TNA Impact Results 1/6/11
By LOP
Jan 6, 2011 - 11:13:13 PM

 
Report by Stuart Carapola & PWinsider.com

We open with a look back at last week as Mick Foley tried to look out for Ken Anderson's best interests and Matt Morgan informed Anderson that he would have no choice but to do what he had to do to beat Anderson at Genesis, and then when Morgan, perhaps accidentally, hit Anderson from behind with the discus clothesline.

We head into the Impact Zone where Immortal and Fortune are making their way into the ring for the opening promo. Guess who has the microphone? Easy E starts by wishing everyone a Happy New Year, and Genesis is in three days, and it's not the end of anything but the beginning of everything for Immortal and everyone else associated with TNA. He has put a bounty on every TNA title they don't have and put a lot of pressure on the members of Immortal to get them, but that's because he's a competitive person and he's not doing anything that wouldn't stand up to the scrutiny of a judge. Tonight is a night of champions, so right now he's going to introduce some important champions. He calls X-Division Champion Jay Lethal out to the ring and Lethal looks hesitant, but Bischoff assures him that, with judges and attorneys watching, he'll be fine if he gets in the ring. Next up are the TNA World Tag Team Champions, the Motor City Machine Guns. Everyone's getting entrance music and full entrances, by the way. Last up is TV Champion Douglas Williams. Bischoff thanks them for coming out here and tells that that they may have differences, but all of them earned those titles and he respects that. At Genesis, everyone is looking for nothing less than five star matches, and they want to make this one of the greatest PPVs ever because they all have what it takes to have great matches. In the interest of fairness, he's going to give them each the opportunity to sharpen their skills to ensure that they're at the top of their game come Genesis, so he's going to make some matches for them. Jay Lethal will take on Abyss, and he'll get to the Guns in a minute, but Williams is going to face Rob Terry. He gets back to the Guns, and they're going to face AJ Styles and Frankie Kazarian tonight. In the spirit of sportsmanship, he asks that everyone shake hands. The babyfaces seem to go for it and then Immortal beats them up 673-on-4 while Bischoff half-heartedly tells them that this is not what they had in mind and there will be fines. RVD's music hits and he runs out and almost singlehandedly clears the heels out of the ring. He gets a mic and tells Bischoff that he's just delaying the inevitable. He's ready to quit playing games once Bischoff is ready to put his champion in the ring with him, and then demands to know who his opponent will be at Genesis. Bischoff says he'll tell him when he's good and ready, but RVD says he's going to find out tonight even if he has to beat it out of Bischoff's manipulative ass. Bischoff threatens to send Abyss after him because he tore RVD apart once and he can do it again.

We go backstage to Brother Ray, who says he knows how bad Brother Devon wants to get his hands on him. Devon has been his lackey for 15 years, and he challenges Devon to meet him outside and settle it if he's man enough, bro.

We go to a video package detailing the history of the Double J MMA Challenge leading into Red bringing his "brother" to Impact last week to challenge Jarrett. Speaking of which...

Double J MMA Challenge

Jarrett says that after last week, he's had to make some changes to the Double J MMA Challenge because of the TNA legal department. If someone's going to take the challenge, they have to be his height or shorter because he doesn't want anyone to get seriously hurt. Also, the challenge is now just an exhibition, so no more real competitions because he doesn't want anyone to get seriously hurt. He has a contract in his hand and all someone has to do is come out and sign it, and then asks if there are any takers. He sees the kid from the Twilight movies out in the audience and asks if he'd like to take the challenge. Jarrett goes out to the floor and has Jeremy Borash check to see if he's taller than him, and indeed he meets the height requirement. Jarrett says he heard that he's in the junior black belt hall of fame, but then asks his dad, who is sitting next to Twilight Boy, to stand up. He does and Jarrett sees that he's taller than him and says that Twilight Boy will be taller than Jarrett one day so he's disqualified. Instead Jarrett picks what looks like Grizzly Redwood with a ponytail out of the crowd to come down and accept the challenge. His name is Jonathan Cruz from San Juan, Puerto Rico and now residing in Kissimmee, Florida. Jarrett starts to say something and instead catches him unawares with a series of kneestrikes to the chest, and Mr Cruz goes down. Jarrett rams fists into the back of Jonathan's head and then hooks in the anklelock and Cruz hangs on way longer than a non-wrestler ought to and then finally taps.

Winner: Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett won't release the anklelock even though the bell keeps ringing and ringing. Suddenly, Kurt Angle comes out of the crowd and rushes the ring and Jarrett heads for the hills. Jarrett yells at him and says that he's got no business being here, but Angle says that they're around the same height and since it's an exhibition, nobody's going to get hurt, right? And all Angle has to do is sign the contract and it's official for Genesis. Jarrett tells him he said he'd never wrestle again and to stick to his word. Angle said that's fine and he'll never wrestle again...only this isn't a wrestling match, it's an exhibition, right? So Angle does indeed sign the contract and he'll see Jarrett at Genesis.

We look back at moments ago when Angle signed the contract for an exhibition match with Jarrett at Genesis, and then we head to the ring for our next match...

TNA World Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns vs AJ Styles & Frankie Kazarian

They start fighting before the bell and the Guns toss Fortune to the floor and hit stereo dives to wipe Styles and Kazarian out. Shelley rams AJ into the ringpost and the apron and then tosses him back in the ring where the Guns hit a chain of double teams and Sabin gets a 1 on AJ. AJ goes to the eyes and hotshots Sabin off the top rope and goes after Shelley, and while the referee is distracted keeping Shelley out of the ring, Fortune hits a double team and AJ covers Sabin for 2. AJ charges Sabin and Sabin gets his boot up, Sabin tries to make the tag but AJ cuts him off and holds him in a side suplex for a slingshot legdrop by Kazarian. Kazarian sets Sabin in the corner and charges in with a splash and then goes for a second charge but runs into Sabin's boot and then Sabin lays him out with a charging clothesline. Sabin makes the hot tag and Shelley comes in and unloads on AJ, hitting an enziguiri and then slinging himself over the top rope onto Kazarian on the floor. AJ goes for the Chaos Theory on Shlley but Shelley blocks and goes for the Sliced Bread #2, AJ blocks that and goes for the moonsault/inverted DDT and Shelley blocks that and hits a brainbuster and goes for the cover but Kazarian saves. Kazarian charges Shelley and gets backdropped to the floor, and AJ grabs one of the title belts and swings at Shelley and Shelley ducks and Sabin slips right in with an enziguiri, setting Shelley up to hit Sliced Bread #2 and pin AJ.

Winners: Motor City Machine Guns

Eric Bischoff walks out from the entranceway to distract the Guns while Beer Money comes out of the crowd and attack the Guns from behind. Bischoff continues staring angrily down the ramp at AJ Styles, who again failed him by losing the fall in this match.

We go backstage to the Pope, who says that tonight he's going to call out whoever it is who's been following Pope around because after being falsely accused last week, he's going to demand an apology from whoever it may be.

