Pre-show

Before the show was broadcasted live

Live television

Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...

, there was a match that aired on TNA's Web site and for free on television, which pitted Amazing Red

Amazing Red

Jonathan Figueroa is a professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Amazing Red, or simply Red for short. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time X Division Champion, while also working on the American independent circuit...

 against Kiyoshi (Akira Raijin

Akira Raijin

is a Japanese professional wrestler, who formerly competed in North America for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion under the ring name Kiyoshi and previously worked under a mask as Suicide...

). Red won the match by pinfall after hitting a standing shooting star press.

Preliminary matches

The first match on the show was a Six Man Tag Team match between the team of Eric Young

Eric Young (wrestler)

Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks....

 and Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal

Jay Lethal

Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion...

 and Consequences Creed (Austin Watson)) against The Motor City Machineguns (Chris Sabin

Chris Sabin

Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for...

 and Alex Shelley

Alex Shelley

Patrick Martin , is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Alex Shelley. He wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he currently teams with Chris Sabin as The Motor City Machine Guns. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for...

) and Sheik Abdul Bashir (Shawn Daivari

Shawn Daivari

Dara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari...

). The end of the match came when Lethal was able to get the win for his team by pinning Bashir with a sunset flip.

The coming match was Monster's Ball between Taylor Wilde and Daffney (Shannon Spruill), with Abyss (Chris Parks

Chris Parks

Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...

) in her corner, that saw both women exchange weapons shots before Wilde was able to get a pinfall victory over Daffney after using a fireman's carry takeover to throw Daffney onto a trash can. Following the match, Abyss' storyline

Kayfabe

In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...

 therapist, Dr. Stevie (Michael Manna

Stevie Richards

Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...

), came down to the ring with a bag filled with thumbtacks, and demanded Abyss to throw Wilde onto the contents of the bag that were spilled onto the mat. After some influence from Lauren (Lauren Brooke

Lauren Brooke (interviewer)

Lauren Thompson or Lauren Brooke is a U.S. television personality, print and voiceover model who works for Golf Channel hosting "Top Ten" and "Golf Now" , as well the "College Sports Minute". She is also known for previously working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a backstage interviewer...

), an interviewer for TNA with personal ties to both Wilde and Abyss, he turned on Stevie by chokeslam

Chokeslam

A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...

ming him onto the thumbtacks.

Daniels (Daniel Covell

Christopher Daniels

Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...

) challenged Suicide

Suicide (character)

Suicide is a fictional character from TNA Impact! the video game. In December 2008, the Suicide character was introduced on television as a real-life wrestler in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...

 for the TNA X Division Championship

TNA X Division Championship

The TNA X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily defended in TNA's X Division—a style based on a fast-paced, daredevil type of wrestling...

 after he saved Suicide from an attack a week prior on Impact!; their match was interrupted by two of last week's assailants, the Motor City Machineguns, who were determined to reveal the identity of Suicide, attacked him before fleeing the ring as Daniels pinned his opponent; once he saw a replay of what transpired to have him win the title, he refused to accept the title under the circumstances presented to him; he requested the match to continue, adding an additional five minutes, which expired, leading to Suicide retaining the title.

Following was a second title match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship, which pitted Angelina Love, the champion, against Awesome Kong. The match was centered around Love running from Kong before being blocked by Kong's manager

Manager (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...

, Raisha Saeed (Melissa Anderson), which saw Kong beat down on her opponent before the referee was distracted while the champion grabbed a can of hair spray

Hair spray

Hair spray is a common cosmetic product that is sprayed onto hair to keep it stiff or in a certain style...

, and expelled the contents into the challenger's eyes before capitalizing on her opponent's compromised state, executing a roll up-style cover to get the pinfall victory. Following the match, an irate Kong would recover, and confront Love before grabbing her, and executing her signature drop, the Implant Buster, driving Love's face into the mat, before the leaving the ring.

Next was the match between Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....

 and Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash

Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...

. The match fell to the outside with both men jockeying for the control of a steel chair with Joe hitting his opponent in the face, causing him to bleed. After two failed attempts at his signature rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

, the Coquina Clutch, Joe would end up winning the match by applying another choke, a choke with a half nelson hold cinched in. After the victory, he continued to beat on Nash with elbow strikes

Elbow (strike)

An elbow strike is a strike with the point of the elbow, the part of the forearm nearest to the elbow, or the part of the upper arm nearest to the elbow...

 before several officials came to the ring to break up two.

Main event matches

The finals for the "Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament" was held at Sacrifice with Beer Money, Inc. against The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams). It was a physical match that saw all four men perform a plethora of tag team maneuvers and high spots with a highlight being Storm performing a headscissors takedown from the top rope on Williams followed by a top rope body press by Roode to his downed opponent. Beer Money won the match following Roode pinning Williams after the latter was hit in the face with one of the briefcases that The British Invasion had recently commandeered.

