TNA Tag-Team Titles: Beer Money (c) vs. Mexican America
Mexican America comes out first, accompanied by Rosita and Sarita. Out next are the TNA Tag-Team Champions Beer Money. The referee sends Rosita and Sarita to the back. Our TNA Tag-Team title match is now officially underway! Hernandez and Roode start things off. Roode is in control early on. Roode tags in Storm and Storm goes to work on Hernandez. Hernandez finally tags out. As does Storm. Roode is in control in the ring now as the tag-title match continues. Beer Money is firmly in control, and the crowd is fully behind them the entire time. Mexican America takes over with some double-team action, as Hernandez finally gets the tag back in and goes to work on Roode. Storm finally gets the hot tag and goes to work on both Mexican America members. Roode pushes Anarquia off the top into a superkick by Storm for a pinfall victory.
Winners and STILL TNA Tag-Team Champions: Beer Money
Jeremy Borash Interviews Kurt Angle
Borash is backstage with Kurt Angle. He asks him about his match tonight with Sting. Angle says Sting is one of the best in the world. He’s never really beaten him. He says tonight is an important night, to be the best in the world he must beat Sting tonight. Angle says he won’t lose and walks away.
TNA World Title: Sting (c) vs. Kurt Angle
Out first is the Olympic hero Kurt Angle. Out next is the TNA World Champion Sting. “The Insane Icon” makes his way to the ring for tonight’s World Title main event match with Kurt Angle. Borash does the long, drawn-out in-ring introductions for both guys before the match starts. Angle is in control early, out mat-wrestling Sting on the ground. Sting finally backs Angle into a corner and gains the upper hand in the match for the first time. The crowd breaks into a split, “Let’s Go Angle!” and “Let’s Go Sting!” chant as Sting continues his onslaught on Angle. Angle slowly fighting his way back into the match. Sting back-body drops Angle over the top and onto the floor – hard. Sting goes out to the floor to capitalize on a hurt Angle. Back in the ring, Angle again fights his way back into the match. Sting slows Angle’s momentum down with a big clothesline. Both guys are down now as the crowd gets behind their guys. Crowd seems to be split pretty even on both guys. Sting nails Angle several times and then DDTs him hard to the canvas. Sting then hits his backwards DDT on Angle for a nearfall. Angle hits a series of suplexes on Sting for a nearfall attempt of his own. Angle is going to the top, likely for a moonsault. Angle misses a big moonsault attempt as Sting got out of the way just in time. Sting hits an Angle Slam on Angle himself for a close nearfall. Sting is going for the Scorpion Deathlock, and he locks it in tight in the middle of the ring. Angle is trynig to crawl to the ropes to break the hold. He finally does. Sting immediately hits Angle with a Stinger splash. Sting misses a second splash and Angle hits the Angle Slam on Sting. Angle covers Sting but Sting manages to kick out at two. Sting applies Angle’s own Ankle Lock onto Angle in the center of the ring. Angle rolls through and kicks Sting off to break the hold. Angle immediately applies Sting’s own Scorpion Deathlock on Sting himself. Sting gets to the ropes to break the hold. Angle nailing Sting in the lower back with double-axe handles. Angle with a series of suplexes on Sting yet again. Angle reverses a Sting slam attempt into the Ankle Lock in the middle of the ring. The ref gets bumped during a kick attempt by Angle. Sting and Angle are both down as well. Hulk Hogan is shown coming down the ramp with a steel chair in his hand. Crowd is chanting “Hogan, Hogan!” as he enters the ring with the chair. Hogan looking to hit Sting with the chair but Angle grabs the chair from out of Hogan’s hands. Hogan slides out of the ring. Angle turns around and he himself blasts Sting with the chair. He grabs the ref and then hits the Angle Slam on Sting. He covers Sting and we have 1. We have 2. We have 3. We have a new TNA World Champion. Hogan is shown looking ahead from the ramp.
Winner and NEW TNA World Champion: Kurt Angle
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