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Can TNA really cut it?

by Sean on March 10th, 2006

I had achance to catch TNA (Total Non-Stop Action) wrestling this past weekend. It was like the last 15 minutes of the show but I was really not impressed at the storyline or acting. It was good to see Sting for the few minutes they showed him but I had to ask myself is this shades of WCW all over again?

If you have followed wrestling like I have you know the break between Jeff Jarrett & WWE was not a pretty one and for a long time if he was ever asked about his time in WWE (then WWF) he had nothing nice to say. But it is really funny that some of the better known wrestlers who were released from WWE always had nice to comments to make. Now I will admit they have let some wrestlers go that probably would have dine great for attendance and storylines but who am I.

Back to TNA…Here I am watching a match putting Shannon Moore and Samoa Joe against Chris Daniels and AJ Styles (okay that is scary…I remembered the names) and I saw quite a few missed moves and thought at one time Shannon Moore was about to break his neck. I mean they have an octagon as a ring and the ropes look as though they are wider than the regular ring that is used. Then you have the venue they perform at. It reminds me of when WCW broadcast their Saturday show form Disneyland.

The fans…no comment. More research needed on that. But I had to ask myself does TNA pose any real threat to WWE and from what I saw I don’t think so. Maybe Sting’s appearance will boost them a little.

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