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The TNA IMPACT! Report: The Lashley-Angle Incident,Taz Is The New West, and Team 3D Get Wood
By Jay Winterz
Aug 22, 2009 - 8:52 AM

We start off the show with a look back at Hard Justice.

Mike Tenay has a special announcement. He points out that Don West has been his broadcast partner for the last seven years. He says West was given an opportunity in the sports merchandise division of the company. He wishes Don his best.
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Don West's replacement is.................. TAZ!  (Didn't he just leave WWE, doing this same thing? Oh well, I guess he missed the mic!)
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The Main Event Mafia comes to the ring to start off the show. Kurt Angle starts to talk then.......
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Kurt is interrupted by Matt Morgan’s music. He comes to the ring with an axe handle and a mic. Matt tells Angle to shut his mouth. Morgan is yelling at all of the Mafia, daring them to make a move. They then recap the conversation they had in Matt's locker room before the main event of PPV. They go back and forth over the mic for a while, then agree to team up against 3D in a tables match.
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Lauren sees A.J. Styles enter the Impact Zone.  She asks A.J. about his big announcement but he says nothing.
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Commercial
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We are back and the referee sends the people who are not in the next match to the back.
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Match 1:
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Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams vs James Storm and Robert Roode in a Non Title Street Fight
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Storm and Roode come from the crowd and jump their opponents from behind. They put a garbage can on Magnus head and then hit it with a kendo stick. Storm and Roode hit a double suplex onto the ramp. Williams Irish whips Storm into the ring post. In the ring, Roode chokes Magnus. More street fight type stuff goes on. In the end they hit the DWI onto a trash can and Magnus gets pinned.
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Winners: James Storm and Robert Roode
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Lauren is in the back with Angelina Love and Velvet Sky.
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Commercial
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Jeremy and Mick are in the back talking about the pay per view. We hear ODB and Cody arguing. Mick tells them to knock it off. Cody says "that ODB does not want him to be the women’s champion even though he got the pinfall". Mick asks "how a man can be a women’s champion?"
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Foley says that he will make a decision on the championship and we will find out his ruling next week.
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Abyss comes by and he is clapping.(ONCE AGAIN CLAPPING LIKE EUGENE) Mick thanks Abyss for helping him on Sunday. Mick has a present for Abyss and it is a blue flannel shirt. (NICE GIFT MICK) Abyss hugs Foley.
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Match 2:
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Madison Rayne vs Angelina Love
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Angelina attacks Madison as she comes to the ring.  Love sends Rayne into the steps.  Angelina whips Madison into the ring apron and follows up with a kick. They make it into the ring and Angelina gets the 3 count for the win.
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Winner: Angelina Love
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After the match, they put a bag over Madison's head ,Tara’s music hits and she comes to the ring with Christy Hemme.
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Commercial
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Now Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley are doing a infomercial.. They are offering their services to the fans at the low low rate of $2,000 per hour and also throwing in a free Sham Wow.
 
