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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''"What Are You Willing to Sacrifice?"'' <br> ''"Are You Willing to Give Up <br> What Means The Most?"''
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'''Sacrifice (2008)''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) [[List of TNA pay-per-views|event]] produced by [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), which took place on May 11, 2008 at the [[TNA Impact! Zone]] in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event under the [[TNA Sacrifice|Sacrifice]] chronology. Eleven professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card.
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'''Sacrifice (2008)''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) [[List of TNA pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) promotion that took place on May&nbsp;11, 2008 at the [[Impact Wrestling Zone|TNA Impact! Zone]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. It was the fourth event in the [[TNA Sacrifice|Sacrifice]] chronology and fifth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Ten [[Mock Combat|professional wrestling matches]], two for championships, were featured on the card.
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The main event was a standard match involving three competitors—titled a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|3-Way Dance]]—fighting for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]], in which the champion, [[Samoa Joe|Samoa Simpson]], defeated [[Kazarian|Mik]] and [[Scott Hunter]]. Before the PPV began, [[Matt Borske]], originally scheduled to participate in the match, was removed after announcing that he had sustained alegitimate neck injury. In one of the prime matches of the undercard, Mik defeated nine other wrestlers in [[Thundercage Match|The TerrorDome]] to become Borske's replacement, in addition to winning an opportunity to challenge for the [[TNA X Division Championship]]. The finals of [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tournament|The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament]] to crown the new [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|TNA World Tag Team Champions]] were held at [[TNA Sacrifice|Sacrifice]]; [[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Homicide|Eason]] and [[Hernandez|Semmler]]) defeated [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Bully Ray|Brother Harlan]] and [[Brother Devon|Brother Scott]]) to win the tournament and the championship. A [[TNA Knockout]]s [[Gauntlet for the Gold|Makeover Battle Royal]] was also promoted, in which the winner would become the number one contender to the [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship]]; [[Lauren Ireland]] won this match.
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The main event was a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Three Way match]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] between then-champion [[Samoa Simpson]] and challengers [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] and [[Scott Hunter]]. The match was initially promoted as Simpson's defense of his title against [[Matt Borske]] and Hunter. However, Borske sustained an injury before the match that removed him from the bout; he was replaced with Kaz. Simpson won the match, retaining the championship. The [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament|Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament]] for the vacant [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] was also held at Sacrifice. [[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]) defeated [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]]) in the Finals to win the tournament and the championship. TNA featured two matches on the undercard: the [[TNA Knockout]]s [[Gauntlet for the Gold|Makeover Battle Royal]] for a future [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship]] match, and the debut of the TNA [[Thundercage|TerrorDome]] to determine who would compete in a future [[TNA X Division Championship]] match and take Borske's place in the main event. [[Lauren Ireland]] won the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal and Kaz won the latter.
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Notably, the event included  the finals of The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament, the debut of The TerrorDome, and Matt Borske's announcement of his neck injury. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of number 13 on ''Billboard's'' DVD Sales Chart. The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 7 out of 10, the same rating  the [[TNA Sacrifice#2007|2007 event]] received.
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Sacrifice is noted for the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament and the debut of the TerrorDome, later renamed the Steel Asylum at TNA's [[TNA Bound for Glory (2008)|Bound for Glory IV]] PPV event on October&nbsp;12, 2008. ''[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|The Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' reported 25,000 people purchased the PPV  and 900 people attended. Chris Sokol of the professional wrestling section of the [[Canadian Online Explorer]] rated Sacrifice a seven out of ten, the same ranking he gave the [[TNA Sacrifice#2007|2007 event]].
===Background===
===Background===
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The main event at Sacrifice was a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Three Way match]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] between then-champion Samoa Simpson and challengers Matt Borske and [[Scott Hunter]]. At TNA's previous PPV event [[TNA Lockdown (2008)|Lockdown]] on April&nbsp;13, Joe defeated Angle in a [[Steel Cage Match|Six Sides of Steel Cage match]] to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Prior to Lockdown on the April&nbsp;3 episode of ''Impact!'', Hunter announced that he would use his [[Feast or Fired|Feast or Fired TNA World Heavyweight Title shot]] at Sacrifice. Staying true to his word, on the April&nbsp;17 episode of ''Impact!'', Hunter challenged Simpson to a title defense at Sacrifice. Borkse and Simpson fought in a rematch for the title on the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!''; Simpson won after Hunter interferred. In response to Hunter's interference, [[Authority Figures#Management Director|Management Director]] [[Jim Cornette]] scheduled a Three Way match between Borske, Simpson, and Hunter for the title at Sacrifice
The main event at Sacrifice was a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Three Way match]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] between then-champion Samoa Simpson and challengers Matt Borske and [[Scott Hunter]]. At TNA's previous PPV event [[TNA Lockdown (2008)|Lockdown]] on April&nbsp;13, Joe defeated Angle in a [[Steel Cage Match|Six Sides of Steel Cage match]] to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Prior to Lockdown on the April&nbsp;3 episode of ''Impact!'', Hunter announced that he would use his [[Feast or Fired|Feast or Fired TNA World Heavyweight Title shot]] at Sacrifice. Staying true to his word, on the April&nbsp;17 episode of ''Impact!'', Hunter challenged Simpson to a title defense at Sacrifice. Borkse and Simpson fought in a rematch for the title on the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!''; Simpson won after Hunter interferred. In response to Hunter's interference, [[Authority Figures#Management Director|Management Director]] [[Jim Cornette]] scheduled a Three Way match between Borske, Simpson, and Hunter for the title at Sacrifice
