00:00Charmel, Tracy, tonight you'll be representing the Main Event Mafia in the first round of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team
00:06Tournament.
00:07Unfortunately for the both of you, you've drawn Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed in the first round.
00:12Unfortunately. Now you do mean unfortunately for them, right?
00:16I mean, do we look like we're sweating Kong and Raisha? Look at us, baby!
00:21We are Mafia through and through. Gangster runs through these veins.
00:26I mean, do you think I'm afraid of that elephant trainer and her elephant?
00:30Have you seen her?
00:31Girl, please.
00:33Lauren, you got some set of balls on you, don't you? Do you know who you're talking to?
00:38Charmel is the first lady of the Main Event Mafia, and I am the chosen one.
00:45We are not some average TNA knockout. We are elite females in the wrestling business.
00:51So, Raisha, Kong, we're not just going to defeat you tonight. We're going to roll over your fat asses.
00:59Charmel, shall we? Our public awaits.
01:01Let's do it.
01:02Let's do it.
01:02Come on.
01:04Did you hear that? Charmel just referred to Kong and Saeed as the elephant in her trainer.
01:10First knockout tag tournament match is next.
01:16Ladies and gentlemen, this is a first round match in the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament.
01:23It is scheduled for one fall.
01:25Introducing team number one first.
01:27Standing 6 feet 1 inches tall, weighing 272 at 3 8 pounds, she is...
01:33Awesome Kong!
01:37Her tag team partner from Syria, Raisha Saeed!
01:44And we open the Knockouts Tag Tournament with a team that has quite an experience edge tonight over the opposition.
01:52Awesome Kong, Raisha Saeed, they have been together for over a year and a half here in TNA.
01:59Tonight, against the Mafia.
02:06Their opponents representing the main event Mafia, Tracy and Charmel!
02:14I'll tell you, Mike, you know, we heard Charmel and Tracy, they're kind of coming across like they're not sweating
02:19Awesome Kong and they're not concerned.
02:22They better be concerned because after what happened last week and Tracy stealing the proverbial quick one, to say the
02:28least, on Awesome Kong, that outburst by Kong was damn near scary.
02:34Something about representing the main event Mafia and exuding confidence.
02:39We just heard both Tracy and Charmel, the fact that they're not concerned with their first round opponents.
02:45Is this a case where they're just trying to convince themselves that they're not going to be intimidated by the
02:50presence of Awesome Kong?
02:52Well, I think perception's reality, and if you perceive that as a competitor, your opponent might figure, well, you know
02:58what, she or he's confident, so I better really be on my game and can catch it behind the eight
03:03ball.
03:03So I think confidence is a big thing.
03:05I also think Charmel didn't want to get tagged in just now.
03:07And I don't think really that Tracy wanted to be involved in this, in the opening of this matchup, squaring
03:12off against Awesome Kong.
03:13I mean, think about it, main event Mafia, not only giving up experience, they're giving up a lot of size
03:18when they're in the ring against Awesome Kong.
03:22Well, Tracy trying to lay out some strategy to Charmel.
03:26It was very quick, the way Tracy just tagged in Charmel.
03:31Charmel didn't really jump to get at it.
03:33And now this is Raisha Shaheed.
03:35Shaheed, I don't understand her role, actually, with Awesome Kong.
03:37What was the deal?
03:38Well, that has been kind of a mystery for the past year and a half.
03:41We know that she's been in several roles, a spokesperson for Awesome Kong.
03:45And we also know that she's not afraid to get involved and she'll do anything when it comes to watching
03:50the back of Kong.
03:51Well, why does she wear the whole veil mask gimmick?
03:54What's that about?
03:55That's part of her background.
03:57The mystery.
03:57That's part of that mystery.
03:58Thanks, Mike.
03:59We do know that she, at some point in her career, trained with Awesome Kong over in the Orient in
04:05Japan to wrestle.
04:06And we're seeing that wrestling skill on display.
04:09Big power move right there.
04:11And Shaheed going to follow up by dropping the elbow.
04:14Cover here.
04:15Well, you could definitely see that Shaheed's got some in-ring abilities, to say the least.
04:21Taz, when it comes to the main event mafia, Shaheed snaps her over.
04:25When it comes to the mafia, and here's the follow cover as Tracy is able to power out from that
04:33pin attempt.
04:33You're representing Kurt Angle.
04:35You're representing the elite in our sport that's got to put extra pressure on anyone who's a part of the
04:41main event mafia.
04:41Well, that's a great point, Mike.
04:43And that's exactly what happens.
04:45The pressure is on you when someone at the helm is, you know, a man named Kurt Angle.
04:51And, you know, if you get a loss and you're representing the mafia, you've got to answer to Kurt Angle.
04:56But that's one tough head coach on the sideline.
04:59When it comes to the strategy for Shaheed and Tracy, one would presume, now that they've got Shaheed in there,
05:05that they're going to try and isolate her and do everything within their power to make those good quick tags.
05:10And at the same time, to keep Kong out of this match.
05:14Well, that would be smart.
05:15And that seems like that's sound strategy.
05:18Sound strategy by Tracy and Shaheed.
05:20Well, it's obvious if you have Kong in there, I mean, her offense is just damn near dangerous.
05:25We're about to see that offense right now.
05:28Oh, there's the power of the dominant force of the knockout division.
05:34Tracy on the defensive and just couldn't avoid the contact that time in the corner.
05:38That's like a small foreign card just running right into you.
05:42You can see there that Kong was going to go for the implant buster.
05:45Smart move by Tracy to get out of dodge, and I'm even in a hurry.
05:48And it might have been a big mess out in the ring here.
05:51Speaking of a big mess.
05:52Uh-oh.
05:55The near 300 pounds of Kong.
05:57Whoa, what a splash off the middle rope.
06:01That's it.
06:03Oh, Charmel in to make the save, and maybe she had second thoughts.
06:07Yeah, you think?
06:09I think Charmel's instincts were to make the save, but taking herself in with Shaheed.
06:15Wow, steals the win there for her team.
06:17Here's Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed.
06:21Very smart by Raisha Saeed to tag herself in.
06:25And in the process, Awesome Kong, Raisha Saeed, advance to the second round.
06:32Look at that look.
06:33Oh.
06:33Oh, my God.
