RD - you should give TNA a try.

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

Hi RD, I noticed in your ramblings this week that you said you do not watch TNA. For the longest time, I didn't either. This was manily because you used to have to pay to see it every week, and I wasn't about to do that. But now it is on basic cable, so I figured I'd give it a try. I am becoming so burnt out on WWE lately, I just wanted to see something new. TNA's time slot is terrible, so I have been setting the VCR and watching it Friday evening or Saturday afternoon.

Here are a few things I have taken a liking to, from the perspective of a WWE fan such as myself.

1. Yes it is true that Jeff Jarrett has held the title for a long time now, and it probably is due to his ego. However the key difference between Jarrett and Triple H is that Jarrett does not dominate the show the way Triple H dominates Raw. In any given TNA Impact broadcast, only a limited amount of airtime is given to Jarrett and the WWE castoffs like Nash, Waltman, DDP, etc. So if you don't like Jarrett and pals, you're not out of luck because there is plenty of other guys who can prominently be seen on the show.

2. The overall broadcast is a lot more "simple" and "back to basics". In WWE, there is all the backstage shenanigans/skits, Diva Search segments, Flair giving verbal BJ's to Triple H, etc. In a typical TNA Impact hour-long show, there is usually 3 or 4 matches with talented performers, maybe an occasional backstage attack between 2 feuding wrestlers, and possibly an in-ring interview by the champion. I can guarantee that TNA does not have the "hollywood writers" on their booking team, and I think that makes for a more coherent wrestling based show.

3. The production value is not as high as WWE, but it isn't exactly low either. Sure you don't get theatrical entrances such as the Undertaker's, for example. But the production value is still good enough the get the job done.

Now I have only been watching TNA for about a month now, so clearly I'm not some sort of diehard lifelong TNA fan who's out to "convert" people. I am a lifelong WWE fan, who has been burnt out on Raw and Smackdown lately. I have started watching TNA just for something new and different, and so far I have not been disappointed.

[Feyrhausen]

Not to answer for RD, but I believe he has said that he tried TNA, and he is sick of Jeff Jarrett driving his promotion into the ground by pushing himself over everyone else.

Hiring all his old WWE and WCW friends for too much money and pushing them over younger and better talent does not help either.

In my opinion.

[Hemmeorrhage]

The first thing I would do if I suddenly took control of TNA...Get rid of that funky entrance music. The music isn't even up to late 80's wwf quality. They would be better off with no music than the crap they have. I don't understand why ECW was able to afford or borrow music from bands even as well known as Metallica, but TNA gives us this music that sounds like it was produced on a Commodore 64. Second get rid of the guys that have name value which corresponds with crap. Eric Watts is garbage. Only a hardcore fan is familiar with his history, yet a hardcore fan could care less that he is there. He has been given a chance to put butts in seats, but he never has. You only have an hour each week, so the only position Watts should be in is on his back for the three count giving a rub to someone other than Dustin Rhodes. I think people are a little hard on TNA as far as some of the other talent. DDP and Nash were main eventers within this century. They bring something to the table, but not credible World Championship material. If anything, both get parts in movies and there could be a cross promotional deal that might benefit TNA.