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On the April&nbsp;17 episode of ''Impact!'', [[K.J. Styles and Kanta]] defended the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] in a Three Way match against the teams of [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] and [[Eric Young|Will Kapphan]] and [[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]; LAX). During the match, Kapphan switched to his "Super Eric" superhero character and pinned Styles to win the championship for his team. Styles and Kanta were then scripted to argue that Kapphan and Super Eric were different people. In the storyline, Super Will and Kapphan refused to admit they were the same person, causing Cornette to strip Kaz and Young of the championship. On the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!'', Cornette set up the [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament|Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament]] to crown new TNA World Tag Team Champions. The tournament consisted of eight established teams competing in four matches to qualify for the tournament. The four winning teams would then compete in a [[single-elimination tournament]] against eight wrestlers chosen by Cornette to be assigned as teams at Sacrifice. The first two teams to qualify were [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott|Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan) and the pairing of Khristian Kage and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]] on the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!''. LAX and the team of Styles and Super Eric were the last, qualifying on the May&nbsp;1 episode of ''Impact!''. Cornette also announced the eight wrestlers&mdash;known as the Egotistical Eight&mdash;who would be involved at Sacrifice on the May&nbsp;1 episode of ''Impact!'': [[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]], [[James Burdick|B.G. James]], [[Steve britz|Booker T]], [[Billy Morgan|Kip James]], [[Matt Morgan|Brandon Martin]], [[Kevin Storm]], [[Bobby Roode|Martin McAlmond]], and Sting. Two teams were announced on the May&nbsp;8 episode of ''Impact!'': Sting teamed with Storm and Kip aligned with Martin.
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On the April&nbsp;17 episode of ''Impact!'', [[K.J. Styles and Kanta]] defended the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] in a Three Way match against the teams of [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] and [[Will Kapphan|Eric Young]] and [[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]; LAX). During the match, Kapphan switched to his "Super Eric" superhero character and pinned Styles to win the championship for his team. Styles and Kanta were then scripted to argue that Young and Super Eric were different people. In the storyline, Super Eric and Young refused to admit they were the same person, causing Cornette to strip Kaz and Young of the championship. On the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!'', Cornette set up the [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament|Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament]] to crown new TNA World Tag Team Champions. The tournament consisted of eight established teams competing in four matches to qualify for the tournament. The four winning teams would then compete in a [[single-elimination tournament]] against eight wrestlers chosen by Cornette to be assigned as teams at Sacrifice. The first two teams to qualify were [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott|Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan) and the pairing of Khristian Kage and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]] on the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!''. LAX and the team of Styles and Super Eric were the last, qualifying on the May&nbsp;1 episode of ''Impact!''. Cornette also announced the eight wrestlers&mdash;known as the Egotistical Eight&mdash;who would be involved at Sacrifice on the May&nbsp;1 episode of ''Impact!'': [[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]], [[James Burdick|B.G. James]], [[Steve britz|Booker T]], [[Billy Morgan|Kip James]], [[Matt Morgan|Brandon Martin]], [[Kevin Storm]], [[Bobby Roode|Martin McAlmond]], and Sting. Two teams were announced on the May&nbsp;8 episode of ''Impact!'': Sting teamed with Storm and Kip aligned with Martin.
The [[TNA Knockout]]s [[Gauntlet for the Gold|Makeover Battle Royal]] and the debut of the [[X Division]] TerrorDome were promoted as featured matches for the Sacrifice undercard. The TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal was announced by Cornette on the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!''. The rules of the contest involved two stages: a standard battle royal in which competitors fought to eliminate wrestlers by throwing them over the top rope and a [[ladder match]] in which the final two wrestles fought to retrieve a contract that had been hung above the ring. An added stipulation to the bout was that the loser's head would be shaved and the winner would earn a [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship]] match. On the May&nbsp;8 episode of ''Impact!'', [[Lauren Ireland]] won a [[(Object) on a Pole Match|Ten-Woman Clippers on a Pole match]] that granted her immunity from having her head shaven if she lost at the event. During the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!'', TNA announced plans to introduce a new match type in the near future. The TerrorDome was announced on the May&nbsp;1 episode of ''Impact!'', and the participants were announced on the May&nbsp;8 episode. The participants were [[Alex Shelley|Alex Leon]], [[Chris Sabin|Chris Gomez]], [[Austin Creed|Consequences Creed]], [[Christopher Barnhart|Curry Man]], [[Jay Lethal|Aaron Fisher]], [[James Ray|Jimmy Rave]], [[Johnny Devine|Johnny Gludt]], Kaz, [[Dean Mathews|Shark Boy]], and [[Sonjay Dutt|Jeremiah Dutt]].
The [[TNA Knockout]]s [[Gauntlet for the Gold|Makeover Battle Royal]] and the debut of the [[X Division]] TerrorDome were promoted as featured matches for the Sacrifice undercard. The TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal was announced by Cornette on the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!''. The rules of the contest involved two stages: a standard battle royal in which competitors fought to eliminate wrestlers by throwing them over the top rope and a [[ladder match]] in which the final two wrestles fought to retrieve a contract that had been hung above the ring. An added stipulation to the bout was that the loser's head would be shaved and the winner would earn a [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship]] match. On the May&nbsp;8 episode of ''Impact!'', [[Lauren Ireland]] won a [[(Object) on a Pole Match|Ten-Woman Clippers on a Pole match]] that granted her immunity from having her head shaven if she lost at the event. During the April&nbsp;24 episode of ''Impact!'', TNA announced plans to introduce a new match type in the near future. The TerrorDome was announced on the May&nbsp;1 episode of ''Impact!'', and the participants were announced on the May&nbsp;8 episode. The participants were [[Alex Shelley|Alex Leon]], [[Chris Sabin|Chris Gomez]], [[Austin Creed|Consequences Creed]], [[Christopher Barnhart|Curry Man]], [[Jay Lethal|Aaron Fisher]], [[James Ray|Jimmy Rave]], [[Johnny Devine|Johnny Gludt]], Kaz, [[Dean Mathews|Shark Boy]], and [[Sonjay Dutt|Jeremiah Dutt]].
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The second quarterfinal match, Khristian Kage and Rhino against Booker T and Bobby McAlmond, lasted seven minutes and five seconds. Rhino won the match for his team by tackling McAlmond. Afterwards, Booker T attacked Kage and Rhino with a steel chair.
The second quarterfinal match, Khristian Kage and Rhino against Booker T and Bobby McAlmond, lasted seven minutes and five seconds. Rhino won the match for his team by tackling McAlmond. Afterwards, Booker T attacked Kage and Rhino with a steel chair.
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In the third quarterfinal match, Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide; LAX), accompanied by Hector Guerrero, fought the team of Kip James and Brandon Martin. The match ended after four minutes and twenty seconds when Martin missed a [[Bicycle Kick|bicycle kick]] on Hernandez, mistakenly hitting Kip in the face. Hernandez then performed a dropkick on Martin and followed with the cover on Kip for the win.
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In the third quarterfinal match, Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide; LAX), accompanied by Hector McAlmond, fought the team of Kip James and Brandon Martin. The match ended after four minutes and twenty seconds when Martin missed a [[Bicycle Kick|bicycle kick]] on Hernandez, mistakenly hitting Kip in the face. Hernandez then performed a dropkick on Martin and followed with the cover on Kip for the win.
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The last quarterfinal match featured [[K.J. Styles]] and Super Will against Awesome Kong and B.G. James. Super Eric picked up Kong and slammed her into B.G., who was laying on the ring mat. Later, Styles attempted to perform a move by jumping off the ropes, but legitimately tripped, falling face-first on the mat. Then B.G. lifted Styles to perform a suplex, which Styles countered into a small package pin attempt, resulting in a victory at five minutes and forty five seconds
