I agree, it looks like Sting will wind up as a face again and we'll have to suffer through a hogan/bischoff heel turn. Add me to the list of fans that wish they weren't around.

After that rosie segment I am almost glad the knockouts have been nearly written off impact.

I think styles is a much better face so I'd be glad to see him turn on flair/kaz. That could make an interesting program.

Lastly, am I crazy or has tna been planting attractive women in the sight of the cameras during the first hour of impact the last few weeks? They are nowhere to be found in hour two. I think it speaks volumes about the product that I'd even notice.

RESPONSE FROM KE: Yes, the women are obvious plants. That's another page out of the old WCW playbook. They used to do that when the show was taped at Universal Studios.

"Why mention Michaels on a TNA program? "

Because he's breaking kayfabe!!1!1oneeleven That way you know it's real!!!unoonze

Or he's just senile. Take your pick.

Desmond Wolfe was pretty funny when he yelled at Chelsea "now I don't know if he (Jordan) likes you or if he likes me . . . ".

it's funny how small things on this show annoyed me more than the typical lousy TNA booking does.

for example, beer money said that hardy knew nothing about tag team wrestling, and dismissed his run with matt. in the next sentence, he said that the reason they were so good is they put the team ahead of themselves and were like brothers. huh?

anyhow, this wasn't a bad episode tho i figured i'd fast forward through the first few minutes of the rob terry & abyss vs. jordan & wolfe match since i was running behind on my dvr. i ended up missing the entire thing, and wasn't displeased.

Whenever Flair gets into a promo and his face goes beet red, I'm just waiting for his head to explode.

I'm lost with Samoa Joe right now. Is he a face or a heel? Wasn't he allegedly killing people a few months ago? The sheer number of his turns are baffling.

I noticed the Shawn Michaels thing too, but I figure there are two (marginal) excuses. First, since he's retired and not currently on WWE television, the mention doesn't really help WWE at all. And second, maybe there's a remote chance that some corner of the Internet would begin buzzing, "Hey, is HBK coming to TNA...?"

it took a muscle-buster from Joe and a frog splash from RVD in succession to beat [Morgan].

And distraction from a mystery figure in the stands, who other websites reported to be Hernandez.

RESPONSE FROM KE: Yes, it was Hernandez. To show you how much interest I have in a Morgan-Hernandez feud, I completely forgot to mention it. I know TNA has to do the feud because Morgan injured him in the story line, but this will just keep Morgan out of the world title picture even longer.

A bland TNA still beats out anything Vince and the boys on RAW put on. Right now Smackdown is the best of the 3 with RAW way down.

Aren't they just making AJ Styles do the same thing he did when Christian brought in Robert Roode into the Christian Coalition?? He got jealous and wanted all the attention.

"Bischoff – with a straight face – said that Sting always puts himself first, but he and Hogan always put the company and the fans first."

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Oh yes; and WCW was doing just fine when WWE purchased it.

TNA is not for me, nor the majority of pro wrestling fans. That's all I gotta type.

"RVD happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time." ... no truer words.

TNA would be better off cutting Flair, Hogan, Sting, Nash, Hall, Foley, Rhyno, Bischoff etc. and putting all the money into a developmental system. That is what will help the company, not the dinosaurs.

I was overjoyed when TNA finally dumped Chubba, but I am really disappointed they are giving his girlfriend, Rosie, a big push.

If the Sting angle results in a heel turn for Hogan, that works well for me. I must admit, despite having greatly enjoyed Sting's career, it seems when he is minus his bat he no longer has any offense. His matches are becoming dull.

I thought the show was decent. I would have actually considered it good had they replaced the Jordan/Roid Terry match with something involving the Motor City Machine Guns or the Me Generation or Amazing Red or Brian Kendrick, who are all again being buried.

"RESPONSE FROM KE: Yes, it was Hernandez. To show you how much interest I have in a Morgan-Hernandez feud, I completely forgot to mention it. I know TNA has to do the feud because Morgan injured him in the story line, but this will just keep Morgan out of the world title picture even longer."

Well, they could just swerve us and have Hernandez help Morgan out and admit that he faked the injury so he could go on vacation or something.

Anyone notice that the Motor City Machine Guns became the number one contenders to the tag titles, yet they have only appeared on TNA's YouTube page for the past few weeks (in awesome singles matches that have been better than most Impact matches)? It has happened before that the MCMGs became number one contenders, but it was completely forgotten.

Roode for World Champion!

"involving the Motor City Machine Guns or the Me Generation or Amazing Red or Brian Kendrick, " Generation Me are back as the Young Bucks in ROH

"The funniest line of the night was when Bischoff – with a straight face – said that Sting always puts himself first, but he and Hogan always put the company and the fans first. I’m laughing so hard right now I can hardly type. …"

Yes, when he said that I uttered a two syllable word synonymous with "the excrement of a male bovine" out loud.