It's over to Bischoff's office with Flair and AJ Styles, and Bischoff says he's really tried to be patient with AJ, but with 72 hours until the PPV and AJ's job being so simple because all he had to do was soften up the Guns, and- AJ cuts him off and says they're the champions and it's not that simple. Flair plays peacemaker and says that all Bischoff wants is for AJ to is be his best, and AJ says that Bischoff wants him to go out there and win every match, and then asks Flair if he, the greatest wrestler who ever lived, won every match, to which Flair says no, but- Bischoff cuts Flair off now, and he says it's not about Flair, it's about AJ and what he needs to get done and he has three days to get the job done, or else. AJ asks or else what, and Bischoff says he doesn't want to find out. Flair motions to AJ to let it go as AJ storms out of the office.

We go back to the ring where Pope says that someone has been following him around with a video camera while he's been tending to his business on his own time, and he doesn't know what this person has been doing, but Pope's Congregation stands strong behind him and trusts him with their lives and hard earned money because they respect their Pope. Pope says that whoever it is that's been videotaping Pope, he demands they come out and face Pope face to face. Samoa Joe's music hits, and he comes out to the ring as Pope stands there with his jaw on the floor. Joe says that too many people come out here and lie and pretend to be something they're not, and Pope tells the people that he's a street saint, but from what Joe's seen, he's a scumbag because he tells people that he's out there helping the people when he's not wrestling, but we saw him in a strip club in the nipple booth, and then he asks the boys backstage for money for the needy, but he checked all the local charities and none of them got their money, so he wonders what kinds of goods Pope was really buying. And finally, he goes to the local shelter and gets puppies for the children, but none of the orphanages have puppies and Pope's has 37 noise complaints at his house. so Joe wants to know, is Pope relaly a street saint or a scumbag? Crowd chants scumbag at Pope, but Pope asks Joe how dare he come out here and pass judgment on him, because he's been judged all his life and he doesn't need some Samoan coming out here to judge him. He went to the strip clubs to tell the girls that they don't need to be up there to make a buck and get themselves through college, and when he went to the orphanage they had a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and he needed to give them hope, and he rescued those dogs because they're great company and he wanted to save them from the killers at the kennel. Pope's not new to this game, but Pope wants Joe to know that next time he comes out and makes accusations about Pope, he'd better check himself before he wrecks himself because the next time he does, they're going to have a problem. Pope has spoken, and he drops the mic and leaves the ring. Really intense segment, and it's interesting the way they brought Joe back and had him cast doubt on the Pope's character.

Mickie James and Velvet Sky are backstage, and they're...WALKING!

We go backstage to Brother Devon who says that if Bubba challenged him to a fight in the parking lot, that's fine because he got suckered in by Bubba's retirement angle and then Bubba turned on him. Now excuse him, because he's got some ass kicking to do.

Time for Knockouts action...

TNA Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne & Sarita vs Mickie James & Velvet Sky

Velvet shoves Sarita down and hits a diving dropkick to the face and then goes to whip Sarita into the ropes but Sarita reverses and Velvet hits a flying headscissors into a schoolgirl rollup for 2. Velvet with a clothesline and starts ramming Sarita's head into the mat over and over. Madison grabs Velvet's hair from the outside and snaps her down on the top rope and Sarita covers for 2. Mickie goes around the ring and tries to get at Madison, but referee JoJo Jackson sends her back to her own corner as Madison and Sarita work Velvet over in the corner. Madison chokes Velvet with her boot and then distracts the referee as Sarita chokes Velvet behind his back. Madison covers and only gets 2, so Sarita tags in and starts slapping Velvet around and then goes and tags right back out to Madison, who comes in and does that move where she scissors Velvet's head and humps her head into the mat. Madison spits at Mickie to draw her into the ring and then tags in Sarita, but Velvet gets a DDT out of nowhere and goes for the cover and Madison breaks it up, so Mickie comes in with a Thesz Press and damn near leaps over Madison's head, but barely catches her and then gets a neckbreaker. JoJo puts Mickie out of the ring as Tara hits Velvet with her elbow brace from the outside (visibly mouthing the F word after doing so) and Sarita covers Velvet and gets the win.

Winners: Madison Rayne & Sarita

We go to Eric Bischoff's office as Rob Van Dam is complaining to Bischoff that Jeff Hardy is walking around with HIS title, and tells him to sign the match for Genesis. Bischoff tells RVD to forget about the title for now because his moment is tonight and he needs to focus on that. This is news to RVD, who wants to know who he's wrestling tonight, and Bischoff says he's still figuring that out. RVD says he's managed to avoid mindgames for his entire career, but now he's got to deal with Bischoff. He's going to kick this guy's ass, then kick Jeff Hardy's ass, and then Bischoff will see what happens next.

Back to the ring...

TV Champion Douglas Williams vs Rob Terry

Terry tries to tie up with Williams, but Williams ducks under him a couple of times to frustrate Terry, then unloads with headbutts to the chest and European uppercuts, but came off the ropes and Terry ran him over with a shoulderblock that sent him tumbling to the outside. Suddenly, AJ Styles comes out of nowhere and attacks Williams from behind and viciously beats him down.

Winner: Douglas Williams by DQ

AJ tosses Williams into the ring and he and Terry beat him down and then Terry holds Doug's arm down while AJ comes off the second rope and stomps on his hand, trying to injure it ahead of Genesis.

Brother Ray is backstage, and he's...WALKING! And he's got security with him as he prepares for his street fight with Brother Ray.

Matt Morgan is backstage and says he's never won a World Title, but for three seconds, all he's got to do is hold the champion's shoulders down for three seconds, and his friends who have done it said it's the greatest feeling in the world. He's not just a pro wrestler, he's a keynote speaker for DARE, adults with ADD, and does it to give back, and when he's the champion, he's not going to change a thing. We then go to Jeff Hardy, who says that Ken Anderson is an asshole and Morgan is the Greenprint (ooooh!) and he doesn't think they have what it takes to beat him and he's just going to stick to his guns. Anderson says it's a given that Immoral (not Immortal, Immoral) is going to get involved. It's been time for a change in direction for a long time, and he's sick and tired of seeing those guys and he's going to do something about it, and it might not be anytime soon, but he promises that he's going to take care of it. Morgan says a rematch with Hardy would mean a new World Champion and that would mean everything to him because he beat Jeff fair and square twice, and he knows Hardy fears him, but the thing he's learned is that Jeff will hit the Twist Of Hate anywhere at anytime, so he needs to look out for that because Jeff's at a totally different level and Morgan needs to expect the unexpected. Hogan and Bischoff may be the puppeteers, but Jeff's doing stuff on his own here. Jeff lulls people into a false sense of confidence and will take a beating for ten minutes if he needs to just to set someone up for that Twist Of Hate out of nowhere. Anderson says he doesn't know if he's be a good champ and doesn't care because he just wants to be A champ. He didn't come here to make friends of be the face of the company, he did it to make money, win championships, and travel the world, and every so often you meet someone you become great friends with, but that doesn't always have a fairytale ending.

We go out to the parking lot where Brother Ray is going face to face with Brother Ray...or he would be if it weren't for the ten or so security guys standing between them and holding Devon back as Bubba eggs him on. Bubba calls Devon his lackey and his bitch and tells him to go home. Devon calls him a coward and starts to walk away, and Bubba says that his problem is that he used to be tough but now he's a coward and a (bleep). Not sure what he said but it was enough to make Devon come at him again. Security holds him back, so Bubba gets a cheap kick and Devon goes down like a ton of bricks. Bubba tells him that he could kick him in the back of the head right now, but will settle for just warning Devon not to show up to Genesis and to just go home to his wife and five kids.

