September 18, 2002
9:00PM hits on the Eastern seaboard as the screen dims, before vibrant yellow, gold, red and black strokes fill the shot. The TNA logo pops up before we fade inside THE ASYLUM- where over a thousand rabid fans are on their feet, shouting “TNA! TNA!” at the top of their lungs!
“Previously…on Total Nonstop Action…”
-SCOTT HALL BEGINS TO CLIMB THE LADDER!!!!
HE HAS ONE RUNG LEFT…
MIKE AWESOME MAKES ONE LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO PLUCK SCOTT HALL OFF THE LADDER…
BUT RAVEN TACKLES HIM TO THE MAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET TO SCOTT HALL…
BUT THEY ARE ALL TOO LATE…
SCOTT HALL PULLS DOWN THE NWA CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCOTT HALL HAS FINALLY DONE IT!!!! SCOTT HALL IS YOUR NEW NWA WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!-
The camera cuts to the TNA Girls in their Lair, dancing away in more than just bikinis because we can happily report that during our brief hiatus, The Jarrett’s pumped money into replacing the old AC unit, which means The Asylum is now climate controlled!! Suck on that, HVAC guy! The Jarrett’s win the feud of the summer over the now unemployed HVAC guy, and hopefully this thing doesn’t just pump out cold air, because Autumn is right around the corner and it gets COLD inside The Asylum!!
We head down to our dynamic duo of Don West and “Professor” Mike Tenay! The crew welcome us and are more excited than usual, probably because
WE ARE FINALLY BACK AFTER A THREE-WEEK HIATUS!!! Where the hell have we been? Well, we almost went belly-up over Labor Day, then divine intervention found us a new backer with more money than our old one!
TNA WILL NEVER DIE!!!
West and Tenay run down tonight’s card, which features Jeff Jarrett’s
LAST CHANCE at fighting for the NWA World title against newly crowned champion, Scott Hall! Plus, Raven and Mike Awesome settle their blood-feud once and for all in a NO DQ MATCH!!! Murderaz Row put the NWA Tag Titles on the line against their enemies AMW!! Mick Foley makes his TNA debut!!! Shit, at this point, just scroll down a little bit more for the full card!!!
NWA World Championship- If Jarrett loses, he can no longer challenge for World Title
©Scott Hall vs. Jeff Jarrett
No DQ Match
Mike Awesome vs. Raven w/Doomsday
Grudge Match
Mick Foley w/Terry Funk vs. Malice w/Steve Corino & Jack Victory
Three Way Falls Count Anywhere Match
Ekmo w/Don Callis vs. Rhino vs. Ken Shamrock
NWA Tag Team Championship
©Murderaz Row vs. America’s Most Wanted
X-Division Championship- Four Corners Match
©AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Shelton Benjamin
Tag Team Match
Air Canada vs. The Briscoe Brothers
Before we go anywhere or do anything…
THE NEW NWA WORLD CHAMPION SCOTT HALL’S MUSIC HITS!!!
Out comes the NWA Champion, alongside his buddies Ron Killings, 6Pac and Tylene Buck, known around these parts as
“THE KRU!”
They all parade down the entrance ramp as The Asylum gives their NWA World Champion a hero’s welcome! The Kru strut inside the ring as Scott Hall grabs a mic.
The Asylum is giving him a standing ovation, as for the first time in his storied career, he has World Championship gold. His opening line is pretty standard, but tonight, Hall has a little more emotion as he looks down at the NWA title before shouting out…
“HEY YO!”
The Asylum goes crazy as they applaud Hall who holds up the NWA title…
“Say hello…to the NWA World Champion!”
Another round of applause for Hall! Killings, 6Pac and Buck work the crowd as Hall gets down to business…
“So, for my first order of business…TNA has lined up the man that has been a thorn in my side since I joined! Jeff Jarrett! Jeff, word on the street is you’re a marked man, and by the end of tonight’s show, you’ll be nothing more than a pencil pusher for TNA…because I don’t plan on losing this title anytime soon!”
The crowd boos at the thought of Jeff Jarrett…and his name alone…summons Jeff Jarrett from the back!!!
Jeff Jarrett heads on out, Evil Empire by his side! Jarrett holds his guitar over his shoulder as he stops in the middle of the entrance ramp, not wanting to get too close…
“Scott Hall, you know…I know…hell, even these pieces of trash sitting in the crowd know…I SHOULD BE THE RIGHTFUL CHAMPION!!”
The Asylum responds with a nice “SHUT THE FUCK UP!” chant for Jeff Jarrett…
“Had I had the chance to escape that cage way back in June, I would still be standing here tonight with that gold around my waist! There would have never been a Mike Awesome title reign! There would have never been no damn ladder match! And we all sure as hell would never have to live through a Scott Hall title reign…”
Suddenly,
NEW TNA SHERIFF DUSTY RHODES EMERGE FROM THE CURTAIN!!!
“Now, hold it right there, baby! The American Dream is out here to make sure things doesn’t get physical. We gots a hell of a main event on tap, and I’ll be doing my job tonight of policing the ring!”
Jarrett turns his attention up the ramp at Dusty Rhodes, who is now just another roadblock between Jarrett and the NWA title…
“Dusty, I don’t have any time for your nonsense. Because of you I’m fighting for my life tonight! If things don’t go the way they should later on tonight, I’ll have your head in short order! Remember who signs your checks while you’re policing the ring tonight!”
Jeff Jarrett drops the mic as he and The Evil Empire walks past Dusty Rhodes! Jarrett has some strong words for Dusty Rhodes, who gives it right back to him. Eventually, Jarrett heads to the back…
“Things are gon be different round here now, TNA! But I’m not out here to steal any spotlight…LET’S GIVE IT UP FOR SCOTT HALL!”
The Asylum cheers Scott Hall once more as he poses with the NWA Title on the top rope!
West and Tenay say that the addition of Dusty Rhodes will make Jeff Jarrett’s life a living hell, and any plans he had to get The Evil Empire involved tonight have just gone out the window, since Dusty will be watching right from the announcer’s desk!!
We stick around RIGHT AT RINGSIDE…because we are kicking off our return to the ring WITH A SERIOUS BANG as we are treated to the X-DIVISION TITLE FOUR WAY MATCH!!!
Match 1- X-Division Championship- Four Way Match
©AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Shelton Benjamin
The official bell rings for
OUR FIRST MATCH BACK!! The Asylum is on their feet, cheering loudly as West and Tenay say these Asylum fans have been waiting to cheer since August 28!!!
Styles and Lynn go after each other, while Daniels and Benjamin brawl in the opposite corner! Styles and Lynn, no stranger to each other, counter each other’s moves until finally AJ is able to hit a beautiful dropkick on Jerry Lynn!!
