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TNA iMPACT! Results - 04/05/2007
Written by Richard Trionfo (PWInsider.com) on Apr 5, 2007 - 10:55:45 PM
TNA iMPACT! Results - 04/05/07
Orlando, Florida
Report By: Richard Trionfo of PWInsider.com
TNA iMPACT! Opener:
We start off this week’s episode of Impact with a look back at the Battle over Tomko from last week and Kurt Angle’s victory over Abyss to get the services of Tomko for the Lethal Lockdown match only to see Tomko sign with Team Cage.
Backstage:
Leticia is in the back where the 8 Mile Street Fight between Tomko and Rhino is going to begin and she is with Team Cage. Leticia asks Tomko if he thinks that Team Angle has a bulls-eye on him for what happened last week. He says that it was a joke last week. Christian says that week after week, he keeps topping himself. He says that last week was the swerve of all swerves the way that they left Team Angle lying in the ring last week. Tomko says that the idea was his and Christian says that they are a team and when it was one person’s idea it is everyone’s idea. Tomko wonders whose idea it is for him to face Rhino in an 8 Mile Street Fight by himself. Christian says that they have his back for this match. Christian tells Steiner to tell let Tomko know that they have his back. Jim Mitchell interjects and wants to know about Abyss’s title shot. That gets everyone asking Christian about their title shots and Christian leaves.
8 Mile Street Fight
Rhino vs. Tomko
The start:
Rhino comes to the ring and then he goes to the back for the start of the match. Rhino and Tomko exchange punches and then Rhino sends Tomko into the wall. Tomko with a rake of the eyes and then he sends Rhino into a guardrail. Tomko continues to work over Rhino as they work their way back to the ring. Rhino punches Tomko and then he tries to send Tomko into the wall at the bottom of the bleachers but Tomko with a reversal and Rhino goes into the wall.
Mid-match notes:
Tomko chokes Rhino and then he punches Rhino again. The battle moves into the bleachers and Tomko slams Rhino’s head into the rail. Tomko chops Rhino, but Rhino punches Tomko. Tomko takes a chair and he uses it on Rhino as we go to commercial. We are back and the action has returned to the ring. Tomko hits Rhino with a trash can. We go to highlights from during the break and we see Rhino getting slammed into the ring steps, Tomko hitting a big boot into a trash can that Rhino was holding, and Tomko hits Rhino with a trash can lid. We return to live on tape action and Tomko is Irish whipped into a trash can wedged into the turnbuckles. Rhino sets up a table in the opposite corner.
The Finish:
Tomko and Rhino exchange punches and then Rhino picks up Tomko and slams Tomko through the table. Abyss comes to the ring and he grabs a chair. Rhino avoids the chair shot and Abyss hits Tomko with the chair. Rhino knocks Abyss out of the ring and he sets up for the GORE. Tomko grabs a chair but Rhino hits the GORE for the three count.
Winner - Rhino
The Aftermath:
After the match, Abyss attacks Rhino and punches him in the head. Abyss hits a choke slam on Rhino. Kurt Angle comes to the ring and he punches Abyss. Samoa Joe comes to the ring and he puts Abyss in the choke. Christian Cage, A.J. Styles, and Scott Steiner come to the ring to put the numbers advantage in Team Cage’s column. Christian works over Angle while Steiner takes on Joe and Abyss joins in. Tomko with a clothesline to Angle while Styles hits a Spiral Tap on Rhino. Abyss hits a Black Hole Slam on Joe and Steiner puts Angle in the Steiner Recliner. Team Cage stands victorious in the ring.
Backstage:
We go to Jim Cornette’s office where Robert Roode, James Harris, Chris Sabin, Jackie Moore, and Traci Brooks are all trying to get Cornette’s attention while Cornette turns off the monitor to what is going on in the Impact Zone. Cornette says that he is sick and tired and fed up with all of them. He says that they make more static than a two dollar radio. Cornette mentions that Team Angle only has three members and everyone in his office wants to know about their matches for Lockdown. Cornette says that he is going to answer all of their questions at the company meeting. Some people might get want they want, but some might be disappointed. By the end of the night everyone will know where they stand for Lockdown. He tells everyone to leave and does not want anyone in his office unless they have a written invitation. Gail Kim enters the office and she goes after Jackie Moore and slams her head into the desk. Security comes in and they separate Jackie and Gail. We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back and we go to the Team Cage celebration in the locker room. Christian proposes a toast to Team Cage and he says that they have already won at Lockdown. He calls them an unstoppable unit. Christian says that he knows of a club down the street and suggests that they take the party there. He tells Abyss that he cannot go because he almost got Tomko killed and ruined the plan. They are going to party until Abyss learns to be a real team player. Christian tells Abyss to clean up the mess and Mitchell tells Abyss to listen to Christian before he leaves. Abyss stands up and Mitchell threatens to call Abyss’s mother if he does not clean up the locker room.
