[mr.universe]

TNA BOUND FOR GLORY IV

Steel Cage Asylum - ***1/4 | Really good spotfest here that wasen't as much of a clusterfuck as the other one that took place earlier in the year. Got the crowd excited, perfect choice for the opener.

Beatiful People vs. Rhyno, ODB, Khan - *1/4 | Not as bad as I thought it would have been. A match purely on the card to get Rhyno & The Beautiful People on the card.

Bashir vs. Consequences Creed - ** | Not the best X-Division match your going to see but it was still watchable. I was quite suprised that Bashir retained if I'm honest.

Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong vs. Roxxi - *3/4 | OK match but it dragged a little in parts. Wasen't too impressed with Wilde considering I had heard only good things about her. Crowd don't seem to like her much either.

Monsters Ball - ***1/2 | Old ECW style brawl here with some pretty epic spots and odd flashes of decent wrestling thrown in. The worlds slowest referee rolled in with the fact The Dudleys took over 5 minutes after the Abyss flaming table spot to make there way back to the action prevents me from rating this any higher.

AJ Styles vs. Christian vs. Booker T - ***1/4 | Great chemistry between these three here and some of the best wrestling of the night in this one. The ending was a little questionable though as Christian just jockied into the position to take the axe kick for no real reason. Still a real enjoyable match.

Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle w/ Mick Foley as Special Enforcer - ***1/2 | Real good match here and most likely the match of the night. Foley as enforcer added something and it was a suprise to see Jarrett pick up the win. Angle/Foley next ppv please.

Samoa Joe vs. Sting - ***1/4 | Was never going to be an in ring classic but like Rock/Hogan the atmosphere, build and importance of the match played a big factor in the contest. I loved the battle on the outside for the opening and the jump Joe took over the stairs was crazy. Once the match got back into the ring it was still decent. Shame the match had to end with yet another ref bump aswell as Joe being denied what would have been a career defyning victory (much like Randy Orton's at Wrestlemania).

A good PPV and arguably the best that TNA has put on this year. Have to say I enjoyed last years BFG more than this one though. 7/10

[stinger-splash]

Bound For Glory IV

After another great opening video, we go live to the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois. The house is packed and the crowd is lively. It’s time for TNA’s biggest PPV of the year. Or better: the biggest PPV in the HISTORY of TNA Wrestling. Ladies and Gentleman, get ready for Bound for Glory IV.



Steel Asylum (X-Division #1 Contender)

Everyone knew this would be a spotfest and so it happened. The formerly known Terrordome was once again a fun match to watch with some crazy, insane spots. A triple suplex (yes that’s possible), a vicious Devine Intervention and the running Canadian Destroyer were the highlights of this match. A cool way to open the show, but nothing amazing. Not as great as the previous one, so this ratings is the highest I’m going. Still an enjoyable and fun match to watch.

Rating: ***




ODB, Rhaka Khan and Rhino vs The Beautiful People and Cute Kip
(6-man Mixed Tag)

Like you could expect, this one was rather an impact match instead of PPV material. Don’t know why they added this to the card, but at least they kept it short. The match never dragged on and it was entertaining to watch. Glad Rhino picked up the win.

Rating: *




Abdul Bashir(c) vs Creed
(X-Division Title)

I loved the pre-match promo from Creed and the soldier who stepped in the ring. The match had a quick start and the pace never really slowed down. Creed was great in the ring and I’m glad he was over with the crowd. That guys shows so much energy, I like it. Action inside the ring was fine and had some good back and forth . The match ended way too quick, just like at NS, but overall it was a damn fine match.

Rating: **1/2



Taylor Wilde(c) vs Awesome Kong vs Roxxi
(Knockouts Title)

Just like the X-division match, this one had great action inside the ring, but had the same problem. It didn’t reach the 10-minute mark, which sucked because I liked it. Kong looked amazing once again and Roxxi worked her ass off like always, but Taylor Wilde keeps impressing me. Her style is almost flawless, she works hard and she’s fucking hot. Now she needs a better finisher and she’ll be the new Gail Kim. Booking and action were great, but like I said it was too short.

Rating: **1/2



Monster’s Ball
(Tag Team Titles)

What a difference with last year’s Monster’s Ball. This one was crazy, exciting and brutal all in one. All the teams had some decent offense and everyone took at least one sick bump. Bravo for Abyss for taking such a vicious chokeslam (he landed really hard), but damn it took a while before the fire was out. Once again never a dull moment and enjoyable from beginning till end. Booking was perfect and the action was non-stop. Great, wild brawl.

Rating: ***3/4



Christian Cage vs Booker T vs AJ Styles
(Three way war)

Very good match here between these three big stars. Lots of back and forth action and a all three worked together pretty well. The moonsault from AJ when he was on the ropes was fucking awesome. This might be Booker’s best match in TNA so far and I like were TNA is going with him. It lacked the big match feeling, but overall this was some great wrestling. Hopefully the pin on Christian doesn’t mean he’s leaving.

Rating: ***1/2



Jeff Jarrett vs Kurt Angle
(Grudge Match)

A much anticipated match here, because of the personal and intense feud. Jarrett looked great in the ring after his 2-year absence. Great atmosphere and great psychology in this match. I loved every second of it. From the early sleeper hold, the brawling, the submissions moves, the finishers and the finish. Ending might be a bit predictable, but I still marked like crazy. Best MOTN so far. Great performance from both man.

Rating: ****



Samoa Joe(c) vs Sting
(TNA World Heavyweight Title)

Going into this match I was a little worried. Sting has a hard time memorize his matches, like with Angle last year where Kurt had to tell him what to do. This year he forgot his lines at NS. The solution was a brawl. I lliked the brawl, especially the EPIC dropkick from Joe. He looked fucking strong in this match, like a killer. His heel reactions were great and reminded me of Joe in 05. I was a little disappointed Sting looked really weak in this match, but I’m glad he won again. It was a great match, but not as good as last year’s match. The part were both man no-sold their finishers was awesome. Ending wasn’t really bad, it progressed the feud so I’m fine.

Rating: ***1/2


Overall: 8,5/10
Probably TNA's best PPV of the year, but not even close to last years event.