IMPACT
IMPACT
January 14, 2010
Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida
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The show kicks off with
highlights from last week’s huge 3-hour live Monday Impact. Inside the arena we
get the debut of the Young Bucks!
Generation Me (Max & Jeremy) vs. Motor City Machine Guns
For those that don’t know Generation Me is the team of Nick & Matt Jackson also
known as the Young Bucks. A VERY popular tag team on the INDY scene here in
American competing for such promotions as Ring of Honor, CHIKARA, PWG, and
Dragon Gate USA. This is their first official match in TNA (they already had a
tryout match). Matt is the dark haired one and Nick the blonde. Matt and Saban
start the match off. They trade counters and reversals of wristlocks until Sabin
connects with an arm drag and then a drop toe hold. Sabin tags in Shelley and
puts a wristlock on Matt as he gets in the ring, but Matt breaks the hold and
then attempts to whip Shelley into the ropes as Taz finally says that his name
is Max and Nick is known as Jeremy. Okay that would’ve been nice to know before
the match TNA. Shelley reverses the Irish Whip and Sabin comes in as well. They
hit a Double Slam and then sandwich Max with double roundhouses to the head.
Jeremy springboards into the ring with a dive attempt but they kick Jeremy in
the gut in midair. The Guns then light Jeremy up with round kicks to and throw
him to the floor. Sabin hits a Snapmare on Max and then throws him into
Shelley’s boot and tags Shelley in. Shelley hits a Snapmare of his own and then
locks in a Sleeper as the fans chant “Young Bucks” now. Max fights to his feet
but gets lit up with a Knife Edge Chop as we see The Outsiders & Sean Waltman
arriving to the arena. Max reverses a whip in the ring and kicks Shelley but
then catches a boot from behind by Sabin. Sabin tags in and then The Guns whip
Max into the corner and then Sabin whips Shelley at Max. Max backdrops Shelley
over the top to the floor and then Sabin eats a boot as he charges at Max. Max
follows up with an insane Springboard into a Twisting Diamond Cutter off the top
on Sabin! Jeremy tags in and he hits a clothesline followed by a Springboard
Dropkick to Shelley as he tried to get back into the ring! Jeremy hits a back
elbow on Shelley and then a sliding dropkick to Shelley on the outside. He turns
his attention back to Sabin and connects with an Atomic Drop and then quickly
goes to the apron and hits a Standing Moonsault off the apron onto Shelley! Holy
crap this guy isn’t fast, he’s damn sudden! Jeremy with a shoulder block to a
charging Sabin and then a Slingshot X-Factor! 1…2…NO Sabin kicks out! Max tags
back in now and they whip Sabin into the corner. Jeremy whips Max into Sabin but
eats his boot and then Jeremy charges. Sabin gets his boot up but Jeremy catches
it only to eat the other boot from Sabin with an Enziguri. Sabin grabs Jeremy
and goes for a Running Bulldog but Max sends his teeth into about the 10th row
with a nasty Superkick! Generation Me then hit a Double Backbreaker followed by
an insane double team move! Jeremy held Sabin face down over his knee as Max ran
the ropes and did a Twisting Neckbreaker on Sabin onto Jeremy’s damn knee!
1…2…NO Sabin still kicks out! Max holds Sabin as Jeremy comes off the ropes but
Sabin gets a boot up on Jeremy and then hits an Armdrag on Max. Shelley tags
back in and hits a Flying Back Kick off the top on Max! Shelley goes for a
German Suplex but Max hits a back elbow and then comes off the ropes but Shelley
is right behind him. Shelley goes for a clothesline but Max ducks and hits a
Spear! Jeremy dives off the top with a Springboard Frog Splash as Max hits a
Standing Moonsault at the same damn time! It’s like one fluid motion; these guys
are so in sync! 1…2…NO Sabin breaks it up! Jeremy shoves Sabin out to the floor
as Shelley drags himself up in the corner. Jeremy charges at him but Shelley
gets his boot up and then catches Max as he charges in and hits a Reverse STO
sending Max headfirst into the middle turnbuckle! Sabin then springboards off
the top with the Springboard Flying Clothesline sending Jeremy out to the floor!
