Universal Studios Orlando
Orlando, Florida
April 23, 2006
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TEAM JAPAN (w/Black Tiger & Minoru
Tanaka & Hiroki Goto) vs. TEAM USA (Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt & Alex Shelley)
Don West spoke up, wondering if Shelley was ready to be loyal to Team USA.
Shelley insisted he start the match. Shelley took the brunt of some early kicks
from Tanaka. Tenay noted that Eddie Guerrero once wrestled as Black Tiger in
Japan. Lethal tagged in at 3:00. Tenay said this was Goto's first trip to the
U.S. and he really talked him up as an up and coming standout. Lethal and Goto
had a nice mat exchange. Team USA hit a cool triple-team move ending with Dutt
hitting a springboard blackflip onto Tiger when he was bent over Lethal's knee.
Shelley then dropped Dutt with a Senton onto Tiger's chest. Team USA dominated
for several minutes until Dutt missed a charge into the corner. Tiger tagged out
to Goto. They triple-teamed Dutt with some nice combination moves. Dutt came
back at 9:00 with a headscissors out of the corner, then a hot-tag to Lethal.
Lethal hit Tiger with a flurry of offense including a neckbreaker for a two
count. Each Team USA wrestler hit Goto in the corner with a series of moves.
Shelley then hit a Frog Splash for a near fall. The counted despite Lethal
leaning on Shelley's back to help him score the pin. Goto kicked out, but then
got German Suplexed by Lethal for another two count. Dutt hit a standing
shooting star press splash for another near fall on Goto. The crowd chanted
"USA, USA." Tanaka tagged in and applied a sweet crossarm breaker (the way he
applied it was great), titled the "Minoru Special." Dutt kicked Tanaka to break
the hold. Tanaka tagged out to Tiger. Chaos ensued for a minute. Shelley hit
Dutt by mistake during the confusion. Tanaka superkicked Lethal into a Tiger
Suplex by Tiger for the pin. Tenay said Jushin Liger will be added to the team
for the World X Cup tournament.
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS vs. SENSHE (a/k/a Low Ki)
Low Ki has changed his name to Senshe, which is Japanese for "Warrior." (Those
who have dealt with him behind the scenes would say that's an appropriate name.)
West pointed out that he and Daniels had been former partner of Daniels in TNA
and a former X Division Champ. Senshe and Daniels yapped in each other's face,
then Senshe opened up with an aggressive series of chops and punches to take
control. Daniels came back a minute later. The crowd got in a battle of chants:
"Let's Go Low Ki" vs. "Fallen Angel." Senshe fired at Daniels with some
roundhouse kicks. He followed up with a series of chops. Daniels fired back. It
was Ric Flair-Ron Garvin like for a minute there. Senshe did a double stomp on
Daniels's chest. He then applied a python on the mat. Daniels elbowed out of it,
eventually breaking Senshe's grip. Tenay and West noted that Senshe is more
aggressive than ever. Daniels came back with an enzuigiri and then an elbow to
the face and a rapid-fire clothesline. Senshe swung, but Daniels ducked and
Suplexed him into the cage, then knocked him hard to the mat with an STO
takedown. Daniels then hit a Death Valley Driver at 9:00. He then hit the Best
Moonsault Ever for a near fall. Daniels's red chest was showing the effects of
the chops. Daniels put Senshe on the top rope, but Senshe punched back. They
both fought while standing on the top rope. Daniels rammed Senshe into the cage
and then went for Angel's Wings. Senshe shoved him to the at and went for a top
rope double stomp. The crowd chanted "This is awesome!" Daniels went for the
Angle's Wings, but Senshe blocked it and leveraged himself onto Daniels, put his
feet on the middle rope for leverage, and scored the three count.
KONNAN (w/Hernandez, Homicide) vs.