I felt this Impact was better than most, but I didn't think it was right that Jeff Hardy took an eyeful of beer, then got hit with James Storm's finisher, and still kicked out of it. Meanwhile, it only took one Swanton to finish Storm.

Still waiting to find out WHERE JOE WAS, by the way! Talking to you, Russo! Who kidnapped him? Why? Was it Hogan and Bischoff, since they seemed to know exactly when he was returning? What did he mean when he said "THEY have spoken"? What did his kidnappers do to turn him into this guy who just randomly walks out to the ring and beats people up for no reason?

I also liked how Hernandez was 9,000 feet away from the ring, but he still distracted Matt Morgan. Apparently Morgan is a Jedi.

In an angle that would require Sting to do some fabulous mic work (which I doubt he can pull off these days), one way to get him to become full-fledged heel would be to follow in the footsteps CM Punk and ramp up the preachiness. They've already laid the groundwork with his previous promos about how he wants to fix what he sees as broken. He could start berating the direction the company is going (and watch the crowd get on his side) and then turn around and start insulting the fans for supporting it.

Of course, this would require some stellar writing from creative and believable mic work from Sting, as well as the dedication to continue the storyline so that the audience is just begging someone to shut Sting up... but this is TNA, so that'll never happen.

Once again..Sting was/is the "Whole F'n Show" which is just fine by me..we are losing all the great workers due to age,injury and security that money brings.TNA is just better TV for my money than the WWE right now..Great promo by Flair,followed by a great segment with AJ..have you noticed how much better his mic work is?Solid work by Angle,Kennedy and Hardy...One thought though,does it look like that they are slower RVD down to make everybody else look like they are in the same class as him?Thanks Kev and as always God Bless.

From Christopher: "Oh yes; and WCW was doing just fine when WWE purchased it."

AND, they only sold it to the WWF with the fans in mind!

Mr.Anderson continues to prove he's the best entertainer in the business right now.

His segments are always the highlight of the wrestling week.

I really enjoyed the to and fro between Styles and Kaz during their match.
It was creative, unique and very well done.

I know Brian Knobbs is hard up for money but coming back in drag?......

"Why mention Michaels on a TNA program?"

Why not? Not everyone subscribes to the petty WWE attitude that wrestling doesn't exist outside their 'universe'.

Nor does everyone believe that acknowledging the opposition is a sign of weakness.

RESPONSE FROM KE: Here's my take on it. When you are a distant No.2, why intentionally remind YOUR audience of that fact?

RESPONSE FROM KE: When you are a distant No.2, why intentionally remind YOUR audience of that fact?

Do you mean "second best" or are you finally admitting that TNA is s--t? ;)

In the case of the former, I think the reference would do more to *remind* viewers that these guys are the same ones you enjoyed watching in WWE than remind you that they're second-rate. The content of the shows is enough of a reminder.

In the case of the latter, I would absolutely, fully agree with you, but I highly doubt you meant it that way. You're too much of either an eternal optimist or a glutton for punishment (assuming there's a difference).

The problem with watching TNA nowadays is that you have to forget everything you aren't meant to remember on a weekly basis. Figuring out what you're supposed to remember and what you're supposed to forget requires too much effort for my enjoyment.

Kev,
How does mentioning Shawn Michaels remind people that they're the second string company?

I know you grew up in an era where acknowledging rival territories was a no no but for me that attitude is both petty and treats the fans like fools.

I didn't like WCW constantly taking potshots at WWE but that's entirely different from merely mentioning workers, in historical context, who happen to work for a different wrestling company.

I agree with what elevation said: as a heel sting is only ever seen in charge of a match when he has his baseball bat, and when he doesnt have it he backs into a corner or jumps out the ring. His matches are getting duller by the week. When he was face he would put on a hell of a match, i dont see why he cant now that he is a heel. After i think it woud better as it would take a great wrestler to beat him. And yes there could be another Wcw nwo story where sting becomes a free agent blah blah blah, the point is if that is what it takes to make stings matches great again, then so be it.
Where matt morgan is concerned, i really find it upsetting that as soon ad rvd gets in tna he gets a push and a world title, where as matt morgan has been working so hard and all they can give him is tag titles.
I love watching tna but they really need to sort these things out

If it wasn't for your post I would have nothing to do with TNA anymore.

My satellite receiver has a glitch where it sometimes displays the information for the wrong program, and when I clicked on it today it said "A man cannot understand why he was arrested; confusion over the gender of an arrested individual." In reality, that was the information for the program Jail that aired right before TNA, but I think it says something about the quality of the storylines that it didn't strike me as at all impossible that that was the description of TNA.

Actually, Towards the end of WCW Sting did a heel turn and attacked Hogan with a bat to Win the Title at...lets say Sturgis or some PPV like that but the fans cheered the whole way. Sting can never do a full heel turn. the fans wont allow it