TNA 2004: Dutch's Way

[Mootinie]

TNA iMPACT! #10 - Wednesday, Week 2, April 2004

 

 

TNA iMPACT! #10

Wednesday, Week 2, April 2004

Live from Americraft Expo Center on ESPN

Attendance: 4,916

 

Announce Team: Mike Tenay & Don West

Timeline | Roster | Champions | Alliances

 

 

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As Mike Tenay and Don West welcome us to the show, the imposing

Mike Awesome

makes his way down to the ring for the opening match. Behind him,

Don Callis

emerges from the tunnel, using his arms to direct attention towards the man he’s seconding.

 

 

 

”Of course it was that snake that brought Mike Awesome into TNA…”

 

”Is he in Team Jarrett?! Can you imagine what he and Jeff Jarrett could do around here Mike!”

 

 

 

Once in the ring together, Awesome raises both his arms to the hard camera in an impressive display of his muscular physique with Callis again pointing to his client, laughing and smirking before telling a nearby ringside camera that D’Lo Brown is about to get snapped in half like a twig.

 

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Standard Singles Match

D’Lo Brown vs. Mike Awesome (w/ Don Callis)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

Not put off by the presence of the ‘Consultant’ at ringside, D’Lo starts well here. Getting the better of an exchange of punches before hitting a Dropkick that has Awesome taking evasive action outside, D’Lo comes off the top turnbuckle with a body press to flatten Awesome by the entrance ramp.

 

Back in the ring and Callis’s presence does have an impact now, jumping onto the apron to ask referee Rudy Charles why he allowed D’Lo to climb to the top without executing his customary five count. D’Lo remembers how he lost his NWA Championship title shot back in January and tries to make sure Callis plays no part in distracting the referee from paying attention to this match. Unfortunately, he turns around into a brutal Lariato with the imposing Awesome wasting no time at all in seeing this home courtesy of the Awesome Bomb.

 

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A professional and efficient victory on debut for Mike Awesome, making relatively short work of D’Lo, no slouch by any stretch of the imagination. Meanwhile, Mike Tenay and Don West throw us to the locker room...

 

 

Where we’re catching up with

Savio Vega

and

Chicano

, who is introduced to iMPACT viewers as their new NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion after dethroning Scoot Andrews on Xplosion on Friday. He’s proven he can win championship gold here in TNA Wrestling, he can beat anybody with his Senton Bomb. But that was yesterday and they’re looking forward to tomorrow, with particular attention fixated on tonight’s main event.

 

“Christopher Daniels or Bryan Danielson, whichever one of you poor suckers wins, you’ve got a date with La Chicano at Caribbean Combat!”

 

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Standard Trios Match

BG James, Ron Killings & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Gathering (Abyss, CM Punk & Julio Dinero)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

BG starts us off and Mitchell sends Dinero at him, the latter receiving a good beating with the Shake, Rattle and Roll before James attempts his Pumphandle Slam. Fortunately for The Gathering’s first son, Punk is on hand to help him escape out the back door. The pattern is the same with Killings tags in, his Leg Lariat decking Punk for a near fall before Abyss stops his momentum dead with a Big Boot. Between the numbers game they run and James Mitchell calling the plays, The Gathering retain the upper hand. Finally, when Killings does break away from their grasp, he claws and reaches to tag in the fresh man…

 

 

 

”What is Dustin doing oh I can’t believe this!”

 

”Dustin Rhodes just dropped down off the apron and now he’s heading to the back...”

 

 

 

With ‘The Natural’ leaving before seeing any action, all The Kru can do is carry on three versus two. Killings is forced to tag in James, who rallies as best he can but once Abyss puts his partner out of commission with the Black Hole Slam, there’s little that BG can do to beat the odds stacked against him and Punk picks up the W after the Devil Lock DDT.

 

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As The Gathering stand tall, Mike Tenay hopes that somebody can catch a word with Dustin Rhodes in the near future and find out why he left his tag team partners high and dry out there. But attention quickly turns to the Commissioner’s office...

 

 

 

 

Roddy Piper

is not pleased with the concessions he’s had to make in order to ensure Caribbean Combat can go ahead with no interruptions from Savio Vega and the IWA. He complains to his assistant

Kim Nielsen

, who acknowledges that words are being said but you could dispute whether she’s actually listening.

 

”I had matches planned but now we have to put on different matches. Great matches but we could lose one of our titles to a wrestler that technically doesn’t even work here!”

 

Kim gives up on lending him an ear and reminds ‘Hot Rod’ of who he is. He’s Rowdy Roddy Piper! He should be leading his troops into battle, at the front of the charge, not moaning about having to change plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whether she’s right or not,

Jeff Jarrett

storms in, demanding that he be given another match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

 

He insists that the referee should have disqualified Sting for laying his hands on Don Callis, a man that was just at ringside to observe proceedings. How can the Commissioner stand idly by and let this chaos happen on his watch?

 

Piper accepts that yes, Jarrett should be in a title match at the next PPV... - a title match defending his NWA Championship that is!

 

IWA have put forward the formidable and talented Ray Gonzalez to vy for Jarrett’s title and after everything he’s said about being the founder of TNA and the 'Chosen One' around here, he best make sure he’s not the one to lose one of our Championships to another wrestling promotion.

 

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Standard Singles Match

AJ Styles vs. Kid Kash (w/ Elix Skipper)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

A rematch from the very first match we saw on iMPACT and every bit as fast-paced and exciting. Kash attempts the Air Raid Crash early on but this time Styles is wiser to it, slipping out the back door into a Sunset Flip roll-up for a close near fall. Kash proves that he too has learned from their last match. Having scouted the Phenomenon DDT, Kash waits for the contact but turns the facelock against AJ, hoisting him up and planting him with a Brainbuster for a close near fall of his own.

 

 

 

 

It’s at this point that we see

Elix Skipper

pace down the entrance ramp.

 

Cheering on and encouraging Kid Kash, Skipper watches his pick go for the Money Maker but AJ counters it into a Hurricanrana pin only for Kash to use his momentum against him, bringing AJ into a Sunset Flip roll-up for two and seven eighths!

 

Trying to follow up, Kash unfortunately finds only canvas with the Bank Roll, AJ having sidestepped the Corkscrew Senton at the last possible moment. With Kash down face and stomach first against the canvas, AJ sinks his hooks in and brings Kash up into the Styles Clash position before planting him for the pinfall victory.

 

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The winning streak rolls on for ‘The Phenomenal’ AJ Styles but Don West noticed that Elix Skipper looked far from impressed at ringside. As the ring clears, the sound of a lead break and some frantic drums preludes the entrance of the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. But he’s not coming down the entrance ramp...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instead,

Sting

emerges from a side door opposite the hard camera and makes his way through the crowd!

 

Down the steps he descends, sporting his signature black trenchcoat and grasping his championship in his right hand. Once in the ring, JB hands the Stinger a microphone and he starts by calling out Mike Awesome for his assault last week. He had to come down after the match didn’t he? Well why doesn’t he face ‘The Icon’ right now? Now he’s the fresh man with no cramped muscles and no achy joints!

 

Silence. That’s exactly what Sting thought. But he’s a fighting Champion and he knows that he now has a target on his back. Everybody will be gunning for the Stinger but they best brace themselves, take a deep breath and clutch that trigger carefully because when you shoot for the man around here you better not miss.

