TNA house show
June 14th 2008
Coventry Skydome U.K
Report by David Staniland, PWTorch.com reader
(1) Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Robert Roode & James Storm.
(2) Awesome Kong pinned Gail Kym.
(3) A.J. Styles beat Jay Lethal and Doug Williams.
Jeremy Borash introduced Dixie Carter.
Intermission.
Jeremy Borash introduced Kurt Angle who then called out Jeff Jarrett. Very genuine emotional speech from Jarrett.
(4) Abyss pinned Rhino.
(5) LAX defeated Sonjay Dutt & Petey Williams.
(6) Samoa Joe beat Booker T.
BIGGEST POPS
(1) A.J. Styles
(2) Jeff Jarrett
(3) Kurt Angle
MOST HEEL HEAT
(1) Booker T
(2) Earl Hebner
(3) Robert Roode
Other Notes: To be at an actual TNA house show in the U.K was just amazing. Having attended WWE events in the u.k over the last six years, this one TNA event overshadows anything I have seen at a WWE show. Great segment from Dixie Carter mentioning TNA returning to the uk in January 2009. Amazing also to see Jeff Jarrett get a standing ovation when he was introduced by Kurt Angle. All the wrestlers seemed genuinely happy to be there and performing to a sell out crowd. Plus a special mention to Jeremy Borash for handling the event; he knows hows to work a crowd.
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