Note: To search for a specific wrestler, match, location, or date, locate the 'Find' option in your browser and type in the text you're looking for. 2008 TNA / NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome - January 4, 2008 (20,000) Pay-per-view bouts - featured a vignette focusing on Wataru Inoue's recent IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title win and upcoming title defense against Christopher Daniels; included a vignette promoting the Abyss vs. Manabu Nakanishi match; featured a vignette promoting the Brother Ray & Brother Devon vs. Togi Makabe & Katsushi Takemura match; included a vignette focusing on the history of Rick & Scott Steiner in Japan and their upcoming IWGP Tag Team Title match against Giant Bernard & Tomko: Christian Cage, Petey Williams, & TNA Tag Team Champion AJ Styles defeated Milano Collection AT, Minoru, & Prince Devitt at 10:31 when Styles pinned Milano with a reversal into the Styles Clash; Jeremy Borash provided Cage, Styles, & Williams' ring introductions for the match IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Wataru Inoue pinned Christopher Daniels at 10:16 with the cross-legged brainbuster; Jeremy Borash provided Daniels' ring introduction for the match; after the contest, Inoue was presented with the winner's trophy Manabu Nakanishi pinned Abyss at 5:57 with a German suplex into a bridge; Abyss's shoulder was clearly up before the 3 count but the referee was on the opposite side and didn't see it Masato Tanaka, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Yutaka Yoshie, & Katsushi Takemura defeated Takashi Iizuka, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask, & Ryusuke Taguchi at 8:36 when Yoshie pinned Taguchi Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Togi Makabe & Toru Yano at 13:18 in a hardcore match when Devon pinned Makabe following the 3D, moments after Yano sustained a powerbomb off the top through a table set up in the ring; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introductions for Ray & Devon, who came to the ring in possession of TNA flags Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger, & Akira defeated Jado, Gedo, Taru, Shuji Kondo & Brother Yasshi at 7:18 when Choshu pinned Yasshi The Great Muta pinned Hirooki Goto at 13:04 IWGP Tag Team Champions -- Giant Bernard & TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 12:48 when Bernard pinned Rick with the Magic Killer; prior to the bout, Jeff Jarrett cut an in-ring promo in which he thanked the fans for coming out and said the fans would realize at the end of the night that TNA was the greatest wrestling organization in the world; Jarrett's words, once translated, drew audible boos from the crowd; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introductions for the Steiners; late in the match, Jarrett and Bernard had an altercation at ringside, with Jarrett then sliding into the ring as the referee was knocked down and breaking his guitar over the head of Toru Yano; moments later, Togi Makabe knocked Rick off the top rope, leading to the finish; after the contest, the champions were presented with the winners' trophy TNA World Champion & IWGP Third Belt Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle defeated Yuji Nagata at 16:11 via submission with the ankle lock into the heel hook after avoiding a kick to the head from the challenger; Jeremy Borash provided the ring introduction for Angle; after the bout, Angle held up Nagata's hand before Nagata left the ring (Kurt Angle: Champion) Shinsuke Nakamura pinned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi at 23:08 to win the title Final Resolution 2008 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - January 6, 2008 (900) Pay-per-view bouts: Homicide & Hernandez defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt at 6:48 Frankie Kazarian pinned Black Reign at 7:28 TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim pinned Awesome Kong in a No DQ match at 12:44 Judas Mesias pinned Abyss at 11:03 Booker T & Sharmell defeated Robert Roode & Traci Brooks at 10:47 Johnny Devine, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Jay Lethal, Alex Shelley, & Chris Sabin in an Ultimate X match TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash at 12:10 James Storm defeated Eric Young in a Best 2 out of 3 falls drinking contest TNA World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Christian Cage at 18:45 TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - January 7, 2008 iMPACT - 1/10/08: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Elix Skipper & Senshi Judas Mesias pinned Chris Harris Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt defeated BG James & Kip James Homicide & Hernandez defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko pinned Shark Boy Awesome Kong pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim to win the title TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - January 8, 2008 iMPACT - 1/17/08: TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko pinned Eric Young ODB pinned Angelina Love Frankie Kazarian pinned Senshi Abyss pinned Lance Hoyt Robert Roode pinned Sonjay Dutt