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OFFICIAL RAW PREVIEW FOR NOVEMBER 10TH! Tonight on Raw, see all the fallout from last night's controversial Survivor Series pay per view! It was one of the most controversial matches in WWF history, but Shawn Michaels is now the World Wrestling Federation champion! What does the Heartbreak Kid have on his mind now that the WWF belt is once again around his waist? What will the reaction be in Canada to his title victory? Who will be HBK's first challenger? Also, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin became WWF Intercontinental Champion last night at Survivor Series by defeating Owen Hart with the stunner. What comes next for the Rattlesnake? Does Austin now have a bullseye on his chest? In matches already announced, the New Age Outlaws will take on the New Blackjacks in tag team action. These two teams were part of an elimination match at Survivor Series with the Outlaws coming out on top. Can the Blackjacks get revenge tonight? Also, the light-heavyweight tournament will continue as tournament favorite Taka Michinoku goes one on one with Devon Storm! Plus, Sergeant Slaughter has promised us an amazing main event! What will it be? Tune in to RAW tonight to find out!

In case you don't know what happened at Survivor Series 1997... ====================== Survivor Series '97 Results : In the Free For All segment, Sunny mistakenly says that this is the first pay-per-view held live in Canada. The Headbangers / The New Blackjacks Vs The Godwinns / Road Dog / "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn : A fan holds up a sign saying..."Lawler is the REAL wrestling icon". : At 3:52, Henry O. Godwinn is rolled up for the pin. : Blackjack Wyndym is eliminated via a Phineas I. Godwinn clothesline at 5:14. : The crowd pops big as the Headbangers are tagged in. : Mosh is slammed and pinned by Billy Gunn at 8:42. : At 12:38, Thrasher dives off the top rope and covers Phineas. : Blackjack Bradshaw punks Road Dog and gets rolled up by Gunn at 13:44. : Road Dog tags Gunn. Thrasher is blind to the switch. Gunn hits with a top rope leg drop and pins him. Survivors: Road Dog and Billy Gunn at 15 minutes and 25 seconds. Winners: The team of The Godwinns / Road Dog / "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn. The Truth Commission Vs The D.O.A. : Chains is sidewalk slammed and pinned by The Interrogator at 1:18. : Skull does the same to Truth Commission leader Jackal at 2:50. : At 5:18, Skull illegally switches with 8-Ball and clotheslines Recon out of the match. : Sniper hits a neck breaker at 6:30 dumping Skull. : At 8:50, The Interrogator pins 8-Ball. : Crush ends Sniperis survivor series bid at 9:46. : The Interrogator sidewalk slams Crush for the victory. Survivor: The Interrogator at 9:59. Winners: The Truth Commission. Team USA (Vader / Goldust / Steve Blackman / Marc Mero) Vs Team Canada (The British Bulldog / Phillip Lafon / Doug Furnas / Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart) : At a pre-match interview, the American-born Furnas says..."They say...America, love it or leave it. I left." : Goldust has the letter F painted on his right cheek and U on his left. Itis supposed to stand for "Forever Unchanged". On his black wrist band is the word "Freedom" and on the back of his head is "Alive Again". : At 5:16, Blackman is counted out. : Vader splashes and kicks Niedhart out at 6:53. : Lafon get the same treatment at 8:28. : Furnas rolls up Mero and hold his tights pinning him at 11:18. : At the 12:15 mark, Vader goes to tag Goldust who shakes his head negatively pointing at his cast. : Vader tried tagging Goldust again at 14:26. Goldust leaps off the canvass ignoring him. : At 15:33, Vader tags then pulls Goldust into the ring over the top rope. Goldust leaves. At 16:26 Goldust is counted out. : Vader bombs Furnas at 16:54 splatting him all over the canvass. : While distracted, The Bulldog brains Vader with the ring bell scoring the win. Survivor: The British Bulldog at 17:05. Winners: Team Canada (The British Bulldog / Phillip Lafon / Doug Furnas / Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart). Kane Vs Mankind : The match is wrestled under Kane's red light. : Mankind puts the Mandible Claw on Paul Bearer but Kane knocks him flying through the Spanish commentators table injuring Tito Santana in the process. : Kane applies the Tombstone Piledriver. Winner: At 9 minutes and 27 seconds, Kane. The Nation Of Domination Vs The Legion Of Doom / Ken Shamrock / Ahmed Johnson : In a stunning development, Maivia chokeslams Hawk sending him to the locker room at 2:09. : Ahmed Pearl River Plunges Faarooq at 4:53. Though he is out, Faarooq wonit leave ringside. : At 6:09, Faarooq holds Johnson's foot from the outside as Maivia covers him. : Faarooq and Johnson brawl back to the dressing room. : Animal drop kicks eliminating Kama at 10:44. : At 14:12, Billy Gunn and Road Dog come out dressed as The Legion Of Doom throwing powder into Animalis face. Animal is counted out. : All alone, Shamrock makes D-Lo quit at 16:54 with an ankle lock and Maivia punks The Worldis Most Dangerous Man with a steel chair. : Maivia submits while in a leg hold submission move. Survivor: Ken Shamrock at 20:28. Winners: The Legion Of Doom / Ken Shamrock / Ahmed Johnson. Owen Hart (champion) Vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (challenger) (Intercontinental Title Match) : Ross calls Owen the "REAL Hit Man of the Hart Foundation". : Niedhart tries to Pearl Harbor Austin but gets the Stone Cold Stunner. : The crowd shouts to Owen..."Break his neck. Break his neck." : 40 seconds in, Owen attempts a piledriver. The crowd pops. Austin backdrops out of it. : Frustrated, Owen heads for the dressing room. Lawler says..."Owenis opening a can of haul ass". : Owen dares the ref to DQ him at 2:32 as he strangles Austin with a camera cord. : Out of nowhere, Austin spikes Hart with the Stone Cold Stunner to unstrap the I.C. Title. : Furnas tries to punk Austin but gets stunned for his efforts. Winner: ...and new WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at a measly 4 minutes flat.. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart (champion) Vs "Boy Toy" Shawn Michaels (WWF World Heavyweight Title Match) : In a nauseating display, Michaels rubs the Canadian flag on his crotch, blows his nose in it and humps it in the ring. Real nice. The commentators offer apologies. : The fans go wild as Hart enters the ring alone flashing them the "I Love You" hand signal. : The bell hasn't rung yet Hart hurls Michaels into the first row where overzealous fans throw punches at Michaels until Hart can bail him out. : Hart beats Michaels with a fire extinguisher. Both men haymaker referees. : McMahon pleads with them to take it back to the ring. : Michaels rips the Canadian flag off its stick and pounds Bret with it. : Michaels suplexes Hart on the steel steps. : At 6:20, The Hit Man slaps the figure four on Michaels legs wrapped around the steel post. The fans cheer..."Break Shawn's leg". : At 11 minutes in, the match is prematurely called making fools out of Hart, Michaels and the fans. Winner: ...and new WWF World Heavyweight Champion, Shawn Michaels at 11 minutes square. Total event time: Two hours 45 minutes.