Non Title Match
Voodoo Kin Mafia vs. The Latin-American Exchange (c)
Before our next match, Christy Hemme stops Kip and BG James on the Ramp of Facial Impact. Lance Hoyt says that he will take care of things with Christy. Christy tries to slap Lance but Lance blocks it. Lance picks up Christy and he carries her to the back.
The start:
BG and Hernandez start things off and Hernandez with a knee and forearm. BG avoids a clothesline and BG with a series of jabs. BG comes off the ropes and Homicide with a boot to the back and Hernandez with a belly-to-belly overhead suplex where he grabs BG by the neck. Homicide is tagged in and Hernandez slams BG and Homicide goes up top and hits an elbow drop but only gets a two count.
Mid-match notes:
Homicide with punches and Hernandez is tagged in. BG is Irish whipped into the corner and Homicide with a running clothesline and Hernandez with an avalanche splash for a two count. Hernandez holds BG on the top rope and Homicide comes off the top turnbuckle and sends BG’s throat into the top rope and Hernandez hits a sit out gourdbuster driver for a two count. Hernandez with an Irish whip, but he charges into a boot from BG and both men are down.
The Finish:
Kip tags in and he punches Homicide and Hernandez followed by a back elbow to Hernandez for a cover but it is broken up by Homicide. Kip throws Homicide over the top rope to the floor. BG with a kick to Hernandez and Kip comes off the ropes, but he is tripped by Machete and then a group of LAX members enter the ring and attack Kip and BG and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners by disqualification, the NWA Tag Team Champions, LAX
The Aftermath:
After the match, Team 3D comes to the ring to take care of the outside interference and clear the ring. Homicide teases coming into the ring, but he thinks better of that. Brother Ray gets on the mic and he says that LAX does not want to accept their challenge. Brother Ray says that they accept LAX’s challenge to an Electrified Cage match. Brother Ray says that after Lockdown, they will have the NWA World Tag Team Titles over their heads and they will fulfill their legacy. LAX and the rest of their cronies can always go back to Tijuana and make chalupas while selling their mothers for ten pesos apiece.
Backstage:
Jeremy Borash is in the back with Team Angle and he says that they are a team in complete disarray. He asks them what is going on. Joe says the only reason why him and Rhino agreed to this was because Angle said that he would deliver Christian and the rest of those bastards. Joe says that as much as he hates Angle, he agreed to join Team Angle because Kurt promised to form a team that would be strong enough to take them out. He says that it has been a three-on-five massacre. Joe wants to know if he needs to fix this himself. Angle tells Joe to get off his back because this is not what he planned. Sting and Abyss were supposed to be on their team, but Sting won’t answer his phone calls. Rhino interrupts and wants to know what Angle was going to do. Rhino reminds Angle that he told them he had a fourth member before Tomko turned. He wants to know who Angle is talking about. Angle says that when he is ready, he will tell them. Angle walks away and Joe says that Angle will tell them now. We go to commercial.
Paparazzi Productions:
We are back with the latest Paparazzi Productions video of Kevin Nash, Sonjay Dutt, and Jay Lethal. Jay Lethal shows Nash that he took the braids out and says that it is madness. Nash gives Lethal an outfit for Jay to wear and says that he has Lethal in an Xscape match for Lockdown. Jay asks about what Nash has for Sonjay and Nash says that he has it taken care of. Dutt is wearing Nash’s cape from when he was Oz and Dutt wonders what the deal is. Nash says that he wore that for two matches one year and made six figures. Dutt says that he will be the laughing stock of his hood. Nash tells Dutt that he can fly around on it.
Backstage:
Jeremy Borash talks about the problems with Team Angle and Borash finds Kurt Angle and Jeremy asks Angle if Kurt will be able to pull it together. Angle tells Borash to get off his back. Kurt says that when he is ready to make an announcement he will make it. Angle promises that there will be five next week.
Submission Match
Austin Starr vs. Senshi
Tomko comes to ringside to join Don and Mike at the announce table.
The start:
Starr with a knee followed by punches but Senshi responds with a chop. Starr with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Senshi with a drop kick and slam followed by a snap elbow drop. Senshi tries for the crossface chicken wing, but Starr gets out of the hold. Senshi with a backbreaker and he tries for another crossface chicken wing, but Starr sends Senshi out of the ring. Starr with a suicide dive onto Senshi. Starr slams Senshi’s head into the apron as we go to commercial.
