 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
TNA Victory Road Real Time Report: Match By Match Coverage
By "Realtime" Mike Rickard
This report is being written in real time. You will need to hit refresh in order to see the latest results as they happen.
You can interact with World Wrestling Insanity readers and staff during the event by going to the
Insanity Message Boards.
ClubWWI.com
Members can log in now for all our exclusive interviews including...
The Only Club that gets you Bombed on Kronik...
In an exclusive and rare shoot, Bryan joins
ClubWWI.com for 57 minutes as he talks about:
The False Promises WWE Made To Him, Unhappiness With Johnny "Raven" Polo As His Manager, The Original (and Well Known) Gimmick He Was Offered Before "Adam Bomb," What Turned Him Against WWE, Kanyon: "Very Strange Person," Insane WCW Politics, Why It Was Unfair To Blame Kronik For Their Match Against Kane and Undertaker, Listening To "J.R.’s Mouth," The Downfall of The Natural Born Thrillers, Memories of Byran "Crush" Adams, The Ribs Adams Played, Heat With Bam Bam Bigelow, and Much More
ClubWWI features this, not to mention over 100 of wrestling top names including:
Jesse Ventura, Terry Funk, Jerry Lawler, Vince Russo, Eric Bischoff, Ahmed Johnson, Bobby Heenan, Kevin Nash, The Iron Sheik, Sid Vicious, Paul Bearer, Bruno Sammartino, Sean Mooney, Scott D'Amore, Tito Santana, Al Snow, Tod Gordon, Dawn Marie, Charlie Haas, Tom Prichard, Jacques Rougeau, Paul Roma, Tammy Sytch, Too Cold Scorpio, Scotty 2 Hotty, Terri Runnels, Ole Anderson, Kid Kash, Ivan Koloff, Jackie Gayda, John Heidenreich, Jimmy Hart, Jimmy Valiant, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown, Nick Bockwinkel, Dory Funk Jr, Diamond Dallas Page, Rob Conway, Sylvain Grenier, Buff Bagwell, Christian Cage, Jazz, Demolition Ax and Smash, Koko B. Ware, Ricky Morton, Dustin Rhodes, Damian Demento, Fred "Shockmaster" Ottman, Cpl. Kirchner, One Man Gang, Scott Steiner, Shawn Stasiak, Ted DiBiase, Ivory, Chris Masters, Elix Skipper, Kamala, Samoa Joe, Giant Bernard, Bill DeMott, Juvi "Juice" Guerrera, Nora "Molly Holly" Greenwald, Nick Dinsmore, Harley Race, Bull Buchanan, D-Lo Brown, Road Warrior Animal, Missing Link, Rikishi, Slick, Nidia, George Steele, Christy Hemme, Disco Inferno, Paul Ellering, Vito, Steve Blackman, Bushwhacker Luke, AJ Styles, Chris Daniels, Dennis Stamp, Shawn Daivari, Kevin Sullivan, B.G. James, Ron Killings, Zach Gowan, Dan Severn, Earl and Dave Hebner, Spike Dudley, Rodney Mack, Larry Zybszko, Rick Steiner, Mae Young, and many, more.
