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TNA Final Resolution Real Time Report: Match By Match Coverage
By "Realtime" Mike Rickard
Jan 6, 2008 - 7:23 PM

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VIDEO:  Hype video previewing tonight's matches.


1.  Rock and Rave Infection (Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave w. Christy Hemme) vs. the Latin American Exchange (Hernandez & Homicide): Referee Slick Johnson has his hands full keeping the teams apart before the bell rings.  Homicide starts off against Jimmy Rave with Rave using some fast paced wrestling moves to get Homicde down for a two count.  Homicide fights back with a suplex but Rave pressures him into his corner, tagging in the big man lance Hoyt.  Rag doll on Homicide by Hoyt.  Homicide tags in Hernandez and it's a battle of the muscle men with both wrestlers trying shoulderblocks that have no effect on each other.  Hernandez manages to power Hout out of the ring.   Homicide tries to dive onto Hot but Rave cuts him off.  Hernandez dives through the ropes onto Hoyt.   The LAX regroup and begin working over Rave in the ring.  Catapult of Rave into Homicide for the clothesline.  LAX' double team manuveurs are as crisp as ever.  Hernandez puts Rave on his shoulders but Hoyt runs in and stops the move.  Hoyt knocks Homicide down and covers him for a two count.  Homicide fights back with chops against Rave and Hoyt but the numbers game catches up and Hoyt big boots him down.  Hernandez isn't waiting for the tag, he slingshots over the ropes clotheslining Rave and Hoyt.  Hoyt recovers quickly and hits a moonsault on Hernandez.  It's a spotfest as Homicide dives out of the ring onto Hoyt.  back in the ring, Hernanez goes for the Border Toss on Rave but Christy Hemme breaks it up behind the referee's back.  Rave capitalizes and tries some punches on the big man.  Jimmy Rave goes to the top rope but Hernandez cuts him off.  Outside the ring, the members of the Latino Nation are lying in wait.  Hernandez goes to the top rope and hits the Border Toss on Rave off of the top rope.


WINNERS:  LAX (Hernandez pins Rave)


After the match, Hoyt blindsides the LAX.  A member of the Latino Nation run in for the save but Christy Hemme attacks him.  The member fights back and reveals it's not a dude but a chick!  She dispatches of Hemme then disrobes to reveal she's one babe.



VIDEO:  Recap of the drinking game between "Cowboy" James Storm and "Primetime" Eric Young.


"Shillmaster" Don West & Mike Tenay are at ringside to preview the rest of tonight's show.


BACKSTAGE:  TNA World Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles and Tomko are backstage with the lovely Crystal.  Crystal asks A.J. Styles if he's made his decision of whether he's going to side with the Christian Coalition or the Angle Alliance.  Tomko tells him he's out of time.  They have a title defense tonight and warns him if he screws up their title defense, he's got some big problems.  He  tells Styles he'd best make his decision sooner rather than later.



VIDEO:  Hype video for tonight's match between Black Reign and Kaz.  Dustin Rhodes' split personality (Black Reign) is creating all sorts of problems for him.



2.  Black Reign vs. Kaz:  Kaz has a split personality too.  SOmetimes he's a jobber, other times he's the "breakout star of 2007".  Who will show up tonight?  Kaz starts the match off strong against Black Reign with big rights that send Black Reign out of the ring.  Kaz clotheslines Reign off the mat apron and follows up with another big right.  Black Reign reverses an Irish Whip outside the ring and sends Kaz into the ring barrier.  Reign misses a diving shoulderblock and Kaz catches him on the entrance ramp with a flying kick.  Kaz kicks Black Reign while he crawls up the entrance ramp.  Reign mule kicks Kaz while he's crawling then knocks Kaz off the ramp with a running kneelift.  Kaz catches himself on the corner of the stage and he's dazed.  Reign rolls him up on the ramp and proceeds to punch him down.  It's a wild brawl with Reign slamming Kaz' head into the mat apron.  Reign rolls into the ring as Kaz tries to make it back in the ring.  Kaz is in a bad way right now.  Reign goes out of the ring and punches Kaz in the face.  Reign drops an elbow on Kaz before applying a headlock.  Kaz elbows his way out but Black Reign quickly regains control and goes to a reverse chinlock.  Kaz is stuck in the middle of the ring but he gets to his feet and fights out with some rights and lefts.  Black Reign knocks Kaz down with a big knee then hits him in the mush.  Cover on Kaz for a two count.  Black Reign goes to a headlock but Kaz fights out again.  Black Reign bounces off of the ropes and Kaz dodges Reign's clotheslines.  Kaz hits a cross bodyblock that stuns Reign but Kaz is still weary from Reign's attack.  Kaz gets to his feet and hits several spin kicks to Reign.  Neckbreaker on Reign gives Kaz enough to get a two count.  Kaz is using his speed to elude Reign.  DDT on Reign plants him for a nearfall by Kaz.  Kaz misses a springboard legdrop and Reign hits a Pedigree for a nearfall of his own.   Kaz is showing some guts against Reign.  Black Reign sets Kaz up for a move but Kaz eludes it and hits a neckbreaker for the win.