Sabin with a Spinning Back Kick on Max and then Sabin lifts Max up and onto
Shelley’s shoulders. Sabin comes off the ropes and hits the Thunder Express (Powerslam/Diamond
Cutter combo)! 1…2…NO Jeremy breaks up it! Sabin grabs Jeremy and throws him
back out to the floor! Sabin then goes for a Slingshot Cross Body over the top
but Jeremy moves out of the way! In the ring Shelley goes for the Sliced Bread
but Max blocks it. Shelley then grabs a waistlock on Max but Max turns around
backs into the corner. Jeremy comes flying in and delivers a Superkick as Max
ducks and Jeremy nails Shelley! Max lifts Shelley up and hits the Rolling
Firemans Carry Slam and then Jeremy flies off the top with a 450 Splash and then
Matt hit’s a Flying Moonsault! It’s the More Bang for Your Buck! 1…2…3 and
Generation Me get the upset!
Winners: Generation Me via pinfall (More Bang for Your Buck)
In the back the Nasty Boys are still in 3D’s lockerroom and are still trashing
it. Someone knocks on the door and it’s 3D trying to get in. Nasty Boys taunt
them from inside and Devon says the joke is over and let them in. They refuse to
let 3D in as they continue to beat on it.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Hogan is talking about the insane match that Angle and AJ
had last week and he says they need to know if AJ can do it again and follows up
by saying Genesis will be Angle’s last shot at the TNA Title in 2010 if he
doesn’t beat AJ. Hogan hypes up TNA further and talks about Genesis and he says
they have attracted one of the ‘biggest names in wrestling’ and he will make a
huge impact at Genesis. Wow, more?
Kurt Angle’s music hits inside the arena and Angle makes his way out to the ring
fresh off by far the best match in Impact’s history (in my opinion) last week.
Angle says he wants to give AJ his credit and he says that AJ proved he wasn’t a
fluke. He says that he proved that Sting handed him nothing and that he has
earned everything on his own. Angle says he gave everything he had last week and
AJ was the better man but says that only for that one night. He says that when 2
great athletes get in the ring, ‘one win some, you lose some’ and the true
champion is the man that can get that last big win. He says at Genesis it will
be him. He says “It’s real, it’s damn real” and then AJ’s music and then World
Champion makes his way out to the ring to a huge reaction from the crowd. AJ
says he can appreciate Kurt taking his loss last week like a man and not making
excuses. He says he does agree with Angle and says if they had a series of
matches he would win some, and Kurt would win some, but after the war was over
AJ would still be holding the belt. AJ says Hogan and everyone watching wants to
see them do it one more time, but he reminds that Angle it will be Kurt’s last
shot in 2010 if he loses. Angle says he’ll only need one more shot to win it and
then they shake hands in the center of the ring and do a mini-hug. Angle leaves
the ring leaving AJ holding the TNA Title up in the ring.
At ringside Taz and Tenay hype up Genesis further but then we see that masked
man attacking AJ on the ramp! He throws AJ into the guardrail and then tosses AJ
back into the ring. The masked man levels AJ with a Lariat and then he finally
unmasks! It’s AJ’s former tag team partner, TOMKO! The fans boo Tomko as he
taunts the crowd and then leaves the ring smiling at AJ.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials they show a replay of what just went down with Tomko and
AJ. In the back Christy Hemme is with the Outsiders and Waltman and she actually
refers to Waltman as Syxx-Pac. I think that’s the first time I’ve heard him
refereed by that name in 6 years. Bubba the Love Sponge interrupts Christy and
tells her to go freshen up so he can ask the tough questions. Bubba says no one
has seen or heard from Mick Foley since the attack last week and he asks if they
know where he is. Nash says ‘The Band’ is back together and Bubba interrupts him
and says he’s not giving him anything. Hall says “what happens in the band,
happens in the band” and Bubba gets frustrating and sends it back to ringside. I
do not like that guy.
The Beautiful People w/Lacey Von Erich vs. Awesome Kong & Hamada
Velvet & Madison see Angelina Love in the front row! Angelina is back! Velvet &
Madison run over and hug her and then Lacey comes over and sarcastically shakes
her hand. They wave at Angelina and then get back in the ring. This is a
non-title match. Velvet and Hamada start the match off and Velvet mocks Hamada
before the lockup. Hamada forces Velvet into the ropes and we get a clean break
but when Hamada turns around to walk off Velvet grabs her by the hair and slams
her to the mat and then reigns down rights on her. Velvet whips Hamada into the
corner and then hits a Corner Splash followed by a Running Bulldog for a
nearfall. Velvet slams Hamada into the corner and then tags in Madison. Madison
hits a series of shoulder blocks in the corner and then tags Velvet back in.