Christian Cage defeated Samoa Joe and TNA Tag Team Champion AJ Styles TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - January 21, 2008 iMPACT - 1/24/08: James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Eric Young & Sonjay Dutt Shark Boy pinned Elix Skipper Johnny Devine pinned TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal in a streetfight to win the title Curry Man & Tiger Mask IV defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon and Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - January 22, 2008 iMPACT - 1/31/08: Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt defeated Petey Williams & Scott Steiner Hernandez pinned Kip James Judas Mesias pinned Kory Chavis Angelina Love defeated ODB and Roxxi Laveaux Payton Banks, James Storm, & Robert Roode defeated Eric Young, Sonjay Dutt, & Traci Brooks TNA Tag Team Champion Tomko pinned TNA World Champion Kurt Angle in a non-title match TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - February 4, 2008 iMPACT - 2/7/08: Robert Roode fought Jay Lethal to a no contest TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned Traci Brooks Frankie Kazarian defeated Black Reign in a Capture the Rat match Homicide defeated TNA X Division Champion Johnny Devine via disqualification Curry Man & Shark Boy defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt TNA Tag Team Champion AJ Styles defeated Tiger Mask IV Christian Cage pinned Judas Mesias Against All Odds 2008 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center - February 10, 2008 (3,500) Jackie Moore & Traci Brooks defeated the Rise Guys (local DJs) when Moore scored the pin Sonjay Dutt & Consequences Creed defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave when Creed pinned Rave Pay-per-view bouts: TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated BG James & Bob Armstrong at 7:45 when Styles pinned James Traci Brooks pinned Payton Banks at 5:07 Scott Steiner pinned Petey Williams at 9:24 TNA Drinking Champion Eric Young pinned James Storm at 7:49 TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned ODB at 6:54 Abyss pinned Judas Mesias at 14:51 in a barbed wire match; the bout was taped 1/22/08 at Universal Studios Booker T fought Robert Roode to a double count-out at 9:17 Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, & Jay Lethal defeated Team 3D & Johnny Devine at 12:30 in a streetfight; due to stipulations, Lethal won the TNA X Division Title TNA World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Christian Cage at 20:40; Samoa Joe was the ringside enforcer for the bout Destination X 2008 - Norfolk, VA - Scope Arena - March 9, 2008 (3,200) Roxxi defeated Angelina Love Pay-per-view bouts: Homicide & Hernandez defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave and Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley at 10:26 when Homicide pinned Rave TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal pinned Petey Williams at 11:39 Eric Young & Kaz defeated Rellik & Black Reign at 10:03 when Young pinned Reign TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong defeated Gail Kim and ODB at 11:27 by pinning ODB Shark Boy & Curry Man defeated Team 3D at 13:13 in a streetfight when Curry pinned Devon Robert Roode pinned Booker T at 7:56 in a strap match Rhino defeated James Storm in an Elevation X match Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, & Kevin Nash defeated TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, & Tomko at 12:26 when Joe forced Tomko to submit Lockdown 2008 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena - April 13, 2008 (5,500) TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal defeated Sonjay Dutt, Johnny Devine, Curry Man, Consequences Creed, and Shark Boy in a steel cage elimination match at 10:25; Devine pinned Dutt at 2:47; Creed pinned Shark Boy; Curry pinned Creed at 7:12; Devine pinned Curry at 8:32 Roxxi defeated Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, Rhaka Khan, Jackie Moore, Angelina Love, Salinas, and Velvet Sky in a Queen of the Cage match at 5:27 by pinning Love BG James pinned Kip James in a steel cage match at 6:45 Kaz & Eric Young defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave, Homicide & Hernandez, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley, Scott Steiner & Petey Williams, and Rellik & Black Reign in a handcuff steel cage match at 10:41 Gail Kim & ODB defeated Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed in a steel cage match at 8:26 when ODB pinned Saeed Booker T & Sharmell defeated Robert Roode & Peyton Banks in a steel cage match at 7:35 when Sharmell pinned Banks Sting, Christian Cage, Rhino, Matt Morgan, & Kevin Nash defeated Tomko, AJ Styles, James Storm, & Team 3D in a Lethal Lockdown match at 26:27 when Rhino pinned Storm Samoa Joe pinned TNA World Champion Kurt Angle in a steel cage match at 17:36 to win the title with the Musclebuster after a kick to the head; stipulations stated Joe would leave TNA if he couldn't win the title; UFC's Frank Trigg provided guest commentary for the match; Karen Angle sat ringside until, following the ring entrances, Kurt had security escort her