WWF from Survivor Series 1997 and on! What do you do when you have to work on a Friday night until 2:00 AM? This! Here is my revision of history from a very interesting time in wrestling history. The WWF was going downhill. Bret Hart had just been screwed by Vince McMahon the night before and was heading to WCW, soon to be joined by Jim Neidhart and the British Bulldog. WCW would do big ratings with Starcade 1997 that year, and if it wasn't for the Austin vs. McMahon storyline, who knows what would have happened to the WWF. My revision of history won't be COMPLETE. The WWF did a great job with the Austin/McMahon storyline, eventually taking over Nitro. But let's take a look at things and what may have happened with someone else in control. What if HBK didn't wrestle in a casket match at Royal Rumble 1998 and never got hurt? What if Adam Copeland (Edge) and Christian Cage (Christian) were brought up to the regular roster just a little bit sooner? Well, here's where things stand as I start my booking: WWF world heavyweight champion: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (beat Bret Hart at SS97) WWF intercontinental champion: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (beat Owen Hart at SS97) WWF tag team champions: The Legion of Doom (beat the Godwins in October) WWF European champion: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (beat British Bulldog at One Night Only) The roster: Singles --------------- Shawn Michaels Steve Austin The Undertaker HHH Mankind/Dude Love/Cactus Jack Ken Shamrock Rocky Maivia Vader Steve Blackman Goldust Marc Mero Ahmed Johnson Farooq Kama D'Lo Brown Interrogator (Kurrgan) Flash Funk Bob Holly Savio Vega Mark Henry Crush Tom Brandi Jeff Jarrett (would debut soon) Terry Funk (to debut soon) Owen Hart (would return soon) Light Heavyweights (tournament) --------------------- Taka Michinoku Brian Christopher Eric Shelley Devon Storm Scott Taylor Aguila (already in semifinals) Flash Flanagan Pantera Tag teams ----------------- Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) The Godwins (Phinneas and Henry) Los Boriquas (Migel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada) D.O.A (Chainz and 8-Ball) Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon The Truth Commission (Jackyl, Recon, Spiper) The New Blackjacks (Bradshaw and Windham) The Quebecers (Debut in January or so) The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy, still just a jobber tag team) Other talent ----------------- Earthquake: John Tenta worked some dark matches for the WWF in early 1998, so in honor of him, why not bring him back in my fantasy booking? We love you John! Edge and Christian: They worked dark matches in late 1997 and early 1998 before debuting in mid 1998. I'm going to use them, I'm just not sure how yet. Any suggestions? Should I bring them in as a tag team, or in separate angles? Sean Morley/Val Venis: Another guy who worked dark matches for the WWF in early 1998 until they brought him in as Val Venis. What do you think? Should I bring him in as Val Venis or as another gimmick? Or just plain old Sean Morley? Is there anyone else I am missing? Please let me know! My first show will be RAW on November 10, 1997, the night after Survivor Series 1997. We'll see how this goes!

Maybe they got Foley to work for them, too. Maybe they're going to be on PPV/TV or have DVDs in Walmart. I have no idea. Can't wait to find out, though.

