Destination X opens with a video package highlighting the history of Elinination X. The video ends with the announcement from
Jim Cornette a few weeks ago on iMPACT! when he announced it was returning & it was going to be the main event of the X-Division's Pay-Per-View, Destination X.
Due to the X-Division Champion being in the main event but also being in the tag team title match we open with
Samoa Joe & Black Machismo defending Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave, The R0ock 'n' Rave Infection. The build up to the match is shown before hand. From
Christy Hemme ordering
the Rock 'n' Rave Infection to take out
Don West, to Samoa Joe & Black Machismo saving
Mike Tenay the next week from a similar fate & everything up to last week when Jimmy Rave took on Black Machismo in singles action on iMPACT!
Black Machismo is the first man out. He does his now signature poses as he makes his way to the ring. His partner, "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe is next out. Their opponents are cheered on by their one & only fan, sitting at the commentary table, Christy Hemme. Hoyt & rave bring out their toy guitars but once they get to the ring, its all business.
Joe & Machismo seemingly had a plan, let Joe do the majority of the work so Machismo can conserve himself. It didn't work out that way as Hoyt & Rave isolated Machismo in their corner & made quick tags followed by double team moves. Rave & Hoyt got several near falls that got closer to three every time. Joe eventually lost patience & ran into the ring to clear house. he dragged the hurting Machismo to their corner before going back outside to legally tag himself in. Joe came in & dominated Rave & Hoyt who despite their quick tags were not nowhere near as fresh as the Samoan Submission machine. Joe hit both men with a double face wash in the corner. Hoyt fell out of the ring as a result of the impact. Joe hoisted Rave to the top rope & hit a
Muscle Buster. Joe doesn't go for the pin, but instead locks in the
Chiquita Clutch for the submission Victory.
Joe & Machismo stay in-ring to celebrate their hard fought victory when
The Naturals jump the guard rails. Andy Douglas catches Samoa Joe with a dropkick to the back while Chase Stevens takes down Machismo with a chop lock. Joe is sent out of the ring as Lance Hoyt joins in the beating. Hoyt & the dazed Jimmy Rave assault Joe on the outside while the Naturals wear down Machismo in the ring.
Sonjay Dutt makes the run-in in an attempt to save his partner later tonight in Elimination X. Dutt gets hit with
The Natural Disaster before long.
Shark Boy & Jerry Lynn are next out but are cut off by
Matt Bentley & Kid Kash. Bentley & Kash brawl with Shark Boy & Jerry Lynn on the entrance ramp as all four men look to gain an early advantage for the main event.
Austin Aries runs to the ring unnoticed by the other competitors. Aries gets to the ring but stops short of entering. Aries instead grabs a steel chair from ringside.
Aries climbs into the the ring as the Naturals back up a little. Aries hands the chair to Douglas & tells him to use it while he stands guard. The Naturals hit Machismo with
The Natural Disaster onto the steel chair. Aries then gets a few shots in on his partner later tonight. The three men are then joined in the ring by
Ms. Brooks. Ms. Brooks goes over & shakes the hand of Austin Aries signaling their alliance. Shark Boy, Lynn, Bentley & Kash have all disappeared backstage. Sonjay is being carried to the back half conscious by referees while security pulls Hoyt & rave off of Samoa Joe.
A video package airs highlighting the feud between
The Steiner Brothers & the re-formed Team Canada. Footage is shown first of Rick Steiner making his return to cost Petey Williams a world title match as well as an X-Division title match. Next is
A-1 attacking The Steiners on iMPACT!, the video finishes with footage of
Tyson Dux smashing Rick Steiners head through a car window on Thursday.
Oh Canada! is first on he loudspeakers as
Petey Williams & Robert Roode make their way to the ring with Coach
Scott D'Amore waving the Canadian Flag high above his head. Tyson Dux & A-1 bring up the rear. Scott Steiner's entrance music plays but he comes out alone with a mic in hand. Scott tells us that Rick Steiner is still in the hospital after what happened on Thursday. Team Canada fake concern in the ring. Scott goes on to say that he doesn't have many friends in this industry but tonight he's going to need one. Steiner says he is throwing out an open invitation to anyone in the back who wants to step up & get one of the briefcases for winning. Steiner continues to the ring in the hopes that someone will show up.
