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TNA Wrestling Presents - Bound for Glory 2007

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TNA was known for being a mixed bag (until 2010 or so, when it just got bad). But this was an outstanding show. It just started off red-hot and never really slowed down, every match had a reason to be on the card, and the crowd was amazing. I've never felt this kind of energy from a TNA event. BFG '07 was bookended by two other strong shows, No Surrender and Genesis--two DVDs I also strongly recommend. Matches are rated out of five stars.



1. ULTIMATE X FOR A TAG TITLE SHOT: Triple X (Elix Skipper & Senshi) vs. The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez)

An action-packed, high-flying thriller. Exactly what was needed to kick off the show. All four guys pull off some crazy spots. LAX wins when Hernandez Border Tosses Skipper out of the ring and onto Senshi, then pulls himself along the cables and grabs the X. RATING: ***1/2


2. FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT BATTLE ROYAL

Sort of a weird concept here involving a bunch of TNA's midcarders (half of whom are gone by now...a sad thought). A bunch of wrestlers do a goofy reverse battle royal where they're just trying get into the ring. The first guys who do that then fight a regular battle royal. When it comes down to two wrestlers, it becomes a singles match. The purpose of the match is to set up a tournament on Impact for the number-one contendership. After some fun action throughout, Eric Young and Robert Roode are the two finalists. Young wins with a roll-up. RATING: ***


3. TNA WORLD TAG TITLES: A.J. Styles & Tomko vs. Team Pacman (Ron Killings & Consequences Creed w/Pacman Jones) [c]

Thankfully, the controversial Dallas Cowboys football player was not in TNA for long. But during his suspension from the NFL, he came to TNA and won the tag titles with Ron "The Truth" Killings, who was frustrated and on the tail end of his time with the company. Since some legal problems led to Pacman not being able to wrestle at BFG, he was replaced with the debuting Consequences Creed (a good wrestler, fortunately). Styles and Tomko are fighting to bring some prestige back to the tag titles. After a great match, some outside interference from Pacman goes awry (one of the best moments of the show) and we have REAL tag team champions. RATING: ****


4. X DIVISION TITLE: "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal [c]

I wish Daniels had kept this persona longer; I'm tired of TNA short-changing him. As for Lethal, he was ripping off Randy Savage's gimmick but doing an excellent job of it. These guys put on a hell of an athletic and unpredictable contest, hitting their best moves on each other. Lethal proves himself once and for all as a worthy champion when he hits the Lethal Combination off the top rope and retains his belt. RATING: ****


5. TWO OUT OF THREE TABLES MATCH: Team 3D vs. The Steiners

This was during Team 3D's brief time as heels. Steiner's injury and miraculous comeback played a big part in the storyline. It was awesome to see him and Rick together again while it lasted. The match is a crazy and very personal brawl; after getting the hell beat out of them for several minutes, Ray and Devon hit a 3D on Rick through the first table. Scott hits a Frankensteiner off the top to put Ray through the second table. Finally, the Steiners annihilate Devon with a double-team bulldog through the third table, winning the match. Rick and Scott are both past their prime, but they really got the job done out there. RATING: **1/2


6. GAUNTLET MATCH TO CROWN FIRST-EVER KNOCKOUTS CHAMPION

A very important moment in TNA, and the true birth of a women's division that would go on to regularly outperform WWE's "Divas." Entrants included Talia Madison (Taylor Wilde), Awesome Kong (debuting), Christy Hemme, Roxxi Laveaux (Nikki Roxx), Jackie Moore and Gail Kim. Kim pins Roxxi to become the inaugural champion. RATING: ***


7. Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe ("Special Enforcer" Matt Morgan)

This was one hell of a match, and the best of the night. Cage and Joe tear the house down. The psychology is excellent; Joe is larger and has the upper hand for most of it, but Cage is still portrayed as a threat. Morgan stops Christian's Coalition (AJ and Tomko) from interfering, and Joe finishes off Cage with a Muscle Buster and Coquina Clutch. Before this, Cage had never been pinned or forced to submit in TNA. RATING: ****1/2


