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February 14th
On this day in history in .... 1982 - Dutch Mantell defeats Jerry Lawler
in Memphis, Tennessee to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title for the second
time, ending Lawler's ninth reign with the title. 1982 - UWA held their 7th Anniversary Show
at El Toreo (a famous bullfighting arena) in Naulcalpan, Mexico. The show
was headlined by a two out of three falls match where Abdullah The Butcher &
Perro Aguayo defeated Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami. In order two
win a fall, both members of a team had to be defeated. In the first fall,
Fujinami pinned Aguayo and Abdullah was counted out. In the second fall,
Aguayo pinned Fujinami and Inoki was counted out. In the final fall, both
Inoki and Fujinami were disqualified. 1984 - At a WWF television taping in
Allentown, Pennsylvania, the long-awaited singles match between Sgt. Slaughter
and The Iron Sheik never began as Sheik attacked Slaughter before the bell and
whipped him with a belt. During the taping for the next episode, Slaughter
attacked The Iron Sheik after Sheik began insulting Slaughter and the U.S. after
defeating Eddie Gilbert. Slaughter ran off the Sheik and then vowed to
defeat him and defend the United States. 1988 - John Tatum & Jack Victory won
back the World Class Championship Wrestling Texas Tag Team Title in unusual
fashion in Ft. Worth, Texas. The belts had been held up following a
controversial match with the Fantastics on January 28th. To decide the
championship, the teams drew from a deck of cards. Tatum & Victory drew the
high card and got the belts back. 1994 - Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Lawler
for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee ending Lawler's
18th reign after only a week. This also started Gilbert's own fourth run
with the belt. On the same card, Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert
for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title, ending a one week reign for Doug, and
starting his tenth run with that title. 1996 - Brian Christopher defeated Tommy
Rich for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title, starting his 21st reign with the
belt. On the same card, Jesse James Armstrong & Tracey Smothers
defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team Title. 1999 - WWF held the St. Valentine's
Massacre Pay-per-view at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. It featured the
debut of Paul Wight, now known as the Big Show. Wight had jumped from WCW
(where he was known as the Giant) and signed a long term deal with the WWF. Here
are the results of the show: 2010 - TNA
held their Against All Odds PPV. Here is Mike Johnson's original report on
the show: The PPV opened with Ric Flair storming in the building with Christy Hemme
trying to calm him. Flair was irate about Eric Bischoff being added as the
special referee tonight. He said that everyone knows he hates Bischoff and
when he gets his hands on Bischoff, he's going to get the respect he deserves.
He said that he's not going to let Bischoff hate for him spill over to AJ Styles
and effect Styles' run as TNA champion. Flair told Hemme to go tell Bischoff
he's looking for him and Bischoff and Hulk Hogan are going to show Flair the
respect he deserves as "a God around here" or else. TNA aired a video feature on tonight's event. 8 Card Stud Tournament: Pope D'Angelo Dinero vs. Desmond Wolfe The crowd was strongly behind Dinero. They did some nice back and forth
opening sequences early. Wolfe began using his European style on Dinero,
who reversed several unique moves. Wolfe nailed him with a European
uppercut but Dinero nailed him with several clubbering elbows and a flying
forearm. Wolfe tossed Dinero to the floor and when he returned to the apron, snapped
him over the ropes. Wolfe went for the Tower of London but Dinero escaped.
Wolfe took out Dinero's legs and began focusing on his shoulder, driving him
shoulder first into the corner. Wolfe followed it up with a modified
armbar. Dinero tried to make a comeback but snapped into a DDT for a two
count. Wolfe tied up Dinero in a cravate headlock and scissored Dinero's leg with
his own. Dinero broke free and nailed a series of forearm shots, followed
by a clothesline. He nailed an inverted atomic drop and a flying forearm.
Dinero hit a flying bodypress off the top rope for a two count. Wolfe nailed a catapult into the corner but Pope stopped himself and clocked
Wolfe with a back elbow. He ascended to the top but Wolfe cut him off and
nailed a superplex. Wolfe covered Dinero for a two count. Wolfe went
for a lariat but Dinero ducked and rolled him up from behind. Wolfe yanked
Dinero's shoulder. He missed a charge into the corner. Dinero used
the ropes to snap Wolfe's neck to the mat. Dinero nailed the Dinero Express in the corner and scored the pin. Your winner, advancing, D'Angelo Dinero! Real good opener. Some nice wrestling here as both continue to impress
inside the ring. Ric Flair stormed into Eric Bischoff's office. He demanded to know why
Bischoff added himself to the main event and said that Bischoff can't act like
God, because Flair is the only wrestling God around here. He told Bischoff
any changes have to go through Flair because he's AJ Styles' manager.