Click Here To Join Now
Houston, we have a problem-it's time for another TNA PPV. Don't worry though because "Realtime" Rickard has got you covered! VIDEO: Hype video for Victory Road. JFK is proud to present Victory Road! TNA announcers Mike Tenay and "Shillmaster" Don West run down tonight's card. Outside Houston, Texas' Reliant Arena, Jeremy Borash invites TNA fans to go to TNA.com to vote on what kind of match they want to see. INTERVIEW: Lauren and B.G. James hype tonight's card. Winner gets 3 points. Runner up gets 2 points and second runner up gets 1 pt. 1. World X Cup: Round Three Elimination Match: Team Japan (Milano Collection, Masato Yoshino, and ?) vs. Team Mexico (Puma, Ray Bucanero, and Ultimo Guerrero) vs. Team International ( Alex Koslov, Doug Williams & Tyson Dux) vs. Team TNA "The Motor City Machine Guns" (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & Curry Man): Speed Star gets the upper hand against Curry Man until Curry trips him and takes out his partners on the mat apron. Tag to the Guns who double team Speed Star, giving him a closeup look at one of TNA's best tag teams. Speed Star tags in Tyson Dukes, knocking Chris Sabin down with a shoulderblock. Clothesline to Sabin followed by a double team beatdown by Dukes and Williams. Dukes covers Sabin for a one count. Dukes and Williams go for a double backbreaker on Sabin. Sabin counters and tags in Team Mexico's. Team Mexico wastes no time going after Dukes. Double DDT on Dukes. Ultimo Guerrero dives out of the ring after Williams while Dukes is pinned for a three count. FIRST ELIMINATION: Tyson Dukes eliminated by Team Mexico. Puma goes outside the ring only to get beat down by a member of Team Japan. Team Japan tags in with Team Japan double-teaming Team Mexico's wrestler. Puma soon finds his hands full as Team Mexico goes to work on him. Puma screws up and kicks his own man from Team Mexico. Puma is planted into the ground by a member of Team Mexico. ELIMINATION: Puma is eliminated by Team Mexico. Down one man, Team Japan's member superkicks Team Mexico's member and covers him for a two count. Tag by Mexico to Team TNA. Sabin dives onto a member of Team Japan but Japan's wrestler eludes him. Shelly runs in but Team Japan's wrestler grabs both men and goes for a submission on both until Curry Man makes the break. Sabin floors Milano from Team Japan and knocks him down with two spin kicks. Sabin picks him up for the Cradleshock and hits the move. 1-2-3. ELIMINATION: Milano (Team Mexico) by Team TNA. One member left in Team Japan. He knows it's all up to him as he faces Sabin. Sabin tags in Shelley who hits a beautiful kick. Team JKapan's woes continue as Shelly chops away. Irish whip by Shelly reversed by Team Japan. However Shelly counters with a running clothesline then places his man in the Tree of Woe. Shelly dropkicks his man followed by Sabin who hits a hesitation dropkick. Cover by Shelly for a two count. Shelly climbs to the second rope and goes for a tornado DDT only for his foe to counter and apply an Octopus. Shelly slips out and hits a roundhouse kick on his Team Japan opponent. Shelly goes for a snapmare but his foe counters and hits a full revolution. Tag by Shelly to Team Mexico. Team Japan is faceplanted by Team Mexico but kicks out of the pin. Team Mexico thinks it has Team Japan out but Team Japan surprises Team Mexico's member with a pin. Elimination: Team Mexico by Team Japan. Curry Man and Alex Koslov square off. Elimination: Curry Man eliminated by Ultimo Guerrero (Team Mexico) Elimination: Doug Williams eliminated by Team Mexico. Elimination: Ultimo Guerrero eliminated by Team Internation (submission) Elimination: Ray Bucanero (Team Mexico) eliminated by Team TNA (pinfall). Sabin squares off with Koslov and plants him headfirst into the mat. Clothesline by Sabin floors Koslov. Cover on Koslov for a two count. Koslov pushes the referee and surprises Sabin by pinning him and putting his legs on the ropes for extra leverage. Elimination: Chris Sabin (Team TNA) pinned by Team International (Koslov) Alex Shelly argues with the referee, trying to point out Koslov's underhanded tactics. Shelly gets ambushed by Koslov and knocked out of the ring. Koslov and Team Japan battle with Koslov getting surprised by a submission. Elimination: Team International (Koslov) eliminated by Team Japan (Yoshino) Yoshino and Shelly square off as it's Team TNA vs. Team Japan. Yoshino hits a missile dropkick and covers Shelly for a nearfall. Shelly hits a Sliced Bread and covers Yoshino for a near fall. A frustrated Shelly goes to the ropes and dives off with