Thursday: Team 3D Defends The Tag Team Title On "iMPACT!" Impact Preview June 28th, 2007 22:01 PREVIEW FOR THURSDAYS HUGE iMPACT! ON SPIKE TV Team 3D To Defend The TNA World Tag Team Titles By Bill Banks
This Thursday night, TNA Wrestling iMPACT! returns at 9pm on SpikeTV with a huge title match as TNA prepares for the upcoming Match Of Champions at Victory Road on Sunday, July 15 on Pay-Per-View!
TNA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: TEAM 3D vs. THE LATIN AMERICAN XCHANGE vs. AJ STYLES & CHRISTOPHER DANIELS
Can Team 3D survive their title defense this Thursday night to advance to the Match of Champions against Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe?
TNA Management Director Jim Cornette has announced that Brother Ray and Brother Devon will defend against two of the former World Tag Team Champions in The Latin American Xchange as well as The Phenomenal AJ Styles & The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels!
Since losing the gold to Team 3D, the Latin American Xchange have demanded a rematch and this Thursday night, theyll finally get it with a huge opportunity at stake. If Homicide and Hernandez can reclaim the TNA World Tag Team Title, theyll head into the main event bout at Victory Road with a chance to win the TNA World Heavyweight Title or the X Division Championship!
In addition, Thursday night will be a reunion for the former championship duo of AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels, who went to hell and back with the LAX last year for the tag team gold. Although they havent teamed in some time, can Styles & Daniels pull off the win and advance to the Match Of Champions on July 15 on Pay-Per-View? Tune in and find out!
All this and much more this Thursday night on iMPACT! on SpikeTV! Check out TNAwrestling.com in the coming days for more info and matches for Thursdays huge broadcast! _________________
News And Video From Thursday's "iMPACT!" Broadcast Impact Results June 28th, 2007 22:00 NEWS FROM THURSDAYS iMPACT! BROADCAST ON SPIKE TV Kurt Angle Retains The TNA World Heavyweight Championship By Bill Banks
KURT ANGLE RETAINS THE WORLD TITLE CAN HE AND SAMOA JOE CO-EXIST AT VICTORY ROAD? On Thursdays iMPACT! broadcast on SpikeTV, it was one night and one match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship as Kurt Angle defended against The Instant Classic Christian Cage and The War Machine Rhino.
Prior to the bout, new X Division Champion Samoa Joe was introduced to provide color commentary, but Joe instead attacked his nemesis Kurt Angle and brutalized him throughout the arena. Joe was eventually kicked out by Jim Cornette as the match finally got underway.
Following the mayhem and chaos during this amazing World Title bout, Angle was able to get the win over Rhino with the Olympic Slam only after interference by Cowboy James Storm, who once again spit his beer in Rhinos face!
Now, it will be longtime enemies teaming up at Victory Road as TNA World Champion Kurt Angle joins forces with X Champion Samoa Joe to face the TNA World Tag Team Champions! Can Joe and Angle co-exist in the main event bout on July 15 on Pay-Per-View or will all hell break loose between the bitter rivals?
Other news items from Thursdays World Title Match on iMPACT! :
- During the title match, Christian Cage was attacked not only by Abyss but also by Wildcat Chris Harris as well! Cage has made so many enemies in recent weeks that he was become public enemy number one in TNA Wrestling. However, when Tomko and AJ Styles attempted to help Cage, the icon Sting made his way to ringside to even the odds and join Abyss and Harris in pummeling Cages crew!
- Next Thursday on iMPACT! it will be Team 3Ds turn to defend the TNA World Tag Team Title against The Latin American Xchange and the team of AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels! If Team 3D wants to survive to make it to the main event at Victory Road, theyll have to get past both former World Tag Team Champions in LAX and the reuniting Styles & Daniels.
De professionele worstelaar Chris Benoit (aka The Crippler) heeft afgelopen weekend eerst zijn vrouw gewurgd, vervolgens zijn 7-jarige zoon laten stikken en ten slotte zichzelf opgehangen aan het koord van een fitnessapparaat. Dat hebben de autoriteiten dinsdag gemeld. De drie lichamen werden aangetroffen in het huis van het gezin in Fayetteville, in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia.
