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Dot Net celebrates six months, thoughts on TNA taking another step backward to recreate a WCW storyline that bombed the first time
By Jason Powell Aug 11, 2008 - 12:27 PM |
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Monday, AUGUST 11 - 12:27 P.M.
-Six months ago today, the countdown clock reached zero and Prowrestling.net was officially launched. I know six months isn't a huge milestone, but I'm proud of how fast the website has grown in such a short amount of time. Thanks to all of you for for making Dot Net a success so quickly.
-Does TNA realize how tired and dated Jeff Jarrett's guitar and Sting's baseball bat are? These two weapons are leftover symbols from the dying days of WCW, yet TNA has made them the focus of their recent television shows and pay-per-views.
The rumored plan is that Vince Russo is relaunching the Millionaire's Club vs. New Blood feud that bombed in WCW. If that's truly the case, then TNA management should really be asking themselves whether Russo, Jeff Jarrett, and Dutch Mantel have any fresh ideas in them.
It's bad enough that these three are out of touch to the point that there's not a truly cool act in TNA these days, but to go back and revisit an angle that bombed just so the booker can attempt to redeem himself is masturbatory and counterproductive.
TNA needs new blood, but not on camera or even on its roster. Rather, the creative team desperately needs a transfusion. Dixie Carter must bring in people who have their fingers on the pulse of the target demographic rather than three guys who clearly don't keep up on pop culture.
Name one cutting edge, money storyline that has played out in TNA thus far. I'm not talking about innovative matches such as Ultimate X. And I'm not talking about obvious money matches such as the Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle feud, which frankly should have been bigger than it was.
Rather, I'm talking about legitimate storylines that made you feel like TNA was presenting a fresh, cutting edge product. I'm hard pressed to come up with one. The creative powers in TNA have relied heavily on stars from the past and have struggled to create new stars.
Joe was more over when he debuted in the company than he is today. The company let punishing the Motor City Machine Guns get in the way of making them stars. LAX was one of the coolest acts in wrestling at one time, but I think the fact that the gimmick has fizzled ever since Konnan left tells you who was the real creative force behind the concept.
I don't mean to harp on the obvious, but it baffles me that TNA and Spike TV officials continue to tolerate this third rate creative performance. I've said it before and I'll say it again. TNA might be turning a profit now, but just imagine how much better they could be doing if they had a better creative direction.
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