TNA made two announcements today. The first is that they are heading to France in January of 2010:
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is coming to Lyon, France, for the first time! See TNA Wrestling live at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France, on January 31. Appearing live will be Bobby Lashley, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and members of the Main Event Mafia, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Team 3D, Suicide, The British Invasion, Awesome Kong, Beer Money Inc. and more to be announced! Tickets are on sale now at: http://www.ticketnet.fr/shop/en/manif.asp?idmanif=188278&idtier=139955
Also, the company announced a new TV deal with W9 in France to broadcast Impact, starting on October 24th:
W9 NOW AIRING TNA WRESTLING "iMPACT!" IN FRANCE
TNA Wrestling has signed an agreement with W9 to broadcast their weekly flagship show "iMPACT!" beginning this Saturday, October 24th, 2009.
iMPACT! will air weekly on Saturday nights at 23:00 with French commentary provided by Celian Varini and Thomas Desson on the general entertainment cable channel, dedicated to broadcasting the very best in music, family entertainment and sport including The X Factor, The Simpsons and UEFA Europa League matches. TNA's two-hour show, which has already seen success across the world in countries such as the United States, Australia, Germany and UK, is filmed in front of a live studio audience at Universal Studios in Florida and features some of the biggest names in US pro-wrestling.
TNA will host their first ever live events in France on January 24, 2010 at the Zenith Arena, Paris and on January 31, 2010 at the Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon.
Dixie Carter, President of TNA said "We are delighted to be working with W9 to bring TNA's unique form of action packed entertainment to France. In W9, TNA has a great broadcasting partner, and with them we are committed to growing the brand and delivering high quality wrestling to our French fans every single week. With our new relationship with W9 and first ever TNA live events in France in January 2010, we very much look forward to building a loyal and committed fan base."
W9 is a among the biggest digital terrestrial channels in France and is a subsidiary of M6 (Metropole Television). For more information please visit http://www.w9.fr/.
On September 4, ROH announced that McGuinness had agreed to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment "in principle",[10]. However, in October it was reported that McGuinness' deal with the WWE had fallen through and he had decided to jump ship to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Nigel McGuinness is telling people backstage at the TNA iMPACT! tapings today that he opted to sign with TNA because WWE took too long to send his contract.
TNA officials then stepped in and struck a deal with McGuinness.
As noted earlier here on TNAWrestlingNews.com, Nigel McGuinness made his debut in a backstage segment with Kurt Angle. During the course of the segment, Nigel attacked Angle.
Bryan Danielson is not backstage at the TNA tapings today. There is nothing confirmed regarding his status with WWE or TNA.
Tomko is backstage at the TNA tapings today as noted earlier but may not be used tonight. He is in the booking plans leading into TNA's next PPV but that could always change. It's possible they may use him tomorrow night instead. I'm under the impression that he has not signed any sort of deal at this time. We're working to get that confirmed.
It should be noted that WWE officials may be in revenge mode after TNA swooped in and took Nigel McGuinness. It'll be interesting to see what happens next.
Big Show, Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston & Jack Swagger def. MVP, Evan Bourne, Primo, Chavo Guerrero & Chris Masters WWE Champion Randy Orton def. Ted DiBiase Triple H def. John Cena United States Champion The Miz def. Marty Jannetty WWE Divas Champion Melina def. Jillian Shawn Michaels vs. Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho ended in a No Contest
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With just six days remaining until WWE Bragging Rights, the red team of Raw mixed it up with the boys in blue from Team SmackDown to leave more than a few Superstars from each squad feeling a little black-and-blue.
Shawn Michaels vs. Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho ended in a No Contest (PHOTOS | WATCH) It figures. Unified Tag Team Champion and Team SmackDown co-captain Chris Jericho was supposed to fight against Team Raw co-captain Shawn Michaels in the main event. Jericho, however, wasnt about to let a perfectly good opportunity to deceive and punish his WWE Bragging Rights rival go to waste.
Having witnessed the Team Raw disarray earlier in the evening, Jericho presumed he could take advantage. As he and HBK stood in the ring, he summoned the rest of his SmackDown crew in the hope of pummeling Michaels. The plan, however, backfired. Rather than intimidate HBK, the scheme actually offered a common purpose to the Raw lineup as they emerged to confront their SmackDown counterparts.
As the two teams verged on combat, SmackDowns Vickie Guerrero interrupted, insisting that no physicality would occur until Sunday at WWE Bragging Rights. DX didnt take Vickies whining to heart, instead attacking their opponents, which resulted in an all-out brawl between Team Raw and Team SmackDown to end Monday night.
NASCARs Kyle Busch and Joey Logano to host the next Raw Gentlemen, start your hosting duties! Next week, NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Logano rev things up when they drive into Buffalo, N.Y., to serve as special guest hosts of Monday Night Raw.
WWE Divas Champion Melina def. Jillian (PHOTOS | WATCH) Jillians brief reign as Divas Champion hit a sour note last week thanks to Melina. Mere moments after the tone deaf Diva upset Mickie James to capture the gold, a Tri-branded Divas Trade was announced and Melina was re-introduced to Raw as its newest beauty. The Latina lovely then proceeded to defeat Jillian and claim the Divas Title as her own.
This week, Jillian sought revenge with the assistance of Chavo Guerrero. The so-called Mexican Warrior seemed poised to interfere when Hornswoggle emerged from under the ring sporting a Snoop Dogg outfit and attacked him. This allowed Melina to refocus on the match and defeat her blond rival. Now Melina must shift her focus to this Sunday when she will team with Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim at WWE Bragging Rights to face down Womens Champion Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix & Natalya.
In the post-match chaos, a frustrated Chavo appeared bent on retaliation. As he went to attack the little leprechaun, however, the real Snoop Dogg entered. The rapper/actor and Hornswoggle then teamed up to teach Chavo a lesson in humility. Ooooh, Chavo.
