Surprised to see that the only topic in relation to BFG regards its attendance. So I thought I would make this one.
Personally, I found the show to be a hit and miss. On the plus side I liked the way that each individual match is leading towards a continuation for a particular character or storyline (maybe with the exception of the EC3 match). I also found the Angle vs Roode and Bully/Styles match to be highly entertaining, especially the former. Angle/Roode pulled off a good performance with some unique counters and near falls. Angle rejecting his place into the hall of fame added to the story here and did a good job of making us feel sympathy for him following his loss. So well done to both guys for pulling off a good match.
Bully/Styles on the other hand was pretty decent, and told an interesting story. You've got to admire Bully for his work on the stick, he truly has been the best heel I have watched in wrestling over the past year or so. He did a great job of hyping me up for the main event throughout the show, which is saying something considering I have seen fifteen minutes of Impact over the past couple of months. Dixie probably arrived out a little too early for my liking, she kinda stood there clueless for a bit as well but she played her heel role effectively and the crowd seem to be responding to her. Overall a good match with some decent spots, great acting by Bully and a performance by Styles that made you want to see him win. I am looking forward to the rematch on Impact.
I was a little dissapointed with Ultimate X, I thought it could have been a lot better given the participants. I never really got into the match, though the crowd was into it. Manik's hurricanrana to the outside of the ring was pretty impressive though, and Aries gave a very solid performance as expected. Sabin winning doesn't really excite nor dissapoint me, the way he won was actually pretty decent as well though I felt it could have been executed better. I am sure he will provide some entertaining matches with the belt anyway.
I skipped the tag team match, mainly because I am not invested in Bromance. The fact that Storm and Gunner lost the titles excites me though, I am hoping it leads to Storm breaking away and re-establishing himself as a top level main eventer like I think he deserves. I also skipped the Magnus/Sting match but was pleasently surprised by how it ended. Sting tapping to his own hold was a great way to put Magnus over and gain him heat for what looks to be an eventual heel turn. EC3 gave me little reason to care, though I expect TNA to push him hard in the coming months. The knockouts match was decent and Barbarian's niece looks like she will have a strong presence. I don't think she will reach the heights of Awesome Kong by any means but she is a decent addition to the roster. It was great seeing Gail Kim win the match as well, she is for me the best Knockout they have at the moment.
Overall, I thought the event was OK. It provided a couple of solid matches, and I liked the way all the matches left the audience with something to think about or look forward to, something WWE doesn't do often. It was not near to the standards of last years event and the surprises were not as effective as last years either.
What did you guys think of the event overall?