Turning Point 2006: Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle Deliver the Match the Entire Card Builds Toward

Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt entered Turning Point 2006 at a numerical disadvantage in a pre-show handicap contest against Serotonin's Maverick Matt, Kazarian and Havok. Raven accompanied his new faction but did not wrestle as a fourth Serotonin member. Matt began against Hoyt, and the Serotonin wrestlers briefly used their extra man to isolate the taller opponent. Kazarian knocked Hoyt from the ropes as the match developed, but Hoyt answered with a spinebuster and tagged Killings into the brawl. The advantage shifted when Matt and Havok were forced outside, leaving Kazarian exposed to both remaining opponents.

Hoyt stopped Kazarian with a big boot and Killings followed with the Axe Kick, also described in another match review as his corkscrew scissors kick. Ron Killings pinned Kazarian at the archived 4:37. This was a two-versus-three handicap result, not a standard tag victory over only two Serotonin wrestlers. Raven caned Kazarian afterward, showing the losing faction's internal discipline without changing the pinfall. C- / 5.5 and SKIM reflect the brief pre-show story and a specific, verified finish.

Kevin Nash watched from commentary as Alex Shelley, Austin Starr, Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal and Senshi opened Turning Point's Paparazzi Championship Series. The five-person match operated under elimination rules that assigned finishing points rather than awarding an X Division belt. Shelley and Starr competed for Nash's approval while Lethal and Dutt briefly worked together. Dutt caught Shelley in a Camel Clutch and forced the first submission at 7:52. Senshi later eliminated Lethal by pin at 8:50. Starr stopped Dutt after a brainbuster and 450 Splash, pinning him at 13:12 and leaving only Starr and Senshi in the match.

Senshi survived Starr's crucifix bomb and brainbuster, then escaped another 450 Splash attempt after Shelley returned to distract Starr. Senshi pinned Austin Starr with an inside cradle at the recorded 14:38, earning the maximum five series points. Starr placed second with four, followed by Dutt with three, Lethal with two and Shelley with one. Nash's presence and Shelley's intervention explain the final betrayal but do not make either man an additional wrestler. B+ / 8.0 rewards the elimination structure and the last-minute reversal. WATCH the distinct elimination order.

Jeremy Borash hosted a bikini contest between Eric Young and Ms. Brooks, with Robert Roode accompanying Brooks and trying to embarrass Young. This was presented as an audience-judged comedy segment, not a regulation singles wrestling bout despite having two named competitors and a result in the event ledger. Brooks modeled her red bikini, while Young initially removed a robe to reveal a shirt printed with a woman's body. Roode protested that the display violated the stipulation, and the referee briefly indicated that Brooks had won because Young had not actually produced a bikini.

Young asked for one more chance and stripped off another layer to reveal a bikini of his own. Eric Young won the bikini contest by audience vote, with the Impact Zone crowd choosing him over Brooks; the historical record gives no legitimate bell-to-bell runtime or decisive wrestling maneuver. Roode attacked Young immediately afterward and then blamed Brooks for the reaction, instructing her to recruit Young to Robert Roode Inc. The D / 4.5 grade reflects the entertainment skit within the pay-per-view card. SKIP for a match-results-only watchlist; no wrestler was pinned.

Christopher Daniels defended the TNA X Division Championship against Chris Sabin with Jerry Lynn acting as special guest referee. Sabin disrupted the champion's early rhythm by hip-tossing Daniels on the entrance ramp and controlling the head and neck back inside. Daniels answered with a backbreaker, a dropkick through the ropes and an elbow from the second rope to the floor, taking advantage when Sabin stalled between attacks. Sabin later scored a near fall after a tornado DDT and escaped both an attempted Angel's Wings and a Koji Clutch by reaching the ropes. Lynn was the assigned official rather than a legal third opponent.

Sabin tried a springboard attack but Daniels intercepted him, then connected with a uranage and the Best Moonsault Ever. Christopher Daniels pinned Chris Sabin at 12:27 to retain the X Division belt. Lynn subsequently demanded a show of respect from the wrestlers and slapped Daniels after the champion refused, creating a separate postmatch disagreement. The B+ / 8.3 reflects the championship stakes and back-and-forth counter sequences without implying Lynn decided the fall by participating as a wrestler. WATCH the final aerial counter and title defense.