A review of WCW Bash at the Beach 1998: "This was a very good ppv.The main event was good.I thought ddp and karl malone would win.The only thing is that dennis rodman has been in the ring before.Goldberg should wrestle harder people.Everyone knew Curt Henning wouldn't win.He is not even a wwe champion,so why would he fight Goldberg when he knew he would lose.Kevin Greene tried his best to beat the Giant,he was just to hard for him." A review of Great American Bash 1999: "I got this ppv when I was 7 years old and every time I rent it,I don't watch all of it because it is so boring.The best match is Brian Knobbs vs Hak.I didn't even enjoy the main event.Macho Man is like hulk hogan and ric flair.They have been wrestling for too long.Macho Man made his debut in 1973 and fighting for the heavyweight title.He needs to let other people have a chance to win the title." A review of Halloween Havoc 1998: "1. TV Title Jericho vs. Raven. 8/10 Good opening match 2. Meng vs. Wrath. 10/10 Awsome, two big men just brawling 3.#1 Contenders Match for Cruserweight Later in the night Juventude vs. Disco Inferno. 9/10 Good, long, action packed match 4.Tag Team Title Rick Steiner & Buff vs. Giant and Scott Steiner. 9/10 Good match, Buff turns on Rick, but Rick still comes out victorious 5.Cruserweight Title Match Kidman vs. Disco. 7/10 Ok match, not really what i expected 6. Scott Hall vs. Nash. 10/10 little slow in the beginning but gets a lot better! 7.US Tile Match Sting vs. Bret Hart. 10/10 Awsome one of the triple main events, One of the show stealers. Action packed, very good, and very entertaining 8. Hulk Hogan vs. Warrior. 10/10 I thought 10/10 jus 5 minutes into the match! Awsome, action packed, great manuvers, Warrior and Hogan work great together!!! One of the best WCW matches Ive ever seen! 9.WCW Title Match DDP vs. Goldberg. 10/10 Nothings better than two fan favorites go at it. A lot of all types of wrestlings, amatuure, brawling, technical and all sorts of kind. Great Match, great action, cool moves, just one of those great match up, DDP and Goldberg work really well together, very exciting and entertaining.!!!!" Or how about this review from the same guy of Road Wild 1999? "One of the great PPV's in 1999. But since it was outside and it was light outside, it was kind of distracting to watch a match, but thats not a big deal. Fan were on their feet the whole time. 1) 6 man tag match Rey Mysterio Jr.,Eddie Gurerro, and Kidman vs. ICP and Vampiro w/Raven. 7/10 good high flying action, but kind of slow in the middle 2) Tag Title Match Triads (Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon) vs. Harlem Heat. 8/10 Not bad, prett cool moves 3) US Title Match Chris Benoit vs. DDP. 10/10 Awsome match! Show stealer, great paced action and very entertaining 4) Enerst "Cat" Miller vs. Buff Bagwell. 6/10 If Cat wasnt an ..., it would have been a good match. Bagwell did good, but Ernest gave a letdown 5) Sting vs. Sid Vicious. 9/10 Wow. Perfect pace, great, non stop action! GREAT MATCH 6) Rick Steiner vs. Goldberg. 8/10 Good match, good action, good pace, but a little to short 7) Dennis Rodman vs. Macho Man. 10/10 Great, Rodzilla can entertain! Great action, backstage brawling and awsome altogether terrific match 8) Heavyweight title and career match Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash. Another 10/10 Hogan can pump the fans up wich makes it fun to watch. Kevin and Hogan work great together! Hogan and little slow but did great! Nash did awsome as well ALL AROUND GREAT PPV!!! Buy This Tape!!!!!!!!!NOW...trust me if your a true wrestling fan, and appreciate this type of wrestling , you will love this video. " And finally this review of World War 3 1998: "in my opinion don't buy this ppv i mean the juvi vs. kidman match was good and the steiner vs. steiner match wasd good because steiner gave goldberg the finger but the battle royale was too predictable everyone knew nash would win but the main event of page vs. bret hart sucked i mean what kind of main event is for the u.s. title especially when the hitman gets cheated by the ref don't buy this movie" Yeah, there's no point to this post...I just thought it was funny.

He was over HUGE in 1997. I just watched Summerslam and Survivor Series 1997, and the fans just love him. The fans go nuts for him in his Lions Den match against Owen Hart at Summerslam 1998. They loved it when he won King of the Ring earlier in 1998 as well. So why by Breakdown in September did all the fans hate him? Was it just because guys like Foley and Rock were just more entertaining?

What did Tom do and what did Bruce do? Which one of them was Brother Love?

Not quite. Sting had a clause written into his contract that he only had to wrestle so many times a year. Basically, with Nitro adding an extra show a week, Sting was approaching that number around Fall Brawl 96. I'm not sure how accurate it was, but there were reports that Hogan-Sting was originally planned for Starrcade 96 before they were able to sign Roddy Piper. Why they made the decision to wait the full year is beyond me. My gues: probably to make Starrcade seem uberspecial, and had they not fucked up the entire angle with that lameass finish, it would have worked. But isn't there a point where an angle goes on too long? I mean sure, having a slow burn is fine. But having Sting descend from the rafters from March to December without ever wrestling?

From the DDP/Hennig match at Starcade 97, DDP drapes Hennig's legs and runs his crotch into the ringpost. Dusty says, "Iron Mike what do you call that? Is that one of them hummburcanranas?"

Remember that shit? After pay per view matches people would be on the Superstar Line to talk about their matches. Was it 1-900, I'm assuming? Did anyone ever call it?

Thanks so far, you guys are awesome. Why did Sting not wrestle for all of 1997, instead just "dropping in" to help the babyfaces when they needed it?

