TNA Bound For Glory 2012 DVD Review

TNA: Bound For Glory 2012 DVD Review

by Ethan Lewis

1) Zema Ion (c) vs. Rob Van Dam - X Division Championship Match

Really good opening match here. Zema showed everyone he could hang with a veteran like Van Dam in this match. This was one of RVD's finer performances during his time in TNA.

Match rating - 7/10

2) Samoa Joe (c) vs. Magnus - TNA Television Championship Match

These two have great chemistry together. That probably is because they were a succesful tag team together. They know each other very well and it showed here. I really enjoyed this match. The show is going at a good pace as this match was just a notch better than the match before it.

Match rating - 7.5/10

3) James Storm vs. Bobby Roode - Street Fight

To keep the show on pace, they kick it up a notch with this brutal bout. Storm and Roode beat the living hell out of each other with everything from chairs to trashcans. They even used a table. Awesome street fight.

Match rating - 9/10

4) Joey Ryan vs. Al Snow

Good spot on the card for this match as it was kind of a cool down match from the street fight. It wasn't a bad match, but it was nothing more than average. Simple little match, some good action. Cool seeing Snow back in the ring and good way to cap off this storyline.

Match rating - 6/10

5) Christopher Daniels & Kazarian (c) vs. Kurt Angle & AJ Styles vs. Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez - Tag Team Championship Match

Awesome match here. Triple threat tag team matches are always interesting. The names involved gave me high expectations and they indeed lived up to them. Each man got a chance to showcase himself. Such as Hernandez diving out of the ring, Styles doing numerous breathtaking moves, Chavo jumping off the turnbuckle to the outside, Angle doing suplex after suplex, and much more.

Match rating - 8/10

6) Miss Tessmacher (c) vs. Tara - Knockouts Championship Match

Just as the Snow/Ryan match, I think this was placed as a cool down match after the action packed triple threat tag match. Although, this was a solid women's match. Tara is known as an outstanding wrestler, and Tessmacher isn't bad either. She actually impressed me in this match. Solid bout.

Match rating - 7/10

7) Sting & Bully Ray vs. Aces & Eights - No DQ Match

A nice smash mouth brawl with lots of action. These guys took good advantage of the No DQ stipulation as several weapons were used, but not an overload of them. There wasn't much interference, which is a good thing. The interference that did happen was well placed. Great match and the twist at the end is awesome as well.

Match rating - 8.5/10

8) Austin Aries (c) vs. Jeff Hardy - TNA World Championship Match

These guys main evented the show and they showed that they truly deserved to. Awesome match between these two. I'm a huge fan of Aries and he really brought out the best in Hardy in this match. The fans were heavily behind Aries even though he was the heel. Every time Jeff did a move the crowd would respond with boos. A spectacular back and forth contest.

Match rating - 9/10

Overall thoughts: This was a great PPV. It kept a good pace throughout the show and was well booked. There honestly wasn't any bad matches on here. I would definitely recommend checking out this show. The matches that are worth buying this for are Storm vs Roode, the Triple Threat Tag Match, Sting & Bully vs. Aces & Eights, and Aries vs. Hardy. All four of those earned ratings of 8 or higher on a scale of 1-10 and they truly delivered. The RVD/Ion and Magnus/Joe are good additions to this show as well, solid bouts. So if any of the four matches I listed above interest you, I'd definitely say check this out. Great show from top to bottom.

Overall rating - 8/10