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Turning Point (2008)
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Turning Point was a professional wrestling
pay-per-view
(PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
(TNA) promotion
, which took place on November 9, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone
in Orlando, Florida
. It was the fourth event under the Turning Point
chronology and first event under the name to take place in November. It was originally scheduled to take place in December, but TNA moved the event to November in late 2008 for an unknown reason. Eight professional wrestling matches
, with three involving championships, were featured on the event's card
.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
between the champion, Sting, and the challenger, A.J. Styles
, in which Sting retained the championship. Two other featured matches were Kevin Nash
versus Samoa Joe
, which Nash won, and Kurt Angle
versus Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match, which Angle won. The TNA Legends Championship was defended for the first time, as Booker T, who was accompanied by Sharmell, successfully defended the championship against Christian Cage.
The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer
website rated the event a 7 out of 10, which was just above the 2007 event's rating of 6.5. In his review of the event, Phil Allely of The Sun
felt the event was "a thoroughly enjoyable show".
in Orlando, Florida
. In October 2008, three events were rescheduled: Genesis, Final Resolution
, and Turning Point. The first moved was Turning Point to the Genesis event date of November 8, while Final Resolution was announced for some time in December. Genesis was later announced to be taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina
on January 11, 2009. The song Indestructible by the rock
band Disturbed was used as the official theme of the event. The promotional poster for the gathering was released some time prior through PPV providers featuring Mick Foley
.
. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains
or heroes
in the scripted events that built tension and culminated with a wrestling match or series of matches.
Heading into Turning Point, TNA's main storyline was an on-screen
rivalry
between professional wrestling veterans, who played the villains and called themselves The Main Event Mafia
(Sting
, Kurt Angle
, Kevin Nash
, Booker T, and Scott Steiner
), and the younger talent of the company, who played the heroic characters and were led by A.J. Styles
and Samoa Joe
. Multiple smaller rivalries broke off from this storyline, such as one over the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
between the reigning champion, Sting, and the challenger, Styles. It began on August 10 at TNA's Hard Justice
PPV event when Sting assaulted Styles after his encounter with Angle. Sting then defeated Joe, an ally of Styles, at TNA's PPV event Bound for Glory IV
on October 12 after an assist from Nash, which later sparked a rivalry between Joe and Nash. Sting's and Styles' rivalry soon escalated to a point where on-screen co-owner of TNA Mick Foley announced on the October 30 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact!
that the two would fight for the championship at Turning Point.
The build to the encounter between Joe and Nash began in December 2007. On December 2, 2007, at the previous Turning Point event, Joe was scheduled to take part in a Six Man Tag Team match, partnering with Nash and Nash's longtime real-life friend Scott Hall
to face The Angle Alliance
(Angle, Styles, and Tomko
). Hall, however, legitimately no-showed the event citing "food poisoning" as a result, leaving Joe legitimately angered by the excuse; Hall has a history of no-showing events. Joe then went on to make a statement on camera in the ring before the crowd insulting Hall. Following the incident, TNA began a storyline in which Joe was unhappy with his position in the company for various reasons and had continuous conflicts with Nash. After time, Nash became Joe's on-screen mentor, which led to Joe defeating Angle on April 13 at TNA's Lockdown
PPV to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Joe and Nash's partnership seemed to come to a close after Nash disappeared from TNA television in mid-2008. He returned at Bound for Glory IV where he cost Joe the championship in his match against Sting. On the October 30 episode of Impact!, Foley announced that Joe would face Nash at Turning Point.
Another bout advertised for the event was Angle versus Abyss
in a Falls Count Anywhere match. At Bound for Glory IV, Angle lost to Jeff Jarrett
with Foley as Special Guest Enforcer. On the Impact! after Bound for Glory IV, Angle challenged Jarrett to another match at Turning Point, however, Jarrett refused. Angle became angered by Jarrett's refusal and began to assault wrestlers in TNA to persuade Jarrett—who is the founder and on-screen co-owner of the company—into accepting his challenge. On the October 23 episode of Impact!, Angle challenged Jarrett again to a rematch, which Jarrett refused for a second time. However, Jarrett recommended Abyss as Angle's opponent, who was standing behind Angle in the ring and was a casualty of Angle's the previous week. On the October 30 episode of Impact!, Angle fought Abyss in a contest which ended in a disqualification when Angle struck Abyss with a steel chair. Following their encounter later in the episode, a match was promoted pitting Angle against Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Turning Point.
