The show kicks off going right to the ringMatch One: Monte Brown & Abyss vs Raven & Sabu
Abyss comes out with a chain wrapped around his neck. No idea what that is
about, but he has it. Raven's music hits, but he doesn't show! Sabu is going
at it alone it appears. Tenay and West yell that Raven is here because they
saw him. During the match, Mike tells us that Scott Hudson was in an auto
accident and Borash is subbing for him. Brown and Abyss demolish Sabu for
the first five minutes until Sabu finds his trusty friend the steel chair.
The rally doesn't last long and Abyss picks up the win for his team. No
Raven at all.
After the match, Brown and Abyss appear to have a stare down, but in the end
nothing happens.
In the back Harris and Raven are going at it! Raven works on Harris' injured
shoulder from last week. He sets up a chair, puts Harris' arm on it and
grabs another chair sending it crashing down on Harris' arm. Raven uses
extra gaurdrail to work on Harris. James Storm finally comes to the rescue!
Raven walks into the ring where Sabu is laying still. Russo is looking at
the carnage. Raven tells Sabu to come with him and Sabu looks on not knowing
what to think. Russo and the blackshirts help Harris out.
Borash in back with Frankie Kazarian talking about beating all of Team NWA
and winning the X belt. David Young comes in and asks where Scott Hudson is.
He says he will win tonight
Match Two: David Young vs Shark Boy
An ambulance has arrived in the back as the match gets underway. Is Harris
out?? What DRAMA! David Young has the advantage most of the match, but Shark
Boy gets the roll up for the win! The losing streak continues!
The 3LK come out in army fatigues and enter the ring. That damn bastard
Konnan has the mic and he does his usual craptastic BS filled speech. Then
he rants about how the people want 3LK, but NO WE DON'T! BG then gets on the
mic with his lame ass army cap on talking about how Killings should have
been in the cage match and no one else. BG rips Raven and then says that Ron
Killings should be the man that takes Harris' place in the cage match
tonight. I guess that means Harris is out. Killings then gets on the mic and
tells us we can handle the Truth and then asks for an AMEN before they are
done.
Borash in the back with the ambulance, Russo and Harris. Harris has a
seperated shoulder and can't compete. He asks Russo to do him one favor and
put Storm in the match tonight. NOOO!!!!! Russo walks away without giving an
answer
Match Three: Glenn Gilberti & Johnny Swinger w/Trinity vs Sonny Siaki &
Simon Diamond
Siaki and Diamond control this match from the start. They look pretty solid
as a tag team. About three or four minutes in Swinger finally gets some
offense in before taging in Gilberti. Trinity helps Gilberti get the pin on
Siaki.
After the match, they are about to beat on Siaki when... DESIRE!!!! DESIRE
RETURNS! She takes down Trinity! CAT FIGHT!! Gilberti and Swinger pull
Trinity out.
Jeremy Borash in back with Vince Russo asking who will be in the cage
tonight. Russo says he heard Chris, but he doesn't know if James is the
right guy. Russo asks if Borash has any suggestions and AJ comes out! He
asks Russo to put him into the match tonight! He tells Russo if he wants to
make up what he did to him then he should put him in the match. Russo tells
AJ that he should have thought about this six weeks ago and walks off.
Video Package about Michael Shane and Shane Douglas' falling out lately. As
well as Christopher Daniels.
Match Four: Michael Shane vs Christopher Daniels
Shane comes out with Douglas and Traci, so I guess they are still a team.
Douglas joins the commentary team for the match. He says Shane is primed,
pumped and ready for the match. Traci has the cast on still and we are told
she has had it for four months! Great back and forth match so far. Daniels
just dropped Shane square on his crotch to the ropes. Daniels goes for a
moonsault and Douglas saves Shane taking the blow for him. Shane then pushes
Douglas out of the way and goes after Daniels. The match goes back into the
ring and Shane hits Daniels with a superkick, but Daniels kicks out at two.
Daniels reverses a fisherman's DDT and hits Shane with an enzuguri. Daniels
goes for the last rights, but Shane Douglas clocks Daniels in the head with
the chain. Douglas tells Shane to cover him, but Shane tells him no. He
wants to win his way! The two argue and Daniels hits the STO for the win!!
After the match, Team NWA come down to welcome Daniels to the team. What a
sweet team! Shane is in the ring looking disappointed as Douglas lectures
him and asks him why he did what he did. Shane slapes Douglas and then
shoves him. Shane tells Douglas to do somthing about it and then tosses
Traci to the mat! Douglas takes another slap, but won't do anything about
it. He then rips off his shirt and looks like we have something going here.
Douglas takes off his belt and starts whipping Michael Shane with it! MY
GOD! Douglas is whipping the shit out of Shane! Douglas drops the belt and
beats on Michael Shane before Traci picks up the belt. She looks on in
concern before wrapping the belt around the neck of Douglas and choking him!
Michael Shane then hits a superkick. Traci then beats on Douglas with the
belt! MY GOD! Security finally stops it.