 

”If Mike Awesome wants a shot, I’ll come to his home. That’s right Michael, I’ll see you in Puerto Rico, I’ll see you at Caribbean Combat! And we’ll see what kind of big shot you are when I’m at 100% and ready for showtime!”

 

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TNA X-Division Championship

Christopher Daniels © vs. Bryan Danielson

TIME LIMIT: 15 MINUTES

 

Mike Tenay explains that Danielson was awarded a title shot by Commissioner Piper for finishing as the runner-up in the Gold Rush battle royal. Whether the ‘Fallen Angel’ likes that decision or not, his challenger is a game one and despite this being an X-Division encounter it does start more scientific and grounded. Danielson gets the better on the mat, transitioning out of the chain wrestling into a Crossface. Ever the ring general, Daniels is able to rotate his body and grasp the bottom rope with his right foot to force a break.

 

From here on out, the action becomes increasingly high impact. Daniels hits his signature STO and follows up with an Arabian Press for the first two count. Danielson responds with a Bridging Fisherman’s Suplex, following up with a Rear Naked Sleeper Hold but the Champion manages to bridge backwards and Danielson has to relinquish his grip to stop himself being pinned to the canvas. Daniels catches the Challenger burning day light on the top rope, hitting Fall From Grace but the ‘American Dragon’ lives up to his name with a Bridging Dragon Suplex and was just half a count away from dethroning the Champion before he managed to kick a shoulder up.

 

The culmination sees Danielson hitting a Tiger Suplex but C.D. fights mightily to avoid being locked in the Cattle Mutilation, rotating himself to stop his left arm from being hooked. AmDrag rushes in only to catch the full force of an Enzuigiri before this fantastic contest is drawn to a close after the Angel’s Wings and the Best Moonsault Ever. The final image of iMPACT #10 is of Christopher Daniels insisting that referee Slick Johnson puts his TNA X-Division Championship title belt around his waist and celebrating as we spot Bryan Danielson hunched in the corner, observing this aftermath with a thousand yard stare.

 

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TV Rating

0.79 (592,632 viewers)

 

Final Show Rating

 

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Prediction Contest Results

Blodyxe: 5

Rampaaage: 4

Kanegan: 4

DHK1989: 4

TheBigBad1013: 3

RKOwnage: 3

Satyr24: 3

The Pitbull: 3

GooverDan: 3

Crackerjack: 2

 

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D’Lo Brown vs. Mike Awesome

Comments: Poor D'Lo is getting squashed here

I would love to use him more and push him stronger, but he prioritises AJPW over me and he's often unavailable.

Comments: Picking against CM Punk did not help me at all.

For a bonus point, predict the finish: Uhm, Dustin Rhodes low blows BG James and leaves. I dunno

Not quite a low blow but I'll give you the bonus point for calling Dustin turning on his team. Good call

BG James, Ron Killings & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Gathering (Abyss, CM Punk & Julio Dinero)

Comments: There could be a turn on the face side - maybe Dustin joins The Gathering, but my money's on Raven getting involved somehow.

For a bonus point, predict the finish: Raven screws The Gathering.

You were wrong on this storyline again

TNA X-Division Championship

Christopher Daniels © vs. Bryan Danielson

Comments: Time Limit or no contest, something. Bryan only lost to AJ if i remember correctly. This has to be the build to a bigger match .

There's definitely some strong logic in your thinking here. Like Daniels, Bryan prioritises NJPW over TNA and is often unavailable. I'm happy to work around that for the X-Division champion but it's difficult keeping others in your plans when you might not have them for weeks.

[Mootinie]

TNA Xplosion! & iMPACT #11 PREVIEW

 

 

TNA Xplosion!

Friday, Week 2, April 2004

Taped before iMPACT! at Americraft Expo Center

 

Announce Team: Scott Hudson & Jeremy Borash

Timeline | Roster | Champions | Alliances

 

 

Danny Doring vs. Abyss (w/ James Mitchell)

Hudson says he caught up with Doring earlier today and he said he was out to avenge the destruction of Raven at Genesis. He tries his best and even

Shark Boy

appears, encouraging one of the two competitors in the ring… but Abyss gets the job done courtesy of a Black Hole Slam.

 

 

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Thunder & Lightning vs. Glenn Gilbertti & David Young

The duo from IWA have been hand selected by Savio Vega to compete for the NWA World Tag Team Championships at Caribbean Combat. Gilbertti & Young do their best to negate the superior size and strength of their opponents but their plan unravels when

Simon Diamond

comes down the ramp, laying out Gilbertti with a Gem Cutter on the floor. Shortly after, Thunder & Lightning wrap this one up with the Dudley Death Drop on David Young.

 

 

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Rick Santel vs. Legend (w/ Scott D’Amore)

A routine victory for the grizzled Canadian against his rookie opponent, stunning Santel with a Roaring Elbow before taking it home with a Lifting Reverse STO, a move he calls the Hospital Job.

 

 

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In the dressing room,

Kid Kash

and

Elix Skipper

catch up with one another after the former’s defeat to Styles on Wednesday. Skipper tells Kash that he'll deal with AJ at Caribbean Combat because they're on opposite sides of an interpromotional tag team match.

 

 

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Sonjay Dutt vs. Scoot Andrews

After losing his NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship last week, Scoot looks to get back on track here. Unfortunately, he’s up against the talented Sonjay Dutt and although Scoot does a close near fall with the Tilt-a-Whirl Facebuster, he unfortunately falls victim to the Bombay-rana.

 

 

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In their private dressing room,

Jeff Jarrett

and

Don Callis

address their upcoming tag team match on Wednesday. Jarrett will tag up with David Young to take on Jeff Hardy and Ray Gonzalez and first, they’ll square away that ‘weirdo’ Jeff Hardy’s claims that he will dismantle Team Jarrett. Then they’ll turn their attention to Ray Gonzalez and send him packing back to Puerto Rico before he even makes it to Caribbean Combat!

 

 

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The S.A.T. (Jose & Joel Maximo) vs. Ekmo & Sonny Siaki

For the most part, the two Maximo brothers have to use their speed and agility here. They nearly wrap up what must be considered an upset when they hit the Double Spanish Fly on Siaki but Ekmo is on hand to force the break. After the Siakalypse Now takes care of Joel, Jose is pinned after a Gorilla Press Slam into a Cutter.

 

 

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TV Rating

0.04 (36,729 viewers)

 

Final Show Rating

 

 

 

 

 

TNA iMPACT! #11 Preview

CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Wednesday, Week 3, April 2004

 

 

Over on the official TNA website, you click on an embedded video…

 

 

 

 

 

Inside an unnecessarily busy office environment,

Scott Hudson

stands front and center. Shuffling papers, he informs us that we are live inside HudsonHQ, your new destination for wrestling news and gossip. The geeks in the graphic design department are still working on an official logo, he’s seen twenty drafts and none of them meet his high standards!

 

”If you doubt my credibility for one second, here’s a scoop that you won’t find in any monthly newsletter. Raven has a separated shoulder and will be out of action for at least 30 days.

 

How did I ascertain this information you ask? My sources are everywhere and they are always whispering...”