On the October 23 episode of Impact!, Booker T introduced a new championship
named the TNA Legends Championship and declared himself the inaugural champion. Afterwards, Christian Cage, who had remained neutral at the time in the storyline, entered the arena and challenged Booker T to defend the championship against him at Turning Point. Booker T accepted after he added the stipulation that if Cage lost the encounter that Cage would have to join The Main Event Mafia. Later on the October 30 episode of Impact!, the match was made official when it was promoted for the event.
and Don West
provided English
commentary, while Hector Guerrero
and Willie Urbina served as the Spanish
announce team. There were three ring announcer
s for the spectacle as the normal ring announcer, David Penzer
, was used for all but two contests. Retired Army veteran Sean M. Autrey served as the special guest ring announcer for the Rhino and Sheik Abdul Bashir
encounter. Jeremy Borash
announced the competitors for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match, using a style similar to professional boxing
as made famous by Michael Buffer
. Shane Sewell
, Earl Hebner
, Rudy Charles
, Mark "Slick" Johnson, and Andrew Thomas participated as referees
for the encounters. Borash and Lauren Thompson
were used as interviewers throughout the event. Besides wrestlers who were appearing in a wrestling role, Jeff Jarrett, Mick Foley, Scott Steiner, and Matt Morgan were also featured in backstage segments. Other than contractual employees being featured, the group Insane Clown Posse
(ICP) and Scott Hall were seen in attendance. This was later revealed to have been scripted to occur, as TNA had asked ICP to attend the event, but were unaware of Hall being their guest.
elimination rankings match, which involved Eric Young
, Consequences Creed, Doug Williams
, Homicide, Jay Lethal
, Jimmy Rave
, Petey Williams
, Sonjay Dutt
, Tanahashi
, and Volador
. The match was announced as following lucha libre tag team rules, where a participant could be replaced if thrown from the ring to the floor, but not eliminated from the match unless by pinfall or submission. The number the participant was eliminated determined his ranking in getting a future TNA X Division Championship
match, in storyline. Homicide was injured during the match, thus was declared eliminated after a bad fall to the outside area. The match came down to Lethal and Young, which Young won after slamming Lethal into the mat with a bridging back suplex at 17 minutes and 12 seconds.
A tag team match pitting the team of Roxxi
and Taylor Wilde against the team of Awesome Kong
and Raisha Saeed, who were accompanied by Rhaka Khan
, was held. After various maneuvers were performed by each competitor, Wilde gained the pinfall victory on Saeed after forcing her back into the mat with a bridging German suplex at nine minutes and seven seconds.
Rhino fought Sheik Abdul Bashir in the following bout. Ten year Army veteran Sean M. Autrey served as the special guest ring announcer for the encounter. The match lasted eight minutes and 16 seconds, and came to a finish when Rhino pinned Bashir after a high-angled tackle.
The TNA World Tag Team Championship
was contested between the reigning champions Beer Money, Inc.
(James Storm
and Robert Roode), who were accompanied by Jacqueline
, and The Motor City Machineguns of Alex Shelley
and Chris Sabin
. After several tag team maneuvers from both teams, Storm spat beer
in Sabin's face, which led to Beer Money gaining the pinfall after slamming him into the mat with their tag team combination maneuver Drinking While Investing (DWI) at 17 minutes and one second.
The fifth match was Booker T's defense of the TNA Legends Championship against Christian Cage, with the added stipulation that if Cage lost, he would be forced to join The Main Event Mafia. Booker T was accompanied by Sharmell for the bout. The match lasted for 11 minutes and 45 seconds, ending when Booker T pinned Cage with a roll-up.
A Falls Count Anywhere match between Kurt Angle and Abyss followed, lasting 17 minutes and 18 seconds. At one point during the encounter while Abyss was standing on the concrete floor and Angle was on the stage, Angle performed a running leap off the stage into a somersault senton, connecting with Abyss on the floor. Angle was the victor in the bout, after throwing Abyss off of a scaffold through the Spanish announcers table, then descending and covering Abyss for the pinfall.
Kevin Nash fought Samoa Joe in the seventh contest of the night. The match lasted 11 minutes and 26 seconds. At two points during the match, Nash performed his signature Jackknife Powerbomb with Joe kicking out before the three count. This led to Nash hitting Joe in the groin and placing his feet on the ropes for leverage in his winning pin attempt.