Velvet chokes Hamada and then BP together grab Hamada and taunt Kong by holding
Hamada in the center of the ring. Hamada slips underneath them and then leg
sweeps both and tags in Kong! Kong comes in and slams both BP by their hair to
the mat. Kong whips Velvet into the corner and then whips Madison into her and
follows up with the Corner Splash! Kong hits the Awesome Bomb on Madison! You
could count to 100 on that one, Kong & Hamada get the win.
Winners: Hamada & Kong via pinfall (Awesome Bomb)
Velvet and Lacey check on Madison in the ring after the match and then Angelina
jumps the guardrail and gets into the ring as well! Angelina checks on Madison
but then turns around and slams Lacey to the mat hard! God, I have been waiting
for someone to do that for a long time. Angelina then Spears Velvet and starts
nailing her with rights and lefts and puts the boots her kicking her out of the
ring! Angelina tosses Velvet into the guardrail! Angelina screams ‘you didn’t
think I’d be back did you’ at Velvet.
In the back AJ bursts into Bischoff’s office and wants to know where Hogan is.
Bischoff tells AJ to settle down and then says Hogan is taking care of some
other business. AJ says he wants to take care of Tomko and Bischoff says he
understands that. He says he doesn’t blame AJ but he asks what he proposes he do
about it. AJ says he wants Tomko tonight and Bischoff can’t believe that AJ
would do that with his match with Angle only 3 days away. Bischoff says he needs
a Main Event tonight and if he really wants this match then he’ll put his title
on the line tonight in the Main Event against Tomko and AJ tells him to ‘book
it!’ They shake hands and it’s on!
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
During the commercials Beer Money were looking for Bischoff. Back from
commercials JB walks into Bischoff’s office and he’s on the phone with someone
who he says has a ‘bright future in TNA.’ JB wants to know where Mick is and
Bischoff says it was JB who let Mick in last week. He says what happened to Mick
is on JB. Bischoff tells JB to take responsibility for his actions and if he
wants to know where Mick is then he should find him because he doesn’t know and
doesn’t care. He tells JB if he ever disobeys him again it’ll be the last breath
he takes in the Impact Zone. Beer Money finally find Bischoff and Roode says
they don’t have a problem with he or Hogan, but they do have a problem with his
boy (Outsiders & Waltman). Bischoff asks what makes them think their his boys.
Storm says they are the best tag team in TNA and they don’t appreciate being
jumped behind in a company they helped build. Storm demands a match with the
Outsiders at Genesis! Bischoff asks Storm what he’s drinking and Storm hands him
the bottle. Bischoff takes a swig of Storm’s beer and Storm and Roode can’t
believe he just did that (you can’t touch Storm’s beer!). Bischoff says he’ll
get back to them on the match for Genesis and then says thanks for the beer.
Lethal Consequences vs. Team 3D
Lethal Consequences are making their way out to the ring for a tag match when
Bobby Lashley runs out and jumps them from behind! He tosses Lethal into the
ring steps and then hits a Spinebuster on Creed in the ring as Kristal looks on
from the outside. Bobby hits the Dominator on Creed as Tenay & Taz talk about
Lashley wanting out of his TNA contract. Kristal gets into the ring with a
microphone and asks if they have Bischoff’s attention yet. She says they still
haven’t had their meeting with Hogan and until they do every member of TNA’s
roster will be destroyed one by one. She says this is just the beginning.
Team 3D’s music hits (they were supposed to face Lethal Consequences) and they
make their way out to the ring with an axe in hand. Bubba lays Lethal out at
ringside and then they hit the 3D on Creed in the ring for the pin. Jay Lethal
and Consequences Creed burial complete.
Winners: 3D via pinfall (3D)
Bubba grabs the microphone and says last week they were in Japan wrestling and
says that reporters in Japan asked them about the Nasty Boys showing up in TNA
and calling 3D out. Bubba asks where the hell the Nasty Boys have been for the
last 10 years (hilarious) and he says so Hogan comes to TNA so the Nasty Boys
ride his coattails right through the front door. Bubba questions how Hogan could
walk with Knobbs and Saggs ‘fat a**es sitting on his coattails’ (potting calling
the kettle black there). He says they had to dress in the hallway like a couple
of ‘young boys’ tonight but now they are going to go back and take their
lockerroom back while holding up the axe. They leave and walk to the back! Bubba
and Devon walk to the door and Bubba destroys the door with the axe. When they
get in Devon asks what the smell is. The Nasty Boys then jump them from behind!