Steiner is in the ring ready for action but still no-one has shown up. The match starts regardless. Petey Williams gets in Steiners face & mocks him over what happened to Rick. Steiner nearly takes Petey's head off with a clothesline as a result. Petey crawls over to his corner & tags in Roode. Roode comes in & goes nose to nose with Steiner. At that moment
My World plays on the loudspeakers. The King of the Mountain comes out onto the ramp to a deafening ovation.
Jeff Jarrett makes his way to the ring & climbs up onto the apron where Rick Steiner would have been. Jarrett immediately wants a tag in. Steiner gives him one. Jarrett tells Roode he hasn't forgotten about the last time they were in the same ring as the match kicks off.
Steiner & Jarrett go through the match on crowd reaction alone. Every time Team Canada got any momentum they were cut off within seconds. Tyson Dux & A-1 got ejected from ringside after one to many attempts at interference. The fans sing them out of the arena. Steiner gets Petey & lifts him above his head & holds him there for what seems like an eternity. Steiner eventually drops Petey onto the outside. Roode doesnt make a tag before jumping into the ring & attacking Steiner from behind.
Roode pumbles Steiner in the corner until Jeff Jarrett grabs him by the hair. Jarrett drags Roode off of Steiner & the two proceed to punch each other as hard as they can. Roode comes off the better as he punches Jarrett out of the ring. Roode forgets about Steiner & pays for it. Steiner catches him with a high clothesline to the back of the head, eerily similar to Roode's former finishing maneuver,
The Northern Lariat. With Roode down Steiner locks in
the Steiner Recliner. Earl Hebner tries to tell Steiner that Roode isn't the legal man but is having no luck. Petey Williams gets back into the ring & breaks the hold with a missile dropkick from the top rope. Petey quickly grabs Steiner & somehow hits him with a
Canadian Destroyer. Petey covers Steiner & gets the three count to claim both Briefcases for Team Canada.
Petey & Roode quickly exit the ring as Jeff Jarrett climbs back in to check on his partner for the evening. Jarrett tells Roode that this isn't over as he backs up the ramp with D'Amore & Petey.
We go backstage where
Angelina Love is pushing
Velvet Sky's wheelchair again. Sky seems much more confidant today than the last time we saw her. Love is asking her what has she done but Sky wont tell. A short video package airs next showing us
Awesome Kong's reign of dominance up to & including Velvet Sky two weeks ago on iMPACT! Angelina Love is first out, she comes out alone. Velvet Sky is shown on the big screen watching backstage.
Awesome Kong comes out looking in a pretty foul mood as
Raisha Saeed leads her to the ring. Love charges at Kong while she gets into the ring to jump start the match. Love's offence is however short lived as Kong soon hits a discus backhand to sends Love into the corner. Kong charges & crushes Love in the corner. Velvet Sky makes her way to the ringside area with a concerned look on her face. Kong makes eye contact with Sky before hitting Love with an
Awesome Bomb for the three count.
Kong quickly exits the ring & heads for Velvet Sky. Sky tries to move away but Saeed cuts her off. Kong grabs Sky by the hair & throws her into the ring. Kong corners a terrified Velvet Sky until she is hit from behind with a steel chair. Angelina Love is still down & out however. Kong falls forward & out of the ring to the floor with a hard thud. Kong looks back to the ring to see her attacker. She See's
Jazz standing in the middle of the ring holding the
TNA Knockouts Championship in her hand & the steel chair in the other.
Jazz helps Velvet Sky back to her feet before tending to Angelina Love as Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed make their way backstage still fuming & without the title belt. Next up is the four corners match to determine the Number one contenders for the TNA Tag team Championships.
The Naturals are first out, but not for the first time tonight. Footage is shown of them attacking Black Machismo earlier tonight after his successful Tag title defence. The Naturals are accompanied to the ring by
Ms. Brooks. Next out is Elix Skipper & Senshi of
Triple xXx.
