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Tremendous Tirades Throwback: TNA Lockdown 2005
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Pretty sweet opening video, focusing on the brutality of the cage itself. It is trippy to say the least, but very cool.
Tenay and West welcome us to Orlando. They say the Impact Zone is completely locked down to keep the action in the building. They run down and hype the card. They roll footage of Nash looking at his nasty Staph infection. They say Nash can’t compete tonight.
Match #1 Chris Candido and Lance Hoyt vs. Apollo and Sonny Siaki
Hoyt yells at the camera and says, “I don’t need anyone.” Well then piss on you Kid Kash. The cameraman is all decked out in a helmet and “body armor” for a cool effect.
Siaki and Candido to start. Lock up and a headlock by Candido. Off the ropes and a shoulder block by Siaki. Leg lariat to Candido and Siaki fell badly on his leg! That did not look good and Siaki nails Candido again, he drops and holds his leg and he tags Hoyt and Apollo is in as well. They stand off and talk smack and then exchange right hands. Chops now by Apollo and a knee by Hoyt. Chops by Apollo again and the crowd loved Hoyt. Spinning back elbow by Apollo and a tag to Siaki. Double back elbow to Hoyt and a 2 count. Candido is taken to the back as they say his leg is injured, I think he is hurt very badly. Hoyt in control and he goes up top…MOONSAULT to Siaki gets 2 as Apollo saves Siaki. Fall away slam to Siaki who nails the cage. Apollo tries to get in but is held back. Chops by Siaki and Hoyt fires right back. Hoyt rakes Siaki’s face off of the cage, and then splashes him against the cage to the crowd’s pleasure. Slam to Siaki, up top again for Hoyt, but Siaki runs up and gets a SICK RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX! Hoyt did the flip sell and it was sweet! Tag to Apollo and he beats down Hoyt. Slam to Hoyt and Apollo sets, super kick! Cover and a 2 count for Apollo. Eye poke by Hoyt, and Apollo fights back and a reversal by Hoyt but Apollo takes him down. Tenay says Candido has a broken leg, damn, I hope that is a work for his sake. Splash off the top to Hoyt and that is all.
The Naturals are down and try to beat down Hoyt. He chokes out Stevens and then Douglas nails him! They ram him into the cage and then again! The beat down continues, and Douglas up top…and an ax handle to Hoyt. Hoyt fights back now but the numbers are too much. NATURAL DISASTER to Hoyt!
Winners: Siaki and Apollo @ 7:00 *½
Backstage with Dusty, Traci and Trinity. Dusty says so much has happened already. He says the Tag match will have straps now, I thought so. The first 2 guys in the Lethal Lottery match are Jeff Jarrett and Sean Waltman. They will go 5-minutes until another man comes in.
Video package of Rhodes vs. Rude.
Match #2 Prince of Darkness Death Match: Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Rude w/Scott D’Amore and Alistair “A-1” Ralphs
This is now 2 of 3 falls, and the blindfolds will come into play if we need the 3rd fall, which means we will.
They slug it out to begin. Big backdrop to Rude and Rhodes pounds away on him. Right hand to Rude and then the bionic elbow. Rude hides behind the ref and then rolls up Rhodes for 2. No, they say it was a 3 count @ 1:00. Rude had his feet on the ropes. Cheating Canadians RULE!
