Written by: Steve Carrier - November 27th, 2008

TNA Impact Recap: The “Frontline” Digs In
The Voiceover states welcome to the Second Annual Turkey Bowl.
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Rhino heads to the ring as the TNA original follow behind. Rhino says he hopes they don’t mind but he renamed the Originals as The TNA Frontline. He exclaims he’ll go to war for you guys, and for this company. He goes outside to the bleachers with the fans and proclaims to the Frontline that we will fight. After stating tonight they will add more members, the Main Event Mafia heads to the ramp (They have on nice suits.) Angle believes that the fans love them but that we will never be them. Angle wants Rhino to rethink this to which Rhino responds by telling Angle to kiss his a** and go to commercial.

Promo for Kurt Angle DVD airs as we come back from commercial.

Jeremy Borash interviews Kurt Angle and tells him that Mick Foley is the special enforcer for his match against Rhino at Final Resolution. Angle punches the Final Resolution poster and looks for Jarrett.

Turkey Bowl Opening Match: Each match will feature a heavyweight, X-Division, and tag team specialist. Rhino vs. Sonjay Dutt w/ So Cal Val vs. Hernandez. Hernandez does damage to Sonjay with a backbreaker and takes off his shirt and throws him across the ring. Rhino shoulder blocks Hernandez to the outside. Sonjay does the go-behind and pushes Rhino for a massive shoulder block from the outside by Hernandez onto Rhino. Sonjay with a hurriconrana on Hernandez. Rhino in the ring as Sonjay is on the outside and Hernandez hits a huge dropkick onto Rhino. Sonjay hits an enziguiri on Hernandez. Rhino hits a belly-to-belly and the Gore for the win.

Angle and Jarrett are in the Founder’s office arguing as usual. Angle states he will have someone watching his back and Jarrett’s favorite stockholder as we head to commercial.

Lauren with the Frontline as Rhino leads a reluctant AJ and Samoa Joe to Team 3D’s locker room. Brother Devon states that they can go. Rhino stops them, calls Brother Ray “Bubba” and tells him that they help build a company (ECW) before. Samoa Joe demands an answer by tonight.
Turkey Bowl Semifinal Match: Consequences Creed vs. Cute Kip vs. Alex Shelley. Early teaming up on Creed who enziguiris Kip to the mat. Creed hits an arm drag on Kip. He overshoots the splash on Shelley to the outside. Shelley hits a knee to Kip’s face on the outside. Creed with somersault clothesline on Shelley. Creed punches Kip to the outside as Creed attempts his finishing maneuver on Shelley but he reverses for a rollup for the win.
The Beautiful People again berate Lauren as Angeline receives a letter from S Palin who states she will accept the check not on “Final Constitution” but next week on “Impass.” Sharmell interrupts to tell them that Booker would like to see them as we go to commercial.

We come back on Jarrett imploring Rhino to focus on Angle as Rhino states after Final Resolution Jarrett will not have to worry about Angle.

Rough Cut Segment deals with Homicide and Hernandez praising each other as to why they are an effective team. Homicide calls his partner Shawn and that they are tight.
Lauren back in 3D’s locker room. Brother Ray knows what the Frontline is going through. Steiner enters and says that the MEM have an offer for them that they can’t refuse. 3D follows and we follow to a commercial.

Christy brings us back as she pleads with Tracy Brooks to give her a chance to wrestle Awesome Kong. Tracy says to defeat Raisha Saeed and she will get Kong at the pay per view.

Turkey Bowl Semifinal Match: Jimmy Rave vs. Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Matt Morgan. Early double team on Morgan who take him to the ground and work his legs. Obviously Shane Sewell is the referee. Morgan from his knees back body drops Bashir and does an awkward looking cross body on both Rave and Bashir. Morgan then does a fall away slam elevating both men. Morgan goes for his bicycle kick but misses and falls to the outside. Bashir hits his sorry version of a DDT for the victory.

The Beautiful People agrees to provide backup for Sharmell in her Final Resolution match against ODB in exchange for Booker T’s locker room. He begrudgingly agrees as Sharmell gets angry at losing her locker room as we go to commercial.

Angle attempts to recruit Team 3D to enter the MEM. He reminds them of the disrespect that the Motorcity Machine Guns showed them a while back. Steiner states that when they make they decisions to put on suits. They are tailor maid “husky.”

Raisha Saeed vs. Christy Hemme: Hemme with a face buster while Saeed turns things around with a slam and throws her to Kong and Rhaka Kahn on the outside. Kong flings her to the guardrail and Saeed hits a curb stomp. Saeed on the top turnbuckle misses a dropkick but misses. Hemme then misses the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine (FFG). Hemme reverses a power bomb into a rollup for the victory. Kong and Khan try to punish her but Hemme escapes and we head to commercial.

We return with an interview with AJ Styles conducted by Mike (I never shut up during a match, promo) Tenay. Mike wants AJ to tell the world while did his father kick him out. AJ states that he actually left home at 15 after his dad knocked out his mother and AJ punched his father in retaliation. He says he earned respect and left home.
Lauren wants Sting reaction who answers he doesn’t know if AJ is telling the truth. Kevin Nash brushes it off as AJ being a spoiled brat and walks off as we head to commercial.

Shelley tells Lauren that he will win and buy Mick Foley a new wardrobe if he wins.

Turkey Bowl Final: Alex Shelley vs. Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Rhino. Jeremy Borash does the introductions. Did he just say Bashir weighs 222 pounds? Rhino belly to belly on Bashir and a spine buster on Shelley but the pin is broken up and we head to commercial. We return with a double team on Rhino on the outside and then inside the ring with a double team suplex. Shelley hits an inverted atomic drop on Bashir from the top turnbuckle. Rhino clothesline Bashir and gores Shelley for the pin and win. Rhino receives the $25,000 check and Shelley doesn’t want to wear the turkey suit for the loser. Foley makes his way to the ring as we head to commercial.

Foley present Rhino the check and reminds Shelley of the stipulations of the match. Foley threatens Shelley to wear the suit or he will be fired. Shelley puts on the turkey suit while Foley laughs at the size of Shelley’s “giblets.” Shelley takes the microphone and gives Foley the Stone Cold salute which forces Foley to hit Shelley with an underhook DDT. AJ, Rhino, and Joe head to the ring as we have the final commercial.

A Suicide promo airs as The TNA Frontline head to the ring. MEM appear and head to the ring. Angle introduces the newest members of the MEM, Team 3D wearing the suits. Brother Ray agrees both sides have valid points. 3D swerves us as AJ grabs a baton from Ray suit pocket and attack the Mafia. Sting saves Angle from going through a table as The Frontline Pose to end the show.