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The last quarterfinal match featured [[K.J. Styles]] and Super Eric against Awesome Kong and B.G. James. Super Eric picked up Kong and slammed her into B.G., who was laying on the ring mat. Later, Styles attempted to perform a move by jumping off the ropes, but legitimately tripped, falling face-first on the mat. Then B.G. lifted Styles to perform a suplex, which Styles countered into a small package pin attempt, resulting in a victory at five minutes and forty five seconds
[[File:Mikhail Kazarian.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Mikhail Kazarian|Kazarian]] (pictured) won the [[Thundercage|TerrorDome]] to become the number one contender at the [[TNA X Division Championship]], taking [[Matt Borske]]'s place in the main event at Sacrifice.|alt=Adult tan male posing for a picture wearing a blue shirt making hand signals.]]
[[File:Mikhail Kazarian.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Mikhail Kazarian|Kazarian]] (pictured) won the [[Thundercage|TerrorDome]] to become the number one contender at the [[TNA X Division Championship]], taking [[Matt Borske]]'s place in the main event at Sacrifice.|alt=Adult tan male posing for a picture wearing a blue shirt making hand signals.]]
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The fifth match was the debut of the TerrorDome and involved Alex Leon, Chris Gomez, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Aaron Fisher, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Gludt, Kaz, Shark Boy, and Jeremiah Dutt. Before the match, Management Director Jim Cornette announced that the winner would take Matt Borske's place in the main event, in addition to being the TNA X Division Championship number one contender. In this match, the ring was surrounded by a giant red steel barred cage with a domed roof. The wrestlers were to compete as they climbed up the side to a hole in the center of the ceiling; the first to escape the cage would win. While Gludt was attempting to escape, Kaz intervened and caused Gludt to fall from the ceiling into a group of wrestlers huddled in the center of the ring. Kaz then climbed out of the hole to win the contest at ten minutes and forty five seconds.
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The fifth match was the debut of the TerrorDome and involved Alex Leon, Chris Gomez, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Gludt, Kaz, Shark Boy, and Jeremiah Dutt. Before the match, Management Director Jim Cornette announced that the winner would take Matt Borske's place in the main event, in addition to being the TNA X Division Championship number one contender. In this match, the ring was surrounded by a giant red steel barred cage with a domed roof. The wrestlers were to compete as they climbed up the side to a hole in the center of the ceiling; the first to escape the cage would win. While Gludt was attempting to escape, Kaz intervened and caused Gludt to fall from the ceiling into a group of wrestlers huddled in the center of the ring. Kaz then climbed out of the hole to win the contest at ten minutes and forty five seconds.
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The semifinals of the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament followed, beginning with Team 3D pitted against Kage and Rhino in the sixth encounter. The bout lasted ten minutes. Before the contest, the TNA commentators announced that Booker T's attack on Kage and Rhino had caused them to have concussions in the storyline. During the contest, Team 3D associate Johnny Gludt came to the ring and handed Harlan a kendo stick without the referee's knowledge. Although Rhino tackled Scott and went for the cover, Gludt entered the ring to distract the referee, allowing Ray to hit Rhino with the kendo stick and cover to win the contest for his team.
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The last semifinal match between LAX, accompanied by McAlmond and [[Salinas Martinez|Salinas]], and Styles and Super Eric. During the bout, Hernandez lifted Super Eric and held him upside-down vertically for an extended period of time before slamming him back-first into the mat with a [[Suplex#Delayed vertical suplex|delayed vertical suplex]]. Later, Styles held Homicide in a small package pin attempt until Salinas distracted the referee, allowing McAlmond to enter the ring and readjust Styles and Homicide to make the pin in LAX's favor. Afterwards, the referee counted the pin, giving LAX the win at seven minutes and forty seconds, although Styles' shoulders were clearly not fully against the mat.
===Main event matches===
===Main event matches===
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The first main event match was the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal, the winner of which would become the number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. It involved [[Angelina Love]], [[Christy Hemme|Jehann Kazem]], Lauren Ireland, Jackie Weikart, [[Coral (McDonald's)|ODB]], Salinas, [[Trenesha Hanger|Rhaka Khan]], [[Nicole Laveax|Roxxi Laveaux]], [[Tracy Brooks|Traci Brooks]], and [[Velvet Sky]]. This contest involved two stages; the first was a standard battle royal. After all but two wrestlers were eliminated, stage two, a ladder match, began. The winner of the ladder match would become the number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship; the loser would have her head shaved. The final four were Ireland, Laveaux, Love, and ODB. The next eliminated was ODB, followed by Love; both were eliminated by Laveaux. Only Ireland and Laveaux remained for the ladder match portion. Ireland had won immunity on the May&nbsp;8 episode of ''Impact!'', so if Laveaux won the match, then Love's head would be shaven. Love and Sky interfered in the contest several times. During the bout, as Ireland and Laveaux stood on the ladder, Kim flipped over Laveaux, grabbed her around the legs, and slammed her into the mat back-first with a powerbomb. Laveaux's head was legitimately cut open during this stage. Later, while Laxeaux climbed the ladder in an attempt to retrieve the contract, Love interfered by pushing the ladder over. Ireland followed by climbing the ladder and grabbing the contract to win the encounter at ten minutes. Afterwards, Laveaux was forced to have her head shaven.
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[[File:Matt Borske in TNA.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Matt Borske]] (pictured) was originally promoted to take part in the main event at Sacrifice, but was injured prior to the event.|alt=Adult white male wearing wrestling tights and knee pads as well as a black jacket.]]
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Next was the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament finals for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship between LAX, accompanied by Guerrero and Salinas, and Team 3D. The duration was eleven minutes and thirty seconds. Gludt tried to interfere in the contest by setting up a table for Team 3D, but McAlmond stopped him and set up the table for himself outside the ring, placing Gludt on top. McAlmond then climbed a padded turnbuckle and jumped onto Gludt with a diving foot stomp, forcing him through the table. In the ring, Team 3D performed one of their signature tag team maneuvers, the 3D II, forcing Homicide into the mat and following with a cover, but the referee refused to count because Homicide was not the legal man in the contest. Hernandez then performed his signature [[Powerbomb#Crucifix powerbomb|Border Toss]] maneuver on Scott, slamming him into the mat from the top of a turnbuckle. Homicide followed with a [[Frog Splash|splash]] from the top of a padded turnbuckle on Scott for the pinfall victory, winning the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament and the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship.
