Turning Point Review
As promised I have returned with my thougths on Turning Point, TNA's December PPV. Due to the nature of pro wrestling, it is nearly imposible to do an accurate over-all review of the show. So, in the interest of fairness, I will give my thougths on each match, as well as my over all thoughts.
The show started off with Sabu VS Abyss in a Barbed Wire Match. If you don't know what a Barbed Wire match is, let me explain. The ring ropes are taken down and replaced by barbed wire. Surrounding the ring are various weapons, which are wrapped in barbed wire. To win, you must make your opponant submit or get a pin. The match was good. Obviously not a technical master peice, it was an all out brawl, and one of the best I have seen all year. It wasn't nearly as brutal as I would have liked (and it would have been hard for it to beat out my favorite match of the year, JBL VS John Cena--I Quit match at Judgement Day) but it was still good. Both men took barbed wire to the crotch. Sabu went for a kick and got caught on the ropes, and Abyss took a Barbed Wire Chair shot to the crotch. In the end, Abyss got sandwhiched between two boards covered in Barbed Wire. Sabu hit a Leg Drop to Abyss' head and sat there as the ref made the 3 count. After the match, the fans chanted "Thank You" as Sabu left the ring and they peeled Abyss off of the board. Both men needed stichs after the match, and Abyss got his arm ripped open.
The next match was Alex Shelley and Roderick Strong VS Matt Bently and Austin Aries. This was an X Division match, so you know it was good. Both team had plenty of high spots, but in the end it was Bently nailing Shelley with the Super Kick for the win. If you haven't seen an X Division match (or arn't a fan of pro wrestling) then check out Impact, Saterdays on Spike. It is time well spent.
The next match was Raven VS Chris K, formerly known as Kanyon. The match was pretty good, but nothing to write home about. Raven won it with the Raven Effect. It didn't really help the Raven VS Larry Zbyszko fued, but it was a good match with a predictable ending.
Next up was Team Canada VS 4 Live Kru. The match was going good till the end, when Konnan grabbed a steel chair. It looked like he was going to hit Bobby Roode with it, but instead nailed Kip James and told Roode to go for the pin. After the match BG James and Ron Killings entered the ring to get some answers, but Konnan nailed BG with the chair. Over all a decent match. It should be interesting to see the fall out this Saterday.
Next was The Diamonds In The Rough VS Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, and Dale Torborg (formerly The Deamon, now a strength coach for the White Socks) with AJ Pierzynski. The match went back and forth until AJ started interfereing on behalf of his team. In the end Aj hit Simon Diamond with a Home Plate to help his team win.
The next match was Christian Cage (Christian in the WWE) VS Monty Brown. The winner would get a shot at the NWA Heavy Weight Title. Both men wanted the title shot and it showed. In the end, Cage used the Unprettier to get the win. It was kind of cool to see Cage using the same ring attire and the Captain Charisma nick name that he used in WWE. It was also cool when he hit a Frog Splash, which caused the crowd to start an Eddie chant in honor of the late great Eddie Guerrero. Over all a good match with another predictable ending.
Next up was AMW VS Team 3D in a Table Match. It was chaotic, with a table beig brought out after only a few minutes. In the end Team 3D won by putting Jmes storm through a table in the ring with the Death Sentance and Chris Harris through a table set up on the stage with the 3D. After the match Storm had to be helped from the ring after a possible neck injury. Every thing was ok, but it will be a while before he is 100%.
The X Division Title match was next, with AJ Styles defending against Samoa Joe. This was probobly one of the best matchs of the night. In the end, Samoa Joe used the Kokina Clutch to win the match and the title. After the match h continued to attack Styles until Christopher Daniels ran down and attacked Joe.
The final Match was Jeff Jerret VS Rhino for the NWA Heavyweight Title. the match went all over the arena and was realy good, until Team Canada got involved. In the end, lots of interferance and a chair shot gave Jarrett the win.
Over all it was a good show. It had too many predictable endings, but the quality of the matchs more then made up for that. The best moment of the night was at the very end. As Jarret celebrated, the lights went out and a Scorpion appeared on the screen. When the lights came back on, a Chair was in the center of the ring with a Black Trenchcoat and a Baseball Bat. Sting is coming to TNA.
