Full NWA TNA PPV Results - 9/17/03 (Raven loses his hair, AJ Styles, more)

Full NWA TNA PPV Results - 9/17/03
Location: Nashville, TN
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Don West
Results courtesy of: NWATNA.com

4-Way #1 Contender Tag Team Match
3 Live Kru (Ron Killing & BG James, w/ Konnan) d. The New Church, America's Most Wanted and Kid Kash & Abyss
James said 3LK will debut their new single next week. Slash and Storm started the match, while Konnan joined the announcers at ringside. AMW hit an early double team legsweep for a two count. Storm and Harris kept on Slash, but Sinn would run in to break up the covers. Sinn and Slash hit a double backbreaker on Storm for a two count. Harris ran to ringside to keep Mitchell from attacking Storm. James tagged himself in off Sinn, and covered Storm for a two count, but Sinn broke it up. James went for a pumphandle, but Storm floated over and hit a superkick. Kash tagged in off of Harris, and he hit James with a dropkick for two. Kash hit a springboard somersault dropkick to James' groin for a two count. James moved out of the way of an elbow and tagged Killings. Killings hit an ax kick on Kash, and a side kick on him as James elevated him. James covered Kash for a two count after an elbow, but Sinn broke it up. Killings missed a side kick, and Kash tagged Abyss. Killings ducked a punch and tagged in James, who tagged in Sinn, who tagged in Slash, who tagged in Storm, who tagged in Harris, all while trading off arm wringers on Abyss. It made it back to Killings again, who kept the arm wringer on Abyss. Kash slapped Abyss in the face, firing him up, and Abyss went nuts, tossing around all his opponents until AMW hit him with a double spear. Harris backdropped Storm onto Abyss, who caught him, then Harris dove on top to take him down. A huge brawl broke out at ringside, while Killings and Kash fought it out in the ring. Terry Taylor ran in and gave Kash a pair of low blows, and Killings hit a gourdbuster for the pin. 3 Live Kru are now the number one contenders for the tag titles.

The lights went out, and a spotlight shone on an empty stool in the middle of the ring. The bagpipe music started to play, and Roddy Piper walked to the ring. Mike Tenay said the WWE "turned their collective backs" on him as Piper came into the ring. Piper said he had heard all the talk about him being crazy, but he said he was "just unwell". Piper said this was "real" and that he is "as real as it gets" when it comes to wrestling. Piper talked about his history with the NWA, and said he was guilty of making mistakes, and that he paid the consequences. Piper talked about his kids hearing about his problems from the Internet, and how his son asked him if he was a drug addict. Piper talked about how the NWA raised him, and that he went and made Wrestlemania. He talked about a "piece of s***" promoter putting things on the Internet. Piper said that people that "kick and get fired" often enough find doors closed, and have to come home. Piper said he had come home to the NWA, and said it was a "rocketship" he wanted to be on.

Vince Russo came to the ring, and stood on the announcer table. Piper said he made a mistake last time, and didn't break his neck. Piper said he wasn't playing games with him, but that he would "love to kick his ass" just because his "name was Vincent". Russo said he wasn't there to fight, he was there to talk about what happened last time. Russo said Piper ripped his heart out last time he was there, talking about something he knew nothing about (Piper blamed Russo for Owen Hart's death). Russo said Piper was there because no one wanted him. Russo said he didn't care about Piper's kids, and he wanted him gone. Russo said he spend a year and a half building TNA, and that he didn't want Piper here. Russo said TNA had a decision to make, and that either he or Piper could stay. Russo said that he knew Don Callis was listening, and that if he left, NWA Champion AJ Styles would go with him. Russo asked Piper if he really cared about the wrestlers in the back, or if he just cared about himself.

