The theme for this weekend's Sacrifice pay per view is exactly that - sacrifice. Three former world champions put up something very valuable on the line for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
TNA Sacrifice 2009
It's great when pay per views follow a theme.
- The Royal Rumble is all about 30 men getting into the ring to see who gets a title shot at Wrestlemania.
- Wrestlemania is the biggest show of the year, and it is treated as such.
- The Survivor Series used to be about wrestlers teaming up to go against another team.
- Lockdown is the annual TNA event where every match is held inside of a steel cage.
- The Invasion pay per view was where wrestlers from WCW and ECW came to battle the WWE stars.
- WCW held at 3 ring battle royale featuring 60 wrestlers in an event that was suitably called World War III.
This year's TNA Sacrifice 2009 pay per view will follow that particular tradition of being a themed pay per view.
In the main event, Sting, Jeff Jarrett and Kurt Angle will all challenge for Mick Foley's TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
The champion isn't the only one with something to lose, though.
If Sting gets pinned, he promises never to wrestle again. If Kurt Angle is pinned, he loses his leadership spot in the Main Event Mafia. Jeff Jarrett has to give up his control of TNA if he's the one that gets beaten.
Should be a good one. Here's a quick preview.
Mick Foley vs Sting vs Jeff Jarrett vs Kurt Angle
Even without the stipulation, I would be tuning into this match. You have four veteran workers in there that understand the game. That's guaranteed to be an entertaining match. Hard to truly predict a winner since any of the losing stipulations could be turned into a storyline. If I had to choose, I'll go with Mick Foley keeping the belt.
Booker T vs AJ Styles
I don't particularly like the idea of AJ Styles with the TNA Legends Championship. Hopefully, Booker T gets the strap back and uses it to elevate younger babyfaces in TNA. AJ Styles, who is almost guaranteed to put on a great show here, should then be elevated to something higher.
Suicide vs Daniels
To me, this is brilliant booking. It's basically a nod to the internet wrestling community since everyone was well aware that it was Daniels that was under the mask while Kaz was injured. All things aside, this should be a good match since there are two solid workers in there. I'd rather see Daniels in the main event scene, so I hope Suicide retains the title here.
Angelina Love vs Awesome Kong
TNA has built up Awesome Kong as a monster challenger again. Hopefully, they pull a surprise and keep the belt on Angelina Love. I'd like to see more of her as a champion to see what she can truly do.
Kevin Nash vs Samoa Joe
This is the match that was supposed to happen a while back before Kevin Nash got injured. With Samoa Joe's character the way it is now, this should be even more interesting. Hopefully, we get a surprise appearance by Taz here. That would be a mark out moment.
Taylor Wilde vs Daffney
I have to give TNA credit for being creative with the women's division. Rather than simply going with gimmick matches that involve pillows and bunny suits, they've decided to give these ladies a platform to show what they can do. Not sure how well they can do it, but I'll pass judgment after the match.
Beer Money Inc vs British Invasion
Looks like TNA is going through with a big push for the British Invasion. This would be a good opportunity to give them instant momentum by having them pull off the upset win. Beer Money Inc is popular enough to withstand the loss.
Closing Thoughts
Should be a good show. There's not a match on here that doesn't spark some level of curiosity (whether it's by stipulation or by matchup). |