Team 3D follow along with
Johnny Devine who will be competing later tonight in Elimination X. The last team out are also the least experienced as a team,
Kevin Nash & The Outlaw. This match is single team elimination. Once you are pinned or submit you team has blown their shot at becoming number one contenders.
It isn't long before
BG James once again tries to get revenge against Kevin Nash & The Outlaw. This time however, he was successful. BG James came to the ring & chased off the legal man The Outlaw. Rudy Charles had no choice other than to count him out & eliminate him & Nash from the match. Nash is irate & gives Elix Skipper a
Jackknife despite just being an innocent bystander. Brother Ray takes advantage & quickly pins Skipper to eliminate Triple xXx. Two teams eliminated in the first two minutes.
A lot of back & forth action between the two teams looking to get into the title picture. Johnny Devine tried to grope Ms. Brooks & got slapped for it. This resulted in both being ejected from ringside. Devine left without a fight but Brooks was refusing to leave. Rudy Charles was trying to lead Brooks up the ramp when
Austin Aries came from the crowd with a lead pipe in his hand. Aries cracked Devon's ankle as he stood on the apron. Devon collapses in pain onto the floor as Aries slides the lead pipe across to Chase Stevens who was on the apron on the other side.
Stevens holds the pipe behind his back as Aries exits through the crowd. Rudy Charles has gotten rid of Brooks but See's Devon down & with his wrestling boot off holding his ankle. Rudy goes to check on him & calls for medics. Meanwhile Andy Douglas whips Brother Ray into the Naturals corner so Stevens can crack his skull with the pipe. Ray falls forwards & lands hard in the middle of the ring unconscious. Stevens quickly disposes of the pipe by dumping it under the ring. The Naturals drag Ray to his feet & hit him with
the Natural Disaster. Rudy Charles See's the double team move & climbs back into the ring as Douglas makes the pin on Ray. Rudy Charles raises the hands of The Naturals in victory confirming them as Number one contenders for the
TNA World Tag Team Championships.
While The Naturals celebrate their victory in ring we cut backstage where BG James has caught The Outlaw. BG is hitting The Outlaw with everything hat isn't nailed down & throwing him into everything that is. BG scoop slams The outlaw in the parking lot & then open his car door. BG is heard saying he's going to end it now. Kevin Nash is quickly on the scene as hits BG from behind with a trashcan. Nash then rams BG head first into a brick wall knocking him unconscious. Nash stands over BG & tells him he has crossed the line tonight. Nash challenges the unconscious BG to match at
Lock down. Nash & The Outlaw vs BG & a partner, whoever loses, if fired from TNA.
A video package airs highlighting the events that have brought us to this six man tag match. It begins with
Black Reign & RelliK beating down
Kaz at Final Resolution, continues to show Kaz getting
Booker T as his partner to fight the monsters. The video then turns dark as Booker T turns on Kaz at Against All Odds. We see Booker claiming Kaz was riding him to the top, Kaz trying to overcome the 3 on 1 odds before announcing his backup.
The Motor City Machine Guns.
Black Reign, RelliK & Booker T all come out under Booker's entrance music. Booker is at the forefront as the two monsters trail behind him. Kaz & The Machine Guns have no such divide. The three men come out together & all share the spotlight.
Black Reign is again taken out of the match due to the speed advantage of the opposition. Kaz finishes Black Reign's night when he hits him with
the Wave of the Future on the steel ramp way. Black Reign is lifeless while Kaz feels the pain. Back in the ring RelliK is also a victim of The speed of the Machine Guns. RelliK is swinging but is only catching empty air each time. The Machine Guns are hitting every time. RelliK is taken out of the ring after a
ASCS Combination. RelliK stays on his feet for a few second before falling on his face & rolling out of the ring. Booker, seeing he is alone against three men pretends to be an honorable man by saying he has no beef with the Machine Guns & he wants to settle it with Kaz one-on-one. The Machine Guns don't bite & give him a
double Super kick. Kaz, has recovered enough to hit another
Wave of the Future & make the pin for the victory.