United States Champion The Miz def. Marty Jannetty (PHOTOS | WATCH) After arguing with his WWE Bragging Rights opponent and Intercontinental Champion John Morrison over who is the former tag teams Marty Jannetty as opposed to the teams Shawn Michaels The Miz found himself in the uncomfortable position of having to take on Jannetty himself, compliments of Raws special guest host Snoop Dogg.
Jannetty, a former World Tag Team Champion and Intercontinental Champion, forced The Miz, current United States Champion, to give second thought to the notion of Jannetty as punch line. Sadly, though, the lesson was probably lost on the self-centered Superstar, who prevailed in the end.
Triple H def. John Cena (PHOTOS | WATCH) In what may prove to be his final match on Raw, John Cena went face-to-face with one of the shows toughest competitors, Triple H. The two powerhouses clashed like a sledgehammer against a cement wall. In the end, though, only one man could prevail. And when the bell finally rang, it was The King of Kings who drove through wall. As Cena rose after his defeat, the WWE Universe offered him a salute befitting a warrior the likes of which may never been seen in Raws orbit again.
WWE Champion Randy Orton def. Ted DiBiase (PHOTOS | WATCH) WWE Champion Randy Orton appeared much more composed after last week getting pinned by one of his own protégés, Ted DiBiase, in a Tag Team Match. DiBiase argued that The Viper would have seized the opportunity just as he had. That line of reasoning, however, fell on deaf ears this week as Orton insisted that DiBiase not fight back as a show of respect. While the young Superstar initially seemed unwilling to voluntarily surrender in the ring, in the end, DiBiase did just that, allowing Orton to RKO him for the victory.
DX arranged Team Raw members in a 10-Man Tag Team Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) To test their teams mettle just six days before WWE Bragging Rights, Team Raw co-captains Triple H and Shawn Michaels arranged for Big Show, Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston & Jack Swagger to face MVP, Evan Bourne, Primo, Chavo Guerrero & Chris Masters. The catch? If anyone from Team Raw were to lose, that member would be replaced by the opponent that pinned him before facing Team SmackDown on Sunday.
Unfortunately for Team Raw, their members were too busy squabbling with one another to display any cohesive focus. Before their dissension proved toxic, however, The All-American American managed to overcome the internal strife and score a pin for his team. The respite proved brief, though, as the team members began to exchange blows amongst themselves.
Raw guest host Snoop Dogg arranged WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase, Shawn Michaels vs. Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho (PHOTOS | WATCH) Dont let Snoop Dogg fool you. The rapper/actor has kicked out a trunk full of thick, laid back beats over the years and has played some mellow characters on the big screen, but he was all business in his role as Raws special guest host.
Snoop reiterated that John Cenas battle with Triple H may be his final match on Raw, that is if Cena loses to WWE Champion Randy Orton at WWE Bragging Rights. Wanting to go down as the greatest guest host of all time, Snoop also arranged for Orton to face Ted DiBiase, the protégé who pinned The Viper the week prior. For good measure, the rapper/actor set up a bout pitting Team SmackDown co-captain Chris Jericho against Team Raw co-captain Shawn Michaels.
TNAWrestlingNews.com is reporting that Rob Van Dam was backstage at Bound for Glory visiting. As noted earlier, Brian Kendrick, Chuck Palumbo and Lena Yada were all backstage as well.
Event: TNA Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View Airdate: Sunday, October 18th, 2009 (Pay-Per-View) Location: The Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. Results by TNAWRESTLINGNEWS.COM
TNA Bound For Glory Opener:
We get a nice video package highlighting the big matches heading into Bound For Glory. We also get a couple of interviews from some of the big players in some of the bigger matches from tonight.
Zakk Wylde is ringside, he shreds on his guitar for a bit before breaking out into a riff-y version of the National Anthem.
Ultimate X Match for the X Division Championship
The Motor City Machine Guns are out first, they are there to replace the Pope D'Angelo Dinero who had to pull out of the event due to a family emergency. Suicide is out next, and this crowd is really hot right out of the gate.
Homicide is out next, to a ton of love from the crowd. Daniels is the fifth man to enter the ring, and this crowd loves all of these X division guys. Amazing Red is the last man out to the ring, with Don West in tow.
This one is on as soon as the bell rings, and since it will be difficult to cover, please, as always, bear with me. Red and Daniels have a nice exchange where Red sends Daniels to the floor with a headscissors. Homicide follows out soon after with a dive through the ropes. Suicide hits Red with a Finlay roll before jumping outside on top of Homicide. Sabin, not to be outdone, dives through the middle of the ropes onto the men outside. Red tries but Daniels catches him, Red instead hits a top rope hurricarana to the outside that sends Daniels into all the other competitors.
Red tries for the title, but the Guns catch him and use a giant swing/dropkick combo to take Red out. Homicide tries to the title while Daniels gets wrapped up with the Guns. Homicide gets almost the entire way to the title before Suicide does a springboard jump to get up to pull Homicide down to the mat.
The Guns continue to use their double team advantage, hitting Daniels with a doomsday missile dropkick. Red tries for the title, but he too falls victim to the Guns when they try for their sliced bread/powerbomb combo. Red is able to fight his way out with a hurricarana, and the Guns teamwork breaks down a little bit. Suicide dives into the ring out of nowhere and now everyone but the Guns are in the ring.
Homicide again gets up to the rope structure, but Daniels pulls him down by the foot, straight into a Death Valley Driver. Red is next to go for the title, but he changes his mind when he sees Suicide coming closer. Red tries again for the title but Suicide connects with a springboard dropkick to take him down.
Daniels makes his way toward the title, as does Sabin. Both men kick it out while holding onto the ropes before falling onto their feet. Sabin connects with a DDT on Daniels. Shelley runs right into a lariat from Homicide. Homicide tries for the Gringo killer, but Daniels fights out.
