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TNA TV taping report for November 22 PDF Print E-mail
By David Tuthill

TNA returned for a second day's worth of tapings. They were taping for different weeks and it was hard to keep track of what went where, but here are the results:

-Chris Sabin d. Brother Devon and Abyss in a three-way. I suppose this was the first round of the "Turkey Bowl" that was taped yesterday

-Samoa Joe d. Johnny Devine and Kip James in a three-way. Havok changing his name was just the beginning for names tonight. Joe won with an Island Driver on Havok.

-AJ Styles d. Christian Cage and Jay Lethal in a three-way. Cage didn't come out at first, so it was Styles and Lethal early. When he did, Styles ran away from him. Cage had Lethal beat with an Unprettier but Styles hit a springboard splash while Cage was turned for the pin.

-ODB d. Velvet Sky (Talia Madison) and Angelina Love (Angel Williams). Very odd to change the names of the wrestler's who have already been on TV. OK match. ODB won with a top rope thesz press. She is really great. The women's division in TNA has been a big surprise.

-Booker T and Sharmell come out for a promo. He says he's in TNA to make it the best company in the world and that he's gunning for the world title. Robert Roode comes out and the two banter back and forth before security gets in between them. They agree to a match later.

-Jimmy Rave & Christy Hemme d. Eric Young & Gail Kim. The Rave/Hoyt/Hemme act are being called the "Rock n Rave Infection". That isn't a typo. After the match, James Storm comes out and challenges Eric Young to a speed drinking contest. Whoever can drink the most in 60 seconds wins the belt. It was funny seeing Young win despite pouring 90% of the beer down his chest. After Young is declared the winner, Storm breaks a bottle over his head and lays him out. Young bleeds VERY heavily. It's kind of odd to do such a heavy angle in a comedy feud, but this certainly got over.

-Team 3D d. Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal in a Streetfight. They brawled around early, with Dutt and Lethal both doing dives into the crowd. Dutt landed a flip van terminator with a trash can. Johnny Devine came out and distracted Dutt and Lethal, enabling the Dudleyz to nail the 3D for the pin.

-Rhino d. Relic. Short. Rhino with the Gore. Black Reign hits the ring for a 2on1 post match, and Abyss makes the save. We're running on a treadmill with these guys.

-Booker T d. Robert Roode. Pretty standard match here, but you can definitely tell Booker is a lot happier. Roode went for a chairshot and Booker got out of the way and nailed a leg lariat and hit the Axe kick for the win.

-MAIN EVENT: Samoa Joe, Kaz, Scott Steiner & Abyss d. Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, Tomko, and AJ Styles. Why won't they call him Kazarian? Great, long, match. The finish was all eight guys coming in with one of their trademark moves, Joe poking AJ in the eyes, Cage setting up Joe for an Unprettier until AJ nailed him blind with a kick before Joe hit Cage with the Island Driver and pinned him. Afterwards, The Outsiders came out to the top of the ramp and clapped for Joe. Go out of your way to see this one.

Xplosion Matches:

-Johnny Devine d. Petey Williams. Devine won with a Double Underhook Piledriver.

-VKM & Roxxi Lavaugh d. Chris Harris, Shark Boy, and Angelina Love (Angel Williams). {plug}

 

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