On the opposite corner, Daniels has Shelton tied up in the turnbuckle while he hammers away with a 10-count of punches!! The athletic Daniels then money flips Shelton out of the corner…
WHERE AJ STYLES IS WAITING WITH A SUPERKICK TO SHELTON IN MID-AIR!!!
Styles then turns back around…
AND JERRY LYNN IS WAITING WITH A SPRINGBOARD HURICANRANNA!!!
Lynn pops right up to his feet as Daniels races towards him. Lynn catches Daniels as Daniels is now in a wheelbarrow position, but pops up from the mat, releases his legs
AND HITS A CUTTER!!!
Shelton and AJ are both down on the outside, while Lynn is down inside the ring! Daniels looks out at AJ and Shelton and runs full speed ahead…
DANIELS GOES FOR A MIDDLE ROPE DIVE…
BUT SHELTON CATCHES HIM…
BUT DANIELS CONTINUES HIS MOMENTUM AND SWINGS AROUND, KICKING AJ STYLES IN THE HEAD…
AND HITS A TORNADO DDT ON SHELTON BENJAMIN!!!
Christopher Daniels is on fire here in the early going…
LOOK UP!!!
JERRY LYNN HITS A DIVING FLIP OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE TO DANIELS!!!
The Asylum is rocking as all four men are down on the outside!!!
AJ is the first one to his feet! He one-hops onto the apron, then kicks off…
AJ WITH AN APRON MOONSAULT ONTO JERRY LYNN AND CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!!!
That’s right, because Shelton Benjamin moved out of the way!!!
AJ charges Shelton but Shelton ducks…
AND THE LEAPS ONTO THE GUARDRAIL…FLYING OFF, DRILLING AJ RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH A FLYING KNEE!!!
Shelton grabs a hold of the fallen Daniels and tosses him back inside the ring. Shelton connects with a powerful backbreaker on Daniels before heading to the top. Shelton taunts The Asylum before looking to fly off…
BUT JERRY LYNN HOPS ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH SHELTON BENJAMIN…
AND OVERHEAD SUPLEXES HIM OFF…
SHELTON FLIES THROUGH THE AIR AND CRASHES DOWN INTO A MAKESHIFT 450 SPLASH ONTO DANIELS!!!
Shelton quickly capitalizes on the errant assist from Lynn…
1…2…
NOO!!!
JERRY LYNN FLIES OFF WITH A TOP ROPE LEGDROP TO SHELTON BENJAMIN TO BREAK UP THE PINFALL!!!
Lynn, Benjamin and Daniels are all down within the vicinity of each other…
AJ STYLES FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A SPIRAL TAP ONTO ALL THREE MEN!!!
AJ covers Lynn, the first person he can grab a leg on…
1…2….NOO!!!
AJ then tries Daniels, but as he goes over to him, Shelton Benjamin rolls him up!!!
1…2….NOO!!!
AJ flies out of the kickout attempt! Shelton is back up to his feet…
THIS PLACE IS IN FRENZY MODE RIGHT NOW!!!
AJ races off the ropes, and instead of bouncing back…
AJ HITS A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK ON CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!!!
Daniels, who went for a quick breather outside the ring, didn’t even have time to think before AJ’s feet catch him square in the jaw!!!
Daniels falls back towards the entrance ramp. AJ tries to climb back inside the ring…
BUT JERRY LYNN LEAPS THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE…
AND HITS A SUNSET FLIP ON AJ STYLES ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!
As has become the theme of this match, the pace doesn’t let up because as Jerry Lynn gets back to his feet…
SHELTON BENJAMIN CLEARS THE RING WITH ONE HOP…DIVING ONTO JERRY LYNN!!!
Shelton is now in complete control as he tosses Lynn and Styles back inside the ring, but keeps both of their heads and shoulders on the apron! Shelton then climbs to the top. Although The Asylum isn’t fond of Shelton, they are on their feet…
WHAT IS THIS MAN ABOUT TO DO?!?!?
SHELTON FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE…
AND HITS A FLYING SENTON ON THE APRON ON BOTH AJ STYLES AND JERRY LYNN!!!
Shelton bounces off of both men and falls to the ground. Daniels, who has now recovered, grabs Shelton and tosses him back inside the ring! Shelton goes for a superkick but Daniels ducks and rocks him with a forearm smash to the head!!!
Daniels then looks up at the top turnbuckle, and begins to bring Shelton over with him. Daniels positions himself on the top turnbuckle with Shelton Benjamin in the
ANGEL’S WINGS POSITION…
BUT SHELTON LIFTS HIS HEAD UP HARD…LOW BLOWING DANIELS IN THE PROCESS!!!
Shelton then steadies himself…
TOP ROPE SHELL SHOCK T-BONE SUPLEX TO CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!!!
Shelton with the cover!!!
1….2…..AJ and Lynn both try their best to recover to break it up…3!!!!!!!!!!!
Winner at 15:00 AND NEW X-DIVISION CHAMPION- Shelton Benjamin
SHELTON BENJAMIN HAS DONE IT!!! HE IS YOUR NEW X-DIVISION CHAMPION!!!!
The Asylum lets out a loud, collective groan as Shelton Benjamin is handed the X-Division title!!!
The camera pans over to AJ Styles, who was
ONE MILI-SECOND TOO LATE IN BREAKING UP THE PIN!!!
AJ looks out at Shelton Benjamin, who is no on the top rope, celebrating his
HUGE TITLE WIN!!!
Shelton quickly hops out of the ring, as AJ Styles stares him down the entre way! AJ points down from the ring at Shelton, who knows full well he didn’t just pin the champion to win the title, and
AJ HAS A SERIOUS GRIPE right now with Shelton Benjamin!!!
West and Tenay talk us through the carnage highlight reel of a match we’ve all just witnessed, and say that although AJ Styles wasn’t pinned, Shelton Benjamin surely did show up tonight!!
As Shelton celebrates on the entrance ramp, his newly formed
THUG POUND buddies Low Ki and Homicide come out to congratulate him! As Murderaz Row are the NWA Tag Champs, all three pose with three quarters of
THE GOLD HERE IN TNA!!!!
We head to the back where Goldilocks is standing by with
MONTY BROWN!! Monty, on the heels of a successful feud against Shane Douglas, seems to have picked a beef with Doomsday as of late! On the last show, Monty defeated Vampiro, but had another stare down with Abyss following the match…
“Let’s get one thing straight. When I finished off Shane Douglas and Brian Lee, all I had to do was walk up the aisle way… it was like the universe was telling me what my next move was! Abyss, you can stand as tall as you want…you can look as menacing as you want…but soon enough, big man…yo ass will be the next one…TO FEEL…THE POOOOUUNNCEEEE!!!”
Monty adds some excitement into that Pounce…and before he can walk off the set…
FATHER JAMES MITCHELL AND ABYSS HEAD ONTO THE SET!!
