TNA Wrestling: Against All Odds 2008 [DVD]

TNA Against All Odds 2008 became a very good ppv, especially after a slow start. The ppv was live in two separate locations due to South Carlolina's athletic association not letting Barb Wire Massacre II to take place in their state so further more, the match was held in Orlando.Before the event started, TNA played the National Anthem, which was a classy move on their part.1. TNA Tag Team ChampionshipAJ Styles & Tomko vs. BG James & "Bullet" Bob ArmstrongTo say the least, this wasn't a bad match. It was pretty average even with a 67 year old veteran taking part in it. decent opener but it served its purpose for what was going to happen later on in the world title match. 2.5/52. Traci Brooks vs. Payton BanksThis match was only here to keep on the rivalry between Mrs. Brooks and Robery Roode. It got a little physical on the utside but nothing special besides that. 2/53. Case vs. Case Match"Maple Leaf Muscle" Petey Williams vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott SteinerThis was a really good match. it got funny at times when Petey taunted Steiner by doing Steiner's poses and all. Some nice suplexes and wrestling. Petey was trying to pull off the canadian destroyer before Steiner's mystery woman interferred which costed Petey the match but it turned out to be a good match. 3.5/54. Drinking Championship Series Belt MatchEric Young vs. "Cowboy" James StormA great match for this "non-TNA" title. some good brawling and good outside action where Young and Storm took some vicious slams on the exposed concrete floor. there is even some high risk from Young. very good match. 4/55. TNA Knockout ChampionshipAwesome Kong vs. The O.D.B.Good women's match. The TNA women matches are really becoming supreme matches; much better than WWE's. This was a fun match to watch which even got a little personal too, with the action getting physical on the outside. pretty good women's match. 3/56. Barbed Wire Massacre II"The Monster" Abyss vs. Judas Mesias w/ James Mitchell*Warning*- This match was everything it was advertised to be, just violent and bloody. It wasn't as violent as the Sabu/Abyss barb wire massacre match, but it was still very violent in its own right. If you're not a fan of hardcore wrestling, I would still check this match out just to see how it occurs. Just very gory and violent. 4/57. Grudge MatchRobert Roode vs. Booker TI believed that this rivalry really dragged on way too long but this match really became worth watching. Good wrestling and good brawling. 3.5/58. Hardcore Street Fight for the X-Division ChampionshipJay Lethal & Motor City Machineguns vs. Team 3D & Johnny DevineBuh Buh really knows how to talk the talk don't he and he shows it in his interview before the match. The match was more of a street fight then "hardcore". Trash cans, road signs, computer key board, a table, kitchen sink, and even a blow up doll all comes into play. classic team 3d hardcore match. lethal hits the elbow on devine through the table for the win and regains the x-division title for the x-division. Great match. 5/59. TNA World ChampionshipKurt Angle vs. Christian Cage with Samoa Joe as the Special EnforcerGood build up to the match. This match gave you that true main event feeling that displays what a main event should be like. great mat wrestling from both men. Tomko comes out and screws Christian. An awesome main event. 5/5Against All Odds was a pheonomenal event, i highly recommend on purchasing it. Great PPV!!!!!

80-76%-perfect75-71%-awsome70-66%-good65-61%-poor60-56%-awful1. AJ Styles and Tomko vs. BG James and Bullet Bob Armstrong for the TNA World Tag Team Titles- Now I know this match was made as a tribute to the people across seas and people wanted to pull for BG and bullet bob but I could just not get into this. I think tomko and aj did the best job they could with this match the other team is just to old and slow and can't keep up. This is a match that's worth a look to start but after that nothing more. Winners and still TNA World Tag Team champs Aj Styles and Tomko. Match Rating 3/10.2. Traci Brooks vs. Payton Banks- This match could have been a lot worse let me tell ya but for the time they were given they did a good job. Mrs. Brooks is actually starting to wrestle more often and is developing very well into a singles wrestler. Not much to say about this match but its worth a look. Winner Traci Brooks. Match Rating 5.5/10.3. Scott Stiner vs. Petey Williams- I really liked this feud going into this match. It was all about how petey thought he was stronger and a better wrestler than Scott and was out to prove it. The mix of power and speed worked to there favor in this match. Stiner did not look old and he looked motivated and showed it here. Lots of suplexs and some near falls to go with this match. Winner Scott Stiner. Match Rating 7/10.4. Eric Young vs. James Storm- This feud has been going on for a while now and its been ok. Eric young never puts on 5 star matches but he does enough in the midcard to entertain the normal fan. Solid wrestling here but they were but way short on time, which was a shame. A surprise return by rhinos he gored storm and young pinned him. Winner Eric Young. Match Rating 6.5/10.5. Awesome Kong vs. ODB For the TNA Women's Title- This was a fresh feud because the gail kong feud had been going on for a while ODB was a solid second choice but I think she still needs to improve here in ring skills. Kong dominated most of the match but it still had a good feel and pace to it. Winner and still TNA Women's Champ Awesome Kong. Match Rating 6.5/10.6. Abyss vs. Judas Masis in a Barb Wire Massacre- If you're a fan of tna you either liked this match or u didn't I personally liked this cause of how much pain these guys were willing to go through to put there lives on the line. It was like the first barbwire massacre with sabu years ago but not many people have seen that so this was refreshing for most people. Good hardcore bloody action and it was a lot better to have abyss in this type of match as he thrives off these matches. Winner Abyss. Match Rating 8/10.7. Booker T vs. Robert Roode- Well this feud had been going on for a while and I was not to excited going into this match. Roode is a solid wrestler and so is booker but there only so much you can do with one feud. As for the match it was going fine until the double count out complete BS and it ruined this match. Winner Double Count Out. Match Rating 6/10.8. Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D and Brother Devine in a hardcore street fight for the X Division Title- These stipulations to this match were interesting as if Team 3D lost they had to get under 270 pounds. Kind of a dumb story line but it worked. This was great hardcore action all they way around and kind of like Abyss match Team 3D works better in these type of matches this far into their career. Solid hardcore action. Winners and new X Division Champ Jay Lethal. Match Rating 8/10.9. Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage for the TNA World Heavyweight Title- These two have had so many matches together but they never fail to disappoint. They always bring there a game and that's what they did tonight. Angle and cage just had a solid wrestling match wit little interference till the end and no hardcore action just good old school technical wrestling. Some may get annoyed because they have faced each other so much but I promise you will like this match when you watch it. Winner and Still TNA World Heavyweight Champ Kurt Angle. Match Rating 10/10.Well that raps up another. I would give TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS 2008 a grade of 60.5/90 which means this is a good ppv. I would say that's accurate. There are not really any match of the year matches except angle vs. cage and a lot of average matches. Still worth the 15 dollars I spent and I would recommend it to u. If you can tell me if my review was helpful or not I would appreciate that. Thanks for your time.