Turning Point was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The event was created in 2004 and was originally held annually in December. TNA changed the date of the 2008 event to be held in November. The event has been held as an annual PPV event for TNA. The 2004 event was the second TNA PPV to be produced annually. Since its inception in 2004, the event has been held exclusively in Orlando, Florida . Every event has been held in an indoor arena , with all of the events taking place in the TNA Impact! Zone . Each event features talent from TNA competing in various professional wrestling match types . Since the inaugural event, five championship matches have taken place in the main event .
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History
Turning Point is a PPV event consisting of a main event and undercard that feature championship matches and other various matches. The first Turning Point was held in 2004, and was the second PPV held by TNA established as an annual PPV. It took place on December 5, 2004 and aired live on PPV.[ 1] Since then, TNA has held Turning Point annually, producing the event from 2004-2007 in December. Without explanation, however, in 2008 TNA chose to hold the event in November and produce Final Resolution in December. On January 11, 2013, TNA announced that in 2013 will be only four PPVs, dropping Turning Point.[ 2] Each Turning Point event has been held in an indoor arena , with all events taking place in the United States in Orlando, Florida . All of the events have been held in the TNA Impact! Zone .
Events
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Event
Date
City
Venue
Main Event
Ref
1
Turning Point (2004)
December 5, 2004
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm ) vs Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper ) in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match
[ 3] [ 4]
2
Turning Point (2005)
December 11, 2005
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
Jeff Jarrett (c) vs Rhino for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 5] [ 6]
3
Turning Point (2006)
December 10, 2006
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe
[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
4
Turning Point (2007)
December 2, 2007
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
Eric Young , Kevin Nash , and Samoa Joe vs The Angle Alliance (Kurt Angle , A.J. Styles , and Tomko ) in a Six Man Tag Team match
[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
5
Turning Point (2008)
November 9, 2008
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
Sting (c) vs A.J. Styles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
6
Turning Point (2009)
November 15, 2009
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
A.J. Styles (c) vs Daniels vs Samoa Joe in a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 16]
7
Turning Point (2010)
November 7, 2010
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
Jeff Hardy (c) vs Matt Morgan for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 17] [ 18]
8
Turning Point (2011)
November 13, 2011
Orlando, Florida
Impact Wrestling Zone
Bobby Roode (c) vs A.J. Styles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[ 19]
9
Turning Point (2012)
November 11, 2012
Orlando, Florida
Impact Wrestling Zone
Jeff Hardy (c) vs Austin Aries in a Ladder match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
10
Turning Point (2013)
November 21, 2013
Orlando, Florida
Impact Wrestling Zone
Bully Ray vs Mr. Anderson in a No Disqualification match
11
Turning Point (2015)
August 19, 2015
Orlando, Florida
Impact Wrestling Zone
Ethan Carter III (c) vs. P.J Black for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match
Results
2004
2005
2006
Turning Point (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on December 10, 2006 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida . It was the third event under the Turning Point chronology. Seven matches were featured on the event's card .
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Turning Point (2013) (aka Impact Wrestling: Turning Point) was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on November 21, 2013. It was the 10th event under the Turning Point chronology. Unlike the previous events, this event was not aired on pay-per-view (PPV); instead, like Destination X (2013) , Hardcore Justice (2013) and No Surrender (2013) , it was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling .
2015
Turning Point (2015) (aka Impact Wrestling: Turning Point) was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). And it took place at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida on August 19, 2015. It is the eleventh event under the Turning Point chronology. Unlike the previous events, this event would not be held on pay-per-view (PPV) and instead, will be featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling on Destination America .
Background
Turning Point featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portray villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Matches
References
^ Kapur, Bob (2004-12-06). "TNA Turning Point a success" . Canadian Online Explorer . Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4010-NEWS-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Announces-Major-Changes-To-2013-Pay-Per-View-Strategy
^ Gartshore, Chris (2004-12-06). "11/5 TNA Turning Point PPV review: Garty's detailed "alt perspective" report" . PW Torch. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Martin, Adam (2004-12-05). "TNA Turning Point PPV results - 12/5/04 - from Orlando, Florida" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Kapur, Bob (2005-12-12). "Ups and downs to Turning Point" . Canadian Online Explorer . Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Martin, Adam (2005-12-11). "Turning Point PPV results - 12/11/05 (Sting sends a message & more)" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Sokol, Chris (2006-12-11). "Samoa Joe finally tops Angle at Turning Point" . Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Keller, Wade (2006-12-10). "Keller's TNA Turning Point PPV report 12/10: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage" . PW Torch. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Martin, Adam (2006-12-10). "Turning Point PPV results - 12/10/06 - Orlando, FL ('Angle vs. Joe II')" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Sokol, Chris (2007-12-03). "Chaos rules at Turning Point" . Canadian Online Explorer . Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Keller, Wade (2007-12-02). "Keller's TNA Turning Point PPV report 12/2: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event" . PW Torch. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Martin, Adam (2007-12-02). "Turning Point PPV results - 12/2 - Orlando, FL (Six Man Tag and more)" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Sokol, Chris; Sokol, Bryan (2008-11-14). "Turning Point: Mafia gains momentum" . Canadian Online Explorer . Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Keller, Wade (2008-11-09). "Keller's TNA turning Point report 11/9: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Sting vs. Styles, Nash vs. Samoa Joe, Main Event Mafia" . PW Torch. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Martin, Adam (2008-11-09). "Turning Point PPV Results - 11/9/08 - Orlando, FL" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-12-18 .
^ Martin, Adam (2009-07-09). "Dates/locations for 2009 TNA PPV's" . WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2009-10-21 .
^ "TNA: Turning Point" . iN DEMAND . Retrieved 2010-10-01 .
^ Martin, Adam (2010-08-05). "Dates for the final two TNA PPV events this year" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-08-05 .
^ Martin, Adam (2011-07-21). "TNA Turning Point PPV date and location set" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-07-21 .
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