The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between the champion, Sting, and the challenger, A.J. Styles. During the 14 minutes and 54 seconds the match lasted, Styles executed his aerial technique the Spiral Tap, in which he jumps off one of the top padded turnbuckle
s, spins and flips in mid-air before landing on his opponent. He then ascended the turnbuckle to perform the maneuver once again, but was distracted by Angle and Booker T. This followed later with Styles missing a pele kick on Sting, which allowed him to pin Styles with a small package to retain the championship.
writers Bryan and Chris Sokol rated the entire event a 7 out of 10, which was .5 above the 2007 event's rating of 6.5 by Chris Sokol. The Falls Count Anywhere match was given the highest rating during their review, at 8 out of 10. The lowest rating was given to the women's tag team match and the Rhino versus Bashir bout, at 5 out of 10. The main event match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was rated 7 out of 10. Wade Keller
of the Pro Wrestling Torch stated during his review that the Falls Count Anywhere match "had an epic feeling for a falls count anywhere brawl. It had various chapters, many convincing near falls, several creative big spots, and the crowd was into it." When regrading the main event, Keller stated he thought it was a "good match." James Caldwell, also of the Pro Wrestling Torch, mentioned during his review that Joe versus Nash had "good drama" due to the storyline "with a big game veteran vs. a big game "Young Lion" in a compelling match-up. Joe losing should be treated as a huge deal with proper follow-up to move Joe up to the next level. If he's losing, it needs to mean something for his overall growth." Phil Allely, a journalist for The Sun
, stated he felt the event was "a thoroughly enjoyable show". The event was released on DVD on March 24, 2009 as a part of the "TNA Wrestling: Cross The Line Vol. 2" box set, that also included the December 2008 Final Resolution event and the Genesis 2009 event, by TNA Home Video
.
On the November 13 episode of Impact!, Cage was to be inducted into The Main Event Mafia (MEM), however they instead turned on and assaulted him. This led to Cage's occasional tag team partner, Rhino, being involved in the overall storyline as the leader of the group The TNA Front Line
after he was attacked by MEM on the November 20 episode of Impact!. During that same telecast, Angle versus Rhino was announced for TNA's Final Resolution event, with the added stipulations that if Angle won he would gain an opportunity to face Jeff Jarrett, while if Rhino won, then Angle was to be released from his TNA contract. Angle went on to defeat Rhino at the event, which led to Angle defeating Jarrett in a No Disqualification match at TNA's Genesis event in January 2009.
Sting and Styles went on to have another match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Final Resolution. This time the team of Sting, Steiner, Nash, and Booker T faced off against Styles, Joe, and two mystery partners (The TNA Front Line) in an Eight Man Tag Team match. The stipulations were if anyone from Styles' team pinned a member of Sting's team then Styles won the TNA Title, while if anyone from Sting's team pinned a member of Styles' team, then Sting retained the title. The match was announced on the November 20 episode of Impact!. Styles' mystery partners were revealed on the November 27 episode of Impact! as being Team 3D
(Brother Devon and Brother Ray). Sting went on to retain the title at Final Resolution after he pinned Joe.
Eric Young got his TNA X Division Championship match on the November 13 episode of Impact! against then-champion Sheik Abdul Bashir. He ended up defeating him to become the new champion, however, the week afterwards the decision was reversed and Young was forced to relinquish the title belt to Bashir due to a controversial ending to their match. Young and Bashir fought for the championship once again at Final Resolution, with referee Shane Sewell
interfering in the bout like he had done in the previous encounter, which allowed Young to gain the victory. Afterwards, Management Director Jim Cornette
stripped Young of the championship. This set up a tournament for the title, ending at Genesis where Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin to become the new champion.
X Division rankings match eliminations
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pay-per-view
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(PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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(TNA) promotion
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, which took place on November 9, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone
TNA iMPACT! Zone
The Impact Wrestling Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21, a sound stage in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
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. It was the fourth event under the Turning Point
TNA Turning Point
Turning Point is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . The event was created in 2004 and was originally held annually in December. TNA changed the date of the 2008 event to be held in November. The...
chronology and first event under the name to take place in November. It was originally scheduled to take place in December, but TNA moved the event to November in late 2008 for an unknown reason. Eight professional wrestling matches
Mock combat
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, with three involving championships, were featured on the event's card
Card (sports)
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.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
The TNA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is currently the highest ranked championship in TNA and is primarily defended in TNA's heavyweight division...
between the champion, Sting, and the challenger, A.J. Styles
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, in which Sting retained the championship. Two other featured matches were Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
versus Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
, which Nash won, and Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
versus Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match, which Angle won. The TNA Legends Championship was defended for the first time, as Booker T, who was accompanied by Sharmell, successfully defended the championship against Christian Cage.
