Even though a lawyer for Adam “Pacman” Jones said last month that the suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback would not be a heel in TNA, it looks as if the TNA creative team figured out that he had to a villain. There was no gray area on last night’s TNA Impact, as Jones and Ron Killings continued to torment crowd favorite Eric Young. Knowing how TNA loves to swerve the audience, however, I’m wondering if the plan still is to have Jones ultimately turn babyface. …

Speaking of swerves, it was beyond obvious that Team 3-D was going to interfere in last night’s handicap match between Kurt Angle and the Steiner Brothers after cutting a promo in which they apologized for their recent behavior. …

I like to watch Kurt Angle as much as the next person, but TNA is badly overexposing him by having him dominate the shows week after week. And as much as I enjoyed Karen Angle’s heel performance last week, it already is starting to get old. Perhaps if and when the show expands to two hours, it won’t seem like Kurt is in every segment. Then again, with another hour, TNA might script even more scenes for him. …

The video promoting the debut of Judas Mesias was well done and Jim Mitchell was tremendous as usual. I have always enjoyed Mitchell’s sinister character and thought that he should have been a bigger star. Here’s a quick story about Mitchell:

A month after WCW was sold in 2001, I was invited to Chris Kanyon’s place in Atlanta along with a bunch of former WCW wrestlers and office employees to watch WWE’s Backlash pay-per-view. Mitchell was there, and I took the opportunity to introduce myself and tell him that I enjoyed his work in ECW as The Sinister Minister. My wife, who is not a wrestling fan, accompanied me to the party, and I introduced her to Mitchell. Imagine the look on her face when she met eyes with this guy who had a long goatee, demonic-looking eyebrows, fingernails like a werewolf and a satanic ring. Not exactly your typical office party guest. What made it really creepy – or campy, depending on how you look at it – was that instead of wearing his usual ring garb, Mitchell was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts and sandals.

When I introduced Mitchell to her, I asked him if he went by Jim, James or something else, as those in the wrestling business frequently go by their gimmick names rather than their real names. “Any of those will do. Devil is also fine,” he said with a straight face. The only other time my wife has been that creeped out at an office party was the night she witnessed Sun columnist Peter Schmuck performing a karaoke version of “My Way.” Must be something about guys in Hawaiian shirts. …

I was saddened to read that Anchorwoman, the Fox reality series starring former WWE diva Lauren Jones and co-produced and co-written by former WCW colleague Chad Damiani, had been canceled after one episode. I still give Damiani kudos for getting a show on prime time network television. Despite the series’ quick demise, I think Jones’ stint on Anchorwoman lasted longer than her time in WWE. …

I conducted a phone interview with Queen Sharmell today that I will post tomorrow. Among the WCW talent that I worked with back in the day, she definitely was one of the most pleasant and articulate. It’s great to see her with such a prominent role in WWE. ...

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