TNA BOUND FOR GLORY PPV RESULTS 10/16

1 -- X Division champion AUSTIN ARIES vs. BRIAN KENDRICK -- X Division Title match

WINNER: Aries at 10:28. Very good match to start the PPV. Nice finishing sequence and the crowd was fully invested, not just because of Aries, but the good action. (**3/4)

2 -- ROB VAN DAM vs. JERRY LYNN -- Full Metal Mayhem match

WINNER: RVD at 13:15. The presentation from TNA was this was "fun to go back in time," but this set the wrestling industry back two decades. Too many dangerous spots around the head/neck region for comfort. It wasn't entertaining at all in that respect. Just shaking my head at a replay showing all of the dangerous spots. It would be like ESPN still glorifying head shots on defenseless NFL receivers because it "gets a reaction." (n/a)

3 -- SAMOA JOE vs. MATT MORGAN vs. CRIMSON -- three-way match

WINNER: Crimson at 7:14. Fine execution of the story with Joe trying to pit the faces against each other, then Joe getting his comeuppance by taking the loss. Noteworthy was Joe getting that Austin Aries reaction from the vocal males. (*1/2)

4 -- BULLY RAY vs. MR. ANDERSON -- Philadelphia Street Fight -- Falls Count Anywhere

WINNER: Anderson at 14:33. The story carried the contest, which still had one too many head/neck blows for comfort, but it delivered on what was advertised. Anderson needed an impressive, decisive win to reverse course on his TNA career, and this accomplished the goal. (**)

5 -- Knockouts champion WINTER (w/Angelina Love) vs. VELVET SKY vs. MADISON RAYNE vs. MICKIE JAMES -- four-way Knockouts Title match -- Karen Jarrett special referee

WINNER: Velvet at 8:31 to capture the KO Title. That was a complete and utter mess with an over-complicated situation. The crowd did respond to the title change, though, after wanting the match to end about 30 seconds in.

6 -- A.J. STYLES vs. DANIELS -- I Quit match

WINNER: Styles at 13:42. This had potential to be a stand-out match, but the mid-match promo took this from a heated, competitive battle to an unrealistic, unentertaining situation with the vow to kill someone. (Of note: A.J. Styles was trending on Twitter following this match.) (**)

7 -- HULK HOGAN vs. STING -- No DQ match for control of TNA

WINNER: Sting at 9:43 to win control of the company. They tried to deliver an acceptable match considering the physical limitations in the ring. Add in a few bells & whistles and it went about as well as anyone could reasonably expect.

8 -- TNA World Hvt. champion KURT ANGLE vs. ROBERT ROODE -- TNA World Title match

WINNER: Angle at 14:15 to retain the TNA World Title. This was certainly Hogan's TNA dream night. TNA dropped the ball only allotting 15 minutes to the match and not going all the way with Roode after the build-up. If they were going to do this finish, the match needed to be about 25 minutes so Roode was legitimized as being able to "hang with Angle." Instead, he looked like another typical TNA babyface unable to win the big one. Even if Roode gets a re-match due to the non-clean finish, they can't get back to the position they were in leading to BFG. (***)