Mitchell sticks one his snake-head cane in the direction of Monty Brown, who quickly slaps it away. Brown and Abyss stare down, much like they have over their past two encounters! Mitchell, with a devilish grin on his face, begins to speak…
“Shall we play a game, Mr. Brown? You sure do talk a big one…now let’s see if you can back it up…”
Mitchell points the cane in the direction of Monty Brown…
ABYSS LETS OUT AN ANIMALISTIC ROAR, CHARGING FORWARD…
AND WE HAVE ONE HELL OF A BRAWL ON OUR HANDS!!!
Monty and Abyss throw haymakers at each other, and there really isn’t much TNA Security can do because not even the National Guard would be able to stop this one!!
The two begin to brawl through the backstage area, with Abyss tackling Monty Brown to the ground!! Monty is somehow able to reverse and flip Abyss over…
FATHER JAMES MITCHELL BLASTS MONTY BROWN ACROSS THE BACK WITH HIS CANE!!!
BUT BROWN DOESN’T FLINCH!!!
However, the sudden hesitation from Brown allows Security to come in and break up the brawl! Security holds Monty back as Monty shouts expletives at Abyss while Father James Mitchell points his cane at Monty Brown, shouting…
“DOOMSDAY IS NOW UPON YOU…MONTY BROWN!!!”
We head back down to ringside where West and Tenay talk about what we’ve all just witnessed! Monty Brown and Abyss brawling through the backstage area! They say eventually these two will have to settle their differences inside a ring, because as we heard last week, TNA President Jim Cornette is tired of paying for damages to the backstage area out of his own pocket!
It’s time to shift focus as we get ready for our next matchup, a
HUGE TAG TEAM MATCH between AIR CANADA AND THE BRISCOE BROTHERS!!!
Match 2- Tag Team Match
Air Canada vs. The Briscoe Brothers
Air Canada have carved out a nice spot in the TNA Tag Team Division thus far, while The Briscoe Brothers are looking to continue the momentum from last show’s debut victory over Kash$!
These two young teams start things off with a bang, right as the bell rings! Tyson and Teddy charge Mark and Jay, connecting with stereo dropkicks that knock both unsuspecting men outside of the ring! While Mark and Jay are down on the outside…
TYSON AND TEDDY HART FLY OVER THE ROPES WITH STEREO DIVES!!!
The Asylum eats up the opening spot as Air Canada is feeling it tonight!
With both Briscoes down, Air Canada head to the apron…
Teddy points to Tyson, runs full speed ahead at him…
TEDDY JUMPS INTO TYSON’S HANDS, WHO GIVES HIM A BOOST…
TEDDY WITH AN ASSISTED MOONSAULT OFF THE APRON ONTO MARK AND JAY!!!
Teddy is right back onto his feet and tosses Jay inside the ring, beginning to deliver some high-octane offense!
After a dropkick, tornado DDT, and a swinging neckbreaker, Teddy begins to cut the ring in half on Jay! Mark looks for the hot tag on the apron, as The Asylum cheers on both teams, but are giving a little more to the upstart Briscoe Brothers at the current moment!
Tyson and Teddy cut the ring in half, but eventually Jay is able to kick out of a rollup pinfall attempt, and bounce right into his corner
WHERE HE MAKES THE HOT TAG!!!
Mark enters the ring and begins to clean house! Clothesline to Tyson, forearm smash to Teddy!
MARK BRISCOE IS ON FIRE!!!
After neutralizing Tyson in the corner, Mark lifts Teddy up on his shoulders, tags in Jay, and gets The Asylum ready for the
DOOMSDAY DEVICE!!!
NOT SO FAST!!
Teddy is able to squirm his way out of Mark’s grasp, flips himself around on Mark’s shoulders…
AND HITS A HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN on Mark that sends him outside the ring!!
Tyson then enters the ring
AND PLANTS JAY WITH A SUPERKICK!!!
Tyson quickly hoists Jay up on his shoulders while Teddy goes to the top…
IT’S TAPPIN’ THE TREE TIME!!!!
WAIT!!!
MARK BRISCOE RECOVERS LONG ENOUGH TO LEAP ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH TEDDY…
AND CONNECTS WITH A TOP ROPE HURICANRANNA!!!!
MEANWHILE…
JAY BRSICOE EXECUTES A PERFECT VICTORY ROLL INTO THE COVER!!!
1…2…3!!!
Winners at 7:00- The Briscoe Brothers
What an incredible tag team showcase here in TNA!!! Instantly, The Asylum cheers for both teams!
West and Tenay talk up The Briscoe Brothers picking up wins on back-to-back weeks, and rapidly ascending up the tag ranks!
Air Canada gather themselves near the ropes, and turn around to The Briscoe Brothers holding out their hands…Tyson and Teddy look at each other before nodding and
WE GET A HANDSHAKE…
BUT WAIT A MINUTE!!!!
KASH$ HAS ENTERED THE RING!!!
Kid Kash and EZ Money, the guys that The Briscoes beat last week, are here to stir up some shit!!!
KASH AND EZ MONEY CHARGE MARK AND JAY BRISCOE FROM BEHIND…
KNOCKING THEM INTO AIR CANADA!!!!
Both Tyson and Teddy hit the deck as Kid Kash and EZ Money put the boots to Mark and Jay Briscoe!!
Kash$ stands tall with their arms raised while The Asylum showers them with boos!
Air Canada head up the ramp, angry at the entire night- the loss, having to shake hands, and then getting bashed by Mark and Jay…Air Canada knows Kash$ caused the chaos, but deep down they are hanging onto the thought of Mark and Jay cheap shotting them following the handshake!!!
West and Tenay then shift focus and begin to talk about our next matchup-
A HUGE THREE WAY FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH!! Featuring Rhino, Ekmo and Ken Shamrock, all three man have had a problem with one another for well over two months now!
We get a three-way side-by-side-by-side of all three men on their way to the ring…Rhino on the left, seething and fuming as he slaps himself across the face, Ekmo and Don Callis in the middle, with Callis coaching up Ekmo, and Ken Shamrock on the right, cracking his neck and getting loose…
ALL THREE MEN ARE READY FOR WAR!!!
Match 3- Three Way Falls Count Anywhere Match
Ekmo w/Don Callis vs. Rhino vs. Ken Shamrock
Rhino is out first, and walks with a purpose down to the ring. He races the ropes, stretching out, mind locked in on one thing and one thing only-
DESTORY EVERYTHING!!!
Ken Shamrock is out next. Much like Rhino, “The Most Dangerous Man in America” is locked in from the start as he walks down the entrance ramp, staring a hole through Rhino!!
Ekmo and Don Callis are out next, as Callis presents Ekmo as the monster that he is by holding his hands out while Ekmo raises his arms….
RHINO GORES EKMO ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP!!!!
Rhino wasted
ZERO TIME and didn’t even let Ekmo get to the ring!!! Don Callis heads for the hills immediately, as he knows what it feels like to be
GORED BY RHINO!!!
