[2011-05-15-TNA-Sacrifice] A.J. Styles vs Tommy Dreamer (No DQ)

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AJ Styles vs Tommy Dreamer - TNA Sacrifice 2011 No DQ

 

The point of this match is twofold: 1. It sets up the big AJ vs Bully Ray match for next month 2. It shows AJ can not only survive in the Extreme environment but thrive against one of its icons.

 

AJ is not given enough credit for damn good his punches are. In an aspect of wrestling that has really taken a hit since the 1980s, AJ has some really damn good punches. There is one in the beginning it looks he should have broken Dreamer's nose and he even sells his hand. That selling leads to Dreamer countering him with a boot and he does a rock n roll death drop to sell that. Awesome, awesome. awesome.

 

This one of those wrestler is reluctantly doing the bidding of another wrestler as good 'ol Dreamer is being blackmailed by mean Bully Ray. Not my favorite storyline. Dreamer is pretty selfless and gives AJ the majority of the match, which is for the best. AJ uses a great combination of strikes and flying to carry the day Like him countering the trash can by kicking into Dreamer's face so using the ECW stuff against Dreamer and then using the table effectively too. Pele setup for Styles Clash on table but Bully Ray blasts him with a chain and its piledriver through table for the win.

 

It was good all the great stuff was AJ's singular spots. Otherwise it was a pretty basic ECW NO DQ match. ***