The Machine Guns & Kaz celebrate in the ring, Black Reign still hasn't moved on the ramp way, Booker is out in the ring whereas RelliK is now back on his feet. RelliK surveys the damage before shaking his head & walking backstage, stepping over Black Reign as he goes. Back in the ring, Booker T is starting to come to. Kaz pulls him to his feet before offering a handshake. Booker looks surprised by this but accepts it none the less. As Booker goes to walk away, Kaz pulls him back & hits another
Wave of the Future much to the delight of the crowd. The Machine Guns then hoist Kaz up onto their shoulders as he soaks in the fans reaction.
As The Machine Guns & Kaz leave the ring, the camera cuts backstage where
Eric Young is knocking on Sting's locker-room door but isn't getting an answer. Eric tries the door but it's locked.
Jeremy Borash reminds Eric he has a match next &
Sting is a pro, he wont be late for it. Eric agrees then heads off towards the arena.
Chris Harris & James Storm are out first, both with beers in hand. Eric Young is next, he looks a little nervous however as he still hasn't heard from Sting. The lights go out as Sting descends from the rafter much to the amazement of Eric Young.
Harris & Storm keep Sting out of the match for as long as they can as they focus on Eric Young. Young eventually blocks yet another double team move with a double clothesline. Young slowly crawls across to Sting who has had very little ring time until now. Sting comes in all fired up as he dumps Storm out of the ring within seconds. Harris clubs Sting in the back but it has no effect. Sting turns to face Harris who then tries a right hand to Sting, it also has no effect. Sting gets himself fired up & blocks another right hand attempt with one of his own.
Sting hits Harris with a series of chops that send him back into the corner. Sting hits a few more chops before going to the far side of the ring. Sting gets up a head of steam & hits the
Stinger Splash on Harris. Harris stumbles out & Sting hits him with a
Scorpion Death Drop. Sting grabs the legs of Harris & locks in the
Scorpion Death Lock. Harris screams in pain as he desperately tries to reach the ropes but Sting pulls him back to the centre of the ring each time. After the third near rope break Sting leans back fully, Harris cant go anywhere as he raises his hand to tap out. But he gets saved at the last second. James Storm hits Sting with
The Last Call to the back of the head. Storm makes the cover as Harris grabs the leg of Eric Young to avoid the pin being broken up.
Eric Young kicks away at the floored Chris Harris until James Storm hits him from behind. Storm & Young trade shots until Harris hits Young with a low blow. Storm quickly hits Young with
The Last Call before leaving the ring as Sting gets back to his feet. Harris & Storm celebrate the stolen victory as they head backstage.
A video package next airs the brutality that has become
Abyss & Judas Mesias facing
Raven & Rhino in a
death match tonight. We see Rhino saving Abyss, Abyss turning on Rhino on iMPACT!, Raven stepping up to help Rhino, Abyss & Mesias costing Rhino a potential World Title Match.
Judas Mesias & Abyss come out together accompanied by
James Mitchell who is barking orders at both of his men. Raven is next out as he brings a shopping cart overflowing with weapons to the ring with him. Raven tosses the weapons into the ring as Mesias & Abyss try to avoid them. Rhino is last out. As soon as he comes onto the stage The War machine charges to the ring.
With all four men down & Abyss busted open thanks to a bowling ball to the head from Raven,
RelliK makes his way to the ring. Mitchell looks confused by this but it soon turns to delight as RelliK throws Raven into the corner & starts to beat him down. Unbeknown to RelliK however, Rhino is back on his feet & stalking his pray. RelliK turns, Rhino charges, RelliK sidesteps, Rhino hits his partner with a
Gore. Raven rolls out of he ring in pain as RelliK smashes a flower pot over the head of Rhino. Judas Mesias meets RelliK eye to eye before dropping & pinning the unconscious Rhino.
James Mitchell grabs a bag from under the ring & hands it to Abyss inside the ring. Mitchell tells him to finish Rhino. Abyss opens the bag & pours the mixture of broken glass & thumbtacks onto the canvas. Mesias & RelliK leave the ring to allow Abyss room to do the deed. However, Raven climbs back into the ring with a chair in hand. Raven cracks Abyss across the spine with the chair sending him out of the ring. Mitchell is furious with Abyss & begins to scream at him. Raven helps Rhino back to his feet in the ring. Raven then turns on Rhino & hits him with
The Raven Effect on the tacks & glass. Rhino rolls around screaming in pain whilst holding his head as Raven exits the ring & stands beside James Mitchell on the ramp way. They look each other in the eye before smiling. James Mitchell has just assembled a savage team of monsters & outcasts.