Bischoff said he thinks Flair is mad Styles has to defend against Samoa Joe
tonight. Flair said he didn't care about that because Styles is the best
and the best always wins, plus he has Flair in his corner. Bischoff said
he will call the match down the middle and warned Flair to "keep his
distance tonight." Flair looked like he wanted to jump Bischoff but
instead walked off. Bischoff started rubbing his face out of frustration.
Good stuff from both men. Jeremy Borash interviewed the TNA Tag Team champions Hernandez and Matt
Morgan. They basically said that they would still be the champions after
tonight but they have to face each other due to the luck of the draw. They
wished each other well. 8 Card Stud tournament: TNA Tag Team champion Matt Morgan vs. TNA Tag Team
champion Hernandez They locked up at the bell with Morgan forcing Hernandez into the corner.
Clean break. They lock up again, this time with Morgan being backed up.
Deja vu with the clean break. Morgan grabbed a side headlock but was
shoved off. He rebounded off the ropes and took Hernandez down with a
series of shoulder blocks. Hernandez responded in kind and Morgan went
down. Morgan came back with a kick to the gut but missed the Carbon Footprint.
Hernandez went for the Border Toss but Morgan escaped. He nailed his rapid
fire back elbows in the corner. He charged Hernandez in the corner but was
kicked in the gut. Hernandez went to the top for a bodypress. Morgan
was supposed to catch him but they ended up crumbling to the ground and
Hernandez covered him for a near fall. Hernandez was selling his ribs as Morgan nailed an Avalanche in the corner.
Morgan nailed a side slam for a two count. He choked Hernandez's throat
against the top rope then launched himself atop Morgan, clotheslining his
partner over the top rope. Morgan drops a guillotine legdrop across
Hernandez' throat on the apron. Morgan covered his partner but Hernandez kicked up. Morgan yelled at
him to stay down. Hernandez tried to escape a side headlock but was
blasted in the ribs. Morgan maneuvered Hernandez onto the apron but was
hit with a slingshot shoulderblock into the ring. Hernandez exploded with
offense, including a splash in the corner for a two count. Hernandez
avoided a backdrop attempt and picked up Morgan for a delayed vertical suplex. Morgan rolled out onto the rampway to the ring. Hernandez hit a dive
over the ropes onto Morgan. Hernandez grabbed his shoulder as he landed
and immediately went down grabbing his shoulder. Hernandez was almost
counted out but Morgan stopped him, saying he didn't want to win that way.
Morgan held the ropes for his partner to get in the ring, then ran him into the
corner shoulder-first and rolled Hernandez up, hooking the tights. Your winner, Matt Morgan! Morgan held up Hernandez' arm after but Hernandez shoved him off and walked
out. Really solid match that set the stage for a teased heel turn from
Morgan at the end when he cheated to win by taking advantage of his partner and
hooking the tights to boot. You can't expect Malenko vs. Guerrero from
guys of this size but for what it was, minus that one miscue, I thought this was
really enjoyable. So, Pope vs. Morgan in Round Two. Weird mix on paper. They aired a video feature on the Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles feud. Christy Hemme interviewed Kurt Angle. Angle said that he owed a huge
apology to Hulk Hogan. He said that last Thursday, Hogan had his back when
the Band attacked Angle. Angle said that as a man, he knows Hogan has his
back. Hemme asked Angle about mental preparation for tonight given his
beating on Thursday. Angle said he's a pro and is going to burn through
the tournament and get his title shot. He said he's going to introduce Ken
Anderson to TNA the only way he knows how, by beating his ass in the ring.
Oh it's real, it's damn real. 8 Card Stud Tournament: Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle Anderson introduced himself as the winner of this match and the one after
that and the one after that. Great line. In the ring, they started out slow with some back and forth wrestling.
Angle worked a side headlock on Anderson early. Angle charged Anderson in
the corner but Anderson moved and Angle drilled his shoulder into the ringpost.
