When One Match Lasted an Entire IMPACT Episode! Kurt Angle vs Christian Cage vs Rhino: World Title

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Kurt Angle puts his TNA World Championship on the line against Christian Cage and Rhino in an epic triple threat match that lasts an entire episode of IMPACT! (June 28, 2007)
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[@AjayBagga9]

Give everyone in that crowd a medal.

[@tycalvert1247]

@S.A. kickass action This is Jim Cornette booking.

[@mohdwazeeque2893]

@@tycalvert1247 LMAO you do realize the head writer of this era was Vince Russo right? He was head writer from Oct 2006 to Feb 2012

[@keithhughes435]

Ajay…..you know it!!!

[@michaelacquah-allotey1615]

@@mohdwazeeque2893 he really did a good job, you could tell the difference after he bowed out.

[@JoseMiranda-gj4pq]

⁠@@mohdwazeeque2893Russo was head writer but had nothing to do with matches / match layouts etc. segments involving main event talent were booked, produced and handled by Cornette. So yeah he deserves a lot of props, you could really see the quality of the show drop significantly when Jim and the other “rasslin” guys were gone and Vince was left to his own devices.

[@brandosciandra3500]

I miss the green lasers they had... they should bring those back.

[@AmazingBDG9197]

I miss the tunnels.

[@valioma9108]

even the entrance setting from 09-10 looked cool up until they changed it when they brought the 4 sides ring and hulk,, so much to miss

[@joe.limbus]

hell yea it made the entrances bad ass

[@nilsgustafson6067]

@@AmazingBDG9197 watch AEW, they do that

[@matthewcamino1601]

This match made me a fan of TNA back then. Time surely goes quick.

[@AcornSmokes420]

I was 16 when this happened...now im 28, damn time flies

[@owelofminerva]

Despite all of TNA's obvious problems their promos were always badass.

[@JoeyVictorVideos]

Jeremy Borash produced them and now he does stuff for WWE.

[@recx2012]

So I guess this is what Christian Cage meant when he says “Out. Work. Everyone.”

[@perpetualburn2743]

Rhino and Christian finally getting the recognition they deserved in TNA. Thought for sure they'd be able to compete with WWE around this time. Miss these days!

[@toreywatson6508]

Yes ! Wys

[@lrobertsjr1982]

I remember this right here. Impact needs this route again

[@lrobertsjr1982]

Kurt nem defended that belt with pride. Could you imagine if the right people brought tna impact and really give wwe the hell they deserves.

[@JHammock664]

Rhino and Christian are great wrestlers who don't get enough credit where credit is due in TNA

[@rickgiles7955]

AEW will be doing this soon. Ppl are tired of WWE

[@BSmokeyGaming]

Christian's best theme music ever!!! Kurt Angle's best theme music ever!!! Samoa Joe's best theme music ever!!!

[@JHammock664]

Very very true

[@harrisonwells93rd82]

Brandon S nah

[@SteelSpurs]

Brandon S I dunno. Christians original Close Your Eyes is really good

[@PLUX4]

TNA's best theme music ever!!!

[@mattt115]

@@PLUX4 close your eyes is better for him

[@mikegilbert297]

Jim Cornette was booking back then. These were the best years of TNA

[@Lexa90]

Pretty sure this is Russo. Russo signed back with TNA in September 2006.

[@Lexa90]

And when a 3-Way title match turns in to a car crash TV brawl. Textbook Russo.

[@mikegilbert297]

dont tell anyone that I gave Russo a compliment then ok? HAHA

[@kruuuuune]

Yeah Cornette was just on screen authority figure

[@justablokepostingfunvids7137]

Honestly it was Russo from 2006 - 2012 Cornett was only an on screen performer never booked or wrote tv

[@yunghoodie9099]

jim cornette is a genius

[@Jauckor]

Props to Impact for showing the best Kurt Angle we have ever seen.

[@akwilson1676]

Luckily Impact didn't last 3 hours like Raw.

[@kidz4p509]

@Ak Wilson RAW's early runs lasted this long.

