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"Now, before I clear the air, I wanna ask a question? If you get hurt and a doctor prescribes you a medicine/drug and therapy to help you and you take it, did that become wrong somewhere? Did I miss a meeting? No need to answer because apparently the answer is yes. Apparently pro wrestlers never get hurt and if they do they aren't allowed to get treatment. So anyway, here's the story, several years ago I had hurt my knee and was advised by 2 different doctors to undergo this particular therapy. I didn't ask for it, hell, I didn't even know about it, all I knew is that I didn't want to have to have surgery. Not to mention that I would like for my life after wrestling to be as painless as possible. I won't be able to wrestle forever and I would hope that I'm entitled to the best quality of life availalbe to me when that time comes. I would like to think that it's well in my human rights to take whatever a doctor tells me to if it helps my condition and relieves my pain. Isn't that what everyone goes to a doctor for? Shane Helms committed no crime and did absolutely nothing illegal. And that is a FACT!!! Trust me, there are a million ways to get any kind of legal or illegal medicine/drug you want. However, I was under the assumption that going thru a doctor, getting treatment and therapy for a totally LEGAL medicine was the right way to go about dealing with this particular injury. And this injury that might have led to surgery had I not taken the therapy that I did. It's strange how that part of the story was conviently left out! Besides, look at me! I'm not 300 lbs of muscle, the biggest I've ever been is 215, I'm not abusing ANYTHING other that the abuse my body takes doing the job I love. Hell, I didn't even drink alcohol until I was 27.

Now I get that this "reporter" was just doing his job and was only using certain names from his list to sensationalize the article. And I guess it makes it sound more colorful to use the name Hurricane although I haven't been The Hurricane in almost 2 years now. Hell I guess this guy can pretty much get away with saying whatever he feels, I honestly don't know. I don't know him and I don't even deal with that particular Doctor anymore either. And if that Doctor did anything wrong himself, as long as it didn't involve me it shouldn't concern me or be directed towards me.

Am I making an excuse? Not at all. Making up an excuse would be admitting that I did something wrong or illegal. I did neither. I'm just a guy that has torn his body to shreds for the job he loves. And there are times that I've had to do to the hospital and get different kinds of medicines/drugs/whatever to help me heal. I'm not Wolverine, I can't heal from every injury instantaneaously (sic). I get hurt! And I'll get hurt again. I've said a million times, I never got into wrestling for the fame or the fortune, I got into because I genuinely love it. I put 100% of my heart into it and unfortunately my body pays the price. That's not a complaint, that's simply . . . reality."

Helms' blog also discusses his recent bout with the flu and how he toughed out his illness while wrestling Chris Benoit on Smackdown. Helms noted that his illness hadn't been reported and questioned why websites only focused on the negative aspects of the business, writing, "Now strangely enough but not surprisingly at all, this story didn't make any of the wrestling news websites. I guess making wrestling or wrestlers (especially me) look good is something they don't like to do much anymore, there's no "HITS" off of good news ya know? :) It boggles my mind when I think about how much exposure these "enemies of pro-wrestling" get off of pro-wrestling websites. How many years have I been on the net giving countless hours of myself to my fans? How many hosiptals (sic) and schools have I visited to help under priviledged kids and wounded soldiers? How much money have I donated to various charities for no other reason than to help. All of these things are neglected by these websites yet they all jumped on this story just to drum up attention. Makes me wonder if this BLOG will receive as many posts?"

2009 - Lucha star Abismo Negro (Andres Palomeque), who has made appearances for both WWF and TNA over the years, was found dead in a river in El Rosario, a town in Mexico at the age of 37 after supposedly having a nervous breakdown on a bus where he forced the driver to put him out at the river.  Gonzalez was very despondent at the scene and no one knows what really happened other than he fell into the river and was trapped in the mud thus couldn’t get out.

Gonzalez sent a text message to his wife telling her that he was lost in the hills by the river and she got in touch with Vicente Martinez who is the local promoter in Mazatlan who began the search. The search party showed up after going around the local towns showing photos of him trying to get any information and they eventually found his body floating down the river by a bridge.

The body was then exhumed from the river and was positively identified as Gonzalez by Jesus Lopez who is the local coroner and he determined that Gonzalez had an anxiety attack which led to the events that caused him to get stuck in the river. Lopez then said that anabolic steroids that Abismo had been supposedly taking at the time could’ve triggered the attack. I’m not sure if they will continue an investigation on this or not or whether there will be an official autopsy.
 
Televisa broke the news nationally last night and AAA soon followed on their website but neither had any more details. There are tons of rumors going around on whether the death was natural or foul play being involved which considering Gonzalez’s past is definitely an option.

Last seen in the United States as part of the TNA World X Cup Tournament in 2004, Negro also appeared on the 1997 Royal Rumble PPV on an undercard Lucha tag that aired during the "Free For All" pre-game show. The PPV was held in San Antonio, TX at the same time WWF was trying to build a working relationship with Lucha promotion AAA that eventually went nowhere, although Negro and others did appear on WWF TV as well.

Prior to the Negro ring name, he worked under a mask as Winners and was one of the wrestlers who defected from CMLL to AAA when Antonio Pena had formed the company.

Negro had also worked in Japan for Pro Wrestling NOAH and Michinoku Pro.

2009 - Steve Doll, who worked for the WWF as Steven Dunn of the undercard tag team, Well Dunn, passed away.  Doll had been on life support and his family made the decision to let him pass.  He had been ill since for some time dating back to 2006.  He was 44 years old at the time of his passing.

