Turning Point (2020 wrestling)
Turning Point was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on November 14, 2020 at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee and streamed live on Impact Plus. It was the fourteenth edition in the Turning Point chronology.
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| Promotion | Impact Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 14, 2020 | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Skyway Studios | ||
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Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Rich Swann successfully defended the Impact World Championship against Sami Callihan. In other featured matches on the undercard, Rohit Raju successfully defended the X Division Championship against Cousin Jake, Deonna Purrazzo defeated Su Yung in a no disqualification match to win the Knockouts Championship and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) to win the World Tag Team Championship. The event also marked the Impact Wrestling debut of former All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Joe Doering as Eric Young's enforcer.[1]
Production
| Other on-screen personnel | |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Josh Mathews |
| Madison Rayne | |
| Ring announcer | David Penzer |
| Referees | Brandon Tolle |
| Harry Demerjian | |
| Interviewer | Gia Miller |
Background
In 2013, Impact Wrestling (then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) discontinued monthly pay-per-view events in favor of the pre-recorded One Night Only events. Turning Point was produced as a PPV from 2004 to 2012. It was revived as a monthly special for Impact Plus in 2019.[2] On October 30, 2020, Impact Wrestling announced that Turning Point would return as Impact Plus Monthly Special on November 14.[3]
Storylines
The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
At Bound for Glory, Su Yung replaced Deonna Purrazzo's originally scheduled challenger Kylie Rae and defeated Purrazzo to win the Impact Knockouts Championship.[5] A rematch took place between the two on the November 3 episode of Impact!, which ended after a tussle between Yung and Purrazzo over a chair and the latter being hit with it accidently, resulting in Yung being disqualified and retaining the title. It was later announced that Yung would defend the Knockouts Championship against Purrazzo in a no disqualification match at Turning Point.[6]
At Bound for Glory, Eddie Edwards lost to Ken Shamrock while Rich Swann defeated Eric Young in the main event to capture the Impact World Championship.[5] Swann successfully defended the title against Young in a rematch on the October 27 episode of Impact!. The following week, Swann teamed with Edwards to take on Young and Shamrock's tag team partner Sami Callihan in a tag team match, which Young and Callihan won after interference by Shamrock, who attacked Swann during the match. As a result, it was announced that Swann would defend the Impact World Championship against Callihan at Turning Point.[7]
At Bound for Glory, The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) defeated defending champions The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) and Ace Austin and Madman Fulton in a four-way match to win the World Tag Team Championship after The North cheated to defeat the Good Brothers.[5] On the October 27 episode of Impact, a brawl broke out between both teams in the backstage area, where The North considered the Good Brothers to be the worst investment by Impact Wrestling.[7] On the November 3 episode of Impact!, Gallows defeated Page in a singles match. It was later announced that The North would defend the tag team titles against the Good Brothers at Turning Point.[6]
On the October 27 episode of Impact!, Swoggle helped Tommy Dreamer in defeating Brian Myers in a Halloween Hardcore match by hitting Myers with a low blow.[7] Later, it was announced that Myers would face Swoggle in a match at Turning Point.
On the October 27 episode of Impact!, Moose declared that his TNA World Heavyweight Championship was the top title in Impact Wrestling instead of Rich Swann's Impact World Championship and criticized the fact that the TNA title was being ignored in favor of the Impact title and confronted Swann, but his friend Willie Mack came to Swann's defense. Moose responded by hitting Mack with the title belt while he was filming a video message for a fan. It was later announced that Mack would face Moose in a match at Turning Point.[7]
Event
Preliminary matches
The opening match of the event was Eddie Edwards versus Daivari. After some back-and-forth chain wrestling, Edwards delivered a vertical suplex on Daivari for a two count. Edwards continues the offensive with an inverted atomic drop and overhead belly-to-belly suplex, but Daivari gets the advantage on him after sending his shoulder to the ring post. Daivari targets the shoulder with various armbars and attacks to the ring posts, but Edwards fights back after catching him on the top rope with a backpack stunner for two, with Daivari countering his tiger driver with a tackle to the corner and preventing an aerial attack with a hurricanrana for another two count. Edwards gets the tiger driver for a near-fall, with Daivari attempting a roll-up with his feet on the ropes but gets caught by the referee who he argues with over, leaving him distracted when Edwards hits the Boston Knee Party for the win.[8][9]
Next, a knockouts tag team match was contested between Tenille Dashwood and Jordynne Grace (accompanied by Kaleb with a K) against Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie. Dashwood attempts to get some photos in the ring before being interrupted by Rosemary who chokes her. Valkyrie tags in, which forces Dashwood to tag out, allowing Grace to dominate Valkyrie with some shoulder tackles and a senton for a two count. Grace attempts to tag in Dashwood who is busy stretching, leaving her open for a double team attack by Valkyrie and Rosemary, who tags in to apply a Muta lock on Grace who grabs the ropes. After taking a German suplex, Grace fights back and delivers a spinebuster on Valkyrie, unknowingly getting tagged by Dashwood who makes the pin but only gets two. Grace tags back in, landing an elbow drop on Valkyrie for two, only to get caught with a spear afterwards. Rosemary tags in, with Grace not getting a tag from Dashwood who is taking pictures, allowing her to apply As Above, So Below on Grace to get the win for her team.[8][9]
