NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #38

Your hosts are Don West and Mike Tenay

Glen Glibertti is in the ring. He says that tonight is the most important night of D’Lo Brown’s career because he is fighting for the NWA-TNA Heavyweight Championship. He asks D’Lo to come for a pep talk, but he does not appear. Glibertti runs down the crowd then goes on about Jarrett being an egomaniac. Gilberrti compares Jarrett to Annaken Skywalker then tells D’Lo that SEX has his back. AJ Styles then runs into the ring. He beats the piss out of Gilbertti then tosses him over the guardrail. AJ jumps off the steps but Gilbertti hits him with a chair. Gilbertti then pulls AJ’s shirt over his face and whips him into the guardrail. I like that move, actually. AJ comes back and beats Gilbertti as Raven enters the ring and sits in the corner. Several security guys try and fail to hold back AJ as Raven grabs a chair. AJ gets escorted outside and Raven yells at Gilbertti. D’Lo comes out and gets into Raven’s face and the rest of SEX comes out. Everyone is fighting with each other, which is the norm in TNA

In an interview from earlier today, Tenay sits down with Konnan and Lynn. It starts out with the same thing as always, Konnan accuses Lynn of ripping of Lucha Libre and Lynn defends himself stating that he respects that style of wrestling. After Lynn tells Konnan he and X Pac studied Lucha tapes to improve Konnan switches is tone and respects Lynn. H ereaches into a duffle bag and pulls out the yellow costume that the man who attacke d Lynn wore last week. Konnan confesses that he was behind the attack and promises it wont happen again. Sure.

Goldylocks interviews Raven. He will not let anyone interfere with his destiny. He will walk through hell and even Nashville to achieve that.

 Video package on the Dusty Rhodes feud against the NWA Next Generation

Tenay puts over how Harris wants to prove himself as a singles wrestler. Crowd starts a “Jerry’s Kid” chant towards Lawler. Harris hits him with a few punches then a flying clothesline. He sends Lawler to the floor with a punch as Flair distracts Harris from the apron. In the ring, Lawler gets an eye rake but misses a crossbody block. Haris hits a top rope crossbody for two. Flair chokes out Harris as Lawler distracts the ref. Neckbreaker gets two for Lawler then he chokes out Harris with his boot. Lawler comes off top but Harris hits a punch. They slug it out until Lawler rakes the eyes again. Harris runs into a superkick but catches Lawler with a powerslam. Flair up on the apron again but Harris hits Lawler with a spear, getting tow. Lawler tries to hit Harris with the belt but he ducks and hits Flair and Harris rolls him up for two. He hits the catatonic on the belt but Flair distracting the ref again. Harris knocks him off the apron but walks into a belt shot and Lawler gets the win (6:56) *3/4. After the match, Flair and Lawler rough up Harris for a minute until Dusty Rhodes comes out and hits bionic elbows in a terrible sequence. Dusty grabs the belt but Lawler sneaks in from behind and yanks it back. Dusty grabs the mic and tells them about tradition and recalls a tale of when Fritz Von Erich put him in the iron claw. He mocks them for being a “Daddy’s Boy,” which the crowd starts chanting. Dusty then asks the crowd to be a part of his posse as Lawler makes a joke about Dusty not getting any pussy and that he is an old fat man. After a few more minutes of this, Dusty agrees to face Lawler in a ladder match next week.

Thoughts: The match itself was fine but the post match stuff was pretty bad. A ladder match featuring Dusty Rhodes is a horrible idea though and this whole feud over the NWA title is a bit ridiculous. If they are trying to build Harris up as a singles wrestler, having him lose to Lawler is not the way to go.

Goldylocks is with Perry Saturn and Sandman. She asks about their third partner against the Harris Brothers and Christopher Daniels. James Mitchell offers up either Lee or Slash as Sandman tells him that they have the situation covered. Saturn threatens them and they leave. Mtichell clearly has something planned.  

Trinity backs Laree into the corner. Laree shoves her away then complains of a hair pull. Trinity takes her over and works the arm in a nice sequence. Trinty gets a tilt-a-whirl headscissors and Laree ducks outside. Laree lures Trinity into chasing her around the ring then kicks her in the gut. Laree continues the assault by kicking her and pulling hair. Basement dropkick gets two. Suplex gets two. Trinity’s shorts really are showing off her ass nicely. They start brawling, which looks terrible, then Laree sidesteps a charging Trinity, who splats on the floor. Back in the ring, Laree gets two then complains to the ref. Enziguiri gets two. Laree punches away then things fall apart when during Trinity’s comeback sequence as everything she did looked terrible, including a pathetic attempt at a spin kick. Trinity goes up top but Laree cuts her off. Trinity pushes her off but misses a moonsault. Raven comes in the ring and sits in the corner. Kid Kash is now on the ramp as Trinity catches her with a kick then hits a standing shooting star press for the win (6:30) ¼*. After the match, Raven hits Trinity with a DDT then drags Laree through the crowd. Kash looks on and does nothing.  