Christopher Michael Benoit was een Frans Canadese professionele worstelaar. Hij worstelde tot kort voor het eind van zijn leven voor de SmackDown! show van de World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Op 11 juni 2007 werd hij in de WWE Draft Lottery gekozen om voor ECW te worstelen.
Volgens de officier van justitie had Benoit zijn vrouw Nancy vrijdag vermoord in een zolderkamer van zijn huis. Haar lichaam werd gevonden met haar voeten en polsen vastgebonden. Een plas bloed onder haar hoofd duidde op een worsteling.
Zijn zoon Daniel vermoordde hij zaterdagavond of zondagmorgen, is uit autopsie gebleken. Hij werd in zijn bed aangetroffen. Vervolgens wachtte hij nog een periode, die volgens schatting uiteen kan lopen van enkele uren tot een hele dag, tot hij zichzelf ophing aan het koord van een apparaat met gewichten om spieren mee te trainen.
De openbare aanklager noemde het bizar, dat de worstelaar de moorden over een heel weekend uitspreidde en vervolgens een hele tijd met de lichamen in het huis doorbracht voor hij de hand aan zichzelf sloeg. Over een mogelijk motief was nog niets bekend. Wel werden er op doktersvoorschrift verkregen anabole steroïden in het pand gevonden. (anp/hln)
WWE Champion John Cena def. ECW World Champion Johnny Nitro (non-title)
CM Punk def. elijah Burke (2 Out of 3 Falls Match; Punk No. 1 Contender to ECW World Title)
Results:Punk makes mark in wild night of ECW action
By Corey Clayton
June 26, 2007
SAN ANTONIO Just two days after seeing the ECW World Title slip out of his grasp at Vengeance: Night of Champions, CM Punk had one goal: to reestablish himself as the man.
Its time CM Punk became the man in ECW, Punk told WWE.com before heading to the ring Tuesday night. Ive kind of been the uncrowned man for quite a while, but I havent been able to nail it down and pull the trigger on the big one. Now is the time for me to make it happen.
And did he ever. Taking on New Breed leader Elijah Burke, Punk scored the final two pinfalls in a best-of-three-falls match to be named the No. 1 contender for Johnny Nitros freshly-won ECW World Title.
With both Superstars splitting the first two falls and momentum on the Straightedge Superstars side, Punk went for the knockout blow, trying to catch Burke in a GTS. Burke elbowed his way out of it, and after a series of counters by the pair, Punk was able to stun Burke and hit the GTS for the pinfall win.
After the match, Nitro came down to ringside and posed with the ECW World Title, staring down Punk. Also, the AT&T Center crowd witnessed two special appearances by WWE Superstars on ECW on Sci Fi.
First, WWE Champion John Cena visited Raw for the first time in more than a year, challenging the new ECW World Champion Nitro to a Champion vs. Champion exhibition match.
Allegedly suffering from a high fever and cold symptoms, Nitro took it to the WWE Champion. He showed traces of new-found hardcore improvisation, throwing the Chain Gang commander into the ringside steps.
Nitros attempts to grind Cena down just couldnt close the deal, as Cena battled back, setting up Nitro for a FU, but Nitro was able to counter it by flipping out of the slam and sending a kick to Cenas head from the second rope.
But Nitro could not capitalize. As he set Cena on the top rope for a superplex, The Champ shoved Nitro down to the mat, and caught the ECW Champion with a leg drop from the top rope. Cena quickly hooked Nitro in the STFU submission to score the victory. Nitro appeared later in the program to issue a warning to his ECW counterparts, saying that his loss to Cena was a fluke, due to his illness. He also said it didnt matter who was named No. 1 contender to his title.
I am the ECW World Champion, and no one can take that away from me, Nitro proudly boasted.
Also, fans witnessed a meeting of the minds between former New York City schoolteacher Matt Striker and WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Striker came down to ringside during Pipers appearance with a birthday cake in hand. He told the Hot Rod of his admiration for the Scot and his storied career. Then he asked Piper to join in singing Happy Birthday to celebrate Strikers recent birthday. Piper lead the San Antonio fans in a round of singing, then smashed the chocolate cake in the teachers face just before the final verse.
