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Professor Wrestling: 'No Surrender' Results

Joe Wins; Plus Olympic-Sized Surprise

POSTED: 11:04 pm CDT September 21, 2006
UPDATED: 10:09 pm CDT September 24, 2006

Listen up!

Class is in session.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling set up shop in Orlando, Fla., Sunday night for its "No Surrender" pay-per-view. On the card, Samoa Joe versus Jeff Jarrett and the promise of a huge announcement that would shake the wrestling world. What happened?

Let's get to it!

Tag Team Battle Royal: America's Most Wanted vs. The James Gang vs. The Naturals vs. The Parazzi vs. Diamonds In The Rough vs. Bentley and Kazarian vs. Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt vs. Shark Boy and Norman Smiley.
What Should Happen: This is a battle royal format with eight tag teams. When two men are left, they then pair up with their partners and it becomes a tag match. The winner gets a title shot. I think it should come down to America's Most Wanted and The Naturals.

What Will Happen: The Naturals will win, and AMW -- the drunken heel cowboys -- will split up.

What Did Happen: The Naturals took it, beating AMW.

Challenge Match: Rhino vs. Christian Cage
What Should Happen: Cage showed his bad side again at last month's PPV when he hammered Sting with a chair. Here, I'd like to see Cage turn it up a notch and get really nasty. He's always been more entertaining as a heel than a babyface.

What Will Happen: Cage will win. No problem.

What Did Happen: Cage gave Rhino a low blow, and won. No problem.

X Division Title: Senshi (c) vs. Chris Sabin
What Should Happen: To me, it doesn't really matter who wins this one. It's more important they put on a good match. If these guys use half of their talents, it could steal the show. That's how great they are.

What Will Happen: It's time for Sabin to wear some gold. He'll win.

What Did Happen: Senshi won, pinning Sabin, and keeping the X-Division belt.

NWA Tag Team Title Match: Latin American Exchange (c) vs. A.J. Styles and Chris Daniels
What Should Happen: This is an "Ultimate X" match, where the titles will be suspended over the ring by cables forming an X. The team that grabs them first wins. Here, it makes sense for LAX to win and keep the titles for a bit. Konnan, as the leader of this pack, has been tremendous on the mic in recent weeks. Styles and Daniels, as the babyfaces, should chase the belts a bit more before getting them back. WWE management should take note and realize that this is how tag team wrestling should be presented. It's serious and compelling, the belts are given respect -- and it's not a joke.

What Will Happen: LAX will retain.

What Did Happen: Konnan tried to interfere on behalf of his team, but it didn't matter. In the end, Daniels grabbed the belts and the babyfaces won.

Lumberjack Match: Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Jarrett
What Should Happen: Next month, Sting faces Jarrett for his NWA title. In this match, Joe faces Jeff, with "fans" as lumberjacks. The "fans" can use belts on the performers when they leave the ring. I'd bet the mortgage Sting will be one of those "fans" and knock around Jarrett.

What Will Happen: The NWA belt is not on the line, so that means the undefeated Samoa Joe will be your victor.

What Did Happen: Samoa Joe beat Jeff Jarrett cleanly. No sign of Sting.

Before the show, TNA also promised a big announcement. They lived up to the hype, teasing that WWE legend Kurt Angle has joined TNA. Not a bad surprise. As for my stellar predictions -- I was three for five in the big matches, nailing the main event -- as I often do.

That's it. Coming very soon -- get ready for our first-ever podcast, "Old School, New School."

Class dismissed!

(Professor Wrestling is a masked employee of Internet Broadcasting. Got a question, comment, complaint? E-mail him right here. )


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