TNA 2007: Slammiversary Posted! Title Change!

May 10, 2007

The show opens with Egotrip inside of the ring, with Jeff Jarrett doing the talking this time. Jarrett said that Greg Helms didn't just let the group down last week, he went beyond that. Accidental or not, he still hit one of their own with a chair, costing Christian Cage his match. Helms apologized, but Jarrett said that failure will always happen sometimes, but Cage failed because of him, so tonight, as punishment, it had been arranged that Helms would be taking on America's Most Wanted in a handicap match. Now, it was onto the next order of business. Brent Albright made a bold claim last week in going after Roode for losing to someone as good as Sting, and then challenging the legend himself. Because of this, he had better win, or there would be consequences. Jarrett said that they needed to communicate better, as there was no use to having such a good group if they couldn't work together. Jarrett ended by saying since Albright was so arrogant last week, he would have nobody at ringside with him for his match, and with that, all but Albright left.

Brent Albright vs Sting
Now this was an opener, and it showed that in TNA, nothing is truly predictable. Sting came prepared, and so did Albright, and this resulted in one of the best matches on Impact in months, as Sting really did a lot to put over Albright in this match. Sting tried several times to end it early, going for several scorpion death drops, and also a scorpion death lock, but Albright avoided every finisher attempt by Sting, and locked in his crowbar several times, trying to weaken Sting and make him submit. But the shocking end came when Albright played possum in the corner, and when Sting went to grab him, Albright pulled him face first into the second turnbuckle, and rolled him up, and with the aid of the ropes for leverage, actually got the pinfall on Sting, albeit in a cheating fashion.
Winner: Brent Albright

After the match, the rest of Egotrip except Bobby Roode came down and Albright celebrated the biggest singles win of his career with much gusto, as Sting looked on, shocked and in complete disbelief at what had just happened.

Kazarian, Bentley & Jay Lethal vs Team 3D
Two opponents at Sacrifice, Kazarian and Lethal joined the same team tonight to take on the complete Team 3D with Brother Runt. The team managed to work together smoothly at first, but the pride of Lethal and Kazarian would be their undoing, as each tried to out perform the other, and it ended with the champion Kazarian actually refusing to tag out to Lethal, and him getting 3Ded for the loss, as Bentley looks on in disbelief.
Winners: Team 3D

America's Most Wanted came down to the ring, and were followed by remaining members of Team TNA, Sting and Petey Williams. They said that James Gibson was absent, and hadn't been seen for a few weeks, because he had sustained a very serious concussion, and they were awaiting word on how serious it was. Well, they now knew, and it looked like Gibson would be out at least 6 months with post concussion syndrome, and possibly more, so he would not be able to participate in the ten man elimination match at Sacrifice. So now, they were looking for a replacement to aid them in the battle against Egotrip, and asked somebody to step up and take it. After a few moments, Ron "The Truth" Killings came down to the ring, and asked for the spot, saying he could be a big asset, being a former NWA Champion. The team welcomed him into the fold, their replacement found.

AMW vs Greg Helms
Helms looked pissed to be in this position, but he actually gave a good fight, as AMW had to tag in and out, he was able to keep them at bay for a while, but eventually, AMW got the advantage with quick tags, and they beat down on Helms for a while, embelishing it for a little while, and finally ending it with a Storm superkick.
Winners: AMW

Tomko was being interveiwed backstage by Jeremy Borash, looking serious as always, and said that he was preparing for a war on Sunday that may not actually happen, as he still did not believe that Abyss was going to be coming back. He said this was simply because Abyss had finally found someone to be scared of, someone bigger than him, someone tougher than him, and someone straight up better than him. Tomko vowed to end the career of Abyss for good if he was stupid enough to walk through that curtain on Sunday. The fans began to boo as Tomko just laughed.