[@MetalMe55iah]

wwe living in your head rent free

[@Indigo2400]

@@MetalMe55iah impact living in your head rent free

[@blackbull690]

Matches like this. Exactly why Perc Angle is even a thing lol.

[@mjaydjaytv1253]

BlacK Bull what’s perc angle

[@coriwilliams6466]

Mjay Djay tv It was the time period in Tna when Kurt angle was addicted to taking huge amounts of painkillers before and after every show

[@QTooReal]

BRO 😂😂😂😂

[@thebro3377]

@@mjaydjaytv1253 Angle would take up to 65 percs a day

[@haikuuthemaskerader4787]

The Bro how has he not oded like that

[@michaelhawkins8474]

Getting nostalgia from the late 00’s again. Shows you TNA was in its own lane no matter how many ex WWE stars they had on the roster.

[@ajdaniel123]

This era of TNA was absolutely biblical.

[@RobertIsMusic]

I been looking for a while for this episode of TNA IMPACT Wrestling to be uploaded, THANKS!!!!!

[@TheZacharyMartinShow]

That new Impact Era is respectable

[@deronnekingcaid4328]

Robert Does Wrestling Reviews yeah I agree me to TNA IMPACT

[@shaquilleburton1611]

Same

[@UncleHowdy_WWE]

If this TNA was around still they would have put WWE out of business surely.

[@richiecantos7793]

Um, we do have TNA still, it is now known as Impact wrestling but they are the same thing.

[@JaySenseiGaming]

Richie Cantos he meant as in the TNA back then with these wrestlers, atmosphere and storylines

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Definitely no

[@HurrikaneBEA5T]

Nah but they would have been easier to watch and enjoy over wwe

[@josephyoung1038]

I miss crowds like this they showed how passionate they was for the wrestling WWE crowds are horrible

[@josephyoung1038]

I agree

[@mattt115]

@mylifeintheknifetrade gotten better i think you mean.

[@nomemes945]

@@mattt115 How? The only good thing in pro wrestling right now is NJPW. Both WWE and NXT suck since all of their characters sucks. And all of the "wrestlers" on the indies are just out there fucking about pretending to be wrestlers.

[@arthurdsouza10]

@@nomemes945 Nxt is good Raw and SDlive(sometimes) sucks lol

[@mattt115]

@@nomemes945 wwe awesome it fast pace . There still the old feel to it the wrestling awesome and wrestlers r awesome

[@pedromackey2563]

I remember this episode, it was absolute mayhem and everyone got involved from Christian’s coalition taking out abyss and sting to Kurt angle walking out with the world heavyweight title in his possession, it was indeed one match, one show, all night long

[@tajhaescott-walls84]

Loved these dots days of Impact

[@GoneXX2]

Now it kinda sucks

[@bradvan316]

Not gonna lie. I remember seeing the entire match & filming my blank vhs tape. God i miss late 00's very much!

[@VideographyEntertainment]

I remember watching this in 2007 and have been looking for it for years, thank you very much. Ah the nostalgia.

[@RogueBlackOp]

Christian Cage is TNA’s most important addition to this day. He was the first to jump ship to TNA. And opened the door for so many others to come to TNA. TNA’s best stars are AJ Styles for being Mr.TNA and Cage for putting TNA on the map for so many other stars to join in. I wish Cage is put in Impact’s HOF soon.

[@TheAJUniverse]

WRESTLING!

[@brandonadams1783]

When wrestling was good

[@vampirascoffin870]

@@brandonadams1783 NXT SAYS HI

[@ht82smash42]

@@vampirascoffin870 Thank you for giving NXT respect

[@Indigo2400]

@@vampirascoffin870 that didn't age well

[@chinonoelmoreno]

TNA and WWE was gold during this era.

