The
WWE continues to produce the better shows of the Big Two. The Road to WrestleMania
begins this Sunday with the Royal Rumble, and the WWE has done a good job of building
up the Rumble, and building the storylines and potential feuds for WrestleMania.
TNA,
however, hasn’t just dropped the ball, they’ve lost the ball. I can’t put my
finger on what TNA is, Pro Wrestling, Sports Entertainment or a bad 1980’s
Public Access show.
TNA
IMPACT
GENESIS
– PART ONE
Thursday,
January 16, 2014
I
really don’t have much to say about TNA this week. It was really a forgettable
waste of time. If not for Aries versus Sabin and the cage match between Roode
and Angle, this would have been another one star broadcast.
The
only thing that TNA may have going for them is the American Wolves, hopefully
they can make an impact.
I
don’t know what they are trying for with the ‘Investor’ storyline, but it had
better be something good with a payoff. This does make me believe that the TNA
Sale rumors were just a work leading to this storyline.
The
Main Event between Magnus and Sting became a re-hash of Magnus versus AJ. All
of Dixieland’s cronies helped Magnus win, and Sting is gone.
I
have said this before, and I will again, this is the worst possible way to
build up Magnus. In the end, I think it will destroy Magnus. He hasn’t done
anything. Yes, I know he is the bad guy, above the law, but at some point he
has to wrestle by himself and prove himself.
For
now, TNA is burying Magnus and themselves.
Rating:
2 out of 10.
MONDAY
NIGHT RAW
1/13/2014
Another
good broadcast of Raw, not as good as last week’s, but still above average.
For
a Go Home show leading into a PPV it had the right amount of promos and
matches, and everything served a purpose leading into Sunday. Everything that
could happen at the Rumble, the matches and the Rumble itself, was set up on
this show.
Beyond
that, it also set the stage for the road to WrestleMania, giving us a hint at
possible storylines and matches for the big show.
A
good broadcast like this doesn’t just build to a PPV; it leaves you with
questions that can only be answered at the PPV.
Batista
versus Del Rio at Mania? If Batista doesn’t win the Rumble.
Can
the Big Show beat Brock?
Will
Cena get revenge on Orton for attacking his father?
Can
Punk win the Rumble coming in at #1?
This
broadcast did its job, it made the Rumble must see.
Rating:
6 ½ out of 10
SMACKDOWN
1/17/2014
Smackdown
was rather disappointing this week, except for the Main Event, which was a
welcome segment.
Like
Raw, Smackdown did everything it could to build the Rumble. Every promo had to
do with the Rumble and every match included Rumble participants.
Of
course, every wrestler was put over by JBL and Josh Matthews as being able to
win the Rumble, but I doubt anyone believes that.
The
problem was, it didn’t do as good as a job as Raw and every match except for the
main event was very poor. It was filled with Squash matches that were not fun
to watch. Even the main event, which was the only real match on the show, ended
up with a non-finish and a locker room brawl to showcase the potential
excitement of the Rumble match itself.
It
set up the Rumble, just didn’t get up to the level of Raw. If you didn’t see
it, no loss.
Still,
far better than TNA.
Rating:
5 out of 10
Fail
of the Week:
TNA IMPACT GENESIS, Part 2.
For the third week in a row,
Impact’s entire broadcast was the fail of the week. If this continues, TNA will
be The Fail of the Year. If this continues, TNA may not last the year.
Match
of the Week:
Alberto Del Rio versus Rey Mystero
Wrestler
of the Week:
Austin Aries, the new X-Division Champion. Will this lead to a
second World Title Reign?
Impact
of the Week:
The return of Batsita. Batista’s return is going to have an impact
on the WWE not just at the Rumble, but also along the Road to WrestleMania. The
impact of his return it going to have some long-term repercussions.
No comments:
Post a Comment