I haven't watched TNA in quite some time, but I bothered to tune into Impact! this previous Thursday for the first time in a few months. It was definitely nice to see AJ Styles as the World Heavyweight Champion instead of the usual champs. AJ Styles used to be "Mr. TNA," before they began getting more established stars. I think he's been ready to have that spot again for quite some time, and it's just nice to see their own homegrown superstar finally up there. His match with Kurt Angle this previous Thursday definitely proved he's capable of delivering a match that that could easily be considered a match of the year candidate.

That wasn't his only great match this week, either. The main event for Bound for Glory was AJ Styles vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The second name's basically gone right along with the term "Bound for Glory main event" for a few years now, since he's walked out of the last three with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. That, of course, is an example of why it was so nice to see AJ Styles walk both in and out of Bound for Glory has the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. While I do agree with the "You've still got it," cheer he received from the audience, I just think it's been a bit overdue for a home-grown TNA star to shine. Besides, judging by his response, Sting's not retiring just yet anyway - So it was definitely AJ Style's time to shine.
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AJ Styles isn't the only one who had two great matches this week. Kurt Angle did a pretty good job at putting Matt Morgan over. Even if Morgan came out of Bound for Glory with a loss, he did put on a pretty good match in my opinion. Of course, I suppose Kurt Angle being involved may have made something to do with him looking that good in the ring. But, Morgan's been known as "The Blueprint" for a reason, even if it's a bit of an outdated concept of a wrestling superstar. The sign of respect from Kurt Angle after the match may suggest there's some truth to the name, though.

Also, the typical "Monster vs. Monster" match between Mick Foley and Abyss wasn't so bad. Foley actually got over as a heel pretty well during the setup for the match over the previous few weeks (Judging by the one Impact I've seen and the crowd's reaction, anyway) and that was a nice change. The match itself was exactly what it was meant to be - A bloody match that I'm sure made some people want to cringe. Abyss picking up the victory despite interference was a nice little add-on to the match, since again - It's nice to see the homegrown stars going over.

I would have been more satisfied to see Beer Money Inc. walk away with the TNA World Tag Team Championship, but watching the British Invasion walk out with them wasn't so bad either. Hopefully they'll keep the titles away from Team 3D for a while. And, of course, the Ultimate-X Match delivered as always, with The Amazing Red walking out as champion.

This was probably their best Bound for Glory since they really allowed for the newer guys to shine this year. I really hope they keep going in a similar direction, because it was definitely worth watching both Thursday and Sunday. But, since it's TNA, I guess it's a "Wait and see" thing.