My World with Jeff Jarrett - Bound For Glory 2006 [Show Notes] (Patreon)

Bound For Glory 2006 took place on October 22nd, from the Compuware Sports Arena in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth Township, Michigan. It was the second event under the Bound for Glory name. It drew 3,600 and the theme song was “Enemy” by Fozzy, which of course is Chris Jericho's band. The event did 55,000 pay per view buys.

Ironically, game 2 of the World Series was held in Detroit on this same night, as the Detroit Tigers played the St. Louis Cardinals, with Detroit winning that game 3-1. St. Louis would end up winning the series 4 games to 1.

David Eckstein – shortstop with the St. Louis Cardinals – has talked about TNA Wrestling during some World Series interviews (the World Series and Bound For Glory are both taking place in Detroit this weekend). He said both Kevin Nash and Mike Tenay would be attending tonight’s Game One and supporting the Cards, and that he’s trying to convert Tigers season ticket holder Rhino into a Cardinals fan, while plugging Bound for Glory.

TNA taped an interview with David Eckstein of the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals and Jim Cornette in Louisville earlier today. It aired during the two-hour primetime show on November 16th.

Eckstein's love of wrestling was well-known and he several of his Cardinals teammates have attended TNA shows in the past. Previous Cardinals players such as Steve Klein were also avid wrestling fans.

"I have been intrigued by, and enjoyed, pro wrestling since I was a kid," Eckstein told TNA. "Having the chance to see the events live is something that's very special to me; it's great entertainment to me."

The diminutive shortstop continued. "I really like watching the wrestlers perform. I can just sit back, watch and enjoy."

How did the association with David Eckstein come to be?

Any memories of who came up with the name Bound For Glory?

On TV around this time, you guys hyped Bound For Glory as the biggest annual event. Why did you decide to proclaim that for Bound For Glory?

This was the first pay-per-view to feature a half-hour "Road to" preview airing the night before. This continued for future pay-per-views. It aired Saturday night at midnight, and was hosted by Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme. The “Road To Glory” special included video packages and match footage featuring Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, Abyss, Rhino, Christopher Daniels, The Latin American Exchange and others

Talk about the development of this show previewing the upcoming pay per views.

Why was this location chosen for this event and what others were in consideration? This was the first event that was not held in either Nashville, Tennessee or Orlando, Florida.

Interesting note, the Compuware Sports Arena, where Bound For Glory 2006 was held at, is where the first TNA house show was also held at.

Did you like taking pay per view events like this on the road or in hindsight, would you of kept them at the Impact Zone?

We're coming off of the No Surrender pay per view, which took place on September 24th, from the Impact Zone. The man event saw Samoa Joe defeat you with the muscle buster, in a Fan's Revenge Lumberjack match, where 18 audience members surrounded the ring, equipped with leather straps.

Let's get to some company news, there's a lot going on in TNA at this time.

At the end of the No Surrender pay per view, Jim Cornette announced that Spike TV had agreed to shift TNA Impact into traditional prime time with a 9 p.m. Thursday night start, two hours earlier than its current timeslot.

Talk about what led to that? Did you guys want that or did Spike?

After that announcement, Jim Cornette then introduced a video which featured Kurt Angle. He said he was headed to TNA. That revealed the secret that TNA had been teasing for nearly a week through its website, on the PPV pregame show, and during the PPV itself.

Dixie Carter said the surprise would change the course of the industry.

Kurt Angle going to TNA was definitely big news at the time. Talk about how all of that came to be, and what was your role in making Angle coming to TNA happen?

Did Kurt contact you guys, or did TNA contact Kurt first?

What were the negotiations with Kurt like? Did he ask for specific things or request to work with certain guys or anything like that?

What did you want to first do with Kurt when he came in?

Were you concerned about the problems that caused the split between Kurt and the WWE? Mainly, physical and emotional problems that he had at the time? He's been very outspoken over the years about the things that he had going on during this time

What was the locker room reaction to Kurt's signing?

Up to that point, do you think Kurt's signing was the biggest in TNA history? Top 3?

After Kurt's signing was announced, he released this statement about joining TNA -

Being with TNA feels like I have finally found my home. I had fun in WWE at certain times, but I was never really happy. Now being a part of TNA, I know I have a purpose. I feel like I am part of history, part of a company that is not only on the rise - not only going to be the number-one watched wrestling show in the world within a short period of time - but TNA gives me an opportunity to spread my wings. This company has no limits to where it can go. The sky is the limit and the main reason is because they brought the “real” back into wrestling and that is a perfect fit for the greatest wrestler in USA Olympic history.

