Instant Classics – Final Resolution – 6th January 2008


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Backstage, Crystal was with Christian Cage, Cage talks about seeing potential in AJ Styles and talks about giving him tough love. He talks about Karen Angle being a cougar in heat trying to seduce Styles earlier tonight. Cage called Karen a joke and that her seduction ways wouldn’t work tonight because tonight he would defeat her husband to become the next TNA World Champion.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Kurt Angle (w/ Karen Angle) vs. Christian Cage

Jeremy Borash does the ring introductions for both challenger Christian Cage and champion Kurt Angle. Crowd in Orlando is really behind Cage tonight. Lots of mat wrestling and exchanges between the two until Cage gets to the ropes to break it up. Angle attempts an overhead suplex, Cage counters, Angle slams Cage down, Angle drops an elbow, Cage moves and both are back up ready to go again staring each other down. Angle with a quick elbow to the chest of Cage sending Cage to the mat. Cage plants Angle face first and Angle favors his arm/shoulder after the takedown. Angle hits the corner with force when Cage moves, Cage attempts the Unprettier, but Angle counters out and applies a headlock on Cage on the mat.

Cage throws Angle out and a frustrated Angle kicks the steel steps. Angle gets on Cage’s face and then slaps him. Cage spits in Angle’s face. Angle comes back with an uppercut. Cage fights back with some shots of his own taking Angle down. Cage kicks Angle in the head on the ring apron with his body inside the ring over the second rope allowing him to lean back for the kick. As Angle gets to his feet on the outside, Cage hits a springboard splash taking him out near the guard railing. Big spot saw Angle give Cage an overhead suplex over the top rope to the outside. Big scoop slam by Angle on Cage. Angle applies a front facelock on Cage when Cage tries to get up. Another overhead suplex by Angle on Cage. Angle grounds Cage with a body lock in the middle of the ring. Crowd tries to pump up Cage for a comeback. Cage finally gets up and catches Angle with a sleeper. Spear by Cage, cover, but only a two count.

Cage is up on the top, Angle comes up, Angle back body drops Cage off the top, Angle stands up and hits a HUGE moonsault off the top. Angle covers, but Cage gets his shoulder up after two. Angle lifts Cage up and Cage counters into a quick DDT. Cage catches Angle with a reverse DDT, goes up to the top, jumps attempting a frog splash, but Angle moves, Angle rolls up Cage, but only a two count. Angle with three german suplexes on Cage. Angle goes for the Angle Slam, Cage counters out, Ankle Lock on Cage, Cage counters, another Ankle Lock, more counters, another Ankle Lock, pin by Cage and Angle kicks out.

Cage goes up to the top and Angle applies the Ankle Lock. Cage kicks Angle away, but Angle jumps up and takes out Cage with a big superplex from the top. Ankle Lock on Cage. Cage trips up Angle and then applies a Sharpshooter. Angle counters that into another Ankle Lock. Reverse DDT on Angle after two Unprettier attempts. Frog splash by Cage on Angle. Low blow by Angle beind the back of the referee, Angle Slam, cover, but Cage somehow kicks out! Unprettier on Angle, cover, but Angle gets a shoulder up.

Reversals between Angle and Cage until Cage gets the Ankle Lock. Angle is tapping out but Karen is distracting the referee. AJ Styles comes out and removes Karen from the ring apron. Styles hugs Cage on the ring apron. Styles then springboards off the top rope and hits Cage in the back. Angle hits the Angle Slam and covers Cage for the pinfall.
Winner: Kurt Angle

After the match, Kurt Angle is handed the TNA World Title and he hugs AJ Styles. Angle and Styles celebrate in the ring and hug yet again. We go to highlights from the main event and what went down going into the finish. Back live, Angle and Styles are on the ropes smiling and celebrating as we see a knocked out Cage on the mat.

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