I've seen some stuff from this time period. I've seen Survivor Series 97, and know more than enough about the whole Bret screwjob. I've seen the 98 Rumble and No Way Out and Wrestlemania 14, so I know the main stuff going on there. But I have some other little stuff I'd like to know, like: How was the Taker/HBK Hell in a Cell match was set up? Why the hell did Vince talk to Brian Pillman's wife the night after he died? How did WCW handle Bret Hart coming over there? What were WCW's major storylines at this time, other than the Sting/Hogan storyline? And how did they build to the big Hogan vs. Sting at Starcade match? Why the hell did they wait until Superbrawl 8 to have the Hogan/Sting rematch for the title? What was the buildup to the Degeneration-X IYH, Royal Rumble 98, and No Way Out PPVs? (As far as major incidents on RAW, angles, feuds, storylines, etc) Was the HBK vs. Owen title match at the end of 1997 any good? How was the whole Tyson at Wrestlemania buildup done? Was it ever explained why he counted the pinfall for Austin at Wrestlemania instead of sticking with DX? Was the Austin vs. Rock match on the last RAW before Wrestlemania any good? Why in the hell was SAVIO VEGA added to the No Way Out main event to replace Shawn Michaels? And how long before that match did they realize that HBK wouldn't be able to participate in it? If he HAD been in it, what would the booking have been? Also, any other interesting facts or memories of great moments or anything would be very cool.

I actually really like the whole storyline that set up Rock becoming the "Corporate champ" in November of 1998. Survivor Series 98 might have a lot of shitty matches, but storyline wise it's pretty cool, especially with the Shane heel turn.

"The Notorious 187" HOMICIDE, who had not been available for the Ted Petty Invitational tournament itself due to prior obligations, has been confirmed for the first two nights of TPI week, Wednesday, 9/15 in Evansville, and Thursday, 9/16 in New Albany! On 9/15 in Evansville, Homicide will battle RODERICK STRONG. On 9/16 in New Albany, Homicide will face IAN ROTTEN. We're less than two weeks away from the kick off of the IWA-MS quadruple shot. Make your plans now!

I am watching a tape that has both RAW and Nitros on it (as well as certain PPV matches) from 1997. Right now I'm on a tape that covers July 1997. I just saw DDP beat Randy Savage when he was dressed as La Parka, which was a cool little angle. WCW Bash at the Beach 1997 sucked, but earlier in the tape there were all the matches from WWF Canadian Stampede, which was a great PPV. It's kind of cool to look back and see how the WWF and WCW built to Summerslam and Road Wild that year, respectively.

More matches have been announced for IWA Mid-South Wrestling's Ted Petty Invitational week QUADRUPLE SHOT of events! Here is your up to the minute card information for all four shows... ---------------------------------- WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 15th National Guard Armory - 3300 Division Street - Evansville, IN 7:30pm - All seats $15 ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] PETEY WILLIAMS vs. CM PUNK ***Rematch From Simply The Best 5*** "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. MATT SYDAL ***Two out of Three Falls/Rematch From 8/21*** CHRIS HERO vs. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON ***Tables Match Between Death Match Kings*** [2002 KOTDM] THE NECRO BUTCHER vs. [2003 KOTDM] MAD MAN PONDO ***Women's Division Four-Way Match*** DAIZEE HAZE vs. TRACY BROOKS vs. MsCHIF vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. "The New Age Punisher" B-BOY ALEX SHELLEY vs. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI Plus RODERICK STRONG, CASH FLO, CORPORAL ROBINSON, and more. ---------------------------------- THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 16th National Guard Armory - 2909 Grant Line Road - New Albany, IN 7:30pm - All seats $15 ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] PETEY WILLIAMS vs. "The New Age Punisher" B-BOY ***Special Attraction*** "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON ***Three-Way NWA Midwest X Division Title Match*** [Champion] MATT SYDAL vs. "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. DELIRIOUS ***Tag Team Challenge Match*** "Generation Next" ALEX SHELLEY & RODERICK STRONG vs. CHRIS HERO & NIGEL McGUINNESS CM PUNK vs. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI TRACY BROOKS vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES ---------------------------------- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th Lincoln Center - 2450 Lincoln Street - Highland, IN 7:30pm - $50, $40, $30 for Fri/Sat weekend long passes ***First Round Matches*** CHRIS HERO vs. "Lightning" MIKE QUACKENBUSH "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON vs. ALEX SHELLEY JIMMY RAVE vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES DANNY DANIELS vs. TODD SEXTON "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. SUPER DRAGON NIGEL McGUINNESS vs. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. HALLOWICKED SALVATORE RINAURO vs. MATT SYDAL PETEY WILLIAMS vs. BJ WHITMER CHRIS SABIN vs. "Soul Assassin" RAINMAN AUSTIN ARIES vs. CM PUNK SAMOA JOE vs. RODERICK STRONG Plus, in non-tournament bouts... ***Ladder Match For Vacant IWA Light Heavyweight Title*** JIMMY JACOBS vs. DELIRIOUS ***IWA Mid-South/NWA Midwest Women's Title Match*** [Champion] LACEY vs. MERCEDES MARTINEZ ---------------------------------- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th Lincoln Center - 2450 Lincoln Street - Highland, IN 7:30pm - $50, $40, $30 for Fri/Sat weekend long passes ***Final Rounds Of The Tournament*** Plus, in non-tournament bouts... ***Three-Way IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ vs. EDDIE KINGSTON & BLACK JACK MARCIANO vs. TANK & ICEBERG ***Non-Sanctioned/Falls Count Anywhere/Anything Goes*** IAN ROTTEN vs. "Metalhead" STEVE STONE ***IWA Women's Division Six-Way Special Attraction*** LACEY vs. MsCHIF vs. MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. DAIZEE HAZE vs. RAIN vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES Plus more non-tournament action on Saturday night! ---------------------------------- We are happy to inform the fans that Smart Mark Video will indeed be in to shoot all four events! Additionally on 9/18 from 11am to 2pm at the Lincoln Center will be a training seminar with former NWA World Heavyweight Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES! If you've ever wanted to get in the ring yourself and get a taste of what it's like to be a professional wrestler, this is your "fantasy camp" opportunity to learn about what it takes to physically perform in the ring from one of the very best in the business today. The seminar is open to fans with no pro wrestling experience, as well as those who may have some training under their belt already who would like to learn hands-on from AJ. The three hour seminar is limited to 25 people, and is available on a first come, first served basis. Cost is $75, and must be paid in full on Friday, 9/17. Only a few spots still remain. If you are interested in participating, please E-mail Patti at [email protected] to reserve your spot. As soon as the training seminar concludes at 2pm, we will conduct a fan Q&A session for the remainder of the afternoon, with many of the wrestlers appearing during the weekend's events. Admission to the Q&A is free of charge to all fans, but seating will be limited. The Q&A, as always, will be filmed by Smart Mark Video for a future VHS release. IWA-MS is doing its best to give our fans an unforgettable week... and make your travels to see the TPI as worthwhile as possible. Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of TPI week live and in person. Call the IWA hotlines at 502-569-1701 in Louisville and 630-585-3958 in Chicago. www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com www.midwestwrestling.com

