Episode
TNA iMPACT!: October 2, 2008
Overview
Wrestling icon Mick Foley will officially join TNA Wrestling! TNAwrestling.com can confirm that Foley will be in attendance on "iMPACT!" for the first time! The question is, what are his plans in TNA? Will he address the wrestling world? If so, what will he say?
Details
- Series
- TNA iMPACT!
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 2008-10-02
Episode context
October 2, 2008 is Episode 40 in Season 5 of TNA iMPACT!. It aired on 2008-10-02.
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Episode 39: September 25, 2008
"The King Of The Mountain" Jeff Jarrett has requested time to speak out about Mick Foley appearing on iMPACT! Plus, Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle is scheduled to appear! Will Jarrett further address Kurt Angle's challenge to fight him at Bound For Glory? What does Mick Foley have to do with the escalating problems between Jarrett and Angle? Tune in and find out! The Latin American Xchange will take on TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc with a very important stipulation: Whichever team loses the bout loses the services of their manager! Meaning, either Jacqueline or Hector Guerrero will be forced to stop managing their team. In a non-title match, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe will take on X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir! In singles action, it will be "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles taking on Booker T.
Episode 41: October 9, 2008
After officially joining the TNA roster this past week, wrestling icon Mick Foley returns to "iMPACT!".
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Episode 38: September 18, 2008
TNA Wrestling returns to Spike at 9pm for two hours of Total Nonstop Action featuring the aftermath of the "No Surrender" Pay-Per-View event! Thursday's event will no doubt be one of the biggest broadcasts of the year, as there are so many questions involving TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle and Sting! Will Jeff Jarrett address helping Samoa Joe retain the World Title? How will Kurt Angle react to Jarrett costing him a chance to win the gold? What will happen between Sting and Joe now that they are on a collision course for the World Title at Bound For Glory? ALSO SCHEDULED ON "iMPACT!": In tag team action, it will be "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and "The Instant Classic" Christian Cage teaming up to take on The Motor City Machineguns, more fallout from No Surrender, including SoCal Val turning her back on "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal to be with "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt!
Episode 42: October 16, 2008
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Episode 37: September 11, 2008
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Episode 43: October 23, 2008
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Episode 36: September 4, 2008
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Episode 44: October 30, 2008
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Episode 45: November 6, 2008
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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 46: November 13, 2008
We'll hear from still TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle! Will Angle address AJ Styles and Tomko assisting him in the win? Kevin Nash is scheduled to appear at "iMPACT!" as well - so what hell will break loose? Plus, tune in to see the "iMPACT!" debut of Booker T, who shocked the wrestling world and came to TNA to team with Sting on Sunday night! TNAwrestling.com has also learned that Kaz will get his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against the Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle! In addition, we'll get an update on Team 3D taking the X Division Championship hostage at Genesis. Will Team 3D give back the gold? Will the X Division mount an offensive to take it back? Tune in and find out! Also this Thursday night, TNAwrestling.com has learned that The Latin American Xchange will be in action, as will women's juggernaut Awesome Kong!