My TNA Archive Catch-up, 12th Nov 04

TNA was being broadcast on the Fox Sports Network, Don West & Mike Tenay are on colour.

Scott Hall, Kevin Nash & Jeff Jarrett announce they are now known as The Kings Of Wrestling.

Tag Match, 3 Live Kru (Ron Killings & BG James) vs Matthews, Kage & Static - I cant tell you any more about their opponants because West & Tenay never even talked about them so all I had was the ticker graphic saying their surnames. BG James took the win then Team Canada jumped 3LK.

6 Man International X Division Tag Match Kid Kash, Frankie Kazarian & Michael Shane (with Traci) vs Psicosis, Hector Garza & L.A Park - Kash took the win off Garza after Traci distracted him & kash smashed him in the head with a coconut.

Raven vs Monty Brown - Brown was about to hit the Pounce when Abyss jumped him so Raven got up to take advantage but Diamond Dallas Page hopped the guard rail nailing Raven with the Diamond Cutter allowing Brown to take the win.

Alex Shelley (with silly curly hair, a goatee & a bandana) vs Chris Sabin - Sabin took the win with some business with X Divsion Champ Petey Williams post match.

Tag Match, The Naturals vs AJ Styles & Jeff Hardy - Styles took the win off the Styles Clash.

My TNA Archive Catch-up, Victory Road PPV 04

X Division Gauntlet Cup 20 Man Battle Royal, Kazarian vs Sonjay Dutt kicks it off - The match works like this, 2 men start in the ring then every 60 seconds someone comes in to join them with elimination coming from going over the top rope to the floor until the last 2 where its a standard match with pinfall or submission to take the win & earn the cup. Next guy in to join them was Puma, next in was L.A Park (formerly known from WCW as La Parka), next in was Jerrelle Clark (I dont even think West or Tenay even said his name, they were just referring to him by his nickname which I had to Google), next in was Miyamoto, next in was Michael Shane (Kazarians tag partner who came down with Tracey) who was helped by Kazarian to eliminate Puma closely followed by Jerrelle Clarke & Miyamoto just as quickly.

Next in was Hector Garza, next in was Nosawa, next in was Mikey Batts, next in was an almost unrecognisable Alex Shelley who eliminated Sonjay Dutt who was closely followed out by LA Park eliminated by Kazarian, next in was Matt Sydal followed a minute later by Sonny Siaki who eliminated Nosawa & Mikey Batts a few moments later. Next in was Jason Cross followed by Shark Boy, Matt Sydal was illegally eliminated by Alex Shelly from outside the ring and next in was Psicosis followed a minute later by D-Ray 3000 (Shark Boys tag partner) although he and Shark Boy were eliminated by Sonny Siaki within moments.

Next in was Amazing Red and Alex Shelley was eliminated by Jason Cross a few seconds after that, next in was Spanky (Brian Kendrick) and the last guy to enter having earned the final slot was Chris Sabin who double teamed with Spanky and they both eliminated Sonny Siaki. Spanky eliminated Michael Shane who definately hurt himself taking a wickedly hard bump on the ringside mats and possibly a bit of the concrete too, pretty much everyone Power Suplexed Kazarian in a Mega Tower Of Doom then Psicosis eliminated Jason Cross but was eliminated himself by Amazing Red a short while later and Amazing Red was eliminated by Kazarian really quickly after that. Spanky was eliminated by Chris Sabin who was eliminated by Hector Garza leaving it as Garza vs Kazarian with Hector Garza taking the win by reversing a Side Roll.

8 Man Tag Match, The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas), Kid Kash & Dallas vs Erik Watts, Empire Saint Pat Kenney (aka Simon Diamond), Johnny B. Badd & Ron "The Truth" Killings - Dallas would eventually go on to change his name to Lance Hoyt, he's working for WWE currently. Truth took the win off a Double Underhook Slam off Chase Stevens.

Piritita Morgan vs Mascaritas Sagrada - Oh dear, TNA stooping to Midget Wrestling and Lucha Midgets at that. Sagrada took the win.

Scott Hall comes out to waffle on the mic.

NWA World Tag Team Title, 3 Live Kru (Konnan & BG James) vs Team Canada (Bobby Roode & Eric Young with Coach Scott D'Amore) - Konnan took the win from Roode and 3LK are new NWA Tag Champions.

Rowdy Roddy Piper comes out and does a Pipers Pit with Superfly Jimmy Snuka.

Trinity (with Glenn Gilberti & Johnny Swinger) vs Jaqueline - This wasn't a half bad match but after interferences from Swinger Trinity took the win off a Reverse Moonsault.