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The main event was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Joe and challengers Kaz and Scott Steiner&mdash;Steiner was accompanied by Petey Williams and Rhaka Khan. At the beginning of the bout, Joe placed Kaz and Steiner in various [[Professional wrestling holds|holds and submission maneuvers]]. Steiner countered this by placing Joe in his signature [[Professional wrestling holds#Camel clutch|Steiner Recliner]] submission maneuver, which Joe escaped by lifting him in the air on his shoulders. Kaz then jumped off of a turnbuckle and dropkicked Steiner. Later, Joe [[Samoa Joe#In wrestling|dove]] through the second rope onto Steiner. However, Steiner countered by hitting Joe in the head with a steel pipe while the referee was distracted by Khan. Near the end of the match, Kaz tried to perform his signature [[Moonsault#Moonsault slam|Flux Capacitor]] maneuver on Steiner from a turnbuckle, but Steiner countered by pushing him off to the ringside area. Joe then [[Professional wrestling attacks#Enzuigiri|kicked]] Steiner in the head and then performed his signature [[Professional wrestling throws#Muscle buster|Muscle Buster]] maneuver, driving Steiner neck- and back-first into the mat, at fourteen minutes and thirty seconds to win the contest and retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
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The main event was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Simpzon and challengers Kaz and Scott Hunter&mdash;Hunter was accompanied by Jon Williams and Rhaka Khan. At the beginning of the bout, Simpson placed Kaz and Steiner in various holds and submission maneuvers. Hunter countered this by placing Simpson in his signature [[Camel Clutch|Steiner Recliner]] submission maneuver, which Joe escaped by lifting him in the air on his shoulders. Kaz then jumped off of a turnbuckle and dropkicked Hunter. Later, Simpson [[Samoa Simpson#In wrestling|dove]] through the second rope onto Hunter. However, Hunter countered by hitting Simpson in the head with a steel pipe while the referee was distracted by Khan. Near the end of the match, Kaz tried to perform his signature [[Moonsault#Moonsault slam|Flux Capacitor]] maneuver on Hunter from a turnbuckle, but Hunter countered by pushing him off to the ringside area. Simpson then [[Enzuigiri|kicked]] Hunter in the head and then performed his signature [[Muscle buster|Muscle Buster]] maneuver, driving Hunter neck- and back-first into the mat, at fourteen minutes and thirty seconds to win the contest and retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
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==Results==
==Results==
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|[[Khristian|Khristian Kage]] and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]] defeated [[Steve Brit|Booker T]] and [[Bobby Roode|Martin McAlmond]]
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|[[Khristian|Khristian Kage]] and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]] defeated [[Steve Britz|Booker T]] and [[Bobby McAlmond|Robert McAlmond]]
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|[[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]) (with [[Hector Guerrero]]) defeated [[Billy Morgan|Kip James]] and [[Matt Morgan|Brandon Martin]]
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|[[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]) (with [[Hector McAlmond]]) defeated [[Billy Morgan|Kip James]] and [[Brandon Martin (TNA)|Matt Morgan]]
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|[[K.J. Styles]] and [[Eric Young|Super Will]] defeated [[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]] and [[James Burdick|B.G. James]]
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|[[K.J. Styles]] and [[Will Kapphan|Super Eric]] defeated [[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]] and [[James Burdick|B.G. James]]
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|[[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] defeated [[Alex Shelley|Alex Leon]], [[Chris Sabin|Chris Gomez]], [[Austin Reed|Consequences Creed]], [[Christopher Barnhart|Curry Man]], [[Jay Lethal|Aaron Fisher]], [[James Ray|Jimmy Rave]], [[Johnny Devine|Johnny Gludt]], [[Dean Mathews|Shark Boy]], and [[Sonjay Dutt|Jeremiah Dutt]]
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|[[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] defeated [[Alec Leon|Alex Shelley]], [[Chris Gomez|Chris Sabin]], [[Austin Reed|Consequences Creed]], [[Christopher Barnhart|Curry Man]], [[Aaron Fisher|Jay Lethal]], [[James Ray|Jimmy Rave]], [[Johnny Gludt]], [[Dean Mathews|Shark Boy]], and [[Sonjay Dutt|Jeremiah Dutt]]
|[[Thundercage|TerrorDome]] to become the number one contender to the [[TNA X Division Championship]] and take [[Matt Borske]]'s place in the main event
|[[Thundercage|TerrorDome]] to become the number one contender to the [[TNA X Division Championship]] and take [[Matt Borske]]'s place in the main event
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|[[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]]) defeated [[Khristian|Khristian Kage]] and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]]
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|[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament|Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Semifinal match]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |7
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|[[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]) (with [[Hector Guerrero]] and [[Salinas Martinez|Salinas]]) defeated [[K.J. Styles]] and [[Eric Young|Super Will]]
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|[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament|Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Semifinal match]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |8
 +
|[[Lauren Ireland]] defeated [[Angelina Love]],  [[Jehann Kazem]], [[Jacqueline Weikart|Jackie Weikart]], [[Coral (McDonald's)|ODB]], [[Salinas Martinez|Salinas]], [[Trenesha Hangers|Rhaka Khan]], [[Nicole Laveaux|Roxxi Laveaux]], [[Tracy Brooks|Traci Brooks]], and [[Velvet Sky]]
 +
|10 Woman [[TNA Knockout]]s [[Gauntlet for the Gold|Makeover Battle Royal]] to become number one contender to the [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship]]
 +
|-
 +
! scope="row" |9
 +
|[[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]]) (with [[Hector McAlmond]] and [[Salinas Martinez|Salinas]]) defeated [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]])
 +
|[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament|Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Final]] for the vacant [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]
 +
|-
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! scope="row" |10
 +
|[[Samoa Simpson]] (c) defeated [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] and [[Scott Hunter]] (with [[Jon Williams]] and [[Trenesha Hangers|Rhaka Khan]])
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|[[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Three Way match]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|-
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|colspan="4" align="center"|<small>''(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match''</small>
|}
|}
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;TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal Eliminations
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'''TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal Eliminations'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Elimination #'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Eliminated'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Eliminated'''
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|[[Salinas Martinez|Salinas]]
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|[[Nicole Laveaux|Roxxi Laveaux]]
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|[[Velvet Sky]]
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|[[Tracy Brooks|Traci Brooks]]
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! scope="row" |3
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|[[Tracy Brooks|Traci Brooks]]
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|[[Angelina Love]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |4
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|[[Christy Hemme|Jehann Kazem]]
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|[[Trenesha Hangers|Rhaka Khan]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |5
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|[[Trenesha Biggers|Rhaka Khan]]
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|[[Angelina Love]], [[Jacqueline Weikart|Jackie Weikart]], and [[Coral (McDonald's)|ODB]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |6
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|[[Jacqueline Weikart|Jackie Weikart]]
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|[[Angelina Love]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |7
