On the August 23, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher challenged her Tag-Team partner Tara. The episode also marked the end of the Claire Lynch storyline with AJ Styles…

—Before Impact Wrestling aired, Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher (Bio & Pictures) cut a backstage promo a few minute before the show. She hinted that she would be taking on Tara…

Knockouts – August 23, 2012 Impact Wrestling Match:
Tara vs. Brooke Tessmacher

—Brooke Tessmacher made her way to the ring, followed by a recap of Tessmacher regaining the Knockouts Championship on last week’s episode of Impact Wrestling (Brooke Tessmacher becomes a 2-Time Knockouts Champion). Brooke talked about last week’s Impact, and proceeded to challenge her “mentor” and “best friend” Tara. Tara (Lisa Marie Varon) made her way to the ring, followed by Knockouts referee Taryn Terrell (Pics & Profile). The ladies began with a lock-up, then went back–and–fort with arm drags and hip-tosses. Despite Tara’s power, Brooke was able to get some offense, and eventually hit her corner faceplant on Tara, she then climbed the top ropes to hit her finisher, as Tara played possum. Tara then hit a suplex off of the ropes, to win the match…

Winner(s): Tara at 2:52

Thoughts: Nice booking by TNA, with the right woman winning. And while this match had sloppy moments, it did not take away from it. Tara sold the mistakes well, as a veteran would. Short match, that hopefully pays off to a much better match.

—As reported, Claire Lynch has left the company (Julia Reilly TNA Departure). Without being on the show, TNA was able to wrap up the storyline with an in-ring segment involving AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian…

—ODB also appeared on the show in a backstage segment, where she left a voicemail to Eric Young.