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Name of the event:
TNA iMPACT #226
Type:
Broadcast type:
Live
Broadcast date:
23.10.2008
TV station/network:
Spike TV
TV rating:
1.1
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Singles Match
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Abdul Bashir (c) defeats Jay Lethal (1:47)
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Tag Team Match
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Awesome Kong (w/Raisha Saeed) defeats Taylor Wilde (c) (3:22) - TITLE CHANGE !!!

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6.65
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Valid votes: 25
Number of comments: 16
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Average rating: 6.68  [25]
Average rating in 2026: 7.00  [1]
Average rating in 2025: 5.00  [3]
Average rating in 2024: 4.00  [1]
Average rating in 2023: 2.00  [1]
Average rating in 2022: 7.00  [1]
Average rating in 2008: 7.33  [18]
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Killerman wrote on 05.11.2024:
[4.0] "First thing to note is the cool setting for the arena. It's was a much needed change of scenery for TNA around this time. Show starts off with Hemme/Sky- and I guess the nicest thing you can say is it was a match. Almost instantly Angelina Love sprays Hemme in the face with some bullshit and then eventually the finish comes as Kip jumps up on the apron as Hemme is on the second rope and gets slapped for his efforts before Hemme dose the spits off the top ropes to get the win. How do you even rate such a short match. I mean there's no botches but no reason to watch it.1/2*. After that match Kurt, Nash, Booker, and Sting announce the Main Event Mafia in a very entertaining promo where Booker T is tweaking out and cant stop saying respect. Kinda cool that the MEM becomes a thing here. Another sorta cool thing they announce on this show(literally right after the MEM is formed)is the TNA Legends Title revealing with another segment Booker T is also involved in, which gets Interrupted by Christian setting those 2 up for Turning Point that year. After that promo we cut to another promo, this time with Matt Morgan and Abyss which bassicly consistent of them arguing on if Abyss could go out after getting burned at Bound For Glory. Finally after almost 30 mins of talking were into the next match and then they fuck the match up. Abdul/Jay- Sounds good on paper till you realize they only had 1 minute...Yah.1/2*. After the match AJ and Joe cut a promo for the upcoming match against Nash and Sting tonight. After that promo we get another but this time it's Rhyno taking up Abdul on his open challenge before getting attacked. TAG GAUTLET- Finally more wrestling. For a "hardcore" match it didn't start off hardcore at all. The first half of the match consisted of every wrestler running down 1 by 1 and getting abit of time to shine before the next opponent would run down and repeat. When Matt comes down he instantly eliminates Devon, Homicide and Hernandez in a span of seconds before Abyss comes out and costs Matt. Apparently the weapons were only legal at points of the match because tables all of a sudden become legal. The Dudleys obviously grab it and start to pour lighter fluid all over it. Abyss is about to light it before he gets eliminated by the Dudleys. James Storm gets 3D'd through the table(that doesn't get set on fire) before James Storm spits beer in Devons face for the win. This match was a clusterfuck, only tables ladders and chairs were legal and only one of those were legal to use then the first half of the match is a battle royal before turning into a pinfall finish. Also why the fuck is Devon back in the match after being eliminated aswell. Personally I found it beyond confusing. 1*. After the match Angle comes out to cut a promo on Jeff Jarrett where he basically says he wants to fight him. Jeff comes out and talks then eventually Abyss pops outta nowhere and attacks Kurt. Abyss beats up Kurt before narrowly avoiding a black hole slam. Kong/Wilde- This match was a solid tale of strength vs speed. Kong looked like a beast whenever she could get her hands on Taylor and toss her around. Every move looked devastating. Wilde's lil comeback near the end of the match looked great too. One of the best female squashes of all time? Match was perfect in my eyes, it did everything it needed to do for both of them in a short and sweet fashion. Just wish it coulda went abit longer. 2and1/4*. NashandSting/StylesandJoe- This just felt like your standard TV match. The heels win when Nash hits Joe with the title before getting the win for his team. 2*. Joe and AJ attack Sting and Nash after the match then the MEM comes out to even the odds then make both Joe and AJ bleed. After that we get Mick Foleys not so major announcement(that has been hyped up all night) of him becoming a shareholder in TNA to close the show... what the fuck is that ending lmaooo. Overall I didn't hate this show, I actually thought it was quite entertaining. The little bit of wrestling we had was fun and enjoyable, even if all the matches were short. Also every segment was enjoyable minus that final segment. That being said just because I found this show entertaining dosent mean the wrestling itself was all that good. It hard to have good wrestling in sucha short amount of time and it did get really promo heavy at points in the show."
kewf1988 wrote on 10.03.2023:
[2.0] "This show was a complete letdown. Only the Knockouts title match and the battle royal were good and the big announcement was that Foley was now a major stockholder in the company, which also closed the show. Yeah..."