Red goes up for the title again but Suicide catches him. Red and Sabin hit some sort of top rope double team maneuver on Suicide, who gets launched into Daniels. Shelley comes off the top rope toward Homicide, but Homicide catches him in a big suplex. Red hits a standing shooting star on Homicide. Suicide and Sabin fight up to the top rope where Suicide hits a big time suplex that sets Daniels up to hit the BME.
Daniels, Suicide and Red climb up the metal structure out to the middle of the X where they tease a suplex on top of the structure. Daniels slips himself through the scaffolding on top of the title belt, but so does Suicide. Suicide pulls Daniels down from the ropes and it ends in a nasty fall. The Guns go for the title and Sabin is close when Red drops down from the metal scaffolding and grabs the title.
Winner and STILL X Division Champion: The Amazing Red
Backstage:
Lauren is backstage with the Beautiful People, she asks them about their rematch against the Kockout Tag Champs. Sky calls Lauren JB, and TBP make fun of Lauren for a little while. Sky says that everyone knows that TNA started with the Knockout Division, and that the Tag Championships were created for them. Sky says that tonight, they are going to take home what is rightfully theirs. Rayne says that last November, TBP had a lot of drama going on and they weren't ready for their title shot, but tonight they're going to accessorize by getting a couple of new belts. Von Erich grabs the mic before they leave and spouts out some stupid catch-phrase.
Backstage:
JB is backstage with the Sarita and Wilde, Wilde says that TBP can keep making their excuses, and they will keep making history. Sarita says something, and then I'm pretty sure she repeats the exact same thing in Spanish.
TNA Knockout Tag Team Title Match Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky vs. Sarita and Taylor Wilde
Lacey kisses the referee so that she'll be allowed to stay at ringside, but Hebner is quick to come out. Von Erich kisses Hebner, but Hebner still throws her out, which causes TBP to throw a fit. The bell rings and Wilde tries to surprise Sky with a roll up. Sarita and Wilde utilize quick tags and some good double team work to isolate Sky from her corner, until Sky connects with a big lariat and makes the tag to Rayne. Sky goes for a monkey flip, but she gets thrown away and hit with a DDT instead and both women are down.
Both women make the tag at the same time and Wilde comes in and cleans house on Rayne. Sarita hits Sky with a nasty missile dropkick to the face. Wilde and Sarita hit their German suplex/superkick combo on Rayne and they get the pin.
Winners and STILL TNA Knockout Champions: Sarita and Taylor Wilde
Backstage:
Lauren is backstage with Kevin Nash and Eric Young. Young cuts her off and says he's negotiated the best deal of his life. Young says he offered Hernandez a position in the World Elite. He says that both he and Nash consider him a black mark on the industry, and tonight they will eliminate him. She asks Nash about the $60,000 Young is paying Nash. Nash says that it's win-win, because he walks out with his title, and richer, and Young wins because Hernandez gets beat, and Young walks away without a scratch.
TNA Legends Championship Match Hernandez vs. Eric Young vs. Kevin Nash
Young, of course, refuses to even go near the ring until Nash is out with him. Hernandez brings EY into the ring the hard way and catches Nash off guard, allowing him an opportunity to hit EY with a shoulder block that sends him over the top rope. Super Mex follows out and fights with EY up the entrance ramp until Nash comes in and attacks Hernandez from behind. Nash and EY both beat on Hernandez for a little while, but Big Mex is able to send Nash into the ring post, and back in the ring, Hernandez simply dominates EY. Hernandez hits a big one armed back breaker and he goes for a pin on EY but Nash breaks it up.
Young and Nash pound on Hernandez in the corner, stomping at him and choking him with their boots. Nash hits Hernandez with a couple of his big elbows before Nash and EY go for a double team. Hernandez fights out and tries for a suplex, but Nash pushes Young over and Young hits a suplex of his own. Young and Nash stand Super MEx up in the corner and both choke him with their boots. Hernandez tries to fight back against both men, but Nash and Young both hit him with an elbow and Young goes for the pin. Nash breaks things up and Young looks confused, before realizing his deal with Nash, and Nash looks angry.
Hernandez is able to make his way to the top rope where he hits a big missile dropkick on Nash, but he gets caught with a back body drop from EY that sends him to the apron. Hernandez comes back in the ring with a slingshot shoulder block to Nash, before he cleans house on both men for a little while, launching EY with a crazy back drop. Hernandez hits a dual clothesline on both men and all three guys are down.
Young tries for a cross body but Hernandez turns it into a sitting powerbomb that's good for a near fall. Hernandez and Nash fight it out in the ring, before Hernandez jumps over the top rope out of nowhere on top of EY. When Super Mex tries to make his way back into the ring though, Nash is able to catch him with a boot. EY hits a big elbow drop on Hernandez before he pulls down Nash's shoulder straps for him. Nash teases the jack knife powerbomb, but EY gets tired of waiting. EY shoves Mex into Nash's crotch, pins Nash, and the ref counts to three.
Winner and NEW TNA Legend's Champion: Eric Young
Backstage:
There's chaos backstage as everyone but Team 3D are backstage who's in the big Tag match tonight. Magnus is on the mic, he basically tells everyone that they need to teal up against the Dudley's. Everyone agrees excepts for BMI, who are more interested in looking for Storm's beer.
Full Metal Mayhem for the TNA AND IWGP Tag Team Championships
At the bell, everyone but BMI are quick to attack the Dudley's, but they soon join in. Everyone just focuses on pounding D-Von and Bubba. Steiner takes D-Von to the floor and slams him into the barricade, before using the ladder to work over D-Von's shoulder. Booker and Ray fight on the other side of the ring, and the British Invasion go for the ladders and try for the titles, BMI catches them though, and quickly end BI's run for the belts.
