Time is relative. Time is too slow
when waiting and time paces too fast for a moment you don’t want to
end. Time is the one commodity in life that we can never replenish. I
know; heavy stuff for wrestling websites, but its truth. These last 3
weeks has been a mixture. Time has sped by due to spending it with
family, which is amazing. However, the time that I have been away
from writing has crawled because I’ve been building up opinions for
what is going on within Impact Wrestling. Their time away from
providing new weekly content has also given me this craving desire to
see what will be the next chapter for Impact Wrestling. With the time
that we’ve had from the last “normal” episode of Impact, these
are a few points that have really kept my interest.
The amount of time that Impact has
received from Destination America is promising. In the short time
since the announcement, Impact has been granted 7 hours of weekly
programming. This includes replays, the Best of Show, and the
interesting idea behind Unlocked. Many – including myself –
wonder if they are focused too heavily on replays, but the idea of
Mike Tenay hosting a show that brings us the behind the scenes look
to Impact has some merit to it. The potential power ranking is
appealing to me. Yes, we all know this is a scripted performance art,
but we all have our hierarchy and the idea of seeing how Impact views
their talent interests me.
We will also see
Tenay in a role I find fits him. Similar to how Mean Gene was getting
the “scoop”, the Professor will bring us reactions to these guys
and what happened for the week. This is an opportunity to advance
storylines, get fans deeper into these characters, and is hosted by
one of the most knowledgeable men in wrestling; translation - a great
idea to me on paper. Rather than trying to cram character
advancements into a 2 hour show, Tenay can now guide us deeper into
the depths of these characters and their altercations.
I have also found the absence of
information for the January 7th episode has inspired great
interest for me. We know that Roode/Lashely 3 will take place, but
honestly we are clueless to what else will happen. Normally, we have
an idea of where to connect the dots but right now, there’s no
certainty as to where we go next. A lot can be made of the authority
figure being stricken of power for attacking the performer, so what
happens with Kurt after retaliating to MVP? Since his small clips on
the last 4 Spike episodes, I question if we see Shera debut fully
awakened on this show. With Lockdown around the corner, do we see
some build up for Hardy’s vs. Wolves or do the Wolves address the
Revolution? This time frame without information as to the story
direction, mixed with the fact that this will be the first LIVE show
in months has my mind turning through multiple scenarios.
A lot of the things that we fans have
shouted for out of TNA have come about in the past 2 years. They are
out of the Impact Zone and traveling. They are willing to go live
when needed. They have stirred up the top of the card and allowed
home grown talent to be elevated. They have trimmed the roster down;
even if you didn’t agree with some of those decisions. They brought
back a 6 sided ring due the clamoring of the vocal fan majority –
even if some (fans AND wrestlers) did not want it back. With this
move to Destination America, they will now provide us more than just
2 hours weekly. If there is ever a time to make a big statement, this
debut is that moment for Impact Wrestling.
My question to
all of you – Is there an issue that TNA has not addressed as of yet
that you feel needs to be focused on before launching on January 7th?
I know some have mentioned the management, while others fault the
writing staff. Hell, some even say that there are guys who shouldn’t
even be on the roster still. I cannot honestly answer this question
because I think they have done quite a bit to make this network move
seem as a new beginning for TNA. While I may have a few nitpicks, I
can honestly boil it down to my overly critical nature. I will take
my friend T-Mac’s advice to remain positive and patient. I
positively believe that Impact will deliver a great product on the
7th and I’m patient that when the dust settles 6 months
down the road, we will see Impact in a different light.
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