Anderson began mocking him, then began digging the medal Angle wore to the ring
into Angle's face, busting him open. Anderson began stomping
Angle's face and worked him over with punches in a corner. Angle tried to battle back with several rights but was caught with a DDT.
Anderson cinched in a rear chinlock. Angle made his way back and nailed a
belly-to-belly overhead suplex. Angle drilled Anderson with a
clothesline for a two count. The storyline the announcers were pushing
were how long Angle could go while losing so much blood. Angle began
drilling Anderson with a series of German suplexes. Angle went for the Angleslam but Anderson avoided it and hit his rolling
forward Samoan Drop for a two count. Anderson began unhooking a turnbuckle
pad. When the referee began fixing it, Anderson ripped a second one off.
He tried to slam Angle's face into it but Angle held him off and drilled an
Angleslam for a two count. Angle pulled the strap down and cinched in an anklelock. Anderson
kicked him off. Angle charged Anderson into a corner but Anderson moved
and Angle ran headlong into the exposed turnbuckle. Anderson hit the Mic
Check and scored the clean pinfall on Angle. Your winner, Ken Anderson! After the match, Anderson draped the medal on Angle's chest and snotted him.
Match was solid and told a good story. It was obvious TNA was trying to
springboard Anderson as a player here. Backstage, Eric Bischoff told Mick Foley and Abyss he was sorry he put them
in this situation but when you run a wrestling company you have to give the fans
the best entertainment. He warned them to kill each other, not to work in
collusion or else Abyss would have to unmask. Foley asked him how they
knew he wasn't going to pull something on them. Bischoff said he would
make it a No DQ match so they could use a barbed wire bat, but if he didn't
think they were treating this as their most important match, Abyss' mask was a
goner. Abyss didn't want to have to beat up Foley but Foley was fine with
doing what had to be done. 8 Card Stud Tournament: Abyss vs. Mick Foley - No DQ. Interesting to see them making this more or less a hardcore match on paper
since you would think that would be what's planned for 3D vs. Nasties, but we'll
see. Foley came out with the barbed wire bat and was dressed in old school Cactus
Jack leopard print. Abyss grabbed a headlock on Foley, then
shoulderblocked him down. Foley went to grab the bat but Abyss kicked it
away from him. Abyss nailed a splash in the corner. Fans chanted for Abyss
to use the bat but he had his doubts after he picked it up, so he dropped it
back down. Abyss told Foley he didn't want to use the bat, so Mick slapped and punched
him. He dared Abyss to use the bat while punching him, trying to fire up
Abyss. Abyss began drilling Foley with right hands. Foley went to
the floor. Abyss followed. They brawled around ringside. Foley
grabbed a fan's chair and beat Abyss over the back with it. Foley worked
over Abyss, screaming at him to use the bat and asking him if he wanted to lose
his mask. Back in the ring, Foley grabbed the bat but Abyss kicked him as Foley
charged. Abyss choked Foley against the ropes. He shot Mick into the
ropes but Foley caught him with a swinging neckbreaker as he rebounded.
Foley worked over Abyss with a series of forearms in the corner. He
grabbed a sack of thumbtacks and spread them across the ring. Foley tried
to punch Abyss into the tacks but was grabbed by the throat. Abyss teased
slamming him on the tacks but instead slammed him in the corner away from them
for a two count. The announcers wondered if that could be what Bischoff
needed as ammunition. Abyss grabbed Mr. Socko away from Foley for the Mandible Claw but was hit
with the double arm DDT. Since he had no sock, Foley pulled one off
the referee. Abyss and Foley used the Mandible Claw on each other at the
same time but eventually only Foley had it cinched him. Abyss faded down
to the mat. The referee checked Abyss' arms to see if he was out.
Meanwhile, red Mike Posey is walking around the ring with one foot barefoot.
Sheesh, put the sneaker back on! Foley grabbed the barbed wire bat but Abyss grabbed him and nailed the Black
Hole Slam into the tacks for the pin. The storyline was that Abyss was
going on instinct and didn't "want" to hurt Foley. Your winner, Abyss! After the match, Abyss was checking on Foley and removing tacks. This
was OK (nothing memorable) but it told a good story. Actually, I think all
the first round matches told a basic but solid story in each bout, although
whether you were going to be into it or not was subjective. Backstage, Christy Hemme interviewed The Nasty Boys. Brian Knobbs said
that they know why they are here, but everyone assumes they know why.
