Destination X 2006: Ultimate X and a Deep Upper Card Keep TNA's Momentum Moving

Shannon Moore opened the Destination X 2006 pre-show against Cassidy Riley, a singles match with no championship or tournament position on offer. Moore was establishing his Prince of Punk identity, while Riley received one of the shortest assignments of the evening. The original card result places this bout ahead of the much longer X Division competition on the paid broadcast. It had a narrow purpose: give two supporting wrestlers a recorded result without replacing any of the announced title defenses.

Moore completed the Halo and Shannon Moore pinned Cassidy Riley at the recorded 3:21. The original match ledger confirms Moore as winner, and independent results identify the finish. There was no second legal wrestler on either side and no documented title consequence. D+ / 5.4 and SKIP reflect a short preliminary match, not a reason to exaggerate the surviving move-by-move evidence.

Shark Boy and Norman Smiley teamed against Elix Skipper and David Young in the other Destination X 2006 pre-show match. Simon Diamond accompanied his Diamonds in the Rough wrestlers but was not listed as a third legal partner. The short pairing relied on familiar comedic crowd favorites opposing an organized tag unit. Contemporary retrospective coverage records the decisive closing exchange rather than a sustained championship storyline; the bout lasted just over three minutes.

Skipper and Young combined on a tandem takedown, and David Young pinned Norman Smiley at the official 3:17. Shark Boy was the unpinned member of the losing side; Diamond's presence at ringside did not make this a six-man match. The D+ / 5.2 grade recognizes how little time the participants had for the wrestling to develop. SKIP on a main-card-only viewing list while retaining the exact tag-team sides and pinned competitor in the archive.

Alex Shelley and Jay Lethal opened the paid Destination X 2006 card with an athletic singles match after both had gained traction in TNA's X Division. They began with technical holds and countered one another's takedowns while the crowd cheered Lethal. Shelley turned to head-and-arm submissions and worked the challenger's neck, but Lethal answered with dives, a full-nelson German suplex and a diving headbutt that produced a near fall. The younger wrestlers' repeated counters were the principal attraction, not any accompanying manager or championship belt.

Lethal tried to finish with another suplex, but Shelley cut him off near the ropes and hit the Sliced Bread #2. Alex Shelley pinned Jay Lethal at 10:08. The outcome established a useful singles win for Shelley while keeping Lethal's comeback visible in the match record. The inherited B / 7.6 credits the crowd response and sustained reversals. WATCH their final counter sequence rather than replacing it with a generic statement about the X Division.

Lance Hoyt met Matt Bentley, formerly billed as Maverick Matt, in a non-title singles match at Destination X 2006. Bentley arrived with Traci Brooks at ringside, but this was not a mixed tag or a handicap contest. The two worked a shorter undercard segment between the opening Shelley-Lethal match and the longer Team Canada rivalry. Hoyt used his height to press an advantage while Bentley had an opportunity to respond with quicker offense; neither title nor tournament qualification changed hands.

Hoyt caught Bentley late and delivered the Boot From Hell for the decisive cover. Lance Hoyt pinned Matt Bentley at the documented 7:59, with Brooks supporting Bentley from outside rather than taking a fall. C+ / 6.8 grades a functional supporting singles match, useful for tracking the two wrestlers on this card but not as consequential as the title matches. SKIM the finishing exchange.

Team Canada's Bobby Roode and Eric Young faced the Naturals, Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens, with Scott D'Amore and A-1 accompanying the Canadian pair. That division of roles is important: D'Amore and A-1 were outside seconds, not two additional wrestlers. The match played off their previous faction conflict and the Naturals' desire to recover their tag-team standing. Both sides attempted rapid double-team moves, but the Canadian entourage supplied an illegal route to victory rather than a decisive clean exchange.

Young took advantage of the referee's inattention and struck Andy Douglas with a hockey stick. Bobby Roode pinned Andy Douglas at the recorded 12:24, with Stevens unable to save his partner. Roode was the individual fall scorer even though Young supplied the weapon blow. The B- / 7.4 acknowledges sustained team wrestling and clear faction stakes while preserving the tainted decision. SKIM the final interference rather than calling this a convincing unassisted win.

The James Gang reunited three Armstrong-family wrestlers, B.G. James, Kip James and Bob Armstrong, against LAX's Homicide, Machete and Konnan in Destination X 2006's six-man grudge match. Bob was a legal teammate here, unlike his earlier rescue after the Against All Odds match. The Latin American Exchange had been provoking the family through Konnan's involvement and the new Machete pairing. Several ringside allies and refereeing distractions complicated their exchanges, but the recorded sides consisted of three wrestlers apiece rather than four.