away; Samoan fire dancers performed during Joe's entrance; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; after the bout, UFC's Marcus Davis presented Joe with the title belt (Kurt Angle: Champion) Sacrifice 2008 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - May 11, 2008 (900) TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Team 3D defeated Sting & James Storm at 8:45 when Devon pinned Storm TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Robert Roode & Booker T at 7:01 when Rhino pinned Roode TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Homicide & Hernandez defeated Kip James & Matt Morgan at 4:13 when Hernandez pinned James TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: AJ Styles & Eric Young defeated Awesome Kong & BG James at 5:29 when Styles pinned James Kaz defeated Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Johnny Devine, Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Chris Sabin, Shark Boy, and Alex Shelley in a Terror Dome match at 10:32 TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Team 3D defeated Christian Cage & Rhino at 9:52 when Devon pinned Rhino TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Homicide & Hernandez defeated AJ Styles & Eric Young at 7:30 when Homicide pinned Styles Gail Kim & Roxxi co-won a battle royal at 3:43; other participants included Tracy Brooks, Christy Hemme, Jackie Moore, Rhaka Khan, Angelina Love, ODB, Salinas, and Velvet Sky Gail Kim defeated Roxxi in a hair vs. hair ladder match at 4:46 TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: Homicide & Hernandez defeated Team 3D at 8:48 when Hernandez pinned Devon TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Kaz and Scott Steiner at 14:27 by pinning Steiner TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - May 26, 2008 iMPACT taping: Chris Sabin defeated Akira Raijin Sonjay Dutt & Jay Lethal defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt Angelina Love defeated Roxxi Awesome Kong defeated Leva Bates King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Rhino defeated James Storm King of the Mountain Qualifying Match: Christian Cage defeated Tomko Shark Boy & Curry Man defeated Robert Roode & Johnny Devine TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - May 27, 2008 Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Booker T & Robert Roode via disqualification ODB defeated Velvet Sky in a streetfight Frankie Kazarian defeated Chris Sabin, Johnny Devine, Jimmy Rave, and Curry Man in a King of the Mountain match Awesome Kong defeated Daffney Homicide, Hernandez, & Matt Morgan defeated Kip James, Lance Hoyt, & James Storm AJ Styles defeated Tomko TNA @ Poplar Bluff, MO - June 6, 2008 (1,500) Sonjay Dutt defeated Johnny Devine TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated Jay Lethal TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned ODB AJ Styles defeated Robert Roode Rhino defeated James Storm in a streetfight TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Tomko Slammiversary 2008 - Southaven, MS - DeSoto Civic Center - June 8, 2008 (2,000) Pay-per-view bouts: TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams pinned Frankie Kazarian at 15:19 Gail Kim, ODB, & Roxxi defeated Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, & Moose at 10:14 when ODB pinned Moose TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Team 3D at 15:00 when Homicide pinned Brother Ray Awesome Kong pinned Serena Deeb at 2:26 Awesome Kong pinned Josie Robinson at 1:42 AJ Styles pinned Kurt Angle at 22:44 TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T, Christian Cage, Rhino, and Robert Roode in a King of the Mountain match at 19:52; during each man's entrance, a vignette aired on them; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; Booker pinned Rhino with the Bookend at 7:41 after avoiding a clothesline; Roode pinned Christian at 12:34 after hitting him with a steel chair as Christian held up a ladder; Rhino pinned Roode with a roll up at 12:57; after the fall, guest enforcer Kevin Nash pulled Roode out of the ring and physically forced him to get in the penalty box; Cage pinned Booker after hitting a frog splash off the penalty box onto both Booker and Joe as Joe had Booker in the Coquina Clutch at 14:50; at the 17-minute mark, Booker hit all the participants, and Nash, with the title belt; moments later, Nash climbed into the ring and dropped Booker with a powerbomb off the ladder as Booker attempted to hang the belt; Joe pinned Roode with the Musclebuster at 19:31 (TNA Ultimate Matches) About a half hour following the event, one stage hand was killed and another lost his thumb while taking down the set TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - June 9, 2008 iMPACT taping: 6/12/08 - featured Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Daivari, captain of Team International in the World X Cup, in which he revealed his teammates would be Tyson Dux, Doug Willams, and Alex Koslov; after Daivari left, ... walked in and said Awesome Kong had been kind until now, but blood would be shed beginning the following week: TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Frankie