Full Credit: Mike Johns, PWInsider.com
Pre-Game Show:
Buck Quartermaine & Lex Lovett vs. Chris Candido & Andy Douglas
Candido and Buck chopped each other. Candido missed a running plash in the corner, crotching himself in the corner. Douglas tagged in and worked over Quartermaine. Candido and Douglas worked over Quartermaine. Candido hit a legdrop off the second rope for a two count. He worked over Buck in the corner with chops but it was reversed. Candido avoided Buck as he charged into the corner and held him up for a vertical suplex for some time. After he was cropped, Quartermaine, slipped a hand atop of Candido for a near fall. Lovett hit a slingshot legdrop. Buck went to the top but Douglas shoved him off. Candido hit the top rope diving headbutt and scored the pin. Your winners, Chris Candido & Andy Douglas.
They aired a Trytan promo.
Jeremy Borash and Shane Douglas hyped the lineup.
Kid Kash & Lance Hoyt vs. Jerelle Clark & Cassidy Riley
Riley and Kash opened the bout. They had a good exchange of near falls. Riley monkeyflipped Kash out of the and locked on an armbar. Riley and Clark took down Kash then knocked Hoyt out of the ring, They ducked as Kash went for a dive at them, sending him into his partner on the floor. Clark hit a asai moonsault followed by Riley hitting a plancha. Hoyt hit a big clothesline on Clark with Clark taking a 360 bump. Kash slammed Clark down, then hit Riley. Hoyt hit a huge overhead release suplex on Clark. They worked over Clark. Clark tried to fire back with chops on Kash. Clark hit a spinning kick on Kash and followed it with a powerslam. He went to the top for the 630 but Hoyt took his leg out from under him. Kash worked over Clark while he was on top and hit a top rope powerslam for a two count. Riley broke up the pin. Hoyt tagged in and pressed and dropped Clark. Kash and Clark clothesline each other. Clark blindtagged Riley who hit a springboard dive on Hoyt Hoyt caught him but Clark took out his knee for a near fall. Hoyt killed Clark with a powerbomb and Kash hit the Moneymaker for the pin. Your winners, Lance Hoyt & Kid Kash!
Shane Douglas said he heard something was going on in the back and he was going to find out what it was. It turned out to be Abyss being taken away in handcuffs for an incident with Jeff Hardy.
Jeremy Borash closed the show with a ton of hype.
Destination X PPV
Destination X opened with a great video feature looking at the heart of the wrestlers.
Mike Tenay and Don West preview the card for tonight. They questioned the status of the Falls Count Anywhere bout as Abyss was “taken away in handcuffs” for an incident earlier today.
Team Canada vs. NWA Tag Team champions America’s Most Wanted & Konnan & BG Jammes
When BG Jammes did hit “Tag Team champions of the world” line, AMW took exception to it but the cameras missed it. Johnny Devine has a torn MCL and ACL so a new Team Canada member Alistair Ralph is working the bout. Bobby Rude and BG Jammes opened the bout. Konnan hit rolling thunder on Eric Young. AMW take out Team Canada and knock them to the floor. Chris Harris backdropped his partner over the ropes to the floor on them then hit a running dive on Canada as well. Chris Harris charged Petey Williams in the corner but Bobby Rude pulled him away. Harris hit the ringpost shoulder first. Team Canada worked over Harris including Ralph hitting a big powerslam on him. Harris finally made a tag to Konnan who cleaned house on Team Canada. Konnan hit the facejam on Williams but Rude broke the pin attempt. He locked on Tequila Sunrise but was attacked. All eight men brawled. Scott D’Amore tried to get involved but was tossed off the top. Bobby Rude hit the Northern Lariat for the pin. Your winners, Team Canada.
Backstage, Dusty Rhodes was with Tracy Brooks and Trinity. Jonny Fairplay returned and begged for a chance to return to TNA. Rhodes told him that he had three hours to sign two names to contract and he could return.
Mike Tenay announced the earlier incident with Jeff Hardy and Abyss has been resolved and the Falls Count Anywhere bout will take place tonight.
