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NWA TNA PPV report
by Dave Meltzer
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NWA TNA report for 1/21
Xplosion results
Konnan & Ron Killings & B.G. James b Jared Steele & Delirious & Masada
Chris Sabin b Seth Delay
Don Harris b Nate Webb
Trinity b Daizee Haze
A.J. Styles b Gabriel
This was a wild show with what appeared to be a large hot crowd. It wasn't Jonny Fairplay, but ICP, who didn't even wrestle or cut a promo, that appeared to draw the house. It was a sea of newcomers who were chanting "ICP" throughout the show. Late in the show, ICP came out to sit with the crowd. The only real angle they did was spitting soda all over Jeff Jarrett as he was in the crowd during the street fight.
It appears this show was to start building a blow off between Jarrett and Mike Tenay. The show opened with Don West telling Tenay he's overstepping his bounds by interfering in the action. A hot Tenay then told West off.
A letter was read announcing Don Callis vs. Erik Watts in a battle for power with falls counting anywhere as the main event next week. The board didn't rule either side the winner from last week. Nothing was said about Watts winning and A.J. Styles getting his title shot. It sure didn't appear that Watts would be winning.
Erik Watts & Goldylocks came out. Watts introduced the returning Jerry Lynn as captain of TNA X's team in the Americas' Cup on 2/11, which I believe starts taping in dark form next week. Kid Kash came out. They had a discussion where Lynn revealed he went to management to get Kash his tryout and his job, but Kash said it was his ability that kept his
job. He wanted Lynn to sign his loyalty to Jarrett. Lynn teased, and then hit Kash with the clipboard and they brawled.
It was 25 minutes into the show at this point.
1. Julio Dinero & C.M. Punk beat Balls Mahoney & Sandman in 3:41 when Mahoney was double-teamed and pinned. Crowd was hot for this one with lots of ECW chants although not a good match. It was under tornado rules. Punk, who did a lot of talking and is getting a shot now, pulled out a bag of thumb tacks, but the voice of Raven played over the p.a. flickering in and out. This stalled them long enough for Sandman to cover and clean house with cane shots, far less brutal than usual and Dinero went down on a shot that whiffed.
2. Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger beat Glenn Gilberti & David Young in 4:43 with the problem solver on Young. Sloppy match that even this hot crowd was dead for. Not sure what was going on, maybe ICP showed up or something in stands as crowd was all watching a different part of the building.
Kash came out holding the hair of Sara Lee. I think it was a wig and she was struggling to keep it on. He wanted her to sign, which she did again. Yes, rerun angle. Tiny the bell ringer came out. You know, the crowd popped last week, so he tore that shirt off and went after Kash again. Eventually Tiny wasn't enough as I think Young came out. Chris Vaughn came out for the save but Young hit him with a spinebuster. Don
Harris made the final save.
Sonny Siaki was in the bathroom earlier today, in his own words, making a doodoo. I guess Trinity hangs out in men's bathrooms because she was there as well. Kash showed up and shoved the clipboard to Siaki to sign, but he's been advised by a secret guy not to sign (anyone think Russo?). Trinity signed but Siaki was mad at her for doing so.
3. D-Lo Brown pinned Siaki in 5:25 with the sky high power bomb. Fans were chanting for ICP and Trinity during the match, but with so many new fans in with ICP, they saw Brown as a real star. Trinity tried to help Siaki doing a tornado DDT off the top rope but Brown kicked out. Kash came out again trying to get Siaki to sign. Trinity turned on Siaki, he was beaten down and she moonsaulted him. Tenay and West couldn't believe
Trinity and Kash, who feuded a few months back, were working together. Trinity, who the people are begging to love, went to the back to hang with Jarrett's group and told Jarrett she's with him but she wants nothing to do with Kash.
4. Shane Douglas & Michael Shane beat Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper in 10:09 when Douglas KO'd Daniels with Knux., The big spot was four chairs were set up on the floor. Douglas was on the chairs and Skipper was going to come off the middle rope on him. Traci jumped to save. Skipper looked like he was supposed to give Traci, get this, leaping off the middle taking her with him, a stunner to the floor through the four chairs. As it turned out, she more was on his back while he protected
her taking the bump.
3 Live Kru were doing the Ebert & Roeper deal watching films of all the other tag teams calling them gay and such.
5. Kevin Northcutt & Joe Legend got the tag title shot over AMW in 11:57. This was the best match on the show. An interesting story as Storm slipped on purpose, looking like a mistake when trying to missile dropkick and landed on his shoulder. They sold it big like a shoulder injury and Tenay talked about Storm having a shoulder injury earlier in his career. Most of the bout saw the Redshirts work over his shoulder, including delaying the hot tag a long time. In a far too inside swerve,
Northcutt had Storm pinned for a three but picked him up. The idea was that usually when that happens, it means the other side wins. Finish saw The Naturals, Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas show up. Douglas threw powder in Harris' eyes and Stevens hit him with a chair and Northcutt scored the pin. Fans were more upset than usual over AMW getting screwed out of their shot.
Don Callis introduced Fairplay. No contract signing. They tried to make him out to be a superstar. The crowd reacted to him like he was someone, but not a superstar or anything. They had him surrounded with models in bikini tops who were far hotter than the women they push. He seemed nervous trying to do an Andy Kaufman style promo about hillbilly fans. Fans were chanting ICP. Styles came out, so at least they tried to give
him whatever rub there is. As Styles went to attack, Callis told him to stop as Fairplay is a star. Styles went after Callis and Fairplay hit him with a weak chair shot. He tried a second one but Styles got the chair and blocked it, and killed him with a power bomb.
Watts told Goldylocks to stay in the back next week. She said fine. He's screwed for sure.
6. Jeff Jarrett NC El Leon (Apolo) in 7:51 of a street fight. They brawled outside and Jarrett hit Leon with a what seemed like 30 chair shots. Total overkill. Out of nowhere, Tenay shoved Jarrett into the guard rail. He said it was a preemptive strike. Later Jarrett shoved Tenay and they almost went at it. ICP spit a ton of soda pop on Jarrett. Leon speared Andrew Thomas. Jarrett went for the guitar but Tenay took
it from him. Leon hit a superkick and Tenay jumped on the apron and screamed at Thomas to count, but Jarrett kicked out. This end when Jarrett hit Leon with the guitar, but Styles came out, and Thomas ruled it a no contest. Styles hit Jarrett with a brainbuster, but Abyss came in and set up a table. Show ended with Abyss press-slamming Styles and throwing him over the top through the table and the show ended with Styles supposedly hurt. Jarrett came out and said he was going to get
Tenay fired but Tenay said it would be a cold day in hell, and I guess that mean one is coming.
Next week
Chris Sabin vs. Michael Shane for X title
3 Live Kru vs. Redshirts for tag title
Watts vs. Callis
Brian Urlacher, who is a good friend of Watts', will be there next week and no doubt they'll try and do something with him to get mainstream. He's a big enough star that it has a shot at working from a sports press standpoint.
Announced as the teams in the Americas' Cup for TNA are Lynn, Chris Sabin, Elix Skipper and Sonjay Dutt. For AAA, it's Hector Garza, Juventud Guerrera, Abismo Negro and Mr. Aguila.
