April 18th 2008

The Outlaw def. Evan Adams via Pinfall.

Abyss def. Brian Christopher via Pinfall.

The Motor City Machine Guns def. S.A.T. via Pinfall.


April 24th 2008

We open iMPACT! in Jim Cornette's office as he looks to be going over the running order of the show tonight. Cornette's quite time is interupted when Christy Hemme comes into the room. She drops into the couch & puts her feet up on Cornette's coffee table before taking out a sealed envelope.

Hemme tells Cornette she has another message from TNA Management. Cornette asks for the envelope but Hemme rips it open & hands him the empty envelope before reading the contents aloud. Hemme states that TNA Management have decided to act & will appoint a new Co-Director at Sacrifice on May 11th. Hemme crushes the letter into a ball & throws it on the floor.

Hemme stands up & says she has to go get a suit if she is being appointed in two & a half week time. Cornette meanwhile has his head in his hands on his desk as the opening credits play.



After the credits we see Gail Kim backstage in new wrestling gear walking with a purpose. Leticia catches up with her & asks about the change in attitude in recent weeks. Gail says she did what she had to do & if she can get the pin fall in the next match, she will get whats she wants. A Shot at the TNA Knockouts Championship at Sacrifice. Gail ends the brief interview by storming off towards the entrance tunnel.


Awesome Kong & Gail Kim

vs.


Jazz & ODB

If Awesome Kong won, she got Sacrifice off. The other three Knockouts are fighting to get a title match at Sacrifice. ODB lost focus when she speared Gail through the ring ropes to the floor. ODB mounted Gail & laid into her with vicious punches as revenge for last week's unprovoked assault. While Andrew Thomas was trying to pull ODB off of Gail Kim, Angelina Love made her way to ringside & offered a hammer to Jazz to use on Kong.

Jazz took the hammer but then threw it out the other side of the ring. Angelina Love jumped onto the apron & argued with Jazz. Jazz clocked the Blond Bombshell with a right hand sending her to the floor. That delay in the offence of Jazz allowed Awesome Kong to regain her bearing & crush Jazz in the corner from behind. Jazz fell to her knees where Kong then kicked her in the back of the head.

Kong dragged the limp Jazz to her feet before hitting a devastating Awesome Bomb. The impact got the attention of Andrew Thomas who slid back into the ring & made the three count.

Result: Awesome Kong & Gail Kim via Pin fall.

After the match Angelina Love slides into the ring & stands over the fallen Jazz. Love then spits on Jazz before leaving the ring & heading backstage. Meanwhile ODB is still pounding away on Gail Kim on the outside as Security move in.



We go backstage now where Crystal is standing by with the TNA World Champion, Christopher Daniels.

Crystal asks Daniels if he has chosen an opponent for Robert Roode in Pick your Poison tonight. Daniels says he has but before he can go any further, he is interrupted by the former TNA World Champion Christian Cage. Cage tells Daniels no-one cares about Pick your Poison, they only care about the Instant Classic. Cage goes on to call Daniels a coward by not allowing him another shot at the belt.

Daniels cuts off Cage before he can say anything else. Daniels tells Cage to shut up & quit crying over losing to the better man three times. Cage is less than happy as Daniels continues. Daniels tells Cage he hopes he brought his wrestling gear as he will be in action later tonight. In the main event it will be Christian Cage vs Robert Roode.

Cage asks Daniels why shouldn't he just lay down for Roode to keep him fresh for Sacrifice. Cage continues by saying he has already cut a deal with Roode. On the iMPACT! after Sacrifice, Cage gets a title match. Roode gets his end of the deal next week. Daniels tells Cage he wont lay down due to the added stipulation. Whoever losses tonight, can not compete for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for one whole year.

Cage & Daniels go nose-to-nose to end the interview as Crystal sends us to Leticia who is standing by with the TNA X-Division Champion Homicide.