Chris Sabin vs. Chase Stevens
Sabin hit a huge dive to the floor to open the bout. Stevens took control after Andy Douglas and Chris Candido took out Sabin’s legs while going for a springboard. Sabin finally came back with an inverted atomic drop and several clotheslines. Sabin hit a two count off a springboard DDT. Sabin set him up for Future Shock but Andy Douglas interfered. Sabin reversed a pin attempt for the pin. Candido and the Naturals attacked Sabin when a masked man hit the ring and took them out. He hit a huge running dive to the floor and unmasked to reveal Shocker. Mike Tenay put over his McDonalds commercial and his international reputation. Candido and the Naturals looked shocked. Part of the crowd chanted his name.
Dustin Rhodes vs. Raven – Bullrope Match
Rhodes controlled the match early using the bullrope to choke Raven and send him into the railing and guard rail. Raven pulled Rhodes off the ropes and then placed a chair in the turnbuckles. He whipped Rhodes into the chair. Rhodes came back and went for a bulldog into the chair but Raven threw him off. Rhodes finally scored the pin with a bulldog. Team Canada attacked Rhodes but America’s Most Wanted made the save. Your winner, Dustin Rhodes!
They aired a video feature on Team Tracy vs. Team Trinity.
Team Tracy vs. Team Trinity
The two teams brawled back and forth. Only thing of note is that one of Phi Delta distracted the referee for NO reason, after his partner hit a top rope splash. The Harris Boys scored the pin after a switcheroo and a big boot on Big Tilly. Tracy wins the role of Dusty Rhodes’ assistant.
They aired a video feature on Monty Brown vs. Trytan.
Monty Brown vs. Trytan
They brawled outside. Tenay put over that while you could study tapes of Brown for strategy, you couldn’t know what Trytan had planned. Trytan scored a nearfall with a chokeslam. Brown hit the fall away slam and played to the crowd. Brown went for the Pounce but the lights went out. When they returned a masked man was in the ring, beating on Brown. Brown hit the pounce on and scored the pin, suddenly “realizing” it wasn’t Trytan. Trytan appeared on the stage pointing at Brown.
Backstage, Diamond Dallas Page talked about Jeff Jarrett while he was stretching for his match. They had a technical problem and went back to Tenay and West.
They aired a video feature on Abyss vs. Jeff Hardy.
Abyss vs. Jeff Hardy – Falls Count Anywhere
Abyss tried to hit Hardy with a chair but was stopped. He went for Shock Treatment but Hardy escsaped. Hardy hit a dive out of the ring off a chair. They brawled backstage into an area where TNA had catering set up. Abyss set up a table. Hardy attacked him but was taken out. Abyss set up a second table. Hardy threw Abyss into a wall and slammed his head into it. Hardy ascended a steel girder and hit a swanton off of it, through the tables. He got a two count for his efforts. Abyss slammed Hardy into a metal gate. They brawled back into the building. Abyss threw Hardy into the rear of the bleachers of the bleachers then crotches him on the guard rail. He throws Hardy into the ring and brings in a pair of chairs. He placed one over Hardy and hit a big splash off the ropes. He gets a near fall. Hardy clobbers him with several chair shots for a near fall. Hardy began looking for something under the ring, finally grabbing a ladder. Hardy set up the ladder and climbed it. Hardy took Abyss down then hit a leapfrog over the ladder to a legdrop for a two count. Hardy went for the Twist of Fate but Abyss hit Shock Treatment for a two count. Hardy shoved Abyss into a chair that was set between two turnbuckles, and rolled him up for a near fall. Hardy went to the top but was crotched. Abyss pulled a table from under the ring. Abyss set the table up as Hardy struggled to recover. He put Hardy on the table and climbed the ropes. Hardy cut him off and went for a top rope hurrancanrana but was caught and Abyss hit a top rope powerbomb. Abyss tore up his elbow during the spot. Hardy tried to fight back and hit the twist of fate on the ladder for the pin. Your winner, Jeff Hardy!
Abyss attacked Hardy after the bell. He pulled out a bag of thumbtacks. He hit the Black Hole Slam into the tacks. They showed a closeup of Hardy’s bloody back imbedded with tacks.
