TNA 2011 - The McMahon / Heyman Era

*First Show*

DIRTYbit,

Thanks for the response. I wanted to do something that is highly unlikely and go with it. I mean it's highly unlikely that ECW would go past 2001 or that WCW would still be going but people are still doing them. As for the WWE cuts, I really don't see R-Truth as that big of a deal so I just put that they cut a few of the roster. I don't know when Punk's contract actually ends so I just put that it does because I would like to use him in the future. I plan to work off of Heyman's idea of professional wrestling taking more of an MMA approach and move with that. Sorry you don't like the idea of it, but thanks for the reply.

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The show immediately starts with a video playing on the main screen with Shane McMahon and Paul Heyman sitting in an office.

Shane McMahon: "Hello, and thank you for tuning in to Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling. I am Shane McMahon, the new President of TNA and this is the new Vice President, Paul Heyman. I've worked in wrestling for most of my life and have always had a great feel for the business but was never able to really move forward with big projects and move wrestling to where I think it should be. Around November I heard that Dixie Carter was beginning to doubt the product and just didn't know where to take it. Paul and I have spoken a lot recently about professional wrestling and mixed martial arts and how the two are such a big part of today's entertainment. At the end of Spring last year Heyman pitched a vision of the company to the executives which included some big cuts and major changes with production, the roster, story lines, and just about everything that could be changed would be. Now when I heard that Dixie was possibly looking to sell, I called up Paul and we started throwing ideas around to see if this would be in our best interest to pursue. After a month or so of constant communication I decided to move forward with the paperwork to claim TNA as my own and work closely with Paul to move professional wrestling into a new direction. While all of the changes won't be made over night, you will see a dramatic change in the product in the coming weeks, starting with tonight."

Paul Heyman: "Tonight I want to change the world of professional wrestling. I want to move it on to bigger and better things and let it evolve with how sports have changed. Mixed martial arts has grown into something huge and has gained so many followers in such a short period of time that I wanted to do something like that. TNA has the best wrestlers in the business so it shouldn't difficult to showcase them. While the previous regime wanted to focus on the legends, we want to focus on making today's stars into legends.

Last night we saw an amazing PPV with the talent giving it their all, but tonight we want them to give even more. In a rematch from last night, AJ Styles will be defending his Championship against Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe but in an hour long Ironman Match, replacing the the scheduled "Reaction" broadcast. Also, the Motor City Machine Guns, the Hardys, Awesome Kong and the X-Division will all make appearances."

Shane McMahon: "Once again, thank you and enjoy the show."



Taz, now with Mick Foley sit at the announcer booth, discussing that Mikey Tenay is no longer with TNA and that this is Taz's last broadcast as well.

Ric Flair with Fortune (TNA World Champion AJ Styles, TNA X-Division Champion Kazarian & TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money Inc.) come down the ramp dressed in suits, all carrying their newly won Championships.

Ric Flair: "Sunday night, my boys here in Fortune did what they had to and each went home with a TNA Championship. Now tonight we had a big celebration planned but four days after winning their matches, Kaz and AJ are put in matches to defend their championships. After Kazarian beats that punk Jay Lethal and AJ retains his title against Angle and Joe, we are going to pop some Champagne in the center of that ring, stylin' and profilin'..."

Matt Morgan's music hits and get comes to the ramp with his TNA Television Championship.

Matt Morgan: "Hey Ric, sorry to come out here and cut you short, but don't you think you should save the real celebration for a time when you have all the TNA gold? Like my TNA Television Championship? Now I know we have had some rough patches in the past, but I'd like to offer my services to Fortune again. I really do have to apologize for my actions before, my head wasn't on straight. How perfect if Fortune was rolling with every TNA Championship? That's got to sound good to you."

Ric Flair: "Listen here Morgan, no one cuts off Ric Flair no matter how much sucking up they do. You do have a good point though. It would be perfect if Fortune had all of the gold, but there is a little problem... I don't think Fortune needs you. So how about I teach you about respect for your TNA Television Championship?"

Matt Morgan: "Ric, come on... This isn't how it has to be. How about I come down there and to show my loyalty, I just hand you the TNA Television Championship... In return you let me join Fortune."

Ric Flair: "You know what Morgan, I think I misjudged you. You might just have your head on straight. Come on down to the ring here and hand over your belt and we will let you back in."

