TNA – 2008 Results
TNA / NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome – January 4, 2008 (20,000)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured a vignette focusing on Wataru Inoue’s recent IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title win and upcoming title defense against Christopher Daniels; included a vignette promoting the Abyss vs. Manabu Nakanishi match; featured a vignette promoting the Brother Ray & Brother Devon vs. Togi Makabe & Katsushi Takemura match; included a vignette focusing on the history of Rick & Scott Steiner in Japan and their upcoming IWGP Tag Team Title match against Giant Bernard & Tomko:
Christian Cage, Petey Williams, & TNA Tag Team Champion AJ Styles defeated Milano Collection AT, Minoru, & Prince Devitt at 10:31 when Styles pinned Milano with a reversal into the Styles Clash; Jeremy Borash provided Cage, Styles, & Williams’ ring introductions for the match
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Wataru Inoue pinned Christopher Daniels at 10:16 with the cross-legged brainbuster; Jeremy Borash provided Daniels’ ring introduction for the match; after the contest, Inoue was presented with the winner’s trophy
Manabu Nakanishi pinned Abyss at 5:57 with a German suplex into a bridge; Abyss’s shoulder was clearly up before the 3 count but the referee was on the opposite side and didn’t see it
Masato Tanaka, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Yutaka Yoshie, & Katsushi Takemura defeated Takashi Iizuka, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask, & Ryusuke Taguchi at 8:36 when Yoshie pinned Taguchi
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Togi Makabe & Toru Yano at 13:18 in a hardcore match when Devon pinned Makabe following the 3D, moments after Yano sustained a powerbomb off the top through a table set up in the ring; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introductions for Ray & Devon, who came to the ring in possession of TNA flags
Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger, & Akira defeated Jado, Gedo, Taru, Shuji Kondo & Brother Yasshi at 7:18 when Choshu pinned Yasshi
The Great Muta pinned Hirooki Goto at 13:04
IWGP Tag Team Champions — Giant Bernard & TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 12:48 when Bernard pinned Rick with the Magic Killer; prior to the bout, Jeff Jarrett cut an in-ring promo in which he thanked the fans for coming out and said the fans would realize at the end of the night that TNA was the greatest wrestling organization in the world; Jarrett’s words, once translated, drew audible boos from the crowd; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introductions for the Steiners; late in the match, Jarrett and Bernard had an altercation at ringside, with Jarrett then sliding into the ring as the referee was knocked down and breaking his guitar over the head of Toru Yano; moments later, Togi Makabe knocked Rick off the top rope, leading to the finish; after the contest, the champions were presented with the winners’ trophy
TNA World Champion & IWGP Third Belt Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle defeated Yuji Nagata at 16:11 via submission with the ankle lock into the heel hook after avoiding a kick to the head from the challenger; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introduction for Angle; after the bout, Angle held up Nagata’s hand before Nagata left the ring (Kurt Angle: Champion)
Shinsuke Nakamura pinned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi at 23:08 to win the title
Final Resolution 2008 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 6, 2008 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured a pretaped segment in which Eric Young and James Storm, alongside Jackie Moore, played a drinking game of “Never have I ever” with Jeremy Borash and Lauren watching on; Storm won to take the 1-0 lead in the Beer Championship Series; included Crystal conducting a backstage interview with TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko regarding their title match later in the night and whether Styles was siding with Christian Cage or TNA World Champion Kurt Angle; featured a video package hyping the Frankie Kazarian vs. Black Reign match; included a backstage segment in which Borash spoke with Angle and Karen Angle, with Kurt reminding Borash that he was just an interviewer and he wasn’t part of their team; Karen then told Kurt to worry about the match and she would “take care of business” to ensure he keeps the belt; after Karen left, Kurt sent Borash to see what she was up to; included a video package hyping the TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong match; featured a backstage segment in which Borash and Karen went into the men’s room to find Styles; after Karen found Styles and pinned him against a stall, ODB flushed the toilet and walked out laughing; Karen then kissed Styles on the cheek and said there was more where that came from if he made the right decision; included a video package hyping the Abyss vs. Judas Medias match; featured Crystal conducting a backstage interview with James Mitchell, alongside Mesias, in which he said Abyss and not himself would be the one to reveal Abyss’s secret; included Crystal conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Nash regarding his teaming with Samoa Joe to face Styles & Tomko later in the show; featured a video package hyping the Booker T & Sharmell vs. Robert Roode & Traci Brooks match; included Crystal conducting a backstage interview with Booker & Sharmell regarding the upcoming match; featured Crystal conducting a backstage interview with Cage regarding his upcoming bout against Angle; included another segment of Young and Storm drinking, with Young winning the second challenge after it was implied Storm pissed his pants; featured a video package hyping the Johnny Devine, Brother Ray & Brother Devon vs. TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal, Chris Sabin, & Alex Shelley bout:
Homicide & Hernandez defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt (w/ Christy Hemme) at 6:48 when Hernandez pinned Rave after hitting a Border Toss from the middle turnbuckle; late in the bout, the masked LAX member appeared ringside; after the match, the LAX member hit a low blow on Rave, with Hemme then hitting a low blow back before the person shoved Hemme to the floor; moments later, the person revealed herself as a woman (Salias’ official debut)
Frankie Kazarian pinned Black Reign at 7:29 with the Wave of the Future; after the match, Kazarian grabbed Reign’s rat box and left ringside with it
TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim pinned Awesome Kong in a No DQ match at 12:44 with a roll up as the challenger attepted to drop referee Rudy Charles with the sit-down powerbomb; after the bout, the two continued to fight until security came out to pull them apart, with the crowd chanting “Let them fight;” Angelina Love and Velvet Sky then ran out to pull Kim to the floor and hold her back; the crowd then chanted “TNA” (Knocked Out: Pro Wrestling’s Best Women’s Division)
Judas Mesias (w/ James Mitchell) pinned Abyss at 11:04 after hitting the Straight to Hell onto a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire as Mitchell distracted the referee; after the match, Mitchell took the mic and asked Abyss whether he would reveal his secret; after Abyss said he wouldn’t, Mitchell handed Mesias a gas can; Mesias then poured gasoline over Abyss’s body, with Mitchell pulling out a match to set Abyss on fire before security came out to intervene
Booker T & Sharmell defeated Robert Roode & Traci Brooks at 10:48 when Sharmell pinned Brooks with a roll up after Brooks collided with Roode on the ring apron; during Roode & Brooks’s entrance, Roode’s stalker fan was shown in attendance; after the match, Roode yelled at Brooks for the loss, with Brooks then punching him until he cornered her; moments later, Sharmell tried to intervene but Roode accidentally struck her; Booker then ran back into the ring and tended to Sharmell as Roode escaped to the floor and yelled that he didn’t mean to hit her; referees, Booker, and medics looked after Sharmell as Brooks too left the ring
Johnny Devine, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal, Alex Shelley, & Chris Sabin in an Ultimate X match; stipulations stated the winner of the match would not win the X title but would earn possession of it
TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash at 12:10
James Storm defeated Eric Young in a Best 2 out of 3 falls drinking contest
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Christian Cage at 18:45
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 7, 2008