Following this was the "I Quit" match for the TNA Legends Championship between A.J. Styles and Booker T with his wife, Sharmell, in his corner. The action started in Booker's favor, as he would take Styles to the outside, dropping him throat-first onto the guardrail; every time the referee gave him the microphone, a way for the wrestler to say, "I quit", he would not speak. After a continued offense from Booker, Styles would reverse the momentum with a backflip kick, called the Pelé Kick, to Booker's face. This led to the match breaking down into a brawl with Booker on the receiving end, which also would not deter him from continuing. The finish to the match came when Styles would lock in an armbar on Booker whilst in mid-air, which led to Booker's reluctant ally in the Main Event Mafia

The Main Event Mafia

The Main Event Mafia was a heel stable in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...

, Jenna Morasca

Jenna Morasca

Jenna Morasca is an American actress, former swimsuit model and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of Survivor: The Amazon and previously worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....

, to come to the ring, and threw a towel in the ring, signifying Booker's concession.

The main event followed for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between defending champion, Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, and Sting. The match quickly turned into a brawl on the outside of the ring and the entrance ramp. After a few minutes of action from Foley, he decided to take a rest, and started doing commentary while all three of his opponents continued to wrestle. Fellow members of the Main Event Mafia, Angle and Sting, would double team Jarrett before a communications breakdown, leading to the two fighting each other. After Sting was taken down, Angle turned his attention to Foley at the announcers table, diving onto him, leading to Foley returning to the ring. Foley would then apply a claw hold to the jaw on both Sting and Jarrett, attempting for a dual submission, which led to a potential dual pin (both men went to the mat with their shoulders down). The match ended when Jarrett dropped Angle from the second turnbuckle with his finishing maneuver, the Stroke, onto a chair, only for Sting to sneak into the ring and pin Angle, winning the match. This made Sting the leader of the Main Event Mafia.

Aftermath

With Sting the new leader of the Main Event Mafia, he immediately made some changes to the line up of the organization: he would ban Sharmell and Jenna Morasca, then fired Kurt Angle's bodyguards.

Upon winning the "Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament", Team 3D met with Beer Money, Inc. on the May 29 edition of Impact! where Robert Roode and James Storm received their check for $100,000, and trophies for winning the tournament; it was subsequently announced that the match guaranteed to the winners for the TNA World Tag Team Championship would take place at TNA's seventh anniversary event, Slammiversary

Slammiversary (2009)

Slammiversary was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on June 21, 2009 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the fifth event under the Slammiversary chronology and used to commemorate the seventh...

.

The TNA World Heavyweight Championship would still be in Mick Foley's hands as he would defend the annual King of the Mountain match

King of the Mountain match

The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . It consists of five competitors competing for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship or the TNA X Division Championship as of Slammiversary 2009...

; simultaneously, he would also be lobbying to only have to defend his title once a year.

Continuing their quest to reveal the identity of Suicide, The Motor City Machine Guns and Lethal Consequences would again assault Suicide in the coming weeks until it was announced on the June 4 edition of Impact! that all five men would compete in another King of the Mountain match for Slammiversary.

Reception

The show was given positive feedback from critics. Dave Meltzer

Dave Meltzer

David A. Meltzer is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Sports Illustrated senior writer Frank Deford has praised Meltzer's work, saying that "Meltzer, I believe, is the most accomplished reporter in sports journalism." Meltzer has written for the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles...

, writer of the professional wrestling periodical, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, would say multiple times in his pay-per-view report for the show that it, "overachieved", and he gave special attention to the "Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament" finals and the "I quit" match. The only form of criticism he gave the show were some of the illogical booking tactics made by the company. The Pro Wrestling Torch

Wade Keller

Wade Keller is a wrestling columnist. He runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter, which is regarded as one of the most influential newsletters in professional wrestling....

 reporter, James Caldwell, reviewed the show, as well, giving it a generally good review, but also criticized the show in a number of spots, specifically the "I quit" match: "Best match of the PPV until the finish with Sharmell-Jenna continuing their feud on PPV TV. Keep it on free TV (if TNA is so adamant about continuing this), but don't put that dumb storyline on pay TV. As usual, TNA tries to find a way out of a stipulation. Sucks to rant on that, because the match was awesome and one of Booker's best performances in years."

