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Welcome to this week's TNA Xplosion report!
Lockdown 2012- Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy
They pretty much need to save the show at this point as there's been nothing above and beyond the usual on the show. Angle's knee is really taped up. Angle controlled Hardy early beating him down on the mat and stomping him. Hardy caught Angle with an elbow as he came off the ropes and nailed a dropkick.
Angle used a thumb to the eyes before Hardy could continue to mount any real offense. Angle smothered Hardy in the corner with his boot. Hardy cut him off and used the ropes to springboard into a kick in the corner. Hardy worked over Angle with punches. Hardy charged Angle but was thrown into the cage. Hardy was beaten down. Ange ripped his face against the cage. That appeared to bust open Hardy, the first blood of the night. Angle rammed him hard into the cage again.
Angle went for a third attempt but Hardy reversed it and Angle nailed the cage head-first. Hardy began hitting a ton of offense with clotheslines and a leaping forearm. Hardy nailed a double sledgehammer in the head and drilled Angle with a twisting moonsault press off the top. Hardy used his ropes to sent Angle into the cage, then nailed a sit down stunner on Angle.
Hardy went to climb out but Angle scaled the ropes (his knee wouldn't let him leap) and hit the Olympic Slam off the ropes into the ring for a near fall. Hardy fired back and tried to climb out of the cage. Angle tried to pull him down but Hardy kicked him off and came off the cage into a splash for a close near fall.
The audio mix of the crowd must be horrid as you can see everyone standing and chahting, "This is awesome" but it sounds like a far-away echo.
Angle went for the anklelock but Hardy reversed it. Angle teased tapping but rolled through. Angle missed a clothesline and was caught with the Twist of Fate. Hardy climbed to the top and nailed the swanton bomb. He went back up and nailed a second for a near fall. Angle nailed the Olympic Slam and was mad when Hardy kicked out. Angle stalked over Hardy, waiting for him to get to his feet. He went for another Slam but Hardy slipped out and nailed one instead. Hardy ripped off his shirt and went for another Swanton, this time off the top of the cage. Hardy nailed it and it looked awesome. That got him the pin.
Your winner, Jeff Hardy!
Original PPV Match thought: Far and away the best thing on the show. Not an awesome match but a good bout. The finish was crazy.
TNA Impact - 7/23 - The Righteous Deletion
The Righteous were walking down a road in North Carolina. Someone saw The Long Walk with Samoa Joe's dad, Mark Hamill! They arrived at the Hardy Compound and entered. It was dark. Vincent snapped his fingers and it was daytime. He said they were many, because they were Righteous, A sleeping Matt Hardy woke up and said he had a premonition. He told Vanguard-1 to alert Brother Nero and ask Senor Benjamin to prepare the Dome of Deletion.
We see shots of The Righteous out in the woods. The Broken Hardys walked through the property to meet them. Dutch said, "It's not their miracle anymore, it's our revelation."
They faced off and began brawling atop of a giant Hardy symbol carved in the grounds. Jeff jumped off a dirt pile to clothesline Vincent. Matt declared Dutch should be deleted atop "this dilapidated boat." I get that reference They worked over Dutch who was saved by Vincent with a shovel. They went to attack the Hardys with the boat but the Hardys teleported away. The Righteous then teleported to the Dome of Deletion where the Hardys were waiting inside a wrestling ring. They brawled. Matt Hardy called for Senor Spencer to officiate. It was referee Daniel Spencer.
They battled in the ring. Dutch was whipped into Jeff. Matt hit a Twist of Fate on Vincent. The Hardys double suplexed Dutch. Dutch ate a Twist of Fate. Matt nailed another for a two count. Matt went for another but was shot off into the ropes and nailed with a spinning Bubba slam. Hardy went to the floor, where Dutch attacked him from behind. He worked over Matt outside as we went to commercial.
When we returned, Jeff and Vincent were fighting and it was dark outside again. They ran each other into the wall of a building...and footage of the Hardys' past was interspersed with shots of The Righteous walking through the Hardy compound. Dutch continued to work over Matt. Matt bit his hand, taking a bite out of grime. Matt bulldogged him into a pool. They showed Reby Hardy playing piano. Now they were all sitting around a BBQ reminiscing about all the terrible things they did to each other. Matt Hardy said The Wicked Garden led to them becoming who they are. One of the Hardy kids, Dr. Wolfie, told Dutch he had news about his partner...he might not make it. When Dutch turned, Vincent was now missing. Dutch followed him. He told Dutch Vincent was now obsolete. Dutch was confused. He said, "He's dead. He died."
