10 Best Kurt Angle TNA Matches

#8 Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles - Genesis 2010

Like wrestling each other

Genesis 2010 was the dawn of a new era in TNA, at least in pay-per-view form. It had only been 3 weeks earlier that Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff arrived in the Impact Zone and there were going to be big changes ahead.

Some would argue that the wrestling in TNA took a bit of a decline upon the booking of Hogan and Bischoff, and they are probably right. The wrestling in this match though was still pretty on point. They started it off getting a feel for each other, mimicking the same moves one after the other. Angle tried to out wrestle Styles but the 'Phenomenal One' put up a great fight.

Like Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho in WWE, it was almost like these guys were wrestling themselves. Kurt Angle was a suplex machine while AJ pulled off some moves he hadn't done in a while. Ric Flair wandered out to get a closer look at the match. Angle would hit Styles with his own Styles Clash to a close near fall while Styles hit Angle with his Angle Slam for a two count.

A sick Angle Slam from the top rope and Ankle Lock looked like it would be the end for Styles before Flair attacked the referee and tossed Styles the title which he used to hit Angle and get the three. The wrestling here was great, but people weren't a fan of Styles' heel turn at the end, as he had only just worked his way up as being the face of the company just previously coming off a lengthy heel run, so this turn felt too soon.