{"id":8076,"date":"2016-01-12T22:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T04:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=8076"},"modified":"2016-01-13T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T20:12:32","slug":"tnaonoppvevaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/12\/tnaonoppvevaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyght&#8217;s PPV Evaluation &#8211; TNA One Night Only"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3349333374\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>PWTorch specialist Nathan Kyght (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NathanKyght\" target=\"_blank\">@NathanKyght<\/a>) is back with the PPV Evaluation column breaking down each major U.S. wrestling PPV. First up is TNA&#8217;s One Night Only PPV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PPV Evaluation<br \/>\nTNA One Night Only<br \/>\nJanuary 8, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year! And what a start we\u2019re off to: John Cena is out, The Rock is at Mania, Roman Reigns is Champ, TNA is on POP, New Japan\u00a0stars are apparently WWE bound\u2026 I turn my back for one second, and all hell breaks loose. But, fear not, as we\u2019re about to start my sixth(!) year here talking all\u00a0of the pro wrestling PPV excitement. As always, thanks very much for taking the time to stop by. Let\u2019s go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH \u2013 EDDIE EDWARDS\/DAVEY RICHARDS vs. KURT ANGLE\/DREW GALLOWAY vs. ELI DRAKE\/JESSIE GODDERZ<\/p>\n<p>At best, this show felt like a last-minute throwaway pay-per-view, but you certainly can\u2019t fault the effort in this match, which I assumed would be presented as the main event. Kurt Angle officially got his \u201cfarewell tour\u201d underway with an entertaining three-way tag match, and looked great as usual. Godderz is really coming into his own as well, and definitely managed to hang with the much more experienced guys in the ring. I thought that TNA would put the belts on Angle and Galloway to add something to Angle\u2019s apparent last run, but I was glad they didn\u2019t. At this stage, Angle doesn\u2019t really need a title on him for the fans to know he\u2019s special, and The Wolves are presumably around for a longer haul. A really nice effort here.<\/p>\n<p>WORST MATCH \u2013 DIVAS GAUNTLET<\/p>\n<p>This was dreadful. Like, unreal bad. Almost nothing worked, moves for botched constantly, the crowd stared in apathy, and then Awesome Kong pinned Madison Rayne after a spinning fist that blatantly missed. Just a total misfire from bell to bell. I have the benefit of having read the Impact taping results, so here\u2019s hoping that the apparent Gail Kim vs. Maria Kanellis feud adds some fire to the once red-hot Knockouts division.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST SURPRISE \u2013 NONE<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-171783306\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>It could be argued that the return of James Storm to lead to an impromptu main event would have added some heat to this show, but I see why TNA would opt to have his return on the first Impact on their new network. That said, that left an already out of the blue show to be surprise-free. It was basically just an episode of Impact that cost money.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST LETDOWN \u2013 TNA STRUGGLES<\/p>\n<p>I thought that the move to Pop might give TNA (another) fresh start, but the difference between this product and what was presented last year is\u00a0negligible. The company has, unfortunately, got a major stigma of being an afterthought, and despite some amazing talent on the roster the company can\u2019t seem to shake it and make the product seem \u2018must see.&#8217; As always, it\u2019s just a matter of some changes and some things clicking, but right now the company feels like it\u2019s the same old. I\u2019m hoping that 2016 is the year they finally establish a more clear cut identity.<\/p>\n<p>BEST QUOTE \u2013 FANS CHANT \u2018THREE COUNT\u2019 AT SHANE HELMS<\/p>\n<p>Because sometimes fans are mean.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MOVE \u2013 SKATEBOARD HURACANRANA! SKATEBOARD HURACANRANA!<\/p>\n<p>Yep, you read that right. In the opening X Division match, Mandrews rode a skateboard down the ramp and turned it into a huracanrana. A great spot in a match full of them.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH FINISH \u2013 THREE-WAY TAG MATCH<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1127393067\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Having Eddie Edwards force Eli Drake to tap out with Angle\u2019s ankle lock was a nice touch. Here\u2019s hoping to a series of singles matches with Angle and the members of the Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Do something with Lashley. Anything. This guy should be TNA\u2019s Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m interested to see what happens with Mike Bennnett. He\u2019s certainly coming across like a big deal, although he should have won on this show much more easily. TNA needs to book him like a major contender to the title.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER THOUGHTS<\/p>\n<p>Abyss and Grado had a pointless but brutal match. Why on earth you would tangle yourself in barbed wire in 2016 is disconcerting. Is anyone going to remember this in a week?<\/p>\n<p>I like Beer Money, but hopefully this is just a quick nostalgia run. I think TNA could use both men much more effectively as singles stars.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT IT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR<\/p>\n<p>Not much. The show came out of nowhere as a pay-per-view event, and then basically just maintained a holding pattern for the next episode of Impact. You can\u2019t fault the in-ring effort of a lot of the roster, but the company as a whole seems to always feel directionless. Here\u2019s hoping that the next pay-per-view outing is the blow-away show that TNA is easily capable of. By default, though, this show sits on top of 2016. For now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KYGHT\u2019S 2016 PPV RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 TNA ONE NIGHT ONLY LIVE! (01-08-16)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1055347458\"><div id=\"pwtor-165070038\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PWTorch specialist Nathan Kyght (@NathanKyght) is back with the PPV Evaluation column breaking down each major U.S. wrestling PPV. First up is TNA&#8217;s One Night Only PPV. 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