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Event:
TNA DESTINATION X Date: March 9, 2008 (8 PM ET) Location:
Norfolk, VA
TNA Destination X
Opener:
After the typically well-produced video with phrases like "pangs and
toils" and "not beyond our endurance" and "faith in our cause" with
imagery of top wrestlers opened the show.
They went backstage to Jeremy Borash walking with Team Angle (Kurt
Angle, Tomko, and A.J. Styles) arriving at the arena earlier. Angle
confirmed with Borash that Jim Cornette saw all of the angles of the
controversial finish of the cage match. He said he must reverse the
decision. Tomko said for once he agrees with him. Styles asked where
Karen was. Angle told him they've got a big match coming up and he
shouldn't be thinking about that.
Another video introduction aired for TNA Destination X. It was
refreshingly low-key followed by a blast of pyro as Mike Tenay and Don
West introduced the show.
Tag Team Title Contenders Match:
LAX vs. The Motorcity Machine Guns vs. The Rock & Rave Infection
All three teams in the ring now and we have a bell. Homicide and Sabin
start the night off. Lock up and an arm drag by Homicide, one by Sabin.
Side headlock by Sabin. He hits the ropes, shoulderblocks Homicide. Two
quick one counts. Homicide hits an overhead release suplex to slow end
the first set. Sabin to the ropes, floats over, roll-through and a snap
dropkick to the face of Homicide. Shelley tagged in now.
Quick work and Hoyt tagged in. Kick to Homicide, and now Hernandez
tagged in. Hernandez snuffs Hoyt, who tries a suplex. No dice. Hernandez
hangs him up in a delay for a good minute. All of the other combatants
are fighting around the delayed suplex. Fans going nuts as Hernandez
completes the move.
On the apron. Rave hits a side slam on Shelley on the apron. Hernandez
then hits a huge plancha from the ring to the outside on Hoyt, and tears
off his shirt in celebration. Fans are pumped! Sabin in with Shelley
double teaming Rave now and hit a double kick. Shelley tagged in. More
double-teaming on Rave. However Rave reverses with two big boots
followed by a headscissors to Sabin. Rave to work on Shelley who
reverses with a boot to the guy, then springs off the rope and hits a
Jawjacker. Two count for Shelley.
Rave tags in Homicide who snap suplexes Shelley. Quickly tags Hernandez.
Homicide hits two suplexes in succession then the third he sends Shelley
into the arms of Hernandez who catches him and powers him down. Quick
tag back to Homicide who slingshots in. Two count on Shelley.
Hoyt jumps in and is the new legal man. Hoyt working the crowd with his
air guitar hits a fall away slam on Shelley. Rave tagged in who knocks
Sabin off the apron first. Then does a little air guitar himself. More
quick tags back to Hoyt who boots Shelley, then finally applies a neck
wrench to slow the pace.
Shelley reaching for a tag but no luck. Hoyt and Rave go for a double
clotheslines but just as they are about to hit Shelley. Hernandez flies
in over the ropes and double clotheslines Rock and Rave. Hernandez is
cleaning house now. Rave attacks him from behind, goes to the ropes,
flies toward Hernandez but gets caught. Powerbomb. Shelley awaits
Hernandez as he taunts the crowd. He gets a superkick. Hoyt in and slams
Shelley. Sabin flies in and DDTs Hoyt. Homicide in and DDTs Sabin. Rave
in, sends Homicide to the ropes and he flies through to the outside onto
3 people. Hernandez in the ring hits a Border Toss on Rave and scores
the pinfall in the empty ring for the victory.
Winners: LAX
Backstage:
Jeremy Borash is talking about the Angle-Cage controversial finish from
iMPACT. They air different camera angles of how Cage and Angle landed on
the floor, and questions whether Earl Hebner made the wrong call or not.
Borash plugs the pull on TNA's website asking if Cornette should reverse
Hebner's decision or not.
Up next is the X Division Title match.
Jonny Fairplay, Truck Anderson and another guy from CBS's Survivor were
shown sitting at ringside.
