[2011-02-13-TNA-Against All Odds] Jeff Jarrett vs Kurt Angle

[Superstar Sleeze]

Jeff Jarrett vs Kurt Angle - TNA Against All Odds 2011

 

The promos and video package before this match are excellent. If Kurt Angle wins, he will gain custody of his children from Jeff & Karen Jarrett, but if Jarrett wins Angle has to give away Karen during their wrestling wedding, which I remember being excellent. Angle was great as a stoic badass keeping his poise, but you knew there was a burning rage inside. Jarrett is great as the smarmy prick new husband. Karen seemed pretty worried when Jeff put up her kids like that, but Daddy Jeff has got this.

 

I know these two have an incredible match together (I think that's from their 2009 feud), but this was not it. Incredibly bland. The only time there was heat was when Angle when outside and unloaded on Jarrett with punches, Karen slaps so he punches Jeff harder. I mean that was terrific. There rest was just as basic as you can get. Angle drives his shoulder into the post because Jarrett moves has to be the lamest transition ever. Basic heat segment. Angle run up the ropes suplex. Angle hits suplexes. Jarrett goes for the Stroke. Karen distracts the ref during the Olympic Slam; Jeff low blow. Angle recovers. Ref bump. Karen backrake and Jeff clobbers him. Jeff goes for the chair. Angle recovers and Angle lock and drags Karen in. Karen provides another distraction and Jarrett hits him with a chair for two. It is all very basic without any gusto. The finish is wicked lame. Angle goes for a Anklelock out of a sunset flip and Jarrett just sits down on it. I mean low blow, Super Stroke and a chair shot and that's what gets him the win? Great storyline, but color me unimpressed.

[Migs]

Yeah, this felt like it was going to go somewhere - the intensity was definitely there at the start - but it never really takes off. It's not the big intense brawl; they don't go over the top with interference; they don't have a big finish. Just Angle getting beat, on a reversal, not because of over-confidence or an attempt to get revenge. I watched the cage match at Lockdown that followed this, and it seemed to have the same problem - for all the talk of this being the most heated rivalry ever, the hatred just doesn't totally translate to the ring. Disappointing.

 

[G. Badger]

There's a TNA Impact "channel" on Amazon Prime/Freevee that basically shows old and recent TNA PPVs. I am not much of a fan of the more recent stuff but Against All Odds 2011 was on tonight. I was half paying attention to TNA at this time so when it came on I tuned in...at least there were some recognizable faces. I definitely remember this storyline and its really one of those "too close to the truth" angles that make me cringe. Kurt actually looked a divorced dad with his hair grown out and stubble on his face. Double J looks like he's hit the tanning bed way too many times but isn't a pill popping drunk so Karen legit leaves Kurt for him...but they paint Kurt as the baby face because Jeff (and the mother who isn't at fault so the kids would logically be with her) in a way is a better dad and ...yeah I'm thinking too much about this

Its a good angle but definitely cringy and worked-shoot which has that late stage Bischoff WCW stink all over it. It's a pretty good match to be honest. They do enough shenanigans to trick ya, the do enough revenge spots to get you behind Kurt (to appeal to the single dad audience), and yeah...the finish wasn't end all be all awesome but it wasn't the main event and it absolutely worked. It's not a feel good finish which actually was a theme with this show. Mr. Anderson vs Jeff Hardy and Bubba vs Devon all kinda had depressing endings too (but were good matches). I'd recommend this Kurt vs Jeff match though (as well as RVD vs Matt Hardy). Also watch for the kinky moment after the match where Karen love bites Double J's neck!  oh shit I know way too much about Jarrett's sex life now  :S