 

Hudson goes on to tell us that he has heard the following will take place on TNA iMPACT! this upcoming Wednesday LIVE on ESPN.

 

 

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TNA iMPACT! #11 Quick Picks

 

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments:

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments:

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments:

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments:

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[DHK1989]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

[RKOwnage]

You were wrong on this storyline again

 

I'm such a mark.

 

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments: A little Red push maybe? Think we might be getting close to Dinero being an afterthought in The Gathering, if we aren't there already.

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments: I hate the Harris brothers...I feel like it's a pretty random duo to hate, but here we are.

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments: RIP Sonjay.

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments: David Young is here to eat the pin and provide Team Jarrett with a legit double-edged threat.

[Rampaaage]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments:

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments:

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments: As much as I'm sure we'd both love to see Sonjay pull off the upset...

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments: DQ or interference finish maybe

[Blodyxe]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments:

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments:

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments:

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments:

[crackerjack]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments:

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments:

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments:

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments:

[TheBigBad1013]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments: Tough call given The Gathering's recent success but I'm going with Red here.

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments: I never really liked the Harris boys and Douglas and Shane are far more talented.

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments: Another decisive win for Joe here.

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments: With Jarrett set to defend against Gonzalez, this would be a good way to set Gonzalez up as a threat by having him pick up the win here. Though I'd imagine David Young takes the fall.

[Satyr24]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments:

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments:

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments:

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

Comments:

[Kijar]

My guy Red!

New Franchise

Samoey Joey

Double J/D Young

[kanegan]

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

 

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

[Mootinie]

TNA iMPACT! #11 - Wednesday, Week 3, April 2004

 

 

TNA iMPACT! #11

Wednesday, Week 3, April 2004

Live from Fair Park Arena on ESPN

Attendance: 5,294

 

Announce Team: Mike Tenay & Don West

Timeline | Roster | Champions | Alliances

 

 

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Standard Singles Match

Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero (w/ James Mitchell)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

Once Mike Tenay and Don West are finished hyping up the evening’s proceedings, they bring up last week’s iMPACT main event that saw Christopher Daniels retain his TNA X-Division Championship against Bryan Danielson. Speculating that the winner of this match could very well put themselves in contention for the next opportunity, it’s Kijar’s guy Red that has the better of the match early on.

 

His energy and agility is too much for Dinero, who does manage to ground the high-flyer and work him over well with Mitchell’s direction at ringside. But Red slips off Dinero’s shoulders when he’s attempting the Jalapeno Popper and catches him with an O’Connor Roll, bridging backwards for extra leverage to take home another notch in his win column.

 

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Knowing what is good for him, Amazing Red gets out of the ring and immediately celebrates his flash victory going back up the entrance ramp. As James Mitchell reels in his surprise and Julio Dinero rings his hands through his hair in frustration, we are sent to the locker room...

 

 

 

 

 

 

To find

Savio Vega

with the barrel-chested

Apolo

on his right and the phenomenal

AJ Styles

on his left. First of all, Vega wishes Ray Gonzalez the best of luck in his tag team match later tonight but that’s not why he’s got this TV time. The man on his right has been having his issues with the IWA World Heavyweight Champion and at Caribbean Combat, Apolo will meet Glamour Boy Shane in the squared circle. At this, Apolo grunts menacingly as Savio passes threats...

 

”When my boy is finished, there ain’t nobody gonna think that Glamour Boy pretty no more!”

 

 

 

AJ speaks up next and says that last week, Elix Skipper got real close to the action. He saw what ‘The Phenomenal One’ can do and he knows that Skipper is looking to do what Kid Kash has failed to achieve twice. At Caribbean Combat, he’s going to wish that he had left his new friend to do his own fighting...

 

”Because I’m on a roll and I am not being derailed in Puerto Rico.”

 

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Non-Title Match

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane) (w/ Monty Brown)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

Mike Tenay brings up the comparisons between Ron & Don and The New Franchise’s opponents at Caribbean Combat, the burly Thunder & Lightning. This is ideal preparation for the reigning NWA World Tag Team Champions, who are on the receiving end of a pasting early on from their rugged, powerful adversaries.

 

But they weather the storm when Douglas tugs on Don’s pants and sends him throat first into the second rope. As if that underhanded tactic wasn’t enough, Ron Harris arouses the presence of Monty Brown on the outside and as referee ‘Slick’ Johnson deals with Michael Shane breaking his 5 count on a double team, the ‘Alpha Male’ takes the opportunity to flatten Ron with a Body Tackle. After a Neckbreaker from Douglas, a quick tag and a Picture Perfect Elbow Drop from Shane, that was all she wrote for the Harris Twins.

 

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An impressive performance from the reigning Champions, who stand tall as Ron & Don depart the ringside area, licking their proverbial wounds. Continuing with the theme of the tag team division, we hop on over to the interview stage.

 

 

Where

Scott Hudson

has managed to grab a hold of

Chris Harris

and

James Storm

. He has plenty of questions for America’s Most Wanted; how do they feel about their defeat two weeks ago? What’s next for them? How does it feel to have been overlooked for two Puerto Ricans that have only wrestled one match in TNA Wrestling?

 

To this, AMW say they’re getting used to having the rug dragged from under them. First it was Diamond, Swinger & Gilbertti and they dealt with that. Then it was Red Shirt Security and they dealt with that. Then Ekmo & Siaki… they’ll get what’s coming to them sooner or later, and so will The New Franchise after they got themselves disqualified to save their own bacon.

 

”Oh boy, yeah it hasn’t been all good times for the ‘Wildcat’ and the ‘Cowboy’ so far this… -”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harris is cut off mid-sentence because the interview is interrupted by

Scott D’Amore

and he has

Legend

and

Omega

in tow, the trio all clad in red shirts. He says that the two Canadians with him never complain like these privileged Americans because unlike AMW, his trainees have had to work double time and double hard just to appear on this television show. They should be grateful that wannabe Peabody Award winners like Scott Hudson give them the time of their day because nobody comes after D’Amore and his team to find out what they think of recent developments around here...

 

”My trainees have to toil away on Xplosion because Commissioner Piper won’t put them on ESPN, they’re clearly not good enough for the glitz and glamour of the big stage.”

 

James Storm has heard enough at this point. If it’s a fight these boys are fixing for then bring it on! America’s Most Wanted will see Legend and Omega in the ring on iMPACT next week, they’ll see them under the bright lights of live national television...

 

”But when we put y’all down with the Death Sentence, you boys are gonna be sorry ‘bout your damn luck!”

 

Harris & Storm depart. D’Amore grimaces. Legend huffs and Omega smirks. Hudson has his scoops and now it’s straight back to ringside for more wrestling, take it away JB!

 

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Standard Singles Match

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

It was always a difficult task for the courageous Indian-American but although the size of the dog may be slight, there’s no doubt about the size of the heart in the dog. He does his best, determined to pull off what would be a major upset. But Joe is multi-faceted, leaping through the ropes with a Tope Suicida to clean out the ‘Playa from the Himalaya’ by the entrance tunnel. Most big guys don’t even leave their feet brother!

