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1/14 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: SID VICIOUS BREAKS LEG ON PPV AND MUCH MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2012-01-14 08:03:57

January 14th

On this day in history in ....

1943 - Lee Wyckoff defeats Ed "Strangler" Lewis for the Kansas City Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in Kansas City, Kansas, beginning his second reign.

1946 - Ernie Piluso defeats Red Berry to win the World Light Heavyweight Title in Hollywood, California, ending Berry's seventh reign.

1953 - Jim Duggan is born in Glens Falls, New York.

1958 - John DePaulo and Bobby Jones defeated Stan Mykietowich and Ted Stefanyk for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Title in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ending Mykietowich and Stefanyk's second reign.

1959 - The Red Hangman (Tom Rice) defeats Ramon Torres to win the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title in Watsonville, California, ending Torres' third reign.

1960 - Yvon Robert defeats Billy Wicks for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama, beginning Robert's second reign and ending Wicks' fourth.

1966 - Lorenzo Parente defeats Danny Hodge in Tulsa, Oklahoma to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title, beginning his second reign and ending Hodge's third.

1967 - Dale Lewis defeats Tim Woods for the AWA Nebraska Heavyweight Title in Omaha, Nebraska.

1970 - The Missing Link defeats Ripper Collins to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title in Honolulu, Hawaii, beginning the Link's second reign and ending Collins' third.

1974 - The WWWF holds an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The results were:
- Butcher Brannigan defeated Mike Pappas.
- Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore.
- José Gonzalez and Manuel Soto defeated Joe Turco and Pancho Valdez.
- Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji by disqualification.
- Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon.
- WWWF World Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Dean Ho defeated Larry Hennig and Mike McCord to retain the title.
- Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak.
- WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Don Leo Jonathan to retain the title.

1977 - In Los Angeles, California, Dory Funk, Jr. defeats Chavo Guerrero for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title, ending Guerrero's seventh reign.

1977 - Mr. Wrestling and Mr. Wrestling II win their second NWA Georgia Tag Team Title, defeating Gene and Ole Anderson, ending their fourth reign.

1982 - Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Romero defeat Jerry Brown and Ron McFarlane in Kansas City, Kansas for the NWA Central States Tag Team Title.

1982 - The All-American and Lumberjack #1 defeat Jody Arnold and Pedro el Grande to win the Western States Wrestling Alliance Western States Tag Team Title in Payson, Arizona.

1983 - Leo Burke defeats Bret Hart in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title for the eighth time. This ended Bret's fifth and final run with the belt. 

1984 - The WWF held a show at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The results were:
- Tony Atlas defeated Bob Bradley.
- Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea by countout.
- Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pete Doherty.
- Paul Orndorff defeated Special Delivery Jones.
- Pat Patterson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.
- Bob Backlund defeated WWF World Champion The Iron Sheik by disqualification.
- Sgt. Slaughter won an 18-man battle royal.

1989 - Ricky Santana defeats Profe for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico. At the same event, The Ninja Express (Mr. Pogo and Kensuke Sasaki) defeat Huracán Castillo, Jr. and Miguel Pérez, Jr. to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title.

1989 - Abbuda Dein defeats Top Gun (David Sierra) to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Television Title in Portland, Oregon, beginning his second reign.

1991 - Arn Anderson defeats Z-Man (Tom Zenk) for the WCW World Television Title in Marietta, Georgia, beginning his third reign.

1991 - Jeff Jarrett won a tournament to become a two-time USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion in Memphis, Tennessee, defeating Brian Lee in the finals. The title had been vacated the previous month when Eddie Gilbert left the territory. Here are the results of the tournament:
First Round:
- King Cobra defeated Don Bass.
- Tony Anthony defeated Jerry Lynn.
- Terrance Garvin defeated Chris Champion.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Doug Gilbert.
- Danny Davis defeated Joseph Magliano.
- Brian Lee defeated Cody Michaels.
Quarterfinals:
- Tony Anthony defeated King Cobra.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Terrance Garvin.
- Brian Lee defeated Danny Davis.
Semifinals:
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Tony Anthony.
- Brian Lee received a bye.
Finals:
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Lee to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title.

1991 - Jerry Lynn defeats The Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman) for the vacant Pro Wrestling America Light Heavyweight Title in Fridley, Minnesota, beginning his second reign.

1991 - E.Z. Ryder defeats The Natural (Don Callis) to win the West Four Wrestling Alliance Canadian Heavyweight Title in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1992 - At a television taping in Columbus, Georgia, Ron Simmons and Big Josh (Matt Borne) defeat The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers) for the WCW United States Tag Team Title. The match aired on the February 16 edition of WCW Main Event.

1994 - Masayoshi Motegi defeats Shinichi Nakano to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Toda, Japan. This was during the title's tenure in the W*ING promotion.

1995 - John Hawk defeats Kevin Von Erich for the NWA North American Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas.

1995 - Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert win their second USWA Tag Team Title, defeating PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) in Memphis, Tennessee, ending their fifth reign.

1998 - Gen'ichiro Tenryu defeats Nobutaka Araya in a tournament final to become the first, and only, J-1 Heavyweight Champion. The title was abandoned when the WAR promotion closed in 2000.

1999 - The Suicide Kid defeats Ian Rotten for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title in Louisville, Kentucky, ending Rotten's fifth reign.

2000 - In North Versailles, Pennsylvania, three titles change hands at an NWA Pro Wrestling eXpress event. Paul Atlas and Lou Marconi win the PWX Tag Team Title from Kingdom James in a handicap match, as James' partner Homicide did not appear. Vince Kaplack defeated Brian Anthony for the PWX Heavyweight Title, ending Anthony's third reign, and Tony Kozina defeated Vince Kaplack for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title.

2000 - The V-Man defeats Big Nasty Bill for the NWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title in Dyersburg, Tennessee.

2001 - WCW held their first (and last) SIN Pay-per-view event at the Canseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The show saw three title changes and the final WCW match of Bill Goldberg's career, but is probably best remembered for a horrific freak injury to Sid Vicious, as he suffered a compound fracture to his leg as he jumped off the second rope. Here is Tim Whitehead's original report on the show:

WCW started off the new year, and their new era after the sale to Eric Bischoff & Co., with what was overall their best PPV in a long time. WCW Sin (1/14 from Indianapolis) had a really super undercard. It was so good that had the upper card equalled it, this PPV would have gone down as one of the best of all time. That didn't happen, as the top matches ranged from average to quite bad in the case of the main event. It should, of course, be noted that part of the problem in the main event was a legitimate injury to Sid Vicious, but it was already pretty bad before that occurred. But on balance the lower card was so good that this was clearly a thumb's up show. The commentary was also very good from Tony Schiavone & Scott Hudson, as they stayed focused on the matches and what they said mostly made sense. The crowd seemed to be hot on occasion, but WCW apparently "sweetened" the sound quite a bit, as became obvious in the main event. A 17-inch steel rod was placed in his leg.

CHAVO GUERRERO JR. defeated SHANE HELMS in 11:13 to retain the Cruiserweight Title. This is the type of match that can give this division credibility. Helms asked Shannon Moore to stay in the back since he wanted to win on his own. They opened with some really good mat work. Helms hit a headscissors takedown. Guerrero blocked a piledriver and hit a powerbomb. Hudson sold Chavo's strategy of "grounding" Helms very well. They did some good near falls, including one from Helms after a dragon suplex. Helms bumped out and Guerrero hit a high plancha. Helms then hit a crossbody off the top to the floor. Guerrero blocked the vertebreaker. Helms hit the Nightmare on Helms Street but only got a two, which the commentators sold big. After a series of blocks and reversals, Guerrero won with a brainbuster. Real good opener.

Ric Flair arrived and wouldn't tell Mike Tenay who the mystery man would be for the main event.

RENO beat BIG VITO in 8:39. This was essentially just a brawl but it was a darn good one. Vito pounded Reno with fists and hit a superplex. They bumped out and Reno laid in the stomps to Vito. They just kept brawling, doing a good job. Vito hit a mafia kick and scored some near falls. Vito blocked the Roll of the Dice and they continued blocking one another until Reno hit a second Roll of the Dice and got the pin.

Backstage, Mike Sanders paid off Brian Adams to help him win his match against Cat. After Sanders left, Bryan Clark showed up and had even more money that someone had paid him to help Cat. So with money talking, Kronik decided Cat would be the guy they helped.

EVAN KARAGIAS & JAMIE KNOBLE defeated THE JUNG DRAGONS in 9:20. Want more proof that the undercard was better than the upper card? Leia Meow was on the undercard. The on-screen graphics mistakenly listed Karagias & Knoble as "Jamie Karagias & Evan Knoble". Karagias started off against Kaz Hayashi and they had a great sequence of moves. The Dragons did double Asai moonsaults. Knoble legscissored Yung Yang out to the floor. Karagias dropkicked Kaz out of the air. Karagias & Knoble have some really good double team moves. Karagias slipped a little on a quebrada. They did a lot of near falls throughout. Kaz got doubled on but hot tagged Yang in, and he cleaned house. Karagias hit a springboard crossbody to the floor. Yang powerbombed Knoble off the top. Karagias hit a perfect firebird splash. Knoble did a tombstone piledriver on Kaz. Lots of heat at the end. Yang went for the twisting moonsault but Karagias rolled clear and surprised Yang with a simple inside cradle for the pin. Leia was angry over her team losing, so I guess she'll slap them around. Maybe they like that coming from Leia. Anyway, it was an excellent match.

Lex Luger & Buff Bagwell arrived in a vintage car. They were boasting about their plans for their match against Bill Goldberg & Dewayne Bruce, mentioning that Plan B would have someone interfere to cause Goldberg to lose by DQ.

CAT defeated MIKE SANDERS in 5:42. This may have been the greatest Cat match of all time. Sanders attacked Cat while he was playing to the crowd. Cat came back with fists and Sanders retreated. Cat blocked a sunset flip and hit an elbow smash. They went to the floor where Sanders grabbed a chair. Miss Jones kicked Sanders and chased him with the chair. While this distracted the ref, Sean Stasiak & Mark Jindrak attacked Cat. But Kronik made the save, running Stasiak & Jindrak off and then laying Sanders out, stuffing his payoff money in his mouth as a "refund" since they had accepted Cat's bigger payoff instead. The ref returned to action as Cat hit the feliner on Sanders and got the pin. By winning, Cat regained the WCW Commissionership from Sanders.