As Striker tried to clean the fudge frosting out of his eyes, Boogeyman appeared from a cloud of sulfur smoke at ringside, and headed after the former educator.
Strikers escape was cut off by Piper, who tossed him back into the ring, where the pit dweller powerbombed Striker into his cake debris. Then, as a special birthday gift for Striker, Boogeyman fed the teacher a mouthful of nightcrawlers no gift wrap required, and no gift receipt.
Citaat Benoit's death part of a double murder-suicide Written: June 25, 2007According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriffs Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide, WWE.com has learned.
Benoit failed to appear both at Saturdays live event in Beaumont, Tx., and WWEs Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency. Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family.
Authorities representing the Sheriffs Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoits new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel. WWE was notified of the discovery at approximately 4 p.m.
At 10 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County. The press conference officially ruled authorities findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.
WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday.
The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.
WWE.com has further information relating to both the investigation and the cause of death, but the Fayette County Sheriffs Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.
--Former Mid-Atlantic, SMW and WCW TV announcer Bob Caudle suffered a series of heart attacks on Thursday and is home resting and recuperating. Caudle wants fans and friends to know he plans on attending the NWA Legends reunion in August. If you would like to send him a get-well card, you can go send it to midatlanticgateway@yahoo.com He's been thrilled with the response he's gotten. If you've got a moment, it would really brighten the day of a guy who spent decades in the industry.
World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch def. The Hardys Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero def. Jimmy Wang Yang Johnny Nitro def. CM Punk to win the vacant ECW World Title Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella def. Umaga (DQ) United States Champion MVP def. Ric Flair WWE Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino def. Sgt. Slaughter & "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka World Heavyweight Champion Edge def. Batista (Count out; Last Chance Match) Candice Michelle def. Women's Champion Melina WWE Champion John Cena def. King Booker, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley & Mick Foley (Challenge Match)
NoDQ.com > WWE > Mr. McMahon Dominates The Internet Posted by Steve Carrier on 06/23/2007 at 04:38 AM
PRESS RELEASE: The tragedy that befell Mr. McMahon when his limousine exploded on the June 11 edition of Monday Night RAW created an explosion of interest across the Internet.
Last week, WWE was No. 1 and Vince McMahon was No. 3 on Yahoos top leaders list with Paris Hilton separating them. Mr. McMahon was also on the top mover list coming in at No. 13. The WWE also experienced the biggest jump on this week's Lycos 50, coming in at No. 2 behind Ms. Hilton. There was an incredible 9,800% spike in search activity for Mr. McMahon on Lycos.
WWE fans flocked to WWE.com for the latest information on Mr. McMahons fate. Early Tuesday, June 12, between 12 a.m. and 1a.m., WWE.com had more than four times the number of page views as the previous night and more than two times the number of page views from the previous week following the One Night Stand pay-per-view. WWE.com saw a 50 percent increase in unique visitors from the day before! Total page views for June 12 were 36.8 million with 2 million daily unique visitors, blowing away the WWE.com three month average of 14.3 million page views and 1 million unique visitors
Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero & Jamie Noble def. Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore
Mark Henry def. Funaki
Matt Hardy def. Finlay
Chris Masters def. Local
Batista & Ric Flair def. World Heavyweight Champion Edge & United States Champion MVP
Results:A taste of vengeance
By Andrew Rote
June 22, 2007
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For Edge & MVP, SmackDown was perhaps a sneak preview and a lesson that they might have their hands full at Vengeance: Night of Champions. The World Heavyweight Champion and the United States Champion teamed up to take on their respective challengers, Batista & Ric Flair, only to find themselves on their backs when the final bell sounded.
Going into Sunday, it is clear that Batista and Flair have momentum on their sides. Can Edge hold off Batistas challenges for a third and final time? Will the Nature Boy earn yet another title reign just weeks after joining the SmackDown roster?