Meltzer seemed to like the show: TNA PPV setting up the final Wednesday night show and where Russo vs. Dusty is being built for by Dave Meltzer [email protected] We're looking for your thoughts on tonight's show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]. TNA PPV for 9/1 This was a strong show with all the angles clicking. Jeff Jarrett came out for a promo and acknowledged that next week is the final Wednesday night PPV. It had never been said on TV nor on these PPV events. In the crowd, you would have expected boos, but I think nobody even realized he said it and most of the fans live clearly aren't aware. 1. The Naturals retained the NWA tag titles over XXX and AMW in 12:14. Crowd was really hot for Harris & Storm, with chants for them for the first 5:00. Good match. Story was Storm had a back injury (legit) so he was running wild, but then sold it when he tried a bodyslam. Harris was going crazy with comebacks, but that left punch with no body motion is still a weakness after all these years. Storm took a low hip toss on the concrete to further sell. All kinds of near falls and saves. Storm tried a superkick but his back went out. Daniels used the Angel's wings on him. Before Daniels could score the pin, Douglas & Stevens ran in with Douglas tacking Daniels and Stevens stealing the pin on Storm to keep the title. Good way to start. Vince Russo did a total face promo, which certainly led one to believe he's going heel next week. He said Dusty Rhodes was suspended this week, but all the problems were over, and he wants him back next week for the Jarrett-Hardy match. 2. Frankie Kazarian & Michael Shane beat Amazing Red & Chris Sabin in 8:05. Crowd wasn't into it as much as the first match, but Kazarian & Shane make a good heel team. Traci distracted Red, and well, she looked more distracting than usual. Later, Red accidentally knocked her off the apron and she sold it like her ankle was hurt. He acted concerned, so when he turned around, Shane pinned him with the superkick. I'm waiting for them to call it sweet chin music. 3. Petey Williams pinned Sonjay Dutt to keep the X title in 8:00. At one point, Scott D'Amore and Williams walked out together, with D'Amore pointing out that in TNA, while the title can change hands on a DQ, it's can't on a count out. Somebody close that loophole. Good match. Big spot was Dutt blocking the Canadian Destroyer in mid move and using that piledriver behind the back move that Takao Omori does (somebody help me with that name). Dutt was on top for the Hindu press but D'Amore distracted him. When he went for the move, Williams moved and he crashed. Williams got the pin with the Canadian Destroyer, and this week's version looked as good as any of them. Konnan & B.G. James did another great promo. Konnan said that buying matching tights and boots doesn't make you a wrestler; that being an office stooge doesn't make you a wrestler; that copying matches that you watched on videotape the night before doesn't make you a wrestler; but what makes you a wrestler is being on the road 250 days a year, destroying marriages and going through rehab. 4. Konnan & B.G. James & Midnight Rider (Dusty) beat Bobby Roode & Eric Young & Johnny Devine in 6:04. This was almost comedic early 80s Midnight Rider stuff. This was probably the hottest the crowd has been for anything in a long time. They kept it short and Team Canada did a great job of bumping. They are trying to get Konnan over as a submission expert, which is pretty hard considering he never makes anyone submit. Dusty did more than he usually does. Mike Tenay and Don West kept denying it was Rhodes while D'Amore went nuts. For what it was supposed to be, it worked perfectly. Tenay even speculated it was Buddy Rose under the mask, mentioned the Rider once beat Ric Flair for the NWA title in Miami Beach (thankfully forgot that horrible feud with Tully Blanchard) and had retired about 20 years ago. James gave Devine a pump handle slam and the Rider pinned him with an elbow drop. They showed Russo backstage going into mass depression. Russo came out and was furious at Konnan & B.G. 5. Sonny Siaki & Erik Watts beat Abyss & Alex Shelley in 5:56. Thankfully this was kept short. Watts even did a plancha on Abyss. Finish saw Goldy mace Desire, but Georgie Watts (Erik's legit wife) attacked Goldy while Siaki schoolboyed Shelley to win. So Shark Boy and D-Ray 3000 are emancipated, which I think has to do with Abraham Lincoln. Even this got a big pop for the finish. Goldy blamed Abyss for the loss even though Shelley was pinned. 6. A.J. Styles & Ron Killings beat Kid Kash & Dallas in a street fight in 14:45. This was like last week in that they fought almost the entire match in the stands and they brawled like it was a fight, and not a dance. Very stiff stuff. They didn't even get into the ring until the 13:00 mark. Usually those long periods outside the ring make for bad matches, but the match got worse once they got in the ring. Still, they finished quick as Killings used an ax kick off the ropes to pin Dallas. Post-match saw Team Canada hit the ring, with Williams going after Styles with the belt. They are setting that up as the next X title feud. Kash gave Styles a huracanrana off the top rope outside the ring through a table. Konnan & B.G. James ran in, but they got overpowered. Jeff Hardy made the save hitting everyone with chair shots until Jarrett clipped him and went for the figure four, but Hardy reversed it into a Texas cloverleaf. This was significant because the story they were telling the whole night is that Hardy had no defense for the figure four. Very old school title build-up. Jarrett pushed it again as the biggest match in TNA history and biggest match of his and Hardy's career. Next week Jarrett vs. Hardy for NWA title A six-team X division match with Shane & Kazarian the only team announced This wasn't made clear, but some sort of an NWA tag title match. I think Naturals vs. AMW first, and then the winners face XXX later that night, but it'll be clarified on TV as they just said it in passing Rhodes vs. D'Amore with Russo as referee. If Rhodes loses, he must leave TNA forever.