Casket Match
Sonny Siaki, with Trinity, d. D'Lo Brown
The casket was actually in the ring, with the winner being the first person to place their opponent in it and close the lid. Brown attacked before the bell, ramming Siaki into the casket and closing the lid on his back. Siaki was knocked in early, but Trinity distracted Brown, and Siaki was able to punch out of it. Brown hit a leg lariat, then hit a snap suplex. Brown put the casket in the corner and whipped Siaki into it. Brown charged, and Siaki flapjacked him into the casket. Siaki toppled the casket on Brown, and tossed out some of the stuffing from the lining, which was ripped. Brown backdropped Siaki and hit a pair of lariats. Siaki reversed a whip and sent Brown into the casket. Trinity grabbed Brown's arms, so Siaki could toss the casket into his back. Brown gave Siaki a spinebuster on the casket, then frog splashed him. Brown rolled Siaki off the casket and opened the lid, but Ekmo ran in and attacked Brown. He gave Brown a Samoan Drop, then hit him with a top rope splash. Ekmo tossed Brown into the casket, and Siaki closed the lid for the win. Siaki stood on top of the casket, triumphantly.

Scott Hudson tried to interview Don Callis (TNA Management Consultant) who said it was ridiculous for Jerry Lynn to have a title match tonight, due to his tendency for excessive violence. Erik Watts (Director Of Authority) entered the picture, saying the title match tonight would take place. Vince Russo entered, saying AJ Styles would face anyone, and then told Callis he needed to talk to him right now.

6-Man X Division Tag Match
Michael Shane, Chris Sabin & Nosawa d. Frankie Kazarian, Juventud Guerrera & Eric Young
Shane started out with Young, but Young tagged in Guerrera before locking up. Guerrera went for quick covers off shoulderblocks, then hit a series of chops. Shane hit a spinkick after a series of reversals and tagged in Nosawa. Nosawa and Guerrera exchanged holds, and Guerrera hit a dropkick out of an attempted sunset flip from Nosawa. Young tagged in, but Nosawa dropkicked him in the face. Sabin tagged in, who worked over Young before Young hit a dropkick and a leg lariat. Young tagged in Kazarian, and they hit a double armdrag and splash/legdrop combo on Sabin. Kazarian put Sabin in an arm wringer and Sabin tried to leave the ring, but Kazarian pulled him back in. Shane pulled Kazarian to the floor and rammed him into the rails. Back in the ring, Sabin hit a spinning springboard leg lariat for a two count. Shane tagged in, but Kazarian hit a series of punches. Shane hit a boot to the face and went for a tornado DDT, but Kazarian fought out of it. He joined Shane on the ropes, but Shane hit a neckbreaker from the middle ropes for a two count. Sabin tagged in, but Kazarian flipped over a backdrop and kicked sabin. Kazarian turned a Sabin powerbomb into a rana, then hit a double elbow on Nosawa and Shane. Kazarian tagged Juventud, who cleaned house on his opponents, including a DDT on Sabin and a spinkick on Nosawa. Shane kept Guerrera from doing a dive, but Guerrera ducked a double clothesline and Guerrera hit a dive on Nosawa. Shane dove onto Guerrera, then Young hit a tope on the pile. Kazarian did an over the top tope onto everyone, leaving Sabin alone in the ring. Sabin hit a springboard somersault off the top onto the pile. Sabin and Juvi made it back in, and they traded reversals until Juvi hit the Juvi Driver. Guerrera went to the top rope, but Shane crotched him on the top rope. Sabin hit the Cradle Shot on Guerrera, but Kazarian broke it up. Shane came in and hit a cradle DDT on Kazarian, but Guerrera dragged Shane from the ring. Nosawa worked over Young with kicks in the ring and hit a Shining Wizard. Young blocked a superkick and hit a wheelbarrow into a neckbreaker. Sabin ran in and hit Young with the X-Division Title belt. Shane then covered Young for the pin. Kazarian was talking to a blonde at ringside, and not even paying attention to the match. Sabin seemed annoyed that Shane got the pin.

Daniels was shown in the back with three followers, saying they had a mission to "prepare Jeff Jarrett".

Jeff Jarrett came to the ring, saying he had three points to make. The first was "Where is my title shot?". The second point was the Piper-Russo decision. Jarrett said it was a no-brainer, since Piper loves the business and Russo can't stand it. Finally, Jarrett talked about Daniels saying that tonight he was the hunter, and Daniels was the hunted.

Scott Hudson interviewed Mad Mikey and Shark Boy. Shark Boy had a blow up robot, which Mikey destroyed. He kept calling Shark Boy "Jaws". Mike broke the microphone and the control for the robot too.

