Erik Anderson's TNA iMPACT Recap for 08/23

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Note from Casey: Erik does deserve a medal for sitting through this.

TNA IMPACT: 8/23/07 Reviewed by Erik Anderson

THE BIG NEWS: Team 3D lied.

WHAT HAPPENED: Kurt Angle arrives to the Impact Zone and tries to get Karen to come in but she is very reluctant.

Robert Roode/Mrs Brooks vs. Kazarian/Gail Kim:

Arms drags and a high forearm to Roode by Kazarian to start the match. Spine buster by Roode followed by punches and kicks. Neck breaker by Roode as he
is in control. Snap nare takedown into a sunset flip snap. Kazarian comes back with dropkicks. Gail Kim and Mrs Brooks both tag themselves in. Kim gets
the close line on Brooks and pins her with the small package. Roode yells at Brooks after the loss. Kazarian comes in to the aid of Brooks and punches
Roode out of the ring. He kisses Brooks for good measure. This starts a feud between these two. This feud is good for Kazarian and bad for Roode.

Christian is injured and orders A.J and Tomco to take care of Samoa Joe

James Storm is looking for Rhino at bars. Good comedy here. I was in Nashville a couple of months ago so that’s why I knew that they were on Broadway
street filming this skit.

Angle is mad at Cornette about the handicap match

Ron Killings vs. Eric Young:

Fans are booing Killing more than ever as he makes his way out and that’s a good thing. Young with a flip to the side apron, under the legs and into a
close line to the outside of the ring. He follows with a suicide dive. Commercial. Killings is back on the offensive with his patented series of spin
kicks and splits. Close line into the corner. Back and forth punches but Killings gets young with the flying forearm spin. He grabs a chair but Young
dropkicks it into killings. Young grabs the chair but the ref takes it away from him. Close line for the two count. Young to the top rope. He avoids
the ref but then gets a chair to the head and a leg drop for the three count. Killings gets on the microphone and introduces Pacman Jones. He spray paints
“PAC” onto Young’s back N.W.O style and celebrates. I like this team together.

Tomco and Styles are looking for Joe.

Team 3D cut a strange promo apologizing to the Steiner brothers and the rest of the people in TNA. This was weird but you knew that it wasn’t going to
actually be this way.

Joe gets Tomco into his room and runs after Styles. They make it to the ring as Joe begins to beat down Styles. This role is very silly for a guy as talented
as Styles is but Oh well. Christian is out to much surprise and gets Joe in the back with a chair shot. Tomco with the double choke slam and a celebration
at the end.

Karin is worried about the main event match.

Promo by James Mitchell about his new wrestler Judas Macea’s? Interesting to say the least. I am very curious as to who this wrestler may be. He promises
revenge on Abyss.

The Steiner brothers vs. Kurt Angle:

Scott with some throws. Angle with an uppercut. Scott comes back with a close line and elbow drop for the two count. Snap nare takedown, kick, and a tag
to Rick. Reversal of the irish whip as Rick goes after Karen for trying to grab his legs. Angle from behind. Suplex on Rick for a two count. Angle misses
an Olympic slam and gets a belly to belly by Rick. Scott is tagged in with close lines and a series of belly to belly suplex’s and close lines. Before
we know it, there is an Olympic slam on Scott for only a two count. Close line to the outside on Scott but Rick is in to take Angle down. Top rope bulldog
on Angle. Team 3D are in while the ref’s back is turned and 3D Rick. Angle covers Rick for the win. 3D on Scott for good measure. Power bomb on Rick
through a table and a celebration to end the show.

Final Thoughts:

If you missed the show you didn’t really miss much. Team 3D continues the Feud with The Steiner brothers and Christian intensifies his feud with Samoa
Joe. This was a decent show with nothing really surprising happening like in previous weeks.

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