Now that TNA is moving to monthly PPVs, has there been any announcement on TNA releasing these PPVs on VHS and DVD a month later or so? That would make a lot of sense, as it would help them make more money and hopefully help them get more exposure.

That's why I use $50 a month or so to buy Ring of Honor and IWA-MS stuff instead.

-Hudson interviewed Styles and Killings. Styles said every time Kash opens his mouth, it reveals how bitter and jealous he is. He said when he's done with Kash, it's time for Petey Williams's X Title reign to end. Killings said two years ago he named the TNA Asylum. He said he knows what it takes to beat Jeff Jarrett. He said Jeff Hardy has what it takes and next week Hardy will become the new NWA World Hvt. Champion. I think he threw the word "tag" in there, but the point was made. 6 -- A.J. STYLES & RON "THE TRUTH" KILLINGS vs. KID KASH & DALLAS - Street Fight The first three minutes were high energy with brawling and dives at ringside. Kash and Dallas took control on Killings inside the ring as Styles attempted to crawl back into the ring. Styles re-entered at 3:45, but Dallas forearmed Styles from ringside as soon as Styles showed signs of life. At 8:00 Killings and Dallas hit each other with simultaneous chairshots to the ribs. All four brawled in the crowd again. There was a real sense of chaos to the action as fans scrambled and security tried to keep fans and wrestlers apart. Styles kept fall onto his head during the match in creative ways, including falling into the ringside area over the ring barrier out of nowhere as Killings and Kash brawled in front of him. Kash got so distracted with trash-talking with fans at ringside that Styles made a comeback at 11:30. They returned to the ring at 12:45 where Styles and Killings doubled on Kash. Killings and Styles then turned to Dallas and eventually Killings pinned him. Afterward, Roode and Williams attacked Styles, giving Kash a chance to give him a huracanrana off the top rope onto a table at ringside. James and Konnan made the save. Jeff Hardy then ran to the ring and made the save with a chair. Jarrett clipped Hardy from behind, taking out his left leg. When he went for the figure-four, Hardy countered it. The point of it was to show that Hardy did have an answer to the figure-four. The problem is Hardy screwed up the attempt at a sharpshooter/crab type hold. That should not confuse him considering he came to Nashville and that was the only thing he had to do. WINNERS: Styles & Killings at 13:42. STAR RATING: **1/2 -- No complaints, but not a "must see" match either. If you're into chaotic brawling through the crowd this was a satisfying main event. Having yet another "what was Jeff Hardy even doing at the arena in the first place" run-in at the end of the show was about as flat a final push as TNA could have come up with short of no appearance by Hardy at all.

I saw some stuff earlier in the year with Austin Aries where he looked pretty good, but his stuff in Ring of Honor has been absolutely fantastic, and he looks to be one of the best workers on the independent scene right now.