A native of Hendersonville, TN Doll originally broke into the business in the mid-1980s and worked for a number of territories, including Don Owen's Pacific Northwest, Puerto Rico's WWC, and the USWA in Memphis.  Small when compared to the larger physiques of the era, he was mostly a tag team performer, originally as one half of the Southern Rockers with Scott Peterson (the pair held the PNW Tag Team belts on numerous occasions) and then later with Rex King and Reno Riggins.

Alongside King, who was re-christened Timothy Well, the two worked full-time for WWF as an undercard team managed at times by Harvey Wippleman.  They were never given a sizeable push and were used in competitive bouts to get over the bigger stars or used in comedy roles, including a short TV feud with the Bushwhackers.

After leaving the WWF, Doll returned to the USWA and worked for that promotion during its dying days.  He did some shots for WCW in the mid-1990s, including becoming part of a trivia answer in that he and  Mike Enos were wrestling when Scott Hall showed up to kick off the NWO storyline. 

Doll returned to his native TN as well, working Nashville independent Music City Wrestling as part of a team with Riggins and at one point, also operated a wrestling school with him.

2010 - MTV began promoting that they would be debuting a Lucha Libre series.  The original plan was to re-voice AAA tapes from Mexico but the project soon morphed into the Lucha Libre USA Masked Warriors series.

We begin with Shawn Michaels coming to the ring. We see footage from last week when the Undertaker beat Drew McIntyre for his third first loss in WWE only to be confronted by Shawn Michaels after the match when Shawn gave him Sweet Chin Music.

Shawn says that he has a feeling and it is the same feeling that he had in January 1992 before he threw Marty Jannetty through the Barbershop window. It is the same feeling he had in March 1996 when he beat Bret Hart for the World Title. It is the same feeling he had last week before kicking the Undertaker’s teeth down his throat. It is the feeling that he can do absolutely anything. Anything means beating the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Shawn says that he has to hand it to the company because there is a new Shawn Michaels DVD out called ‘My Journey’ just when he puts his career on the line. It makes it seem like everything is coming to an end. Shawn tells people to clear off some space on the DVD shelf because he is about to give us Volume two. He says that this is not the end, it is only the beginning. Shawn says that he will no longer be known as the showstopper, the Heartbreak Kid, or the co-founder of Degeneration X. He might even stop being known as Shawn Michaels. He will be remembered as the one and only man who ended the Undertaker’s undefeated streak. Shawn tells the Dead Man that in six days he will . . .

The lights go out and we see a clip from the Shawn Michaels’ career.

There is a graphic that says Shawn Michaels Career 1985-2010 at the end of the video package.

Shawn says that a video package is not going to intimidate him so he tells Undertaker to come out and meet him face to face.

Pete Rose comes out and he tells Shawn that he wants to be the first to wish Shawn luck because he says that Shawn is the right man to end the streak. Pete says that as guest host, he wants Shawn to compete tonight against Undertaker’s brother . . . Kane with the same Wrestlemania stipulation. He wants revenge for what Kane has done to him. Shawn says that he will get revenge for Pete and for himself.

Pete wishes Shawn luck tonight.

Cole and Lawler talk about the match between Shawn and Kane.

Cole then talks about the first time that Cena and Batista met in the ring and we go back to Summerslam 2008.

They have their final face off tonight in the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the WWE Rewind: Morrison and R Truth’s non-match against Big Show and Miz two weeks ago on Raw.

Match Number One: The Miz with Big Show versus John Morrison with R Truth

Truth and Show join Cole and Lawler at the announce table.

They lock up and Morrison with a front face lock and a near fall. Morrison with another near fall and then he returns to the front face lock. Miz yells at Morrison and slaps him but Morrison with a punch of his own and a kick. Morrison with a knee that sends Miz to the floor. Miz runs away from the ring but he runs into a boot and then Morrison with an Asai moonsault and we go to commercial.

We are back and Miz with a chin lock on Morrison and then he rakes the face. We see footage from the commercial when Miz hit a neckbreaker in the ropes and Morrison hit the apron. We see another neckbreaker. We are back to live action and Miz sends Morrision head first into the mat but Miz misses a running kick and Morrison gets a near fall. Miz gets another near fall after a kick to the head and then he rubs Morrison’s face in the mat and works on the neck some more with a chin lock. Morrison with forearms and punches to Miz in the corner and the referee pulls him out of the corner. Morrison runs into an elbow but Morrison with a Shining Wizard for a near fall followed by punches to Miz. Morrison with a slide and he trips Miz. Morrison goes up top and Miz crotches Morrison and then punches Morrison. Miz tries for a superplex but Morrison blocks it and then hits a sunset flip power bomb and then Morrison has to go for the split legged corkscrew moonsault for the three count.
Winner: John Morrison

After the match, Big Show pushes Truth down but Morrison with a drop kick to Show as he tries to get into the ring. Morrison and Truth escape Show’s rage and head up the ramp.

Triple H is getting ready in the locker room and his tag team partner enters. Hunter wants to know why he would want to talk to him. Is it because they have common enemies that their past goes away. Hunter threatens to knocks Orton down if he gets in his way. Orton reminds Hunter that he still has to make it to Wrestlemania.

We go to commercial.

We are back and the San Francisco 49ers are in the building.

