Episode
TNA iMPACT!: July 31, 2008
Overview
More on the situation involving Samoa Joe and Booker T and their war over the TNA World Heavyweight Championship!
Details
- Series
- TNA iMPACT!
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 31
- Air date
- 2008-07-31
Episode context
July 31, 2008 is Episode 31 in Season 5 of TNA iMPACT!. It aired on 2008-07-31.
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Episode 30: July 24, 2008
Samoa Joe has demanded an explanation from Sting over his actions at Victory Road - but the icon has been strangely absent! Will Sting finally show up? Why did he interfere in the World Title match at the Pay-Per-View and assault Joe? Tune in and find out! Plus, what hell will break loose between Joe and Booker T as they prepare for their World Title rematch? The TNA Knockout Women's Championship will be on the line as Taylor Wilde will defend against Velvet Sky. In a six-man bout, it will be AJ Styles, Christian Cage and Rhino facing Kurt Angle and Team 3D in a Tables Elimination Match! There will be a TNA Strap Match with Beer Money facing The Motor City Machineguns. "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan will be in action. Also scheduled is a three-way bout with Eric Young vs. Consequences Creed vs. Johnny Devine.
Episode 32: August 7, 2008
It will be one of the most hardcore and barbaric nights in "iMPACT!" history, as there will be an 8-Man GLASS Tables Match with Christian Cage, Rhino and The Latin American Xchange vs. Beer Money and Team 3D...plus a 10-Man Weapons Gauntlet Match featuring Samoa Joe, Booker T, AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan and more of your favorite TNA superstars! Plus, Samoa Joe is still hellbent on finding out why "The Icon" Sting is trying to sabotage his TNA World Title reign! Will Sting explain his actions just days before the Pay-Per-View? Tune in and find out! Also, the TNA Knockouts will be in action as it will be Awesome Kong facing the LAX's Salinas, plus Jacqueline takes on Roxxi! "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt will battle Curry Man. In tag team action, it will be The Motor City Machineguns facing the tandem of "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed! All this and much more on "iMPACT!" on Spike - the final countdown to Hard Justice!
More episodes from this season
Episode 29: July 17, 2008
Certainly, the big news coming out of Victory Road is the controversy involving the ending to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship main event! Booker T still has possession of the gold, although many wonder if he is indeed the rightful champion. Both Samoa Joe and Booker T are scheduled to be at "iMPACT!". The question is, will Sting be there to address his shocking actions the other night? Will TNA Management Director Jim Cornette get involved? After Sunday's "Fan's Revenge Match", the team of "Cowboy" James Storm and Robert Roode are promising they will unleash hell on anyone who gets in their way! What do "Beer Money" have planned? Although he came up just short of leading Team TNA to victory in the World X Cup, Kaz has a golden opportunity ahead of him on as he will challenge "Maple Leaf Muscle" Petey Williams for the X Division Championship! Plus, TNA monster Matt Morgan will battle Jimmy Rave of The Rock N' Rave Infection.
Episode 33: August 14, 2008
After weeks of disturbing behavior - including apparently trying to sabotage Samoa Joe's World Title reign as well as annihilating AJ Styles at Hard Justice, will Sting address the world and explain his actions? Will AJ Styles try to get revenge on Sting for what he did to "The Phenomenal One" at the PPV? Tune in and find out! Speaking of Samoa Joe...he's got some questions to answer as well! Namely, how he ended up with that familiar guitar he used to beat Booker T on Sunday night at the Pay-Per-View! "iMPACT!" will also feature an update on the condition of LAX's Homicide, who was badly injured at the hands of new TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc. at Sunday's PPV.
Episode 28: July 10, 2008
TNA returns to SpikeTV with two hours of Total Nonstop Action! Will the icon Sting be in attendance? As "iMPACT!" went off the air this past week (and as Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash were arguing in the ring), Sting appeared high above the ring in the rafters. The question is - what does Sting have planned...and what does it have to do with Joe and Nash? Tune into "iMPACT!" for more World X Cup Tournament matches, featuring Team TNA member Kaz in action! By defeating Raisha Saeed this past week, TNA newcomer Taylor will get a shot at the TNA Knockout Women's Championship and $25,000 when she takes on the unstoppable Awesome Kong! All this and much more, including appearances by Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Team 3D, Christian Cage, Rhino and many more of your favorite TNA superstars.