Rhodes now on the attack, Shattered Dreams to Rude! Rude set on top… Rhodes up…SUPERPLEX! They get up and right hands from Rude. Tries a power bomb, but his back in injured and catapulted into the cage for a 2 count. Whipped to the corner, and again by Rhodes. Boot to Rhodes, off the ropes and a power slam to Rude for 2. Bulldog by Rhodes stopped, but a low blow to Rude! Bulldog try by Rhodes and tossed off by Rude! Running shoulder charge to Rhodes in the corner. D’Amore butches to Tenay, as Rude boots away at Rhodes. Knee to Rhodes, off the ropes and a knee again to Rhodes. Back suplex to Rhodes gets 2. Another cover and another 2 count. Rear choke with a body scissors by Rude now, and Rhodes is dead center in the ring. Rhodes fights out and right hands to Rude. Boot by Rude and a roll up by Rhodes and a 2 count. Slam by Rude and he goes to the 2nd rope. Knee drop to Rhodes for 2. Rear choke again on Rhodes, and Rude locks the body scissors again. The arm drops twice and Rhodes now fights out. He gets to his feet with Rude on his back, but Rude take shim down. Camel clutch variation by Rude and Rhodes fights to his feet again! Electric chair drop to Rude! Both men are down! They get to their feet and right hands by Rhodes. Off the ropes and Rude is tossed into the door and it swings open. Rammed again into the cage! Curtain Call by Rhodes, reversed and NORTHERN LARIAT! Cover 1…2…NO! Foot on the ropes! Rhodes set op top by Rude, he goes up…German try, Rhodes holds on. Back elbow to Rude and they now duke it out on top. BULL DOG OFF THE TOP! Rhodes wins Fall 2 @ 11:00.
They get the hoods now and they will be blindfolded. Rude is hooded and now Rhodes. Rude asks for help from Team Canada. The crowd yells to help and they get close, they away from each other. Rude punches the turnbuckle by accident. Rhodes asks the crowd for help, and they find each other but Rude escapes. They clothesline the ref! D’Amore tosses a chair in! Rude crawls and tries to find it. D’Amore tries to get in and does. He has the flag and Rude KILLS HIM WITH A CHAIR! HAHA! Rude covers D’Amore and then realizes that’s not Rhodes. Rhodes has the chair, KILLS RUDE with the chair! Cassidy Riley wakes up the ref and Rhodes wins!
Winner: Dustin Rhodes @ 15:15*½
Video highlights if all 3 falls are shown.
Shane Douglas with Daniels and he says he is Mr. TNA and he will talk. In 2004 he walked into the cage and bled buckets. This X Title means more than XXX ever did. Elix is out and says the time is right, and he will take the title. Daniels walks away pissed. Best line is Skipper saying, “Who you talking to in that outdoor voice?”
Video package hyping the Xcape match.
Match #3 X-Division Xcape match: Michael Shane w/Trinity vs. Shocker vs. Chris Sabin vs. Sonjay Dutt
This is elimination, until 2 men are left, and then they have to escape to win.
All 4 men in and I guess that is how we will roll tonight. No, Dutt and Sabin to start. Take down by Sabin, reversal by Dutt and they stand off. Lock up and off the rope, and a shoulder block to Sabin. Reversals and an arm drag by Dutt, then they try to drop kick each other and stand off. Dutt with a right hand to Sabin, SWEET tilt a whirl to Sabin by Dutt with like 4 rotations! RANA to Dutt by Sabin! Tag to Shocker by Dutt and Shane in as well. Lock up and a headlock by Shane. Off the ropes, back flip escape by Shane and a bulldog by Shocker. Chops by Shocker and then a running face jam to Shane. Tag to Dutt, and a double arm drag to Shane. Dutt in and a drop kick to Shane. Dutt tags Sabin and they boot away at Shane. Tag back to Dutt and Dutt runs up for a RANA and Sabin tosses him off onto Shane! SWEET! Dutt flap jacked into the cage by Shane! Clothesline to Dutt and Shane covers for 2. Tree of woe to Dutt and Shane chokes him with the boot. Basement dropkick by Shane and he covers for 2. Slam to Dutt and a rear choke on Dutt. Dutt fights out and to his feet. Corner whip to Shane and Dutt with a splash, but eats boots and Shane covers for 2. Dutt with a head scissors and then a tag to Sabin. Clothesline to Shane by Sabin. Shane rams Sabin into the cage and then again to Sabin! Covers and gets 2. Shane with boots to Sabin now and picks him up. Rights by Sabin now and a springboard tornado DDT! Shocker is ready to get in and tagged in. Slam to Shane and an Asai moonsault for 2! La Magistral cradle by Shocker for 2. Boot by Shane, and he gets a head scissors on Shocker, then Sabin in with a Boston crab on Dutt who went for a choke on Shane! Dutt and Sabin go at it, kick by Sabin and RUNNING LYGER BOMB TO DUTT! TKO BY SHOCKER! Covers and Sabin out at 2! Enziguri to Shocker by Sabin! Dutt with a SICK CORKSCREW 450! Shane in and rights to Dutt. RANA blocked by Shane, and then rams him into the cage! SUPER KICK to Dutt. Shocker with a Super kick to Shane and he eliminates Dutt with a pin!
