The ECW invasion of TNA begins

For weeks now, Tommy Dreamer has led three of his friends, and former ECW members (Raven, Stevie Richards, and Rhino) into the Impact Zone.  They have been content to simply observe the action, and let everyone wonder why they are there.  That is until last night.   Finally, after a brawl breaks out between Abyss and RVD, the four of them hit the ring and start taking it to The Monster.  Before long the ring begins to fill with other wrestlers, security, and TNA officials.  The interesting part though, was seeing who was brawling with who.  Anybody who had an association with the old ECW, was going after everybody else.  It becomes an ECW vs TNA war.  Then to make matters even more confusing, Mick Foley appears at the top of the ramp.  And just before the show ends, Dixie Carter herself tries to end things, and announces to everybody in the ring, that she invited them.

     So what does this all mean?   Well, for starters it is the begining of what has been rumoured for quite some time.  There is about to be a bit of a feud between a faction of former ECW members, and the TNA Wrestlers.  The other rumour that has been making the rounds, that appears to be true, is that the Hard Justice Pay Per View will be along the lines of WWE’s Extreme Rules.  Or perhaps it will be a bit more like One Night Stand.  There is talk of more former ECW Wresters coming in for one shot appearances for Hard Justice.  But for now, we know that the main event is going to be Rob Van Dam, in a match with Abyss, with that board of his with the nails in it, hung above the ring.

     But will this Invasion angle work out?  If the crowd reaction in the Impact Zone is any indication, then I would say yes.   Of course there are those among the Internet Community that are sick of seeing these types of reunions.  Especially now that some of these former stars are not even close to being in the sort of shape they were in back when ECW was around. (the original that is, not WWECW )   As it stands, a few of the former stars showing up for a one shot, doesn’t sound like a bad thing.  As long as that is all it is.  There are still enough former ECW Wrestlers currently on the TNA roster to make up a good stable.   Which is where I think this is really heading in the long run.  Invasion angles only have a limited shelf life, as a group cannot actually take over a company.  But starting out like this, and then shrinking down the group into perhaps 5 or 6 guys, could work.

     Either way, it should be a lot of fun watching this all play out.  I have often compared TNA to a hybrid of ECW and WCW.   Now we get to see one of those factions take a stand, and start a War.  If done right, this could be one of the best angles that TNA has ever done.

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