- Immediately following Raw, Michael Cole announced that a 2-on-1 Handicap Match would take place with WWE Champion The Miz and CM Punk vs. John Cena because Randy Orton was unavailable. Babyface Raw wrestlers then came out and ran off The Nexus. Orton then came out to participate in the Match. Cena applied the STF on Punk, but Cole, the special guest referee, turned away. Orton and Cena argued with Cole, who replaced by another referee. The babyface tandem hit their respective finishers on Punk and The Miz for the win.
Identity of the Man in the M ain Event of RAW Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/17/2011 at 11:46 PM
The man who appeared on the apron tonight at the end of RAW to distract John Cena in his match with CM Punk was FCW Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan. His real name is Barri Griffiths and he is originally from Wales.
Ryan appeared to be aligning himself with CM Punk until he laid Punk out with a big boot. Ryan then lifted up John Cena and laid him out with a big side slam.
Punk then got back in Ryan's face and they had a staredown. Ryan bowed to one knee in front of Punk and raised his fist. Punk then put the Nexus armband on Ryan, welcoming him to the group.
More on CM Punk's Fan Incident Last Night Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/17/2011 at 08:08 PM
It was reported here that CM Punk got into an altercation with a fan at Sunday's WWE super show event from Shreveport, Louisiana. A few fans who were at the show have sent in recaps of what went down and there are new details to report.
Following his match, CM Punk got in the faces of several fans at ringside, including a few young children. Punk told one of the kids, said to be around 10 years old, to slap him. The fan slapped Punk, who told the fan to slap him again. The fan complied, when Punk allegedly grabbed the child by the shirt and told him to do it again. The child began to cry and his parents began yelling at CM Punk. Punk was heard yelling that the child scratched his eye during the provoked attack.
Brother Ray Comments on Not Returning to WWE Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/18/2011 at 01:37 PM
- TNA star Brother Ray spoke with Alex Marvez of Scrippsnews.com earlier this month and had the following to say about one of the reasons Team 3D chose not to return to WWE:
"We made a lot of money, learned a lot of stuff and are very appreciative of everything we got in WWE. But if we go back, what tag teams are we going to work with? They could have thrown together some guys, but it would never have been like with those we worked with, like the Hardys, Edge and Christian, the Acolytes and Too Cool. One thing Devon and I are big on is never taking a step backward."
Ray also commented on John Cena:
"At the end of the day, our business is about storytelling. Take the No. 1 guy in the business today -- John Cena. How many moves does he have? Five? But you know what all five of those moves are. It's his character that's very well developed and has intriguing storylines. That's why people buy into him emotionally."
Alex Shelley injured, update on AJ Styles Posted by Corbin Nordhoff on 01/18/2011 at 12:58 AM
- Motor City Machine Gun member Alex Shelley reportedly suffered a broken collarbone at yesterday's TNA Wrestling live event in Hagerstown, Maryland.
- TNA star AJ Styles has posted the following on his Twitter account: "Good checkup from the doc today on my hip. Hopefully at the next pay-per-view I'll be ready to go."
WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov def. The Usos John Morrison def. U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan in a Non-Title Match Randy Orton def. Dolph Ziggler WWE Divas Champion Natalya def. Maryse Mark Henry won an Over-the-Top Rope Challenge CM Punk def. John Cena by Disqualification
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - For John Cena, there was big trouble in Little Rock. First, the 2011 WWE Superstar of the Year found out that, instead of the usual 30 entrants, this years Royal Rumble will be the largest in WWE history with 40 Superstars with which to contend. Then, during the main event match against CM Punk, the returning Superstar got slammed to the mat by a mysterious mountain of a man, who had intervened on Punk's behalf. Who says bigger is always better?
CM Punk def. John Cena by Disqualification (WATCH | PHOTOS) The Second City Savior is going to need a larger house of worship. The main event pitted CM Punk against John Cena when a nameless colossus charged the ring and distracted the Cenation Commander-in-Chief. It would prove a costly diversion. Punk took advantage and hit his opponent with a punishing maneuver. Before Cena could recover, Punk stood before the interloper and sacrificed himself, allowing the oversized stranger to level him.
As a result, the leader of the new Nexus won the match by disqualification. When the remaining members of the group charged the ring, though, Punk waved them off. Instead, he pulled out a Nexus armband and slipped it onto the mystery man, who proceeded to genuflect before The Second City Savior.
