The 2013 Turning Point (also known as '' Impact Wrestling: Turning Point)'' was the tenth

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event produced by

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(TNA). It took place on November 21, 2013 at the

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in Orlando, Florida. Unlike the previous events, this event was not aired on pay-per-view (PPV); instead, like

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and No Surrender, it was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of ''

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''. Five matches were contested at the event. The

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was a

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between Mr. Anderson and

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, which stipulated that if Anderson won the

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would be forced to disband and if Bully Ray won, Anderson would have been required to leave TNA. Anderson won, forcing Aces & Eights to disband. The event also featured two matches in the first round of the

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for the vacant

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including a

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between

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and

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and a Florida Death match between

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and

James Storm James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling. He started his career in 1997 and after working on several independent prom ...

. The event also featured the TNA re-debut of former

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contestant Sam Shaw as Samuel Shaw.

Production

Background

TNA discontinued most of its pay-per-view events in 2013 in favor of the pre-recorded One Night Only events and began running pay-per-view events on a quarterly basis per year. Turning Point had been produced as a TNA pay-per-view between 2004 and 2012 and was dropped as a pay-per-view event in 2013 and instead resumed as a special episode of TNA's flagship television program ''

'' in 2013.

Storylines

Mr. Anderson and

's friendship began to suffer when Anderson questioned Ray on adding

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into

without even discussing the matter with Anderson and Ray said that Anderson better not be sensitive and care about his business at

. On the September 5 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Anderson quit Aces & Eights by costing Ray, a

against

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. Ray defeated Anderson in a

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to retain the

at No Surrender. After the match, Ray delivered a piledriver to Anderson on the entrance ramp, putting him out of action. Anderson returned to TNA on the October 24 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' by rescuing

A.J. Styles Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (also stylized as A.J. Styles), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Regarded as one of the best ...

from an assault by Bully Ray.

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got Anderson arrested. However, later that night, Anderson showed up during the World Heavyweight Championship match between Styles and Ray, during which he attacked Ray, costing him the title shot and then assaulted Ray after the match. Anderson then declared his intention to end Aces & Eights and gain revenge on Ray. On the November 7 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Anderson demanded a match against Ray to be a no disqualification match at Turning Point, which Ray accepted and then Aces & Eights attacked Anderson. A stipulation was added into the match that if Anderson won then Aces & Eights would disband and if Ray won then Anderson must leave TNA. At Bound for Glory, A.J. Styles defeated Bully Ray to win the World Heavyweight Championship. After retaining the title against Ray in a rematch on the October 24 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Styles refused to sign Dixie Carter's new contract and opted to leave TNA with the title belt. The following week, on ''Impact Wrestling'', Carter announced that she did not recognize Styles as her champion and a new eight-man tournament would take place to crown a new champion with

Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Actio ...

Chris Sabin Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor. After being trained by Scot ...

Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hardy is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time and is regard ...

and

Austin Aries Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestl ...

announced as participants in the tournament, with the eighth man being determined via a

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later in the night, which

won. Carter announced that all of the matches would have special stipulations that would be determined by her spinwheel called "Wheel of Dixie". Hardy defeated Sabin in a Full Metal Mayhem match on the November 7 ''Impact Wrestling'' and Angle defeated Aries in a

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on the November 14 ''Impact Wrestling'' in the first round matches of the championship tournament. On the November 14 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', it was determined via the Wheel of Dixie that Roode and Storm would compete in a

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and Magnus and Joe would compete in a

in the World Heavyweight Championship tournament at Turning Point.

Event

Preliminary matches

The first match of Turning Point was a

between

and

in the first round of the tournament for the vacant

. After fighting back and forth throughout the backstage area and then through the ringside, Joe tried to charge onto Magnus on a chair but Magnus ducked and Joe ran face-first into the chair, getting knocked out and allowing Magnus to pin him for the victory. Next,

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took on

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. Kim executed an '' Eat Defeat'' on LeRae for the win. Ken Anderson by Ryan Bognar

Next,

took on

in the final match of the first round of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament. The match was originally scheduled to be a

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but Storm requested

to change the match to a Florida Death match. Near the end of the match, Roode hit Storm with various weapons and was about to assault him with a barbed wire until Storm's partner

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threw in the towel for Storm, thus awarding the win to Roode. After the match, a video package aired promoting the re-debut of former

contestant Sam Shaw, where he was interviewed by

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at his house and he demanded that he be called Samuel Shaw from then onwards. In the penultimate match,

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took on

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. EC3 nailed a '' One Percenter'' to Shark Boy for the win.

Main event match

The main event was a

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between Mr. Anderson and

, which stipulated that if Anderson won, then Ray's group

must disband and if Ray won then Anderson must leave TNA. Near the end of the match,

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tried to toss a hammer into the ring for Ray but Anderson caught the hammer and hit Ray with it and then delivered a '' Mic Check'' for the win, thus saving his career and forcing Aces & Eights to disband.

Aftermath

The World Heavyweight Championship tournament continued after Turning Point as Magnus defeated Kurt Angle in a

and Jeff Hardy defeated Bobby Roode in a

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in the semifinals on the December 5 episode of ''Impact Wrestling''. At

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, Magnus defeated Jeff Hardy in a Dixieland match to win the tournament and his first World Heavyweight Championship, and thus

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ing into a villainous character by joining

's alliance. On the November 28 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Mr. Anderson held a funeral for Aces & Eights faction. The feud between Anderson and Bully Ray would continue after Ray attacked Anderson during his entrance during the

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and executed a piledriver on Anderson on the stage. The two continued their feud as Ray defeated Anderson in a no disqualification match at

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. Dissension began between James Storm and Gunner as Storm confronted Gunner on throwing in the towel for Storm during his match against Bobby Roode, which led to Storm's loss. On the December 12 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Storm and Gunner competed in a Feast or Fired match, where Gunner prevented Storm from retrieving the briefcase and retrieved it himself, which was revealed to contain a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. This led to Gunner defending his briefcase against Storm on the December 26 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', which ended in a double count-out. The two would then compete in a Briefcase on a Pole match at Genesis, where Gunner retained the contract. Samuel Shaw made his in-ring debut as a member of the TNA roster on the January 2, 2014 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', where he defeated Norv Fernum in his first match.

Results

Tournament brackets

The tournament brackets for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship are:

References

External links

Turning Point 2013 at Pro Wrestling History
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Production

Background

Storylines

Event

Preliminary matches

Main event match

Aftermath

Results

Tournament brackets

See also

References

External links