WINNER:  Kaz (by pinfall).

After winning the match, Kaz takes possession of Black Reign's Arctic Fox "Misty". 

BACKSTAGE:  Jeremy Borash is interviewing Kurt Angle and Karen Angle.  Jeremy Borash is disgusted that AJ Styles wouldn't disclose his alliance.  Kurt corrects him when he says "we" and tells Borash there's now "we" between Borash and the Angles.  Karen tells Kurt to worry about his match and she'll take care of A.J. Styles.  She says she knows how to handle A.J.  Kurt then instructs Borash to follow his wife.


VIDEO:  Hype video for Gail Kim's title defense against Awesome Kong.

Before the match, Tenay and West review "The Tale of the Tape".  Awesome Kong has been impressive ever since her debut in TNA.  The No-DQ stipulation seems to favor Kong.


3.  TNA Knockout Championship Match (No Disqualification):  Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim (Champion): Kong ambushes the champion before the match and sends her out of the ring.  Kong follows her outside and shrugs off Kim's attempted counterattack.  After stunning Kim, she goes over to the broadcast table and menaces West and Tenay.  Kim blocks an Awesome Bomb with a big kick but Kong recovers quickly and throws Kim into the ring.  Kim is in trouble as Kong slams her forearm onto Kim's back.  Kong stomps on Kim and then begins choking her with a big boot across the throat.  Kong grabs Kim by the hair and tosses her across the ring.  Kong chokes Kim again, pressing her boot onto the rope onto Kim's throat.  Kim is thrown into the turnbuckle again as Kong starts choking her again.  Kong then applies a sleeper to Kim but lets her out to dish out more punishment.  Kim tries some punches to slow Kong down but Kong is shrugging off her attack.  Kong traps Kim in the Tree of Woe but referee "Slick" Johnson frees her.  Kim falls out of the ring and holds on to her knee.  It could be injured.  Kong slams Kim's face into the steel steps.  Kim fights back with some forearm shots but Kong doesn't seem to feel any pain and knocks Kim back down.  Kong grabs Kim by the legs and slams her sideways into the ring barrier.  Kim has been a punching bag for the entire match.  Kong slams Kim over the safety rail then gingerly climbs over it.  Kong follows Kim but Kim tries another comeback with a kick and punches.  Once again, Kong resists the attack and knocks Kim down.  The two are battling in the aisles.  Kong begins choking Kim again.  Kim tries some chops to counter then grabs a plastic bottle and hits Kong for little effect.  Kong continues following Kong then throws Kim down the stairs.  Kim's back is against a wall when Kong charges her.  Kim dodges and Kong hits the wall,.  Kim capitalizes and throws Kong onto the entrance ramp.  Kim tries a hammerlock on Kong then throws her shoulderfirst into the post.  Kim tries to twist Kong's leg but Kong regroups and drives her face into the mat apron.  Kong grabs a steel chair and swings it, missing Kim.  Kim kicks the chair back into Kong, finally stunning her huge opponent.  Kim scales the top rope and hits a flying bodypress onto Kong.  Kong catches her and throws Kim back into the ring.  What can Kim do?  Kong shoves Kim down again.  Kong picks her up as Kim lands some kicks to Kong.  Series of chops followed by a spinning backhand on Kim.  Kong picks Kim up for the Awesome Bomb but Kim slips out and goes for a Sunset Flip.  Kong tries to sit down on her but Kim avoids her.  Kong charges Kim in the corner and misses.  Kim tries a move off the top rope but Kong stops her.  Kong then plants Kim into the mat and covers her.  Somehow, Kim kicks out.  Kong gets in the referee's face and he warns her, only to get an Awesome Bomb for his trouble.  With the ref out and Kim down, Kong grabs a steel chair and blasts the referee with it.  Kim grabs the chair from Kong and begins blasting her with it.  The chair shots knock Kong down and Kim capitalizes with a Frog Splash onto Kong.  Kim motions for a referee to come out and referee Rudy Charles runs in to make a two count.  Kong begins getting up as Kim continues punches and kicks.  Kong brushes them off and chokeslams Kim.  Kim beats the count once again.  An angry Kong goes after Rudy Charles for an Awesome Bomb.  Kim stops her and rolls her up for the 1-2-3 with the added weight of Rudy Charles helping her.