The official bell rings, since this is a
FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH- which means there are virtually no rules!!!
Rhino stomps on Ekmo until Ken Shamrock gets involved in the mix, smashing Rhino in the back! Rhino shifts his focus to Shamrock and drops him on the ramp with a back elbow!!
Ekmo is back up to his feet and catches Rhino with a knee to the gut! Ekmo grabs Rhino by the hair…
AND TOSSES HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL SUPPORT BEAM AT THE TOP OF THE ENTRANCE WAY!!!
Rhino’s head bounces off the beam! Ekmo turns his attention to Shamrock…
SHAMROCK HITS A BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX ON EKMO!!!
Shamrock stands right outside of the curtain, screaming and shouting like a mad man!!!
WATCH OUT!!!
RHINO GORES KEN SHAMROCK THROUGH THE CURTAIN!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!
The camera follows Rhino and Shamrock, who are now back behind the curtain! Ekmo follows the carnage as he hits a double clothesline on Rhino and Shamrock, sending them flying over a table backstage!!!
The carnage has now officially spilled backstage following the double clothesline!! Ekmo, Rhino and Shamrock all smash each other with haymakers as they brawl towards the back exit of The Asylum!!!
Rhino and Shamrock stand in front of a garage door while Ekmo sizes them up. The camera zooms in on the big red sign on the garage door which reads:
“FIRE EXIT! USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY!”
West and Tenay say if they all plow through that door,
IT WILL TRIP THE FIRE ALARM!!!!
Ekmo doesn’t care as he runs full speed ahead…
AND TACKLES BOTH RHINO AND SHAMROCK….AS ALL THREE MEN GO SMASHING THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR!!!!!
The Asylum, watching on the big screen at the top of the entrance ramp, goes nuts for the move!!!
AND THE FIRE ALARM BEGINS TO BLARE!!!!
These three crazy sons of bitches just tripped the fire alarm!!!
The camera crew follows through the wreckage as all three men are down and out inside what remains of the garage door, all while the fire alarm blasts backstage!!!
SUDDENLY…
A FIRE TRUCK PULLS UP!!!
TALK ABOUT FAST RESPONSE TIME!!!
The Fire Department doesn’t know what they’ve just got themselves into, because once they put the truck in park and file out…
E
KMO LIFTS KEN SHAMROCK AND DROPS HIM FACE FIRST ON THE GRILLE OF THE FIRE TRUCK!!!
Ekmo then grabs Rhino and tries to do the same, but Rhino elbows out of it…Ekmo charges at Rhino…
RHINO BACK BODY DROPS EKMO INTO THE GRILLE OF THE FIRE TRUCK!!!!
Rhino goes for the cover in front of the fire truck!!!
1…2….NOOO!!!
Rhino goes to pick Ekmo up, and clubs him with a few more cinder-block right hands to the back…
Don Callis emerges from seemingly thin air…
DON CALLIS SPRAYS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO THE FACE OF RHINO!!!!
Shamrock begins tossing firemen out of the way, while TNA President Jim Cornette and Dusty Rhodes try and talk to the Fire Chief, reassuring him that this is all sanctioned and allowed to happen!!!
Rhino, blinded by the extinguisher blast, begins to wildly run backstage, until he finally makes it to the side of the entrance ramp.
Ken Shamrock follows behind Rhino, and somewhere along his travels Shamrock now has a steel chair…
SHAMROCK BLASTS RHINO OVER THE BACK WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
Rhino winces in pain as Shamrock winds up again…
BUT THIS TIME RHINO PUNCHES THE CHAIR INTO THE FACE OF KEN SHAMROCK!!!!
Rhino grabs a water bottle from the concession table and douses his face in water to shake the fire extinguisher smoke from his eyes…
Rhino then sets a table up and places the dazed Ken Shamrock on top of it, right on the side of the entrance ramp!
Rhino climbs back up onto the entrance ramp…
WHERE EKMO AND DON CALLIS ARE WAITING!!!
The surprise catches Rhino off guard, and for some strange reason Don Callis tries to hold Rhino’s arms back…
BECAUSE EKMO IS WILDLY WIELDING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!
Ekmo goes to clock Rhino in the head…
RHINO DUCKS AND ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY…
AND EKMO DRILLS CALLIS IN THE HEAD WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!!
Callis immediately hits the ground, knocked out upon impact!! Rhino waits for Ekmo to turn around as Ekmo looks down at his fallen Manager…
RHINO GORES EKMO OFF THE ENTRANCE STAGE…
ON TOP OF KEN SHAMROCK THROUGH THE TABLE DOWN BELOW!!!!
The Asylum, West and Tenay
CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT WE’VE JUST SEEN!!!!
Somewhere down in the carnage and in the midst of the rubble, Rhino drapes an arm over Ekmo….
1….2…..3!!!!
Winner at 11:00- Rhino
RHINO SURVIVES THE FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH!!!
Referee Andrew Thomas raises Rhino’s arm as The Asylum applauds the insane match!!
West and Tenay try to recap the anarchy we’ve all just witnessed, which was so crazy the local Fire Department even showed up!! These three have had a problem for quite some time, and tonight, Rhino put an end to this three-way blood feud once and for all!!!
For now, Rhino is the victor, and is looking at bigger things than trying to beat up Ekmo and Ken Shamrock every week…his focus is now on World title gold!!!
We shift our focus from the carnage of the three-way car cash we’ve just witnessed and to something a little lighter...a vignette…
“ROADKILL’S RUMSPRINGA”
The camera shows the famous sign
“WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS!”
We then zoom in to see
THE VEGAS STREET PIMPS, on their home turf, sporting white mink coats, purple top hats and green pimp canes, along with
ROADKILL!! Roadkill is dressed the part like his buddies D’Lo Brown and Pimp Daddy Chuck, but is still sporting his black top hat, coupled with a black and white pin-stripe suit. The trio are waiting in line outside an establishment under a neon pink and blue sign that reads “CENTERFOLDS”…
Chuck and D’Lo take Roadkill aside, ready for a pep talk…
“Tonight, we take over this club! We show Roadie what the Vegas night life is all about. Now, remember, I am part owner of this fine establishment, so drinks and ladies are on me tonight!”
Roadkill seems excited as he takes in the sights and sounds of Sin City…
We then progress to later in the night, where the camera pans around the club, showing it at full capacity. Dancers dance, the liquor is flowing, and a great time is had by all…We can hear laughter off in the distance…
Roadkill is on stage with the workers of this gentleman’s establishment, dancing the night away!!
A few patrons throw dollar bills at Roadkill, who has now resorted to taking his shirt off and dancing on stage!
D’Lo and Chuck sit from their suite lounge and share a laugh, as the rest of the club cheers on Roadkill!