Tilt a whirl gut buster by Shocker to Shane. Shocker up top, Sabin runs up and a release belly to belly from the top! Shane picks up Sabin and sets him on top. Shane climbs up…Sabin fights and Trinity climbs up the cage! Traci is out and gets tossed off by Trinity! Trinity up top of the cage…SUPER MOONSAULT BY TRINITY TO ALL 3 MEN! DAYUM! Traci is back and tries to get in and does. She lays out Trinity and Shane tosses her to the floor. CRADLE SHOCK by Sabin on Shane and that is all for him @ 14:07.
Sabin tries to climb but is pulled back in. They both climb now and they go at it on the top rope. Shocker rammed into the cage and then they both get crotched! Shocker back up and climbs as Sabin chases. They are on the very top…and duke it out! They both go over and try to climb down Shocker rammed off the cage and falls to the floor as Sabin falls. Shocker wins!
Winner: Shocker @ 15:49 ***½
Highlights of the match are shown.
Tenay talks about the violence of the PPV, and Candido’s injury. OH SHIT! HE BROKE HIS LEG! They showed the replay, not Sid bad, but close enough. Siaki did the leg lariat and fell on Candido’s leg, and that caused it.
Video package of Raven vs. Hardy.
Match #4 Tables Match: Raven vs. Jeff Hardy
Jeff brings a few chairs with him, good planning. Tables surround the ring, and it looks as if they will have to bring them in to use them. We also have tables in the ring.
Jeff attacks with the chair, and then uses a chair to spring onto Raven. He misses another try and eats cage. Raven rams him repeatedly into the cage and then a few more times. Boot by Raven to Jeff’s head. Drop toehold of doom onto the chair by Raven. He punches away on Jeff and then sets a table up against the ropes. DDT to Jeff and Raven lays him on the table, charges and MISSES and eats the table. You have to be put through by your opponent to lose, so Raven is ok. Jeff with chair shots to Raven and then a suplex. Standing Arabian face buster by Jeff, and then rams Raven into the steel. Right hands by Jeff and Raven is down. Raven rammed into the cage again and then he tries to fight off Jeff, but is rammed again into the steel. Raven is grated off of the cage and is BUSTED open! Suplex blocked by Raven and then gets one on Jeff. Both men fight to their feet, Jeff up top and Raven climbs up…looked to be a bulldog spot, but both just kind of flew off. Some of the NY Mets are in attendance, drinking beer like me. Twisted Stunner by Jeff and he gets a table. He sets it up and chair shots him and Raven is on the table. Jeff climbs up… ALL THE WAY UP! MISSES THE SWANTON FROM THE TOP OF THE CAGE! DAYUM! Raven is up and grabs a chair. Nails Jeff and signals for the end. Slams Jeff off of a chair repeatedly. Raven climbs up to the top rope…Jeff springs off of the chair and nails Raven! Jeff rakes Raven’s face off of the cage, and then charges and rams him with a knee shot to Raven. LOW BLOW by Raven! He drives a piece of table into Jeff’s head! Shades of Tully and Magnum! Raven has the chair…sets it up and Jeff reverses it and gets the drop toehold of doom to Raven! Jeff goes all the way up top again! Raven opens the door, and Jeff gets CROTCHED on the cage door! But he is able to slam the door on Raven’s head. Jeff back up top…leaps and eats boot by Raven as the crowd boos. Raven nails Jeff’s knee and sets up 2 tables. Boots to Jeff and Raven sets up a 3rd table. Dudleyville construction as he stacks tables! He has the 4th, and the ref helps him! HA! Raven is set to finish Jeff now, and picks him up. Raven to the top rope and pulls Jeff by the hair. They duke it out, and Jeff with a back elbow and Raven falls on the tables. Jeff all the way up…LEG DROP THROUGH 4 TABLES and that is all!