We take a look back at the Elimination Chamber pay per view when John Cena lost the WWE title for the second time after he won it in the Elimination Chamber. This time it was Batista.

Jack Swagger is at ringside with Cole and Lawler to talk about the final qualifier is for the Money in the Bank Match.

Match Number Two: Kofi Kingston versus Vladimir Kozlov in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Kofi with kicks to the leg but Kozlov with a leg sweep and Kofi goes to the floor. Kofi drops Kozlov on the top rope and then he connects with forearms but Kozlov with a running head butt. Kozlov with head butts to the chest followed by an overhead overhook suplex for a near fall. Kozlov with a back breaker on Kofi but Kofi escapes the hold but Kozlov catches Kofi and hits a fallaway slam. Kozlov drops Kofi on the top turnbuckles an head butts him and then kicks Kofi in the chest. Kozlov tries for a running power slam but Kofi holds the ropes and then hits a DDT to counter. Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise and gets the three count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston

After the match, Kofi points at the briefcase because he is contractually obligated.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Michael Cole talks about Stu Hart’s induction into the Hall of Fame and says that Bret will be inducting him. Jerry talks about how Bret was not injured. Cole says that Bret will be on Raw tonight to address Vince McMahon.

We see footage from last week’s match between Randy Orton and Triple H that led to tonight’s match.

Cody talks about the Triple Threat Match on Sunday and he mentions that it is every man for himself. Cody talks about eighteen months of verbal tirades and tantrums, but after eighteen months, they are finally free. Cody says that people want to think that it was Randy who took them under his wing, but look at what they have done. Cody says that Randy Orton needed them.

Ted says that it doesn’t matter whether it is him or Cody who wins, it only matters that Randy loses. At that point Randy’s ignorance will be revealed.

Cody says that people say that Randy is the future but he is six years younger than Randy and three years younger than Ted.

Ted says that they aren’t the most liked and are probably not on people’s Christmas card lists. Ted says that isn’t their fault that everyone wasn’t brought up in the level of luxury he has. The fans and Randy Orton do not respect him. At this time next week, everyone will respect them.

Cody says that he will win the match on Sunday.

Match Number Three: Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, and Sheamus versus Randy Orton and Triple H in a Super Duper Epsenhart Special

Hunter and Sheamus start things off but before they lock up Cody is tagged in. Hunter with a kick and punch as he backs Cody into the corner. Hunter with an Irish whip and running clothesline. Hunter runs into a boot from Cody and DiBiase is tagged in but he runs into a clothesline. Hunter works on the arm and he hesitates before thinking about a tag but DiBiase with a forearm and punches. DiBiase with a punch but Hunter with a face buster to DiBiase and then he knocks Sheamus off the apron. DiBiase with a drop kick and Hunter goes to the floor. Sheamus sends Hunter into the ringside barrier. Sheamus tags in and he kicks and punches Hunter in the corner. Hunter punches back but Sheamus with a double sledge to the head and then he punches Hunter and poses. Sheamus with a front face lock and DiBiase tags in. Ted with kicks in the corner and then Cody tags in and kicks Hunter. Ted distracts the referee and Sheamus attacks Hunter while the referee is not looking. DiBiase with a snap mare and Cody makes a blind tag. Cody with a kick to Hunter followed by a punch. Hunter and Cody exchange punches. Rhodes with a drop down uppercut but Hunter with a spinebuster and both men are down. Sheamus and Orton tag in and Orton with a power slam. Orton brings DiBiase in and then he hits an elbow on Rhodes followed by a clothesline to DiBiase. Orton with a neckbreaker to Sheamus and then he goes for the RKO push ups. Cody gets on the apron and distracts Orton. Orton sets for the IEDDT on Rhodes and Sheamus with the pump kick for the three count.
Winners: Sheamus, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes

After the match, Rhodes and DiBiase roll Hunter into the ring. Hunter avoids the pump kick and Hunter punches and clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope to the floor.

Cole and Lawler talk about how we got the Wrestlemania match between Cena and Batista when Batista kicks Cena in the lower groin to get himself disqualified.

Bret Hart is walking in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back with a rundown of the Wrestlemania festivities in the Phoenix area, including Wrestlemania in Glendale (not Phoenix), Arizona.

We take a look back at the contract signing and the ‘miraculous recovery’ of Bret Hart.

Bret Hart comes to the ring to address the crowd and maybe Vince McMahon. Bret says that when he came back a couple of months ago, he didn’t believe in his wildest dreams that he would get another shot to go to Wrestlemania. Bret says that Wrestlemania is the greatest show on Earth. He says that he left the WWE 12 years ago and it left a dirty taste in his mouth. He says that he can still taste it at times, but now he is able to leave the way he wants because he has a No Holds Barred Match with Vince McMahon. Bret says that he has heard Vince say ‘Bret Screwed Bret’ and he will promise that his fans will hear ‘Bret beat Vince’. Bret says that Vince called his family a bunch of dysfunctional derelicts, but there will be more dysfunctional Harts in Phoenix because they will be in town for the Hall of Fame to induct Stu. Bret says that Vince better lay low because he doesn’t know what his sisters would do to Vince. Bret says that Vince has driven half of his family out of the business, but the Harts will be there to see Bret beat up Vince.

Bret says that a few months ago, Shawn Michaels said that if Bret came back, good things will happen. He says that good things will happen when he gets his hands around Vince’s scrawny neck. Bret says that his fans have wanted him to do it for years and on Sunday he will do it.