Christopher Daniels vs Chris Sabin
A short but solid match here, as these two went full speed for a good five minutes straight, trading some big impact moves, each trying to end it early, but as Daniels finally hit an Angel's Wings, Team 3D ran in, and attacked him, getting some good shots in before Elix Skipper and Senshi made it down to make the save. Daniels gets the DQ win.
Winner: Christopher Daniels

Backstage, Sting was looking very sullen, obviously still disappointed with his loss earlier in the evening. His team mate Petey Williams came up to him to cheer him up, telling him it doesn't matter that Albright stole one tonight, because Sting would be laughing come Sunday, when he defeated Christian Cage and earned himself a championship opportunity at Slammiversary. Sting thanked Williams, and he looked much better afterwards.

AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe
Huge main event to end the show, with both these guys looking to gain some momentum going into Sacrifice. Joe was stiffing the hell out of AJ, forcing Styles to use a more counter attack based style. Styles got the advantage after hitting a pele kick, but then Kurt Angle came down to the ring. Security smothered Angle and stopped him from interfering, but this distracted Styles, and Joe was able to lock in The Clutch, and make him tap out.
Winner: Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe grabbed AJ's title belt, and posed with it in the corner, enraging Angle further to send the show off the air.

May 13, 2007


TNA World Championship
AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe II

King of the Mountain Qualifier
Sting vs Christian Cage

10 Man Elimination Match
Egotrip (Jeff Jarrett, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Brent Albright & Greg Helms) vs Team TNA (AMW, Alex Shelley, Petey Williams & Ron Killings)

Barbed Wire Massacre
Abyss vs Tomko

TNA Tag Team Championships
XXX vs Team 3D

X-Division Championship
Kazarian vs Jay Lethal

May 13, 2007 - Impact Zone in Orlando

Theme Song: I'm So Sick - Flyleaf

I will break into your thoughts
With what's written on my heart
I'm so sick,
Infected with where I live
Let me live without this
Empty bliss,
Selfishness
I'm so sick

TNA Sacrifice 2007 kicks off with a huge pyro show, and pans out to show the crowd in the Impact Zone, and it is packed, not a seat left in the house! WE go to Mike Tenay and Kevin Nash on commentary, who welcome us to the show, and they begin to run down the card. They hype up Kazarian's 5+ month reign as the X-Division Champion, and that he has retained against some of the best the company has to offer, even defending the belt in Ultimate X! They wonder if Lethal will be able to bring it tonight and end the reign. The focus moves to the Ten Man Elimination match between Egotrip and Team TNA and how the result of this will severely affect the future of the company. No hiding it here that the commentators were pulling for Team TNA to get the win tonight. They talk about how unique it is that the Tag Team Titles would be defended in a 6 Man Tag match, and that if Team 3D failed tonight, they wouldn't be getting any more chances in the near future. And Sting vs Christian Cage would be huge, as all other superstars were banned from ringside, and this match would determine the first qualifier for the King of the Mountain Match at slammiversary next month. THey hyped up the fact that Abyss would be returning tonight, and that the show would open with their Barbed Wire Massacre, and that it would be a good time to get the kids away from the TV's as it would be incredibly brutal. Finally, they got to the TNA Championship main event match, and put over the fact that last months triple threat between AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle was one of the best matches in TNA history, and it would be something special again tonight, and that AJ Styles did not have an easy first title defense, and with that, it is time for the opening contest, as the ring is shown, the ropes replaced with Barbed Wire, and assorted barbed wire related weapons were around ringside.

