If you get a chance to check out this PPV on replay then it is definitely worth it! It's not the best TNA PPV of all time but it's value for money. The remainder of this post contains spoilers so stop reading if you don't want to know!
I thought that the opening match started the show off with a bang. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was, and although I was solidly behind Jay Lethal I think that it was the right outcome in the end. Hopefully TNA's policy of not letting Lethal get too over is something of the past, but we'll see.
The second match was even better, and was probably the best-received women's match of the last 5 years. In any promotion. The Mickie James vs Tara bout was professional wrestling at its best. The reaction by the crowd says it all. It was magic.
The third match was another classic, this time featuring Team 3D vs MCMGs. Sabin did an amazing move during this match but the whole contest was full of great spots. The match itself had a nice build to it and a good pace. It was tag team wrestling at its absolute best!
The fourth match was the first that actually seemed to kill the crowd a bit. RVD and Dreamer had a nice little match but it was done at a slower pace and just couldn't live up to the precedent set by the previous matches. Dreamer's injury also made me uncomfortable and I think they should have just ended the match after it happened.
The EV2 vs Fortune match was what you would expect, but it was a solid match hindered only by the give-away of the finish.
I didn't really see The Pope's match against Abyss but I heard about the turn by his brother and it sounds like it was another good match.
I only saw Samoa Joe vs Jeff Jarrett in bits and pieces but from what I saw the crowd were really into it and it was another solid contest. From what I've heard about the finish perhaps that could have been done better (such as a clean finish) but there's no way that it makes this a bad match.
The solid PPV was concluded by Jeff Hardy defending his title against Matt Morgan. Predictably, Hardy retained. But it wasn't a bad match and I do think that Jeff will eventually get over as a heel. It just needs time.
Anyways, if you're not a fan of TNA I would recommend at least checking out their PPVs. The PPVs tend to go at a slower pace (as in, segments are allowed to sink in) and everything flows much better (match-wise especially). Everyone on the roster put in an A+ effort for this one. Well done TNA! 