Non-Title Match
Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger w/ Glen Gilberti, d. Mad Mikey & Shark Boy
Swinger started out with Mikey, with Mikey hitting a flapjack, and Mikey doing a rope walk from the bottom rope. Shark Boy tagged in, and dropkicked Swinger from the top rope and Mikey held him. Swinger hit a Hot Shot in the corner, and tagged in Diamond. Shark Boy hit a rana on Diamond and tagged in Mikey for a double elbow. Mikey covered Diamond for a two count. Diamond caught Mikey with a superkick for a two count. Diamond and Swinger hit a reverse DDT/sideslam combo for a two count. During the match, we saw that Jeff Jarrett was outside the arena with Scott Hudson, looking for Chris Daniels. Diamond hit a series of suplexes on Mikey. Mikey dodged a series of elbowdrops and tagged in Shark Boy. Shark Boy hit a series of dropkicks and a neckbreaker on Swinger for a two count. Shark Boy hit an atomic drop on Diamond, and ran him out of the ring into Gilberti. Shark Boy hit the Dead Sea Drop on Swinger, but Gilberti put Swinger's foot on the ropes. Mikey went after Gilberti on the floor, while Simon & Swinger hit the Problem Solver on Shark Boy and Swinger got the pin.

They went outside, where Jarrett was beating up Daniels' followers. Jarrett and one of them battled back into the arena, where Jarrett went to work on him with a chair. They fought into the balcony, and Jarrett tossed him over the rail through a table below.

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
AJ Styles w/ Trinity d. Jerry Lynn
They exchanged shoves early, and Styles chopped Lynn, but Lynn slapped him down. They started trading holds and reversals, and Lynn stomped Styles down in a corner. Lynn monkey flipped Styles into a corner and hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two count. Styles went for his moonsault into a reverse DDT, but Lynn countered it and reverse suplexed Styles gut first onto the top rope. Lynn then hit a springboard dropkick, sending Styles to the floor. Lynn whipped Styles into the guardrail, but Styles slid under it. Styles jumped off the rail at Lynn, but Lynn caught him with a gut buster. Lynn was distracted by Trinity, and Styles catapulted Lynn into the ring steps. Lynn was busted open, and Styles pounded on the cut. Lynn was a bloody mess quickly. Lynn battled back in the ring, but Styles downed him with a reverse elbow. Styles went for a tornado DDT, but Lynn blocked it and hit a released Northern Lights suplex, tossing Styles into the buckles. Lynn backdropped Styles and hit a neckbreaker and a TKO for a two count. Styles came back and went for a rana, but Lynn turned it into a running powerbomb for a two count. Lynn went for a piledriver, but Trinity shoved the referee into Lynn, allowing Styles to backdrop Lynn. Styles hit a brainbuster for a two count. Trinity put a chair on the ring apron. Styles went for a Styles Clash, but Lynn reversed it into a Air Raid Crash/Kryptonite Krunch. Trinity pulled the referee out at two and started arguing with him. Styles and Lynn reversed moves with the chair under them, until Styles hit a neckbreaker on the chair. Styles covered, but Lynn got a shoulder up at two. Styles then hit a Styles Clash on Lynn for the win.

Vince Russo, with a baseball bat, came to the ring and congratulated Styles. He then called out Don Callis, saying he wanted an answer right now regarding himself and Roddy Piper. Dusty Rhodes came out instead, and addressed Styles, saying it was his decision whether or not he stayed with the company and defended his title. Dusty talked about the history of the NWA, and how Styles was the leader, and he had to make the decision to lead the company. Dusty told Styles he didn't have to be a puppet to Russo, calling him an "a******". Dusty then mentioned that Russo takes a cut of AJ's paycheck every week. Rhodes and Russo argued, while Styles looked at both men while holding the baseball bat. Styles handed Rhodes the bat, then jumped him from behind. Dusty fought back against Styles, but was distracted going after Russo, and Styles started stomping Dusty down. Roddy Piper came out, but Red Shirt security dragged him to the back, while Russo yelled at Piper. Jeff Jarrett finally hit the ring to run off Styles.