Bret talks about his match with Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 13, his Iron Man Match against Shawn Michaels, he also talks about beating Roddy Piper as well as facing his brother Owen and Yokozuna. Bret says that on Sunday it will be the Best There Ever Is, the Best There Ever Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be.

Vince McMahon comes out and he tells Bret on Sunday, one way or another, Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu’re Screwed.

Shawn Michaels is walking in the back and Pete Rose wishes him luck as we go to commercial.

Match Number Four: Shawn Michaels versus Kane in a Pinfall or Submission Match

Michaels with chops to Kane but Kane with a big boot and then he sends Michaels into the corner and punches Shawn. Kane with a snap mare and drop kick for a near fall. Kane with a delayed vertical suplex to Michaels for a near fall. Kane with a reverse chin lock and he punches Shawn in the head. Kane with an Irish whip and running clothesline followed by an uppercut and punch. Kane with a punch in the corner. Michaels with chops to Kane in the corner followed by an Irish whip and side slam for a near fall. Kane goes up top and Michaels stops him and tries for the Crippler Crossface and he locks it in. Kane gets to the ropes and Shawn releases the hold. Kane grabs Shawn for the choke slam but Michaels rolls through and applies an ankle lock but Kane gets to the ropes. Shawn with a reverse atomic drop followed by a few chops. Michaels with a flying forearm and he kips up and goes up top for the elbow drop and he hits it. Shawn sets for Sweet Chin Music but Taker’s music plays and the lights go out.

The lights come back on and Taker grabs Shawn by the throat and hits the choke slam on Michaels. Taker stands over Shawn and then the lights go out again.

The lights go back on and Kane stands over Michaels and makes the cover but Michaels kicks out. Kane tries for the Tombstone but Michaels with Sweet Chin Music for the three count.
Winner: Shawn Michaels

It is time to take a look back at the John Cena versus Vince McMahon and the rest of the WWE Roster Gauntlet.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler talk about the celebrities who have been at Wrestlemania and it is time for the newest inductee into the Hall of Fame and it is a celebrity wing inductee, Bob Uecker. Bob will be inducted by Dick Ebersol.

Cole reminds everyone that Wrestlemania is a four hour show. Speaking of Wrestlemania, we run through the card for Wrestlemania.

Pete Rose is in the hallway with Christian and he says that he is happy with what Shawn did to Kane. Pete talks about winning the World Series in 1975 as part of the Big Red Machine. Rose enters his office, but there is a red light and Kane is in there. We hear sound effects as we go to commercial.

We are back with the Slam of the Week: Maryse with the DDT to Kelly last week followed by the post match festivities.

Match Number Five: Eve, Gail Kim, and Beth Phoenix with Kelly Kelly and Mickie James versus Maryse, Michelle McCool, and Layla with Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero

Gail and Michelle start things off and Michelle with a kick but Gail with a back elbow and rana. Gail with a cross body into the corner and Gail hits a running clothesline for a near fall. Gail tries for a jackknife cover but Michelle counters with a near fall. Michelle with the McCool Clash for the three count.
Winners: Layla, Michelle McCool, and Maryse

After the match, Eve, Beth, Mickie, and Kelly check on Gail Kim.

We go to footage from last week when John Cena faced Big Show.

Batista is walking in the back and Doug Dillinger is nowhere to be found as we go to commercial.

We are back and we find out that the stars from Hot Tub Time Machine will be the guest hosts next week.

It is time for Batista to come to the ring. Batista tells everyone to boo him and then he says ‘say hello to the bad guy’. Batista says that there is something that everyone will have to get used to. He is the WWE Champion and John Cena is going to lose at Wrestlemania. Batista says that John Cena can’t beat him, he never beat him, and he will never beat him. Batista says that he will say it again and again until everyone gets it through his thick head. When Cena and him are in the ring together, bad things happen to John Cena. It will be the same on Sunday. Batista understands that everyone loves John Cena because he comes out here and runs his mouth. Batista mocks Cena and everyone hates him because he is honest and tells the truth. He says that the fans mean nothing to him. He is here to win titles and make money. He does not see fans. He does not even see people. He sees money and dollar signs, even bigger ones for the fans who need two seats. Batista says that everyone hates him for his honesty, but they pay to see him. He says that he appreciates their money. They pay because he is special and something that the fans will never be.

The fans chant for Cena as Batista waits to continue. Batista says that John Cena will disappoint them on Sunday at Wrestlemania again. Batista says that he is done talking because he knows that everyone wants John Cena to come out and run his mouth to give them a bunch of false hope.

He tells John Cena to come on down.

John Cena comes out to the ring and Batista hides behind the Dillinger Crew. Cena says that he has already disappointed these people and let them down the second Batista became the WWE Champion. Cena says that he has lost confidence in himself and the fans have lost confidence in him. He let Batista take his title and since then Batista has told the fans how terrible they are and how fabulous he is. Cena says that he has tried to stop him but he failed. Cena says that he did not expect this from Batista. Now that it has happened, he does not know if he can stop it. He says that he has been in a lot of bad spots over his career, but he has always given the people a chance to believe. Cena says that no matter how bad the situation was, he believed in himself. After all that has happened, he does not know if all of the fight in the world is going to give him a chance.

Batista says that Cena has admitted that he has already failed and that he is a common loser.