The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer
Canadian Online Explorer
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website rated the event a 7 out of 10, which was just above the 2007 event's rating of 6.5. In his review of the event, Phil Allely of The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
felt the event was "a thoroughly enjoyable show".
Background
On the first day of 2008, TNA updated their official website to publicize the official dates for all of their PPV events to take place later that year. The next installment in the Turning Point chronology was listed as being scheduled for December 14, 2008. The date was later changed to December 21, and the location was announced as being the TNA Impact! ZoneTNA iMPACT! Zone
The Impact Wrestling Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21, a sound stage in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. In October 2008, three events were rescheduled: Genesis, Final Resolution
Final Resolution (December 2008)
Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on December 7, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fifth event under the Final Resolution chronology and second Final Resolution event to take...
, and Turning Point. The first moved was Turning Point to the Genesis event date of November 8, while Final Resolution was announced for some time in December. Genesis was later announced to be taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
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on January 11, 2009. The song Indestructible by the rock
Rock music
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band Disturbed was used as the official theme of the event. The promotional poster for the gathering was released some time prior through PPV providers featuring Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
.
Storylines
Turning Point featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylinesNarrative thread
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. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
or heroes
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
in the scripted events that built tension and culminated with a wrestling match or series of matches.
Heading into Turning Point, TNA's main storyline was an on-screen
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
rivalry
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
between professional wrestling veterans, who played the villains and called themselves The Main Event Mafia
The Main Event Mafia
The Main Event Mafia was a heel stable in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(Sting
Sting (wrestler)
Steven James "Steve" Borden , better known by his ring name Sting, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
, Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
, Booker T, and Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner
Scott Carl Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order...
), and the younger talent of the company, who played the heroic characters and were led by A.J. Styles
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
and Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
. Multiple smaller rivalries broke off from this storyline, such as one over the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
The TNA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is currently the highest ranked championship in TNA and is primarily defended in TNA's heavyweight division...
between the reigning champion, Sting, and the challenger, Styles. It began on August 10 at TNA's Hard Justice
Hard Justice (2008)
Hard Justice was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on August 10, 2008 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. It was the fourth annual event under the Hard Justice chronology...
PPV event when Sting assaulted Styles after his encounter with Angle. Sting then defeated Joe, an ally of Styles, at TNA's PPV event Bound for Glory IV
Bound for Glory IV
Bound for Glory IV was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on October 12, 2008 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It was the fourth annual Bound for Glory event and the first to be referred to in roman numerals...
on October 12 after an assist from Nash, which later sparked a rivalry between Joe and Nash. Sting's and Styles' rivalry soon escalated to a point where on-screen co-owner of TNA Mick Foley announced on the October 30 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact!
TNA iMPACT!
Impact Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that currently airs in the United States and Canada on Spike...
that the two would fight for the championship at Turning Point.
The build to the encounter between Joe and Nash began in December 2007. On December 2, 2007, at the previous Turning Point event, Joe was scheduled to take part in a Six Man Tag Team match, partnering with Nash and Nash's longtime real-life friend Scott Hall
Scott Hall
Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...
to face The Angle Alliance
Angle Alliance
The Angle Alliance was a heel wrestling stable headed by Kurt Angle in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. For Lockdown 2008, in the absence of Kurt from the stable's activities, Tomko captained a subdivision under the name "Team Tomko".-Initial Formation:The formation took place at Genesis when A.J...
(Angle, Styles, and Tomko
Travis Tomko
Travis David Tomko is an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Tomko, who most recently worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he previously was a member of Christian's Coalition and the Angle Alliance and often worked alongside A.J. Styles. He was also notable for his...
). Hall, however, legitimately no-showed the event citing "food poisoning" as a result, leaving Joe legitimately angered by the excuse; Hall has a history of no-showing events. Joe then went on to make a statement on camera in the ring before the crowd insulting Hall. Following the incident, TNA began a storyline in which Joe was unhappy with his position in the company for various reasons and had continuous conflicts with Nash. After time, Nash became Joe's on-screen mentor, which led to Joe defeating Angle on April 13 at TNA's Lockdown
Lockdown (2008)
Lockdown was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on April 13, 2008 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the fourth annual event under the Lockdown chronology. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured...
