TNA Impact Results 22nd January 2009

Xplosion (Dark Match):

Jay Lethal defeated Cute Kip w/The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Angelina Love)

TNA Impact:


FIRST MATCH
* Alex Shelley defeated Sonjay Dutt (w/SoCal Val), Chris Sabin, & Sheik Abdul Bashir to retain the TNA X Division Championship.

After the match, Sharmell came out and confronted referee Shane Sewell, ordering him to the back with her.


FIRST PROMO
TNA Champion Sting, Kurt Angle, and Scott Steiner come out for an in-ring promo. Kurt Angle says that tonight, the Main Event Mafia starts with Petey Williams and ends with AJ Styles.

Angle questions who made Team 3D bookers and says that they can shove their pay-per-view challengers. Sting says that no one speaks for him and whispers something to Angle who whispers something back.

Jim Cornette comes out and says it's going to be Sting defending the TNA Championship against Brother Ray, Brother Devon, and Kurt Angle and the first man to get the pinfall is the new champion at Against All Odds.


SECOND MATCH
ODB defeated Sojourner Bolt via disqualification after Awesome Kong hit the ring with Raisha Saeed and Rhaka Khan.


AFTER THE MATCH

Roxxi and Taylor Wilde came out with weapons to make the save.


THIRD MATCH
TNA Legends Champion Booker T (w/Sharmell) & Scott Steiner defeated Petey Williams & Eric Young in a tag team elimination match.


AFTER THE MATCH

After the match, while raising the hands of Booker and Steiner, referee Shane Sewell shook his head in disgust. Booker got in his face and Sewell retaliated with chops. Steiner and Booker assaulted Sewell until Earl Hebner, of all people, came out to make the save.


SECOND PROMO
An in-ring segment with Matt Morgan and Abyss takes place, whilst being interviewed by Lauren. They make-up after last week's blowup.


FOURTH MATCH
TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc. (w/Jacqueline) defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan in a non-title First Blood match.

During the match, Morgan turned on Abyss, hitting him with a steel chair, busting him open.


AFTER THE MATCH
Morgan continues to assault Abyss before flipping off the crowd and leaving.


FIFTH MATCH
Kurt Angle defeated AJ Styles in a Tables Match


AFTER THE MATCH
Angle violently take out Styles.