Kazarian World X Cup Preview Match: Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino at 6:25 when Sabin pinned Yoshino following a double superkick (World X Cup 2008) TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated James Storm & Robert Roode Gail Kim pinned Velvet Sky World X Cup Preview Match: Alex Koslov pinned Curry Man at 2:32 with a springboard splash after reversing the Spice Rack into a side Russian legsweep (Koslov's debut) (World X Cup 2008) Kurt Angle defeated AJ Styles in a lumberjack match TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - June 10, 2008 iMPACT taping: Xplosion: Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino Curry Man, Eric Young, & Shark Boy defeated Johnny Devine, Robert Roode, & James Storm 6/19/08: Booker T pinned BG James World X Cup Round 1: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Daivari & Tyson Dux at around the 11-minute mark when Sabin pinned Daivari with Sliced Bread #2; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 0, Team Japan: 0, Team International: 0; during the bout, a backstage cameraman showed footage of AJ Styles brawling in the locker room with Tomko, with Styles eventually hitting Tomko with a steel chair (World X Cup 2008) Awesome Kong pinned Shantelle Taylor Frankie Kazarian pinned Alex Koslov with the Wave of the Future after avoiding the springboard splash at 5:36 (World X Cup 2008) Jackie Moore defeated Salinas via submission AJ Styles & Christian Cage defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon TNA @ Liverpool, England - Olympia - June 12, 2008 (1,600) Included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he apologized for being injured and not being able to compete but would be back for the next tour TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt by pinning Lethal with the Canadian Destroyer James Storm & TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong defeated Doug Williams & Gail Kim when Storm pinned Williams with a superkick after spitting beer in his face; after the bout, Jeremy Borash announced Williams had signed a TNA contract and would appear in the World X Cup Abyss pinned Rhino with the Black Hole Slam AJ Styles pinned Robert Roode TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley when Hernandez pinned Shelley with the Border Toss TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T at the 15-minute mark via submission with the Coquina Clutch; after the match, Joe took the mic and noted his last appearance in Liverpool was to say goodbye (noting his ROH farewell the previous year) TNA @ Liverpool, England - Olympia - June 12, 2008 (1,650; sell out) Featured an in-ring interview with Dixie Carter in which she praised the fans; included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he apologized for being injured and not being able to compete but would be back for the next tour Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt after a blinded Williams dropped Dutt with the Canadian Destroyer, after Dutt threw powder into his partner's eyes TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kim TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated James Storm & Robert Roode AJ Styles defeated Jay Lethal and Doug Williams when Styles pinned Lethal with the Styles Clash Booker T pinned Rhino with a roll up after avoiding the Gore TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Abyss with a German suplex TNA @ Coventry, England - June 14, 2008 (3,000) Included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he apologized for being injured and not being able to compete but would be back for the next tour; featured an in-ring promo by Jeff Jarrett in which he thanked the fans and wrestlers for making the tour happen Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated James Storm & Robert Roode TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kim Abyss pinned Rhino AJ Styles defeated Doug Williams and Jay Lethal by pinning Williams with the Styles Clash TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T via submission with the Coquina Clutch TNA @ Essex, England - June 15, 2008 (2,000) TNA @ Bloomington, IL - June 20, 2008 (1,600) Curry Man defeated Johnny Devine Roxxi & Traci Brooks defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky Eric Young defeated Kip James AJ Styles defeated Robert Roode TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated Frankie Kazarian and Consequences Creed James Storm defeated Shark Boy TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Scott Steiner TNA @ Danville, IL - June 21, 2008 Consequences Creed defeated Johnny Devine Roxxi defeated Velvet Sky Eric Young defeated Kip James Curry Man & Traci Brooks defeated James Storm & Jacqueline Robert Roode defeated Frankie Kazarian TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & AJ Styles defeated Scott Steiner & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams TNA @ Cincinnati, OH - June 22, 2008 (1,750) Consequences Creed defeated Johnny Devine Roxxi defeated Velvet Sky Eric Young defeated Kip James Abyss & Frankie Kazarian defeated Scott Steiner & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams Curry Man defeated Robert Roode TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - June 23, 2008 iMPACT taping: 6/26/08: AJ Styles defeated Consequences Creed Christian Cage defeated Brother Ray via disqualification TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong defeated Danielle World X Cup Round 1: Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino at 5:31 when both men pinned Doi after Bucanero hit a twisting senton off the top as Doi was laid across Guerrero's knees; prior to the bout, Team TNA and Team International were introduced; they remained at the entrances for the duration of the bout; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 1, Team Japan: 0, Team International: 0 (World X Cup 2008) Moose defeated ODB Booker T defeated Kevin Nash Taylor defeated Raisha Saeed Tomko, Kip James, & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams defeated BG James, Matt Morgan, & Eric Young Jay Lethal defeated Daivari TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - June 24, 2009 iMPACT taping: 7/3/08: Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Robert Roode & James Storm Moose defeated Roxxi World X Cup Round 2: Rey Bucanero pinned Alex Koslov (w/ Daivari) at 1:43 with the twisting senton off the top; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 0, Team International: 0 (World X Cup 2008) World X Cup Round 2: Milano Collection AT (w/ Naruki Doi) pinned Curry Man (w/ Frankie Kazarian) at 4:24 with a springboard back splash after hitting a low blow behind the referee's back; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 2, Team International: 0 (AT's debut) (World X Cup 2008) TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash defeated Robert Roode & James Storm 7/10/08 - included Jeremy Borash conducting a backstage interview with Frankie Kazarian, alognside Curry Man, Chris Sabin, & Alex Shelley, regarding Team TNA being in last place and facing Ultimo Guerrero later in the show: World X Cup Round 2: Doug Williams pinned Masato Yoshino at 4:55 with the Chaos Theory; Team TNA: 1, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 2, Team International: 2 (Williams' debut) (World X Cup 2008) Taylor defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong to win the title World X Cup Round 2: Frankie Kazarian pinned Ultimo Guerrero with the Wave of the Future at 5:35 after avoiding a moonsault off the top; during the bout, Curry Man, Chris Sabin, & Alex Shelley appeared at the entrance stage to cheer on Kazarian; Team TNA: 3, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 2, Team International: 2 (World X Cup 2008) AJ Styles, Gail Kim, & ODB defeated Kurt Angle, Angelina Love, & Velvet Sky Homicide, Hernandez, & Eric Young defeated Kip James, TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams, & Johnny Devine Victory Road 2008 - Houston, TX - Reliant Center - July 13, 2008 (3,000) Pay-per-view bouts: World X Cup Round 3: Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, & Curry Man defeated Tyson Dux, Doug Williams, & Alex Kozlov and Masato Yoshino, Milano Collection AT, & Puma, and Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, & Averno in an elimination match at 24:18; there were two referees for the bout; Bucanero pinned Dux at 2:56 with a wheelbarrow into a modified powerbomb; Averno pinned Puma at 5:06 with Angel's Wings; Sabin pinned AT at 7:13 with the Cradle Shock after Shelley came off the top with a knee to the head as AT was on Sabin's shoulders; Yoshino pinned Averno at 10:32 with a rolling crucifix; Guerrero pinned Curry Man with a powerbomb from the middle turnbuckle at 12:56; Bucanero pinned Williams with the twisting senton off the top at 13:23; Koslov pinned Guerrero via submission with an Anaconda Vice at 15:11; Sabin pinned Bucanero at 16:18 after he and Shelley hit Bucanero with a double superkick; Koslov pinned Sabin with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 19:06; Yoshino defeated Koslov via submission with a double armbreaker at 20:21; Shelley pinned Yoshino with an Island Driver; late in the bout, there were chants of "This is awesome;" flags representing the wrestlers were positioned on ringposts; during the final minutes, there were chants for both Shelley and Yoshino; after the bout, Shelley held up the American flag; Team TNA: 6, Team Mexico: 3, Team Japan: 4, Team International: 3 (World X Cup 2008) Gail Kim pinned Angelina Love at 6:13 Sonjay Dutt pinned Jay Lethal at 8:24 TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Robert Roode & James Storm at 10:06 when Hernandez pinned Roode; fans around ringside, armed with straps, served as lumberjacks for the match TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde pinned Awesome Kong at 4:51 World X Cup Round 4: Volador Jr. defeated Frankie Kazarian, Daivari, and Naruki Doi at 11:00 in an Ultimate X match, moments after Kazarian jumped off the top of the scaffold to kick Daivari off the ropes above the ring; Team TNA: 6, Team Mexico: 7, Team Japan: 4, Team International: 3; after the bout, Mike Tenay, through a translator, conducted an interview with Team Mexico regarding their tournament win as they were presented