Knobbs said that everyone knows they are Hulk Hogan's longtime friends and he
told them to go through the TNA Tag Team roster and show them what real tag
teams are all about. He said they went right after Team 3D because they
are the top tag team here and if they can't beat 3D, why are they even here?
Promo was fine. Backstage, Christy Hemme interviewed The Nasty Boys. Brian Knobs said
that they know why they are here, but everyone assumes they know why.
Knobs said that everyone knows they are Hulk Hogan's longtime friends and he
told them to go through the TNA Tag Team roster and show them what real tag
teams are all about. He said they went right after Team 3D because they
are the top tag team here and if they can't beat 3D, why are they even here?
Promo was fine. The Nasty Boys vs. Team 3D The Nastys cut off 3D as they charged the ring. They worked over 3D
early. 3D made a comeback so the Nastys powdered to the floor. It
settled down into a traditional tag with Brother Ray and Jerry Sags starting
out. Sags caught him with a clothesline in the corner. Knobs cut off
Ray as he tried to fire back. The Nastys tagged in and out. They
tried to do the Pitstop on Ray but he shoved Sags into Knobs, knocking Knobs off
the apron. Devon tagged in. They took out Sags but Knobs pulled him out of the
ring as 3D called for the Dudley Death Drop. Fans began chanting for
tables. Knobs returned to the ring, where he ate a Devon clothesline.
Devon rebounded off the ropes but Sags pulled the rope down and he crashed to
the floor. Sags worked over Devon on the floor. Ray came out of nowhere and drilled the hell out of Sags from behind, sending
him flying into a cameraman. That was awesome. The
announcers noted the cameraman was down. It was obvious it was a mishap
but was one of those accidental moments that ended up being the best thing thus
far in the match because it was so stiff. Back in the ring, Sags and Knobs continued working over Devon as Ray kept
trying to get in the ring and help. Knobs locked in an abdominal stretch.
Sags tagged in and nailed Devon in the ribs. Sags whipped Knobs into Devon
in the corner but Devon avoided him and then nailed Sags. Devon made the tag to Ray, who began cleaning house with slams and punches on
the Nastys. He sandwiched the Nastys in the corner and nailed a running
splash on both. Ray went for an uranage on Sags and it fell apart.
Ray elbowed Knobs in the head. 3D nailed the wazzup headbutt on the Nastys.
They were about to call for Tables when Sags charged them. They nailed him
with the Dudley Death Drop. Ray covered Sags but Jimmy Hart ran out (the camera missed this) and handed
Knobs a motorcycle helmet. Knobs drilled Ray with it and put Sags on top.
He scored the pin as Knobs held Devon to prevent him from breaking the pin. Your winners, The Nasty Boys! They tried hard but it didn't come together. There were a few moments
that were OK here but it's obvious it wasn't the Nasty Boys of old (and how
could it be, with age, weight and injuries holding them back?) and at times,
there were some cringe worthy moments. Knobs really looked like he was
hurting bad and was out of place. Way too much stalling. It was
obvious 3D were trying to do everything they could to get the Nastys over. The Jimmy Hart addition is an interesting one, but I suspect people who
aren't fans of the Hogan regime will roll their eyes at this one. You
can't ask for a harder working guy for your company than Hart though. Backstage, Eric Bischoff was talking to Samoa Joe. Joe said the most
important thing for a company is a champion they can believe in. Bischoff
agreed with him and talked about how much he hated Flair and said he was going
to handle it right down the middle. They are pushing it so hard that I
almost expect Bischoff to screwjob Joe and be behind the other screwjob from a
few weeks ago. Bischoff asked Joe to keep his Samoan temper in check.
Joe told Bischoff to take care of Flair and he'd handle Styles like he has in
the past. 8 Card Stud Semi-Final: D'Angelo Dinero vs. Matt Morgan Dinero tried to use his speed and offense to keep Morgan off balance early.
He attempted to whip Morgan but Morgan just pulled back and sent Dinero over the
top to the floor. Morgan followed to the floor. He threw Dinero back
into the ring and nailed a Fall Away Slam. Morgan was showing some
arrogant heel swagger in the ring. Morgan stepped on Dinero's chest, forcing the air out of his chest. He
then choked Dinero against the ropes. Morgan nailed the old Big Bossman
charge across the ring and land across the opponent draped on the ropes.
