Austin Aries vs. Chris Sabin vs. Zema Ion

[6.0] "Pracitically, a 1 on 1 as Sabin got injured within in a few minutes, camerawork at times was great with Aries hitting a combo of moves on Sabin at the start. Enjoyable with Aries easily being the MVP."

[5.0] "This was a decent match. Austin Aries was on a great run as X-Division Champion, having just defended the belt against Samoa Joe at Slammiversary in a great match. This was his first Ultimate X match, as was also the case for Zema Ion. The match started off pretty good, having some good fire and nice interplay from all 3 men, but then the injury took place. Chris Sabin took a plancha from Aries in the ring to Ion on the floor, but I think Sabin went really high on the move and landed wrong. He ended up tearing the ACL on his left knee, which took him out of action for almost a whole year. This after having torn the ACL and MCL in his right knee the year prior, so it was a string of bad luck for Sabin. He tried getting back into the match, but he was just too injured. The match slowed to a crawl after it happened, probably due to whatever planned spots being thrown right out the window. Aries did hit a top rope hurricanrana with the assistance of the Ultimate X ropes, then grabbed the belt to win the match. Afterwards, Aries cut a promo, saying he wasn't satisfied anymore with just being the X-Division champion. Hulk Hogan came out, saying that if Aries gave up his title, he would get a shot at the TNA Championship at Destination X. This is what would be called Option C, something that would remain a staple in TNA. So this whole segment is historically significant. I just wish the match was better, but I can't blame the talent or booking. It was just a freak injury. **1/2"

[7.0] "Solid ultimate x match, sabin was the highlight of the match for sure he's so awesome. Not too much that was notable but still a solid match"

[6.0] "This was a fineUltimate X. The most notable aspects about the match were Chris Sabin's unfortunate injury that would sideline him until early 2013 and this being the match that would be the set up point for Aries challenging for the title at Destination X 2012."