Well, once again I nearly completely forgot about this show being on, but somehow I channel surfed to Spike after Survivor. And how about that Survivor episode? I really don’t see why Serie and Aras would try to not vote out Terry, obviously the biggest threat blocking them from reaching the final 2 and the game period, just because they “suspected” or “pretty much knew” that Terry had the hidden Exile Island immunity idol.
That is just stupid strategy on their part. Of course we all know that it was Terry and Danielle who voted for Serie’s fat lazy ass and the other two voting for Danielle. Is Danielle were to win this fire making tie breaker challenge, which isn’t likely (to the contrary of what happened two seasons ago, however, when Stephanie upset Bobby Jon in the fire making tiebreaker), that would put the odds against golden boy Aras. I am really hoping Terry wins it all, but who knows with the jury. Oh well, now onto this…
The NeelDown iMPACT Zone
– From Orlando, Florida
– Hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West
– Team 3-Dead come out to start and blab about how they deserve the tag title shot over AJ n’ Chris. Understatement alert! The James Bore come out to tell them that they’ve never beat them before. Of course, the Dudz beat them to win their first WWF tag titles. Darnit Mark, always destroying the kayfabe. BG-Dawg bashes the bingo hall. Feel the tension rising! Anyway, that match gets made for Sacrifice. Of course, patiently watching a wall waiting for wallpaper to try would probably be more exciting, but whatever. Could have been worse, Billy could have talked.
Puma v. Chris Sabin
For a quick World X Cup statistics update, Mexico and USA both have 2 points, everyone else with the goose egg. Puma goes after the arm to start, but Sabin reverses it and gets a reverse dropkick sending Puma to the floor. Sabin misses a baseball slide and now Puma dropkicks him out. Puma ducks a superkick back inside but Sabin gets a basement dropkick. Puma counters a whip by doing a cartwheel out of it, then locks in a Boston Crab. Sabin gets the ropes, so Puma gives him yet another dropkick, then drops a leg and gets a slingshot senton for two. Puma gets a superkick but Sabin no sells it and gets a missile dropkick. What is that, 17 dropkicks already? Puma cradles him, but reverses it into the Boston Crab at the two count. Sabin gets the ropes, then drops him in the tree of woe for the sliding dropkick. Battle of the dropkicks, indeed! Cradle Shock ends thing rather abruptly and out of place, giving Team USA three more points, bringing their total up to five and in the lead. I feel Puma should have gone over here, but whatever. Maybe they thought he was too young to beat Sabin. **
Winner: Chris Sabin
– Shelley productions presents Team USA with the newest Kevin Nash rant bullshit, where he says that he could take out the whole X division, and so could a “mediocre big man.” So what does that make you, Kev? It is announced that Nash will be at Sacrifice. Usual good stuff with Shelley here as the rest of Team USA continues to be divided with him.
Abyss v. Chase Stevens
This is supposedly some Abyss challenge match or something, not that it matters to the cause. Abyss decorates the ring with full metal mayhem gear. He pummels Stevens to start, then no sells a chair wack and returns the favor, then sends him into the ladder and Black Holes him through a table, lights out. -* Afterwards Christian attacks and gets a crossbody off the middle of the ladder, which really does nothing since it is just a pre-PPV post-match run in.
Winner: Abyss
– Sting lets us know he has another opponent, and it is Samoa Joe, as if no one read evil spoilers ahead of time. Jarrett says Randy Savage is in the loony bin and Hulk Hogan is off doing a stupid reality show.
AJ, Chris n’ Rhino v. America’s Most Worthless & Bobby Roode
Rhino gets distracted to start and gets pounded on by Storm. Roode come in and kicks Rhino in the gut, then tags in Harris. That Roode, always full of workrate. Daniels gets tagged in and gets a leg lariat. AJ comes in and they get a double slam for two. Harris gives him a full nelson slam, though, for two. Roode comes in and tries a superplex, but Styles fights him off and gets the FLYING FOREARM OF DOOM, then gets the hot tag to Rhino who cleans house for two on Storm. Roode Nothern Lariats Daniels off the apron, and tries the same to Styles but is met with a Pele Kick. Jackie comes out for her usual bullshit with Gail. The catfight distracts Storm, and Rhino GOAR GOAR GOARs him for the win. BORE BORE BORing main event, with the relevance of hyping AJ n’ Chris vs AMW for the titles part trois at the PPV and now there is a Roode-Rhino match added to the card, since they forgot about those two come booking time. 3/4*
Winners: AJ, Chris n’ Rhino
End of show.
The NeelDown: This was the Sacrifice preview edition of Impact, so of course nothing really happened but further the fueds for the card. What did get accomplished was Joe being announced as Sting’s tag partner, though. Skip the replay, like it will matter since the PPV will be over.