We cut to a few hours later, where D’Lo drives around an old green Cadillac, Pimp Daddy Chuck rides shotgun while Roadkill hangs in the back with multiple “Ladies of the Evening.” Chuck looks back at Roadkill while shaking his head and laughing…
“Hey Roadie, how you liking Rumspringa?”
Roadkill responds by downing the rest of his bottle of Jack Daniels before wildly screaming, holding his head out of the window, taking full advantage of the freedoms that come with Rumspringa as we see one more shot of downtown Las Vegas before the scene fades…
We head back to West and Tenay, who shake their heads at the video we’ve just saw. They then turn to a more serious note, as we get ready for our highly anticipated
NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!!!
We head over to Goldilocks, who is standing by with the NWA Tag Team Champions,
MURDERAZ ROW!! They are locked in tonight-plus the addition of
NEW X-Division Champion Shelton Benjamin, collectively known as
THE THUG POUND- doesn’t hurt their cause. Homicide starts us off…
“Tonight, we show the entire world that the last time we saw AMW in the ring…it was no fluke! We said we were changing the game and that’s exactly what we did…and tonight will be no different!”
Shelton Benjamin and Low Ki nod in approval as Low Ki takes over…
“We are walking out of here tonight…with these tag titles still around out waists, where they rightfully belong…BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!”
Homicide pats Low Ki on the shoulder as the three men pose for the camera, while Shelton takes us home…
“WELCOME…TO THE THUG POUND ERA!”
The Thug Pound strike a pose holding up their collective titles for the entire world to see as we fade out…
We see a brief video package of Murderaz Row and America’s Most Wanted throughout the past two months, and the roads they collectively took to get to this point…AMW wins the inaugural Tag titles, Murderaz Row attacks and eventually wins the titles inside a Steel Cage, and now AMW is looking to get the titles back tonight!!
Match 4- NWA Tag Team Championship
©Murderaz Row vs. America’s Most Wanted
This one starts off
OUT OF CONTROL!! AMW waste no time attacking the champions, just as soon as they climb into the ring!! Storm works over Low Ki while Harris drills Homicide with rights and lefts! Murderaz Row aren’t even able to take their titles off yet…
JAMES STORM WITH A SUPERKICK TO LOW KI…SENDING HIM OVER THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR!!!
Harris sends Homicide off the ropes, Homicide goes for a clothesline but Harris ducks…
SPINEBUSTER TO HOMICIDE…WHO IS STILL WEARING HIS TAG TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST!!!
Homicide clutches his body in pain as he rolls to the outside!
The champs attempt to re-group on the outside,
BUT NOT FOR LONG!!!
Chris Harris, who is A LOT more athletic than he looks, points to Storm as he bounces off the ropes…Storm assists Harris who takes one last bounce…
CHRIS HARRIS WITH A FLYING DIVE ONTO BOTH HOMICIDE AND LOW KI ON THE FLOOR!!!
AMW soak in the cheers from The Asylum as they are not here to play games tonight!
THEY WANT THEIR TITLES BACK!!!
On the outside, James Storm goes to toss Homicide into the steel steps…but Homicide reverses it…
HOMICIDE SENDS JAMES STORM CRASHING INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!
Back inside the ring, Low Ki is able to gain his comeuppance as Chris Harris goes for another big spinebuster but Low Ki hangs on…
TORNADO DDT TO CHRIS HARRIS!!!
Murderaz Row are in business now as they take control of the match!!
Eventually, things settle down as Referee Rudy Charles gets the match in order! Homicide and Low Ki cut the ring in half on Chris Harris, connecting with punches and kicks in the corner, followed by revolving tags to keep each other fresh!!
James Storm hangs in his corner, stomping the apron, while The Asylum claps along with him for the hot tag!!
Low Ki heads over and tries to throw a punch at Storm, but Storm ducks! Low Ki then shifts his attention back to Chris Harris…Low Ki cartwheels and backflips his way over to the corner for a Handspring Back Elbow…
BUT HARRIS FALLS OUT OF THE CORNER AND LOW KI CRASHES INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!
Harris knows he needs to make the hot tag, but Low Ki bounces out of the corner…
RIGHT INTO A LARIAT FROM CHRIS HARRIS!!!
Harris hits the mat as he slowly makes his way towards James Storm as The Asylum builds with anticipation for…
THE HOT TAG!!!!
Storm hits the ring like a freight train! Clothesline to Low Ki! Clothesline to Homicide, knocking him off the apron and to the floor!!
Low Ki is back up and races towards Storm….
TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER!!!
Homicide gets back onto the apron…
JAMES STORM DROPKICKS HIM OFF!!!
Low Ki goes for a superkick but Storm catches it, lifting Low Ki up in the process…
FOR A MASSIVE SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!!!
Storm looks over at Homicide, who is still down on the outside…
AND CALLS HIS SHOT FOR THE FINISH!!!
Chris Harris heads to the top rope…The Asylum can sense it…West and Tenay are clamoring for another title change…
Homicide tries to enter the ring, but Rudy Charles prevents him from doing so….
NOO!!! NOT LIKE THIS!!!
SHELTON BENJAMIN IS OUT AT RINGSIDE…AND HE DECKS CHRIS HARRIS IN THE HEAD WITH HIS NEWLY WON X-TITLE…
KNOCKING CHRIS HARRIS OFF THE TOP ROPE, SENDING HIM CRASHING TO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!
Low Ki takes advantage as Rudy Charles now focuses his attention on Shelton Benjamin…
LOW KI…WITH A LOW BLOW TO JAMES STORM!!!
Low Ki then tags in Homicide as Homicide quickly sets up Storm in the
NO REMORSE while Low Ki climbs to the top…
THUG STOMP!!!!
Homicide with the cover…The Asylum boos…West and Tenay are pissed…
1…2….3!!!
Winners at 14:00 AND STILL NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS- Murderaz Row
Shelton Benjamin grabs the NWA tag titles and hands them over to Homicide and Low Ki, as the infamous trio known as THE THUG POUND celebrate in the aisle way!!!
While they are quickly becoming the most hated faction in all of TNA…The Thug Pound now holds 2/3 of all the gold here in TNA!!!!
The camera cuts to inside the ring, where AMW are FUMING over the loss! They try to plead with Rudy Charles, but all he can do is shake his head and apologize just like the referee who missed a call would do!!!
Nevertheless, Murderaz Row retain the titles, AMW are still hot on their trail…and the addition of Shelton Benjamin has already paid dividends for The Thug Pound!!!
We head inside the dressing room of
MIKE AWESOME, just moments before his huge grudge match against Raven. “The Gladiator” is bare for the first time since the inception of TNA, no longer sitting atop the mountain as NWA World Champion. Tonight, Mike Awesome is extra pissed off as he begins to lace up his boots…
“RAVEN! I don’t have much to say to you other than tonight…YOU’RE A DEAD MAN!!”