[@fufuhuj]

man these days were so damn special..i remember just going threw channels on my tv an i said well i guess ill watch tna on spike tv tonight since there really isnt anything else too watch..an i started watching this match an i didnt know it was going too go aslong as it did ..but ill tell you somthing ..it took somuch off my mind an it made me so happy..wrestling was alive again..i mean u couldnt put any better 3 wrestlers in that ring ..i was pleased with the whole match..i was going for kurt angle the whole time..lol yeah i like the bad guys somtimes ..but they are great wrestlers but great workers aswell..an the way they make us fans happy ..im very thankfull too be alive for moments like this..i know it probley sounds stupid too you but im thankfull for pro wrestling..its the only thing that keeps me alive ..im depressed all the time an theres times where i dont want too be here nomore ...but then i remind myself i have people an family that love me an if i ever did anything stupid to myself i would never get too enjoy moments like this..so im very thankfull too be alive today an once again thank you impact or tna whatever you are lol for moments like these ..i hope you make more great impact moments because i will be waiting on youtube too watch it ..im thankfull for your wrestling an you keep me alive i know sounds crazy but people like me its very important...thank you impact for being about pro wrestling all these years u are the best..an we both stay alive how about that lol thank you with all my hart ...godbless you all...wrestlers fans all of you!! goodnight!!!

[@johnbarnett2316]

Larry drake. I love u bro. If u ever need a friend im here

[@brandenharris622]

Ever need somebody to talk to I'm here bro

[@fufuhuj]

@@brandenharris622 thanks branden ..that means alot too me..

[@KimarKurosaski]

I’ve been looking for this match for years I remember this match being insane definitely one of my favorite TNA moments

[@shaquilleburton1611]

Same

[@shaquilleburton1611]

34:03 when Christian was choking Chris Harris😂😂😂

[@imhimlol3421]

This match idea is legendary

[@wave201988]

I remember this they were brawling all over the Impact Zone it was crazy!

[@Ragingdevil99]

I remember watching this on Spike Network. Great Childhood Memories to watch this over WWE.

[@ZOKKYBOI]

"when you hold a title, prepare to be a fighting champion"... This comment is 9 months late, but are you listening BROCK???

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

You do know you got played by Vince believing that narrative right? He booked Brock to be like that and to be so hated so you could finally accept Roman Reigns beating him.

[@agentjakecx4311]

He was part time before Roman was even on TV it's known that Brock hates travel it's why his original run was short.

[@wweecwwcwtna1928]

I wanna see this happen again. This is really rare. Very fun.

[@DerkaDietrich93]

I remember when this aired. I was rooting for Rhino although it made sense that Kurt won because of the storyline after this.

[@123WelshDan321]

2019 - Rhino is still only 44!

[@LebronJames-nu1zr]

Dafuq? I thought he be 55 or som

[@Ckypwnd]

44 is the new 34

[@dimitrios1798]

Please do this again with Impact vs Kross vs Cage !!!! 60 minute 3-way match

[@golfduhh3774]

unknown this was when the show was one hour, they would have to have a near 2hour match lol

[@dimitrios1798]

​@@golfduhh3774 I know. But I wouldn't mind another 40-45minute 3-way. they run 52 shows a year, so why not do it again and give us a match that lasts one half of one episode.

[@randomwrestlingthemes524]

@@golfduhh3774 the match officially started a 12:10 and ended at 40:38 match length was 28 minutes and 48 seconds so no big deal with this match

[@alanshaw2168]

Kross vs cage vs rhino should be soon

[@anthonylewis4278]

@@randomwrestlingthemes524 you're an idiot you didn't take into account commercials or anything like that, definitely was like an hour long lol

[@r35_stoneskull12]

The best era of TNA this match was amazing thank you for posting this 12 years just blow by can't believe I was a kid watching this

[@jermainewilson7943]

Dope ass concept

[@themeanestofgenes2409]

You damn right homebread

[@Derod2012]

Millennial Smark I hated how they made Kurt’s 1st title defense a multi-man match. Let him beat Christian (previous champ) in a 1v1 to settle the score then move to Joe and turn heel. But instead Russo wanted to bring Angle’s wife into the feud for no good reason. That’s where they failed

[@Exrn24]

whos here after Impact announced TJ Perkins vs Josh Alexander ? their match will take an entire episode of BTI

[@SyndicateUltra]

Back when TNA was awesome... impact wrestling just doesn't have that same energy

[@drakkarjabarijenkins]

-This Christian Cage Was The One The WWE Needed...And This Was The Kurt Angle They Needed Too...

