TNA 2006 - From Against All Odds On...

TNA iMPACT!
Saturday, February, Week 3 (Taped Tuesday)
From Universal Studios Soundstage 21 In Orlando, Florida

The opening TNA credits roll and then we cut directly to video from Against All Odds, it shows brief clips from all the matches and then gives about 30 seconds of clips from the NWA World Heavyweight Title match. The video came to a close with Christian hitting the Unprettier for the second time in the match and finally getting the three and then finally, the moving final image of the pay-per-view, all the fans in the ring celebrating with Cage who is raised high on the shoulders on the fans holding the belt high.

Rating – A

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The video ends and we go straight to the iMPACT Zone where we see the big screen “9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1” The numbers count down on the large screen before quickly counting back up, followed by the fast paced music that everyone recognizes as the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion’s. Cage came out and thanked all the fans for their support over his career regardless of where he was, or what kind of push he was getting. He continued by talking about how last Sunday was the greatest moment of his life, capturing the highest ranked title and most prized possession in the wrestling industry. Cage followed by saying that he was going to be unlike Jarrett, by facing any and all challengers, as these words leave Captain Charisma’s mouth, Jarrett’s music hits…

Rating – A+

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Jarrett stays on the entrance ramp, keeping distance from Cage. Jarrett said that regardless of if Cage is going to face anyone or not, he owes Jarrett a rematch due to the contract clause. Cage didn’t seem to have any problem with giving Jarrett that match by his facial expression, Jarrett finished by saying that he was headed to Larry Zybyszko’s office to get the paperwork and sign it, so Christian better be ready for a climb, because he’s in line for a trip to face the King Of The Mountain.

Rating – B-

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Commercial Break

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We return from the break where we see Shark Boy making his way down to the ring, after his entrance is complete, Apolo makes his entrance along with LAX partner, Konnan.

Apolo (with Konnan) vs. Shark Boy

Apolo dominated the match, over powering Shark Boy through out. Sharky did manage to get in some offense although there was very little of it, as Apolo’s size and strength was just too much for Shark Boy to overcome. Apolo locked in the full nelson and then hit a full nelson slam, pinning him and getting the academic three count.

Winner By Pin Fall At 4:45: Apolo

Rating – C-

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Konnan makes his way into the ring celebrating with Apolo, but his focus quickly changed from celebration to adding insult to injury by laying the boots to Shark Boy while he’s down. Konnan then pulled the loaded sock out of his back pocket but before he could use it to cause some serious damage, the James Gang ran in, knocking down Apolo and sending Konnan scrambling out of the ring. Konnan made his way to the other side of the ring pulling his man out before retreating to the back trading words with BG and Kipp James.

Rating – D

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Commercial Break

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We return from commercial break and we see Monty Brown (decked out in a fancy silk like shirt) Monty walks into a locker room, the door closes and reveals the name on the door “Larry Zybyszko”

Rating – C-

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Back to the iMPACT! Zone, Eric Young is making his entrance (followed by A1, who is carrying the patented hockey stick with a Canadian flag wrapped around it) His opponent, Jay Lethal then made his entrance getting a good pop from the crowd during it.

Jay Lethal vs. Eric Young (w/ A1)

A fast paced X-Division match up, the recently hot Lethal continued showing his skill going move to move with Eric Young. Lethal started to rolling mid match hitting a Snap Suplex and then a Spinebuster. Thanks to distraction from A1, Young was able to fight back picking up some major offense of his own hitting a Pendulum Backbreaker. Young continued his attack with various attacks working on Lethal’s back and neck. Young then went for his patented Neckbreaker but Lethal countered and hit a Death Valley Driver and then covered Eric Young, but luckily for Young, A1 jumped onto the apron distracting the referee. Lethal got up from the pin and sent A1 back down to ringside with a dropkick through the middle rope into A1’s stomach. Lethal turned back to Young (who was now holding the hockey stick) Young swung the stick at Lethal, but he ducked and locked in a Full Nelson causing Young to drop the stick, Lethal then finished up the move with a Dragon Suplex, which got him the three count and the win.

Winner By Pin Fall At 5:47: Jay Lethal

Rating – C-

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We go backstage where Jeremy Borash is standing with Jackie Gayda who said that since Scott D’Amore, Jeff Jarrett and the rest of his lackey’s never met her request, she is going to reveal their big secret. But before she could do so, Scott D’Amore interrupted her with a tape in his hand, D’Amore said that it was the footage that Alex Shelley had shot of her and it was quite the erotic piece. D’Amore cautioned Jackie that she should probably see the tape, before she makes a stupid decision that could end up harming her forever.