BOB ARMSTRONG (w/Kip James, B.G. James) -- Arm Wrestling in a Cage
Before the match, Konnan said he was at a disadvantage because he hurt his
knuckles last night beating up a bunch of Orlando punks. Tenay noted the "big
guns" on the 66 year old Bullet Bob. Bob won clean in less than a minute. It's
lame that a 66 year old is portrayed as stronger than Konnan. All six squared
off afterward. As a result, B.G. and Kip got to whip LAX. B.G. pointed out they
had to take the whipping or else they'd be suspended indefinitely. The crowd
rightfully chanted "Boring" after the first of ten whips. B.G. was dragging it
out. There's just not enough of the type of heat you need for this type of thing
on LAX to make this work. As often is the case, TNA takes old tricks and
misapplies them, but understanding the key that made it work in the first place.
They cleared the ring of LAX before the ten whips and then B.G. said, "Who's
your daddy?"
ELIX SKIPPER (w/Simon Diamond)
vs. CHRIS SABIN vs. CHASE STEVENS vs. SHARK BOY vs. PETEY WILLIAMS (w/Scott
D'Amore) vs. PUMA
Shark and Petey began the match. Diamond and D'Amore chatted at ringside.
D'Amore got his obligatory mic time, shouting at Tenay and West that he was
predicting it'd come down to Elix and Petey. Petey pinned Shark Boy after a
Canadian Destroyer out of nowhere at 5:00. Chase finally tagged in and went to
work on everyone. Petey went for a Destroyer, but Stevens was fresh enough to
block it. Skipper hit Puma with a Sudden Death (one of those cool moves, but
where you don't know who was supposed to be more hurt from it or even who
executed it on whom). Sabin surprised Skipper with a kick to the face. Stevens
saw enough and decided to climb the cage and get out. He then hung up there for
a minute until Puma met him. Stevens kicked him to the mat. Stevens then
positioned himself on the top of the cage and flipped onto all four below. He
came down at an angle where nobody was able to catch him and pad his landing.
"Did you see that landing!?" said Tenay. Rather than land on the others, he
brushed them and landed hard. He eventually crawled over and covered Petey for a
two count. Skipper surprised Stevens with a spike brainbuster for the pin,
eliminating Stevens at 10:00. Puma, Petey, and Elix attacked Sabin. Sabin fought
back, but when Skipper went for a cover, Petey sunset flipped Skipper for a
three count. Diamond looked at D'Amore with shock and betrayal. Puma kicked
Skipper out of the ring onto Diamond. Petey then catapulted Puma into Sabin's
arms, and Sabin gave him Cradle Shock for the pin. That left Sabin and Petey
one-on-one at 12:00. At this point, the first to escape the cage won. Sabin
tried to sunset Petey off the top rope, but Petey blocked it. Sabin face-washed
Petey with his boot to the face, then hung him upside down in the corner. Sabin
hit his running hesitation dropkick, then climbed over the top of the cage and
down to the apron. D'Amore prevented Sabin from jumping to the floor. Petey then
met Sabin on the outside of the cage. Sabin knocked Petey off the cage, but
Petey landed on D'Amore shoulders. Sabin then jumped to the floor to win.
SAMOA JOE vs. SABU -- X Division Title match
Sabu went after Joe by throwing a chair at him to jump-start the match. Joe came
back with boots to Sabu's head and Sabu bladed. Sabu came back by leaping off a
chair and catching Joe with a knee to the side of the head. Sabu launched off a
chair and springboarded off the top rope with a turning legdrop onto Joe. Sabu
was wearing a cast on his left arm. He tried to use a spike against Joe, but Joe
blocked it and applied a cross armbreaker. The ref wrested the spike away from
Sabu. Joe pounded and stomped away at Sabu's cast. Joe rammed Sabu's arm into
the mat with a twisting motion. Joe then gave Sabu a Samoan Cutter (a Stunner
off the second rope) for a near fall at 6:00. When Sabu came back and went for a
springboard off the top rope, Joe hopped up and threw a chair at Sabu, then gave
him the Muscle Buster for the win.
