20 Greatest TNA Matches Ever

Some professional wrestlers just work well together, something that can undoubtedly be said of Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle. As soon as the pair converged on TNA and were on the same roster, wrestling fans demanded to see them work. They would do so, many times, and it's one of their later efforts that's explored here.

LockDown 2008 wasn't the first time Joe and Angle faced off, but it must be considered one of the more unique occasions. The tacked on stipulation that Joe would have to retire if he lost was admittedly unnecessary, the match had enough going for it to begin with, but everything else worked.

There was a distinct MMA flavour to proceedings, and that sparked interest. UFC was a hot product on the pay-per-view market, and Angle vs. Joe looked to mimic that kind of simple strengths vs. weaknesses atmosphere real fighting could offer.

Some more traditional wrestling fans weren't too keen on this idea, but it did shake things up. The pair had wrestled numerous times by this juncture, so they likely needed something to change the established formula.

Besides, the conclusion (a Joe TNA Heavyweight Title win) was brilliant.