The De-Evolution of Abyss

Like many TNA fans, I have watched The Monster Abyss, go through many changes.  From the Mute, but deadly monster that had James Mitchell do the talking, and use him as a weapon of mass destruction.  To the victim of Mitchell’s repeated attempts to destroy his own creation.  Then on to the Psycho ward reject, that finally talked, but was a little bit screwy.  Next up was the patient of Dr Stevie, and his strange therapy sessions which saw The Monster try to break his addiction to weapons.  And of course who could forget the inevitable pairing up with his idol, the man he fashioned himself after, Mick Foley.  All the while, Abyss became less, and less fearsome.  In fact, he was stating to resemble Eugine, more than The Monster that had struck fear into the hearts of TNA Wrestlers.

     But then along came Hulk Hogan.  The Hulkster saw that Abyss had become a quivering shell of his former self, and he was going to fix it.  Unfortunately though, he made things worse.  In true Hulk Hogan fashion, the decision was made to give Abyss his Hall Of Fame ring for inspiration, and convince him to do his very best, to……..act like Hulk Hogan.  Yes, now we have a Monster who is trimmed in yellow and red, comes to the ring to a hideous mix of his music and Hogans, and “Hulks Up” during his matches.  Oh, and lets not forget the famous finger point.  I know I am not alone in thinking this, but enough is enough.  This just makes the poor guy look stupid.  Hogan was the only one that could pull these things off,  and the fans eventually got bored of him doing it years ago. 

     So what can be done to fix this?  This part is really quite simple.  Abyss just needs to drop the “Worlds Biggest Hulkamaniac” routine, and go back to what he does best.  Be a Monster.  Personally I would love to see James Mitchell back in the picture, because in my opinion, that was when Abyss was at his best.  Perhaps they can give the job to Raven, since they don’t seem to be using him as a Wrestler at the moment.  I have always thought that he would be a great manager, as he is a natural on the Mic.  Starting a new “Flock” with Abyss as his main man would be quite interesting.  But regardless of how it is done, the fact remains that Abyss needs to stop emulating Hulk Hogan in the ring, and act more like Jason Voorhees.

     Here are a couple links to similar stories on the subject

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/391426-dear-tna-the-gimmick-known-as-abyssamania-has-to-end

http://www.camelclutchblog.com/abyss-a-mania/

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