8. MONSTERS BALL: Raven vs. Black Reign vs. Rhyno vs. Abyss

Not as crazy as previous MB matches, but great for what it was. All four guys had some evil spots to contribute; weapons were everywhere, of course. Rhino tries to gore Abyss off the stage, but crashes right through a barricade when the monster dodges. Raven jumps off a balcony to elbow drop Abyss through a table, breaking his wrist on the floor. The carnage ends when Abyss gives Raven a Black Hole Slam onto some thumbtacks and broken glass. Totally sick. James Mitchell seethes on the ramp afterwards. RATING: ***1/2


9. TNA WORLD TITLE: Sting vs. Kurt Angle [c]

Quite a storyline leading up to this one, with Sting "slapping" Karen Angle (not really) and Kurt stalking Sting's son in California. This really was a dream match, and they pulled it off well. There's some excellent back and forth action. Angle hits a crazy 450 Splash, driving his knees into Sting's chest; that looked painful. Kevin Nash interferes, despite telling Angle "you're on your own" before the match. Sting looked like a god in this match. Nothing could keep him down, not even a bat shot from Angle that he forgot to block (ouch!). He overcomes it all, planting Angle with a Scorpion Deathdrop to become a two-time TNA Champion. Great main event to cap off an amazing show. RATING: ****

Bound for Glory 2007 was to me the greatest wrestling ppv of 2007 and yes even better than all of the WWE's ppvs. The event was great from beginning to end!!!

1. Ultimate X Match
Senshi & Elix Skipper vs. LAX
What a great opener!!! This match was very fast paced with some great aerial moves from both teams. Skipper pulled off an about 15 foot high cross body onto Hernandez which was an amazing thing to see. An Excellent opener. 5/5

2. Fight for your Right
This match was made to crown a new #1 contender for the world title. 16 men would start on the outside and once 8 men climbed over the top rope, then it would become an eight man over the top battle royal until there were 2 left in the ring and that would then become a pin fall encounter between the 2.

The match itself was great. it had a lot of action taking place everywhere. the motor city machineguns had a good showing and so did eric young as well as kaz. terrific match. 5/5

3. TNA Tag Team Championship
AJ Styles and Tomko vs. Ron "Truth" Killings & Consequences Creed
Adam Pacman Jones took himself out of the match so Creed would substitute in his place. Creed and Styles had a good showing in the ring when it came down to just them two. Good brawling from Tomko. Just a good tag team match. 4/5

4. X-Division Championship
"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels
Great x-division match up. good in ring action as well as good outside ring action. Lethal's lower back took some sickening slams onto the guard rail. A good all around match with a good ending. 5/5

5. 2 out of 3 Tables Match
The Steiner Brothers vs. Team 3D
This match was good, I thought it was going to suck but boy ol' boy was I wrong. I really enjoyed this match a great deal. It soon gets taken to the Georgia crowd and gets physical out there. The table spots came at good times and it turned out to be just an awesome match between these two legendary teams. I really loved this one. 4.5/5

6. Gauntlet Match for the TNA Knockout Championship
This was a great showing from the TNA knockouts. There wasn't no girly crying in this one. Mrs. Brooks took some hard shots and also christy hemme got hurt very badly from a power slam by awesome kong which looked like it broked christy's back. just a good womens match. 4/5

7. Samoa Joe vs. Christian Cage with Matt Morgan as the Special Enforcer
They said There MUST be a winner and there was. this was a good third encounter from these two. Christian has really became an all star player since coming to TNA and Joe was excellent from day one. There were some viscious kicks to Christian from Joe in this one. Morgan did a fantastic job as the enforcer. Good showing from both men. Tremendous match!!! 5/5