AJ Styles attacked Rhino during a backstage interview, pushing their rivalry out through the crowd and into the Impact Zone before the official singles bell. Rhino threw Styles onto the entrance ramp with a high back body drop and later countered one of Styles' attempts at the Styles Clash. Once both entered the ring, Styles worked against the larger opponent with dropkicks while Rhino answered with a spinebuster and a belly-to-belly suplex. A move over the ropes sent Styles awkwardly to the floor, where he began clutching his knee and drew attention from the referee and medical staff.

Referee Andrew Thomas signaled for assistance as trainers gathered around Styles, apparently believing the injury was serious. With Thomas distracted in consultation with the ring announcer, Styles suddenly sprang up, returned to the ring and caught Rhino with a small-package roll-up. AJ Styles pinned Rhino at the archival 7:31, revealing the injury to have been a deception rather than an actual contest-ending injury stoppage. B- / 7.0 and SKIM recognize a storyline finish whose timing is more relevant than a long technical exhibition. Neither trainer nor referee was an opponent.

NWA World Tag Team Champions Homicide and Hernandez of LAX opposed America's Most Wanted's Chris Harris and James Storm in a non-title Flag Match. The stipulation required a team to hang its flag over the ring; pinfalls and submissions were irrelevant to the actual decision. Konnan accompanied LAX while Gail Kim supported AMW, neither as a third legal tag wrestler. Both seconds became involved near the ladder, and Petey Williams rushed out to stop Konnan from interfering with Kim. Hernandez used his power to drive Harris across a ladder, while Storm answered with a sunset bomb off the structure. The championship belts were not being defended.

Homicide climbed on one side of the ladder with the Mexican flag while Harris tried to raise the United States flag from the other. Storm attempted a beer-bottle attack that accidentally hit Harris, leaving AMW unable to complete its side of the contest. Hernandez climbed up and knocked away the US flag. Hernandez secured the Mexican flag for LAX's victory at 10:42, and the arena played the Mexican national anthem afterward. B+ / 8.0 reflects the identity-driven rivalry and the flag-specific interference, not a nonexistent Hernandez pin on an AMW member. WATCH the ladder finish.

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Abyss faced Sting and Christian Cage in a three-way title defense after Sting's disqualification at Genesis had put the belt on Abyss. Jim Mitchell supported the champion at ringside, while Tomko seconded Cage; neither was one of the three eligible wrestlers. Sting controlled early exchanges before the fight spilled onto the arena floor. Later, Sting broke up a corner exchange with a Tower of Doom and landed the Scorpion Death Drop on Cage. Tomko pulled the referee out during the resulting cover, preventing an apparent victory. Abyss then produced his bag of thumbtacks as the chaos intensified.

Abyss threatened to chokeslam Cage onto the tacks, but Tomko intervened and pushed Abyss face-first into the pile. Sting knocked Mitchell from the apron and applied the Scorpion Deathlock to Abyss, only for Cage to strike him with a steel chair. Abyss recovered quickly and delivered the Black Hole Slam. Abyss pinned Sting at the archival 11:55 to retain the NWA World title; Christian Cage was the losing third participant but was not pinned. B+ / 8.1 recognizes the unpredictable interference and title retention. WATCH the final sequence without falsely crediting Mitchell or Tomko with the official fall.

Samoa Joe met Kurt Angle in the highly anticipated rematch from Genesis after Angle had ended Joe's undefeated singles streak. They traded mat holds before Angle worked the ankle and drove Joe against the ringside steps. Joe fought through that control with heavy strikes and a release German suplex, while Angle answered with three rolling German suplexes and an Angle Slam near fall. Joe repeatedly countered the Ankle Lock into the rear-naked choke, and Angle reversed back several times before Joe finally reached the ropes. No NWA or X Division championship was defended in this singles grudge match.

The referee was briefly down when Joe applied a choke that forced an unseen Angle tap, so it could not count as the official ending. Angle used a low blow and retrieved a steel chair, but his attempted strike rebounded off the ropes into his own face. Joe immediately reapplied the Coquina Clutch. Samoa Joe made Kurt Angle submit at the archived 19:17, evening their rivalry at one win each. The deciding result was a witnessed submission, not a pinfall, and the earlier unseen tap was not a separate win. A / 9.4 rewards the intense submission reversals and definitive official finish. WATCH the entire closing run.