Abyss vs. Christian Cage

[8.0] "Is Abyss the best monster? Possibly. It's what I think every time I watch an Abyss match and this one holds up to that standard. Early outside of the cage walk around and brawl got tiring at one point and the crowd wasn't afraid to get into it. Once they were in the cage though the action is top. A battered Christian allows Abyss to get some early offense until Capt. Charisma does what baby faces do and made a great comeback capstoned by a fantastic frogsplash from the top of the cage which could have ended horribly but ended up perfect. Of course Abyss kicked out because that bag of tacks was still unopened and this is a TNA PPV so that bag had to get spilled. Of course Abyss took the bump and then took it again to the face on a second bag of tacks (thanks James Mitchell) from an Unprettier. The spot look like it hurt Christian more but Abyss sold it so well it looked deadly. 1 2 3 Christian retains. (8)"

[9.0] "Poor referee Andrew Thomas. He took almost as much abuse in this match as either wrestler did, with Abyss actively targeting him to prevent a Christian Cage victory, which made for a great side story. Abyss eventually became a joke in TNA, but this was the peak of his time as a monster who seemed like a legitimate threat to the champion. Cage proved once again here that he was a main event level wrestler, playing the plucky babyface role to perfection. The post-match angle of Cage trying to take revenge on James Mitchell backfiring was also very well done, setting up the subsequent Full Metal Mayhem match at Sacrifice."

[10.0] "The energy tna could create during this time can only be compared to something like ecw, and thats really saying something. Christian has always been a top spot guy, he is perfect for matches that are booked like this, so is abyss. A masterful and chaotic steel cage brawl that deserves more love on here. *****"

[8.0] "This match had some good stuff, its just a shame that they were spread to far apart. The brawl in the crowd, the frog splash, the thumb tacks and the post match attack were all good but it felt like the match got boring between so I think this is a fair rating"

[8.0] "This was a great cage match. It started out as a fight, which was warranted considering the storyline. Then Abyss took control and just dominated. Christian Cage managed to get his comeback near the end and even recreated the spot from Abyss' cage match with AJ Styles the year before. Unlike that one, this one was not the finish, and it took an Unprettier on the thumb tacks to put Abyss down. My favorite spot was Christian's frop splash from the top of the steel cage. Even the post match stuff was good. ****"

[6.0] "I went into this match with decent expectations as a fan of Christian and his TNA career being a major blind spot for me, and came out of it with not much. Not a bad match per se, just not something I found myself particularly engrossed by."

[7.0] "This was a pretty good cage match. The tack spots were good and I liked Christian's frog splash off the cage wall."

[5.0] "This was your standard Abyss match of the era where the crowd were just waiting for the thumbtacks to come out."

[4.0] "A painfully average match, one that shone a gigantic spotlight on the fact that Christian Cage just isn't as good as fans wanted him to. Abyss needs a certain kind of match to shine, and a great worker on the other side of the ring. But this wasn't that kind of match, and he didn't have a great worker on the other side of the ring."

[9.0] "Perfect storyline, perfect match! Abyss is very scariest. I felt bad for Christian."