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#3 Kurt Angle & AJ Styles vs. Bad Influence for the TNA Tag Team Championships (Slammiversary 2012)
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The 2012 Slammiversary marked a decade since TNA started. One of the biggest matches of the night would include four pillars of the foundation of the company. AJ Styles was a star from the very beginning. He was the first X-Division Champion and triple crown winner in TNA history. His partner at the show was the company's biggest acquisition, Kurt Angle.
Their opponents and TNA Tag Team Champions, Bad Influence, had their own rich history in the promotion. Christopher Daniels was another star who was in TNA from the start, while Frankie Kazarian elevated the prestigious of the X-Division Championship before winning tag gold with Daniels. They also made AJ Styles's life a living hell after turning on their former friend.
Due to that animosity, AJ Styles came out and immediately attacked the champions to start things off hot at Slammiversary. The action only picked up from there and never let up. Daniels and Kazarian made expert foils for Styles and Angle, isolating the emotional AJ for a good portion here.
Eventually, Styles tagged Kurt Angle, who brought a bevy of suplexes to Bad Influence, including an impressive double german suplex. In the end, Styles would take out Daniels with an amazing springboard Shooting Star Press from the ring to the floor. Angle then locked on the ankle lock on Kazarian for the submission win at Slammiversary 2012.
This was easily the match of the night and delivered awesome exchanges between all four men. The title change became one of the best moments of the night and added another layer to the long-term storyline between AJ Styles and Bad Influence. It still stands as arguably the best tag team match in Slammiversary history.