X-Division Championship
Jay Lethal vs. Petey Williams
The two square off and we have a bell. Lock up and Lethal with the rear
waist lock. Petey breaks out and shoulderblocks Lethal down. Lethal with
an arm drag into an arm bar. Petey gets free with an arm drag. Goes for
an insiguri but Lethal ducks. Reversals into a few cradle combinations
that flow into a waist lock by Lethal who rolls up Petey for only two.
Lethal goes for a Lethal Combination, hits the first half but couldn’t
finish it. Petey tries a Canadian Destroyer but Lethal breaks free. We
have a break.
Lethal hits a dropkick that sends Petey out to the arena floor. Lethal
gets back inside the ring and is sent into the ring post by Petey
Williams. Williams gets a two count. Lethal on his knees fighting back
with punches. Lethal to the ropes, flies over and sunset flips Petey who
reverses by rolling outside of the ring. Petey quickly leaps back in
with a knee to the face and a two count.
Petey suplexes Lethal holds onto the arm and slaps on a Tequila
Sunrise-like submission maneuver. Lethal battles free with elbows and
tries to Bulldog Petey over the top rope but Petey counters as Lethal
hits the outside floor. Petey then slingshots into a hurricanrada on the
outside on Lethal. Rocka Khan looks on approvingly.
Petey in the ring with Lethal now and catches some right jabs to the
face. Lethal follows with a few flying elbows. Hip toss take over, into
the cartwheel, into the dropkick to the chest of Petey. Two count for
Lethal. Crown yells “TWO!” Petey caught in a pancake and Lethal hits a
reverse suplex into a pin for two.
Petey with a mule kick to the gut of Lethal. Petey drop toe hold on
Lethal across the ropes. Petey hits a Hesitation Dropkick. Then hits a
Hurricanrana into a side-Russian legsweep. He calls for the Destroyer.
Petey tries a kick, boot is caught. Lethal catches Petey for Lethal
Combination but cannot hit it. Petey powerbombs Lethal, goes for a
Destroyer. Lethal reverses into a Full Nelson Release Suplex. Pin
attempt and nearly hits three.
Lethal with a side roll Petey reverses into a Sharpshooter in the center
of the ring. Lethal tries to crawl to the ropes. Petey reaches back and
grabs the arm too. He tries to turn it quickly into a Canadian
Destroyer. Lethal somehow gets out and turns it into the Lethal
Combination. Lethal goes to the top ropes wasting time. Steiner runs in
and shoves Lethal off the ropes as Rocka Khan distracts the referee.
Petey up, kick to the guy, and hits the Canadian Destroyer. Petey
covers…1….2….SoCal Val pulls the referee out by the leg. Petey goes
outside and yells at Val. Rocka Khan now chases her back up the ramp.
Sonjay Dutt runs out and gets in between Val and Khan. Inside the ring
Petey goes to pick up Lethal but gets cradled for a pin..1..2..3!
Winner: Jay Lethal
We go to ringside where Mike Tenay and Don West look at the rest of the
card for tonight.
Backstage:
Crystal is with Samoa Joe, Christian Cage and Kevin Nash. She asks what
they think Jim Cornette's decision will be tonight regarding Thursday's
Six Sides of Steel match. Joe said no matter what decision is made,
tonight, they will take out The Angle Alliance. Cage said as far as he
is concerned, his hand was raised on Thursday and he won. He added that
it didn't really matter in the end. Nash said the last thing The Angle
Alliance would expect would be for him to start the match tonight and
that we could see just that.
- A video package runs highlighting the events leading into tonight's
Kaz & Eric Young vs. Black Reign & Rellik tag team match.
Eric Young & Kaz vs. Rellik & Black Reign
Kaz locks up with Rellik to start. Kaz climbs the ropes in the corner
while locked up and steps over to the apron upon breaking. He springs
in, into a school boy for a two count. Rellik now with kicks to the
calf. Kaz hits a deep arm drag on Rellik into an arm bar.
