TNA – 2006 Results
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 3, 2006
iMPACT taping:
1/8/06:
Abyss defeated Jay Lethal
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Cassidy Reilly via submission
Petey Williams, A-1, & Eric Young defeated Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, & Sonjay Dutt
Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Chris Harris & James Storm
1PW No Turning Back Part 1 – Doncaster, England – The Dome – January 6, 2006 (1,600)
Jerry Lynn defeated Petey Williams
Spud defeated Elix Skipper
Masato Tanaka fought Steve Corino to a no contest
Tracy Smothers & Chris Hamrick defeated Al Snow & the Blue Meanie
NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Harry Smith (mystery opponent)
Low Ki (w/ Homicide) defeated Jody Fleisch and Johnny Storm
Sterling James Keenan defeated Ulf Hermann
Darren Burridge defeated Doug Williams
AJ Styles defeated NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, and Charlie Haas
Abyss pinned Sabu with a Black Hole Slam onto a pile of thumbtacks
1PW No Turning Back Part 2 – Doncaster, England – The Dome – January 7, 2006
Kingdom James defeated Stevie Lynn
Pain Inc. defeated T2K
Steve Corino defeated Charlie haas after Tracy Smothers & Chris Hamrick interfered
Harry Smith defeated Doug Williams
Al Snow & the Blue Meanie defeated Tracy Smothers & Chris Hamrick; stipulations stated the losers would have to wear dresses
Jody Fleisch defeated Jerry Lynn, Johnny Storm, and Petey Williams
Abyss & Sterling James Keenan defeated Sabu & Ulf Hermann in a hardcore match
Christopher Daniels defeated Elix Skipper and Low Ki
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Masato Tanaka via count-out in a non-title match
Masato Tanaka defeated Steve Corino in an ECW Rules match
iMPACT!: AJ Styles defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett in a non-title match
UWF @ ? – January 13, 2006
AJ Styles defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification; Earl Hebner was the referee for the bout
Petey Williams, A-1, & Eric Young defeated Lance Hoyt, Jay Lethal, & Kenny King at 5:54 when Williams pinned Lethal
Konnan & Homicide defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens at 3:50 when Homicide pinned Stevens
Pay-per-view bouts:
Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Alex Shelley defeated Matt Bentley, Sonjay Dutt, & Chris Sabin at 10:31 when Shelley pinned Bentley
Kip & BG James defeated Elix Skipper & David Young at 7:47 when Kip pinned Skipper
AJ Styles pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi at 11:03
Sean Waltman pinned Raven at 8:06; Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee for the bout
Bobby Roode pinned Ron Killings at 9:49
Abyss pinned Rhyno at 9:18
NWA Tag Team Champions James Strom & Chris Harris defeated Team 3D at 12:43 when Harris pinned Brother Ray
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Christopher Daniels at 15:34 when AJ Styles, who appeared ringside late in the match, threw in the towel after a bloody Daniels sustained a series of kicks and knees to the head; after the match, Styles and the referee tended to Daniels (Unstoppable: The Best of Samoa Joe)
Christian & Sting defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Gail Kim) & Monty Brown at around the 15-minute mark when Sting pinned Jarrett with the Scorpion Death Drop after destroying Jarrett’s guitar with his baseball bat, then striking Jarrett in the stomach with the bat as the referee was down (Sting’s return match after 2 years) (Sting: Return of An Icon)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 17, 2006
iMPACT taping:
1/22/06:
Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt defeated AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
Petey Williams, Eric Young, & A-1 defeated Lance Hoyt, Ron Killings, & Shark Boy
BG James & Kip James defeated Buck Quartermaine & Kenny King
AJ Styles pinned Shannon in a streetfight
1/29/06:
Jeff Jarrett pinned Jay Lethal at 2:00
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Buck Quartermaine & Lex Lovett at 1:37
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Matt Bentley via submission at 3:06
Abyss fought Rhino to a no contest at 9:31
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 31, 2006
iMPACT taping:
2/4/06:
Rhino pinned Kenny King at 2:14
AJ Styles pinned Jay Lethal at 2:29 with the Styles Clash; during the bout, NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe appeared at the entrance stage to watch; after the bout, Styles tended to Lethal (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt defeated Petey Williams & A-1 at 4:52
Gran Apollo, Homicide, & Konnan defeated Bruce Steele, Frankie Capone, & Rod Steel at 1:45
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens at 5:47
2/11/06:
Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt defeated Austin Aries & Roderick Strong at 10:45
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated David Young & Elix Skipper via disqualification at 3:33
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Chasyn Rance and Jay Lethal at 1:34
Abyss & Monty Brown defeated Rhino & Ron Killings at 11:26
Pay-per-view bouts:
Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens defeated Austin Aries & Roderick Strong at 10:29
Jay Lethal defeated Alex Shelley, Matt Bentley, and Petey Williams at 10:30
BG James & Kip James defeated Homicide & Machete at 5:59
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt at 10:43
Rhino pinned Abyss in a falls count anywhere match at 15:25
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels at 10:06
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Bobby Roode & Eric Young at 13:12
Christian Cage pinned NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Gail Kim) to win the title at 16:15 with a reversal of the Stroke into the Unprettier, moments after fighting off an interfering Gail behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, Jeremy Borash introduced Larry Zbyszko and Dave Hebner, with referee Earl Hebner joining them after it was noted he would be the referee for the bout; Christian’s wife was shown at ringside during the match; late in the bout, referee Slick Johnson took over after Hebner was knocked down, with Jarrett attacking Johnson; moments later, Hebner regained officiating; after the bout, Rhino and fans celebrated with Christian in the ring (The Instant Classic: The Best of Christian Cage)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – February 14, 2006
iMPACT taping:
2/18/06:
Monty Brown pinned Dylan Night at the 54-second mark
AJ Styles pinned Roderick Strong at 3:19
Bobby Roode & A-1 defeated BG James & Kip James at 2:06
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Shark Boy via submission at 2:05
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Rhino & Ron Killings at 4:36
2/25/06:
Jay Lethal defeated Roderick Strong and Shannon Moore at 3:15
Homicide, Konnan, & Machete defeated Donovan Morgan, Michael Modest, & Ryan Drago at 1:03
Christopher Daniels defeated Austin Aries via disqualification at 1:46
Ron Killings, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Petey Williams, A-1, & Bobby Roode at 6:39
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – February 28, 2006
iMPACT taping:
3/4/06:
Jeff Jarrett, Abyss, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Buck Quartermaine, Cassidy Reilly, Norman Smiley, & Shark Boy
Lance Hoyt pinned Kenny King
Bobby Roode, Eric Young, & Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, & Sonjay Dutt
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe & Shannon Moore defeated AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
3/11/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
Team TNA World X Cup Qualifying Match: Chris Sabin defeated Alex Shelley and Sonjay Dutt at 4:55 by pinning Shelley with the Cradle Shock; stipulations stated the winner would also be part of the international X division match at Destination X the next night (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
Rhino, Ron Killings, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated David Young, Elix Skipper, Matt Bentley, & Shannon Moore
UWF @ ? – March 3, 2006
NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett & Maven defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon
1PW All or Nothing – Day 1 – Doncaster, England – Doncaster Dome – March 4, 2006 (1,500)
Dark match: Iceman defeated Micky L at 7:15
Dark match: Ulf Hermann defeated MTX at 4:12
Abyss defeated Darren Burridge at 1:19
Christopher Daniels defeated Jerry Lynn at 11:20
Chris Hamrick & Tracy Smothers defeated Colt Cabana & Spud, Homicide & Rocky Romero, Jody Fleish & Jonny Storm at 12:09
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Austin Aries in a non-title match at 12:16
AJ Styles defeated Sterling James Keenan at 10:26
NWA World Champion Christian Cage defeated Rhino in a non-title match at 13:26
Abyss defeated AJ Styles at 13:43
Destination X 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – March 12, 2006 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts:
Alex Shelley pinned Jay Lethal at 10:08
Lance Hoyt pinned Matt Bentley at 7:59
Bobby Roode & Eric Young defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens at 12:24
