Reported By Luis Perez on Sunday, December 16 2007
Complete TNA Turning Point Results - December 2, 2007 By James Caldwell, Wade Keller, PWTorch.com
Jeremy Borash and Crystal Lothan hosted the pregame show, consisting of video packages.
-The PPV opened with a slick video package with imagery of various wrestlers bleeding with a graphic that talked about "bloody Sunday" and "violence unleashed" and such other vague phrases. Good choice of music.
-Mike Tenay introduced the show by hyping the 10,000 tacks match first, then Gail Kim's title defense, and the Feast of Fire match. Pryo shot off as Don West hyped the Booker T tag match and the six-man main event.
1 -- TEAM 3D & JOHNNY DEVINE vs. ALEX SHELLEY & CHRIS SABIN & "BLACK MACHISMO" JAY LETHAL
Tenay and West talked at length about how Shelley, Sabin, and Lethal have not been intimidated by Team 3D's size and bullying tactics. Good pace early on. The faces cleared the ring at 5:00 and then al three dove over the top rope onto all three heels at ringside. 3D came back a minute later and slide a table into the ring. They actually slid it so hard, it rammed Lethal standing ringside all the way across the ring. The Guns slidekicked the table into 3D, knocking them to the floor a minute later. The Gunns then beat on Devine in the ring with some nice double-teaming sequences. Team 3D blindsided the Guns and took over quickly, including a double-team side slam/legdrop combo. At 9:00 Sabin tackled his own partner to save him from a whip by 3D into a table propped in the corner. Brother Ray was then knocked into the table by a sidestepping Lethal. Devine tackled Lethal and threw a barrage of punches. The Guns recovered at ringside, then hit Devine with a table after he slid to ringside after them. The Guns set up a table at ringside as the crowd chanted "Motor City." The set up a powerbomb on Devine off the apron, but Devon made the save first. Devon set Shelley on a table leaning against the railing at ringside. Shelley moved and a diving Devine landed through the table. Devon caught a diving Sabin with a table to the skull at ringside. At 12:00 Lethal and Shelley set up a table mid-ring. They went for a double suplex, but Ray moved the table just in time. Team 3D set a table up mid-ring, but Shelley DDT'd Devon to avoid being crashed into it. The ref went down. Lethal set up a table as Sabin dove over the ropes onto Ray at ringside. Devine went after Lethal with a kendo stick, but Lethal ducked and hit Devine instead. He then set Devine on a table, went to the top rope, and hit a flying elbow through the table. That should have been the win, but the ref was down. Team 3D came in and hit the faces with the X Division belt, then draped Devine over Lethal on the broken table. The ref signalled for the bell and awarded the match to the heels.
WINNERS: Team 3D & Devine in 15:00.
STAR RATING: **3/4 -- Good action in the opening. The finish was fine as long as it doesn't resemble any other finishes on this show. One ref bump per show is plenty within this style of booking.
-Cyrstal interviewed Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe backstage. No sign of Scott Hall. Nash said, "He'll be here. Don't worry about it. We pace ourselves." Nash talked about flirting with Karen Angle. Joe grabbed the mic and said everything critics say about he and Nash is true. He said when they're serious about going to war and get serious and his partner shows up, come find him in his locker room. Nash called him a super serious Samoan and said he and Hall would be ready when it counted.
2 -- ODB & ROXXI LAVEAUX vs. ANGELINA LOVE & VELVET SKY
Tenay asked West what ODB stood for. He said "One Dirty Bitch." He said she's wild and crazy. She drank from a flask on her way to the ring and slapped her ass and grabbed her crotch as her cleavage poured out of her top. The camera zoomd in as Sky rubbed her crotch against the middle rope as she entered the ring. TNA needs to realize that as the camera zooms in on that, there are parents who are going to draw the line there and not want their kids to watch that. It's a strange line to draw in some ways given so much else that TNA and pro wrestling in general stands for, but that's especially sexually overt, especially with the camera zooming in. Throw in the flask drinking, crotch grabbing, cleavage pouring, ass slapping ODB, and the promotion gets very kid-unfriendly quickly in a category altogether different than the usual violence. They did a comedy spot where Sky gave ODB a wedgy. ODB protested by doing the same to the ref for what was supposed to be knee-slapping comedy fun. ODB hung Sky upside down and than stomped on her crotch repeatedly. Next came Roxxi ramming Sky's face into ODB's crotch repeatedly. It's just uncomfortable to watch the women do this stuf. I imagine it's not titiliating for the majority of fans, but sleazy and desperate-looking. It's just too much by ten. In the end, Love kicked Roxxi as Sky held her, leading to the clean pin.