Morgan cinched in a bearhug. Dinero escaped and unloaded with offense. Pope nailed a drop toehold on Morgan, snapping him into the ropes.
Dinero rebounded off the ropes but was drilled with a discus clothesline for a
two count. Morgan began beating down Dinero with headbutts. He
measured and charged but Dinero avoided the Carbon Footprint and crotched
himself in the corner. Dinero nailed the former Elijah Express in the corner, hit a splash off the
ropes and scored the pin. Your winner, D'Angelo Dinero! Morgan threw a fit in the ring after the loss. Match didn't stand out in my opinion. Jeremy Borash interviewed Ken Anderson. Borash said he had defeated
Kurt Angle. Anderson said he doesn't like when people repeat themselves
but had Borash say it again. Anderson said he beat the best wrestler in
the world. He noted he beat Abyss last month and would be the guy that's
going to do it again tonight and get the title shot, then win the title.
Anderson said everyone is waiting for him to carry the company into the future
and he would. He was hilarious doing his "ANDERRRRRRRSON" bit
into Borash's face at the end. 8 Card Stud Tournament: Abyss vs. Ken Anderson They slugged it out in the center of the ring. Anderson attempted a
high cross bodyblock but bounced off. Anderson called for a test of
strength but when Abuss went for it, he punched Abyss. Abyss grabbed him
for a slam but Anderson escaped and they faced off. Anderson got nailed with a big boot and clotheslined over the top to the
floor. Outside, Abyss slammed him into the ring steps. Anderson
fired back with a right hand. Anderson went to slam Abyss into the guard
rail but Abyss overpowered him and it was Anderson who ate steel.
Abyss did the running charge in the corner but Anderson dropkicked him in the
knee. Anderson worked over Abyss with punches and tried to unmask Abyss.
Abyss rushed himself backwards into the corner and fixed the mask. Anderson came from behind with a chop block, taking out the knee again.
Abyss punched off Anderson but was tied up in the corner. Anderson nailed
a dropkick to the knee. Abyss tried to make a comeback but couldn't get
the chokeslam. He backdropped Anderson and began drilling him with right
hands. Abyss nailed the running charge in the corner and hit a sideslam
for a two count. Abyss called for a chokeslam. Anderson kicked him in the gut but was
unable to get the Mic Check. Abyss went for and nailed Shock Treatment for
a two count. Abyss went for a chokeslam but Anderson pulled the mask out
of alignment. Abyss was blinded and grabbed at the referee, allowing
Anderson to nail him low and score the Mic Check for the pin. Your winner, Ken Anderson! Anderson vs. Pope in the final. Crowd was way down for this and the
last match. I didn't think this match really stood out either. Christy Hemme interviewed TNA champ AJ Styles, who now has blonde frosting in
his hair and Ric Flair. Styles said that there wasn't anyone who could
shine his boots, including Hulk Hogan and the Funk Brothers. Styles said
wrestlers like him only come around once in a lifetime. Styles is trying
to find himself as a heel promo but it wasn't bad at all. He looked like
he was having the time of his life. Flair told Hemme he was sorry for his
anger earlier and promised that Eric Bishoff would call it right down the
middle. He did his typical Flair promo, putting over himself and the
champ. The only problem there was it showed Styles isn't all the way there
yet. Still, I am enjoying this. TNA champ AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe with Eric Bischoff as the special
referee: The Prelude I can't believe this isn't going on last. Anderson and Dinero,
working their third match in one night, going on after Joe vs. Styles is just
unfair. There has to be some sort of angle set here, especially since we
haven't seen Hulk Hogan yet. Oh whoops, there's Hogan. He stopped Bischoff backstage and told him he
and Ric Flair needed to let it all go. Hogan said that after 15 years,
there's no reason for any of the animosity and they both needed to tone it down
a few notches. Hulk said he knew what Bischoff was up to tonight and it
wasn't going to happen. Hogan told Bischoff there were to be no
shenanigans and no ga-ga after the Earl Hebner situation. Hogan said they
the wrestlers and the fans needed to believe in the ref and demanded Bischoff
call it right down the middle. When Hogan walked off, Bischoff looked
pissed and said, "damn it!" They showed an intense Joe walking out with his briefcase. Joe's
work lately has been inspired and he's really an MVP when it comes to putting
guys into good wrestling situations, so I am really looking forward to this one. Backstage, Flair had dressed Styles in an old school, Flair style robe.