I have room to grow here and to help TNA grow. Working for these caring and very giving employers of TNA makes me feel like I have a purpose and that the sky is the limit. I don’t feel trapped or held back like I did the first six years in my tenure with the other company. They held me back. Now, our wonderful audience will see the real Kurt Angle doing what I love to do - real wrestling - and that’s what puts a smile on my face each time I come to work.

I even smile when I think about it. TNA will be the most watched television show on cable television. It’s only a matter of time. Now, I get the opportunity and privilege of being a part of it. Thank you TNA for saving my career, my life and my desire to do what I love. I will be here in some capacity for the rest of my life. That’s real, that’s damn real.

Also during this time, you guys rehired Vince Russo as a booker. Vince was previously with TNA in the early days of the company, it's been said that he came up with the name TNA, is that true?

Talk about how the rehiring of Vince Russo happened? During this time, TNA's ratings were around the 0.7 mark for a time, did that play a role in rehiring Vince?

Jim Cornette was with TNA at the time and his and Russo's hatred for each other has become pretty famous online over the years. Jim has said that he wanted to resign from TNA after he found out Russo was coming in, but he's said that you wouldn't accept his resignation, and you told him that if he didn't come to work, he'd be in breach of his contract, is that how you remember it going down?

Jim has said that you told him that he wouldn't have to deal with Russo at all, what do you remember about your conversations with Jim about this and how you talked him into staying?

How did Russo feel about working in the same company with Jim?

Did Vince pitch you any specific angles that made you decide to rehire him or did you just feel that TNA needed a change and he would help make that happen?

What was the locker room reaction to Vince coming in?

Wade Keller reported - From the “We’ll beleive it when we see it department,” numerous indications from sources point toward Jeff Jarrett’s role with TNA being significantly different in 2007 compared to the last few years. Although Jarrett has stepped back a couple of times before, it’s usually strategically been during TNA’s lower profile stints without TV or, most recently, when Christian was acquired and became the NWA Champion. With the signing of Kurt Angle and, perhaps more significantly, the sagging ratings for Impact, Dixie Carter has apparently concluded that for TNA to grow, it’s worth rolling the dice by pushing others in place of Jarrett.

Whether Angle was signed or not, wheels were in motion to move Jarrett out of PPV main events. Jarrett, perhaps surprisingly to outsiders, doesn’t seem to be squeezing with all his might onto the top spot anymore. A number of colleagues believe he has been waiting, even hoping, for someone to come along to relieve him of the pressures, but he’s “loyal enough to Dixie Carter” that he hasn’t wanted to step back if he felt he was the best man for the job. With Russo booking (whom Jarrett has confidence in) and Angle arriving (who is without question a bigger name, better draw, better wrestler, and better interview than Jarrett), his need to remain on top of PPVs and heading the booking committee is without question less necessary than it was two weeks ago.

A number of sources have independently brought up over the past two weeks that Jarrett seems like a changed person lately. He seems less uptight, less stressed out, less prickly, more patient, in better spirits, and overall more at peace. Caring for his wife, who is fighting a second occurance of breast cancer for more than a year, has without question drawn a lot of his emotional and physical energy. One Jarrett critic says: “Jarrett, for all of his faults, never pushed himself without also believing it was best for the company. I think he’s been wrong, but I don’t think he was intentionally hurting the company ever.”

About Kevin Nash, Keller wrote - Although Kevin Nash hung out at last week’s TNA TV taping, there’s no indication of any progress with negotiatons for a contract renewal. In fact, the old booking committee feel they were taken for a ride and have egg on their faces because in the end he made fools of them. The theory with Nash among those who liked him and believed he really did want to help TNA is that he got so frustrated with the bad booking in TNA and the lack of any push of Chris Sabin during the weeks his vignettes with Alex Shelley were airing that he just gave up doing the company any favors because he saw they were too incompetent creatively to make it worthwhile.

TNA management strongly denies Nash’s story that the original booking of his match with Sabin was booked to make Sabin look like he got a “lucky win,” and that Nash balked at that. Nash’s contention since this fallout seems to be that he wanted to do it right, but the booking team was so scared he’d say no to anything that made sense but also put him in a position to have to put Sabin over convincingly, that they proposed the weakest scenario possible hoping he’d at least say yes to that. The level of trust on both sides deteriorated during their relationship, not overtly with blow–ups, but just each side being so leery of the other, that the whole situation blew up.

