The camera follows Abyss to the back and says to himself that he took out RVD and Tommy Dreamer for them. Abyss says Jeff Hardy will be next as Hardy flies into the picture and the two get into yet another brawl. The fight goes out to the parking lot and Abyss screams at Hardy and tells him that “they” are coming and are going to take over.
Abyss says he is next on the list and goes after Hardy with a chair but Hardy is able to defend himself and nails Abyss with the chair. Hardy then smashes a board over Abyss multiple times before placing a ladder on the side of the production truck. Hardy then climbs up and is about to dive off the truck but he is held back by Gunner and Murphy. Abyss then promises that Hardy will be next and he will be next to RVD in the hospital.
We then preview tonight’s ReAction show that will feature thoughts from the four competitors in the TNA World Title Tournament, Madison Rayne and her hired muscle, EV2 getting contracts and we’ll hear from Mick Foley and his thoughts on Fortune.
A video package on the TNA World Championship is aired and how the title picture was turned upside down after RVD was taken out last week. Footage of the four tournament matches are aired with Mr. Anderson saying that they are in the business to hurt people but Abyss took it too far last week. Anderson says that nobody wants to win the title after what happened, but RVD knew what he was getting in to when he stepped in the ring.
Dinero and Angle also give their thoughts on participating in the tournament with the Pope saying he was close to winning the title once before and has an opportunity to get back to the top once again. Angle says that he wanted to go through the top 10 but it has been thrown to the side because of RVD’s injury. Angle said he wanted to do something different and special but he will readjust and promises to be in the finals.
The focus is turned to Fortune and last week’s beat down of EV2. Brother Ray says Fortune took advantage of a situation and said he would have done the same thing if the opportunity presented itself. Raven says the beat down last week was embarrassing and humiliating but they will even the score sooner or later.
Tommy Dreamer says hardcore wrestling is more than tables and chairs, it is all about giving it their all and entertaining the fans. Brother Ray also says that EV2 was supposed to be a one night thing and it shouldn’t have been taken personal as it was something that the fans and Dixie Carter wanted. Brother Devon chimes in and says when one of their own is attacked, the rest will gather up and get their revenge.
Dreamer then talks about getting TNA contracts but not in the most conventional way as they only got them as one of the buddies was taken out. Raven says that they weren’t there to hijack the show, but since they were attacked they now will. Dreamer says that Ric Flair may be the dirtiest player in the game, but they are the filthiest.
A video package then questions if Abyss has ties with Fortune and if they are calling the shots. Kazarian is stopped in the back and says that Abyss has nothing to do with Fortune and walks away. AJ Styles, on the other hand, says people will find out sooner or later and that’s what drama is all about.
Magnus is the Impact Player of the Week and is called the new breed of professional wrestler who is ready to take over TNA. The video focuses on his start in pro wrestling at the age of 16 but Magnus still considers himself a rookie at the age of 23. Magnus also talks about his time on the television show Gladiators and how he defeated Matt Morgan in his TNA debut at a house show in Glasgow, Scotland.
Magnus then says wrestling Kurt Angle in a singles match would be something he would love to do. Magnus then talks about his time with the British Invasion and their reign at the top before their amicable split. He then says he and Desmond Wolfe gravitated towards each other and decided to become a tag team since there is a natural connection with them both being from the UK. Magnus then puts over TNA and being the Impact Player of the Week.
The camera is with Mick Foley who talks about his relationship with Ric Flair and how Flair was the force behind getting a try out with the NWA and respects him for it but there was some animosity between them for words that he had written about Flair in his first book. Foley says they don’t have a friendship but have a delicate truce.
Madison Rayne is with the cameras and says that Angelina Love cheated to win the title last week and says that she will get her belt back in a pre-match interview. Footage of the match is then aired with Madison talking about being thrown off after seeing her former partner come down to the ring. Angelina talks about says she doesn’t care how Madison felt about it.
Madison talks about being pissed at first but realized that she isn’t there to make friends but she is there to make money and to win titles. Angelina then says she doesn’t care who Madison has as her bodyguard and the voiceover guy tells us that we will get answers next week.
An Impact preview is aired that wonders what will happen when Fortune and EV2 come face to face. EV2 and Fortune gives their thoughts on each other with Devon saying their mistake was that they didn’t take them out. AJ Styles talks TNA isn’t backyard and they are professionals and nobody is going to come in and take away what he built. Also, the Motorcity Machine Guns will also take on Generation Me and Samoa Joe will make his return to Impact.
Mr. Anderson, D’Angelo Dinero and Kurt Angle all give their thoughts on the upcoming tournament and Angle promises that he will still retire if he loses a match during this tournament. Anderson meets up with Angle and tells him that he respects Angle because he continues to bust his ass when he has done it all in the wrestling business. The two then shake hands as Anderson leaves and ReAction comes to a close.
Starman’s Thoughts
Another solid showing of ReAction this week, although it didn’t quite seem to have nearly as much energy as it did last Thursday. This, of course, is due to the fact that it didn’t follow a hot angle like the beat down that took place last week, but it still served a purpose and helped further the storylines and put over some of the wrestlers.
I really dig the Impact Player of the Week and I think it did a good job giving a little background to Brutus Magnus this week. Magnus has been around for a while now but aside from the fact that he was from the UK, nothing much has been said about him or his character. I believe I learned more about him in five minutes tonight than I have in almost two years. He still has ways to go, but this at least gives him some time in front of the camera.
One other thing I liked about ReAction is that it is used to set up next week’s Impact. We got a preview of next week’s show, but I do hope that TNA doesn’t depend on using ReAction to solely do this. For example, on Impact we saw that the Motorcity Machine Guns would be wrestling next week. On ReAction, we saw that they would be going up against Generation Me. This could have been said on Impact but wasn’t, nor was the fact that Samoa Joe would be making his return to Impact. Things such as this would be better suited for Impact and reiterated on ReAction.
Aside from that, ReAction was a solid show yet again and I am really enjoying this style of broadcast. It is a nice diversion from the standard weekly wrestling show.