iMPACT – 1/10/08:
Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Elix Skipper & Senshi
Judas Mesias pinned Chris Harris
Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt defeated BG James & Kip James
Homicide & Hernandez defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko pinned Shark Boy
Awesome Kong (w/ an unknown woman) pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim to win the title at 5:44 by catching Kim coming off the top, twice hitting a powerbomb, and then the sit-down powerbomb (Raisha Saeed’s surprise debut) (Knocked Out: Pro Wrestling’s Best Women’s Division, Final Resolution 2008)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 8, 2008
iMPACT – 1/17/08:
TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko pinned Eric Young
ODB pinned Angelina Love
Frankie Kazarian pinned Senshi
Abyss pinned Lance Hoyt
Robert Roode pinned Sonjay Dutt
Christian Cage defeated Samoa Joe and TNA Tag Team Champion AJ Styles
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 21, 2008
iMPACT – 1/24/08:
James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Eric Young & Sonjay Dutt
Shark Boy pinned Elix Skipper
Johnny Devine pinned TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal in a streetfight to win the title
Curry Man & Tiger Mask IV defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon and Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 22, 2008
Against All Odds 08: Abyss pinned Judas Mesias (w/ James Mitchell) at 14:52 in Barbed Wire Massacre II after hitting the Black Hole Slam onto barbed wire; prior to the bout, Jim Cornette introduced the match from ringside; late in the bout, Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam on Mitchell (Best of the Bloodiest Brawls: Scars and Stitches)
iMPACT – 1/31/08:
Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt defeated Petey Williams & Scott Steiner
Hernandez pinned Kip James
Judas Mesias pinned Kory Chavis
Angelina Love defeated ODB and Roxxi Laveaux
Payton Banks, James Storm, & Robert Roode defeated Eric Young, Sonjay Dutt, & Traci Brooks
TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko pinned TNA World Champion Kurt Angle in a non-title match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – February 4, 2008
iMPACT – 2/7/08:
Robert Roode fought Jay Lethal to a no contest
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned Traci Brooks
Frankie Kazarian defeated Black Reign in a Capture the Rat match
Homicide defeated TNA X Division Champion Johnny Devine via disqualification
Curry Man & Shark Boy defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
TNA Tag Team Champion AJ Styles defeated Tiger Mask IV
Christian Cage pinned Judas Mesias
Against All Odds 2008 – Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center – February 10, 2008 (3,500)
Jackie Moore & Traci Brooks defeated the Rise Guys (local DJs) when Moore scored the pin
Sonjay Dutt & Consequences Creed defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave when Creed pinned Rave
Pay-per-view bouts:
TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated BG James & Bob Armstrong at 7:45 when Styles pinned James
Traci Brooks pinned Payton Banks at 5:07
Scott Steiner pinned Petey Williams at 9:24
TNA Drinking Champion Eric Young pinned James Storm at 7:49
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned ODB at 6:54
Abyss pinned Judas Mesias at 14:51 in a barbed wire match; the bout was taped 1/22/08 at Universal Studios
Booker T fought Robert Roode to a double count-out at 9:17
Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, & Jay Lethal defeated TNA X Division Champion Johnny Devine, Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 12:28 in a streetfight when Lethal pinned Devine with an elbow drop off the top through a table set up inside the ring; stipulations stated that if Ray, Devon, & Devine won then the X division would be disbanded, the winner of the fall if Shelley, Sabin, & Lethal won would win the X title, and if Shelley, Sabin, & Lethal won then Ray & Devon would have to weigh in at 275lbs.; late in the bout, Brother Ray pulled SoCal Val into the ring, grabbed her by the hair, and attempted to use a cheese grater on her before Lethal made the save; after the match, Val tended to Lethal in the ring before Lethal hit a dive to the floor to reclaim possession of the title from Brother Ray (Fandimonium: Beer Money / Motor City Machine Guns)
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Christian Cage at 20:40; Samoa Joe was the ringside enforcer for the bout
Destination X 2008 – Norfolk, VA – Scope Arena – March 9, 2008 (3,200)
Roxxi Laveaux defeated Angelina Love
Pay-per-view bouts – included Jeremy Borash encouraging fans to visit TNAWrestling.com and vote on the controversial finish to the TNA World Champion Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage match on iMPACT, with Borash claiming Jim Cornette was considering overturning the decision; featured Cornette announcing that if Brother Ray & Brother Devon didn’t make weight at less than 275 pounds later in the show then they would be fired; Cornette then said Angle should have been ruled the winner of the cage match on iMPACT but he didn’t want TNA to rely on instant replay for close calls and Christian’s victory stood; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with James Storm on facing Rhino in the Elevation X match:
Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Salinas) defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave (w/ Christy Hemme) and Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley at 10:26 when Homicide pinned Rave following the Border Toss; stipulations stated the winners would earn a TNA Tag Team Title shot
TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal pinned Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan) at 11:39 with an inside cradle, moments after Williams hit the Canadian Destroyer after Scott Steiner interfered and shoved Lethal off the top rope while Khan distracted the referee, with So Cal Val then breaking the referee’s count and Khan chasing after Val until Sonjay Dutt came to her aid in the aisle
Eric Young & Frankie Kazarian defeated Rellik & Black Reign at 10:03 when Young pinned Reign following a double Death Valley Driver to both Rellik & Reign; Young fled the ring earlier in the match but returned as “Super Eric”
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) defeated Gail Kim and ODB at 11:27 by pinning ODB with the Awesome Bomb
Shark Boy & Curry Man defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon in a streetfight at 13:13 when Shark Boy pinned Devon after Curry Man and Brother Ray, who had been blinded after the interfering Johnny Devine accidently threw powder into his eyes, hit the 3D to Devon; after the match, Johnny Fairplay and Joel Anderson mocked Ray & Devon from the front row, with Ray shoving Anderson and security having to take Anderson out of the building after he attempted to hop the rail
Robert Roode (w/ Payton Banks) pinned Booker T (w/ Traci Brooks) in a strap match at 7:56 after hitting him with handcuffs thrown into the ring by Brooks; due to pre-match stipulations, Brooks received 10 lashes from Banks, with Roode then beginning to whip Brooks until Sharmell hit the ring, using a leather belt on Roode, Banks, security, several referees, ring announced David Penzer, and Jim Cornette
Rhino defeated James Storm (w/ Jacqueline Moore) in an Elevation X match after knocking Storm off the scaffold and through a table in the ring
Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, & Kevin Nash defeated TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, & Tomko at 12:26 when Joe forced Tomko to submit to the Coquina Clutch; Angle was banned from the match for the first 5 minutes, due to losing a steel cage match against Christian Cage on iMPACT
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – March 27, 2008
iMPACT – 3/27/08:
Johnny Devine pinned Alex Shelley
Homicide, Hernandez, & Salinas defeated Petey Williams, Scott Steiner, & Rhaka Khan
Booker T defeated Bobby Roode in a first blood match
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned ODB
Sting, Rhino, Kevin Nash, & Christian Cage defeated Tomko, AJ Styles, Brother Ray & Brother Devon