Bob Armstrong, BG James, & Kip James defeated Homicide, Konnan, & Machete at 6:38
Chris Sabin defeated Petey Williams (w/ A-1), Puma, and Sonjay Dutt (sub. for the Durango Kid) at 14:58 by pinning Puma with the Cradle Shock (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
Abyss, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Rhino, Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 20:10
Christopher Daniels defeated NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe and AJ Styles in an Ultimate X match to win the title at 13:26
NWA World Champion Christian Cage pinned Monty Brown at 17:11
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – March 14, 2006
iMPACT taping:
3/18/06:
Sonjay Dutt pinned Matt Bentley
Abyss pinned Cassidy Reilly
Norman Smiley & Shark Boy defeated Homicide & Machete
AJ Styles, NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels, Rhino, & Ron Killings defeated Alex Shelley, Shannon Moore, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm
3/25/06:
Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, & Sonjay Dutt defeated David Young, Elix Skipper, & Simon Diamond
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Bobby Roode & Eric Young in a Six Sides of Steel match at around the 8-minute mark when Devon pinned a bloody Young with the 3D; Roode & Young were escorted to the ring before the match by Scott D’Amore, Petey Williams, & A-1 but all three were ejected from ringside by referees before the bout began; after the contest, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm, as well as the remainder of Team Canada, ran out into the ring and assaulted Ray & Devon; moments later, Storm & Harris pushed a table into the ring and locked the cage; Jay Lethal then attempted to make the save but he was laid out with a superkick by Storm on the floor; Sonjay Dutt then tried to scale the cage but was also assaulted as Williams hit a splash off the top onto Devon, laid out on a cage; D’Amore then took the mic and insulted Team 3D as Chris Sabin also tried and failed to make the save; moments later, Team Canada threw Ray through a table set up in the corner and laid Canadian flags on both Ray & Devon before D’amore led his team in singing the Canadian National Anthem (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
TNA @ Plymouth, MI – Compuware Sports Arena – March 17, 2006
Shark Boy pinned Simon Diamond with the Dead Sea Drop
Chris Sabin defeated Alex Shelley
The Insane Clown Posse defeated Petey Williams & Eric Young (w/ Scott D’Amore)
Bobby Roode defeated Jerry Lynn
Sabu defeated Abyss in a No DQ match
Rhino defeated A-1 (w/ Scott D’Amore)
Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles via submission with the Coquina Clutch
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
NWA World Champion Christian Cage pinned Jeff Jarrett with the Unprettier, despite interference from NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm; after the bout, Abyss attacked Cage, with Rhino making the save; moments later, a brawl ensued also including Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Sabu; after the fight, Cage called Sabu and Rhino back to the ring and thanked the crowd for coming out
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – March 28, 2006
iMPACT taping:
4/1/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated BG James & Kip James
Samoa Joe defeated Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Sonjay Dutt
4/8/06:
AJ Styles fought Abyss to a no contest
Konnan fought Bob Armstrong to a no contest in an arm wrestling contest
David Young & Elix Skipper defeated Norman Smiley & Shark Boy
Alex Shelley defeated Chase Stevens and Roderick Strong
UWF @ Danville, VA – March 31, 2006
Jerry Lynn & Sonjay Dutt defeated Petey Williams & Eric Young
Traci Brooks defeated Amber O’Neil
Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm in a non-title match
Rhino defeated Abyss
Jeff Hardy & Kip James defeated Jeff Jarrett & Maven Huffman (mystery partner)
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Elix Skipper & David Young in a streetfight
UWF @ Martinsville, VA – April 1, 2006
Sonjay Dutt defeated Petey Williams and Jerry Lynn
Kip James defeated Maven Huffman
Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas defeated David Young & Elix Skipper
Brother Ray, Brother Devon, Hermie Sadler, & Jeff Hammond defeated Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm
Jeff Hardy & Amber O’Neil defeated Matt Bentley & Traci Brooks
Rhino defeated Abyss
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – April 11, 2006
4/13/06 – debut on Thursday night:
Samoa Joe pinned NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels with an Island Driver from the middle turnbuckle to win the title at around the 15-minute mark; the show began with the match already in progress and Daniels bleeding from the face; during the match, it was noted Jushin Liger would not face Daniels at Lockdown, as scheduled, but Liger would be the Team Japan captain in the upcoming World X Cup; late in the bout, the challenger hit the Best Moonsault Ever but Joe kicked out at 2, prompting chants of “This is awesome” (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
Brother Ray & Brother Devon fought NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm (w/ Gail Kim & Jackie Haas) to a no contest in a non-title streetfight at around the 7-minute mark after Petey Williams knocked out the referee, with Bobby Roode, Eric Young, A-1, & Williams assaulting Team 3D; Brother Ray came to the ring in possession of an American flag; moments later, Brother Runt ran out to make the save, with A-1 sustaining a 3D through a table set up in the ring (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Sting pinned Eric Young (w/ Scott D’Amore) with the Scorpion Death Drop at around the 6-minute mark; early in the bout, Alex Shelley came ringside to film the match; after the contest, Sting fought off Shelley and applied the Scorpion Deathlock; moments later, Jeff Jarrett came out and attempted to break his guitar over Sting’s head but Sting fought him off and blocked the guitar with his own baseball bat; Scott Steiner, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm then appeared and ganged up on Sting until Ron Killings, AJ Styles, and Rhino made the save with baseball bats; Sting then took the mic and cut a promo on Jeff Jarrett’s Lethal Lockdown team and introduced everyone to his own team (Sting: Return of An Icon)
4/20/06:
Bobby Roode, Petey Williams, A-1, & Eric Young defeated Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, & Sonjay Dutt
AJ Styles, Rhino, & Ron Killings defeated David Young, Elix Skipper, & Simon Diamond
Jeff Jarrett, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Brother Ray, Brother Devon, & Brother Runt
UWF @ Farmville, VA – April 14, 2006
Elix Skipper & David Young defeated Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas
Sonjay Dutt defeated Matt Bentley
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm in a non-title Full Metal Mayhem match
Maven Huffman & Jackie Moore defeated Jeff Hardy & Amber O’Neil
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels
NWA World Champion Christian Cage defeated Abyss
UWF @ Palmyra, VA – April 15, 2006
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas
Jackie Moore defeated Amber O’Neil
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Matt Bentley & Maven Huffman
Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt defeated Elix Skipper & David Young
AJ Styles defeated Jeff Hardy
NWA World Champion Christian Cage fought NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe to a no contest when Maven Huffman and Matt Bentley attacked referee Earl Hebner after Cage hit the Unprettier on the challenger; after the match, Brother Ray, Brother Devon, Christopher Daniels, and Sonjay Dutt made the save against Elix Skipper, David Young, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm, ending with Brother Ray putting Maven through a table with a powerbomb
Lockdown 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – April 23, 2006 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts:
Hirooki Goto, Black Tiger, & Minoru beat Alex Shelley, Sonjay Dutt, & Jay Lethal at 12:01 in a Six Sides of Steel match when Tiger pinned Lethal
Senshi pinned Christopher Daniels in a Six Sides of Steel match (Low Ki’s return and debut as Senshi)
Bob Armstrong defeated Konnan in a Six Sides of Steel arm wrestling contest
Chris Sabin defeated Petey Williams (w/ Scott D’Amore), Shark Boy, Elix Skipper (w/ Simon Diamond), Chase Stevens, and Puma in an Six Sides of Steel Xscape elimination match at 12:48; Sabin came to the ring in possession of the American flag; Williams pinned Shark Boy at 5:02 with the Canadian Destroyer; Skipper pinned Stevens at 8:52 with a modified Island Driver, moments after Stevens hit a Shooting Star Press off the top of the cage onto the other wrestlers; Williams pinned Skipper at 9:34 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage; after the fall, D’Amore and Diamond faced off on the floor until Puma knocked Skipper through the open cage onto D’Amore; Sabin pinned Puma at 10:21 with the Cradle Shock after Williams tossed Puma into the air; the final fall could only by won by escaping over the cage to the floor; Sabin escaped the cage after, as both men scaled down the other side of the cage, a dazed D’Amore accidentally got under Williams, with Williams landing on his shoulders and Sabin being able to touch the floor first (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe pinned Sabu at 6:12 in a Six Sides of Steel match