After hearing about Luger & Bagwell's "Plan B" to get Goldberg DQ'ed, Ric Flair made the match no-DQ, thus foiling that plan. Flair then told Goldberg that an old high school friend of his had come to the show with his 19 year old son and asked if Goldberg would sign an autograph and pose for a photo with the kid. Goldberg did. The kid was wearing a Goldberg T-shirt and acting like a big Goldberg mark.

LANCE STORM & MIKE AWESOME & ELIX SKIPPER beat REY MYSTERIO JR. & KONNAN & BILLY KIDMAN in a Penalty Box match in 13:05. Hacksaw Duggan was special ref and promised to call it down the middle. Amazingly, he did so. The rules were that any wrestler caught in a rules infraction had to spend a minute in a penalty box. Storm and Mysterio started off for their teams. Skipper came in without tagging and was immediately sent to the penalty box. That was the story of the match. It was pretty funny watching guys who are used to breaking the rules actually get penalized for it. The match was pretty good, too, with everyone working hard. There was one really cool spot where Skipper did a spinning headscissors on Konnan, then ducked a Konnan lariat, but as Skipper bridged back up Konnan DDT'd him. Guys kept being sent to the penalty box for things like not tagging in or not breaking on the ropes. Tygress and Major Gunns got put in the box after catfighting on the floor. Awesome got put in the box for trying to cut Kidman's hair. When he got out he Awesome bombed Mysterio but since he wasn't the legal man, Duggan wouldn't count the pin. Finally, Storm ducked an enzuigiri from Kidman and forced Kidman to submit to the cloverleaf.

MENG defeated TERRY FUNK and CROWBAR in 11:39 in a three-way match to capture the Hardcore Title. Funk was the reigning champ but Meng came out with the belt, since he had stolen it earlier. Daffney threw a drink in Funk's face as he came out. Funk dragged her over the rail but Crowbar saved with a series of chairshots. Funk and Crowbar fought to the back, with Meng just watching at first. They ended up in the women's restroom where they brawled with garbage cans, mop buckets, and other stuff as Daffney screamed. Meng then got involved. They could have used a little better lighting during this backstage sequence. Garbage cans were flying all over. Funk literally hurled one full force into Meng's face. Funk and Crowbar breifly joined forces to pound Meng down as he was doing the no-sell gimmick. Crowbar turned a bunch of tables over on him. Funk did some hard chairshots on Crowbar. Crowbar came off an elevated seating section and put Funk through a table. The cameras missed it live but they did air a replay. Meng recovered and sent Crowbar rolling down the ramp. Funk used a snow shovel on Meng. Funk slammed Crowbar on a guard rail, which broke. Finally in the ring, Crowbar used a chair on Funk's knee and hooked the figure four, but Meng went aerial and splashed Crowbar. Funk and Crowbar hit Meng with a ton of chairshots but he withstood them and laid Crowbar out before putting Funk down for the count with the Tongan Death Grip. Another very good match, and at this point the PPV was looking to be fantastic.

Ric Flair congratulated Cat on regaining the commissionership. He gave Cat the rest of the night off and said he had ordered caviar and wine for him, though Cat preferred collared greens and neckbones.

CHUCK PALUMBO & SHAWN O'HAIR defeated KEVIN NASH & DALLAS PAGE in 11:15 to capture the WCW World Tag Titles. Earlier, Sanders had chosen Palumbo & O'Hair as the two guys to represent the Natural Born Thrillerz in this match. However, he came out and announced that he reserved the right to make substitutions during the match, like during a football game. Ric Flair had security take Sanders and the other Thrillerz out. Palumbo and Page slugged it out, with Page getting the upper hand. Nash kicked the hell out of O'Hair. O'Hair did a neat spot, vaulting over Nash and then hitting a superkick. Nash did the old snake eyes move on Palumbo. Page got doubled on until reversing a tombstone piledriver on Palumbo and hot tagging Nash in. Nash jackknifed Palumbo but the ref was distracted because all the Thrillerz returned. Lex Luger arrived, attacking Page, with the two brawling though the crowd. Buff Bagwell then ran in and used a wrench on Nash. O'Hair nailed Nash with the Shawnton and scored the pin as the ref returned to action. Overall a decent match though there was way too much interference.

Ric Flair left in his limo to get the mystery man.

SHANE DOUGLAS beat GEN. RECTION in 11:35 to capture the U.S. Title. There was a chain hanging from the ceiling and whoever got it and juiced his opponent first would win. The ref found a chain in Douglas' tights before the bell. Lots of standard brawling with the idea that they were each trying to bust the other open. They did some rest spots, too. Rection finally got a ladder, hit Douglas with it, and got the chain. However, Douglas surprised Rection with a chain hidden in his boot. He juiced Rection and then pretended he had done so with the "legal" chain to score the win. Average match. Backstage afterward, Rection was despondent over losing and kept saying he now has nothing as Cpl. Cajun & Sgt. Awall tried to console him.

LEX LUGER & BUFF BAGWELL defeated BILL GOLDBERG & DEWAYNE BRUCE in a No-DQ match in 10:59. The rules were that Goldberg would be banned from WCW for life if his team lost. Seriously! Anyway, Goldberg dominated at first doing the superman routine. With Lex & Buff down, Bruce came in and pounded on them but they eventually took command. Goldberg had to keep saving Bruce from being pinned. Hudson actually brought up the metal rod in Luger's arm from many years ago. Lex ended up on the floor and guess who was in the front row? None other than the kid who had marked out for Goldberg earlier. Lex started threatening the kid. Goldberg made the save but the kid turned on him and maced him. Blinded, Goldberg still dragged the kid over the rail. Lex & Buff laid Bruce out and then went after Goldberg, who "valiantly fought back" despite being blinded but eventually was pinned by Lex after a chairshot and Buff Blockbuster off Luger's shoulders. The heel kid left with Lex & Buff. The match wasn't all that great but I guess the angle was entertaining if you like fake retirement angles. As they washed out Goldberg's eyes, Schiavone & Hudson kept going on and on about how Goldberg's popularity had saved WCW and what a shame it was that he'll now have to be banned from ever wrestling in WCW again.

SCOTT STEINER defeated JEFF JARRETT and SID VICIOUS and THE MYSTERY OPPONENT in 7:51 in a four-way match to retain the WCW World Title. Earlier, Jarrett had promised to help Steiner and not try to win the belt, which is in fact what happened. The Mystery Opponent wasn't there at first, so Steiner and Jarrett doubled on Sid. It was pretty bad, and Sid's fists and lariats looked awful. At one point, Scott encouraged Jarrett to try and pin Sid, which made no sense because that would have made Jarrett champ under the rules. Flair then arrived with the Mystery Opponent under a mask. This was kind of funny as Flair's 2001 theme interrupted the crowd noise, proving most of the noise was on tape. Anyway, while the cameras focused on Flair and his mystery guy, Sid got injured somehow and broke his leg in two places. So the planned finish had to be changed and hurried up. So the mystery man walked to the ring, unmasked to reveal Road Warrior Animal (Oh joy!), and gave Sid a weak shot and Scott pinned him. So Flair's man turned heel immediately. A really bad main event, though granted it was partly beyond their control. Sid was stretchered out afterward and was found to have suffered a broken leg in two places as well as a back injury.

2001 - Taiyo Kea and Johnny Smith defeat Masanobu Fuchi and Toshiaki Kawada for the vacant AJPW Unified World Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan. The title had been vacated in June 2000 when Akira Taue, who held the title with Kawada, left the promotion, ending their sixth reign.

2005 - Dukes Durrango defeats T.J. Wilson to win his second British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title in Calgary, Alberta.

2006 - Ring of Honor holds an event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the National Guard Armory, entitled "Hell Freezes Over". The results were:
In pre-show matches:
- Derek Dempsey defeats Shane Hagadorn, Smash Bradley and Pelle Primeau in a four-way match to win the ROH Top of the Class Trophy.
- Jack Evans defeated Trik Davis.
In main show matches:
- Austin Aries defeated Ricky Reyes.
- ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuiness defeated Tony Mamaluke to retain the title.
- The Embassy (Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley) defeated Azriael (subbing for Colt Cabana) and Claudio Castagnoli.
- ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated FIP Heavyweight Champion Homicide and Roderick Strong, by making Homicide submit with an armbar, to win the FIP title.
- Christopher Daniels defeated Jay Lethal.
- Jack Evans defeated Jason Blade, Trik Davis, Kid Mikaze, Adam Pearce and Sal Rinauro in a six-man mayhem match.
- Samoa Joe defeated B.J. Whitmer by countout.
- A.J. Styles defeated Matt Sydal.
- ROH and FIP Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Chris Hero to retain the ROH title.

2007 - TNA holds its third-annual Final Resolution pay-per-view at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. The results:
- In a dark match, The Riggs Brothers (Jason and Johnny Riggs) defeated Serotonin (Kazarian and Johnny Devine (with Matt Bentley)).
- In a pre-show match Lance Hoyt pinned Chase Stevens after a Fireman's Carry Flapjack.
- Rhino defeated A.J. Styles in a last man standing match.
- Chris Sabin defeated TNA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels and Jerry Lynn in a three-way match, by pinning Daniels with a roll-up after Lynn hit the Daniels with the cradle piledriver, to win the title. This began Sabin's fourth reign and ended Daniels' third.
- Alex Shelley and Austin Starr fought to a 10-minute time-limit draw in the final match of the Paparazzi Championship Series. The match went to a judges' decision. Samolian Joe voted Starr, Big Fat Oily Guy voted for Shelley, and Bob Backlund said it was a draw. Kevin Nash then called for five minutes of overtime. Shelley pinned Starr in about a minute. After the match, Starr ended up in Backlund's crossface chickenwing.
- James Storm (with Gail Kim) pinned Petey Williams while grabbing the ropes during a roll-up. After the match, Jacqueline made her return to TNA and delivered a Death Sentence with Storm to Kim.
- NWA World Tag Team Champions The Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) by disqualification to retain the title, after Brother Runt, drunk, interfered, jumping off the top rope onto Homicide.
- Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe in a 30-minute Iron Man match, three falls to two, to earn an NWA World Heavyweight Title match at February's Against All Odds.
- Christian Cage defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Abyss (with James Mitchell) and Sting in a three-way elimination match to win the title. First, Sting pinned Abyss after the Scorpion Death Drop, then Cage pinned Sting after a Frog Splash. This began Christian Cage's second reign, and Cage would be the last NWA World Champion under the TNA banner. He would hold the title until the end of the NWA/TNA partnership in May.

