcases. The Re-united Steiner Brothers celebrate in the ring as Petey Williams roll out of the ring still in severe pain.

We cut backstage where the L.A.X. have just arrived. They don't look to be in a good mood either. Hernandez is heard saying that he wants to cripple someone tonight. The Rock 'n' Rave Infection have quite a task ahead of them tonight.

At Final Resolution last month James Mitchell was ready to reveal Abyss' secret to the world when Rhino made the save. On iMPACT! James Mitchell gave Abyss a choice. Join him & Judas Mesias or Mitchell will reveal the secret sooner rather than later. A few weeks later Abyss made his decision. Abyss has re-joined the man who has made his life hell for countless months. Since then Abyss & Mesias have been close to blows but never actually did hit one another. In the meantime, Mitchell made a challenge to Rhino. A Two-on-two match at Against All Odds. But not just a normal tag team match. A Barbed Wire Massacre Tag team Match. Rhino accepted & went about finding a tag team partner.

On Thursday last, Rhino revealed his partner. Rhino will team up with Raven to face Abyss & Judas Mesias tonight. Also on iMPACT! any tension between Mesias & Abyss seems to be gone as Abyss turned down the chance of wrapping a steel chair around the skull of Mesias in favour of attacking Raven.

Blood was expected & the four men in the match delivered. Raven, Rhino & Mesias all bleed early & often. Abyss was the last to bleed, & that was only after a Raven Effect onto a barbed wire board. Raven then turned into a Straight to Hell from Mesias. Mesias ended up landing on some barbed wire so didn't make the pin. Mesias got back to his feet but was quickly back on the mat as Rhino cut him in half with a Gore for the victory.

As the four men are helped from the ring we cut backstage to Kurt & Karen Angle. Karen is yet again on her cell phone while Kurt waits beside her. When Karen is finished Kurt again asks if she has taken care of business yet. Karen hesitates before saying not quite. Kurt asks whats happened. Karen explains they missed their flight but doesn't explain who they are. Karen leaves the locker room as she gets ready to make another call. Kurt turns to Jeremy Borash & tells him its time for Plan F. JB asks whats Plan F. Kurt says he doesn't know yet but will think of one.

Last month we had James Storm taking on Eric Young for the beer drinking Championship at Final Resolution. With Eric closing in on victory yet again, Storm tried to cheat by got caught & promptly DQed. As Eric Young celebrated he got a beer bottle smashed over his head. Courtesy of Chris Harris. Harris & Storm sat down & had a beer, having seemingly put their differences behind them. Over the next few weeks both men would face Eric Young in singles action. Harris got a victory but Storm didn't. Despite Young getting one over on the former America's Most Wanted he still ended up being carried out of the arena after another beer bottle to the head. A match was made. Chris Harris & James Storm together again, taking on Eric Young & a partner of his choosing.

Two weeks ago on IMPACT! Eric Young was saved from yet another beating. The lights went out when Young was about to get yet another beer bottle to the head. Lights back on & Young is gone but a steel chair sits atop the ramp way. On it a trench coat & a baseball bat.

Harris & Storm are in the ring as Eric Young comes halfway down the ramp before stopping & waiting for his partner. Sting's music plays but their is no Sting. After a few minutes Sting's music dies down. Eric Young looking dejected slowly makes his way to the ring alone. Just as the bell rings Sting's music plays once again. This time someone does come out, but not Sting. Harris & Storm fall over laughing as Big Fat Oily Guy comes to the ring in Sting attire. Storm gets on the mic & asks Eric if he was really stupid enough to think that a big shot like Sting would have any time for him. Storm offers the mic to Eric but its another set up. Young goes to take the mic when Harris Super kicks him.

Harris & Storm take turns in beating down Eric Young. Harris hits a Catatonic while Storm hits the Last Call & the Eye of the Storm. Harris goes for & gets the three count. Harris & Storm have destroyed Eric Young but they don't look finished yet.

Both men get a beer bottle & take aim when Sting's music plays for a third time. Harris & Storm ignore it. But this time its for real. Sting lowers in from the sky's & lands behind Harris & Storm. Harris is first to notice courtesy of a baseball bat to the spine. Storm makes a run for it. Storm retreats up the ramp way followed slowly by Harris.

Back in the ring, Sting has offered a hand to the badly beaten Eric Young. Young pushes the hand away & hugs Sting instead.

Backstage & we see The Rock 'n' Rave Infection with Shelley Martinez tied & gagged. The four of them are heading towards the ring area for their match when Christy Hemme stops them & says she wants to do something in case she doesn't get another chance. She has Hoyt & Rave hold Martinez in place. Hemme looks Martinez up & down before slapping her viciously across the face. Hemme turns & continues towards the ring satisfied with herself.

