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The show opens with a video recap of Flair's outrage over the Hall of Fame controversy, and the Abyss/Hogan beat down from last week.

In case anyone forgot, TNA reminds us they'll be live in 4 days.

AJ and Flair strut down the ring with their 17 valets. Taz says for the 15th time that the world is shocked at Hogan wrestling in a few days. I can hardly type, as the shock has not yet worn off.

Flair looks remourseful, and says he wants to give back to the Hulkster and TNA, apparently they have a present. Tenay isn't buying it, but if you ask me this has got to be genuine. Abyss and Hogan stroll down (to Hogan's music) to receive this awesome gift of theirs.

Flair tells Hogan he is going to hook him up tonight. Hogan shoots back and says he doesn't need him to lend him one of his hits of Viagra. Hogan calls AJ a "wannabe Flair" and gets a flurry of boos. But the disgruntled crowd perks up after Abyss drops a mention of "Abyssamania", and Flair goes off saying forget it, he'll take them on!

AJ says times have changed, and now he's the champ. He asks Hogan if he's gonna sacrifice his reputation to face the Phenomenal One. Flair says he'll see them Monday and starts to leave, but Bischoff comes out and interrupts! 

Bischoff is pissed and says AJ is going to defend his title in a fatal 4-way against Pope, Abyss and Desmond Wolfe. No real reason is given for this, but it sounds like a plan to me.

Wolfe is backstage and starts going on about some old rubbish that's been in JB's pocket for two weeks. Not really sure what that was all about...

Anyway, he says he's going to do anything to win tonight. He gives the other competitors some colourful nicknames, including the classic "Poop Dinero". We'll find out if he can deliver later tonight!

As we come back to Impact, Bischoff is on the phone mocking the idea of a pro-wrestling football league, an obvious shot at the failed XFL. Jarrett walks into his office and Eric says the cook is here. Jeff demands they get back to business, the business of pro wrestling. Eric says his new role came to him when he passed the men's room the other day. He says Jeff is the only man for the job; that job is the TNA janitor and he hands him a plunger! But Jeff isn't going to let his mind games get to him, and takes the plunger saying he's going to be the best janitor EVAH! 

8-Man Tag: Motor City Machine Guns vs. Generation Me vs. Beer Money Inc. vs. World Tag Team Champs Matt Morgan and Hernandez

Saban and Jeremy start it off. Saban works on the arm and gets the best of him. Shelly slips in the ring and MCMG get a 4-hit tag-team combo on Max. Bunch of quick tags, people flying in and out of the ring. Hernandez gets in and military presses Max half a dozen times before LAUNCHING him into the air and splattering body parts everywhere upon landing. Hernandez is about to finish him off when Morgan tags himself in, but takes forever to choke slam the Generation Me duo, then strolls over to SupaMaxi to gloat, but it costs him as he turns around into a superkick by Storm.

Winner: Beer Money Inc.

Sean Morely is in Eric's office and let's him know that he'll be in a No DQ Falls Count Anywhere match with Jarrett tonight. He snickers as he turns to slick to call it down the middle. No foul play there, nope.

Kurt is seen in Hogan's office, and he is asking him to let him take on AJ on Monday. But Hogan calls it his "last shot." He says he needs to earn this respect for himself. Angle accepts this decision and leaves gracefully.

Mr. Foley's Etiquette School vol. 1: His female etiquette coach asks him to remove her jacket and he goes to unbutton her shirt. She asks him to walk and he sarcastically struts. Comedy ensues.

Sean Morely vs Jeff Jarrett

Jarrett has no idea he's in this match, and Morely asks Slick to ring the bell (and by that I mean he literally says the word "ding") as they are outside the bathroom door. He storms in and decks Jeff to all hell. He slams his arm in the door, and rams his head into the wall several times as Jarrett shout at him asking what in the hell is going on! Jarrett didn't get a chance to fight back and is knocked out cold as he is pinned.

Winner: Sean Morely


Christy is chatting with Pope recapping is recent accomplishments, and asking how he feels about the Flair/AJ beast down which injured his ankle. He said they tried to put him down like an old mule, but he has arrived tonight. Pope said there's no time like the present and he's going to leave the Impact zone the new TNA World Champ tonight. He said if Dick Flair gets involved he's going to reach way back into the 1980s and find a pimp slap to give him...

Big Rob terry is warming up for his match next! 

X Division Champion Doug Williams vs. Global Champion Rob Terry

Terry shoves Williams as soon as the bell rings, picks him and dumps him. Williams thumbs the eye but Terry comes back with a leg lift lariott. Williams tries to get a roll-up from the corner, but Terry hits a spine buster for the win. Match duration was approx 2 minutes...