Brother Ray, Brother Devon, & Brother Runt defeated Bobby Roode, Eric Young, & A-1 (w/ Scott D’Amore) in a Six Sides of Steel flag match at 8:46 when Runt captured the American flag, hoisted at the top of the cage; Ray and Runt wore face paint for the match; Team 3D initially won the match at the 3-minute mark but the referee was down, allowing Team Canada to put the American flag back; after the match, Brother Ray took the mic and asked the crowd to stand and pay respect to the flag as the National Anthem played; moments later, D’Amore sustained the 3D in the ring (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
NWA World Champion Christian Cage pinned Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) at 14:06 in a Six Sides of Steel match with an Unprettier onto a bed of thumbtacks after avoiding a chokeslam onto the tacks; the two fought at ringside and into the crowd for several minutes before the match officially began; after the contest, Cage returned to the ring and confronted Mitchell, with Abyss landing a low blow from behind; Abyss then struck Cage in the head with a chain, busting him open, before hanging him from the top rope with the weapon; moments later, Abyss and Mitchell left ringside with the title belt (TNA Ultimate Matches)
Sting, AJ Styles, Ron Killings, & Rhino defeated Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm in Lethal Lockdown when Sting forced Harris to submit to the Scorpion Deathlock at 23:48; order of entry: Harris (0:00), Styles (0:00), Storm (5:53), Rhino (7:30), Jarrett (9:59), Killings (11:38), Steiner (13:40), and Sting (15:40); Gail Kim & Jackie Gayda escorted Harris to the ring to start the match; during Storm’s entrance, Styles attempted to dropkick the door into his face as Storm was on the floor, with Storm ducking and the cage door slamming into Kim at ringside; during Jarrett’s entrance, he was attacked in the aisle by Rhino and Styles before then being thrown into the ring; at the 19-minute mark, Gail attempted to climb the cage until Gayda pulled her skirt off, with Gail chasing Gayda backstage; during the final minutes of the match, Styles and Storm fought their way to the roof of the cage, with Styles then climbing a ladder and, while hanging from the rafters, hitting a splash on Storm through a table set up on the roof (Steiner’s in-ring debut) (Best of the Bloodiest Brawls: Scars and Stitches)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – April 24, 2006
iMPACT taping:
4/28/06:
Abyss pinned Rhino
World X Cup: Alex Shelley & Sonjay Dutt (Team USA) defeated Hirooki Goto & Minoru Tanaka (Team Japan) at 5:56 when Dutt scored the pin with a standing Shooting Star Press after Shelley hit a Sliced Bread #2; Dutt came to the ring carrying the American flag; Scott D’Amore, alongside Petey Williams, provided guest commentary and said he added Johnny Devine and Tyson Dux to Team Canada for the World X Cup; during the bout, Jerry Lynn and Chris Sabin were shown watching on backstage; after the bout, Shelley waved the American flag in the ring (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Jay Lethal
5/5/06:
World X Cup: Chris Sabin (Team USA) pinned Puma (Team Japan)
Abyss pinned Chase Stevens
AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, & Rhino defeated Bobby Roode, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm
5/12/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm (w/ Gail Kim & Jackie Haas) defeated AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels at around the 8-minute mark when Storm pinned Styles when, as Styles attempted the Styles Clash on an interfering Kim, Storm hit a superkick on Styles allowing Kim to hit the challenger with a hurricanrana; Storm’s ribs were heavily taped for the match, as a result of Lockdown (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
World X Cup: Magno & Shocker (Team Mexico) defeated Eric Young & Johnny Devine (Team Canada)
NWA World Champion Christian Cage pinned Alex Shelley
ROH How We Roll – Long Island, NY – May 12, 2006
Matt Sydal pinned Jimmy Rave
Delirious defeated Nigel McGuinness and Kikutaro
Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave defeated Homicide & Ricky Reyes
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli defeated Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer
Samoa Joe defeated Apocalypse
Mark Briscoe pinned Roderick Strong
Jay Briscoe pinned Austin Aries
NWA World Champion Christian Cage & Colt Cabana defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Christopher Daniels
Sacrifice 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – May 14, 2006
Jushin Liger pinned Petey Williams at 7:16
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels at 15:32 when Storm pinned Styles after Gail Kim, who was barred from ringside, dropped a nightstick into the ring from the rafters, which Harris used to hit Styles in the back of the head behind the referee’s back, moments after Styles hit the Styles Clash on Storm (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Raven pinned A-1 at 5:19
Bobby Roode pinned Rhino at 12:07
BG James & Kip James defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 9:35
Petey Williams defeated Alex Shelley, Black Tiger IV, Chris Sabin, Eric Young, Hirooki Goto, Incognito, Jay Lethal, Johnny Devine, Jushin Liger, Magno, Minoru Tanaka, Puma, Shocker, Sonjay Dutt, and Tyson Dux in a gauntlet match
Sting & NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Gail Kim) & Scott Steiner at 14:26 when Joe pinned Jarrett with the Musclebuster; prior to the bout, it was noted Petey Williams would face Chris Sabin in an X Cup tie-breaker Thursday on iMPACT; after the contest, Sting extended his hand to Joe, with Joe initially walking away but then shaking the hand; moments later, Joe walked up the aisle before Steiner assaulted Sting with a steel chair; Jarrett then smashed a guitar over Sting’s head, with Joe turning around to look at the ring and then returning backstage; moments later, Steiner applied the Steiner Recliner to Sting as Jarrett kicked Sting; Rhino, Chris Sabin, BG James, Kip James, Jay Lethal, and Christopher Daniels ran out to make the save (Sting: Return of An Icon)
NWA World Champion Christian Cage pinned Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) in a Full Methal Mayhem match at 16:10, moments after hitting a frog splash from the top of the ladder onto Abyss, putting him through a table set up in the ring; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the bout; late in the match, Cage caught an interfering Mitchell and slammed him onto a bed of thumbtacks (TNA Ultimate Matches)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – May 15, 2006
iMPACT taping:
5/18/06:
Chris Sabin pinned Petey Williams
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated Chase Stevens via submission
King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Abyss pinned Rhino
5/25/06:
Senshi defeated Alex Shelley, Jay Lethal, and Shark Boy at 4:55 by pinning Lethal with the double stomp off the top; during the bout, the cameras caught Homicide, Hernandez, Konnan, and Jack Meléndez at the Spanish announce table refusing to work (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
David Young & Elix Skipper defeated AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
Bobby Roode pinned Andy Douglas
King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Ron Killings pinned Monty Brown
UWF @ Mooresville, NC – May 26, 2006
Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin
Sonjay Dutt & Amber O’Neil defeated Matt Bentley & Traci Brooks
BG James & Kip James defeated Bobby Roode & A-1
NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas
Rhino defeated Monty Brown
Jeff Hardy & Ron Killings defeated Jeff Jarrett & Eric Young; Hermie Sadler was the guest referee for the bout
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – May 29, 2006
iMPACT taping:
6/1/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Chris Harris (w/ Gail Kim) defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens in a non-title match at around the 6-minute mark when Storm pinned Stevens after AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels stopped the champions from using a nightstick and allowed Douglas & Stevens to do so; Stevens objected to using the weapon, with Storm then using it to hit Stevens; during the bout, Jack Melendez & Konnan were shown at the Spanish commentary table; after the bout, Shane Douglas was shown at the entrance way before Douglas & Stevens were handcuffed to the ring ropes and beaten bloody (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Jay Lethal pinned Alex Shelley
King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Jeff Jarrett pinned Raven
6/8/06:
King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Sting defeated Scott Steiner (w/ Gail Kim) via disqualification at around the 10-minute mark when Jeff Jarrett, who came out late in the match, aided Steiner in double teaming Sting; Sting; after the match, Jarrett and Steiner double teamed Sting in the ring until Ron Killings ran out to make the save; moments later, Abyss, alongside James Mitchell, came out and fough with Killings; NWA World Champion Christian Cage then appeared and cleared Jarrett and Abyss to the floor (Sting: Return of An Icon)
Sonjay Dutt pinned Jerrelle Clark
Chris Sabin, BG James, & Kip James defeated Bobby Roode, Eric Young, & A-1 6/15/06:
David Young & Elix Skipper defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
Kevin Nash pinned Mr. X
Bobby Roode, Monty Brown, NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeated AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Raven, & Rhino
Slammiversary 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 18, 2006
Eric Young & A-1 defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens at 2:13 when A-1 pinned Douglas after Young came off the top behind the referee’s back as Douglas had A-1 covered; Shane Douglas escorted Douglas & Stevens to the entrance and remained there to watch the match; after the contest, Douglas came to the ring, took the mic, and said he came back from surguries to beat Taz and Al Snow and retain his world title and to be a champion you had to do what had to be done; Douglas then said they had a lot more work to get done and they wouldn’t be back in the iMPACT Zone until he thought they were ready, then saying they had to succeed on their own and couldn’t just live off his legacy (Slammiversary 2006)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Mike Tenay & Don West on commentary; included Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Jeff Jarrett regarding his upcoming King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Title, who listed his accomplishments in and out of the business before comparing himself to Reggie Jackson, Joe Montana, and Michael Jordan; Jarrett then said critics didn’t give TNA 6 weeks but they were now celebrating four years, adding that the egos of Sting and NWA World Champion Christian would cancel each other out; Larry Zbyszko then walked in and said “the new face of TNA management is exactly who you thought it was, and it doesn’t look good;” Jarrett then said he would fix it and walked off; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe regarding his own one-year anniversary in TNA and upcoming bout against Scott Steiner; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Nash, alongside Alex Shelley, with Shelley exaggerating the odds he had to face earlier in the show in the elimination match; Nash then sent a Father’s Day message to Chris Sabin’s dad, with Nash saying he wouldn’t be responsible for the doctor’s bills; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Gail Kim, NWA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Chris Harris regarding their upcoming title match against AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding the upcoming King of the Mountain match; featured a video package recapping the biggest moments in TNA history, focusing on the current roster as well as Ken Shamrock, Randy Savage, Jim Duggan, Roddy Piper, Curt Hennig, Jeff Hardy, Raven, Chris Rock, Scott Hall, Monty Brown, ICP, Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Sabu, Buff Bagwell, Lex Luger, and others; included an in-ring segment in which Tenay listed the accomplishments of the new face of TNA management before introducing him as Jim Cornette; Cornette then praised the NWA Tag Team Title match earlier in the show; Zbyszko was then watching on backstage; Cornette then said the wrestling experts hired by TNA brought with them personal agends that have gotten in the way of TNA’s growth; Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, and Chris Sabin were then shown watching on backstage as Cornete said he had worked management for every major wrestling company in the US; Cornette added that there were those backstage who were living off their reputations, with LAX shown watching on from the Spanish commentary position; Cornette then said he was after wrestlers that can put on great matches, sell pay-per-views, and draw ratings and if they couldn’t do that, they should seek employment elsewhere; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Steiner regarding his upcoming bout with Joe, with Steiner referring to him as “Sloppy Joe” and adding he had beaten Sting, Bill Goldberg, John Cena, Batista, and Triple H; Steiner then threw down a copy of Joe’s new TNA DVD and said he would kill Joe; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Christian regarding the upcoming King of the Hill title defense:
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Kip James & BG James in a Bingo Hall Brawl at 9:04 when Devon pinned a bloody Kip after a 3D through a table set up in the ring; late in the bout, the crowd chanted “This is awesome;” after Team 3D pulled out a table, the fans chanted “We want fire;” after the match, Brother Ray took the mic and said “That’s how it should be done” (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Rhino defeated Bobby Roode & Scott D’Amore in a handicap match at 11:00 by pinning D’Amore with the Gore after tossing Roode to the floor; following their entrance, D’Amore took the mic and said Rhino asked for it to be a handicap match so he wouldn’t have to get his ass handed to him by D’Amore alone; D’Amore then told Roode to sit by and let him take care of Rhino himself; immediately upon Rhino’s entrance, D’Amore ran up the ramp to escape him
Senshi defeated Alex Shelley, Jay Lethal, Petey Williams, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt in an elimination match at 19:32; stipulations stated the winner would become the #1 contender to the NWA X Division Title and the others would be ranked in the division based on their elimination; Dutt pinned Shark Boy with a standing moonsault after avoiding an elbow drop off the top at 10:36; Lethal pinned Shelley with a release dragon suplex at 12:34 after lifting his knees to block a senton off the top; Williams pinned Lethal with the Canadian Destroyer at 14:33; Senshi pinned Williams with the Warrior’s Way at 17:04; Senshi pinned Dutt with the Warrior’s Way as Dutt was in the Tree of Woe (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
Kevin Nash pinned Chris Sabin at 8:22 with the powerbomb after Alex Shelley, who came ringside earlier in the match, crotched Sabin behind the referee’s back onto an exposed turnbuckle
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm to win the titles at 17:45 when Daniels pinned Harris with the Best Moonsault Ever, moments after Storm accidentally broke a beer bottle across the back of Harris’s head, with Styles following with a frog splash on Harris; stipulations stated it would be Styles & Daniels’ last title opportunity; Gail Kim was in the champions’ corner until the 12-minute mark when an unknown woman came out, dropped Kim with a chokeslam, and carried her backstage; after the bout, Styles & Daniels celebrated in the crowd (Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2)
NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe pinned Scott Steiner in a non-title match at 13:03 with a powerslam; after the bout, Joe raised up his hand and the title while looking down at Steiner on the mat
Jeff Jarrett defeated NWA World Champion Christian Cage, Abyss (w/ James Mitchell), Ron Killings, and Sting in a King of the Mountain match to win the title at 22:21; Larry Zbyszko was in possession of the title belt for the duration of the bout; Killings pinned Jarrett with a missile dropkick at 3:32; Christian pinned Abyss with a roll up at 4:16; Jarrett pinned Killings on the floor after hitting the Stroke from the apron onto the guardrail at 9:28; Abyss pinned Jarrett with the Black Hole Slam at 17:25; moments later, Zbyszko hit a low blow on Christian as the champion attempted to hang the title; Sting pinned Jarrett with the Scorpion Death Drop at 21:12, while using the dazed Earl Hebner’s hand to make the count himself; as Sting and Christian fought at the top of the ladder, Hebner shoved the ladder, knocking both men off; after the match, Zbyszko and Hebner left ringside together, with referee Rudy Charles coming out, taking the title belt from Jarrett, and giving it to Jim Cornette at the entrance; Cornette then yelled at Jarrett as the show ended (TNA Ultimate Matches)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 19, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
6/22/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated David Young & Elix Skipper
Monty Brown defeated Chasyn Rance
Senshi defeated NWA X Division Champion Samoa Joe and Sonjay Dutt to win the title at around the 6-minute mark by pinning Dutt with the Warrior’s Way, moments after Scott Steiner appeared ringside and hit Joe over the head with a steel chair; early in the bout, Eric Young was shown in the crowd holding up a “Don’t Fire Eric” sign until he was removed by security; Dutt’s right shoulder was heavily taped for the match (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
6/29/06:
Eric Young & Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt
Monty Brown defeated Norman Smiley
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Chris Harris & James Storm in a No DQ match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – July 3, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
7/6/06:
Homicide pinned Sonjay Dutt
Monty Brown pinned Kenny King
Sting & Christian Cage defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner at around the 8-minute mark when Cage pinned Jarrett with the frog splash after Sting dropped Jarrett with the Scorpion Death Drop; after the match, Steiner assaulted both opponents with Jarrett’s title belt; Steiner then applied the Steiner Recliner on Cage until Samoa Joe ran out and attacked Steiner on the floor and up the ramp as Sting attacked Jarrett in the crowd; moments later, Cage stood in the ring with the title belt as Sting applied the Scorpion Deathlock on Jarrett (Sting: Return of An Icon)
7/13/06:
Abyss pinned Norman Smiley
NWA X Division Champion Senshi pinned Jerrelle Clark
NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Alex Shelley & Johnny Devine
Jay Lethal, Rhino, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Petey Williams, Eric Young, Bobby Roode, & A-1
Victory Road 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – July 16, 2006 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts:
Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens defeated David Young & Elix Skipper at 5:27
Monty Brown fought Rhino to a no contest at 4:56
Hernandez & Homicide (w/ Konnan) defeated Ron Killings & Sonjay Dutt at 10:06 when Hernandez pinned Dutt with the Border Toss; Jack Meléndez served as LAX’s ring announcer for the bout (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
NWA X Division Champion Senshi pinned Frankie Kazarian at 11:19
Raven pinned Larry Zbyszko at 3:48 in a hair vs. hair match
Chris Sabin & Jay Lethal defeated Alex Shelley & Kevin Nash at 9:07
Abyss, BG James, & Kip James defeated Brother Ray, Brother Devon, & Brother Runt at 10:24
Sirelda, NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Gail Kim, Chris Harris & James Storm at 11:52; the tag team titles were at stake in the match
Sting defeated Christian Cage, Samoa Joe, and Scott Steiner at 14:08 by pinning Steiner with the Scorpion Death Drop; stipulations stated the winner would challenge NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett at Hard Justice; at the 4-minute mark, Jarrett entered the ring disguised as a cameraman and, as the referee was down, sprayed gasoline in Sting’s eyes and returned backstage; moments later, Terry Taylor and Don Harris kicked Jarrett out of the building as Sting was helped backstage; Sting, with one eye bandaged, returned to the match during the final minutes; after the bout, Cage argued with Sting before eventually extending his hand to shake Sting’s (Sting: Return of An Icon)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – July 17, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
7/20/06:
Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens defeated Frankie Kazarian & Matt Bentley
Rhino pinned Robert Adams
NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned Jay Lethal
7/27/06:
Petey Williams defeated Johnny Devine, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt
BG James, Kip James, & Eric Young defeated A-1, Chris Harris, & James Storm
Samoa Joe fought Rhino to a no contest
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – July 31, 2006
iMPACT taping:
8/3/06:
Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated Chasyn Rance & Jerrelle Clark at 1:22 when Homicide pinned Rance with the Gringo Killer as Hernandez pinned Clark with the Border Toss; Jack Meléndez served as LAX’s ring announcer for the bout; following their entrance, Konnan and Hernandez scared off Mike Tenay & Don West from the announce table, with Konnan and Melendez providing commentary for the match from the two broadcast tables; following the bout, NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles – wearing a neckbrace – & Christopher Daniels appeared on the big screen, with Daniels challenging Homicide to face him the next week and said “It will end with a 187 on you, bitch;” Konnan then took a mic and responded by saying the titles were coming to LAX (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas defeated Chris Harris & James Storm (w/ Gail Kim) at 2:04 when Stevens pinned Storm with a roll up after Storm accidentally hit Harris with a clothesline; prior to the bout, Stevens & Douglas were escorted to the ring by Shane Douglas; after the match, Harris and Storm argued over the loss (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Petey Williams defeated Alex Shelley, Jay Lethal, Frankie Kazarian, and Sonjay Dutt
8/10/06:
Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, & Sonjay Dutt defeated Alex Shelley, Johnny Devine, & Kevin Nash
Homicide pinned NWA Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels
Abyss pinned Shark Boy at the 30-second mark
Christian Cage fought Scott Steiner to a no contest
Hard Justice 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 13, 2006 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts:
Eric Young pinned Johnny Devine
Chris Sabin pinned Alex Shelley at 8:21
Abyss pinned Brother Runt at 6:17
Samoa Joe defeated Monty Brown and Rhino at 13:36
Gail Kim pinned Sirelda
NWA X Division Champion Senshi defeated Jay Lethal and Petey Williams at 10:36 by pinning Lethal, moments after Williams hit Lethal with the Canadian Destroyer and Senshi then hit Williams with a dropkick; after the match, Senshi and Williams argued, with Williams saying he had the match won (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Homicide & Hernandez at 14:38
NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned Sting at 15:09 after Christian Cage interfered
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 14, 2006
iMPACT taping:
8/17/06:
Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, & Sonjay Dutt defeated Alex Shelley, Johnny Devine, & Petey Williams when Sabin pinned Devine with a running Yakuza Kick in the corner and springboard legdrop at around the 6-minute mark; early in the bout, Earl Hebner came out of the crowd and choked referee Slick Johnson with a belt until security pulled him away; during the match, Konnan and Jack Meléndez were shown providing commentary at the Spanish announce table (The Best of the X Division Vol. 2)
Chase Stevens defeated BG James, Chris Harris (w/ Gail Kim), and Frankie Kazarian at 2:23 by pinning Harris after hitting him behind the referee’s back with America’s Most Wanted’s own handcuffs; stipulations stated the winner’s team would be the #1 contenders for the NWA Tag Team Titles match; during their entrances, Harris was escorted out by James Storm, Kazarian by Matt Bentley, Stevens by Andy Douglas & Shane Douglas, and James by Kip James, with all the partners returning backstage before the bout; during the match, it was announced NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels would defend in a Border Brawl against Homicide & Hernandez the following week; late in the bout, Storm came to the ring and tried to use his beer bottle as a weapon, with Harris arguing with him about potentially costing him the match; Stevens then threw Storm to the floor and used the weapon for the win; after the contest, Douglas came out and congratulated Stevens & Douglas (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Samoa Joe pinned Ron Killings
8/24/06:
Alex Shelley & Johnny Devine defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
Abyss pinned Cassidy Reilly
Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels in a Border Brawl to win the titles at around the 9-minute mark when Homicide pinned Daniels following an Ace Crusher off the top through a table set up in the ring; Jack Meléndez served as LAX’s ring announcer for the bout; the champions wore street clothes for the contest (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
8/31/06:
Chris Sabin & Jay Lethal defeated NWA X Division Champion Senshi & Petey Williams
Eric Young defeated Shark Boy
Abyss defeated Brother Runt in a 10,000 thumbtacks match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 4, 2006
iMPACT taping:
9/7/06:
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Frankie Kazarian & Matt Bentley
Chris Sabin pinned Alex Shelley
Abyss defeated Raven in a Hangman’s Horror match
9/14/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeaed TJ & Kirby Mack
Chris Harris, James Storm, Frankie Kazarian, & Matt Bentley defeated BG James, Kip James, Norman Smiley, & Shark Boy
Christian Cage pinned Ron Killings
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 18, 2006
iMPACT taping:
9/21/06:
Lance Hoyt defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
Samoa Joe defeated Raven via submission
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Brandon Thomaselli & Vaughn Doring
Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, & Sonjay Dutt defeated Alex Shelley, Johnny Devine, & NWA X Division Champion Senshi
9/28/06:
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Frankie Kazarian & Matt Bentley
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Jeff Watson & Tyler Black
