Also so the Ric Flair/Abyss Feud Flair is the heel right? So why does he get the last word in the opening promo that actually makes him seem more like a heel and at the end the two faces have to step on his throat to pull the ring off. Not very face like of them was it?

But besides that not a bad show, def a lot better than normal. But TNA just needs to polish up these little glitches in their story telling.

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AJ, as Ravel said, is as natural a babyface as it gets. The crowd doesn't buy him as a bad guy. When Flair brought out the useless whores to surround him, the crowd chanted something along the lines of "You're married." AJ as a babyface champ puts asses in the seat. He's undersized, he's flashy, and the crowd wants nothing more than to be behind him.

I don't dislike RVD. I enjoy watching him work, but aside from some casual interest, he isn't gonna pull TNA up from the gutter. It's the same drivel people have said every time someone new comes in. There's no Moses to lead them from the desert here, and if there were, he'd be someone who was already working for them.

You can't move a house from a fresh, solid foundation and sit it on an old one that's crumbling and then expect to not only make it last, but build onto it. There's no long term planning for the promotion. None. You can say what you want, I know better. They're stumbling in the dark attempting to put in a light bulb rather than simply finding the light switch.

Case in point. At the Pay Per View, you had the main event wannabe wargames atrocity of a match. You have the face team take the advantage, because, well, who doesn't want to see the good guys outnumber the bad guys. Then, to top it off, you have the face team win by having a heel come out and turn on the heel team to help the face team. That's smart booking eh?

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As for the fight for TNA rings. I think it's funny that two TNA guys are fighting for WWE merchandise.

And Yeah Van Dam is a legend, and like I said so were many other names they've had before. TNA's inability to draw has nothing to do with their lack of big names or great talent. No it's their story telling. I mean how many times have AJ, Samoa Joe, Team 3D, and Beer money changed from face to heel to face to heel in the past two years? Seriously make up your mind. TNA just needs to come up with one set story line and let it play out before they change their minds. They try it for two weeks and just jump to something else. It doesn't flow now does it make sense.

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JR has the experience to work with the talent, and to my knowledge, theres no talent director in TNA. To my knowledge, and that is something that may smooth relations between the company, road agents, writers, and the talent.

But, Im not fond, of JR taking on the lead announcer role, in favor of Tenay, who has done a good job at the position, since DAY 1. Both would work well, in a similar way to WCW, where the 1st hour, would have announcing team, and the second would have the main team.

I dont think that AJ is not a big name. In todays scene, yes, he is a good name, he is recognised around the world. I think he is just being used in the wrong position. He aint a heel, nor a credible one. He is a face, period. From his size, to his moves, theres no way you can credibly use a guy doing fanstastic aerial moves, that will have the fans go "WOW" as a heel. Either you want them to cheer or boo.
But Van Dam is in another level. Van Dam is a legend, and that will draw attentions to the product.

You can see how they grew since he debuted. They had a 1.0 on their first Monday night, dropped to the 0.8s and got back at 1.0 and 1.1 when fans spread the word Hardy and Rob were there.

They are on the right direction yes. And dont bring up the "fight for the hall of fame ring". Its as stupid as having 2 grown up guys, acting like teenagers, promoting merchandise everyweek in backstage angles, beating up a midget week in and week out, running away from an army of midgets, and then accepting the midget to their team, as a mascott 2 weeks after they laid their finishers on him. Theres no sense in it. Problem is, if its TNA, people will point the failures and not the fun.

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Let's be honest we've seen a ton of shows like ECW before ECW and after ECW and not one of them could do what ECW did. Credit Heyman and his crew. But can Heyman do it again? Would Bischoff and Hogan let him try?

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Well, from what I've been reading lately, Russo is getting burnt out being the head writer, and is asking for LESS control. If this is true, this would lead to a new head writer, and who better than Heyman if TNA REALLY wants to compete with the WWE? As for Bischoff and Hogan, I can't speak for them (Who of us here really CAN?!), but I'm sure they'll at least be interested in the idea.

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I like the idea of Jim Ross and Taz announcing together again. I liked their chemistry, but I just can't stand Tenay's voice he truly is one of the reason's I can't sit through a whole episode of TNA. But Jim Ross will give TNA a big promotion feel. Jim Ross is one of those rare voices that can make a wrestler sound great even greater than he really is. So if this whole JR thing is true then if I were TNA I would do anything possible to get him.