2007 - Amazing Kong defeats Nanae Takahashi to win the AWA World Women's Title in Tokyo, Japan.

2007 - Hikaru defeats Wesna Busic for the European Wrestling Association Women's World Title in Tokyo, Japan, ending Busic's second reign.

2007 - Mayumi Ozaki defeats Aja Kong to win the GAEA Japan WWWA Singles Title in Tokyo, Japan.

2009 -

World Wrestling Entertainment has released British developmental talent Hade Vansen.  Vansen was seen ever-so-briefly on WWE Smackdown with a single promo before his planned character and direction was canceled.

The initial plan for the character was to put Vansen (doing something of a dark character with cult-esque overtones, similar to Christopher Daniels' Fallen Angel persona) into an angle with The Undertaker.  Once the initial vignette aired, Vince McMahon put a stop to the direction, deciding he didn't want a new talent from developmental put into a major angle before he was tested and could be trusted to carry the ball. 

Vansen's character was a Michael Hayes idea.  Kevin Fertig (aka Kevin Thorn) and developmental talent Black Pain were going to be associated with the Vansen character in some form before the character and direction was dropped.  Fertig was released last week by World Wrestling Entertainment the week before.

Vansen was signed to a WWE developmental deal in May 2007.  He missed most of the past year following a knee injury, so his tenure in development may have played a factor in the decision to release him.  Hansen would not return to the national scene in any way, shape or form, to date.

2009 - WWE released Tough Enough chapion Matt Cappotelli, who never actually wrestled for the main roster after being diagnosed with brain cancer as well as referee Mickie Henson.

2010 -TNA broadcast Epics on SpikeTV.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

We start off tonight with a look back at the new faces in TNA.

We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘The Love Professor’ Tenay and ‘The Human Love Machine’ Taz.

Match Number One: Generation Me versus The Motor City Machine Guns

Sabin and Max start things off and Sabin works on the arm but Max with a reversal and Sabin with an arm drag and drop toe hold. Shelley tags in and they hit a double team move. Jeremy gets involved and they kick Jeremy. Sabin with a snap mare to Max. Shelley tags back in and he hits a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Shelley chops Max while we see ‘The Band’ walking in the split screen.

Sabin tags in and they Irish whip Max into the corner. Max with a springboard neck whip from the turnbuckles after sending Shelley to the floor. Jeremy is tagged in and he hits a drop kick that knocks Shelley to the floor. Jeremy with a reverse atomic drop to Sabin followed by a baseball slide to Shelley. Jeremy with a springboard X Factor for a nea fall. Sabin with an enzuigiri to Jeremy but Max with a kick and then they hit a double back breaker followed by a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Sabin with a kick to Jeremy and then he tags in Shelley who hits a missile thrust kick to Max from the turnbuckles. Max with a spear to Shelley and then they hit a double team frog splash and moonsault for a near fall. Jeremy charges into Shelley’s boot and then he hits a Flatline on Max into the turnbuckles. Sabin sends Jeremy to the floor and then he hits a back kick but then the Machine Guns with a dominator neck breaker combination but Jeremy breaks up the cover. Sabin misses a pescado on Jeremy and then Jeremy with a super kick to Shelley. Jeremy with a 450 splash followed by a moonsault from Max for the three count.
Winners: Generation Me

We go to the Team 3D locker room and the Nasty Boys are still messing things up in there. There is a knock at the door and someone wants to enter. We go to commercial.

We are back and we go to comments from Hulk Hogan talking about the match between Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles. Hogan says that this will be Angle’s last shot at the TNA Title this year. Hogan says that one of the biggest impact players in wrestling will be at Genesis and everyone will be surprised.

Kurt Angle makes his way to the ring. Angle addresses A.J. and says that he wants to give credit where credit is due. When A.J. won the title last year, he proved that it was no fluke. When he beat Kurt last week, A.J. proved that Sting handed him nothing. Angle says that he gave A.J. everything last week and A.J. was the better man. Angle says that A.J. was the better man on that one night. When two great athletes get in the ring, you win some and you lose some. Angle says that the man who gets the last big win is the real champion. At Genesis, that man will be him.

A.J.’s music plays and he comes to the ring. A.J. tells Kurt that he can appreciate Angle coming out here and taking his loss like a man. He says that Kurt made no excuses and he can appreciate this. A.J. says that it if this was a series of matches, they each would have won some. After the war was over, A.J. says that he would be the one with the title. A.J. agrees with what Hulk said about how everyone wants to see them do it one more time. A.J. reminds Kurt that this is Angle’s last shot at the title in 2010.

Kurt tells A.J. that it is good news because he will only need one more shot at the title. They shake hands and hug.

Mike and Taz talk about the title match that has been made official for Genesis.

We see a masked man on the ramp and he attacks A.J. and sends A.J. into the guardrails. They are now in the ring and he hits a short arm clothesline. He takes off the mask and it is Tomko. Tomko leaves the ring and walks up the ramp as we go to commercial.

We are back and in case you don’t remember what happened a few minutes ago.

Christy Hemme is in the back with The Band. Bubba the Love Sponge takes the mic from Christy and it is time for a heel interview. Bubba wants to know where Mick Foley is. Nash reminds Bubba that the band is back and they have all new material. Hall says that they are running the show right now. Bubba wants to know where Foley is. Hall says that what happens in the back happens in the back. Bubba realizes that the interview is not working so we return to the Impact Zone for a match.

Before our next match, Velvet and Madison see Angelina Love in the crowd and they hug. Lacey is not really too excited to see Angelina and she waves.

Match Number One: Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky with Lacey Von Erich and their synchronized dance routine versus Hamada and Awesome Kong in a Non Title Match

Velvet and Hamada start off and they lock up and Hamada backs Velvet into the ropes and breaks. Velvet with punches to Hamada and then she chokes Hamada. Velvet with an Irish whip and a splash into the corner followed by a bulldog for a near fall. Madison tags in and she connects with a shoulder in the corner. Velvet tags back in and she chokes Hamada. Madison tags back in and they worry too much about mocking Kong instead of a double side Russian leg sweep. Hamada tags in Kong and then she hits a splash in the corner on both. Kong with an Awesome Bomb for the three count on Madison.
Winners: Hamada and Awesome Kong

After the match, Angelina comes into the ring and she pulls Lacey down by the hair and hits a spear on Velvet. Angelina kicks Lacey and then knocks Velvet out of the ring. Angelina Irish whips Velvet into the guardrail. Angelina goes up the ramp despite not being on the roster.

A.J. Styles storms into Hogan’s office and he wants to see Hogan but Eric Bischoff is in there. He tells A.J. to take a deep breath and says that Hogan is taking care of some business. A.J. points out that Tomko has revealed himself and he wants to take care of Tomko tonight. Eric says that he knows that A.J. is upset and he understands A.J.’s behavior. Eric says that A.J. represents TNA and he wants to know what A.J. wants him to do. A.J. says that he wants Tomko tonight. Eric wants to make sure that A.J. understands what he is considering with a match against Kurt Angle on Monday. Eric asks A.J. if he needs revenge. Eric tells A.J. that he needs a main event and for the main event to mean something, he wants to know if A.J. is willing to put the title on the line. A.J. tells Eric to book it and the match is made. A.J. leaves and Eric says that he loves that kid.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Storm and Roode are looking for Eric Bischoff. We go back to commercial.

We are back and Jeremy Borash knocks on Hogan’s office door and Eric tells him to come in. Eric is on the phone saying that he is looking forward to seeing the person on the phone next week. Jeremy talks about what happened last week with Mick Foley and he says that he understands what happened. Jeremy asks Eric where Foley is. Eric reminds Borash that he was the one who let Foley into the building. He blames Jeremy for what happened to Foley. Bischoff tells Borash to take responsibility for what happened to Foley. He tells Jeremy that he doesn’t know where Foley is and doesn’t care. He also tells Jeremy that if he does anything to affect the integrity of the show, it will be Borash’s last day in the building.

Storm and Roode enter the office and they say that they have a problem with Eric’s boys. Bischoff says that Hall, Nash, and Waltman are not his boys. Storm says that they did not appreciate being attacked by them. He wants to face Hall and Nash at Genesis. Eric takes Storm’s beer and he takes a sip. Eric says that if they want Hall and Nash, he will get back to them.

Lethal and Creed come to the ring for their match, Bobby Lashley attacks Creed and rolls him into the ring. Lashley sends Lethal into the ring steps. Lashley with a spinebuster to Creed and Kristal claps approvingly at Bobby’s work. Lashley with a Dominator.

Kristal comes into the ring and she wants to know if they have Eric’s attention. She says that she hasn’t received the meeting with Hulk Hogan yet and until she gets the meeting, the entire roster will be destroyed one by one. Kristal tells Eric to have an exquisite evening.

Match Number Three: Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed versus Team 3D with an axe

They pick up Creed and hit the 3D for the three count.
Winners: Team 3D

Ray gets on the mic after the match and he points out that they were in front of 50,000 people in the Tokyo Dome. He says that after the match, the first thing out of the media’s mouths were about what happened on Impact. He says that the Japanese press had to tell them about what the Nasty Boys did to their locker room. Ray wants to know where the Nasty Boys have been for the past ten years. So Hogan comes to TNA and the Nasty Boys ride his coat tails into the front door. Ray wonders how Hogan can walk with the Nasty Boys on his coat tails. Ray says that they couldn’t even get into their locker room and they had to get dressed in the locker room like young boys. They are ready to take back the locker room and they are going to take care of the Nasty Boys. Ray and Devon go to the back.

