TNA Slammiversary Results - Five Years In The Making (06/17/07)
Submitted by Lunchbox on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 4:35 AM EST





Lo Cash Cowboys are in the iMPACT! Zone performing the Slammiversary 2007 theme.

Match I : LAX w/ Konnan v. Rhino & Senshi w/ Hector
Homicide and Rhino lock up, Rhino with a side headlock. Rhino off the ropes, shoulder block sends Homicide down. Homicide tries a hip toss but Rhino blocks and hits a gorilla press slam. Homicide sends Rhino into the corner but Rhino gets his elbow up. Rhino throws Homicide to the outside.

Back in the ring, tilt-a-whirl, clothesline misses Rhino, he hits a vertical suplex on Homicide. Two count. Tag to Senshi. Snapmare takeover, corkscrew elbow, one count. Tag to Hernandez, Thai kick to his leg. They go for a grapple, another kick. Several more kicks from Senshi before Hernandez powers him off. Senshi off the ropes, shoulder block from Hernandez sends him down.

Hernandez sends Rhino down, kick to his sternum, kick to the back of the head. Pin broken up with a kick out. Multiple hands and fists from Senshi, Homicide knocked off the rope, kick is caught by Hernandez and he throws Senshi across the ring. Hernandez removes his shirt, wraps it around Senshi's neck and throws him to the other side. Tag to Homicide, kick to Senshi's ribs.

Homicide off the ropes, block to Senshi, two count. Tag back to Hernandez, catapult into a bear hug, over head suplex by Hernandez. Two count. Homicide up top, elbow to the chest of Senshi, two count. Bear hug applied by Hernandez on Senshi. Senshi counters by biting his nose and Hernandez sends him back down. Hernandez goes for a power bomb but Senshi counters and brings him down. Standing Warrior's Way from Senshi.

Rhino in, multiple shots to Hernandez and Homicide. Homicide into the corner, Hernandez comes at Rhino but he over powers him. Spine buster on Homicide, pin fall broken up by Hernandez. Senshi drops the top rope and Hernandez goes outside. Senshi up top, springboard forearm. Back in the ring, Homicide with a cutter on Rhino. Konnan throws in the slap jack. Hector to the apron and drops Homicide down, Rhino hits the Gore! 1-2-3!

Winners : Rhino & Senshi
Evaluation - Very good match to open the pay-per-view. Hernandez, Homicide and Rhino really stepped up their game for this match. Senshi gave his typical fabulous performance. Rating - ** 1/2

A very long video package of the King of the Mountain Qualifying matches.

Backstage JB is trying to find out about the Steiner Brothers/Team 3-D match. Eric interrupts and asks if they're alone. JB says not really, he needs to prepare for his match tonight with Robert Roode and not worry about Jim Cornette. Eric says he's right, it's like they always say. "if you back a cat far enough up a hill you'll give him nine lives."

Ms. Brooks comes into the picture and asks what happened between them, what happened to the passion. She doesn't like Roode, she likes Eric. JB tells Eric not to fall for this. Gail tells Eric that she's trying to manipulate him, he needs to concentrate on the match. Eric doesn't look convinced. Gail kisses him and says that's a kiss from a real woman. Eric walks away, Gail says that's a kiss from a real woman. Ms. Brooks calls her a bitch and pushes JB.
Evaluation - Pretty funny, I like the fact Ms. Brooks pushed JB. Rating - 1/2 *

Match II : `` Black Machismo `` Jay Lethal v. Chris Sabin (c)
(Pre-match Kevin Nash and Sonjay Dutt come to ringside. Sonjay drops rose pedals all around.)
Lethal gets the upper hand with a few rights to Sabin. Sabin immediately oversells. Lethal off the ropes, hooks Sabin's arm and carries him over. Sabin off the ropes, high hip toss takeover into a hand stand by Lethal. Sabin tries to exit the ring but Lethal hits multiple rights. Sabin turns the match with rights of his own.

Lethal off the ropes, back elbow to Sabin, huracanrana. Lethal shoots himself off the opposite ropes, suicide dive to Sabin on the outside. Back inside, Lethal up top, double ax handle, cover for a two count. Sabin sent down, two count. Trade of blows in each corner before Sabin sends Lethal down for a two count. Lethal choke on the middle rope by Sabin's leg. Sabin rides Lethal, further choking him on the middle rope.