WINNERS: Sky & Love in 5:00.
STAR RATING: 1/2* -- Sleaze factor: Overload.
-Jeremy Borash caught up with Kurt Angle backstage. Angle said he was about to talk to Christian Cage. He was worked up. Borash told him to calm down. Borash said he's been deep breathing with his wife lately. He said, "We have a thing." Angle didn't know what to make of it, but told him to stay away from his wife. Angle barbed in and told Christian he wants to talk. He asked to be heard out. Angle said they don't have to like each other, just co-exist. He proposed that he be the leader of the group. Christian said all but the last part sounds interesting. Angle said every group needs a leader. He said he looks at himself as the George Bush of TNA. Christian said he's nobody lackey. He told him to stick his offer up his ass along with A.J. Styles and Tomko. Angle said he'd regret it, then he left. Robert Roode told Christian he stood up for himself well. Christian told Roode to listen to him and everything would be fine. Christian walked away. Roode said, "Asshole." Ms. Brooks, sitting on a couch behind him, said, "Takes one to know one." Roode told her to get out of his face before he does something he's going to regret.
-A video package aired on the Eric Young-James Storm beer drinking contest.
3 -- JAMES STORM (w/Miss Jackie) vs. ERIC YOUNG
Jackie didn't let Storm have a beer before the match, but dangled it as incentive for him to win the match. When Young dominated early, West and Young speculated that Storm may have been at a disadvantage without his liquid courage loosening him up. At 2:00 Storm took over at ringside, working over Young's shoulder around the ringpost. The methodical, monotonous beatdown on Young's shoulder continued for several minutes. Young made a comeback and hit a top rope elbow at 9:00 for a two count. Young favored his injured shoulder and was slow to make the cover. They went back and forth for another couple minutes until Jackie stood on the ring apron with a beer in hand. She spit beer at Young, but Young ducked and it got in Storm's eyes instead. Storm, though, seemed awakened by it. He grabbed the beer, swigged it, and then signalled he was going to use it as a weapon. Ref Rudy Charles stopped him and then Young rolled him up for the pin.
WINNER: Young in 12:00.
STAR RATING: 1/2* -- Way, way too long. Not good, and even if it had been, it would have probably overstayed its welcome at that length.
-Tenay and West were shown at ringside talking about how Hall had yet to show up at the building, and how that upset Joe.
-Crystal interviewed LAX backstage. Homicide complained about TNA management not giving them a title shot. He said they're going to take what they want. Crystal said a member of LAX hitting Christy Hemme will have to lead to some sort of consequence. Hernandez said to bring it.
4 -- FEAST O FIRE
Contestants: Senshi, Elix Skipper, Christopher Daniels, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy, Lance Hoyt, Jimmy Rave, Petey Williams, "Wildcat" Chris Harris, B.G. James, Kip James, Hernandez, Homicide, Scott Steiner. Tenay said Jim Cornette just informed them that the way win the briefcase is to have possession of it and bring it to the floor with both feet planted. Shouldn't the rules be established weeks ago? Four briefcases were positioned on poles in four of the six corners of the ring. West said you have to go with the odds and grab a briefcase since there's a 75 percent chance of a title shot. Tenay said the content of the cases will be revealed on Thursday at Impact. So for the few people who actually ordered this to see someone get fired, they are told after they buy the event the have to wait until Thursday to watch for free with everyone else? Classy borderline bait and switch by TNA. Petey grabbed the first briefcase. West said he had nothing to lose. Well, except his job! Officials helped B.G. James to his feet at ringside where he appeared to have a knee injury. Meanwhile, Kip grabbed one of them. That's exciting news for TNA fans, but Kip instead threw it to B.G. at ringside. He caught it, celebrated, and then said, "Oh sh--!" He realized he may have cost himself his job by catching it. That sequence exposed the ridiculousness of this match. As if a wrestler would enter a match and not have thought through whether he wanted to take that chance or not and "get caught up in the moment." Senshi grabbed the third briefcase and leaped to the floor. If Senshi ends up with the tag title shot, Petey with the X Title shot, and James with the pink slip, it'll really be a case of stretching the suspension of disbelief. Homicide set up a Cop Killa, but Christy broke it up. The LAX mystery member hit Christy from behind. Tenay said that was an example of the man on woman violence that Hoyt and Christy have been complaining about. Harris and Shark Boy cleared the ring. Harris encouraged Shark Boy to get the briefcase, but when he climbed to the top rope, Harris dropped him. Steiner threw Rave into the announce table, then kicked Homicide and Skipper. Daniels jumped Steiner, raked his eyes, and threw him aside. Hoyt jumped into the brawl. Harris set up a Catatonic on Shark Boy. Shark avoided it and gave him the Shark Bite. Dutt jumped into the ring and battled Hernandez, who sent him sailing over the top rope with a Cracker Jack onto everyone else at ringside. Kip went for the final briefcase, but Hernandez stopped him. Kip got the better of the exchange and climbed toward the briefcase. Steiner stopped him and gave him a belly-to-belly. Daniels hit a top rope dropkick on Steiner, then went for the final case. He grabbed it and kicked away Hernandez, but Hernandez fought back and set up a Border Toss. Daniels escaped, grabbed the case, and KO'd Hernandez with it. Kip gave Daniels his finisher on the case. Steiner suplexed Kip out of the ring. Steiner grabbed the case and jumped to ringside.
