Against All Odds 2005: Styles and Daniels Carry the Night

Phi Delta Slam (Bruno Sassi and Big Tilly) defeated Lex Lovett and Buck Quartermain. The factual frame is a Tag team match, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. As a pre-show match, it is judged partly on whether it creates momentum before the pay-per-view proper without demanding more importance than the card gives it. The match is weak because the idea is clearer than the payoff; it occupies its slot without creating enough momentum or distinction. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 3:48, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 4.4 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

The Harris Brothers (Ron Harris and Don Harris) defeated Mikey Batts and Jerelle Clark. The factual frame is a Tag team match, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. As a pre-show match, it is judged partly on whether it creates momentum before the pay-per-view proper without demanding more importance than the card gives it. The match is weak because the idea is clearer than the payoff; it occupies its slot without creating enough momentum or distinction. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 3:12, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 4.5 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

Elix Skipper defeated Petey Williams. The factual frame is a Singles match, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. The match is solid and useful, but it lacks the extra layer of urgency or memorable escalation needed to reach the event's top tier. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 7:58, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 6.7 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

BG James and Jeff Hammond defeated Kazarian and Michael Shane. The factual frame is a Tag team match, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. The match is weak because the idea is clearer than the payoff; it occupies its slot without creating enough momentum or distinction. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 5:33, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 4 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

Raven defeated Dustin Rhodes. The factual frame is a Singles match, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. The match is mixed: the basic purpose is understandable, yet the material does not consistently turn that purpose into compelling viewing. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 8:20, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 5.8 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (c) defeated Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt. The factual frame is a Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NWA_WORLD_TAG_TEAM_CHAMPIONSHIP_DEFENSE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. The match is strong rather than transcendent: the structure is convincing, the outcome matters, and the weaknesses never take over the experience. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 12:25, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 7 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

Abyss defeated Jeff Hardy. The factual frame is a Full Metal Mayhem match, with the recorded finish classified as OFFICIAL_RESULT and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. Full Metal Mayhem suits Hardy and Abyss because the stipulation amplifies the physical contrast already present in their rivalry. The match is chaotic without becoming the only thing the event has to offer. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 15:21, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 8.2 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

Diamond Dallas Page and Monty Brown defeated Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young). The factual frame is a Tag team match, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NON_TITLE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. The match is solid and useful, but it lacks the extra layer of urgency or memorable escalation needed to reach the event's top tier. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 9:43, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 6.2 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

A.J. Styles (c) defeated Christopher Daniels 2-1. The factual frame is a 30-minute Iron Man match for the TNA X Division Championship, with the recorded finish classified as IRON_MAN_FALLS_AGGREGATE and the title state recorded as TNA_X_DIVISION_CHAMPIONSHIP_DEFENSE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. The 30-minute Iron Man structure gives Styles and Daniels room to build a championship match around endurance and accumulated falls rather than a single stunt. It is the clearest example on this card of the X Division being trusted with sustained main-event-level responsibility. The preserved canonical bell-to-bell time is 31:37, while the factual record also keeps an exact-source duration disagreement explicit rather than hiding it. At 9.4 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.

Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Kevin Nash. The factual frame is a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with the recorded finish classified as PINFALL and the title state recorded as NWA_WORLD_HEAVYWEIGHT_CHAMPIONSHIP_DEFENSE. On the main card, its value comes from how clearly it advances the event's competitive and dramatic shape. Jarrett and Nash close with the heavyweight championship at stake, but the match has difficulty following the pace and structure of the Iron Man bout. Its value is more in title-story continuity than in match quality. The recorded bell-to-bell time is 19:45, useful context for judging how much the match tries to accomplish. At 5.8 out of 10, the rating is a WrestleFile editorial judgment about the match as part of Against All Odds 2005, not a replacement for the underlying result or historical record.