Multiple boots to Lethal on the ground, choke via boots before a standing senton. Two count. Rest hold shows Sabin applying a reverse half nelson. Lethal fights back, multiple rights before Sabin hits a knee to his gut. Lethal off the ropes, leap frog over Sabin, sends him down. Lethal goes for a kick but Sabin catches the boot and rakes his eyes.

Sabin with an onslaught of rights in the corner with the referee trying to back him out. Another choke applied to Lethal on the ground. Into the ropes, Sabin with a jumping elbow. Several slaps to Lethal before Lethal counters with two hip tosses. Off the ropes, big forearm. Misses a clothesline, off the middle ropes, moonsault into a twisting suplex. Two count.

Lethal sent into the corner, Sabin with a running boot. Tries to go up top but Lethal pushes him off. Lethal hits a modified slap jack on Sabin for a two count. Both men up top but Lethal pushes him off, comes down, mule kick hit by Sabin. Enzuigiri into a back kick. Two count by Sabin. Sabin sets Lethal up for the Cradle Shock, Full Nelson reversal by Lethal. Side roll by Sabin into a two count.

Lethal tries the Lethal Combination, Sabin catches it and tries to hit the Cradle Shock. Reversal, super kick to Sabin, Lethal Combination. Lethal up top, Big Elbow. 1-2-3!

Post-match Jay Lethal and Kevin Nash celebrate in the ring.

Winner and NEW X Division Champion : Black Machismo Jay Lethal
Evaluation - Very good match and I'm so glad they gave it to Jay Lethal. It's been a long time coming. Here's to hoping he keeps it for a while. Rating - *** 1/2

Video package of Frank Wycheck and James Storm.

Leticia with James Storm backstage, he says he didn't cross a line, Wycheck did. He's a former NFL player for the Tennessee Titans. They haven't done anything, they lost a Super Bowl. Now he wants to come into a TNA ring? He's in his territory. He needs to kiss his family good-bye. Sorry about your damn luck. Storm walks away and Jackie asks Leticia how much her breasts cost.
Evaluation - Uhm, yeah .. Rating - n/a

Match III : James Storm & Ron Killings v. Jerry Lynn & Frank Wycheck
Ron Killings starts the match off with a good offense of fists and kicks to Jerry Lynn. What's Up?! Truth off the ropes, elbow by Lynn. Arm drag takeover by Lynn, quickly reversed by Truth. Tag to Storm, Lynn gets a tag to Wycheck.

Side head lock applied by Storm, off the ropes, shoulder block sends Wycheck down. Storm puts on a Titan's helmet, Truth grabs a football and throws it to him but he fumbles it to the outside. Another side headlock by Storm, right arm shots to Storm's gut. Wycheck talks to Lynn in the corner, Storm with some trash talking. Wycheck off the ropes, shoulder block sends Storm down. Standing drop-kick.

Ron rushes Wycheck, Wycheck dodges and Truth racks himself on the top rope. Wycheck picks Lynn up and throws him to the outside on top of Storm and Killings. Back in the ring, Wycheck throws Storm over the rope but he catches himself. Lynn with a running drop-kick sending Storm down. Wycheck chases Killings on the outside only to be baited and a clothesline by Storm.

Storm sets Wycheck on the bottom rope. To the outside, running boot to Wycheck's head. Storm tries to hit a chair but the ref grabs it. Lynn in from the tag, huracanrana sends Storm down. Killings pulls Lynn to the outside then sends him back in to Storm. Storm sets Lynn up and hits the Eye of the Storm. Storm drinks some beer and spits it on Wycheck's team mate. Killings in, Lynn off the ropes, double cross body block sends both men down.

Wycheck tagged in, double scoop slam to Killings and Storm. Two standing drop-kicks to both men. Meeting of the minds, back rake to Storm, thumb rake to Killings. Clothesline sends Killings down, super kick connects from Storm. Storm goes for the cover, Vanden Bosch pulls him off. On the outside, Storm and Vanden Bosch in a shoving match. Storm slides back into the ring with the bottle of beer, Lynn with the save.

Lynn pushes Storm into Wycheck, Wycheck hits the Cradle Piledriver on Storm! 1-2-3!