Mark Henry won an Over-the-Top Rope Challenge (WATCH | PHOTOS) For the love of a good woman or in this case, a really bad one Ted DiBiase issued an Over-the-Top Rope Challenge. And Mark Henry was there to answer the call. In fact, during the contest, the two were joined by nine other Superstars, including King Sheamus, R-Truth, David Hart Smith, Darren Young, Yoshi Tatsu, Zack Ryder, Primo, William Regal and Tyson Kidd. Despite the crowded field of fellow Rumble competitors, The Worlds Strongest Man flipped his final opponent over the top rope to claim victory.
WWE Divas Champion Natalya def. Maryse (WATCH | PHOTOS) Natalya continues to steamroll the competition. This week, Maryse proved the latest to get flattened by the Divas Champion as Eve and Natties nemesis, Melina, observed from ringside. In the wake of her loss, Maryse demonstrated her frustration by pouting in a corner. She was soon joined by her boyfriend Ted DiBiase, who bore the brunt of her anger. After the bombastic blond blamed DiBiases losing streak for her own poor performance, The Fortunate Son threw out an Over-the-Top Rope Challenge for any Superstar on the roster. Unfortunately for him, Mark Henry answered the call.
Randy Orton def. Dolph Ziggler (WATCH | PHOTOS) WWE Champion The Miz isnt taking any chances. Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler, No. 1 contenders for the WWE Title and World Heavyweight Title respectively, clashed in an intense, rapid-fire contest that finally saw Orton prevail with an RKO. After, the WWE Champion and his lackey, Alex Riley, not only waylayed The Viper, they also attacked Miz critic and Raw announcer Jerry The King Lawler.
Later in the evening, it was revealed that on Raw next week, Miz will be forced to square off in a battle of champions he battles World Heavyweight Champion Edge.
John Morrison def. U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan in a Non-Title Match (WATCH | PHOTOS) It was The Shaman of Sexy against the Bella magnet when John Morrison tangled with United States Champion Daniel Bryan in a non-title match. Bryan certainly showcased a series of amazing maneuvers, but it would be Morrisons athleticism that would triumph in the end.
Afterward, Morrisons rival, King Sheamus, emerged to bestow a royal proclamation upon the WWE Universe: Although Bryan, Morrison and he were all entrants in the Royal Rumble, it will be The Celtic Warrior who emerges victorious.
WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov def. The Usos (WATCH | PHOTOS) After lending John Cena an assist against the new Nexus, WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov were forced to defend their titles against The Usos. Although Jimmy & Jey came out swinging with Samoan swagger and offered an exemplary effort, the siblings still could not surmount the offense of the Italian Stallion & The Moscow Mauler.
John Cena returned to Raw, confronted WWE Champion The Miz and CM Punk; main event arranged (PHOTOS) John Cena is back! After two weeks of rehabilitation due to an injury suffered at the hands of CM Punk and the new Nexus, Cena rocked the rafters with his homecoming as 2011s WWE Superstar of the Year vowed to overcome his injuries to win Royal Rumble in two weeks and go on to win the WWE Title at WrestleMania. The current champion, The Miz, took issue. The Cleveland Screamer whined again about not being appreciated and informed Cena that the odds are against him winning the Rumble since there will now be 40 entrants as opposed to the usual 30.
Steepening the odds further, CM Punk approached to announce that he and the entire new Nexus will also participate in the Rumble and aim to secure the win for The Second City Savior. As if to demonstrate, Punk and his Nexus minions surrounded the ring. Before they could attack, however, WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov joined forces with Cena. Retaliating for a Nexus ambush, Santino & Vlad were all too happy to stand with Cena. Before the situation could devolve further, the Raw General Manager altered the scheduled main event match pitting Cena against Punk, stipulating that if any Nexus members interfered, they would be eliminated from Rumble competition.
Update On The 40-Man Royal Rumble Posted by Dave Mitchell on 01/17/2011 at 04:55 PM
-- As previously reported, it's been announced that the 2011 Royal Rumble match will feature 40 competitors instead of the usual 30.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross posted the following on Twitter @JRsBBQ regarding the news:
"If having 40 men in the Royal Rumble match helps sell ppvs, then its a really good idea. 40 sounds good to me. Makes the main event bigger."
After checking with a WWE source, it appears Ross' idea of selling more pay-per-views is exactly what WWE is going for by adding 10 more men to the match.
With 40 men involved in the Rumble, expect the interval between each man entering the match to be reduced from 2 minutes to 60-90 seconds.
