TNA Slammiversary — PAGE FIVE
June 21, 2009
Report By: Matt Boone for WrestleZone.com
Sting’s Spot In Main Event Mafia:
-Matt Morgan vs. Sting
Morgan’s music hits and out he comes. Sting’s music hits and out comes the Main Event Mafia member. The bell sounds to start the match. They lock up and Morgan hurls Sting to the floor. He goes out and attacks him, slamming him face-first into the guard rail. Back in the ring, Sting hits Morgan with multiple clotheslines, but can’t knock him off his feet. Tenay mentions that he’s receiving word in his headset that Team 3D has arrived in Michigan from their flight in Japan, where they flew from today after wrestling a match over there last night. Back to the action, Morgan hits several elbows on Sting in the corner and then shows off to the crowd. Morgan with a big slam and legdrop into a pin attempt, but only gets two. Big splash from Morgan into Sting in the corner. They’re putting Morgan over as a monster in this match. Morgan continuing to just dominate this match, which is completely one-sided at this point. Sting trying to fight back now after several more minutes of one-sided action from Morgan. The two are having a back-and-forth slugfest. Sting is getting the better of it now. Morgan misses a splash into the corner. Sting comes off the top with a missile dropkick. Sting hits a Stinger splash on Morgan in the corner. He tries hitting a second splash, but Morgan catches him coming in with the big boot. Sting hits a low blow on Morgan. He hits him with the scorpion death drop. Morgan kicks out of a pin attempt at two. Sting hits him with another scorpion death drop off the second rope and gets the pin and victory this time.
Winner: Sting
-A video package airs for TNA Bound For Glory in Los Angeles, California.
Backstage: Lauren Interviews AJ Styles & Samoa Joe
Backstage, Lauren is with AJ Styles and Samoa Joe. Styles talks about how tonight’s match is about strategy. He said he and Joe have been talking about this match for weeks. He said he doesn’t care if he or Joe wins, they are going to win and take back what they built. Joe tells Kurt Angle the wait is over. He said he promised to bring a nation of violence to TNA and he did. He talks about the guys he beat down in the Main Event Mafia. He says tonight, it’s Kurt Angle’s turn.
-A video package airs showing the history of the Team 3D/Beer Money Inc feud.
TNA Tag-Titles:
-Beer Money, Inc vs. Team 3D (c)
Beer Money, Inc is out first, followed by the TNA and New Japan world tag-team champions – Team 3D. The bell sounds and Devon and Storm start things off. Before they even lock-up we get a thunderous "we want tables" chant from the crowd. West and Tenay are being annoying on commentary arguing with each other about nothing. Storm tags in Roode and the two double-team Devon. Devon tags in Brother Ray, who locks up with Roode and bullies him into the corner. The two exchange punches until Roode hits the ropes and catches a big boot from Brother Ray. Brother Ray hits several mean ass chops on Roode in the corner. Roode fires up at one point and tells Brother Ray to give him another – which he didn’t mind doing. Brother Ray tags out. Beer Money double-teams Devon. Roode tags in Storm. He hits a few moves and tags Roode back in. Later in the match, all four men are in the ring, as Team 3D are double-teaming both guys individually. They set up a 3D but Storm interferes on Brother Ray. Team 3D clears house. They bring Roode back in and hit the "What’s up?" off the top move. Brother Ray pushes Devon and calls for the tables. They set up a table on the outside. Back in the ring, Roode with a spinebuster on Brother Ray. He tries a pin but only gets two. Both Beer Money guys are in the ring now and they are double-teaming Brother Ray. British Invasion are shown making their way down to the ring. They walk over to the announce booth and join Tenay and West on commentary. Back in the ring, it’s now just Storm and Brother Ray. Storm tags in Roode. They try a double-team spot but Brother Ray fights his way out of it. Brother Ray makes his way to his corner and tags in Devon. Devon with the hot tag, is cleaning house of both Beer Money, Inc guys. Devon with a pinfall attempt on Storm but only gets two. Powerslam from Devon on Roode. Chokeslam onto Storm by Devon. He pins Storm but Roode makes the save. Brother Ray hits the ring and they hit a backdrop 3D move on Roode. Storm off the top rope with a double cross body-block onto both Team 3D members. Storm with a hurricanrana off the top. Roode comes off another top rope with a splash onto Devon. They pin but only get two. Brother Ray with Storm on his shoulders, holds him for Devon to come off the top with a clothesline. Pin but only two. Storm spits beer into Roode’s eyes on accident, setting up the 3D. Devon pins Roode but the British Invasion distract the ref. Brother Ray comes off the top rope onto the floor on the British Invasion guys. Wow. Devon smashes British Invasion member Williams into the table on the outside. Beer Money, Inc hit the DWI on Devon and pin him for the three count and victory.
Winners and NEW TNA tag-team champions: Beer Money, Inc.
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