Monsters Ball Match, Abyss vs Raven vs Monty Brown - By the looks of it this was your basic Hardcore match, anything goes No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere. Abyss took a great Powerbomb off Raven into Thumbtacks but Monty Brown took the win after hitting The Pounce on Raven through a table. Dixie Carter was visible (looking horrified) in the audience behind the ring several times during this match.

X Division Championship, AJ Styles vs Petey Williams (with Coach Scott D'Amore) - Williams took the win off The Canadian Destroyer to retain his title.

Last Team Standing Match, Triple X (Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper) vs AMW - AMW took the win after Chris Harris nailed Skipper with the Catatonic into a chair for the pin & Skipper was unable to answer the 10 count.

Dusty Rhodes is named Director Of Authority.

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match, Jeff Hardy vs Jeff Jarrett - Jarrett retained the title after interference from Scott Hall then Kevin Nash in their run as The Outsiders. A run-in by AJ Styles failed to save Hardy as did run-ins from BG James, Konnan & Ron Killings leaving Hall & Nash standing tall until the music of none other than Randy Savage hit and he came in looking the same as he did in the Spiderman Movie.

My TNA Archive Catch-up, NWA-TNA PPV 3rd Mar 04

Well this one is back in the old pre Impact days when they broadcast from "The Asylum" & still had a boring square ring. This was Vince Russo's 1st run in TNA and he got a LOT more involved in front of house back then. This review will also talk about who was with the company back then, excuse any incorrect spellings as names weren't always displayed back then.

Show opens with a flashback of Russo telling Jeff Jarrett its time to pass the torch & a few other flashbacks to matches.At this time Vince Russo was "NWA Director Of Authority". Don West & Mike Tenay were doing colour.

Kevin Northcutt vs Chris Harris (with James Storm). This is clearly back when Americas Most Wanted were still over as a tagteam. Harris got the win in this average match.

10 Man Tagteam Match - Kid Kash, Micheal Shane (aka Matt Bentley then managed by a pre-implant Traci Brooks), David Young, Johnny Swinger & Glenn Gilberti (aka The Disco Inferno) vs Sonny Siaki (who would have 2nd run in TNA a few yrs later), D-lo Brown (probably fresh from WWE), Konnan, Ron Killings (with BG James back when they were the 3 Live Kru) & Simon Diamond. Another average match, Simon Diamond got the win for his team. Shame about the Russo inspired post match beatdown. The Insane Clown Posse break things up to save 3LK & friends. I never knew they'd worked in TNA.

Frankie Kazarian (aka Kaz) vs Jerry Lynn. Kaz wasn't half bad back then, Lynn was clearly at his best at that time as well. Kaz took good bumps & took the eventual win.

Raven came down and made a long speech about people he'd run out of TNA including Sinn, Slash & Father James Mitchell (under their "disciples of the new church" gimmick), Vampiro (who would come back to haunt Raven!) & CM Punk (when did he work for TNA?). Raven is eventually jumped by The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) the lights go out & Sabu (in his 1st run in TNA) saves Raven.

6 man tag match (World X Cup Match?) Team Japan (Ebisan, Nosawa & Wishanbo Comet) vs Team NWA (Sonjay Dutt, Elix SKipper & Chris Sabin who was then X Divsion Champion). Excellent match from both teams. Sabin & Dutt made the pin on Nosawa.

Flashback to a match between AJ Styles & Abyss. Johhny Fairplay had Lex Luger jump Styles midmatch.

Falls Count Anywhere Match, Abyss vs AJ Styles. Now this was a decent matches both outside & inside the ring. 3 refs got "knocked out" & due to having no clue how to end it Russo sent security (Don Harris) and some of the wrestlers out. Match was thrown out as a "No Contest".

Scott D'Amore & Team Canada (Petey Williams, Teddy Hart, Johnny Devine & Jack Evans come out to bitch on the mic. Their interupted by Team Mexico (Juventude Guerrero, Mr Aguila (aka Essa Ríos), Abismo Negro & Hector Garza & a brawl ensues which is eventually broken up by Scott D'Amore.

Jeff Jarrett comes out to bitch that he isn't getting a match tonight & starts on West & Tenay. Chris Harris (stupidly) tries to stop it and gets jumped by Shane Douglas for his trouble.

Chris Harris vs Shane Douglas. Don Harris is referee as all the other refs had been "injured" previously in the show. This match was mainly Douglas on top and Harris putting him over as a heel by selling everything he was given. Harris took the eventual win after interference from both Jarrett and James Storm.

Russo wastes the last 3 minutes of the show by boring everyone on the mic.