Winner : Jerry Lynn & Frank Wycheck
Evaluation - This was a really entertaining match. Much better than their baseball storyline with the Kiss Demon. Wycheck impressed me with his standing drop-kicks. However, there's no way Storm could shoulder block Wycheck down that many times that easily. Rating - **

Video package of Bob Backlund and Alex Shelley.

Match IV : Alex Shelley v. Bob Backlund
Shelley and Backlund shake hands before the match. Backlund scoops his legs three times. Shelley slides to the outside and smacks a sign from a fan that said 'Eye Spy No Talent'. Back in the ring, kick from Shelley and both men trade blows. Backlund sent to his back, Shelley locks in an arm scissors key lock. Backlund tries to reverse but Shelley's able to keep it locked.

Backlund flips over and picks Shelley up, places him on the top rope. Slap to the face. Double underhook suplex by Backlund. Atomic drop sends Shelley into the corner. Sabin to the ring and grabs Backlund's ankle. Up top but Backlund's able to rack him. Drop toe hold on Shelley sending him face first into Sabin's crotch. Backlund gets the bridge for a 1-2-3!

Post-match Backlund tries to shake Alex's hand. From behind Sabin creeps up on Backlund like he just came out of a Jim Carrey film. Backlund hits the Crossface Chicken Wing on Shelley. Nash to the ring and breaks up the fight. Lynn to the ring, big boot by Nash! Double team on Lynn. Enzuigiri, super kick, enzuigiri/super kick combination (which I've renamed 'Double Barrel Buckshot'). Machismo with the save, elbows to Shelley and Sabin, meeting of the minds!
Evaluation - Nice little match, I wouldn't mind seeing Backlund wrestle more often if he can keep this up. Sabin's cartoon creep was funny. Rating - * 1/2

Christopher Daniels is in the iMPACT! Zone, the lights go dim as he calls out Sting. Sting must listen to Daniels' gospel. The last few weeks Sting has told him he's misinterpreted his guidance. The mistake isn't his, it's Sting's. When he went to Sting, Sting said to be true to himself and find what satisfied his drive. He was using Sting's entire life as his example. More importantly his relationship with their father.

When he thought of that that's when he saw things in a new light. He realized he's always been an angel sent from the Heaven's to do His bidding. He strives to be godlike in word and actions. His God says you take an eye for an eye and a life for a life. His God has no tolerance for those who have wronged him. He gave him the gifts to become a Tag Team Champion, the X Division champion and will give him the power to become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. In that ring, His will be done.
Evaluation - Nice, very nice. They need to bring Vampiro back and pretty much switch the story from WCW days, it'd work. Rating - * 1/2

Video package of VKM and Basham & Damaja.

Match V : Basham & Damaja w/ Christy Hemme v. Voodoo Kin Mafia
All four men begin to brawl before the bell sounds. Double team on Damaja, sending him on a back body drop against Basham. They chase Christy into the ring and all four men keep fighting as the bell finally sounds. Basham and BG start it off, jumping leg lariat from Basham. Mount taken, ground and pound ensues. Tag to Damaja, double team in their own corner on BG.

BG fights back against Damaja, Damaja with a tag to Basham. Drop toe hold allows Basham to get an elbow drop on BG. Tag back to Damaja, Russian leg sweep, kip up. Basham up top, misses the diving head but. Tag to Damaja and Kip. Kip cleans house and hits a tilt-a-whirl slam on Damaja. Pin broken up by Basham. Double team on Kip but BG gets a spear on Basham, Kip gets a small package on Damaja. 1-2-3!

Post-match Kip chases Christy up the ramp. Lance Hoyt comes down and picks up Christy. They go back down to the ring, Kip sets up a chokeslam but Lance hits a big boot. Basham and Damaja into the ring, triple team on BG James. Christy jumps into Lance's arms and they kiss.
Evaluation - Nice quick match, I seem to remember calling Lance Hoyt's heel turn a long time ago. Rating - * 1/2

Backstage Cornette is talking to Rick Steiner. He tells him that he has to forfeit because he has no partner. Rick says he's got a partner then whispers it in Cornette's ear. He said if he got him, he's got a deal. Leticia asks who it is and Cornette tells her if Rick wanted her to know, he would have told her.
Evaluation - Who the hell could this be? Rating - 1/2 *

Back in the iMPACT! Zone LAX is beating on Hector.

