The main event at Turning Point was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Jeff Jarrett was pitted against the challenger Rhino.

Bob Kapur of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the show a 7 out of 10, as he had for the 2004 installment.

[5] The main event at Turning Point was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Jeff Jarrett defended against the challenger Rhino.

The storyline behind this match began at TNA's Bound for Glory PPV event on October 23, 2005, where Jarrett was to defend the title against Kevin Nash.

[6] Rhino took Nash's place in the match, where he defeated Jarrett to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

[10] TNA aired a series of video packages focusing on Rhino and his title match heading into the show.

By winning the tournament, Joe was entitled to a TNA X Division Championship match against then-champion Christopher Daniels.

[7][15] Styles went on to defend the championship against Petey Williams, while Daniels and Joe competed in a Four-on-Four Tag Team Elimination X match at Genesis.

[10] The number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was determined at Turning Point, with Christian Cage being pitted against Monty Brown.

At Genesis, Brown defeated Jeff Hardy to become number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Also at Genesis, Christian Cage made his debut in the company, proclaiming he came to TNA to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

[10] Cage requested the match against Brown from NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko on the November 26, 2005 episode of Impact!, which he was granted.

[11] Abyss challenged this fear on the December 3 episode of Impact!, by bashing Sabu over the head with a barbed wire wrapped steel chair.

Besides employees who appeared in a wrestling role, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder Johnny Damon, James Mitchell, Traci, Larry Zbyszko, Cassidy Riley, Coach Scott D'Amore, and MLB catcher A. J. Pierzynski all appeared on camera, either in backstage or ringside segments.

Early in the bout Sabu was pushed face-first into the barbed wire ropes as a result of Abyss kicking out of a pin attempt.

[21] Christian Cage fought Monty Brown next to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

In the beginning the two fought at ringside, until Cage jumped from the top of a padded turnbuckle onto Brown with an aerial splash.

Brown gained a two-count on Cage after slamming him against the mat with his signature Alpha Bomb maneuver and covered for the pin, but the referee had a delayed reaction.

After a brief period of time, Styles passed out and the referee awarded Joe the victory and thus became the new TNA X Division Champion at 18 minutes and 58 seconds in.

[21] The main event was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Jeff Jarrett defended against the challenger Rhino.

[22] After the title match, the lights went off with the logo of the wrestler Sting appearing on the screens in the arena, thus being the major announcement advertised for the show.

[9] TNA's next PPV event, Final Resolution, was ranked lower than Turning Point; it received a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from Kapur.

The Barbed Wire Massacre received an 8 out of 10, while the Christian Cage versus Monty Brown and the Tables match were both rated 7 out of 10.

"[22] He also discussed the TNA X Division Championship bout, commenting that it was "state of the art" and that "the two men saved a downer PPV with an outstanding performance.

"[22] TNA released a DVD counting down the top 50 moments in their history in 2007, with Joe's X Division Champion victory ranking at number 34 on the compilation.

[29] The BaseBrawl bout at Turning Point was featured on a variety of news outlets after the show, including ESPN's SportsCenter.

[30] Sting made his TNA wrestling debut at Final Resolution on January 15, 2006, teaming with Christian Cage to face Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown.

[26] This led to Cage facing Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at TNA's Against All Odds PPV event on February 12, 2006.

[26] Raven and NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zybysko continued their feud after Turning Point.

[32] Ron Killings chose not to be involved in the rivalry in the storyline, instead facing Bobby Roode at Final Resolution in a losing effort.