PPV to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Joe and Nash's partnership seemed to come to a close after Nash disappeared from TNA television in mid-2008. He returned at Bound for Glory IV where he cost Joe the championship in his match against Sting. On the October 30 episode of Impact!, Foley announced that Joe would face Nash at Turning Point.
Another bout advertised for the event was Angle versus Abyss
Chris Parks
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
in a Falls Count Anywhere match. At Bound for Glory IV, Angle lost to Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
with Foley as Special Guest Enforcer. On the Impact! after Bound for Glory IV, Angle challenged Jarrett to another match at Turning Point, however, Jarrett refused. Angle became angered by Jarrett's refusal and began to assault wrestlers in TNA to persuade Jarrett—who is the founder and on-screen co-owner of the company—into accepting his challenge. On the October 23 episode of Impact!, Angle challenged Jarrett again to a rematch, which Jarrett refused for a second time. However, Jarrett recommended Abyss as Angle's opponent, who was standing behind Angle in the ring and was a casualty of Angle's the previous week. On the October 30 episode of Impact!, Angle fought Abyss in a contest which ended in a disqualification when Angle struck Abyss with a steel chair. Following their encounter later in the episode, a match was promoted pitting Angle against Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Turning Point.
On the October 23 episode of Impact!, Booker T introduced a new championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
named the TNA Legends Championship and declared himself the inaugural champion. Afterwards, Christian Cage, who had remained neutral at the time in the storyline, entered the arena and challenged Booker T to defend the championship against him at Turning Point. Booker T accepted after he added the stipulation that if Cage lost the encounter that Cage would have to join The Main Event Mafia. Later on the October 30 episode of Impact!, the match was made official when it was promoted for the event.
On-air employees
The event featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches. There were four overall commentators for the event; Mike TenayMike Tenay
Michael William "Mike" Tenay is a professional wrestling play-by-play announcer currently employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Prior to signing with TNA in 2002, he had a notable tenure with World Championship Wrestling from 1994-2001...
and Don West
Don West (sportscaster)
Donald "Don" West is an American pitchman, television personality and wrestling broadcaster currently working as an on-screen talent for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and also as a pitchman for WildWestDeals.com, an internet marketing website...
provided English
English language
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commentary, while Hector Guerrero
Hector Guerrero
Héctor Manuel Guerrero Llanes is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, better known simply by his paternal name, Héctor Guerrero...
and Willie Urbina served as the Spanish
Spanish language
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announce team. There were three ring announcer
Ring announcer
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s for the spectacle as the normal ring announcer, David Penzer
David Penzer
David Penzer is an American professional wrestling ring announcer, most recently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 2001....
, was used for all but two contests. Retired Army veteran Sean M. Autrey served as the special guest ring announcer for the Rhino and Sheik Abdul Bashir
Shawn Daivari
Dara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari...
encounter. Jeremy Borash
Jeremy Borash
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announced the competitors for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match, using a style similar to professional boxing
Professional Boxing
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as made famous by Michael Buffer
Michael Buffer
Michael Buffer is an American professional ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!" He is known for pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to...
. Shane Sewell
Shane Sewell
Shane Sewell is a Canadian professional wrestler and referee. He is perhaps best known for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as both a referee and wrestler.-International Wrestling Association:...
, Earl Hebner
Earl Hebner
Earl William Hebner is a professional wrestling referee currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and the twin brother of Dave Hebner...
, Rudy Charles
Rudy Charles
Daniel Engler is an American professional wrestling referee, better known by his ring name, Rudy Charles, best known for his time as a referee in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he was the promotion's senior referee...
, Mark "Slick" Johnson, and Andrew Thomas participated as referees
Referee (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling referee is the official figure that makes sure that wrestling matches move smoothly in an attempt to maintain kayfabe. The referee also has the ultimate power in the ring...
for the encounters. Borash and Lauren Thompson
Lauren Brooke (interviewer)
Lauren Thompson or Lauren Brooke is a U.S. television personality, print and voiceover model who works for Golf Channel hosting "Top Ten" and "Golf Now" , as well the "College Sports Minute". She is also known for previously working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a backstage interviewer...
were used as interviewers throughout the event. Besides wrestlers who were appearing in a wrestling role, Jeff Jarrett, Mick Foley, Scott Steiner, and Matt Morgan were also featured in backstage segments. Other than contractual employees being featured, the group Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore...