8. Monster's Ball Match
Abyss vs. Rhino vs. Black Reign vs. Raven
Not the best Monster's Ball match in history but it served its purpose to prepare you for the main event. Raven gets black hole slammed onto broken glass and thumb tacks which gave Abyss his first ever Monster's Ball victory. 3.5/5

9. TNA World Championship
Sting vs. Kurt Angle
To me, this was a dream match. Sting is an icon in the annals of wrestling history and Angle is probably the greatest mat wrestler ever. Just a good match. There were counters, outside ring action, close pin falls, submissions, interference, blood, just a great all around match. A great match to end a great ppv. 5/5

Like i said earlier, Bound for Glory was the ppv to see in 2007 from both TNA and the WWE. I HIGHLY recommend on buying this ppv!!!! You most likely won't be sorry you did.

Before i begin the reveiw i would like to say that i saw this on pay per veiw and it was the best wrestling show i ever saw.

The matches include-

1.) LAX vs. XXX- This match was an ultimate x match and was a really good opener. I wouldn't say that it was the best ever ultimate x but it was pretty good and had some high spots. 8/10

2.) 15 Man Fight For The Right- In this match 16 men start out outside of the ring and the objective is to be one of the 8 men aloud in the ring by jumping in the ring. then it is over the top rope elimination until the last 2 men then you win by pinfall or submision- This match is an ok match with some good spots to watch for. 7/10

3.)A.J. Styles and Tomko (Christians Coilition) vs. Team Pacman- This match is for the TNA Tag Team Championship. they only thing is there is a man named rusheed lucious creed who substitutes for Pacman Jones, but Pacman is at ringside. This match is actually a good tag title bout and the ending is just absolutely hialrious. 7.5/10

4.) Black Machismo (Jay Lethal) vs. Christopher Daniels- This match is for the X Division Championship- this is a good X Division with a lot of near falls. 8/10

5.) The Steiner Brother vs. Team 3D- This is a 2/3 tables in which you have to put the opposing team through 2 tables to win the match- I really enjoyed this match with some good brawling through the crowd and a good ending. 9/10

6.) 10 Knockout Gauntlet- This match is for the first ever TNA Womens Championship- What happens is 2 Knockouts start in the ring then every minute another one comes out and the way to win is to show the opposing knockout over the top rope. Then when it gets down to 2 Knockouts then you ahve to win by pinfall or submission. This match was a lot better of a womens match than wwe could ever put on. This was a good match but seemed pretty quik.

7.) Samoa Joe vs. Christian Cage- This match had Matt Morgan as the special enforcer- Call me crazy but this match reminded me a lot about something that ring of honor (roh) would put on. This match was just great and had some really cool spots and this was a job well done by both of these men. 10/10

8.) Abyss vs. Black Reign vs. Raven vs. Rhyno- This match is a monsters ball match where anything is legal- I really liked this match because their were some many hardcore spots and high risk moves it was hard to take your eyes off of it. Although i expected more tables to be used but this match was still very good. 10/10

9.) Sting vs. Kurt Angle- This match is for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship- After many weeks of seeing kurt angle and sting just wanting to get at each other we finally see it and what a match it was. This match will definately go down in the record books as one of the best. This match also had a lot of twists and turns, such as you didnt know who was going to win, sometimes it seemed like Sting then Kurt Angle and back and forth. But over-all this match was good and had some interference 11/10

Well there you have it Bound For Glory 2007 and i'd say it is worth every penny. So i suggest you get it now!!!!!

The best matches on the card were The Christian Cage-Samoa Joe match which was a pretty good,hard-hitting,solid bout and the TNA World title match between Sting & Kurt Angle which was not great but good and could have done better without Kevin Nash & the lame ending. The worst matches were The Fight for the Right Reverse Battle Royal which was nothing more then a mindless filler and the 10 women Gauntlet For The Gold to be the first TNA Knockouts champion which while not a bad match,I still think they could have done better. The Rest were ok. I give this event a 6 out of 10.

amazing PPV main event was pretty descent and some cool undercard matches but not all of em are great still great PPV

Quite simply the greatest PPV that TNA Wrestling has ever broadcast and possibly the best PPV of 2007 altogether. Every match on the card is great. Highlights of this stellar event are Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe, Ultimate X, Knockout Guantlet, X-Division Title, and World Championship match. The crowd was absolutely insane on this show and you could tell that the wrestlers were feeding off of it. If you haven't seen this PPV, buy this dvd now!!

