[stinger-splash]

Originally Posted by Invincible

Kaz|Petey (Slammiversary) - ****, CLASSIC

I don't think it was a classic tbh, but it was still a great match with lots of back and forth action. ***3/4

[- Styles -]

Watched this earlier in the day but didn't have time to post.


Destination X (2006)





1.) Jay Lethal vs. Alex Shelley - ***1/4
Solid opener as you would expect from these 2. A good mixture of aerial and mat wrestling.

2.) Lance Hoyt vs. Matt Bentley - *1/2
As a match this was fine, but what really killed it for me was the ending. They cut from the action and went up to the rafters where EY and Shelly were apparently looking for Sting. It just showed that they didn't care what so ever about this one.

3.) The Naturals vs. Team Canada - **1/2
Average type of tag action, some nice moments here and there but the hockey stick usage by TC is/was so predictable.

4.) James Gang/Bullet Bob vs LaX - *
I might actually be overrating this, it was that bad...

5.) Petey vs Sabin vs Puma vs Dutt - ****
Here's where the ppv takes a drastic turn to awesomeness. This is an insanely fast paced match with some great spots as you would expect. Everyone did exceptional in this match.

6.) Rhino/Killings/Team3d vs JJ/Amw/Abyss - ***1/2
Really fun 8 man. It starts off as an all out brawl with them pairing up and beating each other down all over the impact zone. They work their way back into the ring where it's some standard tag action, until the ending when all hell breaks loose again. Fun match, I think it went a little too long though.

7.) Ultimate X - X title - Joe/Danies/Aj - ***3/4
This match had a lot to live up to and unfortunately it didn't quite reach the hype. Not to say it was a bad match because there was some really good action in this. But UX is definitely not suited for Joe, and there wasn't very memorable spots besides an awesome dual Musclebuster on Joe. It's also should have went longer and the finish was a bit underwhelming. Still another good contest between these 3.

8.) NWA title Cage vs. Monty Brown - ***1/4
A good solid technical match. The story here was, Brown had injured Cage on Impact earlier with a viscous Pounce and he worked over the ribs throughout. Nice selling from Cage but I felt the Alpha Male got a little too much offense in. The ending suffered a bit as Cage hit the unprettier out of nowhere. But a fine ME.

The after match stuff was great. Cage is lying in the ring getting beatdown by hordes of heels when Sting comes through the crowd in street clothes and cleans house. Only to get a surprise from non other than a debuting Scott Steiner. Great ending to the show.

Overall: Started off really slow with some rather terrible matches but the last 4 definitely made up for it. Great ppv.

[TripleG]

^^^ Great reviews as always man!

I posted a few days ago my picks for Top Five Matches in the history of Victory Road. I had Ultimate X Gauntlet, AJ vs. Petey, Christian vs. Harris, The Match of Champions, and The 1st Monster's Ball as my picks, but I think after tonight's show, its time to adjust.

1) AJ Styles, Christian Cage, & Rhino vs. Kurt Angle & Team 3D: Full Metal Mayhem - Did it live up to the name Full Metal Mayhem or what? There were so many great spots, I can't list them all here. I knew with these six invovled a TLC-ish match would be amazing, and it certainly was.

2) Ultimate X Gauntlet

3) 12 Man Elimination Tag Team World X Cup Match - This match was just fucking crazy. It went way longer than I expected and all 12 guys did well in there, especially Shelley & Yoshino.

4) AJ vs. Petey

5) Christian Cage vs. Chris Harris

And to be honest, the Ultimate X & Booker/Joe are pretty high up as well.

And with Hard Justice coming up, my current top five matches in HJ history:

1) The Naturals vs. America's Most Wanted: Tag Titles from HJ05 - It was the unofficial Chris Candido tribute match and the crowd was really emotionally involved because of it. It was a very intense and memorable tag match, one of the greatest in TNA history.

2) Samoa Joe vs. Monty Brown vs. Rhino: Falls Count Anywhere from HJ06 - This is a very underated match, but these three were able to put on a very intense and fun hardcore match. They meshed extremely well. I had hoped we would get Joe vs. Monty one on one out of this, but it was still a great match regardless.

3) XXX vs. MCMG vs. Lethal/Dutt from HJ07 - A very good X Division spot fest opener. Not much else to say besides that, but some of the spots they came up with were very cool.

4) Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles: NWA World Title from HJ05 - They've had better matches, but AJ's title win was so well booked that I will always remember it very well.

5) Rhino vs. James Storm: Bar Room Brawl from HJ07 - Many people seemed to hate this match, but to be honest I loved th feud these two had and this match was very enjoyable, especially since it made Storm look like an awesome heel and took Rhino ona downward spiral.

[AussieFan]

Guys, can someone post up the top 5 matches in TNA history? Id like to see your lists

[TripleG]

^^ That is very hard for me, but here goes:

1) AMW vs. XXX: Six Sides of Steel from TP04
2) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels: Unbreakable 05
3) AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki vs. Psichosis: 1st X Title Match from 2002
4) AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: 30 Min Ironman Match from AGA05
5) Chris Harris vs. James Storm: Texas Deathmatch from Sac07

There are alot of them and I'm sure if you'd ask me again in a week I'd give different answers, but AMW vs. XXX is definately my all time fav.

[AussieFan]

Originally Posted by TripleG

^^ That is very hard for me, but here goes:

1) AMW vs. XXX: Six Sides of Steel from TP04
2) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels: Unbreakable 05
3) AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki vs. Psichosis: 1st X Title Match from 2002
4) AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: 30 Min Ironman Match from AGA05
5) Chris Harris vs. James Storm: Texas Deathmatch from Sac07

There are alot of them and I'm sure if you'd ask me again in a week I'd give different answers, but AMW vs. XXX is definately my all time fav.

Thanks for posting your list, i am going to check out the Unb. 05 Triple Threat one day, i need to find a decent file of it.

[Chiller88]

Originally Posted by AussieFan

Thanks for posting your list, i am going to check out the Unb. 05 Triple Threat one day, i need to find a decent file of it.

You've never seen the Unbreakable triple threat?

You know, I actually made a little highlight video of that match recently. Perhaps you might want to see that... *cheap plug*

[- Styles -]

Top 5 for me.

Aj/Joe/Daniels - Unbreakable - *****
AMW/XXX Six sides of steel - Turning Point 04 - *****
Aj/Joe Turning Point 05 - *****
Aj/Daniels AAO 05 - *****
Ultimate X Sabin/Petey/Aj FR 05 - ****3/4

[Chiller88]

As for my top 5...

1. Styles/Daniels/Joe - Unbreakable
2. XXX/AMW - Six Sides of Steel - TP '04
3. Styles/Daniels - Ironman - AAO '05
4. Joe/Styles - TP '05
5. Styles/Lynn/Lo-Ki/Psicosis - TNA PPV (6/26/02)

[Rush]

My top 5 is..

1) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels: Unbreakable '05
2) AMW vs. XXX - Six Sides of Steel - Turning Point '04
3) AJ Styles/Jerry Lynn/Low Ki/Psicosis - TNA PPV (6/26/02)
4) Samoa Joe vs Christopher Daniels - Turning Point '05
5) AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels - Ironman Match - Against All Odds '05