We go to a camera in the back that is following Team 3D and Ray uses the axe to break into their locker room. They see the carnage and wonder what the smell is in their. The Nasty Boys attack Team 3D. Knobbs welcomes Team 3D to Nastyville.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package where Tomko says that he was the one who made Styles what he is today. He says that A.J. has forgotten about that.

Sean Morley comes to the ring and he is wearing clothes to prove that he is no longer Val Venis. He still uses the same voice and he says that he is here. He says that Sean Morley and TNA were made for each other. He says that he used to make his living with a different kind of T&A and it required for him to use a stage name for the type of movies he was in. He says that those days are over. He says that he is now an artiste behind the lens. He says that he is a producer, director, and distributor of the most creative films ever made. He says that everything fell together when he walked in last week. He says that TNA was poised to explode. He says that they were missing the one thing to take them into the mainstream. He says that they need a film division. That is where he comes in. TNA Films presents a Sean Morley Production. He says that he will not be creating any movie. They will be works of art. They will not be the kind that go direct to video.

Daniels interrupts Morley and he comes to the ring. Daniels says that he did not want to interrupt Sean but he wanted to be the first to welcome him to the new day in TNA. He says that he has a screenplay idea for Morley. He says that it is a bit edgy but he thinks that Sean is the type who can do it. He talks about an honorable hero who deals with a sleazebag. Then there are a few twists and turns. In the end, the sleazebag ends in the gutter where he belongs. Daniels gives Morley an STO and then he kicks him. Daniels with an uranage and then he hits the BME.

Daniels says that Morley wants to bring art to TNA, it will be done over his dead body. Daniels tells Morley to take his brand of crap and get out of his company. He says that Morley offends him and everything makes him sick. Daniels says that he did not fight his way back up top to deal with his type of art. Daniels says that Morley will pay the price. He punches Morley but Morley punches back and he hits a clothesline and back elbow. Morley clotheslines Daniels over the top rope to the floor.

Since Tara and ODB will meet again at Genesis, we have a video package with their comments.

Jeff Jarrett is walking in the back and he has a man in a suit with sunglasses accompanying him. We go to commercial.

Matt Morgan and Hernandez are stretching in the back as they get ready for their match. We go to back to commercial.

Match Number Four: Matt Morgan and Hernandez versus James Storm and Robert Roode

Storm and Hernandez start things off and they lock up with Hernandez sending Storm to the mat. Storm punches Hernandez and then he sends Storm to the apron. Storm with a kick to the back of the head followed by a clothesline. Roode tags in and they hit a double suplex and it is time for them to dance and give their team name. Morgan tags in and gives them a double clothesline when they turn around. Morgan with a knee to Roode and then it is time for the elbow pads to fly before we get some elbows. Morgan with a splash into the corner and then he hits a side slam on Roode for a near fall. Roode with a knee and elbow to the head before he tags Storm back in. Hernandez makes the blind tag and he hits a flying shoulder tackle to Storm and Roode. Morgan throws Storm out of the ring. Roode with chops and then Hernandez with a pounce to Roode. Hernandez with the plancha to Storm and Roode.

Rob Terry attacks Hernandez from behind and the referee calls for the bell. Morgan punches Terry and they fight to the back.

No Contest

Roode and Storm want to know what happened. Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash make their way to the ring and Scott Hall is bringing up the rear. Waltman is attacked by Roode and Storm. Nash and Hall enter and they use the numbers advantage and work over Storm and Roode. Waltman with kicks and punches to Roode while Hall and Nash work over Storm. Roode tries to take on all three men but they fail. Security finally makes their way into the ring and Hall takes care of security while Nash stands there.

Eric Bischoff’s music plays and we go to commercial.

We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of Eric Bischoff telling Storm and Roode to be careful what they wish for because the next round is on them. At least that happened during commercial.

Eric is in the ring with Hall, Nash, and Waltman. He says that he doesn’t know what he is going to do with them. He says that last week it was Foley and this week it is Storm and Roode. Waltman tells Eric that is what they told him to do. Eric says that he is going to make a match. Hall wants to drink their beer. It is official, Hall and Nash versus Storm and Roode.

Sting is in the rafters.

It is time for more Time with Tomko as he talks about how A.J.’s star rose while he was hurt. Tomko says that A.J. never returned his calls so he was going to come back to remind A.J. of his role in TNA.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we go back to the video tape of Sting watching the events below. We get a close up.

D’Angelo Dinero is at the announce table with Mike and Taz.

Match Number Five: Desmond Wolfe versus Samoa Joe

They lock up and Joe sends Wolfe into the turnbuckles and he punches Desmond followed by a kick. Joe with an Irish whip and a running back elbow followed by an enzuigiri. Wolfe with a European uppercut followed by a forearm but Joe with a power slam for a near fall. Joe puts Wolfe in the choke but Wolfe backs Joe into the turnbuckles. Joe with an uranage when Wolfe charges into the corner. Joe with a head butt followed by punches. Wolfe counters the uranage and then he hits a hammer lock DDT. Wolfe with a running European uppercut. Wolfe with an Irish whip and Joe with an elbow and kick. Joe goes to the turnbuckles but Desmond with a head butt to the midsection. Wolfe with a double thrust to Joe on the turnbuckles. Wolfe tries for the Tower of London and Joe has Wolfe in the Choke but Wolfe with the Tower of London for the three count.
Winner: Desmond Wolfe

After the match, So Cal Val makes her return to the Impact Zone to dress Desmond. Desmond says that if he can beat Joe, he tells Dinero to think what he can do to him.

A limo arrives in the back and Ric Flair is only 91 minutes late this week. We go to commercial.

We are back and Tomko talks about his decision to put on the mask to attack A.J. Styles. Tomko talks about how he was on A.J.’s side to drop his defenses.

Jeff Jarrett arrives with his man with sunglasses and Hulk Hogan is with Eric Bischoff. Jarrett says that he wants to talk about the company that he founded and built. Jarrett says that this is between him and Hulk. Jarrett says that the young guys aren’t worth a damn and never will be. Jarrett says that there isn’t enough talent in the company to fill a coffee cup. Jarrett says that he will not stand for this. Jarrett says that he has his attorney with him because he wants him to hear every word that is said. Jarrett says that Hogan was close to crossing the line for defamation.

Bischoff says that he is sick and tired of hearing Jarrett talking about the company that he founded and the rest of the gaga. Bischoff wants to talk about the facts. The fact is that Jeff and his old man would have been out of business in three weeks if Dixie Carter hadn’t come in to invest the money in TNA. He says that Jarrett has conned everyone into thinking that he can turn this company around. Eric says the company can be turned around but it will be due to him and Hogan. He tells Jarrett either he can leave or lace up the boots.

Jarrett tells Eric to shut up and then he wants to know if Hogan is going to sit behind the desk. Hogan gets up and he says that he was hired to run the company. Hogan says that there is nothing that says that he can’t kick Jeff’s hillbilly ass. Jarrett backs out behind his attorney and he says that they haven’t heard the last of him.

Eric says that Jarrett needs an attitude adjustment and Hogan says that he will give it to him.

It is time to run through the card for Genesis.

Ric Flair makes his way into the Impact Zone to join Mike and Taz at the announce table.

Match Number Six: Tomko versus A.J. Styles for the TNA Heavyweight Title

A.J. attacks Tomko during Borash’s ring introduction and he punches and kicks Tomko. Tomko goes to the floor and then he connects with a forearm and slams A.J.’s arm into the ring steps and ring post. They return to the ring and he punches Tomko in the corner. Styles with knees to Tomko. We see Kurt Angle come out to watch the match from the ramp.

Styles with a drop kick to Tomko as Angle makes his way to the ringside area. Tomko throws A.J. out of the ring to the floor. Angle shakes Flair’s hand and hugs him, but remember there is a match going on. Tomko with a running power slam to Styles for a near fall. Tomko punches and chops Styles. Styles with a punch to the abdomen and then to the head. Styles runs into a big boot from Tomko and Tomko gets a two count. We go to commercial.

We are back for a minute as Tomko has A.J. in a reverse chin lock. We have more bills to pay. Who wants some Quiznos?

We are back and Tomko with a power slam for a near fall. Tomko chokes Styles. Styles punches Tomko but Tomko with a knee. Styles with an enzuigiri followed by the Pele Kick for the three count.
Winner: A.J. Styles

After the match, Tomko attacks Styles but Angle comes into the ring and he punches Tomko. Tomko goes to the floor and then Angle picks up the title belt.

Angle hands Styles the title belt and Flair stands up at the announce table. Styles sees Flair while Angle offers his hand. Styles walks past Angle and Flair has a smile on his face. Styles walks to the back as we go to credits.

2010 - TNA Broadcast Impact.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

We start off tonight with a look back at the new faces in TNA.

We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘The Love Professor’ Tenay and ‘The Human Love Machine’ Taz.

Match Number One: Generation Me versus The Motor City Machine Guns

Sabin and Max start things off and Sabin works on the arm but Max with a reversal and Sabin with an arm drag and drop toe hold. Shelley tags in and they hit a double team move. Jeremy gets involved and they kick Jeremy. Sabin with a snap mare to Max. Shelley tags back in and he hits a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Shelley chops Max while we see ‘The Band’ walking in the split screen.

Sabin tags in and they Irish whip Max into the corner. Max with a springboard neck whip from the turnbuckles after sending Shelley to the floor. Jeremy is tagged in and he hits a drop kick that knocks Shelley to the floor. Jeremy with a reverse atomic drop to Sabin followed by a baseball slide to Shelley. Jeremy with a springboard X Factor for a nea fall. Sabin with an enzuigiri to Jeremy but Max with a kick and then they hit a double back breaker followed by a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Sabin with a kick to Jeremy and then he tags in Shelley who hits a missile thrust kick to Max from the turnbuckles. Max with a spear to Shelley and then they hit a double team frog splash and moonsault for a near fall. Jeremy charges into Shelley’s boot and then he hits a Flatline on Max into the turnbuckles. Sabin sends Jeremy to the floor and then he hits a back kick but then the Machine Guns with a dominator neck breaker combination but Jeremy breaks up the cover. Sabin misses a pescado on Jeremy and then Jeremy with a super kick to Shelley. Jeremy with a 450 splash followed by a moonsault from Max for the three count.
Winners: Generation Me

We go to the Team 3D locker room and the Nasty Boys are still messing things up in there. There is a knock at the door and someone wants to enter. We go to commercial.

