Styles tried to mule kick out of it, but Angle cleverly turned it into an anklelock. Angle recovered from the pace of the action in the preceding minutes and went for a back suplex. Angle surprised Styles with an Angle slam for a near fall at 8:00. Styles confronted the ref over the pace of his count. Styles springboard backflipped into a reverse DDT for a near fall. Angle hit a top rope moonsault press for a near fall at 6:00. Styles landed a Pele kick for a two count. Styles signaled for the Styles Clash, but Angle backdropped out of it. Styles fired back with a flying forearm for a near fall at 5:00. The crowd chanted “This is awesome!” early. Angle came back with an unreleased German suplex series. Styles took over control and settled into a chinlock at 3:00. Tenay and Taz worked to set up the backstory to this match in the opening minutes since they went right to the action after the show intro. Back in the ring Styles charged at Angle again, but Angle caught him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker leading to a near fall. When it went to ringside, Angle caught Styles with a released belly-to-belly suplex. Mike Tenay introduced a special Impact “unlike anything you’ve ever seen.” Plus he promised a special announcement from Hulk Hogan. (NOTE: This report was originally published 10 years ago this week on .) SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN).

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