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Paydirt · 08-10-2008, 02:43 PM

TNA iMPACT - Thursday 14th August 2008

iMPACT! opened with a video package highlighting the events of Hard Justice, focusing mainly on Samoa Joe retaining his TNA World Heavyweight Championship only to have Sting make an appearance to close the show. We cut straight to the iMPACT! zone, no pyro or introductions from Mike Tenay and Don West; TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Samoa Joe is standing in the ring with the World Title belt perched over his shoulder… he has a microphone in hand as the crowd begin their signature “Joe” chant.

Joe says that he is sick of games, sick of trying to make sense of what is happening and is sick of Sting avoiding facing off with him; he says that he is not leaving the ring until Sting comes out to the ring and goes face to face with him like a man. A few seconds pass but Sting is no where to be seen; Jim Cornette of TNA management makes an appearance and comes down towards the ring; he enters and says something to Joe as the crowd look on confused. Joe pauses for a few minutes before taking once again to the microphone and saying that ‘The Icon’ isn’t here tonight, like the ‘coward’ that he is he’s once again avoiding him; Joe finishes by saying that this isn’t the end… only the beginning before dropping the microphone and making his way up the ramp.

TNA World Tag Team Championships
Beer Money Inc. (c) def. The Latin American X-Change
Roode and Storm had the advantage early in the match, showing off their willingness to work as a team making quick tags and keeping then legal Homicide in their corner of the ring. Homicide however was able to come back hitting Roode with an Enziguiri kick causing him to stumble forwards and lose his sense of awareness for a few seconds. Homicide proceeded to make the tag to Hernandez who quickly began to clean house, he went to take Roode up for the Border Toss but Jacqueline got up onto the apron; distracting the referee; Roode managed to struggle his way back down to his feet as Storm and Homicide brawled on the outside; Roode dropped to his knees and connected with a low blow on Hernandez and hitting a well placed DDT; he made the cover and secured the three.

After the match, referee Rudy Charles handed Beer Money Inc. their World Tag Team Championship belts as they quickly made their way up the ramp. The crowd booed loudly as Roode and Storm posed on the ramp, STILL the champions; LAX looking on from the ring.

We cut backstage to the office of TNA Management’s Jim Cornette; there is shouting going on between Booker T, Sharmell and Cornette himself; Booker T tells Cornette that he deserves another chance to beat Samoa Joe and that he didn’t come to TNA to be without gold. Cornette replies by saying that Booker T will get an opportunity to get another match with Joe but that ‘here in TNA’ things aren’t just given to people. – Cornette says tonight that he will be competing in a Four-Way contest with three other winners from Hard Justice to determine who the next challenger for Samoa Joe is at No Surrender.

Kaz def. Petey Williams w/ Rhaka Khan
Kaz made an impressive return to TNA after several weeks absence, making a mark by pinning the X-Division Champion in singles action; Although Williams was able to take control early on due to the outside interference of Rhaka Khan; Kaz was able to come back and hit a lightning fast roll-up to gain the three count over Maple Leaf Muscle.

TNA Women’s Knockout Champion, Taylor Wilde is seen speaking backstage with Jeremy Borash. JB asks Wilde how she feels about her loss at Hard Justice; Wilde says that she doesn’t like losing but she doesn’t hate it and that it fuels her to do better. She says that tonight, Love is involved in an 8 Knockout’s Battle Royal to determine who faces her at No Surrender and that if it happens to be her, she would be up for the fight.

The Motor City Machine Guns def. The Rock N’ Rave Infection w/Christy Hemme
Before the match, Christy Hemme gave us a rendition of Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child of Mine” which the audience seemed to enjoy from their rampant booing; Lance Rock took advantage of the smaller Chris Sabin early on but eventually fell to his speedy kicks and made a tag to Jimmy Rave, Sabin takes control and makes a cool tag to Alex Shelley. In the end Shelley hits Rave with a Sliced Bread #2 (Which Mike Tenay and Don West are now calling the Reload) – Rock tried to break up the pin but was taken out by a dropkick from Sabin who had now entered the ring. Tenay and West note that “This could be a huge step towards the Tag Team Championships”

We’re backstage with Christian Cage and Rhino, Christian Cage says that although he respects Rhino and all they’ve done together; he will do whatever it takes in the Four-Way Contest tonight to gain a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Rhino says he expects nothing less from Cage and that he’s looking forward to the match. The two are interrupted by Kurt Angle who says that he was a winner from Hard Justice and is the final entrant in the match tonight… he goes on to say that he will be getting an opportunity at Samoa Joe and that Cage or Rhino better not get in his way.

8 Knockout’s Battle Royal: Winner faces Taylor Wilde at No Surrender
Gail Kim def. Awesome Kong, Traci Brooks, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, ODB, Jacqueline and the debuting Jazz

Order of Elimination:

Awesome Kong (eliminated by all seven other Knockout's)
Jacqueline (eliminated by ODB)
ODB (eliminated by Jazz)
Traci Brooks (eliminated by Jazz)
Velvet Sky (eliminated by Gail Kim)
Angelina Love (eliminated by Gail Kim)
Jazz (eliminated by Gail Kim)

The announcers note that Jazz had an impressive showing in her debut match here in TNA and that we could expect big things from her as Gail Kim is declared the winner and now first contender to the TNA Women’s Knockout Champion, Taylor Wilde.

Backstage we see ‘Black Machismo’ Jay Lethal speaking with SoCal Val; Lethal asks Val if she is finally read to marry him now that Sonjay is out of the way, Val hesitates for a few seconds before telling Lethal that the whole situation with Sonjay has thrown her and that she needs more time to think, she leaves as Lethal looks on; devastated.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Samoa Joe makes his way down the ramp and sits at the commentary table with Mike Tenay and Don West, he will be providing guest commentary for iMPACT!’s main event of the evening.

MAIN EVENT: Christian Cage def. Rhino, Kurt Angle & Booker T
It was noted as Kurt Angle was making his entrance that AJ Styles isn’t here tonight due to injuries suffered at the hands of Angle at Hard Justice; this match wasn’t very long but certainly showcased the talent of those involved in it. It was noted that it was just one fall to the finish, during the match Tenay asked Joe about Sting to which Joe replied “He’s next on the agenda” – Towards the end, Rhino had been knocked outside the ring by Booker T, Booker T then off his guard was hit with an Olympic Slam by Angle causing him to roll under the bottom rope and to the outside, Christian Cage then saw an opportunity and ran up behind Angle, rolling him up and getting the three count and victory.

After the match, Cage celebrated in the ring as Angle looked on in shock; Samoa Joe then came from the commentary table and looked on at Cage from outside the ring. Suddenly the lights go out and the music of Sting hits – as the lights come back on, Christian Cage is laid out in the centre of the ring with a black baseball bat on his back. Joe looks on in confusion as Mike Tenay and Don West wish us a good evening with iMPACT! going off the air.

