After so many disappointing PPVs, TNA finally put together a show that was worth watching in Destination X 2011. Destination X was not the home-run that many wrestling fans, including yours truly, thought it would be, but it was a great first step for the company. Now TNA needs to use all the good publicity they received from this PPV and continue to put on a quality product. Everything accomplished with Destination X would be for naught if TNA just went back to what it has been doing for the past few years. It is time for TNA to prove that wrestling actually matters by putting on more PPVs like or better than Destination X. Hopefully TNA paid close attention to the fan reaction from this PPV because we wrestling fans approve and we want more.
If you have not noticed by now, TNA Destination X was a really good show. It had plenty of good to amazing matches and a few okay matches. There was nothing on this card that was as horrible as some matches put on PPV earlier this year. It would have been nice for TNA to bring in some former X Division stars such as Sonjay Dutt or Petey Williams for the two challenge matches we got. At least we got the one night return of Shark Boy. Even though there were high expectations for RVD vs. Jerry Lynn and AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels, the Four Way match between Austin Aries Low Ki, Jack Evans and Zema Ion stole the show. It was one amazing match that was very reminiscent of the great multi-man X Division matches TNA use to put on. There were great spots, non-stop action and one great atmosphere. For the first time in a long time, the TNA crowd did not sound like they were going through the motions. From chants of “Sign Them All” to “This is Wrestling”, the crowd was into every moment of the Four Way. The only bad part was the Four Way stole the thunder out of the two matches that had to follow it. With all this great action, it would be a disservice to any wrestling fan to miss out on this PPV. TNA fan or not, Destination X 2011 is definitely worth your time and money.
Kazarian def. Samoa Joe
Rating: 8/10
Douglas Williams def. Mark Haskins
Rating: 6/10
Eric Young & Shark Boy def. Generation Me
Rating: 6.5/10
Alex Shelley def. Amazing Red, Robbie E & Shannon Moore in an Ultimate X Match to become the No.1 Contender for the X Division Championship
Rating: 8/10
Rob Van Dam def. Jerry Lynn
Rating: 8.5/10
Austin Aries def. Low Ki, Jack Evans & Zema Ion in a Four Way Match to win the TNA Contract
Rating: 9.5/10
Brian Kendrick def. Abyss to win the X Division Championship
Rating: 6.5/10
AJ Styles def. Christopher Daniels
Rating: 8.5/10
All-in-all, TNA Destination X is the best PPV TNA has put on all year. Personally it is the best show I have seen from TNA since Turning Point 2009. It is a great first step for the company. Now TNA needs to do is continue to improve the quality of their product. If they continue to do so with the coming PPVs, TNA may be able to bring in fans old and new. So go out and either order the replay or buy the DVD when it comes out in a few months. This show is definitely worth it. The overall rating for TNA Destination X 2011 is 8 out of 10.
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