Of course, few (if anyone) in TNA buy that Nash really hurt his neck the night before the PPV, but Nash has told others that he has seen a doctor a few times about it, and it really has been bothering him and it would have been unsafe for him to wrestle that night. The fact that it fits a pattern of Nash having medical issues right before high–profile jobs puts him in a position of not being believed even

Nash ended up resiging with TNA. Talk about your relationship with Kevin Nash over the years. You worked with him in the WWF when Nash was known as Diesel, and then you worked with him in WCW on 2 different occasions.

Keller reported -  Scott Steiner has been off TNA TV for two months as the two sides haven’t reached a contract agreement. Steiner doesn’t want his independent booking dates handled by TNA. Bill Behrens handles all independent booking for contracted talent.

Let's talk about some episodes of Impact leading up to Bound For Glory, which set the stage for the event.

On the October 5th Impact, The chase for your NWA Title continued this week, as Samoa Joe started and ended the show with possession of the belt. In the main event, yourself and Christian Cage defeated Christopher Daniels and Ron Killings. The match was not hyped on the show and there was no explanation given for why Daniels and Killings teamed together. Prior to the match, you and Christian were interviewed by Jeremy Borash. You said that you're more concerned about getting back your title belt rather than who you guys were facing. Christian cut you off and told you to stop hogging interview time. He then told you that you're welcome for helping the company get the earlier prime time slot because of his presence.

During the match, Christian was set to pin Daniels after LAX member Homicide ran to ringside and hit Daniels in the stomach with a slapjack while you distracted the referee. As Christian set up for a top rope frog splash, you quickly took advantage of the situation and pinned Daniels for the win. Christian shoved you then asked for the mic, but youstole the mic and told Samoa Joe to bring him the belt. Joe ran to ringside and you cleared him to the outside. You celebrated with the title belt before Christian hit you with the Unprettier. Rhino then ran to the ring and jumped Christian. The belt flew to the outside during the brawl and Joe lucked out by retrieving the belt. Christian and Rhino brawled up one entrance ramp while Joe retreated to the opposite ramp with the title belt

Also on the show, LAX (Homicide & Hernandez w/Konnan) beat Tyler Black & Jeff Bluxon in 1:00. Before the match, they aired footage of LAX and twenty masked Luchadores jumping A.J. Styles in Mexico a few weeks ago. They sold it as if Styles was severely injured and unable to make it to Orlando for two weeks. Konnan cut a  promo on Daniels and Styles. He said it’s no coincidence that Cornette booked LAX in an Ultimate X match right after they won the tag titles when they had no prior experience in that type of match. Konnan said they’ll even the playing field with a cage match at Bound for Glory

Shark Boy beat Eric Young, Norman Smiley, Elix Skipper, and David Young in 2:00; Eric Young is fired. The match was set up at the top of the show when Borash barged in Cornette’s office as he was meeting with these five men. Cornette said they have to trim the roster so the loser if a five–man match would be fired. None of the men were afforded the opportunity to speak or show signs of life during the meeting.

In the match, Larry Zbyszko tried to interfere, but Eric Young grabbed his wig, causing Zbyszko to head for higher ground. He came back with a golf club and lightly jabbed Young in the gut, which allowed Shark Boy to roll up Young from behind for the win.

The other wrestlers celebrated in the ring while Young sat on his knees trying to make sense of what happened. Tenay said he doesn’t know what this means for Young after Zbyszko cost him his job. Young stared at the ground as he left the ring.

Also  on the show, During the opening segment of the show, James Mitchell approached Cornette and said he wanted a title match for Abyss after Bound for Glory. Cornette called Mitchell the sleaziest man he’s ever known, but he granted the title match

They aired a video package on Rhino returning to Detroit to visit his old neighborhood around the area of Eight Mile, which Eminem made famous with his movie and song. TNA didn’t bother to get the rights to the track and they played a generic acoustic version of the song. Rhino talked about making it in the world when people in his neighborhood don’t make it. They interviewed people from the neighborhood about Rhino’s influence

The October 5th Impact did a 0.8 rating.

On the October 12th Impact, Nine days before the Bound for Glory PPV, featuring yourself vs. Sting for the NWA Title, the focus shifted to Samoa Joe and Christian, who fought in a “non-sanctioned” ladder match for possession of the NWA Title. There was no official winner, but Joe was in possession of Jarrett’s NWA Title by show’s end. The “match” was set up at the top of the show when Joe explained why he stole the belt from Jarrett.