[@jimllc]

God I've been looking for this match for ages. Thank you for this.

[@johanlmaoo]

I'm glad this pop up on my recommendation even tho started to watch tna

[@TheShockninja]

I remembered that episode and I always thought of it as an underrated classic.

[@nismo025]

Back when wrestling was still good!

[@mattt115]

Wwe is amazin

[@adiermoreno4937]

@@mattt115 back then but now wwe is bascailly a joke rn

[@blocboy]

Nxt and njpw You are missing out my guy

[@mattt115]

@@blocboy and the main wwe showa

[@SnipingIsFun]

@@mattt115 Not in the last 10+ years. If you are looking for amazing try other companies. Like New Japan. Or TNA (returning to form in the last couple of years). Or ROH. Or PWG. Or Lucha Underground. Wait for AEW. Etc.

[@joe.limbus]

back when i was actually excited to watch TNA

[@shaquilleburton1611]

This was one of my favorite matches in TNA so action packed TNA had wwe beat at this point.

[@jameshurleyd1046]

TNA was so good back in the day RIP

[@damvgebeatz]

Kurt Angle’s Tna Theme Song Is fucking Elite 💪🏼💯🔥

[@dangerousd1312]

This was the best year in tna

[@JJ_Forza]

Wouldn’t be prime TNA without dude in the back twirling the white towels, love to see it

[@shalomsounds_]

Yes that black man was so hype with his towels. It was lit

[@ochoatheboy]

Quarantine & TNA classics lol

[@toreywatson6508]

TNA TNA TNA TNA !!!!!! Man This Match Was A Good Ass Match This A Classic Fr I Miss The Old Days ! 🐐🐐🐐🤘

[@ShowMizable]

Who Remembers When TNA Use To Mean Something

[@alanshaw2168]

Total non stop action impact wrestling is now but used to be total non stop action

[@QTooReal]

I remember being 8 years old watching this episode of TNA and wondering when the match was going to end and it lasted the whole episode lol.

[@michelemercanti]

WTF the intensity of the match was insane, I've watched back then but I didn't remember how good the wrestling in TNA was! WOW! #aew you should watch this!

[@dylanthebiguy]

To be honest impact just uploaded 1 full episode with just 1 full match lol but y'all should thank Samoa joe kurt angle christan cage abyss ryhno aj styles etc. To make this entire match take over the entire show and entertain us

[@cirovelasquez153]

I remember this vividly cause I watched the whole show

[@rickgiles7955]

why was I not watching TNA back then? this was fantastic

[@blackbull690]

THIS... this TNA was the only other alternative to WWE to me. Everything else just sucked to me for some reason. Even Impact now doesn’t have the same effect on me as these days.

[@troykennedy1087]

It had a production level above all the other Indies. Bigger crowds. A venue where you knew it was TNA thanks to the ring, Tunnels how the fans were situated. And a raw and unpolished look. It was edgy, it was the alternative. Personally I felt despite many flaws. And piss poor management (Cornette goes into depth a lot about that as do many others). Overall It was a better product or at least on par with WWE between 05-09.

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

@@troykennedy1087 TNA was miles better than WWE I've watched wrestling since the late 80s and I watched the 90s happen live & rewat ched every moment for nastalgia but I literally never watch any WWE past 2004 that seems to be my cut off point but will happily spend an evening watching 12 year old TNA PPVs.

[@troykennedy1087]

2004 is around the time I stopped with WWE to. And no doubt around the time I was watching TNA and other promotions full time!!

[@EzraDair]

Jermey is a very good announcer I might say he’s TNA’s best

[@march71988]

I miss this TNA ALL OF THE WRESTLERS TOO

[@PrinceDJj]

I know Christian Rhino and Jeff Hardy were the first ones to make that jump from WWE to TNA, and they were special. But when Kurt Angle showed up, that was a game changer.

