This is the second volume of TNA's twin pack PPV releases. It features Turning Point and Final Resolution 2010. I will review each PPV separately then give my thoughts on the set as a whole.
Turning Point 2010
1) Jay Lethal vs. Robbie E - X Division Championship Match
This was a decent way to open the show. The best part about this match was seeing Lethal do his thing, as he is a fantastic competitor. Other than that this match was pretty bland. Cookie interfered and helped Robbie E win and become X Division champ. Worth a watch to see Lethal do some cool stuff, other than that its nothing special.
Match rating - 6/10
2) Tara vs. Mickie James - TNA Knockouts Championship Match
I'm a fan of both women so I was looking forward to this match. It was a solid women's match. Both knockouts fought hard and it was a physical bout that ended in a double countout as they fought through the crowd. After the match was just as good as the match itself. They fought through the crowd then back near the stage, hitting each other with trash cans and broomsticks. They then got back in the ring and had to separate multiple times by security. Good match and great stuff afterwards that would set up another match between the two at Final Resolution.
Match rating - 7/10
3) Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin/Alex Shelley) vs. Team 3D - Tag Title Match & Team 3D's Retirement Match
This bout pitted the greatest tag team of all time against the greatest tag team of today. It was also billed as Team 3D's retirement match. It was the first standout match of the evening. It featured alot of great tag team action and was very fast paced for the most part. Bully Ray ends up getting busted open after being pushed into the steel post and a table is even brought into play. Great match.
Match rating - 8/10
4) Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer
Although it's not billed as No DQ or whatever, this is an anything goes "old school" match as the commentators called it. It was a little slow to start with and started to pick up a bit, but then Tommy hit a frog splash and seemingly broke his wrist. This wasn't fake as when Tommy took his glove off you could see the bone poking up under the skin. It was nasty. Dreamer being the tough guy he is, continued the match. It was good especially under the circumstances that Dreamer had a broken wrist. After the match, Dreamer and RVD patch things up and become friends again.
Match rating - 7/10
5) EV2 (Sabu, Raven, Stevie Richards, Rhino & Brian Kendrick) vs. Fortune (AJ Styles, Douglas Williams, Bobby Roode, James Storm & Kazarian)
The stipulation in this match was that if EV2 loses, a member of their team is fired. It broke down into an all out brawl in the beginning, but soon settled down into a normal tag match. Kendrick got hurt or something early on and was taken out of the match, which left EV2 with only 4 members against all 5 members of Fortune. There was some good exchanges in this one, my favorite was seeing AJ Styles and Sabu go at it. Rhino also hit a big gore on Kazarian, I think it was, that sent him flying. Some good action in this one.
Match rating - 7.5/10
6) Abyss vs. "The Pope" D' Angelo Dinero - Lumberjack Match
The Lumberjacks were Pope's 'congregation'. This was nothing more than an average match. There was a shocking twist at the end involving Eric Bischoff and Pope's brother. Nothing special here though.
Match rating - 6.5/10
7) Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Jarrett
Next to the MCMG-Team 3D match, this is my second favorite match of the night. It didn't last incredibly long, maybe 10-15 minutes, but it was very good for what it was. Pretty fast paced action throughout the match. The only downfall in this one was the interference from Gunner and Murphy. The good thing about it though is that it sets up another match between these two.
Match rating - 7.5/10
8) Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Morgan - TNA World Heavyweight Title Match
This was the main event of the show, but it wasn't that great. It's not that it was bad, but it was nothing more than an average match. One interesting note is the referee, "Jackson James", is actually Garrett Bischoff ha. He totally made a bad count near the end after Morgan hit his finisher on Hardy. Hardy moved his leg up, but not his shoulder and the ref said it was only a two count. Terrible call. Average match.
Match rating - 7/10
Final Resolution 2010
1) Beer Money (James Storm & Bobby Roode) vs. Ink Inc (Shannon Moore & Jesse Neal)
Good way to start the show with this solid tag team bout. Ink Inc took control early over Beer Money and dominated a good portion of the match. Beer Money fought back though and this turned out to be a great back and forth tag match. Moore & Neal really impressed me with some of their highflying moves, but Roode & Storm did the same with their exceptional team work. Good match.
Match rating - 7.5/10
2) Tara vs. Mickie James - Falls Count Anywhere Match
Wow, what a match these two put on. The stipulation stemmed from the outcome of their previous match at Turning Point which ended in a double countout. Their last match was good, but this was even better. We saw these two women do alot of stuff we don't normally see from the Knockouts. From dropkicks off the top rope, to a back body drop on the cement floor, it was a wild match that raged from ringside to outside the arena. This battle even raged into the men's bathroom. It was crazy. Great match.
Match rating - 8/10
3) Jay Lethal vs. Robbie E - X Division Championship Match
While this was better than their first encounter it still wasn't anything special. I did enjoy this one quite better than their previous match at Turning Point though so that has to count for something. It was probably better because Cookie was suspended in a shark cage above the ring so she couldn't interfere. During this match we saw Shark Boy come down and put in her in the cage and afterwards he gave her the stunner. Funny stuff.
Match rating - 7/10
4) Rob Van Dam vs. Rhino - First Blood Match
First Blood matches usually aren't all that great, but this one was actually pretty good. They hit some innovative moves and did some good wrestling. RVD even hit a coast to coast on Rhino with a chair in front of his face. Pretty good match.
Match rating - 7.5/10
5) AJ Styles vs. Douglas Williams - TNA TV Title Match
Without a doubt this was one of the best matches of the night. It was a pure wrestling showcase. These two guys put on an outstanding contest that was very physical. Williams even delivered his finisher, Rolling Chaos, on the floor! Awesome match.
Match rating - 8.5/10
6) Generation Me (The Young Bucks) vs. MotorCity Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) - Full Metal Mayhem Match
After the great Williams/Styles match, I wondered if any other match on the card could follow it up. But these guys did it. Ladders, tables, and chairs were involved throughout and they put on a show. These are the two best tag teams in all of wrestling in the past several years in my opinion and seeing them battle it out was phenomenal.
Match rating - 9/10
7) Abyss vs. D'Angelo Dinero - Casket Match
Just like the Lethal/Robbie match, this was better than these guys previous encouter, but it still wasn't anything special. Didn't deserve to be this high on the card in my opinion. It was a solid match though, none the less, and an improvement from their match at Turning Point.
Match rating - 7/10
8) Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Jarrett - Submission Match
As soon as I saw Joe get attacked by Gunner and Murphy before the match, I lost all hope I had for this being a good contest. I was excited for this one because of how good their match at Turning Point was, but when I saw that, it killed it for me. Joe came out limping, but still managed to put on a good match with Jarrett. They could have went without the interference though and it would have been much better.
Match rating - 7.5/10
9) Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Morgan - Special Ref: Mr. Anderson - No DQ match for the TNA World Title
This match was a vast improvement from their bout at Turning Point. Although it was an improvement, it still wasn't outstanding by any means. Just didn't feel like a main event. Anderson being involved helped it a bit and the fact that these two faced each other previously probably helped them put on a better match as well. These guys just don't seem to have good chemistry together. Solid match, worth a viewing, but I doubt it's something you'd watch more than once.
Match rating - 7.5/10
Overall thoughts: When you average all the scores up from these matches it comes out to be 7/10. This set is decent, you get a few really good matches. I'll list them below.
Best Matches in this set:
Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D
Tara vs. Mickie James - Falls Count Anywhere Match
AJ Styles vs. Douglas Williams - TV Title Match
Motor City Machine Guns vs. Generation Me (Young Bucks) - Full Metal Mayhem Match
If any of the matches listed above interest you, then I'd recommend picking this up. Those are the only matches that really stood out. Individually, Final Resolution was the better PPV. As you can see, three of the four outstanding matches listed above are from Final Resolution. Turning Point was more about advancing storylines. In conclusion, it's a decent set worth picking up if you the matches listed above interest you.
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