Mid-match notes:
We are back and Starr hits a gourdbuster and then he holds on to the front face lock and Starr with a bridge. Starr holds on to the front face lock and Senshi tries for a chop, but Starr moves out of the way. Senshi with chops and a flying forearm and kicks to Starr. Senshi with a springboard round kick. Senshi with the Dragon sleeper but Starr gets out of the hold. Starr with a rake of the eyes and then he hits a running drop kick. Starr puts Senshi on the top turnbuckle and tries for a superplex, but Senshi blocks it and sends Starr face first to the mat. Senshi tries for the double stomp but Senshi moves out of the way.
The Finish:
Senshi is limping after that move and that allows Starr to go for the leg as he clips Senshi. Starr with a knee breaker and belly-to-back suplex. Starr has some words for Backlund before he puts Senshi in a single leg crab. Bob Backlund stops the Harvard Step Test and he comes to ringside. Senshi cannot get to the rope and Bob Backlund throws in the towel.
Winner - Austin Starr
The Aftermath:
After the match, Backlund checks on Senshi. Starr tries for the crossface chicken wing but Backlund tries to lock it on Starr but Starr gets out of the ring. Senshi wonders why Backlund threw in the towel.
Sting Interview:
Mike mentions that he never saw Sting commit himself to a project like what he has done with Sting and points out how Abyss turned on Sting a few weeks ago and the story that James Mitchell told about Abyss’s past. Sting apologizes to Abyss and he tells Chris that he is sorry and he did not expect things to end up like this. He thought it would have freed Abyss, but it ended up further imprisoning him. Mike asks Sting if he has given up. Sting talks about how this is not how he envisioned things. He came back at Bound for Glory and was on top of the world, but six months later he says that it feels like it is slipping through his fingers. This is not the way that he wants to go out after two decades. Sting says that he needs to go home and look at his wife, his children, and himself and know that he failed. We go to commercial.
In the arena:
We are back with the latest Town Hall Meeting with the TNA roster. Jim Cornette is in the ring and he says that he called this meeting because some people are unclear about their roles at Lockdown. He says that he will go through the matches. There is an X Division Xscape match for the title. Chris Sabin will defend the title against Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Alex Shelley, and Shark Boy. Robert Roode will wrestle Petey Williams. Jerry Lynn will wrestle Christopher Daniels. Cornette says that Daniels must think that a mandatory meeting does not need to include himself so Cornette tells Jerry hit Daniels once for him. Senshi will wrestle Austin Starr with Bob Backlund as the guest referee. Cornette says that Chris Harris has been demanding a match against James Storm. Cornette says that he is concerned about Harris’s eyesight, but Chris had an interesting way to level the playing field. Chris Harris will face James Storm in a blindfold match. Cornette says that so the ladies do not feel left out, Gail Kim will meet Jackie Moore for the first ladies cage match. Team 3D will face LAX for the NWA World Tag Team Titles and the cage will be electrified. Cornette moves on to the Lethal Lockdown match. Cornette says that he is questioning and doubting Team Angle because there are only three members of the team. Cornette tells Angle to find his fourth and fifth member. Next week, one member of each team will meet and the winner of the match will get the advantage during the Lethal Lockdown match.
Christian interrupts Cornette and he says that he does not appreciate having to be at a mandatory meeting when him and his team were going to go out and celebrate. Since he is here, he wants to get something off his chest. Christian points out that it is five-on-three right now and Team Cage will not be held responsible for what happens to Team Angle at Lockdown. Cornette asks Christian for a favor and then he tells Christian to shut up. Cornette says that the only reason why he was able to find four members for his team is because he offered them all title shots. Cornette calls Christian a con man who sold 250 percent of himself. He says that Christian cannot fulfill his promise because the champion does not determine who gets title shots. Cornette says that he chooses who the champion faces. Cornette says that to make sure that the NWA World Title has a little bit of credibility and says that Christian does not just have to worry about Team Angle, but he has to worry about Team Cage. Whoever gets the victory at Lethal Lockdown gets the title match at Sacrifice. Christian tells Cornette that he cannot do that but Cornette tells ‘Gilligan’ that he just did that. Christian wonders if Cornette is trying to get one over on the Instant Classic. He wonders what will happen to the stipulation if Team Angle does not make it to Lockdown. The lights go out and when they go back on, Sting is in the ring and the members of Team Angle take care of the members of Team Cage. We go to credits.
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