The show opens with Abyss tossing chairs into the ring. He walks off the ramp and stares at SoCal Val, the scares some kids at ringside, and tosses more chairs into the ring. He turns his attention to Val again, but Hulk Hogan comes walking down the ramp. Hogan invites Abyss into the ring, and Eric Bischoff sprints to the ring and tells The Hulkster he can't fight Abyss. Abyss enters the ring and security shields him from getting to Hogan. Bischoff then slaps the taste out of Abyss's mouth and Abyss backs him into the corner. Hogan grabs a chair and nails Abyss from behind, but Abyss is unphased. He turns toward Hogan and Jeff Hardy's music hits. He storms the ring and delivers a Twist of Fate and a Swanton. This allows for Hogan, Bischoff, and Hardy to escape to the ramp. Hardy then makes his way back to the ring as Abyss stands and screams at him. As Hardy tries to get into the ring, security backs him off.
We cut to the announce table and Abyss walks up and confronts Taz. Commercial.
In a conference room, Bischoff and Hogan are telling Dixie what to do about Sting and Kevin Nash comes barging in. They tell him to give them a few minutes and he looks iritated and leaves. Dixie asks them what they want her to do about Sting. They tell her to suspend him, fire him, or file a lawsuit.
Back in the ring, Desmond Wolfe is posing and Chelsea looks disgusted. Brian Kendrick then makes his way to the ring for action. Douglas Williams comes out for commentary. Jeez! Does every match in TNA have to have guest commentary? Chelsea walks out on Desmond Wolfe, which causes Wolfe to become distracted. Kendrick takes advantage and applies the Rear Naked Choke for the win. Commercial.
Backstage, Bischoff and Hogan are discussing putting an end to Abyss. Hardy tells the world...or the 12 people that actually watch the show...that Abyss is going down tonight.
Back in the Impact Zone, Ink Inc. are awaiting the Machine Guns. Brother Devon makes his way to do guest commentary during the middle of the match. He discusses Brother Ray's obsession with holding Jesse Neal down. The ending sequence sees Ray come down the ramp and Neal gets distracted. Devon comes down to prevent Ray from attacking Neal. By then, MCMG has Neal set up for a crazy looking Sliced Bread. They use this as their finisher and get the victory.
Easy E comes out and announces Hardy vs Abyss and the Special Referee will be Rob Van Dam.
Dixie Carter is shown walking backstage and talking on her phone. Wow! I didn't know she could do that at the same time. Good for her. Commercial.
AJ Styles makes his way to the ring for his match against Samoa Joe. AJ is the #4 contender according to the TNA Top 10 rankings and Joe is #6. Following behind AJ is Ric Flair and Kazarian. The match ended when AJ went for the Figure Four. Joe reversed it into a Rear Naked Choke for the win. After the match, AJ grabs the mic and asks Kazarian if he thinks its funny that he just lost. He then tells him that he would beat him and makes a match for next week. Flair likes the idea, so next week we will get AJ Styles vs Kazarian. Commercial.
The Pope D'Angelo Dinero is back tonight. That's pimpin'. The fans start chanting "Hallelujah" and Pope gets teary eyed. The fans are hot for The Pope tonight. He tells Mr. Anderson that they're not done. He then addresses the TNA Top 10 rankings, which he is number 8. He says that he will rise all the way to the top and become the TNA Heavyweight Champion. Out comes Kurt Angle, who is on his own quest to ascend up the Top 10. They flash grins at each other and Angle says welcome back to The Pope. He says he is a big fan and the future is very bright with The Pope. He reminds everybody that they will have a match at Victory Road and he wanted to shake Pope's hand and wish him luck. Commercial.
Jay Lethal comes out tonight without his beard. He grabs a mic and tells both AJ Styles and Ric Flair to come to the ring and face what is coming to them for beating up his brother last week. Out comes Matt Morgan for their match. He reaches for a mic and tells us that Ric Flair asked him to join Fortune. He says he hasn't made his mind up yet. The match ends when Hernandez comes to the ring and gives Morgan a low blow while the referee is distracted. Lethal makes the pin for the win.
Backstage, Abyss is pounding nails into a 2x4 and talks about "Them" coming to TNA soon. Commercial.
In the ring, Taylor Wilde is awaiting Madison Rayne. FYI, Sarita is not present at ringside for this one. During the match, Tommy Dreamer, Rhyno, Raven, and Stevie Richards show up in the crowd. Nobody is paying attention to the match anymore. Madison Rayne gets the win with a modified Zack Attack. Pardon the WWE reference. Angelina Love attacks Madison after the match with a chair. As she sets up for the DDT, Madison escapes the ring.
Backstage, Dixie Carter is walking up the stairs to the rafters to confront Sting. Commercial.
Backstage, Sarita is beating the crap out of Taylor Wilde until security breaks it up.
In the rafters, Dixie notifies Sting that he is suspended for 30 days without paid. Sting tells Dixie that she has been conned (did I spell that right?). Bischoff arrives with security and tells Dixie that Sting is dangerous and she needs a bodyguard from now on. Commercial.
Main Event time. Rob Van Dam comes out first with his referee shirt on. The Monster Abyss is next to the ring and he's carrying the 2x4 loaded with nails. Finally, Jeff Hardy makes his way to the ring. Hardy hits the ring hard and knocks the 2x4 out of Abyss's hands. RVD picks it up and tosses it out to the floor. The ending sees Jeff Hardy go up for the Swanton, but Abyss pops up and knocks him off his feet. Hardy battles back up and knocks Abyss down and hits the the Swanton Bomb for the win. After the match, Abyss attacks Hardy and RVD and goes for the 2x4. Anderson's music hits and he storms the ring with a chair. After a few shots that fail to phase Abyss, he loads up and swings again. This time Abyss ducks and Hardy catches the chair shot. Abyss then picks up Anderson and delivers the Shock Treatment. This leaves Abyss as the last man standing as Impact goes off the air.
That's it for me this week. Join us again next week...same time...same place.