WWE officially confirms 40-man Royal Rumble Posted by Roscoe De Soto on 01/17/2011 at 03:02 PM
From WWE.com:
Almost three decades ago, the dream of modern-day WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon was made manifest with the birth of the squared circles most celebrated spectacle, WrestleMania. More than a quarter of a century later, an unprecedented 40 Superstars will have the ultimate opportunity to realize their dream of performing in the World Championship main event match on this now aggrandized stage for the most brilliant competitors.
They can dance on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania XXVII. But first, one man will need to surpass the efforts of 39 opposing competitors with the same aspiration in the 2011 Royal Rumble Match.
A celebrated tradition in WWE, the Rumble has boasted 30 men since 1989. Now, in 2011, the competition gets fiercer with an additional 10 gladiators, forging the biggest Rumble in history and guaranteeing not just a longer joust, but also more eliminations and over-the-top action.
A test of endurance, athleticism and survival at all costs, the Rumble Match is the definitive Battle Royal, where each Superstars prime objective is to propel their opponents over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. Every 90 seconds, one of 40 elite ring warriors with randomly drawn Rumble entry numbers joins the fray. Though luck of the draw can be a critical factor in such a high-stakes situation (ideally, entering last like 2007 winner Undertaker and 2008 victor John Cena, both at No. 30), past Rumble winners have included Superstars who kicked off the Battle Royal at No. 1 (as seen in 1995 with Shawn Michaels).
But, with bodies being tossed out every moment and fresh competitors coming in at such a rapid pace, its really anyones match. (Watch a special look at the Rumble Match)
In the end, the last Superstar standing can officially punch a gold-embossed ticket to Atlanta's Georgia Dome, where they will contend for a World Title of their choosing at WrestleMania.
However, as the saying goes, You have to be in it to win it. Tune into WWE programming and stay logged on to WWE.com as entrants are named for the 24th annual Royal Rumble Match. Then be sure to witness this epic event live on pay-per-view on Sunday, Jan. 30, as the 2011 Royal Rumble defines the course of WWE's new year.
CM Punk Gets Punched in the Face by a Fan Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/17/2011 at 12:56 AM
Reader John sent in word that at the WWE Raw house show event tonight in Shreveport, Louisiana, a young fan got into an altercation with CM Punk and punched him the face. Punk's eye was reportedly bloodied, and the fan as well as the group he was with were thrown out of the building.
- For what it's worth, there's a story making the rounds that Shane Helms hasn't signed with TNA because his ex-girlfriend and current Knockout Velvet Sky has threatened to leave the company if he comes aboard. The story, which should be taken as a rumor for now, notes that the two had a nasty breakup and officials are more interested in keeping her than signing him.
- Stan sent word that there was 34 minutes and 22 seconds of in-ring action on this weekend's episode of Friday Night SmackDown, down from 59 minutes and 14 seconds last week.
Rey Mysterio & R-Truth def. Alberto Del Rio & "Dashing" Cody Rhodes Trent Barreta def. Drew McIntyre Big Show def. Wade Barrett (Disqualification) Beth Phoenix def. Michelle McCool Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston def. Jack Swagger
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. For the second week in a row, Wade Barrett invaded SmackDown and this time he didnt come alone. After Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel came to Barretts aid in a match with Big Show, Ezekiel Jackson stunned the entire WWE Universe by bodyslamming The Worlds Largest Athlete. The shocking night is sure to reshape the entire SmackDown landscape for weeks to come.
Chaos erupted on "The Cutting Edge" between World Heavyweight Champion Edge, Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero (WATCH | PHOTOS) No. 1 contender Dolph Ziggler had bold words for World Heavyweight Champion Edge, including questioning his appreciation for ex-wife Vickie Guerrero and saying hed pull the plug on Edges career at Royal Rumble. The Rated-R Superstar pulled no punches and retaliated by hurling a slew of insults at the Official SmackDown Consultant. When tensions rose to a boil, Ziggler viciously attacked the champion. After battling back, it appeared as if The Ultimate Opportunist was going to Spear his old flame until Ziggler came to her aid. In the end, the champion was left sprawled on the arena floor after Ziggler bashed him onto the steel ring steps.
Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston def. Jack Swagger (WATCH | PHOTOS) In his first match since becoming Intercontinental Champion, Kofi Kingston tangled with Jack Swagger. Despite The All-American Americans tough talk at the start of the match, The Dreadlocked Dynamo took care of business and picked up a victory over Swagger with an SOS.
Beth Phoenix def. Michelle McCool (WATCH | PHOTOS) Typically, when The Glamazon is poised for a Glam Slam, your fate is sealed. But on this night, Michelle McCool found a way to counter and escape Beth Phoenixs devastating maneuver. However, Phoenix quickly countered Michelles move and wrapped her up for the pinfall.
Big Show def. Wade Barrett by Disqualification (WATCH | PHOTOS) Hoping for retribution after being attacked by Wade Barrett last week (WATCH), Big Show tangled with Barrett one-on-one. Just like he did while part of The Nexus, Barrett showed that he does not operate alone. When The Worlds Largest Athlete was prepared to deliver a game-over chokeslam, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel rushed to Barretts aid. After punching a steel chair out of Gabriels hand, it looked like Show could overcome the odds. But before he could gain control, Show was overcome by his attackers. Then in a stunning move, Ezekiel Jackson stormed the ring and bodyslammed The Worlds Largest Athlete. Adding insult to injury, Gabriel delivered a 450 Splash to the fallen giant. Whats next from Barrett and the Superstars he has drawn to his side?
Trent Barreta def. Drew McIntyre (WATCH | PHOTOS) The vicious Drew McIntyre is about as dangerous as any Superstar in the entire WWE. His skills were in full effect against Trent Barreta. But just when it looked like Barretas fate was sealed when McIntyre hoisted him atop his shoulders, Barreta countered and got the pinfall and huge upset victory over the Chosen One.
Rey Mysterio & R-Truth def. Alberto Del Rio & "Dashing" Cody Rhodes (WATCH | PHOTOS) Before they got down to business in their tag team encounter, all four Superstars looked toward the opportunity to square off in the Royal Rumble Match (WATCH). Once their match got underway, it was past Rumble winner Rey Mysterio who gained the victory for his team when he stunned Dashing Cody Rhodes with a 619 followed by a splash from the top rope. The victory certainly sent a strong message that Rey is ready to rumble. (Royal Rumble coverage)
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Laden...
After weeks of bashing me and my crew, the truth comes out. Sean Morley is trying to get an internet war started by LYING to his fans and all wrestling fans in an attempt to ride my coattails along with the rest of the CORE Group. Sorry Val, not gonna give you the satisfaction.
Jeff Jarrett claims TNA has been profitable Posted by Corbin Nordhoff on 01/15/2011 at 11:57 AM
Credit: PWInsider.com
Jeff Jarrett did an interview with The Baltimore Sun and here are the highlights...
The Shortlived Monday Night War in 2010: "We learned, just like the wrestling fans learned, that the world has changed. Back in the Monday Night Wars, that was before our good little friend called the DVR was around, and you had to flip back and forth. Nowadays, the viewing habits are just entirely different and we found that out. The landscape has changed, so weve planted our feet in our ground and were making it grow, and thats our strategy right now. Had we not tried it, though, we would have never found out."
TNA's Profitability: "Absolutely. We turned that corner four or five years ago. Like WWE or any other business, would we like to be making more money? Sure, but the reality is that the U.S. economy is still in a recession, and internationally we have different economies to deal with, but all in all, we're pleased."
Aspects of the company Jarrett is happiest with: "[Toy manufacturer and licensee] Jakks Pacific comes to mind, and international television. That's probably the first two off the top, and then the [merchandise], and Don West is a huge part of that. He is so in tune and in touch with the TNA fan what they like, what they don't like. He's an absolutely great salesman, great marketer that's his background going back to the Shop at Home Network days. There's also the live events. We're not a huge touring company we do between 80 and 100 shows a year, but we'll call it a lean, mean machine when we take it on the road, and they're very entertaining and they're profitable."
Good news and bad news regarding Impact rating Posted by Corbin Nordhoff on 01/14/2011 at 08:29 PM
This week's TNA Impact did a 1.25 rating with 1.71 million viewers, the highest viewership for the show since October. The rise in viewership was likely due to Mr. Anderson winning the TNA World Title and Matt Hardy's debut with the company.
The bad news is the quarter hour ratings. The show opened big with a 1.41, but then dropped during the two hours and the final two quarters were a 1.07 and 1.16.
Chris Masters & JTG def. Chavo Guerrero & Curt Hawkins Gail Kim def. Alicia Fox Yoshi Tatsu, David Hart Smith, Primo & Darren Young def. William Regal, Zack Ryder & The Usos
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Yoshi Tatsu, David Hart Smith, Primo & Darren Young def. William Regal, Zack Ryder & The Usos (WATCH | PHOTOS) It was an action-packed main event on WWE Superstars this week as four of Raws most talented young Superstars battled a rogues gallery of villains in a massive Eight-Man Tag Team Match. Frantic from the opening bell, the bout was filled with quick tags and fast maneuvers that left the WWE Universe breathless. Things truly got out hand when all eight competitors entered the ring to brawl. But when the smoke cleared, Yoshi Tatsu nailed Zack Ryder in the back of the head with a well-placed kick to give his team the win.
Gail Kim def. Alicia Fox (WATCH | PHOTOS) Is there a more vicious Diva on the WWE roster than Alicia Fox? Angry and aggressive, the Florida native was looking for revenge against Gail Kim after falling to the gorgeous Diva on WWE Superstars in November. Showing off her mean streak, Alicia took slow pleasure in wrenching Gails limbs and pulling out handfuls of her hair. Gail would not be denied, however, and managed to pull off the win after nailing Eat Defeat out of nowhere.
Chris Masters & JTG def. Chavo Guerrero & Curt Hawkins (WATCH | PHOTOS) Former members of Edges La Familia group, Curt Hawkins & Chavo Guerrero reunited tonight to take on the exciting team of Chris Masters & JTG. Equally smug, Hawkins & Guerrero were on the same page when it came to underhanded maneuvers, but their opponents possessed a combination of speed and power that was hard to beat. After the Brooklyn Superstar weathered a vicious beating, he was able to make the tag to The Masterpiece who hooked his Master Lock on Guerrero for a submission victory.
Tyson Kidd's bodyguard Jackson Andrews has disappeared from WWE TV because he was sent back to WWE developmental because the feeling is that he was brought up to the main roster too early.
Andrews was planned for this season of WWE NXT but wasn't put on the show for that same reason. However, he appeared on RAW with Kidd not long after the season began.
TNA Impact Results 1/13/11 By LOP Jan 13, 2011 - 11:52:13 PM
Report by Stuart Carapola & PWinsider.com
The show opens with a video looking back at Genesis as Jeff Jarrett beat Kurt Angle bloody, and we get comments from Angle saying that the whole thing was a setup and while he didn't win at Bound For Glory, he didn't exactly lose either so he's going to let the powers that be do their thing. We then look at Ken Anderson beating Matt Morgan and then getting thrown right into a title match with Jeff Hardy that he won thanks to the help of Matt Morgan, who now wants the first title shot. Anderson says that the belt Hardy had wasn't the World Title, it's just a piece of crap that Hardy drew.
We go to the garage as, earlier today, Jeff Jarrett shows up with Karen Ang- I mean, Jarrett as they get out of a limo, share a kiss, and head into the building.
We then go to the Impact Zone where new TNA World Champion Ken Anderson comes out to address the fans for the first time as champion. He says he spent six and a half years busting his ass and living rough to secure a job with a major wrestling company, and he did...over there. He had a rocket ship up his ass and beat ten World Champions in a short time and was destined to be a champion himself, but then a birdie got in the boss' head and he said (in a Triple H voice) that Ken may be a little too funny and not ready for the big time. He says that everything he does, he was told not to do. He was told how to walk, act, and dress, but then we fast forward to a phone call from Eric Bischoff, who says that he knows what he went through, the potential he has, and if he came to TNA he would take the training wheels off and let him be himself, and Hogan, Bischoff, Dixie, and Vince Russo allowed him to be the asshole he is today. (asshole chant starts) And by the way, this asshole just became the World Champion, and he's not saying he could have done it without the fans, but he does want to thank those assholes. There's also one more asshole he'd like to thank, and he invites Matt Morgan down to the ring. Morgan comes out to join him and Anderson says they haven't always seen eye to eye, but he stepped up for him when it meant the most, and for that he thanks Morgan. Morgan responds by saying that the only reason he's wearing that title around his waist right now is because he let himself down at Genesis, and he hasn't been able to eat or sleep for the last week trying to figure out when he's going to get his next title shot. He respects Anderson for getting the title, but Anderson has to respect that Morgan is a straight shooter too, and it doesn't matter who has the title, he's going to become the champion because he's spent the last ten years busting his ass to go down as the best giant of all time in this business. He doesn't have that without that title, so right now he wants Anderson to know that he's coming for that title and 2011 will be the year of the blueprint. But this isn't about Morgan, this is Anderson's night and these are his assholes, and he wants Anderson to know that he earned every ounce of that title, and then shakes Anderson's hand and leaves. Eric Bischoff's music hits and asks Anderson who he thinks he is for rewriting history, and he was only right about one thing: he's only here because of Bischoff, Hogan, and Flair, and the only thing he accomplished was putting a bullseye on his back, and if he thinks they're going to put up with him as World Champion, they're sadly mistaken because on February 3rd on the live Impact, he's going to face Jeff Hardy in a rematch, and Hulk Hogan's going to get out from under his legal entanglement with Dixie Carter and Anderson can go back to being a nobody. Anderson backs Bischoff into a corner and asks if he's trying to intimidate him, but Jeff Hardy comes up on screen and says that Anderson didn't win anything and he only has the title as a result of a mistake by the family, and the title will be his again on the live Impact. Rob Van Dam comes running into the stage and attacks Jeff Hardy, but Matt Hardy runs in and attacks Van Dam. Anderson runs to the back to try and make the save, but now the entire group of Immortal and Fortune comes in and beats Anderson and Van Dam 352-on-2.
