Botched Spot

I know I’m not being fair to the TNA Originals in this comic.  I know I took creative license (oh, what little I have…) and ignored AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, and the Motor City Machine Guns, the most well known members of the stable.  But realistically I’m still not sold on the idea of all of TNA’s biggest names being in the one dominant stable.  Sure, it worked for the nWo, who many compare the Main Event Mafia to, but whereas the nWo was a cool stable kids wanted to be a part of, the Main Event Mafia sounds like a faction my grandfather would come up with.  I’m sure that the core idea of the Main Event Mafia is to eventually put the Originals over, but they’re taking their time and taking down the Originals’ biggest names in the process.

Actually, I’m not being totally honest so far.  I just watched TNA for the first time in a while last week and I liked it a lot more than I’m letting on.  Or rather, didn’t see what drove me away from TNA the last time I watched (four words: Rat on a Pole Match).  While I can’t stand the entrance music and hearing Kurt Angle welcoming Christian to “The Family,” the single main storyline adds a simplicity I think Impact missed out on previously.  And because of that, I almost don’t think that all of the upcoming expiring contracts in TNA are necessarily a bad thing.

Although I will say that wrestling angles about younger stars not respecting their superiors?  Really wearing thin.  I really wonder how long that’s going to be around for.  I’m guessing waaay into the future, because it seems like there are 80 angles involving it every year.  In fact I think that’s Tommy Dreamer’s personal gimmick now, that anytime someone hits him they’re disrespecting his legacy.  His ECW legacy, I mean, before he was drinking out of urinals on RAW.

Alright, the more I type, the more I remember the old things from TNA and WWE I didn’t like before, so I think I’ll just end this here.  But then again, I guess that’s what keeps me coming back.  Either way, thanks for reading.

-James