Announcers are Don West & Mike Tenay
11.09.08
By: PK
Consequences Creed vs. Sonjay Dutt (w/ SoCal Val) vs. Tanahashi vs. Homicide vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Petey Williams vs. Doug Williams vs. Volador vs. Jay Lethal vs. Eric Young – TNA Rankings Match
West & Tenay do a very poor job at explaining the rules to this match. Rave & Creed start, and the other 8 are in the corners to be tagged in, but no one is tagging and others are running in all willy nilly. Volador eventually eliminates Dutt first. Rave leaps in, and hits the Rock The World on Volador and he is eliminated. Doug Williams runs in and hits Rave with a Rolling German Suplex for the pin. The match breaks down, Williams sends Petey, EY and Creed to the floor, but Homicide comes in and hits the Gringo Cutter on Williams, then flies over the top on Petey, EY and Creed, and goes flying into the crowd. He appears hurt, and the refs eliminate him because he is too hurt to complete. TNA OGs (Creed, EY, Lethal, & Petey) stare down Tanahashi & Williams. Petey then hits Creed with a Canadian Destroyer for a pin, and Creed is eliminated. Tanahashi with a giant splash off the top to eliminate Williams. Lethal rolls up Tanahashi. Williams with a big clothesline on Lethal, but EY comes in and hits his cutter to eliminate Williams. EY & Lethal are left, and they shake hands. They go toe to toe and eventually EY hits Lethal with a Northern Lights for the pin, and the win.
Winner & #1 Contender for the X-Division Title – Eric Young
TNA X-Division Rankings:
10. Sonjay Dutt
9. Voladore
8. Jimmy Rave
7. Homicide
6. Consequences Creed
5. Petey Williams
4. Tanahashi
3. Doug Williams
2. Jay Lethal
1. Eric Young
Petey & Creed join Lethal & EY in the ring. EY cuts a promo on how they are wrestlers, not the over paid MEM. He says that tonight, the young kids in TNA become men.
Crystal with JJ & Mick. Mick’s kid is sleeping on the couch because he is worn out from riding roller coasters all day. JJ says that he is going to end all this tonight, and he will confront the MEM himself, while he wants Foley to go talk to the ‘kids’, I guess meaning the TNA OGs.
Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed (w/ Rhaka Khan) vs. Roxxi & Taylor Wilde
Taylor & Roxxi control the start of the match, as Saeed started out for her team. Kong gets tagged in, and Rhaka grabs Roxxi’s legs while the refs back is turned, and now the heels have taken over. Kong is now completely destroying Roxxi. Roxxi dodges a splash from Saeed, and tags in Taylor who cleans house, including Rhaka. Kong on the floor, Roxxi hits a splash off the top rope to the floor on Kong! In the ring, Taylor hits a German Suplex with a bridge on Saeed for the pin.
Winners – Taylor & Roxxi
JJ confronts the MEM. He wants them to be professionals, and calls him his peers. Angle gets in his face, and reminds JJ that JJ claims he is no longer a wrestler. Angle storms off pissed, and Nash tells JJ that the MEM is the future of the company.
Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Rhino
This match goes back and forth…however the real news is that the Insane Clown Posse and Scott Hall all wearing Juggalo World Order shirts, come down to ringside and stand right in front, dead center. Bashir & Rhino fight on the floor, and Bashir mocks Hall. West & Tenay DO NOT mention Hall & ICP by name at all, and only says ’some familiar faces are ringside.’ Bashir and Referee Shane Sewell argue a bit, but then Bashir locks on a sleeper. Rhino fights out, goes for a GORE GORE GORE, but Bashir kicks him in the face. He spits in Sewells face, then turns around into the GORE GORE GORE for the pin.
Winner – Rhino
Foley is talking up the TNA OGs, but the Machineguns are ignoring him, and talking to each other. Foley confronts the Machineguns, and Shelley says that now that Foley is the majority owner, he should take his dumpy ass back to his desk, but Lethal charges in there and gets a couple of shots in on Shelley, and the OGs kick them out the lockerroom.