Winner: Rob Terry

Afterwards, Magnus comes out and cheap shots Terry and they both beat him down.

Eric comes to visit his friend Jeff, and Jarrett is outraged at such a cheap match. But Eric says he'll give him another match. He hopes he's a fast healer because he says that match will be tonight! 

Foley is in another segment with his Etiquette teacher, which was incredibly amusing. Be sure to Youtube this.

A video recap of Anderson and Angle's feud is shown. Mr. Anderson comes to the ring by Angle's entrance, dressed as Angle, with a huge over-sized dog tag (a cookie sheet) etched with the word "loser". Mr. Anderson does a parody of Angle, harping on the number of times Angle has broken his neck citing examples of neck breaking as he tied his shoe or as he was taking a dump. Oh it's real, it's damn real. He went on to say he didn't give a damn about the troops and the real Angle bolts to the ring and starts the Angle beat down, but Anderson spits a liquid in his face and comes back to get some shots of his own and lays out Kurt with his own finisher to add further disrespect.

Abyss approaches Hogan and feels terrible about not being able to help him last week. Hogan tells him it wasn't his fault, and now that he has the power (his ring, apparently, is magic) he has to believe in everything that he does. He is confident that during his match on Monday Abyss will protect him and hugs him.

Footage of Angelina being attacked by the Beautiful People earlier in the day is shown. Lacey says that's enough, but strangely Vel Vel gets in her face and says it's not enough until she says it is!

A bouncy Angelina Love is in the ring and calls VV something the TV censors just wouldn't approve of, not in the slightest. She tells Vel Vel to get her irresistible rump to the ring immediately. Ok, so maybe that wasn't a word-for-word quote...

Angelina makes short order of Velvet, dishing out one hell of a kick to the chin. But the rest of the Beautiful People are sent out for reinforcements and Angelina gets the ugly stock treatment yet AGAIN. Guess the creative team couldn't be bothered to think up something new this week.

Bubba is ranting in Hogan's office incoherently and I'm trying to figure out what in the hell he's talking about. Finally he sort of makes sense and makes the point that he shouldn't put his body on the line to wrestle. But Hogan says it is something he has to do.

Another round of Foley's Etiquette antics!

Well, it's another week, and that means another 2 minute tussle between Nash/Young and Pac/Hall. For the love of God, let's have this settled and done with already. (EDIT: Nope…)

Jeff's Second Match of the Night: Jeff Jarrett vs. Tomko

Jeff and Tomko exchange a few slugs, and Tomko is right on the injured shoulder of Jarrett. Jeff comes back with a kick, but Tomko is ready this time and delivers a loaded clothesline for a series of near falls. They're both up, but Tomko throws himself down on Jeff's arm yet again. The crowd is going crazy for the first time tonight, and are urging on Jarrett to mount a comeback. Tomko hits a few shoulder blocks in the corner, but Jeff leapfrogs, hooks the waist and rolls up Tomko for a surprise pin!

Winner: Jeff Jarrett!

We're back and Eric Bischoff is with the Hulkster discussing the Hulkamania brand and its importance to the company. He says there's too much at risk if he decides to go through with his match. Hogan says yet again, this is a one-shot deal and will make or break him. He says Eric promised to be behind him no matter what and the discussion is over.

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Desmond Wolfe vs. Poop Dinero vs. Abyss vs. AJ Styles(c)

AJ is stylin' as he comes down in a feather-laced robe a la Nature Boy! 

Pope decides to start it off with AJ and he can hardly walk. AJ dominates by focusing on the injured ankle as well as landing a few chops. He tags in Wolfe, but all 4 men scramble into the ring and Abyss and Pope clothesline the heels over the top rope so we can get the last commercials over with.

Hot damn, we return with Pope chopping the champ against the guard rail! Abyss misses a splash outside and hits the steel ring post. Meanwhile AJ clobbers Pope's leg from behind in the ring. AJ distracts the ref while Flair gets a trio of chair shots on the already injured ankle of pope! AJ immediately locks in the figure 4 leg lock. Pope hangs on for quite a while, but he just can’t take it forever and is forced to tap.

Winner: AJ Styles

After the match, a brawl ensues, and Flair manages to sneak up on Abyss with a barb wire bat. Hogan takes his time getting out to the ring, but cleans house and nails Flair with the barb wire bat twice! Actually it was more of a swipe, and Flair opens up instantly, he does not look good at all! Security rushes out and Hogan makes quick work of them, too. Flair and Hogan were really their feet, and this was actually a great segment.

Flair can hardly stand up from the blood loss as Hogan issues a final challenge for the Monday Night match. This Monday, for the first time in a decade, we will see Flair and Hogan step in the ring against each other!

I'll see you all next Monday when history is made.