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Results from Thursday's LIVE IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV from Tampa, Florida |

- IMPACT opened with condolences to all those affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma
- "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan kicked off the broadcast from his hometown of Tampa, talking about AJ Styles joining the Aces and Eights before bringing out "The Icon" Sting. Sting and Hulk talked about the World Title main event at Slammiversary, with Sting saying that if he could't win the title, he didn't deserve another shot. Unexpectedly, Brooke Hogan came out and told her father and Sting that they shouldn't take the blame for what Bully Ray and the Aces have done to TNA, because she caused it. Brooke was about to resign, but Hulk cut her off - and then Bully Ray's music hit! The World Champion told Hogan and Sting that HE runs TNA, and that he still loves Brooke and would NEVER remove his wedding ring - which drove Brooke to tears.
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- In his return to TNA, the mysterious masked Suicide defeated Joey Ryan and Petey Williams! Suicide will compete in the Ultimate X Match at Slammiversary for the X Division Championship against titleholder Kenny King and Chris Sabin!
- Sam Shaw was supposed to face Alex Silva in the Gut Check Tournament, but the Aces and Eights music hit with Wes Brisco coming out to congratulate Shaw on advancing to the final - because the Aces annihilated Alex Silva in the parking lot! With the other Aces members joining in, they attacked Shaw before Magnus came out to help Shaw! Magnus then challenged Brisco to fight him right there!
- Magnus defeated Wes Brisco by disqualification after the other Aces and Eights interfered! As the Aces were beating down Magnus, Samoa Joe made his return to help Magnus and chase off the Aces!
- Footage was shown of AJ Styles arriving on a motorcycle!
- In a huge PPV caliber match, Kurt Angle renewed his rivalry with Mr. Anderson! The two superstars went to war and the act was back-and-forth as Angle eventually got the momentum…until AJ Styles appeared at ringside! Angle's attention turned to AJ, giving Anderson the opportunity to low blow Angle from behind and roll him up for the pin and win! After the bout, Styles left while Anderson celebrated his win over the Olympic gold medalist.
- "Cowboy" James Storm came out to pick his tag team partner for the World Tag Team Title match at Slammiversary. World Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez were watching at the Spanish commentary booth. However, before Storm could get to business, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries came out to talk trash, followed by Bad Influence - who offered Storm a spot on their team (which Storm obviously declined). Shark Boy - also making his surprise return - and Robbie E also came out to try and convince Storm, with Robbie E already ready with team names. However, Gunner made his surprise return - hitting the ring and annihilating both Robbie E and Shark Boy! Gunner went face-to-face with Storm, who told Gunner he would "See him at Slammiversary" and shook his hand! Storm's tag team partner at Slammiversary will be Gunner!
- In Knockouts action, Mickie James defeated Velvet Sky to regain the Knockouts Championship! During the bout, Velvet went for a flying headscissors, but hurt her knee further with the move. Seeing her opportunity, Mickie clipped Velvet's knee and hit her with a DDT and the pin to win the championship!
- Finally, it was time for AJ Styles to join The Aces and Eights! In the ring with all of the Aces and Eights, they presented AJ with his booker vest and officially patched him into the gang while Kurt Angle watched on! After AJ put on his vest, a furious Kurt Angle hit the ring and was immediately attacked by the Aces! Bully Ray gave AJ a hammer to smash Angle, who went down in agony! HOWEVER, when the Aces turned to the crowd to celebrate, AJ attacked THEM with the hammer as well!!! Before the Aces knew what was happening, Styles left the ring and went up the ramp as IMPACT went off the air! AJ isn't a member of the Aces and Eights….but he apparently isn't with TNA either! Just when we think we know the answers, AJ changes the question! Will Styles explain his actions next week?

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PWInsider is reporting that former ROH star TJ Perkins wrestled as Suicide on last night's Impact.

Click Here To Read The Spoilers For The May 30 2013 Episode Of Impact Wrestling

Amish Abe defeated Jason Static in a dark match before Impact Wrestling began taping.