Thoughts: The first few minutes were fine but the end completely fell apart. Trinity continues to get exposed as just someone who can only do highspots. The announcers were all over Kash for not coming to the aid of Trinity as they continue to play off friction between the two. Raven dragging off Laree is a bit intriguing I suppose but every woman in TNA takes abuse on a regular basis.

Goldylocks is with Jeff Jarrett. She asks him about his change in attitude as Jarrett wants to know who is saying that. Goldy says that she heard from “some of the boys” and Jarrett goes off on Goldy, grabbing her by the neck and telling her to watch her “cute, little ass.” Is every face in this company in the process of turning heel?

The lights went out and when they came on, New Jack was in the ring and he cleared the ring of Harris Brothers and Daniels. Tenay points out how all three men were in ECW together. The match starts with Saturn beating on Daniels. He kills him with a release German suplex but Daniels shoves him into his corner and the Harris Brothers throw in some punches. Daniels hits a kick and gets two off the BME. Saturn catches Daniels with a spinebuster then a blue thunder bomb. The match breaks down as everyone brawls outside the ring. In the ring, Don and Saturn are now brawling. Saturn gets two off a springboard dropkick. Don takes him down with a big boot then hits a chokeslam. New Jack and Ron are brawling backstage as everyone else is now in the ring. New Jack heads up to the balcony and attempts to jump but Brian Lee shoves him off and he crashes through a table awkwardly. Lee then beats on Ron Harris. Daniels pulls the ref out of the ring in the middle of a count. Slash runs into the ring with a chair but Saturn hits him with a superkick then hits Don Harris with the Death Valley Driver for the win (5:08) ½*. After the match, Mike Barton (The former Bart Gunn) comes into the ring wearing a SEX t-shirt and roughs up Saturn before hitting him with a powerbomb and a Death Valley Driver. Tenay puts over his work in Japan before he leaves the ring.

Thoughts: Mostly garbage brawling but it was at least fast-paced. The fans went nuts for New Jack, who during one of his many shoot interviews, stated that he was high during his entire TNA run. Mike Barton got zero reaction, mainly because he is not recognizable. Thee guy is not a big name. The New Church, which have been portrayed as faces, we acting as tweeners, because every face in this company has to tease a future heel turn.

Goldylocks is with Kid Kash. She asks him where he was for Trinity. He tells her that he is the X Division Champ, not Trinity, and that her place is in the corner and not in the ring. He accuses her of trying to steal his spotlight. As Kash walks off, you can her AMW arguing in the background, with Harris asking Storm were he was during the attack from Flair & Lawler.

Desire is looking fine tonight. The rules tonight state that she has to be handcuffed to the rope. Young comes running out of nowhere and hits a rana from the stairs. He beats on Siaki outside of the ring, killing him with a spear. He tosses him in the ring and gets two. Tilt-a-whirl headscissros gets two. Young runs into an elbow and gets suplexed in the corner. Siaki hits a split-legged moonsault, getting two. They trade chops until Siaki knocks him down. He hits a downward spiral for two. Siaki gets some mounted punches in the corner but Young turns that into a Ligerbomb. Both men then hit each other with their own finishers. Young misses a moonsault then Siaki dropkicks the leg. He goes for the La Magistral cradle but Young blocks that and falls on top for the win (4:33) **1/2. After the match, Athena comes out with handcuffs and they cuff Siaki to the ring. They unlock Desire and she goes to Siaki. Young dangles the keys in front of her and then hits her with a spinebuster.

Thoughts: Good match for the time they were given. Young is a good wrestler but has no look. This sets up for a future tag match.

Video package on Ron Killings entire TNA run.

Skipper attacks Killings from behind. Skipper hits a few shoulderblocks until Killings comes back with a flying forearm. Powerslam gets two. He dumps Skipper then flies out with a plancha. He roughs up Skipper for a bit then they go back in the ring. Killings climbs up top but Skipper shakes the ropes and he falls. Skipper beats on Killings then kicks him in the corner. He puts him in a single leg crab as a few fans are starting a “Truth” chant. Skipper goes outside and drapes Killing’s head over the apron then delivers an axe kick. Killings reverses an Irish whip and Sends Skipper into the railing but misses a kick and crotches himself. Skipper kicks him off with  a spinning heel kick and rolls him back inside. Missile dropkick gets two. Killings lands on his feet after a tilt-a-whirl by Skipper and hits a suplex into a stunner. Both men are down then they start brawling on their knees. Killings fires away then hits a backdrop. Suplex gets two. Axe kick by Killings as Daniels is now ringside. Killings knock him off the apron but Skipper hits him with a belly-to-belly suplex, getting two. Both men are up top and Killings hits a sitout gordbuster for the win (9:03) **1/4. After the match, Daniels goes after Killings but Nelson Knight (The name they are giving Mabel) runs out and beats on XXX.

Thoughts: The match was solid but I’m dreading the fact that this will probably lead to a tag match involving the former Mabel. The fans were dead, seeing as Killings keeps on turning so they didn’t give a shit even if he was playing face. He should be back to playing heel next week knowing this company.

We are shown a video tape of Erik Watts. He is not at the show tonight and is hanging out athletes such as Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, golfer John Daly, and former quarterback Mark Rypien. He would trash talk Jarrett throughout the clips. A waste of time.

West runs down next week’s show which includes:

Hermie Sadler making an announcement regarding a TNA/NASCAR relationship

Dusty Rhodes vs. Brian Lawler in a ladder match

Perry Saturn vs. Mike Barton

Sandman & New Jack vs. Harris Brothers in an “Armed Asylum” match

That is one sad lineup.

Trinity is not accompanying Kash tonight, who is limping to the ring as the announcers put over the fact that he hyper-extended his knee a few days ago. They trade off stuff before ending in a stand off. They proceed to do another sequence of rapid moves and that ends with Lynn getting Kash in the Gory Special. He hits a clothesline but Kash shoves him into the corner. Lynn misses his apron leg drop then Kash hits a rana off the apron. Kash his limping around and looks to be in a lot of pain. Lynn floats over on a suplex but Kash hits him with a swinging neckbreaker and then the Bank Roll, which gets two. Kash puts on some wacky submission hold that works the arm but Lynn escapes and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two. Kash stunguns Lynn then chokes him out. Moonsault block gets two. Kash snaps Lynn’s neck off the ropes but gets caught with a dropkick in midair after a springboard move. Middle rope legdrop by Lynn gets two. Sitout powerbomb gets two. Kash hits a slam but Lynn blocks a Moneymaker attempt and Kash hits another slam, getting two. Lynn floats over and hits a DDT, getting two. Lynn hits the TKO but he hit the ref in the process. A luchadore wearing all black runs in and hits a tornado DDT on Lynn, allowing Kash to cover for the win (11:41) **3/4.

Thoughts: Solid match that was hampered a bit by Kash’s knee injury, which was legit. He suffered it a few days prior during a match that took place in Missouri. The luchadore angle continues.

Video package on the three week history between D’Lo Brown and Jeff Jarrett.

Tale of the tape between D’Lo and Jarrett is shown.

The match starts when D’Lo attacks Jarrett backstage. They fight through the crowd and D’Lo is destroying Jarrett. Jarrett fights back and uses a chair. They slug it out in the crowd as Gilbertti comes out and holds up Jarrett for a bit. D’Lo drags Jarrett towards the ring and rams him into the steps. They are finally inside the ring where D’Lo is firing away. Spinebuster gets two. Gilbertti is ringside as D’Lo is stomping Jarrett in the corner. He tosses Jarrett to the floor and continues his assault outside the ring. He misses a chairshot and Jarrett fights back. He throws D’Lo on the announcers table then grabs a chair but Gilbertti blocks that and Jarrett walks into a DDT. In the ring, D’Lo puts Jarrett in a sleeper. Jarrett escapes then hits a vertical suplex as both men are down. Jarrett hits a backdrop and a dropkick but D’lo catches him with the Stroke. That only gets two. Jarrett then catches D’Lo with the Sky High and that gets two. Jarrett his the ref by accident and Gilbertti lays him out. D’Lo covers but that just gets two. D’Lo runs into a charge but ducks a crossbody and Jarrett hits the ref again. Mike Sanders runs in and hits Jarrett with the belt. That only gets two. They do the double clothesline spot and both men are down. Raven comes into the ring and sits in the corner. Jarrett ducks a superkick from Sanders and he accidentally hits D’Lo. Jarrett then hits D’Lo with the Stroke for the pin (10:00) **1/4. After the match, Raven gets into Jarrett’s face and security runs in to break things up. Jarrett then orders everyone to leave the ring, except Raven. They face off and Alexis Laree runs out and pulls Jarrett away from Raven and gets hit with a chair as the show goes off the air.

Thoughts: Alright match but the brawling gets old and the run-ins were too much. Jarrett is really getting tiresome as the focus of the show. A few fans started a “Jarrett Sucks” chant. D’Lo did about what you expect. He is an okay worker but should not be in the main event picture. Of course, the show ends with a man assaulting a woman, which was the theme of the night.

Final Thoughts: The wrestling itself was decent enough but that was about it. Jarrett as the champion is really stale and they hinted at several faces turning heel tonight and teased a breakup of its most popular tag team. The X division is in desperate need of new blood as well. Add that to the constant man on woman violence and you have a company going in a bad direction.