TNA Sacrifice: Some High and Low Reactions

On May 17, TNA held its Sacrifice PPV live from Orlando, Fla. 

There were high and low points throughout the show, but to sum it all up in one word—it was straight forward action.

I was only able to watch a little bit of the event, but I will express my views on what I saw and the outcome of many matches.

Let's begin with the first matchup, which was the Motor City Machine Guns vs. Beer Money vs. Team 3D. 

In a pretty decent match that lasted 13 minutes, I was pleased that Motor City was the winner and earning a No. 1 contender shot for the title. They are quite entertaining in the ring and have tons of promise.

We then move on to a storyline that hasn’t exactly been the talk of TNA, and that is Orlando Jordan vs. Rob Terry for the Global Championship. 

The match wasn’t too bad, with Terry retaining the title. I would have not been happy with Jordan winning the belt.

The third match featured Douglas Williams against Kazarian for the X-Division Belt. 

A decent match overall, although a little slower. The decision to make Williams the champion was a good one, as I felt that he did deserve a chance to get it back after being stripped of it because of travel issues.

Tara against Madison Rayne for the Knockouts Championship saw Rayne retain the title and Tara forcing to leave TNA. Anyone could have called the outcome because of Tara’s contract ending with TNA. 

Ink, Inc. would take on The Band for the Tag Team titles, in which The Band won. 

Did anyone notice Scott Hall? I think I can leave it at that. 

The title match was nothing spectacular, and the decision to keep the belts on The Band was again questionable to me. I did, however, like what Bubba Ray did to Jesse Neal, as it shocked me a little. 

The question is, where is TNA going with this?

Desmond Wolfe and Abyss vs. Chelsea was the next match. The Hall of Fame ring of Hulk Hogan is getting a little annoying, as TNA doesn’t seem to yet close the books on “Abyssamania.” 

Abyss won the matchup.

Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy was a pretty solid matchup, with Hardy as the winner.  After the match, and this caught my attention, Mr. Anderson offered a handshake, but Hardy denied it and walked away. 

Could we be seeing a more intensifying feud between the two? I would like to see that.

Jeff Jarrett vs. Sting was just a massive and bloody beat down of “Double J.” 

Sting is really pushing his heel turn, and I like the decisions TNA are making with his character.

One of the good things about the show was not over exposing Hulk Hogan, but after he had seen enough to the brutal attacks made by Sting, Hogan appears and Sting walks away. 

On a side note, I would love to once again see Sting and Hogan have confrontations from here on in, and maybe a PPV matchup. I think that classic feud would draw a decent amount of viewers.

The final match of the night was for the TNA World Championship, featuring Rob Van Dam against A.J Styles. 

The match was a very good one, lasting over 20 minutes. RVD was able retain the title.  I also noticed Jay Lethal getting involved with Ric Flair in the match, as the two could create an interesting storyline together.

Sacrifice Review: Overall, the PPV had its moments. 

I enjoyed watching the final three matches of the show. As always, the best is for last. 

The not-so favorite moments had to be Rob Terry vs. Orlando Jordan. I just don’t feel that storyline involving Orlando Jordan is clicking in TNA, but in my opinion, he still has value to offer. 

Another was the X-Division title match, as it was a bit slow. That particular division involving cruiserweights could be something special but right now, I am not bragging about it. The PPV wasn't the most memorable one.

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