A common theme amongst the criticism was the "lack of common sense", as wrestling journalist, Ben Miller, put it. He made particular mention to the World title match, by saying, "...there was no reason for Jarrett, Angle or Foley to attempt to beat Sting. You can win a championship, control of the company, leadership of a powerful faction or... what? If you end Sting’s career do you become six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. There is, of course, the argument that by pinning Sting you eliminate a potential rival. I don’t think the crowd bought that argument. The heat was spotty during the match and the lack of a sensible reason for attacking Sting appeared to be a big part of it. TNA Sacrifice 2009 felt flat, but it shouldn’t have. Most everyone worked hard, some angles paid off and some angles left fans intrigued. Those three ingredients usually make for a good show. Instead, one-third of the matches had conceptual problems...".

Results

#	Matches	Stipulations	Times
Pre-Show	Amazing Red Amazing Red Jonathan Figueroa is a professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Amazing Red, or simply Red for short. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time X Division Champion, while also working on the American independent circuit...  defeated Kiyoshi Akira Raijin is a Japanese professional wrestler, who formerly competed in North America for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion under the ring name Kiyoshi and previously worked under a mask as Suicide...	Singles match	7:02
1	Eric Young Eric Young (wrestler) Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks....  and Lethal Consequences Lethal Consequences Lethal Consequences was a professional wrestling tag team in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . The team consisted of Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed. The team name was a portmanteau of the ring names of Lethal and Creed.-Formation :...  (Jay Lethal Jay Lethal Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion...  and Consequences Creed) defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir Shawn Daivari Dara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari...  and The Motor City Machineguns (Chris Sabin Chris Sabin Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for...  and Alex Shelley Alex Shelley Patrick Martin , is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Alex Shelley. He wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he currently teams with Chris Sabin as The Motor City Machine Guns. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for... )	Six Man Tag Team match	13:54
2	Taylor Wilde defeated Daffney (with Abyss Chris Parks Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... )	TNA Knockout TNA Knockout Knockout is a term used by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling to refer to its female talent. The term is applied universally to wrestlers, backstage interviewers, and managers/valets. They are analogous to the Divas of rival WWE.-History:...  Monster's Ball match Monster's Ball match A Monster's Ball match is a professional wrestling, hardcore match staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The name is derived from the 2001 film Monster's Ball....	3:33
3	Suicide Suicide (character) Suicide is a fictional character from TNA Impact! the video game. In December 2008, the Suicide character was introduced on television as a real-life wrestler in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...  (c) fought Daniels Christopher Daniels Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...  to a draw	Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship TNA X Division Championship The TNA X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily defended in TNA's X Division—a style based on a fast-paced, daredevil type of wrestling...	17:06
4	Angelina Love (c) defeated Awesome Kong Kia Stevens Kia Michelle Stevens , better known by her ring names Amazing Kong, Awesome Kong and Kharma. She is signed with WWE, but has been inactive since May 2011 due to pregnancy...  (with Raisha Saeed)	Singles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship TNA Women's Knockout Championship The TNA Women's Knockout Championship, often referred to simply as the Knockouts Championship, is a professional wrestling women's world championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested for in TNA's women's division...	5:56
5	Samoa Joe Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....  defeated Kevin Nash Kevin Nash Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...	Singles match	8:01
6	Beer Money, Inc. Beer Money, Inc. Beer Money, Inc. was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Robert "Bobby" Roode and James Storm in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where they are former four-time TNA World Tag Team Champions, while also holding the record for the longest reign as...  (Robert Roode and James Storm James Storm James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J... ) defeated The British Invasion The British Invasion (professional wrestling) The British Invasion is a professional wrestling alliance in the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , currently consisting of English wrestlers Douglas Williams and Magnus. The group previously also included their Welsh enforcer Rob Terry...  (Brutus Magnus Nick Aldis Nicholas Harry "Nick" Aldis is an English professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Magnus, where he is a one time World Tag Team Champion with Doug Williams...  and Doug Williams Doug Williams (wrestler) Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams... ) (with Rob Terry Rob Terry Robert "Rob" Terry is a Welsh professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Before signing with TNA, he was under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and competed in the company's developmental territory, Florida Championship... )	Tag Team match Tag team Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name... ; finals in the Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament	10:44
7	A.J. Styles A.J. Styles Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...  (c) defeated Booker T Booker Huffman Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World...	"I Quit" match for the TNA Legends Championship	14:56
8	Sting Sting (wrestler) Steven James "Steve" Borden , better known by his ring name Sting, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...  defeated Mick Foley Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he... , Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...  and Jeff Jarrett Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...	Four Way Ultimate Sacrifice match	14:56

See also

• TNA Sacrifice
  TNA Sacrifice
  Sacrifice is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May. The first one was held in August 2005. When event names were shuffled by TNA for 2006, the event was moved to May. Sacrifice has had a tradition of being the final round of...
  
  
• List of TNA pay-per-view events

External links

• TNA Wrestling.com
• Sacrifice at In Demand.com
  IN DEMAND
  In Demand is a provider of pay-per-view and subscription video-on-demand services, jointly owned by Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks...