TNA Turning Point 2012 DVD Review

TNA Turning Point 2012 DVD Review

1) Samoa Joe vs. Magnus - Television Title Match

Solid opening contest. I think their previous match at Bound For Glory was better, but this was still a good encounter that was fun to watch.

Match rating - 7/10

2) Tara & Jesse vs. ODB & Eric Young

This was a fun little match. Young did some cool moves and there were some good exchanges throughout. I don't think anyone was expecting a classic here as most mixed tag matches are nothing special.

Match rating - 6/10

3) Rob Van Dam vs. Joey Ryan - X Division Championship Match

Pretty good match here. It was on the same level as the Joe/Magnus match earlier in the show. Solid match, nothing more. Which isn't neccesarily a bad thing. Enjoyable bout.

Match rating - 7/10

4) DOC vs. Joseph Park

I'm not a fan of the Park gimmick so I didn't enjoy this one. I'm a fan of Doc (Luke Gallows in WWE), but you can't really do much with someone with a gimmick like Park has.

Match rating - 5/10

5) Chavo & Hernandez vs. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian - Tag Team Championship Match

Very good tag team match as expected. All four guys are seasoned performers and they put on a solid contest. The show finally started to pick up with this match.

Match rating - 7.5/10

6) James Storm vs. AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode

And the show hit it off here. Storm, Styles, and Roode went at it for over 15 minutes in a hard hitting back and forth contest. Any match with AJ in it is bound to be great. Pair him with two exceptional performers like Storm and Roode and you get an oustanding match like this one. Best match of the night thus far.

Match rating - 8/10

7) Kurt Angle vs. Devon

Just as the show picked up some momentum, it slowed down again with this match. That's not normally said about a Kurt Angle match, but I just couldn't get heavily into this one. Although it did surprise me as it was better than I expected, but it still wasn't anything special. Nothing bad, but just an average match. Weird to place a match that is nothing but average in the co-main event slot of the PPV, but none the less it was decent.

Match rating - 6.5/10

8) Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries - Ladder Match for the TNA World Title

After putting on a classic at Bound For Glory a month earlier, Hardy and Aries entered the final chapter of their feud here in a Ladder Match. These guys left it all out there was some breathtaking spots and awesome moves. One spot that totally blew me away was both men falling off the ladder onto a ladder laid across the top turnbuckle, they then stood up on it and Hardy delivered a twist of fate on Aries on the ladder laying across on the top turnbuckle. Wow, that was dangerous. Aries played the perfect heel in this match, even making his way to the control both and causing the titles to be pulled up to the ceiling so Hardy couldn't reach them haha. Great stuff. Outstanding match and great way to close the show.

Match rating - 9/10

Overall thoughts: Well, there were only two standout matches here. Those being the Storm/Styles/Roode match and the Aries/Hardy match. Unfortunately, those can't pick up the slack for the rest of this PPV. Doc/Park was boring. Angle/Devon and Mixed Tag felt like TV Matches. The show felt like nothing more than an episode of Impact up until the Tag Team Title bout as things started to pick up there with the match that followed it, which was Styles/Storm/Roode. Then after the PPV got some good pacing, Angle/Devon didn't deliver a PPV quality match. If they had placed another solid match where Angle/Devon was, the final four matches could have made up for the slack in the rest of the show. This is worth getting to see Styles/Roode/Storm and Hardy/Aries. The main reason I got it was to see Hardy/Aries. So, if either of those matches highly interest you, I'd say get it to check those out, but try to find it at a low price because nothing else on here is worth paying money to see.