4 -- B.G. JAMES & KONNAN & MIDNIGHT RIDER vs. ERIC WILLIAMS & JOHNNY DEVINE & BOBBY ROODE (w/Scott D'Amore) Tenay said it looks a lot like Dusty Rhodes. Hey, at least he didn't have to pretend that he didn't know who it is like WWE announcers have to do when Stevie Richards shows up in drag. West played dumb, but sarcastically, saying that this masked man looks five pounds lighter than Dusty. D'Amore screamed, "That's Dusty Rhodes!" They showed Vince Russo in the back burying his head in his arms in frustration, after having complimented Dusty earlier for respecting his suspension and staying away from the arena this week. Tenay said the Rider might actually be "Playboy" Buddy Rose. Boy, if there was a list of all wrestlers whose names I expected to hear on this show, Rose's would have been near the bottom, perhaps last on the list. It ended with Rider pinning Devine. WINNER: James & Konnan & Rider at 6:18. STAR RATING: * -Hudson interviewed Goldy Locks backstage. She told Abyss that he has been her favorite from the beginning. She said they go way back and she's sure he's going to go out there and "make mamma proud." She said Alex Shelley never meant anything to him. She smiled. Abyss's body language suggested skepticism. Shelley said if he screws up, Abyss will have to answer to him. 5 -- ERIK WATTS & SONNY SIAKI vs. ABYSS & ALEX SHELLEY (w/Goldy Locks) If Goldy's team loses, she loses Shark Boy and D-Ray 3000 as her slaves. At 5:00, Goldy was going to interfere with a spray can. When Desire entered the ring, Goldy sprayed her. Then Georgie Watts, Erik's wife, charged into the ring and attacked Goldy. Siaki then rolled up Shelley from behind for the win. Tenay declared that D-Ray and Shark Boy are free. WINNERS: Siaki & Watts at 5:38. STAR RATING: *1/4 -- Siaki was working at a higher intensity and speed than usual. Okay action overall. -Hudson interviewed Monty Brown. Good stuff from Brown who stayed in character but focused on his desire to face Jeff Jarrett for the title. -Tenay and West got in their weekly plug at ringside. Then Dusty Rhodes showed up at ringside. He said he had a ticket. Russo came out and asked Dusty what he expected him to do since he continues to defy him even though he has treated Dusty with respect and said he has a job for life. Dusty said he wanted a match against D'Amore. Russo said 3 Live Kru and Team Canada would be barred from ringside. Russo appointed himself special referee. He asked Dusty if he would be willing to walk away from TNA and let him do his job if he were to lose. He said if he agreed to that, he would give him the match. That bug-eyed fan who's in the front row each week tried to steal the show with his insane facial expressions. -Hudson interviewed Styles and Killings. Styles said every time Kash opens his mouth, it reveals how bitter and jealous he is.