We are back and we go to comments from Hulk Hogan talking about the match between Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles. Hogan says that this will be Angle’s last shot at the TNA Title this year. Hogan says that one of the biggest impact players in wrestling will be at Genesis and everyone will be surprised.

Kurt Angle makes his way to the ring. Angle addresses A.J. and says that he wants to give credit where credit is due. When A.J. won the title last year, he proved that it was no fluke. When he beat Kurt last week, A.J. proved that Sting handed him nothing. Angle says that he gave A.J. everything last week and A.J. was the better man. Angle says that A.J. was the better man on that one night. When two great athletes get in the ring, you win some and you lose some. Angle says that the man who gets the last big win is the real champion. At Genesis, that man will be him.

A.J.’s music plays and he comes to the ring. A.J. tells Kurt that he can appreciate Angle coming out here and taking his loss like a man. He says that Kurt made no excuses and he can appreciate this. A.J. says that it if this was a series of matches, they each would have won some. After the war was over, A.J. says that he would be the one with the title. A.J. agrees with what Hulk said about how everyone wants to see them do it one more time. A.J. reminds Kurt that this is Angle’s last shot at the title in 2010.

Kurt tells A.J. that it is good news because he will only need one more shot at the title. They shake hands and hug.

Mike and Taz talk about the title match that has been made official for Genesis.

We see a masked man on the ramp and he attacks A.J. and sends A.J. into the guardrails. They are now in the ring and he hits a short arm clothesline. He takes off the mask and it is Tomko. Tomko leaves the ring and walks up the ramp as we go to commercial.

We are back and in case you don’t remember what happened a few minutes ago.

Christy Hemme is in the back with The Band. Bubba the Love Sponge takes the mic from Christy and it is time for a heel interview. Bubba wants to know where Mick Foley is. Nash reminds Bubba that the band is back and they have all new material. Hall says that they are running the show right now. Bubba wants to know where Foley is. Hall says that what happens in the back happens in the back. Bubba realizes that the interview is not working so we return to the Impact Zone for a match.

Before our next match, Velvet and Madison see Angelina Love in the crowd and they hug. Lacey is not really too excited to see Angelina and she waves.

Match Number One: Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky with Lacey Von Erich and their synchronized dance routine versus Hamada and Awesome Kong in a Non Title Match

Velvet and Hamada start off and they lock up and Hamada backs Velvet into the ropes and breaks. Velvet with punches to Hamada and then she chokes Hamada. Velvet with an Irish whip and a splash into the corner followed by a bulldog for a near fall. Madison tags in and she connects with a shoulder in the corner. Velvet tags back in and she chokes Hamada. Madison tags back in and they worry too much about mocking Kong instead of a double side Russian leg sweep. Hamada tags in Kong and then she hits a splash in the corner on both. Kong with an Awesome Bomb for the three count on Madison.
Winners: Hamada and Awesome Kong

After the match, Angelina comes into the ring and she pulls Lacey down by the hair and hits a spear on Velvet. Angelina kicks Lacey and then knocks Velvet out of the ring. Angelina Irish whips Velvet into the guardrail. Angelina goes up the ramp despite not being on the roster.

A.J. Styles storms into Hogan’s office and he wants to see Hogan but Eric Bischoff is in there. He tells A.J. to take a deep breath and says that Hogan is taking care of some business. A.J. points out that Tomko has revealed himself and he wants to take care of Tomko tonight. Eric says that he knows that A.J. is upset and he understands A.J.’s behavior. Eric says that A.J. represents TNA and he wants to know what A.J. wants him to do. A.J. says that he wants Tomko tonight. Eric wants to make sure that A.J. understands what he is considering with a match against Kurt Angle on Monday. Eric asks A.J. if he needs revenge. Eric tells A.J. that he needs a main event and for the main event to mean something, he wants to know if A.J. is willing to put the title on the line. A.J. tells Eric to book it and the match is made. A.J. leaves and Eric says that he loves that kid.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Storm and Roode are looking for Eric Bischoff. We go back to commercial.

We are back and Jeremy Borash knocks on Hogan’s office door and Eric tells him to come in. Eric is on the phone saying that he is looking forward to seeing the person on the phone next week. Jeremy talks about what happened last week with Mick Foley and he says that he understands what happened. Jeremy asks Eric where Foley is. Eric reminds Borash that he was the one who let Foley into the building. He blames Jeremy for what happened to Foley. Bischoff tells Borash to take responsibility for what happened to Foley. He tells Jeremy that he doesn’t know where Foley is and doesn’t care. He also tells Jeremy that if he does anything to affect the integrity of the show, it will be Borash’s last day in the building.

Storm and Roode enter the office and they say that they have a problem with Eric’s boys. Bischoff says that Hall, Nash, and Waltman are not his boys. Storm says that they did not appreciate being attacked by them. He wants to face Hall and Nash at Genesis. Eric takes Storm’s beer and he takes a sip. Eric says that if they want Hall and Nash, he will get back to them.

Lethal and Creed come to the ring for their match, Bobby Lashley attacks Creed and rolls him into the ring. Lashley sends Lethal into the ring steps. Lashley with a spinebuster to Creed and Kristal claps approvingly at Bobby’s work. Lashley with a Dominator.

Kristal comes into the ring and she wants to know if they have Eric’s attention. She says that she hasn’t received the meeting with Hulk Hogan yet and until she gets the meeting, the entire roster will be destroyed one by one. Kristal tells Eric to have an exquisite evening.

Match Number Three: Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed versus Team 3D with an axe

They pick up Creed and hit the 3D for the three count.
Winners: Team 3D

Ray gets on the mic after the match and he points out that they were in front of 50,000 people in the Tokyo Dome. He says that after the match, the first thing out of the media’s mouths were about what happened on Impact. He says that the Japanese press had to tell them about what the Nasty Boys did to their locker room. Ray wants to know where the Nasty Boys have been for the past ten years. So Hogan comes to TNA and the Nasty Boys ride his coat tails into the front door. Ray wonders how Hogan can walk with the Nasty Boys on his coat tails. Ray says that they couldn’t even get into their locker room and they had to get dressed in the locker room like young boys. They are ready to take back the locker room and they are going to take care of the Nasty Boys. Ray and Devon go to the back.

We go to a camera in the back that is following Team 3D and Ray uses the axe to break into their locker room. They see the carnage and wonder what the smell is in their. The Nasty Boys attack Team 3D. Knobbs welcomes Team 3D to Nastyville.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package where Tomko says that he was the one who made Styles what he is today. He says that A.J. has forgotten about that.

Sean Morley comes to the ring and he is wearing clothes to prove that he is no longer Val Venis. He still uses the same voice and he says that he is here. He says that Sean Morley and TNA were made for each other. He says that he used to make his living with a different kind of T&A and it required for him to use a stage name for the type of movies he was in. He says that those days are over. He says that he is now an artiste behind the lens. He says that he is a producer, director, and distributor of the most creative films ever made. He says that everything fell together when he walked in last week. He says that TNA was poised to explode. He says that they were missing the one thing to take them into the mainstream. He says that they need a film division. That is where he comes in. TNA Films presents a Sean Morley Production. He says that he will not be creating any movie. They will be works of art. They will not be the kind that go direct to video.

Daniels interrupts Morley and he comes to the ring. Daniels says that he did not want to interrupt Sean but he wanted to be the first to welcome him to the new day in TNA. He says that he has a screenplay idea for Morley. He says that it is a bit edgy but he thinks that Sean is the type who can do it. He talks about an honorable hero who deals with a sleazebag. Then there are a few twists and turns. In the end, the sleazebag ends in the gutter where he belongs. Daniels gives Morley an STO and then he kicks him. Daniels with an uranage and then he hits the BME.

Daniels says that Morley wants to bring art to TNA, it will be done over his dead body. Daniels tells Morley to take his brand of crap and get out of his company. He says that Morley offends him and everything makes him sick. Daniels says that he did not fight his way back up top to deal with his type of art. Daniels says that Morley will pay the price. He punches Morley but Morley punches back and he hits a clothesline and back elbow. Morley clotheslines Daniels over the top rope to the floor.

Since Tara and ODB will meet again at Genesis, we have a video package with their comments.

Jeff Jarrett is walking in the back and he has a man in a suit with sunglasses accompanying him. We go to commercial.

Matt Morgan and Hernandez are stretching in the back as they get ready for their match. We go to back to commercial.

Match Number Four: Matt Morgan and Hernandez versus James Storm and Robert Roode

Storm and Hernandez start things off and they lock up with Hernandez sending Storm to the mat. Storm punches Hernandez and then he sends Storm to the apron. Storm with a kick to the back of the head followed by a clothesline. Roode tags in and they hit a double suplex and it is time for them to dance and give their team name. Morgan tags in and gives them a double clothesline when they turn around. Morgan with a knee to Roode and then it is time for the elbow pads to fly before we get some elbows. Morgan with a splash into the corner and then he hits a side slam on Roode for a near fall. Roode with a knee and elbow to the head before he tags Storm back in. Hernandez makes the blind tag and he hits a flying shoulder tackle to Storm and Roode. Morgan throws Storm out of the ring. Roode with chops and then Hernandez with a pounce to Roode. Hernandez with the plancha to Storm and Roode.

Rob Terry attacks Hernandez from behind and the referee calls for the bell. Morgan punches Terry and they fight to the back.

No Contest

Roode and Storm want to know what happened. Sean Waltman and Kevin Nash make their way to the ring and Scott Hall is bringing up the rear. Waltman is attacked by Roode and Storm. Nash and Hall enter and they use the numbers advantage and work over Storm and Roode. Waltman with kicks and punches to Roode while Hall and Nash work over Storm. Roode tries to take on all three men but they fail. Security finally makes their way into the ring and Hall takes care of security while Nash stands there.

