Thursday 4/13 Impact
*Samoa Joe defeated Christopher Daniels to regain the X-Division championship after a musclebuster off the ropes in about 18 minutes. After the match, the lights went out and Sabu’s theme music played. It will be Joe vs. Sabu at Lockdown will be for the X-Division title.
*Jeremy Borash interviewed Sting backstage. Sting said he would introduce his Lockdown team later tonight.
*The former Spike Dudley, Matt Hyson debuted during the Team 3D vs. America’s Most Wanted Street Fight. The Street Fight ended in a no contest with Hyson making the save when Team Canada and AMW beat down 3D. Gail Kim and Jackie Gayda ended up fighting in the ring. A-1 was given 3D through a table.
*Backstage, Jeff Jarrett was with Jarrett’s Army. He said Sting should have stayed in California and shouldn’t have returned. He announced Young would be facing Sting tonight.
*Sting pinned Eric Young with the Scorpion Death Drop. Sting hit a plancha out of the ring onto Young and Alex Shelley. Sting locked the Scorpion Death Lock on Shelley. Jeff Jarrett tried to hit Sting with the guitar but Sting blocked it with his bat. Jarrett’s Army attacked and they beat Sting down. Sting was saved by Rhino, AJ Styles, and Ron Killings, brandishing bats. Sting told Jarrett that this was his team. The Lockdown main event will be Sting & Styles & Killings & Rhino vs. Jeff Jarrett & AMW & Scott Steiner in the Six Sides of Steel with Weapons Hanging from a Roof.
TNA Impact April 20
*NWA champion Christian Cage came out and said his match against Abyss at Lockdown was more then personal and he wants to beat Abyss more then anyone else he ever wrestled before. He said that Abyss is scared but Cage is not afraid. Jim Mitchell appeared on the video screen, saying Cage is delusional and losing focus. He predicted Cage would lose the belt at Lockdown. Abyss hits the ring and attacks Cage, coming out of the crowd. Abyss hits the Black Hole Slam and chokes Cage out with his chain.
*Ron Killings & AJ Styles & Rhino defeated The Diamonds in the Rough after killings used an Ax Kick on Elix Skipper.
*Backstage, Jeremy Borash was Larry Zbyszko, discussing the Lockdown PPV matches. Slick Johnson comes in and says that the “new guy” is going to create a clean slate with the company. He handed Zbyszko an envelope and made a comment about Zbyszko’s hair.
*Team Canada defeated Team USA (Jay Lethal & Alex Shelley & Sonjay Dutt & Chris Sabin) when A-1 pinned Lethal.
*Jeff Jarrett & America’s Most Wanted defeated Team 3D and Matt Hyson when Jarrett pinned Hyson with the Stroke. After the match, there was a huge brawl also involving Cage, Abyss, Team Canada, and Sting’s Team.
Xplosion:
*Roderick Strong & Homicide & Hotstuff Hernandez defeated Shark Boy & Chase Stevens & Cassidy Riley when Homicide pinned Shark Boy.
*Chris Sabin pinned David Young.
Credit: PWInsider
