Was I dreaming, or did TNA produce good episodes of Impact for four consecutive weeks? If I was dreaming, I sure got a wakeup call last night.

After an outstanding buildup to last Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view that featured a serious, MMA-influenced approach to the Kurt Angle-Samoa Joe main event, TNA reverted back to all of the nonsense that had made Impact almost unwatchable at times.

Among the lowlights: Almost every set of partners and allies weren’t getting along; Angle went back to being a funny guy; and there was way too much of Super Eric.

There is a lot of talent in TNA and it seemed like the company was heading in the right direction, which is what makes last night’s show so frustrating. It’s almost unfathomable that the same people responsible for the previous four shows also were responsible for this debacle.

Other thoughts on last night’s show:

The program ended with Booker T. and Sting not getting along, with Booker acting heelish. That would have meant something if we hadn’t already seen friction among allies in segment after segment all night.

In case you missed the show, here are the others on the dissension list: Brother Ray and Brother Devon; Kip James and James Storm; and the entire women’s locker room. There also was implied tension between Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe, Black Machismo and Sonjay Dutt, and Christian and Rhino. …

Angle, who is at his best when he’s portrayed as an intense shooter, was sobbing again, this time because his private dressing room had been converted into a storage closet. …

Perhaps the best segment on the show featured a backstage confrontation that Christian Cage and Rhino had with Team 3-D. As usual, Brother Ray was great on the microphone. Like a typical bully, he challenged Rhino and Cage to a fight, and then had Kip James, Robert Roode and James Storm suddenly appear to back him up. …

After Black Machismo defeated Johnny Devine in a good match, Petey Williams attacked Machismo, cashed in his Feast of Fired briefcase and defeated Machismo for the X Division title. I wonder where TNA got the idea to have a briefcase with a contract for a title shot in it that the holder of the case could cash in at any time? …

NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler did commentary on the X Division match. I was waiting for him to say “Shazam!” or Golly, Sgt. Carter.” Ask your parents if you’re not old enough to get that one. On a serious note, Sadler and TNA are doing a good thing, as he said that the company will be donating a portion of its proceeds from merchandise sales to benefit Autism research. …

Awesome Kong retained the TNA women’s title against Roxxi Laveaux in a decent match. I liked that Laveaux got in a good amount of offense before losing. She can work and she seems to be over with the crowd at the Impact Zone. …

The team of Super Eric and Kaz defeated Tomko and A.J. Styles for the TNA tag-team titles, with Super Eric pinning Styles. You read that correctly. That in itself was bad enough. But then we had to go through this whole ordeal about whether the title change was valid. See, it was supposed to be Eric Young in the match, but since he claims he isn’t Super Eric, it was technically outside interference. Got all that? So then Jim Cornette stripped Super Eric and Kaz of the title. …

When dealing with the Super Eric/Eric Young silliness, Cornette must have been shooting when he apologized for all the stupidity on the program. The fans applauded that one. He also said, “I remember when I had a little dignity left.” As good as Cornette is as a performer, even he can’t get this stuff over. …

The hints that Kevin Nash is turning heel continued, as Samoa Joe did a promo and Nash appeared behind him and kept staring at the TNA world title belt. If a Samoa Joe-Nash title program is where this is heading, Nash at this stage of his career needs to put Joe over clean in the middle of the ring. …

During a promo, Kip James did the nWo’s “Down where? Down there” bit. If you’re going to use material from a decade ago, at least use your own. …

LAX did a promo that was barely intelligible, and then, for no apparent reason, Salinas began berating new backstage interviewer Lauren, who was trying not to laugh. Aren’t LAX supposed to be babyfaces? …

Two more reasons that I didn’t care for this show: It appears as if Crystal has been replaced, and there was no Curry Man. I don’t know what the deal is with Crystal, but she was the best of any of the female backstage interviewers that have been in TNA or WWE. Plus, she and Curry Man could really cut a rug together.