Eric Bischoff’s music plays and we go to commercial.

We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of Eric Bischoff telling Storm and Roode to be careful what they wish for because the next round is on them. At least that happened during commercial.

Eric is in the ring with Hall, Nash, and Waltman. He says that he doesn’t know what he is going to do with them. He says that last week it was Foley and this week it is Storm and Roode. Waltman tells Eric that is what they told him to do. Eric says that he is going to make a match. Hall wants to drink their beer. It is official, Hall and Nash versus Storm and Roode.

Sting is in the rafters.

It is time for more Time with Tomko as he talks about how A.J.’s star rose while he was hurt. Tomko says that A.J. never returned his calls so he was going to come back to remind A.J. of his role in TNA.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we go back to the video tape of Sting watching the events below. We get a close up.

D’Angelo Dinero is at the announce table with Mike and Taz.

Match Number Five: Desmond Wolfe versus Samoa Joe

They lock up and Joe sends Wolfe into the turnbuckles and he punches Desmond followed by a kick. Joe with an Irish whip and a running back elbow followed by an enzuigiri. Wolfe with a European uppercut followed by a forearm but Joe with a power slam for a near fall. Joe puts Wolfe in the choke but Wolfe backs Joe into the turnbuckles. Joe with an uranage when Wolfe charges into the corner. Joe with a head butt followed by punches. Wolfe counters the uranage and then he hits a hammer lock DDT. Wolfe with a running European uppercut. Wolfe with an Irish whip and Joe with an elbow and kick. Joe goes to the turnbuckles but Desmond with a head butt to the midsection. Wolfe with a double thrust to Joe on the turnbuckles. Wolfe tries for the Tower of London and Joe has Wolfe in the Choke but Wolfe with the Tower of London for the three count.
Winner: Desmond Wolfe

After the match, So Cal Val makes her return to the Impact Zone to dress Desmond. Desmond says that if he can beat Joe, he tells Dinero to think what he can do to him.

A limo arrives in the back and Ric Flair is only 91 minutes late this week. We go to commercial.

We are back and Tomko talks about his decision to put on the mask to attack A.J. Styles. Tomko talks about how he was on A.J.’s side to drop his defenses.

Jeff Jarrett arrives with his man with sunglasses and Hulk Hogan is with Eric Bischoff. Jarrett says that he wants to talk about the company that he founded and built. Jarrett says that this is between him and Hulk. Jarrett says that the young guys aren’t worth a damn and never will be. Jarrett says that there isn’t enough talent in the company to fill a coffee cup. Jarrett says that he will not stand for this. Jarrett says that he has his attorney with him because he wants him to hear every word that is said. Jarrett says that Hogan was close to crossing the line for defamation.

Bischoff says that he is sick and tired of hearing Jarrett talking about the company that he founded and the rest of the gaga. Bischoff wants to talk about the facts. The fact is that Jeff and his old man would have been out of business in three weeks if Dixie Carter hadn’t come in to invest the money in TNA. He says that Jarrett has conned everyone into thinking that he can turn this company around. Eric says the company can be turned around but it will be due to him and Hogan. He tells Jarrett either he can leave or lace up the boots.

Jarrett tells Eric to shut up and then he wants to know if Hogan is going to sit behind the desk. Hogan gets up and he says that he was hired to run the company. Hogan says that there is nothing that says that he can’t kick Jeff’s hillbilly ass. Jarrett backs out behind his attorney and he says that they haven’t heard the last of him.

Eric says that Jarrett needs an attitude adjustment and Hogan says that he will give it to him.

It is time to run through the card for Genesis.

Ric Flair makes his way into the Impact Zone to join Mike and Taz at the announce table.

Match Number Six: Tomko versus A.J. Styles for the TNA Heavyweight Title

A.J. attacks Tomko during Borash’s ring introduction and he punches and kicks Tomko. Tomko goes to the floor and then he connects with a forearm and slams A.J.’s arm into the ring steps and ring post. They return to the ring and he punches Tomko in the corner. Styles with knees to Tomko. We see Kurt Angle come out to watch the match from the ramp.

Styles with a drop kick to Tomko as Angle makes his way to the ringside area. Tomko throws A.J. out of the ring to the floor. Angle shakes Flair’s hand and hugs him, but remember there is a match going on. Tomko with a running power slam to Styles for a near fall. Tomko punches and chops Styles. Styles with a punch to the abdomen and then to the head. Styles runs into a big boot from Tomko and Tomko gets a two count. We go to commercial.

We are back for a minute as Tomko has A.J. in a reverse chin lock. We have more bills to pay. Who wants some Quiznos?

We are back and Tomko with a power slam for a near fall. Tomko chokes Styles. Styles punches Tomko but Tomko with a knee. Styles with an enzuigiri followed by the Pele Kick for the three count.
Winner: A.J. Styles

After the match, Tomko attacks Styles but Angle comes into the ring and he punches Tomko. Tomko goes to the floor and then Angle picks up the title belt.

Angle hands Styles the title belt and Flair stands up at the announce table. Styles sees Flair while Angle offers his hand. Styles walks past Angle and Flair has a smile on his face. Styles walks to the back as we go to credits.

2010 - WWE broadcast Superstars.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

We start off tonight’s show with some Raw mixed tag action and your announcers are Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler.

Match Number One: Primo and Gail Kim versus Chavo Guerrero and Jillian Hall

The men start things off and Chavo has something to say to Primo before they lock up. They finally lock up and Chavo works on the arm and Primo reverses and puts Chavo in a side head lock. Primo with a shoulder tackle and Chavo falls into the ropes. They lock up again and Primo with a side head lock. Primo blocks a hip toss and hits one of his own followed by an arm drag into an arm bar. Chavo with punches to Primo as they battle into the ropes. The referee has to pull Chavo away and Jillian with a soft kick to Primo. Chavo returns and kicks Primo followed by a Latino uppercut. Primo with punches to Chavo but Chavo with a knee. Primo with drop kicks to Chavo and Chavo retreats to the comfort of Jillian to recover. Jillian makes the official tag and the women get involved. Jillian goes after Primo but she misses and then Gail with a forearm and a clothesline. Gail with an Irish whip and a running clothesline into the corner. She misses the cross body into the corner but she avoids a punch from Jillian. Chavo distracts Gail and that allows Jillian to knock Gail off the turnbuckles. Jillian gets a near fall on Gail and argues with the referee. Jillian pulls Gail’s head into her knee and pulls on the hair followed by a forearm to the back of the head for a near fall. Jillian with a biel by the hair as she continues to work over Gail. Jillian kicks Gail in the corner and then she hits a clothesline on Gail. Jillian with the screaming handspring splash but she lands on Gail’s knees. Chavo and Primo tag in and Primo with a chop from the ropes and then he hits a flying back elbow and clothesline. Primo with a springboard cross body for a near fall. Primo goes over Chavo’s back but Chavo with a kick and he sets for the Three Amigos and he only gets two when Primo escapes the third one but Chavo with a clothesline and Gail makes the save. Gail sends Jillian to the floor and then Chavo backs Gail into the corner. Chavo grabs Gail and Gail hits the shoulder breaker and Primo gets the three count with a rollup.
Winners: Gail Kim and Primo

We go to commercial.

We are back and the Raw matches continue.

Match Number Two: Carlito versus Chris Masters with Eve Torres

Carlito spits some apple in Masters’ face before the bell rings and then Masters wipes it off as he waits for the bell to ring to punch Carlito and then he slams the man with the big hair. Carlito goes to the floor. Masters goes after Carlito and Carlito runs Masters into the apron and ring post. They return to the ring and then he kicks Masters and punches him. Carlito works on Masters’s back as he stretches him. Carlito with a slam as he continues to work on the back and then he follows that with an elbow drop for a near fall. Carlito returns to the back. Masters with a few clotheslines to Carlito followed by a back body drop and then he circles Carlito as he tries to get the fans into the match. Masters with a press slam to Carlito. Masters with an Irish whip but Carlito floats over and hits a drop kick into the back and Masters goes into the turnbuckles. Carlito misses a splash into the corner and then Masters calls for the Master Lock and he applies it and Carlito is out.
Winner: Chris Masters

We go to Ask the Divas and then we go to commercial.

We are back and it is time for the match from the Smackdown brand and your announcers are Todd Grisham and Matt Striker.

Match Number Three: Jimmy Wang Yang and Slam Master J versus Mike Knox and Charlie Haas

Haas and J start things off and Haas with a forearm to the back but J lands on his feet on a hip toss and then he hits a drop kick. Haas with a kick and he tags in Knox who hits the running cross body and then he knocks Yang off the apron. Knox gets a near fall on J when he realizes that he might want to win the match. Knox tags Haas back in and Knox sends J into Haas’ boot. Haas with an arm bar and he turns it into a chin lock with the arm isolated. Knox is tagged back in and he hits a knee drop on J and gets a few near falls. Knox with a reverse chin lock and then he connects with a forearm to the back. Haas is tagged back in and he hits a double sledge from the turnbuckles and then he gets a near fall. Haas with a front face lock as J tries to make it to his corner to make the tag to Yang. Haas tries to knock Yang off the apron but Yang moves. J with a back body drop and then tags in Yang who hits a cross body on Haas and then hits Knox with a forearm. Yang with a drop kick and then he kicks Haas in the leg and the back of the head and gets a near fall that is broken up by Knox. Knox goes to the floor after a double drop kick and then J with a pescado onto Knox. Yang with a moonsault on Haas for the three count.
Winners: Jimmy Wang Yang and Slam Master J

We go to commercial.

We are back with the Raw Rebound.