Borash in back again with Russo to get an answer on who will be in the cage
match tonight. Russo says he knows what is at stake tonight and he needs
time to come up with a decision and as soon as he knows he will tell Borash
first. Abyss comes in and Goldy comes in as a weird cuban bitch... what the
hell is that? Russo tells her Halloween is over and not to call him, he will
call her. WTF?
Video package for the tag title match.
Match Five: Tag Title Match - Kid Kash & Dallas vs D'Lo Brown & Apollo
Kash comes out wearing a great "Poisoned From Birth" shirt! Great stuff.
Kash is money.
Dallas and Kash attack right off the bat, but the champs recover quickly and
send Dallas out of the ring and Kash is thrown into him. Dallas catches Kash
and D'Lo comes flying over the top rope. Then Apollo does a sommersault flip
and lands on his feet! Kash and D'Lo start it out in the ring. D'Lo and
Apollo double team on Kash after the tag. Dallas helps out Kash by sending
D'Lo into the top rope. Kash locks on a submission hold. Kash then tags in
Dallas who picks up Kash and tosses him onto D'Lo. D'Lo fights back, but as
he goes for the tag Kash and Dallas charge in with a double clothesline.
Kash springs off the top, but D'Lo catches him with a power bomb! D'Lo tries
to work the crowd and get to his corner for the tag. Kash tags in Dallas and
D'Lo Apollo. Apollo works on both men. He pins Kash but only for a two. D'Lo
is back in and he hits a shining wizard kick on Dallas. Superkick now on
Dallas sending him out of the ring. D'Lo goes for a wind up slam and it
catches Rudy in the gut. Kash goes for the lead pipe, but Apollo grabs it
and nails both Dallas and Apollo. NO! Another DQ! Kash and Dallas are the
NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!
Borash in back again with Russo and Raven comes in and Russo chews on him
for putting him in this match. Raven sits down and tells Vince to calm down.
Raven tells Russo they have a common goal, to get the belt of Jarrett. Raven
says he is his last line of defense. Russo asks him why he should trust him.
Raven says he is the lessor of two evils and Russo should give him the
match. Russo says Raven will be a laughing stock champion. Raven says he
will be whatever kind of champion Vince needs. He will do whatever he wants,
but he wants that belt. No one can beat Jarrett but him. Russo then says
that he made his decision and then shakes Raven's hand!
Video package on the World X Cup on May 26th. Five different matches in one
match. Tag match, guantlet, ladder match and ULTIMATE X MATCH! HOT DAMN!
Tenay and West go over merchandise available on the website as well as the
gut check. Next week, Abyss vs Sabu, Siaki/Desire/Diamond vs
Trinity/Gilberti/Swinger.
Borash in back with Jeff Jarrett asking his thoughts on what has gone down.
Jarrett tells Russo to listen up. He says even he had the world heavyweight
champion fooled. He talked about the new leaf he turned, but he fooled them
all. But now, just as true as true can be, Russo shows his true colors. He
and the devil are making another deal together. A year ago almost to the day
Raven vs Jarrett number one took place. It was the most anticipated match in
history and now they have come full circle and without a doubt the most
anticipated match in TNA history again. Jarrett then goes on saying Russo
must not trust the Truth, or have faith in Harris. Tonight Jarrett will walk
in the champion and out the champion.
Video package on Jeff Jarrett.
Match Six: Steel Cage World Title Match - Jeff Jarrett vs ???
Jarrett makes his way to the cage to see who he will wrestle tonight.
Jarrett gets into the cage and Vince Russo is introduced. Russo wants to
make one point first. He tells Harris (we see Raven warming up in the back)
that when he is healthy he will have his opportunity. Tonight Russo tells us
that for the last two hours a lot of lobbying has gone on. Storm's name has
been one name, but he will not get the shot tonight. YES! Then there is
Abyss and his wacko, but he will not push people around to get a title shot.
Then he brings up the Truth, but as much as it hurts him, 3LK will not bully
him into giving them a shot. It comes down to one man... Raven. Russo says
he and Jarrett had a bond and he has a bond with Raven too. He has no doubt
that Raven can step into the ring and beat Jarrett, but he will not make a
deal with the devil. So he had to reach down into his heart and make the
right decision for the company because tonight Jarrett will take on AJ
STYLES! YES!
During the match, Jarrett tries everything he can including powder in the
eyes and a steel chain. He then tries the Styles Clash, but AJ reverses and
gets the Styles Clash for two. AJ climbs to the top of the cage and Jarrett
pushes the ref into the cage sending AJ down! AJ falls off the cage to the
floor! Jarrett gets the guitar and waits for AJ to get up! AJ Drop kicks the
guitar! JJ can't believe it! AJ rolls Jarrett up for the 1... 2...
3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AJ WINS!!!!!!! NEW CHAMP!!!!!!!!!!
Raven is seen in the back pissed off. AJ takes in the applause from the
crowd as Russo extends his hand. AJ pushes the hand away and hugs Russo
instead! AJ IS CHAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!