Video package of Robert Roode and Eric Young.

Match VI : Robert Roode w/ Ms. Brooks v. Eric Young
Roode keeps smacking Eric and talking to him. Roode goes for another slap but Eric blocks it and chokes him in the corner. Shove by Roode, several boots to Eric's back. Eric throws Roode to the outside. Up top, Eric hesitates jumping off on Ms. Brooks. Instead he hits a cross body block on Roode. Back in the ring, two count. Back on the outside Roode is in control dropping Eric on the guard rail.

Once again Eric meets the guard rail, right hands from Roode. Eric thrown back into the ring, Roode goes for the pin, two count. Boots to the back of Eric's head. Choke on the middle rope, Ms. Brooks with a few cheap shots. Roode with the pin, two count once again. Eric fights back, right hands to Roode. Reversal shoots Eric off the ropes, elbow by Roode, two count.

Blatant choke in front of the referee, Roode breaks it. Snapmare take over, Roode off the ropes, snaps the neck of Eric Young. Knife edge chop by Roode, elbow by Eric. Big boot meets Roode's jaw. Neck breaker, two count by Roode. Chin lock applied on Eric Young but Eric stands up with Roode, electric chair! Exchange of right hands, back body drop sends Roode down. Clothesline connects, two count.

Eric flips up over the outside, grabs Ms. Brooks and dances with her before pulling her pants and panties down, bare ass meets the crowd! (Great camera work guys. Slow-mo for the win!) Eric with a suicide dive to Roode on the outside, throws Roode back in, up top with a big elbow drop. Two count. Jaw breaker by Roode followed by a clothesline. Knee pad dropped down, Roode up top, knee drop misses via boot by Eric Young.

Eric puts Roode up top, Ms. Brooks in, picked up into a fireman's carry. Roode picked up from up top, Roode on top of Ms. Brooks on Eric's shoulders, double Death Valley Driver! Eric goes for the pin, two count! Roode slides outside grabs a chair and cracks Eric over the head with it. 1-2-3!

Roode gets a mic and tells Eric he's fired. Cornette interrupts and says that Roode's going to do something he should have done a long time ago. Open his ears and shut his stinkin' mouth. He told him that he was going to keep an eye on this match because he wants it settled fair and square. What everyone saw wasn't fair and it wasn't square. The match will continue!

Ms. Brooks tells Cornette he can't do that and he says yes he can, she's a floatation floozy. Bell rings and Roode mounts an offense on an unconscious Eric Young. Gail Kim runs to the ring and starts a CATFIGHT!, CATFIGHT!, CATFIGHT! that moves to the back. In the ring, Roode's still beating on Eric Young and toying with him. Eric Young rolls Roode up in a small package, 1-2-3! FREE AT LAST!
Evaluation - Nice match, Eric Young was able to wrestle and showcase some of his strength, literally. The double DVD was fabulous. Rating - **

JB in the back with Team 3-D. June 17, Slammiversary in Nashville, TN. A historic night for TNA, supposed to be a historic night for tag team wrestling. 3-D and the Steiner Brothers were supposed to get it on for the TNA Championships. Now it's not going to happen because Scott Steiner isn't here. Some say he's got a throat problem and he needs surgery. He's been talking too much crap about Team 3-D. Scott's not there because he punked out. He punked out on the business and the fans and most importantly his brother Rick. It hurts Ray to sit here and say all this because they had nothing but respect for the Steiner Brothers. However, they told them they weren't crap, but those nobodies are here tonight and Scott's not. Rick's been out of the game for five-seven-ten years, how can he scab up a partner? Scott needs to get well soon so they can kick the crap out of him like they promised. OH MY BROTHER, TESTIFY!
Evaluation - Nice stab taken at Scott, I like it. Get well Scott. =) Rating - *

Match VII : Team 3-D (c) v. Rick Steiner & ???
After Rick hits the ring, you can hear different chants start of who people think it is . . . Road Warrior Animal!

Rick and Devon lock up, Devon into the corner, rights by Rick. Lock up again but Rick breaks the hold and puts Devon down. Devon off the ropes, corkscrew elbow takes Rick down. Scoop slam, off the ropes, elbow drop to Rick for a two count. Reversal shoots Devon off the ropes, body drop. Devon tags in Ray, double team sends Rick down. Ray with a two count. Rick fights back and tags in Animal.