Barbed Wire Massacre
Tomko vs Abyss w/ James Mitchell
Tomko came down to the ring first, looking confident, and first out after him was Father James Mitchell, still noticeably hurt from the beatdown Tomko gave him a few weeks ago. Mitchell announced that Abyss was back, and he was about to unleash hell! Abyss's music hit, and red smoke filled the stage and ramp, and the monster started walking down the ramp, bringing his signature chain with him, to a huge ovation from the crowd. Abyss slid into the ring, and Tomko was right on him, stomping on him with kicks, trying to prevent him from getting up. But Abyss grabbed Tomko's legs and tripped him up, and got to his feet, grabbing his chain. Abyss started slamming the chain over the back of Tomko, causing Tomko to scream in pain, and Tomko stumbled to his feet, and another chain shot by Abyss sent Tomko into the barbed wire ropes. Tomko jumped back, having cut his arm, and Abyss ran at him, and tackled him into the wire ropes, and Tomko went into them, going through to the floor. Abyss chased Tomko to the outside, but Tomko caught him with a shot by a barbed wire wrapped chair. Tomko used this chair for a couple of minutes, busting Abyss open, but Abyss got back into it by choking out Tomko with a coil of wire for a bit, and then opening Tomko's head with it, before he backdropped Tomko onto a board covered in barbed wire. Abyss slid a wire cover table into the ring, as well as a barbed wire wrapped 2X4. Abyss got Tomko back into the ring, and he set up the barbed wire table. He then produced a lighter, and to the crowds approval, lit the 2X4 on fire. But he took too long, and Tomko kicked him in the gut, grabbed the burning board, and used it on Abyss. Tomko took a few steps back, and ran at Abyss with the 2X4, but Abyss stood up, and caught Tomko around the neck, and then spun around, lifting him into the air, and chokeslammed Tomko through the wire covered table for three.
Winner: Abyss

After the match, Abyss celebrated, and the crew started taking down the barbed wire and putting the regular ring ropes back on.

X-Divison Championship
Kazarian (c) vs Jay Lethal
A really good way to continue the show, a really good change in styles from the previous match. Neither guy was really a heel coming in, but the crowd was heavily favoring Kazarian, so Lethal, while not playing the heel, didn't play the face either, letting Kazarian take care of that. Lethal came out fast early on, hitting a couple big clothesline and a couple of springboard elbows, and then used a series of several different rollups trying to end it quickly, but Kazarian managed to counter one of the pinfalls into a camel clutch, but he quickly rolled backwards on Lethal's back, and locked in a single leg crab, focusing on the right knee of Lethal, which was smart, as he wanted to slow down the challenger. Lethal managed to crawl his way to the ropes, forcing the hold broken. Kazarian spent the bulk of the next while trying to weaken the right knee of Lethal, hitting a lot of leg kicks and chopblocks, and locking in several submissions, but managing to keep things exciting. Lethal maanged to hit a tigerbomb despite the bad leg, but only got a two count. Kazarian then shortly after hit a Wave of the Future, and it seemed over, but Lethal got his foot on the bottom rope, breaking the referees count. Kazarian ate a thumb to the eye, and Lethal hit a neckbreaker, and then climbed to the top rope slowly because of his leg, but before he could even think of an elbow drop, Kazarian got up and shook the ropes, causing Lethal to fall to a sitting position. Kazarian took his hurt leg, and twisted it around the ropes, and Lethal screamed in pain. Kazarian let go at the count of 4, so he didn't get disqualified, and then climbed up in the corner with Lethal. Kazarian hit a big superplex, before locking in a figure four leglock, giving Lethal no choice but to tap out.
Winner: Kazarian

A promo aired, hyping the upcoming debut of "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, which got a huge roar of approval from the crowd. It said that his debut would come May 24 on Impact.

10 Man Elimination Match
Egotrip (Jeff Jarrett, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Brent Albright & Greg Helms) vs Team TNA (AMW, Alex Shelley, Petey Williams & Ron Killings)
This match was really good, and really long, and most of the participants had a good chance to shine at one point. To start it was Helms and Williams, the two who originally were going to face off one on one on this show. Petey really took his chance here, as he hasn't been showcased much on TV lately, and he looked good, spot on with his moves, and he countered everything Helms had, forcing Helms to tag in Jarrett. Petey would fight valiantly here, but Jarrett and Roode made quick tags and isolated him, preventing him from tagging anyone on his team. Roode looked to finish him off, but Petey hit a Canadian Destroyer out of nowhere, and then quickly tagged in Harris, who made the pin, eliminating Roode. Albright threw up his hands in disbelief that Roode was out, and went in to face Harris. It went a while with no eliminations, everyone getting in the match during that span, before a few quick ones all happened together, as Aries took out Williams with a shooting star press, but fell victim to an axe kick from Killings to go out himself. Jarrett would eliminate Harris with a stroke, and then Helms took out Shelley when Albright distracted him. Shortly after though, Storm dodged a shining wizard and superkicked Helms, taking him out. From here, the action went a long time without an elimination again, as every time one was about to happen, the pin was broken up. The next elimination happened when Jarrett whipped Storm into the ropes but failed to notice Killings make the blind tag to Storm's back, though the referee saw. Jarrett clothesline Storm and bent down to grab him, but Truth nailed an axe kick on Jarrett to get the pin. Albirght worked his ass off for the next while, but couldn't defeat the numbers advantage, and eventually, Storm hit him with a superkick to eliminate him, leaving Storm and Killings the survivors, avenging the loss to Egotrip at Lockdown!
Winners: Team TNA