Cena says that of all of the crap to come out of Batista’s mouth in the last four weeks to make any sense. Cena says that he is like everyone else and they are sick of his garbage. He talks about how foolish Batista sounds putting himself over everyone else. Cena says that Batista thinks he is the Animal putting everyone out. Cena says that Batista should be fired because he isn’t doing his job.

Cena says that if Batista was good at his job, he wouldn’t be surrounded by security. Cena says that if Batista was any good, he wouldn’t be standing here right now. Cena says that Batista had him pretty shook, but now that Batista took off his glasses, he doesn’t see an Animal, he sees Dave Batista and Dave Batista can be beat. He says that Dave Batista will be beat. Dave Batista needs to know that he will be taking back the WWE Title at Wrestlemania. If they aren’t going to make a move, he is done talking.

Batista tells Cena that he can’t beat him and then he calls Cena a corporate puppet and a paper champion. Cena punches Batista and then security holds Cena for Batista. They do their best to separate Cena and Batista.

2010 - TNA broadcast Impact, garnering a 0.86 rating.  Stu Carapola filed the following TV report:

The show opens with Eric Bischoff playing guitar in the middle of the ring. Did I turn on TNA Unplugged by mistake? Some fan behind Eric pops my by holding up a lighter. Eric thanks the crowd and says that there's a lot of things the crowd doesn't know about him, one of which is that he's a classically trained musician. He says that like a lot of musicians, he gets annoyed that Jeff Jarrett uses his guitar as a weapon and a gimmick, and doesn't think Jeff can even play the guitar. He calls Jarrett out to the ring to see whether he can play the guitar or not. Jeff comes out to the top of the ramp as I contemplate the possibility of a Van Hammer run in, then makes his way into the ring. Eric says he wasn't sure Jeff would have the guts to come in the ring with him, then begs Jeff to take the guitar and play us a tune. Jarrett doesn't, so Eric says he knew he didn't have the guts, and he sees the anger in Jarrett's eyes. Eric says Jarrett can't play the guitar and can't dance, then asks him to sing us a tune. Jarrett says that if Bischoff thinks he's going to humiliate him, he's got another thing coming. Eric says that Jarrett may want to knock him out, but doesn't have the guts. Jarrett turns away and Eric tells him not to turn his back on him, then dares him to take a shot. Jarrett grabs the guitar and holds it up like he's going to nail Bischoff and the crowd is cheering Jarrett and Jarrett's going to hit him...but he hesitates...and he lowers the guitar and shakes his head. Crowd wasn't happy about that one. Jarrett drops the guitar and leaves the ring as Eric says he knew Jeff Jarrett didn't have the guts, and the best thing he can do is go home and tell his little girls that he didn't have the stones to come out and be a man and that's why Jarrett isn't running the company anymore and Eric is. That's the straw that broke the camel's back for Jarrett, who powerwalks back into the ring, grabs the guitar, and lays Bischoff out with it, knocking Bischoff's hat off and exposing his new hairdo in the process. Jarrett stops to admire his handiwork for a moment then heads for the back.

We go backstage to Mick Foley, who applauds Jarrett and gives him a big hug. Jarrett asks Foley if he has any idea how good that felt and Foley said he does indeed.

We're back from commercial with replays of Jeff Jarrett cracking Eric Bischoff over the head with the guitar, and then we go to Eric who is just now coming to. He grabs his hat and puts it back on, then grabs the mic and says that Jeff Jarrett has crossed the line and so has Mick Foley, and he could fire both of them for the cost of a FedEx. Haha. Eric says he's going to make it fun for him though, and tonight Jeff Jarrett will face Mick Foley, and he doesn't give a damn who wins or loses, because the loser is fired from TNA and the winner will be his bitch.

We go backstage to Mick and Jeff, who are quite unhappy with Bischoff's decree. Jeff says it's all his fault and Mick says that's not true, but this is a fight that neither of them can win.

We go to Mike and Taz, who discuss the match Eric Bischoff just made, and then we're off to the ring for our first match of the evening!

TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions The Beautiful People & Daffney vs TNA Knockout Champion Tara, Angelina Love, Taylor Wilde & Sarita

Recapping shows live becomes a breeze when people like the Beautiful People have 20 minute ring entrances we've all seen a million times. The Beautiful People are wearing their "love me for my mind" outfits. Tara doesn't even wait for her entrance before running down to the ring. I'm sure that breaks some unwritten rule of wrestling. She begs Daffney not to hurt her spider, leading to a 4-on-1 beatdown on Tara. Here comes Sarita, Taylor Wilde, and Angelina Love...and we're at commercial!

We come back to Angelina hitting a Thesz Press on Madison and tagging in Taylor, who comes off the top with a double axhandle and an atomic drop. Madison runs and tags in Velvet Sky, and Taylor with a neckbreaker for 2. Taylor goes to work on the arm and tags in Sarita, but Velvet with a snapmare and an indy kick to the back and then TAGS IN LACEY!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Lacey manages a leapfrog, screws up selling a dropkick, and tags out to Madison. Madison gets nailed and Tara tags in with a somersault legdrop from the outside for 2. Daffney nails Tara from the outside and the heels all grab Tara and give her a parachute slam for 2. Daffney tags in and stands over Tara with the spider, but Tara grabs her by the throat and squeezes, but Daffney tags out to Velvet who comes in and stomps on Tara. Tara fights back but Madison comes in and nails Tara and Daffney tags back in again and they go for a triple team and a pier six breaks out. We're left with Angelina and Daffney in the ring and Angelina lays her out with a Flatliner. Velvet comes in and nails her from behind and hits a DDT...then poses. Taylor comes in and catches Velvet with a Northern Lights Suplex, but she's not the legal girl! Madison nails Taylor, but Sarita catches Madison and hits a Tiger Driver and Lacey comes in with a chokeslam on Sarita, but Tara with a boot to the gut and a Widow's Peak on Lacey, but instead of going for the cover she goes to grab the spider, and Daffney nails her from behind and gets a spinning Fishergirl's Suplex for the win.

