Welcome all to my latest post! This week, I’m going to start with a big thank you.
Dixie Carter, I want to thank you for getting us to this point on the Dixie Train, but an even bigger thanks for finally getting us to the end of the tracks. It’s been a long time coming and I’ve had a lot to say about what’s been happening lately, but finally, we’ve got our pay-off. After LockDown, MVP is now “the face of TNA” – with a lot of grief coming his way I should think!
MVP is a great character to bring in. It’s just a shame that AJ Styles had to leave first, but things move on. I still think the powers-that-be could do worse than bring AJ in for sporadic appearances. With Dixie now off the mic (thank goodness), hopefully we’ll enjoy a few months of fair play in the ring. It’s going to be very interesting to see how the dynamic changes between the wrestlers, if at all.
As I’ve said before, there was an obvious split in the company. Not your normal “are they faces or heels” split, but an obvious change. It should really help with the shows and it might even get some more people into arenas. OK, that may be a bit of a stretch, but I just wish that people would accept that TNA is not the WWE, and they’re not trying to be. When Hulk Hogan was in TNA, everybody hated him, but as soon as he went to the WWE, everybody loved him! Fans are so fickle.
Oops…got a bit sidetracked there…back to the point. In my eyes, it’s has been a great storyline and it’s kept me interested throughout.
I know there are a lot of people out there criticising TNA, but all in all, the last few months have played out really well. They brought in some great talent on the UK tour and it looks like they did it to scout some of the best talent on the Indy circuit.
The televised shows from the UK were a massive success. The arenas were packed and the in-ring work was great. I still think there should be much less chat between matches, just to stop people tuning out. On one show, there was only 16 minutes of wrestling in two hours. That’s not enough.
The build to LockDown was very good, with only a couple of minor hiccups. It was such an improvement on last year’s show. The PPV itself was really good and there was only one thing that disappointed me – The Great Muta.
He was a bit of a let-down. I hadn’t seen the great man in the ring before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but he just didn’t do anything for me. I know he has a lot of fans out there, and the Green Mist is a great thing to see (I’ve still not managed to figure out where it comes from lol!), but I just felt like he didn’t have the moves in the ring. He staggered about after a few moves. It just made me feel a little uncomfortable.
The fact that he’s the founder of Wrestle-1 in Japan is a great accomplishment itself and they have some really talented wrestlers, so it might have just been an off-day. It was a big show in the USA and I hope to see him in the ring again so he can show me just how wrong I am. I’ll look forward to it!
With a brand new person in the driving seat and some new – and familiar – faces coming back, the upcoming shows actually have me looking forward to my Sunday night viewing. Just like a lot of others, I went through a phase where I felt that every show was the same and nothing really happened, but I’m really excited to see Impact this Sunday.
Abyss has returned (with a new look apparently), Bobby Lashley is back and Angelina Love is about to make an appearance. All this with a new Knockout coming too (and hopefully a couple more), and the shows have made an impact on me already.
That’s why my thoughts are on what’s going on in TNA. If you’d like to comment, feel free to do so or you can catch me on Twitter. I’m @ecwdave
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