A video package highlighting the formation of Fortune and the recent statements they have made in TNA and with EV2. When then see Eric Bischoff pleading with Dixie Carter in the back telling her not to go out to the ring. She says she it is a thing she must do and heads up the tunnel.
Dixie Carter comes down to the ring with a microphone and talks about her time being president of TNA. She talks about how they became a family throughout all of their hard times and she isn’t going to allow anyone to hurt the company. She then calls out Ric Flair as she has something to say to him.
Ric Flair’s music hits as the Nature Boy comes down to the ring and begins to lay on his charm on Dixie trying to get her back to his hotel room. Carter isn’t biting, though, and tells Flair that he has failed in his mentoring of the young talent in TNA. Carter calls his recent actions pathetic and then suspends Flair for 90 days without pay. Flair then questions if Fortune is also being suspended as he and Fortune are one in the same.
On cue, Fortune walks down the ramp in suits with their titles slung over their shoulders. Flair says Fortune is TNA and they are the best thing going in the business today. Carter then reminds Flair that they were all in TNA before Flair came along and they will continue to do great things while Flair is on the sidelines.
That statement ticks Flair off as a man runs into the ring but is quickly taken down by the rest of Fortune. Flair mentions that it is Carter’s husband and orders Fortune to beat him down as Hulk Hogan’s music hits. Hogan, Kurt Angle, D’Angelo Dinero, Mr. Angle and Jeff Hardy all come down towards the ring to put a stop to the melee.
Hogan enters the ring and says that when he signed on with TNA he and Dixie had 50/50 control of the company. He says he is going to override what she just said and not suspend Flair as that would be too easy. Hogan then points to the four behind him and say that they are TNA, but Flair butts in and says Fortune is TNA.
Flair says that “they” are here now and that they are going to take over TNA but it will be on his terms when he is ready. Hogan then says that Beer Money is already in a match but says his other four will take on his four tonight. Fortune then leaves the ring as EV2 comes out and attacks them on the entrance ramp as we head into a commercial break.
The docu-cam is with Angle, Pope, Anderson and Hardy and Angle says the TNA World Championship is the most important thing for the four of them in TNA, however, it’s not about that tonight, and it’s about TNA. Angle says the four of them will fight for TNA.
Match 1: Orlando Jordan vs. Samoa Joe
OJ comes with a necklace that has a Samoa Joe action figure on it before he begins to rub himself all over SoCal Val. Joe then comes down to the ring and begins to pound on Jordan with a series of strikes but Jordan is able to fight his way back into the match and takes Joe down with a series of punches and a shoulder block. OJ then gets distracted for a moment and licks Joe’s action figure that sets Joe off and he goes on the offensive. Joe hits a t-bone suplex before hitting a muscle buster for the pin fall.
As Joe is still in the ring, Jeff Jarrett’s music hits as he comes down to the ring and asks for a microphone. Jarrett tells Joe that it has been five years since Joe joined TNA and that he has come a long way since then. Jarrett says that he feels he helped out a lot of young guys in TNA and wants him to be in his corner during his match against Kevin Nash.
Jarrett says both Nash and Sting are trying to tear down what he and the other young guys built up. Jarrett says they are both in it for greed and selfish reasons and promises to take out Nash if he will help out with Sting. Joe says he doesn’t choose sides because he doesn’t have to and he only plays for one team, and that is his own, before walking away. Nash’s music then hits as their match is up next.
Match 2: Jeff Jarrett vs. Kevin Nash
Nash comes down to the ring and pulls Jarrett out of the ring and into the guard railing. Nash then tosses Jarrett into the steps before finally rolling him into the ring. Nash continues on the attack by methodically picking Jarrett apart before trying to bring a chair into play but the referee takes it from him. While the refs back is turned, Nash tears off a turnbuckle pad but Jarrett is able to throw Nash into it.
Jarrett finally gets into the match for a moment but Nash is able to take Jarrett down with a chokeslam. Nash covers Jarrett but he is able to kick out at the last second. Nash then tries for a clothesline but Jarrett ducks out of the way and puts Nash in a sleeper hold. Nash, though, is able to crush both Jarrett and the ref into the exposed turnbuckle to break the hold. Jarrett then rams Nash’s forehead into the turnbuckle and hits the Stroke but the referee is still out.
Sting, wearing red and black face paint, comes down to the ring and nails Jarrett with a baseball bat. Sting then leaves the ring as Nash rolls over and covers Jarrett and the referee makes the slow count for the pin fall. Sting then comes into the ring and pulls Jarrett up to his feet as Hogan’s music hits but Eric Bischoff comes out of the tunnel.
