Tomko Defeats Samoa Joe: TNA iMPACT Results, 3-1-07
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Kurt Angle was in Jim Cornetteâs office getting reprimanded for attacking Scott Steiner in a hallway. Cornette warned him to not interfere again, or else he would get tossed from the arena.
1. Senshi, Jerry Lynn and Jay Lethal defeated The Austin Starr, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin in 8:18. The heels attacked the faces, but it led to the faces doing a triple dive spot. That built the match great. Then it was right to a commercial. From break, Starr crotched Lethal for a two count. Bob Backland was doing commentary, and he was way out there. Just screaming at everyone, and heâs supposed to be a face. Does he and the Iron Sheik need to do a shoot interview or what? Speaking of which, Starr and Shelley (werenât they feuding last month?) did the Backseat Boys camel clutch/drop kick combo on Lethal. Shelley attempted a senton on Lethal, who turned the tables and Shelley ended up hitting Starr. Senshi got the hot tag and started throwing kicks and forearms everywhere. He was about to deck Shelley with another kick before Sabin gave him the cradle shock for a two count. Lynn came in and gave Sabin a TKO (or the Brock Lesnar F-5).
Lynn tried the cradle piledriver, but Shelley recovered to give him the sliced bread #2. Lethal gave Shelley a flatliner/downward spiral combination. Starr delivered the Starrbuster (brainbuster) to Lethal. While all this was going on, Backland was trying to help Senshi recover, then he grabbed Starr, which allowed Senshi to do a rolling reverse cradle for the pin. Starr slapped Backland after the match. Backland then extended his hand to Senshi, who refused to shake it.
A video continuing the Eric Young/Bobby Roode relationship aired. Young was out running errands for Roode. They played the Leave it to Beaver theme in the background. This brought back memories of Beaver Cleavage skits from 1998. This concludes tonightâs visit to WWE purgatory.
Rhino did a promo regarding the Elevation X match with A.J. Styles. Shades of the Road Warriors from 1986: Rhino started throwing watermelons off the scaffold, which is how Hawk and Animal built their Starcade scaffold match with the Midnight Express. He vowed to gore Styles.
Sting, in his only appearance on the show, did an interview from a coffin urging him to choose life. They cut to Jeremy Borash backstage, where Abyss was screaming again. Anyway, Borash, after getting choked last week, refused to get anywhere near him. So Abyss attacked the boom microphone technician.
Scott Steiner came out for his match with Chase Stevens when Angle attacked him during his ring entrance. The X-Division wrestlers, Jim Cornette and Mike Nifong security members came out to break it up.
2. Steiner defeated Chase Stevens in :24. Steiner, who canât work a lick anymore, did a belly-to-belly superplex, and damn near killed Stevens in the process. Steiner said after he, Cage and Tomko laid out Angle last week, Angleâs wife called him and said he wasnât half the man he used to be. Angle ran out again, where a furious Cornette ordered the two separated. Angle attempted to put the ankle lock on Cornette. After a host of wrestlers pulled the two apart, Cornette said Angle wasnât the whole show.
Chris Harris did a sit-down interview, vowing to get a hold of James Storm.
Alex Shelley (selling nothing from his earlier match) came out with a new Paparazzi productions video. It was Homicide visiting Johnny Rodz office, since Rodz trained Brother D-Von. He attacked him, with Hernandez joining in. Brother Ray came out to confront Shelley, and had a field day with him. He wanted to know why Shelley would participate in something like that. Shelley tried to apologize, but Ray was having none of it. They played it off like D-Von was helping Rodz recover. Kevin Nash came out, but never got in the ring. Ultimately, LAX ran in, but Ray fended both of them off until Shelley gave him a low blow. Konnan was wheeled out and ordered LAX to get the tables. After Homicide gave Ray several shots with a slapjack, Hernandez sent Ray through the table with a spinebuster. Good angle.
Ron Killings was apparently injured during the filming of his latest film.
Samoa Joe did a good interview promoting his match with Christian Cage. Meanwhile, Abyss was threatening a stagehand when Joe intervened, telling him to stand up for himself and stop listening to the demons in his head. Abyss seemed to listen.
They had a text message election wanting fans to determine whether Styles or Rhino would go off Elevation X next Sunday.
3. Tomko defeated Samoa Joe in 5:57. Good stiff opening, as they traded forearms after Tomko jumped Joe at the bell. Joe clotheslined Tomko over the top, and followed with an elbow suicidia. Crowd was hot. They had a stiff opening. Looked like a great match was brewing. Then they cut to a commercial. Sigh. Upon return, Tomko hit a spinebuster for a two count. Joe caught Tomko charging in with an elbow, and hit a flying knee off the second rope for a two count. Tomko missed a clothesline and got caught in a powerslam for another near fall. Tomko missed a high kick, and Joe set up for the muscle buster off the top when Cage ran out and hit him with a chair. Tomko got the pin. Cage wanted to hit Joe with the belt, but Joe kicked Tomko low, and put the Kokina Clutch on Cage. This brought out Steiner, and the heels put the boots to him. Abyss made the save, only to give Joe the black hole slam to end the show.
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