Beer Money, Inc (w/ Miss Jacqueline) (c) vs. Motor City Machineguns – TNA Tag Team Championship
Hall and the ICP are still ringside. MCMG starts out quick and keeps Beer Money spinning. Shelly hits a crucifix pin on Roode for 2. They send both Storm & Roode to the floor, and they follow with both leaping off the top rope on top of both Roode & Storm. They then do some quick double teaming on Roode, and Shelley chops away in the corner. MCMG keeps up with the high speed offense on Roode, but Storm gets a blind tag, and Storm drops Shelley’s throat on the top rope. Roode tagged back in, body slams Shelley, Storm with an elbow, Roode with an elbow, 2 count. Roode locks on a headlock. Shelley starts to fight out, but Roode slams him back down. Storm tagged in, has his hat on, and tries to charge Shelley in the corner, but Shelley dodges it, and goes to tag Sabin, however Jacqueline distracts the ref, and the ref didn’t see the tag. Storm holds up Shelley, and Roode goes to slug him, but Shelley ducks it, and Roode hits Storm. Shelley then DDT’s Roode, while giving Storm the Stroke. Sabin finally in, and is on fire. Sabin floats over Roode in the corner, Storm charges with a spear, but Sabin leaps it, and Storm hits Roode. Sabin springboards, and hits Roode with a DDT! Sabin goes for a Cradle Shock, but Storm with a blind tag. Storm goes to the turnbuckle, but Sabin crotches him, and then dodges a charging Roode, who headbutts Storm’s crotch. Shelley tosses Roode to the floor, Sabin with a top rope hurracanranna, followed by a big splash from Shelley for 2. Sabin with a back breaker on Roode, and Shelley follows with a Senton for 2. Shelley wraps up Roode, and holds his head up so that Sabin can springboard leg drop Roode! Storm breaks it up, hits a big spinebuster on Sabin for 2. All 4 then take part in a Tower of Doom. Roode tries a Payoff on Sabin, but Shelley breaks it up. Jacqueline gets in the ring, but Sabin scoop slams her. Sabin rolls up Roode, but as the ref is getting Jacqueline out of the ring, Storm comes in and spits beer in Sabin’s face, and then they hit the Drinking while Investing Power Bomb for the pin.
Winners and Still Champions – Beer Money
Booker T & Sharmell with JB. JB wants to know what will happen if Booker T loses the Legends Title to Christian. Sharmell breaks in and says that Booker will no longer comment on this, and he will defeat Christian.
Recap of Booker/Christian.
Booker T (w/ Shamell) (c) vs. Christian Cage – TNA Legends Championship – If Cage loses he must join the Main Event Mafia
It looks like Hall & the ICP are now gone from ringside. Booker controls the beginning of the match. Cage fires up, and hits a diving elbow from the 2nd rope. Cage then goes for a Texas Cloverleaf, but Booker pokes him in the eye to break it up. Booker off the ropes, but Cage dodges him, and hits his reverse DDT for 2. Cage goes to the top, but Sharmell distracts him, and Booker goes up and hits a SUPERplex for 2. Booker hits a Spin-a-rooni! Haven’t seen that in a while. Cage grabs Booker out of it, and toss him over the top, Booker back in, but Cage catches him and nail the Book End, and then locks in the Texas Cloverleaf (which Tenay calls a Sharpshooter…moron). Sharmell distracts the ref again, and Cage goes over to Sharmell, only for Sharmell to slap the hell out of him. Booker comes in with a Leg Lariat, but Cage ducks it and Booker almost hits Sharmell. Cage rolls up Booker, but Booker reverses it and gets the pin.
Winner and Still Champion – Booker T
Booker welcomes Christian into the Main Event Mafia, and says that there is a protocol, and that there is a meeting at 8am tomorrow morning.
Backstage, Abyss cuts a rambling promo.