Leticia is straight to the point & asks Homicide who he wants to face out of all the contenders for his title. Last week Johnny Devine, Kid Kash & Matt Bentley all claimed they should be number one contender. Homicide simply says he doesn't care. He beat nine other guys to win the title & it'll take nine guys to beat him for the title. Leticia is about to ask another question when Jim Cornette cuts in.

Cornette tells Homicide he needn't loose sleep over who he will face at Sacrifice as it will be sorted next week. Johnny Devine will team with Matt Bentley to face Kid Kash & the guy he just got to stop bugging him Petey Williams in a tag team match. The winning team will both get a title match at Sacrifice in a three way match. Cornette walks off the set as Homicide looks less than thrilled at the news.

The next match is a Gang Warfare elimination match. Each elimination will earn the eliminating team two points.


Triple xXx

vs.


Sonjay Dutt & Shark Boy

vs.


RelliK & Judas Mesias W/ James Mitchell

vs.


The Naturals W/ Ms. Brooks

Senshi was on the wrong end of a Demon Driver but he was saved by The Naturals who took their chance & hit RelliK with The Natural Disaster to eliminate him aswell as Judas Mesias. Shark Boy hit Elix Skipper with the Chummer to make it a two on two match by eliminating Triple xXx.

With Chase Stevens down & Shark Boy holding off Andy Douglas, Sonjay Dutt climbed to the top rope for a Shooting Star Press. When he got to the top however, he got distracted by Ms. Brooks on the ring apron showing off her assets. Dutt losses his focus & stares at Ms. Brooks chest. Stevens meanwhile has recovered & jumped Shark Boy from behind. The Naturals quickly set up & hit Shark Boy with the Natural Disaster for the three count.

Result: The Naturals with two eliminations.

With the match over Ms. Brooks jumps down from the apron & Sonjay Dutt is brought back to reality. Dutt now realises he has cost his team the win & he is trying to apologize to his partner.
As The Naturals celebrate picking up six points as they head backstage we cut to Jeremy Borash & his guest at this time, Tomko.



JB asks Tomko if he has a plan for tonight wherein if Christian Cage losses, he cant compete for the TNA World title for one whole year. Tomko tells JB he set a target for himself. To ensure Cage doesn't become TNA Champion again. Tomko says he cant assure us that will happen tonight, but he does guarantee Cage wont have another title match for a year. Tomko continues by Saying at Sacrifice, Cage wont be having another match for at least ten years.

As JB thanks Tomko for his time AJ Styles cracks Tomko with a steel chair from behind. Tomko falls like a bag of bricks in agony. Styles stands over Tomko & mocks him. That is, until Tomko swings at Styles, Styles jumps backwards to avoid contact as Tomko is getting back to his feet. Styles does the smart thing & runs.



Next we are treated to a Black Machismo video. The video shows us the deep laceration Machismo suffered at Lockdown & goes on to tell us he needed 47 stitches as a result! The video also tells us had the cut been half an Inch lower, Machismo would have most likely lost his eye, at the very least he would have lost the use of it.

Their is some good news however, Black Machismo will be returning to action quicker than expected. Black Machismo returns to iMPACT! action on May 8th. Three days before Sacrifice.

We have another Gang Warfare match now, this time however, its double jeopardy. Meaning two matches are going on at once but it only takes one fall to end the match. Winner will receive three points for his team.


Austin Creed W/ Ms. Brooks

vs.


Jerry Lynn


Vampiro W/ James Mitchell

vs.


Sting

Jerry Lynn hit Vampiro with a Cradle-Pile driver on the outside. Vampiro remained unconscious for several minutes as Creed & Lynn ganged up on Sting in the ring. Sting did rally but it was pointless as he could only win by beating Vampiro. Sting sent Lynn out of the ring with a back body drop near the ropes. Creed punches Sting in the side of the head but it is having no effect.

