A New Monday Night War Is Upon Us: TNA vs. WWE Is On

It is now set in stone, TNA will take on WWE, Jan. 4, in what will be the first time the WWE has had Monday night competition in eight years. This is a very exciting time for wrestling fans as it could bring in another new era.

WWE has had almost no competition since Vince bought out WCW and ECW in 2001. TNA has been the closest thing to them and they only draw in the ratings of ECW at their best, but this could all change soon.

With the signing of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff to TNA, along with the recent acquisition of Bobby Lashley, TNA has been making headlines.

This newest venture by Dixie Carter and TNA is sure to garner even more main stream media attention. TNA has stated that their show will be a three-hour long special, and it has also been rumored that WWE will combat this with their own three-hour special.

This means that we will have six hours of wrestling to watch to determine who did it better that night.

Something that TNA needs to do in order to look like a serious competitor is have the show in a real arena, and not on their sound stage. By doing this, they will have the look of a real wrestling company and not the look of WCW in 1991.

Carter has been making a lot of waves in the wrestling community lately with all of her appearances and business decisions.

We have seen her more times in the past year than in TNA’s entire history before then. This says something to me, it say she is serious about making a splash.

What will TNA do during this special to attract viewers? Could we see a collegiate battle between Angle and Lashley, arguably the two biggest names on the roster?

Could we see AJ Styles take on five other guys in a cage for the title? Could we see a Team 3D ladder match just to throw it in WWE’s face? The one thing I am sure we will see is a major surprise.

TNA has made a trend out of having big reveals and keeping them under wraps. Jeff Hardy’s first match comes to mind. Having Jarrett smash Hogan with a guitar years ago was a bit shocking. Perhaps it is easier for the smaller company to keep secrets because they get less attention.

I will certainly be DVRing both shows in order to make my decision of who had the better line up. It's still a while before this new war will begin, but it is still exciting to think about.

Who do you think will emerge the top dog after the fight, WWE or TNA?