While not much is known at this time about Amish Abe; His opponent Jason Static is a mainstay in the New England Pro Wrestling scene and has had previous dark matches with both TNA and the WWE. You can check out a highlight reel of Static below:

- The opening segment for tonight's Impact Wrestling will feature Hulk Hogan, no word on what he is going to talk about.

- Dixie Carter is celebrating her 15th anniversary to her husband Serg, who also works within the company. Congratulations to them!

- On top of adding Suicide to the TNA Roster page, a Suicide twitter account was launched. The account is @iamSUICIDE

- A number of wrestlers and executives from TNA will be paying a visit to Hogan's Beach Restaurant after tonight's TV Tapings in Tampa.

According to PWInsider.com TNA is expecting a nice house tonight in Tampa, FL. The company was really happy with the last wave of publicity Hulk Hogan brought them over the last few days in his hometown.
Shark Boy is backstage and is expected to work tonight's taping. We haven't heard who would be portraying Suicide, so it's a possibility, as is Chris Daniels and Kazarian, who have previously portrayed the character.

Gunner, who has only been used sporadically in the last few months, is also backstage and will be wrestling tonight.

TNA Personality Hulk Hogan dropped by a Tampa news station to do the weather.

IMPACT WRESTLING takes the social conversation and turns it into a battle Thursday nights with its new #IMPACTFanBattle.
Each week, two twitter challengers will “face-off” on twitter in a “battle” of the best online commentary – perhaps your stellar play-by-play skills…or your killer color commentary - about the night’s #IMPACTLive. During the #IMPACTFanBattle, @IMPACTWRESTLING will retweet the some of the best tweets from our two competitors while keeping an open eye for potential challengers for the next week’s competition!
The #IMPACTFanBattle wages on Thursdays during our IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on Spike TV. Then, at the conclusion of each night, we leave it to your peers to vote on who had the best tweets – and ultimately decide who will face a new challenger next week the reigning champ of the #IMPACTFanBattle! Got mad twitter skills and earn the respect of your peers two weeks in a row? We’ll send you a prize pack from ShopTNA.com!
Want to be a part? We’re looking NOW! Tweet out this article with the hashtag #IMPACTFanBattle and we will set our eyes on you. Once IMPACT is on the air, we will pick one of you tweeting with #IMPACTLive and put you into battle with the reigning champion.

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On May 15, Olympic Gold Medalist, multi-time World Heavyweight Champion and TNA IMPACT WRESTLING superstar Kurt Angle attended "The Rumble On The Rails" - USA vs. IRAN vs. RUSSIA - at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The event aired on NBC Sports Network, and Angle was shown in attendance during ESPN coverage. Three of the world’s top powers came together in solidarity in this historic wrestling event. Each year, the United States, Iran and Russia are among the world’s best wrestling nations. Since the IOC Executive Board recommendation that wrestling not be a core sport at the 2020 Olympic Games, these three nations have worked closely together to help support Olympic wrestling. Watch footage of Kurt's appearance below:

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Hulk Hogan made a surprise visit to Tampa Bay's The Cowhead show yesterday to talk about the feud between the two. Hogan and Cowhead spoke in great lengths about their feud. Hogan eventually plugged tonight's Impact Wrestling broadcast from Tampa.

As we reported earlier, Cowhead sent some of his radio personalities to heckle Hogan during the Impact Wrestling press conference to announce the live event in Tampa. You can listen to the Hogan and Cowhead conversation at This Link

Suicide has officially been added back to the Impact Wrestling Roster page.

Thanks to TNAInsider reader Johnathan Brennon for the news

On Wednesday, Chicago Bears superstar Brian Urlacher announced his retirement from the NFL after an amazing Hall of Fame career! Everyone at TNA Wrestling would like to congratulate Urlacher for his accomplishments on the gridiron and all the memorable moments he provided. Urlacher is a lifelong fan of wrestling, and appeared for TNA in our early years in January 2004, when he answered a challenge from former manager Don Callis and Jonny Fairplay from TV's "Survivor". You can watch the footage of Urlacher's TNA appearance below:

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The Miami Herald's Jim Varsallone interviewed former WCW and current TNA Director of Production Steve Small