a Frog Splash on Yoshino. Yoshino ducks out of the way and hits a move on Shelly. Cover on Shelly for a near fall. Yoshino dives at Shelly only for Shelly to catch him plant him into the mat. Yoshino goes to the top rope as Shelly battles him on the ropes. Yoshino knocks Shelly off the ropes and covers him for a two count. Yoshino takes Shelly to the top rope and looks to go for a superplex. Counter by Shelly and a cover. ELIMINATION: Team Japan by Team TNA (Alex Shelly) WINNERS: TEAM TNA RUNNER UP: TEAM JAPAN 2ND RUNNER UP: TEAM INTERNATIONAL TEAM TNA: 6 pts. TEAM JAPAN: 4 pts. TEAM INTERNATIONAL: 3 pts. TEAM MEXICO: 3 pts. VIDEO: Hype video for Booker T. Booker shows off his home as well as his many trophies. VIDEO: Hype video for Gail Kim vs. Angelina Love. 2. TNA Knockouts Grudge Match: Angelina Love (w. Velvet Sky) vs. Gail Kim: "The Beautiful People" (Love & Sky) have been making life miserable for Gail Kim with Love costing Kim a title shot against Awesome Kong. Now Kim is back from a knee injury to get some payback. Love attacks Kim from behind and slams her head into the turnbuckle. Love slugs it out with Kim and gets the short end of the stick. Kim hits a faceplant on Love then chops away at her foe. Love is whipped into the corner and Kim charges at her. Kim goes for a springboard but Velbet Sky catches her from outside and slams her down to the mat. Cover by Love by Kim has a lot of energy left. Love goes to soften her up by bouncing Kim's head off the mat. Love chokes away at Kim, showing off her mean streak. Love grabs Kim by the hair but wastes time, Kim tries a comeback but Love clotheslines her. Cover on Kim for a two count. Love kicks away at Kim. Kim grabs her leg but Love twists her way out. Eye rake to Kim as Love hits a spin kick to the head. Another cover and another two count as Kim kicks out. Love whips Kim intot he corner but gets caught when Kim bounces Love's neck off the top rope. Kim grabs Love's legs and puts her in a figure four leglock using the ringpost for leverage. Sky tries to ambush Kim but Kim whips her into the guard rail. Kim goes to the top rope and gets tripped up by Sky (what a quick recovery). Angelina Love knocks Kim off of the top rope and covers Kim for a near fall. Love goes for another kick but Kim avoids it and hits a lariat on Love. Dropkick to Love. Charging spear by Kim as Angelina is planted. Velvet Sky distracts Kim and Love catches Kim with a kick. Love foes for the Lights Out but Kim counters. Diamond Cutter by Kim and 1-2-3. WINNER: Gail Kim (by pinfall). After the match, Velvet Sky ambushes Gail Kim. The "Beautiful People" try a doubleteam but Kim slides out of the ring. BACKSTAGE: B.G. James greets the lucky TNA fans who will participate in tonight's "Fan's Revenge" Match between LAX and Beer Money. VIDEO: Hype video for tonight's match between former friends Sonjay Dutt and "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal. 3. "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal (w. So Cal Val): Dutt hands a card to Val trying to distract Lethal but Lethal quickly gets on his game. Lethal hits a flying axe handle off the top rope to Dutt. Cover on Dutt for a two count. Lethal punches away at Dutt but Dutt catches Lethal with a jawbreaker. Lethal elbows Dutt but Dutt grabs him and slams him to the ground. See saw battle by both men . Dutt hits a springboard Lou Thesz Press on Lethal, flooring Lethal. Dutt goes to work on Lethal, knocking him down then wearing him down with a side headlock. Dutt hits a dropkick followed by a standing moonsault. Lethal fires off some punches but Dutt stops him with an enziguri. Lethal goes afte Dutt and bounces Dutt off the turnbuckle, following up with a suplex. Dutt charges Lethal in the corner but Dutt misses his man. Lethal gets caught with an elbow and Dutt goes to the top, going for a tornado DDT. Lethal counters and hits a dropkick off the top rope. Cover on Dutt for a two count. So Cal rallies the crowd, getting them behind Lethal. Back in the ring, Dutt and Lethal battle on the top rope. Dutt hits a hurricarana on Lethal and covers him for a two count. Lethal rebounds and covers Dutt for a two count. The action spills outside as Lethal whips Dutt into the guardrail. Lethal then whips Dutt into the ring. Dutt screams "Help me" as Lethal explodes with a brawling offense on Dutt. Lethal rams Dutt's head into the announce table. Lethal rolls Dutt into the ring. Lethal applies a Sharpshooter on Dutt. Val seems concerned about Dutt and climbs to the mat apron. Lethal turns to confront her then gets blindsided by Dutt. Dutt tells