Clash of the Titans Part Deux

So it's official! On Monday, March 8th TNA butts heads with the Collosus that is the WWE. In recent weeks and months, the Collosus' ankles have been slowly turning to clay and I, for one, think that David will soon knock Goliath on it's highly pretentious posterior.

Say what you will about production style, or "mega stars" or whatever you like about the two companies; TNA has the upper hand. Sound crazy? Think about a couple of things:

1) Since the 'E has gone to the "Guest Host" format, the shows are more hit than miss and there is widespread discontent among the members of their base. TNA has started a slow and calculated boil...they're like the kid who won't leave you alone at the checkout line--you can't ignore them and finally you end up giving them ALL your attention because they ade the most noise. TNA offers WRESTLING; skits are kept to a minimum and, more often than not, charachter development is what the vignettes and interviews are all about not gutter humor. Wrestling fans may not admit it but they RESPECT this.

2) TNA has now built up a good, solid group of performers. Pay no attention to the rumors and asides about "Hogan and Bischoff don't like this or that", EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME GROUND. In the WWE, unless your last name is Cena,Levesque, Callaway or Higginbottom, your'e pretty much doing the same every show or nothing at all.

3) TNA is kicking the damn door in with new types of matches and moves designed to CHANGE the SPORT. Whether it's the X Division, Six Sides of Steel or whatever, TNA pushes the envelope. The 'E still has 20 minutes of wrestling within a 2 hour show (if that) and it's all the same stuff.

4) AND MOST IMPORTANTLY--TNA learns from the past and listens to the fans. Don't tell me that TNA didn't listen to every bit of criticism and critique from their first live outing. Changes have already been made for the next showdown and they'll learn from that show too....THIS IS THE SIGN OF A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY. WWE justs throws out whatever it wants and if the fans don't buy it then they just throw it back out again with different packaging. The stars fall when they get too lazy to hold onto the sky.

I know I sound like a homer and all and it's really not so. It's just that the 'E disappoints me when they don't try or care to try anymore. There are too many good guys and gals working hard there for creative to be so lacksadasical. TNA is what the old WWF WAS--HUNGRY, FULL OF IDEAS, and READY TO SCRAP.

We will see what happens. It'll be one HELL OF A RIDE in any case.