The Nasty’s put the beatdown on 3D beating them with everything just about that
was in the room. They then slam Devon into the lockers and Knobbs welcomes them
to ‘Nastyville.’ Saggs pours a drink on Devon and then throws it at Bubba.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Tomko talks about them tagging together a few years ago
and claims that he led the team and taught Styles everything he knows. He says
AJ forgot about him.
Sean Morley (formerly Val Venis) makes his way out to the ring. Tenay says Abyss
vs. Lashley at Genesis has just been added to Genesis. Morley tells the ladies
he’s arrived and he says he and TNA were made for each other (get it?). He says
he used to make a living with a different type of T&A but he says he’s a brand
new man. He says he’s now a director, producer, and online distributor of some
of the most creative and dramatic films ever made. Sean says that last week when
he walked into TNA that’s when everything fell into place for him and he says he
knew TNA was poised to explode, but they were missing one crucial element and
that element is a film division. He says that’s where he comes in. He says his
films will be works of art but Christopher Daniels music hits and he makes his
way out to the ring. Daniels shakes Sean’s hand and then says he didn’t want to
interrupt him but he wanted to be the first to welcome him in TNA. Daniels says
he loves his idea and he wants to pitch a screenplay to Morley. Daniels pitches
an idea about a hero doing business with a slick talking sleazebag and it has a
bunch of twist and turns but he says the best part is the end when the sleazebag
ends up in the gutter where he belongs. Daniels then hits an STO on Morley out
of nowhere! Daniels puts the boots to Morley and then hits a Rock Bottom on him
followed by the BME! Daniels tells the fans to shutup and then he says Morley
will bring his ‘art’ to TNA over his dead body. Daniels says he doesn’t know how
Morley got there but he can take his ‘brand of crap’ and get out of TNA. He says
everything out of Morley’s mouth makes him sick and then says he didn’t fight
his way back into this company to bring his filth to TNA. He is beating on
Morley the whole time he’s talking trash but Morley is able to get in a right
hand on Daniels and then a clothesline sending Daniels out to the floor! Morley
tells Daniels to get back in the ring but he decides against it.
They show a vignette of Tara and ODB talking about their match just signed for
Genesis with Tara saying that ODB cheated to win last week. It’s going to be a
2/3 Falls Match! Jeff Jarrett arrives to Impact with somebody in a suit.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
“Super Mex” Hernandez & “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan vs. Beer Money Inc.
Tenay says this Sunday Hernandez & Morgan get a shot at the Brits for the Tag
Titles! Okay can someone explain to me why L.A.X. was broken up if they were
just going to have Hernandez be put right back into a tag team? They keep
referring to Outsiders & Syxx as “The Band”, is that what they are actually
calling themselves? Storm and Hernandez will start this match off and they
lockup in the ring but Hernandez quickly slams Storm into the mat. Hernandez
then charges at Storm but he ducks and nails him with a big Uppercut! Storm then
charges at Hernandez but he backdrops Storm over the top only to eat a Leaping
Enziguri from the apron followed by a Neckbreark from Storm! 1…2…NO Hernandez
kicks out! Roode tags back in and Beer Money hits the Beer Money Double Suplex!
As they did their taunt Hernandez tagged in Morgan and he hit a Double
Clothesline on them! Morgan hits a series of knees and back elbows on Roode in
the corner and then hits a Corner Splash followed by a Sidewalk Slam. Roode
comes back with a knee to the gut on Morgan and he tags in Storm. They whip
Morgan into the ropes and go for a double clothesline but Morgan runs through it
and then grabs Beer Money by their throats! They block the Double Chokeslam only
to eat a Slingshot Double Clothesline from the apron by Hernandez! Morgan tosses
Storm out to the floor and Roode is coming back on Hernandez with chops but he
eats a nasty Shoulder Block that sends Roode out to the floor too! Hernandez
takes to the air with the Super Mex Dive over the top onto Beer Money! Rob Terry
jumps Hernandez on the outside causing the DQ!
Winners: Morgan & Hernandez via DQ
Morgan and Hernandez beat on Terry up the ramp and through the tunnel as Beer
Money is pissed in the ring at what just went down. Now The Band is walking down
to the ring! Pac is the first in the ring and he jumps Storm but they take him
out and Nash comes in now to even up the odds! Hall is and he gives The Band the
advantage. The Band starts beating on Beer Money! Roode makes a mini comeback
but they take him out again. Security finally comes out to break everything up
and then Bischoff’s music hits and he makes his way out to the ramp!