Every major company as their own special event. WWF/WWE has always had WrestleMania, WCW had Starrcade but TNA has Bound For Glory & this was without the doubt their best overall event yet.

Ultimate X Match: LAX vs XXX. Don't let the names fool you since this is the most Xs that you would see without having to go to a doctor's office (hey I tried). Awesome opening match as this match always delivers in crazy spots with moments like Senshi doing a stomp to Homocide who was in the tree of woe in the corner from the X, Homocide's impactful neckbreaker from the top of the X, Skipper doing a crossbody off the top of the structure to even Hernandez being impressive for his size as the big man in the match.

Fight For The Right Match. This was a reverse battle royal in which you have to get into the ring, once 8 men are in the ring, the match turns into a regular battle royal. From there, once it gets down to the final two, they have a regular wrestling match. This was a better match than it sounds due the gimmick behind & considering the fact that the casual fan would look at this & go "WTF?".

TNA Tag Team Champions Team Pacman vs AJ Styles & Tomko. Once again, Adam "Pacman" Jones didn't wrestle so his replacement turned out to be someone named Consequences Creed who dressed up very similar to Apollo Creed from the "Rocky" movies. Once again, this was another match that turned out to be better than expected since everyone expected Pacman to wrestle but Creed was quite the performer here while we know to expect a good performance from everyone else resulting a very good tag team match.

X-Division Champion Jay Lethal vs Christopher Daniels. Lethal broke away from his "Macho Man" offense & stuck to his Lethal Combination style while Daniels is a great performer when he is allowed to be. A good back & forth battle between two underrated performers & one of the best X-Division title matches that I have seen in TNA.

Tables Match: The Steiner Brothers vs Team 3D. This was actually better than their previous match at Hard Justice as they stuck to the brawling method instead of actually trying to have a wrestling match. They brawled around ringside, in the crowd that lead to both teams using trash cans & even Steiner hitting D-Von with a cup of beer. The ending featured the Motor City Machine Guns getting involved but it didn't take away from what was a good brawl between both teams.

TNA Knockouts Gauntlet Battle Royal. This was to determine the first ever TNA Knockouts Women's Champion. Just your average battle royal with moments like Awesome Kong's dominating performance including her destroying Christy Hemme & even all the knockouts at one point ganging up on her to eliminate her, & the final battle with Gail Kim & Roxxi that lead to Kim becoming the first Women's Champion in TNA history.

Matt Morgan as special enforcer: Samoa Joe vs Christian Cage. Morgan only became a factor at the end to stop interference from Styles & Tomko so this match was allowed to be something. This was my favorite match of the night as anytime that Christian & Joe got at it, they steal the show with an awesome wrestling clinic & this was no exception with the crowd getting heavily into it throughout.

Monster's Ball: Abyss vs Raven vs Rhino vs Black Reign. This wasn't the best one that they have done but it wasn't bad either as they brawled around the arena with moments like Rhino goring a part of the set of the stage, Raven dropping an elbow off the balcony, each man getting busted open at one point, Raven & Rhino reliving their memorable shopping cart sequence & the ending with Raven getting slammed hard onto thumbtacks & glass. Again, not the best but enjoyable.

TNA Champion Kurt Angle vs Sting. This was a dream match as the "Icon" does battled with the only Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling history. Sting got an awesome reception in Atlanta which was no surprise considering that it was the homebase of WCW/NWA. This match started off slow with both men trying to counter the other but eventually pick up into a great match with Sting putting a better performance than he did the year before along with Angle doing a sick 450 into a kneedrop that was really impressive to watch. With cameos from Kevin Nash & Karen Angle, this main event heavily delivered with Sting once again leaving Bound For Glory as champion.

