Against All Odds 2005: Styles and Daniels Carry the Night

Phi Delta Slam's Bruno Sassi and Big Tilly defeat Lex Lovett and Buck Quartermain in the first of two pre-show tag matches at Against All Odds 2005. The recorded pinfall gives Sassi and Tilly a result, but the 3:48 runtime makes this a short opening exhibition rather than a meaningful contender or championship match. Neither side enters with a belt to defend, and the full paid card still has its strongest X Division and heavyweight attractions ahead. A D- at 4.4 reflects that limited purpose and little time for a sustained tag-team contest. The archived Pro Wrestling History result identifies Big Tilly as the wrestler who pinned Buck Quartermain, rather than leaving the winning fall unspecified. The source does not require inventing a detailed sequence or inflating this pre-show bout's importance.

Ron and Don Harris win the second pre-show tag match against Mikey Batts and Jerrelle Clark. Its 3:12 runtime is shorter even than the Phi Delta Slam opener, so the contest does little to distinguish the two warm-up slots before the paid event begins. The Harris Brothers receive the recorded pinfall victory, but there is no championship at stake or sustained sequence documented well enough to assign an individual pinning wrestler without guessing. The D at 4.5 describes a short, low-stakes result rather than a sweeping judgment about the wrestlers' careers. In a selective watch of Against All Odds 2005, this bout can be skipped without losing a major card development.

Elix Skipper defeats Petey Williams in a 7:58 singles bout on the main card, giving the show a straightforward X Division-style contest after the two pre-show tag results. Unlike the later A.J. Styles–Christopher Daniels Iron Man attraction, this meeting does not award the X Division Championship; its recorded stakes are a singles victory rather than a title change. Skipper gets the pinfall result, and the matchup has sufficient time to establish a competitive exchange without being presented as one of the night's long marquee programs. C+ at 6.7 fits useful early-card wrestling whose outcome is documented, while the source ledger does not identify a finish precise enough to reproduce a move-by-move sequence.

B.G. James teams with Jeff Hammond against Kazarian and Michael Shane in an unusual 5:33 main-card tag match. James and Hammond take the documented pinfall win, but the pairing is built around Hammond's appearance beside an established wrestler rather than a title, contender reward or long-form technical match. Kazarian and Shane, who would be more natural fits for the card's athletic X Division identity, instead serve as the opposing team in a brief celebrity-style attraction. The D- at 4.0 reflects the limited wrestling time and weak value as a replay choice compared with Full Metal Mayhem or the Iron Man match later on. The Pro Wrestling History event ledger identifies Jeff Hammond pinning Frankie Kazarian for the decisive fall. That establishes a specific winner and pinned opponent without inventing a finishing maneuver.

Raven beats Dustin Rhodes by pinfall in an 8:20 singles match that offers a different kind of attraction from the card's high-flying X Division programs. Neither wrestler is challenging for a championship here, and the time is enough for a midcard contest without demanding the pace of an Ultimate X or Iron Man match. Raven's win is the established finish; the archived match record does not specify a particular weapon, outside interference or deciding move that should be added as fact. C- at 5.8 places the bout between the weakest short tag attractions and the event's higher-quality championship matches. The individual names provide recognition, but that alone does not make this essential viewing.

America's Most Wanted, Chris Harris and James Storm, defend the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt in a 12:25 match. The challengers have enough time to put pressure on both champions, unlike the brief tag-team exhibitions on the pre-show. Harris and Storm keep the belts with a recorded pinfall, giving the night's tag division a championship result rather than another disposable pairing. The recorded pinfall was Chris Harris covering Lance Hoyt, according to the original Pro Wrestling History results. Harris was the fall scorer rather than James Storm; the surviving summary does not require an invented named finishing maneuver. B- at 7.0 reflects a credible title defense that supports the middle of the card without competing with the later Iron Man match for its defining achievement.

Abyss defeats Jeff Hardy in a 15:21 Full Metal Mayhem match, the event's most elaborate non-title spectacle. The stipulation supplies an obvious contrast between Abyss's heavy physical style and Hardy's willingness to take aerial risks, while the extended runtime gives the attraction a bigger role than the shorter undercard contests. Abyss is the recorded winner, but the retained event ledger categorizes the result simply as official rather than a verified pinfall, submission or particular table-and-ladder sequence. A B+ at 8.2 credits the distinctive match type and substantial placement without fabricating a finishing maneuver. It is a worthwhile watch, although Styles–Daniels provides the card's more sustained title-match story.

Diamond Dallas Page and Monty Brown defeat Bobby Roode and Eric Young of Team Canada in a 9:43 non-title tag match. The established partnership on one side and Team Canada's pairing on the other put recognizable names together without creating a new championship contender or settling the event's main title programs. The Pro Wrestling History results identify Diamond Dallas Page pinning Eric Young. Monty Brown was Page's winning partner, and Bobby Roode was Young's unpinned partner; the final cover therefore has a documented scorer and recipient. A C at 6.2 reflects the bout's supporting role between a long Full Metal Mayhem attraction and the X Division Iron Man centerpiece. Viewers focused on the evening's major outcomes can skim it rather than treating the names alone as a reason for a higher grade.

A.J. Styles retains the TNA X Division Championship against Christopher Daniels by two falls to one in the card's 30-minute Iron Man attraction. Unlike the night's ordinary singles bouts, every fall changes the cumulative score, so the winner has to survive both the clock and the opponent rather than rely on one isolated finish. The stored canonical runtime is 31:37, and research notes preserve a disagreement about the exact measured clock; neither source is quietly rewritten to force false precision. At A (9.4), this is Against All Odds 2005's clear centerpiece. The sustained title defense gives Styles and Daniels more room to build a competitive story than even the substantial Hardy–Abyss Full Metal Mayhem match.

Jeff Jarrett defeats Kevin Nash by pinfall to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a 19:45 main event. The world title is the evening's nominal top prize, but the match follows Styles and Daniels' far stronger 2–1 Iron Man defense, making the quality contrast difficult to ignore. Jarrett remains champion, providing continuity rather than a title change or a sudden new contender. The archived result supports the pinfall but does not independently confirm a specific closing move or interference detail, so those aren't invented to dramatize the result. C- at 5.8 credits the meaningful championship stake while acknowledging that nearly twenty minutes do not automatically deliver the night's most effective wrestling.