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Slammiversary is in the books, and TNA is kicking off its eighth year with another exciting episode of Impact! In lieu of the regular opening video package, we get a music video recapping Slammiversary's highlights: Tommy Dreamer made a surprise appearance, Kurt Angle took his first step up the rankings system ladder, Jeff Hardy and Mister Anderson proved their compatibility as a team and Rob Van Dam retained his World Heavyweight title against Sting, with help from the returning Jeff Jarrett. Tonight's episode- "Anderson's Agenda". Ominous!

Instead of going straight to the ring, the show proper begins with Eric Bischoff sitting at his desk in the back. In a matter-of-fact style, Bischoff says that anyone who works for TNA should considers it an honour and a privilege to be a part of the company. That's even more true for the TNA's World Champions, but that honour brings with it a responsibility to conduct oneself properly, in and out of the ring. With that said, Bischoff announces that due to actions outside the ring, Scott Hall has been released by TNA, and The Band have been stripped of the TNA World Tag Team Championships. Bischoff announces that a four team tournament will be held over the next two weeks, with the winning team going on to face the Motor City Machine Guns for the vacant titles at Victory Road next month. Guess what? That tournament starts right freaking now, baby!

The Band (Kevin Nash and Eric Young) vs. Ink Inc. (Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal) (Tag Team Tournament Match)

Nash and Young jump the faces before the opening bell, and Nash makes sure Moore doesn't even make it into the ring. Young goes to work on Neal, ramming his face into the turnbuckle and choking him with his foot. Young hits a Scoop Slam and a Diving Front Elbow Drop off the second rope for two. Young rams Neal's face into Nash's outstretched boot, and Nash tags in. He punished Neal in the corner with Knee Strikes and Back Elbow Strikes, before choking him with his foot. Young catches Neal with a cheap Clothesline from the apron then tags himself back in. Young gets two off a Lariat, as Moore makes it up to the apron. Neal tries to fight off Young with some right hands and a headbutt, but Young cuts him off with a Back Elbow that gets another two count. Young nails Neal with a few hard punches in the corner, then blatantly stands on his neck.

Young hits another Scoop Slam, followed by a picture perfect Diving Elbow Drop for another near fall. He sets Neal up in the corner and charges, but Neal cuts him off with an elbow and a haymaker to the jaw. Crawling to his corner, Neal makes the hot tag to Moore who comes in with a Lariat, a Dropkick and a Spinning Wheel Kick. Moore keeps rolling with an Inverted Atomic Drop and a second Spinning Wheel Kick for two. Young is whipped into the corner and slings over to the apron, Ric Flair style, as Moore takes a moment to deliver a cheap shot to Nash. Young heads up top, but Moore meets him there and hits a nice Super Frankensteiner. He covers, but Nash just barely breaks things up. Nash grabs Moore and signals for the Jackknife, but turns around into a Spear from Neal. Neal hoists Young up into a Fireman's Carry, and Ink Inc. take him out with a combination Samoan Drop/Diving Flip Neckbreaker and Moore covers Young for the win.

Winners- Ink Inc. (Shannon Moore over Eric Young by pinfall)

Next week, Ink Inc. will apparently face the winners of a match between Beer Money and Team 3D later tonight. Why would Beer Money get a spot in the tournament after losing on Sunday? Why, that's just silly.

Some quick clips of Rob Van Dam, Jay Lethal and Kurt Angle celebrating after their matches on Sunday are aired, as well as a clip of Tommy Dreamer showing up in the crowd. Tonight, we get the newly updated top ten in the TNA Ranking System, with the three top slots determined by a three-way match between Jeff Hardy, Abyss and Mister Anderson, the winner of which will receive a World Title shot at Victory Road.

Ric Flair's music plays, and the Nature Boy makes his return to Impact after a one week vacation. He appears on the entrance ramp with his entire posse of Desmond Wolfe, Beer Money, AJ Styles and Kazarian in tow. Flair says that he's about to make an announcement that will change the face of professional wrestling forever (as if we haven't heard that before a million times). He heads down to the ring as we go to the first break of the evening.

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When we return, we find Chelsea in the back pleading with Abyss. Chelsea says that she's been dealing with Wolfe's mental abuse for years, and now she wants to leave him for Abyss, but the Monster says that she knew the deal, she was his for thirty days and now that time is up. Abyss tells Chelsea to go back to Wolfe, and to trust him when he says that she's not going to want to be around Abyss after tonight.

