On tonight’s episode of iMPACT! live from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Rob Van Dam defeated AJ Styles in a pay-per-view quality main event to become the NEW TNA World Heavyweight Champion!
Check out this match on your TiVo or DVR or check out Thursday night’s replay because this match and the entire show was awesome!
It was a very good match. RVD as champ will surely bring more attention to TNA from WWE fans.
My only grip is they shoved 4 weeks worth of title chase into one program. It made for a great show no doubt. But I really think TNA has to slow down and build some angles, I just don’t see building a consistent audience by this week to week booking. I am pulling hard for TNA to succeed and would have loved to have seen a program where Hardy and RVD had perhaps a best two out of 3 bouts for the title shot, Styles could have been the heel spoiler of 2 different victories, the third and deciding bout would come on the Impact prior to the PPV and then RVD could go over on the PPV.
Still a much better show than last week. If this doesn’t pop a rating they are going to have to seriously rethink their programming strategy.
I read some rumors today that the RVD vs Styles was scheduled for the next PPN but was bumped up do to the RAW crew being stranded. In this case I can see TNA’s reasoning as sound and the higher ratings bear that out.