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25: 382:, who revealed his true stripes as the fifth member of Team Cage at the end of the same night. During this time, Kurt Angle appeared to show support to Team Tomko, making Team 3D and Storm associates of the Angle Alliance; however, whenever Styles tried to help Karen and Kurt settle their marital issues, the latter refused, citing his title defense against Samoa Joe as a higher priority. 334:. Angle then went on to attempt to get Tomko back in the Alliance, insulting Tomko's wife in the process. Tomko went on to brutally beat up Angle throughout the Impact Zone, then to defeat him in a one-on-one match with Styles as the referee and with assistance from Cage. At Against All Odds, Tomko cemented his place in the Alliance by costing Christian his last title opportunity. 274:
on and attacked him the same night, with Styles trying to hold them back and Tomko walking out on the scene. The next week Angle and Roode attacked Cage after the match again with Styles this time not helping his former captain. Roode was then simply phased out of the Alliance and concentrated on his
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in a controversy involving Young and his "Super Eric" alter-ego, under which he pinned Styles, not recognizing each other as one and the same. This resulted in the championships being vacated. Tomko was not seen having any communication with Kurt Angle, and as he was away in Japan (figurative
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Accusing Styles of stealing Karen away whilst having no proof, Kurt Angle and Tomko then aligned with Team 3D as part of a loose collective of "bad guys" which at times had also included mostly every single important heel on the TNA roster at the time, most frequently
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interrupted Kurt and Karen's renewal of the vows, resulting in Kurt being stripped and chased off and Styles being in the ring with Karen instead when the dazed and confused priest "pronounced" the couple, temporarily making Styles her (kayfabe) second husband.
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interrupted and announced a 3-way #1 contender's match between Christian, Joe, and A.J. (where if A.J. won, he could have an option to have a match with Kurt Angle and get Angle two months off from defending the world title until the April
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and Christian, Roode quickly accepted while Cage stalled with insults towards all the members. He eventually followed suit under the condition that he became the leader, which the group apparently agreed to before Angle and Roode
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Meanwhile, the associates from the instantly dissolved Team Tomko would actually expand, as Storm would align himself with former Alliance member Robert Roode, forming what eventually became
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At Lockdown, Kurt Angle was met by his wife Karen, who he promptly proceeded to throw out of the building so as to avoid any distractions. In the double main events, Angle lost his
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join forces; however, Cage denied Angle's request of being his "lackey", thus Styles and Tomko were dropped from the Coalition. After Angle offered membership to both
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instead. After Tomko returned from Japan and questioned Styles once again, A.J. had enough of the constant grilling and quit the Angle Alliance.
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to Samoa Joe, and Team Tomko was defeated by Team Cage with neither A.J. or Tomko involved in the decision.
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against Christian, turning on his former captain for good after being seduced by
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The Angle Alliance had a one night reunion on the December 17, 2009 edition of
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for the suspension), both Storm and Roode refused. Styles would align with the
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with a small package, only for Styles and Angle to be attacked afterward by
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finally decided to join the Angle Alliance, when he helped Angle retain his
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but ended up turning into essentially a 3-on-2 handicap match against the
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PPV). Christian, however, won and earned the title match at February's
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pay-per-view event. Tomko's team was quickly established as A.J. and
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after Lashley and Abyss took off with their then-rivals
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in what was supposed to be a 10 man tag team match with
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captained a subdivision under the name "Team Tomko".
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was added to Team Tomko by TNA management assistant
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