 

Two weeks ago Joe used the Muscle Buster to put away Chris Sabin but this time he turned Sonjay inside out with a single leg dropkick and sent him into a gentle slumber with the Coquina Clutch. Referee Andrew Thomas didn’t even check the arms for signs of consciousness, he knew that Dutt was out and he called for the bell.

 

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Samoa Joe has certainly hit the ground running with both Mike Tenay and Don West wondering what will happen when he comes across bigger and more formidable opponents. They then throw the action to a Nashville recording studio...

 

 

Because

Ron Killings

and

BG James

have been laying down some slick bars for their former gang member Konnan. The Kru will be releasing a tribute single for their homie, a bit of catharsis, it’s good to get those ill feelings out of ya system. Speaking of ill feelings, they’re on ESPN right now to address

Dustin Rhodes.

 

Killings says they bought in ‘The Natural’ because he used to know BG, he thought they went way back and he thought he was a brother they could count upon. But it turns out they were wrong, he left them high and dry out there because his belly is clearly as yellow as his daddy’s hair.

 

BG concurs. He says his heart sank when he saw Dustin drop down from the apron and he ain’t interested in no explanations. When you turn your back on The Kru, what happens ‘Truth’?

”’Ya get GOT!”

Damn right, BG says he’ll see Dustin Rhodes in Puerto Rico and he’ll pay for crossing the baddest duo in all of professional wrestling.

 

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Standard Tag Team Match

Jeff Hardy & Ray Gonzalez vs. Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett & David Young)

TIME LIMIT: 15 MINUTES

 

Don Callis is inconspicuous in his absence here, Jarrett tagging out early to watch Gonzalez clothesline David Young over the top rope before leaping off the apron with a Somersault Senton to wipe him out. ‘Mr. Rayting’ ain’t here to play, he’s starting off hot! Although the ‘Enigma’ tries to get his hands on Jarrett, Double J hides in the ropes, stalling until referee Rudy Charles orders Hardy back to his corner. For their part, Team Jarrett seek to isolate Gonzalez but the classy Puerto Rican is of course too slick to stay under the cosh for long, countering Young’s Spinebuster into a DDT before bringing in Hardy.

 

Once the ‘Enigma’ gets rolling, he looks in imperious form and his particular performance here is a reminder of his raw prodigious talent. This is a star-making performance and he looks as sharp as he’s ever looked, hitting his Jawbreaker and Reverse Enzuigiri on Jarrett to remove him from the squared circle. Young tries to intervene with a blind tag but he eats Whisper In The Wind for his troubles. Hardy sets up Twist of Fate on Jarrett but Double J shoves him into Young. He’s got his wits about him tonight and he raises his right arm quickly to drop Young with a Clothesline.

 

Forget this, thinks Jarrett. He eats a left-arm Clothesline from Gonzalez and recovers on the outside, watching as his tag partner eats the Fenix Landing and the Swanton Bomb before the now-academic pinfall.

 

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Don West believes that this is the most vulnerable he has seen Jeff Jarrett in some time and as Mike Tenay starts to close the show, he says he’s just got word that there’s a commotion backstage and we’re getting a cameraman there immediately...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the parking lot, we find

Sting

and

Mike Awesome

in an escalating brawl!

 

With clubbing blows to each other’s backs, right hands to each other’s faces, the two seem locked in a perpetual stalemate. They find themselves near a TNA-branded production truck emblazoned with our biggest stars. Awesome tries slamming Sting face-first into the side of the truck but the Stinger uses his hands to block, elbowing Awesome into the midriff before he gets an unceremonious introduction to the cold steel, his head bouncing off the applied graphic of Sting. Irony? Perhaps, perhaps not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But then

Don Callis

ambushes Sting from behind, hitting him in the spine with a lead pipe!

 

 

 

”So that’s where the snake was all this time...”

 

”This seems co-ordinated to me Mike, they planned this!”

 

 

 

Sting crawls away on all fours but only towards another vehicle in the fleet, a pickup truck. Callis hits the button and unlocks the boot, with Awesome climbing onto the cargo bed and pulling up Sting with him. With a shout, Callis tells the powerhouse to end it.

 

Perhaps he does because Awesome powers the TNA World Heavyweight Champion above his head and drops him with an Awesome Bomb straight onto the drivers cab!

 

 

 

”A revolting thud Mike! And look at Sting sliding down the bonnet and dropping to the floor oh I can’t believe this!”

 

 

 

He may be perspiring but Mike Awesome smirks, clearly happy with his evening’s work. Don Callis advises that the two of them get out of there as soon as possible and they exit the scene of the crime as we zoom in to see the Stinger lying face down on the concrete, doubled over, left in a heap for a second time by the #1 Contender for his TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

 

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TV Rating

0.67 (506,053 viewers)

 

Final Show Rating

 

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Prediction Contest Results

Not a close one this week, you all pretty much nailed it.

 

RKOwnage: 4

Rampaaage: 4

Blodyxe: 4

Crackerjack: 4

TheBigBad1013: 4

Satyr24: 4

DHK1989: 3

Kijar: 3

Kanegan: 3

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Amazing Red vs. Julio Dinero

Comments: A little Red push maybe? Think we might be getting close to Dinero being an afterthought in The Gathering, if we aren't there already.

He still has the honour of having wrestled the worst match so far, so he's got that going for him.

 

Sonjay Dutt vs. Samoa Joe

Comments: As much as I'm sure we'd both love to see Sonjay pull off the upset...

I do slightly resent that I haven't had my Razor Ramon vs. 123 Kid moment on this show yet. Something to consider...

 

Ron & Don Harris vs. The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane)

Comments: I never really liked the Harris boys and Douglas and Shane are far more talented.

With that defeat, Don Harris went to 0-7 in this diary so I think that probably tells you what I think of them.

 

Oh, and a short P.S... when I called Jeff Hardy's performance a star-making one, that's because he moved from Well Known to Star as a result of that match after a whopping 80 in-ring performance. A good bit of business

[Blodyxe]

I hope we get some sort of a hardcore showcase in Puerto Rico. Btw, is Ricky Banderas available?

[Mootinie]

I hope we get some sort of a hardcore showcase in Puerto Rico. Btw, is Ricky Banderas available?

He is available, yes. Signed to IWA on a Handshake agreement. Savio Vega hasn't brought him in... yet.