It is now time for the main event and it comes from ECW. Your announcers are Byron Saxton and Josh Mathews.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Four: Christian versus William Regal with Ezekiel Jackson

Before the match starts, the men who will meet at the Royal Rumble have a stare down. They lock up and Christian with a clean break. Regal works on the arm but Christian with a reversal and he sends Regal to the mat. Regal with a side head lock and Christian is able to turn it into a top wrist lock and Regal bridges to escape and he counters with a wrist lock. Christian gets back to his feet and then Regal with an arm drag into a wrist lock. Regal with a European uppercut but Christian with a punch to Regal and then he hits a back body drop. Christian with a drop kick for a near fall. Christian with a hammer lock but Regal with an elbow. Christian with a kick and then he tries for a back slide and gets a near fall with it. Jackson gets on the apron and Christian with a drop kick to Jackson. Christian with a near fall on Regal. Jackson returns to the apron and the referee has had enough and he sends Jackson to the back. Regal is flummoxed as Jackson goes to the back and we go to commercial.

We are back and Christian with a shoulder tackle followed by a snap mare and kick to the back. Regal with an Irish whip and running shoulder. Christian goes on the turnbuckles and Regal blocks the tornado DDT attempt and Regal with a push that sends Christian off the turnbuckles and he hits the apron on his way to the floor. Christian returns to the ring and Regal kicks him. Regal with a Japanese choke hold and Christian is able to escape. Regal with a head butt and then he chokes Christian in the ropes. Regal with European uppercuts in the corner as he continues to wear down the champion. Regal puts Christian on the turnbuckles and he connects with forearms. Christian knocks Regal off the turnbuckles and hits a cross body onto Regal for a near fall. Christian and Regal exchange punches. Christian goes to the apron and he sends Regal into the turnbuckles. Christian with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Christian with a shoulder tackle and then he goes up top for a frog splash but Regal moves. Regal with a forearm but Christian tries for the Killswitch but Regal counters and hits an Exploder for a near fall. Regal misses the running knee and then Christian tries for a sunset flip but Regal drops down and holds the ropes. The referee sees it and warns Regal. Christian tries for the Killswitch but Regal is able to counter with the Regal Stretch. Christian gets out of the hold but Regal with a forearm. Regal tries for a Tiger Driver but Christian counters with the Killswitch for the three count.
Winner: Christian

We go to credits.

2010 - In a move that infuriated fans, Live Nation sold out the WWE Hall of Fane, then canceled all the orders when it turned out they had accidentally sold sections earmarked for the WWE roster.  They informed all ticketholders that their orders were canceled and held another on sale several hours later.

2011 - UFC President Dana White shot down reports that Brock Lesnar would be returning to WWE to wrestle The Undertaker following an interaction caught by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani on camera.  He noted that Vince McMahon did contact him about the possibility and White turned it down.

2011 - WWE broadcast Smackdown.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

We are live on tape from Birmingham, Alabama and your announcers are Matt ‘Home State of the National Champion Auburn Tigers’ Striker, Michael ‘Why Can’t the Miz be on this show too’ Cole and Josh ‘Who will be the ‘Josh Mathews’ of the new Tough Enough’ Mathews.

While Alberto Del Rio comes to the ring, Cole, Mathews, and Striker talk about what Alberto did on Raw on Monday night when Alberto confronted Shawn Michaels. Their accounts of what happened differ slightly.

Alberto reminds us his name and Cole steps on his line. Alberto says that the people in the South are a bit slow. However, they know that there is no one like him on Raw or Smackdown. He tells everyone not to get angry because it isn’t his fault. It is his destiny. He will destroy their dreams and their hero’s dreams when he wins the Royal Rumble. He told Shawn Michaels that after he wins, he will be known as the new Mr. Wrestlemania.

Truth says that the Royal Rumble is a few weeks away but Del Rio has lost his mind. Truth tells Pancho that Alberto can’t win Royal Rumble because you have a bunch of fancy cars. You can’t win the Royal Rumble because you have a creepy creepy ring announcer. You can’t win because of destiny. A championship match on the world’s biggest stage isn’t something you can buy or inherit, you have to earn that on your own. You earn that by stepping up to the plate like a man. The man that Alberto can’t be.

Cody Rhodes comes out to the ring after making sure that he is truly ‘dashing’. He tells Alberto and Truth that dashing is in at the Royal Rumble and everyone else is out. If you don’t look like him, you are going over the top rope to your ungroomed and undashing lifestyles. Cody says that he is twenty-five but he has already been in three Rumble matches. He says that he is the face that will main event Wrestlemania.

Rey Mysterio comes out and he wants to get something straight. Winning the Royal Rumble isn’t about looking like a diva as he addresses Cody. He tells Alberto that it isn’t about destiny. Rey says that it is about beating the odds. It is about surviving and that is what Rey has been doing his whole entire life.

Alberto tells Rey that no one wants to hear his inspirational stories and he will beat him like the dog he is. Rey asks Alberto how many Royal Rumbles he has won and Rey points out that he hasn’t won any. Rey mentions that he won a Royal Rumble.

Cody says that Rey winning the Royal Rumble is so 2006. Just like the fashion of 2006, he is out of style. He tells Truth that is ‘what’s up’.

Truth wants to know if we are stealing catch phrases and he punches Cody. All four men fight with Rey and Cody pairing up while Truth and Del Rio fight on the other side of the ring.

Teddy Long comes out and says that if they want to mix it up, they will do it in the ring. Alberto Del Rio and Cody Rhodes will face R Truth and Rey Mysterio in a tag match.

We go to commercial.

Match Number One: Alberto Del Rio and Cody Rhodes versus Rey Mysterio and R Truth

 

Cody and Rey start things off and they lock up with Cody backing Rey into the corner and Cody with a kick instead of a clean break. Cody with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Rey blocks a punch and then Rey with kicks and forearms. Rey follows that with shoulders in the corner and a kick. Rey with a drop kick into the corner. Del Rio tags in and Del Rio kicks Rey and then he sends Rey into the turnbuckles. Del Rio with a snap mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Del Rio with knees to the midsection and Cody’s attempt to interfere backfires but Del Rio sends Rey under the bottom rope to the floor.

Del Rio Irish whips Rey into the ringside barrier and they return to the ring and Del Rio gets a near fall. Cody tags back in and he punches Rey in the ribs and head. Rhodes with a boot to the chest but he misses the Ric Flair knee drop. Rey goes up top but Cody stops him with a forearm. Cody tries for a superplex but Rey holds on to the turnbuckle and Rey with a head butt to knock Cody off and Rey with a cross body. Both men are down but they are able to make the tag.

Truth with clotheslines to Del Rio followed by a punch and hip toss. Truth with a sit out gourdbuster for a near fall. Truth sends Del Rio over the top rope to the floor and then Cody tries to charge at Truth but Truth ducks down and Cody goes to the floor as well. Truth hands things over to Rey who hits an Asai Moonsault onto Del Rio and Rhodes. Truth and Rey celebrate in the ring as we go to commercial.

We are back and Del Rio punches and kicks Truth before he sends Truth into his corner and he tags in Cody. Cody hits a gourdbuster but Truth with a drop toe hold and punches to the head. Truth with a forearm to Rhodes and then to Del Rio on the apron. Cody with a shoulder tackle to Truth while Rodriguez fans Del Rio on the floor.

Rhodes with a series of boots to Truth’s chest. Rhodes with a series of jabs to Truth. Del Rio tags in and hits a drop kick on Truth and gets another near fall. Del Rio with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Del Rio with a rear chin lock. Truth with a few punches but Del Rio sends Truth back to the mat. Cody tags in and he gets between Truth and his corner to prevent the tag. Rhodes with knees to the midsection as he goes off the ropes and then Cody with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Cody with a body scissors and arm bar on Truth.

Truth gets Cody up and hits the electric chair drop and both men are down again. Cody gets to his feet first but Truth is the first to tag and Rey hits a seated splash on Cody and then he knocks Del Rio off the apron. Rey with kicks followed by a springboard cross body for a near fall.

Rhodes with a knee and Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Rey with a sunset flip and this time Rhodes rolls through and tries for a rollup but Rey counters it and gets a near fall of his own that is broken up by a drop kick from Del Rio. All four men are in the ring and Truth with a leg lariat to Del Rio to send him to the floor. Rhodes clotheslines Truth to the floor before returning his attention to the legal man in the match. Cody catches Rey as he comes off the ropes and sets for the Alabama Slam but Rey counters with a head scissors that sends Cody into the ropes. Rey with the 619 followed by the springboard dive and the three count.

Winners: Rey Mysterio and R Truth

After the match, Alberto is on the floor showing his anger over losing to Rey and Truth.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Did You Know what WWE has done with Make A Wish over the years?

It is now time for Str8 Outta Brooklyn with JTG. This week he talks about CM Punk and what he did to Nexus on Monday. His next subject is Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero.

Josh brings up the Fatal Four Way match from last week and then we see the footage of Wade Barrett making his official debut on Smackdown by attacking Big Show.

Wade Barrett is in the interview area with Todd Grisham. Todd asks Wade if he has any second thoughts. Wade says that when he was on Raw, he was like Julius Caesar because he was a conquering hero who became so powerful that people had to conspire against him because that is how truly frightened of him they were. He is here on Smackdown to own it. He says that he showed Big Show that he respected him by attacking him. Just like John Cena on Raw, he only goes after the biggest and the baddest because nobody else is worth his time. He will take down the biggest, foulest, filthiest beast and when he is done everyone will Hail Caesar.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package for Ezekiel Jackson and he is coming to Smackdown soon.

We see highlights from the match two weeks ago between Drew McIntyre and Trent Barreta when Drew gave Trent the Future Shock DDT after Trent knocked himself out with a dive to the floor.

Match Number Two: Trent Barreta versus Drew McIntyre

 

Trent knocks Drew off the apron when McIntyre gets to the ring and the referee holds Trent back so he can officially start the match. Drew charges at Trent but Trent moves out of the way and Trent punches Drew. The referee pulls Trent out of the corner and Drew responds with a running boot to the head and punches. Drew pulls Trent to the floor and then he sends him into the announce table. Drew shows Trent no respect by slapping him. Drew brings Trent back into the ring. Drew with short clotheslines in the corner followed by a short arm clothesline. Drew with a drop kick for a near fall.

Drew with an arm bar on Trent followed by knees and a forearm to the back. Drew with a release German suplex but Trent lands on his feet and then he hits a running knee and Trent gets a near fall. Trent goes to the apron and misses a springboard move. Drew responds with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex that sends Trent into the turnbuckles. Drew gives a thumbs down and then prepares to press slam Trent to the floor but Trent is able to counter and gets a sunset flip for the three count.