Lockdown 2008 – Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena – April 13, 2008 (5,500)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening pre-taped segment in which Mike Tenay, inside the Six Sides of Steel and the empty arena, in which he discussed Samoa Joe’s career being on the line in the main event; included a segment showing Don West in the crowd asking fans who they thought would win the Joe vs. TNA World Champion Kurt Angle main event; moments later, Jeremy Borash was shown in another part of the crowd asking the same question; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Frank Trigg about who he thought would win the main event, with Trigg siding with Angle and citing his mat and submission skills as the reason Angle would win; included Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Joe regarding his upcoming match and putting his career on the line (Lauren’s debut); featured a video package hyping the BG James vs. Kip James match, with comments from both men; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Angle, who claimed he tapped out everyone the WWE threw his way and he needed to make Joe submit, adding Joe was the only man who could match his intensity; featured Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Joe’s father Pete and his brothers regarding Joe’s upcoming bout; included a video package hyping the Gail Kim & ODB vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed match; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Karen Angle in which she said she was there to support Kurt, despite their relationship, and was concerned with him should he not meet his own expectations in the match; included a video package hyping the Booker T & Sharmell vs. Robert Roode & Payton Banks match; featured Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Marcus Davis regarding his training Joe to defend against Angle’s submission style; included a video package recapping the history between Joe and Angle, with comments from Christian Cage, Trigg, Jim Cornette, Kevin Nash, Mike Carlson, and Joe:
TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal defeated Sonjay Dutt, Johnny Devine, Curry Man, Consequences Creed, and Shark Boy in a Six Sides of Steel Xscape match at 10:25; Devine pinned Dutt at 2:47 with a roll up; Dutt remained ringside for the remainder of the bout; Creed pinned Shark Boy with the DDT at 4:29; Curry pinned Creed at 7:13 with the Spice Rack; Devine pinned Curry at 8:32 with the Divine Intervention; Lethal escaped through the cage door as Divine was climbing over the top, moments after Dutt freed Lethal from being taped to the ropes by Divine and blocking Divine’s escape through the door; after the bout, Lethal, SoCal Val, and Dutt celebrated at ringside
Roxxi Laveaux defeated Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, Rhaka Khan, Jackie Moore, Angelina Love, Salinas, and Velvet Sky in a Queen of the Cage match at 5:27 by pinning Love with the Voodoo Drop; the rules stated that the first two women to climb over the cage to enter it would compete to be #1 contender to the TNA Knockouts Title; Love entered the cage at the 47-second mark; Roxxi entered at the 1:37 mark
BG James pinned Kip James in a Six Sides of Steel match at 6:46 with a roll up after James missed a charge into the corner; after the match, BG helped Kip to his feet, with Kip then raising BG’s hand in victory befoe knocking him to the mat; Kip then stood over BG’s body and gave him a crotch chop
Frankie Kazarian & Eric Young defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave, Homicide & Hernandez, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley, Scott Steiner & Petey Williams, and Rellik & Black Reign in a Cuffed in the Cage match at 10:41; participants were eliminated from the match when they were handcuffed to the cage; order of elimination: Steiner, Shelley, Sabin, Williams, Hernandez, Homicide, Kaz, Hoyt, Rave, Rellik, and Reign; Eric Young left the match but returned as Super Eric (Fandimonium: Beer Money / Motor City Machine Guns)
Gail Kim & ODB defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed in a Six Sides of Steel match at 8:28 when ODB pinned Saeed with a splash off the top rope (Knocked Out: Pro Wrestling’s Best Women’s Division)
Booker T & Sharmell defeated Robert Roode & Payton Banks in a Six Sides of Steel match at 7:37 when Sharmell pinned Banks with a roll up after Banks accidentally slapped Roode; after the match, Roode berated Banks and left her crying in the ring
Sting, Christian Cage, Rhino, Matt Morgan, & Kevin Nash defeated James Storm (w/ Jackie Moore), Brother Ray & Brother Devon, TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko in a Lethal Lockdown match at 26:30 when Rhino pinned Storm with the Gore, immediately after Storm smashed a beer bottle over Morgan’s head; order of entry: Cage (0:00), Styles (0:00), Ray (5:25), Rhino (7:20), Storm (9:27), Nash (11:25), Devon (13:33), Morgan (15:22), Tomko (17:33), and Sting (19:26); Tomko appeared to be the first entrant for his team but his appearance was just to distract Cage for Styles to attack him from behind to start the bout; during the opening minutes, there were dueling chants for both Cage and Styles
Samoa Joe pinned TNA World Champion Kurt Angle in a Six Sides of Steel match at 17:36 to win the title with the Musclebuster after a kick to the head; stipulations stated Joe would leave TNA if he couldn’t win the title; UFC’s Frank Trigg provided guest commentary for the match; Karen Angle sat ringside until, following the ring entrances, Kurt had security escort her away; Samoan fire dancers performed during Joe’s entrance; video packages on each man preceded their entrances; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; after the bout, UFC’s Marcus Davis presented Joe with the title belt (Kurt Angle: Champion)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – April 15, 2008
4/24/08:
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Kurt Angle at around the 10-minute mark with a powerslam after Scott Steiner struck Angle in the face with a steel pipe behind the referee’s back; during the bout, Kevin Nash briefly came out to encourage Joe; after the bout, Steiner stood over Angle’s body and told him to never disrespect him, then facing off with Joe before Jim Cornette appeared and said he would fine Steiner 6 months pay if he touched anyone in the ring and it would now be Joe vs. Steiner vs. Angle at Sacrifice (Lockdown 2008)
Sacrifice 2008 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – May 11, 2008 (900)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening segment in which Jeremy Borash conducted an interview with Kurt Angle, who said the injury he sustained earlier in the week in South Korea was going to prevent him from competing in the main event for the TNA World Title; Angle said his doctor told him he couldn’t wrestle and he noted he wasn’t 25 and he was going to listen to his doctor; included Lauren conducting an interview with Scott Steiner, TNA X Division Petey Williams, & Rhaka Khan about Angle’s injury, with Steiner saying he would believe it when he saw it and hoped it would lead to him facing TNA World Champion Samoa Joe in a one-on-one match; Kevin Nash and Rick Steiner then exited Steiner’s car as well; included Borash conducting an interview with Joe about Angle’s injury, with Joe saying it didn’t matter who faced him later in the night because they would lose; Borash then questioned Joe about Nash arriving with Steiner, with Joe walking off without commenting; featured Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Frank Trigg about Angle’s injury and the Joe vs. Steiner match; included Borash in Steiner’s locker room, with Steiner offering Nash a title shot if he helps him beat Joe in the main event, with the two shaking hands and Nash saying he would think about it; after Nash walked off, Steiner spotted Williams during Williams’ workout; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with AJ Styles regarding his upcoming tag team match, with Angle interrupting and questioning Styles as to if he was seeing his wife; Styles said he wouldn’t answer that question and told Angle to heal his neck; included Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Rick Steiner as to why he was at the show, with Rick saying he was just there to support Scott; featured a video package hyping the debut of the Terror Dome; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Joe about the inclusion of Frankie Kazarian to the main event, with Joe then yelling at Borash when he was questioned about Nash’s actions and whereabouts; featured Borash conducting a backstage interview with Nash regarding Joe’s actions, with Nash taking Borash to find Joe; included Lauren conducting a backstage interview with members of Joe’s extended family about Joe’s match later in the night; Billy Corgan was shown in attendance; featured a video package promoting the Knockout Makeover Battle Royal; included a segment in which Eric Young interrupted the commentary team and said he was on a mission to find Elvis since the next pay-per-view was going to be in Memphis:
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Sting & James Storm (w/ Jackie Moore) at 8:45 when Devon pinned Storm after Sting tossed Storm off the middle rope and through a table and left the ring
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Robert Roode & Booker T at 7:03 when Rhino pinned Roode with the Gore after avoiding a clothesline; after the bout, Cage, Rhino, and Booker shook hands in the ring; moments later, Booker brought a steel chair into the ring and hit both Cage & Rhino with the weapon before referees forced him away
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero) defeated Kip James & Matt Morgan at 4:16 when Hernandez pinned James after Morgan accidently hit James with the boot to the face
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: AJ Styles & Eric Young defeated BG James & TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) at 5:31 when Styles pinned James with an inside cradle, moments after botching a springboard attack
Frankie Kazarian defeated Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Johnny Devine, Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Chris Sabin, Shark Boy, and Alex Shelley in a Terror Dome match at 10:32 after escaping the cage; stipulations stated the winner would become the #1 contender to the TNA X Division Title; following the ring entrances, Jim Cornette announced that the winner would also replace Kurt Angle in the main event (the first Terror Dome match) (Fandimonium: Beer Money / Motor City Machine Guns)
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Christian Cage & Rhino at 9:55 when Devon pinned Rhino after Ray hit Rhino in the head with a kendo stick as Johnny Devine distracted the referee; Devine appeared ringside late in the bout and handed Ray the weapon outside the ring; after the match, Ray & Devon held up the TNA Tag Team Titles at the commentary table before returning backstage
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero) defeated AJ Styles & Eric Young at 7:30 when Homicide pinned Styles after Guerrero interfered and reversed Styles’ inside cradle behind the referee’s back
Gail Kim won a gauntlet match at 9:37; other participants included Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, Rhaka Khan, Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, Jackie Moore, ODB, Salinas, and Roxxi Laveaux; order of elimination: Salinas by Roxxi after being kicked through the ropes (0:29), Velvet by Traci (1:34), Traci by Gail after being hit from behind by Love (1:40), Hemme by Khan via a slam to the floor (2:07), Khan by ODB & Moore (3:33), Moore by Kim (3:43), ODB by Roxxi (3:45), Love by Roxxi via a backdrop after missing a clothesline to Kim; stipulations stated the last two in the ring would compete in a ladder match, with the winner earning a TNA Knockouts Title shot and the loser having her head shaved; because Kim already earned immunity against having her head shaved, Love was forced to remain ringside and have her head shaved should Kim lose; Kim won the ladder match after Love shoved Roxxi off the ladder; during the ladder match, Roxxi fought off both Love and an interfering Sky; after the bout, Kim and Roxxi attacked Love and Sky; moments later, Roxxi was forced to sit in a ringside barber’s chair and have her head shaved; ODB, Traci, Love, Sky Salinas, and others watched on as Roxxi had her head shaved and the crowd chanted “Fire Russo;” as her head was shaved, Traci held Roxxi’s hand, Kim cried, and Love and Sky laughed; after her head was shaved, the crowd chanted “Roxxi” as she held up a piece of her cut hair (Knocked Out: Pro Wrestling’s Best Women’s Division)
TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero & Salinas) defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 8:49 when Homicide pinned Devon with a frog splash after Hernandez hit the Border Toss; the two teams fought around ringside for several minutes before the match began; at the 5-minute mark, Johnny Devine came ringside with a kendo stick and pulled a table out from under the ring, with Guerrero attacking him and hitting a double stomp off the top and through the table set up on the floor
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Frankie Kazarian (sub. for Kurt Angle) and Scott Steiner (w/ TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams & Rhaka Khan) at 14:28 by pinning Steiner with the Muscle Buster; Joe was escorted to the ring by three Samoan fire dancers; Frank Trigg provided guest commentary for the match; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; vignettes on each man preceded Joe and Steiner’s entrances
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – May 26, 2008
iMPACT taping:
Chris Sabin defeated Akira Raijin
Sonjay Dutt & Jay Lethal defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
Angelina Love defeated Roxxi
Awesome Kong defeated Leva Bates
King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Rhino defeated James Storm
King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Christian Cage defeated Tomko
Shark Boy & Curry Man defeated Robert Roode & Johnny Devine
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – May 27, 2008
Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Booker T & Robert Roode via disqualification
ODB defeated Velvet Sky in a streetfight
Frankie Kazarian defeated Chris Sabin, Johnny Devine, Jimmy Rave, and Curry Man in a King of the Mountain match
Awesome Kong defeated Daffney
Homicide, Hernandez, & Matt Morgan defeated Kip James, Lance Hoyt, & James Storm
AJ Styles defeated Tomko
TNA @ Poplar Bluff, MO – June 6, 2008 (1,500)
Sonjay Dutt defeated Johnny Devine
TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated Jay Lethal
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned ODB
AJ Styles defeated Robert Roode
Rhino defeated James Storm in a streetfight
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Tomko
Slammiversary 2008 – Southaven, MS – DeSoto Civic Center – June 8, 2008 (2,000)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured a segment in which Eric Young appeared at the commentary table and said Elvis Presley was on his way to the arena, then pointed out a ringside seat reserved for Elvis; included a video package hyping Kevin Nash as the guest enforcer for the main event; featured Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage sit-down interview with Nash regarding his relationship with TNA World Champion Samoa Joe in which he said he had a lot invested in Joe keeping the title; included a video package hyping the Knockouts 6-women tag team match; featured a video package on Graceland; included a video package on Rhino’s participation in the night’s main event; featured Lauren conducting a backstage sit-down interview with Rhino regarding being in the King of the Mountain match in which he talked about how difficult the previous year had been personally and professionally and that winning the TNA World Title would give him that second chance; included a video package hyping the TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez vs. Brother Ray & Brother Devon match; featured a video package on Robert Roode’s involvement in the main event; included Borash conducting a backstage sit-down interview with Roode regarding being in his first King of the Mountain match and using it as a chance to prove he belongs in the main event; featured a video package on TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong and the $25,000 that would go to whomever can beat her; included a video package recapping the history between Jay Lethal, SoCal Val, and Sonjay Dutt; featured an in-ring segment in which Ace Young, of ‘American Idol,’ Kamala, Jake Roberts, Koko B. Ware, George Steele, Dutt, Lethal, and Val were introduced for Lethal and Val’s wedding; as the preacher read the vows, Dutt interrupted, took the mic, and admitted he was in love with Val and she should be marrying him and not Lethal; moments later, Dutt broke some of the decorations over Lethal’s back, punched out Young when he tried to intervene and then did the same to Koko; Kamal then entered the ring and helped Koko double team Dutt as Roberts pulled his python into the ring and onto Dutt; after Val was taken backstage, Steele tore up the turnbuckle pads as Lethal and Dutt exchanged words; included a video package on Booker T regarding his participation in the King of the Mountain match; featured Borash conducting a backstage sit-down interview with Booker about the upcoming match; included a video package on the history between Kurt Angle and AJ Styles:
TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams (w/ Scott Steiner & Rhaka Khan) pinned Frankie Kazarian at 15:19 with the Canadian Destroyer; Williams wore a face guard for the majority of the bout while recovering from a broken orbital bone; Kazarian heavily bled from the face during the match; after the contest, Steiner threw the referee to the floor before helping double team Kazarian; Steiner then took the mic and said Kazarian was at the wrong place at the wrong time and he deserved another TNA World Title shot; Steiner went on to say that he would cost Kazarian his world title shot the coming Thursday on iMPACT; moments later, Abyss appeared, dropped both Williams and Steiner with the Black Hole Slam, confronted Khan, and then dropped her with the move as well
Gail Kim, ODB, & Roxxi Laveaux defeated Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, & Moose at 10:15 when ODB pinned Moose with a running powerslam
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero & Salinas) defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 15:00 when Homicide pinned Brother Ray with a roll up as the challengers attempted the 3D on Hernandez
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) pinned Serena Deeb at 2:27 with the Implant Buster; prior to the bout, Jeremy Borash discussed the open challenge issued by Kong and Saeed and asked whether there were any fans in attendance that wanted to accept, with Deeb and Josie Robinson being picked by Borash; after Deeb and Robinson talked about why they wanted a shot, Saeed picked Serena for the match; Serena then signed a legal waiver before the match started; during the contest, Kong punched Robinson as she sat ringside; after the match, Kong confronted Robinson at ringside, with the two agreeing to an impromptu match
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) pinned Josie Robinson at 1:42
AJ Styles pinned Kurt Angle at 22:44 with the Styles Clash after Karen Angle came ringside with a steel chair, distracting Angle by teasing she would give him the chair as the referee was down; Tomko escorted Angle to the ring before the match but was ejected from ringside at the 4-minute mark by referee Earl Hebner; after the contest, Karen and Styles celebrated before Kurt hit AJ in the back with the chair; Karen then slapped Kurt in the face, with Kurt briefly grabbing her by the hair before letting her go; moments later, Tomko ran past security and kept them from reentering the ring as Angle applied the ankle lock and heel hook on Styles
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T, Christian Cage, Rhino, and Robert Roode in a King of the Mountain match at 19:52; during each man’s entrance, a vignette aired on them; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; Booker pinned Rhino with the Bookend at 7:41 after avoiding a clothesline; Roode pinned Christian at 12:34 after hitting him with a steel chair as Christian held up a ladder; Rhino pinned Roode with a roll up at 12:57; after the fall, guest enforcer Kevin Nash pulled Roode out of the ring and physically forced him to get in the penalty box; Cage pinned Booker after hitting a frog splash off the penalty box onto both Booker and Joe as Joe had Booker in the Coquina Clutch at 14:50; at the 17-minute mark, Booker hit all the participants, and Nash, with the title belt; moments later, Nash climbed into the ring and dropped Booker with a powerbomb off the ladder as Booker attempted to hang the belt; Joe pinned Roode with the Musclebuster at 19:31 (TNA Ultimate Matches)
About a half hour following the event, one stage hand was killed and another lost his thumb while taking down the set
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 9, 2008
iMPACT taping:
6/12/08 – featured Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Daivari, captain of Team International in the World X Cup, in which he revealed his teammates would be Tyson Dux, Doug Willams, and Alex Koslov; after Daivari left, Raisha Saeed walked in and said Awesome Kong had been kind until now, but blood would be shed beginning the following week:
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Frankie Kazarian
World X Cup Preview Match: Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino at 6:25 when Sabin pinned Yoshino following a double superkick (World X Cup 2008)
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated James Storm & Robert Roode
Gail Kim pinned Velvet Sky
World X Cup Preview Match: Alex Koslov pinned Curry Man at 2:32 with a springboard splash after reversing the Spice Rack into a side Russian legsweep (Koslov’s debut) (World X Cup 2008)
Kurt Angle defeated AJ Styles in a lumberjack match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 10, 2008
iMPACT taping:
Xplosion: Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino
Curry Man, Eric Young, & Shark Boy defeated Johnny Devine, Robert Roode, & James Storm
6/19/08:
Booker T pinned BG James
World X Cup Round 1: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Daivari & Tyson Dux at around the 11-minute mark when Sabin pinned Daivari with Sliced Bread #2; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 0, Team Japan: 0, Team International: 0; during the bout, a backstage cameraman showed footage of AJ Styles brawling in the locker room with Tomko, with Styles eventually hitting Tomko with a steel chair (World X Cup 2008)
Awesome Kong pinned Shantelle Taylor
Frankie Kazarian pinned Alex Koslov with the Wave of the Future after avoiding the springboard splash at 5:36 (World X Cup 2008)
Jackie Moore defeated Salinas via submission
AJ Styles & Christian Cage defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon
TNA @ Liverpool, England – Olympia – June 12, 2008 (1,600)
Included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he apologized for being injured and not being able to compete but would be back for the next tour
TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt by pinning Lethal with the Canadian Destroyer
James Storm & TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong defeated Doug Williams & Gail Kim when Storm pinned Williams with a superkick after spitting beer in his face; after the bout, Jeremy Borash announced Williams had signed a TNA contract and would appear in the World X Cup
Abyss pinned Rhino with the Black Hole Slam
AJ Styles pinned Robert Roode
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley when Hernandez pinned Shelley with the Border Toss
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T at the 15-minute mark via submission with the Coquina Clutch; after the match, Joe took the mic and noted his last appearance in Liverpool was to say goodbye (noting his ROH farewell the previous year)
TNA @ Liverpool, England – Olympia – June 12, 2008 (1,650; sell out)
Featured an in-ring interview with Dixie Carter in which she praised the fans; included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he apologized for being injured and not being able to compete but would be back for the next tour
Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt after a blinded Williams dropped Dutt with the Canadian Destroyer, after Dutt threw powder into his partner’s eyes
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kim
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated James Storm & Robert Roode
AJ Styles defeated Jay Lethal and Doug Williams when Styles pinned Lethal with the Styles Clash
Booker T pinned Rhino with a roll up after avoiding the Gore
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Abyss with a German suplex
TNA @ Coventry, England – June 14, 2008 (3,000)
Included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he apologized for being injured and not being able to compete but would be back for the next tour; featured an in-ring promo by Jeff Jarrett in which he thanked the fans and wrestlers for making the tour happen
Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated James Storm & Robert Roode
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kim
Abyss pinned Rhino
AJ Styles defeated Doug Williams and Jay Lethal by pinning Williams with the Styles Clash
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T via submission with the Coquina Clutch
TNA @ Essex, England – June 15, 2008 (2,000)
TNA @ Bloomington, IL – June 20, 2008 (1,600)
Curry Man defeated Johnny Devine
Roxxi & Traci Brooks defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky
Eric Young defeated Kip James
AJ Styles defeated Robert Roode
TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated Frankie Kazarian and Consequences Creed
James Storm defeated Shark Boy
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Scott Steiner
TNA @ Danville, IL – June 21, 2008
Consequences Creed defeated Johnny Devine
Roxxi defeated Velvet Sky
