Kurt Angle wins the King of the Mountain Match for the TNA Heavyweight Title with the help of Samoa Joe.
King of the Mountain for the X Division Title: Suicide retains the title.
Sting defeated “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan
TNA Tag Team Championship Match: Beer Money. Inc defeated Team 3D (c)
TNA Knockout Title Match: Angelina Love (c) defeated Tara
Monster’s Ball Match: Abyss & Taylor Wilde defeated. Raven & Daffney
Christopher Daniels defeated Shane Douglas
Monster’s Ball Match: Abyss & Taylor Wilde vs. Raven & Daffney
Abyss and Taylor Wilde are throwing Raven into Daffney repeatedly. Daffney is hit with a big splash from Abyss and a Death Valley Driver. Wilde goes to the ropes, but is tripped by Dr. Stevie. Abyss picks up Daffney and threw her into Stevie and Raven. Wilde followed that up with a top rope crossbody. Daffney tries a sleeper hold on Abyss, but Wilde hits her with a trash can lid and a steel pan. Raven is sent into the guard rail as they fight into the crowd. Raven grabs a guard rail and tries choking Abyss. Raven drags out a table with a table cloth on it and puts Anyss near the entrance ramp. Wilde hits another huge kick and puts Daffney on the table. Wilde climbs up a speaker stand and jumps off and puts Daffney through the table Raven set up. Raven and Abyss are making their way back towards the ring. Raven picked up a kendo stick, but is hit with a big punch by Abyss. Abyss goes under the ring and grabs the bag of thumbtacks, but Steive hits Abyss with a nasty chair shot. Raven uses a drop toe hold to send the Monster into the chair. Stevie sends in a ton of weapons and Raven uses the kendo stick and breaks it over Abyss’s head. Raven chokes Abyss with a kendo stick, but Wilde cuts him off with a trash can lid. Taylor Wilde is then decked with a steel pan. Raven hits Abyss with a trash can, but to no avail, as Abyss hits Raven with the can and a kendo stick. Stevie gets the ref distracted as Abyss hits a chokeslam. Raven accidentally hits Steive with a trash can, as Abyss sends Wilde into Raven. Stevie again distracts the referee, giving Abyss time to lay down the tacks. Daffney hits Abyss with no effect and as she turns, Wilde sends Daffney into the tacks for the two count. Abyss goes for a chokeslam on Stevie, but Raven hits the Even Flow DDT for a two count. Abyss hits Raven with the Black Hole Slam into the tacks for the win.
It’s my birthday today so I may have to wait for the encore to review the early matches, but my review will be up.
Here is the card for TNA Slammiversary tonight:
King of the Mountain Match for the TNA Heavyweight Title: Mick Foley (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
King of the Mountain for the X Division Title: Suicide (c) vs. “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal vs. Consequences Creed vs. Alex Shelley vs. Chris Sabin
(Detroit Tigers star Curtis Granderson will present the X Championship to the winner)
Sting vs. “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan
TNA Tag Team Championship Match: Team 3D (c) vs. Beer Money. Inc
TNA Knockout Title Match: Angelina Love (c) vs. Tara
Monster’s Ball Match: Abyss & Taylor Wilde vs. Raven & Daffney
Christopher Daniels vs. Shane Douglas
My Picks:
Samoa Joe becomes the TNA Heavyweight Champion
Chris Sabin becomes X Division Champion
Sting defeats Matt Morgan
Team 3D defeats Beer Money Inc.
Tara defeats Angelina Love
Raven and Daffney win Monster’s Ball
Christopher Daniels defeats Shane Douglas
Mick Foley comes out to the ring with Earl Hebner and some clowns. He says he found his smile and the ring is decorated for a party. He calls out AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, and the guest of honor, Jeff Jarrett. Everyone comes out with the same confused look on their faces. Jarrett asks Foley if he has lost his mind and says that he has one more trick up his sleeve. He says that he has booked tonight’s main event and says that AJ Styles will team up with Samoa Joe, Sting will team up with Kurt Angle, and Jarrett will tag with Foley. Foley says that he knows it might get nasty, but he wants everyone to put their hands in and yell “team.” Joe goes to put his hand in and clocks Angle.
Jeremy Borash is with Raven, Daffney, and Dr. Stevie. Daffney says that her match is one made in hell. She says it is nice and warm there. Raven asks if Jethro Holiday knows what a House of Fun match is. He compares himself to Abyss and says they are both freaks. He tells Abyss that Slammiversary will have his and Abyss’s funeral.
The two shake hands and lock up. Daniels applies an arm lock and Red gets out with an arm drag. A drop kick sends Daniels out of the ring and Red hits a corkscrew Plancha. Red lands a couple clotheslines, but Daniels counters with a huge clothesline. Daniels puts in a chin lock and is sent into the corner. Red hits a few kicks and Daniels stays on his feet. Red climbs to the top rope and hits a huracanrana. Red hits a jumping reverse STO for a two count. Daniels catches Red and hits a death valley driver and hits the Best Moonsault Ever (BME) for the three count. After the match, Shane Douglas says that he is level headed and says he deserves a second chance and accepts Daniels’ challenge. Continue reading
Raven vs Jethro Holiday
Holiday meets Raven at the ramp and hits Raven with a trash can. Holiday picks up a trash can lid and a steel cooking pan. Stevie hits Holiday with a Kendo stick and both go out to the floor. Raven hits a side Russian Leg Sweep into the guard rail and lands a couple of kendo stick shots. Holiday eats a steel pan shot, but counters the Raven effect with a couple punches. Holiday lands a running knee and hits a full nelson slam into the cage. Holiday goes for a splash and takes out one side of the cage. Raven covers Holiday for the win. Daffney is called out and she brings a straight jacket. Raven hits the Even Flow DDT onto a chair and tries to put the straight jacket on Holiday. Abyss comes out to make the save.
