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At TNA's September pay-per-view [[No Surrender (2008)|No Surrender]], Sting announced that at TNA's October pay-per-view [[Bound for Glory IV]], he would challenge Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship; later in the event during a match between Christian Cage ([[Jason Reso|William Reso]]), Angle, and Joe, [[Jeff Jarrett]] made his on-screen return to the promotion after not being seen in TNA since late May 2007, by siding with and helping Joe retain the World Heavyweight Championship.<ref name="SlamNS">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/09/14/6765681.html|title=No Surrender a bore|last=Clevett|first= Jason|date=2008-09-15|accessdate=2008-10-31|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Jarrett went on to Bound for Glory to defeat Angle in an standard match with [[Mick Foley]] as [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special outside referee|Special Guest Ringside Enforcer]].<ref name="SlamBFGIV">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/10/13/7066311.html| title=Sting takes title at Bound for Glory|last=Sokol|first=Chris|co-author=Sokol, Bryan|date=2008-10-15|accessdate=2008-10-31| publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Also at Bound for Glory, Sting defeated Joe after [[Kevin Nash]] struck Joe with a baseball bat while the referee wasn't looking to allow Sting to take the advantage and pin Joe after the [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Inverted DDT|Scorpion Death Drop]].<ref name="SlamBFGIV"/> Nash's actions were explained on the October 16 episode of ''Impact!'', when he said that Joe disrespected him and his long time [[Legit (professional wrestling)|real-life]] friend [[Scott Hall]] in late 2007 when Joe insulted Hall for not showing up at TNA's December pay-per-view [[TNA Turning Point#2007|Turning Point]]. |
At TNA's September pay-per-view [[No Surrender (2008)|No Surrender]], Sting announced that at TNA's October pay-per-view [[Bound for Glory IV]], he would challenge Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship; later in the event during a match between Christian Cage ([[Jason Reso|William Reso]]), Angle, and Joe, [[Jeff Jarrett]] made his on-screen return to the promotion after not being seen in TNA since late May 2007, by siding with and helping Joe retain the World Heavyweight Championship.<ref name="SlamNS">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/09/14/6765681.html|title=No Surrender a bore|last=Clevett|first= Jason|date=2008-09-15|accessdate=2008-10-31|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Jarrett went on to Bound for Glory to defeat Angle in an standard match with [[Mick Foley]] as [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special outside referee|Special Guest Ringside Enforcer]].<ref name="SlamBFGIV">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/10/13/7066311.html| title=Sting takes title at Bound for Glory|last=Sokol|first=Chris|co-author=Sokol, Bryan|date=2008-10-15|accessdate=2008-10-31| publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Also at Bound for Glory, Sting defeated Joe after [[Kevin Nash]] struck Joe with a baseball bat while the referee wasn't looking to allow Sting to take the advantage and pin Joe after the [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Inverted DDT|Scorpion Death Drop]].<ref name="SlamBFGIV"/> Nash's actions were explained on the October 16 episode of ''Impact!'', when he said that Joe disrespected him and his long time [[Legit (professional wrestling)|real-life]] friend [[Scott Hall]] in late 2007 when Joe insulted Hall for not showing up at TNA's December pay-per-view [[TNA Turning Point#2007|Turning Point]]. |
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On the October 23 episode of Impact Angle, Sting, Booker T and Kevin Nash officaly joined together to form [[The Main Event Mafia]] (MEM) claiming that they were fighting for respect from the younger stars of TNA. |
On the October 23 episode of Impact Angle, Sting, Booker T and Kevin Nash officaly joined together to form [[The Main Event Mafia]] (MEM) claiming that they were fighting for respect from the younger stars of TNA. |
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The following week [[Samoa Joe]] and [[A.J. Styles]] asked the younger talent in TNA to join them against the Main Event Mafia, they were soon joined by many of the younger stars. Later in the event Kurt Angle had a Match with [[Chris Parks|Abyss]], after the match Angle attacked him but Matt Morgan came to help his Partner Abyss. Booker T and Kevin Nash then came to help Angle, and A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and there new allies came out to help Morgen and Abyss. It appeared as though the younger talent had won the fight but then they were attacked by [[Scott Steiner]] who was revealed to be the fifth member of the Main Event Mafia. At [[Turning Point (2008)|Turning Point]] A.J. Styles was defeated by sting in the main event and Samoa Joe was defeated by Kevin Nash. Another match at the Event was [[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]] (who had refused to join sides with either the Main Event Mafia or the Younger Stars) against Booker T. The stipulation was that if Christian Cage lost than he would have to join the Main Event Mafia. Christian Cage did lose but he was attacked by the Main Event Mafia who said it was because he was planning to leave TNA. Because of this, Christian Cage’s real life friend [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]] joined the younger talent, forming The TNA Front Line. Rhino soon recruited [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] to the front line. |
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| Name(s) | The Young Guns The TNA Originals The Frontline The TNA Frontline The TNA Front Line |
| Debut | November 27, 2008 |
The TNA Front Line (also spelled TNA Frontline) is a heroic alliance in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action (TNA).
