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Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
After a five month absence I’ve decided to jump into the belly of the beast and resume Impact Wrestling coverage. On this week’s show Samoa Joe makes his return, Austin Aries teams with The Wolves to take on MVP, Kenny King, and Bobby Lashley, and Bully Ray puts someone through a table because that’s just what he does.
Bad news for TNA as one of its biggest stars, Kurt Angle, has been sidelined with a torn ACL. Angle announced via Twitter that surgery has already been conducted and he will be out at least five months. Angle was forced to miss Lockdown earlier this year with knee issues and had recently made his return. You can see footage of both the injury and the prognosis below from last night’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling.
PW Update wishes The Olympic Gold Medalist a very speedy recovery, which shouldn’t be that hard given that he’s a cyborg and whatnot.
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Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
Only a few days removed from his successful defense at Sacrifice, World Champ Eric Young was still looking for a scrap and found one in the main event, defending the title against the winner of a quick tournament held during the episode. Also on the show Willow took on James Storm, Kurt Angle and Ethan Carter III had some words, and more.
Date: April 27, 2014
Venue: The Impact Zone (Orlando, FL)
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
Here are the results from last night’s TNA PPV Sacrifice which featured two title changes, some odd finishes, and Eric Young defending his World Title for the first time on PPV.
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
It was boss Vs. bitter ex-employee this week on IMPACT Wrestling as Abyss took on Magnus in the main event to earn a contract with TNA. Also on the show Beer Money reunited to take on Gunner & Bully Ray, Mr. Anderson took a trip to Samuel Shaw‘s childhood home, Kurt Angle made his in-ring return against Rockstar Spud, and the returning Austin Aries attempts to prove himself against MVP.
Results come courtesy of TNA’s website and video comes courtesy of the company’s YouTube Channel.
MATCH RESULTS/NOTES
1. Kurt Angle defeated Rockstar Spud [w/ Ethan Carter III] via submission with the ANKLE LOCK.
2. Bobby Lashley defeated Kenny King via countout.
3. MVP defeated Austin Aries via pinfall.
4. Bobby Roode & James Storm defeated Gunner & Bully Ray when Storm pinned Gunner with the LAST CALL.
5. The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) defeated *TNA Knockouts Champion* Madison Rayne & Gail Kim.
5. Abyss defeated Magnus via DQ when Magnus hit him with a low-blow.
SEGMENTS/NOTES
–Mr. Anderson spent the show visiting the childhood home of Samuel Shaw, meeting his mother and running into Shaw himself. It was done in five parts.
-The Beautiful People attacked Madison Rayne and gave her a makeover before the tag team match later in the show.
–The Wolves had some words for The Bro Mans headed into Sacrifice.
-A vignette showed that Knux was returning to TNA and bringing a lady with him.
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Next Sunday TNA returns to PPV with Sacritice, live from Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Here is the current lineup, which features seven matches. Some of these you probably didn’t even know were happening because this lineup seemingly came out of the blue.
Sacrifice 2014 will air next Sunday, April 27th, and will be available on all PPV/satellite providers.
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Venue: The Impact Zone (Orlando, FL)
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
New World Champion Eric Young makes his first defense of the title this week on IMPACT Wrestling as he takes on Abyss in a Mosnter’s Ball Match. Also on the show The Wolves challenge The Bro Mans for the Tag Team Titles, Madison Rayne faces Velvet Sky in a street fight, Willow goes it alone against Ethan Carter III & Rockstar Spud, and Kurt Angle makes his return to the company.
Results and notes come courtesy of James Caldwell‘s much more interesting recap/analysis over at PWTorch.
MATCH RESULTS/NOTES
1. Non-Title Street Fight: *TNA Knockouts Champion* Madison Rayne defeated Velvet Sky [w/ Angelina Love] via pinfall (4:50).
2. The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeated The Bro Mans (Robbie E & Jessie Godderz) (c) [w/ DJ Zema Ion] via DQ when Ion interfered (4:57); The Bro Mans retain the TNA World Tag Team Titles.