Back in the ring, Flair stands with his troops at attention. He makes his big announcement, which is that he's reforming the Four Horsemen! For copyright reasons though, the stable will now be named Fortune. He promises the group will change the destiny of TNA and the wrestling industry forever. Flair describes the original Horsemen as the most dominant group of all time, because they lived, breathed and died trying to be the best at everything, be it wrestling, drinking or making love to the ladies. He starts to compare his new army to the Horsemen, telling AJ that Arn Anderson would mop the floor with him. He says that Barry Windham would throw Kazarian right out of the ring and into the crowd, and Tully Blanchard and Ole Anderson would eat Beer Money for lunch. He calls Wolfe the Lex Luger of the original Horsemen, someone who thinks that he's big time but was really nothing, though we'll see what he can achieve moving forwards. As for Styles and his match against Jay Lethal last Sunday, Flair says that it was like committing suicide for Lethal, who he says is nothing but some pissant from Jersey.

Lethal arrives to interrupt the festivities, coming out to his own music but doing his Flair impression. Lethal says that as far as he's concerned, it looks like the Horsemen were already in TNA, took a dump in the ring, and left the guys currently standing there behind. Flair starts freaking out and rips off his jacket, as does Lethal. Lethal struts and dances, and drops a big elbow on his jacket. Flair says that Lethal can never be him, and he's cutting him off right now. They both start "Whoo"ing at one another and Flair says that he's a kiss stealing, wheeling and dealing son of a gun who could kiss any girl and make her cry (even the fatty in the front row). Lethal tells Flair not to be upset that they tore Space Mountain down, and Flair answers with his classic line that it's the oldest ride with the longest line. Flair pulls off his shoes and throws them at Lethal, as Lethal drops a knee on his jacket.

Flair is flopping around the ring, then starts doing pelvic thrusts at the girls in the front row. Finally, Wolfe cuts in and says that he's not out here to be some cheap imitation of a legend, he's here to make a name for himself. Wolfe challenges Lethal to take his "ghetto booty" off of Space Mountain and come down to the ring for five seconds later tonight, because Wolfe is going to kick his ass. Lethal retorts that that's big talk from someone who can't even control Chelsea, and throws in a crack about being a sixty minute man. Flair and Lethal continue to argue for a bit, and Flair tells Wolfe that if he takes care of Lethal tonight, he'll be the first member of Fortune, but if he loses, he's history. Fantastic segment, Flair was more alive and energetic than he has been in years.

Backstage, we're treated to a shot of Lacey getting a massage, with only a towel (and her Knockout Tag Team title) covering her naughty bits. Apparently, she's prepping for a match against the returning Angelina Love tonight.

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When we return, Mister Anderson is shown backstage, interviewed by a disembodied voice. He's asked if, with a shot at the TNA title on the line, we'll see the real Anderson tonight in his match, but he elusively responds that it depends on who we think the real Anderson is.

Hernandez vs. Samoa Joe

Hernandez gets the advantage early on, muscling Joe into the corner for a clean break. Joe shows his own power shortly afterwards by sending Hernandez into the corner, but instead of breaking Joe follows up with a flurry of jabs, then lays the boots to Super Mex. Joe hits Hernandez with a Running Back Elbow in the corner, followed by a quick Leaping Enzuigiri. The crowd is much hotter than usual, and firmly behind Joe. Hernandez runs into a Back Elbow and gets back dropped to the apron, before Joe rams his head into the ring post. Joe signals for a Suicide Dive, but Hernandez recovers too fast and catches him coming in with a Slingshot Shoulder Block from the apron.

Hernandez follows up with a Body Avalanche in the corner, then takes Joe down with a Lariat. Joe fires back with jabs and Knife-Edge Chops, but runs into a Standing Shoulder Block that send shim reeling to the outside. As the referee checks on Joe, Matt Morgan runs in from out of nowhere and nails Hernandez with a low blow from behind, before sliding out of the ring and out of sight. Joe rolls back into the ring and catches a staggered Hernandez with an Exploder Suplex to pick up the win.

Winner- Samoa Joe by pinfall.

Outside the ring, Morgan sits laughing and mugging to the camera. Joe sees the replay on the big screen and learns of Morgan's actions for the first time, and is clearly pissed off. Morgan climbs into the ring and challenges Joe, but when Hernandez starts to recover, Morgan bails out and skips to the back, laughing all the way. There's a quick stare down between Hernandez and Joe before the Samoa Submission Machine walks off.