WINNERS/LOSER: Steiners, Williams, Senshi, B.G. James in 12:00.
STAR RATING: *1/4 -- They did the best they could with a silly concept. Decent action for this type of by definition chaotic clustermess.
-GaIl Kim said in a pre-match interview that Kong would have to kill her to get the Knockout Title. Someone in TNA needs to ban the word "kill" from promos.
5 -- AWESOME KONG vs. GAIL KIM - TNA Knockout Title
Kim gained early advantage with a spirited attack at ringside and then inside the ring. The bell didn't ring until the women got into the ring. Good to see TNA adopt that rule that WWE has had for a while. West said Kim is a great athlete and does things men only dream of. Kong took control for two minutes, but then missed a corner charge. Kong came right back and applied a camel cluch with a wad of Kim's hair for leverage. Kong continued to dominate for several minutes with a variety of non-stop offense. At 5:00 Kim made a comeback with an armbar while hanging from the ropes followed by a hammerlock. Kong knocked Kim hard to the mat seconds later off of a charge attempt. Kim went for a powerbomb. Kong blocked it and went for a spinning backfist. Kim ducked and nailed Kong with a dropkick, then a second rope dropkick. Kong staggered. Kim then hit her with a top rope dropkick to knock her down. The crowd got into it, popping for Kong's first bump of the match. Kim overshot unintentionally with a senton off the top rope, but they pretended it landed and Kim went for the cover. Kong kicked out. Kong got up and ducked a clothesline, then hit a spinning backfist. Kong shoved her boot into Kim's throat. The ref counted. Kong shoved the ref. Then she finally broke at the urging of the ref. The ref scolded her, so she shoved him to the mat. The ref, Andrew Thomas, called for the bell. Kong gave him a sitout powerbomb. That should have consequences, but knowing how TNA books, it probably won't be mentioned again.
WINNER: Kim via DQ in 9:00.
STAR RATING: **1/4 -- That finish is okay for this stage of the feud and the size mismatch and desire to keep the belt on Kim while saving the indestructible image of Kong.
-Velvet Sky attempted to stop a post-match attack by Kong. Kong easily discarded her. Angelina Love came out with a chair. Kong ducked the swing, then punched the chair into Love's face. The crowd chanted for ODB. Kong powerbombed Kim onto a chair. Several security men ran into the ring. Kong brushed them off and left the ring.
Backstage, Styles screamed at Kurt Angle that he can't function without Christian Cage. Angle asked Styles what Christian ever did for him. Karen then came up with an idea. She said she saw Joe talking to Hall and Nash earlier. Um... Hall isn't in the building last time I checked. Some consistency, please. Tomko then said Karen might have a point, so they need to talk to Joe about turning on his partners. Kurt suggested he should talk to Joe, then Styles mocked him since he couldn't even talk to Christian. Kurt told him to wise up because he's the captain of the ship. He's talking to Joe.
Backstage, Crystal approached Black Reign, who told Crystal not to be afraid. Reign formally reintroduced himself and Rellik, then Misty the arctic fox. Crystal said she thought it was a rat. Reign said the only rat he sees is her. Ah haha. He then addressed Abyss and Raven. Wait, Abyss's partner hasn't even been revealed yet. What is going on here? Ringside, Tenay acknowledged that Raven is the partner.