Creed goes off the ropes & tries a flying forearm but it also has no effect. Creed shows his frustration by lashing out & kicking the ring ropes. As a result of turning his back on Sting he gets a Scorpion Death Drop. Sting pushes the lifeless body of Creed to one side as he climbs out of the ring to bring Vampiro back into the fray. As Sting drops to the floor he gets powder thrown in his face by the camera man.

The camera man then rams the camera into the head of Sting & suddenly Vampiro recovers. Vampiro pushes the blinded Sting into the ring before hitting him with the Vampiro Spike. Vamprio quickly kicks Jerry Lynn in the head to stop his re-entrance to the ring before pinning Sting for the win.

Result: Vampiro via Pin fall.

After the match, Vampiro is joined in ring by the camera man who we now see has a life like mask on & James Mitchell to celebrate. The mask is never removed.

As Vampiro celebrates his successful return to wrestling we cut backstage where Jim Cornette is joined by America's Most Wanted.



Chris Harris & James Storm are acting like they are trying to help Cornette with Sacrifice matches but Cornette isn't buying it. Harris brings up the tag title mess & asks who is getting the title match at Sacrifice. Cornette tells him The Motor City Machine Guns will be facing the Rock 'n' Rave Infection at Sacrifice for the number one contender-ship.

James Storm suddenly realises this means Samoa Joe & Black Machismo don't have a match at Sacrifice. Storm tells Cornette they are willing to bail him out of a tight corner by taking the match themselves. Harris thinks its a brilliant idea. Cornette doesn't.

Instead Cornette informs AMW that he has already sent one team away but now he is going to call them back. At Sacrifice it will be America's Most Wanted vs. Scott Steiner & Jeff Jarrett with the winners facing Samoa Joe & Black Machismo for the TNA World Tag Team Championships immediately afterwards. Cornette tells both Harris & Storm to leave so he can enjoy the main event in peace.

The main event is up next.

A video package plays highlighting the heavy detail & rivalries going into this match. From Tomko turning his back on AJ Styles in January to Christian Cage losing the TNA Heavyweight Championship to The Fallen Angel to Robert Roode attacking The Fallen Angel after Lethal Lockdown.


Robert Roode W/ Scott D'Amore

vs.


Christian Cage

With the stakes so high neither man was prepared to lay down for the other as it seems their deal Christian Cage mentioned earlier tonight has been thrown out the window. Roode impressed by kicking out of the Unprettier twice. Cage hit back by kicking out of The Northern Lariot & The Pay-Off.

Cage dug deep into his arsenal & came up with a Texas Cloverleaf that surprised Roode & caught him in the middle of the ring. With his title match at Sacrifice at stake Roode gave everything he had to crawl to the bottom rope to break the hold. Cage dragged Roode back to his feet but got a thumb in the eye for his troubles.

Roode quickly went for & hit another Pay-Off. Roode just as quickly pulled Cage back to his feet & dug deep into his own arsenal of moves & hit Cage with The Roode Bomb. Roode clearly in pain falls on top of Cage & manages to hook the leg for a three count.

Result: Robert Roode via Pin fall.

Roode doesn't have time to celebrate as Christopher Daniels makes his way to the ring looking for revenge. Roode tries to crawl out of the ring but Daniels gets to him first. Daniels pulls Roode to the centre of the ring & hits The Angel Wings. Daniels, not content, drags Roode back to his feet & hits The Last Rites. Daniels collects his TNA World title belt as Tomko makes his way to the ring.

Christian is only now coming to, but Tomko is already in front of him. Tomko backs Cage into the corner before grabbing him by the neck. Tomko squeezes as Cage turns purple. Tomko hoists Cage up into the air & hits a Choke-bomb.

Despite doing the damage, Tomko isn't satisfied & instead grabs some of the cable used by the camera men & wraps it around the neck of Cage. Tomko dumps Cage over the top rope & hangs him. AJ Styles quickly runs to the ring & smacks Tomko from behind with a steel chair for the second time tonight. Styles jumps out of the ring & along with security help Christian to the back.

We go off the air with an irate Tomko in the ring pointing at Styles & mouthing he's a dead man.