with the winners' trophy (World X Cup 2008) Kurt Angle & Team 3D defeated AJ Styles, Christian Cage, & Rhino in a Full Metal Mayhem match at 15:55 when Angle pinned Styles TNA World Champion Samoa Joe fought Booker T to a no contest at 15:14 TNA @ Monroe, LA - Civic Center - July 19, 2008 Jay Lethal pinned Sonjay Dutt at the 7-minute mark with an elbow drop off the top James Storm (w/ Jackie Moore) pinned Eric Young at the 10-minute mark with the superkick ODB & Roxxi defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky at the 6-minute mark when ODB pinned Love with a running powerslam TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams pinned Kaz at 7:52 with the Canadian Destroyer TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley at the 8-minute mark when Hernandez pinned Sabin with the 5150 Christian Cage pinned Tomko at the 12-minute mark with the Unprettier AJ Styles pinned Kurt Angle at the 14-minute mark with the Styles Clash Hard Justice 08 - Trenton, NJ - Sovereign Bank Arena - August 10, 2008 (3,500) Pay-per-view bouts: TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams pinned Consequences Creed at 12:30 Taylor Wilde, Gail Kim, & ODB defeated Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, & Awesome Kong at 11:27 when Wilde pinned Love Robert Roode & James Storm defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez at 14:15 to win the titles when Storm pinned Homicide Jay Lethal pinned Sonjay Dutt at 11:14 in a black tie brawl and chain match Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Team 3D at 15:22 in a streetfight when Rhino pinned Brother Ray AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a last man standing match at 24:50 TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Booker T in a steel cage weapons match at 12:44 TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - August 12, 2008 iMPACT taping: 8/16/08: Christian Cage & Rhino defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt Matt Morgan pinned Johnny Devine Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Jay Lethal Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash Taylor Wilde pinned Christy Hemme Hernandez pinned TNA Tag Team Champion Robert Roode AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a no ropes challenge TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - August 13, 2008 iMPACT taping: 8/23/08: Hernandez pinned TNA Tag Team Champion Robert Roode BG James & Eric Young defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin Matt Morgan pinned Frankie Capone Booker T pinned Rhino Consequences Creed defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams via disqualification Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kim in a streetfight AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a ladder match TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - August 26, 2008 iMPACT taping: 8/30/08: Christian Cage defeated Abyss via disqualification Taylor Wilde defeated Angelina Love in an evening gown contest Angelina Love defeated Taylor Wilde in a bikini contest Awesome Kong pinned Roxxi Laveaux TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Johnny Devine at the 30-second mark in a non-title match TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Lance Hoyt at the 1-minute mark in a non-title match TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Tomko in a non-title match Taylor Wilde defeated Angelina Love in a talent contest Kurt Angle & Booker T defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan 9/6/08: Awesome Kong pinned Sojourner Bolt Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed defeated Petey Williams & Sheik Abdul Bashir Curry Man pinned Jimmy Rave Kurt Angle pinned Kevin Nash Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde 9/13/08: TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Consequences Creed in a non-title match James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Shark Boy & Eric Young Abyss fought Johnny Devine to a no contest ODB pinned Raisha Saeed Christian Cage pinned AJ Styles No Surrender 08 - Ottawa, Ontario - General Motors Centre - September 14, 2008 Pay-per-view bouts: Curry Man, Eric Young, & Shark Boy defeated Christy Hemme, Jimmy Rave, & Lance Hoyt at 7:35 Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) pinned ODB in a falls count anywhere match at 10:23 Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 11:33 Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan) and Consequences Creed to win the title at 8:15 Taylor Wilde (w/ Rhino) defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love (w/ Velvet Sky & Kip James) to win the title at 6:22 Sonjay Dutt defeated Jay Lethal in a ladder match at 13:19 TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode (w/ Jackie Moore) defeated Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero) at 8:42 AJ Styles fought Frank Trigg to a no contest in a MMA match TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Christian Cage and Kurt Angle at 15:27 TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - September 16, 2008 iMPACT taping: 9/19/08: AJ Styles & Christian Cage defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin Curry Man, Eric Young, & Shark Boy defeated Jimmy Rave, Johnny Devine, & Petey Williams Booker T pinned Jay Lethal Rhino & Taylor Wilde defeated Kip James & Velvet Sky TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - September 17, 2008 iMPACT taping: 9/26/08: Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt Awesome Kong pinned Mercedes Steele Jackie Moore, TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Hector Guerrero, Homicide, & Hernandez TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated TNA World Champion Samoa Joe Booker T pinned AJ Styles TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - September 29, 2008 iMPACT taping: 10/3/08: Angelina Love pinned ODB Homicide & Hernandez defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated Eric Young and Jimmy Rave Booker T, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated AJ Styles, Jay Lethal, & Christian Cage ODB & Rhaka Khan defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - September 30, 2008 iMPACT taping: 10/9/08: Kip James pinned Rhino in a No DQ match Consequences Creed defeated Jay Lethal, Petey Williams, and Sonjay Dutt Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode in a non-title match Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed defeated Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde AJ Styles pinned Booker T TNA @ Lowell, MA - October 3, 2008 (700; heavily papered) Consequences Creed defeated Petey Williams Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave defeated Shark Boy & Super Eric Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi AJ Styles defeated TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a non-title match Abyss defeated Kip James TNA Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T TNA @ Glens Falls, NY - October 4, 2008 (800) Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave Eric Young defeated Kip James Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Consequences Creed Shark Boy defeated Petey Williams TNA Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Abyss & Eric Young TNA World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Booker T and AJ Styles in an elimination match; Booker was eliminated; Joe pinned Styles with the Muscle Buster TNA @ Plattsburg, NY - October 5, 2008 (900) Consequences Creed defeated Petey Williams Kip James defeated Shark Boy Eric Young & Abyss defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave; the match began as Young vs. Rave and turned into a tag team match after Hoyt interfered AJ Styles defeated TNA X Divison Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi TNA Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley TNA World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Booker T with a powerslam; Booker worked the match as a babyface Bound for Glory IV - Hoffman Estates, IL - Sears Centre - October 12, 2008 (5,000) Pay-per-view bouts: Jay Lethal won a Steel Asylum match at 12:07; other participants included Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Curry Man, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Devine, Petey Williams, Shark Boy, Sonjay Dutt, and Eric Young ODB, Rhaka Khan, & Rhino defeated Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, & Kip James at 6:15 TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Consequences Creed at 9:18 Taylor Wilde defeated TNA Knockouts co-champion Awesome Kong and TNA Knockouts co-champion Roxxi Laveaux to win the title at 5:11 TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan, Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Homicide & Hernandez in a Monster's Ball match at 20:20 Booker T defeated Christian Cage and AJ Styles at 13:05 Jeff Jarrett pinned Kurt Angle at 20:07 Sting pinned TNA World Champion Samoa Joe to win the title at 16:54 TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - October 14, 2008 iMPACT taping: 10/16/08: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir & Sonjay Dutt Booker T pinned Hernandez Roxxi Laveaux pinned Raisha Saeed Kevin Nash pinned Consequences Creed Kurt Angle pinned Matt Morgan TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - October 23, 2008 iMPACT taping: 10/23/08: Christy Hemme pinned Velvet Sky TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir pinned Jay Lethal at 3:00 TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Homicide & Hernandez, Abyss & Matt Morgan in a gauntlet match Awesome Kong pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde to win the title TNA World Champion Sting & Kevin Nash defeated Samoa Joe & AJ Styles TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - October 27, 2008 iMPACT taping: 10/30/08: Christy Hemme & ODB defeated Angelina Love & Velvet Sky Eric Young pinned TNA Tag Team Champion James Storm,BR> Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr. AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Kevin Nash & TNA Legends Champion Booker T Abyss defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - October 28, 2008 iMPACT taping: 11/6/08: TNA Legends Champion Booker T, TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Christian