Awesome smacks the steel chair that is placed next to him, as he puts his head in his hands, trying to find the words to express his anger…
“The mind games…the fire ball…Jeff Jarrett stealing my title belt…losing it WITHOUT EVEN BEING FUCKING PINNED!...All of that is nothing more than EXCUSES! I should have never let it get this far to begin with…and that’s on me…and I’m man enough to admit it…”
Awesome stands up from his seat, pacing back and forth as the anger overcomes his body and he smashes his fist through the dressing room wall…
“To say I’m pissed off is an understatement…I’m beyond pissed off…And YOU CAN FINE ME A MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS for cursing…but I don’t care…I have one thing on my mind tonight…AND THAT’S ENDING RAVEN’S CAREER AND KICKING HIS ASS FROM HERE TO KINGDOM COME!”
Awesome then looks at the hole he made in the wall, and does what any normal person would do and headbutts the hole, making it a lot larger than before…
We head over to Goldilocks, who is with
RAVEN and the rest of DOOMSDAY! Not in their natural habitat of the basement tonight, potentially due to Monty Brown wanting to kick Abyss’ ass, Raven takes the mic from Goldy and does all the talking…
“Mike Awesome…I have you exactly where I want you…I want to see that anger…I NEED to see that anger from you…because that anger is just another distraction. See, you don’t know how to use that anger in your favor…No…Instead, you turn it into an uncontrollable rage that leads to you making mistake…after mistake…after mistake…and tonight will be no different. The anger inside of your soul will stay trapped inside for eternity as I finally lay you down once and for all…”
Father James Mitchell lets out a sadistic laugh as Doomsday heads off the set…
We send it back down to ringside where West and Tenay hype up our next matchup- a
HUGE NO DQ MATCH between MIKE AWESOME and RAVEN!
Match 5- No DQ Match
Raven w/Doomsday vs. Mike Awesome
Expecting this one to start off chaotic? Well, you would be right! Once the bell rings, Awesome immediately charges at Raven, delivering a crushing knee to the gut which sends Raven into the corner of the ring! Awesome has
A LOT OF PENT-UP ANGER to get out, and beats Raven to a pulp in the corner!
Awesome then heads to the opposite corner…runs full speed ahead…
AND PLANTS HIS SIZE 15 BOOT INTO RAVEN’S SKULL!!!
Blood begins to trickle down Raven’s nose, as West and Tenay say that it is definitely broken! The camera zooms in to show Raven’s nose completely off to the side!
Raven is able to slide underneath the ropes, where his Doomsday crew tend to him….
BUT MIKE AWESOME DOESN’T CARE ABOUT THEM…
AWESOME FLIES THROUGH THE AIR, TAKING OUT ALL OF DOOMSDAY WITH A DIVING SPLASH!!!
Mike Awesome is right back to his feet as The Asylum cheers him on! Awesome heads underneath the ring and finds himself a table, which he places near the side of the ring!
Raven is back to his feet and charges at Awesome, clubbing him across the back! Awesome barely flinches as he grabs Raven by the throat…
BUT VAMPIRO DRILLS MIKE AWESOME IN THE HEAD WITH A SIDEKICK!!
THE 3-ON-1 GAMES ARE IN PLAY!!! HOW CAN MIKE AWESOME OUTLAST ALL OF DOOMSDAY?!?!?
Awesome drops Raven from his grasp as he tries to re-arrange his jaw…
RAVEN DRILLS AWESOME OVER THE HEAD WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!
The chair shot knocks Awesome back, and soon he finds himself lying down on the table he just set up!
Raven orders Abyss and Vampiro to hold Mike Awesome down as he slides into the ring. Raven then bounces off the ropes, leaps over the top…
RAVEN CRASHES ONTO MIKE AWESOME THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
Raven is quick to his feet as he pulls Awesome from the rubble! Raven goes to punch Awesome but Awesome ducks…
BIG BOOT TO RAVEN!!!
Awesome turns around…
ABYSS IS WAITING WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!
COME ON! THIS ISN’T FAIR!!!
BUT WAIT ONE SECOND!!! HERE COMES MONTY BROWN!!!
The man who has painted a target on Abyss’ back, and the man who needed to be pried off of Abyss earlier in the evening, is here to get some more!!
Monty sizes up Abyss…
MONTY CLOTHESLINES ABYSS OVER THE GUARD RAIL AND INTO THE FIRST ROW!!!
The two begin to brawl through The Asylum as TNA Security is
ONCE AGAIN breaking up Monty and Abyss from ripping each other’s heads off!!
Back on the floor, where the action is, Raven sizes up Mike Awesome with another chair shot. Raven goes to swing…
BUT MIKE AWESOME PUNCHES THE CHAIR BACK INTO RAVEN’S FACE!!!
Raven’s already broken nose didn’t like the feel of that, as he falls to the ground, clutching his nose!!
Vampiro goes for another sidekick, but Awesome is waiting for him, too…he catches Vampiro in mid-air…
MIKE AWESOME PLACES VAMPIRO IN THE AWESOME BOMB POSITION…
RUNS FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH VAMPIRO ON HIS BACK…
AND AWESOME BOMBS HIM LIKE A LAWN DART UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP!!!
Mike Awesome, with the help of Monty Brown, has neutralized Doomsday!
Awesome then goes underneath the ring…
AND PULLS OUT THE DREADED SACK OF TACKS!!!
Awesome slides the sack inside the ring before drilling Raven with a clothesline for good measure!!!
With Raven inside the ring, Awesome opens up the sack of tacks and sprinkles them everywhere!!!
Father James Mitchell hops up onto the apron, garnering Mike Awesome’s attention. Awesome wraps his hand around Mitchell’s throat…
Raven turns Mike Awesome around…
RAVEN IS WAITING WITH A FIREBALL TO THE FACE…
BUT MIKE AWESOME STEPS OUT OF THE WAY…
AND INSTEAD, THE FIREBALL BLASTS FATHER JAMES MITCHELL IN THE FACE!!!
Raven stops for a brief second as Mitchell falls off the apron, screaming and shouting while he holds his face!!!
Awesome then gets Raven up in the corner of the ring for an Awesome Bomb, but Raven smartly holds onto the ropes for dear life!!!
Awesome tries to punch Raven in the back to get him to loosen his grip, but Raven places his foot underneath the turnbuckle to prevent Awesome from hitting the move!!!
Raven then reaches down into his boot…
RAVEN PULLS OUT A FORK!!!
Raven finally lets go as Awesome is about to hit the Awesome Bomb…
RAVEN STABS MIKE AWESOME WITH THE FORK RIGHT IN HIS INJURED EYE!!!!!