Bischoff asks Sting if he wants to show how far he has fallen by doing this to Jarrett. Sting yells out that he wants Hogan and Bischoff says he is a little busy at the moment but he should be careful for what he wishes for. Hogan then sneaks into the ring from behind and nails Sting with a chair and chases Nash out of the ring. Hogan then checks on Jarrett as we head into a commercial break.
The docu-cam is with Hulk Hogan and Tommy Dreamer and Hogan says they are on the same team and asks EV2 to back off for one night as his Fatal Four will handle it. Hogan then asks Dreamer to put Abyss on the shelf and Dreamer promises to take him out.
Match 3: Beer Money vs. the FBI
Beer Money goes right on the attack as Mike Tenay mentions that TNA has made it official that if any member of EV2 or Fortune interfere in the match, their contracts will be voided. Robert Roode beats down Little Guido for a while before he is able to crawl to his corner and tag in Tony Luke. Luke doesn’t last long before being hit with the DWI for the pin fall.
Little Guido tries to get some revenge after the match but Storm busts a bottle over his head. Storm then nails Luke with a superkick before digging a shard of glass into Guido’s forehead. Beer Money then poses with some Fortune finger poses and the announce team talks about their dominance and hype tonight’s huge main event.
EV2 is in the back as Tommy Dreamer is trying to motivate his team for what has happened to FBI. Dreamer says he made a deal with Hogan and asks who wants to get Abyss’ head. Stevie Richards steps up and says he will do it for RVD and for EV2.
The Beautiful People’s music hits as the reunited Angelina Love and Velvet Sky come down to the ring. Angelina gets on the microphone and says that she has learned from her mistakes and that something was missing after her and Velvet parted ways. Angelina then asks that her and Velvet should forgive and forget and move on with their lives.
Velvet says there is no sense in rehashing the past and she is willing to let bygones be bygones so they can pick up where they left off and continue dominating the Knockouts Division. The two then hug in the ring as their music hits once again and Madison Rayne comes out to the ring with her motorcycle woman.
The two get in the ring and tells the two that they will never come out to the ring with her music or refer to themselves as the Beautiful People ever again. Madison then runs down both Angelina and Velvet which causes Velvet to take Madison down as all four get into it. Security then comes in to break up the fight.
The docu-cam is in the locker room with the Motorcity Machine Guns and are talking about the tag team that are gunning for them. They then say they are going to relax a bit before their match and play some Rock Band as they break into Basketcase by Green Day.
Footage of Desmond Wolfe, Chelsea and Magnus walking around a shopping mall is aired. They talked about dressing well as Chelsea somehow walks off with Magnus’ no limit credit card.
Match 4: Generation Me vs. the Motorcity Machine Guns
The match starts off with Chris Sabin and Jeremy Buck going back and forth for a moment until Jeremy gets the upper hand and GenMe hits a double team move on Sabin for a quick pin attempt but it is broken up by Alex Shelley. The Guns then hits a series of double team moves on Max Buck to gain the advantage. The champs then use quick tags and cut off the ring to work over Max while picking up some near falls.
Max is able to finally roll over to his corner and tags in his brother who flies into the ring and takes the Guns out. Jeremy then drives Sabin’s head into the canvas after flying over the ropes but Sabin is able to kick out of a pin attempt. Max then catapults Jeremy onto the top rope who does a moonsault out and onto the Guns.
Sabin is then rolled into the ring and Jeremy hits a splash and Max hits a standing moonsault at the same time but Sabin is able to kick out of the pin attempt. Sabin is finally able to counter GenMe’s attack and holds Jeremy as Max hits him with a 450. The Guns then take control as the take out Jeremy with the Skull and Crossbones for the pin fall. After the match, the two teams then shake hands and show each other respect as the announce team hypes tonight’s main event.
The docu-cam catches Ric Flair going off in the back and says that he is the man and they are TNA. Sting and Kevin Nash sneak in from behind and Sting chokes Flair out with the baseball bat and tells him that once they take out the big problem in TNA they are coming for him.
A strange techno video package is aired that says Shore is coming soon. The announce team then hypes No Surrender and runs down the card. They are then told there is a commotion in the back as we see Stevie Richards attacking Abyss in the parking lot. Abyss fights back, though, and takes Richards out before grabbing Janice and swinging it at him but Richards gets out of the way. Abyss continues to beat down Richards and tells him to tell EV2 that the same thing will happen to then that happened to RVD.
