TNA: Destination X 2008 DVD Review

TNA: Destination X 2008 DVD Review

by Ethan Lewis

1) Homicide & Hernandez vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Rock N Rave Infection

What a great way to start the show! Fast paced action that never stopped. Each competitor got their chance to shine. The Machine Guns & LAX were the most impressive in this match while Rave & Hoyt did deliver as well. This match was what a perfect opener should be - filled with fast paced action to get the crowd pumped up.

Match rating - 8/10

2) Jay Lethal vs. Petey Williams - X Division Championship Match

Lethal and Williams are both outstanding wrestlers, so I expected a great match up. That's exactly what they gave us. X Division matches rarely dissappoint and this was no exception. Lethal and Williams went back and forth in a match with tons of innovative moves. Williams' Canadian Destroyer is one of the craziest moves I've ever seen. Awesome match!

Match rating - 8/10

3) Black Reign & Rellik vs. Kaz & Eric Young

Going into this I wasn't expecting much, but I was definitely wrong. This was a solid tag team match with lots of action. Kazarian was the work horse of this match as he pulled off tons of combination moves throughout. The story going into this was Eric Young being afraid of monsters so Kaz told him to get over it or find an alter ego. Well, he didn't get over it as Reign (Dustin Rhodes/Goldust) chased him to the back during the match, but he did find an alter ego. On this night, we saw the debut of Young's new gimmick, Super Eric. He ran down to the ring and helped Kaz clean house for the win. Solid match.

Match rating - 7/10

After this match, we see a hilarious backstage segment. Jim Cornette is in his office being aggravated by Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, & Tomko. Angle wants Cornette to over turn the decision made on Impact. Cornetter gets mad and storms out of the office, but Angle's crew follows him yelling. Cornette turns the corner only to run into Bully Ray & Devon. Bully starts yelling like only he can do and it was hilarious. Normally these type segments suck, but I found this one quite funny.

4) Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim vs. ODB - Knockouts Championship Match

Once again, I wasn't expecting much out of this match and they proved me wrong. Really good Knockout's match here. I often forget how consisent TNA's women's division has been over the years. This match reminded me of that. All three of these women are tremendous competitors.

Match rating - 7/10

5) Team 3D (Brother/Bully Ray & Devon) vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man - Fish Market Street Fight

Purely just a fun match here. It's very enjoyable and funny. There's good action and weapons used, but there is also alot of comedy including Curry Man dancing on the announce table along with Don West, Bully Ray french kissing a fish, Shark Boy putting a twinkie on a fishing rod and catching Ray with it, and Bully Ray throwing fish at Mike Tenay. The action includes Team 3D's Johnny Devine getting thrown through a table, Curry Man being back dropped through the table holding the fish, and much more. Fun, enjoyable, action filled match.

Match rating - 7.5/10

6) Booker T vs. Bobby Roode - Strap Match

There's not normally anything special about Strap Matches as the wrestler's are limited to what they can do. This was no different. It was more about furthering storylines and it did just that.

Match rating - 5/10

7) Rhino vs. James Storm - Elevation X Match

I'm not a fan of Elevation X matches. To win, you have to make your opponent fall off the top of the X. That right there tells you this match wouldn't be good as the competitors are very limited as to what they can do. Rhino and Storm did the best they could under the circumstances, but this gimmick match needs to be done away with.

Match rating - 5/10

8) Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, and Tomko vs. Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, & Kevin Nash

This was your basic six man tag match. Everyone got their moment and it was entertaining to watch. I just didn't view this as a great choice to main event a PPV. None the less, it was a fun little match. Intense and action packed.

Match rating - 7/10

Overall thoughts: I honestly enjoyed this way more than I thought I would going into it. The undercard is solid. There's honestly not a match on there that I didn't enjoy. From the fast paced tag opener to the Knockouts match to the Street Fight, they were all enjoyable contests. The main events however fell short. The only match that delivered was the main event itself (the six man tag). Elevation X and the Strap match were bland and boring for the most part. So, if any of the undercard matches or the main event interest you, then I recommend this to you. I thouroughly enjoyed it, although there were a few duds on the card.