So Cal he loves her. Lethal capitalizes on Dutt's distraction and hits the Lethal Combination. Lethal is once again distracted by Val as Dutt rolls up Lethal for a surprise pin. WINNER: "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt (by pinfall). After the win, Dutt plants a kiss on a surprised Val. VIDEO: Hype video for Beer Money Inc. vs. the Latin American Exchange (LAX). BACKSTAGE: Jeremy Borash interviews Robert Roode and "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm (Beer Money Inc.) along with Miss Jacqueline. Beer Money Inc. don't seem too worried about the fans who will participate in tonight's "Fan's Revenge" Match. Roode tells the fans they are the ones who should be worried as they won't be held accountable for what they do to the fans. Storm tells Borash the best part about going to Houston is leaving it. Beer Money Inc. tell Miss Jacqueline to come with them but she refuses, telling them she wants nothing to do with the belt-wielding fans. 4. TNA World Tag Team Championship "Fan's Revenge" Lumberjack Match: Beer Money Inc. (Robert Roode & "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm) vs. the Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) (Champions) w. Hector Guerrero & Salinas): TNA fans are lined outside the ring, armed with belts. If someone is knocked out of the ring, they are fair game. Homicide vs. Roode as the two exchange blows. Roode knees Homicdee and applies a side headlock. Counter by Roode and Homicide as they exchange armbars. Homcide rolls Roode out of the ring and he finds himself whipped by the fans at ringside. Tag to Storm who kicks Homicide. Roode tosses Homicide out of the ring but the fans give Homicide a pass. Homicide grabs Storm's beer and drinks it. When Storm goes out after Homicide, the fans swarm him. Storm bails back into the ring. Homicide whips Storm over the top rope but Storm skins the cat. Unfortunately, the fans pull him out of the ring and whip his back with the straps. Roode has the misfortune of getting knocked out of the ring. However when Roode gets back in the ring, he hits a spinebuster on Homicide. Tag to Storm who goes after Homicide with a chinlock. Cover by Storm for a two count on Homicide. Tag to Roode as Beer Money Inc. hits a double suplex on Homicide. Cover by Roode for a two count. Roode whips Homicide's head into the turnbuckle. Roode goes after Hernandez and clotheslines him, angering Supermax. Hernandez tries to get in but the referee stops him. As he does, Beer Money Inc. double team Homicide. Roode applies a headlock on Homicide who tries to elbow his way out. Roode puts the hold back on but Homicide counters and hits a suplex on Roode. Homicide makes the tag to Hernandez who hits the Crackerjack on Roode. Hernandez picks up Storm and plants him in the mat. Roode divesat Hernandez who grabs him and hits a sit down powerbomb. Cover on Roode for a two count. Storm runs in and whips Roode into Hernandez. Beer Money Inc. go up after Hernandez who knocks both men off the top rope. Hernandez hits a splash off the top rope on Roode. Cover on Roode but Storm breaks up the pin. Tag to Homicide. Roode dives at Homicide but Homicide ducks and Roode flies out of the ring. LAX set Roode up for the double team as Hernandez covers Roode for the pin. WINNER: LAX (Hernandez pins Roode). VIDEO: Hype video for Booker T. Booker T faces Samoa Joe tonight in Booker's hometown of Houston, Texas VIDEO: Recap of Taylor Wilde upsetting Awesome Kong last Thursday on Impact for the Knockout Title. 5. TNA Knockout Woman's Championship Match: Awesome Kong (w. Raisha Saeed) vs. Taylor Wilde (Champion): Wilde doesn't get a chance to pose with the belt as Kong attacks her before the bell. Kong is eager to get her TNA championship back. Kong throws Wilde down to the mat. Kong picks up Wilde by the hair before hitting her with a series of backhands. Big chop by Kong as Wilde collapses to the mat. Kong chokes Wilde on the middle rop. Kong plants her foot on Wilde's throat. Bodyslam by Kong as Wilde's problems mount. Kong puts Wilde in a Camel Clutch. Wilde is close to the ropes but she doesn't seem to be going anwhere. The referee checks Wilde to see if she's going to submit but Wilde holds her ground as Kong applies tremendous pressure to her. Wilde gets a hand free and escapes the hold, grabbing Kong by the hair. Kong whips Wilde into the corner, planting her once again. Kong picks Wilde up for the Awesome Bomb but Wilde counters and hits two dropkicks. Wilde climbs the top rope and hits a missile dropkick. Kong gets up like the move didn't do anything and