WINNER:  Gail Kim (by pinfall).

Kong and Kim brawl after the match until TNA security hits the ring.  TNA Knockouts Velvet Sky and a friend run in to help Kim out. Kim has shown she's not afraid of anyone.


BACKSTAGE:  Jeremy Borash follows Karen Angle in her search for A.J. Styles.  The search leads them to the men's room where Angle tells Styles she's going to relieve A.J. of his tension.  She begins caressing Styles as the toilet flushes and O.D.B. exits the stall.  Styles asks Karen if Kurt knows.  He tells her she's lied before.  Karen kisses him and says there's more from where that came from if he makes the right decision.  Styles confides to Borash that "she likes me".

VIDEO:  Hype video for Chris "Abyss" Parks vs. Judas Mesias.  Abyss' former manager "Father" James Mitchell has been taunting Abyss about the truth behind Abyss' mother shooting his father. 


INTERVIEW:Crystal asks James Mitchell if he's going to reveal Abyss' secret. Mitchell says he hates to beat a dead horse (especially since you can' t hear it scream).   Mitchell says that he's held the secret for far too long but it's up to Abyss reveals the secret.  Tonight, Judas will torture Abyss until he reveals the secret.

4.  Judas Mesias (w. "Father" James Mitchell) vs. Abyss: Mitchell's son Mesias walks out to the ring with Mitchell then lets blood ooze out of his mouth.  Mesias attacks Abyss before the bell but the monster fights back and sends Mesias out of the ring.  Abyss goes out after Mesias and the two brawl.  Abyss throws Mesias into the steel steps then rolls him into the ring.  Mesias wisely rolls out as Abyss follows him.  Mesias grabs Abyss' leg from outside the ring and slams it into the steel post.  Mesias goes to use Abyss' chain but stops after a warning from the referee.  Mesias begins working on Abyss' knee.  Not a bad strategy against a big man like Abyss.  Abyss makes it to the ropes for the break.  Mesias continues the attack on Abyss' leg, kicking the knee.  Mesias gets in referee Andrew Thomas' face, giving Abyss a chance to get his bearings.  Mesias tries a move on Abyss but Abyss stops him and slams him into the mat.  Abyss goes outside of the ring looking for his bag of tacks.  Sadly, James Mitchell has the bag and Abyss begins chasing him.  As Abyss chases Mitchell up the entrance ramp, Mesias follows him and blindsides him, kicking Abyss in the knee.  Abyss goes down as Mesias continues his attack.  Mesias rolls Abyss in the ring and jumps off the top rope.  Abyss catches him and goes for a chokeslam but Mesias slips out.  He doesn't slip out of a big boot from Abyss nor does he avoid a big broadsie from Mesias.  Mesias gets sideslammed by Abyss for a nearfall.  Abyss gingerly rolls outside of the ring and grabs a steel chair from ringside.  Referee Andrew Thomas warns Abyss not to use the chair.  Abyss sets the chair up in the corner as Thomas warns him again.  Thomas threatens Abyss then tries to unwedge the chair.  Meanwhile, Abyss goes after Mesias and gets caught with some big chops from Judas.  Mesias has Abyss in the corner and he's using his power to beat Abyss down.  Abyss can take a lot of punishment so he has a long way to go.  Abyss fights off Mesias' attack then throws Mesias headfirst into the chair.  The referee doesn't disqualify Abyss.  Chokeslam on Mesias for a two count. Mitchell returns from backstage with a bag.  Abyss goes back outside the ring and looks underneath the ring for more weaponry.  Abyss finds a chair wrapped in barbed wire.  Abyss brings it into the ring as Mesias as writhing in pain.  Referee Thomas grabs the chair from Abyss.  Mesias grabs the other chair as Thomas attends to the barbed wire chair.  Big chair shot to Abyss and the big man goes down. Mesias hits the top rope and flies off with a decent looking Frog Splash.  Cover on Abyss for a two count.  Abyss is rallying back as Mesias unloads punches and kicks on Abyss.  Black Hole Slam on Mesias as he bounces off the ropes.  Referee Andrew Thomas is distracted by James Mitchell and isn't there to make the count.  Abyss goes after Mitchell as Mesias regroups.  Abyss grabs Mesias by the throat as Thomas tries to get Mitchell out of the ring.  Mesias blows mist in Abyss' eyes then blasts him with the barb wired wrapped chair.  It's too much for Abyss and Mesias get the 1-2-3.


