1/31 TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 2 Members of Aces & Eights Revealed, Angle vs. Anderson in a Steel Cage

Hulk HoganIn a pre-recorded segment, Hulk Hogan tells an interviewer that he came to his senses and he realized what the people were seeing, and what his daughter was seeing. He says that Bully took a beatdown for him and his daughter, and for Sting, and that makes him family in his book. Hogan says he gave them a tables match as a wedding present, and he hopes Bully can kill a few of the Aces & Eights next week. 

Ken Anderson is shown in the Aces & Eights clubhouse, and says that they've shown him more brotherhood in the past few weeks than the rest of the Impact guys have since he started with TNA. He tells Angle that he's not leaving the cage tonight the same way he came in. They cut backstage, and Samoa Joe has been taken out, and is being attended to by Wes Brisco and Garrett Bischoff. Kurt Angle says he's got a match to win up next, and has Bischoff go get a medic as he makes his way to the ring. 

(5) Steel Cage Match

Kurt Angle vs. Ken Anderson

Kurt AngleAnderson makes his way down, and for the first time is completely dressed in Aces & Eights gear. Angle comes out second with Wes Brisco, who locks the cage behind Kurt as this match gets underway. Anderson controls the pace early, but Angle fires back with a missle dropkick off the second rope. The straps come down and he looks for the Angle Slam, but Anderson counters with the Green Bay Plunge. He looks to put away the Olymic gold medalist with the Mic Check, but Angle throws him into the steel cage and plants him with an Angle Slam. 1…2..No, Anderson kicks out! 

After the final commercial break, Angle is still in control but Anderson quickly turns it around after the two exchange right hands. Anderson starts to climb the cage, but Angle meets him near the top. Once again they trade blows, with Anderson falling to the mat and Angle crotching himself on the top rope. Ken gets to his feet first, and chokes Angle with his boot, smashing his face into the steel. He begins to climb again, but Angle leaps up to the top rope and hits a huge Angle Slam off the top turnbuckle! After a minute of rest time, they use each other to pull themselves to their feet, but Anderson hits a Mic Check out of nowhere; somehow Angle kicks out at two-and-a-half! 

Anderson tries to escape the cage, but Angle catches him on the top rope and plants him with a powerbomb! He immediately rolls it into the Ankle Lock, and Anderson is forced to submit. 

Winner via submission: Kurt Angle

After the match, a member of the Aces & Eights climbs over the steel cage, and Wes Brisco opens the cage to help his mentor. Angle tells Brisco to lock the cage and he does, as the Aces & Eights member takes off his mask to reveal…Garrett Bischoff! Brisco and Bischoff beat down Angle and leave him laying in the middle of the ring to end tonight's episode. 

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