(ICP) and Scott Hall were seen in attendance. This was later revealed to have been scripted to occur, as TNA had asked ICP to attend the event, but were unaware of Hall being their guest.
Preliminary matches
The first match was a ten-man X DivisionX Division
The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions...
elimination rankings match, which involved Eric Young
Eric Young (wrestler)
Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks....
, Consequences Creed, Doug Williams
Doug Williams (wrestler)
Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams...
, Homicide, Jay Lethal
Jay Lethal
Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion...
, Jimmy Rave
Jimmy Rave
James Guffey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Rave. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, Petey Williams
Petey Williams
Peter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada. Williams Currently Wrestles for Lucha Libre USA...
, Sonjay Dutt
Sonjay Dutt
Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent...
, Tanahashi
Hiroshi Tanahashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler who works primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion in his fifth reign.-Early life:...
, and Volador
Volador Jr.
Volador Jr. is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in his native Mexico, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the United States...
. The match was announced as following lucha libre tag team rules, where a participant could be replaced if thrown from the ring to the floor, but not eliminated from the match unless by pinfall or submission. The number the participant was eliminated determined his ranking in getting a future TNA X Division Championship
TNA X Division Championship
The TNA X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily defended in TNA's X Division—a style based on a fast-paced, daredevil type of wrestling...
match, in storyline. Homicide was injured during the match, thus was declared eliminated after a bad fall to the outside area. The match came down to Lethal and Young, which Young won after slamming Lethal into the mat with a bridging back suplex at 17 minutes and 12 seconds.
A tag team match pitting the team of Roxxi
Nicole Raczynski
Nicole Raczynski is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi...
and Taylor Wilde against the team of Awesome Kong
Kia Stevens
Kia Michelle Stevens , better known by her ring names Amazing Kong, Awesome Kong and Kharma. She is signed with WWE, but has been inactive since May 2011 due to pregnancy...
and Raisha Saeed, who were accompanied by Rhaka Khan
Trenesha Biggers
Trenesha Biggers is a model and professional wrestler who worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan. She was in the final top 25 in the 2005 WWE Diva Search.-Professional wrestling career:...
, was held. After various maneuvers were performed by each competitor, Wilde gained the pinfall victory on Saeed after forcing her back into the mat with a bridging German suplex at nine minutes and seven seconds.
Rhino fought Sheik Abdul Bashir in the following bout. Ten year Army veteran Sean M. Autrey served as the special guest ring announcer for the encounter. The match lasted eight minutes and 16 seconds, and came to a finish when Rhino pinned Bashir after a high-angled tackle.
The TNA World Tag Team Championship
TNA World Tag Team Championship
The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested within TNA's tag team division. It was created and debuted on May 14, 2007 at the taping of TNA's primary television program,...
was contested between the reigning champions Beer Money, Inc.
Beer Money, Inc.
Beer Money, Inc. was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Robert "Bobby" Roode and James Storm in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where they are former four-time TNA World Tag Team Champions, while also holding the record for the longest reign as...
(James Storm
James Storm
James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J...
and Robert Roode), who were accompanied by Jacqueline
Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an inactive American professional wrestler, who was most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, and The Motor City Machineguns of Alex Shelley
Alex Shelley
Patrick Martin , is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Alex Shelley. He wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he currently teams with Chris Sabin as The Motor City Machine Guns. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for...
and Chris Sabin
Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for...
. After several tag team maneuvers from both teams, Storm spat beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
in Sabin's face, which led to Beer Money gaining the pinfall after slamming him into the mat with their tag team combination maneuver Drinking While Investing (DWI) at 17 minutes and one second.
Main event matches
A Falls Count Anywhere match between Kurt Angle and Abyss followed, lasting 17 minutes and 18 seconds. At one point during the encounter while Abyss was standing on the concrete floor and Angle was on the stage, Angle performed a running leap off the stage into a somersault senton, connecting with Abyss on the floor. Angle was the victor in the bout, after throwing Abyss off of a scaffold through the Spanish announcers table, then descending and covering Abyss for the pinfall.
Kevin Nash fought Samoa Joe in the seventh contest of the night. The match lasted 11 minutes and 26 seconds. At two points during the match, Nash performed his signature Jackknife Powerbomb with Joe kicking out before the three count. This led to Nash hitting Joe in the groin and placing his feet on the ropes for leverage in his winning pin attempt.
