IMPACT (March 8th, 2010) – Not Enough of An Impact

Yes, this past Monday, rather than watching two hours of WWE RAW building up towards the climatic Cena vs. McMahon match (that sucked), I decided to give TNA the benefit of the doubt and tune in to their debut episode of Monday Nitro… er, I mean, Monday Night Impact.

(The above statement is a bit of a contradiction, as I had posted RAW thoughts on Tuesday, thus having clearly seen it. Maybe I caught the replay? I honestly can’t remember.)

Unsurprisingly, Impact pulled a 1.0 rating while WWE pulled a 3.x rating. So much for the war, huh?

But what about the show itself? Surely, TNA must have learned from their fiasco on January 4 (their first Monday show) and produced a much better show, right? Surely, they have come up with the best possible card to steal away WWE’s massive audience… right?

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IMPACT (Feb. 18th, 2010) – Abyss, Hulk Hogan, and the Ring of Power

The above video is a clip of an episode of TNA Impact that took place a couple weeks ago (the clip above is from their YouTube account) and is just about the most absurd thing I’ve ever seen in all my years of watching wrestling… and yeah, considering I’ve been watching this stuff for well over twelve years, that is saying a lot. Watch the clip first and then open the break to read my own thoughts.

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