We see a video now showing how
Christian Cage got to tonight. It starts with his victory over
Kurt Angle at
Against All Odds & finishes with the masked man wearing the Who's Next Shirt on iMPACT!
Christian is first to the ring but he isn't his usual self. Cage looks quite nervous as he should be if the masked man is who we suspect. The lights dim as Christians Entrance music dies down & is replaced by silence. A dull blue spotlight shines at the entrance tunnel as the masked man comes onto the stage. He stops atop the stage & rips off the who's next shirt before throwing it to the ground. The masked man looks towards Cage in the ring as he opens the back of his mask. The masked man pulls the chin strap open & grabs hold ready to pull it off as the lights dim some more. The mask is pulled off to reveal
The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels!
Cage is in shock as he prepared for a polar opposite. He prepared for a big power based wrestler with no talent but he has gotten a quick technical based wrestler who has tons of talent. Daniels makes his way to the ring never taking his eyes off of Cage. Daniels slides into the ring. The bell rings to start the match. Cage charges at Daniels who ducks down as Cage crashes into the turnbuckles. cage stumbles back, Daniels kicks Cage in the ribs & hits
The Angel Wings! Daniels turns over Cage & gets the three count in record quick time! Daniels takes his belt & celebrates into the crowd. Who are chanting Welcome Back to the new Triple Crown Winner & more importantly, the
new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
After a replay of the entire match,
Jeremy Borash is in the ring ready to introduce the main event. Team Machismo is first out.
Black Machismo comes to the ring & is met by
Shark Boy, Jerry Lynn & Sonjay Dutt.
Austin Aries stays on the outside. Team Styles is out next.
AJ Styles leads
Johnny Devin, Matt Bentley & Kid Kash to ring while
Homicide as per usual comes from the crowd with
Shelley Martinez. Aries demands that he start the match & his team mates let him. Homicide starts for Team Styles.
The first elimination was that of Johnny Devine. Devine was in trouble when his team mates refused to tag & leaving him alone against five men. Black machismo got the pin after
The Lethal Combination. Team Styles even the score next when Kid Kash hits
The Dead level on Sonjay Dutt before Matt Bentley hits a
Frog Splash for the three count. Team Styles go a man up when the captain eliminates Shark Boy with the
Spiral Tap. Machismo leads by example with two quick eliminations next. First is Kid Kash after a
diving elbow drop from the top rope. Matt Bentley jumped into the ring as the next man & was immediatly eliminated after
The Lethal Combination. Team Styles level it again when Homicide hits
The Gringo Killa on Jerry Lynn for the three count.
Two against two now as Austin Aries & Black Machismo take on Homicide & AJ Styles. The champion is next to go when his own partner hits him with a low blow from the outside. Machismo stumbles forwards & into a
Gringo Killa from Homicide who then tags in Styles. Styles goes to the top & gets the elimination after another
Spiral Tap. Aries comes in & tries a sunset flip for a quick pin on Styles, Styles doesnt go back & instead sits down & grabs the legs of Aries to eliminate him aswell. Down to AJ Styles & Homicide the match now becomes a one-on-one match.
AJ Styles takes the advantage by hitting a dropkick on Homicide as he enters the ring. Styles drags Homicide to the centre of the ring & sets up for a
Styles Clash. Styles wastes time posing & this allows Homicide to pulls the legs from Under Styles & flip over into a pin. Styles kicks out at two. Both men get back to their when AJ hits a
paylay out of nowhere. Homicide is down. Styles goes to the top rope & goes for a third
Spiral Tap. This time however, Homicide moves & AJ crashes & burns. Homicide pulls Styles to his feet & quickly hits a
Gringo Killa. Homicide makes the cover & gets the three count! Homicide become the
new TNA X-Division Champion by surviving Elimination X. Homicide is joined in ring by Shelley Martinez for post match celebrations.