History
Background
In the summer of 2008 at TNA's July pay-per-view Victory Road during a bout between the fan favorite Samoa Joe and villainous Booker T (Booker Huffman) for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Joe went on a storyline rampage and attacked referees, security, and Booker T.[1] Sting, who was also a fan favorite, then entered the arena and stopped Joe's assault, however, Joe gave Sting the middle finger and continued his assault on Booker T.[1] This angered Sting to a point in which he grabbed Joe and hit him with a baseball bat, which he held in his hand.[1] Following the event, Sting did not appear on TNA's primary television program TNA Impact! in a wrestling role or to explain his actions at the event, instead he was only seen standing in the rafters on each episode. on the July 31 episode of Impact!, while Joe was brawling with Booker T, a baseball bat fell from the ceiling hanging by a wire; Booker T grabbed it and smashed Joe over the back with it.[2] At TNA's August pay-per-view Hard Justice, Sting attacked A.J. Styles, an on-screen ally of Joe's, after Styles had just attacked Kurt Angle following their encounter.[3]The reasons Sting's actions were eventually revealed on the August 14 episode of Impact!, in which he stated that he attacked Joe and Styles because they were not showing respect for veterans such as Angle and Booker T by doing what they did at the events.[4] Sting being a veteran of the sport himself went on to say when he was Styles' and Joe's age, if he had a veteran like Booker T or Angle the way Joe and Styles' did, he pinned them for the "One, Two, Three" and walked away, he did not add insult to injury by trying to end their careers, like Styles and Joe were trying to do. This sparked a rivalry between the three, which later involved Angle and Booker T.[4]
At TNA's September pay-per-view No Surrender, Sting announced that at TNA's October pay-per-view Bound for Glory IV, he would challenge Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship; later in the event during a match between Christian Cage (William Reso), Angle, and Joe, Jeff Jarrett made his on-screen return to the promotion after not being seen in TNA since late May 2007, by siding with and helping Joe retain the World Heavyweight Championship.[5] Jarrett went on to Bound for Glory to defeat Angle in an standard match with Mick Foley as Special Guest Ringside Enforcer.[6] Also at Bound for Glory, Sting defeated Joe after Kevin Nash struck Joe with a baseball bat while the referee wasn't looking to allow Sting to take the advantage and pin Joe after the Scorpion Death Drop.[6] Nash's actions were explained on the October 16 episode of Impact!, when he said that Joe disrespected him and his long time real-life friend Scott Hall in late 2007 when Joe insulted Hall for not showing up at TNA's December pay-per-view Turning Point. On the October 23 episode of Impact Angle, Sting, Booker T and Kevin Nash officaly joined together to form The Main Event Mafia (MEM) claiming that they were fighting for respect from the younger stars of TNA.
Formation
The following week Samoa Joe and A.J. Styles asked the younger talent in TNA to join them against the Main Event Mafia, they were soon joined by many of the younger stars. Later in the event Kurt Angle had a Match with Abyss, after the match Angle attacked him but Matt Morgan came to help his Partner Abyss. Booker T and Kevin Nash then came to help Angle, and A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and there new allies came out to help Morgen and Abyss. It appeared as though the younger talent had won the fight but then they were attacked by Scott Steiner who was revealed to be the fifth member of the Main Event Mafia. At Turning Point A.J. Styles was defeated by sting in the main event and Samoa Joe was defeated by Kevin Nash. Another match at the Event was Christian Cage (who had refused to join sides with either the Main Event Mafia or the Younger Stars) against Booker T. The stipulation was that if Christian Cage lost than he would have to join the Main Event Mafia. Christian Cage did lose but he was attacked by the Main Event Mafia who said it was because he was planning to leave TNA. Because of this, Christian Cage’s real life friend Rhino joined the younger talent, forming The TNA Front Line. Rhino soon recruited Team 3D to the front line.
Members
Rhino
Samoa Joe
Brother Ray
Brother Devon
A.J. Styles
Eric Young
Petey Williams
Chris Sabin
Alex Shelley
Consequences Creed
Jay Lethal
O.D.B.
Championships and accomplishments
See Also
Notes
- ^ a b c Kapur, Bob. "Main event mars Victory Road". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2008-08-01). "Caldwell's TNA iMPACT Report 7/31: Joe shouts, screams, and hollers his way through fruitless show". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Keller, Wade (2008-10-31). "Keller's TNA Hard Justice PPV Report 8/10: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of event - Samoa Joe vs. Booker T in cage". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ a b Hamlin, Jeff. "Jeff Hamlin reviews TNA Impact". Wrestling Observer.com. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Clevett, Jason (2008-09-15). "No Surrender a bore". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ a b Sokol, Chris (2008-10-15). "Sting takes title at Bound for Glory". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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