clotheslines Wilde. Kong goes to the second rope but Wilde climbs up and hits a Tornado DDT. Cover on Kong for a nearfall. Kong hits some backhands on Wilde but Wilde trips Kong and covers her for a two count. Rollup by Wilde as she covers Kong for the 1-2-3. WINNER: Taylor Wilde (by pinfall). After winning the match, Wilde walks to the back only to get ambushed by Kong's manager Raisha Saeed. Saeed whips Wilde into the guardrail then throws her into the ring. Saeed throws a chair into the ring as Kong sets Wilde up for the Awesome Bomb. Abyss' music hits and he walks down for the save. Kong isn't backing down as Abyss confronts her. Saeed tries to convince Kong to back off. Unfortunately, Saeed makes the mistake of getting in Abyss' face, slapping the monster. Abyss grins at her before grabbing her and hitting the Black Hole Slam. Abyss carries Wilde out of the ring. VIDEO: Hype video celebrating Booker's return to Houston, TX. Booker T is at his restaurant Sharmell's. VIDEO: Hype video for TNA's Ultimate X Match. Tonight, the winner of the World X Cup will be determined in the Ultimate X Match. Mike Tenay and Don West remind the fans of the standings in this year's World X Cup. The winner of the fourth round (Ultimate X Match) gets four points so it's still anyone's game. TEAM TNA: 6 pts. TEAM JAPAN: 4 pts. TEAM INTERNATIONAL: 3 pts. TEAM MEXICO: 3 pts. 6. World X Cup Fourth Round Ultimate X Match- Naurki Doi (Team Japan) vs. Volador Jr. (Team Mexico) vs. Daivari (Team International) vs. Kaz (Team TNA): Kaz tries to steal an early win by climbing the cable but Daivari stops him. Daivari is knocked out of the ring by Kaz. Kaz tries another stab at the Ultimate X prize but Doi and Volador pull him off the cables. Volador tries to retrieve the X but Doi stops him. Volador and Doi are knocked out of the ring, leaving Kaz alone in the ring. Kaz ponders going after the X but he sees Daivari outside the ring and he goes after Team International's representative. Daivari whips Kaz into the guardrail. Kaz is thrown into the ring by Daivari. Kaz is triple-teamed by his three opponents. Kaz has an arm injury, an injury his opponents are well aware of. Kaz fights back though and climbs the ropes, trying to climb the cables that lead to the X. Unfortunately his arm is weakened and he can' hold himself up on the cables. Team Mexico, Japan, and International continue working over Kaz. Doi puts Kaz in the Tree of Woe. Doi gives the finger to Team International and Mexico, letting them know he has no use for them. They go after Doi but he makes it up to the cables. Daivari and Doi brawl on one of the towers holding the cables up and Doi is headbutted off by Daivari. Doi crashes down to the floor outsie the ring. Daivari and Volador square off with Volador knocking Daivari out of the ring. Volador Jr. goes to the cables as Doi and Kaz brawl in the ring. Volador reaches the X but Doi is thrown into Volador Jr. by Kaz. Volador Jr.'s bid for the X fails as Doi and Kaz continue braling. Doi dropkics Kaz who crumbles down to the mat. Doi scales one of the four towers surrounding the ring and climbs the cables towards the X. Kaz tries to go after him and kicks his legs at Doi, knocking him down. Kaz uses his legs to stay on the cables. Volador is knocked off the cable by Kaz. Kaz reaches the X but Daivari follows after him, knocking Kaz off. Volador pulls Daivari off the cables as well. Volador Jr. goes after Doi with both men crashing into each other. All four men are down, slow to get to their feet. Volador Jr. knocks Doi out of the ring then he hits a beautiful moonsault on Doi. Unfortunately the moonsault took its toll on Volador Jr. as well. Meanwhile, Daivari and Kaz are climbing the tower, trying to reach the Ultimate X. If you can retrieve the "X", you win the match. Both men brawl on one of the corners as Kaz tries to hold on with one arm. Daivari climbs the cable as Kaz climbs to the top of the tower. Kaz dives at Daivari and legdrops him, knocking Daivari off the cable. Meanwhile, Volador Jr. has climbed to the cables and retrieves the X. WINNER: Volador Jr. WINNER 2008 X Cup: Team Mexico TEAM MEXICO: 7 pts. TEAM TNA: 6 pts. TEAM JAPAN: 4 pts. TEAM INTERNATIONAL: 3 pts. Mike Tenay is in the ring to congratulate the members of Team Mexico who are presented with the X Cup Trophy. VIDEO: Yet another hype video for Booker T. VIDEO: Hype video for tonight's "Fan Stipulation" Match between the teams of A.J. Styles, Rhino, and Christian Cage and Team 3-D/Kurt Angle. Jeremy Borash announces that the fans have chosen between a Tables Match, Falls Count Anywhere, and Full Metal Mayhem and selected Full Metal Mayehm (Tables, ladders, chairs, and chains are legal) 7. Six Man Tag Match Full Metal Mayhem: Team 3-D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) & Kurt Angle vs. "The War Machine" Rhino, "The Instant Classic" Christian Cage, and "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles : Angle tries to ambush Styles on his way down to the ring but Styles gets the upper hand. Styles dives out of the ring and hits Devon and Angle with a somersault dive. Styles clotheslines Devon while they're in the ring and sends both men flying over the top rope. Angle squares off with Rhino and hits a spinebuster until Brother Ray blindsides him. Christian Cage runs in with a trash can and clobbers Ray. Just when it looks like the babyfaces are en route to victory, Angle's Team rebounds when Angle runs in with a steel chair. Angle and Team 3-D triple team Styles but they ignore Christian Cage who's climbing one of the Ultimate X towers. Cage hits a high cross bodyblock on Angle and Team 3-D knocking all three men down. Cage grabs a ladder and swings it at Brother Ray only for Ray to beat him to the punch with a steel chair. Cage goes down as Ray hits the ladder with the steel chair. Ray blasts the chair over Styles but then, Rhino runs in and hits a Gore on Devon, Ray, and Angle! Rhino brings a table into the ring, setting it up in the cente of the ring. Rhino goes after Devon on the top rope but he wastes valuable time, allowing Brother Ray to run in and grab Rhino. Doomsday Device by Team 3-D as Devon clotheslines Rhino, sending him through the table. Meanwhile, Christian Cage goes for the Unprettier on Angle but Angle counters and applies the ankle lock. Cage counters and rolls Angle up for a short pin attempt. Cage climbs the top rope only for Devon to fell him with a low blow. Devon grabs Cage as Ray joins in. Team 3-D hits a 3-D on Cage outside the ring, sending "The Instant Classic" through a table. With Rhino and Cage out, it's Styles on his own against Styles and Team 3-D. Styles avoids an attack by Devon and knocks him down then he hits a Pele on Angle. Out of nowhere, Ray hits a crescent kick on Styles, flooring him. Brother Devon chokes Styles in the corner as Brother Ray follows up with some offense. Ray lowers a beefy forearm on Styles' chin, flooring him. Ray sets up a table as Styles tries to get his wits back. Ray picks Styles up and sets him up on the table. Ray climbs to the second rope and goes to dive off but Ray poses for the fans, giving Styles the opportunity to hit a low blow. Styles grabs Ray and drives him through the table. Brother Devon charges Styles but Styles ducks and Devon goes into another table. Styles hits the Styles Clash on Angle but before he can cover Angle for a three count, Johnny Devine runs in with a kendo stick. Styles hits the Pele on Devine then gets into a shouting match with Frank Trigg. Angle recovers and hits an Angle Slam on Styles, covering him for a nearfall. Angle sets up a ladder in the ring while Styles is rolling around on the mat. While Angle sets up a table, he accidentally hits referee Earl Hebner in the ankle. Hebner goes down as Angle grabs Styles for the Angle Slam. Styles counters and puts Angle on the table. Frank Trigg leaves the announce table and grabs the kendo stick as Styles climbs the ladder. Triggs blasts the kendo stick over Styles. Angles capitalizes and Angle Slams Styles off the ladder and through the table. Angle covers Styles for the pinfall victory. WINNER: Kurt Angle (pins A.J. Styles). After his win, Angles acknowledges Trigg. INTERVIEW: Jeremy Borash interviews TNA World Champion Samoa Joe. Borash talks of how many people are there to welcome Booker T back to Houston. Kevin Nash shows up and extends a hand to the champion, telling him he's in his corner. Joe tells Nash he believes him but tells him to stay in the back, no matter what happens to him. Kevin Nash agrees and Joe shakes his hand. VIDEO: Hype video for Booker T vs. Samoa Joe. 8. TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Booker T vs. Samoa Joe: Mike Tenay and Don West remind the fans that Booker T has been a world champion in every promotion he's wrestled in except for TNA. They point out how the Houston fans are showing their support for T and note the presence of Booker's wife Sharmell at ringside. A vocal Houston crowd start a "Booker T" chant as Joe and Booker pace around the ring. Booker looks to go for a lockup with Joe but then slaps him in the face. Booker T backs Joe into the corner but Joe rebounds with a series of chops. Both men trade blows as Joe gets the momentum with some big chops. Joe follows up with a whip to the turnbuckle followed by a spin kick. Booker rakes Joe's eyes and hits a chop of his own. T whips Joe into the ropes and goes for a Bookend but Joe ducks and counters with a running kneelift. Joe covers T for about a two count. Joe fires off some punches to T in the corner then drops a big forearm over Booker, flooring him. Joe headbutts Booker then catches him with a snapmare. Joe goes after Booker in the corner but Booker turns the tables and throws Joe out of the ring. The two begin brawling outside the ring and Booker slows Joe with a poke to the eye. Booker throws Joe into the guardrail. When Joe gets up, Booker hits a short arm clothesline on Joe. Booker follows up by whipping Joe into the steel steps. Joe is busted open! Booker rams Joe's head into the steel steps then methodically punches at Joe's cut forehead. Booker hits a sidekick on Joe inside the ring, dropping Joe down hard. Booker covers Joe for a two count. When Joe gets up, Booker floors him with a big right hand. Booker unleashes a rain of big rights on Joe but Joe recovers and hits a big boot to Booker T. However Booker catches an axe kick to Samoa Joe and covers him for a two count. With Joe down, Booker questions the referee's count. Booker T chops Joe, knockinghim down to one knee. Booker picks Joe up and hits a big kick to Joe's face. Booker covers Joe but the Samoan Submission Machine kicks out. Both men begin brawling in the corner as Joe lands some forearms on Booker T. Joe bounces off of the ropes and hits a big knee to Booker T. Joe catches a charging Booker with a big elbow followed by a big boot. Joe flies off the second rope and covers Booker for a two count. The blood continues to flow down Joe's face as he grabs Booker b the hair. Booker charges Joe and Joe catches him, powerslamming the challenger. Cover on Booker for a two count. Both men are down and struggling to get to their feet. Joe chops Booker and charges him. Booker goes for a Bookend but Joe counters and T-Bone suplexes Booker. Nonchalent pin leads to a quick kickout by Booker. The brawling continues as Joe sends Booker T into referee Rudy Charles. Charles goes down. Joe lands a running clothesline on Booker T, clobbering him and flooring him. Joe takes some time to catch his breath as the referee is still down and out. Joe grabs Booker and throws him over the top rope. Joe goes after Booker. Joe sets T in the corner then chops him. Joe sets up a chair and chops Booker, sitting him on the chair. Joe charges Booker, hitting the Ole. Booker's wife Sharmell pleads with Joe to stop then she slaps Joe in the face. Enraged, Joe lays out Sharmell's bodyguards at ringside. Joe turns his attention back to Booker and throws him into the ring. Booker T is now bleeding as Joe goes after him. Referee "Slick" Johnson has shown up to replace the fallen referee. Referee Andrew Thomas comes in as Johnson tries to calm Joe down. Joe lays both referees out then goes after Booker T. TNA officials run into the ring but Joe chases them off. TNA officials call for TNA security but Joe drops all of them. As Joe closes in for the kill, Sharmell walks in the ring and pleads with Joe to show some mercy. Joe ignores her and applies the Kokina Clutch to Booker T. Just then, the lights go out and Sting shows up, wielding a baseball bat! Sting promised that he'd be at Victory Road and he makes his way down to the ring. Sting jaws with Joe but Joe quickly turns his back on Sting so he can dish out more punishment to Booker T. Sting climbs to the mat apron and talks to Joe. Apparently, Joe has been calmed down by Sting. Sting walks away as Joe exits the ring. After a moment, Joe goes back into the ring, attacking Booker T once again. Sting pulls Joe off of Booker T. Joe gives the Stinger the finger. Sting swings the bat at Joe, laying him low. A second blow seems to have knocked Sting out. Booker T covers Joe as Sharmellmakes the three count. Sting stands over Joe as Sharmell rolls Booker out of the ring. WINNER: No contest. After the match, Sharmell grabs Joe's TNA championship and walks away with Booker T. Alphabetical Listing of Guests You Can Hear on ClubWWI.com : Aaron
Aguliera Christian
Cage Jackie
Gayda Chalie
Haas B.G.
James
Bruno
"Harvey Wippleman" Lauer Rodney
Mack One
Man Gang Diamond
Dallas Page Harley
Race Sylvester
Terkay
Need More Insanity? Join The Club
|
| All content contained here Copyright 2008 by James Guttman *** World Wrestling Insanity and ClubWWI are not affiliated with any wrestling promotion. |
