Turning Point (2021 wrestling)

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Turning Point (2021)
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PromotionImpact Wrestling
DateNovember 20, 2021
CitySunrise Manor, Nevada
VenueSam's Town Live
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Turning Point (2021) was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on November 20, 2021 at Sam's Town Live in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, and aired on Impact Plus and YouTube. It was the 15th event under the Turning Point chronology, and the first Impact Plus Monthly Special of 2021 to air live since Against All Odds in June.

Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. In the main event, Moose defeated Eddie Edwards in a Full Metal Mayhem match to retain the Impact World Championship. In other prominent matches, Mickie James defeated Mercedes Martinez to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship, The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship, and Trey Miguel defeated Laredo Kid and Steve Maclin in a three-way match to retain the Impact X Division Championship. The event also marked the Impact debut of Jonah.

Production[]

Background[]

Turning Point was a pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling (then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) between 2004 and 2012. In 2013, TNA discontinued most of its monthly pay-per-view events in favor of the pre-recorded One Night Only events.[1] The event would be held as a special episode of Impact! in 2013, 2015, 2016, and has been a monthly special for Impact Plus since the 2019 event.[2] On October 4, 2021, Impact announced that Turning Point would be held at Sam's Town Live in Sunrise Manor, Nevada on November 20, 2021.[3]

Storylines[]

The event featured several professional wrestling matches, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on Impact's weekly television program.[4]

On the November 4 episode of Impact!, Laredo Kid won a number one contender's four-way match against Black Taurus, Rohit Raju, and Steve Maclin,[5][6] earning him a match against Trey Miguel for the Impact X Division Championship at Turning Point.[7] However, Maclin believed that he deserved another opportunity due to he has never been pinned or submitted. Impact Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore then booked Maclin in a match against Laredo Kid, where if he won, he would be added to the title match at Turning Point.[8][9] On the November 18 episode of Impact!, Maclin would defeat Kid, inserting himself into the X Division Championship match with Miguel and Kid at Turning Point.[10][11]

At Bound for Glory, The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay) made their Impact debut and defeated Decay (Havok and Rosemary) to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship.[12][13] On the November 4 episode of Impact!, Decay confronted the champions on the set of Madison Rayne's "Locker Room Talk" to invoke their rematch clause,[5][6] and will face The IInspiration at Turning Point.[7]

At Knockouts Knockdown, Mercedes Martinez won the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament to become the number one contender for the Impact Knockouts Championship.[14] At Bound for Glory, Mickie James defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the Knockouts Championship for a fourth time.[12][13] On the November 4 episode of Impact!, after James made her first successful defense of the title against Madison Rayne,[5][6] Martinez confronted James and challenged her to a title match at Turning Point.[7]

On the October 21 episode of Impact!, FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) wrestled in a number one contender's match, where the winners would face Impact World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) at Bound for Glory. However, the match ended in a double pinfall, and in a decision made later in the night, Scott D'Amore made the tag title match a three-way at the pay-per-view.[15][16] At the event, Anderson stole a pin on Bey after Robinson hit him with a frog splash, allowing for The Good Brothers to retain the titles.[12][13] On the November 4 episode of Impact!, FinJuice and The Good Brothers had their title match end in a no contest, when Bullet Club (Bey, Hikuleo, and El Phantasmo) ran down and attacked both teams with crotch punches.[5][6] The following week on Impact!, FinJuice and Bullet Club - represented by Bey and Phantasmo - had another number one contender's match, which was won by Bullet Club, who would now face The Good Brothers for the World Tag Team Championship at Turning Point.[8][9][17]

At Bound for Glory, Moose last eliminated Matt Cardona to win the Call Your Shot Gauntlet, earning a trophy that he can use for a title match of his choice anytime. That match also featured W. Morrissey - who aligned with Moose for much of the match before being eliminated by him - and Moose's old friend turned rival Eddie Edwards. Later in the night, Josh Alexander defeated Christian Cage to win the Impact World Championship. However, Moose would later attack Alexander and utelize the Call Your Shot Trophy, effectively becoming the new Impact World Champion.[12][13] The following week on Impact!, a three-way match between Cardona, Morrissey, and Edwards to determine Moose's first challenger. On the November 11 episode of Impact!, Edward would win the match to become the number one contender for the title.[8][9][17] On the other hand, Cardona and Morrissey, who feel either one of them deserve a title match, would be booked for a one-on-one match at Turning Point.[18] The following week on Impact!, Moose would attack Edwards during a backstage interview, where they brawled into the arena and battered each other with various weapons. Scott D'Amore would later come out and announce that the two will face off for the Impact World Championship in a Full Metal Mayhem match.[10][11]

On the Impact! following Bound for Glory, Ace Austin defeated Chris Sabin after interference from Austin's enforcer Madman Fulton.[19][20] Since then, Austin had been wearing a shirt saying "I Beat Chris Sabin" (much in the same vain as Greg Valentine's "I Broke Wahoo's Leg" and Terry Funk's "Dusty Sucks Eggs" t-shirts).[5][6] Miffed at Austin parading around in the shirt despite beating him uncleanly, Sabin challenged Austin to a rematch at Turning Point.[10][11][18]

At Bound for Glory, after weeks of indecisiveness and silence, Rhino finally broke free from Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, and Joe Doering) and rejoined his old tag team partner Heath.[12][13] Following Bound for Glory, the two teams continued to wage war with each other, especially after Young revealed he recovered from his knee injury.[19][20] Heath and Rhino decided to challenge VBD to one more match at Turning Point, which was accepted.[10][11][18]

Results[]

No. Results[21] Stipulations Times[22]
1P FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) defeated Raj Singh and Rohit Raju by pinfall Tag team match[18] 8:19
2P Jordynne Grace (c) (with Rachael Ellering) defeated Chelsea Green by pinfall Singles match for the Impact Digital Media Championship[18] 8:14
3 Chris Sabin defeated Ace Austin (with Madman Fulton) by pinfall Singles match[18] 12:58
4 Violent By Design (Eric Young and Joe Doering) (with Deaner) defeated Heath and Rhino by pinfall Tag team match[18] 7:51
5 Rich Swann (with Willie Mack) defeated VSK (with Zicky Dice) by pinfall Singles match[18] 6:08
6 W. Morrissey defeated Matt Cardona by pinfall Singles match[18] 8:54
7 The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay) (c) defeated Decay (Havok and Rosemary) by pinfall Tag team match for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship[7] 10:21
8 Trey Miguel (c) defeated Laredo Kid and Steve Maclin by pinfall Three-way match for the Impact X Division Championship[7] 8:53
9 Mickie James (c) defeated Mercedes Martinez by pinfall Singles match for the Impact Knockouts Championship[7] 9:28
10 The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) (c) defeated Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) by pinfall Tag team match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship[17] 7:42
11 Moose (c) defeated Eddie Edwards by pinfall Full Metal Mayhem match for the Impact World Championship[17] 31:34
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

References[]

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