TNA Slammiversary 7 (Spoilers)

Machismo Fan

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MATCH FOR THE TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Champion Mick Foley vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle



KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MATCH FOR THE TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP:
Champion Suicide vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal vs. Consequences Creed vs. Alex Shelly vs. Chris Sabin
(Detroit Tigers star Curtis Granderson will present the X Championship to the winner)

TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Champions Team 3D vs. Beer Money, Inc

Also on the show (but for some reason not added to the PPV line-up) will be Angelina Love vs. Tara (Victoria) for the Knockouts title and Daniels vs. 'Franchise' Shane Douglas where if Daniels wins Douglas goes away and if Douglas wins he takes Daniels spot in TNA.

TNA FANS CAN SEE AN EXCLUSIVE LIVE MATCH AND 30 MINUTES OF NONSTOP ACTION FOR FREE ONLINE!

Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will simulcast the “Slammiversary Countdown 2009” pay-per-view pre-show event free of charge this Sunday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT live from the Palace at Auburn Hills, Michigan on www.mycontent.com/TNA. The pre-show will also air on cable and satellite systems carrying the “Slammiversary 2009” pay-per-view.

The special “Slammiversary Countdown 2009” pre-show will feature an exclusive live tag-team match between “The War Machine” Rhino and “Showtime” Eric Young taking on The British Invasion. The show will also feature the most up-to-the minute news on the biggest and most brutal wrestling pay-per-view event of the year.

TNA Wrestling has partnered with MyContent.com to simulcast the pre-show live. The “Slammiversary Countdown 2009” will also be available in Latin America at www.micontenido.com/TNA

And the new edition of the Spin Cycle (in Widescreen and HD) which features a little discussion on Slammiversary (guests are Love, Shelley, Steiner and Raven).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNAf2aPHZg

Rules for King of the Mountain: The overall aim of the match is to hang the TNA World title above the ring but you must become eligible to do so. You can become eligible through pinning or submitting one of your four opponents and Falls Count Anywhere, if you are pinned or submitted you must spend two minutes in the penalty box. The winner is the first eligible man to hang the title above the ring.

Machismo Fan

Full card for Slammiversary:

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MATCH FOR THE TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Champion Mick Foley vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle



KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MATCH FOR THE TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP:
Champion Suicide vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal vs. Consequences Creed vs. Alex Shelly vs. Chris Sabin
(Detroit Tigers star Curtis Granderson will present the X Championship to the winner)



MORGAN'S CHANCE TO JOIN THE MAIN EVENT MAFIA:
Sting vs. "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan

TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Champions Team 3D vs. Beer Money, Inc



TNA KNOCKOUT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Champion Angelina Love vs. Tara



MONSTER'S BALL MATCH:
Abyss & Taylor Wilde vs. Raven & Daffney

SECOND CHANCE MATCH:
Daniels vs. Shane Douglas

Podge2k7

What time/channel?

Machismo Fan

Bravo 2 from 9-1am on Wednesday.

Podge2k7

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Bravo 2 from 9-1am on Wednesday.

I take it that its not live so?

Machismo Fan

Podge2k7 wrote: »

I take it that its not live so?

It's not shown on this side of the pond live. It's on in America on Sunday night.

Podge2k7

Machismo Fan wrote: »

It's not shown on this side of the pond live. It's on in America on Sunday night.

Thanks, what time over here would it be live?

ShawnRaven

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Thanks, what time over here would it be live?

Their Florida shows tend to start at midnight here, I think.
Just a friendly reminder to one and all that if i see links to streams or requests to streams, or even "smart little hints" to send streams in the forum or on profiles, I will hand out bans.

Machismo Fan

It'll be on at 1am Sunday night/Monday morning with the pre-show featuring Eric Young and Rhino vs. The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) starts at 12.30am that night.

flahavaj

Is Joe not injured?

grames_bond

when does this get shown on bravo one? dont get bravo 2 in my region!

Fozzy

flahavaj wrote: »

Is Joe not injured?

Yeah, but I've read that he's doing the match since they had already taped three weeks of Impact with him by the time he had got injured and since there's four others in the match he won't have to do much

I read a bit of an interview with Chris Sabin (I think) who was saying that he doesn't think all of the guys in the X-Division King of the Mountain match understand the rules and that the fans shouldn't try too hard to follow it. Why make it that way?!

Machismo Fan

I really don't get how King of the Mountain is so complicated, it's not THAT hard to understand.

Machismo Fan

grames_bond wrote: »

when does this get shown on bravo one? dont get bravo 2 in my region!

There a TNA PPV on on Saturday morning from 11-3, it would be a safe assumption that that's Slammiversary but not for definite.

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I really don't get how King of the Mountain is so complicated, it's not THAT hard to understand.

