TNA's got me interested again

[EZ: Broken Bae]

I haven't complained much about TNA the past few months, mainly because if I don't like something I just tend to not watch it, but also because everyone else was already doing it for me regarding their head-scratching storylines and overall pretty bad product. But I've been watching the past few episodes after hearing of it's improvement and I must say it's got me hooked again.

I'd like to think I'm not the only one who thinks so as well. The Thanksgiving segment was gold and they have their fair share of good matches There's still a number of things I don't like, but overall the good outweighs the bad.

Hopefully they can stay good.

[Stab Sword]

I hate Spike TV for the 5 or more commericals that were taken during the AJ/Joe/Sabin match. Completely took me out of it even though it went over 30 minutes. The Angle Thanksgiving is borderline wrestlecrap. I mean TNA's world champion is dressed as a pilgrim and one half of their tag champs in a turkey suit.

It was great with all the heels coming over and I found it funny with Eric Young sitting at the kid's table and drinking, Kong eating fake fruit but I don't know why Petey Williams was there. Sonjay was gold in the piece and it was funny with Shark Boy trying to eat with his mask on, but then you got Relik, Black Goldust and Misty Hyatt making things weird, then 3D comes and everyone leaves. Then the Oldsiders come and makes it seem like nothing.

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

I missed the Thanksgiving episode, but by and large TNA has been a lot better ever since going to 2 hours. It just seems like they have a lot more time to accomplish what they need to now, without having to shoehorn everything into a short program. TNA still isn't perfect and there are some things that still have me complaining, but it's way better than it was a few months ago. It's usually better than Raw each week, all things considered.

[Rocky Van Heineken]

TNA is still creatively awful even though they have a stacked roster.

[Jimichiro Likes Erick Rowan]

lenny said:

I missed the Thanksgiving episode, but by and large TNA has been a lot better ever since going to 2 hours. It just seems like they have a lot more time to accomplish what they need to now, without having to shoehorn everything into a short program. TNA still isn't perfect and there are some things that still have me complaining, but it's way better than it was a few months ago. It's usually better than Raw each week, all things considered.

That's about how I feel. I won't lose any sleep if I miss Raw or Smackdown, but tuning into iMPACT! is a must for me.

[EZ: Broken Bae]

lenny said:

I missed the Thanksgiving episode, but by and large TNA has been a lot better ever since going to 2 hours. It just seems like they have a lot more time to accomplish what they need to now, without having to shoehorn everything into a short program. TNA still isn't perfect and there are some things that still have me complaining, but it's way better than it was a few months ago. It's usually better than Raw each week, all things considered.

The first 2 hours episodes were a little rough, but they've been pacing it better the last few weeks.


I still look forward to SD and ECW more, but I suddenly care about Thursday nights again.

[VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!!]

Comparing Raw to iMPACT for the week of November 19th.

Raw Matches:
Out of all the 'matches' on raw this past week (CAWDY/Hardcore, Lawler/Santino, etc.) only Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga had me into the actual match.

Impact Matches:
All 4 Turkey Bowl triple threat matches were amazing. They could've done without all the commercials in the final between AJ, Sabin, and Joe. But I blame Spike TV for that... and the women's match was decent

Raw promos/backstage segments:
HBK/Kennedy was meh. Finlay/Vince wsa better. Orton was....Orton. The only one that mattered, the only part of the entire show that mattered was......RAW IS JERICHO!!!!!!!

Impact promos/Backstage:
Too much hype for Booker next week. felt like they were just filling up space. The Angle Thanksgiving was instant comedy GOLD!!!!!! Turkey AJ was hillarious.....

Overall:
Raw's only selling point was Jericho's return. Impact was just SO MUCH BETTER overall. Angle's 'Thank you that Pacman's not in TNA anymore....AMEN!' and Jericho's "Or, how about I save us from your child-bearing hips, your supercut hairstyle, YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO BLUE BALL MAGAZINE?" win co-Burn of the Week

This week's Verdict: Impact > Raw

[erisi236]

The "Thank you for Pacman being gone" was Gold I tell you, pure Gold.

[Timmy8271]

I got to say, Impact has been better the past couple weeks. Angle was great on Impact this week and I got a thing for Karen Angle. And Team 3d losing at the PPV got me interested in that feud. The only three things I don't like about TNA now is The crowd, The Announcers and the Abyss/Black Reign crap.

[Reverend BTY]

I'm still iffy on TNA. If it's on, yay. If I miss it, I don't feel like I missed anything at all. Insulting Pacman Jones doesn't help.

[celtics543]

I'm really digging TNA now too. I was so against Team 3D for the past year and now I find them interesting again with all the X-Division stuff. I love that they lost to the Machine Guns and then that D-Von took the loss to Sabin.

The Thanksgiving with the Angles stuff was pretty funny and much better than most backstage stuff on Raw, Smackdown, or ECW.

The matches have been great too, and I feel like they finall have a good mix of new guys with older guys that provide some nostalgia. I love seeing Scott Hall on my television again too.