[Mootinie]

<p>TNA Xplosion! & TNA iMPACT! #12 Preview</p><p> </p><p>

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</span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>TNA Xplosion!</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

Friday, Week 3, April 2004</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

Taped before iMPACT! at Fair Park Arena</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

Announce Team: </span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Scott Hudson & Jeremy Borash</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

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</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>The Sandman vs. Adam Jacobs</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

Scott Hudson notes that The Sandman is appearing much more straight-laced since his hiatus, ditching his entrance through the crowd to emerge from the tunnel instead with a much more serious demeanor. It makes little difference once the bell rings mind you, he’s still very adept at hurting other wrestlers and </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Shark Boy</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> comes down to ringside to get a better look at the onslaught. Once the White Russian Legsweep connects, the pinfall is academic.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="Np7H1qs.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Np7H1qs.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Glamour Boy Shane vs. Vordell Walker</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

The IWA World Heavyweight Champion is slated for Interpromotional Warfare at Caribbean Combat and picks up an easy victory here, negating Vordell’s kicks with his superior technical wrestling ability before pinning him with a Twisting Reverse STO move he calls the Messiah Shot. </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="kds5vYy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kds5vYy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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<div style="border: 2px solid #da251c; max-width:100%;background: #000000;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">In a local gym, we find </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Kevin Northcutt</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> on the bench, many reps into a very impressive chest workout. Behind him, </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Tyler Bateman</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> spots for the big man and encourages him, reminding him that every press brings him one step closer to being acknowledged for the force he really is. Proud of Northcutt’s work, Bateman says it’s only a matter of time before the entire TNA tag team division is asking for mercy from within their iron grip.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="pujGgDM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pujGgDM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><img alt="0TLGvdx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0TLGvdx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>

Chicano © vs. Caprice Coleman</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

Coleman might be a young up-and-comer with impressive athleticism and potential but he finds his Puerto Rican opponent to be too powerful. Chicano is not much of a high flyer, he’s capable in the aerial department but his game is more focused around his rugged toughness and Coleman simply cannot handle the force of his blows. The Senton Bomb follows the Urinage for a successful title defence but even JB admits on commentary that Christopher Daniels will be a very different proposition.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="kds5vYy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kds5vYy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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<div style="border: 2px solid #da251c; max-width:100%;background: #000000;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">Backstage, </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>The Sandman</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> walks the corridor, sipping a can of unlabelled beer so we avoid a potential lawsuit for false product placement. We have no beer sponsor yet! </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

He ducks into a room and swings open the door, pulling the stalking </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Shark Boy</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> inside with him. He asks why the little man has been ringside for the last few of his matches, what’s going on with that? Shark Boy responds that it’s in the Shark’s nature to head towards blood and that’s what he smells every time The Sandman is in the ring. But unfortunately, it’s happening when Abyss is wrestling too… and Shark Boy is scared that ‘The Monster’ doesn’t take him so kindly as The Sandman. </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

With another sip, The Sandman contemplates his next move before telling Shark Boy that he’ll take care of Abyss should he cause any problems. He still owes The Gathering a cane whipping for what they did to him and Raven regardless.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="BYUVw9o.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BYUVw9o.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

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<div style="border: 2px solid #da251c; max-width:100%;background: #000000;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Simon Diamond vs. Sonny Siaki</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

Neither Scott Hudson nor Jeremy Borash can figure out who needs to win this match more and it winds up being a pretty even contest. Siaki is used to having the strength advantage but Diamond is a match for his size and his experience makes him hard to control. This is a decent competitive match, though not as well received by the TNA Asylum as road agent Dutch Mantell would have liked it to have been. </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Glenn Gilbertti</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> comes down and tries to goad Diamond into coming after him. Although the former NWA World Tag Team Championship doesn’t take the bait, the momentary distraction enables Siaki to cheapshot his opponent from behind before pinning him with the Siakalypse Now.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="ncbXZOH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ncbXZOH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

<div style="border: 2px solid #da251c; max-width:100%;background: #000000;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>America's Most Wanted vs. Johnny Devine & Mike Legacy</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

We’re welcomed by the always enjoyable </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Scott D’Amore</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> on commentary for this match, Devine & Legacy being what he calls ‘BCW auxiliaries for the Canadian cause’. Legacy is an experienced wrestler and it’s he that takes Chris Harris to the mat and cuts off the ring. Johnny Devine carries on his good work but goes too far, living up to his ‘Hotshot’ nickname by attempting a Moonsault only to find that the pool is empty. </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

AMW take advantage of the mistake and put Legacy down for the 1-2-3 with the Death Sentence. Much to D’Amore’s chagrin but he promises that on Wednesday, he’s got two Canadians in Legend and Omega that will get the job done against tonight’s victors.</span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><img alt="SxUctjV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SxUctjV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

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<div style="border: 2px solid #da251c; max-width:100%;background: #000000;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p>

</p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>TV Rating</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

0.04 (34,000 viewers)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>Final Show Rating</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span><img alt="5qNxfpp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5qNxfpp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></p><p> </p><p>

<img alt="Yk7KXIh.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Yk7KXIh.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="FyhiIIl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FyhiIIl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>TNA iMPACT! #12 Preview</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>

CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>

Wednesday, Week 4, April 2004</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div><img alt="YxtdUH6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YxtdUH6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>”Welcome to the Hotline on TNAWrestling.com, I am your host Jeremy Borash and I am here to preview iMPACT! #12, LIVE only on ESPN!</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong> </strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>

“It’s the go home show before TNA journeys to Puerto Rico, the residence of the #1 Contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Mike Awesome! He faces off with the formidable Hernandez, a man wrestling only his second match in TNA but one whose size and power is sure to create strong competition for Don Callis latest client. Speaking of our World title, we hope to bring you an update on Sting’s condition after last week’s backstage assault. We do of course hope he’s fighting fit for Caribbean Combat but nobody is 100% positive on the extent of his injuries or, if indeed, he has any at all! We never know with ‘The Icon’...</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong> </strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>

“After Dustin Rhodes’s betrayal in his TNA debut several weeks ago, ‘The Truth’ will be looking for answers and he may well find them when he meets The Gathering’s CM Punk inside the squared circle. One man we know will have answers is journalist Scott Hudson, he has promised to bring us Dustin’s explanation in an exclusive sit down interview. I’ve tried to get more out of him but to no avail so far, he told me to watch the show just like all of you wrestling fans.</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong> </strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><strong>

“Elsewhere on Wednesday’s broadcast, Scott D’Amore has gotten his wish and both Legend & Omega will wrestle on ESPN against America’s Most Wanted. Harris & Storm swept aside two of D’Amore’s picks on Xplosion, will they sweep aside the next two? And in our opening contest, X-Division supremacy will be up for grabs in a Trios match. Lynn, Chicano & Clark versus Skipper, Kash & Silas Young. Who will seize the momentum heading into Saturday’s PPV spectacular?”</strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="padding: 20px; border: 2px solid #da251c; margin:15px;background: #dddddd; max-width:100%;";"></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">TNA iMPACT! #12 Quick Picks</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Comments:</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Chris Harris & James Storm vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Comments:</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Ron Killings vs. CM Punk</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Comments:</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Hernandez vs. Mike Awesome</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Comments:</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';">

</span></p></div><p></p>

[Blodyxe]

<p>Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. <strong>Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young</strong></p><p>

Comments: Lynn makes it tougher to predict, but I'll back Primetime Kash</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Chris Harris & James Storm</strong> vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega</p><p>

Comments: KO far from being a Best Bout Machine. </p><p> </p><p>

Ron Killings vs. <strong>CM Punk</strong></p><p>

Comments: Punker has a rocket strapped to his back, and Truth feuds with Dustin</p><p> </p><p>

Hernandez vs. <strong>Mike Awesome</strong></p><p>

Comments: I like Hernandez, expect some heavy planchas</p>

[crackerjack]

<p>Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. <strong>Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young</strong></p><p>

Comments:</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Chris Harris & James Storm</strong> vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega</p><p>

Comments:</p><p> </p><p>

Ron Killings vs. <strong>CM Punk</strong></p><p>

Comments:</p><p> </p><p>

Hernandez vs. <strong>Mike Awesome</strong></p><p>

Comments:</p>

[RKOwnage]

<p>Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. <strong>Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young</strong></p><p>

Comments: <em>Skipper is involved with Styles, so I'll go with his team.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Chris Harris & James Storm</strong> vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega</p><p>

Comments: <em>I see what you're doing here, and it's good, but AMW isn't losing this. Probably a DQ.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Ron Killings vs. <strong>CM Punk</strong></p><p>

Comments: <em>I picked Punk, so he's probably dead.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Hernandez vs. <strong>Mike Awesome</strong></p><p>

Comments: <em>Hernandez is cool. Awesome is awesome.</em></p>

[TheBigBad1013]

Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young

Comments: Went back and forth on this one a few times, but I can't see Skipper, Kash and Young losing here. Unless they do.

