Re: Project Rewatch - TNA: The Good Shit
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 2:54 am
Sacrifice 2007 – May 13, 2007
Live from Orlando, FL
Texas Death Match
Chris Harris vs. James Storm
Disgustingly bloody match that never reached a fever pitch type of pace. With that said, this had its fair share of highlights to make this a good, memorable match. Harris got the early advantage when they brawled outside and then took it to the crowd, with a false finish after a crossbody onto Storm into the audience. Once it got in the ring is when the match became memorable.
Both would wear crimson masks, although neither man honestly took the kinds of shots heavy enough to make the gushing faucets on their faces seem realistic, not after the past year in the business that included classics like Cage of Death, John Cena vs. Umaga, and Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer. Storm’s blood would drip on the floor deep in the match, eventually causing his valet Jacqueline to try bailing him out. Gail Kim would arrive to even the odds for Harris.
The Eye of the Storm through the table wasn’t enough to keep Harris down, so the finish had to be memorable, which it admittedly was. Both men grabbed beer bottles for their final shots, with Harris beating Storm to the punch for the winning pin fall in a match that nobody in attendance will ever forget. ***1/2
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
Another good addition to their on-again, off-again rivalry, with about the same length as their Time to Man Up main event. This had about the same pacing behind it, with it being a game of having each other well scouted and using psychology to get ahead. Styles would fake an injury and then deliver an eye poke, so in the end of the match after some quality back-and-forth action, Joe gave him a receipt by feigning a knee injury and finishing off the future Hall of Famer with a Coquina Clutch Suplex. ***1/4
Live from Orlando, FL
Texas Death Match
Chris Harris vs. James Storm
Disgustingly bloody match that never reached a fever pitch type of pace. With that said, this had its fair share of highlights to make this a good, memorable match. Harris got the early advantage when they brawled outside and then took it to the crowd, with a false finish after a crossbody onto Storm into the audience. Once it got in the ring is when the match became memorable.
Both would wear crimson masks, although neither man honestly took the kinds of shots heavy enough to make the gushing faucets on their faces seem realistic, not after the past year in the business that included classics like Cage of Death, John Cena vs. Umaga, and Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer. Storm’s blood would drip on the floor deep in the match, eventually causing his valet Jacqueline to try bailing him out. Gail Kim would arrive to even the odds for Harris.
The Eye of the Storm through the table wasn’t enough to keep Harris down, so the finish had to be memorable, which it admittedly was. Both men grabbed beer bottles for their final shots, with Harris beating Storm to the punch for the winning pin fall in a match that nobody in attendance will ever forget. ***1/2
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
Another good addition to their on-again, off-again rivalry, with about the same length as their Time to Man Up main event. This had about the same pacing behind it, with it being a game of having each other well scouted and using psychology to get ahead. Styles would fake an injury and then deliver an eye poke, so in the end of the match after some quality back-and-forth action, Joe gave him a receipt by feigning a knee injury and finishing off the future Hall of Famer with a Coquina Clutch Suplex. ***1/4