Winners: The Beautiful People & Daffney

Daffney stands over Tara with the spider and taunts her then walks off.

Meanwhile, AJ Styles hobbles out of an ambulance with a crutch and his arm in a sling while Ric Flair gets lowered out the back in a wheelchair, raving the whole time.

Later tonight: Jeff Jarrett faces Mick Foley in a career ending match, and up next, Hulk Hogan has a major announcement about Lockdown. We're at commercial!

We come back with a video package recapping Destination X, complete with the screwjob non-finish in last night's main event.

Hulk Hogan comes to the ring with Abyss in tow, and you know something brothers, the Abyssamaniacs have this TNA on fire, brother! Hogan cuts to the chase and says that it got personal out here with himself and Ric Flair, but Eric Bischoff was right...he pauses for a Hogan chant and puts the crowd over...he says that Eric was right that Flair knew how to push every button on Hogan's back, and while they were laying out there in each other's blood, it was personal, and it seems that Eric has learned earlier tonight that the personal thing doesn't work. He promises that he's going to get this company back on track and announces that at Lockdown, it'll be Team Hogan, led by Abyss, taking on Team Flair, and with Abyss leading the pack, it'll be Flair's last hurrah. Abyss gets the mic and says he hopes that Flair and Styles stayed at the hotel because it'll be a lot healthier than showing up here. Abyss says the ring gave him a feeling of power rushing through his body last night when he picked up AJ Styles and chokeslammed him through the ring. IT was then that he realized he's not just Abyss, he's the 6'8", 350 pound pissed off monster Abyss. He may not have won the title last night, but he won respect, and it's a new day here in TNA and at Lockdown, he's going to take care of business in the Lethal Lockdown. He's coming for Flair and AJ, and when he does they won't need wheelchairs and crutches, they'll need a mortician, and whatcha gonna do when Abyssamania runs wild on you!

Uh oh, here comes The Man and The Old Man. Flair is convulsing in his chair for some reason. Maybe he just saw his latest tax return. Flair says that he is a cage match specialist and Abyss may have tried to kill he and AJ, but he failed because they're not immortals, they're wrestling gods. AJ says he had Abyss beaten last night until Hogan came and screwed it all up, and Abyss tried to cripple him. Flair says one last thing: to assure victory for Team Flair, the team captain is Sting! Of course it wouldn't be the damn WORLD CHAMPION. Why would you make him the team captain? The lights go down and when they come back up, Hogan is handcuffed to the ropes and Sting is sitting on the top turnbuckle as Styles breaks the crutch on Abyss. Styles puts the boots to Abyss as Hogan looks on helplessly, but here's D'Angelo Dinero to the rescue! He goes after AJ and the three of them team up to put a hurting on the champ. Pope with the Shotgun Knees to the back of AJ, and then he unlocks Hogan from the handcuffs. The babyfaces celebrate in the ring and then Hogan goes after Flair as Flair frantically...and slowly...tries to wheel away. Hogan catches up to him, grabs the wheelchair, rolls him up to the top of the ramp, then turns him around and pushes him into Abyss, who takes Flair's head off with a clothesline. Pope pulls out a greenback and stuffs it in Flair's mouth and the babyfaces stand tall as we go to commercial.

Backstage, Jeff Hardy, Rob Van Dam, and Shannon Moore are arriving at the Impact Zone, and then we go back to the ring for...

TNA Global Title Match: Rob Terry vs Tomko

Tomko goes right after Terry and tries to overpower him, but Terry kills Tomko with a clothesline then lifts him up and tosses him into the corner then follows that up with a lariat in the corner. Tomko gets the boot up on a corner charge, but Terry powers him up and gets a front powerslam then nails Tomko with a spinkick to the jaw. Terry with a big spinebuster and covers him for the win. Impressive, but I have a feeling that the talent level has something to do with these short squashes.

Winner: Rob Terry

We go to Mike and Taz as they discuss the Bischoff-Jarrett-Foley situation.

Mick Foley is backstage, and he's...WALKING! Jeff Jarrett is also backstage, and he's...WALKING TOO!! Foley takes on Jarrett with both their careers on the line and Beer Money Inc as special referees, and that's next!

We're back, and it's a video package recapping the Foley-Jarrett-Bischoff situation, then we go to JB, who's got both men for comments mere moments before their match against one another with both careers on the line. Foley says he's talked about walking away from TNA, but if he does, he's going to do it of his own accord and not because of Eric Bischoff. He says he's spent weeks doing Bischoff's bidding and all the while was thinking of ways to get Bischoff out of TNA. Jarrett says they're both men and they both have pride, but part of that is TNA pride, and they both want and deserve to stay there. Foley doesn't want to be the guy to force the founder out of TNA, but they owe it to themselves and the fans to go out there and give it their all, and he'll see him out there. Jarrett says he was on the outs here for months, but Foley put the passion back in him, so he feels like he doesn't just owe it to his fans and his family, but to Mick Foley as well.