WINNER:  Judas Mesias (by pinfall).

After the match, Mesias restrains Abyss while Mitchell asks him if he's going to reveal the secret.  When Abyss refuses, Mitchell tells him "little boys who lie burn in hell".  Mitchell grabs a can of gasoline and douses Abyss.  Mitchell goes to set Abyss on fire but TNA security makes the save.


BACKSTAGE:  Crystal interviews Kevin Nash about the rocky relationship between him and Samoa Joe.  Things seemed to get better when Nash helped Samoa Joe in the recent Gauntlet Match.  Nash says wrestling is a crazy world and what else can you do?  He'll put asses in the seats, win championship belts, and make a ton of money.  He then hits on Crystal.


VIDEO:  Hype video for Robert Roode and Traci Brooks vs. Booker T and Sharmell.  Roode made some very derogatory remarks about Sharmell after she came to the defense of Miss Brooks.


INTERVIEW:  Crystal interviews Booker T.  He promises payback to Roode.

5.  Mixed Tag Team Match: Robert Roode & Traci Brooks vs. Booker T & Sharmell:  Before the match, Miss Brook's female stalker is seen watching the match in the audience.  Roode bails out of the ring as Booker T is restrained by referee Earl Hebner.  Roode is taking a page out of of the Larry Zybyszko playbook by doing some pre-match stalling.  Booker T gets in Roode's face and slaps him.  The two exchange blows but Booker T gets the upper hand.  Roode goes to the eyes for an advantage but Booker T fights back and beats Roode down in the corner with chops and punches.  Sharmell rallies the crowd as T continues beating Roode down with chops.  Roode can't afford to let T get an advantage this early.  Roode fights back with a boot to the gut followed by some kicks to Booker T.  Roode drapes T's neck across the ropes, choking the former "king".  Miss Brooks refuses to take a cheap shot with T down and Roode is none too pleased. Big DDT by Roode plants Booker's head into the mat.  Roode throws Booker's head into the turnbuckle then begins punching him in the corner.  "Booker T" chants fill the arena.  Hook kick by Booker T floors Roode and suddenly, Booker is back on his feet.  Booker throws Roode off the ropes and hits him with a spin kick that floors him but not enough for a 1-2-3.  Booker grabs Roode and knees him several times as Roode is on the ropes.  Roode fights back with some chops.  Roode's power can't be underestimated.  Dropkick on Booker T knocks him down.  Roode continues the assault by kicking Booker T while he's in the corner.  Sharmell looks on with concern.  Once again, Miss Brooks refuses to attack Booker T while he's in her corner.  Roode berates her, giving T a chance to fight back.  Booker T bounces off the ropes but goes down when Miss Brooks trips him up.  Tenay and West talk about how Miss Brooks' financial situation forces her to have to work for Roode.  If she wants to keep her job, she has to play by Roode's rules.  Roode begins a chinlock on Booker T, wearing him down in the middle of the ring.  Booker escapes the chinlock but makes a big mistake when he misses a spin kick and Roode sends him out of the ring.  Roode throws Booker back into the ring then applies a reverse chinlock as he drives his knee into Booker's back.  Booker gets to his feet and elbows his way out.  Roode is whipped into the corner but he gets his leg up and blasts Booker, stunning him.  Roode hits Booker off the top rope and covers him but Booker uses his leg strength to kick out.  Roode puts Booker in the corner and Miss Brooks reluctantly slaps Booker T.  Roode and Miss Brooks begin arguing when she refuses to slap Booker again.  In his anger, Roode accidentally tags in Miss Brooks.  Booker makes the tag to Sharmell and Sharmell jumps on top of Brooks.  Roode comes in to pull Sharmell off.  He goes after Booker outside the ring and throws him into the guard rail at ringside.  Miss Brooks rolls up Sharmell but she kicks out.  With the momentum from the kickout, Miss Brooks runs into Robert Roode as he stands on the mat apron, stunning both of them.  Sharmell capitalizes and rolls up Brooks for the pin.