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials they show replays of the beating The Band just put on Beer
Money and then we see footage of Bischoff talking to Beer Money. He tells them
to be careful for what you wish for. Back ‘live’ Bischoff is in the ring now
with The Band. Bischoff says he doesn’t know what to do with them, last week it
was Foley and this wee it’s Beer Money. Pac says he thought that’s what Bischoff
wanted but he says no that’s not true. Bischoff says the only thing that makes
sense to him is to make a match, and Hall interrupts him and says “where I drink
all that guys beer”. Wow, Scott really? Bischoff says the match he’s making is
Hall & Nash vs. Beer Money for Genesis! We get a shot of Sting looking down on
The Band again.
Backstage Tomko talks about when he suffered a shoulder injury while he sat home
with AJ’s star starting to rise. He says he called AJ and he never called him
back when AJ won the belt. Tomko says he feels that AJ was saying that he didn’t
need him so that’s when he decided to make AJ remember what his role in TNA
really is.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials they show more shots of Sting in the rafters again.
Desmond Wolfe vs. “Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe
D’Angelo Dinero is at ringside on commentary and Tenay says they will have a
rematch at Genesis. I guarantee certain people on the internet will talk about
TNA is already forgetting about Joe’s title shot because he doesn’t bring the
briefcase to the ring with him (despite Tenay and Taz talking about it
everything he’s on TV). Joe and Wolfe lockup and Joe throws Wolfe into the
corner and starts throwing a series of nasty jabs, body shots, and kicks! Joe
whips Wolfe into the corner and hits a Running Back Elbow followed by a Leaping
Enziguri! Joe then stomps on Wolfe in the corner but Wolfe comes back with an
elbow to the gut and then a European Uppercut and a forearm smash. Wolfe comes
off the ropes but eats a Snap Powerslam from Joe! Joe slams Wolfe into the top
turnbuckle and then lights him up with a chop and then locks in the Coquina
Clutch but Wolfe quickly backs Joe into the corner and hits a back elbow. Wolfe
then goes for a Running Clothesline but Joe hits a Standing Rock Bottom in
midair! Joe picks Wolfe up and hits a headbutt and then a jab and follows up
with an Irish Whip into the corner, but Wolfe boots his boot up in the corner
stopping his momentum. Joe goes for a clothesline but Wolfe rolls underneath it
and charges at Joe again. Joe again counters with the Rock Bottom in mid air but
this time Wolfe counters it into a Side Headlock Takeover! Wolfe then hits a
Superkick followed by the Hammerlock DDT! Wolfe hits the Running European
Uppercut on Joe in the corner and then charges again but Joe hits a back elbow
and then front kick. Joe climbs to the top but Wolfe quickly runs over and
punches him in the gut. Wolfe goes for the Tower of London but Joe blocks it and
locks in the Coquina Clutch on the top rope! Wolfe fights the hold and is able
to reverse into the Tower of London! 1…2…3 and Wolfe gets the clean pin!
Winner: Wolfe via pinfall (Tower of London)
After the match Wolfe screams at Pope and says if he can beat Joe think about
what he can do to him. He says he will destroy Pope but this Sunday he’ll get
‘funky like a donkey’ and drops a coupled of expletives on Wolfe.
Outside the arena we see Ric Flair arrive in a limo!
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Tomko talks about the attacks on AJ and says he even
teamed with AJ a few weeks ago in a 10-Man Tag to fool everybody. He says now
there’s no more masks its just him and AJ and he finally gets a title shot.