Recap of Angle/Jarrett/Abyss
Kurt Angle vs. Abyss – Falls Count Anywhere
Abyss overpowers Angle to start. Angle tries to escape into the crowd, but, of course, Abyss follows. They fight through the crowd, Abyss getting most of the offense in. They are at the edge of the bleachers, and Abyss tries to toss Angle over, but Angle rakes him in the eyes. They fight back to ringside, and Angle hits Abyss in the burned part if his back with a chair. Angle goes up the ramp, and Abyss stumbles around on the floor below the ramp..and Angle FLIES off the stage on Abyss!!! Abyss is up against a board against the stage, and Angle charges through Abyss and the board gives away, and they fly under the stage. As they show the replay, Abyss and Angle fight under the stage, and the camera crew has lost them. The camera is on West & Tenay, and all of a sudden, Angle comes flying though a board on the otherside! They fight to the ring, and Angle hits the Olympic Slam for 2. Angle with a chair, charges but Abyss punches the chair into Angle’s face. Abyss puts the chair in the corner, and tosses Angle into the chair, and then lays out Angle with a HUGE Choke Slam for 2. Abyss lays a chair on top of Angle, and leaps off the top, but Angle moves, and Abyss hits the chair and the mat. Angle then puts the chair on Abyss, and hits a moonsault!! They fight up to the new Spanish Announce Table, and Angle clears Hector Guerrero & Willie Urbina, and then climbs the scaffold behind the table. Abyss follows, and grabs Angle to Press Slam him off the scaffold through the table, but Angle fights out of it, and then European Uppercuts Abyss off the scaffold through the table, and scores the pinfall.
Winner – Kurt Angle
Joe talks about what Nash taught him, and how bad he’ll beat Nash tonight.
Recap of Nash/Joe
Kevin Nash vs. Samoa Joe
Joe hits the ring, and takes it to Nash. They fall to the floor, and Nash tosses Joe into the ring post. Nash grabs a pair of scissors and takes off a turnbuckle pad, and then sends Joe headfirst into turnbuckle. Nash tries to slow the match down, but Joe takes over again. Nash on the floor, grabs a chair, but Joe doesn’t see, and he tries his suicide dive through the ropes, but Nash creams him with the chair. The ref sees it, but does not call for the bell. Nash tries a pin, but only gets a 2. Joe tries to fight back with some chops, but Nash gets his boot up. Nash then drops Joe with a Jackknife Powerbomb, but only gets 2. Nash then repeatedly hits Joe’s head into the exposed turnbuckle, and tries another Jackknife, but only for a 2 count. Nash goes to grab Joe again, but Joe catches him, and attempts a gogoplata, but the ref gets hit in Nash’s resistance, and Nash crotches Joe. Nash gets the ref, and rolls up Joe, using the ropes for the pin.
Winner – Kevin Nash
JB with Sting, talks about how focused AJ Styles is. Sting then talks about how it doesn’t matter, and that AJ will fall.
Sting (c) vs. AJ Styles – TNA Championship
Tie-ups to start. Sting seems frustrated that he can’t catch AJ. Sting starts playing cat & mouse with AJ, going in and out of the ring. Sting finally slows down AJ, and keeps an abdominal stretch in for a while. AJ fights out, hits a back suplex. AJ goes for the Styles Clash, but Sting catches AJ again, goes for the Scorpion Death Lock, but AJ kicks him out, and Sting is in the corner, AJ charges, Sting moves and hits a Scorpion Death Lock. Sting puts AJ in the corner, and hits 3 successive Stinger Splashes. Sting puts AJ on top of the turnbuckle, and goes for a SUPERplex, but AJ blocks it, and then Sunset Flips Sting into a Power Bomb. AJ hits a Spiral Tap, and calls for a 2nd one, but MEM comes down and distracts AJ. Sting catches him from behind, AJ goes for the Pele, but misses! Sting with a roll up for the pin.
Winner and Still Champion – Sting
They recap the 4 matches won by the MEM.
Show Over.
~PK
The booking here is a bit beyond pathetic and weak.