He said the belt, with a legacy going back to Dory Funk, Jr. and Harley Race, has been held hostage by paper champions and he decided to take a stand. Christian then interrupted and said he couldn’t help but overhear Joe talking about paper champions. Joe said Christian is a close second behind Jarrett in that department. Christian said he deserves to have the belt, and then he challenged Joe to a fight - not a wrestling match - with no rules, no ref, and no winner.

During the match, Brother Runt, Abyss, and Raven, who earlier called Joe a “coconut eater,” stormed the ring to attack Joe in anticipation of their four-way match at the Bound for Glory PPV. Joe cleared the three intruders then Christian climbed a ladder to retrieve the belt. Joe met him up top and they wrestled for possession before Rhino ran to the ring and tipped over the ladder. Joe grabbed the belt on the way down then faced off with Rhino as the fans cheered. Rhino then Gored Christian and chased him to the back. Joe held up the belt and stared menacingly into the hard camera.

Also on the show, Chris Sabin & Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt & Shark Boy beat Petey Williams & X Division champion Senshi & Johnny Devine & Alex Shelley in 4:00. Kevin Nash then appeared on the Jumbotron. He said the X Division has gone to the crapper and it has reached an all-time low. It sickens him. He then dabbed away tears from his eyes. Tenay wasn’t impressed on commentary. Nash said he would hold a press conference next week for the “Bound for Glory Kevin Nash X Division open invitational battle royal, at Bound for Glory

Also on the show, The first sit-down interview with Kurt Angle aired. It was edited down to two minutes. Angle said his dream was to win the Olympic gold medal and he didn’t know what he was going to do after that. He said he put his body on the line in pro wrestling and won six WWE Titles before someone told him that he’s not special. Angle said he saw a company on the rise in TNA. On the TNA talent, he said “these guys” want to be the best in the world.

He wasn’t specific about who “these guys” are. Angle said he hit rock bottom when he had neck surgery. He said TNA management told him that they would take care of him, keep doctors on him 24/7, and his relationship with his family would be a priority.

Angle said the WWE CEO told him a Gold medal and a cup of coffee don’t mean (bleep). He said he wanted to send a message to WWE to watch out because they ain’t seen nothing yet

They aired several sit-down interviews with wrestlers talking about Sting vs you at the PPV. Killings said you have to get with Sting. Rhino said he would rather talk about beating up Christian. Styles told Sting to remember his boy when he wins the NWA Title from Jarrett. Christian sat with his back to the camera and said he would rather talk about himself as the savior of the promotion. Shane Douglas offered a few words on the match.

Kip James then ragged on Jarrett for walking around like he’s the Almighty in the promotion. B.G. James then walked off the interview set and confirmed what people have said about Kip that he’s an ass. Kip wasn’t sure what to make of it. They then aired another Biblical Sting video package, focusing on him overlooking the ocean while standing on a bed of rocks

This October 12th episode of Impact drew a 0.9 overall rating with approximately 1.1 million viewers. The drew a 1.1 in the 18-45 demographic and 1.3 in the 18-34 demographic

On the October 19th Impact, Mike Tenay opened the show by saying TNA management has ordered Joe to relinquish control of the NWA Title belt or be removed from the TNA roster

Raven, Abyss, and Runt fought to ringside. Jake Roberts then appeared and laid out his snake in front of Abyss in the ring. Roberts DDT’ed Runt then stuffed his snake down Runt’s head. Roberts said TNA asked him to be referee for the Monster’s Ball match at the PPV

Christian Cage beat Norman Smiley. Christian won with the Conchairto followed by the Unprettier. Shark Boy made the save for Smiley to prevent a post-match beating. Rhino then ran down and chased Christian

X Division champion Senshi beat Jay Lethal. Chris Sabin tried to run down and interfere, but Senshi dropped him with a double foot dropkick. He then pinned Lethal

NWA Tag champions A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels & James Gang beat AMW & LAX. Late in the match, Homicide and Harris got into an argument. This led to Styles hitting Harris with an enzuigiri. Harris fell into Homicide and Styles rolled up Harris for the pin. Afterwards, LAX attacked AMW for costing them a win. They dropped Gail Kim with the Border Toss then Styles and Daniels ran to ringside to prevent further damage by LAX

Samoa Joe ripped up TNA’s documents requesting Joe relinquish the title belt. Kurt Angle then came out. Joe laid down the belt in front of Angle and they stared each other down. Angle hit the Angle Slam then Joe came back with a kick to the head. Security ran down and broke it up as they continued to fight for several minutes. After the taping, Angle took the mic and ripped on WWE and Vince McMahon then praised TNA

TNA cancelled the Friday, Oct. 20 house show in Toledo, Ohio. The official reason from TNA was they wanted to focus on the Bound for Glory PPV on that upcoming Sunday

That takes us to the Bound for Glory pay per view -

On the pre–show, Bobby Roode introduced Traci Brooks as his new manager. He renamed himself Robert Roode and called his group “Robert Roode, Inc.” Brooks helped Roode defeat Lance Hoyt at 4:00 in the pre–show match. Ron Killings then saved Hoyt from a post–match beating. Brooks didn’t seem to be a natural fit in the role.