3. Handicap Match: Willow defeated Ethan Carter & Rockstar Spud when he pinned Spud with the TWIST OF FATE (4:22).
4. Best of 3 Series (Match 2): Tigre Uno defeated *TNA X-Division Champion* Sanada via pinfall with a Twisting Splash (3:33).
5. Tables Match: Bobby Roode defeated Gunner with the ROODE BOMB (6:15).
6. Monster’s Ball: Eric Young (c) defeated Abyss via pinfall with a top-rope elbowdrop into barbed wire to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Title (12:07).
SEGMENTS
-New World Champ Eric Young opened the show to cut a victory promo. Dixie Carter then made her way out and told him his beard was her intellectual property. She threatened to give Young a makeover and then out came Bully Ray to intervene. He put over Young and shooed Carter away so he could have his moment in the spotlight.
–MVP came out to the ring and addressed Samoa Joe’s disappearance, saying that the office would only tell him that he’s unavailable. He was quickly interrupted by the returning Austin Aries and soon enough it was decided the two would face off next week.
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Venue: Wembly Arena (London, England)
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
TNA bids goodbye to England and hello to Lockdown this week on IMPACT Wrestling as the company makes the final push for Sunday’s PPV. On this week’s show Team Dixie and Team MVP battle for Lethal Lockdown advantage, Samuel Shaw gets his creep on (as usual), six Knockouts go head to head in trios action, and World Champ Magnus has a face to face with challenger Samoa Joe three days before they lock horns.
Results and notes from the episode come courtesy of James Caldwell‘s much more detailed and interesting recap/analysis over at PWTorch.
MATCH RESULTS/NOTES
1. Elimination Match: Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, & Robbie E [w/ Jessie Godderz & DJ Zema Ion] fought to a no-contest with MVP & The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (9:00).
2. Eric Young and Samuel Shaw fought to an apparent no-contest (2:20).
3. *TNA Knockouts Champion* Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, & ODB defeated Gail Kim, Lei’D Tapa, & Alpha Female [w/ Chris Sabin] when Sky pinned Female (4:10).
4. Bobby Roode defeated Davey Richards [w/ Eddie Edwards & MVP] via submission with the CROSSFACE (5:24).
SEGMENTS/NOTES
–Bobby Roode and The Bro Mans [w/ DJ Zema Ion] made their way out to open the show. He talked about his 10% ownership of TNA should his team win Sunday, which brought out Austin Aries (still wearing the X-Division Title because this was taped before he lost it to Senada in Japan). Aries demanded half of Roode’s 10% stake if they win. Robbie E and Jessie Godderz also called for a piece but he shut them down and said all that matters is winning. MVP then made his way out with The Wolves but was interrupted by Dixie Carter before he could announce his mystery partner for Lockdown. After she said her piece, MVP announced that Jeff Hardy would be part of Team MVP this Sunday. Roode then got mouthy so MVP popped him, leading to the opening six-man tag team match.
-After his match with EY, Samuel Shaw spent the show looking for Christy Hemme, including going through the Knockouts locker room and scaring the hell out of Velvet Sky. Shaw thought he found her in the makeup room, but it was just Mr. Anderson wearing a wig. Anderson punched Shaw then drew circles on his face with lipstick telling him to leave Hemme alone. Anderson walked off and Shaw clutched the red wig, saying he’d see both on Sunday.
–Ethan Carter III came out to the ring and called Kurt Angle out. Angle eventually showed up after some insults were thrown, in street clothes and limping. Carter bailed, then came back out and put his leglock on Angle until a ref finally broke it up.
–Kenny King reemerged via vignette, showing him living it up in Las Vegas. His nickname is “King of the Night” now.
-Another Willow promo aired. It’s likely that Willow will show up at Lockdown instead of Jeff Hardy proper.