Styles strutted down the hallway but then stopped and pulled a hood over his
head. I am sure some fans will cry they are making Styles a Flair
knock-off but I have no problem with this. Buddy Rogers gave way to Ric
Flair and TNA is doing a solid job with the idea of Flair giving way to Styles.
Fine by me. Jeremy Borash was back with the big time Jimmy Lennon style ring
introductions. TNA champ AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe with Eric Bischoff as the special
referee: The Match Styles demanded Bischoff hold the title up in the air. There was a
moment where Flair and Bischoff stared at each other. They rang the bell. Joe and Styles locked up and they started out fast, but Styles jumped to the
floor before Joe could get any real damage in. Styles returned. Joe
got a lot of offense early, including a running knee in the corner for a two
count. Styles came back with chops. Joe ducked a clothesline and
nailed a running knee for a two count. Joe nailed Styles with a big chop
to the chest. Joe began drilling Styles with roundhouse kicks to the legs and chest.
Styles grabbed Joe's leg and hit a Dragon Screw legwhip. Styles began
stomping away on Joe's knee. Styles went for a figure four but Joe kicked
him out of the ring. Styles took a scary as heel bump to the floor.
Joe hit a suicide dive to the floor, but began selling the bad knee after
hitting the floor. Joe tossed Styles back in the ring but they ended up back outside.
Styles began pulling the padding covering the ringside area, exposing the
concrete. Styles went for a suplex on the floor but Joe reversed it.
Styles landed on his feet but Joe nailed him. Styles landed in Flair's
arms and they backed off as Joe stalked them outside. Styles returned to
the ring and dropkicked Joe as he followed. Styles elbowed Joe across the back of the neck. He drilled Joe with a
dropkick as he rebounded off the ropes. Styles began whipping out the
"Woos" as he chopped Joe but Joe returned in kind. They went
back and forth. Styles placed Joe atop the turnbuckles and went for a top
rope rana. Joe pushed him off and drilled a knee off the ropes for a two
count. Joe began beating on Styles with right hands and punches in the corner.
Styles avoided a Joe charge but when he went after Joe, was caught with a
Uranage out of the corner. Joe charged Styles but was kicked off.
Styles mounted him with a series of right hands but Bischoff pulled him off.
Styles and Bischoff argued while Flair grabbed Joe and slammed his leg into a
ringpost. Styles clipped Joe from behind. Styles began working on Joe's leg, snapping the hamstring and stomping the
leg to weaken Joe for a submission attempt. Styles locked on an Oriental
Torture Device followed by the figure four leglock. Joe was nearly counted
down on the mat several times. Flair began helping Styles. Bischoff
spotted it and broke up the submission. Style charged Joe but was backdropped over the top to the floor. Joe
began racking up the offense including a back senton splash for a two count.
Joe nailed the snap powerslam for a two count. Joe chopped Styles in the
corner. Styles came back with a springboard into a forearm for a two
count. Styles mounted Joe for more punches. Joe came
back with thrusts and punches. Styles caught Joe with a back elbow and set up Joe for the Styles Clash.
Joe escaped and went for the rear naked choke. Styles went for the ropes
but Joe kicked off the ropes for momentum and flipped Styles backwards into a
back suplex. Joe placed Styles on the top rope for a muscle buster
but Flair grabbed Joe's leg. Bischoff began arguing with Flair on the
floor and decked him, Meanwhile, there was no one to count the pin. When Bischoff returned to the ring, he began screaming at Bischoff and
grabbed him by the shirt. Styles hit the Pele Kick on the distracted Joe,
then hit the Styles Clash. Bischoff slowly counted three, although he
wasn't happy about it. Your winner and still TNA champion AJ Styles! Flair grabbed the mic and demanded Bischoff raise Styles' hand. Flair
yelled at the fans to show him and Styles respect. This was your usual good Joe vs. Styles bout but with the Ric Flair heel vs.