The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between the champion, Sting, and the challenger, A.J. Styles. During the 14 minutes and 54 seconds the match lasted, Styles executed his aerial technique the Spiral Tap, in which he jumps off one of the top padded turnbuckle
Turnbuckle
A turnbuckle, stretching screw or bottlescrew is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. It normally consists of two threaded eyelets, one screwed into each end of a small metal frame, one with a left-hand thread and the other with a...
s, spins and flips in mid-air before landing on his opponent. He then ascended the turnbuckle to perform the maneuver once again, but was distracted by Angle and Booker T. This followed later with Styles missing a pele kick on Sting, which allowed him to pin Styles with a small package to retain the championship.
Reception
A total of 1,100 people attended the event. In late 2008, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that the estimated domestic buyrate for the event was believed to be 30,000. Canadian Online ExplorerCanadian Online Explorer
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writers Bryan and Chris Sokol rated the entire event a 7 out of 10, which was .5 above the 2007 event's rating of 6.5 by Chris Sokol. The Falls Count Anywhere match was given the highest rating during their review, at 8 out of 10. The lowest rating was given to the women's tag team match and the Rhino versus Bashir bout, at 5 out of 10. The main event match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was rated 7 out of 10. Wade Keller
Wade Keller
Wade Keller is a wrestling columnist. He runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter, which is regarded as one of the most influential newsletters in professional wrestling....
of the Pro Wrestling Torch stated during his review that the Falls Count Anywhere match "had an epic feeling for a falls count anywhere brawl. It had various chapters, many convincing near falls, several creative big spots, and the crowd was into it." When regrading the main event, Keller stated he thought it was a "good match." James Caldwell, also of the Pro Wrestling Torch, mentioned during his review that Joe versus Nash had "good drama" due to the storyline "with a big game veteran vs. a big game "Young Lion" in a compelling match-up. Joe losing should be treated as a huge deal with proper follow-up to move Joe up to the next level. If he's losing, it needs to mean something for his overall growth." Phil Allely, a journalist for The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
, stated he felt the event was "a thoroughly enjoyable show". The event was released on DVD on March 24, 2009 as a part of the "TNA Wrestling: Cross The Line Vol. 2" box set, that also included the December 2008 Final Resolution event and the Genesis 2009 event, by TNA Home Video
TNA Home Video
TNA Home Video is a division of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that releases TNA's PPV events & other TNA produced compilations on DVD. TNA Home Video was formed in 2005 to partner with Navarre Corporation to distribute and produce TNA's expanding video library...
.
Aftermath
The TNA Front Line
The TNA Front Line was a heroic alliance in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
after he was attacked by MEM on the November 20 episode of Impact!. During that same telecast, Angle versus Rhino was announced for TNA's Final Resolution event, with the added stipulations that if Angle won he would gain an opportunity to face Jeff Jarrett, while if Rhino won, then Angle was to be released from his TNA contract. Angle went on to defeat Rhino at the event, which led to Angle defeating Jarrett in a No Disqualification match at TNA's Genesis event in January 2009.
Sting and Styles went on to have another match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Final Resolution. This time the team of Sting, Steiner, Nash, and Booker T faced off against Styles, Joe, and two mystery partners (The TNA Front Line) in an Eight Man Tag Team match. The stipulations were if anyone from Styles' team pinned a member of Sting's team then Styles won the TNA Title, while if anyone from Sting's team pinned a member of Styles' team, then Sting retained the title. The match was announced on the November 20 episode of Impact!. Styles' mystery partners were revealed on the November 27 episode of Impact! as being Team 3D
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Brother Devon and Brother Ray). Sting went on to retain the title at Final Resolution after he pinned Joe.
Eric Young got his TNA X Division Championship match on the November 13 episode of Impact! against then-champion Sheik Abdul Bashir. He ended up defeating him to become the new champion, however, the week afterwards the decision was reversed and Young was forced to relinquish the title belt to Bashir due to a controversial ending to their match. Young and Bashir fought for the championship once again at Final Resolution, with referee Shane Sewell
Shane Sewell
Shane Sewell is a Canadian professional wrestler and referee. He is perhaps best known for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as both a referee and wrestler.-International Wrestling Association:...
interfering in the bout like he had done in the previous encounter, which allowed Young to gain the victory. Afterwards, Management Director Jim Cornette
Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. As a manager, he has worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling...