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Paydirt Curtain Jerker Posts: 30 Join Date: Aug 2008 Rep Power: 0 Rep: Status: Offline Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: TNA Wrestling: Cross the Line TNA iMPACT - Thursday 14th August 2008 iMPACT! opened with a video package highlighting the events of Hard Justice, focusing mainly on Samoa Joe retaining his TNA World Heavyweight Championship only to have Sting make an appearance to close the show. We cut straight to the iMPACT! zone, no pyro or introductions from Mike Tenay and Don West; TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Samoa Joe is standing in the ring with the World Title belt perched over his shoulder… he has a microphone in hand as the crowd begin their signature “Joe” chant. Joe says that he is sick of games, sick of trying to make sense of what is happening and is sick of Sting avoiding facing off with him; he says that he is not leaving the ring until Sting comes out to the ring and goes face to face with him like a man. A few seconds pass but Sting is no where to be seen; Jim Cornette of TNA management makes an appearance and comes down towards the ring; he enters and says something to Joe as the crowd look on confused. Joe pauses for a few minutes before taking once again to the microphone and saying that ‘The Icon’ isn’t here tonight, like the ‘coward’ that he is he’s once again avoiding him; Joe finishes by saying that this isn’t the end… only the beginning before dropping the microphone and making his way up the ramp. TNA World Tag Team Championships Beer Money Inc. (c) def. The Latin American X-Change Roode and Storm had the advantage early in the match, showing off their willingness to work as a team making quick tags and keeping then legal Homicide in their corner of the ring. Homicide however was able to come back hitting Roode with an Enziguiri kick causing him to stumble forwards and lose his sense of awareness for a few seconds. Homicide proceeded to make the tag to Hernandez who quickly began to clean house, he went to take Roode up for the Border Toss but Jacqueline got up onto the apron; distracting the referee; Roode managed to struggle his way back down to his feet as Storm and Homicide brawled on the outside; Roode dropped to his knees and connected with a low blow on Hernandez and hitting a well placed DDT; he made the cover and secured the three. After the match, referee Rudy Charles handed Beer Money Inc. their World Tag Team Championship belts as they quickly made their way up the ramp. The crowd booed loudly as Roode and Storm posed on the ramp, STILL the champions; LAX looking on from the ring. We cut backstage to the office of TNA Management’s Jim Cornette; there is shouting going on between Booker T, Sharmell and Cornette himself; Booker T tells Cornette that he deserves another chance to beat Samoa Joe and that he didn’t come to TNA to be without gold. Cornette replies by saying that Booker T will get an opportunity to get another match with Joe but that ‘here in TNA’ things aren’t just given to people. – Cornette says tonight that he will be competing in a Four-Way contest with three other winners from Hard Justice to determine who the next challenger for Samoa Joe is at No Surrender. Kaz def. Petey Williams w/ Rhaka Khan Kaz made an impressive return to TNA after several weeks absence, making a mark by pinning the X-Division Champion in singles action; Although Williams was able to take control early on due to the outside interference of Rhaka Khan; Kaz was able to come back and hit a lightning fast roll-up to gain the three count over Maple Leaf Muscle. TNA Women’s Knockout Champion, Taylor Wilde is seen speaking backstage with Jeremy Borash. JB asks Wilde how she feels about her loss at Hard Justice; Wilde says that she doesn’t like losing but she doesn’t hate it and that it fuels her to do better. She says that tonight, Love is involved in an 8 Knockout’s Battle Royal to determine who faces her at No Surrender and that if it happens to be her, she would be up for the fight. The Motor City Machine Guns def. The Rock N’ Rave Infection w/Christy Hemme Before the match, Christy Hemme gave us a rendition of Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child of Mine” which the audience seemed to enjoy from their rampant booing; Lance Rock took advantage of the smaller Chris Sabin early on but eventually fell to his speedy kicks and made a tag to Jimmy Rave, Sabin takes control and makes a cool tag to Alex Shelley. In the end Shelley hits Rave with a Sliced Bread #2 (Which Mike Tenay and Don West are now calling the Reload) – Rock tried to break up the pin but was taken out by a dropkick from Sabin who had now entered the ring. Tenay and West note that “This could be a huge step towards the Tag Team Championships” We’re backstage with Christian Cage and Rhino, Christian Cage says that although he respects Rhino and all they’ve done together; he will do whatever it takes in the Four-Way Contest tonight to gain a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Rhino says he expects nothing less from Cage and that he’s looking forward to the match. The two are interrupted by Kurt Angle who says that he was a winner from Hard Justice and is the final entrant in the match tonight… he goes on to say that he will be getting an opportunity at Samoa Joe and that Cage or Rhino better not get in his way. 8 Knockout’s Battle Royal: Winner faces Taylor Wilde at No Surrender Gail Kim def. Awesome Kong, Traci Brooks, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, ODB, Jacqueline and the debuting Jazz Order of Elimination: Awesome Kong (eliminated by all seven other Knockout's) Jacqueline (eliminated by ODB) ODB (eliminated by Jazz) Traci Brooks (eliminated by Jazz) Velvet Sky (eliminated by Gail Kim) Angelina Love (eliminated by Gail Kim) Jazz (eliminated by Gail Kim) The announcers note that Jazz had an impressive showing in her debut match here in TNA and that we could expect big things from her as Gail Kim is declared the winner and now first contender to the TNA Women’s Knockout Champion, Taylor Wilde. Backstage we see ‘Black Machismo’ Jay Lethal speaking with SoCal Val; Lethal asks Val if she is finally read to marry him now that Sonjay is out of the way, Val hesitates for a few seconds before telling Lethal that the whole situation with Sonjay has thrown her and that she needs more time to think, she leaves as Lethal looks on; devastated. TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Samoa Joe makes his way down the ramp and sits at the commentary table with Mike Tenay and Don West, he will be providing guest commentary for iMPACT!’s main event of the evening. MAIN EVENT: Christian Cage def. Rhino, Kurt Angle & Booker T It was noted as Kurt Angle was making his entrance that AJ Styles isn’t here tonight due to injuries suffered at the hands of Angle at Hard Justice; this match wasn’t very long but certainly showcased the talent of those involved in it. It was noted that it was just one fall to the finish, during the match Tenay asked Joe about Sting to which Joe replied “He’s next on the agenda” – Towards the end, Rhino had been knocked outside the ring by Booker T, Booker T then off his guard was hit with an Olympic Slam by Angle causing him to roll under the bottom rope and to the outside, Christian Cage then saw an opportunity and ran up behind Angle, rolling him up and getting the three count and victory. After the match, Cage celebrated in the ring as Angle looked on in shock; Samoa Joe then came from the commentary table and looked on at Cage from outside the ring. Suddenly the lights go out and the music of Sting hits – as the lights come back on, Christian Cage is laid out in the centre of the ring with a black baseball bat on his back. Joe looks on in confusion as Mike Tenay and Don West wish us a good evening with iMPACT! going off the air.