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Pre-Show:
Alex Shelley comes out and tells JB and Christy that Nash hurt his neck teaching Tito Ortiz the 840 splash, and will not face Sabin tonight, however Shelley will take Nash’s place in the match.
Ron Killings vs. A1
Mike & Don revisit the last few weeks of Xplosion, where Killings and A1 have one win on each other. Killings on fire to start, and dominates the majority of the match. Killings with a faceplant suplex for 2. A1 in the corner, puts the boot up, and takes out Killings, and gets a 2 count. Killings back up, hits the ropes, and the axe kick for the pin.
Winner – Ron Killings
Jimmy Jacobs & El Diablo vs. Sonjay Dutt & Cassidy Riley
Jacobs and Diablo jump Riley & Dutt to start, but Riley & Dutt take both to the outside. Very quick match, as Dutt hits Diablo with a dropkick to the knee, then the standing moonsault for the pinfall.
Winners – Dutt & Riley
Johnny Devine (w/ camera) vs. Eric Young
Eric Young leads a crew of ‘Don’t Fire Eric’ fans from the back, and lets run around the ring! HAHA. Devine is wearing a black ‘Kev’ arm band around his upper arm. HAHA. This PPV is already better then SummerSlam will be! As the match started, white stuff started coming down from the ceiling, and the ceiling is on fire! It seems as the pyro must’ve hit something flammable. The whole ringside area is just covered in a white fog, and you can barely see anything. The crowd is going nuts, with chants of ‘the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!’, and ‘you can’t see us’. Very funny. Devine tries a pinfall with his feet on the rope, but Young kicks out. Young with a slam, followed by a top rope elbow drop for 2. Young pulls up Devine, and hits a huge reverse DDT for the pin.
Winner – Don’t Fire Eric
Earl Hebner attacks ref Slick Johnson after the match, and he yells at Larry Z.
Preview of the 4-team tag match. Mike & Don stall while they clean up the ringside area.
They show the Sting/Jarrett feud video recap a few times while there are technical difficulties.
Tenay and JB are outside, as the fire department evacuated the building.
Monty Brown cuts a long promo on Fat Joe and Rhino, from outside.
Shane brings The Naturals over, and Shane cuts a promo on how this will test the adversary of that team.
The crowd is let back in after a 1/2 hr break.
JB with Shelley. Shelley is very sad over Nash’s injury. Nash is wheeled in by Devine, and Nash wishes Shelley luck, and gives Shelley his dog tags.
Alex Shelley (w/ camera) vs. Chris Sabin – X-Division #1 Contender’s Match
Nash and Devine come out to ringside as the match starts. Sabin is all over Shelley to start, Sabin sets up for a powerbomb, and mocks Nash, then hits a huge dropkick. Sabin tosses Shelley outside, right next to Nash, and then Sabin dives on Shelley! Nash is showing no signs of faking so far. Back in the ring, Shelley is set up for a superplex, but he reverses it, and nails a SUPER Atomic Drop. Sabin in the corner, dodges Shelley’s charge, and sets up the tree of woe, then hits the hesitation drop kick. Shelley fights back, Devine on the apron, distracts the ref, as Shelley hits a Shell Shock. Nash tosses a chair in the ring, and Shelley goes to use it, but gets it drop kicked in his face, then Sabin nails the Cradle Shock for the pin.
Winner – Sabin
Afterward, Nash tells Sabin that they are not though.
JB with Abyss & Mitchell. Mitchell says that Runt has no shot at beating Abyss. Mitchell says that the rumor is that Runt has been taking advise from Raven.
Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) vs. Brother Runt
Runt is sporting a Deniro Mohawk look. Runt tries to brawl with Abyss, but Abyss quickly tosses him into the crowd! The fans get him back in quickly, than Abyss comes out after Runt. Runt hits an Acid Drop over the railing! They show Raven looking on. Runt tries to get some chairs in the ring, and the ref won’t let him. Abyss has one set up in a turnbuckle, and he tosses Runts face through it. The ref gets bumped, and Abyss breaks out some tacks. He rubs Runt’s face in the tacks, than stomps on the back of his head! Abyss then tosses Runt straight up, and Runt lands gut first on the tacks, followed by the Black Hole Slam for the pin.
Winner – Abyss
Raven poses in the aisle way, and stares down with Abyss.
Falls Count Anywhere preview.
Rhino vs. Monty Brown vs. Samoa Joe – Falls Count Anywhere
There’s a sign that says ‘PK says Go Joe.’ I don’t remember saying that, but hey, I’ll take any publicity I can get! This match gets ugly quickly. They start brawling into the crowd. The action is too fast to cover, but there are foreign object shots galore. They are back in the ring, and Joe takes out Brown, then hits a Senton, with a trash can lid between them. Rhino hits Joe with a Spine Buster on a chair for 2. Rhino puts Joe up on the turnbuckle, but Joe nails a sunset flip, powerbombing Rhino on the chair for 2. Brown pulls Joe outside, and he tosses Joe across the announce table. Brown sets up a table on the floor next to the ramp, and Brown and Joe fight up the ramp. Brown hits a swinging neckbreaker, and lines up for a POUNCE, but Rhino comes from behind and knocks both out with a trash can lid. Rhino sets up 2 tables side by side against the wall to the side of the ramp, and he goes to Gore Gore Gore Brown, but Brown side steps him and Rhino flies into the tables! Joe gets to Brown, and hits a Side Effect off the ramp through the table for the pinfall!