Winner: Jeff Hardy @ 14:04 ***
Video package of AMW vs. Team Canada
The ring crew sweeps up the ring.
Match #5 NWA Tag Titles, Strap match: America’s Most Wanted © vs. Team Canada (Eric Young and Petey Williams)w/Alistair “A-1” Ralphs
Storm and Petey on the outside battle and Harris chases Young to the top of the cage! They get Young and pull on his legs and crotch him further. Petey back up and it is 2 on 2. Ralphs NAILS Harris with the title belt and he is down on the floor. He nails Storm as well and AMW is in trouble. The cage is locked and Harris is on the floor still! Young and Petey work over Storm, who shall be our Ricky Morton as always. Petey with right hands and Ralphs works over Harris on the floor. Petey steps on Storm and chokes him out with a little OHHHH CANADA! Clothesline to Strom by Young and Harris is still down on the floor and Storm is busted open. Petey with a knee to Storm’s head and now Young with right hands, which opens him up more. Storm rammed into the cage again and Harris is still getting beat down on the floor. Young with a right hand and covers for 2. Petey yells at the ref and says it was 3. Harris is rammed into the announce table and still down. Petey rakes his face off of the cage again and Young whips him with the strap. Petey gets the American flag from on top of the cage and Young used it to choke Storm. Harris is crawling to the ring on the floor as Young gets a 2 count on Storm. Jawbreaker to Young and an Enziguri to Petey. Harris reverses Ralphs and now climbs into the cage. Young charges the cage and nails it to send Harris to the floor! Power bomb by Storm to Petey who was trying a RANA. Storm has Petey and rams him into the cage. Young whips Storm and Storm takes the strap and goes ape shit whipping both men! Tornado DDT by Petey and he gets 2! Young chokes out Storm and Ralphs beats on Harris some more. Petey now chokes out Storm and then Young pushes his face into the cage. Harris rams Ralphs into the cage and then into the steps! Harris climbs…all the way up top and in! Top rope double lariat! Strap time! Full Nelson slam to Petey! Spine buster to Young! Stalling suplex to Petey, and rams him into the cage and then down and covers for 2! HART ATTACK TO YOUNG! That gets 2. Tilt a whirl Russian Leg Sweep by Petey on Harris! Young is up and goes up to the top rope. Storm grabs him but Petey nails Storm. Sharpshooter by Petey! Top rope leg drop by Young! Sweet Combo! Only a 2 count! Petey calls for the Destroyer! SPEAR BY HARRIS! Cover and gets 2! Young is up and Harris blocks the super kick! SUPER KICK BY STORM! Death Sentence time! MISSES! Petey gets the flag from Ralphs…NAILS Harris! Covers and only 2! Ralphs hand powder to Petey! HEEL TACTIC! Petey has it…but it is kicked into his face! Petey low blows Young! He’s blind! CANADIAN DESTROYER TO YOUNG! Death sentence time…NAILS IT! 1…2…3!
Winner: AMW @ 15:09***¼
AMW climb the cage and celebrate.
Tenay and West put over AMW’s effort.
Video package of Daniels vs. Elix.