It's because there are at least three parts to it that go against what wrestling fans are used to. Just changing one thing is enough, any more and you'll end up confusing the viewer, because not every viewer pays as much attention as a hardcore fan

First there's the part where you have to hang the title up using a ladder when people are used to seeing a match end with the title being taken down using a ladder

Second is that when a person is pinned they are just out of the match for a few minutes when people are used to a pin meaning that a match is over, or at least that the wrestler being pinned is eliminated

And third is the qualifying part, where you can't win til you've done something else first (pin someone). I can't think of any other match right now where you need to qualify to win it while it's going on

And finally, it's just really hard to keep track of who's qualified and who's locked up. Then you get two guys locked up and another who's qualified and locked up and another who could hang the title but he hasn't qualified yet and it gets incredibly confusing

DM_7

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I really don't get how King of the Mountain is so complicated, it's not THAT hard to understand.

True its not THAT hard to understand.

But it is still far more complicated than it needs to be. Fozzy does a good job explaining the reasons why.

ShawnRaven

Fozzy wrote: »

And third is the qualifying part, where you can't win til you've done something else first (pin someone). I can't think of any other match right now where you need to qualify to win it while it's going on

KOTM used to confuse the living sh*t out of me that i stopped trying to understand it and just enjoyed the match for what it was. That said, i understand where Fozzy is coming from. The first two points he highlighted, i could live with, but this part just used to confuse me so much.

And when you get confused watching something you enjoy, it leads to loss of interest.

Machismo Fan

But I understand why they have the qualifying, just hanging the belt would seem all too easy so they really had to include the eligibility bit and then they kind of had to include a punishment for being pinned. I do agree that it can become confusing over who is or isn't eligible but I think Tenay and West always did a pretty decent job of reminding the viewer who is and isn't eligible.

There are very little new ideas in wrestling, Fozzy just mentioned that he can't think of another match that requires some form of qualification during the match in order to win the match and that itself is different (and all the things Fozzy mentioned at the very least make the match different) as long as you can keep up. I think people tend to over think the match and then they get lost. It normally provides for a really good match (except for last year as the result was far too obvious, though the match itself was quite good, which isn't a problem this year) and the Penalty Box itself usually provides some cool spots. Just try to enjoy the match for what it is and don't get too caught up in the rules.

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Just try to enjoy the match for what it is and don't get too caught up in the rules.

That's what Sabin said before you said it's not that complicated!

Different or original doesn't always mean better. There's a reason that KOTM had never been done before, same with reverse battle royals. There have been some good KOTM matches, but they were still confusing, and is it really that hard for the guys involved to have as good a match under less confusing rules? I would hope not. TNA's matches are sometimes more like obstacle courses or something off Gladiators than something that would decide who the best wrestler is

ShawnRaven

Fozzy wrote: »

TNA's matches are sometimes more like obstacle courses or something off Gladiators than something that would decide who the best wrestler is

To be fair, every promotion has had whacko matches in the past.

WWE had the RAW Bowl, which was god-awful.
WCW Had BattleBowl and the equally terrible World War 3 Three ring battle royal.
The AWA had a Team Challenge series that was so confusing that the team that won didn't even know they won!

Fozzy

ShawnRaven wrote: »

To be fair, every promotion has had whacko matches in the past.

WWE had the RAW Bowl, which was god-awful.
WCW Had BattleBowl and the equally terrible World War 3 Three ring battle royal.
The AWA had a Team Challenge series that was so confusing that the team that won didn't even know they won!

TNA actively seek out these sort of matches though, they don't just try them as an experiment!

ShawnRaven

Fozzy wrote: »

TNA actively seek out these sort of matches though, they don't just try them as an experiment!

Well the WCW link is there from 99-2000 crazy booking (Tower of Doom revival anyone, as if Kevin Sullivan's masterpiece wasn't bad enough in the 80s?) in Vince Russo. The WWE learned not to throw money away on crazy concepts once they came to the realisation that it wasn't their own money they were playing with, while everyone else went under.

But for as long as Dixie Carter is using daddys money, what has she got to lose?

EdK

Yay let's stiffle all originality, why do some of you always baulk at TNA's gimmick matches, they are trying new things yeah some of them were awful but you have to try new things and they can't exactly go having hell in a cell matches or anything, when you think about it WWE has ripped off a few recent TNA matches too including the six man tag world title match

Kotm has 3 major rules it's not higher level physics

1. the winner of the match is the man who hangs the belt above the ring

2. In order to become eligable to win the match ie: have control of/hang the belt you need to complete a successful pinfall

3. The loser of any pinfall is put in the penalty box for two minutes which may result in them losing the match

It's risk and reward;)

ShawnRaven

EdK wrote: »

when you think about it WWE has ripped off a few recent TNA matches too including the six man tag world title match

I'm very pro TNA, but ahem!



And before that, there was this

Machismo Fan

Fozzy wrote: »

That's what Sabin said before you said it's not that complicated!

But there not, I just said that because a lot of people tend to over think the rules and it ruins their enjoyment of the match when in truth the rules aren't actually complicated in the slightest.

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

when in truth the rules aren't actually complicated in the slightest.

How can you say that with a straight face?! Especially when someone in the match has admitted that other participants don't fully understand it!

Machismo Fan

Fozzy wrote: »

How can you say that with a straight face?! Especially when someone in the match has admitted that other participants don't fully understand it!