Backstage, Team Canada celebrated their victory. Scott D’Amore said they would get their hands on all the gold in TNA. Jonny Fairplay said he needed a tag team and tried to take two of the members, offering a 60/40 split. Team Canada pulled a Canadian flag he had draped over his shoulders. Fairplay tried to sing the Canadian national anthem and ran off.
They aired a video feature on The Outlaw’s recent debut.
Kevin Nash vs. The Outlaw – Taped Fist First Blood Match
Nash and Outlaw brawled back and forth in the ring. Outlaw pulled Nash down and slammed his knee into the ring apron. He slammed it into the ring. Back in the ring, Nash catapults him to the floor. Nash sent him into the railing and the steel support for the Ultimate X bout. Nash went to hit him with a chair but Outlaw hit him low. Outlaw got the chair and cracked it in Nash’s face. Outlaw got some wire cutters and ripped off the turnbuckle in one of the corners. He went to slam Nash into it but Nash blocked and tried to do the same. Nash hit a big boot. He went for Snake Eyes but Outlaw escaped. He slammed Nash into the turnbuckle. Nash hit Snake Eyes on the exposed steel twice, opening him up and worked over the cut. The referee didn’t see it as he was out. Jeff Jarrett hit ringside and hit Nash with the NWA title belt. Jeff Jarrett’s attorney Dagger came out with a doctor, who cleaned off Outlaw’s face and closed the cut. The cameras showed Nash busted open on the floor. The referee saw Nash’s blood and rang the bell. Your winner, the Outlaw!
After the bell, Nash attacked Outlaw and powerbombed him, opening him up again.
TNA X-Division champion AJ Styles vs. Primetime Elix Skipper vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Ron Killings
The rules of the bout: The bout will start as a tag team bout. When a man is eliminated, it will turn into a Three Way bout. When a second competitor is eliminated, it will then turn into a traditional Ultimate X bout where you must capture the belt hanging above the ring.
Stage One: Killings & Daniels vs. Skipper & Styles
Skipper and Killings started the bout. Killings hit a missile dropkick. Styles tagged in and wanted a piece of Daniels. Daniels walked away from the ring instead of tagging in. Styles went for a leapfrog but didn’t clear. Styles dropkicked Killings but was attacked from behind by Daniels. Daniels tagged in and hit Styles with a series of rights. Styles came off the rope with a big kneedrop for a two count. As Styles came off the ropes Skipper kicked him, and applauded his former partner Daniels. Daniels hit an STO and locked in a crossface. Daniels hit a springboard press off the ropes for a two count. Styles battled back. Daniels tried to hit a back suplex on Styles, but he landed on his feet and hit an enziguiri. Killings tagged in as did Skipper. Killings looked great in an exchange and hit an axe kick from the top rope, but Daniels broke up the pin. Killings clotheslined his own partner out of the ring. Styles hit a running tope con hilo to the floor. Skipper hit Sudden Death for the pin. Killings is eliminated.
Stage Two: Daniels vs. Styles vs. Skipper
Styles and Skipper unleashed kicks back and forth on the other and hit a double clothesline. Daniels ascended the cables and used the cross section of the cables to hit a moonsault into the ring on both men. Mike Tenay called it the BME – Biggest Moonsault Ever. Skipper had words with Daniels about the move. Daniels buttered him up, then turned on his old partner. Daniels hit an exploder. Styles tried to get in the ring but was knocked to the floor. Skipper exploded with offense on Daniels, hitting a spinning leg lariat. He went for a full nelson suplex but Daniels ducked down just as Styles came off the ropes with a springboard into a forearm. Styles and Daniels battled in the corner. Skipper came off the cables with an inverted reverse frankensteiner. Skipper hit a powerbomb on Daniels but was too hurt to make the cover. Skipper worked over Daniels. Skipper hit a mule kick on Daniels. Styles used the cables as a starting point, doing a full flip then pulled over into a shooting star which glancingly hit his opponents. Skipper hit sudden death but Daniels rolled up Skipper for the pin.
