TNA, slowly moving in the right direction
The Hogan and Eric Bischoff era is here. It was with a lot of fanfare that these two men arrived in TNA, with promises of taking the company all the way to the top. They wanted to move Impact to Monday nights and challenge RAW. They did, and they failed. They also made a lot of other moves that didn’t please the fans, such as bringing in their running buddies. Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Sean Morely, and the Nasty Boys. These men took up space that was better suited for younger, up and coming talent. Another thing that seemed to happen was the X-Division, the Womens Division, and even the Tag Team Division, seemed to be put on the back burner.
There were of course a couple of other minor changes. Getting rid of the 6 sided ring, in favour of a traditional 4 sided one. This initially got a negative reaction, but that faded fast. And of course there is the ramp that goes all the way up to the ring. That disappeared for the Hardcore Justice Pay Per View, and was still missing during the “Whole F’n’ Show” on Thursday. We can only hope that those in charge decide to be rid of it for good, as it gives the high flyers much more room to do their thing.
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And that brings us to what is going on in TNA right now. It seems that somebody in the head office is actually starting to listen to the fans, or at the very least has a better grasp on what we want to see. Lately we have seen the tag team action heat up, with the best of 5 series between the Motor City Machine Guns, and Beer Money Inc. Hopefully they can keep that momentum going and start building the sort of division that used to boast some of the best tag teams around.
The Ev2.0 angle looks like it will continue into a feud between that group and Ric Flairs, Fortune. Not a bad Idea at all considering the popularity of the former ECW wrestlers.
The removal of the dead weight, i.e. Hall, Waltman, etc…. and the focus being put back on the people that can deliver, such as Jay Lethal, Mr Anderson, Jeff Hardy and A.J. Styles.
The return of Abys, as “The Monster” Face it, not one person liked this guy as the ultimate Hulkamaniac.
But what else can TNA do to continue this forward momentum? For starters, they need to get the X-Division back in action like they did with the tag team. Get that Title off of Doug Williams, and put it on somebody that can excite the crowd. They learned this lesson with Rob Terry, the former “Global Champion” Now they need to do it with Williams.
They also need to go on a hiring blitz, and re-boot the Knockouts Division as well. Getting Awesome Kong back would be a good start, but overall they are very thin in the talent department. Adding 6 more Knockouts would certainly shake things up. Either familiar faces such as Micky James, if they could get her, or Maria Kanellis, or even some women from the indies. Either way, they need to inject some new blood into the mix.
For now though, I am happy to see that TNA is actually starting to improve. Slowly but surely they are getting their swagger back, and its a good thing for all us fans. We can only hope that this trend continues.
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