Wrestling roundup
I haven't commented here in quite a while. WWE did nothing interesting enough to comment on.
Now we've had our first full week back on USA, TNA is now on Spike TV... there's actually something to say!
I haven't seen the latest episode of Impact yet (I recorded it while doing something else), so I'll comment on that first week:
TNA Impact
The product does look better than the past (I'm watching 2-year old shows on ESPN Classics Canada), and the X-division was visually exciting (Petey Williams' "Canadian Destroyer" looks great), and they outdrew Velocity's ratings... but can it sustain itself?
While exciting to see, the X-division still suffers from the indie "spot-fest with no story" mentality.
The fed also has a few negatives: I don't see Monty Brown as even borderline interesting... and I can't swallow the idea of Jeff Hardy as a main event player.One other problem: if this will be their sole TV show then Impact shouldn't have squash matches. Squashes don't build interest in PPVs
RAW's homecoming
Maybe someone didn't clue the "brain trust" in to make this entire show solid.
You basically got 2 excellent matches (HBK/Angle with a bad ending, Hardy/Edge - I don't like the continuing undeserved push for him), one nearly solid (HHH/Flair-Cartlito/Chris F. Masters), one bit of forgetful fluff (the 3 on two bra and panties match)... but then they gave us the way too long Austin/McMahons skit (more than 20 minutes to get to a point? Keeripes!) and the equally pointless Cena/Bishoff joke (I can't call it a match and take myself seriously). Oh yeah we also got more denigrating of the Smackdown! product (I know it'll lead to a Survivor Series match, but it still was upsetting.
TSN and Censoring
I got The Score (a Canadian digital TV channel) to continue to see Smackdown! I know, I'm a masochist... I broke my statement of not getting the show once it left UPN
Anyway, an interesting thing happened when MNM hit Christy Hemme with The Snapshot: they didn't cut away - proving yet again why TSN insults our intelligence.
Post-UPN Smackdown!
We got some good ring action, but the show failed to do anything to entice more people to buy the No Mercy PPV.
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