Jarrett and the guy he brought with him bursts into Hogan & Bischoff’s office
where we see Hogan for the first time tonight. Jarrett says they need to talk
but Hogan tries to tell him he’s busy and Jarrett responds by shoving everything
off Hogan’s desk and saying that he’s doing the talking! Jarrett says he wants
to talk about HIS company, the one he founded and put on his back. Jarrett then
tells Bischoff to go take a seat because it doesn’t have anything to do with
him. Jarrett says that last week Hogan said Dixie Carter gave the young guys in
TNA a chance but none of them are worth a damn, never have been and never will
be! Jarrett says there isn’t enough talent in TNA to fill a coffee cup. He says
it’s him and it’s always been him. Jarrett says that’s why he has his attorney
and he wants every word that’s said tonight and what was said last week. He says
that Hogan is close to defamation of character but Hogan asks what character
Jarrett has. Jarrett says he has a ton of character and Hogan knows it. He says
he founded TNA and Bischoff cuts him off and says he is so sick of him saying
how he founded TNA and put his blood and sweat into it. Bischoff says if he
wants to hear facts and he says that the facts are that TNA would’ve been out of
business in 3 weeks if it wasn’t for Dixie Carter. He says Jarrett conned Dixie
and every wrestler that’s been in TNA into believing that he had some magic
potion to turn everything around. Bischoff says TNA will turn around but it’ll
turn around because of he and Hogan, not because of Jarrett. He tells Jarrett to
take his con up the street or he can lace up his boots and compete like
everybody else. Jarrett tells Bischoff to sit down and shutup again. Jarrett
asks Hogan if he’s going to sit behind that desk and let Bischoff run this
company and he gets up and says that he signed a contract to run TNA but nothing
in it says he can’t kick Jarrett’s “hillbilly a**.” Hogan suggests that Jarrett
gets to stepping and he and his lawyer back out of Hogan’s office, but Jarrett
says they haven’t heard the last of him. Bischoff says Jarrett needs an attitude
adjustment and Hogan says they’ll help that out.
At ringside Tenay and Taz hype up Genesis. The card will be Amazing Red
defending his X-Division Title against a mystery opponent, Wolfe vs. Pope,
Lashley vs. Abyss, The Outsiders vs. Beer Money, ODb vs. Tara in a 2/3 Falls
Match, Morgan & Hernandez against the Brits, and finally AJ-Angle the rematch if
AJ retains the title tonight! Also a major talent acquisition will be revealed.
Ric Flair’s music hits and he comes out to a huge ovation!
Main Event
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
“The Phenomenal” AJ Styles (c) vs. Tomko
Flair is at ringside on commentary for this match. Flair says he had never met
AJ before so he just wanted to meet him last week and that’s all it was: the
greatest World Champion ever meeting the World Champion now. AJ was pacing back
and forth as JB starting the usual boxing-style intros and he just couldn’t wait
anymore and jumps Tomko before the first introduction can be made! AJ throws
several rights at Tomko followed by knees as well until Tomko shoves him off.
Tomko goes for a clothesline but AJ ducks and throws more rights and kicks
forcing Tomko to bail out to the floor. AJ follows him out and slams Tomko’s
hand down on the ringsteps and then slams it into the post. Back in the ring AJ
throws more rights at Tomko in the corner and then a series of knees as we see
Kurt Angle walking out towards the ring as AJ chokes Tomko in the corner. AJ
then hits a Running Dropkick and then notices Angle walking toward the ring.
This allows Tomko to come back and throw AJ out to the ring. Angle walks up to
the announce table and gives a handshake and a hug to Flair. Tomko drags AJ back
into the ring and hits a Running Powerslam for a nearfall. Tomko with rights and
chops on AJ in the corner and then AJ comes back with a body shot followed by
more rights to the head. AJ comes off the ropes and ducks a clothesline but then
eats a Big Boot from Tomko for another nearfall.
---COMMERCIAL BREAK---
Back from commercials Tomko hits a Snap Powerslam, 1…2…NO AJ kicks out! Tomko
chokes AJ in the ring repeatedly as the referee tries to pull him off. AJ comes
back with rights and lefts but Tomko cuts him off with a knee and then goes for
a Powerslam but AJ blocks it and hits an Enziguri followed by the Pele out of
nowhere! 1…2…3 and AJ retains!
Winner & STILL World Champ: Styles via pinfall (Pele)
After the match AJ continues to beat on Tomko but when he turned to grab his
belt Tomko jumps him! Angle runs in the ring and chases Tomko off! Angle picks
up AJ’s belt and hands it back to him. Flair takes off his headset and looks at
AJ. AJ looks back at Flair as Angle offers a handshake and AJ walks away from
Angle. Flair smiles at that and nods his head as AJ walks up the ramp. Angle
looks on at what just went down as Flair looks back.
A hype video for AJ-Angle is shown to end Impact and it was pretty good with
both AJ and Angle talking about the match. A lot like the Beyond the Glory stuff
they did for Bound for Glory. Just a note that from here forth TNA Epics will be
following Impact every week. It’s a best of kind of show that shows some of the
best matches in TNA’s history. Tonight’s is based around Kurt Angle (featuring
his bout with Jeff Jarrett, his Last Man Standing against AJ in 2008, and his
first PPV match against Joe). All the matches are introduced with both
competitors in the match talking about it.