Live Impact Revisited....

With all of the fanfare and the gusto and the hype given to the first live Impact Wrestling broadcast of the summer, there was little change in the viewing habits of the masses. In fact, the overall average rating was lower Thursday than it had been up until then. What does it all mean? One thing it could mean is that TNA played it safe when they could have taken some chances. This much seems like something a lot of fans were hoping for.

My opinion is that they DID play it safe, but quite often, when TNA tries to take chances, they overcompensate, which does the very same thing in the wrong direction. So on one hand, you could not take chances and risk losing viewers that way or take chances and risk overwhelming them and it would have the same effect. Which is better? Simple answer. Take fewer chances. Play it safe. Let WWE make all the mistakes and play it smarter than they are.

I do have a few thoughts about the show.

1. Brooke Hogan won't work. Go ahead, TNA. Prove me wrong.
2. The AJ/Daniels/Kazarian feud needs to ramp up if any progress is going to be made.
3. The card for Slammiversary is going to be VERY interesting. Joseph Park vs. Bully Ray? I wonder....
4. Where can we bury the Robbies? I said it last time, Robbie E. needs to step away from the TV Title.
5. 5 matches have been set up. Perhaps 3 more remain in order to fill out the card.
6. A Hall of Fame for TNA seems too soon. I'd give it more time, at least until they've gotten themselves more cemented into the realm of popular culture.

In any case, TNA has strides to make if they want to be brought into the limelight for something serious....like putting the stomps to WWE. It could happen, WWE was almost replaced just 15 years ago.