11. Kurt Angle Defeats Samoa Joe TNA Genesis 2006
Throughout his first year with TNA, Samoa Joe took on a good chunk of the guys he had defeated during his successful Ring of Honor. By the end of 2005, he captured the X-Division Championship. While he lost a few matches under unique circumstances (ie. Not getting pinned in Triple Threat Matches, an Ultimate X Match, a Four Way, etc), he had yet to be pinned or submitted. By the end of 2006, Joe had become TNAs top heel. Naturally he didnt take too kindly when Olympic gold medalist and former WWE Champion Kurt Angle showed up in his backyard. In the main event of Genesis, the two waged war in what was a hardcore wrestling fans dream match. The bloody battle featured everything you could want and expect from the two. After taking each others best shots, it was Angle fresh off his star-making run at the top of WWE who slapped on the ankle lock submission, forcing Joe to tap out. As fans literally jumped for joy, Mike Tenay made the call, The streak is over! The year and a half undefeated streak of the Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe has come to an end here at Genesis!
Eric Delgado has been writing about professional wrestling for five years and has been involved in the professional wrestling business as a performer for ten. He is also the former host of Steel Cage Radio and has an irrational love for The Ryback.