WINNER:  Booker T & Sharmell (Sharmell pins Brooks).


After the match, Roode begins shouting at Brooks.  She slaps Roode in the face, angering him and leading to him going after her.  Roode is about to punch Brooks when Sharmell runs in for the save.  She spins Roode around but gets punched by Roode and knocked out cold.  Booker T is on the entrance ramp and sees what's happened.  It looks like Roode didn't intentionally strike Sharmell but the damage has been done.  Roode bails out of the ring as Booker attends to his wife.  A concerned Don West runs into the ring to check on Sharmell.  Even Miss Brooks is stunned by Roode's actions.

INTERVIEW:  Crystal is backstage with Christian Cage.  She can't believe the hit that Sharmell took.  Christian Cage couldn't care less.  Crystal asks him if he needs any help against Kurt Angle or more importantly, has any help.  Christian Cage tells her he doesn't need any help.  He saw the potential in A.J. Styles and can't believe Karen Angle's weak attempts to seduce Styles.  Christian mocks Angle's wife before predicting that he'll win his third world championship.


At ringside, Mike Tenay assures fans that trainers are attending to Sharmell and he'll get the fans an update on her condition as soon as it becomes available.


VIDEO:  Part Two of the drinking contest between Eric Young and "Cowboy" James Storm is shown.  Storm loses round two after pissing his pants. 


VIDEO:  Hype video for Team 3D's war on the X Division.  Team 3D has been holding the X Division title hostage.  Tonight, they face the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and Jay Lethal in an Ultimate X Match to see if the X Division title can be rescued.


As the ring crew sets up the Ultimate X match cables, Mike Tenay informs the fans that early reports indicate a jaw injury for Sharmell.