Eric Young defeated Kip James
Curry Man & Traci Brooks defeated James Storm & Jacqueline
Robert Roode defeated Frankie Kazarian
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & AJ Styles defeated Scott Steiner & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams
TNA @ Cincinnati, OH – June 22, 2008 (1,750)
Consequences Creed defeated Johnny Devine
Roxxi defeated Velvet Sky
Eric Young defeated Kip James
Abyss & Frankie Kazarian defeated Scott Steiner & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams
Curry Man defeated Robert Roode
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 23, 2008
iMPACT taping:
6/26/08:
AJ Styles defeated Consequences Creed
Christian Cage defeated Brother Ray via disqualification
TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong defeated Danielle
World X Cup Round 1: Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino at 5:31 when both men pinned Doi after Bucanero hit a twisting senton off the top as Doi was laid across Guerrero’s knees; prior to the bout, Team TNA and Team International were introduced; they remained at the entrances for the duration of the bout; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 1, Team Japan: 0, Team International: 0 (World X Cup 2008)
Moose defeated ODB
Booker T defeated Kevin Nash
Taylor defeated Raisha Saeed
Tomko, Kip James, & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated BG James, Matt Morgan, & Eric Young
Jay Lethal defeated Daivari
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 24, 2008
iMPACT taping:
7/2/08:
Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Robert Roode & James Storm
Moose defeated Roxxi
World X Cup Round 2: Rey Bucanero pinned Alex Koslov (w/ Daivari) at 1:43 with the twisting senton off the top; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 0, Team International: 0 (World X Cup 2008)
World X Cup Round 2: Milano Collection AT (w/ Naruki Doi) pinned Curry Man (w/ Frankie Kazarian) at 4:24 with a springboard back splash after hitting a low blow behind the referee’s back; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 2, Team International: 0 (AT’s debut) (World X Cup 2008)
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash defeated Robert Roode & James Storm
7/9/08 – included Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Frankie Kazarian, alognside Curry Man, Chris Sabin, & Alex Shelley, regarding Team TNA being in last place and facing Ultimo Guerrero later in the show:
World X Cup Round 2: Doug Williams pinned Masato Yoshino at 4:55 with the Chaos Theory; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 2, Team International: 2 (Williams’ debut) (World X Cup 2008)
Taylor Wilde defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) to win the title at around the 7-minute mark with a roll up after avoiding the champion’s spinning backhand; stipulations stated Wilde would also win $25,000 if she could beat Kong; early in the match, Roxxi Laveaux appeared ringside; after the match, Jeremy Borash conducted an interview with Wilde, beside Roxxi, about her title win (Knocked Out: Pro Wrestling’s Best Women’s Division)
World X Cup Round 2: Frankie Kazarian pinned Ultimo Guerrero with the Wave of the Future at 5:35 after avoiding a moonsault off the top; during the bout, Curry Man, Chris Sabin, & Alex Shelley appeared at the entrance stage to cheer on Kazarian; Team TNA: 3, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 2, Team International: 2 (World X Cup 2008)
AJ Styles, Gail Kim, & ODB defeated Kurt Angle, Angelina Love, & Velvet Sky
Homicide, Hernandez, & Eric Young defeated Kip James, TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams, & Johnny Devine
Victory Road 2008 – Houston, TX – Reliant Center – July 13, 2008 (3,000)
Pay-per-view bouts:
World X Cup Round 3: Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, & Curry Man defeated Tyson Dux, Doug Williams, & Alex Kozlov and Masato Yoshino, Milano Collection AT, & Puma, and Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, & Averno in an elimination match at 24:18; there were two referees for the bout; Bucanero pinned Dux at 2:56 with a wheelbarrow into a modified powerbomb; Averno pinned Puma at 5:06 with Angel’s Wings; Sabin pinned AT at 7:13 with the Cradle Shock after Shelley came off the top with a knee to the head as AT was on Sabin’s shoulders; Yoshino pinned Averno at 10:32 with a rolling crucifix; Guerrero pinned Curry Man with a powerbomb from the middle turnbuckle at 12:56; Bucanero pinned Williams with the twisting senton off the top at 13:23; Koslov pinned Guerrero via submission with an Anaconda Vice at 15:11; Sabin pinned Bucanero at 16:18 after he and Shelley hit Bucanero with a double superkick; Koslov pinned Sabin with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 19:06; Yoshino defeated Koslov via submission with a double armbreaker at 20:21; Shelley pinned Yoshino with an Island Driver; late in the bout, there were chants of “This is awesome;” flags representing the wrestlers were positioned on ringposts; during the final minutes, there were chants for both Shelley and Yoshino; after the bout, Shelley held up the American flag; Team TNA: 6, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 4, Team International: 3 (World X Cup 2008, Fandimonium: Beer Money / Motor City Machine Guns)
Gail Kim pinned Angelina Love at 6:13
Sonjay Dutt pinned Jay Lethal at 8:24
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Robert Roode & James Storm at 10:06 when Hernandez pinned Roode; fans around ringside, armed with straps, served as lumberjacks for the match
TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde pinned Awesome Kong at 4:51
World X Cup Round 4: Volador Jr. defeated Frankie Kazarian, Daivari, and Naruki Doi at 11:00 in an Ultimate X match, moments after Kazarian jumped off the top of the scaffold to kick Daivari off the ropes above the ring; Team TNA: 6, Team Mexico: 7, Team Japan: 4, Team International: 3; after the bout, Mike Tenay, through a translator, conducted an interview with Team Mexico regarding their tournament win as they were presented with the winners’ trophy (World X Cup 2008)
Kurt Angle & Team 3D defeated AJ Styles, Christian Cage, & Rhino in a Full Metal Mayhem match at 15:55 when Angle pinned Styles
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe fought Booker T to a no contest at 15:14
TNA @ Monroe, LA – Civic Center – July 19, 2008
Jay Lethal pinned Sonjay Dutt at the 7-minute mark with an elbow drop off the top
James Storm (w/ Jackie Moore) pinned Eric Young at the 10-minute mark with the superkick
ODB & Roxxi defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky at the 6-minute mark when ODB pinned Love with a running powerslam
TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams pinned Kaz at 7:52 with the Canadian Destroyer
TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley at the 8-minute mark when Hernandez pinned Sabin with the 5150
Christian Cage pinned Tomko at the 12-minute mark with the Unprettier
AJ Styles pinned Kurt Angle at the 14-minute mark with the Styles Clash
Hard Justice 08 – Trenton, NJ – Sovereign Bank Arena – August 10, 2008 (3,500)
Pay-per-view bouts:
TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams pinned Consequences Creed at 12:30
Taylor Wilde, Gail Kim, & ODB defeated Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, & Awesome Kong at 11:27 when Wilde pinned Love
Robert Roode & James Storm defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez at 14:15 to win the titles when Storm pinned Homicide
Jay Lethal pinned Sonjay Dutt at 11:14 in a black tie brawl and chain match
Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Team 3D at 15:22 in a streetfight when Rhino pinned Brother Ray
AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a last man standing match at 24:50
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Booker T in a steel cage weapons match at 12:44
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 12, 2008
iMPACT taping:
8/16/08:
Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
Matt Morgan pinned Johnny Devine
Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Jay Lethal
Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash
Taylor Wilde pinned Christy Hemme
Hernandez pinned TNA Tag Team Champion Robert Roode
AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a no ropes challenge
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 13, 2008
iMPACT taping:
8/23/08:
Hernandez pinned TNA Tag Team Champion Robert Roode
BG James & Eric Young defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
Matt Morgan pinned Frankie Capone
Booker T pinned Rhino