Stage Three: Styles vs. Daniels for the X-Division championship
Daniels climbed the cables looking for the belt but was pulled off by Styles. He took Styles down and went back to the cables. Styles pulled him down and hit a side backbreaker. Daniels worked him over with headbutt after headbutt. Styles hit the Pele Kick. Daniels and Styles each headed for the cables. Daniels slipped and dived at Styles, pulling him down into the ring. Styles went for the title but Daniels hit a spear off the corner into a STO. Daniels climbed across the cables with Styles pursuing him. Daniels fell and then pulled Styles into the ring with Styles taking a facefirst dive. The crowd chanted “This is Awesome” and they were right. Daniels and Styles met at the halfway point and both went for the belt but fell with the title remaining. They went for it again and again the belt remained. Styles grabbed the belt but when he returned to the ring, Daniels hit Angel’s Wings and grabbed the belt. The referee saw Daniels with the belt and rang the bell.
Your winner and new TNA X-Division champion, Christopher Daniels!
That was easily the best thing on the show thus far and a great bout.
They aired a video feature on NWA champion Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page noting that there would be “ringside revenge” with the wrestlers that Jarrett had screwed in the past surrounding the ring to prevent interference.
Jonny Fairplay found his tag team – Lex Lovett and Buck Quartermaine. Is that a rib on Ron Niemi?
NWA champion Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page
DDP jumped into the crowd during his ring entrance. The crowd chanted “You Suck” as Jarrett was introduced. Jarrett backed out of the ring and 3 Live Kru surrounded him to make sure he got back into the ring. Page kept trying to get at Jarrett with the champion jumping to the floor each time. Jarrett went for the stroke but DDP avoided it and went for the diamond cutter. Jarrett backed out of the ring but was stopped by Monty Brown. Brown grabbed him by the throat. DDP attacked Jarrett and got him into the ring. Page got a two count with a shoulderblock. Jarrett went for a hiptoss but Page hit a discus clothesline to the floor. They brawled to the announcer’s table. Page clotheslined Jarrett into the crowd and hit him with a trash can. They brawled into the bleachers and tossed Jarrett into the side of the entranceway set. Page nailed Jarrett with another trash can shot. They brawled to the Spanish announcer’s table. DDP grabbed a crutch from a “ringside fan” and hit Jarrett with it. He brought a swivel chair in the ring and hit Jarrett while Jarrett was sitting in it, spinning him. He peppered Jarrett with punches in the corner, but Jarrett lowblowed him and hit a Hot Shot. Jarrett slammed the swivel chair onto Page’s knee to set up the figure four leglock. He went for it but Page kicked him off and rolled him up several times for two counts. Jarrett worked over Page’s knee. Jarrett worked over the knee and locked on the figure four. Page tried to turn it over but Jarrett used the momentum to swing it back over. Page got to the ropes. Jarrett locked on a sleeper. Page broke it but Jarrett locked it on again. Page finally escaped and took down Jarrett with a clothesline-like move. Page and Jarrett met center-ring brawling. Page hit a clothesline and a big boot. Page hit a clothesline for a two count. Page hit a Rock Bottom for a two count. Page hit a sitdown powerbomb for a two count. Page made the sign for the Diamond Cutter but was stopped by the Naturals and Candido. Jarrett hit a stroke for a two count. Everyone brawled. The Outlaw ran in and handed Jarrett a guitar. He was going to hit Page when BG Jammes grabbed it. Konnan held Jarrett but Jammes hit Konnan when Jarrett ducked. He was upset and he and Ron Killings tended to Konnan. The Outlaw hit the ring but Sean Waltman ran in and cleaned house on Gunn and Jarrett. He hit bronco busters on each and brawled to the back with Outlaw. The Naturals and Chris Candido hit the ring and each received Diamond Cutters. Page hit the cutter on Jarrett. Jarrettt’s attorney Dagger got in the ring. Monty Brown told Page he’d take care of him, then came off the ropes and hit the Pounce on DDP. Jarrett pinned Page. Brown and Jarrett had a staredown, then celebrated together. Mike Tenay said Monty Brown sold his soul to the devil.
Your winner and still NWA champion, Jeff Jarrett!
They closed the PPV with a promo advertising Lockdown and pushing the two Six Sides of Steel bouts.
