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Two TNA Matches You Just HAVE to See!

Ben SampsonJul 5, 2009

Hello, everyone on Bleacher Report, my name is Ben Sampson, and I am reporting for the wrestling community.

In wrestling, there have been matches that have defied the odds. Matches that have you screaming for more; more! Matches that steal the show. These two matches from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling certainly can be described in this manner.

1. Final Resolution 2005: A.J. Styles vs. Petey Williams (c) vs. Chris Sabin- X Division Championship- Ultimate X match:

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No doubt one of these matches surely showcases the X Division, and this match exemplifies that. Petey Williams hit a deadly Canadian Destroyer, Chris Sabin got in a Cradle Shock, and A.J. Styles managed to get a one-armed Styles Clash.

The rivalry between Styles and Petey Williams began at Victory Road 2004, when Styles challenged Williams for the X Division Championship, only to have Scott D'Amore (then-manager of Team Canada) interfere and cost Styles the title. In the weeks leading to the match at Final Resolution, Styles and Williams traded finishers, with Maple Leaf Muscle stealing the Styles Clash, and the Phenomenal One using the Canadian Destroyer (Canadian Clash has a nice ring to it; so does Phenomenal Destroyer).

Chris Sabin, meanwhile, had won #1 contendership for the X title, and was inserted into the match. But, this match would not be a normal match; it would be the X Division's top draw; the Ultimate X match.

The Ultimate X match uses two ropes and four steel posts. The ropes are connected to opposing posts and form an X in the middle of the six-sided ring. The object of this match is to climb the X and retrieve the title belt in the middle of the X.

This match is certainly hard to win, and if you make a wrong move, you could come crashing down (i.e. A.J. Styles). This match had all sorts of spots, like Styles' acrobatic-esque punch on Petey Williams (who had been hanging off the middle of the X), Petey's huracanrana from the X to Sabin, and of course, the finish, which I won't tell you, but you have to see it; it is "phenomenal."

Styles was being supported in this whole match, with the adults chanting "Let's go, A.J.!" and the kiddies screaming and yelling for A.J., for A.J. to get up. Petey Williams and Chris Sabin also had some long-due respect, with chants like "Holy ****!" and "This is awesome!".

Tribute videos made by fans from around the world use clips of this match, and it's hard to say no to use these clips.

To view this match, click here.

2. Lockdown 2007: The Xscape match- X Division Championship- Chris Sabin (c) vs. Alex Shelley vs. Jay Lethal vs. Shark Boy vs. Sonjay Dutt:

While this match doesn't have the hype from the Final Resolution match, it certainly has some great tag team spots, as well as high-flying spots, with Sabin & Shelley teaming up (before the glory days of Motor City Machine Guns) against Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt. While the match was a free-for-all, it's good to have allies.

Shark Boy was eliminated first, leaving Sabin/Shelley and Lethal/Dutt to duke it out. A lot of good moves and reversals, like when Sabin jumped off the cage into a crossbody, knocking Jay Lethal down to the floor.

The rules of this match were:

  • All competitors are eliminated by pin or submission until there are two wrestlers left.
  • The two competitors must climb the cage to escape and win the match.

The X replaces the e because it is an X Division match.

Brilliant performance by all wrestlers, and this should be on their top three matches.

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Hope you liked both these X Division matches!

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