The State Of TNA Address

As I've stopped writing catch-ups I wanted to do something which would allow me to talk about TNA so I've decided to do this, my State Of TNA Address. I've been a fan of TNA since 2004 and watched enough of the product to know
its workers, announcers, writers and owner.

Where is TNA right now? Thats a good question, today is Tuesday 20th April 2010.

Yesterday was a fairly good live Impact where RVD was crowned the new Heavyweight Champion after a decent match with AJ Styles & a very good match with Jeff Hardy. Samoa Joe has returned seemingly as a face allied to Team Hogan. Madison Rayne is the new Knockouts Champion, The Beautiful People are Knockout Tag Champions, Kazarian is the new X Division Champion and Matt Morgan & Hernandez (currently working in Mexico) are Tag Champions.

Hogan & Bischoff are still most definately running the show but gradually Hogans Cronies are being trimmed. The Nasty Boys are out of favour if not officially gone & Sean "Val Venis" Morley is very gone, he may have seemed like a good idea at the time but he wasn't. Chris Daniels, Awesome Kong & Consequences Creed are also definately gone too with little to no explanation at all.

So where next for TNA?

Putting a title on RVD was an eventual idea which has happened sooner than later. RVD was the obvious choice over Jeff Hardy who still has legal issues looming in his immediate future and nothing will be worked around Hardy until those issues are fully resolved.

With Sean "Syxx Pac" Waltman no-showing for Lockdown his immediate future must be called into question & dealt with as quickly as possible. My personal choice there would be a definate clean & non-kayfabe on air firing by Dixie Carter who should precede her announcement with "This is NOT a work". TNA must also address their recent losses and give the fans hard information during an Impact, announcements about Creed, Kong & Daniels should be made ideally by someone like JB.

Now is also a good time to take a very hard look at the whole TNA roster to cut some deadweight, certain people are still gainfully employed who should be "future endeavoured" & at the very top of that list would have to be Sharkboy. I am very sorry you burnt your trailer to the ground & lost everything you owned but its time to either work for TNA or seek employment elsewhere. Despite being a current title holder I think its also time for Matt Morgan to find a new job & Tomko also needs to be released.

News of a possible return by Scott Steiner is not something I am happy to hear along with the continued employment of Bubba The Love Sponge. TNA are upping their game by giving RVD a title but its time the mens Tag Belts went to someone who can actually put on a show. The Knockouts roster needs at least 2 or 3 more women to replace Kong, Traci Brooks & the retired Christie Hemme. It would be nice to bring in some more hardcore style workers to replace Mickie Knuckles & Roxxi who I was sad to see leave again.

There is plenty of talent available globally, all TNA have to do is get it and use it wisely. We cant watch Beer Money, Team 3D & the Motor City Machineguns going at it forever. We need at least 3 more new tag teams with World Elite & The British Invasion both having recently disbanded. Teams like Triple X (Chris Daniels & Elix Skipper) were exactly what TNA thrived on before, skill & high flying fast paced action. There is no reason TNA can't regain that style again and finally REALLY stand for Total Non-stop Action.

Here endeth the address ;-)