For once, my extended absence here wasn't completely my fault. My cable connection was faulty for nearly 2 weeks, making viewing of Smackdown! impossible. It's fixed now.

I understand that Vince Russo is now gone from NWA-TNA. He had too much heat with owner Jerry Jarrett.

Let's see: he left the then-WWF when he was doing well... was burned twice by WCW, came back briefly to the now WWE, this after a failed stint with WWA, now he's out of this one also. He should have stayed with his first job. He's had nothing but bad luck since, it seems.