stripped Young of the championship. This set up a tournament for the title, ending at Genesis where Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin to become the new champion.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Young Eric Young (wrestler) Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks.... defeated Consequences Creed, Doug Williams Doug Williams (wrestler) Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams... , Homicide, Jay Lethal Jay Lethal Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion... , Jimmy Rave Jimmy Rave James Guffey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Rave. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... , Petey Williams Petey Williams Peter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada. Williams Currently Wrestles for Lucha Libre USA... , Sonjay Dutt Sonjay Dutt Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent... , Tanahashi Hiroshi Tanahashi is a Japanese professional wrestler who works primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion in his fifth reign.-Early life:... , and Volador Volador Jr. Volador Jr. is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in his native Mexico, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the United States... |
Ten-Man X Division Elimination Rankings match | 17:12 |
| 2 | Roxxi Nicole Raczynski Nicole Raczynski is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi... and Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong Kia Stevens Kia Michelle Stevens , better known by her ring names Amazing Kong, Awesome Kong and Kharma. She is signed with WWE, but has been inactive since May 2011 due to pregnancy... and Raisha Saeed (with Rhaka Khan Trenesha Biggers Trenesha Biggers is a model and professional wrestler who worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan. She was in the final top 25 in the 2005 WWE Diva Search.-Professional wrestling career:... ) |
Tag Team match | 09:07 |
| 3 | Rhino defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir Shawn Daivari Dara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari... |
Singles match | 08:16 |
| 4 | Beer Money, Inc. Beer Money, Inc. Beer Money, Inc. was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Robert "Bobby" Roode and James Storm in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where they are former four-time TNA World Tag Team Champions, while also holding the record for the longest reign as... (James Storm James Storm James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J... and Robert Roode) (with Jacqueline Jacqueline Moore Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an inactive American professional wrestler, who was most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... ) (c) defeated The Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley Alex Shelley Patrick Martin , is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Alex Shelley. He wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he currently teams with Chris Sabin as The Motor City Machine Guns. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for... and Chris Sabin Chris Sabin Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for... ) |
Tag Team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship TNA World Tag Team Championship The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested within TNA's tag team division. It was created and debuted on May 14, 2007 at the taping of TNA's primary television program,... |
17:01 |
| 5 | Booker T (with Sharmell) (c) defeated Christian Cage | Singles match for the TNA Legends Championship; As per the pre-match stipulation, Cage was forced to join The Main Event Mafia The Main Event Mafia The Main Event Mafia was a heel stable in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... . |
11:45 |
| 6 | Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion... defeated Abyss |
Falls Count Anywhere match | 17:18 |
| 7 | Kevin Nash Kevin Nash Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster... defeated Samoa Joe Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.... |
Singles match | 11:26 |
| 8 | Sting Sting (wrestler) Steven James "Steve" Borden , better known by his ring name Sting, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... (c) defeated A.J. Styles A.J. Styles Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
Singles match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship TNA World Heavyweight Championship The TNA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is currently the highest ranked championship in TNA and is primarily defended in TNA's heavyweight division... |
14:54 |
X Division rankings match eliminations
| Elimination # | Eliminated Participant | Eliminator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonjay Dutt Sonjay Dutt Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent... |
Volador | 06:46 |
| 2 | Volador Volador Jr. Volador Jr. is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known for his work with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in his native Mexico, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the United States... |
Jimmy Rave | 07:58 |
| 3 | Jimmy Rave Jimmy Rave James Guffey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Rave. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
Doug Williams | 08:45 |
| 4 | Homicide | Injured | 10:23 |
| 5 | Consequences Creed | Petey Williams | 12:47 |
| 6 | Petey Williams Petey Williams Peter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada. Williams Currently Wrestles for Lucha Libre USA... |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 13:20 |
| 7 | Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroshi Tanahashi is a Japanese professional wrestler who works primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion in his fifth reign.-Early life:... |
Jay Lethal | 14:54 |
| 8 | Doug Williams Doug Williams (wrestler) Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams... |
Eric Young | 15:41 |
| 9 | Jay Lethal Jay Lethal Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion... |
Eric Young | 17:12 |
| Winner | 17:12 | ||
See also
- TNA Turning PointTNA Turning PointTurning Point is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . The event was created in 2004 and was originally held annually in December. TNA changed the date of the 2008 event to be held in November. The...
- List of TNA pay-per-view events
External links
- Impact Wrestling.com
- Turning Point at In Demand.comIN DEMANDIn Demand is a provider of pay-per-view and subscription video-on-demand services, jointly owned by Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks...