Final Impact - TNA Impact Wrestling recap for January 2, 2014

Kurt Angle shows up and calls 2013 the worst year of his career. Bobby Roode shows up and asks Angle if he knows he hasn't got what it takes anymore, before wanting Angle to admit Roode is the better man. Angle challenges him to another match. Roode thinks it's a joke and declines on the grounds that he's beaten him every time they've met since December...but then accepts if something is put on the line. If Roode wins, Angle cannot accept a TNA Hall of Fame induction. Angle accepts for Genesis, and wants the match in a steel cage. Roode angrily accepts, then both men fight until the refs break it up. Rockstar Spud shows and tells both men to find a tag team partner, as they are now both in a tag team match against each other later tonight.

Dixie Carter gets a mystery note with no signature...

Gail Kim's next challenger is Madison Rayne.

Madison Rayne beats Gail Kim.

Chris Sabin threatens to dump Velvet Sky if she doesn't interfere for him in his X Division title defense tonight.

Kurt Angle's partner tonight is Gunner. James Storm is not impressed.

Chris Sabin wins the TNA X Division Championship back from Austin Aries after Velvet Sky stands at the apron and Sabin kicks Aries in the balls. After the match, Sabin thanks...himself.

Rockstar Spud gets a mysterious call from a 678 area code.

Samuel Shaw beats Norv Fernum by submission.

"The Cowboy" James Storm complains about Gunner chaning on him...and has plans for the guy.

"The Cowboy" James Storm wants to be Bobby Roode's partner tonight, one way or another.

If Bobby Roode's partner tonight is "The Cowboy" James Storm, then it's about to get a lot more interesting, according to Gunner.

Beer Money ("The Cowboy" James Storm and Bobby Roode) beat Gunner and Kurt Angle. Angle attacks Roode after the match.

Sting is here!

Ethan Carter III gloats about what's going on with Jeff Hardy...whom he's challenged to a match tonight via Twitter. Hardy doesn't show up, but Sting does. Sting gets on Ethan's case for dodging him again and again, and after being called a lapdog a second time, Ethan takes his challenge...albeit at Genesis.

Eric Young's experiment with Joseph Park continues with Park taking on Bully Ray. Bully tells Park it's not in his best interest to get in the ring with him tonight.

Bully Ray kicks Joseph Park in the balls, leading to Park winning by disqualification. Bully Ray then squirts lighter fluid all over him and tries to light him on fire. Mr. Anderson returns, running in to take on Bully only to get squirted as well. Bully leaves before either man can be set on fire.

The coronation of Magnus is about to being. After words by Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III, Dixie Carter comes out to play master of ceremonies. She introduces Magnus, who shows up in a suit. He thanks Ethan, Spud and Dixie before showing his true colors. All of a sudden, Gunner shows up with his Feast or Fired briefcase which gives him a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Gunnar intends to cash in, but gets beat up by Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III. Before Magnus can finish him off, AJ Styles shows up with his world title belt. It's soon just him and Magnus in the ring, and Styles says he's here because Dixie Carter screwed the fans over. He calls Magnus a farce, then challenges him to a match where the winner is the undisputed TNA champ. Much to Dixie's chagrin, Magnus goes against her and accepts the match for next week after AJ Styles says the challenge will go with him and that Magnus will doubt himself as a world champ if he declines.