Animal with a side head lock on Ray. Animal off the ropes, shoulder block sends Ray down. Another side head lock, this time Ray off the ropes, shoulder block. Hesitation Piledriver sends Animal down but he no sells it and stands right back up. Both men catch each other with a clothesline. Tag to Devon, Animal off the ropes and telegraphs the back body. Tag to Rick, Rick sent into the ropes and Ray drops him with a guillotine. Clothesline by Devon.

Rick meets the top turn buckle in the corner, Devon with over hand rights. Tag to Ray, swinging neck breaker into a two count. Tag to Devon, double team once more on Steiner. Scoop slam, Devon to the middle rope and misses the diving head but. Tag to Animal, clothesline misses but hits a big boot. Power slam on Ray, back body drop to Devon and then Ray.

To the corner, Animal hits rights on Devon, off the ropes and a double lariat takes down Team 3-D. Rick Steiner tagged in, both men clothesline 3-D down. Signal for the Doomsday Device but 3-D hits a double neck breaker on Animal. Rick explodes with a double clothesline. Devon shoots him off the ropes, 3-D! Double pin for 1-2-3.

Winners : Team 3-D
Evaluation - Nice match, Rick seemed to be sluggish but he'll get back into it. Animal looked amazing and I never saw this coming. I hope it's not just a one shot. Rating - * 1/2

Video package of Christopher Daniels and Sting.

Match VIII : Christopher Daniels v. Sting
Knee by Daniels, shots traded. Sting off the ropes, shoulder block sends Daniels down. Off the ropes again, leap frog, hip toss. Daniels back up, hip toss again, drop-kick by Sting. Kick to the back of Daniels' leg, Scorpion Deathlock applied but Daniels gets to the rope. Daniels slides to the outside, Sting with a clothesline off the apron. Daniels back up off the apron, pushes Sting off the ropes propelling him to the guardrail.

On the outside, Sting's thrown into the guardrail. Back in the ring, two count on Sting. Gut buster by Daniels. Sting thrown into the corner, running knee from Daniels. Sting tries to mount some offense but fists by Daniels, shoulder block, Snapmare takeover puts Sting on the mat. Elbow from Daniels, a few boots before walking on him. Daniels puts Sting back in the corner, Sting fights back, off the ropes, rake to the eyes by Daniels.

Abdominal stretch from Daniels before fighting with Hebner. Split legged moonsault off the ropes, two count on Sting. Back into the corner, another shoulder block by Daniels. Stinger Splash! Sting walks out of the corner and hulks up. Multiple shots from Daniels, Sting fights back with rights of his own. Inverted atomic drop. Two clotheslines, face plant on Daniels. Two count.

Daniels off the ropes, heel kick to Sting's face. Daniels sets up Sting for the Angels Wings but Sting hits him with a back body drop. Back over, Daniels sets Sting up for the Last Rites but Sting reverses into the Scorpion Death Drop. 1-2-3!

Winner : Sting
Evaluation - A decent match that could have gone longer. I like Sting picking up the victory, however if they continue this feud, which they should, Daniels should gain the upper hand. Rating - * 1/2

Video package of the Christian Coalition and Abyss.

Christian Coalition with Leticia backstage. Cage says he's pissed off. Tonight he's walking out of Tennessee as the new Heavyweight champion. AJ says he's in this match too. Cage says that this is emotional for him to say, but AJ is sacrificing himself for the champ, and it means a lot. It's a very beautiful thing. Cage tells Tomko to take care of Abyss so he doesn't interfere with the KotM match. "You know what, Champ? Let me take care of that for ya." and Tomko walks away. AJ asks if Cage is wearing the black and gold tonight, he said yeah. AJ laughed and said he was too. Cage called them a real team and they walk away.
Evaluation - Nice segment. Rating - *

Match IX : Tomko v. Abyss
They square off in the ring, blows are traded back and forth. Tomko getting the upper hand with rights and a knee to the midsection of Abyss. Tomko off the ropes, boot to Abyss' head. Abyss ducks a clothesline and sends Tomko to the outside. Tomko grabs Abyss and drags him outside but Abyss is able to get the upper hand by sending Tomko into the guard rail.