(1) Austin Starr won the Kevin Nash Open Invitational X Division Gauntlet Battle Royale match...at Bound for Glory at 17:10 when he pinned Jay Lethal. Kevin Nash walked out in a suit and holding a trophy, which Tenay called a bowling trophy. He did commentary for the match.

The former Austin Aries came out in one of his Austin Idol/Jesse Ventura creations from when he was previously on TV. This time, he had long pants instead of biker shorts. Starr and Sonjay Dutt started the gauntlet portion of the match. Order of elimination: Dutt by Bentley and Kazarian at 5:20, Sirelda by A–1 at 6:50, A–1 by Bentley and Kazarian at 7:00, Bentley by Shark Boy and D–Ray 3000 at 9:45, Zack Gowen by Johnny Devine at 10:20, Kazarian by Starr at 11:35, Shark Boy and D–Ray by unknown at 12:25, Short Sleeve Sampson by Devine at 13:40, Elix Skipper by unknown at 14:20,

Referee Slick Johnson by Petey Williams at 14:35, Petey by Alex Shelley at 15:30, Devine by Starr at 15:45, Shelley by Starr at 16:05. Starr then pinned Lethal following a brainbuster to win the match. Afterwards, Nash handed the trophy to Starr and turned his back on Shelley. Shelley looked hurt that Nash was turning on him. Nash and Austin hugged then Shelley reluctantly clapped for him. (**3/4)

They showed a clip from Impact of LAX’s Hernandez giving Gail Kim his Border Toss finisher. Tenay said Gail couldn’t be at the PPV because she sustained injuries from the move. America’s Most Wanted then cut a promo. Chris Harris lost his temper talking about how LAX cost Kim her chance to be at the biggest TNA event ever. James Storm hinted that they might seek revenge sooner than later. Storm told Harris to calm down and have a drink. He said he doesn’t know how people like Konnan get into his country

Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) beat The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas w/Shane Douglas) and America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) and James Gang (B.G. & Kip) at 6:55. Shane Douglas left his team to fend for themselves after the opening bell rang. The action broke down early on, clearly indicating this wasn’t going long. Team 3D and The Naturals were the only remaining teams in the ring. Team 3D hit a Doomsday Device on Stevens then Devon dropped a headbutt to Douglas’s crotch. They called for the tables, but The Naturals cut them off.

They hit the Natural Disaster on Devon, but he kicked out of a pin attempt. Douglas then accidentally dropped Stevens with a high knee and Team 3D hit the 3D on Douglas for the win.

Afterwards, Shane Douglas came to back to the ring. He bypassed Team 3D, and then slapped Stevens across the face. He berated them in the ring. (*1/2)

Jeremy Borash was outside Samoa Joe’s locker room looking for an interview. Jake Roberts walked up to Borash and asked him if he wanted to see his snake. Roberts said, “If you really want to, I’ll let you hold it, but sometimes when you hold a snake and treat it real nice, it does tend to grow a little bit.” He said his job as referee in the Monster’s Ball match is to make sure the winner has a pulse, and that’s it. He closed by telling Borash that if he wants to, he’d make damn sure he sees the snake

Samoa Joe beat Raven and Brother Runt and Abyss (w/James Mitchell) at 11:05 in a Monster’s Ball match with Jake Roberts as special referee. The match started with the other three men trying to gang up on Joe for disrespecting them by focusing on Kurt Angle on TV. Abyss then picked up Runt and threw him into the stands at 3:00. A large fan caught him and threw him back to ringside. The other three men then brawled on the outside until Joe flew over the top with a cannonball dive that sent everyone flying. Joe landed on his feet and brushed off his shoulders with a smirk. The brawl moved towards the entrance ramp area. Raven then smashed Joe in the face with his torture mask, which caused Joe to fall off the ramp through two tables down below.

Back to his feet, Joe met Raven with a right hand, but Raven threw him off the ramp again. Meanwhile, Abyss splashed Runt from the top of the light structure through the stage below, but the director decided it was a good time to give Jake Roberts five seconds of face time instead of showing the spot. Back in the ring, Joe kicked Abyss in the crotch to block a chair shot. Abyss no–sold after a few seconds then Joe snapped off a powerslam on the chair. Thumbtacks came into play when Mitchell handed Abyss a bag of tacks.