King of the Mountain Qualifier
Sting vs Christian Cage
A lot of pressure on Christian Cage now to salvage the night for Egotrip with their loss in the elimination match, he didn't want to allow Team TNA to have a clean sweep of things tonight, not to mention an opportunity at the TNA Championship was up for grabs here. So Cage was fierce at the beginning of the match, much more aggressive than usual, and Sting took a while to adjust. Cage almost ended it early, as Sting whipped him to the corner, and ran right after him, but Cage jumped up to the second rope and pushed off backwards, hitting Sting with a cross body pin almost getting him. Sting seemed off his game, not that he was putting on a bad match, it's the way he was playing his character, he was doubting himself after that loss to Albright on Impact, while Cage was ignoring his loss to Shelley. The two fought to the outside of the ring, where Sting hit a disgusting looking scorpion death drop to Christian onto the steel steps, getting oohs from the crowd. Sting rolled Cage inot the ring, and went for a cover, but he took too much time, and Cage just managed to get a shoulder up. Sting brought him up for another death drop, but Christian managed to to roll out of it and then hit an Unprettier, but that only got him a two count, and Cage looked frustrated as hell. Christian climbed to the top rope, looking for something, but Sting got up and climbed up there with him, and the two began trading punches, but it was Christian who knocked Sting off and back to the ring. Christian then hit a frog splash, and got the three count.
Winner: Christian Cage

Backstage, Egotrip minus Christian were all sour following the loss earlier, and Brent Albright snapped at Bobby Roode, telling him he shouldn't have been eliminated so early, and that he screwed up the whole team because of it. Roode got in his face, and Jeff Jarrett tried to calm the situation, but he was unable to as Albright made a remark about how Roode messed up Team Canada too, and then Roode just snapped, decking Albright with a straight right hand to the face, knocking him out. The room went dead silent, and Roode stormed off.

TNA Tag Team Championship
Triple X (c) vs Team 3D
This as a six man tag, featuring all three members of Triple X plus Brother Runt joining Team 3D in what was their last opportunity at the tag belts. The last two matches between 3D and XXX were really good, but this one for some reason wasn't. Making it a 6 man tag worked for the storyline, but ruined the chemistry the teams had made in the last few months, and this was the worst match of the show. It was still watchable, but it was really short, and a sad way to end what was a really good, long feud. Ray was the best of the people in this match, and was in there most of the time, being really dominant, and it was Senshi who finally took him down with a series of kicks, before getting taken out by a BME from Daniels to win the match.
Winners: Triple X


A video package played, showing highlights of the careers of the three men in the main event, showcasing Samoa Joe's long unbeaten streak, Kurt Angle's rise to the TNA Championship, and AJ Style's first title win, as well as the win at Lockdown. It's time for the main event.