babyface template over it. Easily the best thing from an in-ring
standpoint on the show. To me, it seems Flair and Bischoff are actually in
cahoots, but we'll see. Ken Anderson cut a promo saying he was going to finish off his bucket list
tonight after checking off beating Kurt Angle and Abyss. He said he was
going to finish off by sending Dinero back to the Harlem Street Corner he came
from. His promos are on fire tonight. Jeremy Borash interviewed Dinero. Dinero was giving his usual fun promo
when Scott Hall and Sean Waltman attacked him, throwing him into the wall of the
TNA interview set. Security held them back. Hall yelled for Hogan,
saying he shouldn't turn his back on the Wolfpack. Cue Jerry McDevitt. So Dinero is going to go in and win after the impossible for a huge pop as a
babyface or Anderson becomes the heel who back doored his way into a title
match. 8 Card Stud Tournament Final: D'Angelo Dinero vs. Ken Anderson for
Lockdown title shot. They played Dinero's music but no initial sign of him. They stopped
playing the music and instead introduced Anderson. They ref rang the bell
and began counting out Dinero. At six, Dinero emerged on the stage.
Anderson hit a running clothesline on the ramp. He returned to the ring to
break up the countout then went right back after Dinero on the ramp. Dinero began to mount a comeback. Anderson went to the floor off the
ramp to try and escape but Dinero was right after him. Anderson cut him
off with a kick to the gut. He whipped Dinero into the steel steps.
They showed AJ Styles and Ric Flair watching the match on a monitor backstage to
see who gets the Lockdown title shot. Anderson worked over Dinero and
returned to the ring, telling the referee to count him out. Dinero pulled himself to his feet and got to the apron but Anderson knocked
him back off the apron to the floor. Dinero finally returns to the ring.
He tries to suplex Anderson but it's reversed. Anderson covered Dinero but
he kicks out. Anderson stomped Dinero's hand, which seemed to fire
up Pope, who nailed several shots. Anderson escaped a small package and drilled Dinero with a series of elbows
for a two count. Dinero keeps trying to fire up but Anderson
just cuts him right back down. Anderson continued to control the bout with
Dinero getting a small flare of offense. The fans started to chat for
Dinero, who called for Anderson to keep bringing it. Anderson did. Anderson cinched in a side chinlock. Dinero tried to fire back and
drilled Anderson with a shoulderblock off the ropes. Dinero suplexed
Anderson, then nailed a German suplex. He went for a second but was nailed
with an elbow. Dinero came back with a clothesline for a two count. Dinero was up and over in the corner as Anderson charged and kicked Anderson
in the face. He nailed the Elijah Experience into the chest of Anderson
for a two count. Anderson came back with a clubbing clothesline. He
called for the mic to lower into the ring. He announced we were one Mic
Check Away from the next number one contender. Anderson nailed the Mic Check but Dinero kicked out. Anderson threw a
fit over the kick up. Dinero began pulling himself up in the corner.
Anderson went for the Rolling splash. Anderson missed a swanton off the
top rope. Dinero avoided a rush in the corner, then hit the double knees
and scored the pin. Your winner and top contender to the TNA title, D'Angelo Dinero! If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section,
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- Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy.
This match was shown on Sunday Night Heat.
- Viscera defeated Test via disqualification. This match was shown on Sunday
Night Heat.
- Billy Gunn vs. Tiger Ali Singh ended in a no-contest. This match was
shown on Sunday Night Heat.
- Goldust defeated Bluedust (Blue Meanie) with the Curtain Call.
- Hardcore Holly defeated Al Snow to win the vacant Hardcore Title by wrapping
Snow in a length of chain link fence outside the arena and pinning him.
- Big Boss Man defeated Mideon with a side slam. After the match, the
Ministry attacked Boss Man and carried him out.
- World Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated Mark Henry
& D'Lo Brown when Jarrett beat Henry with a figure four after Owen hit his
leg with a guitar.
- Val Venis defeated Ken Shamrock to win the Intercontinental Title after Billy
Gunn knocked out Shamrock.
- Kane & Chyna defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley & X-Pac when Chyna pinned
Helmsley after Kane chokeslammed him.
- WWF World Heavyweight Champion Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia in a "Last Man
Standing" match ended in a draw when neither man could answer the ten count
after hitting each other simultaneously with chairshots.
- Steve Austin defeated Vince McMahon in a steel cage match when Paul Wight
attacked Austin and threw him into the wall of the cage. The cage broke,
and Austin fell to the floor. Since Austin made it to the floor before
Vince, he was declared the winner.
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