I can say that very easily with a straight face, I posted the rules of the match in the first post, can you honestly read them and say that it is a confusing match that you can't get your head around?

EdK

Well Sabin is either stupid or doesn't follow his own companys product but the rules should be apparent to anybody who has been in TNA as long as he has

Many of the guys in the X KoTM would obviously have never been in one so the concept and rules are new to them as competitors, I don't think come match time they'll all be standing there looking at each other going eh what now?

Btw SR I said recently not in the 1700's, that was the example that came to mind I'm sure Machismo Fan will oblige with one or two more

Machismo Fan

Match of Champions idea, WWE used it on Raw.

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I can say that very easily with a straight face, I posted the rules of the match in the first post, can you honestly read them and say that it is a confusing match that you can't get your head around?

In theory no, not for me. I was able to talk about all the rules without having seen a KOTM match in two years. But in practice I've always been confused at some point in the match. And I know that not everyone pays as much attention to the whole thing as I do, so it's only going to be more confusing for them. Viewers like you and I are in the minority

Machismo Fan

Fozzy wrote: »

And I know that not everyone pays as much attention to the whole thing as I do,

But that's not the match being complicated but rather the fault of the viewer. If you don't pay attention during Lost you'll end up confused, if you don't pay attention during most sports you'll end up confused, the same applies for wrestling.

flahavaj

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Match of Champions idea, WWE used it on Raw.

Wrestlemania 6.

Can I ask you one thing? Do you ever watch TNA and just shake your head in disbelief at how ridiculous it is? It seems like you defend them no matter what the situation.

ShawnRaven

flahavaj wrote: »

Wrestlemania 6.

Title for title was done pre Mania VI too at house shows. Savage V Warrior had a really good one in February or March 89 just before Savage dropped the strap to Hogan at Mania.

orestes

flahavaj wrote: »

It seems like you defend them no matter what the situation.

Attack the post, not the poster, thanks

Machismo Fan

flahavaj wrote: »

Wrestlemania 6.

Can I ask you one thing? Do you ever watch TNA and just shake your head in disbelief at how ridiculous it is? It seems like you defend them no matter what the situation.

I was making reference to TNA Match of Champions at Victory Road on July 15th 2007 (Team 3D vs. Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe). July 23rd 2007 on Raw: NO DQ CHAMPIONS ONLY MATCH: John Cena & Candice Michelle defeated Umaga & Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch and no I don't as I don't think TNA is ridiculous - I have two problems with TNA 1)TV match length and 2)lack of trust in the younger talent but besides that I really enjoy TNA.

hynesie08

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I was making reference to TNA Match of Champions at Victory Road on July 15th 2007 (Team 3D vs. Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe). July 23rd 2007 on Raw: NO DQ CHAMPIONS ONLY MATCH: John Cena & Candice Michelle defeated Umaga & Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch

That match had been done twice before in wwe though. in 95 (i think) michaels and diesel wrestled yokozuna and british bulldog (subbing for owen hart) And again in 01 with triple h and austin vs the undertaker and kane. both with the stip that if the tag champs lost they lost the titles but if the world or ic champ got pinned whoever pinned them got their belt.

Machismo Fan

hynesie08 wrote: »

That match had been done twice before in wwe though. in 95 (i think) michaels and diesel wrestled yokozuna and british bulldog (subbing for owen hart) And again in 01 with triple h and austin vs the undertaker and kane. both with the stip that if the tag champs lost they lost the titles but if the world or ic champ got pinned whoever pinned them got their belt.

But were all the company/brands champions put in the same match and did WWE not do it a week after TNA did?:) But that's not the point of the thread, Scott D'Amore and Petey Williams are both backstage (source: JB's Twitter).

ShawnRaven

Machismo Fan wrote: »

But were all the company/brands champions put in the same match and did WWE not do it a week after TNA did?:) But that's not the point of the thread, Scott D'Amore and Petey Williams are both backstage (source: JB's Twitter).

Michaels was the IC titleholder, Nash was the World title holder and Yokozuna and Owen Hart were the tag title holders, but Bulldog was subbed at last minute.

Whoever pinned whoever won the respective belt. It was at In Your House 3.

Machismo Fan

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Michaels was the IC titleholder, Nash was the World title holder and Yokozuna and Owen Hart were the tag title holders, but Bulldog was subbed at last minute.

Whoever pinned whoever won the respective belt. It was at In Your House 3.

Womens champ wasn't in the match though was she.:)

ShawnRaven

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Womens champ wasn't in the match though was she.:)

Pyro test in the arena:

Lol, definitely not.
I wouldn't mind sticking around for this, but i'll be getting an early one. Last minute exam prep. This time in 24 hours i shall celebrate freedom!

Machismo Fan

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Lol, definitely not.
I wouldn't mind sticking around for this, but i'll be getting an early one. Last minute exam prep. This time in 24 hours i shall celebrate freedom!

Good luck.

ShawnRaven

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Good luck.

Thanks dude, i expect to see full detailed results when i log on here tomorrow morning, and i'm leaving you in charge of that!

Podge2k7

:eek: I didn't see Joe joining the mafia:eek:


Results:
I missed the first match which was the X-Division KOTM match.

Daniels defeated Douglas with the bme in a short enough match.

Angelina Love defeated Tara.

Beer Money Inc. defeated Team 3D.British Invasion interfered.

Sting defeated Morgan with the Scorpian Death Drop, in a slightly botchy match.

Abyss and Taylor Wilde defeated Raven and Daffney.Abyss got the win with a black whole slam onto thumthacks.

Angle won the Heavyweight KOTM.Joe and Angle were at the top of the ladder and joe handed the title to Angle, to hang it and win.

Machismo Fan

That turn was absolutely magic, I really did not see it coming. I got really excited when AJ nearly won and Foley's elbow off the Penalty Box (yes you did read that right) was insane. My viewing source cut out during the Tag title match and I only just caught the finish after seeing the first 8-10 minutes, it looked like a good match though. Suicide retained in an excellent opening KOTM match, Douglas got injured in the opening minutes of his match which is a shame as that was most likely his last big match.

Knockout match was furthering the storyline but had the right result as it wouldn't have been right for Tara to walk straight to the title in her second match. Morgan/Sting was alright for what it was and I really enjoyed the Monsters Ball but the King of the Mountain was really dramatic. Overall, a pretty damn good show with a great KOTM opener and main event.

thealltimelow

full results
TNA Pre-Show:

-Lots of video highlight packages air as well as Jeremy Borash's obligatory welcome message so far. Backstage: Lauren Interviews Beer Money, Inc.
We shoot backstage and Lauren is interviewing Beer Money, Inc. Roode teased that he has sympathy for Team 3D because they just wrestled in Japan last night. Storm laughed and said you shouldn't feel bad at that, you should feel bad that an airplane had to carry Team 3D. Storm says he's been partying all night in anticipation of winning the TNA tag-titles.
-A Team 3D/Beer Money, Inc video package airs.
Rhino & Eric Young vs. The British Invasion
Tenay and West start off their commentary welcoming us to the show. Young comes out to a good crowd response. Rhino was escorted to the ring with two winners of a TNA contest. He got a huge pop. Rhino starts the match and things are going his way. He tries to tag in Young, but Young jumps off the apron and refuses the tag. Young heads backstage and leaves the match. Jesse Neal comes in Rhino's corner in street clothes. British Invasion are working over Rhino pretty good until Williams misses a big move off the top. Rhino tags in Jesse Neal. Seconds later, Brutus Magnus beats down and pins Neal quickly.
Winners: The British Invasion
-A video package airs highlighting tonight's Monster's Ball match.

Jeremy Borash Interviews Dixie Carter
Borash walks up to TNA owner Dixie Carter who is standing in the front row behind the barricade. Carter says TNA has come a long way and it's been a great seven years so far. She says a happy father's day message to all fathers out there, including her own - Bob Carter.
-Borash introduces the final TNA Slammiversary PPV video package.
-The pre-show ends.

TNA Slammiversary Opener:
A cool video package airs highlighting the seven-year history of TNA Wrestling, showing a lot of clips of famous past moments in the company.
Mike Tenay and Don West welcome us to the show and explain the rules of some of tonight's matches, such as the King Of The Mountain.
(X Division Title)
-Jay Lethal vs. Alex Shelley vs. Consequences Creed vs. Chris Sabin vs. Suicide (c) Curtis Granderson from the Detroit Tigers is introduced as he'll be the special time-keeper for this match. He'll also be joining Tenay and West on commentary for the match. Jay Lethal's music hits and he's out first. Alex Shelley is out next. Consequences Creed makes his entrance. Chris Sabin is out. And finally, X-division champion Suicide makes his usual mysterious entrance. All the guys stand on one side of the ring, except Suicide who stands alone on the opposite side. All guys charge Suicide and attack him. Everyone in the match is teamed up to beat down Suicide. The Motor City Machine Guns do a cool series of double-team moves on Suicide. Creed brings a ladder into the ring. Suicide with a cool spring-board move off the ropes to smash both MCMG members. Suicide takes the ladder long-ways and clotheslines all four of the other guys. Suicide with a big move on Lethal, who he pins. Jay Lethal now faces two minutes in the penalty box. MCMG and Consequences Creed do a cool series of 3-on-1 moves on Suicide. Lethal is shown in the penalty box/cage with a countdown clock showing a minute and a half left. Suicide pins Alex Shelley, who is now sent to the penalty box. Lethal still has 20 seconds left in the penalty box as well. Lethal's time is up and he's let out of the penalty box/cage and is back in the ring attacking Suicide. Lethal is now in the penalty box. Sabin throws a chair right into Suicide's face. Lethal does the Lethal Combination into an unfolded chair. All three guys "gang-pin" Suicide. Lethal gets credit for the pin, although the other two are protesting it. Countdown ends and Shelley is allowed out of the pentalty box. All guys are in the ring doing some ring-around-the-rosey celebration as Suicide is now in the penalty box. MCMG and Lethal Consequences with a cool series of moves back and forth to each other. Creed with a pin on Shelley, who is sent back to the penalty box. Suicide is let out of the penalty box. Lethal Consequences are double-teaming Suicide while Sabin is still down and Shelley is in the penalty box. Suicide flips Sabin back-first into a ladder laying diagnally across the middle ring-rope. "Holy sh*t" chant from the crowd for that. Suicide and Lethal are on the outside and Creed does a running front-flip over the top onto both guys. "TNA" chant from the crowd. The rules of this match are absolutely crazy and confusing to follow. Sabin leaps onto the ladder, jumps from there onto the top of the penalty box/cage at ringside and does a flying cross-body block off the top of that. Insane spot. Crowd is loving it. Shelley sets up the ladder in the ring. Sabin argues with him that he's not even eligable. Sabin lays down and lets Shelley pin him. Shelley is now eligable. He climbs the ladder but Suicide is let out of the penalty box and dropkicks him off the ladder from the top rope. Another cool spot. Crazy catapolt spot with the ladder teeter-totting off the top rope. Huge launch effect, awesome spot. Sabin is let out of the penalty box and he immediately clotheslines Suicide over the top rope. Huge tornado DDT off the top from Sabin onto Lethal. He pins him and Lethal is sent to the penalty box. His time passes and Lethal is let out of the penalty box. Shelley clotheslines him down. Huge frogsplash from Shelley onto Lethal. All men are down while Alex Shelley is draping a ladder on the floor across the barricade and edge of the ring. Sabin is knocked back-first across that ladder. Lethal climbs to the top and drops the big Randy Savage-elbow drop onto Sabin and the ladder. That looked painful. Huge "TNA" chant from the crowd. Suicide is on the top of the penalty box/cage and has the ladder up there with him. Creed climbs the penalty box. Meanwhile, Shelley is setting up the ladder in the center of the ring to win. He climbs up with the title but Suicide has Creed down now and is dives off the penalty box onto Shelley to stop him. He grabs the title, climbs the ladder and hooks the belt on the ring to win the match.
Winner and STILL X-Division champion: Suicide

Backstage: Lauren Interviews "The Franchise" Shane Douglas
Lauren is backstage. She has a quick update on Team 3D. She talks about their match in Japan last night. She introduces "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. She says he has his chance to become a member of the TNA roster against Daniels. Douglas gets mad when Lauren claims he might lose. He takes a shot at Ric Flair. He says tonight he's going to prove that "The Franchise" is a legend in this sport. He walks off.
-A video package airs for the Daniels vs. Shane Douglas feud.
2nd Chance Match:
-"The Franchise" Shane Douglas vs. Daniels
Douglas is out first. He makes his way to the ring and grabs a microphone. He trashes Detroit and puts over Pittsburgh. Daniels' music hits and out he comes for the "second chance" match. Slow match early. Outside the ring, Douglas slams Daniels' arm into the ring post. Back in the ring, Douglas with an armbar on Daniels. Douglas with a number of offensive moves focused directly on the arm of Daniels. Daniels is firing back now, but only has one good arm. Daniels with the BME - best moonsault ever, and the pin for the victory. Daniels maintains his role on the TNA roster.
Winner: Daniels

Backstage: Jeremy Borash Interviews Mick Foley Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with Mick Foley. Borash says he doesn't like Foley's odds tonight with the number of people in the match. Foley tries correcting Borash. Foley sings "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" but changes Whole World to World Title. Foley says he'll win tonight and make it to Bound For Glory as World champion. Borash gives Foley a gift. Foley sings his song again as he walks off.

-A video package airs showing TNA Knockout's champion Angelina Love and Tara's (the former WWE Victoria) history.

TNA Knockout's Title:
-Tara vs. Angelina Love (c)
Tara's music hits and the former WWE Diva Victoria, now known as Tara, makes her way to the ring. TNA Knockout's champion Angelina Love is out next with the other Beautiful People members Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne. The bell rings and Love and Tara goes nose-to-nose. Love pushes Tara and poses for the crowd. They lock up and Love headlocks Tara. Love shows off some more and Tara's had enugh. She slugs Love twice and picks her up fo an over-head back breaker. Tara throws Love across the ring by her hair. Love rolls out to the floor and Madison and Velvet comfort her. Tara hits Love with a double-boot shot, driving her into the guard rail. Tara rolls Love back into the ring. The Beautiful People yank Tara off the apron. She crashes face-first into the apron and they roll her in the ring. Love pins her quickly but only gets two. Love with a dropkick and tries another pin attempt, again, only getting two. Love throws Tara to the floor and Madison and Velvet double-team her. They whip her into the ring steps hard and roll her back in the ring. Love pins her immediately but only gets two. Tara making her comeback now with a series of clotheslines. Big slam-move from Tara. She grills The Beautiful People on the outside and she goes to the floor and beats them both down. She rolls back in the ring and catches a kick from Love. Tara falls the floor with her face near the ropes, and The Beautiful People spray something in her eyes. Love takes advantage and pins Tara for the three-count and victory.
Winner and STILL TNA Knockout's champion: Angelina Love