Back to Bischoff's office, as Jeff Jarrett is telling him that he's got a game plan for Genesis and he's going to go train. Bischoff says before he goes, he has a problem Jarrett can solve: he needs to get rid of RVD. Jarrett says that after this Sunday, he'll take care of him, but Bischoff says he needs him to do it tonight. Jarrett says he's happy to do double duty, but Angle is out there somewhere. Bischoff says Angle got his exhibition match and he should be happy, so just go out there and take care of RVD.

Back to the ring...

X-Division champion Jay Lethal vs Abyss

Lethal ducks behind Abyss and gets a waistlock, but Abyss just shrugs him off and stares him down. Lethal tries a single leg, but Abyss just picks him up and tosses him across the ring. Lethal circles Abyss and gets another waistlock, and Abyss spins around to nail him and Lethal just punches him in the face, then ducks another shot and hits a chop. Abyss grabs him by teh head and shoves him into the corner, but Lethal dodges out of the way and goes for a springboard crossbody and Abyss catches him. Lethal slips out of Abyss' grip and kicks the leg, hits a leaping enziguiri, and starts firing away with punches and hits the handspring elbow to stagger Abyss, then a missile dropkick finally sends him down and Lethal covers for 2. Lethal goes tothe top rope but Abyss catches him and slams him completely across the ring. Abyss waits for Lethal to get up and tries a charge in the corner, Lethal ducks under and comes off the ropes and Abyss catches him with a big Black Hole Slam. Abyss hesitates before covering and pulls Lethal up at 2, then puts him in the corner and just beats him down with right after right and then chokes him out with his boot. JoJo counts Abyss and reaches 5 and disqualifies Abyss.

Winner: Jay Lethal by DQ

JoJo tries to get Abyss off of Lethal and Abyss shoves him out of the way. Frankie Kazarian slowly walks down to the ring with a big smile of his face, he's got a mic and tells Abyss to stop for the love of God because he's hurting Lethal. He tells Abyss to leave some for him, since he can't beat Lethal at Genesis if he doesn't have a pulse. This was designed to be a highly competitive warmup match and that's what they delivered. Kazarian asks Lethal to please stand up, and of course Lethal is still out cold on the mat. Abyss hauls Lethal's limp form to his feet, and Kazarian says it'll be a pleasure getting in the ring with him at Genesis and he would like to shake his hand. Abyss grabs Lethal's arm and places his hand in Kazarian's, they shake and Abyss drops Lethal as they walk away.

Up next, a sitdown interview with Ken Anderson and Matt Morgan!

Mike Tenay and Taz send us to a video package running down the card for Genesis this weekend, and then we go to a sitdown interview earlier today with Mike Tenay talking to Matt Morgan and Ken Anderson. Tenay talks about how Morgan threw away a lifetime opportunity with Fortune for him, and Anderson says he thanked him andwonders how much longer he's going to have to hear about it. Tenay says that if Anderson doesn't compete in the match this weekend, he's out of the title picture entirely, and Morgan says that Bischoff's enjoying playing games, but Anderson's got a family to feed and he understands why Anderson's doing what he's doing. Tenay starts to ask Anderson about his family, but Anderson says that he's not going to talk about his family, and if he were in Morgan's shoes he'd mind his own business. Anderson says he took two months off and if the doctor has cleared him, he's ready to get back in the ring. Morgan says we haven't seen any doctor's clearance and asks who has seen it. Tenay says he's interviewed every big name in the business, but Anderson is the one guy he can't get a read on, and asks if he's working everyone. Anderson says maybe, but they'll never know until he steps in the ring at Genesis because he IS going to get in the ring at Genesis and assholes always finish first. Morgan says if Anderson goes through with this, the gloves are off because Morgan has no choice, and Anderson can look forward to two things this weekend: Red Cross Hospital, Carbon Footprint, and graveyard. That was actually three things, but we'll let it go.

Rob Van Dam is backstage, and he's...WALKING! And Jeff Jarrett's backstage, and he's...WALKING TOO!!

It's main event time!

No DQ Match: Jeff Jarrett vs Rob Van Dam

Mike Tenay points out that this is the first ever Jarrett-Van Dam match, and also that it's no DQ. I guess I missed the no DQ part earlier, but I'll just go with the flow. Jarrett circles Van Dam...and circles him...and circles him...and then stops and backs into a corner. He must have been training by watching Larry Zbyszko tapes. He circles some more and then tries to kick Van Dam's leg and RVD catches the foot and hits the stepover spinkick. Jarrett backs off to the ropes and then circles some more before going to the eyes. Jarrett tries a kick but RVD blocks and hits a spinkick then unloads on Jarrett in the corner and hits the springboard jumpkick and goes for Rolling Thunder, but Jarrett rolls out of the ring and jogs around ringside. Then jogs some more. I swear I was only kidding about the Zbyszko matches, but it might actually be true. Muffin grabs RVD's ankle from ringside and allows Jarrett an opening to come into the ring and nail RVD from behind. RVD fires back and whips Jarrett to the ropes, but Jarrett reverses and catches a sleeper. RVD starts to fade out and the ref checks the arms, but the arm doesn't drop and RVD gets back to his feet. He fights his way out of the hold and then fires repeated punches, a pair of clotheslines, and a superkick. One of the Team Jarrett guys tries to run in and RVD tosses him, then goes and grabs a chair from ringside. The rest of Team Jarrett runs in and RVD lays them out, but Gunner and Muffin run in and beat RVD down, then hold him so Jarrett can take some free shots. RVD goes down, but pops back to his feet and lays out all three guys. Jeff Hardy runs in and nails RVD and gives him the Twist Of Hate. Jarrett covers RVD and gets the win.

Winner: Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett and Hardy continue to beat RVD down after the match until Matt Morgan runs out to make the save. He takes out both Jarreyy and Hardy and hits the inverted chokeslam on Jarrett into the corner. Hardy gets RVD's chair and goes to swing it at Morgan, but Anderson runs in and grabs the chair away and goes to swing it at Hardy, but Hardy ducks and Anderson nails Morgan instead. Jarrett and Hardy run, and Anderson just coldly looks down at Morgan before dropping the chair and walking off. Did he mean to hit Morgan or didn't he? Find out this weekend at Genesis!

TNA Impact 06.01.11

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Tiffany Responds to Being Pulled from Match
Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/04/2011 at 11:09 PM

Taryn "Tiffany" Terrell posted the following on her Twitter account, discussing her side of the story on the California booking that she was pulled from.