 

Chris Harris & James Storm vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega

Comments: Going with AMW here.

 

Ron Killings vs. CM Punk

Comments: Tough call but every time I go against Punk, he wins. So this time I'm going with Punk but I could easily see Killings picking up the win here.

 

Hernandez vs. Mike Awesome

Comments: The one I'm most confident about. Awesome picks up the win, further establishing him as a big time threat to Sting before the PPV. Good, solid booking.

[Satyr24]

Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young

Comments:

 

Chris Harris & James Storm vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega

Comments:

 

Ron Killings vs. CM Punk

Comments:

 

Hernandez vs. Mike Awesome

[Mootinie]

TNA iMPACT! #12 - Wednesday, Week 4, April 2004

 

 

TNA iMPACT! #12

Wednesday, Week 4, April 2004

Live from Farris Center on ESPN

Attendance: 5,114

 

Announce Team: Mike Tenay & Don West

Timeline | Roster | Champions | Alliances

 

 

<div style="padding: 20px; border: 2px solid #da251c; margin:15px;background: #dddddd; max-width:100%;";">

 

Standard Trios Match

Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

Mike Tenay announces that at Caribbean Combat, three of the four competitors in this match will be competing in a Four Way Shootout: it’s Silas Young vs. Kid Kash vs. Jerry Lynn vs. The Amazing Red and the winner will become the #1 Contender for the X-Division Championship.

 

But that’s on Saturday, right now we have trios action and these competitors waste no time getting down to business. After Chicano starts out with ‘The Real Man In The X-Division’ Silas Young, Jerrelle Clark manages to outpace Elix Skipper. No lean feat, he delivers a Drop Toe Hold into the ropes before the Tiger Feint Crucifix Armbar has ‘Primetime’ depending on referee Andrew Thomas’s count. As for the other two competitors, Jerry Lynn and Kid Kash know one another well from previous battles. Lynn has the Dead Level well scouted, blocking the attempted Brainbuster before a dig to the solar plexus leaves Kash victim to a Bridging Fisherman Suplex for a close near fall.

 

In the end, it all comes down to Jerrelle Clark and Kid Kash with Silas Young having been shoved unceremoniously to the outside after out attempting his Handstand Arabian Press. Jerrelle knows he needs the 630 Senton to put this one away but he’s too slow climbing the turnbuckles and Kash brings him down the hard way, a Hurricanrana from the top! Finishing the deal, Kash brings Clark back to a vertical base, hooking his arms and elevating him before dropping him head first with the Money Maker.

 

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After a second singles defeat to AJ Styles last week, that was an important victory for Kid Kash. After the typically excited Don West has caught his breath, we smash cut to a dim corridor where

Don Callis

paces forward apprehensively and thanks his lucky stars that he has

Mike Awesome

watching his back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He heads down a staircase and finds a door. Slightly ajar, he opens and enters a darkened room similar to an industrial unit. Grey walls, concrete floors. This must be where they keep the arena seating when more floor space is needed. As he turns the corner, he does find three chairs occupied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As

James Mitchell

sits with

CM Punk

and

Abyss.

. They spot Callis and stand to attention but the ‘Consultant’ for Jeff Jarrett makes it clear he’s not here to pick a fight. Instead, he wants to thank The Gathering.

”You brought Mike Awesome to us and although I am a little disappointed to lose Abyss here… it was a fair trade!”

 

Mitchell answers in the affirmative, Abyss is better off now he has a Father to guide him and better control his instincts. He’s a weapon that neither Jarrett nor Callis could harness properly. Abyss grunts and stares at Awesome and to his credit, Mike stares right back, no quarter given by either Heavyweight. Mitchell continues, believing that with the right tutelage Team Jarrett could have used Abyss to settle this little Sting problem they have, the same way they have settled their little Raven problem.

 

Callis baulks at the suggestion, they took Sting out last week! And after Mike Awesome defeats Hernandez later tonight, Commissioner Piper will do what is right. He will come down to the ring and he will hand Mike Awesome the TNA World Heavyweight Championship because there’s no way that Sting is going to make it to Caribbean Combat now he’s been taken out not once, but twice by his challenger. With a devious grin, Mitchell plays diplomacy and tells Callis that maybe he’s right before sending him away by promising to neuter Ron Killings later tonight.

 

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Standard Tag Team Match

America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) vs. Joe E. Legend & Kenny Omega (w/ Scott D’Amore)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

 

 

”I’m here because I wanted a closer look at AMW being put out of their misery for good.”

 

 

 

During the commercial break,

Shane Douglas

joined us on commentary. 20-year-old Kenny Omega starts out here and leapfrogs over James Storm before catching him on the chin with a beautiful Dropkick. Scott D’Amore doesn’t call him the Prodigy for no reason, he’s clearly a competitor with bags of potential. The left leg of Storm is the target, that’s the one the ‘Cowboy’ bases himself with for the Last Call and Legend gets the memo, coming off the second rope with a Knee Drop to the extended limb as his tag team partner holds it in place.

 

Everything’s going well for the Canadian contingent until Omega attempts his signature Cross-Legged Fisherman’s Buster because Storm dead weights him and escapes out the back door, shoving Omega away before Chris Harris is tagged in and starts delivering Line and Line to his two adversaries. A pair of Fallaway Slams to boot, the ‘Wildcat’ is rolling! That is, until D’Amore calls the shots and they slow him down with a sudden Double STO. Now it’s time to finish what they started...

 

Omega holds Harris in place with the Full Nelson as Legend winds up and comes in with the Roaring Elbow. But ‘Wildcat’ shows off those feline-esque reflexes, ducking down and dropping his body weight so that the full force of Legend’s elbow catches Omega on the cranium instead! ‘Cowboy’ is ready, Last Call drops Legend and it’s time to go home. Desperation Clothesline from Omega finds only thin air and Harris hoists him up, swivels him around and slams him into the canvas with the Catatonic. It’s probably already over as is but they insist on delivering the Death Sentence and Harris eyeballs Douglas at the announce table as Andrew Thomas counts the 3.

 

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Game performance from the Canadians who did themselves no harm hanging in there with one of TNA’s top tag teams, even if D’Amore does cut an apoplectic figure at ringside. Douglas throws down his headset and clutches his NWA World Tag Team Championship, standing to shout at AMW. They’re not getting another shot, they can stare at him all they like! But we head away from ringside to HudsonHQ and inside a plush meeting room where

Scott Hudson

is catching a word from

Dustin Rhodes.