After a commercial break, Rhino comes into the ring and calls out Abyss. Abyss makes his way into the building with Janice over his shoulder as Rhino meets him in the ringside area and begins beating him down. Rhino then sets up for the Gore but Abyss is able to counter with a boot to the face. The two then fight in the crowd as Rhino hits the Gore near the Spanish announce table.
The docu-cam is with Fortune and AJ Styles is there talking about building TNA from the bottom up and says he gave Dixie Carter an opportunity and he made her. He goes on to say that he will tear down what he made if he has to.
Match 5: Fortune vs. Mr. Anderson/D’Angelo Dinero/Jeff Hardy/Kurt Angle
The match starts with both sides going back and forth until Fortune is able to isolate the Pope in their corner and wear him down. Matt Morgan then allows the Pope to tag in Jeff Hardy and Hardy is able to land a series of offense in the corner but a distraction by Fortune allows Morgan to regain control after laying Hardy out with a hard clothesline. Fortune then begins wearing down Hardy, even with the help of Ric Flair, and pick up a couple of near falls.
Hardy then begins to mount some offense on Douglas Williams before finally tagging Kurt Angle into the match. Angle comes in and takes out Kazarian and Styles and locks Kazarian in the ankle lock as Styles comes in and breaks it up. The match then breaks down with all eight landing huge moves in the middle of the ring. Angle then hits the Angle Slam on Kazarian as the Pope tags himself in and picks up the pin fall. Angle isn’t happy about it and the two get into a shoving match as Fortune comes in and picks up the pieces.
Beer Money comes down to help their group out as a table is set up outside of the ring. Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and Mick Foley come out to help even the sides and they go after Fortune. Sabu uses a chair and takes out Williams on a table as Impact comes to a close.
Quick Results
- Samoa Joe defeated Orlando Jordan by pin fall.
- Kevin Nash defeated Jeff Jarrett by pin fall.
- Beer Money defeated the FBI by pin fall.
- The Motorcity Machine Guns defeated Generation Me by pin fall.
- Mr. Anderson/D’Angelo Dinero/Jeff Hardy/Kurt Angle defeated Fortune by pin fall.
Starman’s Thoughts
I don’t know about you, but I was glad to see more and more of Fortune tonight and less and less of EV2. I will admit that EV2 helped pop the ratings a bit a few weeks ago but their time has passed and TNA is back to doing what they need to be doing, focusing on the younger talent. Have they done it in the best way, probably not, but is moving in the right direction.
For starters, I am really digging Fortune as a group but still feel that they are on the losing end way too much. Sure, Beer Money dominated the FBI in their tag team match, and should have, but the main event was done horribly in my opinion and should have gone the other way.
For starters, Fortune is a solidified group that have a common goal, and that is to take over TNA – or tear apart TNA as AJ Styles put it. Yes, the Fatal Four, or whatever it was that Hulk Hogan called them, are huge names in the business but they all have their sights set on the TNA World Championship. At the very least they should have lost the match as a result of some tension between the four. Having Fortune win the match but still have the post match brawl happen would have done wonders for the new group.
It wasn’t all about the young stars, though, as Hogan, Jeff Jarrett, Sting and Kevin Nash continued on with their pointless feud. I really hated Jarrett asking Samoa Joe to look after his back before his match and I was very happy to see, or actually not to see, Joe take any part in it. I can only hope that this angle ends quickly without bringing any young stars into it.
It seems that most fans outside of Orlando think that the typical fan inside of the Impact Zone is a bit jaded for the most part, but I have to give them credit for almost being deathly quiet during the Jarrett/Nash match tonight. Even for Orlando, that was a very telling sign. We can only hope this feud ends quickly and quietly… no pun intended.
At any rate, it was great to see Samoa Joe back and he doesn’t totally seem to be in the doghouse after his little blow up a few weeks ago. I wish he would have squashed Orlando Jordan, but a win is a win at least.
There wasn’t too many great matches tonight, with Joe and Beer Money picking up easy wins and the Jarrett/Nash snoozefest, but the Motorcity Machine Guns and Generation Me put on one hell of a match. Can I please see another Best of Five series for the TNA Tag Team Championship between these two teams? The two are so similar that it is a lot of fun to watch them go at it in the ring. The Guns are extremely hot right now and I am glad to see them get their due.
One thing that I have always disliked about professional wrestling is its tendency to have selective memories of the past. It wasn’t too long ago that Abyss was going up against his therapist and bitter enemy Dr. Stevie. Now the doctor is known once again as Stevie Richards yet none of their history was brought up during the altercation tonight. Small aspects such as that really seem to bother me.
Oh well, selective history or not, it is great to see the original Beautiful People back together again.