Overall, I felt that out of all the Bound For Glory cards, this was the best one that they did as TNA really delivered when it came to their biggest show of the year. I would highly recommend this event to any wrestling fan including those just getting into TNA.

this ppv was awesome! Kurt Angle vs Sting this may be the only dvd ever with Kurt Angle vs Sting! OWN A PART OF HISTORY!

TNA Wrestling Bound For Glory 2007 From The Gwinnett Center Atlanta, Ga October 14, 2007

This is the third annual Bound For Glory presented by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and only their third pay per view to take place outside of the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.

Ultimate X Match
LAX Vs. XXX
This is a great match to start off your biggest pay per view of the year with. Just like most X-Division matches there is a good amount of high-flying action, Elix Skipper is an extraordinary athlete and also a little crazy at times which proves to be a quite entertaining combination at times. All four men pull together to put on a good match. Rating 5/5

Fight For The Right Match
In this match 16 TNA wrestlers come down to the ring and the first eight to make their way into the ring get to participate in a over the top rope battle royal until there are only 2 wrestlers left then it turns into a one fall match. Kaz pulled off some pretty nice stuff in this match and I look for him to become a star sometime in the future. Rating 5/5

TNA Tag Team Championship Match
Team Pacman (C) Vs. AJ Styles & Tomko
This match was filled with some pretty good tag team action they put on a good show and I enjoyed watching. I didn't like that whole Pacman storyline where he is a tag champion but he isn't allowed to wrestle. Rating 5/5

X Division Championship Match
"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal (C) Vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels
A great match put on by two great wrestlers, exciting until the very end especially with all those near falls. They pull off a lot of good moves but that's not too surprising if you're familiar with these guys. Rating 5/5

2 Out Of 3 Tables Match
The Steiner Brothers Vs. Team 3D
This was a pretty good table match, they put on a pretty good show it was pretty much a brawl but it was entertaining. Rating 4.5/5

Knockouts Gauntlet Battle Royal
Finally the match to crown the first ever TNA knockouts women's champion,
it starts out as a eight women battle royal until they get to the final two then it becomes a one fall match. Alot of good wrestling here, i'm glad TNA is taking this approach to their women's division. Rating 5/5

Samoa Joe Vs. Christian Cage with special enforcer Matt Morgan
This was a pretty darn good wrestling match, both men kept it very exciting. I really wish they would push Joe for the world title he is probably the best overweight guy that I have ever seen wrestle. Rating 5/5

Monsters Ball Match
Abyss Vs. Rhino Vs. Black Reign Vs. Raven
This wasnt the best Monster's Ball match that I have seen but it was still a good hardcore match with a few nice spots. 4.5/5

TNA World Championship Match
Kurt Angle (C) Vs. Sting
This was a great main event and a strong way to end the night. A good wrestling match put on by two of the greatest of all time, it didnt disappoint one bit. Rating 5/5

This is easily the best Pay Per View that I saw from 2007 I am giving it 5 out of 5 stars, I would highly recommend any wrestling fan to buy this dvd even if you are a wwe fan and hate TNA this dvd should change your mind.

Football has the Super Bowl, baseball has the World Series, hockey has the Stanley Cup and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment has always had WrestleMania. Total Nonstop Action's biggest show of the year is Bound For Glory & this year, they delievered not only their best one yet...but their best overall top to bottom event in over a year.

Ultimate X Match: LAX vs. XXX - Eventhough their names together sounds like an eyechart, this was an awesome opener as the Ultimate X match usually always delievers when it comes to crazy spots. Moments to look out for were Elix Skipper doing a cross bodyblock off the top of the structure onto Hernandez, Skipper getting a neckbreaker from the top of the ropes, and Senshi doing the "Warriors Way" double stomp onto Hernandez who was hanging from the tree of woe at that time. Great opener.

