411’s Instant Access: TNA Bound for Glory 2007

Posted by Christi Csonka on 10.14.2007

TNA offers up one of its best PPVs at their biggest show of the year.

It's The Wife again, aka Christi Csonka, better half of the infamous Larry Csonka. I'm just a casual fan who knows what she likes and calls them as she sees them, and usually with loads of sarcasm. My opinions are just that, so if you're looking for an in depth analysis of moves, gimmicks, or the matches, you'd best find one of the technical hardcore guys.

TNA BOUND FOR GLORY PODCAST~!

We are back for another podcast adventure! This time it was the TNA Bound for Glory show, their biggest show of the year. We'll discuss the new tag team champions, the first ever Women's Champion, the new TNA World Champion and some damn fine matches, including Joe vs. Cage. We'll also touch on the usually stupidity with run ins and why TNA gives Kevin Nash so many chances. Also the fact that we saw more of Kong than anyone ever anticipated! From their we'll move onto DEAR CHIRSTI as well as stories of myself scoring the phone numbers of bridesmaids at a wedding this weekend! An hour of fun just for you!

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TNA Bound for Glory 2007

Match #1: #1 CONTENDER'S ULTIMATE X MATCH: LAX (Homicide y Hernandez) vs. XXX (Senshi and Elix Skipper)
Match Result: LAX via capture
Match Length: 12:00
Match Analysis: Right from the start these guys go full steam, nothing less than I would expect from the X division. Hernandez tossed Senshi and Elix likes sacks of potatoes and looked to snap one in half. At one point, Elix climbed to the top of the light rigging to do a flying cross body on Hernandez. Avoiding bodily harm is apparently not high on these guys' priority lists, and me likes. Light rigging makes for good hits, but not nearly as good as Senshi' Warrior's Way. I foresee Excedrin Migraine in Homicide's future. With bodies flying everywhere, don't look away during this match, not even to clean up that beer you spilled or you WILL miss something. Now… would someone get a medic to XXX??
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 9 Woo!


Match #2: FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT BATTLE ROYAL
Match Result: Eric Young via pin
Match Length: 11:55
Match Analysis: Kip James is in the faggoty pants!! NOOOO! My eyes, they burn! Okay, as I try to avoid that visual atrocity… we begin with tons of men fighting to get IN the ring. Odd, you'd think it'd be the other way around. However, I must admit, it's nice to have something different. Finally, the eight to fight in the ring are Fatu, Roode, Kaz, Shelley, Sabin, Young, Hoyt, and Storm. Course, Chris Harris has to bitch about not getting in. Poor Chris. As they begin to eliminate guys by sending them over the top rope, I have to give love to Eric Young for throwing Storm out right off the bat. I always knew I'd like you! Junior Fatu is definitely not well named as he is the proverbial wall inside the ring, and we all know it's not easy to go through a wall. Add in the expected butt to the face and for once, I pity Hoyt. Only once. Kaz gives Fatu a boot to the face and…. The wall stands. It ends up taking five guys to eliminate Fatu. There is no lag in this match as the eliminations continue until we're down to Eric Young and Roode. I love the new confidence in Young and it's made for an exciting match. No matter how many times Roode knocks him down, Eric comes back and gets the win!
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 9.5


Match #3: TNA TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles and Tomko vs. Team Pacman © (Killings and Pacman Jones)
Match Result: AJ Styles and Tomko via pin
Match Length: 9:00
Match Analysis: Some guy called Creed is substituting for Pacman. Hmm, guy can't wrestle… how can ANYONE be surprised by this? We all knew Pacman wasn't gonna do more than show up and get paid. Despite the expected twist to this match, AJ looks really good and so does Creed. I'm doubly thankful now. No Pacman, new guy can wrestle! Tomko tossed Killings around, but Killings got some great kicks in to Tomko's head. Course, we have the obligatory four guys in at once spot, which lead to the expected tossing of guys out. Gotta love AJ jumping out onto the whole lot of them. HAHA! AJ takes Pacman's money, to which the ref gets distracted picking up the bills knocked out of their hands!! Can't say I've see that before! And at last, Killings and Pacman lose the belts! Two blessings tonight!
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 8


