**PRE-SHOW** LARRY Z PROMO - Good hype for the main event, and he manages to also put over the entire roster in the process.
JERELLE CLARK vs. CASSIDY RILEY - No Rating
I forgot how awesome Monty Brown was. Not pulling the trigger on him with the World Title might have been one of the biggest mistakes TNA has ever made. He is Goldberg but with a ton more charisma.
JEFF JARRETT & MONTY BROWN SEGMENT, THE BRAWL WITH JEFF HARDY - Very good.
RAVEN-RHINO VIDEO PACKAGE - PERFECT! I knew nothing about this feud going in… but after watching this video package, I feel like I have an emotional investment in it.
AJ STYLES PROMO - Good.
MIKEY BATTS vs. SHARK BOY - 3/10
**MAIN SHOW** INTRO - HILARIOUS!
3LIVE KRU (Konan, BG James, & Ron Killings) vs. THE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH (Simon Diamond, Elix Skipper, & David Young) - 4/10
Good booking here. 3Live Kru needed a simple but dominant win to show that they are once again united, and that is what they got
AUSTIN ARIES vs. RODERICK STRONG - 6.5/10
Remember when TNA actually gave its fans what they wanted, rather than asking them what they want, then doing something else and pretending that what they did is what the fans wanted?
We get chants of both â€"ROH!†and â€"GENERATION NEXT!â€â€¦ and Don West has no problem acknowledging it on PPV. What happened to the days when these promotions were friends? Why did we ever leave that? Why do we need this supposed â€"competition?â€
KIP JAMES & MONTY BROWN PROMO - Good
KIP JAMES & â€"THE ALPHA MALE†MONTY BROWN vs. LANCE HOYT & APOLO (w/Sonny Siaki) - 5.5/10
TEAM CANADA PROMO - Okay
PETEY WILLIAMS vs. CHRIS SABIN - 7.25/10
POST-MATCH STUFF - Some build to Bound For Glory
NO DISQUALIFICATIONS MATCH:
Sabu vs. Abyss (w/James Mitchell) - 8/10
Awesome hardcore violence!
ALEX SHELLEY PROMO - Good promo in the face of a bad situation
JEFF HARDY vs. BOBBY ROODE - 6.75/10
FOUR WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES:
The Naturals(c) (w/Jimmy Hart) vs. America’s Most Wanted vs. Team Canada (A-1 & Eric Young) vs. Alex Shelley & Johnny Candido - 7.25/10
RHINO PROMO - GREAT!
RAVEN’S RULES MATCH FOR THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE:
Raven(c) vs. Rhino - 7.5/10
Violent, but nowhere near as cool as their match from Backlash 2001.
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE TNA X-DIVISION TITLE:
Christopher Daniels(c) vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles - 10/10!
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! The best and most important match in TNA history. Required watching for any wrestling fan.
Final Thoughts
Overall, an awesome show from TNA, and the main event makes it a must-buy for everyone. See what happens when you don’t have Russo ruining things?