We go to commercial, and when we get back we take a look at moments ago when that brawl broke out backstage, and as a result of that fight, the Hardys will reunite as a team for the first time in three years as they take on Ken Anderson and Rob Van Dam. Also, Kurt Angle will be here tonight and we get to see the fun when he finds out Karen is here.
We go backstage where Jeff Jarrett asks Karen if she's ready for this, and she says she's been sitting at home for two years waiting for this moment, and she's ready for it.
Time for our opening match...
TNA World Tag Team Title Match: Beer Money vs Motor City Machine Guns
A backstage crew catches up with the Guns before the match and I didn't catch the whole thing, but Shelley made some comment about getting kicked in the face at Genesis that Sabin didn't quite seem to hear. The match starts and they start brawling right from the start with the Guns getting the advantage hitting synchronized double team moves and them sending Beer Money to the floor where they hit stereo dives as Mike Tenay informs us that this is the first of four straight weeks of rematches from Genesis. They head back in where Storm catches Sabin with a running knee and then tags out to Roode for some more punishment. Roode unloads with some chops in the corner on Sabin and then whips him hard across the ring, then he and Stormn hit a pair of running kneedrops to Sabin and Roode covers for 2. Storm tags in and goes to a chinlock, but Sabin escapes and comes off the ropes where Storm and Sabin wipe each other out with dual crossbody blocks. Both men make the tag and Shelley comes in and cleans house on Beer Money by himself, hitting a combination bulldog/running clothesline that takes out both men. Shelley goes up top and hits a double stomp on Roode for 2 and then the Guns stand both of Beer Money up in the corner and take turns charging in and nailing them, then they toss Storm to the floor and hit Skull & Bones on Roode, but Storm breaks the cover and then puts Sabin on the second floor and spikes him with a DDT. Shelley puts Roode up to the top rope and goes for a superplex, but Storm nails him and goes for the Eye Of The Storm, and Shelley escapes but Storom hits an F5 followed by a Roode splash for a close 2. They go for the DWI but Shelley escapes and sends Storm to the floor and then hit a missile dropkick/Flatliner on Roode and then Shelley goes for a superkick on Storm, but Storm ducks and Shelley accidentally knocks Sabin out instead, allowing Beer Money to hit the DWI for the win.
Winners: Beer Money
Jeff Jarrett is backstage and visibly nervous about what's going to happen tonight, and then we go out to the garage where Kurt Angle is arriving at the Impact Zone.
Rob Van Dam is backstage complaining to Ken Anderson that he had his hands on Jeff Hardy and he got away, and they say they need to end this and they can do that by fighting all of Immortal one by one. Van Dam agrees, and Anderson says they're going to need some tools. They root around in a pile of junk backstage, and Anderson comes up with a chair that he hands to Van Dam and then grabs himself a 2x4 and they go off to hunt some Immortal.
We head back to the ring for promo time with the Pope, and he says he's out here to address some things over the last several weeks that involve Samoa Joe monitoring Pope while he attended to the business of the Congregation. Pope was making a difference, and he insists that he's the Pope they follow and should continue to follow, and even with what Joe did, Pope forgives him, but he wants to know is whether Joe would be as forgiving if Pope was following Joe around on his own time? What if Pope was following Joe and his wife around? Because he was, and he's going to show some footage of Joe and his wife now, and he directs our attention to the Dixietron where we see two pigs having relations (I guess that's supposed to be Joe and his wife), and then also has footage of Joe's wife attending to his children (pigs milking on their pig mother), and this footage motivates Joe to come out to the ring to have a word with Pope. Pope bails out of the ring as Joe enters, and he says that Pope's got jokes, but the funny thing is that for a guy who says he's pimpin', he sure does run like a bitch and Joe doesn't chase bitches. This lends credence to what Joe's always said about him: he's a phony, fraud, and pretender, and instead of chasing him around the arena and giving him the beating he deserves, he's going to leave Pope with a promise: at some point when Pope least expects it, he's going to get his hands on Pope, and when that happens, Joe is gonna kill you. Pope looks scared, then unconcerned as he backs up the rampway and pretends he's not scared of Joe.