Backstage, we saw Piper being restrained by Red Shirt security, while Vince Russo was screaming at Don Callis to make a decision. Callis said he made a decision, and told security to throw Piper out of the building. Erik Watts was there protesting, and Jeff Jarrett tossed Callis against the wall, while Callis was saying "I'm doing my job. You're just talent." It was a chaotic scene.

Scott Hudson interviewed Jim Mitchell and Shane Douglas. Mitchell said that they would end the misconception that Raven was a "violent messiah". Mitchell stressed that there would be no false advertising tonight, and that there would be a bald Raven tonight. Douglas said that it was "time to make some noise".

"Hair vs. Hair" Match
Shane Douglas d. Raven
They had a stare down at the start, and Douglas spent time yelling at the crowd and mouthing off at Raven. They started exchanging punches, and Raven tossed Douglas to the floor, but Douglas jumped back in before Raven could follow up. Douglas went for a arm ringer, but Raven slugged him to the mat. Raven. They locked up, fell through the ropes, and continued to grappled on the floor. Raven tossed Douglas into the guardrail, and they fought into the crowd. Raven hit Douglas with a chair, and legdropped it across his face. Raven had a fans hold chairs, so Raven could ram Douglas into them. Raven hit Shane with a garbage can, and posed crucifix-style over him. Raven rammed Shane into another fan-held chair, then went back into the ring. Raven put Shane in a cobra clutch, wearing down Douglas. Raven went for a DDT, but Douglas dropped out of it. Raven charged him, and Douglas hit a drop toe hold, sending Raven through the ropes to the floor. Douglas went after Raven with punches on the floor, but Raven responded with punches of his own. Raven rammed Douglas into the steps and the camera platform at ringside. Douglas was busted open, and Raven hit a drop toe hold into the steps. Raven went to ram Douglas into the announce table, but Douglas blocked it and hit Raven low with a knee. Douglas picked up the scissors at ringside, but put them back down. Douglas rammed Raven into the ringsteps, and punched Raven's forehead. Raven was busted open, and Douglas tossed him back into the ring. Douglas hit a rolling neck snap, then put Raven in an abdominal stretch. Raven reversed into a cobra clutch, but Douglas elbowed out and went back to the stretch. Raven hiptossed out, Douglas went for the move again, Raven reversed into his own abdominal stretch, but Douglas hiptossed him over the top rope to the floor. Douglas choked Raven with his boot in the ring. Douglas started throwing up in the ring. Raven hit a kneelift and went for a cover, but Douglas kicked out at two. Raven went to the floor and got a chair, while Douglas pulled a chain out of his trunks. Raven went to pick Douglas up, and Shane hit him with the chain for a two count. Raven reversed a whip, and hit a drop toe hold into the chair for a two count. Raven then hit a bulldog into the chair for another two. Douglas reversed a whip, Raven ducked under a clothesline, and hit a superkick. The referee started to count, but Slash appeared at ringside and pulled the referee from the ring. Raven went for another bulldog, and ended up colliding with Slash and the referee, who were now in the ring. The ref was down, and Sinn ran in and superkicked Raven. Sinn and Slash brought two tables into the ring, then held Raven so Douglas could kick him. Julio Dinero and CM Punk ran in, and fought Sinn and Slash up the ramp and into the back. Douglas set up a table. Raven grabbed Douglas in a DDT, but Douglas kicked out at two by the time the referee got over to count. Raven went for a top rope DDT, but Douglas shoved him off the ropes, through the table, for a two count. Douglas set up the other table, and placed Raven on it. Douglas went to the second rope, but Raven stopped him and DDT'd him off the ropes through the table. The referee counted two, and Shane Douglas got his shoulder up as the lights went out. When the lights came back on, the mysterious masked man was in the ring, standing behind Raven. He unmasked, revealing Vampiro. Vampiro hit Raven with a DDT, and Douglas covered him for the pin. Douglas got on the mic and told Raven this was his destiny, as he sat down in the chair and Mitchell started to shave Raven's head. They did a full shave job, while Don West said this was wrong (due to the interference) and left the broadcast table. Mike Tenay said this was "B.S." as they finished shaving Raven's head.