Backstage, AJ Styles approaches Desmond Wolfe backstage. Wolfe tells Styles that tonight he's going to do what Styles couldn't, beat Jay Lethal. Styles responds that taunting Wolfe with the fact that Chelsea doesn't seem to want to be with him anymore. Styles reiterates what Flair said to Wolfe- if can't beat Lethal, he's gone.

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Backstage, Hardy comments on his match tonight, saying he's not sure whether or not he can trust his new friend Mister Anderson. As if on cue- literally- Anderson knocks on Hardy's locker room door and says in tonight's main event, may the best man win.

In the ring, we find the TNA X Division champion Douglas Williams. He says that Slammiversary was a celebration of TNA and all that it has created, including the X Division. Before we get carried away though, it was also a time of mourning, for the passing of what the X Division once was. He says that with one incredible flying manoeuvre, he rendered all other X Division styles moves redundant. Williams says that the X Division as it was is dead, and from now on it will be synonymous with the ground and pound, mat-based, technical style he's famous for. He offers to demonstrate for the crowd with his opponent tonight, the now completely a jobber Max Buck.

Douglas Williams vs. Max Buck (non-title match)

Williams opens up with a Snapmare, but Max quickly pops back up to his feet. Williams gets Buck in an Arm Wrench, but Buck flips over and reverses into an Arm Wrench of his own. Williams trips Buck to escape, but Buck catches him with a Back Handspring Headscissor Takedown. Williams rolls out of the ring and dodges an attempted dive by Buck, but then eats a shoulder to the gut from the apron. Williams catches Buck's attempt at a running Cross Body and delivers a Fall Away Slam. He follows up with a European Uppercut and a Snapmare into a Reverse Chinlock. Williams transitions into an Abdominal Stretch, then releases Buck only to hit him with a Running Knee Strike in the corner. Williams hits an Vertical Suplex, maintains the hold to deliver a Gutwrench Suplex, followed by an impeccable Exploder Suplex. Williams tries to come off the second rope but Buck ducks under him and jumps off the ropes instead, planting Williams for a two count. Williams hits Buck with a Headbutt to the stomache and anther European Uppercut, then finishes him off with a Flying Tornado DDT off the second rope.

Winner- Douglas Williams by pinfall.

After the match, Williams traps Buck in a Cravat, refusing to break the hold for the referee. Brian Kendrick runs out to make the save, quickly trapping Williams in a Cobra Clutch on the ground. Williams taps out, but Kendrick maintains the hold and chokes Williams out. As the crowd loudly chants Kendrick's name, Mike Tenay points out the irony of Kendrick beating Williams at his own wrestling game.

From there, we throw to a video on the Jeff Jarrett/Sting feud. Tonight, Jarrett has promised to call out Sting. Again.

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We return with a video of a recent TNA press conference, unveiling the new action figure line from JAKKS Pacific. Which will suck, by the way, all JAKKS figures do. The old Toy Biz TNA toys were awesome though, I have about a dozen kicking around my apartment, including one of Christopher Daniels that currently being held up in a Delayed Vertical Suplex by the Buddy Christ from Dogma on top of my TV.

In the ring, Angelina Love has a microphone. She says that while sitting on the sidelines with an injury for the past six weeks, she has come to realize that a wrestler's career is finite, and could end at any time without warning. She's resolved not to waste another moment in getting her revenge on the Beautiful People. Tonight she faces Lacey Von Erich, next week it's Velvet Sky, and at Victory Road she promises to reclaim her Knockouts title from Madison Rain. Love orders Lacey to get her happy ending, roll her butt off the massage table and get down to the ring.

Angelina Love vs. Lacey Von Erich

Taz says that Lacey looks loose after her massage, and Mike Tenay is briefly at a loss for words. Love meets Lacey coming into the ring with a Clothesline, then rams her face into the turnbuckle. She hits Lacey with a few knees to the gut, then unceremoniously throws her down to the mat. Love delivers some kicks to the midsection in the corner, then climbs up on the bottom rope to choke Lacey with her boot. Lacey avoids a charge by back flipping over Love, then takes Love down with a messy Drop Toe Hold. Lacey seems to hesitate in attacking Love- of forgets the next spot, it's hard to tell which- and Love responds with a hard elbow to the face.