Soon after Final Resolution, The Rock 'n' Rave Infection took their war with the L.A.X. to another level when they kidnapped Shelley Martinez. Martinez hasn't been seen again until tonight. L.A.X. have vowed to make them suffer for their actions. Rather than waste a potentially explosive match, Jim Cornette made the match for Against All Odds.

A hard Hitting match followed as both teams seem to have a genuine hatred for each other. Hernandez took himself out of the match when he went for a suicide dive over the top rope & got nothing but concrete. Homicide tried to fight off both Hoyt & Rave but ended up falling to several double team maneuvers. The end however came from a Pump Handle Driver from Lance Hoyt.
After the match, Hoyt & Rave both got steel chairs out & went to work on an already injured Hernandez.

Backstage we see Chris Harris & James Storm arguing. Harris complains about Storm saying Sting wouldn't show up. Storm has no comeback & just walks off.

Next up is Booker T & Kaz facing Black Reign & RelliK. Kaz defeated Black Reign at Final resolution but was then Ambushed by RelliK. Kaz wanted revenge but Cornette would only agree if he found a partner. Step forward Booker T.

Kaz & Booker worked like a well oiled machine in dominating Black Reign & keeping him away from tagging the more dangerous RelliK. Kaz hits Reign with the Wave of the Future before RelliK disregards the rule book & comes in anyway. RelliK beats down Kaz while Booker stays on the apron reaching for a tag. Reign & RelliK double team Kaz leading to a Stiff Kick to the head from RelliK. Reign gets the pin while Booker is still reaching in for a tag. Reign & RelliK leave the ring as Booker gets in to check on his partner. Kaz shoves Booker off him & questions him for not helping out. Booker grabs a mic & apologizes to Kaz. Booker offers a handshake that Kaz accepts. Booker again apologizes before driving the mic into the skull of Kaz. Booker drags Kaz to his feet & hits him with the Book End.

Booker leaves to a chorus of Boos & jeers.

Next is our TNA Tag Team Title match. At Final Resolution Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash took on defending Champions AJ Styles & Tomko. As Nash & Tomko brawled into the crowd Joe got the win over Styles in the ring. Joe quickly left the ring & the arena with both belts. On the following iMPACT! Nash would demand his belt. Joe instead offered him a match. Joe proposed they both choose a partner & face off for the titles at Against All Odds. Joe's reasoning was he didn't want to carry the dead weight Nash would prove to be. Nash accepted & the match was made.
Samoa Joe quickly made his decision by choosing the current X-Division Champion Black Machismo. Nash however would leave it to the last minute. On Thursday Nash revealed his partner as Kip James.

Kevin Nash was first to the ring & he also introduced his partner not as Kip James but as The Outlaw.

Despite Nash & The Outlaw having a massive experience advantage they were no match for the youth & determination of Joe & Lethal. Nash got choked out by Joe on the outside leaving The Outlaw on his own. The Outlaw was able to cope with Lethal but when the tag was made to Joe it all went south in a hurry. Joe was like a man possessed after The Outlaw attacked him on iMPACT! Joe made quick work of the veteran before hitting a Muscle Buster. Joe didn't go for the pin but instead tagged in Machismo. Machismo went to the top rope & hit a picture perfect diving elbow drop for the victory to join a short list of double Champions in TNA.

Joe & Machismo celebrated the victory for youth by going into the crowd to be with their fans.

We are treated to another Christian Cage in training video. This time Coach Styles has him balancing a bucket of ice water on his head as he walks a six inch wide platform. After Cage successfully completed the task three times Styles got annoyed. During the fourth run Styles kicked the platform knocking Cage to the ground as the bucket of Ice Water spills over him.

Robert Roode is in the ring next to face off against Ms. Brooks new client. Last month at Final Resolution Roode fired Brooks after she laid down for Sharmell. Since then Brooks has been getting under the skin of Roode & tormenting him at every possible chance. Ms. Brooks wanted to humiliate Roode so she proposed a match. If Roode wins she is gone from TNA. If her representative wins, Roode must kiss her feet in the middle of the ring. Shark Boy pulled off a major upset by pinning Roode on iMPACT! in the resulting match. Roode spent the next few weeks crying & trying to get out of it. Cornette finally cracked & gave Roode one chance to get out of it. If he won a match on iMPACT! he would be free of the stipulation but must still face Ms. Brooks new client at Against All Odds. Roode agreed.

On Thursday last, Robert Roode went up against The L.A.X. in a handicap match. When things looked bleak for Roode he found an unlikely saviour. The Rock 'n' Rave Infection came to ringside drawing L.A.X. to the outside giving Roode a Count out Win.

Ms. Brooks comes out to the ring to introduce her new client. She doesn't introduce him by name tho. A man who is covered by a cloak comes to the ring & stands in front of Roode. At that moment the camera man drops his camera & attacks Roode from behind. A two on one assault follows. With Roode beaten down in the corner Ms. Brooks gets into the ring & pulls the cloak off the mystery man while the camera man pulls off a mask. Ms. Brooks re-introduces us to The Naturals. Douglas & Stevens drag Roode to his feet in front of Brooks. Brooks tells him she never wants to see his face again. Brooks goes on to say she is taking the Naturals to the top, which is the only place she is used to being. The Naturals hit Roode with The Natural Disaster to finish the beat down off.

The TNA Knockouts Title is up for grabs next as Awesome Kong makes her first title defence. She defends against former Champion Gail Kim as well as ODB. Kong was scheduled to defend against only one but Jim Cornette changed that when Kong interrupted an ODB vs Gail Kim match for the number one contender ship on iMPACT! recently. Cornette also added that if Kong lays a finger on anyone else leading up to Against All Odds, they would also be added to the match. Kong seems to have gotten some backup recently. On iMPACT! ODB was forced to team with Gail Kim to face Angelina Love & Velvet Sky, After the match Sky & Love turned on their good friend Gail Kim & held her in the firing line for Kong to crush in the corner.

ODB & Gail teamed up to try & knock Kong out of the match. Despite their combined efforts they could only get her to the outside of the ring but not for any length of time. Kong sent ODB into the crowd with a press slam effectively taking her out of the match. Kong focused on Gail from then on. Gail used her speed advantage to hit & run the beast. Gail eventually got Kong to her back before mounting & laying into her with punches. Raisha Saeed got onto the ring apron to complain about the fists. Gail Kim took exception to this & speared her into the guard rail from the apron.

With Gail hurt on the outside & Rudy Charles trying to get Raisha Saeed away from the ring area, Velvet Sky ran Gail Kim into the ring post before Angelina Love hit a roundhouse kick on the former Champion. Both Ladies threw Gail back into the waiting Kong. Kong wasted little time in finishing Gail off as Sky & Love made sure ODB wasn't making it back to the ring. Kong hit an Awesome Bomb for the win. The three Knockouts celebrated in the ring afterwards.

We cut backstage one last time for a split screen. On the left we have a very nervous looking Kurt Angle heading to the entrance tunnel with his wife Karen Angle not far behind. Whereas on the right we have a confidant Christian Cage with AJ Styles offering last minute pointers for the upcoming match.

At Final Resolution AJ Styles finally made his decision. He choose to stick with Cage but unfortunately he ended up costing Cage the title. Styles intended to hit Angle with the Title belt, but Angle dodged it at the last second & as a result Styles knocked out Cage. Styles would try to make it up to Cage by getting a match against Kurt Angle on iMPACT! where the winner choose the stipulation for the re-match tonight at Against All Odds. Styles won that match allowing Cage to select the match type. But, when it came to the announcement of the match type Jim Cornette informed Cage that Styles gets to make the decision not him. Styles panicked & blurted out Elevation X.

Kurt Angle spent the next few weeks trying to get out of the stipulation but Cornette refused each time. Cornette wary of Angle's reputation for cheating his opponents, added an extra stipulation. If either man goes more than 100feet away from the ring during the match they will be DQed on the spot. As we know, in TNA titles can change hands via DQ.

Angle's nervousness soon turned to viciousness as he attacked the ankle of Cage from the get go. Cage & Angle traded high impact moves all match. Any chance Angle got he went for the ankle lock to stop Cage being able to use his speed advantage. Cage countered this by grabbing a steel chair from ring side. Angle backed off & started up the ramp with Cage following him. Angle remembering the 100foot stipulation stopped dead & had no choice but to try & disarm Cage. A short brawl ensued on the top of the ramp which Angle won via an Olympic slam. Angle locked in an Ankle Lock & twisted with everything he had trying to snap Cage's ankle.

Angle only broke it when he got tapped on the shoulder. Angle turned expecting AJ Styles but instead got Yuji Nagata. The man he defeated only a few weeks ago on Global iMPACT! Nagata grabbed Angle by the throat & dragged him backstage. The big screens show Nagata dragging Angle to a waiting car. Nagata tosses Angle into the trunk & slams it shut. Nagata then drives the car out of the arena invoking the 100foot stipulation. Back inside the arena, Christian Cage is announced the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion via DQ. Cage shrugs before he limps back to the ring to celebrate becomeing a three time world champion.