Abyss slams Tomko face first into the steel steps. Reversal sends Abyss into the guard rail, big boot by Tomko. Once again Abyss goes face first into the steel. To the other side, Abyss face first into the steel steps. Tomko mounts some right hands to Abyss on the outside before tossing him into the ring. Tomko in, misses the big boot which allows Abyss to set up for the chokeslam.

Tomko fights back, Abyss off the ropes, big boot sends Tomko down and into the corner. Abyss throws himself off the ropes and into the corner continuing his offense. Chokeslam by Abyss, two count. Abyss on the outside, bag is grabbed from under the ring. Into the ring, thumb tacks are spread around. Setting up for a chokeslam but Tomko fights back and reverses into a spine buster. Two count.

Abyss hits the Black Hole Slam and Tomko kicks out of the pin. Abyss to the outside, another bag with glass shards. Shards strewn out in the ring, Tomko hits a big boot to send Abyss down into the glass. Tomko grabs the glass and shoves it into Abyss' forehead. Abyss hovered over the glass, boot to the back of his head sending him face first into the mat.

Tomko under the ring, barb wire baseball bat. Shot to Abyss' sternum then a few shots to his back. They move up the ramp and both men climb the entrance scaffold. Tomko to the top first, Abyss still climbing. Tomko takes a swing, Abyss grabs the bat and pulls him over the edge onto a group of boxes. Abyss points to Tomko then jumps off the scaffold onto him.

Tomko emerges first, followed shortly by Abyss. Tomko's able to make his way up onto the entrance ramp, Abyss following behind. Both men moving slowly. Both men back into the ring, Tomko with boots to the back of Abyss' head. Standing up, Tomko off the ropes, Black Hole Slam onto the glass! 1-2-3.

Winner : Abyss
Evaluation - Very nice match from these two. I loved Tomko's expressions through most of the match, he does this in Japan all the time so it's nothing to him. Rating - ***

Backstage JB is with Angle and Joe. Angle says to agree to disagree. Agree to go out there and give each other the best they have, hurt each other and bloody each other. Tonight, they need to go out there and do what they need to do. They shake hands and Joe says tonight he's going to break Angle. Angle says it's real, it's damn real.
Evaluation - Eh. Rating - n/a

Tenay in the middle of the ring announcing an interview with Jeff Jarrett. Jeff says that Slammiversary is about celebrating five years of TNA. He says that Toby Keith played the first night and turned down the President of the United States to play for TNA. He talks about the early years, sitting at home with his wife and father, discussing TNA. His wife is the one that gave him the real encouragement.

When Jill would get hyped up, she'd call him Jarrett, and she'd do anything she could to help TNA exist. Not just for him, the kids or the business but for their life. For two and a half years she didn't have a day without pain when the cancer came back. She brought a lot of love to a lot of people. At her funeral, it was an out pouring of love. Her love will go on forever through his kids.

As far as JJ in TNA he doesn't know when, if or where, but he's never stepped into the ring unless he wasn't prepared. HE knows right now, he isn't prepared. Thanks for all the support, most of all on Slammiversary night, he gets to say thank you on behalf of Jill.

Cornette in the middle of the ring, saying he has to determine the fifth participant. There were only two choices on the roster. Both men started in Nashville, they've been in TNA since the beginning. The first was JJ himself. He went to him about it, he insisted that he give this opportunity to the second man. The Wild Cat Chris Harris!
Evaluation - Very emotional, I teared up. I hope Jarrett gets through this, even if he doesn't return, he doesn't need emotional pain for the rest of his life. Rating - **

Main Event : King of the Mountain - Chris Harris v. AJ Styles v. Samoa Joe v. Christian Cage v. Kurt Angle
All men start battling in the middle of the ring. Joe going right for Angle and tossing him to the outside. In the ring, AJ and Cage double team Harris. Slingshot sends AJ into the corner for a splash. Poetry In Motion puts Cage into Harris. high five. AJ lays down for Cage, pin interrupted by Angle. Angle cleans the ring before bring dragged to the outside by Joe.