Matt Morgan walks down the ramp and climbs up into the ring. One by one he shakes the hand of each member of Fortune and one last time raises his championship in the air.

Matt Morgan: "I really want to thank you for this opportunity Ric, this really means a lot... But there's been a change of plans..."

Matt Morgan rushes Ric Flair and hits hits him with a big boot, escaping the ring and back up the ramp.

Matt Morgan: "Flair, I accept your challenge, I'll see you at Lockdown..."



Jeremy Borash is standing in the ring with a microphone.

Jeremy Borash: "I just received order from Mr. Heyman to announce the return of former TNA X-Division and TNA Tag Team Champion, and welcome him back to TNA... Christopher Daniels."

Christopher Daniels comes out to the ramp to loud "Welcome back." He lifts the microphone up to his face but is immediately attacked by a debuting Davey Richards with a lead pipe. Richards bloodies Daniels at the top of the ramp and finishes him off with a running power bomb. Richards picks up the microphone.

Davey Richards: "Daniels, you've had more than enough chances here... It's time for you to step aside, it's my time in TNA. I am Davey Richards and I am the new TNA."



Kazarian vs. Jay Lethal: TNA X-Division Championship

Jay Lethal led the entire match, but once the Lethal Injection was hit, Ric Flair pulled Kazarian out of the ring and dragged him up the ramp. Jay Lethal attempted to get Kazarian back into the ring but was stopped by Beer Money Inc.

Jay Lethal defeats Kazarian by count out.



At Against All Odds Matt Hardy made his debut, interfering in the main event, costing Jeff Hardy the match and the TNA World Championship. Days later, when Jeff Hardy came out to discuss his loss, Matt Hardy struck again but this time with Generation Me getting the best of his brother Jeff once again. With Immortal being in shambles, the only backup he got was from Gunner and Murphy who were quickly taken out by Matt and Generation Me. Months later, Matt Hardy still has yet to explain his actions.

Matt Hardy with Generation Me come down the ramp and into the ring to a very mixed reaction from the crowd.

Matt Hardy: "Now I know I've been here in TNA and have had a bit of a grudge with my brother Jeff and haven't been able to explain myself. I really didn't think I had to, but I'm out here tonight to explain myself. You see when Jeff came to TNA, he didn't tell me that was his plan. He had distanced himself so much from me that I didn't even know him anymore. He came here and seemed to be taking good care of himself... He aligned himself with Rob Van Dam, he forgave Ken Anderson, and seemed to finally be on the right path. Now, he's gotten back into drugs, aligned himself with Jeff Jarrett and Abyss, he had Rob Van Dam hospitalized by Abyss, gave Anderson a concussion and spit on all of his friends. I sat at home and watched it happen long enough. I came in to TNA to get back into wrestling and get my brother back on the right path. I will continue to attack him until he changes his ways and gets back on the right path. Tonight I want Jeff to come out here and apologize to everyone or I'm going to lay him out again."

Jeff Hardy comes out with Gunner and Murphy who each have a steal chair.

Jeff Hardy: "Matt, I see why you came to TNA and thanks for all that caring, but I really don't need you here. I was on top, just like I've always been and you had to come in and ruin things. I understand you're jealous but I don't appreciate you taking your frustrations out on me. I'm not a bad man, I'm just smart and know what I need to do to be the best. As I can see you're starting to learn from me that in order to get what you want you have to take it. I will not apologize, but I will let you try to lay me out again. Lets send our boys to the back and have a No Disqualification match right now."

Matt Hardy: "Alright Jeff, you're on."

Gunner & Murphy and Generation Me got to the back.

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy: No Disqualification

Jeff and Matt go right after each other starting things off in a fist fight and leading to the outside of the ring. Jeff gets a low blow in on Matt and starts throwing him into different sides of the barricades. Jeff grabs a ladder out from under the ring but gets hit with it when Matt dropkicks it. Matt, rests the ladder on the side of the ring and one of the barricades while he grabs another ladder from under the ring and sets it up. Jeff starts to fight back but is whipped into the ring steps next to the ladder. Matt then grabs a chair and hits Jeff over the head with it and sets him up on the ladder that is resting on the ring and the barricade. Matt slowly climbs up the ladder but is followed by Jeff right to the top. Both men fight at the top until the ladder starts shaking, falling and hitting the ring sending both men onto the mat. Both men get up and start battling again until Jeff hits Matt with a Twist of Hate for only a 2 count. Jeff slides outside of the ring and grabs two chairs and comes back in placing one under Matt's head and holding the other in his hand. Jeff then smashes Matt's head with the chair and picks him back up to his feet. Jeff sets Matt up and suplex's him over the rope and onto the ladder. Jeff then runs and bounces off of the adjacent rope and runs back, jumping over the top rope and hitting a Swanton Bomb onto Matt and the ladder. Jeff then rolls up Matt for the 3 count.