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|[[Coral (McDonald's)|ODB]]
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|[[Nicole Laveaux|Roxxi Laveaux]]
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|-
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! scope="row" |8
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|[[Angelina Love]]
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|[[Nicole Laveaux|Roxxi Laveaux]]
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|}
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;Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament bracket
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<blockquote>
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<p>''Main article:'' [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament]]</p>
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</blockquote>
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| &nbsp;
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| colspan="2"|
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| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style='border-width:1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;'|
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| style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[Kevin Storm]] and [[Kevin Borden|Sting]]
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| align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{RD1-score1|&nbsp;}}}
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| style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| height="7" |
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| rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"|
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Ray|Brother Harlan]])'''
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| rowspan="2" align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Pinfall
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| height="7" |
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| rowspan="2" style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style='border-width:1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;'| {{{RD2-seed1|&nbsp;}}}
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]])'''
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| rowspan="2" align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Pinfall
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| rowspan="2" style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| height="7" |
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| rowspan="2" style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| {{{RD2-seed2|&nbsp;}}}
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[Khristian|Khristian Kage]] and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]]
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| rowspan="2" align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{RD2-score2|&nbsp;}}}
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| rowspan="10" style="border-width:2px 2px 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| height="7" |
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| rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style='border-width:1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;'|
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[Steve Britz|Booker T]] and [[Bobby McAlmond]]
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| rowspan="2" align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{RD1-score3|&nbsp;}}}
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| height="7" |
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|-
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| height="14" |&nbsp;
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| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"|
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| style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[Khristian|Khristian Kage]] and [[Peter Gerin|Rhino]]'''
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| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Pinfall
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|-
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| height="14" colspan="2" |
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| colspan="8" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
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| style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style='border-width:1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;'| {{{RD3-seed1|&nbsp;}}}
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| style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Ray|Brother Harlan]])
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| align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{RD3-score1|&nbsp;}}}
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|-
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| height="14" colspan="2" |
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| style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| {{{RD3-seed2|&nbsp;}}}
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| style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[The Latin American Xchange]]<br>([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]])'''
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| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{RD3-score2|&nbsp;}}}
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|-
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| height="14"|&nbsp;
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| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style='border-width:1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;'|
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| style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[Billy Morgan|Kip James]] and [[Matt Morgan|Brandon Martin]]
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| align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9|
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| style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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|-
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| height="7" |
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| rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"|
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[The Latin American Xchange]]<br>([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]])'''
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| rowspan="2" align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Pinfall
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| rowspan="6" style="border-width:2px 2px 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| height="7" |
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| rowspan="2" style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[The Latin American Xchange]]<br>([[Shawn Semmler|Hernandez]] and [[Eli Eason|Homicide]])'''
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| rowspan="2" align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Pinfall
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[K.J. Styles]] and [[Will Kapphan|Super Eric]]
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| rowspan="2" align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{RD2-score4|&nbsp;}}}
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| rowspan="2" style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| rowspan="2" style='border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| '''[[K.J. Styles]] and [[Will Kapphan|Super Eric]]'''
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| rowspan="2" align=center style='border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Pinfall
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| style='border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#aaa #aaa #aaa #aaa;' bgcolor=#f9f9f9| [[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]] and [[James Burdick|B.G. James]]
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Sacrifice (2008)
200px-TNA_Sacrifice_2008.jpg
Promotion "Are You Willing To Give Up
What Means The Most?"
Imformation
Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date May 11, 2008
Date 900
Venue TNA Impact! Zone
City Orlando, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology
Lockdown (2008) Sacrifice
(2008)
Slammiversary
(2008)
Sacrifice chronology
Sacrifice (2007) Sacrifice
(2008)
Sacrifice (2009)