The third match was between Brian Myers and Swoggle. Myers refuses Swoggle's handshake and is given a slap to the face, leaving him open to a headscissors and tope suicida by Swoggle. Myers gets the upper hand by taking out Swoggle on the outside, who barely enters the ring before the referee's ten count. Myers dominates Swoggle with numerous head stomps and elbows to the chest, who comes back with some chops and a roll-up for two, only to get caught in a front facelock by Myers. Swoggle gets the advantage on Myers with another slap to the face and a German suplex. Swoggle lands the tadpole splash for a near-fall, but gets taken out by Myers with a clothesline who gains the pinfall victory. After the match, Myers continued to beat down on Swoggle, only to leave the ring when Crazzy Steve arrived to save him.[8][9]
The fourth match involved the team of Chris Sabin and James Storm against XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D). Both teams went back-and-forth with their attacks on each other, with Sabin getting the most of it from Romero and Larry D. Storm gets the tag and delivers a neckbreaker on Larry D, with Romero breaking up his cover and getting hit with a crossbody from Sabin, leaving XXXL open for cross bodies from both Storm and Sabin on opposite sides of the ring. Larry D gets attacked with a double suplex and Storm-assisted tornado DDT by Sabin, but manages to kick out at two and tag in Romero, who delivers a senton on Sabin for another two count. XXXL mistime their running smash and hit each other instead, allowing both Sabin and Storm to deliver an enzigiri and superkick combination onto Romero and get the win.[8][9]
Next, X Division Champion Rohit Raju entered the ring to issue the Defeat Rohit Challenge with his title on the line, saying that anyone can face him except for TJP, as long as he holds the championship. Cousin Jake (accompanied by Cody Deaner), appears to answer Raju's open challenge. Jake gets the early offense, but Raju fights back with a double stomp to Jake's back for a two count. Raju attempts to apply a crossface on Jake, but he avoids the move to give Raju a spear in the corner. After hitting the Rikishi Driver for a two, Jake gets taken to the corner with a back elbow and pump kick combination by Raju, who gets caught in a sitout powerbomb by Jake for a near-fall. Jake sets up Raju for a superplex, but he manages to knock him off, with Raju missing the double stomp but able to knock out Jake with some knee strikes and pin him to retain his title. After the match, Eric Young appears with AJPW wrestler Joe Doering, making his Impact debut. Doering takes out The Deaners.[8][9]
The sixth match was Moose versus Willie Mack for the unsanctioned TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The two start off by trading some forearm strikes in the ring and on the apron, before Moose takes Mack to the floor and sends a message to Rich Swann as he sends his friend to the barricade. Back in the ring, Moose applies a chin lock onto Mack who gets out of it, but gets hit with a dropkick and kicks out at two. Moose continues the assault on Mack with clubbing blows and stomps, whips and a back elbow to the corner, but Mack fight back with some running strikes, only for Moose to hit a pair of uranages onto him. The two exchange right hands to each other before Mack gives Moose some running clotheslines and a spinning kick to knock him out. Mack hits the scoop slam into a leg drop for a two count, and gets caught on the top rope by Moose who hits him with a superplex. Mack leapfrogs Moose's spear attempt and plants him with a Samoan drop and a standing moonsault for two. Moose counters a stunner and hits Mack with the spear, mounting him to apply some punches before the referee stops the match. Moose continues to assault Mack, forcing the referee to reverse his decision, and give Mack the win by disqualification.[9][10]
The seventh match was contested between The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) and The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) for the Impact World Tag Team Championship. Alexander and Anderson start things off with a back-and-forth exchange of holds, with Gallows tagging in to deliver a suplex and multiple elbow drops for a two count that's interrupted by Page. Anderson gets back in the ring, only to get attacked by Page who tagged in, but gets the upper hand by tagging Gallows to hit a leg drop for two. The North regain control by beating Anderson on the outside and back in the ring with repeated attacks to his neck and knee. Gallows gets the tag and lays some offense on The North, only to lose the momentum after Page prevents him from tagging Anderson, leaving him open to a double team attack by Alexander and Page. The North attempt to apply The Northern Assault on Gallows, but Anderson takes Page out of the ring and helps Gallows hit Alexander with a back suplex-neckbreaker combination, leading to them applying the Magic Killer but Page stops it with a superkick, and Anderson hits Alexander with a running kick. Page tags in and misses the running splash onto Anderson, who plants him with a spinebuster and takes out Alexander with the Gun Stun, and tags in Gallows to hit the Magic Killer on Page to win the tag titles for the first time.[9][10]
In the penultimate match, Su Yung defended the Impact Knockouts Championship against Deonna Purrazzo in a no disqualification match. The two begin to brawl with each other at ringside, with Yung dragging Purrazzo into the ring with a head scissors submission, before losing the hold and getting her ankle worked on by Purrazzo. Yung applies the bloody glove to ready the mandible claw but Purrazzo stops it and hits her with a single arm-DDT, leading to Yung being locked in a paradise lock in the ropes and Purrazzo landing a baseball slide on her. After throwing some weapons in the ring and placing a chair in the corner, Purrazzo reverses a German suplex and focuses her attacks on Yung's arm, who regains control after hitting the midsection with a kendo stick. Both women get out of the ring, with Purrazzo trapping Yung's arm in the barricade but then gets choked by some rope that Yung found under the ring. After bringing the rope and some baking sheets into the ring, Yung gets hit with a kendo stick by Purrazzo, who then goes head-first into the chair in the corner. Both women trade forearm shots before Yung hits Purrazzo with the baking sheet, who rolls outside the ring and gets hit with a pedigree on the ramp, leading Yung to drag her back into the ring for a two count. Purrazzo gets out of the Panic Switch and blocks the red mist with a canvas before smashing it on Yung's head. Purrazzo puts a chair around Yung's neck and applies the Venus de Milo on her, causing Yung to briefly pass out. Yung locks the mandible claw on Purrazzo and passes out, who then gets choked with the rope in the corner. Purrazzo escapes and hits Yung with the Cosa Nostra piledriver to win the title for the second time.[9][10]
Results
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