At this point, Tenay and Taz start advertising Dixie Carter's Facebook and Twitter stream. You should check them out, since she spends far more time and effort tweeting than she does actually running the company. Lacey gets back in control and goes for the ten punch in the corner, but Love counters with an ugly Powerbomb. Love climbs out of the ring and shoves So Cal Val to the ground- and no, I have no idea why Val was there- stealing the chair she was sitting on and bringing it back into the ring. At the referee's insistence, Love tosses the chair down onto the mat, but then plants Lacey with a DDT onto the steel, leading the referee to call for the bell.

Winner- Lacey Von Erich by disqualification.

In a backstage pre-taped segment, Hulk Hogan is hanging out in his office with Jay Lethal. Lethal puts over how amazing it is to share a locker room with guys he grew up watching on TNA. Hogan says that Andre the Giant would have loved Lethal, and says that as funny as his imitations are, they're just the icing on the cake. Hogan says that he was interested in Lethal because he saw something special in him, and knew that if Lethal was given a chance to rise to a main event level, he had the passion and talent to stay there. Hogan says that it just gets more intense from here on out, because now there's a target on Lethal's back, and he needs to hold on tight to keep his spot.

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Backstage, Jeff Hardy is with Christy Hemme. Hardy says that he'd love nothing more than to face Rob Van Dam at Victory Road. Hemme asks if Hardy can trust Anderson, and once again that's Anderson's cue to make an appearance. Anderson says that people have been trying to stir the pot, to raise doubts in Hardy's mind. He asks Hardy how many times he and his brother got into fist fights as kids, then made up after the dust had settled. Anderson says that the only difference this time is that a World Title shot is on the line. He says that he and Hardy should both do what they came to TNA to do, and at the end of the night still be able to look each other in the eyes and know that they did it as real men, regardless of the naysayers might think.

Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) vs. Beer Money Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) (Tag Team Tournament Match)

Team 3D are arguing on their way out to the ring, apparently Ray has been getting the cold shoulder from Devon ever since he once again hit Jesse Neal with a cheap shot before their match last Sunday.

After a brief stare down between the two teams, Devon and Roode start the action. Devon applies a side headlock and hits a Shoulder Block, followed by a Hip Toss. He misses a Running Leg Drop, allowing Roode to come back with a Rolling Neck Snap. The crowd chants for Devon as he dodges a charge in the corner and hits a Flying Shoulder Tackle for two. Devon tags in Ray, and they hit Roode with a Sidewalk Slam/Running Leg Drop combination that gets Ray a two count. Ray hits a Scoop Slam, but gets distracted by the crowd chanting "douche bag" at him, and misses an elbow drop. Roode tags in Storm, and they take down Ray with a Double Back Body Drop. Storm rips at Ray's face with his nail as Ink Inc. come out to join the announce team to scout their potential opponents for next week. Devon tags in an joins his pseudo brother for a Double Hip Toss on Storm, followed by a Wishbone Split.

Devon covers, but only gets two, misses a Clothesline and gets caught with a haymaker from Storm. Roode comes in (illegally) and hits Devon with a Russian Leg Sweep and a Running Knee Drop for two. Ray inadvertently distracts the referee, allowing Storm and Roode to hit Devon with the Double Suplex, but Ray comes in to cut off the Beer Money cheer. All four men start brawling, with Roode going for the ten punch on Devon. Ray saves his partner, and they take Roode down with the Doomsday Device, for two. Ray calls for the 3D, but all of a sudden he spots Ink Inc. at the announce table and forgets all about the match. Ray charges up the ramp and meets Neal and Moore near the entrance way, where they immediately start fighting. With the referee distracted by the goings on up by the announce table, Storm is able to spit beer into Devon's eyes, allowing Roode to score the pin.

Winners- Beer Money Inc. (Robert Roode over Brother Devon by pinfall).

Backstage, Desmond Wolfe is arguing with Chelsea. Wolfe says that he's like a time bomb ready to snap (mixing metaphors there, chief), and that he and Chelsea will have a little talk later about her actions at Slammiversary and what she said to Abyss earlier tonight. Wolfe tells her that she has one more chance to redeem herself during his match tonight.

