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TNA HITS A HOME RUN (ALTHOUGH NOT EVERY ONE AGREES) - FIRST BATCH OF READER FEEDBACK TO IMPACT

This was by far the best 2 hrs. of wrestling on TV in many years. Given the track record of 2 hr. programs the past 2 years I know this isn't a great compliment. It seems TNA picked their prime time debut to finally piece a show together right. It reminded me a little of Nitro in it's prime. Action, mat wrestling, a little comedy, and a big build for a worthy main event. I don't know if Jeff Jarrett stepping aside and this being a quality show is coincidental or not, but I think he has been over exposed and it would do good to let others take the spotlight. There were two drawbacks, the first being the VKM feud, this is obviously a dead end angle, and really with such a great show, why focus on the competition, when you could highlight more of your stuff. Secondly, Angle was as expected awesome, and though I'm not a fan of the Dusty finish, I think it might have been a good idea for the big brawl to have happened right before Abyss tapped so he wasn't going into the Title shot with a loss, and there would be money to be made down the line seeing if Angle could make him tap. But these are things the critic sees, the fan in me saw 2 hrs. of wrestling that he enjoyed and was different then the stale product we have grown to see in prime time. Hopefully these leads to two hrs. regularly, and an eventual head to head when TNA is ready.

William B. West
Portsmouth, Ohio

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Don't get me wrong, I love TNA and though they had a "good" show last night for their debut. But key word being just "good." They provide an alternative to WWE and in my opinion, are still better than the WWE.

However, since Vince Russo has been back booking I've liked the show less. He's living in the late 90's where he believes crash TV is still in. I'm tired of every match being interrupted by another segment, making everything too rushed even on a 2 hour show. They have time, they should've let Daniels/Styles/Sabin finish clean. And on top of that, what's up with the X Division title constantly switching hands? Not cool.

If people are willing to sign, I'm willing to start a petition to get Russo out of there. More Jim Cornette = Less Russo.

Brian,
New Jersey

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Here's looking at a "It wasn't RAW...AND THAT'S A GOOD THING!" episode of TNA Impact (you guys can use the title if you want)

I never thought I would be able to say this again since the WWE UN-creative team has made "RAW IS DX" & all the other shows so boring, predictable and just dry. But I was actually entertained, interested in the storylines, looking forward to the development of the new characters and actually did the job of hard selling me to buy the PPV on the "go home" show which hasn't been done for me in a long time.

I'm glad they restored that killer instinct that Joe was missing for the months throughout the night with Jay Lethal & the attack on Angle at the end of the show.

WOW, REAL TEAMS ON THE SHOW (ECW DOESN'T HAVE THAT!). NOT ONLY THAT, THERE WERE MORE THAN JUST TWO (SMACKDOWN DOESN'T HAVE THAT!!) AND THESE SIX TEAMS WEREN'T SQUASHED BY TWO TOP GUYS FOR NO REASON (RAW CAN'T DO THAT!!!)

People can talk bad about Vince Russo all he wants but he always found a way to make bland & stale characters matter & he did that tonight with Bentley/Kazarian/Devine, the James Gang & Petey Williams. Speaking of James Gang, their new gimmick has me interested.

VKM hit it right on the button...DX SUCKS! For those saying TNA shouldn't shoot on WWE...it was ok for ECW to shoot on other promotions, it was ok for Jim Cornette to shoot on promotions but TNA shouldn't do it?

Christian & Rhino was brutal & completely craps on the sleeping pill that was the JBL/Big Show "Barbed Wire Cage Match."

After the Nash/Jackass crap the other creative team put the X division & Sabin through...it was nice to see the wrestling quality put before anything else in the division again & Sabin looked equal to Daniels & Styles...which is a good thing.

And Kurt, you haven't missed a step.

When it comes to WWE vs. TNA, quality over quantity and TNA delivered the best two hour program of wrestling in...I can't remember when? Don't believe me, just watch this coming Monday when you'll see a bunch of 30+ year old men acting like their 12, doing the same jokes they did last week, and once again squashing the young & upcoming talent FOR THE WHOLE TWO HOURS.

Johnny Blaze

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Wow, this seemed more like a PPV than Bound for Glory...it was a roller coaster with some high and low spots.

High spots-

-Christian vs Rhyno, match of the night, the best cage match I have seen in a long time.

-Angle vs Abyss- Great match with the crowd making this seem very important. At first I wondered why Angle was in there with a big guy for his first match, but Abyss can really work.

-Christopher Daniels wins the gold, he deserves it.

-Sting!

Low spots-

-Samoa Joe is now a heel I guess. I didn't think they had to make him one, let the crowd decide.

-Nash in the bathroom, enough said. He has charisma, but not in the restroom.

-The end of the show. How did Sting go from beating Abyss with a bat to hanging from the ceiling being beaten with a bat????

-No Steiner

But overall a great show!

Steve, NJ

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