Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for January 7, 2015

The superstars of TNA know 2015 is a new start with a new year and a new network. When everyone gets off the bus, faces and heels fight each other all the way to the Manhattan Center in midtown Manhattan, New York, and the brouhaha spills into the arena. Kurt Angle shows up and has all the champions - Low Ki, Taryn Terrell, the team of James Storm and Abyss, and Bobby Roode - defend their titles tonight. Roode defends Lashley in a third match. MVP confronts Angle again for putting his hands on him the last time they met, then verbally craps all over him. Angle admits that he's stepped down as Executive Director, but he's returned to being a wrestler. After setting up all these matches prior to stepping down, he says that he made one more just for tonight: him vs MVP in a street fight, and it happens right now.

Kurt Angle beats MVP in a Street Fight.

MVP yells at Kenny King for not helping him at the Street Fight, and is about to do the same to Lashley.

Ethan Carter III promises to cut the hair of Rockstar Spud tonight.

We see Mike Tenay interview James Storm as a preview for next week's premiere of TNA Unlocked on Destination America.

The Revolution ("The Cowboy" James Storm and Abyss) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) when Jeff Hardy, who is watching the match from ringside with brother and tag partner Matt Hardy, tries to stop Abyss from using the bullrope while the ref is down only to be bumped into one of the Wolves.

MVP yells at Lashley, telling him he runs the squad and that he calls the shots. Lashley pins him to the wall, telling him it's not about MVP and that it's about getting his World title back.

Jeremy Borash is about to introduce someone to the ring, but Ethan Carter III shows up, puts himself on a pedestal and then says he has some business to take care of. He promises to tear Rockstar Spud apart piece by piece until he ends his career, then calls Spud out. Spud is carried out to the ring by Tyrus, who has beaten him down and beats him down some more. EC3 gets the electric razor ready for the "scalping", but Jeremy Borash tells him "Don't you think he's had enough." EC3 tells him to stand down, but Borash slaps him in the face. Tyrus makes quick work of Borash, and Spud tries to protect him from EC3's wrath. EC3 announces a change of plans and puts the razor to Borash's hair instead. EC3 and Tyrus then leave, gloating.

Kenny King is incensed that Lashley put his hands on MVP, since "they made him." MVP and Kenny King have plans for him...

Austin Aries beats Low Ki to win the TNA X Division Championship, bringing his total amount X Division title reigns to six.

Robbie E returns after making it to the finals of The Amazing Race this year. Robbie E blames his loss on his reality show partner and now ex-girlfriend, Brooke.

Taryn Terrell wins a Knockouts Battle Royal to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship, which now has a new design. During the match, Brooke returned and beats up Robbie E before chasing him to the back. After the match, Havok attacks Taryn Terrell for making her the last to be eliminated, but then the lights go off. When they come back on, Havok is staring right into the eyes of a returning Awesome Kong. She may have slimmed down a bit, but she's still as dangerous as ever, and she proves that by choke slamming referee Steve Stifler.

During Lashley vs. Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, MVP and Kenny King force their way from the backstage area to the ring with the aid of two masked men...

Lashley beats Bobby Roode to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship! MVP, Kenny King and the two masked men show up and attack the ref, then the masked men reveal themselves to be Low Ki and Samoa Joe. Eric Young rushes in and chases them off with a steel chair, then nails Bobby Roode in the gut with it. Lashley picks up the pieces with a Spear to take back the title.