Match #6 “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels © vs. “Primetime” Elix Skipper
Lock up to start and they shove off. Lock up again and Elix with a go behind and snap mares Daniels over. Head scissors and then a reversal and Daniels takes him down with a leg take down and then whips him to the ropes. Flip out by Elix and off the ropes and Daniels to the 2nd rope and flip over. Elix tries the POTD and Daniels escapes. Kick to Daniels and Daniels takes him down. Roll up and reversal and a stand off. Slap by Elix and is pissed! Drop toehold by Elix and a side headlock to Daniels. Daniels escapes and gets one of his own as we have the famous dueling chants happening. They stand off and then challenge each other off the ropes and they out smart each other, and stand off. Lock up and takes Elix to the cage, chops to Elix. Elix kicks away at Daniels and a butterfly suplex to Daniels. Gut wrench suplex to Daniels and Elix is in control. Back suplex now and Elix into a head stand leg drop on Daniels. Covers and gets 2. Reverse suplex reversed by Daniels and rams Elix into the cage. Daniels stands off as Elix favors his shoulder. Kick to the shoulder by Daniels and Elix is down. He yanks at the arm and then a wrist lock and turn. Snaps off an arm drag and Daniels works over the injured arm. Clubbing shots to the shoulder now and then he makes Elix wave and snaps his arm down. Elix tries to crawl away and then tries to punch out but Daniels nails the arm again. Arm lock by Daniels and them wraps it around the top rope and pulls away at it. Elix comes back and gets a dropkick! Boot by Daniels and a springboard swinging neck breaker by Daniels! Daniels rams Elix into the cage again shoulder first and is back in control. Daniels covers for 2. Elix tries to get up and Daniels knocks him back down. Daniels celebrates a bit and then picks Elix up. Northern light suplex and rolls into a cross arm breaker, he holds it on for a bit and Elix finally gets the ropes. Chops by Daniels now and then again to take Elix down. Hammerlock back suplex by Daniels, and gets 2 as Elix partially matrix’s out. Daniels works the arm more but Elix punches out with the right hand. Kick by Daniels to the arm of Elix and tries again, but Elix blocks it and snaps him down. Both men are down now and fight to their feet. Clothesline by Elix and then rams Daniels into the cage and a sweet spin kick! Elix with a stiff kick to the back of Daniels. Daniels off the ropes, Asai moonsault misses and Elix takes him down again! Elix up top…walks the ropes…LEG DROP to Daniels for 2! Tries the Orton like back breaker but it was the bad arm and Daniels takes him down. BEST MOONSAULT EVER gets 2! Daniels up top…wait, all the way up top! Elix is up and goes after him and Daniels is crotched on top. Elix goes up…uh oh…but Daniels leaps to the mat. ELIX FLIES AND GETS A CROSSBODY FROM THE TOP OF THE CAGE! The ref bit it too, but is back up. Covers and gets 2! Elix has Daniels and tries the spinning Uranage, but Daniels escapes due to the bad shoulder. Angel’s wings reversed, Sudden death reversed. ANGEL’S WINGS and that is all!
Winner: Christopher Daniels @ 15:35 ***¾
Dusty is here to tell us who is next in the Lethal Lockdown match.
JJ and Waltman start and will fight for 5-minutes. Next is The Outlaw. Dusty looks for the ladies, and tells them to bring their asses back!
Video of the Lethal Lockdown build.
Match #7 Jeff Jarrett ©, The Outlaw and “The Alpha Male” Monty Brown vs. DDP, Sean Waltman and ???
I still think BG James and a heel turn. I have been wrong before though. JJ and Waltman will go for 5-minutes until the Outlaw makes his way in. They say it is DDP and Monty, and then the MYSTERY MAN!
Waltman attacks on the floor and he and JJ go at it. They fight into the crowd and Waltman nails JJ with a trashcan. Up into the bleachers they go and Waltman chases JJ. JJ pulls Waltman back down the steps and tosses him down the steps. JJ still has his belt on, then nails Waltman with the trashcan. That’s a champ right there. Now the COOKIE SHEET OF MILD PAIN to Waltman! Waltman rams JJ off of the announce table. Spin kick to JJ and he flies off of the table. Clothesline off of the table by Waltman! JJ rammed into the cage. Waltman misses a chair shot and JJ tosses him in the ring. Trashcan shot to Waltman. JJ puts it in the corner, whips JJ, reversal and JJ eats the can. JJ rammed into the cage. Again! Trashcan shot by Waltman again and it is Bronco Buster time, but JJ moves and Waltman crotches himself. Waltman tries to get to his feet and the time is running down, Clothesline by Waltman who almost fell over his own feet.
