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* “Ride Of Your Life” By Neurotica begins to play as a highlight video of TNA action from the very beginning on weekly PPVs all the way to the brutal match at Against All Odds a mere weeks ago*
*The logo shatters as the arena is bombarded with pyro*
*The camera then goes to Mike Tenay and new IMPACT! Co-Announce Joey Styles!*
Mike Tenay: Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the IMPACT! zone right here on Fox Sports Net. Today, you will see many changes to TNA and the first of these is my new co-announcer... Joey Styles!
Joey Styles: Hello everybody and welome to IMPACT! It has been a crazy few days in TNA, and we have been informed that Director Of Authority Dusty Rhodes is about to come out and announce many of these changes.
*Dusty Rhode's music begins to play as Dusty Rhodes comes out of the IMPACTunnel.*
Dusty Rhodes: I am going to get straight down to business today. There is a new President of Operations in TNA and he has made quite an impact if you will. As I'm sure you have heard, AJ Styles is no longer the X Division champion. He vacated the X-Title after a meeting with President Watson. I soon found out why…
Tonight, in that 6-sided ring we will see for the first time ever… a Ten-Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal for the NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!
Jeff Jarrett, I suggest you prepare to face these 9 men! Diamond Dallas Page, Sean O’Haire, Raven, Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles, James Steele, Ken Shamrock, Christopher Daniels, and finally Dustin Rhodes!
Also, President Watson as demanded that we bring a little bit more gold to TNA. So there are 2 new titles in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling! Now, that brings about a question. How will we decide three vacated titles? Well, Today will mark the beginning of the 16 day countdown until Destination X live on pay-per-view. So, in 16 days we will have 3 tournaments. One will be an 8-man tournament for the X Division title. One will be a 16-man tournament for the new NWA North American Title. And the other one will be a “Destination X Elimination Challenge”.
These are the brackets for the X Title tournament…
*The X-Title Brackets appear on the TNATron*
Now, Every TNA show will have a tournament match of some kind! Therefore, whenever you watch IMPACT or Xplosion, you will be updated on the brackets. Now here are the North American and Television Championship brackets:
These tournament matches will be held at every event TNA has. Whether it is here on IMPACT! , on Xplosion, or at our non-televised events. Thank you all for your time, now lets get on to what TNA is all about baby. Lets get down to some total nonstop action!
RATING: 80
COMMERICAL BREAK
*TNA is back on the air as we head to the ring for the announcing of the opponents.*
+++BELL RINGS+++
Jeremy Borash: The following contest is ROUND ONE of the Destination X Elimination Challenge. This match is a 4 Corners match and is scheduled for ONE FALL. Coming to the ring at this time:
Pat Kenn…
*Pat Kenney slides into the ring in his old Simon Diamond attire, and takes the mic from Jeremy*
Simon Diamond: You know what, I am tired of being the Empire Saint. I am tired of being like Notre Dame… yeah, I am tired of sucking. Therefore, You can know call me Simon Diamond. But don’t worry folks, I am still better than you!
*He hands the mic back to Jeremy as a smirk comes across his face and the crowd boos*
Jeremy: Now coming to the ring, Chris Chetti!
*Chris Chetti comes to the ring and gets right in the face of Simon Diamond. The red pulls them apart as Michael Shane and Kevin Martel run down to the ring and all hell breaks loose as the bell rings again and the four way brawl is now official.*
Chris Chetti and Kevin Martel begin to double team Simon Diamond as Michael Shane just lurks in the corner with a grin on his face. A Double Suplex on Simon Diamond and he grabs his back in pain. Out of nowhere, Michael Shane dives off the top rope with body press onto both Chetti and Martel. He pins Martel…
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KICKOUT
Michael Shane gets up and stomps away at Martel until Simon Diamond comes from behind with a bulldog! Chris Chetti DDTs Martel, and Martel is now busted open. Chris Chetti then jumps on the back of Simon Diamond and delivers thunderous Reverse DDT. Kevin Martel is back up and tackles Chetti down to the ground is punching him with lefts and rights until Michael Shane delivers low dropkick.
Simon Diamond low blows Michael Shane and rolls him and holds the rope.
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The match is over as Simon Diamond rolls out of the ring with a smirk on his face as he signals 1 out of 3 with his hands. Chris Chetti looks bewildered as TNA goes to commercial break.
Ratings
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Overall: 57%
Crowd: 55%
Match: 73%
COMMERICAL BREAK
*TNA comes back on and we see AJ Styles backstage with Scott Hudson.*
Scott: I am here with former X Champion AJ Styles. I’ll get straight to the point AJ, why did you vacate the X title?
AJ Styles: Simple Scott, I wanted in this 10-Man Battle Royal for the World title. The X-Title is amazing. I love it, but the World Title says you are the best of both worlds. That title means I can fly, wrestling, fight, and entertain like nobody else. I vacated it because He wanted a X-Title match tonight. I did not want 2 matches because I want to make sure that I am ready to go to that next level as I have done before. It isn’t a matter of fear as much as it is common sense.
You see, I woke up this morning and I felt it. I felt that feeling in the air that something awesome is going to happen. That awesome thing is I, AJ Styles, become yet again THE NWA TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. And Scott, that is just simply phenomenal.
*TNA Goes to Commerical*
Ratings
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Overall:76%
COMMERICAL BREAK
*TNA is back on the air and we head back to the ring*
Jeremy Borash: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a qualifying match in the North American Championship Tournament!
Coming to the ring… TJ WILSON!
*TJ Wilson Comes to the ring*
And his opponent… DANNY DORING!
