IMPACT
March 15, 2010
Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida
thanks to wrestleview.com
Tonight's Impact begins with a recap of last week's
big live show. We cut to the parking lot where a big orange Hummer arrives with
Hulk Hogan, Abyss, Rob Van Dam, and Jeff Hardy all arriving together. Hardy has
his weird face paint on already. After that the Impact intro hits and we
underway!
AJ Styles' music hits right off the bat and the TNA World Champion, AJ Styles,
along with his mentor Ric Flair make their way out to the ring. No women this
week. AJ calls Abyss a 6'6” scary looking, but stupid monster. He asks if Abyss
really thinks some 'magical ring' will help him beat AJ at Destination X. AJ
screams at the fans to shutup and then continues on with his rant about the
Monster. AJ reminds us about all the classics he and Abyss have had in the past
even bringing up their old wars back in Nashville at The Asylum (if you haven't
seen those two go at it you should definitely check out their series of violent
matches back in 2004 as well as their Six Sides of Steel Cage Match back at
Lockdown 2005). AJ says they took each other to the limit but the results of the
match has always been the same: AJ Styles up, Abyss down. AJ says he doesn't
believe in the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus so he definitely doesn't believe in
magical rings. He says what he does believe in is that he is the best wrestler
in the world. AJ says that he also believes he is a gift from God and this
Sunday Abyss will find that out first hand. Flair takes the microphone as AJ
tells another fant to shut up. Flair says he wishes that he could be as under
control as AJ is but he can't. Flair takes off his jacket and flings it to the
mat and then points out the stitches in his head. He says it wasn't Hogan's
fists that caused that damage but because of a guardrail. Flair begins to punch
himself in the head reopening the wound (that guy is a nut) as he gets more
irate thinking about the match from last week. Flair says if you jump on him,
you get jumped back on. Flair says that Abyss is a dead man and says that Jeff
Hardy interfered when they had Abyss and Hogan right where they wanted them.
Flair says that he hates Jeff Hardy and if Jeff wants to play ball in TNA he
better expect to get it from them everyday of his life. Jeff Hardy's music hits
and the “Charismatic Enigma” walks out to the ring to a big ovation. Jeff gets
in on a “Hardy” chant in the ring and then AJ asks Jeff who he thinks he is to
come into AJ's “house.” He even calls Jeff a nobody and then starts to talk
about how Jeff has done nothing when Flair interrupts him and screams at Jeff to
look into the champs eye when he's talking to him! Jeff does so and AJ tells
Jeff he has done nothing in TNA and that he is a nobody there. AJ says Jeff
wants to put his hands on Flair and the champ and then gets into Hardy's face.
AJ says Jeff wants to be in the spotlight and the spotlight doesn't get any
bigger than AJ. AJ suggests that since Jeff wants to put his hands on the champ
then he and Hardy get things done right there in the ring TONIGHT! AJ says he IS
the spotlight and the fans chant “Hardy” yet again. Jeff says “it'll be a
breeze” as he looks right in AJ's face. Flair gets right into Hardy's face and
says he needs to back in the back and paint another picture and then calls him
an 'artist or whatever you are'. Flair tells him to get high as he can on that
paint because he's going to need to get high in the air to get in the ring with
AJ tonight! Hardy says he'll be flying high of the backs of his creatures of the
night and then the lights go out and his music starts again. That dude is weird.
Tenay lets us know that Hardy was alluding to his fan base with that weird
statement. Thank God, since I thought he was going to attempt to be The
Undertaker 1996 style or something there for a minute.