Rating – C-

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Commercial Break

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The commercial break comes to a close and we come back to the iMPACT Zone with Don West and Mike Tenay speculating about what the secret Jackie has could be. They talked about this while the Diamonds In The Rough made their entrance. Then on the other side of the iMPACT Zone, the ex-tag team champions, The Naturals made their entrance to a nice little pop from the crowd.

Diamonds In The Rough (Elix Skipper and David Young) vs. The Naturals

Skipper and Douglas started the match, Skipper showed signs of brilliance really taking Douglas to school, even getting a few near falls. Skipper tagged in Young who couldn’t keep the pressure on Douglas allowing him to hit the hot tag to Chase Stevens, who took out both Young and Skipper with clotheslines and hard punches. After getting Skipper out of the ring, Stevens hit Young with a flying clothesline, and then picked him, hit him with a few right hands and then delivered an Irish Whip sending Young into the ropes. Young came back off the ropes and got back body dropped by Stevens, Young promptly got up holding his back in pain only to get kicked in the midsection and then hit with Hamerlock DDT. Stevens pinned but only got a two count after Skipper broke up the count, then Andy Douglas promptly took him out sending both men down to the floor. The two brawled for a minute as Stevens continued his attack on Young inside the ring. On the outside, Douglas got the upper hand against Skipper sending him crashing into the ringside barrier. Douglas moved on into the ring and caught David Young and then lifted him up where The Naturals hit the Natural Disaster, getting the three. After the match Skipper got into the ring and looked at David Young (who was pulling himself to his feet) just shaking his head.

Winners By Pin Fall At 7:49: The Naturals

Rating – C-

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The shot went somewhere backstage where Scott D’Amore, Jeff Jarrett, Gail Kim, America’s Most Wanted and Alex Shelley sat with Jackie Gayda watching the footage (which wasn’t seen by the fans) As the footage progressed, D’Amore, Jarrett, Kim, AMW and Shelley laughed and sarcastically gasped at what they were seeing, Gayda had a look of shock on her face. It got to a point where she could no longer watch; she slapped Alex Shelley (the photographer) across the face. D’Amore stopped the footage and asked Jackie if she was still considering making that horrible decision, Jackie had no response, other then another slap, this time to the face of D’Amore, followed by her storming out of the room.


Rating – D

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Commercial Break

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Final commercial break ended before the Main Event match, Bobby Roode (with Petey Williams) made their way down to the ring, but without the patented Hockey Stick/Canadian Flag combo, possibly due it’s outcome in the last match. Rhino then made his entrance and the ex-World Heavyweight Champion got a sizeable pop from the fans.

Rhino vs. Bobby Roode (w/ Petey Williams)

Rhino dominated in the early going hitting some power moves, including a hard Spinebuster. Rhino continued his pace for a few more minutes before Petey Williams took it in his own hands to bring Roode back into the match, by holding Rhino’s leg when he went off the ropes allowing Roode to get Rhino while he was distracted. Roode attacked Rhino from behind focusing on his previously injured neck. Roode continued with right hands to Rhino’s neck, and then hit a swinging neckbreaker. Roode started to get cocky jawing with the fans as Rhino held his neck in agony. Rhino took advantage of the extra recovery time and did just that, recover. Rhino got back in it, turning Roode around kicking him in the gut and then trying to hit the Rhino Driver, but Roode backbody dropped him over the ropes onto the apron. Rhino didn’t lose a step though, hitting Roode with a forearm before moving back into the ring, but as he did Petey Williams once again got involved grabbing Rhino’s leg, halting his movement. Rhino stopped this one though, kicking Petey sending him down to the ground. When Rhino turned back to Bobby Roode, Roode went for a lariat but Rhino ducked it and then GORED HIM! Gore! Gore! Gore! Rhino pins, 1…2…the referee’s hand hits the mat as Petey Williams slides into the ring trying to break up the count but only a split second late. Rhino gets his hand raised in victory while holding his neck in pain, as Petey Williams checks on his teammate Bobby Roode.

Winner By Pin Fall At 8:33: Rhino

Rating – C+

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The camera cuts from Rhino to the interview area backstage where Jeremy Borash is with Larry Zybyszko, with NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Christian Cage, Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown are standing around the interview set as well. Zybyszko announces that next week on iMPACT, we will see two singles matches, followed by the winners facing off the next week, with the winner of it going on to Destination X to fight for the X-Division title in the Ultimate X match along with AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and champion Samoa Joe. Zybyszko then brings on the bigger subject, the title controversy over the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, between the champ, Christian Cage, Monty Brown and Jeff Jarrett. Zybyszko continued by announcing that at Destination X, we will also see the NWA World Heavyweight Title defended in a three-way match involving Christian Cage, Monty Brown and Jeff Jarrett! As iMPACT! Came to a close, Cage, Brown and Jarrett sized each other up all three with grins on their face.