The Outlaw is out now. Kick by Waltman. Spin kick to Outlaw. 2-minute intervals now. Outlaw tosses Waltman, who dropkicks JJ! Right hands to Waltman now, and a trashcan lid shot by the Outlaw. Another shot with the lid and Waltman is down. JJ has the cookie sheet of mild pain again. The outlaw rams him into a trashcan lid and here is DDP.
He takes his tome to pose while Waltman gets an ass kicking. He has a kendo stick! Shots for JJ and Outlaw! It’s baseball practice! Shot to the Outlaw’s head! JJ rammed into the cage! AGAIN! Kendo shot! To the Outlaw as well. TO JJ and a boot to the Outlaw! JJ rammed into the cage again and the Outlaw takes him down with a shot to the back. Off the ropes and a double clothesline by DDP! LOW BLOW by the Outlaw to DDP and the clock counts down.
Here is Monty Brown. DDP is fighting off JJ and the Outlaw. Monty has a baseball bat, smart man. Shot to DDP, and again. Then to Waltman. JJ has the kendo stick and beats down DDP and Waltman. Monty kills Waltman with the cookie sheet. They beat down DDP and Waltman. Waltman rammed into a trashcan in the corner. 30-second till the next man. Waltman tires to battle back, fall away slam to Waltman by Monty.
The 3rd man is…BG James. Thanks, I’ll be here all night. No heel turn as he beats on JJ! He takes down the cameraman! Slams the cage door on Monty! Trashcan shot to JJ! Then to Monty! THEN THE REF! One on one with the Outlaw! Waltman nails Outlaw and BG stood there and hesitated. Bronco buster to JJ. Trashcan Bronco buster, not so smart. POOOOUNCE TO WALTMAN! POOOOUNCE TO JAMES! It’s a POUNCE BUFFET! Stroke to DDP, no reversal and the DIAMOND CUTTER! Broken up. Kick by Waltman to Outlaw. BG is up, and he and DDP beat down Monty with trashcans. DOUBLE POOOOOOOUNCE TO BG AND DDP! BITCHES! Waltman messes up a power bomb reversal and Monty is busted open. They do the spot again and Waltman rolls through with a victory roll and wins the match. Waltman looked drunk, asshole.
Winner: DDP, Waltman and BG @ 15:45 *
DDP tosses Monty to the floor and BG and Outlaw talk smack. They point out that they never touched each other.
Tenay and West discuss the match and we get a video preview of Abyss vs. AJ
Match #8 For a shot at the NWA Title: AJ Styles vs. Abyss
AJ with a no hands plancha though the cage door to Abyss before he got in the ring! Right hands to Abyss and AJ tries to whip him, but it’s reversed and he slides UNDER the steel railing! Spring board to Abyss and a RANA! Abyss rammed off of the announce table and AJ is possessed! Abyss gets control and whips him, but AJ skips over the steps and the guardrail and the fans. Springs in with a flying forearm to Abyss! AJ MISSES a splash and flies over the guardrail! Abyss stalks him as AJ holds his side. Abyss chases AJ up the steps and then clubs away at him. AJ fights back with right hands and then Abyss GOOZLES HIM! He tosses him up the steps and AJ is down. Abyss beats on AJ and sends him down the steps now. AJ tossed over the railing and to ringside. Elbow by Abyss and AJ is down. Big right hands by Abyss and AJ is rocked. AJ rammed into the cage now. Chops by AJ and now right hands. AJ rams Abyss into the railing. AJ back with right hands on Abyss and then opens the cage door. Abyss slams the cage door into AJ! AJ turns and RAMMED INTO HIS FACE! SICK! AJ gets up and Abyss swings it into his face again! Abyss has a chair and AJ is BUSTED OPEN! Abyss beats on him and opens him up more. AJ into the ring and Abyss grabs his chain and tosses it in. Abyss looks for and GETS THE THUMB TACKS! Abyss into the ring and AJ is pouring blood! The cage is closed and Abyss stalks AJ. Clothesline to AJ. Abyss has the chain and wraps it around AJ’s