We all know what Heyman can do. If given full creative control he can make any person a star in TNA. Well so we hope. I mean Heyman, who is one of my hero's, did make stars out of Tommy Dreamer, the Dudley's, Taz, RVD, Shane Douglas, Sabu, Raven etc. But then again only a dang fool couldn't make starts out of those guys. Heyman does have that ability to showcase the great parts of a promotion and hide it's weaknesses. He also knows how to not think like the competition or try to compete with the big boys but instead offer something completely different and make it a good show. Let's be honest we've seen a ton of shows like ECW before ECW and after ECW and not one of them could do what ECW did. Credit Heyman and his crew. But can Heyman do it again? Would Bischoff and Hogan let him try?

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That would probably be the No. 1 thing for TNA to improve. Russo is garbage. How he gets half of the stuff on TV that he does is beyond me. And how he has a job after his terrible work history in both WWE and WCW is amazing.

Getting rid of Russo, then bringing in Jim Ross and Paul Heyman as the lead writer would be a huge positive step for TNA.

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...awesome but it really irks me how the announcers just scream incoherently and expect that to make a match more exciting. Makes it more annoying.

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Well, you MAY get an announcer change before the end of the year. I just read on Wrestlezone that... (drumroll please)... Good 'ol JR was recently in talks with TNA management. His contrat with the WWE is set to expire at the end of this month, and he's expressed the desire to not only announce, but help out with the talent backstage like he did in the WWE for many years. If this happens, it could be a big win for TNA, and a huge surprise for Impact viewers!

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I don’t really believe he is only there to cash a paycheck, but isn’t that what they all say? I am thinking that RVD’s reign as champion probably will not last that long. We’ll have to wait and see if I am right, but I get the impression that this was done more for shock value and surprise more than anything else. I’ll comment further after I watch Impact later today.

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He aint there just for the pay check. He actually wants to make history, and he has said it before, he wants to help TNA grow and reach that other level.

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I don’t really believe he is only there to cash a paycheck, but isn’t that what they all say? I am thinking that RVD’s reign as champion probably will not last that long. We’ll have to wait and see if I am right, but I get the impression that this was done more for shock value and surprise more than anything else. I’ll comment further after I watch Impact later today.

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What was with that Rob Terry idiot? He lifts one guy, gets totally winded and can't lift Wolfe so he awkwardly tosses him with Wolfe actually having to leap off him?

I loved. the Jeff/RVD match but it wasnt the epic match the fans there made it be. The match just starts and they start chanting "this is awesome!" Totally waters down that chant.

Why does TNA have to have blood every show?

The diva...errr knockouts match was terrible. I thought Daphney and the beautiful people got along? Wasn't she an honorary member a few weeks back? Now she's a face I guess? And ODB, ugh. The ending was insanely bad. It was obvious lurch missed the "spray in the face" spot the first time, since they went right back to the exact same thing again!!

Also, what was the point in having Team Hogan with Rob Terry no less...totally destroy and bury Team Flair...again?

AJ/RVD was again...awesome but it really irks me how the announcers just scream incoherently and expect that to make a match more exciting. Makes it more annoying.

I love RVD and am happy he is the champion...I just don't get why they had to destroy AJ to do it. Plus, the way RVD kept saying "I know I have my friend Jeff supporting me" makes it obvious Jeff is going to turn on him so where does this leave AJ? Pope?

Samoa Joe got kidnapped by Hogan/Easy E...so he can be their bitch?

See, TNA has lots of good things but the terrible things stick out like a sore thumb. Way too hard to ignore. Sad.

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I like RVD, always enjoyed him in the ring as he brings a unique skillset with him. However, he's an attraction, not a main draw. His name carries a little fan interest, so he might get an extra one or two viewers off this, but I don't like them burying AJ, and like it or not, that's what they've been doing. As it were, RVD wrestled 2 matches in one night and still went over the champ. AJ offered no heel resistance to losing his belt, nothing cheap, no win at all costs attitude, and then sat there crying as the show closed with RVD's confetti dropping from the ceiling.

Also, where were the band? Huh??? How about MMG? Kazarian? Team 3D? Oh, but we saw the return of ODB. That makes up for it.

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