Match #4: TNA X-DIVISION TITLE MATCH: Christopher Daniels vs. Black Machismo Jay Lethal ©
Match Result: Black Machismo Jay Lethal via pin
Match Length: 11:05
Match Analysis: As it begins, Lethal looks like an unstoppable foe, staying on his feet when lesser men would have kissed the mat. I understand the need for the champ to look the part, but come on, a little less ‘man of steel' please. Mind you, I'm usually biased where Daniels is concerned, but honestly, the one man show is annoying. Let's not completely no sell Daniels, m'kay? And as if hearing my prayers, Daniels puts Lethal over the railing. Now that brings a smile to my face! As the match progresses, we get a good amount of trade off between the two as to who is dominating. I like that a lot better as it keeps you wondering, who will have it in the end? Too often matches follow either the ‘bury the guy til ya pin ‘em' formula, or the ‘beat ‘em til he makes the miraculous comeback'. I hate predictability, so seeing it teeter totter is good in my opinion. And my do I love seeing Daniels fly! The crowd, I think, agreed with me as they cheered through out the match. The missed Super Rana by Daniels freaked me out (he looked like he broke himself) until Larry pointed out it was planned. Damn you Daniels!
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 8.5


Match #5: TABLES MATCH: The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) vs. Team 3D (Ray and Devon)
Match Result: The Steiner Brothers via table
Match Length: 12:45
Match Analysis: Two out of three tables match, sounds new, but it's not really. Even I can see the similarity between this and previous Fed matches. Still, despite this, I had high hopes for this match as I love table matches. And ladders, and chairs…. Oh my! Down side- these guys aren't gonna be moving like my X guys, so already we know the speedometer is going down. About a minute in we get the Steiner's pose. Wow, I thought it would have happened sooner. However, fighting on the ramp is pretty cool. And in the crowd. Why doesn't that happen anytime I'm sitting down on the floor? HUH? Why can't I be the fan handing Scott a Guinness? (Okay, so the fan didn't give him a Guinness, no one can be perfect, so I forgive the guy.) It's hard hits, and walking in between. I give these guys credit for wrestling at their age and in a match like this, but when you're easily bored with slower paced matches, it's hard to keep complete focus. Rick goes through the first table. Can you predict that one of Team 3D is gonna kiss laminate wood next? Yep, and it's Scott who Frankensteiner's poor Ray into it. Now that we're at the formulated ‘each team has one table' point, we can get to the interesting part. So belt lashings later, chairs appear. *mock gasp* Team 3D would do that? If you didn't see that coming, you're blind. The third table breaks as they put Scott on it, so they have to set up again. Perhaps they need to check the table's maximum weight load before a match. Motor City Machine Guns distract Devon, who in turn hits Ray with his chair. All Scott has to do now is put Devon through the third table.
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 6.5


Match #6: KNOCKOUTS GAUNTLET TO CROWN THE FIRST TNA WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Roxxi vs. Gail Kim vs. Jackie Moore vs. Tracy Brooks vs. Christy Hemme vs. ODB vs. Angel Williams vs. Talia Madison vs. Shelly Martinez vs. Amazing Kong
Match Result: Gail Kim via pin
Match Length: 12:25
Match Analysis: WOMEN'S MATCH. Note the lack of Divas in there! YES, finally we get to see some real women's wrestling on TNA! If you've listened to any pod casts, you know how I've been waiting for this and my high expectations for it. Jackie and Tracy Brooks starts us out, add in Martinez, who I think should really avoid any matches with sharp objects, before we see Awesome Kong. Yes, the behemoth of a woman from Shimmer that looks like she's coming to dinner, not a match. She eye balls the women like appetizers and you just know someone's gonna die. Brooks gets eliminated, shortly followed by Martinez as ODB comes in while Kong tosses Jackie out. I'm thinking there's got to be a few back stage rethinking going out there with Kong. Even with Angel on her back Kong is destructive. It's down right comical when Angel and ODB try to work together to pick up Kong. Bad idea ladies. Better rent a Cat next time. Hemme comes in in time to be bent in half by Kong. Anyone for a Hemme sandwich? I love Kong. I love Gail Kim too, so when she came in next, I was on the edge of my seat to see how it goes. Trying to get Kim out, Kong is tossed out by Angel and ODB, and on the way down, Kong's gear gives out too, flashing more Kong than we bargained for. These ladies are out for blood and there's no annoying ‘sissy pretty girl' spots. Thank you!! I was hoping to see more of the Nikki Rox in this match than Roxxi Leveaux, and I did. Gail is flying around! And I am thoroughly pleased with Gail winning. Side note- I love the white leather belt, a great way to distinguish the women's belt from the men's.
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 10 KONGGGGG!


Match #7: THERE MUST BE A WINNER: Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe – Matt Morgan Special Referee
Match Result: Samoa Joe via submission
Match Length: 15:45
Match Analysis: Flames and dancers! I just love Samoa Joe and his entrances as we FINALLY get the ending to the match they didn't give us an ending to four weeks ago. (Which was NOT cool.) Ah, but I guess, better late than never. As always, we have the obligatory stare down to begin the match. The crowd is cheering for Joe, and so am I. Christian is a character I love to hate. I know this match will be more power and less off the ropes, but I hoped it would keep the pace up so my attention didn't wander. And they deliver. Joe diving through the ropes. NICE. The guy moves well for one his size. Spot of the match, Samoa Joe walking away while holding up the finger as Christian goes to jump off the top rope. And in true TNA fashion, a guy comes down to the ring to cause trouble, which in turn leads to another guy. Now we have Tomko, Morgan, and AJ outside the ring before the run up the ramp. You would hope that means the end of guys taking attention away from this supposedly important match., and for once they DO. From this point, Samoa Joe makes Christian his bitch.
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 8.5


Match #8: MONSTER'S BALL MATCH: Abyss vs. Rhino vs. Black Reign vs. Raven
Match Result: Abyss via pin
Match Length: 9:30
Match Analysis: These guys don't waste one moment, even before the bell there's a few punches. The lovely collection of painful props around the ring promises of fun to be had at the physical expense of someone. Good news is, it's not one of us. I can only hope Black Reign will get the majority of it. I never knew Rhino played golf, but my could the guy drive! Thankfully, Reign does get a good dose of abuse. Already I'm enjoying this match more than I expected. Rhino, unfortunately gores himself off the ramp. And as Raven goes up into the crowd, we see he's bleeding. Wow, that didn't take much. And Black Reign too now. Gee, if we've got crimson now, what's left to shoot for? Bone through skin? *shudder* Ok, maybe not that. Of course, Abyss has his bag o' goodies and he's down before he can spread his little gifts around. But Raven will gladly do it for him. Ah, and tacks it is! But wait… there is more! Another bag comes and it's broken glass! So where's the lemon juice to pour on this lovely cocktail of pain, I ask. Pity, Raven only gets to lie in a tack and glass bed.
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 6.5


Match #9: TNA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Sting vs. Kurt Angle ©
Match Result: Sting via pin
Match Length: 18:35
Match Analysis: I just want to know, did anyone give Kurt a breathalyzer test before going to the ring? I'd hate for poor Sting to have to deal with liquor breath, but I guess that's a risk you take wrestling Pill Angle. And Kurt drops to a knee at the get go. Balance trouble there? As you can expect the match starts with a good deal of grappling, staring, and holds, you're usual heavy weight stuff. I have to give them credit, they didn't lag much. The pace was actually pretty good. And I do so love seeing Angle run into the turnbuckle. Dominant position keeps changing and the hits get harder, which I like. However, I have to admit, I began to find my attention drifting despite it all. I'd like to think it's due to the time and not the match itself. And just as I'm thinking how glad I would be for the match to soon be over as Sting has Kurt close to tapping out… Karen runs in. Followed by Nash. GREAT, TNA does it again. Do we have to have a run in on these main events all the time? I mean really, let's brainstorm something else, ok? Like a ring ‘malfunction' or something? There's more than one way to interrupt an imminent submission. Be creative for Pete's sake. Oh, and if that doesn't take it, we have to have a ref bump too! Oh, the predictable stupid, it hurts!! New ref runs in, and Nash pulls him out. OH COME ON! Nash goes after Sting. Surprise, surprise. This was going from a pretty good match, especially considering I'm not much for the heavy weight guys, to rapidly nose diving. Thank you dear Lord for ending my pain when you did.
Match Rating/personal enjoyment index: 5 Just had to do it, didn't ya TNA?

Final Thoughts on Show:

Match of the Night: Knockouts Gauntlet! I've waited so long for this, and they delivered a good WRESTLING match. The fact it was women was just icing on the cake.
Trash of the Night: The ending of the Sting vs. Angle match. TNA just couldn't leave well enough alone, could they. Writers, do me a favor… pick up your hands, turn them so you're looking at your palms, and smack yourselves in the face hard enough to knock some sense into those hard skulls of yours!!

Final Analysis: One of the best TNA PPVs this year. You are finally making up for Hard Justice. (Oh, yeah, you'll be working on healing that scar for a while still.) If you can get over the end of the main event, it's a good watch. I'd recommend buying it, but I'm not gonna think you crazy if you don't. (So long as you find a way to see the Knockouts Gauntlet!)
Verdict: 7.5