In the back Mick Foley (still wearing his suit) approaches Eric Bischoff and
before he can say anything Bischoff cuts him off. Bischoff is pissed off that
Foley helped Jeff last week and says to forget about it because he wants to talk
about this week. Bischoff says he wants to change Mick finally tonight. He says
they're going to shave Mick's head and beard tonight in the ring. Mick says it's
his trademark but Bischoff says not anymore.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
During the break a commercial for Destination X plays hyping up the X-Division
taking center stage at DX and it actually reveals an awesome new match that's
been made. It will be Brian Kendrick vs. Amazing Red vs. Kazarian vs. Daniels in
a Fatal 4-Way LADDER MATCH where the winner becomes the #1 Contender to the TNA
X-Division Championship! So DX will showcase both the Ultimate X and a Ladder
Match. I can already hear the X-Division haters whining.
Back from commercials Taz and Tenay hype up the huge Main Event for tonight
(Hardy vs. AJ) and then Tenay says that Sting IS in the building and we will
here from him tonight.
Footage of earlier tonight is shown where the Nasty Boys jump Jesse Neal at what
looks like to be a lunch truck. The Nasty's beat the hell out of the rookie and
Saggs even Powerbombs him through a table. Apparently the Nasty Boys & Jimmy
Hart are scheduled to face Team 3D and Jesse Neal in a 6-Man Tag tonight.
The Nasty's and Hart are already in the ring when we cut back to the Impact
Zone. Knobs says it looks like that 6-Man Tag has become a Handicap Match. Team
3D's music hits and Bubba has a microphone (as well as he and Devon carrying a
table). Bubba says the Nasty's have it wrong because they have a partner and
then point to the entrance tunnel where Brother Runt (Spike Dudley) comes
charging out!
6-Man Tag Team Match
Team 3D & Brother Runt vs. Nasty Boys & Jimmy Hart
Saggs and Devon will start this match off tonight. Saggs nails Devon with a knee
to the gut followed by a series of elbows and forearms. Saggs whips Devon into
the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Devon ducks and then hits a Shoulder
Block on Saggs. Devon grabs Saggs in a wristlock and tags in Runt. Runt dives
off the top rope with a Flying Axe Handle to the outstretched (by Devon) arm of
Saggs. Runt twists Saggs' arm in a wristlock but then eats a forearm smash from
him. Saggs whips Runt into the corner and then charges but Runt ducks. Runt
charges to the Nasty's apron and knocks Knobs off and then nails a Running
Headbutt into the gut of Saggs. Runt tries to get to Hart but eats a clothesline
from behind by Saggs. Saggs takes Runt to Nastyville rubbing his face in the
disgusting arm pit of Brian Knobs. Saggs hits a Scoop Slam on Runt and then tags
in Knobs. Knobs and Saggs put to the boots to Runt before the referee makes
Saggs get out of the ring. Knobs slams Runt into the top turnbuckle and then the
boot of Saggs. Jimmy Hart now tags in and starts putting the boots to Runt! Hart
pulls out a strap and tries to hit Runt with it but misses and Runt tags in
Bubba! Bubba comes charging at Hart but Saggs cuts him off only to eat a
clothesline from Bubba. Bubba takes Knobs out with a clothesline and then
another one for Saggs. Bubba whips Saggs into Knobs in the corner and then
follows up with a Splash on both the Nasty Boys. Bubba tosses Saggs out to the
floor and then Runt dives off the top onto Saggs on the floor! Back in the ring
Bubba lights Knobs up with right hands and then an elbow to the top of the head.
Hart hands Brian Knobs the motorcycle helmet as Saggs gets back into the ring
and knocks Devon out of the ring. Bubba throws Saggs into the corner and Hart
distracts the referee allowing Knobs to nail Bubba with the helmet from behind.
Hart covers Bubba and gets the pin.
Winners: Nasty Boys & Jimmy Hart
After the match the Nasty's continue to beat on 3D and Runt still using the damn
helmet. Hart grabs 3D's table and the Nasty Boys set it up in the ring as Hart
nails them with the strap. Finally Jesse Neal comes running down the ramp (or
limping) with his ribs taped. Neal is throwing rights and lefts at everybody! He
tosses Hart out of the ring and this has given 3D enough time to recuperate and
hit a 3D on Saggs through the table!
In the back Christy Hemme is with Angelina Love. She asks Angelina how it feels
to see her former partners win the belts last night. Angelina says it sucks and
it makes her mad and when she's mad she needs to do something about it. Tonight
she will issue an open challenge to any of the Beautiful People, especially
Velvet, to meet her in the ring. She says that BP has been ducking her for weeks
and that they are just trying to be her (just like Michelle McCool and Layla
over in the WWE, oh yeah and Maryse). Angelina says she is the original Angelina
Love and it's time she starts cleansing TNA one “Beautiful Person” at a time.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Jeremy Borash is with Syxx-Pac and Scott Hall (who is
wearing a TNA sweater with “Wolf Pac” written on it in magic marker). Borash
runs down the stipulations in their match with Young & Nash at the PPV. Syxx
says they've been kicked out of better places than TNA except maybe this time it
won't be by Fed-Ex (shot at Bischoff). Hall says when he and Pac say they will
do something they get it done (except all those times you no-showed events right
Scott?). He says Nash will get what's coming to him at DX and Young shouldn't
have messed with business that has nothing to do with him. He says by this time
next week they'll have big money contracts in TNA. Kevin Nash and Eric Young
then walk up and Nash tells Pac that he saw him get his a** kicked last week.
Nash holds up a stack of cash and says he and Hall for 5 minutes in the ring and
if Hall lasts it he gets the cash which he says is $25,000. Hall says he'll be
out there and Nash tells him he'll need that money because healthcare is pretty
expensive these days.
Mr. Anderson & Desmond Wolfe w/Chelsea vs. “Olympic Hero” Kurt Angle & “The
Pope” D'Angelo Dinero
Mr. Anderson made his debut in Mexico this past weekend at AAA's “Rey de Reyes”
event (check out my Lucha column on Friday for more info). Anderson was involved
in a Triple Threat Match for the AAA equivalent of the World Heavyweight
Championship. Angle and Wolfe start the match up and lockup in the center of the
ring. Angle locks Wolfe in a Keylock but Wolfe reverses it into a hammerlock.
From there Angle counters with a snapmare takeover into a headlock, but Wolfe
counters right back into a wristlock. Angle reverses it into a wristlock of his
own. Wolfe reaches for a tag but Anderson doesn't want to tag out so Wolfe nails
Angle with a back elbow. Anderson reaches out for a tag now but Wolfe decides to
attempt an Irish Whip on Angle, but Angle reverses it and hits a Hip Toss. Angle
puts Wolfe in a hammerlock but Wolfe reverses the hold and Angle grabs the
ropes. Anderson clotheslines Angle from the outside as the referee pulled Wolfe
off of Angle. Wolfe throws Angle headfirst into the turnbuckles and then tags in
Anderson. Anderson puts the boots to Angle as Wolfe holds him. Anderson then
rakes the eyes of Angle and locks him in a Front Chancery before tossing him
into the corner. Wolfe tags back in and hits a Cross Chop on Angle and then
locks in a modified Sleeper. Angle fights out of it and whips Wolfe into the
corner. Angle charges at Wolfe but eats a boot from the angry Brit. Wolfe then
charges at Angle but Angle nails him with a Belly-to-Belly Overhead Suplex!
Angle Angle tags in Pope who nails Wolfe with a series of elbows and forearms.
Pope whips Wolfe into the ropes and hits a backdrop as he continues to sell that
bad ankle. Dinero nails Wolfe with a series of elbows to the top of Wolfe's head
and then taunts Wolfe which brings Anderson in. He spins Dinero around but eats
a boot and then the huge uppercut from Dinero! Wolfe then connects with a Cross
Chop on Pope only to eat an STO from Dinero as Wolfe came off the ropes!
1...2...NO Anderson breaks it up! Angle comes over and hits the Angle Slam on
Anderson and then goes for it on Wolfe, but he blocks it. Wolfe hits the
Hammerlock DDT on Angle and then goes for what looks to be a Figure Four on Pope
but Pope rolls him up with an Inside Cradle! 1...2...3!
Winners: Dinero & Angle via pinfall (inside cradle)
After the match Wolfe jumps Dinero from behind and lays Pope out. Wolfe tosses
Pope over the top rope onto the ramp where he then lights Pope up with a
Euroepan Uppercut. In the ring Anderson hits the Mic Check on Angle! On the ramp
Pope is coming back on Wolfe but in the ring Anderson grabs Angle's dog tags and
starts carving into Angle's head with it again! Anderson brings the microphone
down and taunts Angle about bleeding. Anderson says this is just a very small
sample of what he has in store for Angle this Sunday at DX. Anderson says this
post-match “ass whooping” has been brought to you by MR. ANDERSON! Anderson then
proceeds to absolutely beat the hell out of Angle with the microphone
repeatedly. Angle is a bloody mess.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Hogan is in his office with Jeff Hardy and RVD. Hogan
tells Jeff to just worry about AJ because he has a special surprise for Flair.
Hogan says he will put Abyss out there as a Special Enforcer. Hogan then turns
to RVD and says that he knows RVD knows what to do tonight. RVD says he can't
wait and then they leave his office. Bischoff then walks in and asks if Jeff and
RVD are on the same page as he and Hogan. Hogan says they are and Bischoff says
he loves surprises. He says bringing in Hardy and RVD were brilliant but he
should've been in on it. Hogan apologizes but says Bischoff has had his hands
tied with Foley and Jarrett so he made the call himself. Bischoff says it's cool
and that he will take care of business with Foley tonight. Hogan says 'that was
weird' when Bischoff leaves the room.
The Beautiful People make their way out to the stage to accept Angelina's
challenge. Velvet says Angelina must think she's real bad issuing a challenge to
them tonight and if she wants some she'll get some. Velvet then introduces the
newest member of the Beautiful People, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, Daffney!
Open Challenge Match
Angelina Love vs. Daffney w/Beautiful People
Daffney actually comes out from the crowd and attacks Angelina from behind!
Daffney hits a Forearm to the back of Angelina's head and then locks her in a
Camel Clutch! Daffney rubs Angelina's face into the mat and then goes to the
floor and pulls out a toolbox from under the ring. She settles on a hammer and
climbs back into the ring. Daffney tries to hit Angelina with it but the referee
pulls it away from here. This allows Angelina to hit a leg sweep on Daffney and
then mount her with a series of right hands. Angelina sets up for the Botox
Injection but BP grab her by the legs and trip her and then they pull Angelina
into the ring post slammer her, um, private parts into the ring post!
Winner: Love via DQ
After the match Daffney grabs Angelina by the legs and swings her headfirst into
the rampway! Daffney goes and gets the ugly stick as BP drag Angelina back into
the ring. Tara comes out from the crowd and makes the save! Tara lays out all
the BP members and hits the Widow's Peak on Madison! Tara sees Daffney on the
ramp and they stare each other down. They will meet one-on-one at DX.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials footage of Sting going psycho last week is shown and then
back to the arena Hogan's music hits and the Hulkster makes his way out to the
ring. Hogan doesn't seem to be in a playful mood tonight as he tells the back to
'cut the damn music.' Hogan says he's been around the block a few times in this
business but what went down last week was more than just a train wreck. Hogan
says laying in a pool of blood next to his partner isn't something new to him
and neither is feeling like he got ran over a train all week, but one thing that
he can't get out of his head is when his buddy Abyss was screaming “Why Sting
why?” over and over. Hogan says he can smell and feel that 'low life dog' and
then calls Sting out to come to the ring so they can find out why. Hogan wants
to know why Sting would stab TNA in the back. He asks if Sting wasn't a big
enough star or didn't make enough money or the spotlight wasn't bright enough on
him. The spotlight points to the rafters where Sting is standing. Hogan calls
Sting a coward and says he's scared to death to face Hogan. Finally Sting comes
down the catwalk and down the stairs down to the backstage area. The camera
actually follows Sting all the way towards the ring but RVD attacks Sting from
behind! Sting puts the boots to Sting and then chokes him on the ramp before
hitting him with a Leg Drop! Sting is kicked off the ramp and then RVD flies off
it with a Flying Back Kick to Sting on the floor! Sting tries to escape through
the crowd but RVD drags him back and throws him into the ring post. RVD then
lays into Sting with kicks and punches beating him all around ringside. RVD does
his “R-V-D” taunt along with the crowd and then hits a Flying Back Kick off the
ring steps! RVD throws Sting into the ring post and then Sting grabs his bat but
RVD nails him a few more kicks making him drop the bat. RVD picks up the bat and
tosses it to Hogan. RVD then rolls Sting back into the ring and Hogan is about
to nail Sting with it until Bischoff runs out and tells Bischoff to stop. He
tells Hogan that this isn't the right thing to do. Hogan shoves Bischoff but he
pleads with Hogan not to hit Sting. Bischoff reminds Hogan that he is not a
wrestler anymore and he has to leave that part of his life behind him. Bischoff
tells security to come and escort Sting out of the ring. Sting has an evil grin
on his face as security escorts him out. Bischoff tells Hogan that they came to
TNA to lead it as business men not for Hogan to get into the ring. Bischoff says
Hogan made a promise to Brooke last week and tells him to be done with it as we
see a shot of Brooke in the crowd. Hogan goes out and hugs his daughter as
Bischoff left the ring.
In the back Hernandez approaches Jarrett in the back. Hernandez says he saw went
down last week with Beer Money but unlike those chumps he's got Jarrett's back.
He says that he remembers that Jeff was the one that gave him his first shot. We
see Bischoff slinking in the background and Hernandez says he's down with Jeff
if he wants some revenge tonight. Jeff says they should go get it done but
Bischoff cuts them off. Bischoff says that's interesting with Jeff going around
making his own match and asks him if he had a flashback or something. Bischoff
says if Hernandez wants to get in the ring so badly tonight he can make sure
that happens. Tonight it will be Hernandez against Beer Money in a Handicap
Match. Jeff tells Bischoff not to take his frustrations out on Hernandez.
Bischoff says he's going to make sure that Jeff gets to get into the ring with
Hernandez tonight because he will the referee for the Handicap Match! Bischoff
tells Jeff if he screws up at all tonight then he's done.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
5-Minute, $25,000 Challenge
“Big Sexy” Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall
Hall is in street clothes and Nash is in his ring gear. Hall tosses his
toothpick at Nash and then Nash throws his knee into the gut of Scott Hall. Nash
then throws a couple of elbows and right hands at Hall. Nash shoves Hall into
all four sides of the ring putting his elbow into the back of Hall each time,
but when Nash went for the fourth one Hall was able to turn around and punch
Nash in the face. Hall follows up with another right hand and then hits a Full-Armtwist
into a shoulder block. Hall slaps Nash on the back of the head and then Nash
comes back and clotheslines Hall! Nash throws Hall into the corner and throws
those Knees at Hall and then the back elbows. From out of nowhere Syxx-Pac comes
from behind and clips the knee of Nash. Syxx then pulls out some handcuffs and
they cuff Nash to the middle rope. No DQ here since this isn't actually a match.
Hall and Pac put the boots to Nash and then Young comes out from the back and
lays out Hall and Pac, but the numbers game get the better of EY. Hall hits the
Discuss Punch from on Young and then Pac hits the X-Factor on him. Hall and Pac
grab the money and leave Young & Nash laying.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials JB is with Beer Money but Roode cuts him off and tells him
to “shutup, Seacrest” (priceless). Roode says all he and Storm wanted was an
opportunity to show Hogan and Bischoff exactly what they were made of because
since they came into TNA they've been pushed to the side like some rookies.
Roode asks JB if that's anyway to treat the greatest tag team in the world
today. He says the answer isn't just no, it's hell no! Storm says Bischoff gave
them an opportunity to whip somebodies a**. The only problem was that somebody
was TNA's founder, Jeff Jarrett and this week Bischoff has given them another
opportunity, this time it's Hernandez. Storm says that nice guys finish last and
they're sick of being the nice guys. He says they're also sick of catering to
the stupid fans so from here on out it's all about making cash and getting
trashed for Beer Money. Storm tells Hernandez he's sorry 'bout his damn luck!
Handicap Match
Special Referee: Jeff Jarrett
Beer Money Inc. vs. “Super Mex” Hernandez
As Hernandez enters the ring Beer Money jumps him. They put the boots to the Tag
Champ and then strip him of his shirt. Storm and Roode lay into Hernandez with
right hands and boots. Storm chokes Hernandez as Matt Morgan walks down the
ramp. He stops halfway down and walks back up to the stage and over to the
broadcast table. In the ring Roode hits an Atomic Drop on Hernandez followed by
a Russian Leg Sweep from Storm and then a Knee Drop from Roode! 1...2...NO
Hernandez kicks out! Roode chokes Hernandez in the ring as Morgan puts himself
over on commentary. Morgan says what's happening in the ring is what happens
when you put your nose in other peoples business. Storm and Roode taunt Jarrett
in the ring and then they take turns throwing right hands at Hernandez. Roode
slaps Hernandez repeatedly and then Storm kicks him. Beer Money attempt to whip
Hernandez into the ropes but he reverses it and lays Beer Money out with a
Double Clothesline! Hernandez grabs Roode but Roode nails him with right hands
only to eat a sickening shoulder block from Hernandez! Hernandez follows up with
a Corner Splash on Storm and then he goes for one on Roode but Roode gets his
boot up! Roode climbs up the ropes and dives but Hernandez catches him in
midair. Before Hernandez can do anything, though, Storm comes over and kicks
Hernandez in the gut. Beer Money go for the Beer Money Double Suplex but
Hernandez blocks it and hits a Double Suplex on Beer Money! Hernandez goes for
the Border Toss on Roode but Storm nails him with the Last Call! Beer Money
follows up with the DWI! 1...2...3 and despite the slow count from Jarrett they
get the win.
Winners: Beer Money via pinfall (DWI)
After the match Beer Money demand that Jarrett raises their hands and he finally
does after some protest. Beer Money then continue to beat on Hernandez as Morgan
had walked back to the back. Jarrett tries to pull them off but Storm shoves him
into the corner. Jarrett takes his referee shirt off and lays into Beer Money
with right hands! Jarrett then slams Beer Money's heads into each other and then
Hernandez hits the Slingshot Double Clothesline on them! Beer Money head for the
hills as Jarrett and Hernandez stand tall in the ring.
In the back Bischoff walks towards the tunnel with a mirror and clippers.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Eric Bischoff is in the ring with a Barber's chair in the
middle. Bischoff says next week Jarrett's a** is his. Bischoff then says he has
been trying for weeks to make something out of Foley but it's impossible so he
will take matters into his own hands. He calls Foley out to the ring and the
Hardcore Legend slowly makes his way down. As Bischoff was about to shave
Foley's head Foley grabs him by the arm and Mr. Socko is on the other hand!
Foley puts Bischoff in the Mandible Claw! Foley then tosses Socko in the ring as
Bischoff is out cold in the barber chair! Foley grabs the clippers and starts
shaving Bischoff's head! Oh damn, he shaves the hell out of Bischoff's head!
Foley slaps Bischoff around to wake him up and then he holds the mirror up so
Bischoff can see it! Bischoff goes absolutely apesh*t as he sees it and screams
“you're done” at Foley as Foley leaves the ring. Boy, Foley did a damn number on
Bischoff's head. In the south we would say “he is rurnt.”
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials footage of what just went down is shown.
We cut to the back where Christy Hemme is with Shannon Moore. Moore says this
Sunday the X-Division will be spotlighted more than ever and he's not worried
because he's been studying from the Book of Dillygaf (what the hell is that?).
He tells Christy to google it if she doesn't know what it is. He says at DX he
will represent the tattooed, the brood, the screwed and he made a promise to all
his freaks that he would become the new X-Division Champion. He then welcomes
Doug Williams to Glamrock.
In the ring the Ultimate X setup is in the ring and the Motor City Machine Guns
have entered the ring. Sabin says this Sunday will be a night to remember. He
says not only will it be the return of the Ultimate X and not only will the
winners of that match get a shot at the Tag Titles, but Destination X will be
remembered as the rise of the Machine Guns! Sabin asks who Generation Me thinks
they are to come into their company to try and compete on the same level as them
in tag team wrestling and screams that it can't be done. Sabin asks what they've
ever done in TNA to earn a spot in the Ultimate X. He asks what dues they've
paid and who have they ever beaten. Generation Me's music this and they make
their way out to the ring. Max says that he and Jeremy seem to remember that
they beat the Guns in their debut! Shelley says they do remember it but there is
such a thing as luck and anytime they get in the ring anybody can beat anybody.
He gives them credit in saying they are good but GM is not great, the Guns are
great! Shelley says they are the X-Box to Gernation Me's Atari and then says GM
is the Station wagon to the Guns Ferrari. Shelley says since they want to talk
about luck then they should talk about the night that the Guns spent with GM's
girlfriends! GM then smacks the Guns and all hell breaks loose! We have a brawl!
Brian Kendrick runs out and jumps on one of GM helping out the Guns! Amazing Red
now runs out and nails Kendrick with a shoulder block through the ropes and then
slingshots himself over the back of Kendrick into the ring as GM and the Guns
brawl to the outside. Red this a Cross Body on Kendrick and then starts to lay
into him! Daniels comes out of the back and this an STO on Red! Daniels and
Kendrick beat on Red as Kazarian coems from the back with a ladder and tosses it
at Daniels! The Guns get back in the ring and attack Kaz now! GM back int eh
ring and they toss the Guns out to the floor and follow out! They toss the Guns
into the big Ultimate X scaffold and then they climb it and dive off with
Planchas onto The Guns on the floor! In the ring Daniels and Kendrick fling the
ladder at Red but he ducks out of the way and then Kaz & Red throw rights and
lefts at Daniels & Kendrick! Kaz tosses Daniels out of the ring and Red tosses
Kendrick out. GM climb back in the ring and the faces set up the ladder in the
ring. Red climbs up to the top of the ladder and makes Shelton Benjamin blush
with the most damn insane Somersault Plancha I've ever seen diving off the top
of the ladder over the top down onto the heels! The faces then pose around the
ladder!
In the back JB is with Abyss. Abyss says “x” marks the spot and Destinatino X
marks the spot where he finally gets his hands on AJ alone. Abyss talks about
Flair and AJ trying to take his ring away from him and he understands why, it's
because for the first time in his life someone is jealous of him. He says they
want his ring but they can't have it. He says it's his time and it's time for
him to start taking around TNA and it starts with him taking AJ's title at DX!
He says he really hopes Flair tries to get involved in the Main Event tonight
because he's going to show Flair what it's like to come face to face with the
“Monster of the Ring.” He then says “what you gonna do when the Monster goes
wild and crazy on you.”
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Main Event
Special Enforcer: Abyss
Jeff Hardy vs. “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles w/Ric Flair
Quick info, Hardy's very first match in TNA ever was a matchup between he and AJ
Styles for the X-Division Title back in the Asylum days on the Wednesday PPV's.
I do not believe they have ever gone one-on-one since then. AJ kicks Hardy at
the bell and lights Hardy up with chops in the corner. AJ whips Jeff into the
opposite corner and charges but Jeff gets his boots up and connects with a
clothesline. Jeff hits a Scoop Slam and then climbs to the top and hits a
Guillotine Leg Drop! 1...2...NO AJ kicks out! Jeff puts AJ in a Sleeper on the
mat but AJ fights to his feet and forces Jeff into the corner. The referee
separates them and AJ connects with a kick and a series of rights and chops.
Jeff comes back with with chops of his own in the corner and then he tosses Jeff
into the top turnbuckle. Jeff attempts to whip AJ into the corner but AJ
reverses it. Jeff attempts to float up and over AJ but AJ catches his feet and
tosses Jeff over the top to the floor! On the outside Flair was about to attack
Jeff when Abyss walked up. Flair stopped but tossed his jacket at Abyss. Abyss
chases Flair off for now. The fans get behind Hardy and then AJ fakes out like
he was going to do the Fossbury Flop but stops and shakes his head at the fans.
Jeff rolls back into the ring and AJ puts the boots to him. AJ puts an elbow
into the back of Jeff but Jeff comes back with a forearm and then he comes off
the ropes. AJ leapfrogs Jeff and then hits the Phenomenal Dropkick! 1...2...NO
Jeff kicks out! AJ puts the boots to Jeff's leg and then drags him to the ropes
and drapes Jeff's leg on the bottom rope. AJ Cannonballs down onto Jeff's leg
taking a book straight out of Flair's book, but as AJ went for a third
Cannonball Jeff kicks AJ with the free leg over the top to the ramp. Hardy grabs
AJ from the ring but AJ grabs his head and hits a jawbreaker onto the top rope.
Back in the ring AJ puts Jeff in a Rear Chinlock. Jeff gets to his feet and
fights the hold off but AJ puts an elbow into the back of Jeff's head. AJ
attempts a whip but Jeff counters into a clothesline. Both men are down now as
the fans are getting behind Jeff. AJ goes for a clothesline but Jeff ducks and
hits a Flying Forearm followed by another one. Jeff hits a Front Sitout Suplex
and then the Elevated Dropkick in the corner! 1...2...NO AJ kicks out! AJ comes
back with a poke to the eyes of Hardy and then he attempts to whip Jeff into the
corner but Jeff reverses it. Jeff charges but AJ hits a back elbow and then
lights Jeff up with a chop. AJ hits a Brainbuster! 1...2...NO Jeff kicks out! AJ
picks Jeff up and tosses him headfirst into the top turnbuckle but Jeff blocks
it and hits the Whisper In The Wind out of nowhere! 1...2...NO AJ still kicks
out! Jeff goes for the Twist of Fate but AJ blocks it and hits the Pele out of
nowhere! A dueling “lets go AJ, lets go Hardy” chant starts up. AJ charges at
Jeff in the corner but Jeff moves and then AJ leaps over the top to the apron.
AJ springboards off the top with a Springboard Flying Cross Body but he also
connected with the referee along with Hardy! AJ goes to the floor and grabs a
chair where Abyss comes out and tells AJ he isn't doing that. AJ drops the chair
and then goes for the Springboard 450-Splash but Hardy moves and hits the Twist
of Fate! Jeff climbs to the top and hits the Swanton Bomb! No referee, Abyss
slides in! 1...2...3!
Winner: Hardy via pinfall (Swantom Bomb)
After the match Flair nails Jeff and Abyss with the chair. Abyss flees to the
ramp where Flair continues to hit him with the chair but Abyss is hulking up.
Abyss screams it and punches the chair out of Flair's hand then grabs Flair by
the throat and Chokeslams him through the stage! AJ looks shocked in the ring at
what just happened and Abyss stands over a fallen Ric Flair!