6 -- ABYSS & RAVEN vs. BLACK REIGN & RELLIK -- 1,000-tack match
They played up Rellik's kick on Rhino on Impact as what knocked out Rhino from this match. They must have overlooked the fact that Rhino was so injured that he ended up pinning Rellik clean. The fight quickly moved to the floor, then Abyss took Reign to the front row of fans. They went to a split screen of the action on two sides of the ringside area. Abyss set up a table near the bed of tacks near the announce table, then he placed the tacks on the table. Reign caught him from behind and shoved him into the ring. Abyss then grabbed the Darkness Falls object and jammed it into Reign's head. Rellik came back on Abyss, then Reign shoved Abyss into a chair wedged in the corner. Abyss came up bleeding like mad, then Rellik grabbed a handful of tacks and jammed them into Raven's mouth. Kendo sticks entered the equation, then Raven tossed Reign off the apron through the bed of thumbtacks on the table ringside. Reign was motionless, then Raven went after Rellik, but Rellik tossed Raven through a board ringside. Back in the ring, Rellik grabbed a bag of thumbtacks and dumped them in center ring. He then spewed something in Abyss's eyes and Abyss flailed around the ring. Rellik thought he had Abyss where he wanted him, but Abyss dropped Rellik into the tacks with the Black Hole Slam. Abyss made the cover for the win. Afterward, Raven spit blood while Abyss tried to hold himself up against the ropes in victory.
WINNERS: Abyss & Raven in 14:00. Not my kind of match, but a heck of a bloody battle. Let's hope they actually reinforce the brutal nature of this match on Impact rather than having the participants show up fresh as a daisy on the next TV show. (**1/4)
Borash followed Angle into Samoa Joe's locker room. Joe said Angle is in the wrong locker room. Angle said they're on the same wavelength, as the whole locker room is talking about Hall and Nash using Joe to get themselves over since they can't go anymore. Angle said they're similar in that they both want to compete and win. He told Joe to do the right thing in the main event tonight. Joe stood back on his heels in thought.
Tenay and West talked about Booker T.'s speech on Impact, then they aired a video package on Booker & Kaz vs. Christian & Roode.
7 -- BOOKER T. (w/Sharmell) & KAZ vs. CHRISTIAN CAGE & ROBERT ROODE (w/Ms. Brooks)
Kaz started things off and he exchanged control with Christian. Roode came in and Kaz slapped on an arm drag, which drew a smile from Brooks ringside. They spotlighted the crazy Roode fan standing on top of the building peering around. Kaz stacked up the heels in the corner and landed a dropkick on the sandwich. He then nailed a somersault splash onto both opponents on the floor. Back in the ring, the heels took control on Kaz and started working on him. Kaz came back with the Wave of the Future on Christian, but he couldn't make the hot tag, as Roode yanked Booker off the apron. By the time Booker was in position, Christian had cornered Kaz again. Kaz then dropped the heels with a double DDT and finally tagged out to Booker, who cleaned house. He dropped Christian with a spinebuster for a nearfall, then he went up top, but Roode crotched him from behind. Christian then climbed up top and went for a superplex, but Booker shoved him down and nailed a missile dropkick. Booker set up for the spinarooni, but Roode cut him off. Booker tried to nail Christian with a leaping kick, but Booker got crotched on the top rope. Kaz then came into the action and got dropped to the floor by Roode. Booker then ran over both heels, did the spinarooni, and went for the axe kick on Christian, but Booker cut him off. Roode then grabbed the chair from Brooks, but Kaz intervened. Back in the ring, Roode went for a chair shot on Booker, but Booker ducked and Christian ate the chair. Kaz dropkicked Roode out of the ring, then Booker measured Christian and nailed the axe kick. He rolled over and covered Christian for the win.
After the match, Booker and Kaz celebrated. In the ring, Roode tried to help Christian to his feet, but Christian was lifeless. Roode eventually got Christian up while Brooks stood ringside with her arms folded. Christian then came to life and shoved Roode. They suddenly had a shoving and screaming match until A.J. Styles showed up to play peacemaker. Styles escorted Christian to the back while Roode stood in the ring.
WINNERS: Booker & Kaz in 16:00. Decent semi-main event tag match with star power to carry the match. Typical finish with the heels taking each other out on accident. (**1/2)
Back in Joe's locker room, Joe screamed about Hall not showing up. He said maybe Hall couldn't pass the breathalyzer test to start his car. Joe screamed about them playing games and doing business wrong. Nash screamed back that maybe he's more concerned about Hall's health than their match. Joe took exception to that and said maybe Nash needs to be worried about their match. Nash said he would be out there by himself if he has to. Joe said he'll be out there and he won't be alone. Joe stormed off while Nash stood speechless.
A.J. Styles and Tomko walked out first for the six-man tag main event.
Complete TNA Turning Point PPV Results - December 3, 2007 By James Caldwell/Wade Keller, PWTorch.com
-The PPV opened with a slick video package with imagery of various wrestlers bleeding with a graphic that talked about "bloody Sunday" and "violence unleashed" and such other vague phrases. Good choice of music.