Rating – C+

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Attendance – 1,000 (Sell Out)
Television Rating – 90,648 (Spike TV) 3,268 (Eurosport), 8,862 (Sun Sports), 3,222 (RDS), 1,676 (The Wrestling Channel)
Overall Show Rating – C+

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OOC: The first show is always tough, some things were missing (X-Division) but the first couple shows are always sketchy, especially when you’ve got a one-hour time slot, but it’s all part of the challenge and fun of booking TNA.

Also, I understand that the matches were generally short but I felt that was how they should be. As you could see, the longer the match was the more that was too it, as in my opinion it’s supposed to be. I could change things at anytime as I’m just looking for a way to write up TV, PPV’s whatever and be able to do shows often.

TNA iMPACT!
Saturday, February, Week 4 (Taped Tuesday)
From Universal Studios Soundstage 21 In Orlando, Florida

Opening credits roll, and then we are taken to footage from earlier today, where Jackie Gayda is standing in the parking lot waiting, before a black stretch limo pulled up and Jackie went over to it opening the door for it, letting out Gail Kim, America’s Most Wanted, Scott D’Amore, Alex Shelley and Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett sarcastically thanked Jackie before the crew made their way inside the iMPACT Zone.

Rating – C

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After the video recapping today’s earlier events, Mike Tenay and Don West greeted us and ran down the things coming up, including the Ultimate X qualifying matches, as Cassidy Riley made his entrance. Followed by the Alpha Male, Monty Brown, signaling the first match up of the night.

Monty Brown vs. Cassidy Riley

Riley surprisingly started strong, giving Monty more of a fight then he may have expected getting in a few solid offensive moves, sending The Alpha Male to the outside to regroup. And regroup he did, getting refocused on the match and not looking back from then on, dominating Cassidy Riley showing the true strength and power that he has. Brown beat down on Riley, hitting not one, not two, but three pounces, really trying to send a message to Christian Cage, before getting the easy three count.

Winner By Pin Fall At 5:10: Monty Brown

Rating – C-

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After the match Brown picked up a microphone and proceeded to verbally run down the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Christian Cage and the other participant in the Triple Threat at Destination X, Jeff Jarrett. Brown told Cage and Jarrett that “In the Serengeti it’s, hunt or be hunted, kill or be killed. And at Destination X, they (Jarrett and Cage) will be hunted, they will be killed…and they…will feel the pounnnceee! Period.”

Rating – B

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Cut from Monty Brown in ring to a video presentation. Featured are Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, Matt Bentley and Petey Williams, showing various clips of them in action in matches (including a few Ultimate X appearances) hyping their matches for Ultimate X qualifying.

Rating – D

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Commercial Break

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Return from commercials, Jay Lethal is on his way down to the ring, and then Matt Bentley and Traci make their way down. Don and Mike hype up the match and the other qualifying match as they do, before the bell rings.

Jay Lethal vs. Matt Bentley (w/ Traci) – Ultimate X Qualifying Match

Lethal’s hot streak was being tested once again against another great X-Division talent. The match was hot all the way through, going back a forth with both men getting in equal offensive attack. Bentley took advantage of a missed Enzuigiri on Lethal’s behalf. Bentley stomped and worked on Lethal’s back while he was down from the missed Enzuigiri. The kicks were followed with various other moves focusing on Lethal’s back. Bentley hit a backbreaker and then locked Lethal in an Abdominal Stretch. Thanks to the hot crowd giving Lethal support, he fought out of the stretch, elbowing out of it opening up for an uppercut followed by a kick to the gut and then a Snap Suplex. Lethal was on fire from then on, hitting a spine buster and then a clothesline followed by a sitout powerbomb. Lethal covered after the powerbomb but only managed a two, he got up and waited for Bentley, as soon as he got up, Lethal hooked in the Full Nelson then quickly hitting the Dragon Suplex from it, bridging for the pin and getting the three count, moving on to next weeks final qualifying match.

Winner By Pin Fall At 7:31: Jay Lethal

Rating – C

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Commercial Break

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Return from break, with Elix Skipper, David Young and Simon Diamond in ring waiting for their opponents, who then made their entrance getting a good pop from the crowd leading into the match.

Team 3D vs. Diamonds In The Rough

Team 3D’s tag team experience together compared to the Diamonds In The Rough showed in this match, giving them the obvious edge. Skipper and Young continued to have communication problems, which angered Simon Diamond more and more as the match went on. Diamond had to stop the two and regroup them outside multiple times during the match, not only trying to stop Team 3D’s momentum but also trying to get his team back on pace. Neither worked though, as Team 3D stayed hot coming after the Diamonds and Simon Diamond outside, bringing them back in. Team 3D’s offensive attack progressed when they hit the Dudley Death Drop on David Young, getting the three before Simon or Elix could break it up.

Winners By Pin Fall At 6:56: Team 3D

Rating – C+

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As The Diamonds In The Rough all had discouraging words for each other in the background, Team 3D had a mic and challenged America’s Most Wanted for their Tag Team Titles at Destination X. They mentioned how they were screwed out of the last title shot they got. Brother Ray finished by saying they’d go through anyone, anywhere to get to those titles. Brother D-Von finished the promo with his trademark “Oh my brotha’ testify!”

Rating – B-

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We cut backstage where Alex Shelley was sitting in his locker room, playing about with his camera. Jeff Jarrett walked in and put his arm around Shelley, talking to him. Jarrett asked Shelley if he could do what they talked about during the limo ride over, and get what Jarrett needed. Jarrett didn’t go into detail about what he was talking about but he did say, “I want Destination X to go without a problem, so Alex…you need to get this whole thing sorted out.”

Rating – B-

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Commercial Break

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Straight off the commercial break, AJ Styles was backstage with Jeremy Borash talking about the upcoming Ultimate X match up, and the qualifying taking place. AJ talked about his experience in Ultimate X and complemented Daniels and Joe on their talents, but continued by saying their talents are no match to the Phenomenal One’s, regardless of Samoa Joe’s size and strength, or Daniels all around ability. AJ was in mid sentence saying that at Destination X, he will walk out champion but was interrupted by the Champion, Samoa Joe. Joe got in AJ’s face saying that his belt won’t be going anywhere, and months and months of being unbeaten shows that. The two men were directly in each other’s faces but luckily backstage crew and security pulled them away before they came to blows.

Rating – B-

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We came back out to the iMPACT Zone, where Mike and Don pondered about what Jeff Jarrett could have been asking Alex Shelley for. Then as Chris Sabin and Petey Williams made their way to the ring, they continued the hype on Ultimate X, talking about what had just taken place between AJ and Joe, and how Jay Lethal won his qualifying match earlier.

Chris Sabin vs. Petey Williams (w/ Bobby Roode & Eric Young) - Ultimate X Qualifying Match

The match up started slowly, with both men knowing each other so well they were able to counter moves quickly. Petey went for a DDT but Sabin pushed him away and then hit a swinging DDT of his own. Sabin then picked Petey up and went for a German Suplex, but Petey flipped out over top of Sabin mid-move and then landed on his feet, followed up by smashing Sabin’s face into the mat (X-Factor style) Petey regained focus and picked up Sabin, going for a German Suplex of his own, trying to one up Sabin once again. Sabin wouldn’t allow it though, flipping out of it mid air, and then going for his own German, which Petey countered with a mule kick (low blow) Petey followed quickly setting Sabin up for the Canadian Destroyer, but while signaling for it Sabin countered back body dropping Petey, sending him over the top rope onto the apron. Sabin then drop kicked Petey’s knee sending him falling to the outside where Boddy Roode and Eric Young helped him to his feet. Sabin didn’t stop though, running against the far side rope then going through the middle rope taking the leap of faith (suicide dive) to the outside hitting all three Team Canada members! Sabin recovered and then threw Petey inside of the ring, then following him in Irish Whipping him and hitting a Backbreaker on his return. Eric Young hopped onto the ring apron distracting the referee though, noticing his captain’s troubles. Bobby Roode then took the Canadian Flag/Hockey stick and smashed Sabin over the back with it. Sabin held his back in pain falling forwards right into Petey! Petey set him up for the Canadian Destroyer and then hit it! Williams pinned, and got the academic three.

Winner By Pin Fall At 11:04: Petey Williams

Rating – C+

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As the Canadian’s celebrated victory, we cut backstage to Jeremy Borash who was with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage. Borash asked Cage what he though about Monty Brown’s comments from earlier in the evening. Cage said this…”Monty Brown wants to talk about hunting and killing. Well that’s quite the coincidence, because I’m quite the hunter myself. And I’ve hunted for twelve long years to get this belt and just because some muscled up idiot wants to take it from me…doesn’t mean it will happen. I’ve been to the Serengeti before, and I conquered all. Monty, I beat you at Turning Point for the right to get this belt, I beat Jeff Jarrett for this belt…and now, I’ve got to beat both of you. Well come Destination X…. You’ll see exactly…how I roll.” Christian finished with those words as the camera came closer to him and his belt, before fading to black.

Rating – B

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Attendance – 1,000 (Sell Out, Same Attendance Last Week)
Television Rating – 224,947 (Stupid data error, I’m sure the ratings will be like this and non-realistic very often now, oh well…) (Spike TV, 90,648 Last Week) 3,436 (Eurosport, 3,268 Last Week), 10,824 (Sun Sports, 8,862 Last Week), 40,216 (RDS, 3,222 Last Week), 1,920 (The Wrestling Channel, 1,676)
Overall Show Rating – C (Last Week – C+)