TNA iMPACT! 1/28 - Sting Speaks Live, Abyss vs. Rhino
Submitted by BC on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 12:38 AM EST





OPENING VIDEO PACKAGE
- Sting speaks live for the first time in 5 years!
NON-TITLE MATCH: NWA World Champion JEFF JARRETT (w/ Gail Kim) vs. JAY LETHAL
- Match spilled out of the ring early.
- Jackie Gayda came out and confronted Gail Kim.
- Jackie gave Gail a tape recorder.
- Jarrett told Gail it was "nothing".
- Both ladies left.
- Lethal mounted a brief offense with a springboard dropkick and diving headbutt.
- The crowd got behind him, chanting "Let's go Lethal!"
- Jarrett hit the Stroke and scored the pin at 2:00.
- Christian Cage's music hit and out came "Captain Charisma".
- He said he wasn't there for comedy or jokes, prompting a disappointed "aw" from the crowd.
- Cage said he was there to make a promise.
- He promised to "save the TNA fans" by winning the NWA World Title at Against All Odds.

MATCH: TEAM 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) vs. KENNY KING & BUCK QUARTERMAINE
- Team 3D attacked before the bell.
- The crowd wanted "tables".
- A 3D on Buck sealed it at 1:37.
- Brother Ray got a mike and thanked the fans for the TNA Tag Team Of The Year Award.
- He said they couldn't choose who to face, Team Canada or America's Most Wanted.
- The crowd chanted "both" but Ray said Larry Zbyszko would only let them have one.
- Since the fans voted for them, they announced they were giving the decision to the fans.
- Click here to cast your vote.
VIDEO PACKAGE: The X-Division
- A.J. Styles said it was hard to throw in the towel for Christopher Daniels at Final Resolution.
- Daniels said he understood why A.J. did it, but was annoyed that he did.
- He threw in the towel during A.J.'s street fight with Shannon Moore to "show him how it feels".
- Larry Zbyszko said that Daniels and Styles would face Samoa Joe for the title at AAO.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Jerry Lynn, Alex Shelley, Austin Aries & Roderick Strong
- Lynn told the trio he was unimpressed by their two cheap victories.
- He said they were driving him nuts with their requests for opportunities.
- Matt Bentley (w/ Traci) interrupted, telling them to "stop begging".
- Bentley said they hadn't been in TNA long enough to sweep the ring.
- Bentley then asked Lynn when HIS opportunity was coming.
- He said the fans were all doing the "Bentley Bounce".
- Lynn told Bentley his opportunity was coming "right now" and added him to the card.
- Bentley told Shelley, Aries & Strong to watch and learn "how to be successful".
- Shelley told Shane Douglas he had a perfect face for radio.

THE BROADCAST BOOTH: Mike Tenay & Don West
- The voices of TNA discussed two matches set for the upcoming Against All Odds card.
- TNA X-Division Title Match: Samoa Joe (champion) vs. A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels
- NWA World Title Match: Jeff Jarrett (champion) vs. Christian Cage
- They also hyped Sting's appearance later in the show.
- Matt Bentley came out for his added attraction match.
NON-TITLE MATCH: MATT BENTLEY (w/ traci) vs. TNA X-Division Champion SAMOA JOE
- Joe dominated the early goings.
- Dave Hebner was shown, taking notes.
- Bentley came back but missed a missile dropkick.
- Jerry Lynn, Alex Shelley, Austin Aries & Roderick Strong came out to watch.
- Bentley surprised Joe with a bodyscissor bulldog.
- A huracanrana got Bentley a near-fall.
- Joe rocked Matt with a knee strike in the corner.
- Bentley escaped the Muscle buster, but missed the Head-On Collision superkick.
- Bentley went for the bodyscissor again, but Joe snatched him into the Kokina Clutch.
- Bentley tapped out at 3:06.

VIDEO PACKAGE: Abyss vs. Rhino
- The entire rivalry was recapped.
MATCH: ABYSS (w/ Father James Mitchell) vs. RHINO
- This was a rematch from Final Resolution.
- Rhino had major crowd support.
- The two lit each other up with chops.
- Rhino gored Abyss into the corner.
- Rhino hit a belly-to-belly suplex and set up for the gore.
- Abyss ducked out of the ring, prompting a mid-match break.
- Have you tried Morphoplex yet? Me neither.

- Abyss picked up two after a big boot.
- Dave Hebner again appeared, this time at the entrance.
- Mitchell climbed on the apron and called for "Doomsday".
- Rhino went for a DVD but Abyss escaped.
- Rhino hit a spinebuster.
- The crowd called for the Gore but Abyss threw Rhino out of the ring.
- Abyss blasted Rhino with a chair on the floor.
- Abyss chased referee Andrew Thomas away.
- The two brawled up the aisle.
- Rhino returned the favor with a few chair and trash can shots.
- Rhino then gored Abyss through a nearby wall!
- Both men were out, causing the ref to declare no-contest at 9:31. (5:44 TV time)
- Paramedics hit the scene, tending to both of them.

PROMO: STING
- Tenay introduced the incomparable Sting.
- The crowd chanted "welcome back" and "Sting".
- Sting opened with "Stizzinger in da house!"
- Stizzinger?!?!?!
- Sting said he thought his March 2001 match with Ric Flair would be his last match.
- He recounted the great memories from his career.
- He mentioned the first NWA World Title win in 1990, Clash Of The Champions I and several different instances of rappeling from the rafters.
- He said the thing he remembered most was the fans.
- He said he regretted being unable to say goodbye at the final WCW Nitro.
- He said TNA called him after securing the Spike TV deal.
- He cited A.J. Styles, Abyss & Samoa Joe as "future world champions".
- He proclaimed "TNA is MY brand" prompting a rah-rah "TNA" chant.
- He said Final Resolution was his first match in 5 years (omitting his run in Australia's WWA to sell the angle).
- Fans responded with "You still got it!"
- Sting said Final Resolution was his final resolution, to say goodbye.
- He thanked TNA, Dixie Carter & the fans.
- The fans chanted "thank you Sting".
- Sting said he didn't want to "taint the memory" so it really was goodbye.
- "Please don't go" chants.
- Sting said "I love you" to the crowd and laid the bat down in center-ring.
- He headed up the ramp.
- A.J. Styles, Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt came out to say goodbye.
- Christian Cage came out, asking why and repeating "you still got it".
- Sting said "love you like a brother" to Cage, then walked out.
- With that, the show closed.



Missed it? Catch the replay this Monday night on Spike TV, just an hour after RAW ends. TNA iMPACT airs every Saturday night at 11PM EST on Spike as well as Tuesday mornings at 12AM. Check your listings and TNA's website for more info.








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