Dutch came across a coffin. Vincent was inside. Dutch went to check on him but Vincent's eyes opened and he placed the wicked garden poisonous flower into Dutch's mouth then began laughing maniacally. MANIACAL LAUGH. Where's Uncle Deadly? The Hardys appeared next to Dutch mocking him. They tossed Duch in the ring and Matt ordered the Hardy kids to attack. They put the boots to him. He ordered them to disperse and ordered Queen Rebecca to attack. She hit the Twist of Fate. Reb looked great. The Hardys kept attacking but it was apparently all in Dutch' mind. As he was contemplating what to do, Willow appeared behind him and attacked him with weapons.
Dutch was back under water in the pool as Reby played piano, then emerged, freaked out. It was all a dream...or as The Tall Man said in Phantasm, "NO, IT'S NOT." Angus Scrimm, you are missed.
Jeff and Vincent were battling elsewhere. Matt and Dutch returned. He told Vincent they tried to kill him. They faced off, shooting fireworks at each other. The Hardys went down. They went to poison Jeff but Matt grabbed Vincent. VIncent placed it in his mouth and he went down foaming. The Righteous tossed them into the Lake of Reincarnation. They came out wearing goat masks. Hardy said, No Way, I need another Goat. He went back into the ring and emerged dressed in a white suit as anti-Christ Jeff Hardy. OKAAAAY.
They battled and Dutch was placed before an excavator. Hardy raised it and came off the excavator with a swanton, then pinned The Righteous.
Matt Hardy said they were deleted and now they must be cleansed. They tossed them into the Lake. Matt said this marks a new chapter. They are forever and then some.
Eric Tompkins and hit team edited the hell out of this one!
The #1 Don West Trending Topic was Jason Hotch winning the International Championship last night on Impact.
Lockdown 2012 - TNA Tag Team champions Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. The Motorcity Machineguns.
They made it clear you can win via escape, pinfall or submission.
Shelley and Magnus started out. Shelley tried to go after his knee but Magnus blocked it. Shelley slid under a right hand. Magnus finally nailed him with a clothesline for a one count. They went back and forth until Joe and Sabin tagged in. Magus tagged back in and was double teamed by the Guns. Magnus catched Shelley trying to come off the ropes and nailed a Fall Away Slam, sending him into his own partner.
The champs pulled Chris Sabin into their corner and tagged in and out, working him over. Joe chopped Sabin hard then tagged in Magnus, who nailed several stomps and an elbow for a two count. The champs maneuvered Sabin into their corner and continued the assault, with Joe peppering him with a series of fast strikes. Joe held Sabin for Magnus to drill with a running boot to the face, followed up by a Joe back senton splash.
Magnus cinched in a side chinlock on Sabin, trying to wear him down. Sabin used a sit-down jawbreaker to break the move. Joe nailed a snap suplex to cut off Sabin, garnering a two count. Sabin tried to battle his way out of the corner and succeeds, nailing a tornado DDT on Joe as he kicks off Magnus. Joe ended up landing in the path of Sabin and tried to prevent the tag to Shelley, but it doesn't happen.
Shelley cleans house and goes for Sliced Bread #2 but Magnus slips out. They battle on the top and Joe gets powerbombed off the ropes. Shelley nails Magnus and comes off the ropes with a double boot stomp. Joe broke up the pin and was sent into the cage by the Guns.
The Guns set up to take out Magnus but Joe locked in a rear naked choke. He had Sabin beat but let go to break up a Shelley pinfall attempt on Magnus after Shining Wizard. The champs miss their finisher and Shelley rolls up Magnus for a two count. Shelley is nailed by Magnus and Joe by their finisher and pinned.
Your winners and still TNA Tag Team champions, Magnus & Samoa Joe!
Original PPV Match Thoughts:m Nothing of note here. Just your basic back and forth match. This never seemed to get out of first gear.
Indi Hartwell vs. Gabby Forza
Forza is a regular in the Northeast independent scene.
They locked up and muscled each other around the ring. Indi grabbed a side headlock but was shot into the ropes. They smashed together but no one moved. Forza went for a slam but Hartwell turned it into a pinfall attempt. Forza drilled her in the corner and nailed an Oklahoma Stampede into the buckles. Indi fought back and nailed a clothesline in the corner, followed by a bulldog. She kicked Forza with a big boot, then clotheslined her in the corner.
Forza reversed a whip into the corner. Hartwell tried to go up and over but was caught and slammed. Forza drilled her with body shots and nailed a slam for a two count. Forza fired away with chops in the corner and Hartwell went down. Forza covered her for another near fall and cinched in a chinlock. She pressed and dropped Indi and again covered her for a close two count. They battled over a suplex with Indi finally scoring the move.
Indi nailed a running elbow but was caught with several short-arm clotheslines. Indi made a comeback with a spinebuster for a two count. Indi finally caught her with the Hurt Donuts and scored the pinfall.
Your winner, Indi Hartwell!
Fun, hard fought match!
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