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Desmond Wolfe (with Chelsea) vs. Jay Lethal

Wolfe attacks Lethal before the bell, shoving him off the turnbuckle down to the floor. Wolfe takes a moment to yell at Chelsea, and we see Tommy Dreamer arriving and taking his place in the crowd. Wolfe rolls Lethal back into the ring and hits him with an Arm Wrench Snap Down, before going back to arguing with Chelsea. Wolfe turns around into a hard right hand from Lethal, but recovers fast with a Hammerlock Takedown. Wolfe orders Chelsea to return to the back, but she slips and falls on the ramp on her way out. Wolfe heads over to her to berate her some more, but Lethal follows close behind and hits him with a flurry of punches and Knife-Edge Chops, as Chelsea runs to the back. Bringing Wolfe back into the ring, Lethal hits him with a Clothesline and a Running Calf Kick. He follows up with a great Springboard Back Elbow and his new Belly to Back Neckbreaker to easily defeat the clearly distracted Wolfe.

Winner- Jay Lethal by pinfall.

After the match, Jay Lethal climbs into the crowd to celebrate, and Dreamer is shown applauding his performance. As Lethal hops back over the barricade, he's ambushed from behind by Wolfe, who throws him back into the ring. Wolfe hits Lethal with another Arm Wrench Snap Down, as Ric Flair makes his way down to the ring for some sweet revenge. Wolfe holds Lethal's arms back as Flair peppers his imitator with jabs, Knife-Edge Chops and finally a low blow. Before Flair and Wolfe can do any more damage, they're distracted by the arrival of Hulk Hogan. Flair is livid, but he and Wolfe retreat to the back as Hogan walks down to the ring, helps Lethal to his feet and holds his arm up in victory.

Hogan says that TNA is on fire thanks to guys like Lethal. He asks, who would ever thought that a fan at home would grow up to become a main event star? Hogan says that he's so high on Lethal, he almost forgot he was a TNA executive, but now he has a big announcement. Hogan calls Flair back out to the top of the entrance ramp to hear the news, and Flair reluctantly complies. Hogan accuses Flair of being a huge thorn in Lethal's side, and of trying to keep Lethal down. He says that imitation may normally be the sincerest form of flattery, but in this case it's going to bit Flair in the ass,  because the little boy from New Jersey has grown up to be a man who runs on Flair's level. Hogan says that he's going to make dreams come true, and with that in mind he announces that at Victory Road we're going to see Lethal and Flair go one on one. Yes Virginia, there is a Hulk Hogan.

Backstage, Sting is shown climbing down from the rafters, as his showdown with Jeff Jarrett is coming up next.

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When we return, we're given the new updated TNA Rankings- Kurt Angle (10), Desmond Wolfe (9), D'Angelo Dinero (8), Jay Lethal (7), Samoa Joe (6), Sting (5) and AJ Styles (4). As stated previously, Jeff Hardy, Mister Anderson and Abyss are in a dead heat for the top three slots.

Jeff Jarrett is in the ring, and says that he has something to get off his chest. He calls Sting out to the ring, and sure enough the Stinger is all too happy to join him. Jarrett asks Sting to take off his sunglasses to that he can see his eyes and know what he's feeling when Jarrett says what he has to say, and the Sting complies. Jarrett says that he's not going to ask "Why, Sting, Why?" again (thank god), because he doesn't want to hear his reasons or excuses. Instead, Jarrett reminds Sting that he was the one to bring Sting to TNA eight years ago (which is incorrect, Sting debuted at the first anniversary show, which would be seven years ago). Jarrett says he wanted Sting for his professionalism, his experience and his true iconic status. He says he made it clear that he didn't want Sting to work for him, but with him.

Jarrett says that over the last eight (seven) years, they've both given everything they have to TNA, and though they weren't always on the same side of the fence, every time their careers crossed paths Sting and Jarrett treated one another with dignity, respect and honour. Jarrett says that all came to an end at Sacrifice. He says that it wasn't a wrestling match that they had- Sting was hell-bent on ending Jarrett's career. He says the demons possessing Sting drove him to try to end Jarrett's livelihood, to destroy everything he's about and rob him of his means of providing for his family. Calling Sting by his real name Steve Borden, Jarrett says that he made one mistake, and that was leaving Jarrett standing. Sting smiles, but Jarrett cautions him that he won't be smiling next week, when Jarrett gets his rematch.