-Mike Tenay introduced the show by hyping the 10,000 tacks match first, then Gail Kim's title defense, and the Feast of Fire match. Pryo shot off as Don West hyped the Booker T tag match and the six-man main event.
1 -- TEAM 3D & JOHNNY DEVINE vs. ALEX SHELLEY & CHRIS SABIN & "BLACK MACHISMO" JAY LETHAL
Tenay and West talked at length about how Shelley, Sabin, and Lethal have not been intimidated by Team 3D's size and bullying tactics. Good pace early on. The faces cleared the ring at 5:00 and then al three dove over the top rope onto all three heels at ringside. 3D came back a minute later and slide a table into the ring. They actually slid it so hard, it rammed Lethal standing ringside all the way across the ring. The Guns slidekicked the table into 3D, knocking them to the floor a minute later. The Gunns then beat on Devine in the ring with some nice double-teaming sequences. Team 3D blindsided the Guns and took over quickly, including a double-team side slam/legdrop combo. At 9:00 Sabin tackled his own partner to save him from a whip by 3D into a table propped in the corner. Brother Ray was then knocked into the table by a sidestepping Lethal. Devine tackled Lethal and threw a barrage of punches. The Guns recovered at ringside, then hit Devine with a table after he slid to ringside after them. The Guns set up a table at ringside as the crowd chanted "Motor City." The set up a powerbomb on Devine off the apron, but Devon made the save first. Devon set Shelley on a table leaning against the railing at ringside. Shelley moved and a diving Devine landed through the table. Devon caught a diving Sabin with a table to the skull at ringside. At 12:00 Lethal and Shelley set up a table mid-ring. They went for a double suplex, but Ray moved the table just in time. Team 3D set a table up mid-ring, but Shelley DDT'd Devon to avoid being crashed into it. The ref went down. Lethal set up a table as Sabin dove over the ropes onto Ray at ringside. Devine went after Lethal with a kendo stick, but Lethal ducked and hit Devine instead. He then set Devine on a table, went to the top rope, and hit a flying elbow through the table. That should have been the win, but the ref was down. Team 3D came in and hit the faces with the X Division belt, then draped Devine over Lethal on the broken table. The ref signalled for the bell and awarded the match to the heels.
WINNERS: Team 3D & Devine in 15:00.
STAR RATING: **3/4 -- Good action in the opening. The finish was fine as long as it doesn't resemble any other finishes on this show. One ref bump per show is plenty within this style of booking.
-Cyrstal interviewed Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe backstage. No sign of Scott Hall. Nash said, "He'll be here. Don't worry about it. We pace ourselves." Nash talked about flirting with Karen Angle. Joe grabbed the mic and said everything critics say about he and Nash is true. He said when they're serious about going to war and get serious and his partner shows up, come find him in his locker room. Nash called him a super serious Samoan and said he and Hall would be ready when it counted.
2 -- ODB & ROXXI LAVEAUX vs. ANGELINA LOVE & VELVET SKY
Tenay asked West what ODB stood for. He said "One Dirty Bitch." He said she's wild and crazy. She drank from a flask on her way to the ring and slapped her ass and grabbed her crotch as her cleavage poured out of her top. The camera zoomd in as Sky rubbed her crotch against the middle rope as she entered the ring. TNA needs to realize that as the camera zooms in on that, there are parents who are going to draw the line there and not want their kids to watch that. It's a strange line to draw in some ways given so much else that TNA and pro wrestling in general stands for, but that's especially sexually overt, especially with the camera zooming in. Throw in the flask drinking, crotch grabbing, cleavage pouring, ass slapping ODB, and the promotion gets very kid-unfriendly quickly in a category altogether different than the usual violence. They did a comedy spot where Sky gave ODB a wedgy. ODB protested by doing the same to the ref for what was supposed to be knee-slapping comedy fun. ODB hung Sky upside down and than stomped on her crotch repeatedly. Next came Roxxi ramming Sky's face into ODB's crotch repeatedly. It's just uncomfortable to watch the women do this stuf. I imagine it's not titiliating for the majority of fans, but sleazy and desperate-looking. It's just too much by ten. In the end, Love kicked Roxxi as Sky held her, leading to the clean pin.
WINNERS: Sky & Love in 5:00.
STAR RATING: 1/2* -- Sleaze factor: Overload.