We're off to the ring for our feature contest of the evening!

Career Match: Jeff Jarrett vs Mick Foley

Beer Money Inc makes their way to the ring, and I must say that I've seen announcers and wrestlers wearing cowboy hats, but this is the first referee I've ever seen wear one. Mick and Jeff shake hands and then we're off. Tie up and both men bacck off. Another tie up and Foley takes Jarrett to the corner, and we get a clean break. Foley takes a side headlock and Jarrett whips Foley into the ropes, but Foley comes off with a shoulderblock for a 1 count. I love the sign in the crowd that says "Really Awful Wrestling". Now Jarrett with a side headlock but Foley shoots him into the ropes and catches him with an elbow for 2. Jarrett with a boot to the gut and an Irish Whip, but Foley reverses and Jarrett with a sunset flip for 2. Foley with a backslide for 2, and then rocks him with a big right to the jaw and another one, and then a third. Well, Foley is winning on points so far. Foley goes for the Cactus DDT, JArrett reverses and tries to go for the Stroke, but Roode grabs Jarrett's ankle from the floor. Jarrett stops to jaw with Roode and Foley nails him from behind and sends Jarrett to the floor. Foley follows him out and starts working him over on the floor as Eric Bischoff makes his way out to the broadcast table with a bag of ice on his head as we go to commercial.

We're back and Foley and Jarrett are going at it up by the entranceway as the broadcast team is joined by Eric Bischoff. Jarrett gets the advantage and suplexes Foley on the ramp. I really think Foley's past the age where he should be taking bumps like that. They head back in the ring where Jarrett works Foley over in the corner and covers for 2. Jarrett beats him up some more and gets another 2. Jarrett puts the feet on the ropes and gets another 2! Ooooh, Jarrett's really pulling out all the stops! Jarrett goes back to work in the corner and gets a DDT for 2. Jarrett goes and grabs a chair, but Foley kicks him in the gut, Jarrett drops the chair, and Foley hits the Cactus DDT and goes for the cover, but Jarrett gets his foot on the ropes. Foley takes Mr Socko out and gets the Mandible Claw and Jarrett goes for the ropes, but Roode kicks his hand away and Foley falls back into a bodyscissors variation of the Mandible Claw, but Jarrett somehow fights his way out of the hold. Foley grabs the chair and takes a run at Jarrett in the corner, but Jarrett gets the boot up and kicks the chair into Foley's face, hits the Stroke into the chair, and covers Foley for the win.

Winner: Jeff Jarrett

Roode tries to raise Jarrett's hand, but Jarrett pushes him away before finally allowing Roode to raise his hand. Jarrett looks really unhappy over what just happened as Foley gets to his feet and comes over and gives Jarrett a hug and raises his hand, and then Jarrett raises Foley's hand and they shake as Bischoff pretends to be overcome with emotion at this scene. The crowd chants "Foley" and "Thank You Mick" as Foley heads to the back. Bischoff is gold as he's sitting at the broadcast table going "See ya, Mick! Good luck in your future endeavors!" Then Bischoff decides he's not done yet, and tells Beer Money to give "Double J" a taste of their medicine. Beer Money interprets this to mean "kick Jeff Jarrett's ass", so that's exactly what they do, but Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam run in for the save and Beer Money clears out. RVD grabs the mic and introduces Jeff and himself and then says that he thinks they can have a lot of fun bouncing Beer Money around the ring tonight, and challenges Beer Money to a tag match later tonight. Beer Money accepts the challenge, and it looks like we have a new main event tonight!

We're backstage watching Foley walking through the back and being given and it's...Bubba the Love Sponge, who wants to talk about Foley having just wrestled his last match in TNA. Foley says Bubba's about the last guy he wants to talk to and Bubba says that's fine, and not to let the door hit him in the ass on the way out...old timer. Foley comes back and becomes the hero of the internet wrestling fanbase by punching Bubba in the face, then gives a Bang Bang before leaving.

Bischoff walks into Hogan's office raving about what a great night it's been, and Hogan asks why Foley leaving is a good thing. He thinks that Foley was trying to prove himself by fighting back against Eric's shenanigans, but now he's got a bullet in his head. Hogan says we're trying to get this company back on track and to please lay off of Jeff Jarrett. Eric says he gets it and is fine with that...but by the way, was Hogan responsible for the RVD/Hardy vs Beer Money match for later tonight? Then he says nevermind, it's not important, and leaves.

Beer Money is backstage with Christy, and Roode says they've been sitting around waiting for an opportunity and have had time to reflect on what's most important to them, and that's putting Beer Money first. Storm says they don't care about the fans because they're the greatest tag team in the world, and RVD and Hardy are about to find out real soon.

Tonight, Beer Money Inc takes on Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam, and up next, the TNA World Tag Team Champions EXPLODE as Matt Morgan takes on Hernandez!

We're back, and JB is backstage with RVD and Jeff Hardy. Jeff says he knows a thing or two about tag team wrestling, and after saving Jarrett, he knew something like this was going to happen. RVD says they know what they're doing, and they're going to show everyone in the TNA Universe what makes them special, and tonight it's Beer Money's turn, courtesy of Jeff Hardy and "Mr Monday Night" Rob Van Dam!

We see a video package recapping the dissolution of Matt Morgan and Hernandez, leading us to...

