TNA iMPACT Slamback: Will Darkness Fall on The Original TNA?

Following the footage from last week, Mick Foley makes his way to the ring to talk about Victory Road and last week’s assault from the Main Event Mafia. Foley says that he makes it clear that he intends to win back the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

However, he also realizes that if Angle remains champion at Victory Road, the company could possibly go straight to hell. So he calls out Angle to the ring, and Angle quickly makes his way to the ring.

Foley lets Angle know that he has let all the things that the Mafia has done to him slide, but what Eric Young did last week he could not accept. He also makes a guarantee that he will not tap out at Victory Road.

His second favor is that their match this Sunday is just between the two of them, one-on-one. As Angle begins to preach to Foley, former Mafia member Sting makes his way to the ring.

Sting makes it clear that all that Angle preached is a load of crap. He then says that Sunday, all hell will break loose. But until Sunday, Sting wants one last piece of Kurt Angle. Before Foley can answer, Angle accepts the challenge and makes it a Six Sides of Steel Match.

While Mike Tenay and Dumb West give the rundown of tonight’s broadcast, they receive word that Samoa Joe is decimating Amazing Red in the back.

Back on the program, Samoa Joe brings the fight down the ramp and into the ring. After Red comes in, the match officially begins for about five seconds.

After Joe shoves down Rudy Charles, the match is thrown out, but Joe doesn’t care. He continues the punishment until TNA Security comes in to break up the assault.

In the back, Lauren is interviewing Sarita about her debut match tonight against another new TNA Knockout, Alissa Flash. Meanwhile, JB tries to get Angle’s thought process about his decision to face Sting with the Six Sides of Steel surrounding the ring. Angle makes it clear that the only way to rid the Mafia of Sting is to eliminate him before Victory Road.

 

Chris Sabin vs. Suicide/Homicide vs. Suicide for the X-Division Championship

This match is almost pointless due in large part to Dumb West making himself the center of attention. But luckily, Suicide keeps things entertaining.

Sabin goes for the Cradle Shock, but instead delivers a boot to the chin. But Suicide bounces back and delivers the Suicidal Solution to pick up the win.

After the bell, Shelley comes in and helps Sabin knockout Suicide. Homicide comes in and clears the ring, only to cash in the X Division Championship Briefcase.

Homicide delivers the Gringo Killer to pull off the unthinkable and become the new X Division Champion.

 

Intermission: The Beautiful People

The former Knockouts Champion has announced that they have filed a formal complaint with PETA against new Knockouts Champion Tara. She then demands that Tara return the TNA Knockouts Championship to her. But as she tries to explain last week’s actions, the new Knockouts Champion arrives to the iMPACT Zone.

Tara makes two things clear. One, she will retain the Knockouts Championship at Victory Road, and second, Poison is in her Beekeeper’s Outfit. As Angelina rolls all over the ring, Tara sprints down and delivers the Widow’s Peak to the frightened champion.

 

Alissa Flash vs. Sarita

Flash comes in and spits gum straight into the face of Sarita, but Sarita fights back with a pair of locator-style moves that sends Flash out to the floor. Sarita continues the fun with a Suicide Dive to the outside.

But on the outside, Flash gets control with a body slam on the arena floor. Back in the ring, “The Future Legend” as she wants to be called, takes the fight straight to Sarita.

Sarita starts to fight back, but Flash fights out of the arm bar and hits the Mexican Curb Stomp. Despite getting dropped on the back of her head, Sarita counters the Cisco Driver into a roll up to get the upset victory. After the bell, Flash delivers a kick to the gut and drives her down with the Cisco Driver.

In the back, AJ Styles lets the Mafia know that he doesn’t fear them or Nash. He then guarantees that at Victory Road, Nash will cash his final paycheck.

 

Six Man Elimination Tag Team Match: MEM (Nash, Steiner & Booker) vs. Legends Champ AJ Styles & Tag Team Champions Beer Money

Styles and Steiner get the party started with Styles getting dropped with a shoulder block, only to return the favor before bringing in Robert Roode. After Steiner gets dropped with a toe hold, Booker receives a double suplex. Nash comes in and gets leveled by Styles, only to get Jackknifed and eliminated by Big Sexy.

Following the elimination, the Mafia takes complete control of the match. But James Storm manages to tag in and take the fight to Scott Steiner. But thanks to Booker T, Steiner nails the Wolverine to get the pin and eliminate James Storm. It is now down to all three members of Team Mafia against Robert Roode.

All three men take the fight to Roode, but a book end looks to be the end of the match. Unfortunately, Booker is not done yet.

Steiner comes in and delivers a belly to belly and places one finger on the chest of Roode. Nash comes in and continues the mugging on Roode with knees to the gut.

As Nash goes for the pin, the ref is distracted long enough for Roode to deliver a low blow and get the pinfall to eliminate Nash from the match. Steiner comes in and gets a little taste of what Roode has to offer.

As Morgan and Nash double team Storm, Roode takes the fight to his opponents for this Sunday. Roode delivers a spinning neck breaker followed by a spine buster to Booker T. As Roode guns for the Payoff, Sharmell does enough to allow Steiner and Booker to hit the Whack Off to get the win for the Mafia. But after the bell, Sharmell and Jenna finally have had enough of each other and begin to unleash some pent up fury on each other.

In the back, Team 3D gets a surprise handed to them; they will face the British Infestation for the IWGP World Tag Team Championships at Victory Road. With that, the 22-Time Tag Team Dynasty unleashes hell on the Infestation and the Un-Americans. With that, Tenay and Dumb West give the rundown of this Sunday’s Victory Road.

Following the rundown, Abyss calls out Dr. Stevie. Abyss announces that two things will happen: The whites are gone, and at Victory Road, he will have one last therapy session with Dr. Stevie…involving some hardware…and some thumbtacks…about 10,000 of them!

With that, Jeff Jarrett starts to make his way to the iMPACT Zone for the main event.

 

Six Sides of Steel Main Event: Kurt Angle vs. “The Icon” Sting

Before the match, Dumb West digs himself a deeper hole with the TNA Founder. Jarrett makes it clear that the less Dumb stays tonight, the better.

Sting gets the advantage with a quick shoulder block. After a quick stare down, the two lock up once again with Sting getting the toss followed by a headlock. But Angle shows that Greco-Roman Wrestling style with a counter and an arm bar.

Back on the program, the two former Mafia teammates slug it out with Sting getting the advantage with a huge pair of clotheslines. Angle tries to fight back, but gets whip-lashed into the steel and gets Stinger Splashed.

Angle begins to fight back, but becomes a bobble head on the cage. Sting tries to keep control, but Angle bounces back with a German Suplex.

But Sting has other plans as he locks in the Scorpion Death Lock. Samoa Joe comes in and takes out Jarrett before turning his attention to Sting.

As Sting continues control, the lights go out and reveal three simple letters: FTW.

As the light come back on, the Mafia takes out Sting, Jarrett and Foley as the mystery man’s music continues and the show fades to black.