Figured I'd post this on here... Credit: PWTorch.com ======================================== This is the second to last TNA PPV before their two month hiatus and switch to monthly three-hour Sunday night PPVs. -Erik Watts gave the "do no steal cable" message this week. He told people he hopes they're watching, but more importantly he hopes they're paying. These messages are starting to make me feel like a real sucker for paying for these things. Watts also drew attention to the strict language code on TNA by saying, "I'm going to kick some... ah, I can't say that. I'm going to take care of business." Why draw attention to the strict "nothing a second grade teacher wouldn't say to her class" language code? -Highlights aired of recent angles and ongoing storylines. -Mike Tenay and Don West introduced and previewed the show and said they were just seven days away from the "biggest match in TNA history." Jeff Jarrett then came out for an unscheduled, impromptu in-ring interview. He was dressed reasonable sensibly for once, wearing khaki pants and a white muscle shirt. Jarrett said Jeff Hardy had no answer to the figure-four. Tenay yelled, "That's what you think, Jeff Jarrett." Jarrett said it's the biggest match in Hardy's career and the biggest match in his career. Jarrett said when he wins the match, he'll give Monty Brown a title shot. He said, "Jimmy Hart and his friends from Florida" will be watching. He said other big names will be there who had never seen a TNA match in person before. He said all eyes would be focused on that match next week on the "last Wednesday night pay-per-view." Did I miss the original announcement? Tenay didn't gasp at Jarrett's statement about the schedule change. He then looked straight into the camera and gave Hardy a piece of advice: "Be very, very careful on who you trust." Tenay and West wondered what that meant. Good job at making the match feel like a big deal within TNA's world. Now can Hardy deliver a go-home quality promo later? -Scott Hudson interviewed Kid Kash and Dallas backstage. Kash said he's never liked Jeff Hardy because he was always the nice looking kid who everyone liked on the honor roll. Jeff Hardy on an academic honor roll? Hard to imagine now. He then turned to insulting A.J. Styles, saying he is so far up Vince Russo's BUTT he sees tonsils when he wakes up in the morning. Hudson said that was "too much." Kash vowed to break him up. Dallas closed with a gravelly stereotypical pro wrestler voice saying Styles would be "dead meat." 1 -- AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (James Storm & Chris Harris) vs. TRIPLE X (Christopher Daniels & Primetime) vs. THE NATURALS (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) It's still irritating that they call them Triple X and never attempt to explain what the team name means. Jeremy Borash handled ring intros to signify the importance of the match. Five minutes into the match, Storm hurt his back. When Harris checked on him at ringside, TNA instinctively tried to go to a commercial break even though they have no commercial breaks. The Naturals doubled on Daniels for the next couple minutes. Stevens then attacked Storm at ringside even though Storm could barely move, tossing him onto the cement floor. Harris lifted the ref out of his way and made the save, hitting Stevens at ringside. Storm made a "gutsy return to the match" and hit the Naturals with a double-clothesline and then hot-tagged Harris into the ring for the first time in over five minutes. He went after Douglas and Stevens. Primetime went after Douglas with a spin hook kick to the face. Harris and Primetime then fought each other. At 11:00 Primetime suplexed Stevens to ringside. AMW and Triple X then met in mid-ring They had a four-man brawl. Storm shoved Primetime off the top rope to the floor. Storm attempted to superkick Daniels, but he collapsed. Daniels then gave Storm his Angel's Wings. Douglas yanked Daniels away and then Stevens stole the pin on Storm to retain the tag titles. WINNERS: The Naturals at 12:28 to retain the NWA Tag Team Titles. STAR RATING: **3/4 -Hudson interviewed Vince Russo backstage who said he has to determine who will face the Naturals next. He said he respected that Dusty was honoring his suspension, but said he would be back next week to watch the Jarrett-Hardy match. Russo said he had a message for Jeff Hardy. He looked into the camera and told Hardy not to listen to Jarrett's mindgames about who he can trust. 2 -- MICHAEL SHANE & KAZARIAN (w/Traci) vs. CHRIS SABIN & AMAZING RED Traci distracted Red leading to a Shane superkick and the pin. A good eight minute all-action tag match, but devoid of much meaning or sense of importance. Red is being treated like a jobber by TNA these days. It's too bad because he can be much more if marketed correctly because he's different than everyone else in the X Division in appearance and style. WINNERS: Shane & Kazarian at 8:03. STAR RATING: *3/4 -Hudson interviewed Scott D'Amore and Team Canada. D'Amore said Petey Williams is on his way to becoming the greatest X Division Champion ever. D'Amore gives consistently believable and appropriately obnoxious performances as a heel manager. 3 -- PETEY WILLIAMS (w/Scott D'Amore) vs. SONJAY DUTT -- X Title match Dutt is just 21, Williams just 23. With Shane and Red at just 22 in the previous match, it's a young crew TNA is using. Williams threw his wad of gum at the crowd as the bell rang. Williams went for a quick powerbomb, but Dutt escaped. They went into a rapid-fire series of reversals. West noted that Dutt appears to be more muscular then before. Tenay said he had a chance to talk to Dutt before the show about the title match. That begs the question: Why not have Dutt cut a promo on the air about his big title match? He's a really good talker. At 2:00 Williams and D'Amore began retreating up the rampway. Dutt chased down Williams and threw him into the ring. Williams took control at 3:00, throwing Dutt into the ringside barrier. Dutt teased a comeback at 6:00. D'Amore tried to call a timeout. Tenay and West said in virtual unison: "There are no timeouts in wrestling!" Williams regained control quickly and went for his Canadian Destroyer, but Dutt countered it and dropped Williams onto his head. Tenay played into the big storyline of the match which is nobody gets up from the Canadian Destroyer, so it's imperative to avoid it. Dutt went to the top rope to set up the Hindu Press, but D'Amore distracted Dutt long enough for Williams to move as Dutt was in mid-air. Williams gave Dutt the Canadian Destroyer for the win. WINNER: Williams at 8:02 to retain the X Title. STAR RATING: **1/2 -- They didn't try to do too much given only eight minutes to work with, but they did a really good job in the time they had. -They went to a merchandise convention in Las Vegas showing off the TNA merchandise. -Hudson interviewed Konnan & B.G. James. He said he wanted to know who their mystery partner would be. James didn't say, but he and Konnan cut a spirited promo about wanting the tag team titles. 4 -- B.G. JAMES & KONNAN & MIDNIGHT RIDER vs. ERIC WILLIAMS & JOHNNY DEVINE & BOBBY ROODE (w/Scott D'Amore) Tenay said it looks a lot like Dusty Rhodes. Hey, at least he didn't have to pretend that he didn't know who it is like WWE announcers have to do when Stevie Richards shows up in drag. West played dumb, but sarcastically, saying that this masked man looks five pounds lighter than Dusty. D'Amore screamed, "That's Dusty Rhodes!" They showed Vince Russo in the back burying his head in his arms in frustration, after having complimented Dusty earlier for respecting his suspension and staying away from the arena this week.

The new updated card: (The Briscoes are off the card now) ================ Here is the final and revised lineup for the 9/11 show in Elizabeth, NJ at the RexPlex, which is located just off exit 13A on the NJ Turnpike. Tickets still on sale at ROHwrestling.com, 215-781-2500 and all Ticketmaster outlets. Mick Foley makes his ROH debut. Why is he coming to ROH?!?! World Title Match: Samoa Joe defends vs. Doug Williams Pure Title Match: John Walters defends vs. Homicide Ultimate Endurance- Elimination match with each fall a different stipulation. First fall is a Tap Out match. Second fall with the remaining three teams is a Tag Team Scramble. The final fall with the last two teams will be for the ROH Tag Titles: ROH Tag Team Champions Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer vs. Loc & Devito Grudge Match: CM Punk vs. Austin Aries First Time Ever Dream Match: Bryan Danielson vs. Alex Shelley Allison Danger's Revenge: Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer vs. IWA Puerto Rico's Chicano & Slash Venom Six Man Mayhem: Ace Steel vs. Fast Eddie vs. Izzy vs. Jay Lethal vs. Kahagas vs. Trent Acid Rematch Of 4/23: Matt Stryker vs. Nigel McGuiness Special Attraction Match: Jimmy Rave vs. Dixie

Yeah, this is a pretty good list.. I wasn't a big fan of MSE, but everyone else seems to love it. A lot of people like Road to the Title, to, which is like the 4th ROH show ever.