Roberts told him not to open the bag or else he would open his snake bag. Abyss spread the tacks across the ring anyways. Joe then splashed Abyss causing him to eat the tacks face–first. Joe applied a rear naked choke, but Raven broke it up with chair shots. Roberts then gave Raven a DDT and the crowd popped. Joe grabbed Raven and hit the Muscle Buster for the win. Afterwards, Roberts dumped his snake on top of Raven. (***1/4)

Borash interviewed Eric Young backstage. Young was nervous, breathing into a paper bag. Larry Zbyszko interrupted and gave Young a tongue–lashing to try to deflate any self–esteem he had left. Borash tried to talk some confidence into Young

Eric Young beat Larry Zbyszko at 3:20 in a Loser is Fired match. Young nervously walked to the ring and freaked out when his pyro went off. Zbyszko stalled during the opening two minutes as Young led cheers for himself. Zbyszko applied an early abdominal stretch. When Young reversed it, Zbyszko hit the ref. Young went to check on the ref and Zbyszko pulled out a foreign object from his trunks. Young ducked the gimmick shot then hit a low blow. Young then used the object against Zbyszko and scored the pin. Not much of a match.

Jim Cornette walked out to the ring. He could barely talk. Cornette said he is sick as a dog, but he would have had to be in intensive care before he would have missed the show. He said everybody knows Joe and Angle have problems, and this isn’t the time or place to settle it. Cornette said if Joe interferes in the World Title match, he will be removed from the TNA roster immediately. Kurt Angle’s music then played and he walked out.

Angle said he came out to kick some ass. He said, “TNA is the best, screw the rest.” Angle said he would do his job and call the title match down the middle. He looked at Cornette and said he doesn’t need a buffer to keep Samoa Joe away from him because if someone walked to the ring and head butted him and punked his ass out like he did to Joe, he would do the same thing. Joe’s music hit and he charged the ring.

As soon as they locked up at ringside, security separated them. Joe broke free, but he was caught by security again. He turned to Cornette and yelled, “Let me fight!” Angle then broke free and charged at Joe. Security again separated them right away. Excellent confrontation; a step up from the first on TV in intensity and duration

Chris Sabin beat Senshi at 12:50 to capture the X Division Title. The placement of this match before a singles heavyweight match like Christian–Rhino shows where TNA ranks the division. Tenay said Joe has been ejected from the building by security. Sabin and Senshi circled each other to start the match. Senshi opened with hard kicks, taking Sabin to his knees. Senshi threw a barrage of chops and kicks then scored a two count at 6:00. Sabin came back with a missile dropkick off the top rope. He then threw him to the floor and hit a suicide dive that sent Senshi flying into the security railing.

Sabin took him back in the ring and hung him upside down in the corner for a basement dropkick. Sabin scored a near fall after a DDT. Eight minutes in and two “this is awesome” chants. Sabin scored with a huricanrana off the top rope, but Senshi rolled through and gave him a double stomp all in one motion. Sweet spot, but only good for a two count. Sabin came back with a Cradle Shock attempt, but Senshi slipped out. A second try connected, but Senshi kicked out just before three. The nearfall shocked the crowd and Sabin.

They battled on the top rope and Senshi kicked Sabin to the mat. He followed with the top rope double stomp, the Warrior’s Way. He was slow to make the cover and Sabin casually draped his foot over the bottom rope to stop the count. The crowd again applauded. Sabin escaped a Dragon Sleeper and rolled him up for a quick pin and the win. Lethal and Dutt ran out to celebrate with Sabin. Jerry Lynn followed out with a smile. (***3/4)

Borash tried to interview Christian backstage, but Christian cut him off. He said he’s sick of videos about Rhino, like with the locals “putting him over” as one of them. He said Rhino is a bum and he really hasn’t accomplished anything in his life, but even that’s more than what the people sitting in the arena have accomplished.

Christian made a World Series reference against Detroit to turn the crowd against him. He said he’s going for the clean sweep against Rhino in his hometown

Christian Cage beat Rhino at 14:35 in an Eight Mile Street fight. When Christian didn’t come out for his ring intro, Rhino met him in the parking lot. He slammed Christian into the hood of several cars before bringing him back into the arena. They used various street fight props as weapons including streetlights and street signs. Rhino came up bleeding first. Christian went under the ring to retrieve a chair and a straightjacket. Rhino avoided a Conchairto then he landed kicks followed by a low blow.