Shark Boy defeated David Young, Elix Skipper, Eric Young, and Norman Smiley
NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett & Christian Cage defeated Christopher Daniels & Ron Killings
10/5/06:
Jay Lethal pinned Petey Williams
Eric Young defeated Norman Smiley
Rhino fought Monty Brown to a no contest
No Surrender 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 24, 2006 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts:
Eric Young pinned A-1 at 6:14
Jay Lethal pinned Petey Williams at 7:24
Abyss defeated Raven and Brother Runt at 11:24
Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens won a triple threat battle royal at 14:26; other teams involved included Chris Harris & James Storm (w/ Gail Kim), Alex Shelley & Johnny Devine, Shark Boy & Norman Smiley, Matt Bentley & Frankie Kazarian, Ron Killings & Lance Hoyt, Elix Skipper & David Young (w/ Simon Diamond), and Kip James & BG James; prior to the bout, Shane Douglas escorted Douglas & Stevens to the ring before then returning backstage; stipulations stated Douglas & Stevens would earn a NWA Tag Team Title shot if they won but Douglas would leave the team if they lost; battle royal order of elimination: Smiley by Skipper (2:25), Skipper by Hoyt via a boot to the face (2:36), Hoyt by Bentley & Kazarian (3:16), Devine by Killings via a kick to the head after Killings crotched Devine on the top turnbuckle (3:48), Shark Boy by Shelley (4:22), Stevens by Storm after being shoved off the top turnbuckle and into the crowd (5:14), Bentley by Killings via a clothesline (5:45), Young by Killings via a kick to the face (5:52), Killings & BG James by Shelley (6:27), Kazarian by Devine after Devine pulled down the top rope from the floor (6:54), Shelley by Storm after Storm hit a superkick on Kip James, who bumped into Shelley as Shelley was on the apron (7:06), Storm by Kip as Storm attempted to skin the cat (7:55), Harris by Kip as both men held onto the top rope to avoid elimination (8:51), the elimination was not seen by officials, who were busy breaking up a fight on the ramp between Kazarian & Bentley and Shelley & Devine, Kip by Harris (9:07); Douglas & Stevens then fought Harris & Storm in a tag team match; late in the tag team match, BG & Kip returned ringside to distract Harris & Storm; Stevens pinned Storm with a roll up after escaping the Eye of the Storm; after the contest, Douglas came out to congratulate his team (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
NWA X Division Champion Senshi pinned Chris Sabin at 16:57
Christian Cage pinned Rhino at 16:26
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) in an Ultimate X match to win the titles at 15:29 when Daniels grabbed the belt above the ring, moments after Styles hit the Styles Clash on Homicide from the apron through a table set up on the floor; after the match, Styles & Daniels celebrated into the ring (TNA Ultimate Matches, Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2)
Samoa Joe pinned NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett in a non-title match at 11:03
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 9, 2006
iMPACT taping:
10/12/06:
Christian Cage pinned Norman Smiley in a streetfight
NWA X Division Champion Senshi defeated Jay Lethal
BG James, Kip James, NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Chris Harris, James Storm, Hernandez & Homicide
10/19/06:
Jay Lethal, Chris Sabin, Shark Boy, & Sonjay Dutt defeated NWA X Division Champion Senshi, Alex Shelley, Johnny Devine, & Petey Williams
Ron Killings & Lance Hoyt defeated Elix Skipper & David Young
Christian Cage fought Samoa Joe to a no contest in a ladder match
Bound for Glory 2006 – Plymouth, MI – Compuware Sports Arena – October 22, 2006
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Mike Tenay & Don West on commentary; included Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with James Storm & Chris Harris regarding their upcoming match and LAX injuring Gail Kim days earlier, during which they said they would get revenge for her:
Austin Starr won a 16-man open invitational X-Division battle royal at 17:12; order of entry: Starr (0:00); Sonjay Dutt (0:00); Matt Bentley (1:21); Jay Lethal (2:04); A1 (3:18); Zach Gowen (4:27); Kazarian (5:10); Sirelda (6:10); Shark Boy (7:12); Alex Shelley (8:14); D-Ray 3000 (9:09); Johnny Devine (10:11); Elix Skipper (11:19); Short Sleeve Sampson (12:14); Norman Smiley (13:15); Petey Williams (14:33); order of elimination: Dutt by Bentley & Kazarian (5:16); Sirelda by A1 via a clothesline (6:55); A1 by Bentley & Kazarian via a double clothesline (7:01); Bentley by Shark Boy & D-Ray (9:44); Gowen by Devine after dropping him throat-first across the top rope (10:20); Kazarian by Starr after being knocked off the top rope (11:50); D-Ray by Starr (12:10); Shark Boy by Shelley via a kick to the head as Shark Boy was on the top rope (12:18); Sampson by Shelley via a throw onto Shark Boy on the floor (13:49); after the elimination, Sampson chased referee Slick Johnson into the ring; Skipper by Johnson after being shoved off the top (14:28); Smiley by Johnson after being shoved off the top (14:30); Johnson by Williams (14:42); Williams by Shelley & Devine (15:28); Devine by Starr (15:45); Shelley by Starr via being thrown onto Devine (16:02); Starr pinned Lethal with a brainbuster; Kevin Nash, in possession of the winner’s trophy, provided guest commentary for the bout; after the contest, Shelley pleaded with Nash not to give Starr the trophy but Nash shrugged him off and presented the trophy to Starr; Shelley then unthusiastically clapped for Starr (Starr’s debut)
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated James Storm & Chris Harris, Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas (w/ Shane Douglas), and Kip James & BG James at 6:56; prior to the bout, Dogulas introduced Stevens & Douglas as the #1 contenders to the TNA Tag Team Titles
Samoa Joe defeated Abyss (w/ James Mitchell), Brother Runt, and Raven in a Monster’s Ball match at 11:09 by pinning Raven with the Musclebuster after guest referee Jake Roberts dropped Raven with the DDT; at the 4-minute mark, Runt was dropped with a chokeslam by Abyss from the scaffolding by the entrance off the stage, taking him out of the match; late in the contest, Raven assaulted Roberts and dropped him with his own DDT; after the match, Roberts opened his snake bag and put his yellow python on Raven’s body (TNA Ultimate Matches)
Eric Young pinned Larry Zbyszko at 3:35; stipulations stated the loser would be fired from TNA
Chris Sabin pinned NWA X Division Champion Senshi to win the title at 13:00
Christian Cage pinned Rhino in a streetfight at 14:32 after piling several chairs, a ladder, and a street sign on Rhino’s body and repeatedly hitting him with a steel chair (The Instant Classic: The Best of Christian Cage)
Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels in a Six Sides of Steel match to win the titles at 14:37 when Homicide pinned Styles with the Gringo Killer, moments after Konnan, through the bars, choked Daniels with a coat hanger; late in the bout, the crowd chanted “This is awesome;” after the contest, Konnan, Homicide, & Hernandez continued to assault Styles & Daniels before referees came out to send them backstage (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1, Best of the Bloodiest Brawls: Scars and Stitches)
Sting defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock to win the title at 15:11; Kurt Angle was the guest referee for the match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 24, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
10/26/06:
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
AJ Styles, Abyss, NWA X Division Champion Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, Lance Hoyt, Robert Roode, & Ron Killings defeated Brother Devon, Brother Runt, Christian Cage, Eric Young, James Storm, Jay Lethal, Kip James, Matt Bentley, Raven, Senshi, and Sonjay Dutt in a reverse battle royal
Abyss and Lance Hoyt co-won a battle royal; other participants included NWA X Division Champion AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, Robert Roode, and Ron Killings
Abyss pinned Lance Hoyt
11/2/06:
Fight for the Right Tournament Quarter-Finals: AJ Styles pinned NWA X Division Champion Chris Sabin to win the title at 4:08 with a reversal into an inside cradle (Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2)
Ron Killings pinned Lance Hoyt
Rhino fought Christian Cage to a no contest in a weapons on a pole match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 6, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
11/9/06:
NWA X Division Champion AJ Styles defeated Robert Roode and Ron Killings
Austin Starr defeated Petey Williams and Johnny Devine
Abyss pinned NWA X Division Champion AJ Styles in a non-title match
11/16/06:
Samoa Joe defeated Jay Lethal via submission
Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon in a tables match
Christian Cage defeated Rhino in a barbed wire Six Sides of Steel match at around the 14-minute mark when the momentum of a Gore by Rhino knocked Christian out of the cage and to the floor; during the bout, there were dueling chants for both men; an opening at the cage door allowed for the wrestlers to call for weapons they had earned in the previous weeks (The Instant Classic: The Best of Christian Cage, Best of the Bloodiest Brawls: Scars and Stitches)
Christopher Daniels defeated NWA X Division Champion AJ Styles and Chris Sabin to win the title
Kurt Angle defeated Abyss
Genesis 2006 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 19, 2006 (900)
Pre-show – featured an opening introduction from Jeremy Borash; included Christy Hemme conducting interviews outside the venue with fans regarding who they thought would win the Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle match, with Konnan, NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez interrupting and Hemme leading the crowd in a chant of “USA;” featured a video package hyping the Joe vs. Angle match; included a backstage segment in which LAX interrupted Hemme, taking the mic and saying they would burn the American flag later in the show and beat James Storm & Chris Harris; featured a promo by Christian Cage at the entrance stage in which he complained about having to wrestle AJ Styles later in the show when he should be challenging for the NWA World Title; moments later, Styles ran out and jumped Cage from behind, with Styles assaulting him in the ring until security pulled the two men apart; included a video package hyping NWA World Champion Sting vs. Abyss later in the show; featured Don West at ringside hyping the pay-per-view card; included footage of Kurt Angle arriving to the arena; featured a music video hyping matches on the pay-per-view:
Eric Young pinned Robert Roode (w/ Traci Brooks) in an impromptu match with both feet on the ropes for leverage at 4:32; Roode initially won the match at 3:48 by doing the same but the referee ordered the match to continue after realizing what Roode did; prior to the contest, Young came out and took a mic, saying he was going to reveal his big secret; moments later, Roode interrupted, attacked Young in the crowd, and threw him in the ring to start the match; after the match, Young celebrated in the crowd
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Shane Douglas, Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens regarding their recent win over Brother Ray & Brother Devon in a tables match, with Douglas saying Team 3D went to Japan because Douglas & Stevens ran them off and they would also beat Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt later in the show; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Konnan, NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez in which they discussed Petey Williams saving the American flag from being burned, with Konnan saying they would burn the flag later in the show and beat Chris Harris & James Storm, adding Jim Cornette couldn’t stop them; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels regarding his newly won title and facing Chris Sabin later in the show; included a backstage segment with Kevin Nash, Alex Shelley, and Austin Starr regarding their losing streak, with Nash telling them to follow his lead; featured a video package hyping the Daniels vs. Chris Sabin match; included a video package hyping the Christian Cage vs. AJ Styles match; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Cage regarding his upcoming match, during which he noted his own undefeated streak and said Styles would just be the next person to fall to him; Cage then said he wanted to face the winner of the NWA World Champion Sting vs. Abyss match later in the night; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with James Storm, Chris Harris, & Gail Kim regarding their upcoming match against LAX; included a video package hyping the AMW vs. LAX match; featured a promo by James Mitchell, alongside Abyss, regarding Abyss’s upcoming match against Sting; included a video package hyping Sting vs. Abyss; featured a video package hyping Angle vs. Joe:
BG James & Kip James defeated Johnny Devine, Frankie Kazarian, & Matt Bentley at 3:40 in a handicap match when Kip pinned Devine with a Cobra Clutch slam; late in the match, Kip hit a Pedigree and stomped his foot ala Shawn Michaels; after the contest, BG took the mic and cut a promo on Vince McMahon, “Michael Hickenbottom,” and “Paul Levesque” and said the three should watch what they do Thursday on iMPACT and said they were only getting started; moments later, Kazarian and Bentley brought Devine back out to the ring, blindfolded, with Raven coming out in a white suit and his mouth covered; Devine then got on his knees and allowed Raven to repeatedly hit him with a kendo stick until his back began bleeding (Best of the Tag Teams Vol. 1)
Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens (w/ Shane Douglas) defeated Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt (w/ Jerry Lynn) at 8:18 when Stevens pinned Dutt after Douglas came off the top behind the referee’s back onto Dutt
NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels pinned Chris Sabin at 13:23 with a reversal into a cradle; mid-way through the match, AJ Styles came into the ring and stole away a steel chair Sabin tossed into the ring to use as a weapon; late in the bout, the crowd chanted “This is awesome;” after the contest, Sabin again grabbed the chair, with Jerry Lynn confronting Sabin and forcing him to shake Daniels’ hand; after shaking Daniels’ hand, Sabin dropped Daniels with the Cradle Shock when Lynn wasn’t looking
Lance Hoyt & Ron Killings defeated Alex Shelley & Austin Starr at 11:12 when Hoyt pinned Shelley with an inside cradle after Shelley became distracted by Starr after telling Starr to bring his video camera tripod closer to the ring; Kevin Nash, his arm in a sling, provided guest commentary for the match, during which he called for a mandatory meeting Thursday on iMPACT for everyone in the X division; after the contest, Nash yelled at Shelley & Starr for the loss
Christian Cage pinned AJ Styles at 15:53 by blocking a sunset flip attempt after NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels came out to prevent Cage from using a steel chair as a weapon; early in the bout, there were dueling chants for both men; late in the match, there were chants of “TNA” and “This is awesome;” after the match, Styles argued with Daniels, with Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, and referees intervening; moments later, Rhino took the mic and told everyone aside from Styles and Daniels to leave the ring, then telling them to put it behind them and shake hands so their relationship doesn’t end up like his and Cage’s; Styles then called Rhino “Dr. Phil” and stormed off without shaking Daniels’ hand
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated Chris Harris & James Storm (w/ Gail Kim) at around the 9-minute mark when Hernandez pinned Storm after Homicide hit Storm behind the referee’s back with a blowtorch, brought to the ring by Konnan; following the champions’ entrance, Konnan took the mic and said the 1st Amendment protected them and they would destroy the US flag, with the challengers jumping them from behind and the two teams fighting on the floor; after the contest, Konnan grabbed the American flag as Homicide held Gail; Homicide then lifted Gail up for the Gringo Killer, with Petey Williams running out with a pipe and clearing LAX from the ring; Jim Cornette then entered the ring and said TNA management, the fans, and veterans didn’t like that LAX was preparing to desecrate the flag, then stripped them of the title belts; as the crowd chanted “Bullshit” at the decision, Cornette said LAX had until Thursday to hand over the belts or they would be terminated
Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) defeated NWA World Champion Sting via disqualification at 15:17 to win the title when the champion dropped referee Rudy Charles with a clothesline at the entrance stage after Sting attempted to throw Abyss off the stage through a table covered in barbed wire; earlier in the bout, Sting applied the Scorpion Deathlock to Mitchell; moments later, he hung Abyss upside down and assaulted him with steel chair shots; after the match, Sting threw Abyss off the stage, sending him through the table and barbed wire; following the decision of the title change, Mitchell brought the title belt to Abyss, still laid across the barbed wire
Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe via submission at 13:32 with the ankle lock into the heel hook; Joe received a mixed reaction during his introduction; the crowd chanted “This is awesome” immediately after the bout began; some then chanted “Angle’s gonna kill you” at Joe; after the contest, Joe took the mic – as the crowd chanted “You tapped out” – admitted that Angle was the better man and demanded a rematch; Joe then stuck his hand out, prompting the fans to chant “One more time,” with the bloody Angle instead leaving the ring without shaking Joe’s hand (the end of Joe’s 18-month undefeated streak) (Best of the Bloodiest Brawls: Scars and Stitches, Kurt Angle: Champion)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 20, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
11/23/06:
Petey Williams pinned NWA Tag Team Champion Homicide
Senshi pinned Eric Young
Kurt Angle defeated Abyss, Christian Cage, Rhino, Samoa Joe, and Sting