TEAM CANADA (A1 & Eric Young & Bobby Roode w/D'Amore) vs. TEAM 3D
Team 3D dominated most of the early minutes of the match. Runt (Spike) was
pretty entertaining, leaping off the top rope with several offensive moves, and
scaling the side of the cage to try get to the American flag. Brother Ray gave a
Bubba Bomb to Roode at 2:00. Given the domination of Team 3D of almost all
offense, it telegraphed that they were losing. The ref got crushed at 5:00. The
Dudleys gave A1 a flapjack. Devon then hit Young with a diving headbutt as Ray
and Runt held his legs apart. Ray then grabbed the flag. The ref was still down.
As Team 3D celebrated, Team Canada attacked them from behind. Runt set up his
finisher on A1, the Acid Drop, but Roode caught him and powerbombed him. Young
then put the American flag back up in the corner. D'Amore knocked out the gate
keeper with a chair, unlocked the pad lock, and slid a table into the ring. Team
Canada set Runt on the table. young went for a top rope elbow. Runt moved. Young
overshot the table. Runt then gave A1 the Acid Drop. Ray and Devon gave Roode
the 3D. Runt then grabbed the flag and the ref saw it this time. Brother Ray
gave a lame pro-USA rant after the match, sounding a lot more like Hacksaw
Duggan than he probably wants.
CHRISTIAN CAGE vs. ABYSS (w/James Mitchell) -- NWA World Heavyweight. Title
match
Christian attacked Abyss on the rampway, almost slipping early on. They brawled
through the crowd for a couple minutes, then back to ringside. Christian
sidestepped Abyss swinging the cage door into his face, then slammed Abyss with
the door several times. He chased Mitchell, who successfully fled. When
Christian turned around, Abyss surprised him with a cage door shot. Once they
entered the cage, after several minutes of brawling outside the cage, the bell
rang to officially start the match. Abyss crushed Christian in the corner with a
running splash. Abyss threw Christian like a dart into the side of the cage.
Christian saved the ref from getting caught in a corner splash, but then Abyss
went for a clothesline, which Christian ducked, and the ref caught instead.
Christian hit Abyss with a tornado DDT off the ropes. When he went for the
cover, the ref was still down. Mitchell handed Abyss the title belt through the
hole for the camera. Christian, though, surprised Abyss with an Unprettier. The
ref was still out, so Christian grabbed him, then covered Abyss. The ref made
the count, but Abyss kicked out. Christian then went to the top of the cage and
hit a frog splash on Abyss. Christian made the cover and scored just a two count
at 8:00. "He's not a man. He's a monster!" said Tenay. Abyss then gave
Christian, who was stunned from the impact of the splash, his Shock Treatment
finisher. Abyss then poured thumb tacks onto the mat. Christian used Mitchell's
cane to knock Abyss down. Then he climbed to the top of the cage again. Abyss
grabbed the ref by his throat and threw him into the side of the cage. Christian
began climbing down the other side of the cage. Abyss climbed the cage, too.
Abyss grabbed Christian by the throat. Christian escaped and gave Abyss a sunset
flip onto the thumb tacks. The execution was a little clunky, the end result was
the same - Abyss had a back covered in thumb tacks (through his shirt) and arms
(with no layer of clothing to protect them). A second ref, Slick Johnson,
entered the ring and counted, but Abyss kicked out before three. Christian held
his belt in the air, but when he charged at Abyss, Abyss gave him a Black Hole
Slam for a believable near fall. Mitchell tossed Abyss another bag, which was
filled with more tacks. Abyss poured them onto the mat and went to Chokeslam
Christian on them. Christian gave Abyss his Unprettier on the tacks for the win.
After the match, Abyss "got his heat back" by attacking Christian and hanging
him with a chain after the match.