Backstage: Lauren Interviews Raven & Dr. Stevie w/ Daffney
Lauren is backstage with Dr. Stevie and Daffney. He talks about how he tried helping Lauren's boyfriend Abyss. Raven is standing in the background the whole time. When Dr. Stevie is done talking, Raven grabs Lauren and talks about how he likes her. Raven tells Abyss that they are brothers in blood and brothers in chaos. He talks about how both guys are addicts and are hopeless. He ends the piece doing a sadistic laugh that turns into a cry.
-A video package airs for the Monster's Ball match.
Monster's Ball:
-Raven & Daffney vs. Abyss & Taylor Wilde

Raven's music hits and out he comes with his partner Daffney and Dr. Stevie. Taylor Wilde's music hits and out she comes by herself. The music for Abyss hits and our match is underway. Abyss and Taylor do a series of double-team moves on Raven and Daffney individually early on. Dr. Stevie interferes from the floor. Abyss press-slams Daffney and throws her to the floor onto Dr. Stevie. Taylor climbs to the top and hits a cross body-block to all three on the floor. Abyss and Raven are fighting through the crowd. Taylor and Daffney are fighting on the floor in front of the announcers table. Daffney goes in the crowd and jumps on Abyss' back. Taylor hits Daffney off of him with a trash can lid. Raven picks up the lid and smashes Abyss with it as they move further into the crowd. Daffney and Taylor are fighting by ringside. Raven sets up a table with a huge red drape across it. We shoot to Wilde and Daffney, as Taylor has Daffney on the ground. They fight to where Raven and Abyss are. Taylor places Daffney across the table Raven set up. She climbs up to the top of the entrance way, which is near by. She comes flying off it and splashes onto Daffney through the table. Crowd erupts with a mixed TNA/holy sh*t chant. We see multiple-angle replays shown immediately. Raven and Abyss fight back into the ring. Abyss goes under the ring and brings out a bag full of thumb tacks. Dr. Stevie interupts, hitting Abyss with a chair to the face. Raven stands up and does the Raven-pose. Abyss is bleeding from his head pretty good. Raven sets up an open-folding chair and hits Abyss with a drop toe-hold face-first into the chair. Abyss close-up shows him bleeding even more. Dr. Stevie gives Raven a kendo stick. Raven repeatedly nails Abyss in the face with it. Out on the floor at ringside, Daffney smashes a trashcan lid into Taylor's face. In the ring, Raven is beating Abyss down with the full trash can. Abyss makes a comeback, hitting a big boot into the trash can, which hits Raven. Abyss picks up the kendo stick and his blasting Raven in the head with it. Abyss tries a chokeslam into a trash can but the can rolls away when Raven went up. That wasn't supposed to happen. Don West tries covering it up on commentary, saying Raven was smart to kick it away as he was picked up for the chokeslam. Abyss launches Taylor Wilde into Raven. Abyss tries the pin but Dr. Stevie is holding the ref's leg from the floor. Abyss picks up the bag of thumb tacks and dumps them all over the canvas. Daffney is hitting Abyss from behind, but it has no effect. Abyss turns around and is going to chokeslam her. Daffney tries running away but Taylor catches her and slams her into the tacks. Camera-shot shows tons of tacks in Daffney. Taylor dives right on top of her into the tacks for the pin but only gets two. Dr. Stevie is in the ring now. He turns around and Abyss is standing there. Abyss grabs him for a chokeslam but Raven hits Abyss with a chair shot. He hits Abyss with the Evenflow DDT but only gets two on a pin attempt. He tries it again but Abyss reverses it into a Blackhole Slam. Abyss pins Raven and gets the three. Winners: Abyss & Taylor Wilde

Backstage: Jeremy Borash Interviews Jeff Jarrett
Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with Jeff Jarrett. Borash mentions how the King of the Mountain match was named after him, and that he's never lost one. Jarrett talks about how the company is in danger if Mick Foley remains champion. He calls him a walking, talking time-bomb. Borash mentions how Foley said he was relying on Jarrett's help tonight. Jarrett says he's sick of Foley's head games. Jarrett says after he wins the TNA World title, he's going to decide what to do with it because he doesn't want to become champion but he doesn't want Foley having it.
-A video package airs showing the history of Matt Morgan and the Main Event Mafia/Sting.
Sting's Spot In Main Event Mafia:
-Matt Morgan vs. Sting

Morgan's music hits and out he comes. Sting's music hits and out comes the Main Event Mafia member. The bell sounds to start the match. They lock up and Morgan hurls Sting to the floor. He goes out and attacks him, slamming him face-first into the guard rail. Back in the ring, Sting hits Morgan with multiple clotheslines, but can't knock him off his feet. Tenay mentions that he's receiving word in his headset that Team 3D has arrived in Michigan from their flight in Japan, where they flew from today after wrestling a match over there last night. Back to the action, Morgan hits several elbows on Sting in the corner and then shows off to the crowd. Morgan with a big slam and legdrop into a pin attempt, but only gets two. Big splash from Morgan into Sting in the corner. They're putting Morgan over as a monster in this match. Morgan continuing to just dominate this match, which is completely one-sided at this point. Sting trying to fight back now after several more minutes of one-sided action from Morgan. The two are having a back-and-forth slugfest. Sting is getting the better of it now. Morgan misses a splash into the corner. Sting comes off the top with a missile dropkick. Sting hits a Stinger splash on Morgan in the corner. He tries hitting a second splash, but Morgan catches him coming in with the big boot. Sting hits a low blow on Morgan. He hits him with the scorpion death drop. Morgan kicks out of a pin attempt at two. Sting hits him with another scorpion death drop off the second rope and gets the pin and victory this time. Winner: Sting