 

 

Two weeks ago, he left BG James and Ron Killings to fight all three members of The Gathering by themselves and Hudson asks the obvious question:

why?

 

Dustin says when he came into TNA, it seems everybody expected ‘The Natural’, good old Dustin Rhodes, his Daddy’s son, the apple of Dusty Rhodes’s eye, that classic southern wrassler. But this isn’t 1993, things have changed. He’s changed. He’s donned the gold paint, he’s been around the block, he’s seen it the way it really is now.

”I’m not going to take the moral high ground and put myself through the meat grinder just to win the approval of the fans, I’ve done that too many times and where has it ever gotten me?”

 

He admits that he’s undergoing a bit of an identity crisis right now, if he’s not ‘The Natural’ then who is he? This time around, the boss didn’t call him to tell him the character he was going to portray.

”If BG James wants to fight me, that’s fair. I know it’s my own fault for getting myself into this situation in the first place.”

But if Dustin doesn’t know who he is any longer, then how can BG James?

 

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Standard Singles Match

Ron Killings (w/ BG James) vs. CM Punk (w/ Father Mitchell)

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

 

Theorizing that his best bet of winning here lies in containing ‘The Truth’ from hitting his arsenal of high-impact moves, Punk continually chops out the base and looks to sap the life out of his opponent with a Front Facelock before a Single Leg Boston Crab. It’s a sound strategy and although Killings revs up at times with his Leg Lariat and does hit the Truth or Consequences, Punk again brings this back to his pace with the Welcome to Chicago and slaps on another submission - the STF.

 

 

 

”This is the perfect gameplan! Father Mitchell has got CM Punk well prepared for Ron Killings tonight!”

 

 

 

Mitchell urges Killings to quit but of course there’s absolutely no give in ‘The Truth’ and he scrapes his way to the bottom rope despite the Father using his cane to pull it further away from his outstretched right hand. With the Farris Center behind him, Killings catches the Straight Edge superstar with the Flying Jalapeno after being sent to the ropes but he’s too weary to pin his opponent immediately and Punk recovers amply to kick a shoulder up before the three.

 

As both men remain on the canvas after that dramatic last-gasp kick out, the bell rings because the 10 minute time limit has elapsed.

 

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Ten minutes couldn’t decide a winner between

CM Punk

and

Ron Killings.

It seemed almost inevitable from the slow start to the match that neither competitor had the necessary intensity to close the deal in time and perhaps we’ll have to do this one again in the future.

 

 

As both competitors stand and size one another up, there doesn’t seem to be that much animosity between them. Quite the opposite, there is mutual respect for the strong competition as Killings says something our microphones don’t pick up and Punk nods in agreement. But Father Mitchell ends the niceties, getting between the two and pulling Punk away before taking him from the ring.

 

‘Beware’ plays Killings out as

BG James

enters the ring with a water bottle and a towel for his friend. Despite failing to pick up the victory, they do at least get to stand tall and celebrate with their fans.

 

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Standard Singles Match

Hernandez vs. Mike Awesome (w/ Don Callis)

TIME LIMIT: 15 MINUTES

 

This is a great opportunity for Hernandez and it’s clear early on that he’s developed a toughness errant in most wrestlers that find themselves in All Japan Pro Wrestling working that demanding physical style. He’s barely phased by the early right hands and though doubled over by a knee to the midsection, he beats Awesome to the punch when the #1 Contender backs into the ropes, flying at his opponent with all of his large frame to take him down with a Shoulder Tackle. Never one to be shown up, Awesome delivers a Clothesline near the ropes and sends his Mexican opponent tumbling to the floor. If Hernandez’s standing leaping was impressive, then Awesome’s Suicide Dive over the top rope was, well... awesome.

 

Back in the ring, these two big meaty men continue slapping meat. A Running Bodypress in the corner from Hernandez is answered by a Powerslam from Awesome. A German Suplex from Awesome is answered by a Samoan Driver by Hernandez. Who can deal the killer blow? Hernandez thinks he can when he hits the ropes but Awesome follows him in and catches his opponent turning around with a brutal LARIATOOO! It’s the ones you don’t see that hurt the most.

 

Dazed, confused and probably wondering where he is, Hernandez is brought back to a vertical base but returned to the canvas unceremoniously with the Awesome Bomb, ring the bell! But wait, he’s not finished yet. From the top rope, Awesome soars through the air and comes crashing down on his opponent with the Awesome Splash. He doesn’t even hook the leg when he makes his cover, this one is over and referee Rudy Charles does the honours.

 

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Although the match has concluded,

Don Callis

picks up a microphone from the timekeepers table and tells

Mike Awesome

to give Hernandez another Awesome Splash. Take him out! Referee Rudy Charles tries to get between the #1 Contender and the top turnbuckle but Awesome just swats him to one side and Don Callis gives him the 4-1-1. If he knows what’s good for him, he’ll stay out of the way.

 

From the top rope, Awesome leaps for a second time, crashing down with all of his 280lbs+ on the rib cage of Hernandez! Callis continues, ordering Commissioner Piper to come down to the ring right now and crown the new rightful TNA World Heavyweight Champion because there’s no chance Sting wants to feel the awesome force of the man standing beside him, he’s not coming to Caribbean Combat. But the sound of a guitar solo does not land on the ‘Consultant’s’ ears well...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because it’s not Piper he gets, but

’The Icon’ Sting!

 

Emerging from the tunnel showing little to no sign of the beating he received last week, the TNA World Heavyweight Champion holds his title belt in his left hand and his signature baseball bat in his right hand. He points the bat at the twosome in the ring and begins to walk slowly down the ramp, stalking his prey, moving at his own pace and savouring every moment of their surprise at his presence. But both Don Callis and Mike Awesome are on the same wavelength here - make him wait.

 

They turn tail, climbing over the steel security railing into the crowd to find an alternative exit than the one currently blocked by Sting. We’ll have to wait until Saturday to see these two collide as our announcers play us out for the evening.

 

 

 

”I don’t think there’s any question over Sting’s condition, he looks great to me Mike!”

 

”Damn right Don, he’ll be fighting Mike Awesome in Puerto Rico and there’s going to be hell to pay for Mike Awesome and that snake Don Callis! Good night wrestling fans!”

 

 

 

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TV Rating

0.67 (503,353 viewers)

 

Final Show Rating

 

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Prediction Contest Results

We needed a tie-breaker for this one!

Blodyxe: 3

Crackerjack: 3

RKOwnage: 3

TheBigBad1013: 3

Satyr24: 3

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Hernandez vs. Mike Awesome

Comments: I like Hernandez, expect some heavy planchas

I like him too. I bought him in to be a tag guy next to D'Lo, that was something they were doing in Japan and I thought I would mirror it here. But they have absolutely zero chemistry apparently. Plus he prioritises All Japan and he's just moved over there in my game. Between me not having him very often and having to pay his travel costs, I decided to let him go after this show with his official writing off coming at the hands of Mike Awesome. He's the "Career Killer" again.

 

Ron Killings vs. CM Punk

Comments: I picked Punk, so he's probably dead.

I promise that I don't counter-book your selections, I promise.

 

Jerry Lynn, La Chicano & Jerrelle Clark vs. Elix Skipper, Kid Kash & Silas Young

Comments: Went back and forth on this one a few times, but I can't see Skipper, Kash and Young losing here. Unless they do.