Black Reign tagged in and gets caught with an insiguri by Kaz. Kaz calls
for a tag and Eric Young reluctantly accepts. He is in against Black
Reign now. They circle the ring and Reign charges Young who moves. Reign
into the corner. EY floats over, and lands a right hand. Young with a
kick below the belt. Kaz tagged back in and waist locks Reign, rolls him
up into a pin, he German Suplexes a charging Rellik into a pin while
still pinning Reign. Two count on the double pin.
Rellik tagged in now, mounts Kaz and lands punches, then bites Kaz, and
applies a Cobra Clutch. Rellik then takes that straight into a Cobra
Clutch Suplex. Two count for Rellik and tags in Reign. They double-team
Kaz. Boot by Rellik and a Neckbreaker by Reign. Two count. Quick tag
back to Rellik.
Rellik with another Cobra Clutch. Rellik with another Cobra Clutch
Suplex but Kaz lands on his feet this time and dropkicks Rellik. Kaz
reaching for the tag and EY ropes off the apron and up the aisle in
fear. Kaz off the ropes and into Rellik but caught in mid air and hits a
Spine Buster. Two count for Rellik.
EY returns to the apron and tries to rally the crowd for Kaz. He is now
all of a sudden reaching for a tag. Tag made. Young leaps in the ring
and yells. Rellik sits up and stares at Young who runs out of the ring
and straight to the back. Rellik powerslams Kaz into the ring. Reign and
Rellik double teaming Kaz with a slingshot Pancake maneuver. Rellik pins
and gets two. Reign tagged in. Kaz sent to the ropes, leaps over both
Reign and Rellik who telegraph the back body drop, and then double
clotheslines him. Kaz now yelling “ERIC!”
Suddenly, some superhero music hits and Eric Young comes back out with a
cape and a mask dressed like a super hero. Young leaps in and dropkicks
everyone. Super Eric is about to get double teamed but moves and Rellik
clotheslines Reign, but quickly hits a knee lift on Young on the recoil.
Super Eric picks up Reign in a DVD and then lays Rellik atop Reign and
hits a Double Death Valley Driver, and scores the pinfall for the
victory.
Winners: Kaz & Super Eric
Backstage:
We see Jim Cornette in his office and Team Angle are arguing about the
poll on TNA's website. Angle says his team should have the advantage
tonight. Cornette begins to walk off, saying he will make it right until
Team 3D confront him. Both Team Angle and Team 3D are arguing with
Cornette about their matches and the stipulations. Bubba Ray tells
Cornette, maybe he should be the one getting drug tested. Cornette says
he will make his decisions on his own and walks off with everyone still
yelling at him.
Knockouts Title Match
ODB vs. Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong
All three women square off and we have a bell. Km makes the first move
for Kong who tosses her off. ODB and Kim both try to double team Kong
but cannot even whip her. Instead Kong hits a meeting of the minds on
the two challengers.
ODB goes to work on Kong with kicks and a dropkick. She tries to send
Kong over the ropes, while she is doing so Kim climbs the ropes and
legdrops Kong across the ropes. Kim springs in and rolls up ODB for two.
ODB trips Kim and gets a two count. ODB bridges out of a pin and into a
fireman’s carry. Kim floats over and gets a two count. Kim to the top
ropes and instead of flying toward ODB she changes gears and leaps at
Kong on the outside but Kong catches her in mid air. ODB then flies over
the ropes onto both Kong and Kim.
ODB chops Kim who leaps up on the ropes and floats backward. She sends
ODB into the opposite corner. Waistlock by Kim, standing switch. ODB
with a belly to back suplex. Kim with knees to the gut of ODB. ODB hits
a Fallaway Slam. Kim hits aSpear on ODB.
ODB sent outside the ring. Kong back in and clotheslines Kim down. Kong
sends Kim to the corner. Kim slides outside to the apron as Kong
charged. Kim whipped to the ropes, tries a Maivia Hurricane but gets
caught by Kong who goes for the Spinning Back fist but it is blocked.
Kim droves her knees to the face of Kong.
ODB back n now as Kim is sent into the ringpost shoulder first, then
falls outside of the ring. Kong with a Choke Toss on ODB and taunts the
crowd. Kim back in as Kong sets up a powerbomb. Kim springs off ODBs
back and kicks Kong then Kim tries a succession of fists. ODB chops
Kong, turns to Kim gets a punch, chop by ODB, turns to Kim gets a fist.
Kong is woozy. ODB takes a drink. Kim takes the flask and downs some
too. They both do the ODB power up taunt. They each take a turnbuckle
and double missile dropkick Kong. Kim goes for the pin, ODB breaks it
up. ODB for a pin, Kim breaks it up. Kim and ODB face off and shove one
another. Kim clotheslines ODB.
Kim goes for a Cross Body Block on Kong. Caught in mid-air. ODB drops to
all fours behind Kong who trips over her. Two count for Kim as ODB
breaks it up. Kong with a Spinning Backfist on ODB, followed by a
flapjack on Kim. Kong to the second rope and hits a splash on Kong. Pin
attempt broken up by ODB. Kong and ODB face off. ODB with a chop on Kong
who is not fazed. Kong hits an Implant Buster on ODB. Kong to the second
rope again for a splash and leaps. ODB rolls out of the way. ODB
powering up and chops Kong, bounces off the ropes and shoulder blocks
Kong who is woozy. ODB hits a Thesz Press on Kong off the ropes. Two
count for ODB. ODB to the ropes and Raisha Saied trips her up. ODB grabs
her head and yanks her in but Kong clocks ODB and hits the Awesome Bomb.
1..2..3
Winner: Awesome Kong
- We see a video from earlier today of Rhino walking on top of the
Elevation X scaffold in the arena. Rhino is talking to Storm, telling
him to get ready for their match tonight.
In The Arena:
Back live, Jim Cornette is in the ring. He said if Team 3D make weight
tonight then they won't have to weigh-in ever again. However, if they
don't make weight then their contracts with TNA will be terminated.
Cornette then announced that after viewing the footage from Thursday,
Kurt Angle's foot did touch the ground first and did win the match. He
said he is hesitant to use video footage to make a new decision for the
first time in wrestling so he asks the TNA fans what they should do
tonight. The fans boo for giving the advantage to The Angle Alliance and
cheer when Cornette said he wants to go backstage to tell them to suck
it up. Cornette then announces that the decision from Thursday stands.
- A video package runs highlighting the events between Team 3D and Shark
Boy & Curry Man leading into tonight's tag team match.
Fish Market Street Fight
Team 3D vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man
Team 3D come out first with Johnny Devine. If they make weight, it will
be the list time they have to. If they don't, they're done in TNA. Out
next is Curry Man, followed by Sharkboy.
Earl Hebner brings the scale into the ring and tells the two if they
don't make weight, they're out of a job. Bubba says this is not right
and asks the fans if they really want to see them get fired, which the
crowd pops to. Bubba says they aren't fat, but all the women in Virginia
are fat. He calls Hebner fat, Hebner's mother fat and calls Sharkboy and
Curry Man fat.
Devon gets on the scale first and Hebner gives him a thumbs up. Brother
Ray hesitates before getting onto the scale. Brother Ray makes weight
and they celebrate. Devine goes outside and gives them a bag of cakes
and junk food. Sharkboy and Curry Man rolls them both up for a 2 count.
Curry Man takes it to D-Von while Shark Boy stomps Ray. Curry Man struts
and charges D-Von who is in the corner and hits a flying back smash.
Double team on Ray, back body drop. Double drop kick to follow on Ray as
he falls outside of the ring.
Team 3D starts to exit up the ramp but Shark Boy and Curry Man go after
them. Curry Man rams Ray into the display of fish face first. Curry Man
then slaps Ray with it across the back. Shark Boy has a small fish as
well and he is clocking D-Von. Curry Man has a fishing rod in the ring
now. He puts a ding don on the line and dangles it in front of Ray. Ray
sees it and puts it in his mouth. Now they do a whole reeling in the
fish skit.
Ray now raking the eyes of Curry Man outside the ring. Curry Man takes a
fishing net and nets Ray. Curry Man then takes a large fish and clocks
Ray with it. Curry Man charges Ray, buy Ray back body drops him into one
of the trays of fish. Ray is just flinging every fish he can find at
Curry Man. Then he starts throwing fish into the crowd. Who promptly
toss them back.
Ray takes a catfish and takes a bite out of it and spews it at the
announce team. Team 3D set up a table and are about to powerbomb Curry
Man through it until Shark Boy makes the save. Johnny Devine then clocks
Shark Boy with the Kendo Stick. Devine nets Shark Boy outside. Inside
the ring now and Team 3D has a fish and drives it into the crotch of
Curry Man. Curry Man in a Tree of Woe. They clock him in the crotch with
a wooden oar and a fishing rod.
Crowd going nuts chanting, “We want tables.” Team 3D climb opposing
ropes. They fly and Curry Man moves. Shark Boy now sneaks to the top
rope and flies in with a double clothesline. Shark Boy cleans house.
Back body drop on Brother D-Von. He Thesz Presses Brother Ray and lands
rights. D-Von up and charges Shark Boy connecting with a clothesline.
Curry Man tries to mount an offensive but D-Von hits Final Curtin.
Team 3D goes for the WAZZZAP headbutt. Shark Boy clocks D-Von with a
fish from behind so he falls off. Curry Man and Shark Boy then hit the
WAZZZAP instead but with a fish. Shark Boy hits a Neckbreaker on Ray and
a two count. Curry Man and Shark Boy set up Team 3D in opposite corners.
Meeting of the minds in the middle of the ring and the two hit
simultaneous X-Factor Faceplants on Team 3D. Two count for Curry Man and
Shark Boy. Simultaneous Spinning DDTs for Shark and Curry and they get
two counts once more. Climb and pummel in either corner for Shark and
Curry. Ray shoves Curry Man to the outside floor and gets Shark Boy on
his shoulders. They hit the Doomsday Device and get a two count.
Devine tosses in a trash can but Curry Man gets it and clocks Ray twice.
Devine has powder and is going to hit curry from behind, he turns and
ducks. Powder into the face of Ray. Shark Boy hits a Stunner and Curry
Man sends Devine outside through a table. D-Von grabs Curry Man to whip
him to the ropes, Curry Man reverses and 3D sets up for a 3D but Curry
Man picks up D-Von for it and a blinded Ray continues with his part of
hitting 3D on his own partner. Shark Boy gets the cover for the victory.
Winners: Shark Boy & Curry Man
After the match, fans were laughing at Team 3D. Brother Ray then gets in
the face of Joel from Survivor and pushes him down. Joel tries to go
after Ray, but security interferes and takes him away.
Backstage:
Kurt Angle gets in AJ Styles' face and tells him to stop worrying about
Karen and to focus on taking out Samoa Joe, Christian Cage and Kevin
Nash. They all leave and Jeremy Borash tells Styles that Karen Angle has
a "bombshell" to drop on Impact this week.
- A video package runs highlighting the events between Booker T and
Robert Roode leading into tonight's match.
Strap Match
Booker T w/Traci vs. Robert Roode w/Payton Banks
Referee straps the two together after quite a while of Roode disallowing
it. Roode slides outside and the two are in a tug o war. Booker yanks
him back in and here we go. Booker with punches and kicks.
Booker now choking Roode with the strap. Booker hits an explosive kick
out of nowhere. Roode tries to mount an offensive in the corner with
punches and knife-edge chops. Booker blocks one and turns it around into
punches and chops of his own in the opposite corner. Booker to the
corner and tries to float over but Roode lets him leap back and then
hits a Russian Legsweep on Booker.
Knee drop by Roode and a two count. Roode and Booker exchange b lows in
the center of the ring. Booker T whips Roode to the ropes and knocks him
down. Suplex by Booker. Two count for Booker. Booker sends Roode into
the corner and on the recoil he hits a Spine Buster.
Booker with a kick to the guy and goes for the Axe Kick but Roode moves
and hits a DDT. Goes for a quick pin but only two. Booker tries to set
up a Book End. Roode fights out and in the process shoves Booker into
the referee. Outside the ring Payton Banks gets attacked by Traci Brooks
and steals her handcuffs. Traci tosses it into Booker but he misses the
catch as Roode low blows him. Roode gets the handcuffs and clocks
Booker. Goes for the pin and scores the three. Brooks on the outside has
a shocked and sad look on her face.