3 -- JAMES STORM (w/Miss Jackie) vs. ERIC YOUNG
Jackie didn't let Storm have a beer before the match, but dangled it as incentive for him to win the match. When Young dominated early, West and Young speculated that Storm may have been at a disadvantage without his liquid courage loosening him up. At 2:00 Storm took over at ringside, working over Young's shoulder around the ringpost. The methodical, monotonous beatdown on Young's shoulder continued for several minutes. Young made a comeback and hit a top rope elbow at 9:00 for a two count. Young favored his injured shoulder and was slow to make the cover. They went back and forth for another couple minutes until Jackie stood on the ring apron with a beer in hand. She spit beer at Young, but Young ducked and it got in Storm's eyes instead. Storm, though, seemed awakened by it. He grabbed the beer, swigged it, and then signalled he was going to use it as a weapon. Ref Rudy Charles stopped him and then Young rolled him up for the pin.
WINNER: Young in 12:00.
STAR RATING: 1/2* -- Way, way too long. Not good, and even if it had been, it would have probably overstayed its welcome at that length.
-Tenay and West were shown at ringside talking about how Hall had yet to show up at the building, and how that upset Joe.
-Crystal interviewed LAX backstage. Homicide complained about TNA management not giving them a title shot. He said they're going to take what they want. Crystal said a member of LAX hitting Christy Hemme will have to lead to some sort of consequence. Hernandez said to bring it.
4 -- FEAST O FIRE
Contestants: Senshi, Elix Skipper, Christopher Daniels, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy, Lance Hoyt, Jimmy Rave, Petey Williams, "Wildcat" Chris Harris, B.G. James, Kip James, Hernandez, Homicide, Scott Steiner. Tenay said Jim Cornette just informed them that the way win the briefcase is to have possession of it and bring it to the floor with both feet planted. Shouldn't the rules be established weeks ago? Four briefcases were positioned on poles in four of the six corners of the ring. West said you have to go with the odds and grab a briefcase since there's a 75 percent chance of a title shot. Tenay said the content of the cases will be revealed on Thursday at Impact. So for the few people who actually ordered this to see someone get fired, they are told after they buy the event the have to wait until Thursday to watch for free with everyone else? Classy borderline bait and switch by TNA. Petey grabbed the first briefcase. West said he had nothing to lose. Well, except his job! Officials helped B.G. James to his feet at ringside where he appeared to have a knee injury. Meanwhile, Kip grabbed one of them. That's exciting news for TNA fans, but Kip instead threw it to B.G. at ringside. He caught it, celebrated, and then said, "Oh sh--!" He realized he may have cost himself his job by catching it. That sequence exposed the ridiculousness of this match. As if a wrestler would enter a match and not have thought through whether he wanted to take that chance or not and "get caught up in the moment." Senshi grabbed the third briefcase and leaped to the floor. If Senshi ends up with the tag title shot, Petey with the X Title shot, and James with the pink slip, it'll really be a case of stretching the suspension of disbelief. Homicide set up a Cop Killa, but Christy broke it up. The LAX mystery member hit Christy from behind. Tenay said that was an example of the man on woman violence that Hoyt and Christy have been complaining about. Harris and Shark Boy cleared the ring. Harris encouraged Shark Boy to get the briefcase, but when he climbed to the top rope, Harris dropped him. Steiner threw Rave into the announce table, then kicked Homicide and Skipper. Daniels jumped Steiner, raked his eyes, and threw him aside. Hoyt jumped into the brawl. Harris set up a Catatonic on Shark Boy. Shark avoided it and gave him the Shark Bite. Dutt jumped into the ring and battled Hernandez, who sent him sailing over the top rope with a Cracker Jack onto everyone else at ringside. Kip went for the final briefcase, but Hernandez stopped him. Kip got the better of the exchange and climbed toward the briefcase. Steiner stopped him and gave him a belly-to-belly. Daniels hit a top rope dropkick on Steiner, then went for the final case. He grabbed it and kicked away Hernandez, but Hernandez fought back and set up a Border Toss. Daniels escaped, grabbed the case, and KO'd Hernandez with it. Kip gave Daniels his finisher on the case. Steiner suplexed Kip out of the ring. Steiner grabbed the case and jumped to ringside.
WINNERS/LOSER: Steiners, Williams, Senshi, B.G. James in 12:00.
STAR RATING: *1/4 -- They did the best they could with a silly concept. Decent action for this type of by definition chaotic clustermess.
-GaIl Kim said in a pre-match interview that Kong would have to kill her to get the Knockout Title. Someone in TNA needs to ban the word "kill" from promos.
5 -- AWESOME KONG vs. GAIL KIM - TNA Knockout Title
Kim gained early advantage with a spirited attack at ringside and then inside the ring. The bell didn't ring until the women got into the ring. Good to see TNA adopt that rule that WWE has had for a while. West said Kim is a great athlete and does things men only dream of. Kong took control for two minutes, but then missed a corner charge. Kong came right back and applied a camel cluch with a wad of Kim's hair for leverage. Kong continued to dominate for several minutes with a variety of non-stop offense. At 5:00 Kim made a comeback with an armbar while hanging from the ropes followed by a hammerlock. Kong knocked Kim hard to the mat seconds later off of a charge attempt. Kim went for a powerbomb. Kong blocked it and went for a spinning backfist. Kim ducked and nailed Kong with a dropkick, then a second rope dropkick. Kong staggered. Kim then hit her with a top rope dropkick to knock her down. The crowd got into it, popping for Kong's first bump of the match. Kim overshot unintentionally with a senton off the top rope, but they pretended it landed and Kim went for the cover. Kong kicked out. Kong got up and ducked a clothesline, then hit a spinning backfist. Kong shoved her boot into Kim's throat. The ref counted. Kong shoved the ref. Then she finally broke at the urging of the ref. The ref scolded her, so she shoved him to the mat. The ref, Andrew Thomas, called for the bell. Kong gave him a sitout powerbomb. That should have consequences, but knowing how TNA books, it probably won't be mentioned again.
WINNER: Kim via DQ in 9:00.
STAR RATING: **1/4 -- That finish is okay for this stage of the feud and the size mismatch and desire to keep the belt on Kim while saving the indestructible image of Kong.
-Velvet Sky attempted to stop a post-match attack by Kong. Kong easily discarded her. Angelina Love came out with a chair. Kong ducked the swing, then punched the chair into Love's face. The crowd chanted for ODB. Kong powerbombed Kim onto a chair. Several security men ran into the ring. Kong brushed them off and left the ring.
Backstage, Styles screamed at Kurt Angle that he can't function without Christian Cage. Angle asked Styles what Christian ever did for him. Karen then came up with an idea. She said she saw Joe talking to Hall and Nash earlier. Um... Hall isn't in the building last time I checked. Some consistency, please. Tomko then said Karen might have a point, so they need to talk to Joe about turning on his partners. Kurt suggested he should talk to Joe, then Styles mocked him since he couldn't even talk to Christian. Kurt told him to wise up because he's the captain of the ship. He's talking to Joe.
Backstage, Crystal approached Black Reign, who told Crystal not to be afraid. Reign formally reintroduced himself and Rellik, then Misty the arctic fox. Crystal said she thought it was a rat. Reign said the only rat he sees is her. Ah haha. He then addressed Abyss and Raven. Wait, Abyss's partner hasn't even been revealed yet. What is going on here? Ringside, Tenay acknowledged that Raven is the partner.
6 -- ABYSS & RAVEN vs. BLACK REIGN & RELLIK -- 1,000-tack match
They played up Rellik's kick on Rhino on Impact as what knocked out Rhino from this match. They must have overlooked the fact that Rhino was so injured that he ended up pinning Rellik clean. The fight quickly moved to the floor, then Abyss took Reign to the front row of fans. They went to a split screen of the action on two sides of the ringside area. Abyss set up a table near the bed of tacks near the announce table, then he placed the tacks on the table. Reign caught him from behind and shoved him into the ring. Abyss then grabbed the Darkness Falls object and jammed it into Reign's head. Rellik came back on Abyss, then Reign shoved Abyss into a chair wedged in the corner. Abyss came up bleeding like mad, then Rellik grabbed a handful of tacks and jammed them into Raven's mouth. Kendo sticks entered the equation, then Raven tossed Reign off the apron through the bed of thumbtacks on the table ringside. Reign was motionless, then Raven went after Rellik, but Rellik tossed Raven through a board ringside. Back in the ring, Rellik grabbed a bag of thumbtacks and dumped them in center ring. He then spewed something in Abyss's eyes and Abyss flailed around the ring. Rellik thought he had Abyss where he wanted him, but Abyss dropped Rellik into the tacks with the Black Hole Slam. Abyss made the cover for the win. Afterward, Raven spit blood while Abyss tried to hold himself up against the ropes in victory.
WINNERS: Abyss & Raven in 14:00. Not my kind of match, but a heck of a bloody battle. Let's hope they actually reinforce the brutal nature of this match on Impact rather than having the participants show up fresh as a daisy on the next TV show. (**1/4)
Borash followed Angle into Samoa Joe's locker room. Joe said Angle is in the wrong locker room. Angle said they're on the same wavelength, as the whole locker room is talking about Hall and Nash using Joe to get themselves over since they can't go anymore. Angle said they're similar in that they both want to compete and win. He told Joe to do the right thing in the main event tonight. Joe stood back on his heels in thought.
Tenay and West talked about Booker T.'s speech on Impact, then they aired a video package on Booker & Kaz vs. Christian & Roode.
7 -- BOOKER T. (w/Sharmell) & KAZ vs. CHRISTIAN CAGE & ROBERT ROODE (w/Ms. Brooks)
Kaz started things off and he exchanged control with Christian. Roode came in and Kaz slapped on an arm drag, which drew a smile from Brooks ringside. They spotlighted the crazy Roode fan standing on top of the building peering around. Kaz stacked up the heels in the corner and landed a dropkick on the sandwich. He then nailed a somersault splash onto both opponents on the floor. Back in the ring, the heels took control on Kaz and started working on him. Kaz came back with the Wave of the Future on Christian, but he couldn't make the hot tag, as Roode yanked Booker off the apron. By the time Booker was in position, Christian had cornered Kaz again. Kaz then dropped the heels with a double DDT and finally tagged out to Booker, who cleaned house. He dropped Christian with a spinebuster for a nearfall, then he went up top, but Roode crotched him from behind. Christian then climbed up top and went for a superplex, but Booker shoved him down and nailed a missile dropkick. Booker set up for the spinarooni, but Roode cut him off. Booker tried to nail Christian with a leaping kick, but Booker got crotched on the top rope. Kaz then came into the action and got dropped to the floor by Roode. Booker then ran over both heels, did the spinarooni, and went for the axe kick on Christian, but Booker cut him off. Roode then grabbed the chair from Brooks, but Kaz intervened. Back in the ring, Roode went for a chair shot on Booker, but Booker ducked and Christian ate the chair. Kaz dropkicked Roode out of the ring, then Booker measured Christian and nailed the axe kick. He rolled over and covered Christian for the win.
After the match, Booker and Kaz celebrated. In the ring, Roode tried to help Christian to his feet, but Christian was lifeless. Roode eventually got Christian up while Brooks stood ringside with her arms folded. Christian then came to life and shoved Roode. They suddenly had a shoving and screaming match until A.J. Styles showed up to play peacemaker. Styles escorted Christian to the back while Roode stood in the ring.
WINNERS: Booker & Kaz in 16:00. Decent semi-main event tag match with star power to carry the match. Typical finish with the heels taking each other out on accident. (**1/2)
Back in Joe's locker room, Joe screamed about Hall not showing up. He said maybe Hall couldn't pass the breathalyzer test to start his car. Joe screamed about them playing games and doing business wrong. Nash screamed back that maybe he's more concerned about Hall's health than their match. Joe took exception to that and said maybe Nash needs to be worried about their match. Nash said he would be out there by himself if he has to. Joe said he'll be out there and he won't be alone. Joe stormed off while Nash stood speechless.
A.J. Styles and Tomko walked out first for the six-man tag main event.
8 -- A.J. STYLES & TOMKO & TNA World Hvt. champion KURT ANGLE (w/Kurt Angle) vs. SAMOA JOE & KEVIN NASH & ERIC YOUNG
Joe started things off, then Young tagged in while Nash slowly returned to the ring apron. Nash then took a tag with Angle in the ring, and Angle scurried to his corner. Tomko took a tag and locked up with Nash, who dropped him with a big boot. Young took a tag and nailed an innovative wheelbarrow hold into a reverse neckbreaker. Angle and Nash eventually met up in the ring at 7:00 and Nash cleared Angle. The action broke down, then Young and Joe landed a combo dive on Styles and Tomko on the floor. Back in the ring, Angle slapped on the anklelock on Nash. Joe entered the ring to break up the hold, but paused. He then turned his back to Nash and Angle before dropping Angle right in the mouth with a superkick. Joe took an official hot tag and cleaned house. The action broke down and Nash landed the Jacknife powerbomb on Angle. Joe then worked with Young to take out Tomko before nailing the musclebuster on Tomko for the win.
Afterward, Joe, Nash, and Young circled around the ring. Nash left the ring while Joe stood with Young in center ring. Hebner wanted to get his big TV moment holding all three arms up in the air for the winners, but Joe told him to forget about Nash. Hebner left the ring while Joe and Young stood tall. On the outside, Karen helped Kurt to his feet and they slipped out from ringside. Joe pounded his chest toward the audience as they signed off.
WINNERS: Joe & Nash & Young in 10:00. Well, they obviously cut this one short due to Joe's promo. There was no energy for the match, as everyone in the building was thrown off. A rather interesting way to close TNA's 2007 PPV year. (*1/2)
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