I considered having the faces win just to put Chicano over strong before he faces Daniels but I didn't want Skipper to lose again ahead of his match. Plus Kid Kash needed a win too, so it turned out to be a bit of a no brainer to all of you in the end I think haha.

[DHK1989]

Crap, I missed this one! >_<

[TheBigBad1013]

The Sting and Mike Awesome match has been built up so well. I also really liked the time limit draw between Killings and Punk. I didn't see it coming, but I think it was a good choice.

 

Really looking forward to Caribbean Combat!

[Mootinie]

Crap, I missed this one! >_<

I think a few people did, it must have been the excitement of the T-Verse being released.

 

The Sting and Mike Awesome match has been built up so well. I also really liked the time limit draw between Killings and Punk. I didn't see it coming, but I think it was a good choice.

 

Really looking forward to Caribbean Combat!

Thanks for the comments buddy Haha, yes, I added time limits a little while ago and I was happy to finally make use of them here. Two guys of their calibre definitely need a bit longer to find a winner!

[Mootinie]

TNA Xplosion & Caribbean Combat 2004 PREVIEW

 

 

TNA Xplosion!

Friday, Week 4, April 2004

Taped before iMPACT! at Farris Center

TV Rating:

0.04 (34,329 viewers)

Show Rating:

38

 

Announce Team:

Eric Gargiulo & Jeremy Borash

 

 

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Jason Cross vs. Michael Shane (w/ Monty Brown)

With Scott Hudson busy prioritising his newfound journalistic duties over commenting on the B-show, Eric Gargiulo joins JB for Xplosion this week. In many ways he’s an improvement upon Hudson with a much finer attention to detail and he picks up on what a huge victory it would be if Jason Cross was to knock off one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions just 24 hours out from Caribbean Combat. Unfortunately it’s not to be and the Sweet Shane Music closes the deal for Shane Douglas’s tag partner.

 

 

 

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Glenn Gilbertti

comes down to the ring with

David Young

and calls out Simon Diamond for a Beat The Clock challenge right here, right now. If he wins, he will prove once and for all that it was always Simon Diamond that was holding back Team Jarrett and not him!

 

Simon Diamond

answers the challenge and introduces Gilbertti’s opponent, the young prospect

Chris Vaughn.

Once he’s defeated Gilbertti and set the time, Simon Diamond will dispatch David Young and then maybe Jeff Jarrett will finally be wise to the men he allows to leech off his fame and glory.

 

 

 

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Beat The Clock Challenge

Chris Vaughn (w/ Simon Diamond) vs. Glenn Gilbertti (w/ David Young)

Always a man with his ear to the wall, JB says that Diamond has been training Chris Vaughn and sees him as a ‘diamond in the rough’. Though his offence is a little basic at times, he impresses with a floatover DDT and catches G.G. with a beautiful standing Dropkick. He attempts a Cutter but Gilbertti shoves him away and catches him coming back in with the Chart Buster, setting the time to beat at 6:24.

 

 

 

Beat The Clock Challenge

Simon Diamond (w/ Chris Vaughn) vs. David Young (w/ Glenn Gilbertti)

Vaughn was disappointed to lose but Diamond tells him not to worry and is proud of his student for his display out there. Once this match gets underway, Diamond takes control. Young attempts a Spinebuster but Diamond watches him drop his head telegraphing the move and spikes him with a DDT. As he puts Young on his shoulders for the Simonizer, G.G. charges in and ambushes him, saving face as the referee calls the disqualification at 5:32.

 

(yes, these two matches got the exact same rating haha)

 

 

Post-match, the aftermath descends into a brawl with

Glenn Gilbertti

continuing his assault on

Simon Diamond

and

David Young

subduing the attempted rescue from

Chris Vaughn.

Spine on the pine leaves the youngster laying and his mentor soon joins him on the canvas after a Chart Buster.

 

 

 

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Mikey Whipwreck (w/ Shark Boy) vs. Abyss (w/ James Mitchell)

Whipwreck is another former ECW competitor competing for Raven’s honour after ‘The Monster’ took him out but he’s mostly a glutton for punishment here. He rallies a few times, getting the crowd behind his undeniable underdog charisma and even

Shark Boy

starts to pull for little Mikey despite his supernatural attachment to Abyss. But the Black Hole Slam unfortunately dispels any notion of their being an upset on the cards here.

 

 

 

As

Shark Boy

enters the ring to check on Whipwreck, he finds himself nose to nose with

Abyss.

Father Mitchell

enters and smiles, clearly excited to see somebody else get crushed by ‘The Monster’.

 

But before that can happen,

The Sandman

comes charging down the entrance ramp with a singapore cane in hand! He enters the ring, encouraging Shark Boy to get behind him, daring Abyss to give him a fight. Father Mitchell thinks that enough is enough for one night though and at his command, the two of them leave the ringside area as The Sandman joins his new friend in checking on the ultimate underdog, still down on the canvas.

 

 

 

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Chris Sabin vs. Silas Young

With no match scheduled for Caribbean Combat, Chris Sabin was out to prove a point here. Although the X-Division’s Real Man was wise to the Cradle Shock, fighting his way out with elbows to the neck and right ear area of Chris Sabin, the former X-Division Champion caught him with a Fisherman’s Buster. Young would kick out of that but after an exchange of different roll-up pins, Sabin finally got Young’s shoulders to the canvas with a Bridging Jackknife Pin and held him down long enough to secure the victory.

 

 

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TNA Caribbean Combat 2004 PREVIEW

CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Saturday, Week 4, April 2004

 

 

Since taking over as head of creative, Dutch had been surprised with how little he had spoken to the company owner Dixie Carter. For the most part, she enabled him to get on with the job, only consulting him about possible new signings and business decisions of that nature.

 

Most of them were ridiculous prospects that TNA Wrestling could ill afford like NJPW’s newest acquisition, Bill Goldberg. It had been quiet on the signing of new talent for a while, short of some younger guys that were working on a handshake.

 

But as they boarded a flight for Puerto Rico, Dixie Carter introduced Dutch Mantell to TNA’s newest signing and told him that this journey was the perfect opportunity to work out how he would figure into the story plans going forward. Dutch was taken aback. He hadn’t been consulted on this one and he just had to deal with this? He scanned his eyes across the match card for Caribbean Combat and had an idea.

 

’Yes…’

, he thought.

’Now I have a finish for this match...’

 

 

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Caribbean Combat Prediction Card

 

NWA Championship

Jeff Jarrett © vs. Ray Gonzalez

Comments:

 

Four Way X-Division Shootout

Amazing Red vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Kid Kash vs. Silas Young

Comments:

 

NWA World Tag Team Championship

The New Franchise (Shane Douglas & Michael Shane) © vs. Thunder and Lightning

Comments:

 

Grudge Match

BG James vs. Dustin Rhodes

Comments:

 

Interpromotional Tag Team Match

Apolo & AJ Styles vs. Glamour Boy Shane & Elix Skipper

Comments:

 

TNA X-Division Championship

Christopher Daniels © vs. Chicano

Comments:

 

TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Sting © vs. Mike Awesome (w/ Don Callis)

Comments:

 

Bonus Question

Who is the new signing that will debut tonight?:

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