*Danny Doring heads to the ring*
++ BELL RINGS ++
Wilson and Doring circle each other for a moment before locking up in the center of the ring. TJ slides out of it and lands a leg trip on Doring. Wilson goes for a Indian Death lock, but gets a kick in the face for his troubles. Doring gets up and German suplexes Wilson and TJ’s head bounces off the mat. Doring spreads Wilson’s legs apart and delivers a knee to the groin. Wilson rolls around on the mat as Doring climbs up on the top turnbuckle. TJ is getting up and Doring jumps off the top rope and lands a axe handle smash. Doring in for the cover…
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KICKOUT
Doring picks up Wilson by the hair and picks him up and slams him down. Doring delivers a series of knee drops to the face. Wilson crawls to his feet and exchanges punches with Doring. Wilson gains the advantage and dives in and lands a northern lights suplex with the bridge…
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SHOULDER UP!
Wilson gets frustrated and measures up Doring. He goes for a running DDT, but Doring counters it into a huge powerslam. He goes a Boston Crab, but Wilson counters and gets Doring in the STF. Doring is close to tapping…
The ref checks and Doring said, “Hell No!” TJ Wilson now picks up Doring and sets him up for the Code Blue…
AND HE GOT IT!
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+++BELL RINGS+++
TJ Wilson climbs the turnbuckles and celebrates as he becomes one step closer to being the first ever TNA North American Champion!
Ratings:
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Overall: 49%
Crowd: 52%
Match: 59%
*TNA Goes To Commercial*
COMMERCIAL BREAK
*TNA is back on the air, as Ultimo Dragon and Chris Sabin are waiting for the bell to ring.*
+++Bell Rings+++
As soon as the bell rings, Ultimo lands a hurricanrana on Sabin. Ultimo lands a spinning leg drop as Sabin rolls out of the ring and gets a chair!
He gets back in the ring as the ref tries to take the chair away from him. Ultimo comes out of nowhere with a moonsault off the top rope. Ultimo signals to the crowd as Chris Sabin gives Ultimo a low blow. The referee tells Sabin that one more stunt will be a DQ. Sabin jumps at the ref as Ultimo is back up and lands a spinning heel kick.
Ultimo picks Sabin up and lands a Tornado DDT. He goes for the cover…
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Kickout!
Ultimo now gets on the top rope again and waits for Sabin to get up…
Sabin gets up and Ultimo lands a diving Tornado DDT. He goes for the pin…
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3!
Ultimo wins the match, but Sabin gets that damn chair and blasts Ultimo in the head with it. Sabin spits on Ultimo as he goes to the back to a chorus of boos.
RATINGS:
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Overall: 61%
Crowd: 62%
Match: 74%
*TNA Goes To Commercial*
COMMERCIAL BREAK
*TNA comes back on the air and Jeff Hardy and Paul London are in the ring waiting for the bell to ring.*
+++ Bell Rings +++
The two men pace around the ring until Paul London quickly dives under Jeff Hardy and lands a leg trip. Hardy kicks out of a Boston Crab attempt by Paul London and delivers a sit out jawbreaker on London.
Hardy bounces off the ropes and goes for a cross body but gets a dropkick from Paul London instead. London bounces off the ropes now and lands a high spinning heel kick. London jumps onto the top rope and waits for Hardy to get up. He dives off and hits a hurricanrana.
London does a standing moonsault onto Hardy and hooks the leg…
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KICKOUT
London picks Hardy up by the head, and Hardy out of nowhere hits a clothesline. London is dazed as he tries to get up, but Hardy is already on the top rope waiting for him. Hardy dives off, but London counters him and lands a huge inverted DDT. Hardy is shaking as London now goes for the pin…
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SHOULDER UP!
London begins to show frustration as Hardy slowly holds onto the ropes trying to get up. London then runs full speed and tackles both him and Hardy out to ringside. They finally crawl back into the ring as the ref counts up to 8. Hardy goes for a swinging neckbreaker, but London counters it with a German suplex. London proceeds to lock Hardy in an figure 4 leglock. Hardy is screaming in pain as he slowly crab-crawls to the ropes inch by inch. He doesn’t make it to the ropes and turns it over to reverse the pressure. London then snaps back and grabs the head of Hardy and turns it into a modified STF. The ref check on Hardy who seems unconscious. He drops the arm for
ONE!
He picks up the arm and drops it again…
TWO!
He picks up the arm again and it drops again.
THREE!
+++ Bell Rings+++
The match is over and Paul London checks on Jeff Hardy and shakes his hand as Hardy slowly comes too. Hardy is helped to his feet and both men celebrate in the ring as TNA comes to a commercial break.
Ratings
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Overall: 59%
Crowd: 54%
Match: 64%
*TNA Goes To Commercial*
COMMERCIAL BREAK
*TNA comes back on and Rob Conway is already punching away at Sean Waltman in the corner.*
He jumps down after the crowd yells out “TEN!”. He turns around and runs right into a boot by Waltman. Waltman then lands a spin-kick. He goes for the cover, but doesn’t even get a one.
Rob Conway bounces back up and delivers Belly to back suplex. He picks Waltman up by the hair and lands a DDT. Conway is now stomping away at Waltman until Waltman grabs his leg and give Conway a spin with a Dragon Screw.
Waltman now jumps on the second turnbuckle and goes for a Double Ax Smash, but Conway scouts it and grabs a hold of Waltman and gives him a Fisherman DDT. He goes for the cover…
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3!
+++ Bell Rings +++
Conway celebrates as TNA goes to its final commercial break.
*TNA Goes To Commercial*
Ratings:
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Overall: 51%
Crowd: 45%
Match: 56%
COMMERCIAL BREAK
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(Main Event will be in Part II)