"I was taken off a show without my knowledge. I was very much looking forward to this match and am saddened that they were in talks with my team and decided against working with me. Nothing I was asking was out of the ordinary, and it is standard in every entertainment contract. In fact, I was taking far less than my booking fee to have the amazing opportunity to face Alissa Flash. I apologize to my fans as I did not see this coming. No one communicated that they didn't want to review the contract and I was unaware they were pulling me. And I hope to see you guys, my wonderful fans, soon. I do thank Diva-Dirt, ChickFight, and Pro Wrestling Revolution for considering me and hope to have the opportunity to work with you all at some point. I do have a few appearances coming up which will be posted online soon! Love you all! "

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Tiffany Pulled from First Indy Match
Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/04/2011 at 08:27 PM

- Former WWE Diva Taryn "Tiffany" Terrell has been pulled from the February 5th Pro Wrestling Revolution show in San Francisco, where she was set to face former TNA Knockout Alissa Flash. Here's part of the statement from the promotion:

"We were very excited to be working with Taryn in her first independent match, however after confirming and promoting her for the show, Ms Terrell made requests that should have been brought up prior to the booking being accepted & promotion of the match taking place. While these requests were simply not feasible for the independent wrestling scene, we’d like to stress that ChickFight and Pro Wrestling Revolution did attempt to cater to Ms Terrell’s requests, despite already having an agreement with her. We’re saddened that things didn’t work out to either sides’ satisfaction."

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Final Card for Sunday's TNA Genesis PPV

- Below is the final card for Sunday's TNA Genesis pay-per-view. As noted before, the X Division Title match will kick off the show.

#1 Contender's Match
Matt Morgan vs. Mr. Anderson

MMA Match
Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle

TNA Tag Team Title Match
Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns

TNA X Division Title Match
Kazarian vs. Jay Lethal

TNA Television Title Match
AJ Styles vs. Douglas Williams

TNA Knockouts Title Match
Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne

Rob Van Dam vs. Mystery Opponent

Brother Ray vs. Brother Devon

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Bischoff on Immortal Storyline, Sting/WWE HOF
Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/06/2011 at 12:34 PM

- TNA's Eric Bischoff was the featured guest on this week's live edition (01/03/11) of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem.

Eric Bischoff Discusses The Build-Up To Matt Morgan & Mr. Anderson's #1 Contender's Match At Genesis, If There Is Concern In TNA About The Current World Title Picture With Jeff Hardy's Legal Situation, Why He Is Not Satisfied With The Immortal Storyline To This Point Thus Far/How Hulk Hogan's Return From His Back Surgery Could Possibly Change That, Sting's & Kurt Angle's TNA Futures In 2011, Whether Or Not It's Difficult For TNA To Run On The Same Network As The UFC, The Chances Of Seeing Him On TNA House Shows Stateside & Internationally This Year, What He Misses The Most About WCW, & If The Wrestling Pay-Per-View Industry As We Know It Needs To Change.

You can listen to an MP3 of the interview at by clicking here (MP3).

Here are some highlights from the interview, transcribed by Patterson from New Jersey:

His most realistic goal that he would like to achieve personally with TNA in the new year:

"On a personal level, I would love to be part of TNA's strategic growth. I think that's one of the biggest challenges right now that TNA has. I would love to see more programming out of TNA across different channels, as well as potentially on Spike TV. Different types of programming. I think all of those things, just like we're seeing in WWE (the fact they're bringing back Tough Enough), that is an perfect example, I think, of what TNA needs to do to grow their brand. You can't keep preaching to the same choir over and over and over again and expect to grow the congregation, so to speak."

His thoughts about the main event #1 Contender's Match at Genesis Pay-Per-View between "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan and Mr. Anderson & TNA giving a "strong build" through the past several weeks on iMPACT & ReAction to their main event this Sunday night:

"I think we had a great build to the # 1 contenders match in the three-way at Bound for Glory. In this particular case, I think we have a good slow & strong build. I think what makes the story resonate with people probably is there's enough reality in the story that it's plausible, and it's believable. The more reality in a story, the more I think I people gravitates towards it."

Why he is not satisfied with the Immortal storyline to this point thus far, the impact that Hulk Hogan's back injury had in the changing of TNA's initial plans for it, & why he is excited to see where things go in the very near future on TNA programming (with a "much more effervescent Hulk Hogan"):

"No I'm not. Clearly there was a pretty big setback with Hulk Hogan, which forced us to kind of shift on the fly, in terms of that storyline. At this point, the story is not where we wanted it to, be but as frustrated or disappointed I may be about that, it's part of life. But I'm equally as excited about where it's going to go in the very near future. I talk to Hulk almost every other day, if not every day, and he's getting better. I think the prognosis for him & his ability to become active and a part of the story in a much better way: You're going to see a much more effervescent Hulk Hogan than we've probably seen in a couple years, and I think the story's going to evolve very nicely."

Whether Sting will be returning to TNA in 2011 or if we will see him sign with the WWE, especially with the speculation of a WCW-themed Hall of Fame class as part of WrestleMania XXVII weekend in Atlanta:

"If I had to guess, and if he is going to sign another agreement, which I'm not sure he is going to do at this stage of his career, my bet would be that he is going to sign with TNA. I'm not sure what Sting's motivations are at this point. I know physically he's told me on more than one occasion that it's getting harder & harder to deliver the type of performances that he wants to deliver in the ring for his fans. That's got to be a big part of his consideration. I think realistically, if he would go to the WWE, there would be some additional pressure, much more than in TNA, to perform in the ring, and that would be a hard thing for him to do at this point in his career."

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Dolph Ziggler won the WWE Pro Over-the-Top-Rope Challenge (PHOTOS | WATCH)
Byron Saxton def. Jacob Novak (PHOTOS | WATCH)
NXT Rookie Challenge: Conor O’Brian won the Battle of the Mic (four immunity points) (PHOTOS | WATCH)
Brodus Clay def. Johnny Curtis (PHOTOS | WATCH)
Jacob Novak is eliminated from WWE NXT (PHOTOS | WATCH)

NXT Rookie Records

Brodus Clay: Challenge points: 0, Win/loss record: 2-1
Byron Saxton: Challenge points: 1, Win/loss record: 3-1
Conor O’Brian: Challenge points: 4, Win/loss record: 2-0
Derrick Bateman: Challenge points: 3, Win/loss record: 0-3
Jacob Novak (at the time of his elimination): Challenge points: 1, Win/loss record: 1-2
Johnny Curtis: Challenge points: 5, Win/loss record: 1-3
WWE Universe visit NXT.WWE.COM to watch WWE NXT highlights and the complete episode each Wednesday. The complete episode is also available Wednesdays on YouTube.com/wwe and Hulu.com!
Pay-Per-View Schedules

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WWE Champion The Miz def. John Morrison
Divas Champion Natalya, Eve & Brie Bella def. Melina, Maryse & Alicia Fox
The Usos def. WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov in a Non-Title Match
Alberto Del Rio def. R-Truth
Randy Orton def. Wade Barrett and King Sheamus in a No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Steel Cage Match

PHOENIX – New Year’s Eve has historically proven a time to forgive others and resolve to better one's self. Apparently, some Superstars on the Raw roster didn’t get the memo.

Randy Orton def. Wade Barrett and King Sheamus in a No. 1 Contender’s Triple Threat Steel Cage Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Wade Barrett lie on the canvas as still as a guard at Buckingham Palace. Just moments earlier, the incapacitated Englishman appeared well on his way to victory over King Sheamus and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE Title.

As he prepared to climb over the steel structure, however, his Nexus nemesis CM Punk offered to assist him. As Barrett took his hand, the Straight Edge Superstar ripped the Nexus armband from the Englishman and booted him down to the canvas. There, The Celtic Warrior greeted him with a Brogue Kick. Orton then leveled Sheamus with an RKO and slithered past his opponents and through the cage door to victory. As a result, Barrett will be forever banished from The Nexus while The Viper will face WWE Champion The Miz in a title match at Royal Rumble in four weeks.

Alberto Del Rio def. R-Truth (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Money talks. In fact, judging by the affluent Alberto Del Rio, it won’t shut up. The SmackDown Superstar paid a visit to Raw to scout talent and sell the notion that he will emerge victorious at the Royal Rumble in four weeks. R-Truth, however, wasn’t buying.

Truth confronted Del Rio and challenged him to a match, which the Raw GM mandated. In the end, the well-heeled Del Rio prospered once again, prevailing over the streetwise Superstar.

Wade Barrett confronted CM Punk (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Call it a case of too many chiefs, not enough idiots. Last week, CM Punk appeared to take the reins of the “new” Nexus. This week, though, The Second City Savior ran up against the group’s founder, Wade Barrett, who took issue with the power grab. The two even bickered over who could rightly claim credit for John Cena’s recent injury, which kept WWE’s 2010 Superstar of the Year out of action (he may return next week).

Before tensions could escalate, Raw’s anonymous General Manager announced that a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match would take place later in the evening in order to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE Title. Upon hearing the news, Punk and Barrett agreed to a deal. Punk offered the Englishman his opportunity to compete in the match against King Sheamus and Randy Orton. Were Barrett to win, he would remain leader of The Nexus. However, were he to lose, he would be banished from the group forever.

The Usos def. WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov in a Non-Title Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov’s plan for world domination will just have to wait. The WWE Tag Team Champions faced off against Jimmy & Jey Uso and dropped the bout to the twin sons of Rikishi. As their former associate, Tamina, cheered on her beau Santino, The Usos took control for the victory and fired a warning shot across the bow of the international men of misery.

After the bout, though, Vlad, Santino and Tamina returned fire, pushing their opponents out of the ring and attacking with a double Cobra.

Divas Champion Natalya, Eve & Brie Bella def. Melina, Maryse & Alicia Fox (WATCH | PHOTOS)
After exchanging painful slaps over the past two weeks, Divas Champion Natalya and Melina appeared eager to settle things in the ring. Nattie teamed with Eve & Brie against Melina, Maryse & Alicia Fox.

During the bout, Brie’s sister Nikki emerged from under the ring and the two pulled off their increasingly infamous Twin Magic for the win – or so they thought. Instead of victory, though, the match was allowed to continue in light of the hijinx. No matter. Natalya's team shifted into a higher gear as Eve managed to pin Melina’s shoulders to the canvas for the win. Slap’s all she wrote.

WWE Champion The Miz def. John Morrison (WATCH | PHOTOS)
There is no worse enemy than a former friend. After all, who knows your weaknesses quite as well? John Morrison discovered that truth when he competed in a Falls Count Anywhere title match against his ex-tag team partner and current WWE Champion The Miz. The Shaman of Sexy simply could not overcome the relentless attack of The Awesome One in a memorable contest, the first of 2011.

Miz sycophant Michael Cole was joined by Josh Mathews at the announce table due to the absence of Jerry “The King” Lawler, who was still recuperating from an attack he suffered at the hands of Miz last week. As Cole and Mathews called the action, the former co-hosts of “The Dirt Sheet” battled in and around the ring until, finally, the WWE Champion managed to pin his opponent to retain the title.

Monday Night Raw 03.01.11

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Footage: TNA vs. New Japan in Tokyo

EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE NOW AVAILABLE BELOW

TNA WRESTLING VS. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING TO HIGHLIGHT NEW JAPAN'S ANNUAL "WRESTLEKINDGOM" EVENT AT THE TOKYO DOME ON JANUARY 4

On January 4, New Japan Pro Wrestling will present the annual "Wrestle Kingdom" event, their biggest show of the year held at the world famous Tokyo Dome. Exclusive footage fo the TNA Superstars arriving in Japan is below.

TNA Wrestling and New Japan are happy to announce that superstars from both organizations will once again face off in battle at the event. The TNA vs. New Japan international bouts have been a part of Wrestle Kingdom since 2008.

This year for the first time ever at Wrestle Kingdom, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line as Jeff Hardy will defend the title! The bouts featuring Hardy as well as Rob Van Dam and Beer Money are listed below! Beer Money also has a chance to become IWGP Tag Team Champions!

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WWE Returns of Christian and The Great Khali
Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/03/2011 at 05:43 PM

- SmackDown Superstar Christian may be returning to the ring next month. Either way, he should be back in the ring before WrestleMania 27. He has been out of action with a torn pec and was last seen on the Slammy's RAW with Edge.

- The Great Khali is expected to return to action in time for the Royal Rumble later this month. Khali has reached the finals on India's Big Boss reality TV show. The finale airs on Saturday, January 8th.

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Melina & Morrison Update
- Melina noted on Twitter today that she is still with John Morrison and they have not broken up. She wrote: "Peeps, I'm still in Vegas. Jomo & I R 2together, doing great! Hackers suck BizzALLS!"

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Awesome Kong confirmed today on Twitter that she has signed with World Wrestling Entertainment. She re-tweeted her friend's remarks congratulating her.

"We did it Baby! Congrats to you on signing with the WWE!!" The Legal Diva wrote. "I am so proud of you as your attorney and friend! You will KILL IT at WWE!! YOU GO GIRL!!"

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Big Show def. "Dashing" Cody Rhodes (Count-out)
Drew McIntyre def. Trent Barreta
World Heavyweight Champion Edge & Rey Mysterio def. Alberto Del Rio & Kane
Divas Champion Natalya & Beth Phoenix def. Michelle McCool & Layla
Dolph Ziggler def. Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger (Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – As the WWE Universe said goodbye to 2010, Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler once again found a way to hold onto his prestigious title and ring in 2011 on a high note.

Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler def. Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger in a Triple Threat Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
At WWE TLC, Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler managed to escape with his title in his grasp. (PHOTOS) In a Triple Threat rematch with Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger, Ziggler found a way to win again on the final SmackDown of 2010. After Kingston blasted Swagger with Trouble in Paradise, the champion quickly rolled up Kofi for the pinfall. Moments before, Kingston was poised to claim the title after dropping Swagger with a DDT. However, Official SmackDown Consultant Vickie Guerrero prevented the pinfall by pulling Swagger’s leg to the ropes to stop the ref’s count.

SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long hosted a New Year's Eve Party (WATCH: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4)
To ring in 2011, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long hosted a party. His guests included an array of Superstars, including Drew McIntyre, who predicted he would be become champion in 2011. Despite Teddy’s good intentions for a nice evening, the party ended in an ugly food fight.

Divas Champion Natalya & Beth Phoenix def. Michelle McCool & Layla (WATCH | PHOTOS)
After clashing at Teddy’s New Year’s Eve party, SmackDown’s top Divas settled matters in the ring. Divas Champion Natalya & Beth Phoenix rang in the New Year with a tag team victory when The Glamazon destroyed Michelle with a devastating Glam Slam.

The first SmackDown matches of 2011 were announced (WATCH)
At his New Year’s Eve party, Teddy announced two matches for next week’s SmackDown. Rey Mysterio will face Alberto Del Rio in a 2-out-of-3-Falls Match. And, World Heavyweight Champion Edge will defend his title against Kane in a Last Man Standing Match.

World Heavyweight Champion Edge & Rey Mysterio def. Alberto Del Rio & Kane (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In a blockbuster encounter, it was the teamwork between World Heavyweight Champion Edge and Rey Mysterio that equaled victory. After Mysterio crushed Del Rio with the 619, The Ultimate Opportunist followed up with a Spear for the pinfall.

Drew McIntyre def. Trent Barreta (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Putting his body on the line, Trent Barreta dove out of the ring, attempting to connect with Drew McIntyre. Unfortunately for Barreta, he landed head-first on the arena floor. With Barreta clearly shaken up, the ref declared the match over. Adding insult to injury, McIntyre viciously dropped Barreta to the arena floor with a Future Shock DDT.

Big Show def. "Dashing" Cody Rhodes by Count-out (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Big Show proved to be too much to overcome for "Dashing" Cody Rhodes, who was tossed about the ring like a rag doll. When The World’s Largest Athlete was poised to deliver a knock out punch, Rhodes had enough punishment and escaped more brutality by simply walking out of the ring and arena, resulting in a count-out.

Theodore Long made an Intercontinental Title Triple Threat Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
At the start of the night, Vickie Guerrero claimed to be suffering from vertigo due to John Cena lifting her in the air last week for an Attitude Adjustment (WATCH). With Ziggler at her side, she vied for pity from the WWE Universe – but got none. After Kingston came to the ring to silence her complaints, Swagger came out to agree with Kingston’s assessment of what transpired at WWE TLC. When mayhem ensued between the three, Teddy settled matters by announcing the three would square off in the night’s main event.

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RVD Officially Added to TNA's Genesis PPV

Announced on last night's TNA iMPACT episode, RVD will face a mystery opponent "selected" by Immortal at the upcoming Genesis pay-per-view event which takes place on January 9th.

The following is the updated PPV line-up:

- Mr. Anderson vs. Matt Morgan in a #1 contender match to Jeff Hardy's TNA World Title.

- Rob Van Dam vs. Immortal's "mystery opponent."

- TNA tag champions Motor City Machineguns vs. Beer Money for the TNA Tag Titles.

- TV champion Doug Williams vs. A.J. Styles for the TV Title. If Styles loses, he's out of Immortal.

- X Division champion Jay Lethal vs. Kazarian for the X Division Title.

- Brother Ray vs. Brother Devon.

- Knockouts champion Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James for the Knockouts Title.

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TNA Impact Results 12/30/10
By LOP
Dec 30, 2010 - 11:25:43 PM

 
Report by Stuart Carapola & PWinsider.com

We look back at last week's Foley-Flair confrontation where Foley wanted to prevent the upcoming Ken Anderson-Matt Morgan match for fear of Anderson's well being and then Flair and Eric Bischoff called him out as a hypocrite for making his living doing the kinds of stuff that causes injuries like Anderson's.

We then head into the Impact Zone where Mick Foley comes to the ring to address the crowd. He asks Anderson to join him in the ring, which he does, and then Foley reminds him of when they met some years back and were with an injured serviceman at the hopstial with Miss America, and Miss America meant to say they can take a picture of her with the serviceman and then she can take a picture of them with the serviceman, but what she ended up suggesting was that they do her first and then she can do the two of them together. The point is they both understand the nature of the wrestling business and the biggest lie he ever told in his career, one he told over and over, was that he was okay, and what he needed was someone to tell him that he wasn't okay. So he's here to tell Anderson that he's not okay, and to think of his family and the future little assholes he and his wife will have, and he's here to tell Anderson to think twice before he gets in the ring with Matt Morgan. Anderson thanks him and the people, and he respects Mick and his opinion, but he finds it offensive that he's doubting Anderson and calling him a liar. He's been checked out and medically cleared to wrestle Morgan, and Foley says he doesn't think he's not ready, but he also doesn't think Anderson's thinking of his future. Anderson thanks him for setting the bar so high, and Foley says that he knew what he was getting into when he was diving off of stuff in the 80s, but the fact is that once you mess your brain up, you mess it up for good. Anderson says Foley's not listening to him and is still calling him a liar, and says that if you can't get along, get it on. Matt Morgan comes out to the ring (to a loud Morgan chant), and he asks Anderson if this is going to be two guys going at it to prove who's the best, or if it's another Anderson con game. One of the first things Morgan learned in this business is that you can't trust anyone, and Morgan says that when the bell rings at Genesis, it's going to be on, and it doesn't matter to Morgan whether or not he's at 100% because he'll have no choice at that point but to go through him and go on to the TNA World Title. Anderson reminds Morgan that he's dealing with an asshole, and he's going to do whatever he has to in order to go through him and get to Jeff Hardy. Anderson says nobody's listening to him so they don't have to wait until Sunday, and the two of them get ready to fight when Jeff Hardy's music hits. Whoa, are they going to let him talk?!? Hardy says that he's the one who gave Anderson and gave him a concussion, and he could have hurt him permanently if he wanted but he didn't because he's a professional and he knows what he's doing. Both of them are ready to wrestle, so Hardy's making a tag match tonight with the two of them on opposite sides and Hardy has chosen their partners.

We go backstage to Eric Young, who is dressed as Moses and making up his own Commandments, including that Thou shalt have booze, Thou shalt have donuts, and Thou shalt have the greatest party ever. Orlando Jordan comes in and reminds him that he's not Moses, he's supposed to be Father Time, and that he himself is the Baby New Year, helpfully dressed in a giant diaper with a sash over his shoulder. I know I shouldn't admit this as a somewhat credible internet writer, but I can't help but get a chuckle out of these two.

Tonight: Sarita takes on Velvet Sky in a strap match, the latest installment of the Double J MMA Challenge, and Matt Morgan and Ken Anderson face each other with mystery partners chosen by Jeff Hardy!

Let's go to the ring for our first match...

Robert Roode vs Chris Sabin

Hammerlock reversal sequence to start, Sabin does a fancy flippy escape but Roode gets a headlock, Sabin fires him into the ropes and Roode hits a shoulderblock. Roode off the ropes again and Sabin gets a pair of armdrags and an armbar. They go to the corner and Roode hits a chop, but Sabin dodges a second and hits some chops of his own, then leapfrogs Roode and gets another armdrag into an armbar. Roode fights his way out but gets tossed to the apron and Sabin baseball slides Roode's legs out from under him and then hits a dive to the floor. We see James Storm and Alex Shelley watching the action from the floor as Sabin rolls Roode back into the ring and covers for 2. Sabin gets the boot up on a Roode charge, goes to the apron and tries a springboard something, but Roode catches him in a fireman's carry and dumps him backward on his face and that gets Roode a 2 count. Sabin tries a sunset flip and only gets 2 and Roode rips his head off with a hard clothesline for 2. Roode gets a chinlock as they plan out their next several spots, Roode picks him up and goes for a suplex but Sabin slips out the back and takes Roode down with a series of running forearms and a flying headscissors off the second rope. Sabin with a springboard clothesline from the apron for 2 and then they fight over a waistlock, Roode gets an O'Connor Roll with the tights for 2, Sabin reverses to a rollup of his own for 2, then hits a spinning enziguiri for 2 again. Sabin with a running Yakuza kick in the corner and then he goes up top for a springboard tornado DDT, but Roode blocks and hits a spinebuster for the clean win.