Consequences Creed defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams via disqualification
Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kim in a streetfight
AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a ladder match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 26, 2008
iMPACT taping:
8/30/08:
Christian Cage defeated Abyss via disqualification
Taylor Wilde defeated Angelina Love in an evening gown contest
Angelina Love defeated Taylor Wilde in a bikini contest
Awesome Kong pinned Roxxi Laveaux
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Johnny Devine at the 30-second mark in a non-title match
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Lance Hoyt at the 1-minute mark in a non-title match
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Tomko in a non-title match
Taylor Wilde defeated Angelina Love in a talent contest
Kurt Angle & Booker T defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan
9/6/08:
Awesome Kong pinned Sojourner Bolt
Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed defeated Petey Williams & Sheik Abdul Bashir
Curry Man pinned Jimmy Rave
Kurt Angle pinned Kevin Nash
Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde
9/13/08:
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Consequences Creed in a non-title match
James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Shark Boy & Eric Young
Abyss fought Johnny Devine to a no contest
ODB pinned Raisha Saeed
Christian Cage pinned AJ Styles
No Surrender 08 – Ottawa, Ontario – General Motors Centre – September 14, 2008
Pay-per-view bouts:
Curry Man, Eric Young, & Shark Boy defeated Christy Hemme, Jimmy Rave, & Lance Hoyt at 7:35
Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) pinned ODB in a falls count anywhere match at 10:23
Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 11:33
Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan) and Consequences Creed to win the title at 8:15
Taylor Wilde (w/ Rhino) defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love (w/ Velvet Sky & Kip James) to win the title at 6:22
Sonjay Dutt defeated Jay Lethal in a ladder match at 13:19
TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode (w/ Jackie Moore) defeated Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero) at 8:42
AJ Styles fought Frank Trigg to a no contest in a MMA match
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Christian Cage and Kurt Angle at 15:27
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 16, 2008
iMPACT taping:
9/19/08:
AJ Styles & Christian Cage defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
Curry Man, Eric Young, & Shark Boy defeated Jimmy Rave, Johnny Devine, & Petey Williams
Booker T pinned Jay Lethal
Rhino & Taylor Wilde defeated Kip James & Velvet Sky
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 17, 2008
iMPACT taping:
9/26/08:
Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
Awesome Kong pinned Mercedes Steele
Jackie Moore, TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Hector Guerrero, Homicide, & Hernandez
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated TNA World Champion Samoa Joe
Booker T pinned AJ Styles
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 29, 2008
iMPACT taping:
10/3/08:
Angelina Love pinned ODB
Homicide & Hernandez defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated Eric Young and Jimmy Rave
Booker T, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated AJ Styles, Jay Lethal, & Christian Cage
ODB & Rhaka Khan defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 30, 2008
iMPACT taping:
10/9/08:
Kip James pinned Rhino in a No DQ match
Consequences Creed defeated Jay Lethal, Petey Williams, and Sonjay Dutt
Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode in a non-title match
Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed defeated Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde
AJ Styles pinned Booker T
TNA @ Lowell, MA – October 3, 2008 (700; heavily papered)
Consequences Creed defeated Petey Williams
Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave defeated Shark Boy & Super Eric
Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi
AJ Styles defeated TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a non-title match
Abyss defeated Kip James
TNA Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T
TNA @ Glens Falls, NY – October 4, 2008 (800)
Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave
Eric Young defeated Kip James
Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Consequences Creed
Shark Boy defeated Petey Williams
TNA Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Abyss & Eric Young
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T and AJ Styles in an elimination match; Booker was eliminated; Joe pinned Styles with the Muscle Buster
TNA @ Plattsburg, NY – October 5, 2008 (900)
Consequences Creed defeated Petey Williams
Kip James defeated Shark Boy
Eric Young & Abyss defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave; the match began as Young vs. Rave and turned into a tag team match after Hoyt interfered
AJ Styles defeated TNA X Divison Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir
Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi
TNA Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley
TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Booker T with a powerslam; Booker worked the match as a babyface
Bound for Glory IV – Hoffman Estates, IL – Sears Centre – October 12, 2008 (5,000)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jeremy Borash conducting an interview with Jim Cornette in his office in which Cornette said Bound for Glory would be the biggest show in recent TNA history; moments later, Mick Foley walked in, with Cornette saying the show’s success was a lot of Foley’s part; Cornette said iMPACT would become HD the following week in Las Vegas, then walked off to tend to other business; Velvet Sky & Angelina Love walked in and complained that they wanted blue M&Ms in their dressing room and made fun of Foley’s wardrobe; included Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Consequences Creed regarding his debut at the previous year’s event and now defending America’s honor and challenging for the TNA X Division Title against Sheik Abdul Bashir; featured a backstage segment in Cornette’s office of Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed in which they confronted Foley, alongside Borash, and told them to tell Cornette that Kong would not be responsible for what she does to her opponents later in the night; after they left the office, Foley picked up the phone and called Yurple the Clown to come and make them happy; included a backstage segment in Cornette’s office in which Foley and Borash were joined by AJ Styles, with Styles saying he was glad Foley was in TNA as opposed to others that come from “the other company;” moments later, Brother Ray & Brother Devon interrupted and said Styles was “a huge mark” and that Foley “wasn’t that big of a deal anyway;” Foley then had Styles go get prepared for his match as he spoke with Team 3D, noting Brother Ray stole his red flannel look; they continued to share words before 3D walked off, with Cornette coming back and Foley going off to get ready for the main event; featured Lauren conducting a backstage interview with Kurt Angle regarding his upcoming bout against Jeff Jarrett, during which he complained about Foley being the guest enforcer; included Borash conducting a backstage interview with Jarrett regarding Angle’s comments and the upcoming match, with Jarrett saying he was doing the match for his three girls at home and noted the pain he had suffered in the previous 2 years:
Jay Lethal won a Steel Asylum match at 12:04 by crawling out the opening at the top of the cage after fighting off Sonjay Dutt; other participants included Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Curry Man, Jimmy Rave (w/ Christy Hemme), Johnny Devine, Petey Williams, Shark Boy, Dutt (w/ SoCal Val), and Eric Young; stipulations stated the winner would earn a TNA X Division Title shot (Fandimonium: Beer Money / Motor City Machine Guns)
ODB, Rhaka Khan, & Rhino defeated Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, & Kip James in a No DQ match at 6:16 when Rhino pinned James with the Gore as James attempted the Fameasser; prior to the bout, a video package aired recapping the history between the two teams; Traci Brooks was the guest referee for the match; Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers sat ringside for the contest