He told the referee to take off the jacket and the fans booed when he complied. Rhino then piledrove Christian through a ringside table off the apron. Back in the ring, Christian put his foot on the bottom rope to break up a pin. Rhino tried to Gore Christian, but Christian moved and Rhino crashed through a corner table. Christian dropped Rhino on the table scraps with the Unprettier for a nearfall at 13:35. Christian, frustrated, stacked several weapons on top of Rhino’s head. In a wild rage, Christian smashed all of the weapons onto Rhino’s head with a chair. Christian rolled him over and scored the pin for the win. (***1/4)

Backstage, Konnan cut a promo for LAX. He said they’re so close to Christmas that they will be willing to have a gift exchange with Styles and Daniels. He said he wanted a Dirty Sanchez for a Rusty Trombone. Somehow, that made the air… While the ring crew set up the cage in the ring, Tenay and West talked about comments made by David Eckstein about TNA during the World Series press conference. West said TNA was mentioned in the World Series program in an article about A.J. Pierzynski

LAX (Homicide & Hernandez w/Konnan) beat A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels at 14:35 in a steel cage match to capture the NWA Tag Titles. Konnan limped to the ring then gingerly entered the cage before the champions came out. As soon as Styles and Daniels entered the ring, the fight was on. Daniels was the first to bleed as Homicide open his forehead with a fork. Daniels came back with a top rope hip toss to counter an Ace Crusher. Regular tag match rules were abandoned mid–way through when four–way brawling broke out. Styles drove the fork into Homicide’s forehead to draw blood. He then climbed to the top of the cage at 11:00. The crowd chanted, “Please don’t die.” Homicide followed him up, and then Hernandez grabbed Daniels for a three–person Tower of Doom powerbomb spot. Styles remained on top of the cage.

He then flew onto Hernandez with a cross body splash. The crowd roared for one of the big spots of the night. Styles was slow to make the cover. When he did, Homicide broke up the pin. Hernandez suddenly made a full comeback, diminishing the effect of Styles’s spot. He went to the top of the cage and dove toward Daniels, but Daniels moved and Hernandez crashed to the mat.

Konnan slipped Homicide a coat hanger, which he used to choke Daniels. Konnan grabbed it and choked Daniels from the outside by pulled Daniels’s head against the cage wall. Styles tried to set up the Clash on Homicide, but Hernandez nailed him with a clothesline. Homicide then gave Styles a brutal Cop Killer for the win. (****)

The next match was the main event of the show, you defending the NWA World title against Sting. Sting put his career on the line in this match, so if he lost to you here, he was going to retire. Talk about what led to that decision.

This match came as a rematch for Sting after a betrayal by Christian Cage prevented him from winning the championship at the Hard Justice pay per view in August. Also, you attacked Sting at theVictory Road pay per view, in a Fatal 4-Way, which Sting ended up winning to become the #1 contender for your NWA World Title.

Sting beat Jeff Jarrett at 15:08 to capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title with Kurt Angle as special enforcer. Tenay claimed Sting was 20 pounds lighter for the match. He took off his ring jacket revealing a much smaller upper body, including an absent gut and smaller chest. The match began with Jarrett getting the upper hand on Sting with hip tosses. They told a story of Sting being frustrated by the “wily veteran” after a two–month absence from the ring. At 3:00, he bailed to ringside for a breather. Jarrett strutted in the ring to show up Sting. Sting came back with a powerbomb on Jarrett, relegating the powerbomb to a mid–match transition move.

Sting then clotheslined him to the floor. Jarrett and Angle had a shoving match. Angle threw referee Rudy Charles into the ring as his way of telling him he’d handle things at ringside. Angle then yanked a chair away from Jarrett. Sting suplexed Jarrett on the ramp, and then Angle yanked a chair away from Sting. Jarrett charged at Sting, but instead knocked over Angle. Jarrett then DDT’d Sting onto the rampway. Tenay wondered if that was really an accident. In the ring, they knocked each other down with simultaneous cross body blocks. As the referee reached a nine count, Angle entered the ring and gave him an Olympic Slam to stop the count.

Angle threw him out of the ring and declared himself the referee. Jarrett and Sting exchanged blows, then Sting hit a Stinger Splash followed by a Scorpion Death Drop for a nearfall at 10:00. Jarrett came back with a Stroke out of nowhere. Sting reversed a Tombstone piledriver attempt into a wicked piledriver of his own. Sting went for a splash, but he crashed near Jarrett’s feet. Sloppy sequence. Jarrett signaled for the figure–four at 12:00.