11/30/06:
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
Eric Young pinned Robert Roode
Sting fought Christian Cage to a no contest at around the 7-minute mark when, after the referee was knocked down, Tomko came out of the crowd and attacked Sting, leading to Cage and Tomko double teaming Sting and laying him out; stipulations stated the winner would challenge NWA World Champion Abyss at Turning Point; Jim Cornette joined the commentary team for the match (The Instant Classic: The Best of Christian Cage)
12/7/06:
Chris Sabin defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt
Lance Hoyt & Ron Killings defeated Alex Shelley & Austin Starr
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Kurt Angle & Samoa Joe
Ron Killings & Lance Hoyt defeated Frankie Kazarian, Matt Bentley, & Johnny Devine at 5:00 after Killings hit the axe kick
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Mike Tenay & Don West on commentary; incldued Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Eric Young regarding his upcoming bikini contest against Traci Brooks; featured a backstage segment in which Latisha attempted to interview Michael Hickenbottom & Paul Levesque, with a fat man wearing little aside from a bow tie then coming up to her and trying to get in the locker room too; included an in-ring segment in which Jim Cornette welcomed the fans to the show before introducing AJ Pierzynski, wearing a replica NWA X Division Title, and Dale Torborg, then World Series MVP David Eckstein; Cornette then talked with Eckstein regarding his new book, prompting some in the crowd to chant “We want wrestling;” as Cornette was speaking with them, Pierzynski and Torborg tore pages out of Eckstein’s book; Pierzynski then cut a promo on Eckstein, with Torborg hitting Eckstein’s brother; moments later, Lance Hoyt ran out and decked Torborg, clearing the ring; featured a backstage segment with Latisha conducting an interview with a man whose face was not shown but acted like Vince McMahon, who had a rooster in a cage and asked where his son-in-law was; the man then told Latisha she was fired before storming off; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Konnan, NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez regarding their upcoming flag match against James Storm & Chris Harris; featured a segment in which BG James, as Triple H, and Kip James, as Shawn Michaels, came out to the ring, followed closely behind by several men parodying the Spirit Squad; after BG & Kip cleared them from the ring, BG called for “the fat oily guy,” with the nearly naked man from earlier coming out to striptease music and hitting a superkick on one of the Spirit Squad guys; BG then called for the music to be cut, with the two then pulling off their wigs and masks, before BG said Vince McMahon had a change of heart about having them parody DX; BG then referenced when DX went to WCW Monday Nitro before mentioning Vince wanted to think about suing them for their latest parody, prompting a chant of “Screw you, Vince” from the crowd; BG then said TNA was supporting them in issuing a challenge to Vince for $1 million to pit himself and Kip against “your two boys” in a legit fight; BG then told Vince to accept the challenge “or prove to the world you’re a worthless piece of shit;” included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Christian, alongside Tomko, regarding his upcoming NWA Title match against Abyss and Sting; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Kurt Angle regarding his upcoming bout with Samoa Joe, with Angle saying it would be their only rematch:
Senshi defeated Alex Shelley, Austin Starr, Jay Lethal, and Sonjay Dutt in an elimination match at 14:39; Dutt forced Shelley to submit to the Camel Clutch at 7:52 after Starr pulled Shelley away from the ropes behind the referee’s back; Senshi pinned Lethal with a running dropkick at 8:50; Starr pinned Dutt with the brainbuster and 450 splash at 13:12; Senshi pinned Starr with an inside cradle after Shelley distracted Starr from ringside as Starr attempted the 450 splash; after the match, Starr argued with Shelley in front of the commentary table; Kevin Nash joined the commentary team for the bout; Dutt’s shoulder was taped for the match
Eric Young defeated Traci Brooks (w/ Robert Roode) in an intergender bikini contest; after Young revealed he was wearing a T-shirt with a bikini drawn on it, Roode called for Young to be disqualified; Young then said he wasn’t done and took off his shirt to reveal Spongebob Square Pants boxers; the referee ruled that Young’s clothes weren’t that of a bikini, with Young asking for one more try; Young then took off the trunks to show a revealing pair of Spongebob bikini bottoms; after Young was declared the winner, Roode jumped Young but Young quickly escaped the ring; Roode then took the mic and berated Brooks for losing, telling her to do whatever it takes to get Young to join Robert Roode Inc. if she wanted to make it up to him; Roode then threatened to fire her if she didn’t get it done
NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels pinned Chris Sabin at 12:28 with the Best Moonsault Ever; Jerry Lynn was the guest referee for the bout; after the contest, Lynn took the mic, told Sabin that Daniels was the better man and encouraged Sabin to shake Daniels’ hand; Daniels then argued he didn’t need Sabin to shake his hand, then argued with Lynn until Lynn slapped him; moments later, several referees came out to hold Daniels back as Lynn left the ring
AJ Styles pinned Rhino at 7:29 with a roll up; prior to the bout, Jeremy Borash conducted a backstage interview with Rhino regarding his upcoming bout with Styles, with Styles jumping Rhino from behind and knocking down the cameraman as well; moments later, the two were shown fighting in the hallways of the arena, through the crowd for several minutes, and eventually into the ring; late in the contest, Styles appeared to have injured his knee during a fall to the floor, with referees and trainers coming ringside and tending to Styles until he slid back into the ring and rolled up Rhino, then danced and taunted Rhino from the ramp after the match until Rhino chased him backstage; several minutes later, the two fought their way back to ringside before security appeared and pulled them apart
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated Chris Harris & James Storm (w/ Gail Kim) in a non-title flag match at 10:43 when Hernandez hung the Mexican flag above the ring, moments after Storm accidentally smashed a beer bottle into Harris’s face; after the bout, Petey Williams came out as Kim and several referees tended to Harris, with a confused Storm looking on as Kim blamed it on him; after AMW left ringside, Konnan took the mic and noted it was the first time ever that the American side lost, then telling the crowd to respect the flag and country of Mexico; a bloody Homicide held a towel to his head during the playing of the Mexican National Anthem; moments later, Jeremy Borash attepmted to conduct a backstage interview with Storm, with Storm saying the loss was Harris’s fault and he had until Thursday to apologize for embarassing he and America
NWA World Champion Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) defeated Sting and Christian Cage (w/ Tomko) at 11:56 by pinning Sting with the Black Hole Slam
Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle via submission at 19:14 with the Coquina Clutch, moments after Angle attempted to hit Joe with a steel chair while the referee was down, with the chair bouncing off the ropes and striking Angle in the head; early in the bout, there were chants of “You tapped out” at Joe and “Joe’s gonna kill you” at Angle; stipulations per Angle stated it would be the only rematch between the two following their previous match at Genesis; as the show ended, the crowd chanted “One more time” (Kurt Angle: Champion)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 11, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
12/14/06:
Sting pinned Frankie Kazarian
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens
AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle & Rhino
12/21/06:
NWA World Champion Abyss pinned Ron Killigns
Jay Lethal defeated Alex Shelley, Austin Starr, Senshi, and Sonjay Dutt in a push-up contest
Petey Williams pinned NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels in a non-title match
NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Harris & James Storm
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 18, 2006
iMPACT! taping:
12/28/06:
Kurt Angle defeated Matt Bentley
AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, & James Storm defeated NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels, Petey Williams, & Rhino
NWA World Champion Abyss defeated Tomko via disqualification in a non-title match
1/4/07:
Chris Sabin & James Storm defeated NWA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels & Petey Williams
Robert Roode defeated Lance Hoyt
Sting defeated NWA World Champion Abyss and Christian Cage in a non-title nightstick on a pole match
1/11/07:
Rhino pinned Robert Roode
Homicide pinned Brother Runt in a streetfight
Kurt Angle fought Christian Cage to a no contest