[@Superheroine-Hunter9549]

RIP Don West ❤❤❤

[@paulschauer6273]

I’ve seen a lot of wrestling and this is one of the best I’ve ever seen on impact

[@Dorianv96]

I remember watching this and the fact that cancelled every other match because if this one March should speak volumes of how great this match wss easily top 10 or top 5 of the top greatest TNA/IMPACT wrestling matches

[@kavanaugh1311]

The days were tna could make anybody get over with the crowd, and could turn average superstars into real stars

[@henrythemuthafuckineighth]

When TNA was at its best.

[@shawnmay7264]

What a ride! Major props to all involved, especially Don and Mike!

[@russiactu2011]

Back when TNA was great

[@fikriyh555]

36:24-36:28 there is some dude in the crowd wearing John Cena's shirt.

[@dr.aissam]

Man what a Crowd ❤

[@haitiyouyou76]

It is a shame how VinnieMac is jobbing Kurt out.. Really a shame

[@AJ9302]

I no right he is being booked like crap as of late in WWE.Me personally I would love to see Kurt Angle Come back to Impact wrestling 4 another run

[@kevinmccormick2552]

Its story telling modern fans don't understand the ring psychology anymore that's one of the biggest problems with modern wrestling he's clearly being made to look old beaten up ect then he will maybe at mania get a glorious last match and come out on raw after mania and announce his retirement

[@ryllo2886]

Just because you know what jobbing even means doesn't mean you really know anything about how wrestling works. Old vets on the way out the door make the new talent look good. It's called doing business. Literally every wrestler not named Hulk Hogan understands this.

[@aboriginalson]

@@ryllo2886 parallels to john cena, burying nexus.

[@ht82smash42]

@@aboriginalson He's gotten better at putting talent over

[@toreywatson6508]

Classic ! I Remember 🐐🐐🤘

[@keithhughes435]

This crowd was amped up!! Props to TNA for this!!

[@victormontepeque9405]

Back when TNA was amazing

[@POPE.]

Lmaoo as a kid this seemed so real. Watching the throwbacks....still feels so real 🥲

[@lucas62161]

tna was so amazing

[@kdxtreme7479]

God i remember this!

[@xavierthomas9289]

When TNA was actually good.....

[@nobodys99]

I miss this era of TNA.

[@4xTheDon]

Classic! Still remember watching this match on TV

[@Greasysweet6]

Man I miss these days

[@gonzalezgonzalez631]

I'm sitting here watching this than anything on WWE now a days. Ooohhhhyeeaahhh

[@jccarjar9338]

I remember this amazing times in wrestling

[@yeah.movement]

TNA Focking impact this is Golden

[@owyn4799]

Can we get te episode before lockdown 09 where there was a gauntlet match in a cage?

[@AlexanderZR]

ABSOLUTELY GREAT MATCH! ... WHEN IMPACT WAS GREAT :'(

[@doublegtotheg9807]

These were the best years in the companies history.

[@brandonadams1783]

Such amazing superstars , I miss this Tna Impact wrestling .

[@jjayflash]

Three members of Team Reck going at it.

[@LarrySkiles1987]

One greatest matches of all time in IMPACT Wrestling history! #Thisisawesome #Respect

[@jessehall1879]

This intro to tna was the best one

[@TheMitch92]

You know what lol this was on my birthday and I loved every second of it. Every second

[@shoelesblondlady]

I was obviously sad when edge had to retire but Christians retirement was sneaky sad too. I was hoping he'd get one run as wwe champ again.

[@TheDistantman]

I remember this match. Man it was awesome!

[@blakeburrows1439]

Gore! Gore! Gorrrree freaking love don west saying that

[@Dorianv96]

I remember watching this match. This was insane and amazing As hell!

[@jerransperarman9411]

Good match

[@kaweso5145]

Great videos

[@billysagoo9298]

Fantastic fascinating excellent performance imposing striking ground breaking TNA slammiversary bt Kurt Angle vs Rhino plus Christ Daniel compliments to Kurt Angle UK