-A video package airs for TNA Bound For Glory in Los Angeles, California.
Backstage: Lauren Interviews AJ Styles & Samoa Joe
Backstage, Lauren is with AJ Styles and Samoa Joe. Styles talks about how tonight's match is about strategy. He said he and Joe have been talking about this match for weeks. He said he doesn't care if he or Joe wins, they are going to win and take back what they built. Joe tells Kurt Angle the wait is over. He said he promised to bring a nation of violence to TNA and he did. He talks about the guys he beat down in the Main Event Mafia. He says tonight, it's Kurt Angle's turn.

-A video package airs showing the history of the Team 3D/Beer Money Inc feud.

TNA Tag-Titles:
-Beer Money, Inc vs. Team 3D (c)
Beer Money, Inc is out first, followed by the TNA and New Japan world tag-team champions - Team 3D. The bell sounds and Devon and Storm start things off. Before they even lock-up we get a thunderous "we want tables" chant from the crowd. West and Tenay are being annoying on commentary arguing with each other about nothing. Storm tags in Roode and the two double-team Devon. Devon tags in Brother Ray, who locks up with Roode and bullies him into the corner. The two exchange punches until Roode hits the ropes and catches a big boot from Brother Ray. Brother Ray hits several mean ass chops on Roode in the corner. Roode fires up at one point and tells Brother Ray to give him another - which he didn't mind doing. Brother Ray tags out. Beer Money double-teams Devon. Roode tags in Storm. He hits a few moves and tags Roode back in. Later in the match, all four men are in the ring, as Team 3D are double-teaming both guys individually. They set up a 3D but Storm interferes on Brother Ray. Team 3D clears house. They bring Roode back in and hit the "What's up?" off the top move. Brother Ray pushes Devon and calls for the tables. They set up a table on the outside. Back in the ring, Roode with a spinebuster on Brother Ray. He tries a pin but only gets two. Both Beer Money guys are in the ring now and they are double-teaming Brother Ray. British Invasion are shown making their way down to the ring. They walk over to the announce booth and join Tenay and West on commentary. Back in the ring, it's now just Storm and Brother Ray. Storm tags in Roode. They try a double-team spot but Brother Ray fights his way out of it. Brother Ray makes his way to his corner and tags in Devon. Devon with the hot tag, is cleaning house of both Beer Money, Inc guys. Devon with a pinfall attempt on Storm but only gets two. Powerslam from Devon on Roode. Chokeslam onto Storm by Devon. He pins Storm but Roode makes the save. Brother Ray hits the ring and they hit a backdrop 3D move on Roode. Storm off the top rope with a double cross body-block onto both Team 3D members. Storm with a hurricanrana off the top. Roode comes off another top rope with a splash onto Devon. They pin but only get two. Brother Ray with Storm on his shoulders, holds him for Devon to come off the top with a clothesline. Pin but only two. Storm spits beer into Roode's eyes on accident, setting up the 3D. Devon pins Roode but the British Invasion distract the ref. Brother Ray comes off the top rope onto the floor on the British Invasion guys. Wow. Devon smashes British Invasion member Williams into the table on the outside. Beer Money, Inc hit the DWI on Devon and pin him for the three count and victory.

Winners and NEW TNA tag-team champions: Beer Money, Inc.
Backstage: Jeremy Borash Interviews Kurt Angle Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with Kurt Angle. Angle's hair is grown in slightly and he's got a slight beard. Borash warns Angle that Samoa Joe is coming for him. Angle says tonight's match isn't about anything other than Angle and Joe, and Joe's nation of violence. Angle says tonight he's going to win and the Main Event Mafia will resume their position on the throne in TNA.