Back inside, Cage leap frogs Harris, of the ropes, AJ with a standing drop-kick. Cage works on Harris, AJ with a roll up for two. Jumping enzuigiri to Harris from AJ. AJ on the outside of the apron, goes for a springboard but Joe catches him and flings him into the guard rail. Joe back into the ring, inverted atomic drop on Cage, toe kick! Slap to the back of the head, kick to the front, jumping knee on Cage.

Harris throws Joe to the outside on Angle. Harris tries to hit the Catatonic, Cage reverses into an Unprettier but Harris reverses into a half nelson slam. AJ with a kick to Chris Harris, up top, attempt on a tornado DDT but Harris catches him, swings into the Catatonic. AJ's feet connect with Cage knocking him to the outside. 1-2-3.

AJ Styles must be in the penalty box for two minutes.

On the outside, Harris and Cage battle. Joe with a ladder, over the top sending Cage and Harris down. In the ring, Joe and Angle go to war. High knee by Joe, choke on Angle. Joe gets caught, Angle spins him around into three German Suplexes. Cage with an assault on Angle. Reversal into the ankle lock. Joe behind Cage, coquina clutch and Angle still has the ankle lock.

AJ and Harris in to break up the submission. Harris knocks Angle to the outside. Cage places a ladder on the guard rail and apron. Cage attempts a suplex on Harris but Harris blocks it. Cage now balancing on the ladder but he loses footing and racks himself. AJ off the ropes with a moonsault into an inverted DDT on Harris. Pele on Joe, springboard forearm to Joe. Styles sets Angle up for the Styles Clash but Angle reverses into an ankle lock. Styles flips over and sends Angle to the outside.

Styles charges Harris, Harris flips him over, Cage was laying on the ladder, belly first onto Cage. Back in the ring, Harris climbs the ladder with the belt, but Angle stops him and hits an Olympic Slam off the ladder. 1-2-3.

Chris Harris must spend two minutes in the penalty box.

Joe throws the ladder out of the ring, exchange of blows from Angle and Joe. Angle off the ropes, snap slam by Joe. Multiple slaps to Cage, Cage into the corner, Joe misses the elbow but is able to hit a pick up slam. AJ caught in the corner, over the shoulder back to belly piledriver by Joe. Up top, muscle buster hit on Styles. Pin interrupted by Angle. Olympic Slam attempt and knocks out the ref. Joe with the coquina clutch. Angle's tapping but the ref is knocked out. Joe tries to wake up the ref and Cage hits him with a ladder. Cage drags the ref over, 1-2-3 on Angle.

Kurt Angle must spend two minutes in the penalty box.

Cage scales the ladder by Joe fights him off. The belt drops and Joe hits a cutter from the top of the ladder right onto the belt. Harris in trying to set up the ladder. Boots placed to Cage, Harris scales the ladder but Joe climbs up the opposite side and is knocked with the belt. Christian up the ladder, Harris throws him off. AJ springboards off the rope, drop-kick to the ladder. All men laid out, Angle is released.

Styles up to the top of the cage, Joe right up after him. Styles goes for a suplex, reversed into the coquina clutch but AJ hits the low blow. AJ grabs Joe's hair and Joe flips him off onto one of the electrical tables. Harris and Cage on top of the cage, Harris pushes him off via front suplex. Harris jumps off, clothesline onto Angle. Harris sets the ladder, Cage fights him. Ladder back down, airplane spin knocks down Cage and Angle.

Ladder set back up. Scaling the ladder, Cage back up and pushes the ladder over, brings it down and throws it into Harris. Cage sets the ladder back up, belt in hand he's going up but Angle places the ankle lock over the top of the ladder. Cage is able to kick Angle off, trying to place the belt on the hook. Angle still fighting him. Harris up top, spears Cage off the ladder. Angle scales to the top and places the belt on the hook!

Winner and FIRST TNA World Heavyweight Champion : Kurt Angle

Post-match Angle is celebrating, Joe into the ring and throws the ladder to the outside. Angle and Joe face to face and Joe extends his hand. Angle thinks about it, kick to his midsection and hits the Olympic Slam!
Evaluation - An excellent match. Wow. It was a cluster to keep track of though, so the reporting was kind of sloppy. Definitely the best match of the night. Rating - ****

Final Analysis - A very good and solid pay-per-view, almost as good as Sacrifice, but not quite. It was missing just a little bit of spunk. I'll give it an 8/10 and call it a night. Goodnight folks.

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