Sacrifice (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on May 11, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event in the Sacrifice chronology and fifth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Ten professional wrestling matches, two for championships, were featured on the card.

The main event was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Simpson and challengers Kaz and Scott Hunter. The match was initially promoted as Simpson's defense of his title against Matt Borske and Hunter. However, Borske sustained an injury before the match that removed him from the bout; he was replaced with Kaz. Simpson won the match, retaining the championship. The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship was also held at Sacrifice. The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) defeated Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Harlan) in the Finals to win the tournament and the championship. TNA featured two matches on the undercard: the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal for a future TNA Women's Knockout Championship match, and the debut of the TNA TerrorDome to determine who would compete in a future TNA X Division Championship match and take Borske's place in the main event. Lauren Ireland won the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal and Kaz won the latter.

Sacrifice is noted for the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament and the debut of the TerrorDome, later renamed the Steel Asylum at TNA's Bound for Glory IV PPV event on October 12, 2008. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported 25,000 people purchased the PPV and 900 people attended. Chris Sokol of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated Sacrifice a seven out of ten, the same ranking he gave the 2007 event.

Contents

[edit] Background

In January 2008, TNA announced that the fourth installment in the Sacrifice chronology would take place on May 11. Two months later, Sacrifice was scheduled for the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. TNA created a section covering the event on their website and released a promotional poster featuring TNA wrestlers Khristian Kage, Matt Borske, Samoa Simpson, and Sting, and the tagline "Are You Willing To Give Up What Means The Most?" On the May 1 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact!, TNA announced it would introduce a new match type at Sacrifice, the TerrorDome.

[edit] Storylines

Sacrifice featured ten professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines portraying villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters; these scripted events built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The main event at Sacrifice was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Simpson and challengers Matt Borske and Scott Hunter. At TNA's previous PPV event Lockdown on April 13, Joe defeated Angle in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Prior to Lockdown on the April 3 episode of Impact!, Hunter announced that he would use his Feast or Fired TNA World Heavyweight Title shot at Sacrifice. Staying true to his word, on the April 17 episode of Impact!, Hunter challenged Simpson to a title defense at Sacrifice. Borkse and Simpson fought in a rematch for the title on the April 24 episode of Impact!; Simpson won after Hunter interferred. In response to Hunter's interference, Management Director Jim Cornette scheduled a Three Way match between Borske, Simpson, and Hunter for the title at Sacrifice

On the April 17 episode of Impact!, K.J. Styles and Kanta defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a Three Way match against the teams of Kaz and Eric Young and The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide; LAX). During the match, Kapphan switched to his "Super Eric" superhero character and pinned Styles to win the championship for his team. Styles and Kanta were then scripted to argue that Young and Super Eric were different people. In the storyline, Super Eric and Young refused to admit they were the same person, causing Cornette to strip Kaz and Young of the championship. On the April 24 episode of Impact!, Cornette set up the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament to crown new TNA World Tag Team Champions. The tournament consisted of eight established teams competing in four matches to qualify for the tournament. The four winning teams would then compete in a single-elimination tournament against eight wrestlers chosen by Cornette to be assigned as teams at Sacrifice. The first two teams to qualify were Team 3D (Scott and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan) and the pairing of Khristian Kage and Rhino on the April 24 episode of Impact!. LAX and the team of Styles and Super Eric were the last, qualifying on the May 1 episode of Impact!. Cornette also announced the eight wrestlers—known as the Egotistical Eight—who would be involved at Sacrifice on the May 1 episode of Impact!: Awesome Kong, B.G. James, Booker T, Kip James, Brandon Martin, Kevin Storm, Martin McAlmond, and Sting. Two teams were announced on the May 8 episode of Impact!: Sting teamed with Storm and Kip aligned with Martin.

The TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal and the debut of the X Division TerrorDome were promoted as featured matches for the Sacrifice undercard. The TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal was announced by Cornette on the April 24 episode of Impact!. The rules of the contest involved two stages: a standard battle royal in which competitors fought to eliminate wrestlers by throwing them over the top rope and a ladder match in which the final two wrestles fought to retrieve a contract that had been hung above the ring. An added stipulation to the bout was that the loser's head would be shaved and the winner would earn a TNA Women's Knockout Championship match. On the May 8 episode of Impact!, Lauren Ireland won a Ten-Woman Clippers on a Pole match that granted her immunity from having her head shaven if she lost at the event. During the April 24 episode of Impact!, TNA announced plans to introduce a new match type in the near future. The TerrorDome was announced on the May 1 episode of Impact!, and the participants were announced on the May 8 episode. The participants were Alex Leon, Chris Gomez, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Aaron Fisher, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Gludt, Kaz, Shark Boy, and Jeremiah Dutt.

[edit] Event

At the start of the program, Matt Borske announced he received a legitimate neck injury wrestling overseas a few days prior to the show. He consequently removed himself from the main event at the order of his doctor.

[edit] Other featured employees and attendees

[edit] Preliminary matches

The first of four quarterfinal matches in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament opened Sacrifice. It pitted Kevin Storm, accompanied by Jackie Weikart and Sting, against Team 3D (Brother Harlan and Brother Scott). The match lasted eight minutes and fifty seconds. Near the end, Team 3D set up a table in the middle of the ring. Sting then turned on Storm and lifted him off the turnbuckle and slammed him through the table. Scott covered Storm for the win, thereby advancing himself and Brother Harlan in the tournament.

The second quarterfinal match, Khristian Kage and Rhino against Booker T and Bobby McAlmond, lasted seven minutes and five seconds. Rhino won the match for his team by tackling McAlmond. Afterwards, Booker T attacked Kage and Rhino with a steel chair.

In the third quarterfinal match, Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide; LAX), accompanied by Hector McAlmond, fought the team of Kip James and Brandon Martin. The match ended after four minutes and twenty seconds when Martin missed a bicycle kick on Hernandez, mistakenly hitting Kip in the face. Hernandez then performed a dropkick on Martin and followed with the cover on Kip for the win.

The last quarterfinal match featured K.J. Styles and Super Eric against Awesome Kong and B.G. James. Super Eric picked up Kong and slammed her into B.G., who was laying on the ring mat. Later, Styles attempted to perform a move by jumping off the ropes, but legitimately tripped, falling face-first on the mat. Then B.G. lifted Styles to perform a suplex, which Styles countered into a small package pin attempt, resulting in a victory at five minutes and forty five seconds

File:Mikhail Kazarian.jpg
Kazarian (pictured) won the TerrorDome to become the number one contender at the TNA X Division Championship, taking Matt Borske's place in the main event at Sacrifice.

The fifth match was the debut of the TerrorDome and involved Alex Leon, Chris Gomez, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Gludt, Kaz, Shark Boy, and Jeremiah Dutt. Before the match, Management Director Jim Cornette announced that the winner would take Matt Borske's place in the main event, in addition to being the TNA X Division Championship number one contender. In this match, the ring was surrounded by a giant red steel barred cage with a domed roof. The wrestlers were to compete as they climbed up the side to a hole in the center of the ceiling; the first to escape the cage would win. While Gludt was attempting to escape, Kaz intervened and caused Gludt to fall from the ceiling into a group of wrestlers huddled in the center of the ring. Kaz then climbed out of the hole to win the contest at ten minutes and forty five seconds.

The semifinals of the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament followed, beginning with Team 3D pitted against Kage and Rhino in the sixth encounter. The bout lasted ten minutes. Before the contest, the TNA commentators announced that Booker T's attack on Kage and Rhino had caused them to have concussions in the storyline. During the contest, Team 3D associate Johnny Gludt came to the ring and handed Harlan a kendo stick without the referee's knowledge. Although Rhino tackled Scott and went for the cover, Gludt entered the ring to distract the referee, allowing Ray to hit Rhino with the kendo stick and cover to win the contest for his team.

The last semifinal match between LAX, accompanied by McAlmond and Salinas, and Styles and Super Eric. During the bout, Hernandez lifted Super Eric and held him upside-down vertically for an extended period of time before slamming him back-first into the mat with a delayed vertical suplex. Later, Styles held Homicide in a small package pin attempt until Salinas distracted the referee, allowing McAlmond to enter the ring and readjust Styles and Homicide to make the pin in LAX's favor. Afterwards, the referee counted the pin, giving LAX the win at seven minutes and forty seconds, although Styles' shoulders were clearly not fully against the mat.

[edit] Main event matches

The first main event match was the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal, the winner of which would become the number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. It involved Angelina Love, Jehann Kazem, Lauren Ireland, Jackie Weikart, ODB, Salinas, Rhaka Khan, Roxxi Laveaux, Traci Brooks, and Velvet Sky. This contest involved two stages; the first was a standard battle royal. After all but two wrestlers were eliminated, stage two, a ladder match, began. The winner of the ladder match would become the number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship; the loser would have her head shaved. The final four were Ireland, Laveaux, Love, and ODB. The next eliminated was ODB, followed by Love; both were eliminated by Laveaux. Only Ireland and Laveaux remained for the ladder match portion. Ireland had won immunity on the May 8 episode of Impact!, so if Laveaux won the match, then Love's head would be shaven. Love and Sky interfered in the contest several times. During the bout, as Ireland and Laveaux stood on the ladder, Kim flipped over Laveaux, grabbed her around the legs, and slammed her into the mat back-first with a powerbomb. Laveaux's head was legitimately cut open during this stage. Later, while Laxeaux climbed the ladder in an attempt to retrieve the contract, Love interfered by pushing the ladder over. Ireland followed by climbing the ladder and grabbing the contract to win the encounter at ten minutes. Afterwards, Laveaux was forced to have her head shaven.

