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We start off tonight’s show with a video package revealing that AbyssChrisParks is really Jim Mitchell’s son. We also see Traci Brooks finally get let go from . We see ODB challenge Awesome Kong for the TNA Women’s Title. We see Christian Cage become the Number One Contender again. We also see Samoa Joe leave while Kevin Nash tries to calm him down.
Jim Cornette is with Matt Morgan, Crystal, and a variety of wrestlers. Cornette blames the problems on the referee. He guarantees that tonight’s show will be entertaining. Jay Lethal will face Johnny Devine for the X Division Title in a Street Fight. The Motor City Machine Guns will get to face A.J. Styles and Tomko for the TNA Tag Team Titles. Team 3D enter the locker room. Brother Ray tells Crystal to stop calling him and it was only a one night stand. Ray talks about the TNA Tag Team Title Match and he asks Cornette if his brain jiggled when he fell off the scaffold. Ray says that they deserve the title match. He demands the title match. Cornette gives Team 3D the shot on two conditions. He wants a hell of a match and he wants Team 3D to leave him alone. It is now a Three Way Match.
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘TNA’ Tenay and Don ‘You Have Got to Be Kidding Me’ West.
Kevin Nash comes to the ring as only Kevin Nash can . . . or Randy Savage. Nash tells Cornette that he screwed up. Last week, it was clear to everyone that Joe got screwed. Nash says that he grew up in Detroit and they had two ways of doing things. The easy way and the hard way. He tells Jim to do it the easy way. He comes down and makes things right for Joe; or he can ignore it and Joe can come into the Impact Zone and Cornette can deal with Joe in a few minutes.
Matt Morgan comes to the ring. Morgan tells Kevin that it is not the 90s anymore and nobody cares about him. He tells Nash that the Cliq is dead as well as the Wolfpac. Matt also talks about how insignificant the entire nWo is. Morgan says that Nash’s career is on life support. Morgan says that there is a new giant in TNA and he is looking at him. Morgan says that he is better than Nash and he is the law in TNA. Morgan suggests that Nash leave the ring peacefully or he can do it permanently. Nash grabs Morgan by the throat and Morgan tells Nash not to disrespect him. Morgan attacks Nash from behind and Joe enters from the crowd. Joe with a Yakuza kick to Morgan and Morgan leaves the ring.
Joe gets on the mic and he says that Nash begged for things to be done the easy way. Tonight, they do it the hard way. Joe tells Cornette that he will never forget the name Samoa Joe after tonight.
We go to Jeremy Borash in the Angle Dressing Room and he says that we will find out the award winners for 2007. Jeremy points out that Booker T is on his way while Joe is out of control. Angle interrupts Jeremy and Jeremy reminds Angle that he is just an announcer. Angle says that they have some work to do. Angle tells A.J. that he wants to have a sit down with Tomko. A.J. points out that Tomko is doing his own thing. Karen says that she needs to talk to A.J. alone (with the cameraman). Karen reminds A.J. that he can do anything he wants. Karen says that she will do a favor for A.J. if A.J. does the favor for her. A.J. figures out what the favor is and he is ready to work for Angle. We go to commercial.
We are back and Crystal talks to Christian about the announcement of the MVP for 2007. Christian asks Crystal if he should get his acceptance speech ready. Christian says that Angle wants to sit down with Tomko. Christian points out that Tomko wants to be his own man and he respects that decision. If Tomko wants to pick a side, let him do it on his own. Christian wishes Angle luck with Tomko.
We see footage of Traci Brooks being removed from Robert Roode Incorporated by Payton Banks.
Match Number One: James Storm with Jackie Moore and Robert Roode with Payton Banks versus Eric Young and Sonjay Dutt
Young and Roode start off (never saw them in the ring together before) and Storm attacks Young from behind. Roode slams Young’s head into the turnbuckles and he punches Young. Young does the Flair flip but he connects with a shoulder and Young with a belly-to-belly suplex for a two count. Roode with a knee and punch to Young. Young trips Roode and goes to the apron. Roode stops Young and that allows Storm to push Young off the turnbuckles and Roode with a near fall. Storm tag in and he punches Young. Storm with a clothesline and knee drop followed by a leg drop. Storm sends Young into the corner and kicks him. Roode tags in and Young punches Roode. Young with a jawbreaker on Roode and then he tries to make the tag to Dutt and Dutt is in. Dutt with a drop kick to Storm and then he works over Roode with a series of kicks and hits a drop kick and quebrada before Storm breaks thing up. Dutt misses a springboard move but he gets a superkick from Storm and then Roode hits the Payoff for the three count.