throat. He pulls but AJ fights him. BIG BOOT by Abyss that levels AJ. Abyss puts the chain in the corner and wraps it around the turnbuckle. AJ with a right hand and another but Abyss clubs him down. He tries to ram him into the chained corner, but Abyss flap jacks him into that corner! Press slam by Abyss and he spear tosses him into the cage! Again Abyss tosses him into the cage and covers for 2. Abyss with a neck vice and AJ is bleeding real good now. AJ elbows out and kicks away at Abyss. Off the ropes and a press slam into a flapjack by Abyss. Abyss gets the chain and lays it on the mat. AJ off the ropes, reversal into a DDT ONTO THE CHAIN! AJ tries to get up and so does Abyss. Right hands to Abyss…ENZIGURI! Tilt a whirl head scissors to Abyss! AJ up top and flies into the Asai DDT but crotches himself on Abyss’s head. Abyss charges AJ and misses and eats the chair! GERMAN SUPLEX TO ABYSS gets 2! Goes for the clash… Abyss escapes and GOOZLE! Choke…NO! Roll up for 2 by AJ! Forearm shot to Abyss. AJ charges him…BLACK HOLE SLAM TO AJ! Cover 1…2…NO! Abyss gets the tacks! He pours them out! He grabs AJ, off the ropes…Black hole slam reversed and forearms to Abyss. Abyss grabs him though…tries a power bomb, escape…STYLES CLASH ONTO THE TACKS! ABYSS IS COVERED IN TACKS! 1…2…NO! Right hands by AJ as the crowd chants “THIS IS AWESOME!” AJ all the way up top… Abyss choke slams the ref into the cage and AJ is crotched! He hangs now on the outside and Abyss rams the cage trying to knock him off. Abyss goes up top with the chain. He wraps it around AJ’s throat! He’s hanging AJ! AJ tries to climb in and gets the chain off. AJ still on the outside of the cage, Abyss GOOZLES HIM! AJ bites his hand! SUNSET FLIP POWER BOMB INTO THE TACKS! 1…2…3!
Winner: AJ Styles @ 20:00 ****½
A bloody AJ Styles celebrates as we fade to black.
EXTRAS!
Hand held footage shot by Bill Banks from various places in the arena:
Chris Candido Tribute:
Shortly after Lockdown, the wrestling world lost a close friend in Chris Candido. This DVD is dedicated to the memory of Chris and all that he gave to our business. The following footage is a tribute to Chris and the joy he brought to each of us in TNA wrestling…
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Petey Williams w/Coach D’Amore & Elix Skipper & Mikey Batts vs. Chris Candido & The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens)
Elix and Douglas to start. Right hands to Elix, and then he is choked. Elix runs up the ropes, flips over and then gets an arm drag. Cover and a count of 2. Tag to Williams, and he and Elix argue. Running knee to Williams, and Candido is tagged in. Misses an elbow drop, off the ropes and a power slam to Williams. Stalling vertical suplex to Williams…and down. Candido to the 2nd rope, and then a leg drop. Candido misses him in the corner, Tree of woe nut stomp by Williams. Candido escapes and tags Stevens, and Batts is in. Right hands to Stevens, then a kick for 2. Elix and Douglas in and they go to the floor. Williams in…sets for the CD…but Douglas takes him out. Stunner by Batts, but Candido back into save Douglas with a top rope head butt and Stevens in to cover Batts and that is all @ 3:37.
Winners: Chris Candido and The Naturals @ 3:37 via pin.
30-minute time limit: For the NWA TNA Tag Titles: The Naturals (Stevens and Douglas) w/Chris Candido vs. America’s Most Wanted (Harris and Storm) ©
Candido joins us on the mic. He says he suffered a horrendous injury. He says they torture him by re-showing the reply. He has screws and plates in his leg and he will stay here no matter what. He says he is here for his team and loves them. Man, it is really hard to refer to him in the present tense here.