Winner – Samoa Joe
Joe on the mic, says that he came here for a fight, and he was going to get one, whether or not the place burns down.
JB with Larry Z. JB wants to know why Hebner attacked Slick. JB then wants Larry to clear his name on the King of the Mountain controversy. Slick then storms in, and wants to know why too. Larry says that he’s going to Cornette to get Slick fired.
Preview of Sirelda/Gail Kim.
Mike & Don tell us that the 4-Team Tag match will not happen tonight due to the fire.
Gail Kim vs. Sirelda
Very quick match, since I think they are trying to make up time. Gail Kim hits a Blockbuster for the pin.
Winner – Gail Kim
Steiner says that he’s surprised by Sting’s pick of Cage. He thought Sting would get Warrior, Lugar or Goldberg, but he has that Canadian White Trash.
Preview of the X-Division Title match.
Senshi vs. Jay Lethal vs. Petey Williams – X-Division Title
It seems as Senshi and Petey are double teaming Lethal. Senshi sets up for the Warrior’s Way, but he leaps at Williams. Williams locks Lethal up in the Sharpshooter, but Senshi takes him out quickly. Petey nails Lethal with the Canadian Destroyer, but Senshi hits a leaping dropkick, then steals the pin on Lethal for the pin.
Winner – Senshi
Petey argues with Senshi, saying that the title should be his.
JB with the LAX. Konnan says they will take what’s theirs.
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels (c) vs. LAX (w/ Konnan) – Tag Team Titles
Hernandez & Daniels start. Homicide and AJ in soon after. The match breaks out into a melee, and Daniels takes Hernandez to the outside, while AJ nails Homicide with a sidewalk slam. AJ and Daniels with a double powerbomb, then AJ hits a leaping kneedrop for 2. Hernandez is tagged in, and he over powers AJ. AJ on the outside, and Homicide hits a suicide flip through the ropes, slamming AJ into the guard rail. Hernandez with a very cocky pin. LAX keeping going back and forth working over AJ. Daniels in and is on fire, and he takes Homicide to the outside, and Hernandez flies out after them! Hernandez up quickly, but AJ hits the SSP to the outside! Back in, Hernandez hits the Cracker Jack on Daniels, but AJ takes out Hernandez with a springboard reverse DDT for 2. Daniels holds down Hernandez for AJ to go off the top, but Konnan knocks AJ off, while Homicide distracts the ref. Homicide goes to hit AJ with the Gringo Killa, and Hernandez sets up for the Boarder Toss, but AJ rolls out, and shoves Homicide into Hernandez, who then drops Daniels. AJ goes for a chop block as Daniels hits the Judo takedown in a Total Elimination type move for the pin on Hernandez.
Winners – Phenomenal Angels
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Christian rips into Steiner, and he can’t wait for Sting to take out Jarrett.
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Scott Steiner) (c) vs. Sting (w/ Christian Cage) – NWA Title
Sting takes JJ to the outside, and tosses him on the announce table, where he takes a fan (The contraption that keeps them cool, according to Don West), and clocks JJ with it. Sting then mauls JJ throughout the crowd. They get back in the ring, and the ref makes both Steiner and Cage get on a chair in their corners. The ref is with Cage, and Steiner slams Sting’s knee with a chair. JJ locks on the Figure 4, and Sting finally turns it over. JJ breaks it quickly, and they are both up, and they go toe to toe. JJ dodges a Stinger Splash, and goes for a Stroke, but Sting gets a side Russian Leg Sweep. Steiner pulls the ref out, and Cage comes over, he fights with Steiner. The ref breaks them up, and walks Cage back to his corner. Steiner gives JJ the title, and JJ goes to hit Sting, but Sting dodges. Cage grabs JJ’s ankle, and JJ drops the belt, and Sting uses it. The ref gets back in the ring after arguing with Steiner, and Sting gets only a 2. The ref is distracted with Cage, and Steiner hits Sting with a chair in the back. Cage gets in the ring, the ref is with Steiner, and Cage nails JJ with a chair. The ref then kicks both Cage and Steiner to backstage. Sting locks on the Death Lock, but JJ gets to the ropes. Sting sets JJ up for a Stinger Splash again, but JJ pulls the ref in the way, and the ref goes down. JJ with a low blow, then a Stroke. Steiner back down, with JJ’s guitar. They are setting up Sting for the shot, but Cage back with the baseball bat, clears out JJ and Steiner, and has Sting go to the top for a big splash on JJ, but as Sting is on his way down, Cage drills Sting in the face with the guitar, and walks out. JJ doesn’t realize what’s going on, and he makes the cover as the ref comes to.
Winner – Jarrett