Fight For Your Right Match: Before I get started, what the hell is Kip James wearing? It looks like he raided Torrie Wilson's closet. Anyways, this starts as a reverse battle royal in which you had to get yourself INTO the ring from the arena floor, when 8 get into the ring it becomes a normal battle royal, and when you get down to the final two...pinfall or submission. Concidering how horrible the last one they did was, this one was tons better since they got the stage one "reverse battle royal" part over pretty quickly eventhough you still caught parts where wrestlers (like Lance Hoyt) just standing & looking around instead of actually trying to get into the ring. The rest of the match was fun to watch as most "multiman" TNA matches are.

TNA Tag Team Champions Team Pacman vs. AJ Styles & Tomko - Pacman didn't wrestle (when again, did he ever wrestle) so a substitute named Consequences Creed (who dressed like Apollo Creed from the original "Rocky" movie) took his place...and good thing too because this match surely surpassed any original expectations had knowing that Pacman was in the match. Having never seen Creed before, he was the shock of the match as he was able to hold his own in this match while the other three as well meshed well together for a good performance. The "make it rain" ending involving Pacman & Earl Hebner along with Don West comment (which was pathetic knowing the whole "strip club" situation that got Pacman in trouble by the NFL in the first place) is the only negative I can say here.

X Division Champion Jay Lethal vs. Christopher Daniels - This was a good back & forth X division match with the story in the end being that it took Jay Lethal breaking away from his "Macho Man" offense & using his own "Lethal Combination" to get the victory here. One of the best X division title matches in recent months.

2 out of 3 Tables Match: Steiner Brothers vs. Team 3D - This was a straight out brawl between these two & concidering how dull their "wrestling" match was back at Hard Justice, that's a good thing. They mostly brawled on the floor in the beginning before settling it into the ring. The Motor City Machine Guns interfered in the end but if you watched Impact, you would know why they did. Overall a good brawl & tons better than their previous encounter.

TNA Knockouts Gauntlet - This was an average match up as these guantlet's (like the Fight For Your Right earlier) are usually crowed so not everyone has a chance to standout & make an impression. Some moments to look out for were Amazing Kong's domination including destroying Christy Hemme, the final moments between Gail Kim & Roxxi, and Amazing Kong's "wardrobe malfunction" (this will probably be censored or edited out the DVD release). Good match for what it was.

Samoa Joe vs. Christian Cage with Matt Morgan as the special enforcer - This was the match of the night as these two have just awesome chemistry in the ring together as shown in their previous two matches (Destination X & No Surrender). Morgan only got involved to chase off Styles & Tomko. I can't put into words this match as it's a wrestling clinic...just like always with these two.

Monsters Ball: Abyss vs. Rhino vs. Black Reign vs. Raven - This was the best Raven looked in over a year in this hardcore match. One moment to look for, if you were a fan of the previous matches between Raven & Rhino, is the role reversal involving the shopping cart that you'll get a kick out of along with the ending of Raven getting slammed shirtless into both thumbtacks & glass. This was an enjoyable weapons match but not the best Monster's Ball that's been done to date.

TNA Champion Kurt Angle vs. Sting - Before the match, the reception Sting got in the town that made him famous (Atlanta...home of WCW/NWA) was one of the biggest pops I've heard in recent memory. The match started off slow with no men looking off a little bit, it went into a good match between these two with Kurt pulling off an sick looking & impressive 450 off the top rope into a kneedrop at one point. Both Karen Angle & Kevin Nash (but you knew that was coming based off the skits all night) got involved in the end but it didn't take away the match between these two as Sting won & once again walked away from Bound For Glory as a champion.

Overall, there were a few minor flaws but the good heavily outweighed & overshadowed the bad on this occassion. This was a fun PPV to watch as TNA put forth their best effort & delivered an event for their company worthy of the title "biggest show of the year." I recommend, no questioned asked.