6. Ultimate X Match:  Team 3d (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) & Johnny Devine vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal (X Division Champion)- Brother Ray gets on the stick and tells the fans he and his brother have been training for quite some time now for the match.  Ray says he has the speed of a gazelle now and Devon can move around like a black panther.  Ray tells the fans that Brother Devine was made for a match like this.  The whole world knows that Team 3D is the greatest tag team that's ever existed,  the toughest hardcore wrestlers, that SoCal Val is a whore, that Team 3D are masters of the table match, the TLC match, the masters of the world, and the best the world has ever seen.  Ray orders the referee into the ring and tells him to keep his eyes open because Lethal and the Machine Guns are cheating bastards.  Just then, "Black Machismo's" music hits.  The Guns and Lethal run to the ring and clear the ring of their foes.  All six men begin brawling outside the ring (not a wise idea given Team 3D's brawling skills).  Brother Ray and Brother Devon begin beating down the Guns as Lethal and Devine brawl.  Lethal throws Devine into the guard rail as Team 3D set up a table at ringside.  Lethal has the upper hand against Devine but Shelley and Sabin are down.  Team 3D sets up a second table as Lethal continues the assault on Devine.  Team 3D go for double power bombs on the Guns when Lethal rushes to their rescue.  Alex Shelley gets up and begins climbing towards the X Division belt.  Brother Ray gets caught by Sabin off the ropes.  Team 3D has injured the hands of Sabin and Shelley, making it difficult for them to climb the cables to the X Division title.  Sabin and Shelley both fail when they try to climb the cables.  Lethal tries his hand at climbing the cables but Johnny Devine stops him, knocking him off the cable.  Devine then scales the cable and gets close to the belt before the Guns run in and slam him off of the cables.  Brother Ray stops them with a double clothesline as Brother Devon jumps in the ring.  Ray and Devon can't climb the cables so they try jumping up.  Unfortunately for them, they're not even close.  Ray tries to lift Devon up but he can't make it.  Ray tries to climb on Devon's back but he's apparently too heavy.  After a dropkick sends Devon out of the ring, Brother Ray tosses Chris Sabin out of the ring.  Brother Ray tries to climb the tower to the cable but he can't manage it.  Jay Lethal and Brother Ray begin fighting to get to the cable. Brother Ray tries a flying elbow on Lethal but Lethal avoids it.  lethal tries his hand at climbing the cable again.  Johnny Devine makes it into the ring and stops him.  Devine lifts Lethal into the air then drops him onto his outstretched knees.  With their respective hand injuries, the Guns could be out of the match, leaving Lethal as the only one on his team who can climb the cables.  Sabin hits a spike DDT on Devin.  Shelley tries a slingshot press on Brother Ray but misses.  Brother Ray grabs the stick and smashes it onto Shelley's hand.  He tosses the stick to Ray who blasts it on Sabin.  Ray motions Devon to climb his shoulders in their attempt to retireve the X belt.  Their effort fails after the Guns stop them.  "Black Machismo" and Devine make another run for the X belt.  Lethal hits a hurricarana on Devine but Brother Ray floors him with a masive clothesline.  Shelley goes after Ray but accidentally hits the referee.  Ray knocks Shelley down then retrieves a ladder from underneath the ring.  Mike Tenay says there's an unwritten rule amongst the X Division that you don't use a ladder in an Ultiamte X Match.  That's not stopping Team 3D.  The Motor City Machine Guns run in and double dropkick Team 3D, knocking them down.  Brother Devine rushes in with the kendo stick and floors the Guns.  He begins climbing the ladder until Chris Sabin pushes it over, sending Devine flying outside the ring.  Team 3D hits the 3D on Sabin then blast Lethal with the ladder.  With their opponents knocked down, Brother Ray and Devon set the ladder up.  Devon scales the ladder and retrieves the X belt.  As referee Rudy Charles wakes up, Ray removes the ladder, making it look like Devon retrieved the belt legitimately.


WINNERS:  Team 3D (Brother Devon retrieves X Division title)

VIDEO: Hype video for Kevin Nash & Samoa Joe vs. Tomko & A.J. Styles for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.

INTERVIEW: Crystal interviews Samoa Joe about the rocky start the Joe/Nash team began with.  Joe tells her maybe he was wrong about Nash.  Maybe he was even wrong about Scott Hall.  Training with Nash, he's learned a few things, including mind games.  Tonight, he and Big Kev are on a mission to win the titles and destroy them in the process.  Maybe, just maybe, the old guard and the new guard will make history.


7.  TNA World Tag Team Championship Match:  Tomko & A.J. Styles (Champions) vs. Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash: Joe starts off against A.J. Styles.  These two are no strangers to the ring, having waged a brutal war over the X Division title not that long ago.  Joe uses his power while Styles tries his speed against Joe.  Joe locks a boddy scissors on Styles then tags in Kevin Nash while holding Styles' leg.  Nash uses his size and power advantage to beat Styles down in the corner.  Nash hasn't hurt himself yet or had a heart attack yet.  Nash misses a chop on Styles.  Styles hits Nash in the knee.  He's no doubt scouted out Nash' numerous knee injuries.  Styles tags in Tomko . Tomko starts punching Nash.  After a few punches, Nash goes down but he lures Tomko towards him and throws him intot he corner.  Tomko is a big man but Nash is bigger and he begins slugging Tomko.  Big knee to Tomko in the corner.  Another knee floors Tomko.  Nash picks him up then elbows Tomko in the face twice.  Tomko fights back with a knee of his own followed by a clothesline that rocks Nash. Cover on Nash for a two count.  Tomko drops an elbow to Nash's knee.  Tomko begins twisting Nash' knee, going for a possible submission.  Tomko stomps Nash' knee then tags in A.J.  Tomko makes a quick tag and charges Nash but Nash has some gas left in the tank.  Nash delivers a side slam to Tomko and makes the tag to Joe.  Joe rushes in and goes after Styles and Tomko.  Nash joins in.  Nash whips Joe into Tomko then hits a big boot on Tomko.  Don West notes the teamwork of Nash and Joe.  Injury update on Sharmell.  Mike Tenay says TNA trainers fear she has a broken jaw.  Joe covers Tomko for the pin but Styles breaks it up with a dive off of the top rope.  Tomko goes after Joe, choking him in front of the referee.  Tomko chops Joe in his corner then tags in A.J.  Styles goes after Joe with some punches but Joe punches back.  Joe charges Styles and gets dropkicked.  Styles covers Joe but it's not enough for a three count.  Styles slams Joe's head into the turnbuckle.  Tomko tags in and hits a short arm clothesline.  Cover and two count on Joe.  Tomko goes after Joe, trying to twist his head and neck.  Joe escapes but Tomko knocks him down with an elbow.  Another cover on Tomko for a two count.  Tomko is so strong that he's able to try pinfalls with manuveurs that would never work for smaller wrestlers.  Styles knocks Joe down then tries a modified Indian Deathlock on Joe, applying a chinlock at the same time.  Styles loses his grip after Joe elbows him.  Tag to Tomko.  Joe tries to fight his way out with big chops on Tomko but Tomko fires off chops of his own then hits a weak DDT.  Two count on Joe.  More double team manuveurs on Joe but when Styles tries a hurricarana off the top rope, Joe slams him with a modified powerbomb.  Tomko charges Joe and gets power slammed for his troubles.  Joe's incredible resilency is showing once again.  Joe crawls towards Nash for the tag but Nash inexplicably withdraws his hand.  Nash bails out on Joe, leaving Joe to fend for himself.  Joe counters a double team move by Tomko and Styles and goes after Tomko with the Muscle Buster.  Unfortuantely, Styles stops him, saving Tomko.  Styles gets knocked down by Joe.  Joe goes after Styles and hits the Muscle Buster on Styles.  Cover on Styles but Tomko makes the last second save.  "Thank You Tomko" chant fills the arena.  Tomko goes after Joe but Joe is able to apply the Kokina Clutch.  Tomko slips out and Joe gets hit with the Pele by A.J. Styles.  Double team by Styles and Tomko.  Tomko covers Joe for the 1-2-3.


WINNERS:  A.J. Styles & Tomko (Tomko pins Joe).  Champions retain.


VIDEO:  It's round three of the D.C.S. (Drinking Championship Series) between Eric Young and James Storm.  Whoever wins this round is the winner.  They're playing that classic drinking game- Hi-Low (Not to be confused with Sky Low-Lo).  I can't believe how much time TNA is wasting on this crap.  Young loses the third round which means Storm gets his choice of match against Young at the Against All Odds PPV.


INTERVIEW:  Jeremy Borash interviews Kurt Angle. Borash tells Angle that his wife tried to seduce A.J. Styles .  Angle can't belive Karen Angle pulled a Mrs. Robinson.  Angle tells Borash that no one can resist his wife.  He tells Borash he's seen how he looks at Karen.  Angle runs down Christian and tells him that while Christian is a great wrestler, he can't defeat the odds of Angle & Styles.


VIDEO:  Hype video for tonight's main event-Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage for the TNA World Championship.  Tomko has made it clear that he's his own man but which side is A.J. Styles on?