–James Storm and Gunner had an in-ring back and forth that devolved into a brawl. Storm got the final shot and left the ring, leaving Gunner to gather his thoughts. They meet one-on-one at Lockdown.
-The show concluded with TNA World Champ Magnus and Samoa Joe having a face-to-face before their big match on Sunday. They did a whole lot of jawing back and forth before a brawl broke out. Joe locked Magnus in the rear-naked choke and Magnus frantically tapped to conclude the episode.
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UPDATE (3/7): The lineup has once again been changed. CLICK HERE for the updated card.
Admittedly TNA coverage has been very light since the new year, but Lockdown has quietly (or not so quietly for those who still watch the show) amassed an interesting lineup. It has been made even more interesting as it has been announced that The Great Muta will actually be wrestling on the show in a 6-man tag team match, teaming with Wrestle-1 star Senada and the officially debuting Tigre Uno to face Chris Sabin & Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian). Muta and Senada were originally supposed to just make an appearance at Lockdown as part of an ongoing partnership between TNA and Wrestle-1 but now that he’s competing…that’s got me interested. Despite how terrible his Wrestle Kingdom 8 match was.
Here is the announced lineup so far for Lockdown, which takes place on March 9th in Miami, FL and live on PPV. All of the matches will once again be contested inside a steel cage after deviating from the format for last year’s event.
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Venue: Wembley Arena (London, England)
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
IMPACT Wrestling moves to London this week as MVP takes on Bobby Roode in the main event, with Austin Aries as special guest referee. Also on the show Kurt Angle finally accepts his TNA Hall Of Fame induction, Samoa Joe faces Magnus‘ hand-picked opponent, and Gunner confronts James Storm about last week’s betrayal.
Results and notes from this week’s episode were gathered from James Caldwell‘s much more informative recap/analysis over at PWTorch.
MATCH RESULTS/NOTES
1. Triple Threat: The Bro Mans (Robbie E & Jessie Godderz) [w/ Zema Ion] defeated *TNA Tag Team Champions* The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) (5:27).
2. Ethan Carter III defeated Doug Williams via submission (1:21).
3. Samoa Joe defeated Bad Bones [w/ *TNA World Champion* Magnus] via submission with the REAR NAKED CHOKE (1:18).
4. Lei’D Tapa [w/ Gail Kim] & Alpha Female [w/ Chris Sabin] defeated *TNA Knockouts Champion* Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky when Tapa pinned Rayne (2:32).
5. Bobby Roode defeated MVP via pinfall with the ROODE BOMB (9:38).
SEGMENTS + NOTES
–Kurt Angle was inducted into the TNA HOF by Jeremy Borash but his speech was cut short by Ethan Carter III. After some jawing back and forth it was announced that Angle/EC3 will meet at Lockdown.
–Gunner confronted James Storm in the ring about what had happened last week. Storm said he attacked Gunner to give him a taste of what it was like when Gunner stole the TNA World Title shot away from him. Storm also took offense to Gunner giving him “scraps” (the Tag Title shot briefcase) and making his name off of Storm. Gunner played up his military service and Storm belittled it, saying no one gives a damn and he owes him nothing. The two then brawled to end the segment. The two would later be seen brawling once more backstage, and these two will duke it out at Lockdown.
–Samuel Shaw invited Christy Hemme to meet him in the ring. He says he’s here to “protect” her from other men and their desires, then out came Mr. Anderson to interrupt, telling him to shut up and calling him creepy. Shaw said he’s never done anything creepy to Hemme but she’s a woman who would definitely like that to happen to her. Hemme slapped Shaw in the face and Anderson ran in to try and prevent any further damage. Instead Shaw got the better of him and knocked him out with a Sleeperhold.
-The third Willow promo in three weeks aired, continuing to build the hype.
–Tigre Uno was announced to be appearing at Lockdown. He’s better known as Extreme Tiger and worked a couple of Xplosion matches under the “Ultimate Tiger” name.
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