Winner: Robert Roode
As a stipulation of the match Banks can now administer 10 lashes of the
strap to Traci Brooks. Security is called in to retain Booker T who is
trying to stop it. It is the old ECW Atlas security team. They pull
Booker T out of the ring forcibly. Traci gets in the ring and assumes
the position. Banks whips her three times before Traci falls to her
knees. Four, and five. She spits in the face of Roode who is taunting
her. Six, and Seven now. Eight. Roode whispers something into Banks ear.
Banks whips number nine in her ear and then hits ten quickly thereafter.
Brooks now takes the strap and is threatening Payton. Roode gets in and
takes it out of her hands and chokes Traci, but just pushes her down to
her back. He threatens to hit her with the strap but turns to walk away,
then turns back and straps her once. Sharmell then hits the ring with a
strap and straps Roode a few times who retreats. Banks then gets some
lashes and leaves. Atlast security hits the ring and Sharmell hits them,
then the referee and slides out and slaps David Penzer. Jim Cornette
comes out and tells her to stop. She pauses then straps Cornette. Atlas
restrains her and takes her out.
Backstage:
Crystal is with James Storm. Crystal is pointing out all the bad things
about this match to Storm, saying it with emotion. Interesting enough,
these two are a real life couple. Storm tells Jackie that everything
will be alright and tells Rhino he's ready for tonight. Storm says he
hasn't had a drop of alcohol all day today because he doesn't think it
would be safe. He says he is going to bring a six pack of beer up there
with him, because he will celebrate over Rhino's broken body.
- A video package runs highlighting the Elevation X.
Elevation X Match
Rhino vs. James Storm
Storm is introduced first and he climbs the Elevation X structure and
brings a 6-pack of beer up with him. Rhino is introduced next.
Rhino starts climbing the structure and slips on the way up. Storm
climbs down. Rhino is standing in the middle of the X. Storm is walking
away. Rhino takes one of the beers and throws it at Storm. Then throws
two more at him narrowly missing. Throws a fourth and misses him again,
then flips him the bird. Rhino climbs down after Storm.
Rhino attacks Storm in the aisle and sends Storm into the railing back
first. Rhino pulls out a table and puts it in the ring. He goes for a
second but Storm attacks him from behind. Rhino takes the other table
into the ring as well. Then he tosses a trashcan into the ring. Finally
he tosses Storm into the ring.
Table propped up in the corner. Storm sends Rhino into it but he puts on
the breaks. Rhino belly-to-belly’s Storm in the ring. Sets up another
table in the middle of the ring. He calls for the Gore. Jackie jumps in
the ring and yanks Rhino’s hair. Jackie climbs up the structure to
escape Rhino. Rhino now climbing up after her. She makes her way toward
the middle of the structure. Rhino makes it to the top. Storm climbs up
after Rhino. Jackie climbs down the opposite side now. Storm is up atop
the structure with Rhino now.
Rhino in the center of the X Storm puts his hand out for a shake as
Rhino inches closer. Rhino dares Storm to come to the center. Rhino now
straddling the platform in a seated position. Storm throws punches.
Storm gets poked in the eyes by Rhino. Rhino now in a crawl position,
and now to his feet. So is Storm. They exchange blows and Rhino dangles,
now handing onto one of the floors of the structure.
Both men exchange some punches. Rhino back to a seated- straddle
position. Storm now sitting off the edge of the structure. Storm is
trying to stall by hiding underneath the platform of the structure
beneath Rhino. Storm takes a beer and takes a sip. Rhino looks around
and gets to his feet. He starts to step to one side of the X and he
points to where he thinks Storm is and the fans cheer. Rhino reaches
around and Storm moves. Rhino instead pulls off the wooden platform of
the structure and reaches down. Storm stands up and throws a punch at
Rhino then slips and straddles a bar of the structure. Storm is now
hanging down. Rhino stomping Storm with kicks to the gut. He kicks a few
more times and Storm releases, and falls through the table below, ending
this boring match.