Lead federal investigator Daniel Beck had an announcement of his own on Friday night, catching up our concerned fans with the latest developments in the case. Beck has been able to confirm that in addition to Mr. McMahon and the limo driver, the DNA of another well-known personality was also discovered in the limos remains. As Beck continues digging, the Chairman may be able to rest in peace come Monday when a special three-hour edition of Raw commemorates Mr. McMahons life.
While SmackDown marked a night of momentum and confidence for many Superstars heading into Vengeance: Night of Champions, Theodore Long had the biggest Friday night. In light of Mr. McMahons presumed death and Longs realization that life can be filled with unexpected events, SmackDowns General Manager asked Kristal to marry him. Taken aback, the Diva left the ring in tears, but moments later composed herself and accepted Longs proposal in the locker room area.
Chavo Guerrero hopes the main event tag team match on SmackDown wasnt the only sign of things to come. Along with Jamie Noble, he was able to defeat Shannon Moore and his Vengeance: Night of Champions opponent Jimmy Wang Yang. The Cruiserweight Champion was able to gain momentum and get the three-count over Moore. Though Yang watched his team lose on SmackDown, he has yet to be pinned in recent weeks and remains a threat to Guerreros gold on Sunday.
Matt Hardy got a match in as well, preparing for his chance to regain the World Tag Team Championship with his brother on Sunday. His win over Finlay came at a high price, however, as the Irish brawler removed the protection from Hardys knee and repeatedly blasted it like a punching bag.
In other action, Mark Henry rolled through Funaki, further establishing that he is truly King of the Jungle. Also, one of SmackDowns newest Superstars, Chris Masters, earned a win with his devastating Masterlock.
Was SmackDown a preview for Vengeance: Night of Champions? Find out, as every match features a title on the line, Sunday at 8/7 CT on pay-per-view.
ONE TNA STAR FLIES HIMSELF HOME AND IS APPARENTLY DONE, ANOTHER REQUESTS RELEASE
by Mike Johnson @ 12:35:00 AM on 6/20/2007
TNA star Konnan flew himself home from Orlando, Florida this morning,
skipping a scheduled appearance on last night's Impact taping and is
apparently done with the company. I was told by one source that Konnan
actually changed his flight home and left Florida at 7 AM Tuesday
morning. As of this writing, he has not received a release from the
company.
Several factors caused Konnan's exit, although the main factor was
that he was unhappy working for the company. He had been making noises
privately and publicly (most recently in an interview with Alex Marvez
where he alleged TNA claimed they would help him with costs of a kidney
transplant but reneged on the promise; TNA did lend money to Konnan for
a hip replacement surgery). Konnan's outspoken nature was probably a
factor in the LAX team being de-emphasized of late despite being one of
the most over acts with TNA's live audiences.
LAX, without Konnan, worked a match for TNA Xplosion against Chris
Sabin and Alex Shelley at the taping last night. According to one
source, Hernandez and Homicide were not aware Konnan left until they
arrived at TV. Homicide cut promos backstage during the taping as TNA
is going to give him the chance to talk.
Another factor may be Konnan's involvement with the AAA promotion
in Mexico as that company looks to (allegedly) finally move into the
United States in a major way. It's been felt for some time that Konnan,
who built his career legacy with AAA and is now involved in the
management end, would pick the lucha promotion over TNA if ever forced
to choose between one or the other. With word circulating that AAA,
after years of teasing it, is finally looking into seriously expanding
into the United States, Konnan's ability to go elsewhere (where he'll
have considerably more political power, to boot) could have fatored
into the decision to go home.
Konnan is not alone in attempting to depart the company. Ron
Killings was not in Orlando for TV yesterday and was not booked to
appear. Killings had requested his release prior to the Slammiversary
PPV in Nashville over the weekend. I am told he has not received a
release as of this writing. Killings had returned to the ring following
knee surgery at the PPV but has long been unhappy with his status with
the company. To be fair, his most recent character direction, where he
was out in Hollywood and doing movie-based vignettes, was considered
awful by most fans.
PWInsider.com will have more on this developing situation as we confirm further facts.
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