WWE Stars Drive TNA Wrestling
If you happen to check out WWE's competition every Thursday night, you're in for a show full of familiar faces from WWE's past. The organization itself is apparently run by former WWE superstar, Jeff Jarrett. It's flagship wrestlers include Kurt Angle, Booker T, Christian Cage, Rhino, Team 3-D (Dudley Boys) and occasionally Kevin Nash. Daivari also appears on the show and after a very recent debut, is one of its minor champions. Amongst the TNA Knockouts (its version of divas), are former WWE divas, Gail Kim and Christy Hemme. More recently, the show added Mick Foley, who just weeks ago was sitting alongside Jim Ross as a commentator on the Smackdown TV show. It seems as if Foley was unhappy at WWE and jumped ship. On this past Thursday's show Foley even made reference to one important person he wanted to thank, Vince McMahon, stating he told him no way would he stay with WWE.
Now Foley becomes the "special guest enforcer" in an upcoming TNA PPV Match. The competitors? Two previously mentioned former WWE stars, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett. According to TNA, it will be a first-time ever battle between these two colossal stars. The main point here is that TNA is relying upon WWE stars to drive its product. Most of the former WWE stars have gone on to become the major champion on the show as well. Kurt Angle, Christian Cage and Booker have all had the title at one time or another. In WWE, Christian never came close to a WWE or World Heavyweight title. Fans who follow wrestling know these stars from the WWE, so to think that TNA is cleverly using them to beat out its competitor is an understatement. During Wrestlemania 24, TNA made sure to schedule shows in the Orlando-Florida area to capitalize on the wrestling crowd that would be in town.
It seems TNA is either paying homage to its bigger, badder competitor, the WWE, or trying to throw jabs where it can, using former stars. And don't forget the Stone Cold Steve Austin immitations by a masked star named "Shark Boy", as well as Abyss who seems like a Mankind throwback. While entertaining, TNA will still have a long way to go in terms of gaining massive market share from WWE. Then again, if enough top stars at WWE get unhappy, or busted for drug violations, TNA may be able to load its roster.
Do you watch TNA in addition to WWE, or only the WWE? Feel free to sound off below!
Now Foley becomes the "special guest enforcer" in an upcoming TNA PPV Match. The competitors? Two previously mentioned former WWE stars, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett. According to TNA, it will be a first-time ever battle between these two colossal stars. The main point here is that TNA is relying upon WWE stars to drive its product. Most of the former WWE stars have gone on to become the major champion on the show as well. Kurt Angle, Christian Cage and Booker have all had the title at one time or another. In WWE, Christian never came close to a WWE or World Heavyweight title. Fans who follow wrestling know these stars from the WWE, so to think that TNA is cleverly using them to beat out its competitor is an understatement. During Wrestlemania 24, TNA made sure to schedule shows in the Orlando-Florida area to capitalize on the wrestling crowd that would be in town.
It seems TNA is either paying homage to its bigger, badder competitor, the WWE, or trying to throw jabs where it can, using former stars. And don't forget the Stone Cold Steve Austin immitations by a masked star named "Shark Boy", as well as Abyss who seems like a Mankind throwback. While entertaining, TNA will still have a long way to go in terms of gaining massive market share from WWE. Then again, if enough top stars at WWE get unhappy, or busted for drug violations, TNA may be able to load its roster.
Do you watch TNA in addition to WWE, or only the WWE? Feel free to sound off below!
Labels: Christian, Commentary, King Booker, Kurt Angle, News, Rhino, TNA
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