TNA Championship
AJ Styles (c) vs Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe
The intensity was huge as these three superstars circled around the ring, nobody knowing what to do first, and the crowd was roaring, as they had died down a bit from a lackluster match before this one, and now they were completely ready to go again. Kurt Angle was the first to act, sliding out of the ring, and immediately grabbing a chair, looking for an advantage to start off. But Joe and AJ looks at each other and nod, and they both slide out of the ring after Kurt, one on either side of him, trapping him. Kurt looks confused, with no idea of what to do. AJ starts running at Angle, who swings the chair towards him, but AJ stopped early, so Angle misses, and this allows Joe to get behind Angle and he grabs Kurt and locks in a clutch right off the bat, but isn't able to drop to the floor, as Angle is fighting it. This allows AJ to pick up the steel chair, and he then brings it down, and gets both Joe and Kurt across the head, as they were close together. The crowd pops at AJ's smart move there, and AJ follows it up by jumping onto the guardrail and dlipping backwards into a moonsault onto Angle. The crowd starts chanting for AJ, and he goes to work on Angle, stomping and kicking, and then he notices Joe beginning to get up, and he kicks him in the ribs, trying to keep both opponents down. AJ goes back to focus on Angle, and after a few moments, Joe recovers enough to get to his feet, though he is leaning against the ringpost to support himself. AJ goes back towards Joe, but Joe grabs him and pulls him in, sending AJ's face right into the ringpost. Joe then slams Styles head first into the steel steps, and then repeats that several more times, busting AJ open. He then slides Styles back into the ring. But before he can get in himself, Angle grabs Joe from behind, and pulls him away from the ring. Angle gets in position and he lifts up Joe and hits an Olypmic Slam, dropping Joe right on top of the guardrail! Joe rolls backwards into the crowd, and a holy poop chant erupts, and Angle quickly gets into the ring, and locks an ankle lock on Styles. But AJ is rested enough now to be able to roll through and get out of the move, but Angle comes right back, taking him down with a clothesline. Angle stalks AJ, and when he gets back up, goes for an olympic slam on him, but AJ slips behind Angle, and when Kurt spins around to face him, AJ delivers a standing kick to Kurt's head.

Samoa Joe manages to get onto the other side of the guardrail out of the crowd, but is still out of it for now, so AJ looks to capitalize. AJ is ignoring the blood dripping down his face, and he lifts up Angle, hitting a vertical suplex for two. Joe is now sliding back into the ring, and he sneaks behind AJ, and hits him with a half nelson slam. Angle sits up, and Joe bounces off the ropes and dropkicks him in the face. Styles stumbles to his feet, and Joe slams him into the corner, and hits him with a muscle buster. Joe makes a cover, but it's broken up by a diving Angle. Angle and Joe start having a slugfest, and Styles gets back up. Styles goes for a pele kick on Angle, but Kurt moves, and Styles hits Joe instead. Kurt pounces on AJ, locking in another ankle lock. Styles screams in pain, and is unable to make it to the ropes. But suddenly, Joe is back, and he grabs Angle from behind, and locks in The Clutch! Angle is now screaming in pain, but doesn't try to break the hold, instead, he keeps the ankle lock on Styles! Kurt is hoping Styles will tap before he has to let go, but it is not meant to be, as Angle finally cannot continue keeping the ankle lock on, and he lets go, desperately trying to get out of the clutch. Angle finally goes limp, and the referee goes to check if he is out. The ref raises Angle's head and lets it drop two times, but when he goes to do it a third time, to see if he is out cold, AJ Styles gets his arm up, catching Angle's arm, not letting it drop all of the way! AJ pulls Angle out of Joe's grasp. Joe gets up, and starts laying into AJ with a series of kicks, putting AJ down. Joe is getting ready to finish off Styles, but is distracted, as Kurt Angle weakly grabs onto his leg. Joe turns around, and delivers a swift kick to Angle's head, knocking him out. But AJ dropkicks Joe in the back of the head, sending Joe crashing head first into the ring post! Styles pulls Joe out and lays him down, and hops to the top, before jumping off, hitting a spiral tap on Joe for the three count to retain the title in an amazing match!
Winner: AJ Styles

May 17, 2007

Christian Cage comes down to the ring to begin the broadcast, and begins talking about Slammiversary. He said that the event would be in 3 weeks on June 3, a week earlier than originally planned due to the availability of the Asylum in Nashville. He went on to say that he was the first man to qualify for the Championship King of the Mountain match, as he defeated Sting on Sunday. He said that Sting was slipping, and that Christian would surely be the man to hang the belt up and win the title. At this, TNA Champion AJ Styles came out, and told Christian he shouldn't be so sure, as this belt wasn't coming off of his shoulder for a long time. The two looked ready to go at it, but this brought out Jim Cornette, who congratulated Christian on his win, and said that the three remaining qualifying matches would all take place tonight. Cornette said there was a slight change to the KOTM match itself, this year instead of hanging the belt up to win, it would be more like a typical ladder match, where you had to take the belt down, though all the other rules regarding eligibilty to win and the penalty box would remain. Cornette then said that next week, the main event of Impact would be AJ Styles vs Christian Cage.

King of the Mountain Qualifier
Kurt Angle vs Christopher Daniels
This was a fantastic bout, both men going toe to toe, and Daniels really hung in well with angle, the two having good chemistry. Angle was about to get the win with the ankle lock, but Samoa Joe came down to ringside, and Angle let go of the move, and started trading verbal jabs with Joe. This allowed Daniels to roll up Angle, and get the three.
Winner: Christopher Daniels

A promo aired for the debut of "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, next week on Impact!

Team 3D vs LAX
This was a pretty good match, not much to it, just two great tag teams battling for ten minutes, until Homicide put away Devon with the Gringo Killer.
Winners: LAX

Egotrip are backstage, and Brent Albright and Bobby Roode are yelling at each other, looking like they are about to come to blows again, when Jeff Jarrett steps in. He said that both of them were valuable assets, but if they cannot co-exist, only one of them could stay in the group. He said that Albright and Roode would face off one on one at slammiversary, and the loser was kicked out of the group. Jim Cornette chose that moment to walk in the room, and he said that until Slammiversary, both of them were still technically teammates, so next week, Albright and Roode would face off against AMW, and if AMW won that match, they'd get a shot at the Tag Titles at Slammiversary.

King of the Mountain Qualifier
Alex Shelley vs Greg Helms
Sting accompanied Shelley to the match, while strangely, nobody from Egotrip did the same for Helms. It was a good match, and at the end, Shelley avoided a shining wizard and hit sliced bread to get the win. But after the match, as Sting congratulated Shelley and the two celebrated, Helms grabbed a steel chair, and attacked, laying both Shelley and Sting out.
Winner: Alex Shelley

Kurt Angle burst into Jim Cornette's office, and demanded a match with Samoa Joe at Slammiversary, after being screwed out of his chance to be in King of the Mountain. Cornette agreed, saying it was unfair what Joe did, and that Joe would not get an opportunity to qualify for the title match, and that Angle got his one on one match with Joe!

Petey Williams vs Jay Lethal
Lethal had failed in his bid to capture the X-Division gold at Sacrifice, so he was really angry and frustrated for this match. The X-Champ, Kazarian, sat ringside, and it was heavily implied that the winner of this match would likely get a title shot at Slammiversary. But Lethal's head was not in the game, and he went for a rather rash double axe handle off the top, which Petey avoided by kicking him in the gut and hitting the Canadian destroyer for the win.
Winner: Petey Williams

Ron Killings came down to the ring, and said that being part of the group that was gonna end Egotrip was special, and that winning at Sacrifice was a great moment. He was cut off by Austin Aries, who said Killings was just the fill in for an ijured team member, and that nobody actually cared about him. Truth decked Aries, and they began a brawl that spilled to the outside before security could split them up.

King of the Mountain Qualifier
Jeff Jarrett vs Abyss
Abyss was beaten up after the barbed wire massacre at Sacrifice, but he still was a beast here. Every time Jarrett looked to be getting momentum, it was stopped by Abyss. But the referee ended up getting hit by Abyss when Jarrett ducked a clothesline. And then, Tomko, who had lost to Abyss at Sacrifice, came down to the ring, but he was not alone, as with him was Giant Bernard! The two heavyweights beat the hell out of Abyss, and laid him out for Jarrett to get an easy pin when the ref came to.
Winner: Jeff Jarrett

June 3, 2007

The Card Thusfar

King of the Mountain For the TNA Championship
AJ Styles (c) vs Christian Cage vs Jeff Jarrett vs Christopher Daniels vs Alex Shelley

One on One Finally!
Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe

Loser Leaves Egotrip
Bobby Roode vs Brent Albright