Sting began to reverse it so Jarrett applied the Anklelock in front of Angle. Sting flipped Jarrett to the outside to break the hold. Sting limped to his feet and grabbed his baseball bat. Angle yanked it away from him. Sting turned around and Jarrett smashed him with his guitar. After a pause, Sting no–sold it then did a signature flex and scream. Sting then dropped Jarrett and applied the Scorpion Death Lock. Jarrett tapped out. Afterwards, they focused on Jarrett staring at Sting with a look of shock on his face. Sting held up the title belt to salute the fans then he strapped the belt on around his waist. (**1/2)

Sting had been away from TV for 2 months prior to this match. Why was it decided to put the title on him here?

This would be the 2nd time that Sting was the NWA World Champion. He won the title for the first time from Ric Flair at the NWA Great American Bash 1990 pay per view.

Why was it decided to have Kurt's first ppv appearance be as a special enforcer here? WCW took a lot of heat over the years for having Bret Hart's first pay per view appearance at Starrcade 1997 as a referee during the Eric Bischoff vs Larry Zbyszko match, he'd also appear later in the show during the Sting vs Hulk Hogan match as the ref to end that match. Was there any concern that you guys would get similar criticism for using Kurt in a similar way here?

What other ideas were tossed around for Kurt's ppv debut here, or was this always the plan?

At the TV tapings two nights later, it was officially announced that the November PPV, Genesis, would headline with Sting defending the NWA World Title against the winner of a tournament and Samoa Joe would face Kurt Angle. Another pull apart brawl took place between Angle and Joe on the Oct. 26 edition of TNA Impact.

Also on that Impact, Kurt Angle had his first in ring promo in TNA.

Angle came out to his full ring intro. He stood mid–ring and absorbed the loud chant of “Angle, Angle, Angle.” he said a lot of people asked him why he left the “other place” and came to TNA. He said they asked if he was fired or quit.

A “They Suck” chant began. Angle said he quit. He just wanted to wrestle for the best audience in the whole world.

He put over the fans and then began his own “TNA, TNA” chant. He said the other reason he came to TNA was because there was no other company with the talent and wrestlers that TNA has. He said nobody compares to the talent that is backstage and he wanted to come to TNA to kick each of their asses to prove he’s the best.

“Because when you’re the best in TNA, you’re the best in the wole world.” He said the one man in particular who made him want to quit was undefeated. A chant of “Joe’s gonna kill you!” began. Angle asked the fans to hold on. “Am I terrified of Samoa Joe? Damn right I am. You would be too if you had to get in the ring with him.” He said he loves fear, because that drives him to make his opponents tap out and break their ankles. He said one thing TNA forgot to tell him at the headquarters was that he didn’t know Samoa Joe was a bleeder

Keller wrote - Jeff Jarrett is taking about eight weeks off from being on TV, then he’ll be reintroduced as a babyface. Borash interviewed Jarrett backstage at Bound for Glory, which aired on the Oct. 26 edition of Impact. Borash asked him if he underestimated Sting. Jarrett was broken up. He said he for more than half the match he had Sting’s number.

He said something transformed in him during the match. “I saw it when he walked down the aisle. He was a new Sting. Tonight, he was the better man.” Borash asked him if he wanted a rematch next month. He asked him what was next. Jarrett said, “Home. I go home.” He said in every athlete’s career there comes a time you’ve got to step back to refocus and rethink your career. He said he’s done more in wrestling than he ever dreamed of.

He said he was a skinny punk kid “who carried this company on his back for four–and–a–half years, started it from scratch.”

He said along the way, maybe he dropped the ball on some personal things and professional things. He looked at Borash and said that he is going home again. He closed, “I have one last thought. The old saying be careful what you wish for. Sting, I know you will hear this. Be careful what you wish for because I’m exhausted.

There’s a lot of pressure that goes with the position you’re in now. I hope you’re up to the task.” Jarrett got up and walked away.

What's you memories of that match with Sting and how did you two get along?

In hindsight, would you of booked anything differently on this event, or would you of kept everything as it was?

Interesting note about Bound for Glory 2006, this was the first and only time that all of TNA's active championships at the time changed hands in one night

Did you guys realize that at the time, or was it just pure coincidence that all the titles changed hands?

On a scale of 1-10; 10 being the best event that TNA could've run at the time, what would you rank Bound for Glory 2006?

Any closing memories of thoughts of either Bound for Glory or TNA from this time?