Winner: Robert Roode

Roode points at Shelley as he comes in to check on his partner and motions that they're taking the title at Genesis.

Rob Van Dam is backstage saying that tonight he's wrestling a mystery opponent and it doesn't matter who it is unless it's Jeff Hardy, because all he wants is to get Hardy in the ring and nothing else matters to him.

We go back to Orlando and Eric Young's party, and Young is sitting on Orlando's lap and Orlando is asking Eric to read his Christmas list to him again. Eric says he's already read it to him several times and he's not sure how this is going to make them a better team, when suddenly we hear the glass break and here comes the Rattlesnake himself...SHARK BOY! He says that this is a great party, especially since it gets him on TV because he's never on TV anymore, and then asks Eric if there's anything he can do to get him on TV more since he's tight with Bischoff. Orlando Jordan suggests sitting on his lap and reading him his Christmas list, and Shark Boy sits on Orlando's lap, then decides that he needs more beer first so he leaves. Eric says he's drunk already, and they need to keep their eye on him because he drinks like a fish. This stuff is just too much.

We go back to the ring as Rob Van Dam comes out for his match, and he says that we get it, it's clear that he's in charge of TNA...for the time being. That's why he's out here now waiting on his mystery opponent. It's nothing he can't handle so he will handle it, and he'll tell him that there's no stopping Rob Van Dam until Bischoff puts him in the ring with Jeff Hardy, and that's why he's the Whole F'n Show. Here comes his opponent...

Rob Van Dam vs Robbie E

Well, that's a bit underwhelming. RVD gets a big chant from the crowd and Robbie E fist pumps in RVD's face so RVD does the Rob Van Dam pointing thing and then kicks him in the face. Robbie tries a kick of his own and RVD dodges and spinkicks him, beats him up in the corner, and monkeyflips him damn near across the ring. Robbie tries a hiptoss but RVD with another big kick and goes for Rolling Thunder but Cookie grabs the ankle and sets Robbie up to hit a clothesline and then nail a series of punches and cover for a 2 count. Robbie with a rear chinlock, RVD fights his way out and gets a jumpkick off the second rope and now hits the Rolling Thunder (splash variety) and then the Five Star Notebook Splash for the win.

Winner: Rob Van Dam

RVD celebrates, but wait a minute, Jeff Hardy's on the screen! If RVD wants revenge, that's what he'll get...in due time. First, he has to beat an opponent that was carefully chosen for him at Genesis, and if he survives then he'll get his hands on Hardy.

We go backstage to Sarita, who is appalled that Velvet Sky is challenging her to a strap match tonight, and what she did to Velvet in the locker room last week will be nothing compared to what she'll do to her tonight.

Frankie Kazarian comes out with a couple of chicks and says that Hogan, Bischoff, and Flair have put a bounty on every title in TNA, so at Genesis, he's going to take the TNA Title from Jay Lethal. I'll assume he meant the X-Division Title. He's going to talk about Lethal's history and why he is the way he is (and we see video clips from the Lethal background piece from a few weeks ago throughout this monologue): he talks about Lethal's childhood home and how he was so poor his folks had to bring the garbage in. The front door and back door were on the same hinge, and it wasn't just Jay that was raised in this crackhouse (his words), there were a whole clan of cretins raised there, like his brothers Keenan Ivory and Damon Lethal, and his sisters Whitney and Beyonce Lethal. He blames Jay Lethal's mother for all this because she is so fugly, rancid, and disgusting that she...well, she fits in with everyone here at the Impact Zone. Jay Lethal has finally had enough and tears down to the ring to go after Kazarian, but Kazarian whips out a telescoping baton and cracks Lethal in the face with it.

We go backstage as Mick Foley steps into Eric Bischoff's office and Flair yells at him to knock on the door, but Foley says that they put Anderson and Morgan in a tag match and won't tell them who their partners are going to be. They're messing with Anderson's head and he demands that they tell them who their partners are so they can prepare as professional wrestlers. Flair says that Foley shouldn't even be here and he should have him locked up for even being here. Flair kicks Foley out, and Foley says they can make whatever match they want because he'll be at ringside watching, and Flair warns him not to get hurt while he's at ringside.

Strap Match: Velvet Sky vs Sarita

Sarita stalls while Velvet yells at her to put it on, and finally Sarita attaches the strap to her wrist and the match starts. Sarita immediately bails to the floor but Velvet yanks her off her feet and goes out after her, and Sarita gets up and rams her into the apron and then starts whipping Velvet with the strap. Sarita rolls Velvet back in the ring and ties her wrists with the strap and starts dragging her from corner to corner. Sarita gets to 2 before trying (and missing) an elbowdrop. Velvet is revitalized and gets a couple of strap clotheslines and then uses the strap to trip Sarita and the strap comes free from Sarita. Referee Jamal Jackson (or whatever his name is) reattaches it, and Velvet goes right back to whipping Sarita and then chokes her with the strap, using it to hang Sarita over her back as she goes from corner to corner with Sarita touching each corner right behind her. Finally when we get to the fourth corner Sarita puts on the brakes and yanks Velvet across thering by the strap and touches the fourth corner for the win.

Winner: Sarita

Sarita attacks Velvet with the strap again after the match until Angelina Love runs in to make the save. Velvet picks herself up and yells at Angelina to just leave her alone.

We go back to Orlando and Eric's party, which now includes Shark Boy (who is saying that he technically works for TNA, but part of that is being on TV and he's never on TV) as well as Brian Kendrick, who wants Eric to show him some of his stick fighting moves. Eric lashes around and knocks stuff over, and Orlando reminds him that he's not allowed to poke guys with his staff, and then asks if the girls will ever show up, and Eric says that of course they will because he created this party and he's Moses.

We go to commercial and when we come back, we see that during the commercial break Velvet was having a fit about losing to Sarita again and walked out. We now go backstage where Angelina finds Sarita and kicks her ass for screwing with her friend. Sarita fights back and rams Angelina into the stairs, but Winter comes out of nowhere and drags Sarita off, sending her packing, and then goes to check on her partner.

We see a video package looking back at the year 2010 in TNA, and then we see Jeff Jarrett, who is backstage, and he's...WALKING!

We go elsewhere backstage as Doug Williams says he's got a tag match but no partner. As luck would have it, Brutus Magnus is in his locker room and is dressed to wrestle, and he comes out and tells Doug that he's been there for Magnus since day one and he'll be his partner tonight.

Okay, it's time for everybody's favorite segment of the show...

Double J MMA Challenge

Jarrett comes out, gets VASELINE RUBBED ON HIS FACE, and gloats about how quickly he tapped Red out last week and told him he did a good job, but needs a tougher challenge and asked Red if he has any relatives that can give him a challenge and Red said he has a little brother, so he tells Red to bring his brother out here now. Red comes out by himself and Jarrett invites him into the ring and says that he's not going to hurt him like he did last week, and that his baby brother probably has stage fright as he would if he had to fight himself, but he says he'll turn his back and give him the first shot, just get him out here. Red motions to the back and here comes...a big freaky looking version of Amazing Red. He stands behind Jarrett and taps him on the shoulder and Jarrett does the classic turn around and "oh crap" look.