Kip connected with the One and Only to finish Machete. Kip James pinned Machete at the documented 6:38, giving the James Gang a victory in this specific six-man contest. Neither Homicide nor Konnan took the decisive cover, although both were now legal participants unlike Konnan's managerial role on the prior February card. C / 6.4 reflects the character-driven feud and an abbreviated in-ring finish. SKIM for the family/team distinction and final move.

Chris Sabin met Puma, Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt in the International X Showcase four-way at Destination X 2006. The format put four distinct singles competitors in the ring rather than temporary tag-team sides. Williams was still associated with the Canadian Destroyer, while Dutt and Puma added high-speed counters that forced Sabin to protect himself from attacks across the ropes. None of the men defended the X Division title in this match; the championship's separate Ultimate X decision came later.

Sabin caught Puma during the closing phase, executed the Cradle Shock and Chris Sabin pinned Puma at the recorded 14:57. Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt were losing participants but did not receive the decisive fall. The inherited B+ / 8.2 credits the athletic variety and long allocation for an international exhibition, while keeping the stipulation and finish separate from the later title-changing contest. WATCH the extended four-way exchanges and Sabin's actual individual pin.

The eight-man war brought Jeff Jarrett, Abyss and NWA tag champions America's Most Wanted against Rhino, Ron Killings and Team 3D. Those were the eight legal participants; Gail Kim, Jackie Gayda and James Mitchell accompanied the Jarrett side but were not extra partners. Rhino absorbed a long isolation stretch before Killings tagged in and attacked the champions. Jarrett tried bringing in his guitar, missed, and was Gored by Rhino. Abyss answered with a Black Hole Slam on Rhino, while Team 3D hit the 3D on Abyss. The crowded finish kept transferring momentum among opponents instead of relying on one uncomplicated tag-team exchange.

Harris and Storm tried handcuffing Killings, but Harris ended up restrained near the corner. Killings hit the Axe Kick on Storm and nearly covered him, only for Jarrett to pull the referee away. When Killings confronted Jarrett again, Harris reached from the outside and tripped him despite the cuffs. Jarrett capitalized with the Stroke; Jeff Jarrett pinned Ron Killings at 20:10. The handcuff interference, not an unassisted finish, decided the match. B+ / 8.0 reflects its sustained eight-man scale and feud consequences. WATCH the intertwined counter sequence rather than attributing the fall to Abyss or either AMW member.

Samoa Joe defended the X Division Championship against Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles in Ultimate X, where the belt hung from intersecting cables. All three wrestlers could climb, but only removing the suspended championship would produce a winner. Joe used his power to prevent Styles and Daniels from holding the cables long enough to reach it; the challengers briefly worked together to give Joe a double-team Muscle Buster from the corner. Styles later climbed toward the center and had his hands on the belt. Unlike a traditional three-way pinfall match, every near fall and submission attempt was secondary to the overhead prize.

Joe struck Styles across the back with a steel chair while Styles was hanging on the cables. Daniels immediately kicked that same chair into Joe's face, leaving both opponents incapacitated. Daniels climbed along the cable and Christopher Daniels unhooked the title belt, winning the TNA X Division Championship at 13:26. Joe lost the championship but did not suffer a pin or submission, preserving his undefeated record through the stipulation. The inherited A / 9.2 reflects its innovative aerial exchanges and consequential title switch. WATCH the precarious final cable sequence and distinguish the belt removal from a deciding pinfall.

Christian Cage's first pay-per-view defense of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship matched him against Monty Brown. Brown attacked Cage's ribs against the guardrail and then held an abdominal stretch, using his strength to make the champion work from underneath. Cage rallied with a diving back splash, but Brown avoided a frog splash and continued his body attack. Cage attempted the Unprettier before Brown countered it into the Alpha Bomb. Brown's cover only earned two. He followed with a modified F-5 and another near fall, creating two credible opportunities to end Cage's newly established reign.

Brown tried his Pounce after another exchange, but Cage stopped the charge with a kick. On Brown's next approach, Cage caught him in the Unprettier, and Christian Cage pinned Monty Brown at 17:11 to retain. Jarrett and his allies then assaulted Cage, before Sting returned to confront them and newcomer Scott Steiner attacked Sting; those events occurred after the official singles fall and did not make it a multi-man title bout. The inherited B+ / 8.3 reflects a competitive first defense without crediting the post-match ambush as part of the match result. WATCH Brown's two late near falls and Cage's counter.