Did anyone else get Turning Point? Was a damn good PPV in my estimation, but TNA have a habit of pulling out all of the stops for their final event of the year. For those interested, here's my card review (apologies if I leave a match out, it's been a while)
BARBED WIRE MATCH - Abyss vs. Sabu
I'd never seen a barbed wire match before, and was pleased to see this was a 'legit' one with actual barbed wire instead of ropes - not the lame WWE/WCW equivalent. The match itself was great. Lots of cringe-worthy spots and plenty of blood.
MY MARK: 3 out of 5
BASEBRAWL MATCH - Dale Torborg, Sonjay Dutt, and Chris Sabin vs. The Diamonds in the Rough
You know, I didn't expect much out of this, but for what it was it was great. The X Division players carried it - but even Torborg (formerly the KISS Demon) didn't look too bad. Of course, the end result was no surprise, but good all the same.
MATCH RATING: 3 out of 5
4LK vs. TEAM CANADA
This match seems to be at every TNA pay-per-view lately, but with the 4 Live Kru breaking up - I guess that's no longer an issue. For those wondering, Konnan turned on BG and Kip James to effectively kill the stable and hand Bobby Roode from Team Canada victory. Since then he's debuted a new stable made up of himself, Apolo, and Homicide. A New Age Outlaws reunion seems likely.
MATCH RATING: 1.5 out of 5
MYSTERY OPPONENT: Raven vs. Chris K
This match was a bit of a dud, with Kanyon making a token effort before being beaten.
MATCH RATING: 2 out of 5
X DIVISION TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe
This match lived up to the hype after a slow start and really had a bit of everything. There was freakish high spots like a running shooting star press from Styles, there was the brutal swinging of Styles into the guard rail, and it was just awesome. The finish couldn't have been better, with Samoa Joe forcing the courageous champion to tap out to the triangle choke.
MATCH RATING: 5 out of 5
TABLES MATCH: Team 3-D vs. America's Most Wanted
You know, this match wasn't as good as it could have been. 3-D did it in short order and eliminated both members of AMW for no loss of their own. I guess they'll tangle again for the titles, but it wasn't what I expected from the tag division.
MATCH RATING: 2 out of 5
CONTENDERS MATCH: Monty Brown vs. Christian Cage
This match was quite well booked and had some good moments. Cage was dominated for much of it, which made it look legit, and was able to win it after Brown ran into a turnbuckle he'd previously exposed.
MATCH RATING: 2.5 out of 5
WORLD TITLE MATCH: Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Rhyno
Eh, this match was a real let down for me - a clusterf**k of run ins and cheating. Still, Rhyno came out of it looking great despite a loss - and the fans continue to hate Jarrett. The world title scene looks crowded now, with Cage, Brown, and the debuting Sting all wanting a piece.
And now.........
Is anyone looking forward to Final Resolution? For those wondering, the current card is:
Raven vs. a Mystery Opponent
Raven must win or he's fired, and if he does win, he finally gets his rematch. Will be interesting to see who it is this time.
Rhyno vs. Abyss
Has potential to be a decent brawling match. Not sure what the story is for this one, but it should be a good match.
AJ Styles vs. Tanahashi
It's another international challenge after the much touted clash between Jushin Thunder Lyger and Samoa Joe at Bound for Glory. Tanahashi is apparently one of Japan's top young stars, so this should be a match of the night candidate.
Samoe Joe (c) vs. Christopher Daniels for the X-Division Title
Joe and Daniels have history after Samoa Joe beat down Christopher Daniels post match a while back. This could be a great match, although the fans aren't sold on the Daniels' face push just yet.
Sting & Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown
Whilst this will be an awesome match, and not just for Sting's presence, it does suck a little to see the World Title not being defended. I guess they're teasing us until they can do Sting vs. Jarrett or Cage vs. Jarrett.