STING'S SQUADRON (Sting & A.J. Styles & Rhino & Ron Killings) vs. JARRETT'S
JOKERS (Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner & America's Most Wanted)
This is War Games rules with one wrestler from each team fighting for five
minutes. Scott Steiner and Sting began for their respective teams. Yeah, right.
Styles and Harris, predictably, began the match. The two best workers from each
team with the best cardio almost always begin this type of match. By 3:00,
Styles took firm control with splashes of Harris against the cage. He rammed his
head into the cage several times. Harris came back with a Catatonic with just 30
seconds left in the first five minutes. Styles came back with a Styles Clash. As
per the predictable structure of this match, the heel team always wins the coin
flip and gets to add a third member to the match first. Out came James Storm,
again totally predictable. Styles slidekicked the cage door, and Storm ducked,
but Gail Kim at ringside took the metal to the face. Jackie Gayda relished in
Kim's agony at ringside. Storm entered the ring and immediately gave Styles a
beating. Rhino came out second for Sting's team. It was either him or Killings.
Rhino of course beat up both members of AMW. Sometimes the best thing to do is
book by numbers and follow a successful formula, but when it comes to the War
Games format, there's ways to change up the execution to freshen it up. This is
really predictable for anyone whose seem a few of these before. Presumably TNA
wants to appeal to long-time fans, not just people whose days watching wrestling
began in the past year. Next out for the heel team was, of course, Jeff Jarrett.
Rhino met him on the rampway. Styles punched Jarrett on the floor, too. They
doubled on him by the announcers' table. Jarrett entered the cage, and with the
help of his partners, took control and beat down Styles and Rhino. Killings came
out next for the Sting team. He cleaned house for a minute. Styles climbed to
the top of the cage. Storm and Jarrett caught up to him and set up a double
superplex on Styles. Killings and Rhino then got underneath Storm and Jarrett to
set up a double electric chair on all three. Harris then got underneath all of
them and sent them all crashing to the mat. The crowd chanted "Holy sh--!" Scott
Steiner came out next. He would have broke into six pieces had he been part of
that spot. Steiner gave Rhino his signature belly-to-belly, then tossed Styles
over his head, followed by Killings. Then he did a few push-ups. he pressed
Styles into the air and threw him into the side of the cage. Steiner tossed
Killings to the mat off the ropes. He looked physically dominant. Steiner called
for Sting to bring it. Sting, of course, entered and cleaned house. He stacked
all four heels in the corner, then gave them all a pretty harmless looking
Stinger Splash. He did a second one, and then they tumbled to the mat. Sting
then asked for the roof to be lowered, which mean the weapons hanging from the
roof could be used. That made it officially "Lethal Lockdown" time at 20:00.
Styles and Storm made their way onto the top of the cage roof as everyone else
fought inside the cage with the weapons. Gail Kim climbed the cage. Jackie
yanked off her skirt. Storm superkicked Styles on the roof. Styles came back
with a Pele kick on Storm. In the ring, Jarrett grabbed a guitar. Sting had one,
too. Sting put down the guitar and grabbed a bat. Sting then threatened to hit
Jarrett with the guitar. As Jarrett begged off, Steiner gave him a low blow.
Meanwhile, Styles set Storm on a table on the roof and then set up a ladder. The
others below stalled like they were in a 20 man battle royal filling time.
Styles then monkey barred his way across the rafter and swung and splashed onto
Storm, through the table on the roof. They showed fans going nuts in the crowd.
The cage roof held up. The crowd chanted "That was awesome!" It was more
convoluted and awesome. Steiner applied the Steiner Recliner on Rhino. Sting
broke it up with the Scorpion Death Drop. Harris then KO'd Sting with handcuffs.
Harris applied the Scorpion Deathlock on Sting. Sting reversed it and had Harris
in a Scorpion. Harris tapped a few seconds later. The PPV ended a few seconds
later, so they were tight on satellite time. No time for a feel-good celebration
or a chance to see how the mess of everyone in and on top of the cage would
separate themselves and react to the finish.
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