Matches announced for the show include Hernandez vs. James Storm, Taylor Wilde vs. Christy Hemme, and Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash taking on Team 3D. Plus, will we hear from Sting about why he attacked AJ Styles at Hard Justice? Where did Joe get the guitar from? All this and more!
I haven’t yet obtained a copy of last night’s PPV. I’ll attempt to do so later on, but for now, here are your TNA Hard Justice 2008 Quick Results!
1.) Petey Williams def. Consequences Creed to retain the X Division Championship
– Creed was attacked by Shiek Abdul Bashir, costing him the match.
2.) Taylor Wilde, Gail Kim, & ODB def. The Beautiful People & Awesome Kong
3.)Beer Money def. LAX to win the TNA Tag Team Championship
4.) Jay Lethal def. Sonjay Dutt in a Black Tie Brawl and Chain match
5.) Christian Cage & Rhino def. Team 3D in a New Jersey Street Fight
6.) AJ Styles def. Kurt Angle in a Last Man Standing match
7.) Samoa Joe def. Booker T in a Weapons Cage match to retain the TNA Championship – Joe used a guitar that wasn’t originally in the cage to win the match
For the last several weeks, TNA iMPACT has been one of the most entertaining wrestling shows. Last night’s iMPACT was a big one, and almost had a pay-per-view like feel to it, just three days before Hard Justice. All of the matches for this Sunday’s PPV were showcased, some intertwining with each other, and there were a lot of crazy parts to the show, and some sick bumps being taken, including one that left the canvas soaked in the blood of Kurt Angle.
Well, another not so bad edition of iMPACT, with lots of guys getting face time this week. Improving upon last week, the main focus of the show was actually Samoa Joe and Booker T instead of a mid-card tag team (no offense, Beer Money, you guys are my favorite team in TNA right now.) There was even time for some enhancement talent on this week’s show. Congratulations on your vast improvement over the last couple of weeks, TNA!
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it – I’m a huge fan of Robert Roode and James Storm as a tag team. Which is why I actually enjoyed last night’s episode of iMPACT. Despite all the crap that happened in the main event at Victory Road, iMPACT focused more on Beer Money than any other performers. They went around whipping virtually everybody, including wrestlers, security guards, and fans. Meanwhile, Samoa Joe is letting Booker T keep the TNA Championship belt, while Team 3D and Kurt Angle swear that Sting is on their side.
Results and what will probably be some not-so-in-depth analysis after the jump! (more…)