Storm and Stevens to start. Lock up and Stevens with a right hand. Another and Storm is down. Back up and fires away and a Thez press on Stevens. Harris chases Douglas to the floor and beats him down and Storm and Stevens follow. Harris is in control of Douglas and fight into the crowd. Storm rams Stevens off of the railing and then rams him into the railing again. Douglas runs from Harris but is caught and they fight atop of the bleachers. Stevens rammed off of the announce table and Harris and Douglas fight on the steps. Stevens and Storm on the ramp WHERE IS THE COUNT OUT! IT’S INSANE! Slam by Storm and then rams Stevens into the railing. Catapult by Harris on Douglas who was under the steel railing. Storm suplex’s Stevens onto the railing. Storm follows Stevens and Douglas is rammed off of the table repeatedly by Harris! We head to a commercial @ 4:25.
We are back @ 7:02 with Candido swinging the momentum as he nailed Storm. Douglas in control and right hands to Storm. Boot by Storm and a jawbreaker to Douglas. Tag to Harris, up top…double ax handle to Douglas. Back drop to Douglas now and a lariat to Stevens! Up top again…cross body for 2! Storm is back in and Harris takes Stevens to the floor. Candido nails Harris and a high knee by Douglas. Douglas stretches Harris in the corner now. He chokes him out and then drags him center ring. Seated abdominal stretch by Douglas. Elbow now to Harris and a tag to Stevens. Right hands to Stevens, but a clothesline takes Harris down for 2. Elbow by Stevens and a camel clutch now on Harris. Harris fights out but Stevens takes him back down and locks the clutch again. Harris up now and but is tossed to the floor. Douglas has a crutch and Storm s in the ring, but Harris gets nailed by the crutch shot. Douglas tosses Harris back in and Stevens covers for 2. Candido is pissed as we head to commercial @ 12:25.
We are back at @ 15:00 with Harris nailing Douglas low. Harris crawls for the tag but is cut off by Stevens. The Naturals double-team Harris and Douglas is tagged back in officially. They whip Harris, but Douglas misses and Harris clothesline the both! TAG TO STORM! Power slam to Stevens. Alabama slam to Douglas! Tossed over the top, Storm skins the cat and a tilt a whirl head scissors for 2! Harris back in now as all 4 men are in. AMW tries the Hart Attack but was stopped. Cover by AMW and 2. Douglas has a title belt, but is stopped by the ref. CHAIR SHOT BY STEVENS! SPEAR BY HARRIS! Candido in the ring and rolls Douglas onto and they win the titles @ 17:48!!!
Winners and NEW NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS The Naturals @ 17:48 via pin
Candido has the tag titles and hugs and kisses them in celebration! AMW complains to the ref but we have new tag team champions! Candido lays on the floor with the titles and AMW and the Naturals battle it out. Tenay yells at Candido and he says they were over looked and fair and square they won. He has the brains and with 97 screws in his leg, could still lead them to victory. Tenay says they deserve a rematch, but Candido says they will go to celebrate! Stevens says they won, naturally!
Tenay puts over next week as we fade out to a picture of Candido holding the tag tiles, in memory of.
Xplosion Taping, Borash and Candido
This was done before the leg break, and Candido was playing that he was severely injured and in a wheel chair. Apparently Candido loved this angle.
They are cutting pre-takes and Candido is hilarious here trying to act injured. He said he has “Sahadi-itis.” They keep laughing through out the takes, and Candido’s bandages keep falling off. Borash says there is no cut, and Candido replies with, “it’s a preventative measure!” Then he starts to walk around and get a better position. “THE PAIN TRAVELS” he yells and he asks Borash for a blanket.
The 411: First off if they are doing extras, I again felt they should have added the pre-show matches, they are short and usually fun matches. The extras are small and fun things, and they really add a nice feel to the PPV’s. The Candido Tribute was class all the way, and it is great that this DVD is going to a good cause. The show it self featured 4 excellent matches. The “Xcape match” was pure fun and spot-tastic. Daniels vs. Elix saw the tag partners collide and prove that they were great singles as well as tag workers, well, Elix has changed my opinion now. The tag title match was solid, and provided a change of pace form past tag cage matches, in a good way. The main event blew me away, as AJ Styles just continues to prove why he is called “Phenomenal.” |
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| Final Score: 8.0 [ Very Good ] legend |
