Keith Watanabe * NET 2.0

saw this PPV. there was some highlights like AJ Styles vs Christian, Christopher Daniels vs Chris Sabin and Samoa Joe vs Kurt Angle. But the one thing about TNA PPVs is that, despite having good spots on occasion and decent action, there are no monumental, epic matches. This is a key point. TNA does not have EPIC matches. even if WWE doesn't have a plethora of great matches, people can point to certain matches and describe them as MOTYC. this is critical because you want to create something memorable. for instance, Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe, while being booked as epic, was NOT an epic match. it lasted 13 minutes. while certainly there is more to be shown in the future, a match like this must go at least 20 minutes to make a statement. the next match between these two must last a minimum of 20 minutes (personally i don't see that happening as Kurt Angle was clearly missing a step). the thing is that with an epic match, even if the booking might be bad, people are going to remember the match and ignore the booking aspect in the end. Kevin Nash's remarks about the X-Division being "good, little matches" exactly denotes how TNA is structured. the matches themselves aren't entirely horrible; in fact, many matches are watchable and have good action. but nothing last long enough to build a good story with the selling, the psychology, etc. to be considered epic. equally important, the main event matches should, for the most part, be considered or booked as epic. this is part of the reason, imo, why Jeff Jarrett never could get over as either a heel or face. he can work but his psychology in building a match towards an epic ending is terrible, using run ins and gimmicks to substitute for a hot ending. compare that to his idol, Ric Flair's, matches in the past. it's not just about burning through one's move set in going home in building a hot match.