Winner: Trent Barreta

After the match, Drew cannot believe that he lost the match.

Big Show is walking in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Trent Barreta is walking in the back. He is congratulated by some people for his win over Drew. There is someone in the back who was not so happy to see Trent get the win. That man is Drew McIntyre who blindsides Trent and sends him into a cage door. Drew asks Trent if he feels like a winner. Drew looks up and sees Kelly standing there.

Drew tries to explain himself. He tells Kelly that he knows he has some issues with aggression but he was just going to ask Trent for a rematch. Kelly says that isn’t what she saw. Kelly thought that he had some decency when he helped her last week. Drew says that he really cares about her and he says that he is sincere. Kelly says that she doesn’t want to be around people who take pleasure in beating people up and she walks away.

Match Number Three: Big Show versus Wade Barrett

 

Show with a boot and forearm to Barrett followed by a head butt and chop. Show with a punch to the midsection but Barrett responds with a drop kick to the knee and a boot to the head. Barrett punches Show and continues to keep him on the mat with kicks. Barrett with kicks to the leg and he goes for a cover but Show powers out before the ref can count. Barrett returns to the leg and knee. Show escapes and he hits a leg drop. Show blocks a kick and pushes Barrett away. Show with a chop and then he sends Barrett into the turnbuckles and hits a running shoulder tackle. Show grabs Barrett but Wade escapes the choke slam. Show grabs Barrett again but Barrett rakes the eyes to escape the hold a second time. Show tries for a third time but we will never know if he can choke slam Barrett because Heath Slater hits the ring and he goes after Big Show and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Big Show by disqualification

After the match, Slater is joined by his fellow Ex-Nexus Member Justin Gabriel. Gabriel comes off the turnbuckles but Show grabs him by the throat. Barrett clips Show when he tries to choke slam Gabriel.

Ezekiel Jackson comes to ringside and he looks at Big Show. Do we have an alliance between these two behemoths? Slater kicks Show in the leg and Gabriel climbs Show but Show snap mares him. Barrett and Slater battle with Show and Gabriel gets a chair but Show punches it.

Jackson enters the ring and he clotheslines Big Show. Gabriel, Barrett, Slater, and Jackson attack Big Show. Slater hits a flatliner on Show and then Jackson slams Big Show. Barrett tells Gabriel to go up top for the 450 Splash. Barrett stands on Big Show’s chest while they celebrate in the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cole, Striker, and Mathews talk about what just happened with Wade Barrett and his former and current fellow Nexus members as well as Ezekiel Jackson. We see the slam of Big Show in slow motion.

We then see footage during the commercial break with every referee helping Show to his feet.

Match Number Four: Michelle McCool with Layla versus Beth Phoenix

 

They lock up and Beth runs Michelle into the corner and then connects with forearms. Beth with a double sledge but she misses a charge into the corner. Beth with an elbow and then she goes to the turnbuckles but Michelle kicks Beth in her injured knee and Michelle focuses on that injury with kicks to the knee. Michelle with an elbow drop to the leg and then she continues to work on the knee. Beth kicks Michelle and connects with more forearms. Michelle returns to the leg and gets a near fall. Michelle with a forearm to the back of the knee. Michelle celebrates too soon and Beth gets a near fall with a rollup. Michelle with a clothesline and she gets another near fall. Michelle kicks Beth in the knee and continues her focus on the knee. Michelle uses the ropes for extra impact on the leg but Michelle tries too many times and Beth propels Michelle over the top rope with her good leg. Beth with forearms followed by a slingshot suplex for a near fall. Beth tries for the Glam Slam but Michelle with a kick to the knee. Beth gets Michelle up for the Glam Slam but Michelle counters with a rollup. However, Beth is able to gain the advantage with her balance and gets the three count with a rollup.

Winner: Beth Phoenix

After the match, Layla goes into the ring to check on her BFF while Beth celebrates her victory on the ramp.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the Shawn Michaels Hall of Fame video package.

We go to Teddy Long’s office and he is having a heated discussion with Vickie Guerrero. Vickie mentioned that since Teddy was not at Smackdown last week she was in charge. Teddy reminds Vickie that he is the General Manager and it is his show. Teddy has a phone call and he has to go deal with the Wade Barrett situation.

Dolph tells Vickie that when they are on with Edge, he will do everything to try to stir things up. He says that their relationship is stronger than that. Dolph apologizes for what he said last week. Vickie says that she knows that people can say things that are hurtful. Vickie says that she forgives him and that there is nothing to worry about on the Cutting Edge.

Kofi Kingston is walking in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and we see highlights from last week’s Intercontinental Title Match between Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler when Kofi beat Dolph twice.

Kofi has something to say before his match. After five long, hard months he has clawed and scratched to finally get his title back. Kofi is proud to say that he is the Intercontinental Champion again. He says that it feels good. While Dolph Ziggler had Vickie Guerrero in his corner, Kofi says that he felt like he had everyone else in his corner. Kofi says that he learned a few things . . .

We won’t find out what he learned because his opponent comes out. Jack Swagger has something to say. He says that he is proud that Kofi learned something. He has a new lesson for Kofi. 2011 is the year of the American, the All-American. He will be raising the bar on Smackdown and invites Kofi to join him up there. He wants to give Kofi an All American American American American public service announcement. The ankle lock is a dangerous position to be in. As you lay helpless on your stomach, panic sets in and so does humiliation as you realize that you are about to tap out before the entire world.

Kofi says that he wants Jack to shut up. Kofi says that he will shut Jack up by beating him up right now.

Match Number Five: Kofi Kingston versus Jack Swagger

 

They lock up and Swagger backs Kofi into the corner and Swagger misses a punch. Kofi with kicks and punches followed by a European uppercut and Irish whip. Kofi tries to leap into the corner but Swagger sees it coming and he gets his boots up. Swagger sends Kofi to the floor as we go to commercial.

We are back and Swagger with boots to the chest and then he pushes Kofi into the ropes. We see footage from the commercial break when Swagger hot shot Kofi onto the announce table. Swagger with a slam and he applies an arm bar on Kofi. Kofi with a forearm but Swagger sends Kofi into the corner and hits a running clothesline. Swagger with the double jump Swagger Bomb for a near fall. Swagger with a key lock on Kofi and he pulls Kofi to the mat. Kofi kicks Swagger in the leg but Swagger with kicks to stop Kofi. Swagger biels Kofi across the ring. Swagger tries for the Double Jump Swagger Bomb again but Kofi rolls out of the way. Kofi with kicks and punches to Swagger in the corner and the referee warns Kofi. Swagger picks Kofi up but Kofi counters with a rollup for a near fall.

Kofi tries for the SOS but Swagger counters and tries for the Doctor Bomb. Kofi escapes and tries for Trouble in Paradise but Swagger sees it coming and he ducks out of the way. Swagger with a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Swagger with a forearm to the back and a kick to the chest. Swagger tries for a running power slam but Kofi gets free and Swagger runs into a boot in the corner. Kofi hits the SOS and gets the three count.

Winner: Kofi Kingston

We go to commercial.

We are back with Edge and the Cutting Edge. Edge welcomes everyone to the Cutting Edge. He says that a lot of people didn’t think he would come out of the Last Man Standing Match with Kane in one piece. He almost didn’t but he was the last man standing. He stands here tonight as the World Champion. He goes from facing one monster last week to another monster this week. He is talking about Vickie Guerrero. He brings out Vickie and her boyfriend, the number one contender Dolph Ziggler.

Edge welcomes his guests to his show and he hopes that everyone can be mature and professional about this. Edge says that there was some controversy last week with Dolph’s win. Vickie says that there was no controversy. Dolph became the number one contender and he will beat Edge at the Royal Rumble.

Edge says that it is just like old times. He sees the look in Vickie’s eye and he tells her that ship has sailed. Dolph tells Edge that if he is going to insult his girlfriend the interview is over. Edge says that he didn’t call her a ‘man eating beast’ or say that Vickie snores in her sleep. It isn’t like he said that you could go parasailing with her panties or that she makes a weird noise when you do that thing.

Vickie stops Edge and throws out an excuse me. Vickie says that if they want to let the garbage out it is on. Vickie says that she was once married to Edge, but that was a long time ago when she was young and naïve. Every day she lives with the regret that she lived with Edge.

Edge points out that Vickie is ten years older than him and she wears a necklace that says ‘Cougar’.

Dolph tells Edge not to be jealous that Vickie has gone from ‘no class’ to ‘first class’. Dolph says that Vickie has been a godsend and wonders how Edge couldn’t appreciate everything that Vickie did for Edge. Vickie took Edge in like a little rescue dog and breathed new life into him. Nobody thought that Edge would win the World Title again and that his career was over. Vickie rescusicated his career, but at the Royal Rumble, he will pull the plug and watch Edge’s title reign flatline to a finish.

Vickie says that their love is true. Vickie says that she brought a clip to show how Dolph is a better man. If they ever got married, Dolph would never do ‘this’ to her. We see the footage from 2008 when Edge was caught with Alicia Fox on video kissing Edge during her days as a wedding planner.

Edge says that he senses where the hostility is coming from and Vickie reminds Edge that it was their wedding day. Edge says that maybe Dolph is a better man than him and Edge has a clip for Dolph and Vickie.

We go to a clip from two months ago when Dolph was caught with Kaitlyn while AJ and Primo were looking for a private place. Edge says that you really couldn’t see her face, but it did look like Vickie’s NXT rookie. Dolph attacks Edge but Edge with a boot and Dolph goes to the floor.

Vickie yells at Edge again and slaps him a few times for doing it on their wedding day. Edge doesn’t want to hit a woman and Vickie attacks Edge from behind. Edge turns around and has that look of spear on his face. Vickie says that Edge can’t touch her. Edge starts to leave the ring, but he comes back in and it’s Spearing Time.

Dolph pulls Edge out of the ring and hits a side Russian leg sweep into the ringside barrier. Dolph hits the Zig Zag into the ring steps. Dolph and Vickie kiss over Edge’s lifeless body and we go to credits.

 

 

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