Episode 34: August 21, 2008
In the first of the "Four Ways To Glory" qualifying matches, it will be Booker T taking on "The War Machine" Rhino to determined who advances to the World Title bout at "No Surrender". After losing his Olympic gold medal to AJ Styles, Kurt Angle is irate and wants it back! Angle is on a mission to reclaim it - and put AJ Styles out of action in the process. What will Angle do this Thursday night to accomplish his mission? Will Styles hit Angle with a preemptive strike? Tune in and find out! Also on Thursday, in a rematch from Hard Justice, "Maple Leaf Muscle" Petey Williams will defend the X Division Championship against Consequences Creed! Homicide returns to "iMPACT!" after being injured at Hard Justice by new TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money. On Thursday, Homicide will battle Beer Money's Robert Roode. There will be a Knockouts Street Fight on the broadcast as longtime rivals Gail Kim and Awesome Kong will battle it out!
Episode 27: July 3, 2008
Will TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash be able to mend their relationship after what happened this past week? Joe is scheduled to defend the gold against Booker T in a few short weeks - and a war with Kevin Nash isn't what he needs going into the huge bout! The team of Robert Roode and "Cowboy" James Storm will take on The Motor City Machineguns. Team 3D has promised that they are arranging a blind date for Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle so he can forget about his wife Karen. Speaking of Karen Angle, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles is livid over what happened with Karen, Kurt and The Beautiful People this past week. According to sources, AJ is coming to "iMPACT!" on a mission to put an end to the ongoing problems! TNA Knockouts newcomer Moose will take on Roxxi in singles action. The World X Cup competition will continue this week with members of Team Mexico and Team International in action.
Episode 35: August 28, 2008
For weeks, the big question in TNA Wrestling has been why Sting has launched attacks on TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles! Sting will finally explain his actions to the wrestling world! What will the former multi-time World Champion have to reveal? Also, how will Samoa Joe and AJ Styles react? Tune in and find out! Also, the "Four Ways To Glory" qualifying continues as it will be Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle taking on "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash, with the winner advancing to the World Title main event at the No Surrender Pay-Per-View! Samoa Joe will defend the gold against Booker T (who already qualified) and two more opponents in a four-way bout! Also on "iMPACT!" on Spike: TNA Women's Champion Taylor Wilde and Roxxi will battle
Episode 26: June 26, 2008
Kevin Nash has accepted the challenge from Samoa Joe, and "Big Sexy" will step into the ring against his longtime rival Booker T! Will Nash show up Joe and handle Booker?
Episode 36: September 4, 2008
In the "Four Ways To Glory" qualifying, it will be "The Instant Classic" Christian Cage Cage facing "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles to determine who advances to the main event World Title match at No Surrender! Cage and Styles have a long and storied past in TNA - and now they seem to be on the same page once again. However, what will happen when they face off? Will Kurt Angle and Booker T be watching? What will be the fallout between TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe and "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash after their confrontation that cost Nash his chance to qualify for the No Surrender main event? Tune in and find out! In addition, the icon Sting will once again speak out to the wrestling world regarding his controversial comments regarding the younger superstars! We all saw what happened between Sting and AJ Styles this past week - and rumor has it Samoa Joe is still out for revenge on the icon! What will Sting say?
Episode 25: June 19, 2008
Booker T is scheduled to face BG James in singles action! Booker is gearing up for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on July 13 at Victory Road.
Episode 37: September 11, 2008
Will "The King Of The Mountain" Jeff Jarrett make his return to TNA Wrestling? This past week, "The Icon" Sting challenged Jarrett to return to TNA after Jarrett's music once again played in the arena. The question now is - will the former multi-time World Champion show up to confront Sting? What is the story behind Jarrett's music, the guitar and Sting? Speaking of Sting, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe is out for his blood after what happened this past Thursday, as Sting nailed Joe with his baseball bat as the broadcast came to a close. How much more will this war escalate between Samoa Joe and Sting? Can Kevin Nash find a way to keep the two TNA Superstars from annihilating each other? Also on the topic of revenge, how will "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles react to Frank Trigg costing him a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship this past week? Is all hell about to break loose between Styles and Trigg as well? Tune in and find out!