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Consequences Creed at 9:19 with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for leverage after an eye gouge; Army Sgt. Daniel Casara served as Creed’s ring announcer for the match; following the ring introductions, Bashir took the mic and cut a promo on Creed and Casara in his native language
TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) and Roxxi Laveaux at 5:13 by pinning Roxxi with a German suplex into a bridge; prior to the bout, a video package aired with comments from Wilde and Laveaux
TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode (w/ Jackie Moore) defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan, Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Homicide & Hernandez in a Monster’s Ball match at 20:20 when Roode pinned Hernandez after Hernandez sustained a 3D through a table covered in thumbtacks, with Storm then spitting beer in Devon’s face; prior to the bout, a video package aired on the history of Monster’s Ball; Steve McMichael was the guest enforcer for the contest; Storm came to the ring wearing a beer helmet; mid-way through the bout, Ray & Devon threw Abyss off the stage and through a flaming table set up on the floor, taking Abyss out of the remainder of the match
Booker T (w/ Sharmell) defeated Christian Cage and AJ Styles at 13:07 by pinning Christian with an axe kick off the top, moments after Cage dropped Styles with an Unprettier off the top; prior to the bout, a video package aired hyping the match
Jeff Jarrett pinned Kurt Angle at 20:07 after guest enforcer Mick Foley applied the sock Mandible Claw on Angle, with Jarrett then smashing a guitar over Angle’s head and Foley counting the pinfall; prior to the bout, a video package aired recapping the history between the two; following the ring entrances, Angle gave Foley a middle finger; the crowd chanted “Thank you, Jeff” to start the bout (Jarrett’s in-ring return after a 2-year absence)
Sting pinned TNA World Champion Samoa Joe to win the title at 16:53 with the Scorpion Death Drop, moments after Kevin Nash struck Joe from behind with a baseball bat as Joe ran the ropes; prior to the bout, a video package aired hyping the match; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the contest; late in the match, Nash appeared ringside and stole Sting’s baseball bat away as the challenger went to grab it behind the referee’s back; immediately after the match, Nash returned backstage
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 14, 2008
iMPACT taping:
10/16/08:
Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir & Sonjay Dutt
Booker T pinned Hernandez
Roxxi Laveaux pinned Raisha Saeed
Kevin Nash pinned Consequences Creed
Kurt Angle pinned Matt Morgan
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 23, 2008
iMPACT taping:
10/23/08:
Christy Hemme pinned Velvet Sky
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Jay Lethal at 3:00
TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Homicide & Hernandez, Abyss & Matt Morgan in a gauntlet match
Awesome Kong pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde to win the title
TNA World Champion Sting & Kevin Nash defeated Samoa Joe & AJ Styles
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 27, 2008
iMPACT taping:
10/30/08:
Christy Hemme & ODB defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky
Eric Young pinned TNA Tag Team Champion James Storm,BR> Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr.
AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Kevin Nash & TNA Legends Champion Booker T
Abyss defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 28, 2008
iMPACT taping:
11/6/08:
TNA Legends Champion Booker T, TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Christian Cage, Alex Shelley, & Chris Sabin
Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Homicide & Hernandez, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr. in a ladder match
Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed defeated Rhaka Khan & Taylor Wilde
TNA world Champion Sting, Kurt Angle, & Kevin Nash defeated Jay Lethal, Eric Young, & Consequences Creed
Scott Steiner pinned Samoa Joe
Turning Point 08 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 9, 2008
Pay-per-view bouts:
Eric Young defeated Consequences Creed, Doug Williams, Homicide, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Petey Williams, Sonjay Dutt, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Volador at 17:12
Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed at 9:07
Rhino pinned TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a non-title match at 8:16
TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin at 17:01
TNA Legends Champion Booker T pinned Christian Cage at 11:45
Kurt Angle pinned Abyss in a falls count anywhere match at 17:18
Kevin Nash pinned Samoa Joe at 11:26
TNA World Champion Sting pinned AJ Styles at 14:43
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 10, 2008
iMPACT taping:
11/13/08:
Awesome Kong & Rhaka Khan defeated Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde
Eric Young pinned TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a non-title match
Scott Steiner pinned Rhino
TNA World Champion Sting pinned Jay Lethal
AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode via disqualification
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 11, 2008
iMPACT taping:
11/20/08:
Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Sonjay Dutt
Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated Christy Hemme & Sojourner Bolt
AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
TNA Legends Champion Booker T pinned Eric Young
Kurt Angle & Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan & Abyss
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 24, 2008
iMPACT taping:
11/27/08:
Rhino defeated Hernandez and Sonjay Dutt
Alex Shelley defeated Consequences Creed and Kip James
TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated Matt Morgan and Jimmy Rave
Christy Hemme pinned Raisha Saeed
Rhino defeated Alex Shelley and TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 25, 2008
iMPACT taping:
12/4/08:
TNA Legends Champion Booker T pinned Samoa Joe
AJ Styles & Christy Hemme defeated Awesome Kong & Scott Steiner
Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, & Eric Young defeated TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir, Jimmy Rave, & Sonjay Dutt
Rhino pinned TNA World Champion Sting in a non-title match
Final Resolution 08 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 7, 2008 (1,200)
Pay-per-view bouts:
Curry Man, Hernandez, Homicide, and Jay Lethal won a Feast or Fired battle royal at 12:10; other participants included Alex Shelley, BG James, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed, Kip James, Jimmy Rave, Lance Hoyt, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt
ODB, Roxxi Laveaux, & Taylor Wilde defeated Angelina Love, Sharmell, & Velvet Sky at 7:27
Eric Young pinned TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir to win the title at 8:05
Christy Hemme defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong via disqualification at 5:05
TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan at 11:35
Kurt Angle pinned Rhino at 14:24
TNA World Champion Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, & Booker T defeated AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 21:24; the world title was at stake in the match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 8, 2008
iMPACT taping:
12/11/08:
Eric Young pinned Sheik Abdul Bashir
Alex Shelley pinned Jay Lethal
James Storm pinned Abyss
Christy Hemme pinned Sojourner Bolt
Kurt Angle fought Brother Ray to a no contest
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 9, 2008
iMPACT taping:
12/18/08:
Rhino pinned Lance Hoyt
Chris Sabin pinned Sonjay Dutt
Booker T & Scott Steiner defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan
Kiyoshi pinned Consequences Creed
Christy Hemme & ODB defeated Raisha Saeed & Rhaka Khan in a streetfight
AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Sting & Kevin Nash in a Six Sides of Steel match
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 15, 2008
iMPACT taping:
12/25/08:
Chris Sabin pinned Kiyoshi
AJ Styles & Brother Devon defeated Booker T & Scott Steiner
Christy Hemme, ODB, Roxxi Laveaux, & Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong, Raisha Saeed, Rhaka Khan, & Sojourner Bolt in a streetfight
Kurt Angle defeated Rhino via disqualification
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 16, 2008
iMPACT taping:
1/8/09:
Alex Shelley pinned Eric Young
Awesome Kong pinned Madison Rayne
Matt Morgan pinned Robert Roode
Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode to win the titles
Kurt Angle defeated BG James via submission