The show started off with Sabu VS Abyss in a Barbed Wire Match. If you don't know what a Barbed Wire match is, let me explain. The ring ropes are taken down and replaced by barbed wire. Surrounding the ring are various weapons, which are wrapped in barbed wire. To win, you must make your opponant submit or get a pin. The match was good. Obviously not a technical master peice, it was an all out brawl, and one of the best I have seen all year. It wasn't nearly as brutal as I would have liked (and it would have been hard for it to beat out my favorite match of the year, JBL VS John Cena--I Quit match at Judgement Day) but it was still good. Both men took barbed wire to the crotch. Sabu went for a kick and got caught on the ropes, and Abyss took a Barbed Wire Chair shot to the crotch. In the end, Abyss got sandwhiched between two boards covered in Barbed Wire. Sabu hit a Leg Drop to Abyss' head and sat there as the ref made the 3 count. After the match, the fans chanted "Thank You" as Sabu left the ring and they peeled Abyss off of the board. Both men needed stichs after the match, and Abyss got his arm ripped open.
The next match was Alex Shelley and Roderick Strong VS Matt Bently and Austin Aries. This was an X Division match, so you know it was good. Both team had plenty of high spots, but in the end it was Bently nailing Shelley with the Super Kick for the win. If you haven't seen an X Division match (or arn't a fan of pro wrestling) then check out Impact, Saterdays on Spike. It is time well spent.
The next match was Raven VS Chris K, formerly known as Kanyon. The match was pretty good, but nothing to write home about. Raven won it with the Raven Effect. It didn't really help the Raven VS Larry Zbyszko fued, but it was a good match with a predictable ending.
Next up was Team Canada VS 4 Live Kru. The match was going good till the end, when Konnan grabbed a steel chair. It looked like he was going to hit Bobby Roode with it, but instead nailed Kip James and told Roode to go for the pin. After the match BG James and Ron Killings entered the ring to get some answers, but Konnan nailed BG with the chair. Over all a decent match. It should be interesting to see the fall out this Saterday.
Next was The Diamonds In The Rough VS Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, and Dale Torborg (formerly The Deamon, now a strength coach for the White Socks) with AJ Pierzynski. The match went back and forth until AJ started interfereing on behalf of his team. In the end Aj hit Simon Diamond with a Home Plate to help his team win.
The next match was Christian Cage (Christian in the WWE) VS Monty Brown. The winner would get a shot at the NWA Heavy Weight Title. Both men wanted the title shot and it showed. In the end, Cage used the Unprettier to get the win. It was kind of cool to see Cage using the same ring attire and the Captain Charisma nick name that he used in WWE. It was also cool when he hit a Frog Splash, which caused the crowd to start an Eddie chant in honor of the late great Eddie Guerrero. Over all a good match with another predictable ending.
Next up was AMW VS Team 3D in a Table Match. It was chaotic, with a table beig brought out after only a few minutes. In the end Team 3D won by putting Jmes storm through a table in the ring with the Death Sentance and Chris Harris through a table set up on the stage with the 3D. After the match Storm had to be helped from the ring after a possible neck injury. Every thing was ok, but it will be a while before he is 100%.
The X Division Title match was next, with AJ Styles defending against Samoa Joe. This was probobly one of the best matchs of the night. In the end, Samoa Joe used the Kokina Clutch to win the match and the title. After the match h continued to attack Styles until Christopher Daniels ran down and attacked Joe.
The final Match was Jeff Jerret VS Rhino for the NWA Heavyweight Title. the match went all over the arena and was realy good, until Team Canada got involved. In the end, lots of interferance and a chair shot gave Jarrett the win.
Over all it was a good show. It had too many predictable endings, but the quality of the matchs more then made up for that. The best moment of the night was at the very end. As Jarret celebrated, the lights went out and a Scorpion appeared on the screen. When the lights came back on, a Chair was in the center of the ring with a Black Trenchcoat and a Baseball Bat. Sting is coming to TNA.
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