Monday 17 October 2011

My TNA Bound For Glory 2011 Recap


So I originally had this far longer review of last nights Bound For Glory when my bloody laptop decided to suddenly shut down so I lost all of it. Don't you just love it when that kind of thing happens?
So anyway here's a much quicker roundup of it. The majority of the PPV was pretty mediocre.
The first match of the night was Austin Aries versus Brian Kendrick for the X Division championship. Good action here with the crowd in attendance firmly behind Aries as he retained his title. Smart choice as opener to get the crowd hyped for the night.
The Knockout championship bout was pretty much a waste of time, with the crowd giving chants of "Boring" and even Taz admitting that Karen Jarret as special ref was"annoying". Velvet Sky pinned Madison Rayne to win the title. 
Samoa Joe got a  good reception in his triple threat match against Morgan and Crimson. I guess the crowd decided to get behind the guy with the most talent. I was hoping for him to get the in after his string of losses lately but Crimson pinned him after a spear. 
The Jerry Lynn versus RVD Full Metal Mayhem match was okay, a few mistakes by both here and there but some decent spots, Van Dam won after an awesome coast to coast while holding a steel chair with a ladder balanced in front of Lynn. Anderson versus Bully Ray in a Falls Count Anywhere bout was again decent in places, but I was never expecting anything special from this match anyway. Anderson won after missing a swanton from the top rope to Bully Ray who was on a table on the outside of the ring, he quickly recovered and Mic Checked Ray through the table instead for the one-two-three.
Christopher Daniels versus AJ Styles in an I Quit match was exciting and heated. As one of my most anticipated matches of the night it certainly lived up to the billing for me. Daniels quit as AJ threatened him with a screwdriver. But it wasn't over, as AJ walked down the ramp Daniels attacked him from behind and applied his Angel Wings to him on the stage. I guess the feud continues...
Jeff Jarrett also called out Jeff Hardy and claimed that no one in the organisation wants him around anymore. They began to brawl until security broke them up. I think waiting to have Hardy's televised in ring return since the Victory Road incident has actually been a smart move on TNA's part. 
Hulk Hogan versus Sting was predictably stale. We had to suffer the awful acting by the boring Dixie Carter and the return of the now useless Ric Flair. Although I'll give them credit, the crowd were seriously into it. Sting eventually made Hogan tap with the Scorpion Deathlock, forcing the referee (who had been revealed as Bischoff's son earlier) to call for the bell and announce Sting as the winner. Afterwards Immortal beat down Stinger until Hogan turned on them to an electric reaction and Hulked up to help Sting take them all out. As two men past their prime against much younger wrestlers can do of course...
Finally we had the superbly built up main event pitting Kurt Angle (c) versus Bobby Roode for the World Heavyweight championship. The match was solid and the exchanges between the two wrestlers were brilliant. It's just a shame that after all the build up to the main event that they had to go with such a bullshit ending with Angle getting the pinfall while Roode was holding onto the rope. This is meant to be the biggest match of the entire year for the organisation and it goes without saying that it should really have a definitive finish, not a screwy, Russo-esque one like this. Disappointing ending, although the match is definitely worth watching.

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