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8/23 TNA in Topeka, Ks.: Samoa Joe vs. Abyss, Beer Money vs. LAX, Taylor vs. Awesome Kong, Kip vs. Morgan Aug 24, 2008 - 1:29:33 AM
TNA house show
August 23, 2008
Topeka, Ks. at the Expocentre
Report by Dusty Wagoner, PWTorch.com reader
Attendance was low. Approximately 500 at the Expocentre which holds about 8,000. The upper level was completely closed.
(1) Rhino & Eric Young defeated Jimmy Rave & Lance Rock after a GORE GORE GORE! by Rhino.
(2) Sonjay Dutt defeated Jay Lethal with Dutt holding the ropes with a rollup.
(3) Matt Morgan defeated Kip James by pin after the Wild Bill Irwin bicycle kick.
(4) A.J. Styles defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir by pin following a Styles clash
(5) Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong by pin with a rollup.
(6) Beer Money Inc. defeated LAX by pin after a double team.
(7) Samoa Joe defeated Abyss by pin after kicking a chair held by Abyss into Abyss' face
Notes: Jeremy Borash said a PPV is coming to Topeka, then told fans they are going to be on Spike TV, and said if they're loud they may be picked to go backstage. At the end of the show they had the faces come out and shake hands and give autographs to the fans, and for $20 you could get your picture taken with A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe together. Crowd, while small, did seem to know the wrestlers and were into the action.
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