Turning Point (2009 wrestling)

Turning Point (2009)
Promotional poster featuring A.J. Styles
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateNovember 15, 2009[1]
CityOrlando, Florida[1]
VenueImpact Zone[1]
Attendance1,100[2]
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The 2009 Turning Point was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on November 15, 2009 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.[1] It was the sixth event under the Turning Point chronology.

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Mike Tenay
Taz
Interviewer Jeremy Borash
Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
David Penzer
Referee Earl Hebner
Rudy Charles
Mark Johnson
Andrew Thomas

Turning Point featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Amazing Red (c) (with Don West) defeated HomicideSingles match for the TNA X Division Championship10:08
2ODB (Women's Knockout), Sarita and Taylor Wilde (Knockouts Tag Team) defeated The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky)Six-Knockout tag team match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship05:54
3The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) (c) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)Three-way tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship10:20
4Tara defeated Awesome KongSix Sides of Steel match07:53
5Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) and Rhino defeated D'Angelo Dinero, Hernandez and Matt MorganSix-man tag team match14:27
6Scott Steiner defeated Bobby LashleyFalls Count Anywhere match11:27
7Kurt Angle defeated Desmond Wolfe by submissionSingles match16:21
8A.J. Styles (c) defeated Daniels and Samoa JoeThree-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship21:50
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Reception

In 2021, the promotion’s viewers ranked the Styles vs. Daniels vs. Samoa Joe match as the Nº1 of the Top 10 World Title Matches.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Martin, Adam (July 9, 2009). "Dates/locations for 2009 TNA PPV's". WrestleView. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  2. ^ Martin, Adam (November 19, 2009). "Recent TNA attendance". WrestleView. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (February 17, 2021) [January 13, 2006]. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Martínez, Sebastián (March 28, 2021). "Impact Wrestling presenta los mejores combates titulares de su historia". Solo Wrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved December 1, 2021. Impact Wrestling ha presentado en los últimos días una serie de listas con los mejores combates titulares de la historia de Campeonatos. La última lista añadida ha sido referente al Campeonato mundial de Pesos Pesados, donde la lucha entre AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels y Samoa Joe en Turning Point 2009 ha sido seleccionada como la mejor batalla por el título en la historia de TNA/Impact Wrestling.
  5. ^ "Top 10 World Title Matches". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved December 1, 2021. As voted on by you, these are the Top 10 great World Championship matches in IMPACT Wrestling history!