Here is the announced match card for tonight’s episode of TNA Impact:
Mick Foley and Jeff Jarrett vs Sting and Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe and AJ Styles
House of Fun Match: Raven vs ?
Angelina Love and Daffney vs Awesome Kong and Taylor Wilde
Team 3D and Beer Money vs The Motor City Machine Guns and Lethal Consequences
My Predictions:
AJ Styles and Samoa Joe defeat Mick Foley and Jeff Jarrett. Sting and Angle don’t figure into the result.
Amazing Red defeats Daniels. Shane Douglas attacks Daniels after the match.
Raven defeats Abyss
Awesome Kong and Taylor Wilde defeat Daffney and Angelina Love
Team 3D and Beer Money defeat Lethal Consequences
Mick Foley comes out to the ring to start tonight’s TNA Impact. He says that he knew there would be tough times, and that people would be gunning for the title since he won it. He says that he might have to defend the title one to four times a year. He says Jeff Jarrett has taken his smile away and calls Double J out to talk about it. Foley says he wears Double J’s shirt as a sign of respect, but he lost it since he attacked Earl Hebner. Foley says that as of now he is fined and suspended without pay. Double J says that Mick’s comedy act is over starting now. Foley blows a gasket and says he doesn’t care who he is, but no one touches Hebner. Foley says Jeff has gone too far, and Foley says is going to remove Jeff. Jarrett goes to jump Foley but is cut off by Rocco and Sal. The two continue the beat down until Jarrett hits a double clothesline. Jarrett hits a few shots on both men and then a couple of chair shots too. Foley says that he will single handedly throw Jarrett out of the Impact Zone.
Lauren is with Team 3D and is asked about the save of Beer Money last week. Brother Devon says that they have huge issues with the British Invasion. The other reason is because they have respect for Beer Money and they are the tag team of the future.
Jeremy Borash is with Jeff Jarrett and he says he understands why Mick acted the way he did. Double J says he made a mistake and calls out Mick to remove him from the building.
Lauren catches up with Shane Douglas and says that he has some things to take care of and he plans on leaving his mark.
Suicide and Christopher Daniels vs Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir
Bashir and Daniels start of the match as Daniels gets control early. A calf kick gets a two count as Daniels tags in to Suicide. Daniels hits a gutwrench suplex and Suicide hits a top rope leg drop for a two count. Kiyoshi gets tagged in and hits a flap jack for a two count. Bashir is tagged in and the two trade shots. A scoop slam by Bashir gets a one and Kiyoshi is back in. Kiyoshi hits a couple big shots. but Suicide counters with a Tazplex. Suicide tags in Daniels and clears the ring. Bashir and Kiyoshi try a double team move, but Daniels hits a bulldog/ stunner combination. Suicide hits a big springboard crossbody.Suicide is attacked by Lethal Consequences and the Guns, taking him out of the match. Daniels hits a power move, but Shane Douglas comes in and hits Daniels with a chain. Bashir throws the ref in the ring as Kiyoshi gets the pinfall victory. It didn’t have the same pop as the opening match of weeks past, but still an ok match. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Shane Douglas is in the middle of the ring and he says it isn’t personal, just business. He loves TNA, but he never got a second chance while Daniels did. He wants to know where is his second chance. He tells TNA management and he demands his second chance. He says that he will make Daniels’ life miserable until he gets it. Continue reading
Wilde knocks Daffney off the apron and lans a couple right hands. Wilde sends Daffney into the ringsteps and rolls her in for a two count. Dr. Stevie and Raven distracts Wilde long enough to land some shots on Wilde. Wilde hits a missle dropkick and rolls her up for a two count. Wilde hits a scoop slam, but Daffney hits her with the Lobotomy for the three count. After the match, Daffney continues the beatdown. Raven is on the mic and says that the reunion of Raven and Richards was everything the fans wanted to see, and Abyss will be taking his medicine soon.
X Division Title Match: Suicide (c) vs Amazing Red
Suicide lands a right hand on Red and Red counters with a few near falls. Suicide counters a near fall with a decapitation clothesline. Suicide hits a rolling fireman’s carry to knock Red out of the ring. Red then is caught in a wheelbarrel and sent into the steel guard rail. Suicide rolls Red back in the ring and earns a near fall from a suplex. Suicide then hits Red with a big dropkick and continues the beat down. Suicide hits a scoop slam and a leg drop. Red then hits a tornado DDT, and a ensiguri for a two count. Red goes for the Code Red, but Suicide counters with a suplex of sorts for a two count. Red goes for the InfraRed, but Suicide pokes the eyes and hits the Suicide Solution for the win. This was a fast paced and fun match up to watch. 4 out of 5 stars.
Sting comes out to the ring with the rest of the Main Event Mafia behind. Sting talks about the changes that he will be bringing to the family. He said that some have forgotten the focus of the MEM and he will guide them to the original goal they had. Sting asks if everyone has stayed the course. He kicks out the women from the MEM because of a distraction they are. He talks about the Main Event Mafia Security and says they are gone as well. He says if anyone has an issue, they should step forward.
Samoa Joe comes out and says he appreciates that he is trying to bring dignity back, but it won’t matter. Joe has been ordered to take out everyone in the mafia until only Kurt Angle is left and he will be killed. Continue reading
The 450 Splash 