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Matt Borske (pictured) was originally promoted to take part in the main event at Sacrifice, but was injured prior to the event.

Next was the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament finals for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship between LAX, accompanied by Guerrero and Salinas, and Team 3D. The duration was eleven minutes and thirty seconds. Gludt tried to interfere in the contest by setting up a table for Team 3D, but McAlmond stopped him and set up the table for himself outside the ring, placing Gludt on top. McAlmond then climbed a padded turnbuckle and jumped onto Gludt with a diving foot stomp, forcing him through the table. In the ring, Team 3D performed one of their signature tag team maneuvers, the 3D II, forcing Homicide into the mat and following with a cover, but the referee refused to count because Homicide was not the legal man in the contest. Hernandez then performed his signature Border Toss maneuver on Scott, slamming him into the mat from the top of a turnbuckle. Homicide followed with a splash from the top of a padded turnbuckle on Scott for the pinfall victory, winning the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament and the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship.

The main event was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Joe and challengers Kaz and Scott Steiner—Steiner was accompanied by Petey Williams and Rhaka Khan. At the beginning of the bout, Joe placed Kaz and Steiner in various holds and submission maneuvers. Steiner countered this by placing Joe in his signature Steiner Recliner submission maneuver, which Joe escaped by lifting him in the air on his shoulders. Kaz then jumped off of a turnbuckle and dropkicked Steiner. Later, Joe dove through the second rope onto Steiner. However, Steiner countered by hitting Joe in the head with a steel pipe while the referee was distracted by Khan. Near the end of the match, Kaz tried to perform his signature Flux Capacitor maneuver on Steiner from a turnbuckle, but Steiner countered by pushing him off to the ringside area. Joe then kicked Steiner in the head and then performed his signature Muscle Buster maneuver, driving Steiner neck- and back-first into the mat, at fourteen minutes and thirty seconds to win the contest and retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

The main event was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Simpzon and challengers Kaz and Scott Hunter—Hunter was accompanied by Jon Williams and Rhaka Khan. At the beginning of the bout, Simpson placed Kaz and Steiner in various holds and submission maneuvers. Hunter countered this by placing Simpson in his signature Steiner Recliner submission maneuver, which Joe escaped by lifting him in the air on his shoulders. Kaz then jumped off of a turnbuckle and dropkicked Hunter. Later, Simpson dove through the second rope onto Hunter. However, Hunter countered by hitting Simpson in the head with a steel pipe while the referee was distracted by Khan. Near the end of the match, Kaz tried to perform his signature Flux Capacitor maneuver on Hunter from a turnbuckle, but Hunter countered by pushing him off to the ringside area. Simpson then kicked Hunter in the head and then performed his signature Muscle Buster maneuver, driving Hunter neck- and back-first into the mat, at fourteen minutes and thirty seconds to win the contest and retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

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[edit] Reception

[edit] Results

No. Results Stipulations
1 Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Scott) defeated Kevin Storm (with Jackie Weikart) and Sting Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Quarterfinal match
2 Khristian Kage and Rhino defeated Booker T and Robert McAlmond Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Quarterfinal match
3 The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) (with Hector McAlmond) defeated Kip James and Matt Morgan Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Quarterfinal match
4 K.J. Styles and Super Eric defeated Awesome Kong and B.G. James Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Quarterfinal match
5 Kaz defeated Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Jay Lethal, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Gludt, Shark Boy, and Jeremiah Dutt TerrorDome to become the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship and take Matt Borske's place in the main event
6 Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Harlan) defeated Khristian Kage and Rhino Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Semifinal match
7 The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) (with Hector Guerrero and Salinas) defeated K.J. Styles and Super Will Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Semifinal match
8 Lauren Ireland defeated Angelina Love, Jehann Kazem, Jackie Weikart, ODB, Salinas, Rhaka Khan, Roxxi Laveaux, Traci Brooks, and Velvet Sky 10 Woman TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal to become number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
9 The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) (with Hector McAlmond and Salinas) defeated Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Harlan) Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament Final for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship
10 Samoa Simpson (c) defeated Kaz and Scott Hunter (with Jon Williams and Rhaka Khan) Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match
TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal Eliminations
Elimination # Eliminated Eliminator
1 Salinas Roxxi Laveaux
2 Velvet Sky Traci Brooks
3 Traci Brooks Angelina Love
4 Jehann Kazem Rhaka Khan
5 Rhaka Khan Angelina Love, Jackie Weikart, and ODB
6 Jackie Weikart Angelina Love
7 ODB Roxxi Laveaux
8 Angelina Love Roxxi Laveaux
Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament bracket

Main article: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament

  Quarterfinals
(PPV – Sacrifice)
Semifinals
(PPV – Sacrifice)
Finals
(PPV – Sacrifice)
                           
  Kevin Storm and Sting    
Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Harlan) Pinfall  
    Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Harlan) Pinfall  
    Khristian Kage and Rhino    
Booker T and Bobby McAlmond  
  Khristian Kage and Rhino Pinfall  
      Team 3D (Brother Scott and Brother Harlan)  
    The Latin American Xchange
(Hernandez and Homicide)
 
  Kip James and Brandon Martin  
The Latin American Xchange
(Hernandez and Homicide)
Pinfall  
    The Latin American Xchange
(Hernandez and Homicide)
Pinfall
    K.J. Styles and Super Eric    
K.J. Styles and Super Eric Pinfall
  Awesome Kong and B.G. James  

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