The eye was injured from Raven’s fireball in the first place, so it’s a poetic way for Raven to capitalize…
Awesome drops Raven from the Awesome Bomb position while he presses his hand over his eye…
RAVEN WITH A KICK TO THE GUT…
EVENFLOW DDT ONTO THE THUMB TACKS!!!!!
The tacks get stuck in Mike Awesome’s scalp!!!
Raven drapes an arm over Mike Awesome…
1…2….3!!!!
Winner at 15:00- Raven
Somehow, some way, Raven has done the unthinkable and
HAS GIVEN MIKE AWESOME HIS FIRST PINFALL LOSS HERE IN TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION!!!!
Vampiro quickly pulls Raven out of the ring as Mitchell slowly gets to his feet, now with a washcloth over his face…West and Tenay can’t believe what we’ve just witnessed as
THIS MATCH WAS ANOTHER INSTANT CLASSIC!!!
Raven walks on his own two feet up the entrance ramp while Mike Awesome lies motionless inside the ring. The camera zooms in on Mike Awesome’s head, which is filled with thumb tacks!!!
Raven, much like his entire run here in TNA thus far, told Mike Awesome what he planned on doing…
AND HE DID IT!!!
Now potentially in the driver’s seat for an NWA World title shot, Raven has once again overcome the odds in his quest along with Doomsday for complete dominance inside of TNA!!!
We head to the back where the camera shot starts near the floor, where we can make out a woman wearing black high heels. The camera slowly zooms up to show this woman sporting a skimpy black dress until it finally zooms up to her face…
IT’S FRANCINE!!!
Francine stands with her arms crossed, as
SHANE DOUGLAS and BRIAN LEE flank her in each direction! Francine blows a kiss for the camera as Douglas lets out a snarky laugh…
“There’s gonna be some changes around here! The Franchise and Brian Lee are sick and tired of being passed over! Week in and week out, there’s nothing for The Franchise to do around here! Which is why I made some changes, brought back an old flame…”
Douglas brings in Francine as the two share a kiss…
“What’s a king…without his queen?”
Douglas laughs as he continues…
“So, tonight, I’m issuing a proclamation for TNA! Francine wants Tylene Buck, I want Scott Hall, and Brian Lee wants the entire Kru he runs with. Cornette, Dusty, the ball is in your court. DON’T make me have to ask twice!”
Douglas plants another kiss on Francine as Brian Lee stands tall behind the two, with Douglas’ intentions very clear- he wants to be a big player here in TNA, and has just called out the NWA World Champion and The Kru!
We head over to Goldilocks who is standing by with
STEVE CORINO, JACK VICTORY and MALICE! Malice, on the heels of a huge matchup against Mick Foley, looks ready to rock as Corino pats him on the back. Goldy tries to get a word from Malice, but with Steve Corino around, that is just impossible as he takes over…
“There seems to be another problem for Steve Corino. And this problem, oh man, this problem is one I will GLADLY solve! The problem of ANOTHER so called legend by the name of Mick Foley poking his head where it doesn’t belong!”
Corino nudges Jack Victory, who has a large burlap sack in his hand. Victory hands the sack over to Steve Corino…
“Every problem eventually needs to be solved…”
With a smile on his face, Corino opens up the sack and pulls out a
BRANDING IRON!!
Corino wields it through the air as if he is swinging a golf club…Corino points for the camera man to zoom in as we can see the branding iron with Corino’s
“SC” logo on it…
“Let me introduce you all to MY NEW PROBLEM SOLVER!”
Corino takes one last swing with the branding iron before he and his cronies head on off the set…
We head back down to West and Tenay, who are less than impressed by Corino’s personal branding iron. They say he is nothing more than a fake cowboy, and soon Foley and Funk will finally teach him his lesson!
The dynamic duo commentary team stays on the subject of Corino and Foley, as
MICK FOLEY MAKES HIS TNA DEBUT NEXT!!
Match 6- Grudge Match
Mick Foley w/Terry Funk vs. Malice w/Steve Corino & Jack Victory
Foley is accompanied by Terry Funk, while Steve Corino and Jack Victory cheer on Malice from ringside!!
The official bell rings as The Asylum is
ON THEIR FEET CHEERING FOR MICK FOLEY’S DEBUT!!! A debut that nobody would have ever predicted back in June, and still nobody in the world can figure out how the Jarrett’s can afford a man of his stardom, is about to commence!!
There won’t be any collar and elbow tie ups in this one, as Foley immediately attempts to tackle the big man Malice to the ground! Foley is successful in wobbling the big man back a few steps, but that’s it as Malice catches his balance and rams his knee into Foley’s ribs!!
Malice then goes on the offensive as he hammers away at Foley, smashing his head repeatedly into the turnbuckle! Foley falls back as Malice grabs a hold of him and hits
A HUGE SIDEWALK SLAM! Malice goes for the cheap cover but Foley kicks out at 1!
On the outside, Corino goads Terry Funk into rounding the corner as Corino stands with his custom branding iron, but Funk refuses to play his game!
The action inside the ring doesn’t stay there for long, as Foley gains the upper hand…
FOLEY CLOTHESLINES MALICE OVER THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR!!!
Foley then hops back up onto the apron…
MICK FOLEY LEAPS OFF WITH A DIVING ELBOW DROP ONTO MALICE!!!
Foley is right back to his feet, giving his legendary
“BANG! BANG!” hand gesture, much to the delight of The Asylum!!
West and Tenay put over the great shape that Foley is in, as he has shed some weight and looks more mobile and agile than he has in quite some time!
Foley picks up Malice, grabbing him by the head, and
SENDS HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!
Corino races towards Foley with his branding iron…
BUT TERRY FUNK STEPS IN THE WAY!!
Funk wields his branding iron while Corino does the same, and the two have a stalemate!!
Foley tosses Malice inside the ring, and with Referee Slick Johnson getting distracted by Jack Victory on the apron…
STEVE CORINO SLIDES INSIDE THE RING AND GOES TO DRILL FOLEY WITH HIS BRANDING IRON…
BUT TERRY FUNK TACKLES FOLEY OUT OF THE WAY…
AND CORINO DRILLS MALICE ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE BRANDING IRON!!!
Corino is in shock as he just hit his personal body guard…
FOLEY TURNS CORINO AROUND AND HITS THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT!!!
Corino pops up from the impact…
RIGHT INTO TERRY FUNK’S GRASP…
TERRY FUNK HITS A PILEDRIVER ON STEVE CORINO!!!
Foley then grabs the fallen Malice…
DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT TO MALICE!!!
Foley with the cover while Funk smacks Jack Victory in the sternum with his branding iron…
1…2…3!!!
Winner at 7:00- Mick Foley
Mick Foley wins his debut match here in TNA!!! Foley and Funk celebrate up the aisle way while the trio of Steve Corino, Malice and Jack Victory all lick their wounds inside the ring!!
West and Tenay hype up Mick Foley’s debut, and say he has stated his desire to be a full-time wrestler moving forward, because he believes in not only himself but in the future of TNA!! For now, Foley and Funk celebrate, but knowing the cerebral Steve Corino, he will be back with a vengeance in short order!!
We head to the back where Goldilocks is waiting for her final interview of the night, with
JEFF JARRETT! Jarrett has a serious look on his face, as he holds his guitar close by. The Evil Empire flank Jarrett as he is once again pissed off on the interview set…
“I don’t really think that much needs to be said right now. Can I sum it up in a word? Yes. Unjust…unfair…conspiracy…all of those rolled into one plain word…BULLSHIT! That’s what this is! You’re gonna try and stop me…THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN…from fighting for the exact title that I brought into this universe?”
Jarrett lets out a sarcastic laugh while shaking his head before continuing on his rant…
“You can take Dusty Rhodes…Jim Cornette…Scott Hall…and you can shove all of them! Tonight, I finally get what should have been mine since June and silence all of my critics…as we usher in a new era here in TNA…The Jeff Jarrett Era!”
And with that, Jarrett and The Evil Empire head off the interview set…
We send it back down to West and Tenay one final time tonight as they begin to hype up our
HUGE MAIN EVENT- NWA World Champion Scott Hall versus Jeff Jarrett with the stipulation that if Jarrett loses tonight, he can no longer challenge for the NWA World title!!
Main Event- NWA Championship- If Jarrett loses, he can no longer challenge for the NWA World Title
©Scott Hall w/The Kru vs. Jeff Jarrett w/The Evil Empire
The Asylum is on their feet for the
MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!!
TNA Sheriff Dusty Rhodes has made his way out and pulls up a chair right next to the announcer’s desk, getting a perfect view of the big World title match!
Hall and Jarrett stare each other down before Hall takes a toothpick out of his ear
AND THROWS IT AT JARRETT!
Jarrett responds with hard rights and lefts…
AND THIS ONE IS ON!!!
Jarrett wastes no time getting his offense in, as he backs Hall into the corner before driving his shoulder into Hall’s sternum! Jarrett then grabs Hall and washes his face across the top rope all the way to the other corner! Jarrett goes for a back elbow but Hall blocks it…
Hall fights his way out of the corner, and begins to get some of his own offense in! Hall tosses Jarrett off the ropes and connects with a
HUGE BACK BODY DROP!!
Jarrett rolls out of harm’s way as he slides out of the ring. Hall follows him but as he climbs out…
JARRETT SMACKS HIM IN THE LEG WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!
Hall falls to the apron as Jarrett begins to work over his leg! He places Hall in the corner of the ring, wraps his legs through the ring post…
JEFF JARRETT WITH A FIGURE FOUR ON SCOTT HALL THROUGH THE RINGPOST!!!
Hall screams in pain as Referee Rudy Charles begins his five count, and Jarrett releases the hold at four and a half!!
Jarrett grabs Hall and reverses him around, so that only his legs are on the apron…
JARRETT WITH A HANGMAN’S DDT ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!
Jarrett stands up, soaking in the loud boos from The Asylum as he looks over at Dusty Rhodes, mocking him! Dusty pays no mind to Jarrett who does his Fargo Strut right into the face of Dusty!!
Jarrett wasted
TOO MUCH TIME on the taunting…
BECAUSE HE TURNS AROUND AND RUNS RIGHT INTO A LARIAT FROM SCOTT HALL!!!
Hall takes control as he tosses Jarrett back inside the ring. Hall carries Jarrett over to the middle rope…
SCOTT HALL CONNECTS WITH A FALLAWAY SLAM!!!
Hall goes for the first cover of the night…
1…2….NO!!
Roadhouse James places Jarrett’s foot on the bottom rope…
AND NOW THE FUN BEGINS!!!
Referee Rudy Charles reprimands Roadhouse James, who then begins to run away…
6Pac and Ron Killings chase after James on the outside, when James hides around the corner. 6Pac and Killings race around the corner…
ROADHOUSE JAMES HITS A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE ON 6PAC AND RON KILLINGS!!!
While all of this is going on, The Harris Brothers have snuck inside the ring…
RON HARRIS DECKS SCOTT HALL IN THE HEAD WITH A PAIR OF BRASS KNUCKLES!!!
Don Harris has Jarrett’s guitar, and looks to put the finishing blow on Scott Hall…
WHEN DUSTY RHODES CLIMBS INTO THE RING AND GRABS THE GUITAR OUT OF DON HARRIS’ GRASP!!!
Dusty picks up the guitar, and goes to hit Don Harris with it…
BUT DON HARRIS DUCKS…
AND DUSTY PLANTS THE GUITAR OVER JEFF JARRETT’S HEAD!!!!
Jarrett crumbles to the ground as Dusty Rhodes has just gotten his hands dirty here tonight!!
Don charges at Dusty…
BIONIC ELBOW TO DON HARRIS!!!
BIONIC ELBOW TO RON HARRIS!!!
Both Harris boys are down! Dusty stands in the corner, ready to throw hands with Roadhouse James who is out numbered as 6Pac and Ron Killings have recovered long enough to beat him down in the aisle way…
Scott Hall lifts up the motionless Jeff Jarrett…
OUTSIDER’S EDGE!!!!
1…2…3!!!
Winner at 11:00 AND STILL NWA WORLD CHAMPION- Scott Hall
Scott Hall is handed his NWA World title while The Asylum roars for his victory!!
West and Tenay are just as ecstatic at ringside as they can officially announce that
JEFF JARRETT CAN NO LONGER CHALLENGE FOR THE NWA WORLD TITLE!!! For how long? We still don’t know, only Jim Cornette knows!!!
Instead of joy about Scott Hall winning, Dusty isn’t happy with himself because he knows he altered the outcome, but did what needed to be done! He tips his cowboy hat in the direction of Scott Hall before walking up the entrance ramp…
Inside the ring, it’s all smiles and hugs for The Kru, as Scott Hall poses with the NWA World title on the top turnbuckle! West and Tenay begin to sign us off, on what was one of the most action-packed episodes of TNA to date!!!
The camera pans around to show final scene of this historic episode with Jeff Jarrett coming to grips with the fact that he can no longer challenge for the NWA World title, and it was mostly because of Dusty Rhodes…
While Scott Hall celebrates, a new challenger will eventually emerge next week, and it won’t be Jeff Jarrett…and that is something that will certainly not sit right with Jarrett…who now has his target painted square on the back of TNA Sheriff Dusty Rhodes…
The break is over, we are back! Hope everyone enjoys Show 12! A little more meat on this one to get everything back on track, hence the “Extended Edition” tagline. Next week won’t be as long, hopefully. Sometimes I get carried away with these matches. Thank you to all who are still following along. We are back on schedule, as I will be back posting every Wednesday night up until the final show of the year on December 18. See you all next week, same time, same place!