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Backstage Madison is being attacked again by Velvet and Angelina.
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Match 3:
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Homicide vs Samoa Joe for the X Division Title
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The match is joined in progress as Homicide attacks Joe. (Why it's joined  in progress I don't know) Anyway... They return to the ring.  Joe and Homicide exchange punches with Homicide getting the advantage. Joe hits a power slam for a near fall. Joe works on the neck then nails a German Suplex. From there, he hits the power bomb for a near fall. Joe goes for another one and Homicide counters it with a drop kick. Homicide with an Diamond/RKO/Ace Cutter for the near fall.  Samoa sends Cide into the turnbuckles and hits a Pele kick. Joe finally nails the MuscleBuster and gets the three.
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Winner: Samoa Joe
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Commercial
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Lauren is in the back with Tara, Christy, Taylor, and Sarita, talking about the TNA Knockouts Tag Title Tournament.
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Match 4:
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Awesome Kong w/ Raisha Saeed vs Sarita w/ Taylor Wilde vs Traci Brooks w/ Sharmell vs Christy Hemme w/ Tara
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Awesome Kong goes after Traci and Christy.  They outsmart her and Kong goes over the top rope to the floor. Sarita hits a head scissors on Traci. Sarita and Christy drop kick Kong off the apron. Traci then goes to the apron and pulls Christy to the floor; following up with a toss to the guardrail. Sarita hits a diving somersault flip/splash onto Kong on the floor.
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Commercial
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Back from the break and Sarita and Traci kick Kong. Christy hits her yummy fire crotch leg drop from the turnbuckle but it has little effect and Kong hits the Implant Buster on her. Kong then hits a splash on Sarita and then she goes up to the top rope but Traci gets the cover on Christy for the 3 count.
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Winner: Traci Brooks
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Kong is not happy with the result of this one. She  is stopped by Saeed. We are told that Kong and Saeed will face Traci and Sharmell next week in the tag tourney.
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Commercial
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Match 5:
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Consequences Creed w/ Jay Lethal vs The Pope D’Angelo Dinero
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The ref sends Jay Lethal to the back before the match starts.
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They lock up. Creed goes to the apron, punches Dinero,then hits a springboard clothesline. Dinero returns with a fist drop from the turnbuckles for a two count. Pope puts on a rear chin lock. But Creed answers with some elbows.Dinero tries for a kick and Creed blocks it. D'Angelo asks for a time out. Dinero pull's the knee pads down and quickly hits his running double knees to Creed's back while Consequences was laying chest first on the turnbuckles.  This gets the Pope his 3 count.
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Winner: D’Angelo Dinero
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The lights go off and Suicide appears. Suicide attacks Dinero and connects with forearms. Dinero leaves the ring and Suicide wants him to come back in the ring.
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They show A.J. Styles walking in the back. He will be in the ring after this break.
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Commercial
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Lauren is in the back with Matt Morgan . 
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A.J. Styles comes to the ring and has something to say. He says that wrestling is one of the hardest things to do. He says that he never quit and talks about problems growing up. A.J. says that he is proud of the man that he has become. He then says that he is not proud of losing the Legends Title. He is not proud of losing to Matt Morgan. He is not proud of losing friends like Eric Young and Samoa Joe.
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A.J. says that he has missed half his kids' lives. He says that things are getting to him at home. He says that he had to look in the mirror and ask himself if it is worth it. He says the answer is no. He says that it is not worth letting the fans down. A.J. says that it is time for A.J. Styles to say goodbye to professional wrestling.
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BUT WAIT... Here comes Sting to the ring. Sting asks if that is the legacy that you want to leave behind. Sting tells Styles that he is saying that he quit. He says that A.J. is quitting on his wife and kids. Sting asks A.J. to look at the fans because he is quitting on them too. He goes on to say that A.J. is quitting on him and he calls him a loser because only losers quit. Sting reminds Styles that he has been in the business for 20 years and he has suffered hardships.
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The Stinger says that he did not quit. He asks A.J. if this is how he wants to be remembered. Sting says that he has talked about how he wanted to bring honor, pride, and respect back into the business and he wanted somebody to step up so he can pass the torch. Sting explains to Styles that he is the person he has been talking about the entire time. Sting says that A.J. was the chosen one. He then tells A.J. to look him in the eye and say I quit, say I give up, say I’m a loser. He tells A.J. if you can't say it then lace up your boots and claim what is yours. A.J. turns around and hugs Sting. Sting reminds him that he's supposed to be the man. Sting leaves the ring and The Phenomenal One follows after him.
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Commercial.
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Lauren is with Hernandez and she asks him when he will cash in his briefcase. Hernandez says that when he does cash in the briefcase, he will win the title.
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Bobby Lashley comes out  shakes Taz’s hand and then joins Taz and Mike at the announce table. Bobby says that next week, Dixie Carter will be make her Impact debut to tell the TNA fans what his role in the company will be.
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Match 6:
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Team 3D vs Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle in a Tables Match
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Angle confronts Lashley at the announce table. Lashley punches Angle and security separates them. Lashley is escorted to the back before the match starts.
Angle and Ray start the match off. A few tie ups, some back and forth action.. Ray goes for a table but Morgan stops him. Devon makes a blind tag and they hit their neck breaker and belly-to-back suplex move. Angle with a rake of the eyes and Morgan tags in. Morgan chokes Devon in the ropes. The Blueprint goes for a table but Ray stops him this time. Devon clotheslines Morgan over the top rope to the floor. Angle charges at Ray and Ray hits a flap jack.
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Commercial
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We're back. Devon gives the Wassup Head butt to Angle and gets a table from under the ring. Morgan punches Ray. Angle tags. Angle hits a running forearm on Ray. Ray with clotheslines to Angle. It's time for a Bubba Bomb but Angle blocks it. Kurt with an Olympic Slam but Devon moved the table out of the way. Devon punches Morgan, then fixes the table. Team 3D try for a double suplex and the move does not break the table so the match goes on. Angle attacks Team 3D and goes for another table but there are no more tables. Ray kicks angle. Someone gives Ray a table while Angle is thrown into the ring steps. Ray throws the broken table to the floor and sets up the new one.
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They put Devon on the table and Angle tells Morgan to go up top but Morgan says that his knee hurts. Ray takes out angle. Then they hit a double slam through the table for the big win.
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Winners: Team 3D

After the match, Angle argues with Morgan..
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Shows over... go home people!!


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