The following is from TNAWrestling.com:

Tonight TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9pm ET for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the May 11 “Sacrifice” Pay-Per-View event continues! The below is a preview of what will take place on the broadcast:

- TNA Management Director Jim Cornette has promised that starting this Thursday night, he will begin pairing up the “Egotistical 8″ into the teams that will compete in the tournament finals at the Sacrifice epic event! Which of the Egotistical 8 will be forced to team up? The teams will be made up of: Sting, Awesome Kong, Kip James, Robert Roode, Matt Morgan, BG James, Booker T and “Cowboy” James Storm!

- The main event of the broadcast will feature TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash taking on Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner in a preview of the Sacrifice main event! Can Angle and Steiner co-exist as tag team partners? Can Joe escape intact heading into the Pay-Per-View? Tune in and find out!

- What will the new alliance of The Latin American Xchange and Hector Guerrero have planned in TNA? Find out more details this Thursday!

- Members of the TNA Knockouts roster will be in action this Thursday night - including Gail Kim, ODB, Christy Hemme , Rhaka Khan, Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, Salinas, Jacqueline and Roxxi Laveaux. However, according to Cornette, he’s got his own plans for the match this Thursday and he’s announced a mandatory meeting with all of the Knockouts before the bout takes place! What does Cornette have planned? Tune in and find out!

- In addition, the superstars of the X Division will be in action as it will be a non-title bout with X Champion “Maple Leaf Muscle” Petey Williams vs. Consequences Creed vs. Johnny Devine vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Shark Boy vs. Curry Man!

Plus, more matches will be announced for the Sacrifice Pay-Per-View event! All this and much more this Thursday night on “iMPACT!” on SpikeTV starting at 9pm ET!