TNA iMPACT! Results 1-18-07
Submitted by Matt Haggard on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 11:13 PM EST





TNA Wrestling iMPACT!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
iMPACT! Zone; Universal Studios Soundstage 21

Backstage near Soundstage 23, Steve Borden (Sting w/o facepaint) is brutally beating down Father James Mitchell in his pursuit for Abyss freedom and humanity. Screen cuts to highlights of Final Resolution.

Mike Tenay opens the show announcing that it will be Kurt Angle v. Christian Cage and the next PPV. Team 3D is backstage berating their Brother Runt for costing them the title at Final Resolution. Brother Ray demands that Runt stay out of the way tonight as iMPACT’s opening match will be a Tag Title rematch against LAX. Brother Devon follows that with a demand that Runt not move from the corner 3D backed their little brother into.

Match One: NWA World Tag Team Championship Team 3D v. LAX (C)
LAX enter the ring first prompting Brothers Ray and Devon to initiate another assassination style jump attack. Without skipping a beat Brother Ray stumbles to the 6 Sided-Ring not a minute into the match. Brother Ray has to drag Runt backstage leaving Devon to fend for himself. Devon holds his ground just in time for Ray to return and get the tag. Brother Ray staright over-dominates the tag team champs with pure strength and power moves. Tenay even mentions that without Konan, the LAX appears unorganized. Team 3D has the finishing touches on the champions as Devon has moved to the top rope preparing a “Wuzzzzzup” when the newly returned to the Spanish broadcast booth Moody Jack Malendez, runs ringside and hands an illegal device over to Hernandez who lays out Brother Ray to pick up the pinfall victory.
Winner: Latin American Exchange

Jeremy Borash is searching for Abyss backstage and when he finds him, in is a sight of Abyss dismantling a production stage. Abyss has apparently found out about Steve Borden’s attack on Jim Mitchell…

~Commercial Break~

Camera cuts from break in a bathroom where Gail Kim has beat Jacqueline (Now Called Miss. Tennessee)

In a pretaped segment Jeremy Borash sits with Christy Hemme. Still upset and in the same frustrated tone from before

In ring we the NWA Worlds Heavyweight champion Christian Cage says he told everyone the biggest star in TNA history would regain his title. But he doesn’t get rest because he will have to face Kurt Angle at Against All Odds. When he calls Angle the biggest asshole he ever met, Angle comes out to the ring and says Cage needs to watch his words without his life partner around to protect him. Cage liked Angle’s confidence but says he could channel his emotions unlike Angle. Cage says to get inside Angle’s head and win he hired an “anger management coach” to do just that. Angle asked if it was Goldberg or Brock Lesnar but tells Cage he pushed the right button and attacked the champion.

The camera crew has followed Steve Borden as he has apparently driven Jim Mitchell to Abyss’ prison. Borden throws Abyss’ keeper into the fence as the show cuts to commercial..

~Commercial Break.

Steve Borden is berating Jim Mitchell still. Borden continuously refers to Mitchell as garbage shoving him. Mitchell tells Borden that before he was Abyss, Chris Marks was there for six years. Mitchell asks why Borden cares about Abyss, calling Abyss a piece of shit before he ever found him. Mitchell calls Abyss his meal ticket. Borden replies that in Abyss’ eyes he sees a person. Borden grabs some cuffs and locks Mitchell to the fence and says he would get the answer from Abyss.

Alex Shelley congratulates Kevin Nash on the PCS saving the X Division. Austin Starr attacks Senshi before the PCS crew breaks the two up.

~Commercial Break~

Borash talks to Eric Young about shopping for some condoms when AJ Styles comes out of his locker room. Styles feels Angle had been babied his whole career.

Match Two: Cowboy James Storm v. Lance Hoyt
As Hoyt makes his way to the ramp Tenay picks up that AJ Pierzynski and Dale Torborg is sitting at ringside. Hoyt gets on the offensive attack early when the match begins but a moonsault was stopped by Storm. The former AMW headliner gets to his feet first and hits an inverted DDT. Storm goes for a Bronco Buster but Hoyt moves. Dale Torborg gets Hoyt’s attention long enough for AJ Pierzynski to hit a chair shot to his back. Storm lands a superkick for the pinfall victrory. Gail Kim comes out and jumps Miss Tennessee. Storm gets involved as Torborg and Hoyt fights around ringside. Petey Williams comes out next to protect Kim but gets hit by a Tennessee low blow.
Winner: James Storm

Match Three: AJ Styles v. Kurt Angle
Styles celebrates early in the match after he avoids locking up with Angle via a roll out. Angle takes it the Phenomenal One, Tomko comes down to ringside to taunt the Olympic Gold Medalist. Angle focuses all of his attention on Tomko and it allows Styles to recover and attack Angle. Tomko takes a ringside seat as Styles works in a chinlock. Angle is able to fight out but gets hit with an enziguri. Styles hits Angle with a slingshot forearm shot for two as Tomko distracts the referee. Styles gets a hold of a chair but is unable to use it opening the door for Angle to hit the Olympic Slam on the chair and get the pinfall.
Winner: Kurt Angle

Tomko believes Angle has left but Kurt attacks him from behind. But Angle gets jumped by Christian Cage. Rhino comes out to run off Cage and Tomko but everyone runs when Samoa Joe comes out with a folding chair of his own. Angle and Joe exchanges words but TNA security breaks them up before any violence can occur.
Cage and Tomko comes back to the ringside and Cage asks if Angle had a clue who the “anger management coach” was after his match with Styles. Steve Borden returns on that and comes straight to the ring. Abyss joins Sting. Borden wants to know about Abyss’ past. Sting puts the microphone in Abyss’ hand hoping for an answer. However, no avail despite Sting giving the tough love treatment to end the show


-Matt Haggard
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