Jarrett says he knows what this is really all about, and so does Sting, and Sting is dead wrong about "both of them" (referring to Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, one would presume). Jarrett says that for every minute and hour they've been here, Hogan and Bischoff have given their hearts and souls to TNA, and Hogan even gave his body, which is too much to ask at this stage of his career. Bischoff also gave us the gift of flamenco music, don't forget that. Jarrett says that next week, he won't just be fighting Sting for his sake and the sake of his family, he'll also be fighting for Bischoff, for Hogan, and of course, for the TNA fans. Jarrett puts the microphone down and walks out of the ring. Sting is at a loss for words, and like Shawn Michaels before him, he's lost his smile.

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Mister Anderson vs. Abyss vs. Hardy (Number One Contender's match to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship)

Anderson gets a huge babyface reaction from the crowd, who sing along as he does his own intro, so they're not buying the tease of him turning heel again (or just don't care). All three men circle around for a moment before Hardy and Anderson team up to go after Abyss. Anderson kicks at Abyss' legs and gives him a few shots to the ribs. They set Abyss up for Poetry in Motion, but Abyss catches Hardy mid-move. Anderson saves Hardy with another low kick, but Abyss fights off the double team. Hardy and Anderson block a Double Chokeslam attempt and hit a Double Suplex instead. Hardy and Anderson each try to pin Abyss, with the other breaking up the cover, as their partnership begins to dissolve. They stare each other down for a moment, but are cut off by a big Double Spear from Abyss.

Abyss shrugs off some punches from Anderson and chokes him in the corner. Abyss sets Hardy up in the opposite corner and hits Anderson with a Body Avalanche, but when he runs at Hardy Abyss is cut off by a back elbow. Hardy follows up with a Twisting Senton that forces Abyss to roll out of the ring for a breather, but Hardy keeps the pressure on with a Slingshot Dropkick through the ropes. Anderson teases stalking Hardy from behind, but instead runs right past him to deliver a Baseball Slide to Abyss. Hardy hits Abyss with a Vaulting Body Press, and Anderson follows him out to deliver some mounted punches to the Monster. All of a sudden, the referee calls for the bell- and rules the match a triple count out? What a crock!

Result- No Contest via the referee making up his own rules.

Anderson begins to argue with the referee afterward (no surprisingly, it's Earl Hebnur), which is understandable since anyone could tell you that there are no count outs in non-elimination three-way matches. Abyss attacks Anderson from behind, then clocks Hardy with a hard right hand. Abyss throws both men back into the ring, then tosses Hardy right back out, before nailing Anderson with Shock Treatment. Abyss pulls a punch out from under the ring, followed by a Singapore cane, with chich he delivers some stiff shots to Hardy's ribs and back. Climbing back into the ring, Abyss dumps out the contents of the bag, which was filled with shards of broken glass. After delivering a few more cane shots to Anderson (who does a terrific job selling them, great visuals), Abyss plants him with a Black Hole Slam into the glass.

For the record, a replay shows Anderson's back for a split second after the impact, and it looks fine, so they were probably using sugar glass- which is smart and makes sense, but you never know with TNA, especially after Abyss getting cut up by a bottle last month. Abyss heads up the ramp where Jeff Hardy is trying to regain his senses. Hardy tries to fight back, but Abyss easily takes control and forces him up to the top of the stage. In the ring, trainers are trying to help Anderson, with TNA's trademark pre-bloodied towels. Back at the entrance way, Abyss Chokeslams Hardy off the stage, through a gimmicked section down at floor level. Hulk Hogan comes out and with all the emotion of a dead carp confronts Abyss demanding to know- well really, casually inquiring- what that was all about. The show ends with Abyss pointing in Hogan's face and yelling "YOU!" to cap off yet another pointless and illogical TNA heel turn.

*****

Final Thoughts- This was another decent show, apart from the awful finish to the main event and the stupidity afterward. Clearly babyface Abyss was dead in the water for months now, but I honestly don't think anything will make such a stale character interesting at this point, least of all a pointless turn with no motivation or foreshadowing.

Finally, a word to Dixie Carter. SIGN BRYAN DANIELSON. I don't care if his contract demands include a stock in the company, a pony and a hand-job from Lacey Von Erich, MAKE IT HAPPEN. We've proven that names like Hogan and the Outsiders aren't the thing to push TNA to the next level- if anything will, it's the wrester who just annihilated the WWE's biggest star, then got fired because they couldn't think of any other way to stop him. This is a gift from the wrestling gods, like Bischoff firing Steve Austin with a Fed Ex letter. Take it, run with it, and DON'T FUCK IT UP.