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TNA have wowed British fans by promising a clutch of specialty matches on their January tour of the UK. Dixie Carter’s group have revealed every show will feature individual stipulation bouts, and the likes of Kurt Angle, Team 3D and AJ Styles will all play prominent roles.

In London, Daniels, Suicide, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will contest an “Ultimate X” match for the first time ever at a UK event.

Fans attending the show in Manchester will see a five-man Ladder Match featuring Styles, Angle, Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley and ‘Super Mex’ Hernandez.

Those of you watching in Coventry will be treated to an eight-man Gauntlet Match where the World Elite and Rob Terry will take on Team 3D and Beer Money.

An “I Quit” bout between Lashley and Samoa Joe tops the bill in Bournemouth while Team 3D will take on The British Invasion and Terry for the tag team titles in Glasgow.

And Welsh fans will watch a USA v UK battle that sees Beer Money up against The British Invasion and Rob Terry.

Special fan interaction ticket packages are available, while platinum seats and meet and greet packages also on sale. The dates for the TNA Cross The Line January 2010 Tour are:

Saturday, January 23 at Glasgow Braehead Arena
Tuesday 26 at Bournemouth International Centre
Wednesday 27 at Cardiff International Arena
Thursday 28 at Coventry Sky Dome
Friday 29 at Manchester Evening News Arena
Saturday 30 at London Wembley Arena

Fan interaction and general tickets are available from www.gigsandtours.com or you can call their 24hr hotline on 0871 2200 260. People wishing to attend the Scottish show should log on to www.gigsinscotland.com or call 08444 999 990. Bell time for every event is 7.30pm with doors opening between 6pm and 6.30pm. Visit www.tnawrestling.com for more details on the tour and fan interaction times.

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Just a little note from the PWG BoLA tournament:

Prior to the show, word gets out that Chris Sabin is out of the tournament. According to Alex Shelley later in the night, Sabin’s streak of bad luck finally resulted in his pulling out from having gotten a concussion six weeks ago, swine flu four weeks ago, and recently a nerve pinch in his neck. Ouch. Sabin’s spot is replaced by local talent Johnny Goodtime.

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Match Number Two: Motor City Machine Guns and Beer Money versus The British Invasion, Kiyoshi, and Sheik Abdul Bashir with Eric Young and Kevin Nash

Before the match, the referee warns Eric to behave while Eric Young and Nash are at the announce table.

Storm and Kiyoshi start things off and Storm with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Storm with an arm drag and power slam for a near fall. Sabin tags in and he kicks Kiyoshi. Shelley tags in and they hit a double back elbow and double kick to the chest and Shelley gets a near fall. Shelley with forearms and a roaring elbow. Kiyoshi with a punch after Bashir distracts Shelley. Kiyoshi with a kick to Shelley. Bashir tags in and he punches Shelley and gets a near fall. Bashir with kicks in the corner. Shelley blocks a suplex attempt for a minute but Bashir with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Kiyoshi tags back in and he punches Shelley. Kiyoshi puts Shelley in the ropes and he hits a thrust kick and a running knee into the corner. Kiyoshi with a nerve hold. Shelley with chops but Kiyoshi with a thrust kick. Shelley sends Kiyoshi into the turnbuckles and Sabin tags in and he kicks Magnus and hits a leg sweep. Sabin with a running forearm into the corner. Sabin goes to the apron for a springboard clothesline and he gets a near fall. All eight men are in the ring and then it is left to the British Invasion and Machine Guns in the ring. Sabin with a drop kick to Williams that knocks him off the apron. Storm and Roode with a double suplex to Kiyoshi on the ramp after sending Bashir into the ring post. Storm and Roode make their way to the announce table. Magnus holds Sabin for Rob Terry but Rob with a clothesline to Magnus. Sabin with the neck breaker while Shelley hits the cross body for the three count.
Winners: James Storm, Robert Roode, Chris Sabin, and Alex Shelley

After the match, everyone yells at Rob Terry for costing them the match.

Source: PWInsider.com

thanks to Hannah for this:

Earlier today we received word of two cancellations for the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles. First, Charles Mercury will not be able to compete in his recently announced non-tournament bout due to a personal matter. Second, we were notified by TNA Management that Chris Sabin has been injured, and will be unable to compete in the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles. TNA Management stated that Sabin “aggravated a neck injury at our TV tapings and the doctor is recommending that he take a couple of weeks (and maybe longer) off. He had first suffered the injury at our previous tapings and tweaked it at the tapings this week.” We at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla wish Chris Sabin a speedy and full recovery.

Source: Gerweck.net

Chris Sabin placed 52nd on the 2009 PWI 500. Thanks to  Jason from JerichoPage.cjb.net for typing it up for me :)

52 – Chris Sabin – (5’10″, 205, 9, 69)
Rapidly becoming the silent partner in The Motor City Machine Guns as Alex Shelley morphs into the second coming of Chris Jericho … That said, there’s no disputing the Machine Guns’ success and diehard cult following … Shows more respect for the fans than his fellow wrestlers … Sabin and Shelley quickly lost interest in being members of the Frontline, the hastily formed faction intended to resist the Main Event Mafia … They defeated No Limit for the IWGP International junior heavyweight tag team title on January 4 at New Japan’s Tokyo Dome show … Lost to Shelley in a tournament final to determine the new TNA X division champion at Genesis … He and Shelley became obsessed with figuring out the identity of Suicide … Why didn’t they try Wikipedia? … TNA’s best practitioner of the Cradle Shock, a cross-legged Samoan driver … Seems to genuinely have fun in the ring.

Friday November 20, 2009
American Legion Post #308 (7338 Canby Ave. , Reseda , CA 91335 )
8pm
2009 Battle Of Los Angeles – Night One
1. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block A Match: Kenny Omega vs. Kevin Steen
2. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block A Match: Scott Lost vs. Jerome “LTP” Robinson
3. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block B Match: Austin Aries vs. Brian Kendrick
4. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block B Match: Colt Cabana vs. Joey Ryan
5. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block C Match: Brandon Gatson vs. Nick Jackson
6. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block C Match: El Generico vs. Alex Shelley
7. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block D Match: Chris Sabin vs. Roderick Strong
8. 2009 BOLA First Round – Block D Match: Matt Jackson vs. Human Tornado

Saturday November 21, 2009
American Legion Post #308 (7338 Canby Ave. , Reseda , CA 91335 )
8pm
2009 Battle Of Los Angeles – Night Two
1. 2009 BOLA Quarter Final – Block A Match: Omega/Steen winner vs. Lost/Robinson winner
2. 2009 BOLA Quarter Final – Block B Match: Aries/Kendrick winner vs. Cabana/Ryan winner
3. 2009 BOLA Quarter Final – Block C Match: Gatson/Jackson winner vs. Generico/Shelley winner
4. 2009 BOLA Quarter Final – Block D Match: Sabin/Strong winner vs. Jackson/Tornado winner
5. 2009 BOLA Semi-Final Match: A Block winner vs. B Block winner
6. 2009 BOLA Semi-Final Match: C Block winner vs. D Block winner
7. 2009 BOLA Final: Semi-Final Winners Face Off

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