Most of the high-volume, intense yelling typical of wrestling interviews was removed with this format, giving it a feeling of spontaneity, candidness and verisimilitude.

[9] The show began with an extension of the final scene from that week's Impact, with commentary from Mike Tenay and Taz.

main events continued into Reaction time slot, effectively giving Impact!

[10] On the November 18, 2010, broadcast of Reaction, an "unofficial" Empty Arena grudge match was shown, held between Generation Me and The Motor City Machine Guns.

It was filmed in the similar candid manner of other Reaction segments, with minimal commentary overdubbed.