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TNA Impact Wrestling Results
January 16th 2015
Report by Bill Pritchard for Wrestlezone.com
MVP comes out with his crew and says he’s always known it’s been him against the world, so he’s a genius and he surrounded himself with people who have an appetite for success. He calls Samoa Joe and Low Ki his family, and they have had highs and lows together, but they are together called ‘The Beat Down Clan.’ MVP says they’re nothing to… mess with, and he wants to introduce their world champion, but he has other business to deal with first. MVP introduces Eric Young, and Eric says no one’s opinion matters, and he couldn’t stand in the ring with MVP a month ago, but he respects him. He says MVP took something away from a brother, and when he (EY) was champion, he took care of Roode first.
Eric says when Roode won the title back, he didn’t return the favor, and he was in the hospital because he defended Roode, and all he got was a text message. Eric says he actually did get the truth, and he took what Roode cared about most, so tonight he is taking everything else. MVP then introduces new champion Bobby Lashley, but Lashley doesn’t walk out, and instead they get Kurt Angle on the stage. MVP asks if he is stupid because they already beat him up enough, but Kurt says he’ll make them all tap out and Samoa Joe gets in his face. MVP taunts Kurt but Kurt punches Joe, then they try to go after each other but a group of security guards break them up. Kurt tells Joe if he wants a fight, he’ll get it, and he’ll get it right now!
Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe
We join the match in progress to see Joe jab Kurt and take him down with a legwhip, then Kurt comes back with a few German suplexes. Kurt whips him but Joe catches him with an enziguiri, then he goes for a rear choke but Kurt counters with an ankle lock. Joe kicks him into the corner but Kurt comes right back with an Angle Slam for two, then Kurt charges the corner but Joe catches him with a Uranage slam. Joe sets up a Muscle Buster but Kurt rolls through into an ankle lock, then Joe tries to break it before he pulls the ref towards him. Joe sends the ref into Kurt and breaks the hold, then he rolls him over and makes him tap out to the Coquina Clutch.
Winner – Samoa Joe
The BDC rushes the ring and starts attacking Kurt, but Bobby Roode runs down with a chair and makes the save.
BP: I like the Wu-Tang Clan reference. EY’s ‘reason’ for the turn seems a little misguided, but we’ll see where it goes. Good ‘big fight feel’ opening match. Not sure why a group of at least five guys ran from one guy (Roode) with a chair. Overall, it worked.
