I think you’re forgetting the fact Matt Striker actually said Christian was an “instant classic” and was making an “Impact” during his commentary on Christian’s WWE return from TNA.

Also, I feel TNA has improved its product as of late. The booking has become less frustrating and the people who deserve time are getting it – better still, productively. They have single-handedly managed to double the credibility of their Tag division over the course of a month with the Team 3D invitational Tag Tournament. This has created a new team in the form of the British Invasion (Ok so the gimmick is cheese, but it’s proven to work over in the States, and they’ll certainly be over in the UK if they’re still together) whilst keeping the interesting feud of Beer Money/Team 3D on the go.

I think it may be worth checking out the last few Impacts and the PPV, both of which have been an improvement over recent TNA tapings, I feel.

This is coming from someone who has only honestly been a TNA fan since they come over to London last.

Selby

i agree that tna need to shape up and move away from comparing themselves to wwe. But dont say wwe isn’t just as bad or most of the times worst. wwe’s denver nuggets parody, DX’s wcw invasion?

Thanks for the responses, people.

I’ll try and get through this quickly.

Carl Keane – How can you tell me WWE can be worse than TNA on this subject? I’ll give you the DX stuff and the Denver Nuggets debacle, but let’s get one thing straight here; more often than not, the WWE leaves it’s competition alone. Yeah, the Denver Nuggets thing was very stupid, and devoting an entire episode of Raw to it was dumb, but the fact of the matter is 99.9% of time WWE focus on WWE. And if you re-read what I said, I actually laid claim to knowing that WWE aren’t perfect in this situation. So please, don’t tell me WWE can be worse on this subject – that’s just lying.

Dan Selbey – The ‘Instant Classic’ comment was a dig. Given. But how would you have seriously reworded Christian making an impact. That’s what he was doing, wasn’t it? I mean, what other way round is there to put that?

People, I know WWE make digs at other promotions, but 9 times out of 10 they keep it to a minimum. And before one of you tells me about the ‘Did You Know’ stuff on TV, most of the time that’s WWE bragging about THEMSELVES in terms of their website or cable ratings. TNA make digs at the WWE product itself.

I don’t agree at all. So what if they make digs at WWE? How you choose to try and get an edge against a competitor is your on business. Will the snipes work? Probably not. Definitely not if the in ring wrestling isn’t competitive. But I think it is, based on what WWE puts out lately.

You don’t think WWE tries to make TNA look bad every chance they get? Of course they do. And whether they openly say it or not, they do watch TNA programming. Why else would WWE outbid TNA to land a knockout for $400,000, purposely hold her out, and make her job to Maryse when she finally does get on TV? To try and reinforce the fact the WWE product is superior.

You think Chris Harris wasn’t better than Santino what’s her name? Of course, but how far did Chris Harris get? He got himself a fresh start to try and resurrect his career, that’s what he got. Gail Kim will be the same way. She will never get a real chance. She will probably be in development before long. Just give her enough TV time to act like they tried, and then make it seem like, “oh, she came from TNA”, “she just doesn’t have enough talent.”

I don’t mind the digs at all. What I can’t stand is the arrogance of WWE thinking they are the be-all, end-all that you mentioned.

In fact, when they sign Kennedy, I hope he hands out digs on TV just about every other week. And Taz. And Victoria, though I know she won’t.

Do you really think MVP is a caliber performer? He looks so out of touch with his persona. Matt & Jeff should be telemarking instead of on wrestling. Cryme Time is awesome but not together – why? Orton is so boring along with Chris Jerico. To have Ric Flair ( who I was a big fan in the day ) whip Orton like a dog???? Bastista looks so out of it like Lex Loser, along with the big show. Ever TiVo WWE and look at the punches that doesn’t even land or the Texas two step that Bastista & Big Show do to try to sell a move? TNA is a viable option to Billionaire Vicky McMahon

Matt u r so right

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But it’s great to see wrestling fans voicing opinions on a very controversial issue.

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Carl,

TNA aren’t trying to ‘create a rivalry’ between them and the WWE. They are simply scoring cheap points over them, just to try and make themselves look ‘better’ when actually looking cheap and pathetic.

I agree, Raw has become a comedy-skit centeral. But you must also understand that this is a planned move by the company. They’ve finally worked out that they can use their three shows for different things.

Even if Raw has become, as you called it, ‘cheap parodies and references to pop culture’, at least WWE aren’t trying to make themselves look better by taking constant jabs at TNA.

SIDE NOTE, NOT FOR CARL: I’m so sick of hearing about how WWE makes jabs at other ‘entertainment companies’. The column I wrote was about a wrestling company taking jabs at other wrestling companies. Not because Vince McMahon made a mountain out of a mole hill about E.Stanly Kroenke. So please stop replying with ‘well Vince does it to the NBA’ and other stuff. I simply won’t reply to you.

who really cares if TNA makes references about WWE it makes no difference to whats going on in the ring and i watch TNA because i love wrestling and they have the best wrestlers in the world so i couldn’t care less if TNA wants to make comments about WWE