8.  TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match:  Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle  (Champion) w. Karen Angle: Jeremy Borash makes the official introduction for the main event.  An "Angle sucks" chant fills the arena as Christian smiles.  Karen Angle tells the fans to shut up.  Angle and Cage lock up but get nowhere when they go to the corner.  "Instant Classic" chants fill the arena.  Another lockup but Angle counters into a standing switch as does Cage.  Angle takes Cage down to the mat but Cage earns a break when he hits the ropes.  Cage can't match Angle in amateur wrestling but he has plenty of tricks up his sleeves.  Side headlock on Angle by Cage.  Angle bounces Cage off the ropes.  Leap frog over Cage.  Angle grabs Cage for a suplex but Cage slips out.  Both men back off and try to size each other up.  Angle kicks Cage as he approaches him for another lockup.  Angle elbows Cage after whipping him off the ropes.  Angle poses to the crowd before hitting a side headlock on Cage.  Angle cinches the hold but Cage gets up and escapes.  Cage catches Angle off the ropes and plants him into the mat.  Angle charges Cage but Cage side steps him and Angle hits the post in the corner.  Cage tries the Unprettier but Angle eludes him.  Angle gets thrown out of the ring after miscalculating a charge at Cage. Angle gets back into the ring and slaps Cage.  Cage replies by spitting in Angle's face.  Cage and Angle begin exchanging blows and Cage gets the upper hand.  Once again, Angle finds himself knocked out of the ring by Cage.  Cage dives off the top rope and hits a cross body block on Angle, knocking himself down as well.  Cage chops Angle outside the ring.  Cage rolls Angle in then goes to the top rope again.  Cage flies off the top rope but Angle grabs him and suplexes him over the top rope.  Cage flies over the top rope and lands hard outside the ring.  That could be the turning point for the match.  Angle follows Cage out and puts him back n the ring.  Angle kicks Cage in the face repeatedly.  Bodyslam on Cage followed by a cover for a two count.  Angle applies a front face lock to Cage.  Cage fires off some rights and escapes.  Chop to Angle.  Cage charges Angle but gets caught with a knee from Angle.  Another cover on Cage but it's not enough. Angle grabs Cage and takes him down to the mat with a waist lock.  Cage gets up and escapes but quickly gets caught by a suplex from Angle.  Cage rolls out of the ring to take a break.  Karen Angle gets in his face and slaps Cage.  Angle follows Cage out and puts him back into the ring.  Angle scissors Cage's ribs with his legs then applies a modified sleeper.  Cage is trapped in the center of the ring.  He escapes the scissors then gets up.  He esacapes the sleeper and applies his own sleeper to Angle.  Angle slips out with an arm drag only to get speared by Cage.  Cage covers Angle for a two count.  Both men are groggy. Cage climbs the top rope as Angle slowly goes up after him.  Angle back body drops Christian into the ring.  Angle hits a beautiful Moonsault on Christian.  Cover on Cage for a near fall.  Angle is shocked that Cage kicked out.  Angle sizes Cage up and goes for the Olympic Slam but Cage wiggles out and hits Angle with a DDT.  Angle is down but Cage is still recovering from the Moonsault.  Angle misses with a clothesline and Cage elbows him.  Inverted DDT on Angle.  Cage goes to the top for the Frog Splash.  He panders to the crowd, wasting valuable time.  Angle rolls out of the way.  German Suplex on Cage followed by another.  A third suplex.  Angle goes for the ankle lock but Cage eludes him.  A rollup by Cage nearly leads to a pinfall win.  Cage climbs the top rope as Angle grabs ahold of Cage's ankle.  Angle is kicked back but he rushes back and suplexes Cage off the top rope.  Angle covers Cage for another near fall.  After Cage kicks out, Angle tries the ankle lock and gets it locked in center of the ring.  Cage counters and puts Angle in the Sharpshooter.  Angle is in the center of the ring as referee Earl Hebner checks to see if Angle will quit.  Angle counters and puts Cage in the Anklelock but Cage makes it to the ropes quickly.  Failed Unprettier but Cage manages to plant Angle into the mat nonetheless and cover him for a two count.  Yet another trip to the top rope by Cage.  Angle tries to stop Cage but fails and is hit with the Frog Splash.  Close call as Cage covers Angle for a near fall.  Angle hits Cage with a low blow when Hebner's back is turned.  Another near fall but Cage kicks out.  Karen Angle yells at Hebner.  The champion is distracted and Cage hits the Unprettier.  Another near fall but Kurt manages to kick out.  As Karen Angle argues with Earl Hebner, Cage is able to apply the ankle lock.  Angle taps but Hebner's back is turned.  A.J.  Styles shows up and takes Karen Angle away.  He hugs Christian.  Cage turns his back on Styles and pays for his trust when Styles flies off the top rope onto Cage.  Angle then makes the cover on Cage for the win.


WINNER: Kurt Angle (by pinfall).  Champion retains.




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