Jeff Hardy defeats Matt Hardy via pin.



At Destination X Beer Money ended the longest TNA Tag Team Championship reign when they defeated Motor City Machine Guns. Tonight MCMG will put their number one contendership on the line when they face London Brawling, Generation Me and Ink Inc.

London Brawling vs. MCMG vs. Generation Me vs. Ink Inc

Desmond Wolfe and Jesse Neal start the match off with Wolfe having the upper hand, Wolfe an Magnus continue making tags in to each other focusing on Jesse Neal. Alex Shelley runs in taking out Wolfe, helping Jesse Neal get the tag in on Max Buck. Max quickly takes control of the match hitting Magnus with a hurricanrana, sending him to the outside of the ring and gave Wolfe a drop kick sending him into MCMG's corner where they gave a double super kick to him. With Magnus outside of the ring, Max tags in Jeremy and both men go running and jumping over the top rope taking Magnus out. Chris Sabin enters the ring and puts Wolfe into a boston crab until Wolfe gets to the ropes, breaking the hold. Wolfe quickly runs to the corner and tags in Shannon Moore. Sabin whips Moore into the corner and runs at him giving him a big boot to the face. Sabin sets Moore up on the top rope and gives him a superplex off of the top rope, rolling him up for a 2 count. Sabin tags Shelley in and hits a hard clothes line on Shannon Moore and puts him into a standing Border City Stretch making him tap out, eliminating Ink Inc. from the match. Brutus Magnus comes into the match hitting Shelley with numerous clotheslines and a DDT. Magnus goes for the pin but only gets a 2 count. Shelley escapes from Neal and tags in Max Buck who runs in and gets rolled up quickly by Magnus out of nowhere for a 3 count, eliminating them from the match. Wolfe enters the ring with Magnus as do MCMG and the four start brawling around the ring, hitting a lot of double team moves. Sabin sets Magnus up in a backbreaker hold as Shelley hits a diving knee drop. Wolfe hits Sabin with a lariat and and puts Shelley into a hammerlock followed by an STO. Wolfe sets up Shelley into a Tower of London as Sabin clotheslines Magnus out of the ring. Wolfe rolls up Shelley for a two count as Sabin breaks the hold and hits a Cradle Shock for the win.

MCMG defeat London Brawling, Generation Me, and Ink Inc.

Hernandez and a returning Homicide rush the ring taking the Motor City Machine Guns out. Homicide hits Alex Shelley with the Gringo Killer as Hernandez gives Chris Sabin a Border Toss to the outside of the ring onto London Brawling. LAX pose as TNA goes to a commercial break.


Awesome Kong vs. Tara: TNA Knockouts Championship

Awesome Kong dominates the entire match until Madison Rayne gets involved, distracting the ref. Tara goes to hit Kong with a steal chair but gets an Awesome Bomb instead. Kong leaves the ring taking out Madison, picking her up by the legs and swinging her head into the steel steps and then into the barricades. Tara climbs to the top rope, jumping to the floor taking out Kong. Tara rolls Kong back in the ring for a 2 count. Both women get to their feet but the end is met when Tara gets hit with another Awesome Bomb for the pin.

Awesome Kong defeats Tara for the TNA Knockouts Championship

Backstage Christy Hemme is with Don West and Rob Terry.

Don West: "I hear Mr. Heyman is looking for some new talent to step out and make an Impact and I have the perfect star. Christy what I have here is a future TNA Champion at 6 foot 4 and 260lbs of muscle with the body of a Greek God. He truely is a beast. He is going to dominate TNA and will have a Championship around his waist in no time. He is "The Juggernaut" Rob Terry."


Christy Hemme is in the back finishing up a phone call.

Christy Hemme: "I just got off the phone with Mr. Heyman who said that they made a big signing that will be debuting next week."

AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe: TNA World Championship - Ironman Match

Jeremy Borash steps into the ring after the three men make their entrances.

Jeremy Borash: "This is your TNA iMPACT main event. This is an Ironman Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with a one hour time limit. The challengers, from Pittsburg PA, "The Olympic Gold Medalist" Kurt Angle... And from The Isle of Samoa, "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe... And your current TNA World Heavyweight Champion from Gainesville Georgia, "The Phenomenal"AJ Styles."

The match starts out with the three men locking up at different times and moving quickly around the ring. There are a lot of reversals starting it out, then
both Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe rush AJ Styles as he ducks under both and quickly snaps off a Pele on Kurt Angle. AJ and Joe lock up and Joe forces Styles into the corner and starts kicking him viciously as Angle comes up from behind Joe and gives him a belly to back suplex. Angle runs back to Styles who is in the corner and starts giving him hard rights followed by a couple European Uppercuts. Samoa Joe gets up and comes after Angle hitting with him a running Enzugiri. Joe throws Angle out of the ring and starts brawling with him around the ring and move towards the announce table. AJ slides out of the ring and goes over towards the men. AJ grabs Joe and whips him into the announcer table and gives him a standing hurricanrana on the floor. Styles poses as Angle attacks him from behind and throws him into the announcer table. Angle takes Styles up onto the table and gives him a few more European Uppercuts, putting Styles in a daze. As Samoa Joe is starting to get to his feet, Angle sets Styles up for an Olympic slam. With Samoa Joe now to his feet, Angle hits an Olympic Slam from the announcer table to Styles onto Samoa Joe on the floor laying the three men out. A moment later, Angle starts getting to his feet, dragging Styles with him into the ring. After sliding Styles into the ring, Angle climbs the turnbuckle and hits a moonsault and a pin for the first point.

Kurt Angle scores a pinfall at 16:21
Kurt Angle : 1 - Samoa Joe: 0 - AJ Styles: 0

Angle heads back out of the ring to Joe and grabs him to whip him into the steel steps but gets reversed, with Angle hitting the steps with his shoulder. Joe picks Angle up and brings him to another side of the ring, setting him up on the guardrail and climbs to the apron. Samoa Joe runs down the apron jumping at Angle, hitting him with a flying big boot into the crowd. Samoa Joe gets up and the crowd is going insane, celebrating that huge spot with him. AJ Styles starts getting to his feet in the ring as Joe picks Angle back up and throws him into the guardrails. Samoa Joe starts giving Angle a face wash with his boot as AJ Styles runs to the ropes, and give Joe a springboard flying forearm from the ring to the crowd. At this point the crowd is going crazy with "TNA" chants. AJ grabs Angle and tosses him over the guardrail and back into the ring. Styles grabs Angle near the ropes and sets him up for a Styles' Clash but is tossed over the rope to the apron where he lands on his feet. Angle grabs Styles and belly to belly suplexes him back into the ring, but AJ recovers quick and runs at Angle. Ducking from a clothesline, AJ jumps on the ropes and backflips into a Phenomenon on Angle. Styles picks Angle back up and hits him with a Styles Clash for the pin.

AJ Styles scores a pinfall at 28:03
Kurt Angle: 1 - Samoa Joe: 0 - AJ Styles: 1

Samoa Joe comes back over the guardrail but is hit by a diving front flip over the top rope by AJ. Instead of being taken out by the move, Joe catches Styles and holds him in a Styles Clash position but sits, giving him a Boston Crab on the floor. Angle rolls out of the ring and clotheslines Joe from behind, releasing the Boston Crab on Styles. Angle slides Joe into the ring and whips him into the corner as Styles is getting up and back into the ring. Angle sets Joe up on the top rope and goes to climb up with him. Styles runs at Angle who is on the second rope and sets him up into a spinning sunset flip power bomb. Samoa Joe immediately jumps from the top rope and gives Styles a huge boot from behind, laying him out cold. Joe picks Styles up and hits him with an Island Driver for the pin.

Samoa Joe scores a pinfall at 38:49
Kurt Angle: 1 - Samoa Joe: 1 - AJ Styles: 1

Joe then grabs Styles and sets him up in a Coquina Clutch. Angle runs over and grabs Joe's ankle putting him in an Ankle Lock. With the Coquina Clutch still applied as well, Styles taps out.