Winner: Rhino
After the match, EMT's come to ringside with a stretcher. They attend to
James Storm as Rhino climbs down the structure and celebrates his win.
They show highlights of the finish and how Storm fell.
- A video package runs highlighting the events between The Angle
Alliance and Samoa Joe, Christian Cage and Kevin Nash leading into
tonight's six man tag.
Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, Kevin Nash vs. Kurt Angle, A. J. Styles,
Tomko
The Unlikely Alliance, Joe, Cage, Nash get 5 minutes at a one man
advantage thanks to the finish of the Cage/Angle steel cage match from
IMPACT. Cage with repeated blows to AJ who tries to flip off the ropes
at Cage but misses. Cage hits an elbow and a two count.
Cage and Tomko ion now as Cage chops Tomko. Tomko charges Cage in the
corner but Cage moves. Tomko hosts up Cage in a gorilla press slam but
he floats over. Tomko immediately hits a powerslam. Two count. For
Tomko. Cage attacking Tomko in his own corner. AJ charges in but gets
speared by Cage.
Joe in now and unleashes blows to the face of Tomko. Nash tagged in.
Slams Tomko and then drops the elbow. Two count for Nash. Quick tag back
to Cage. Tomko backs Cage into his corner and tags in Styles. Styles
whips Cage to the corner, charges but gets an elbow to the face. One
minute left for the advantage. Styles climbs the ropes and hits Spiral
Tap on Cage. Nash jumps in and hits a Chokeslam on Cage. Tomko runs in
and takes out Nash then takes the punches to Samoa Joe who gets off a
snap slam on Tomko as he goes to the ropes. The countdown to Kurt
Angle’s entrance is on..3..2..1.. Joe is waiting for him up the aisle.
Here comes Angle.
Angle charges and they battle. Back in the ring Angle sends Joe out of
the ring to the mat. Cage climbs the ropes, Angle charges him, Cage
shoves him off and Cage hits a Frogsplash. Two count. Cage charges Angle
who is near the ropes. Angle catches him and Belly to Belly’s Cage over
the ropes to the outside mat. Angle spits in the face of Joe now.
A.J. in the ring now and applies a rear chinlock to Cage to slow the
pace. Cage goes rope to rope and hits a dropkick on Cage. Tags in Tomko
now who delivers b lows to the face of Cage. Cage tries to tag in one of
his teammates. Tomko halts him then hits a Fall Away Slam on Cage. Two
count.
Angle applies an Ankle Lock on Cage now. Cage rolls through and turns it
into a pin but gets just two. Angle tries an Angle Slam. Cage floats
over. Angle reverses that into a maneuver of his own. And AJ slides in
and ultimately ends up double clotheslining Cage. Nash is in. He Snake
Eyes’ Angle. Takes out Styles. Nash whips Tomko to the ropes and Big
Boots Him. Nash goes for the Jackknife on Angle and hits. AJ flies in
and springboard dropkicks Nash’s knee.
Samoa Joe in now and so is Tomko. Joe cleans house. He hits a running
knee lift on Tomko. AJ flies in but Samoa Joe catches him and Powerbombs
him down. AJ in the corner and Joe tries a Muscle Buster. Angle slides
in and low blows him. AJ hits a Pelle Kick. Angle hits an Angle Slam on
him. Two count. Christian Unprettier on Angle. Styles tossed to the
outside. Chaos going on in the ring. Tomko Lariat’s Joe and screams in
celebration, but Joe gets up and quickly slaps on the Rear Naked Choke.
Tomko taps out!
Winners: Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, Kevin Nash
After the match, Samoa Joe, Christian Cage and Kevin Nash celebrate
their victory over The Angle Alliance. We see a shot of a frustrated
Kurt Angle at ringside. They show highlights from the main event leading
to the finish. Back live, Joe, Cage and Nash are still celebrating as we
see a shot of Kurt Angle clutching the TNA World Title at the top of the
ramp staring down Joe.
- A promo for the Lockdown PPV on April 13 airs to end the show.
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