Matt Morgan vs Hernandez

Hernandez jumps Morgan on the way to the ring and beats him all the way down the ramp and into the ring. Hernandez just bowls Morgan over and sends him to the floor then follows him out and beats him up some more on the floor. Hernandez just pounds on Morgan mercilessly before tossing him back in the ring. Morgan begs off and extends his hand...and Hernandez kicks him in the chest. Then he takes his t-shirt, wraps it around Morgan's neck, and Beels him across the ring, and then does it again. Hernandez with a splash in the corner and then a HUGE spinebuster. Hernandez finally makes a mistake by taking a charge at Morgan in the corner and gets backdropped to the floor. Hernandez grabs Morgan's ankle and drags him out to the floor, but misses another charge and hits the ringpost, and Morgan Carbon Footprints Hernandez' head into the ringpost. Hernandez is out as the referee throws up the X and the backstage officials come out with a stretcher. Homicide finally makes his TV return checking on Hernandez, which lets us know that this isn't part of the show! Whatever. We go to commercial as they put the neck brace on Hernandez.

Wow, short commercial. Okay, we're back as they're loading Hernandez onto the stretcher. Oh wait, we're back at commercial.

Okay, we're back from commercial and they're loading Hernandez in the back of an ambulance, which hits the lights and sirens and leaves. I guess at this point we can safely call this...

No Contest

We go to Mike and Taz at the broadcast table and they've got their serious voices on. They express deep concern for Hernandez who, as we know, has already had neck surgery, but we've got a show to get back to, so we go to a video package recapping last night's Wolfpac reunion. I didn't see the PPV yet, but Scott Hall looks like he's taken the last couple of months and gotten himself back into decent shape. He looked a lot better in actual ring gear than I expected him to.

Okay, we're back to the ring for our main event!

Beer Money vs Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy

SpikeTV has given the okay, we're going to stick with this match until it ends! That is so Nitro, but in a good way. Hardy and Storm start, and Storm with a boot to the gut and a series of rights, but Hardy slides out to the floor, pulls Roode off the apron, then gets up on the apron and backdrops Storm onto Roode on the floor. Hardy pulls a ladder out from under the ring and puts it on the guardrail and the ring apron as we go to commercial!

We're back for the conclusion of our main event as Roode whips RVD hard into the corner, but eats elbow on a charge and RVD with a moonsault out of the corner for 2. Roode regains control and tags out to Storm, who pokes RVD in the eyes and then comes off the ropes right into a spinkick from RVD. RVD with the hot tag to Hardy who comes in and cleans house on Storm with a double leg takedown and the double legdrop to the crotch, followed by a gourdbuster for 2. All four men are in...and then Roode bails to the floor, but as the ref sends RVD to the apron, Roode pushes Hardy off the top rope and they're back in control as we are informed that Tara will face Daffney in a First Blood Match next week. That sounds like fun. Roode with a neckbreaker for 2 and tags in Storm and both men choke Hardy with their boots. Hardy tries to make the tag but Storm cuts him off and we HIT THE CHINLOCK! Hardy fights his way out but Storm yanks Hardy down by the hair and tags out to Roode. Roode mocks RVD by doing the pointing himmick, then chokes Hardy behind the referee's back and it's BACK TO THE CHINLOCK! Hardy fights his way out with a chinbreaker, but walks right into a spinebuster from Roode for 2. Storm's back in and casually boots Hardy in the head and starts jawing at the crowd. Back to the chinlock again, Hardy fights out again, and Hardy ducks a clothesline and both men go for a cross body block and both men are down. Hardy makes the tag, but the referee didn't see it, so Beer Money drag Hardy back to their side of the ring. Storm goes for the Eye Of The Storm, but Hardy escapes and hits the Whisper In The Wind (I hate the name of that move)...and slowly makes his way over to RVD...and finally makes the hot tag! RVD is in and cleans house on Beer Money, hitting a spinkick on Roode in the corner, then follows that up with a monkey flip and goes up top and comes off with the jump kick to Roode and goes for a cover, but Storm breaks up the count. RVD with a boot to the face of Storm and hits the split-legged moonsault, but Storm's not the legal man. Roode with a lariat lays RVD out, but Hardy nails Roode, Storm hits Hardy with a kick from the outside, and Beer Money with a double suplex on Hardy. RVD comes in, but gets nailed and Beer Money with a NICE catapult DDT on RVD for 2. Roode goes for the Fisherman's Suplex, but Hardy reverses to a Twist Of Fate...and Storm drags him to the floor and goes to ram him into the ladder, but Hardy baseball slides under it and rams the ladder into Storm. RVD with Rolling Thunder on Roode, Hardy with the Swanton, and RVD finishes with the Five Star Notebook Splash for the win. Nice finishing sequence there.

Winner: Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy

After the match, Eric Young comes out of the crowd and grabs a mic and says he's going to keep it short and sweet, and he just talked to Hulk and TNA management, and next week we've got a six man tag pitting the Wolfpac against Eric Young, RVD, and Jeff Hardy! All three men stand in the ring with arms raised as we go off the air.

So-so episode this week. Not much in the way of great wrestling except for the last few minutes of the main event, but nothing was bad either and there were some good storyline points involving Eric Bischoff, Mick Foley, and Jeff Jarrett, and I'm interested to see where the Hogan-Bischoff angle is going. Other than that though, this week's episode was pretty nondescript overall.

2011 - The music video for Sarah Darling's "Something To Do With Your Hands", which starred AJ Styles, was number one video on CMT.com