It really seems like they’re trying to be awful.
Still wondering why anyone bothers with TNA.
Some of the other sites are giving this much props. From reading, it reminds me of when Evolution got the sweep for one PPV. The follow up will definitely be key. I almost wished I ordered this. I might order the replay, but I haven’t decided.
I think the MEM sweeping out the PPV was key, however the Joe/Nash and Sting/AJ matches were very weak. Tag Titles could be MOTY candidate, and Angle/Abyss was amazing…seeing as we all expect Angle to die in the ring at any given point.
This really seems insulting to me in the booking department. A clean sweep by your MEM just makes the TNA Originals seem incredibly weak, and especially makes Eric Young’s promo redundant after seeing the end result. That stable certainly dind’t need to win every match, the main title ones would have served as key victories, but the non-title grudge matches could’ve have served as wins for the TNA group and would have at least given them some credibility in this ongoing storyline. If Heyman’s threatening a return to wrestling, send him over to TNA stat and shove Russo to the curb.
This was the same as Evolution sweeping all their matches on PPV, including grudge matches. I’m intrigued to continue watching to see what happens with the build.
I’ll be amazed most likely. It seems as Russo has no booking power, otherwise there’d be crap thrown into the PPV.
There’s not that much wrong with the booking on this particular show. When starting a long-term angle with a heel group dominating the promotion, it makes sense to have them win everything at the beginning and build towards the faces getting the upper hand. Of course, they have done a horrible job of making the MEM into actual heels and so they wind up getting more cheers than the other lot (do they even have a group name yet?) but in terms of Turning Point itself – fine. I would have changed the Joe/Nash match though and had Nash win only by DQ after Joe went crazy and ate his leg or something.
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I actually caught part of this ppv — I know, I never watch TNA ppvs. I could not get into the Nash vs. Joe match no matter how hard I tried. I missed the first match, like the Beer Money vs. MMG mostly because MMG was in the ring, didn’t like the ending of the Abyss vs. Angle match, and cheered on AJ during the main event.
I wonder what Eric Young can really do in the ring and if TNA will allow him to show it.
I still would not have purchsed the ppv…too much money for what I saw.
The point of heels winning every match at the start of a feud is to set the odds against the faces. This worked for Evolution because it helped establish Batista and Orton. For TNA, given who’s involved, the issue isn’t making the heels seem dominant. History has accomplished that more effectively thaan sweeping a PPV ever could. TNA, as usual, misjudgedthe situation. The faces need credibility far more than the heels need more build.
Biggest news is the RALPHUS was backstage too!!!! Yes that RALPHUS!!!
Imagine the possiblities- MEM lackey,Eric Young’s personal bodyguard(EY seems to be getting a push but with a confident edge bring Ralphus in to be his bodyguard and still get a little comedy) or my favorite Mick Foley’s #2(Like Borash was to Angle
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to the morons ripping this show I’m not shocked anymore with this site. A show being praised by everyone else is being ripped by freaking Aaron Glazer again. Pathetic Aaron? No thats how you build up a big feud none of the faces were booked to look bad and put on some great matches. The booking continues the feuds that shouldn’t have been over already. Why don’t the one crying about it go watch your precious WWE its become a laughingstock to everyone else.
Sting/AJ was weak? Man I would love to see that HHH/Kozlov match even touch that match or even your lovable Cena and his 4 moves even last in that match. Joe/Nash had a lot of intensity and the payoff was nash pretty much having to do everything to cheat and win to beat Joe who wouldn’t let up yeah what a weak performance.
It’s brilliant when TNA fans only ever defend TNA’s product by criticising something in WWE.
Also, if none of the faces were booked to look bad then how come Joe got pinned by a low-blow from Nash when Angle got kicked in the balls AND hit with a chair by Abyss but still kicked out? And is Joe even a face if half the crowd boos him? And is Angle even a heel if half the crowd cheers him??
This whole thing is crazy.
I think Aaron is more critical on WWE programming than he is for TNA.