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411’s TNA Impact Report 5.10.07
-We get a video recap of last week’s show.
-Tenay and West welcome us to the show.
Cide and Steiner talk about working together, they argue a bit and Devon attacks Steiner. Beats him down, off the ropes and a clothesline for Cide. Rights to Steiner, off the ropes and a Thesz press to Cide. More rights for Steiner. Cide attacks from behind and they beat down Devon. Double suplex for Devon, and hector Guerrero watches on. Clothesline, elbow and pushups from Steiner. Cide covers for 2. Chops to Devon by Steiner, and then by Cide. Steiner tosses Cide into Devon. Something got censored there. Overhead belly to belly on Devon by Steiner, Cide covers for 2. Steiner puts Devon into the tree of woe. They beat him down with boots. They then take turns choking him out. Ray gets tosses by Steiner and is pissed. Cide attacks Steiner that was a bad idea. Clubbing shots to Cide. Tilt a whirl slam by Steiner. Belly to belly now and a cover for 2. Recliner on Cide, Devon breaks it up. Steiner and Devon go toe to toe, Devon with a neck breaker. Clotheslines Steiner to the floor. Tree Slam on Cide and a cover for 2. Steiner and Ray brawl on the floor. Cide set up top, Machete distracts the ref, Hernandez in, BORDER TOSS on Devon! Cide covers for the win.
Winner: Homicide @ 5:06 via pin
-They hype the Road to Sacrifice show this Saturday night, and then run down the PPV card.
-JB is waiting on Christy Hemme. Steiner is here now and says idiots surround him. Tomko and Cage both suck, and when he was a champion, his brother had his back and never would have let that happen.
-Hemme now says her boys will be here at Sacrifice. JB says she should be a bumper girl. Kip is here and says she has fake tits. She is headed to the ring for an announcement, they can come if they want. The VKM joke about her recruiting Serotonin again.
-Back from commercial and Christy Hemme makes her way to the ring. VKM comes out to hear the announcement. They get jumped from behind, a set up, a swerve and Tenay says “these guys” aren’t under contract. The men are “Basham” and “Damaja.” They look “WELL.” They beat down VKM with chairs. Hemme on the mic and says her boys will take them out. Lance Hoyt comes to the ring to make the save.
-We get a video package on the “transformation” of Jeff Jarrett, including the good promo from after Bound for Glory.
-Back from commercial and Bob Backlund is here. He was beat up last week, and he will not die. Sabin and Shelley stole his book and he goes wild. Nash, Machismo and Dutt are here. Machismo cuts a promo, and leaves. Dutt asks if there is time for him, and there isn’t, which he expected.
Machismo and Alex to begin. Lock up and off the ropes, shoulder block by Alex. He chokes out Machismo, Machismo back with jabs, off the ropes and a back elbow by Machismo. Macho head snap over the top. Top rope double ax sledge and a cover for 1. Alex bites his hand, tags Sabin, Machismo fights them off for a bit but then eats a tremendous series of double team moves involving jaw breakers and Enziguris. Basement dropkick by Sabin gets 2. Tag to Alex, off the ropes and a double snap suplex, leg drops and a JERICHO-ESQUE CELEBRATION~! Good God they rule. Boot to Alex, Enziguri misses Sabin, nails Alex. Tag to Dutt and in with a RANA to Sabin. Back spring elbow to Sabin. Spine buster and STRUT and rope shake. Asai moonsault connects for 2. He eats a cutter by Alex. Machismo in and gets the lethal Combo. Dutt with the Dragon DDT on Sabin. Machismo goes for the elbow, Dutt stops him, Alex in with the Kryptonite Krunch and gets the pin.
Winners: Sabin and Shelley @ 4:20 via pin
-Backlund is out and tosses them down and into the ring. He wants his book. He slams Shelley, ATOMIC DROP by Backlund~! That won him gold Tenay notes. Backlund thanks Machismo for his help and Dutt is just pissed.
-Back from commercial JB is backstage with Cage. Sting and Angle are in different locations. Daniels is with Sting, talking, and Sting says, “This isn’t the time.” Sting says JJ may have handed him the title shot, but Angle would have taken the same gift. Cage tries to cause trouble and they tell him to shut up. Sting says he proved himself. Angle says all he did was hit him with a bat. Sting says he busted into their match. Cage agrees with Sting and says Angle got his DQ’d. Christian is so great, and then says neither of them deserve a shot. Sting tells Angle to do something about it if he has a problem. Cage edges them on, good God he was awesome.
Gail is sporting ponytails, or as I like to call them, handlebars. Storm and Joe to begin. Storm puts his hat on, Joe pulls it down and pummels him. Harris tags in and Storm runs away. AJ in, lock up and an arm bar by AJ. Harris reverses into a top wristlock. AJ escapes and Harris gets a boot and stalling vertical suplex. Tag to Joe, drops AJ and the running senton by Joe. Joe lays the boots to AJ, jabs and rights. Spin kick and a tag to Rhino. Rhino lays the boots to him, corner shoulder blocks now. Chops follow, Irish whip and a back elbow. Daniels pulls down the ropes and Rhino falls to the floor. Storm beats him down as we head to commercial @ 3:15.
Back from commercial @ 6:52 with Daniels working over Rhino. Leg lariat and Daniels covers for 2. Tag to AJ, off the ropes and they double team with elbows and boots. AJ with the chinlock, Rhino battles to his feet, clubs AJ down and Daniels in to take him down. Daniels chokes out Rhino as AJ gets Harris to distract the ref. Storm drinks a beer, tags in and beats down Rhino. He spits beer in Harris’ face, Rhino gets a tag and Harris cleans house. Storm in and attacks, eats a spine buster. Bulldog by Harris! Daniels levels him and Joe is in. SICK clothesline by Rhino kills AJ! They are all in and it is bananas! Snap powerslam by Joe. Spine buster by Rhino. Harris catches the beer bottle and Harris tries to use it, ref stops him and Storm rolls him up with the tights for the win.
Winners: AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels & James Storm @ 10:17 via pin
-Harris chases Storm into the crowd and they brawl towards the edge. Harris tosses Storm to the floor.
-Angle and Sting come out of the tunnel brawling. Into the ring and they are broken up by security. Cage comes out to watch and like what he sees. Sting and Angle try to get at each other and Cage yells let them fight.
-We get the closing wrap up video do hickey for Sacrifice.
-Basham & Damaja vs. Voodoo Kin Mafia
-Tiger Mask vs. Senshi vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Alex Shelley
-Robert Roode vs. Jeff Jarrett
-AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
-Rhino vs. Christopher Daniels
-Texas Death Match: James Storm vs. Chris Harris
-TNA X-Division Title Match: Chris Sabin © vs. Black Machismo vs. Sonjay Dutt
-NWA Tag Title Match: Team 3D © vs. LAX vs. Tomko and Steiner
-NWA World Title Match: Christian Cage © vs. Sting vs. Kurt Angle