Samoe Joe scores a submission at 39:11
Kurt Angle: 1 - Samoa Joe: 2 - AJ Styles: 1

Angle, not releasing the hold drags Joe into the center of the ring and wraps his legs around Joe's leg, locking in the submission. Samoa Joe taps out.

Kurt Angle scores a submission at 39:58
Kurt Angle: 2 - Samoa Joe: 2 - AJ Styles: 1

Angle gets to his feet and brings Joe with him, putting him in an Olympic Slam. As Angle is getting up to get the pin, Styles quickly throws him out of the ring and quickly climbs the turnbuckle hitting a Spiral Tap on Joe, getting a pinfall.

AJ Styles scores a pinfall at 40:02
Kurt Angle: 2 - Samoa Joe: 2 - AJ Styles: 2

Styles runs to the ropes and hits a springboard shooting starpress off of the top rope, landing on Angle on the outside. Styles is getting Angle back to his feet as Samoa Joe is getting up in the ring. Joe comes running at Styles and Angle from inside the ring, jumps over the top rope hitting a corkscrew, taking Angle and Styles out. It takes a few moments for the men to get back up to their feet. Joe throws Angle back into the ring and hits three consecutive exploding suplexes and covers for the pin. AJ Styles grabs Joe's leg and pulls him out to the apron.Joe quickly recovers and punts AJ Styles in the face, knocking him down on the floor. Samoa Joe jumps, giving Styles a senton splash. Joe slides back into the ring ring and picks Angle back up. Joe grabs him and whips him into the corner, and follows up with a big boot to the face on Angle. Joe the grabs Angle and sets him up on the top rope and does a jumping enzugiri dazing Angle. Joe then grabs Angle and puts him in a Muscle Buster as Styles gets to the apron. As Joe hits the Buster, Styles jumps on the top rope and springboards into a 450 splash onto the fallen Angle. Joe gets up and grabs AJ and whips him into the corner but is reversed. Styles runs towards Joe but is caught with a one-armed side slam. Joe throws Styles back to the apron and bounces of the adjacent rope, and runs at Styles giving him a flying big boot, sending AJ to the floor and ramp. Angle recovers and grabs Joe putting him into five consecutive rolling german suplexes, the last sending Joe to roll out of the ring. Angle heads out to the apron and does a springboard moonsault to the now standing Samoa Joe. Styles gets up and throws Joe into the ring. He then hits a springboard 450 splash and covers Joe for the pin. Angle gets to the ring and pulls Styles out of the cover. Angle then snap suplexes AJ onto the floor and then sends him back into the ring. Angle then hits three rolling german suplexes on AJ, tossing him onto Joe for the final. Angle grabs Joe and puts him into an ankle lock. Joe looks like he is about to tap, but Styles knocks Angle out and throws him to the outside of the ring. Styles picks up Joe and hits him with a Styles Clash. AJ, heads out to the apron as Angle slides in quickly, stealing the pin from AJ Styles on Samoa Joe.

Kurt Angle scores a pinfall at 57:51
Kurt Angle: 3 - Samoa Joe: 2 - AJ Styles: 2

Styles then hit the move he was going for, a Spiral Tap, on both Joe and Angle, with Angle getting most of the blow. Styles then picked up Angle and set him up into a Styles Clash, getting the pin on Angle.

AJ Styles scores a pinfall at 58:41
Kurt Angle: 3 - Samoa Joe: 2 - AJ Styles: 3

With 38 seconds left, Samoa Joe runs up to Styles and quickly locks in the Coquina Clutch, attempting to force Styles to submit. Joe leaves the hold on for for about 20 seconds, until Styles gets to his feet with Joe still on his back. Styles rams Joe into the turnbuckle releasing the hold. Styles goes to hit the Pele but Joe catches it, making him tap with 2 seconds left of the match.

Samoa Joe scores a submission at 59:58
Kurt Angle: 3 - Samoa Joe: 3 - AJ Styles: 3

AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe ends in a draw.

Paul Heyman comes up on the screen.

Paul Heyman: "Due to the time limit being out, and there being a 3 point draw, Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle and AJ Styles will face off at Lockdown in a best of three falls match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship."

The crowd is cheering so loud it is hard to hear what Heyman was saying. AJ and Joe sat in the ring with Angle standing on the outside... All three men stared at each other as the show went off the air.