 A total of 775 people attended No Surrender . Canadian Online Explorer writer Jason Clevett rated the entire event an 8 out of 10 , which was equal with the 8 of 10 given to the 2006 No Surrender by Clevett . No Surrender 's rating was higher than TNA 's previous event Slammiversary , which was given a 7 out of 10 by Clevett . Compared to rival World Wrestling Entertainment 's The Great American Bash PPV event held on July 24 , No Surrender was rated higher , as Bob Kapur gave The Great American Bash a 5 out of 10 . Clevett felt that No Surrender proved that " when everything clicks they [ TNA ] can put on a fantastic show that gives fans their money 's worth . " A.J. Styles versus Sean Waltman , Samoa Joe versus Chris Sabin , and the X Division Championship match were signaled out by Clevett as three " fantastic matches on a solid undercard . " Clevett gave his highest match rating of 9 out of 10 in his review to the Joe versus Sabin bout . He gave his lowest rating of 3 out of 10 to the Tag Team Street Fight . The main event , Styles versus Waltman , and the X Division Championship matches were all given an 8 out of 10 by Clevett . Regarding the Dog Collar match , Clevett thought it was a " bloody and violent encounter , as one would expect with those two in the ring . " When commenting on the Styles versus Waltman encounter , Clevett thought it " was undoubtable Waltman 's best match in years " . 