We go backstage to Van Dam and Anderson as they catch up with Beer Money in the Immortal locker room and close the door behind them before beating them down with their implements of destruction. They come out afterwards and thank them, then go looking for the Hardys.
We go back to Eric Bischoff's office as Bischoff is telling Ric Flair and AJ Styles that Hogan is not happy about Anderson getting the title, and AJ offers to soften him up but Flair says that he wants Styles to heal because they need AJ at full strength. They go into the next room and find a beaten up Beer Money, who inform Bischoff that Van Dam and Anderson did this. Flair says that if it's a war they want, it's a war they're going to get.
We look at a video package looking back at the history of the bad blood between Jeff Jarrett and Kurt Angle, and then we go to comments from moments ago where Jarrett said nobody was supposed to get hurt at Genesis, but Kurt took it too far and Angle ended up getting hurt. The invisible interviewer asks what's going to happen tonight, and Jarrett says he's going to go out there nd hang up his MMA boots and he's going to do it the only way he would want to: with his beautiful wife standing beside him. He just asks her not to lose her temper, to which she says no problem because she's cool as a cucumber.
We also get comments from Kurt Angle, who says he hears his ex-wife is here and that they have some catching up to do.
We head back out to the ring as Jeff Jarrett and Karen Angle make their way to the ring for Jarrett's retirement ceremony. Jarrett says that they're here to celebrate the career of an undefeated MMA fighter, one who has never been taken down or come close to submitting in any of his fights. He made an example of Kurt Angle at Genesis even though it was only an exhibition, but he chose not to injure Angle even though he could have. Behind every great warrior, fierce competitor, hellbent mercenary, and man of war, there's always a great woman, and he introduces his wife, the lovely and vivacious Mrs Karen Jarrett. Wait a minute, that's Kurt Angle's music! Angle comes out and Team Jarrett goes after him and he goes through all of them on his way down the ramp before getting in the ring and suplexing Gunner and Muffin out of their boots and then standing face to face with Jarrett. Jarrett gets ready to fight him when Karen Angle comes out and shrieks at them to stop, she has sat at home for two years while they've played games with their lives, but next week, everyone will hear her give her side of the story and it'll be a night that Kurt Angle will never forget.
We go to commercial, and when we come back we take a look at the confrontation we just saw, then go to Angle in the back as he trashes the backstage area and says a bunch of stuff that gets bleeped out. The only words I caught that got through were "don't need this", "career", and "Dixie".
We take a look back at Genesis when Madison Rayne knocked Mickie James out with a foreign object, and then we see Angelina Love & Velvet Sky arguing about Winter, and Angelina says even she can't explain what's going on when Winter grabs her and drags her out to the ring for our next match...
Knockouts Tag Team Title Match: Winter & Angelina Love vs Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne & Tara
Tara's still wearing the elbow brace here, but stays out on the apron as Angelina and Madison start us off and Angelina gets a couple of quick rollups that get her some 2 counts, then Angelina gets an inverted bulldog and a spinkick. Madison goes and complains about something to referee Jackson Jablonski as Tara yanks Angelina down by the hair from the outside. Winer tries to get in the ring and Jackson escorts her out of the ring as Mickie James comes out and drags Madison to the floor and chases her to the back, leaving Tara alone with both champions. Angelina ducks a clothesline and hits the Botox Injection, then tags Winter, and Winter comes off the top rope with a missile dropkick and traps her in a rear choke with a little bit of Camel Clutch thrown in and the referee stops the match when Tara passes out.
Winners: Winter & Angelina Love
Angelina looks totally taken aback by what she just saw Winter do, but just takes her belt and gets her hand raised in a smile and nod moment.
We go backstage to Matt Hardy, who says that this business is about stepping on people and taking what you want, and Jeff says that they're brothers and they're a couple of thieves who are walking around with a belt that has his face on it. Hardy says that what they don't realize is that they're brothers and their bloodline is Immortal.