Cage, Alex Shelley, & Chris Sabin Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon, Homicide & Hernandez, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr. in a ladder match Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed defeated Rhaka Khan & Taylor Wilde TNA world Champion Sting, Kurt Angle, & Kevin Nash defeated Jay Lethal, Eric Young, & Consequences Creed Scott Steiner pinned Samoa Joe Turning Point 08 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - November 9, 2008 Pay-per-view bouts: Eric Young defeated Consequences Creed, Doug Williams, Homicide, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Petey Williams, Sonjay Dutt, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Volador at 17:12 Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed at 9:07 Rhino pinned TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a non-title match at 8:16 TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin at 17:01 TNA Legends Champion Booker T pinned Christian Cage at 11:45 Kurt Angle pinned Abyss in a falls count anywhere match at 17:18 Kevin Nash pinned Samoa Joe at 11:26 TNA World Champion Sting pinned AJ Styles at 14:43 TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - November 10, 2008 iMPACT taping: 11/13/08: Awesome Kong & Rhaka Khan defeated Roxxi Laveaux & Taylor Wilde Eric Young pinned TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a non-title match Scott Steiner pinned Rhino TNA World Champion Sting pinned Jay Lethal AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode via disqualification TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - November 11, 2008 iMPACT taping: 11/20/08: Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Sonjay Dutt Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated Christy Hemme & Sojourner Bolt AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin TNA Legends Champion Booker T pinned Eric Young Kurt Angle & Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan & Abyss TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - November 24, 2008 iMPACT taping: 11/27/08: Rhino defeated Hernandez and Sonjay Dutt Alex Shelley defeated Consequences Creed and Kip James TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated Matt Morgan and Jimmy Rave Christy Hemme pinned Raisha Saeed Rhino defeated Alex Shelley and TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - November 25, 2008 iMPACT taping: 12/4/08: TNA Legends Champion Booker T pinned Samoa Joe AJ Styles & Christy Hemme defeated Awesome Kong & Scott Steiner Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, & Eric Young defeated TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir, Jimmy Rave, & Sonjay Dutt Rhino pinned TNA World Champion Sting in a non-title match Final Resolution 08 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - December 7, 2008 (1,200) Pay-per-view bouts: Curry Man, Hernandez, Homicide, and Jay Lethal won a Feast or Fired battle royal at 12:10; other participants included Alex Shelley, BG James, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed, Kip James, Jimmy Rave, Lance Hoyt, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt ODB, Roxxi Laveaux, & Taylor Wilde defeated Angelina Love, Sharmell, & Velvet Sky at 7:27 Eric Young pinned TNA X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir to win the title at 8:05 Christy Hemme defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong via disqualification at 5:05 TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan at 11:35 Kurt Angle pinned Rhino at 14:24 TNA World Champion Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, & Booker T defeated AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 21:24; the world title was at stake in the match TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - December 8, 2008 iMPACT taping: 12/11/08: Eric Young pinned Sheik Abdul Bashir Alex Shelley pinned Jay Lethal James Storm pinned Abyss Christy Hemme pinned Sojourner Bolt Kurt Angle fought Brother Ray to a no contest TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - December 9, 2008 iMPACT taping: 12/18/08: Rhino pinned Lance Hoyt Chris Sabin pinned Sonjay Dutt Booker T & Scott Steiner defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan Kiyoshi pinned Consequences Creed Christy Hemme & ODB defeated Raisha Saeed & Rhaka Khan in a streetfight AJ Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Sting & Kevin Nash in a Six Sides of Steel match TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - December 15, 2008 iMPACT taping: 12/25/08: Chris Sabin pinned Kiyoshi AJ Styles & Brother Devon defeated Booker T & Scott Steiner Christy Hemme, ODB, Roxxi Laveaux, & Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong, Raisha Saeed, Rhaka Khan, & Sojourner Bolt in a streetfight Kurt Angle defeated Rhino via disqualification TNA @ Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - December 16, 2008 iMPACT taping: 1/8/09: Alex Shelley pinned Eric Young Awesome Kong pinned Madison Rayne Matt Morgan pinned Robert Roode Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode to win the titles Kurt Angle defeated BG James via submission