Location: Orlando, Florida (Universal Studios)
Date: October 15, 2009 (Taped: October 5)
THREE-HOUR SUPER iMPACT!
IN THE RING
The Main Event Mafia (Kurt Angle & Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner & Booker T w/Sharmell & Traci Brooks) + A.J. Styles & Bobby Lashley & Matt Morgan & Hernandez & Beer Money Inc. & Team 3-D: Kurt Angle said he was dressed for battle tonight. Angle talked about facing the TNA World champion, A.J. Styles, tonight! Angle talked about the one year anniversary of the formation of the Main Event Mafia. Angle said Bound For Glory is the biggest PPV of the year, and wanted to make sure his warriors were ready. Angle said Kevin Nash is the Legend’s champion because he is a LEGEND! Angle said Nash will kick Eric Young and Hernandez’ asses at Bound For Glory. Angle said Samoa Joe will bring the Nation of Violence to Bound For Glory when he faces Bobby Lashley. Angle said Scott Steiner & Booker T have held more World titles (singles and tag team) than any two other guys, and demanded a win in the Full Metal Mayhem match! Angle said as the Godfather of the Mafia, he will hold up his end of the bargain, by taking Matt Morgan and turning the giant into a mouse! Angle said when he’s done with Morgan he will get his shot at HIS World Heavyweight title. Angle said it was their time, and the time is NOW. A.J. Styles came out with Matt Morgan, Bobby Lashley, Hernandez, Bobby Roode, James Storm, and Team 3-D by his side. Brother Ray said everybody was sick and tired of listening to Kurt Angle! Ray introduced the TNA World Heavyweight champion – A.J. Styles! Styles said it was a make or break night for the Mafia at Bound For Glory. Styles said they were three days away from the Mafia seising to exist. Matt Morgan led the troops to the ring for a big brawl with the Main Event Mafia guys. The Mafia basically retreated, and TNA security had to hold back the babyfaces. Bobby Lashley briefly broke loose and got a few shots in on Samoa Joe.
SIX KNOCKOUT TAG TEAM MATCH
The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne & Lacey von Erich) defeated ODB & Tara & Awesome Kong w/Raisha Saed: Awesome Kong (w/Raisha Saed) walked out on her two partners and did not get involved in the match. Tara was going for the finisher and ODB tagged herself in. Tara confronted ODB and superkicked her in the chest! Velvet Sky pinned ODB (Knockout champion) and pinned her to win the match! The Beautiful People challenge for the TNA Knockout Tag Team titles at Bound For Glory and ODB defends the TNA Knockout title against Tara and Awesome Kong!
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Lauren Brooke & Pope D’Angelo Dinero: Hyping the Ultimate-X Match at Bound For Glory.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Lauren Brooke & Bobby Lashley + Rhino: Lauren asked Bobby Lashley how he managed to stay so cool, and Lashley responded (because I AM COOL). Seriously, what genius wrote that line? Lashley said he knows what he has to do at Bound For Glory. Suddenly, Rhino showed up and speared Lashley – telling him “there won’t be a Bound For Glory for you, because you won’t make it through tonight!”
TNA X-DIVISION TITLE MATCH
TNA X-Division champion Amazing Red vs. SUICIDE ended in a No Contest: Don West showed up for the first time in weeks and played a cheerleader for Amazing Red! The match ended when Pope D’Angelo Dinero showed up and attacked SUICIDE. The Pope set up to DDE (D’Angelo Dinero Express) when Red cut him off and knocked him out of the ring! Don West jumped in the ring and celebrated with Red..
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Jeremy Borash & DoN West & Amazing Red: Don West said he is the biggest Amazing Red fan in the history of wrestling. West said Red came to him and asked him to be his official promoter, and it would begin at Bound For Glory. Don West said Red has never been in Ultimate X, but that match was designed for him! West announced that Red would join the Ultimate-X match this Sunday and the X-Division championship will be on the line!
GAUNTLET MATCH #1
Hernandez defeated Doug Williams: Eric Young joined Mike Tenay & Tazz on commentary for the match. Hernandez came down and grabbed Young by the collar and said “out of respect for Mike & Tazz, I’m not going to do anything to you tonight, but I will at Bound For Glory.
GAUNTLET MATCH #2
Hernandez defeated Brutus Magnus: Eric Young kept claiming that there was a bigger plan in motion..
GAUNTLET MATCH #3
Hernandez defeated Rob Terry: Eric Young continued to talk about a bigger plan. After the match, Eric Young jumped in the ring and repeatedly bashed Hernandez on the neck with a kendo stick! The British Invasion (Magnus & Williams) then planted Hernandez with their finisher!
SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW (TEAM CAPTAINS)
Mike Tenay & Brother Ray of Team 3-D & Booker T of the Main Event Mafia & Brutus Magnus of the British Invasion & Robert Roode of Beer Money Inc.: The interview had the team captains on four monitors sitting in four different locations in the iMPACT Zone. They all talked about the 4-WAY Full Metal Mayhem match at Bound For Glory. Mike Tenay interrupted the interview and said someone just told him their partners were in a brawl in catering. All four guys jumped up and ran out to help their partners in the out-of-control brawl! Mike Tenay said the issues will finally be resolved at Bound For Glory.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Lauren Brooke & TNA World champion A.J. Styles: Lauren suggested maybe A.J. Styles should have waited until after Bound For Glory to accept Kurt Angle’s challenge. Styles said he was a fighting champion, and said when he beats Angle he will have zero doubts about who the best is.