BMI double team Williams, sending him headfirst into a chair in the corner before hitting a slingshot DDT. Booker comes in and takes out both members of BMI before grabbing a ladder and trying to climb up. Roode stops Booker's climb, but quickly falls victim to an axe kick. Steiner chokes out D-Von with an extension chord while BMI hit a DWI on Booker. Steiner comes in and cleans house on everyone with belly to belly suplexes before hitting a frankensteiner on Williams, and then hitting a top rope suplex on Magnus. Booker is calling for the ref, and Sharmell comes out. Steiner, meanwhile, hits Roode with a top rope suplex.
Steiner tries to climb the ladder, but he's pushed off by Williams, and BI hit Steiner with a double team neckbreaker before ripping of 3D and hitting a what's up headbutt. a stretcher has come out for Booker and D-Von has finally made his way back to the ring. BI setup a table in the ring, but 3D is back in it and they go to town on everyone, taking out Magnus and Roode with a steel chair. 3D hit Williams with a double team neckbreaker before Ray connects with a Bubba Bomb on Roode and D-Von hits an inverted DDT on Storm.
Zakk Wylde gets involved when Brother Ray hands him a chair and has him hit Magnus. Back in the ring, D-Von puts Williams through a table with a big suplec before 3D connect with a what's up headbutt of their own. Bubba has everyone yell 'get the tables!' and the crowd goes nuts. Bubba sets up three tables in the ring, and he and D-Von hit dual chokeslams on BMI, sending them through two of the tables. Steiner is in to break things up, before going outside to grab a ladder. Steiner takes down D-Von and Bubba with the ladder before positioning it under one of the belts. Steiner climbs the ladder, but 3D catches him and puts him through the table with a big slam.
D-Von climbs the ladder and gets his hands on the IWGP title, but Rhino is in and he takes out 3D with a series of nasty chair shots. BI hurt D-Von even further with a top rope European suplex. BI grab a couple of ladders and begin the climb up, but BMI is in quickly to break things up. BMI hit a double suplex from the top of the ladder, and the landing looks really nasty. Roode tries to climb one of the ladders but Magnus hits Roode with a chair to the back.
Magnus and Storm fight up to the top of the ladder where Storm hits a big sunset powerbomb from the top of the ladder. Storm turns around straight into a chair shot from doug williams, who begins to climb up the ladder. Roode catches Williams at the top of the ladder and sends him to the mat, but Big Rob comes in to the ring, grabs Roode and press slams him to the outside through a table. Big Rob puts Williams on his shoulders and gives him a boost up to the titles.
Winners and NEW IWGP Tag Team Champions: Team 3D Winners and NEW TNA Tag Team Champions: The British Invasion
TNA Knockouts Championship Match ODB (c) vs. Awesome Kong vs. Tara
Awesome Kong starts things off quickly, jumping both Tara and ODB before the bell. Tara and ODB are quick to team up on Kong though, but they get taken down by a double clothesline from Kong. Kong sends Tara into the corner, sends ODB after her and follows them both with a big splash. Kong slams both Tara and ODB before going to the top rope. Kong tries for a big splash, but both women move and kip up. Tara and ODB hit a double shoulderblock before following it up with a double suplex, but their teamwork breaks down when Tara goes for the pin.
ODB hits Tara with a big fallaway slam, but Tara is able to fight back when she catches ODB in a tarantula. Kong is quick to break things up, slamming into both Tara and ODB. Tara goes up top and hits a big moonsault on both ODB and Kong. Kong picks Tara up and puts her on the top rope before smacking her off to the floor.
Tara gets into it with a fan and ODB and Kong are obviously at a loss of what to do. Tara storms to the back and apparently it's a one on one match now. Kong sends ODB into the corner and tries for a splash, but ODB moves and hits a splash of her own. ODB actually picks Kong up and hits a big Samoan drop, but it's only good for a two count. ODB comes off the top rope at Kong, but Kong grabs her and squashes her in the corner. Tara is back out, but she's quickly kicked out to the floor by Kong. Kong goes up top and hits a big splash, but Tara is in to break it up.
Kong sends Tara back out to the floor and hits an implant buster on ODB, but ODB kicks out and Kong looks shocked. Raisha Saeed is out and she tosses in a steel chair to Kong, but Kong kicks it back out. They do this again, with the same results. Kong tries for another implant buster, but ODB turns it into a face buster onto the chair (that Saeed sends back in the ring). ODB pins Kong, and the ref count to three. Both Saeed and Kong look pretty upset, but Kong looks a bit more angry than just upset.
Winner and STILL TNA Knockout Champion: ODB
Backstage:
Lauren is backstage with Matt Morgan, she asks him about his match with Angle tonight. Morgan says that Angle played him for months, but unlike all other big guys in the sport, Morgan is actually a college educated man. Morgan says that he's finally got Angle one on one, and that Angle's attempts to stay away from Morgan didn't work. Morgan says Kurt may have been a gold medalist, but Morgan IS the future.
Submission Match Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley and Joe circle each other for a bit before Joe tries to kick at Lashley's rib. Lashley and Joe lock up and Lashley backs Joe up into the corner, but Joe turns it around and slaps Lashley. Lashley comes back with a big spinebuster, and he tries for the armbar, but Joe fights out and pounds on Lashley before locking in a leg bar, which Lashley fights out of. Lashley pounds on Joe before he sends him into the corner where he wails on him some more. Joe bails to the outside.
Joe makes his way back into the ring and he begins kicking away at Lashley's leg. Joe sends Lashley to the outside before he follows out with the elbow suicida. Joe starts to work over Lashley's ribs, sending him back-first into the apron before chopping at his chest. Back in the ring, Lashley tries to fight back but Joe rakes the eyes. Joe locks in an abdominal stretch and he grinds away at Bobby's ribs with his elbow.
Lashley with punches but Joe runs Lashley into the turnbuckle and chops Lashley. Joe with jabs in the corner but Lashley with a full nelson slam and both men are down. They get back to their feet and Lashley with clotheslines and a kick. Lashley with a forearm to the back and a t-bone suplex. Joe with an uranage to Lashley in the corner. Joe with a uranage but Lashley with a leg sweep and he has Joe choked out.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
Backstage:
JB is backstage with Mick Foley, he says that they haven't talked since Foley attacked Abyss. Foley says that tonight, Abyss is going to learn the hard way that you can't imitate Mick Foley. Foley says he did the things he did to make a name for himself, not Abyss. Foley says if Abyss is to overshadow Foley, that's fine, but he's going to have to earn it the hard way.
Monster's Ball Match Abyss vs. Mick Foley
Dr. Stevie, the special ref, is the first man out to the ring, before Abyss makes his way out to a pretty nice pop from the crowd. Foley sneaks up on Abyss with a barbed wire bat and things are starts before Abyss can even get down the ramp. Foley brings Abyss to the top of the ramp, where he hits a swinging neckbreaker.
Foley begins to climb the set and Abyss is soon to follow. Foley pounds away at Abyss, causing him to fall off the scaffold, through the entrance ramp.
Foley climbs down, where he's given the barbed wire bat by Dr. Stevie. Foley charges and dives down on top of Abyss, bat first. Foley makes his way down to the ring with Stevie and Abyss breaks through the entrance ramp. Foley charges Abyss, but he's taken down with a clothesline and Abyss finally makes his way toward the ring.
Abyss sets up a barbed wire board, propped up on the guard rail and ring apron, before climbing into the ring and wailing on Foley with a trash can. Abyss grabs another barbed wire board, which he brings into the ring. Abyss teases a chokeslam on the board, but Foley hits a double arm DDT instead. Foley grabs the bat and rakes it across Abyss' face, before hitting him in the arm. Foley brings in another barbed wire board, but when he tries to irish whip Abyss into the board, Foley is sent in instead. Abyss goes for a splash, but Foley moves and Abyss eats barbed.
Foley brings in more barbed wire and Stevie brings in thumbtacks. Abyss teases chokeslamming Foley on the tacks, but Stevie breaks it up, so Abyss hits the shock treatment instead. Daffney runs down to the ring and hands Foley a taster, which he uses against Abyss (with cheesy sparks) a ref comes down and Foley tries for the pin but Abyss kicks out. Foley grabs a sock out of his pocket and he chages Abyss with barbed wire in his hand, but Abyss hits Foley with a drop toe hold into barbed wire. Daffney climbs to the top rope, but Abyss catches her and throws her through the barbed wire board he set up earlier. Stevie is in and he eats a black hole slam to the tacks. Abyss chokeslams Foley onto the barbed wire, and picks Stevies hand up to count out three.
Winner: Abyss
Backstage:
JB is backstage with Kurt Angle. He says things haven't gone the way MEM wanted, but Angle is calm. Angle says to step into the ring with him, you have to be at a certain level. Angle says he had Styles beat three days ago, and the next time, it will be for the title and there won't be a time limit, but before he can do that, he has to get through Morgan. Angle sees Morgan as a disrespectful punk and tonight, Angle is going to teach him that respect is damn real.
Kurt Angle vs. Matt Morgan
Angle bails out to the floor at the start of the match, but quickly makes his way back into the ring. Angle bails again and is a little bit slower to get back in this time around. Angle locks up with Morgan and Morgan launches him across the ring, causing Angle to tease bailing again.
Morgan and Angle lock up and Morgan launches Angle over the top rope. Angle makes his way back into the ring, again, and this time he catches Morgan with a European uppercut and a series of right hands. Morgan catches Angle with an elbow before propping Angle up in the corner and hitting him with rapid fire elbows. Morgan grabs Angle by the back of the neck and picks him up, slamming him head first into the turnbuckle, before snapping Angle's neck over the top rope. Angle fights back though, sending Morgan to the outside. Angle comes off the apron to Morgan, but Morgan grabs him and rams him into the ring post.
Morgan goes to the top rope and comes off with an impressive cross body block. Morgan goes for a bicycle kick in the corner, but Angle avoids it and hits a chop block, going to work on Morgan's legs. Angle grapevines the leg, before locking in a figure four. Morgan is able to roll over the figure four to relieve the pressure, but Angle is able to make it into the ropes and force a break of the hold. Angle pounds away at Morgan, but Morgan explodes back with a big lariat.
Both men are back to the feet and Morgan goes to work on Angle, hitting a couple of clotheslines and following it up with a big side slam. Angle hits a couple of European uppercuts before he goes to the top and tries a cross body. Morgan catches him though and executes a nice fallaway slam. Morgan goes for the chokeslam, but Angle counters with a roll up that's good for two. Morgan connects with a chokeslam, but he can only keep Angle down for two.
Angle surprises Morgan with a trio of German suplexes before he tries for an Angle slam. Morgan fights out though and connects with a carbon footprint, which is only good for a two count. Morgan charges Angle in the corner, but Angle moves and connects with the Angle slam, but Morgan kicks out!
Angle locks in the ankle lock, but Morgan is able to get out with his massive leg strength. Morgan tries for a powerbomb, but Angle is able to counter into the ankle lock again. Morgan tries to kick him off but Angle won't let go. Morgan is finally able to make it out of the hold. Kurt charges Morgan in the corner, but Morgan moves and Angle connects with the post. Morgan connects with the hellavator, but Angle kicks out!
Morgan looks frustrated as he picks up Angle. Morgan goes for the tombstone, but Angle counters into the ankle lock again. Angle, again will not let go to the ankle lock, but Morgan's tenacity gets him out of it. Morgan hits a big lariat, but he still can't keep Angle down for three. Morgan goes up top, but Angle surprises him with a big belly to belly suplex from the top rope. Angle hits a big Angle slam and he goes up top. Angle hits a beautiful frog splash, but Morgan kicks out at two.
Angle goes back to the top rope, but Morgan catches him on his shoulders, Angle catches Morgan with a victory roll and he holds on for the three.
Winner: Kurt Angle
After the match, Angle reaches out his hand in respect to Morgan. Morgan looks pretty confrontational, but he eventually shakes Angle's hand and raises his arm.
TNA Championship Match AJ Styles (c) vs. Sting
Both men shake hands before starting things off. AJ is a little hesitant to lock up, but gets over it quickly, locking in a headlock. Sting fights out and locks in a headlock of his own, but AJ is quick to make his way out of it and connect with a hip toss. AJ continues to try and wear Sting down with another headlock, but Sting fights out and hits his own hip toss.
Sting and AJ continue to jockey for position, with each man trying their own tricks and neither being able to get up on the other. AJ and Sting impress each other with their counters and reversals. Sting hits a big shoulderblock and goes for AJ's legs, but AJ is quick to fight back to his feet.
Big 'TNA' chants as AJ hits a snapmare/kick combo and a springboard knee drop. AJ hits some big elbows to the back of Sting's neck, but when he tries to send Sting into the corner, he's sent in hard, instead. Sting whips him into the turnbuckle again and tries for AJ's legs, and this time, when AJ scrambles, Sting clotheslines him over the top rope.
Sting holds the ropes for AJ to get back into the ring, giving both men fair ground when the lock up again. AJ connects with an enzugiri and he follows it up with a quick suplex. He tries for the pin, but Sting kicks out at two. AJ chops Sting in the corner, and whips him across the ring hard. AJ continues to chop at Sting in the corner, but he gets caught with a duo of faceplants by Sting.
Sting hits a huge back body drop, but AJ is able to fight back with a dropkick. Sting bails to the floor and AJ goes for the dive, Sting moves so AJ goes to the arpon. AJ jumps off at Sting, but Sting moves and AJ connects with the guardrail. AJ stands up and Sting goes for a big splash, but AJ moves and Sting jumps into the guardrail so hard he bends it. AJ is the first man back in the ring and he doesn't want Hebner to count.
Back in the ring, Sting tries for a suplex but AJ fights out. AJ and Sting trade punches, with AJ coming out better, but when AJ tries for a splash, he misses. Sting goes up to the top rope, but AJ catches him in tombstone position. Sting turns it around though, hits the tombstone and pins AJ, who kicks out at two.
AJ is quick to recover as he rolls to the apron where he connects with a big springboard elbow. Styles hits a backbreaker and he tries for another pin, but Sting kicks out at two. Sting sends Styles into the corner, but AJ tries for the moonsault DDT. Both men counter each other a bunch of times, but it ends with Sting hitting the scorpion death drop. Sting hits a splash in the corner to AJ's back and follows up with another death drop, but AJ kicks out at two!
Sting locks in the scorpion death lock, but AJ refuses to quit, and he actually powers out of it. AJ and Sting trade blows in the middle of the ring, with Sting coming out better with a big lariat. Sting puts AJ on the top rope, but AJ fights out and sends Sting down to the mat. AJ falls off the top turnbuckle to the apron, but when Sting goes after him, he hits a Pele from the apron. AJ hits a springboard splash onto Sting, pins him, and the ref counts three.
Winner and STILL TNA World Champion: AJ Styles
After the match, AJ Styles takes the mic and it doesn't work. AJ tells Sting this is his time and to get back in the ring. A loud 'PLEASE DON'T GO' chant breaks out. AJ goes up the ramp and Sting walks around the ring. He grabs a mic and a loud 'STING' chant breaks out. He says if there is a guy or place he had to lose, it would be AJ Styles and here in his hometown. A loud 'YOU STILL GOT IT' chant breaks out. Sting seems emotional. He wants to address the retirement rumor. A loud 'ONE MORE YEAR' chant breaks out. He says he doesn't know if he's going to come back. He says the way the fans are reacting right now it makes him want to stay forever. His music hits and that's it.
The Baltimore Sun has a Q&A with AJ Styles. He said holding the TNA title feels more prestigious to him now than holding the NWA-TNA title a few years ago: "Ive been with TNA for seven years and I take a little bit more pride in our product than someone who may have been from somewhere else. So, yeah, its kind of a big deal for me to be the world champion."
He put over Sting for giving him a rub and buried Booker T in the process: "[Sting's] not like a Booker T, who will let everybody know that he has arrived. Stings the total opposite. He just walks in just as casual as he can be just a really nice guy. Its just one of those things where we kind of hit it off. I remember walking into a Christian bookstore and seeing his face on a magazine and thinking, 'Thats so cool. Stings a Christian.' So to be his friend and to be his peer, its really neat to be able to sit and have a conversation about what we both believe in and just enjoy each others company."
The following are some new tweets from the official Twitter account of TNA star Matt Morgan. Morgan updates us on his injury status leading into tonight's Bound For Glory PPV:
"Thanks for ur support, but im much better today. 10 straight hours of ice frim last night thru today have gone a long way! Ive wrestled with"
Morgan's most recent tweet reads:
"a staph infection four days after surgery! Back is mych better, and im still shoving the CarbonFootPrint straight down Kurts throat sun!"
TNA Fanfest was a great experience if you like the young stars of TNA. If you are a fan of the old guard, this event is probably not for you.
Many of the younger performers, like A.J. Styles, Amazing Red, and Alissa Flash, were very nice. Christopher Daniels was not only outgoing and friendly, but also seemed to be genuinely interested in talking to the fans. Lethal Consequences was very popular and they went out of their way to have funny, interactive pictures with the fans. Hernandez was friendly and very humble about praise.
Don West traveled the room, selling things to people in line. You could wave at Don, and he would bring you whatever you wanted to buy, to wherever you were in line. The fans really were excited to see him and interact with him, and more than a few expressed that they wanted him back on the announcing team.
TNA president Dixie Carter was there. She was very nice to a large group of fans, some of quesitonable hygiene.
However, some of the bigger stars were not so great. Many people commented that Rhino was not very outgoing. Not necessarily mean, but not outwardly social. Sting had a huge line, and as it dwindled, I went to get my picture. He was standing right there with a few minutes left and security told me he was done, which disappointed myself and a few other fans. Then TNA said "we are happy to announce that all fans who wanted a picture with Sting got one!"
As I reported before, Scott Steiner and Booker T didn't even show up. Mick Foley was pretty distant. In fact, I personally told Foley the high regard I held him in, and he said "oh, thanks," in a sarcastic manner, almost rolling his eyes, and then ignored me once the picture was done while I was talking to him. It was a pretty sad interaction with my favorite wrestler and a complete disagreement with the lovable, personable Foley idea he pushes.
So, if you watch TNA for the younger talent, TNA Fanfest is probably a good idea; the young guys are incredibly friendly and jazzed to meet the fans. If you watch TNA for the Legends/Ex-WWE guys, you should probably stay away, because they come across as if they are too big for this kind of event.
Here are the following highlights from the Los Angeles Times interview with Sting just prior to TNAs Bound For Glory PPV:
Big event coming up Sunday, featuring another title shot for you. What does winning the title mean to you at this stage of your career?
Winning the TNA World Championship is the highest honor in the business today. Ive been lucky enough to win the title at the last three Bound For Glory events, but a fourth win against someone as talent as AJ Styles would certainly be rewarding at my age.
How much longer do you think you can wrestle?
Right now I honestly dont know how to answer that question. There are so many things to consider that I havent thought about it. Sunday night will factor in.
Who do you see as the face of TNA five years from now?
Certainly my opponent on Sunday (Styles). There is so much talent in the company right now that it could be one of many young guys we have today. Ive wrestled against guys like Samoa Joe and Matt Morgan who have shown they have what it takes to be at the top.
If Dixie Carter came to you and said What would you change to put us at the same level as WWE, what would you say?
Wow. Thats a hard question to answer. I think with time TNA can be at the level of the competition by continuing to highlight a great product, and thats great talent and great wrestling.
Dolph Ziggler def. Finlay and Mike Knox (Triple Threat WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match) Cryme Tyme def. The Hart Dynasty (Tag Team WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match) Eric Escobar def. Matt Hardy (WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match) Drew McIntyre def. R-Truth by Count-out (WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match) Rey Mysterio def. Batista
LEXINGTON, KY With WWE Bragging Rights just nine days away, Friday nights Superstars were looking to earn spots on Team SmackDown in four hotly contested qualifying matches. And it wasnt just the Superstars who wanted to brag. Former SmackDown announcer Michael Cole filling in for a missing Jim Ross called Raw the outright superior brand! Find out where J.R. was in his latest blog.
Rey Mysterio def. Batista (PHOTOS | WATCH) In Friday nights main event, longtime friends and WWE Bragging Rights Fatal-4-Way contestants Rey Mysterio and Batista were forced to go one-on-one. After a competitive battle, Mysterio pulled off the win, pinning The Animal. Although there was some question regarding whether or not one of Batistas shoulders had been fully on the canvas, the refs call stood. After Batista conceded the win to his friend and exited the ring, CM Punk rushed out of the crowd and into the ring, dropping Mysterio with the Go to Sleep. The Animal came charging back to drive Punk off. All three will meet again when they face The Deadman at WWE Bragging Rights. (Fatal-4-Way preview)
The return of The Dirt Sheet (PHOTOS | WATCH) United States Champion The Miz and Intercontinental Champion John Morrison reunited for a special live edition of The Dirt Sheet. After trading verbal insults and touting their respective brands, it looked like things were going to get physical between the former tag team champions. However, The Miz opted to back down from The Friday Night Delight and leave the ring. Who will prevail when the two champions square off at WWE Bragging Rights? (Preview)
Revisit classic moments in The Dirt Sheet archives.
WWE Bragging Rights Co-Captains confident (PHOTOS | WATCH) At the start of the night, Kane declared himself Team SmackDown Co-Captain with Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho. In discussing the WWE Bragging Rights Tag Team Match, Jericho boldly predicted that with The Big Red Monsters strength and his genius, Team Raw doesnt stand a chance. (Preview)
Dolph Ziggler def. Finlay and Mike Knox in a Triple Threat WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) In a match with major implications, the young Dolph Ziggler saw an opportunity and took it. Finlay smashed Mike Knox with his shillelagh and appeared to have the big man right where he wanted until Ziggler pulled Finlay off the fallen Knox to cover him and claim the pinfall for himself.
Cryme Tyme def. The Hart Dynasty in a Tag Team WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) With JTGs pinfall over Tyson Kidd, Cryme Tyme stamped its ticket as part of the seven-Superstar blue team competing at WWE Bragging Rights. Team Raw no doubt took notice of the formidable duo they will now have to face.
Team SmackDown Co-Captain Chris Jericho wants a win from McCool (WATCH) Eager for a good showing at WWE Bragging Rights, Chris Jericho wanted assurance from Womens Champion Michelle McCool that she would represent the blue brand well. Jericho got what he wanted, but new SmackDown Divas Mickie James and Beth Phoenix had something to say about the matter. (More on the Tri-branded Divas trade)
CM Punk to face World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker for his title on SmackDown! (WATCH) Although CM Punk couldnt get Mr. McMahon to call off the WWE Bragging Rights Fatal-4-Way Match, The Straightedge Superstar did receive a title match with World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker next Friday on SmackDown! Plus, the encounter will be contested in exactly the way Punk wants a Submission Match. And just like at WWE Breaking Point, Scott Armstrong will be the referee, with SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long at ringside. (PREVIEW) Will the WWE Universe again bear witness to a sordid conspiracy against The Phenom? (WWE Breaking Point photos)
Eric Escobar def. Matt Hardy in a WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) In his SmackDown debut, Vickie Guerreros boyfriend, Eric Escobar, stunned both Matt Hardy and the WWE Universe by picking up the W. Distracted by a screaming Vickie at ringside, Matt was driven into the steel ring post by Escobar. Reeling from the collision, Hardy was easy prey for Escobar to cover for the pinfall.
Drew McIntyre def. R-Truth by Count-out in a WWE Bragging Rights Qualifying Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) With a damaging offensive attack, Drew McIntyre targeted R-Truths back by driving him into the steel ring post and stairs, then to the outside floor. R-Truth dug deep and fought a competitive battle, but the onslaught was too much to handle. After having his feet swept out from under him and falling hard on his already-injured back, Truth could not recover in time to re-enter the ring before the refs 10-count.
The Undertakers message (WATCH) As next Fridays Submission Match on SmackDown and the WWE Bragging Rights Fatal-4-Way World Heavyweight Championship approach, The Undertaker offered some foreboding words for not only CM Punk, but also Scott Armstrong and Theodore Long. "Once you enter Hell's Gate, there's no turning back," he warned. Pay-Per-View Schedules
WWE boss Vince McMahon has been left "saddened" after his son Shane decided to quit the company.
Shane is currently one of the most powerful people in wrestling as the WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Media - heading up all their international development.
But earlier today he tendered his resignation and will leave on January 1 2010.
Shane said: "It has been an incredible experience to help build WWE into a global phenomenon.
"However, having been associated with this organisation for the majority of my life, I feel this is the opportune time in my career to pursue outside ventures.
Vince added: "Even though I am personally saddened by Shane's decision to leave the company, I am proud of the enormous contributions he has made.
"He will unquestionably bring passion, commitment and extensive business experience to any endeavour he pursues."
Shane's mum Linda also recently resigned from her position as WWE CEO.
She is currently fighting to be named as the Republican candidate for the US Senate seat in Connecticut.
TNA wrestler Matt Morgan is nursing a back injury heading into his match with Kurt Angle at Sunday's Bound For Glory. He wrote the following message on his Twitter page:
"My back is in spasm in three areas, so I have no clue how I'm going to do this! My luck. Lol"
Here are some of the highlights of Traci's exclusive interview, provided by The Mayhem's official correspondent, Paterson From New Jersey:
The Main Event Mafia's Traci Brooks joined The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network as part of the countdown to TNA's Bound For Glory PPV this Sunday night from The Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA. As many have had the chance to see, TNA's original Knockout, has had the opportunity to cross over into the world of Playboy, and has received rave reviews for her work with the magazine. There has been many rumors swirling online how Traci was originally scheduled to be on the cover of Playboy, but was bumped for others, including Marge Simpson. Traci used The Mayhem's airwaves as a platform to address the controversy. "The funny thing is, you know how I feel about anything on the Internet. First of all, I was never promised the cover. That was someone posing to be me answering the question. I did the photo shoot in May, someone found out about it, & gave the information out...the wrong information of course. No one ever promised the cover. Hef (Hugh Hefner) had the final decision on the cover. Unfortunately Farrah Fawcett passed away, and if you go inside the magazine, she is the celebrity pictorial, which I was supposed to be, but he wanted to honor her, since she was in the magazine before. I got bumped for Farrah Fewcett, which I'm not going to complain about because she was a sex icon."
Some reports have recently surfaced that one of Traci's Main Event Mafia colleagues, Booker T, will be leaving TNA at the end of his current contract, and possibly return back to the WWE. Traci was asked how this could change The Mafia's dynamic, as well as if this could affect the long-term viability of the group going into its one-year anniversary as a faction. "Everything is going great. People need to focus more on what's going on TV than all the rumors backstage. We put on a helluva product, and right now, The Main Event Mafia is doing great. We're defending all the titles this week except for Kurt Angle wrestling Matt Morgan, and of course, Kurt is going to come out on top."
The original stomping grounds for TNA was not Universal Studios' iMPACT Zone, but The Nashville Fairgrounds, affectionately referrer to as "The Asylum." It has been reported that the fairgrounds may be either remodeled or torn down completely by the end of next summer. Traci's career with TNA Wrestling goes back to the original Wednesday night Pay-Per-View days of the company, when it was in its infancy stages. The Big Mosh asked Traci for her memories of performing there & her emotions on the news of the building closing next year. "It goes back before TNA, there was some great wrestling there. It was the home of TNA, and I have some great memories there. My debut, I went for the (NWA) Tag Team Titles with David Young. I always say my wrestling career started then. It will be sad to see the doors close on The Asylum."
Looking back on the rise of the Knockout division in TNA throughout the past several years, Traci Brooks was indeed there from the beginning of the women's division, and very much is proud to see the growth of one of the company's most important parts. The Mayhem Crew asked about the recent additions to the Knockouts division, plus what she wants to accomplish during the remainder of her TNA in-ring career. "I'm wrestling more, hopefully going for the gold with Sharmell. I can't be happier about Taylor (Wilde) & Sarita, good Canadian girls that are there, & holding the (Knockouts) Tag Team Titles. They represent TNA very well. They're beautiful, classy, & absolutely talented. I can't believe I went from being the only Knockout to there being 23 girls there now."
Regarding Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy), TNA is still expected to sign the former WWE Superstar, who is contractually free to join the company at anytime.
There are rumblings that he might not start until next year, but others believe the company is is trying to keep his debut a surprise and that he will appear at this Sundays Bound for Glory pay-per-view. Jason Powell of the Pro Wrestling Torch strongly feels he will be making his TNA debut this Sunday
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
Ik ben een man en woon in Dworp (Belgie) en mijn beroep is .
Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 34 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Worstelen en films.
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