King Of The Mountain:
(TNA World Title)
-AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle vs. Mick Foley (c)
TNA Legend's champion AJ Styles is shown walking backstage. He comes to the ring, where the penalty box, a ladder, and weapons are all over the place. Samoa Joe is shown walking backstage with a towel on his head. After each guy is shown backstage, they show a video package of why the King of the Mountain match is important for them specifically tonight. Then their music hits and they come to the ring. Jeff Jarrett shown backstage/video package/ring entrance is next. Kurt Angle shown backstage/video package/ring entrance (with a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey on, which the crowd boo's), followed by the same for TNA World champion Mick Foley. Jeremy Borash does his long drawn-out entrance announcements as he does for all TNA PPV main-events. Joe puts on a Detroit Red Wings jersey and attacks Angle before the match starts. The refs can't break it up and they throw Joe in the penalty box. Also, Kurt Angle is now eligable. Now the bell sounds and things get officially underway, with Joe in the box. AJ and Jarrett are double-teaming Angle while Foley just stands on the outside of the ring. Foley finally comes in the ring and allowed Jarrett to pin him. He wanted to be sent in the penalty box so he didn't have to do anything. He's now in the penalty box as Joe is out and he's terrorizing people in the ring now. Angle and AJ are fighting on the outside, while Jarrett and Joe are fighting in the inside of the ring, with Foley still in the penalty box. Foley's time is up and he's out of the box now. Foley hits the ring and Joe attacks him. Joe with the rear naked choke on Foley and Foley is out. Joe is now eligable and Foley is sent to the penalty box again. Joe brings a ladder into the ring and hits Angle and Jarrett in the face with it. They show Foley in the penalty box still coming-to from being choked out. Joe with a huge suplex on Angle onto the ladder. Jarrett lays the ladder in the corner. Joe whips Jarrett back-first into the ladder hard. Foley is still trying to get up in the penalty box. He's got 20 seconds left in there. Foley's time is up and he staggers out of the box. Joe is near the top of the ladder with the title, and he's eligable. Foley knocks the ladder over and Joe hit his body on the ladder on the way down hard. Foley puts the boots to Joe. AJ hits Foley from behind. Joe with a hip toss on Foley onto a ladder in the corner. Jarrett grabs the ladder and moves it to the center of the ring. The ladder is bent too bad from Joe landing on it earlier for it to stand properly. Jarrett gets off the ladder, closes it and throws it at Angle on the outside. Jarrett goes to the floor and grabs another fresh ladder. He sets it up in the middle of the ring and he has the belt. Angle and Foley both make the stop. Angle with a back suplex on AJ into a ladder in the corner. Jarrett has the guitar and goes to blast Angle with it but Angle kicks him in the stomach and he drops it. The two trade punches and Angle reverses a Jarrett move into the ankle-lock. Jarrett escapes, grabs the guitar and blasts Angle with it, smashing it to pieces. Jarrett grabs the title and climbs the ladder. He's eligable. These rules are absolutely retarded. Foley is on the other side of the ladder. AJ kicks the ladder and all guys crash to the mat. Foley climbs on top of the penalty box/cage. AJ is climbing up there with him. Foley launches him into the ring and he crashes down hard. Foley comes off the top of the penalty box with a big elbow onto Angle. He pins him and Angle must now go to the penalty box. Foley pulls the sock out. Tenay mentions everyone but AJ is eligable to win so far in this match. Foley is climbing the ladder but AJ kicks him off of it. AJ finally gets a pin and now he's eligable. Everyone is now eligable to win the match. With the pin, Foley has to go to the penalty box. Angle is let out of the penalty box. People are pinned conveniently timed to when those already in the box are to come out -- every single time. Jarrett has the title and is climbing, trying to win. AJ is up on the other side of the ladder. Jarrett comes off the ladder onto Angle in a tornado DDT. AJ is still on the ladder but the belt fell. Foley has 40 seconds left in the penalty box. Joe and AJ fight furiously in front of the ladder. Foley's time expires and he's let out of the penalty box. AJ has the belt but can't even start his climb as Foley hits him on his way into the ring. Joe attacks Foley with a big kick. Foley and Jarrett are fighting on the outside. Joe has the belt and is going up the ladder alone. AJ is rocking the ladder and eventually pulls him off instead. AJ has the title around his head and he's climbing the ladder but Joe stops him. Angle tries an Angle-slam on AJ but he reverses it into a Styles Clash. He grabs the belt and starts his climb. Joe comes in and powerbombs AJ off the ladder hard. Joe has the belt and he walks up the ladder, Angle is on the other side. Joe voluntarily hands Angle the belt and Angle attatchs it to win.
Winner and NEW TNA champion: Kurt Angle
After The Match: Samoa Joe Joins Main Event Mafia
The crowd boo'd this heavily. Big swerve. Kurt Angle is the new TNA World champion. Tenay says Samoa Joe has joined the Main Event Mafia as the show goes off the air.

JP Liz

Joe :eek: WTF???????

ShawnRaven

Hey Russo, 1996 called, they want their booking ideas back.
In seriousness, i agree Joe needed a turn in a bad way, but this ain't 1996, Joe ain't Hogan and the MEM are not the NWO.

Machismo Fan

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Hey Russo, 1996 called, they want their booking ideas back.
In seriousness, i agree Joe needed a turn in a bad way, but this ain't 1996, Joe ain't Hogan and the MEM are not the NWO.

The turn really was shocking though, I didn't see it coming. Great match aswell.

thealltimelow

ya
M.E.M = N.W.O
sure :D:D

savemejebus

Haven't been watching TNA in ages now but i'm just wondering did the turn actually make sense or was it just a swerve for swerve's sake? Does it fit in with this nation of violence stuff or does it just disregard the last few months character development?

Jolt2007

Seemed like a swerve for the sake of it to me. Didn't make sense at all, just because it was a surprise doesn't make it good. It was an enjoyable enough show but annoying and hard to watch at times too. Lots of spots but so soon after Misawa things just seemed so needlessly dangerous.