X-DIVISION MATCH
Christopher Daniels defeated Pope D’Angelo Dinero: During the Pope’s entrance, they dropped some Dinero money from the ceiling. This was a very competitive match, with Daniels winning after the Angel’s Wings. After the match, the lights went out and SUICIDE showed up and cornered the Pope. SUICIDE turned and nailed Daniels with the Gringo-killa! SUICIDE unmasked and it was actually Homicide (who was supposed to be suspended this week)!
IN THE RING
Mick Foley + Abyss: Mick Foley came out wearing a cardboard mask and sat down in a lazyboy chair in the middle of the ring. Foley said he wrestled for three years under a mask (as Mankind) until he found out they were masked produced and anybody could buy one and pretend to Mick Foley – anybody, including Chris Parks (Abyss). Foley took the mask off and tossed it aside. Foley hyped his match with Abyss at Bound For Glory, where Dr. Stevie will be the guest referee. Foley said Abyss may be a blatant Mick Foley knockoff, but as far as Mick Foley knockoffs go he is pretty good. Foley showed some of Abyss’s greatest hits; 1) Abyss with scary manager Father James Mitchell – – 2) Abyss pouring out a bag of tacks – – 3) Abyss going through a flaming table. Foley made a point of saying that he did all of that stuff before Abyss. Foley was about to show another clip when Abyss showed up to confront him in the ring! Abyss pushed Foley over in the lazyboy and started choking him with the barbed wire bat. Foley told Abyss to look at the screen, where Abyss saw Dr. Stevie holding Lauren Brooks hostage somewhere backstage. Lauren was whining, and Foley told Abyss to run to her and not waste his time. You couldn’t really see Lauren’s face, so I’m guessing it’s really Daffney. Abyss ran backstage to search for, and rescue, his girlfriend Lauren!
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Jeremy Borash & Homicide: Homicide said he stole SUICIDE’s outfit and said SUICIDE was one ugly sucker. Homicide said he knows SUICIDE’s secret, he knows who SUICIDE really is, and he knew who it was all along. TNA security showed up and dragged the suspended Homicide out of the building..
FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH
Hamada defeated Alissa Flash: Alissa Flash attacked Hamada on the stage during her entrance and monkey-flipped her on the stage! Flash kicked Hamada down the ramp and tried to pin her at ringside. Flash found a table under the ring and set it up against the ring post. Flash tried to fling Hamada into the table, but she countered it with a kick. They continued to bash each other at ringside and up the ramp. Hamada shoved Flash off the ramp down to the concrete floor. Hamada dove off and took Flash out on the floor, but only got a two-count. Hamada went back and set up a table at ringside, then dragged Flash back to the area. Flash blocked it and fought back, but was taken down by a spin kick! Hamada put Flash on the table and climbed to the top rope. Flash got up and pulled her down, causing the fans to boo. Flash tried to suplex Hamada of the apron but Hamada countered and DDT’d her on the edge of the ring. Hamada placed placed Flash back on the table and did her moonsault off the top rope crashing Flash through the table. Hamanda covered Flash for the 1-2-3 to win an incredible and innovative match!
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Jeremy Borash & Kurt Angle: Jeremy Borash asked if A.J. Styles has shaken Angle’s focus from his match with Matt Morgan at Bound For Glory? Angle denied that he had shaken his focus. Angle said Matt Morgan & A.J. Styles are good, but they are no Kurt Angle. Angle said that this Sunday, Matt Morgan will learn that you don’t cross the Godfather..
STRETCHER MATCH
Bobby Lashley defeated “War Machine” Rhino: The backed an ambulance up to the back doors of the iMPACT Zone to prepare for the stretcher match. Vintage Russo. It was a big brawl throughout the iMPACT Zone which ended up in the parking lot next to the ambulance. Lashley slammed Rhino on top of a guard rail, and then loaded him on the stretcher before shaoving him into the back of the ambulance for the win!
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Abyss was searching for Lauren Brooke..
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
So-Cal Val & Bobby Lashley + Samoa Joe: So-Cal Val asked Bobby Lashley for his thoughts going into his match with Samoa Joe at Bound For Glory. Lashley cut a promo on Joe, asking if he was ready to tap out. You could see Joe hiding in the background, just before he attacked Lashley and choked him out. Joe screamed that he left Lashley with one last breath so he could make it to Bound For Glory.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
Abyss + Daffney + Dr. Stevie + Mick Foley: Abyss found Lauren cowering in a corner, but it turned out to be Daffney in disguise. Dr. Stevie showed up and attacked Abyss, folowed by Mick Foley, who bashed Abyss with a barbed wire bat. Foley laughed maniacally that Daffney was disguised as Lauren, and advised Abyss to not be fooled by cheap imitations! Daffney was dancing around in the background laughing. Her ZombieHot character is so great!
TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
TNA World Heavyweight champion A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle ended in a time limit draw: This incredible match ended in a 20:00 time limit draw with Styles moments away from tapping out to the Anklelock! Sting walked down and patted Styles on the back, but Styles brushed him off… obviously not satisfied with the finish of the match!
VIDEO PACKAGE: Bobby Lashley vs. Samoa Joe..
VIDEO PACKAGE: Mick Foley vs. Abyss..
VIDEO PACKAGE: Kurt Angle vs. Matt Morgan..
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Jeremy Borash & Kurt Angle: Jeremy Borash asked if Kurt Angle thought if the match lasted a few more seconds would he have won the match. Angle said there was no official winner, but the whole world knows who the winner was. Angle wondered how the World Heavyweight champion A.J. Styles was going to deal with it?
VIDEO PACKAGE: A.J. Styles vs. Sting..
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Jeremy Borash & TNA World Heavyweight champion A.J. Styles: Jeremy Borash asked if A.J. Styles thought if the match lasted a few more seconds what the outcome would be. Styles said he did not lose that match, but he didn’t win it either. Styles said the only thing he can do is learn from it..
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