Winners: James Storm and Robert Roode
After the match, Traci Brooks comes in and she attacks Payton Banks. Roode and Young separate the women. We go . . .
TO THE BACK where Booker T is arriving. Crystal asks Booker about Sharmell and Booker says nothing. We go to commercial.
We are back with the nominees for X Division Star of the Year as we see highlights.
Jeremy Borash and Valizabeth are in the ring to announce the X Division Star of the Year. The winner is Jay Lethal. Jay comes to the ring and he is not as Savage as usual. Valizabeth kisses Lethal and she is happy for Lethal’s victory. Jay starts off talking like Savage, but we are shocked to see that Jay Lethal is not Randy Savage. Lethal comes out week after week to put his life on the line for the fans. He tries to the best of his ability to send people home with something to go home to talk about. Over the last few months and things that Team 3D have done, he has lost his smile. Lethal says that for the first time, he is mad as hell and he does not plan on taking it any more. Lethal says that he is going to start with Johnny Devine and he says that Devine will get the ass beating that Team 3D deserves. He says that he is not just going to do it for himself but for the fans.
We go to Don and Mike at the announce table and they talk about the rest of the show.
Crystal is with Black Reign and she asks about Kaz playing mind games with him. Black Reign says that he wants Misty back and he is attacked by Joe. Kaz walks by and he takes Black Reign’s pick axe and wig as we go to commercial.
We are back with a recap of the Shark Boy segments from last week and highlights of attempts to filet Shark Boy.
Match Number Two: Elix Skipper versus Shark Boy
Shark Boy punches Skipper as the bell rings. Shark Boy with a Lou Thesz Press and then he punches Skipper followed by a forearm to Skipper. Skipper with a back kick and snap mare and kick to the back. Skipper with an Irish whip but he misses a splash in the corner. Shark Boy with a series of boots in the corner. Skipper with an inverted side head lock take over for a near fall followed by a belly-to-belly suplex. Skipper goes to the turnbuckles and he tries for a leg drop but Shark Boy moves out of the way. Shark Boy with a kick to the midsection followed by a Stunner for the three count.
Winner: Shark Boy
After the match, Shark Boy gets on the mic and he says that this is the start of a new and improved Shark Boy. Shark Boy says that for the last three months someone came out and stomped a mud hole in him. We go to commercial,
We are back with the nominees for Knockout of the Year and some footage.
Jeremy and Val are back in the ring and Jeremy announces that the 2007 Knockout of the Year is Gail Kim. Gail gets on the mic and she thanks everyone for voting for her. She says that it has been an incredible year. Gail says that she is still suffering from the concussion she suffered from two weeks ago. This should be a night of celebration but it is not. The title means everything to her and to women’s wrestling. Gail calls Kong a disgrace to the title. Gail says that all Kong cares about is hurting people. She might have put Gail down, but she has not put her out.
Awesome Kong’s music plays and she comes out and Gail attacks Kong as she comes into the ring. Kong misses a charge and Gail punches Kong. Kong with a punch to Gail and then she hits the spinning back fist. Kong grabs Gail and sets for the Sit Out Power Bomb, but ODB’s music plays and she comes to the ring. ODB runs into a boot but ODB with forearms to Kong. Kong with a clothesline and ODB goes down. Kong tries for the Powerbomb but ODB lands on her feet. After a series of drop kicks Kong is knocked out of the ring. Kong is held back.
We are in the back and Kurt Angle is tells Tomko that he needs Angle as much as Angle needs him. If Tomko helps Angle beat Christian he is a part of the Angle Alliance and he gets the same perks as A.J. Angle runs through all of the material items and then he mentions Karen. Tomko points out that he is married and has a kid so that is where he gets the inspiration from. Kurt insults Tomko’s wife and Tomko punches Angle. We go to commercial.
We are back and Tomko and Kurt Angle fight into the Impact Zone. They fight onto the ramp and towards the ring. Tomko throws Angle into the ring and he punches Kurt. Security and Karen enter the ring along with A.J. to try to stop things from getting out of hand.
Angle gets on the mic and he tells Tomko he blew it. He tells Tomko that he wants to face him next week. Angle comments on Tomko’s wife and makes a few other comments that only anger Tomko. Tomko and Angle continue to battle.
WE go to the back where Crystal is with Johnny Devine and Team 3D. Johnny says that he is going to do the talking to Jay Lethal. He says that he will show why he is on the winning side. Ray tells Devine that it is time to get hardcore all over Lethal. Ray says that they have the Machine Guns’s number. Ray says that they are going to beat the Machine Guns and the champions. Then they will go to Against All Odds.
Match Number Three: Jay Lethal versus Johnny Devine in an X Division Title Match
They start off on the floor and Devine chops Lethal but Lethal responds with a chop of his own. Lethal slams Devine’s head into the ring steps. Lethal with a chop and forearm. Lethal gets a steel chair and he puts it around Devine’s head and then he sends Devine head first into the post. Lethal throws a trash can and weapons into the ring. They return to the ring. Lethal with chops and then he sends Devine to the apron. Devine drops Lethal on the top rope. Devine puts a chair on Lethal’s chest but Devine misses a double jump moonsault. Lethal hits a DDT onto the chair and we go to commercial.
We are back and Lethal hits Devine with a trash can as we see Devine bleeding from the forehead. Lethal hits Devine one more time with the trash can and then he punches Devine. Lethal with a hip toss and then he connects with a cartwheel and drop kick into the trash can. Lethal grabs the kendo stick and he hits Devine in the head. Lethal with the Lethal combination and then he goes up top for the elbow drop but Team 3D come out and Lethal hits a cross body onto Team 3D. Lethal returns to the ring and Devine hot shots Lethal onto a steel chair and Devine gets a two count. Devine misses with the chair but Lethal does not. Devon pulls the referee out of the ring during the count. Lethal goes up top but Ray hits Lethal with the kendo stick and he puts Devine on top of Lethal and Devine gets the three count.
Winner: Johnny Devine
After the match Team 3D celebrate with the new X Division champion and then Joe enters the ring. Team 3D leave the ring and Joe chokes out the champion.
It is time to see Chris Mitchell Parks Abyss’s interview with Mike Tenay. Abyss says that he hides behind his mask because he is ashamed of his family. He admits to James Mitchell being his father. He stood by and watched Mitchell abuse him and his father. Tenay talks about Abyss’s challenge to Judas Mesias. He says that Barbed Wire Massacre will end careers. We see footage from the first Barbed Wire Massacre. Abyss says that the scars that he inflicts will never heal. We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the nominees for the Most Memorable Moment of 2007.
We return to the ring where Jeremy Borash is with Val and Kendall Gill. The winner is the debut of Booker T. Booker T comes to the ring to accept his award. Booker tells Sharmell that he loves her very much. Booker says that this is a hard time. He has been hurt before, but he has never been hurt like this before. Booker says that it has been real hard for him and everyone else. He says that he will get over it real soon. Booker says that he does not know when he will get back in the ring because Sharmell is first and foremost.
Robert Roode appears on the JarrettTron and he says that it is his fault. Roode says that he never dreamt that Booker would have accepted the mixed tag match. What kind of man would put his wife in that situation and put her in harms way. Roode says that he wouldn’t do that. We see footage of the punch heard round a few thousand homes. Roode tells Booker to get back to his wife and then he tells Booker to give her his best.
Crystal is in the back with BG James and Bob Armstrong. Crystal wants to know how they are going to get ready. BG says that they will be facing the winners at Against All Odds. Bob tells BG that they are going to do some hard training over the next three weeks and they are not going to take it lightly.
Before the next match, Christy sings while Lance and Jimmy play guitar.
Match Number Four: Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt With Christy Hemme and their RockStar Guitars versus Tiger Mask and Curry Man
Tiger Mask with kicks to Hoyt but Hoyt with a shoulder and Tiger Mask goes down. Tiger Mask with a series of monkey flips and a head scissors. Curry Man tags in and they hit a double back elbow. Curry Man with a jawbreaker and punch to Rave. Hoyt with a forearm to the back after Rave blocks a suplex. Hoyt with a forearm to Curry Man an then he tosses Curry Man to the mat. Hoyt choke Curry Man with the boot and then Rave chokes Curry Man. Rave with a knee and a boot to the head for a near fall. Hoyt tags in and connects with a boot. Hoyt with an Irish whip and then he runs into an elbow. Rave misses a charge and Tiger Mast tags back in and Tiger Mask with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker to Rave for a two count. Tiger Mask hits a butterfly superplex and then he hits a Pele kick. Hoyt press slams Tiger Mask from the top turnbuckle. Tiger Mask with a pescado onto Hoyt but catches Tiger Mask. Curry Man hits the Spicy Rack on Rave but Hoyt breaks up the cover. Tiger Mask sends Hoyt out of the ring and then Curry Man hits a cross body onto Hoyt on the floor while Tiger Mask hits a diving head butt for the three count.
Winners: Tiger Mask and Curry Man
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package to promote Brock Lesnar’s UFC debut. We hear comments from Kurt Angle and Dana White about Brock.
We see the nominees for 2007 MVP of TNA.
We go to Jeremy Borash and Val in the ring and the MVP is Samoa Joe. Joe takes the mic and he says that the fans have spoken and he is the most valuable wrestler in TNA. Joe wants Jeremy to explain to the fans why hasn’t Joe gotten his Heavyweight Title Match? Jeremy points out that Joe lost the title when he wrestled Angle. Joe says that is the right answer but it is really the wrong answer. Joe with a clothesline to Jeremy and Jim Cornette comes to the ring.
Joe says that this ends when he says so. Joe backs Cornette into a corner and Nash comes to the ring and he holds Joe back from killing Cornette. Cornette says that Joe got screwed last week and things happen in every sport. There is nothing that he can do to change this. The match is set at Against All Odds. Cornette says that he wants to make Joe the special guest enforcer for the Angle/Christian Match. He gives Joe his word of honor that Joe will get the title match at Destination X. Nash talks to Joe and Joe turns it down. Cornette wants to know what Joe wants. Joe wants his opportunity deal. He wants a five year exclusive deal in TNA and he wants fifteen percent more than Angle. If he gets that, he will stop acting that way. Cornette asks for some time. Joe tells Cornette to put up or shut up. Cornette gives him the deal and it will happen next week.
We go to the back where Crystal is with A.J. Styles and Tomko. A.J. tries to apologize for Angle. Tomko tells A.J. to shut up and he will take care of things. Tomko tells A.J. that he is close to being a problem with him.
Match Number Five: Team 3D versus The Motor City Machine Guns versus A.J. Styles with Karen Angle and Tomko for the TNA Tag Team Titles
Ray and Sabin start things off and they lock up. Ray feigns a clean break and Sabin with arm drags into an arm bar. Sabin continues to work on the arm. Ray with a rake of the eyes. Sabin with a kick to Ray but Ray with an uranage for a two count. Styles tags in and he punches Sabin and kicks him in the back. Styles with a rear chin lock followed by a running back elbow. Sabin with a back kick and tornado DDT but Tomko breaks up the cover and he punches everyone. Ray attacks Tomko from behind. Styles with a springboard forearm to Ray. Styles is the only man in the ring and he hits a somersault plancha onto Sabin and Shelley. Ray tries to punch Styles but Karen tries to seduce Ray. Styles grabs Ray but Ray throws Styles into Karen and Karen is down. Styles tags in Devon so he can check on Karen and he carries her to the back. Team 3D with a belly-to-back suplex neck breaker combination as we go to commercial.
We are back and Tomko with an elbow to Devon but Devon with a knee to the midsection. Devon goes up top but he misses a diving head butt. Tomko punches Devon in the corner but Ray attacks Tomko from behind and they hit the Doomsday Device but the Motor City Machine Guns make the save. Shelley and Sabin with enzuigiris to Ray and Devon but Devon stays in the ring. Sabin and Shelley with a series of moves to Devon after an Irish whip. Ray takes care of Sabin and Shelley but Tomko gets the three count after a clothesline to Devon.
Winners: Tomko and A.J. Styles
After the match, A.J. comes out and he hugs Tomko. Tomko pie faces A.J. and Christian applauds from the top of the ramp. We go to credits.
Impact Thoughts
The Matches
I did not like the Robert Roode/James Storm versus Eric Young/Sonjay Dutt match. Don and Mike spent more time talking about how Payton Banks looked like a new Traci Brooks than talking about the match. The only wrestler in this match who appears to have an upside is Roode.
I did not like the Shark Boy/Elix Skipper match. To go from being almost completely mummified to cured in a week only minimizes things when there is a wrestler coming back from injury. So they had Jay Lethal copy Randy Savage, and now they are going to have Shark Boy do Steve Austin. How long before we see
The Devine/Lethal match was okay but why put the X Division title on Johnny Devine unless they are going to treat the X Division the way that the WWE treats the Cruiserweight Division?
I thought the second best match of the night was the Rave/Hoyt versus Tiger Mask/Curry Man match. I don’t know if it was the same person portraying Curry Man who worked for Ring of Honor in 2005.
I thought the main event was the match of the night, but when you consider what else was on the show, it was almost a no brainer. I did not like the stipulation in the match that you could not tag in your partner. Shouldn’t there be some double team moves during the tag title match? The thing that I did not like about the match was Karen Angle’s involvement. If Tomko and A.J. are going to feud or have problems, does it have to be over Karen Angle?
The Angles
I think Payton Banks looks better as a brunette than a blonde. I really look forward to seeing her match on the pay per view because I know that she can contribute to the Women’s division if she is given the chance to showcase her talents.
Since they run so many Burger King commercials on Impact are they trying to show us that this is the wrestling version of the Burger King commercial? They show us Global Impact which is a serious show and then they return with the same stuff? I WANT WRESTLING . . . AND A WHOPPER.
Are we going to see a feud involving Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt playing Guitar Hero against a tag team that plays the Wii?
Since Jim Cornette said that we were guaranteed a good show, if we did not enjoy the show can we seek any recourse? If there are enough people can they get class action status?
At least we finally got a WCW reference from the Crockett days with Ray's reference to the Night of the Skywalkers Match.
Are we going to see a feud between Matt Morgan and Kevin Nash? If not I guess we will have a Matt Morgan and Samoa Joe feud.
I have decided that since I have been so negative in my analysis of the Kurt Angle and Shark Boy segments in recent weeks I am not going to comment on those segments until I see something good absent the new disclaimer. It is a new year and I am going to try to avoid the negative so much.
If Tomko is now his own man, why are we continuing the which side will Tomko choose storyline?
Why did they have to rush to the back to see Booker T walk and ignore Crystal? If he was going to say something, I can understand going to the back a little bit.
I really liked Jay Lethal's speech to accept the X Division award except for one part. I think if he tried to do this promo in his Black Machismo character, it would not be the same if he did not seem sincere and made it a joke. I did not like the I lost my smile part of the promo.
If Samoa Joe is angry, why did he attack Black Reign, the new X Division Champion Johnny Devine, and interviewer and Angle family shill Jeremy Borash? Were Tiny the Timekeeper or Stomper unavailable?
Why didn't Don and Mike make a big deal about Frankie Kazarian stealing Black Reign's wig and weapon? Did I really make a comment about an angle involving Black Reign?
If Gail Kim has a concussion why didn't Jim Cornette, Matt Morgan, or security try to prevent Kong from going after Gail Kim?
By adding the Abyss/Chris Parks/James Mitchell to the other non-wrestling segments, I want to see TNA institute a new screening process. If it would not air on the Global Impact special, it should not be on Impact.
Booker T's debut is the Most Memorable Moment of the year?
When Booker gave his speech, did he review Sting's I need a break promo from last year?
Didn't Samoa Joe say earlier in the show that he was not happy that he did not get a title match? Wasn't Joe GUARANTEED a title match at the March pay per view? Didn't Joe turn down the thing that he demanded? I WANT MY WRESTLING BACK . . . and a WHOPPER!!!
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