So the semi-stars of TNA wrestling are coming to the New York area for a live event a week from Thursday. It features three (3!) championship matches, a tables match, and a number one contenders match for the tag titles. The line up features Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage (again, but still...), longtime Facebuster fave Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles (maybe Joe will powerbomb his head into the crowd barrier again), Black Machismo vs. "The Guru of Whimsy" Sonjay Dutt, and our beloved LAX. Just judging by the card, it will be one of the best evenings of pro wrestling this year.And nobody outside th' Big Apple will get to see it, because the mopes at TNA haven't figured out how to take their TV show on the road. Never mind that they insist on quixotically sending their PPVs to all corners of our great nation (torpedoing their own crowd response, BTW),the logistics of televising their NYC Supercard (trademark Arabian Facebuster, in case you're wondering) have left the TNA braintrust baffled.
Instead, we're getting some NASCAR crossover triple threat bullshit. Just this Monday, a hastily-convened Facebuster conference concluded that triple threat matches suck by definition, but sticking three NASCAR geeks into the mix? Unwatchable.
I got my Thursday nights off for this?
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My sentiments regarding the direction that TNA! has gone in can best be summed up by the no doubt juiced up philosopher-sailor Popeye: "I've had all I can stands and I can't stands no more."
TNA is, for my money, much more frustrating than WWE, in that I CARE about TNA... making it difficult to even joke about 'em. They've got some impressive young talent, some quality veterans, and their hearts seem to be at least in the general proximity of the right place. They really do have all the ingredients they need for success, but they seem DETERMINED to suck.
I mean, fuck, Samoa Joe STILL hasn't had a title run? Are you fucking kidding me?
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