TNA One Night Only: Knockout Knockdown

Gail Kim vs. Alissa Flash
This was a great opener, if the other matches to come was up to par would have been nice, but it was a really good start to the show, Alissa is such great talent, TNA needs to get her back ASAP. Gail Kim performed as usual, couldn’t have expected anything less anyways, this was my second favorite match of the show.
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

Ivelisse Velez vs. Lei’D Tapa
I seriously can’t get into Lei’D, I find her odd in the ring, she clearly shows she is new to the wrestling business and this is probably the best she could do at this point, nothing about her has been worth noting, Ivelisse on the other hand, proved why she should have won that got check. She was great, a bit shaky here and there, but working with Lei’D I can understand why, she’s not the most reliable person in the ring IMO. Lei’D won, Ivelisse still came out looking way better and obviously the better talent.
Rating: 1.5/5 Stars.

Tara vs. Mia Yim
Tara is a pro and plays he veteran so well, she knows how to play the dominant veteran and come off very strong anytime she does it, despite the goofy gimmick. Mia I felt, didn’t get much offense in, which is what ruined this for me. Though, the entertainment value more than made up for it. But despite Mia’s lack of offense, it was a really good showing non the less and better than the match prior. One thing though, it was a bit anti-climatic when you have 3 matches in a row where the heel took the win, so I blame booking for that.
Rating: 2.5/5 Stars

Brooke Tessmacher vs. Santana Garrett
On paper, this was probably going to be the worse match on paper, Brooke Tessmacher the least experience on the indy scene and isn’t used to it and Santana, someone still growing and finding her niche. Though been a fan for both and they are two of my favorite girls in wrestling right now. Regardless, they proved me wrong and they managed to put on a good match. Brooke looked good out there as did Santana. Both women came out looking really well, and Santana got her first major promotion match and made a name for herself. On the bright side, finally a face won and someone the crowd supported.
Rating: 3/5 Stars

ODB vs. Trinity
I felt TNA did bad on Trinity in this one, I would have willingly give up Lei”d or the Blossom’s spot in the final match, and give Trinity this spot (since they were willing to keep out Taryn anyways), also poor hype, since she was the Trish Stratus of TNA when Trish was doing her thing in the WWE. Oh and boy did she age gracefully, loved her look, the match, was what I expected and nothing impressive but a brutal brawl between wrestling’s most kick ass women, so it was nice to see them lock horns again, but would have preffered a better hype for Trinity, either way, Nice match and I enjoyed it.
Rating: 2.5/5 Stars

Taryn Terrell vs. Jackie Moore
Guess this was Taryn’s initiation into the world that is being in the ring with Jackie Moore. The crowd was split, which made this exciting. I think Taryn handled herself well with Jackie, Jackie of course, looked great in the ring. This was a great match, up to par with Santana vs. Brooke. I really enjoyed their dynamic and Taryn went through Jackie’s school of hard knocks with flying colors. Was nice to see Jackie win too, which was deserving, we all know she was in TNA as long as she was because of Jeff Jarrett, he’s always been a huge supporter of her.
Rating: 3/5 Stars

Hannah Blossom vs. Taeler Hendrix vs. SoJo Bolt
Well this was a decent showing, this was basically a OVW match and the best talent OVW has to offer. Anyways, Taeler was her usual self, sure she needs some constructing and putting together but she did okay, SoJo, better ring gear sweetie, was never her biggest supporter but she did really well and Hannah, well was average. I felt it was a match between 3 people who are just average. Nothing special.
Rating: 2/5 Stars

Serena Deeb vs. Mickie James
Well this is TNA’s third candidate for Match of the Year, this was really great, what a match, nothing fancy, nothing over the top, just two women proving who is the best talent in that ring at that moment. Honestly I think both of them were really looking forward to this match which added to the excitement, it wasn’t only the match but the hype, the chemistry, the facials, the body language, everything made this match the amazing match it was. It was an exciting watch, could have added a bit more near the end, but in the end, worth the whole PPV reallt.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

The Gauntlet Match
Nothing really nothing about it, like most of their Gauntlet matches. The women did good, of course Gail get to be in the spotlight. I liked the ending though, kind of making me hope Madison comes back as a face (Hey, she let her contract run out due to her pregnancy, I’m sure they’ll have her back) but it was an interesting end.
Rating: 3/5 Stars

In the end: It was a decent show, like the New Years Eve Special, TNA at least tries which is nice, the oddball pairings made it even more interesting and exciting to watch. Was it the best show in the world? Did it have a load of 5 Star matches? No, but IMO it’s worth taking the time and take a look, it was enjoyable and it’s rare to see. I hope TNA keeps the same PPV format next year and try something new with this PPV again next year, maybe a tournament?