Bell rings and Jarrett circles him warily before tying up and taking him to the ropes. Red #2 shoves him off and they start neutral again before tying back up and Red #2 takes Jarrett down in a flash with a Fujiwara armbar and Jarrett goes right to the ropes. Another neutral start and Jarrett shoots a single leg but Red #2 blocks and takes Jarrett down and gets a leg lace. Jarrett goes to the ropes for the break and immediately goes back after Red #2 and drills him in the head with punches, but Red #2 sits out and gets an ankle lock. Gunner & Muffin drag Jarrett out to the floor to safety and Red goes after them. Jarrett grabs the guitar and slips back in the ring in the confusion and the bell rings, I guess because this got so out of control. Red comes in and grabs the guitar and smashes it, and Jarrett bails to the floor and backpedals up the rampway yelling at Red #2 as he backs up the ramp. Red #2 gets a "thank you Brother" chant.

We go back to Bischoff's office after the commercial as Jarrett is suggesting to Bischoff that they not allow the tall, lanky guys into the Double J MMA Challenge anymore due to their being prone to injuring themselves getting in the ring. He also says that these should be framed as just exhibitions (with Bischoff responding "ah, like Thunderlips, right?"), and they also need a waiver that they need to sign. Bischoff says he likes it, but he looks less than impressed.

Time for our next match...

AJ Styles & Rob Terry vs British Invasion

British Invasion does the handshake and everything on the rampway as Taz reminds us that Rob Terry was the third member of the group, but it wasn't exactly like the Beatles. You know, we never did get that Terry-Magnus blowoff match, so this has been a long time coming. Magnus and AJ start and AJ goes right to a kick to the gut and a side headlock, but Magnus fires him into the ropes and gets a hiptoss and a full bodyslam, buy AJ goes to the eyes and tells Magnus that he wants Williams. Magnus obliges and tags Williams in and they circle one another for about two second before AJ tags Rob Terry in. They tie up and Terry powers Williams into the corner and then hits a pair of shoulderblocks to the ribs in the corner and chokes Williams with his boot. You know, after Williams and Magnus spent months running this guy down, how did he end up playing the heel in the situation? AJ begs for the tag and Terry tags him in, and AJ goes right for the Styles Clash but Williams quickly escapes and rams AJ into his own corner. AJ tags back out to Terry, who comes in and picks Williams up for a big delayed bodyslam and then tags AJ back in. AJ whips Doug into the corner and tries a Stinger Splash, but Doug dodges and hits an Exploder suplex. Williams tags Magnus and now Magnus comes in and cleans house on AJ, taking him out with a big backdrop. AJ tries a leapfrog out of the corner but Magnus catches him and gets a Davey Boy Smith-style powerslam and covers, but Terry breaks it up and chokes Magnus in the corner. Williams comes in and they double team Terry, but AJ with a springboard forearm takes Williams out and then he hits the Chaos Theory on Magnus for the win.

Winners: AJ Styles & Rob Terry

Madison Rayne is backstage, and she's...WALKING!

We go back to the party as Tara comes in with Generation Me while singing Broken. Orlando Jordan tells them that they can only come in if they take their shirts off. GenMe do as the Romans do, and then OJ starts to dance with Tara, setting off a brawl between OJ and GenMe. Brian Kendrick tells them all to stop because he has a message...and then realizes it's just gas and says nevermind. They go back to fighting.

Back to the ring, as Madison Rayne comes out to the ring, escorted by a bunch of dudes in tuxes. They form arches with their arms that she walks under, and then falls into their arms as they carry her to the ring. This whole episode of Impact is really just so bizarre. They carry her to the ring and place her on the apron so she can get in the ring and hold up her hand as they all walk past and kiss it one by one. Madison screams at So Cal Val to get on the apron and hand her a microphone. Madison tells everyone to drink it in because she has something very important to say right now SO SHUT UP. As she was saying, when she put on this $79,000, Vera Wang, one of a kind dress, she was just as speechless as they allSHUT UP! She knew she had to come out here to all her adoring fans and little people and show them how beautiful she is. She is their champion because she knows that they all want a champion full of class and elegance and all things perfect, and not some backwoods, cornfed, frumpy, flannel wearing, hardcore country slut. Now that does it, them's fighting words. Hardcore Country starts playing and Mickie comes strolling out, and Madison tells the cowgirl to come on in. Mickie grabs the microphone out of Madison's hand and tells her to shut up, and then suckerpunches Madison. Well, that's not very ladylike. Mickie gets a few clotheslines and then tears Madison's Wang off. Madison, now left in nothing but her undies, runs to the back in horror.

Matt Morgan is backstage, and he's...WALKING!

But before that main event starts, we go to a promo from Morgan as he talks about how he's had Hardy beaten twice now, but because of goofy stuff happening, it didn't happen and if there's an uncrowned champion in TNA, it's him. Now we go to Jeff Hardy who says that he is evolution, and he is the TNA World Champion. Now Ken Anderson says that he respects what Hardy's done, and if the fans appreciate what he does and want him as their champion, then fine, but he listens to the fans when Hardy's out there and he doesn't think they want that. Hardy says he doesn't care what the fans think.

We go outside the building where Pope is talking to someone at a kennel about getting a couple of pitbulls for the kids in his neighborhood. The guy warns them that they don't make good family pets, but Pope is undeterred so the fellow takes Pope on inside.

Back to the Impact Zone as Mick Foley joins Mike Tenay and Taz at the broadcast booth, and then it's main event time!

Ken Anderson & ?????? vs Matt Morgan & ??????

Anderson's partner is announced as Brother Ray after his entrance, and then Morgan comes out and is soon joined by...Brother Devon! Yep, saw that one coming. Devon starts, but Brother Ray refuses to get in so Anderson starts. Devon keeps yelling at Brother Ray to get in the ring and Anderson goes for the tag, but Ray pulls his hand away and walks away from him and drops off the apron. Meanwhile, Eric Bischoff comes out to the top of the ramp and sends Gunner and Muffin over to remove Foley from the booth. Foley starts to leave peacefully, but attacks them and uses Mr Socko to go after Muffin. Gunner hits Foley from behind with a baton and handcuff him and haul him out. While all that was going on, Brother Ray tagged himself in and nailed Devon from behind and started drilling him with rights and stomping him in the face. Ray with an elbowdrop and then continues the assault with more rights and a neckbreaker, then turns to the crowd and yells "I told you he was weak!" while pointing at Devon. Ray tags Anderson in and he walks right into a chinbreaker and then Devon tags Morgan as Anderson tags right back out to Ray. Ray nails Morgan and tags Anderson and pulls him into the ring. Anderson yells at Ray, then turns around and kicks Morgan in the gut and hits a DDT for 2. Anderson comes off the second rope but Morgan goozles and chokeslams him and goes for the cover, but Ray breaks up the fall. Devon chases Ray out of the ring and around ringside and goes face to face with Morgan and Morgan goes for a roaring clothesline, but Ray ducks and Morgan nails Anderson. Morgan hesitates for a second, then covers Anderson for the win.

Winners: Matt Morgan & Brother Devon

Morgan tries to help Anderson up but Anderson shoves him off and yells at him before sliding out of the ring to close the show.

Report by Stuart Carapola & PWinsider.com

TNA Impact 30.12.10

01-01-2011 om 22:20 geschreven door jefken