TV Champion Abyss vs Matt Morgan
This match is non-title. They start fighting the second Morgan gets in the ring and Morgan lays Abyss out with a clothesline and then hit the rapid fire elbows in the corner. Morgan continues stomping Abyss out in the corner and sets up for the Carbon Footprint, but Flair grabs Morgan's ankle from the floor and Abyss hits him with a running charge into the corner. Morgan tries a charge but Abyss puts him down with a big clothesline and then chokes him on the ropes. Flair gets in a cheapshot from the floor and Abyss tries a charge but Morgan hits a discus clothesline, Stinger Splash in the corner, then another one, and Abyss goozles him and tries a chokeslam but Morgan fights his way out and hits the Carbon Footprint. Ric Flair tries to drag Earl Hebner out of the ring so he can't make the count, but Hebner kicks him off and makes the count.
Winner: Matt Morgan
Rob Terry runs in and brawls with Morgan until Flair low blows Morgan and the Immortal members beat him down.
During the break, someone I didn't recognize got ahold of Abyss backstage and choked him with a cord and told him to tell Bischoff that he was right and THEY are coming on February 3rd. We go out to Mike Tenay and Taz, who inform us that it was Amazing Red's brother who we met a few weeks ago, and that his name is apparently Crimson, but who does he work for?
We go to the Immortal locker room as Abyss walks in on a pep talk and tells Eric Bischoff that he needs to tell him something, and Bischoff says not now because he's delivereing a speech. Abyss obediently goes and stands in a corner and Bischoff finishes the usual speech and then, after everyone leaves, Abyss tells Bischoff and Flair what just happened, but Bischoff and Flair don't seem worried.
Main event time!
TNA World Champion Ken Anderson & Rob Van Dam vs Matt & Jeff Hardy
Anderson and RVD jump the Hardys on the ramp and they brawl down to ringside with Anderson pairing off with Jeff and RVD fighting Matt. RVD tosses Matt into the ring and beats him up in the corner and lays him out with spinkicks. Anderson comes in and stomps Matt down as well, then the referee manages to get them back to their corner while Matt gets his coat off and confers with Jeff. Matt with a kick to the gut and sends RVD to the corner where he lays in some rights, but RVD recovers and sends Matt across the ring and hits a monkey flip. Anderson tags in and whips Matt hard across the ring and follows in with a clothesline and Matt flops out of the corner and Anderson covers for 2. Matt catches Anderson with a back elbow and tags in Jeff, who drills punches into the open wound on Anderson's head that is leaking blood at this point. Van Dam makes a blind tag and comes right after Jeff, but Jeff tags out to Matt and bails to the floor and Matt comes in and hits an inverted neckbreaker and then hits a moonsault that RVD dodges and then hits a split-legged moonsault right on Matt's face. Matt rolls out to the floor and RVD hits a dive to wipe both Hardys out as we go to commercial.
We're back and RVD is STILL beating Matt Hardy up, tries to grab at Jeff, then goes back to beating Matt up. RVD goes to the second rope, but Matt grabs his ankle and yanks him out into the middle of the ring and covers for 2. NOW Jeff tags in and beats RVD down and puts the boots to him, then hits a sitout gourdbuster for 2. The Hardys double team RVD in the corner and Matt tags in and hits the Side Effect for 2. Matt goes for what appeared to be an attempted at a bridging gutwrench, but couldn't quite manage the bridge and just rolled over until RVD went to his back for a 2 count, but RVD got out and high kicked Matt in the face and made the hot tag to Anderson, who comes in and hits Jeff with a spinning neckbreaker for 2, then hits the Mic Check and covers but Matt breaks the fall. Matt goes for the Twist Of Hate and gets shoved off into the ref, who gets knocked to the floor. Anderson hits the Mic Check on Matt as RVD beats Jeff down in the corner, but Beer Money runs in and tosses RVD to the floor then gives Anderson a catapult/DDT. Storm goes to the floor and superkicks RVD, and the referee makes it back into the ring as Matt hits the Twist Of Hate and then Jeff Hardy goes up top and hits the Swanton for the win.
Winners: Matt & Jeff Hardy
RVD crawls back into the ring and tries to go after Jeff, but Matt and Beer Money cut him off and attack him as Jeff dangles the TNA World Title belt at RVD. The entire Immortal group comes into the ring and again beat Anderson and RVD down 793-on-2 as Eric Bischoff stands approvingly at the top of the rampway. Immortal all pose in the middle of the ring with Jeff still in possession of the belt as we fade to black.
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 35 jaar jong.
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