Moments after the conclusion of “Sacrifice,” TNAWrestling.com confirmed that Rhino would challenge Raven for the NWA Championship at the upcoming “Unbreakable” PPV. The following is an excerpt from the official statement:
On the “Sacrifice” preshow, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Raven and nemesis Jeff Jarrett agreed to the following stipulations for the main event: If Jarrett beat Raven, he would get the World Title match at “Unbreakable”. If Raven beat Jarrett, the former champion would be out of the World Title picture for a year. However, much to Jeff Jarrett’s shock, Rhino ended up defeating Raven in the main event!
After emerging from the meeting, [Larry] Zbyszko officially announced Rhino as the new number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Zbyszko also officially announced Raven vs. Rhino as the main event for the NWA World Heavyweight Title at “Unbreakable” on Sunday, September 11.
The website also teased plans to post comments from Rhino, Raven and an “irate” Jeff Jarrett on Monday.
