TNA Nitro!!!

It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong,..well,..I was wrong. It would seem to me that TNA delivered with what was an incredible show, featuring above all the surprise return of Jeff Hardy. Oh yeah, IT also showcased Scott Hall(he showed up!) Sean Waltman (X-pac), Ric Flair (he needs money...),Eric Bischoff(he carries Hogan's luggage!) Shannon Moore, and ratings attractors Val Venis and Orlando Jordan (the guy who acted as Bradshaw's bitch, then jobbed himself to the 'returning' Ultimate Warrior last June.

Over at WWE, they countered with the return of Bret the Hitman Hart, and finally brought closure to the Montreal Survivor Series of 1997. Seeing Hart and Michaels hug, much less shake hands was probably woth the price of admission. Either way, it was a victory for TNA wrestling. You see, before last night, they were known as the guys who wrestled in a hexagon ring, lacked psychology and put together matches based on ill timed spot fests cultiminating with bodyslam finishers. Oh, well...Now they have life, but can they sustain it? That will be the question. Remember all that 'talent' translates into all those egos. Jeff Hardy, argually their biggest surprise lost his job at WWE over the wellness program. How does this reflect upon TNA?

The old adage is simply put,...'only time will tell.'

The Return of the Monday Night War,...errr,..sorta.

Okay, I admit I am intrigued and somewhat surprised that after more than 10years, Bret the Hitman Hart will make his triumphant return to WWE guest hosting RAW and hanging around for a potential Wrestlemania angle. If you check out WWE universe/optimusmastro you'll see my thoughts as to why I'm very exited about this reality. Raw should be amazing, think of the possibilities, you'll have potential confrontations between Hart/McMahon, Hart/Michaels, or better still Hart/Michaels/McMahon. Let's not forget the potential interplay between the Hart Dynasty and Bret,..oooohhhh, so many possibilities.

Over on the Hulk Hogan show which is essentially what TNA should be renamed(that or WCW: the Sequel) we can look for them to pull out all the stops, perhaps the hinted return of Scott Hall and X-Pac, RVD, maybe even Mr. Kennedy,.(err Anderson...)Will TNA win the ratings? Highly unlikely, but what boggles the mind even further is why they would put on a show which would divide the audience? WCW already tried this technique, and frankly it reaks of marketing stupidity! Why not put on an Impact show on a different night and be unincumbered, at least as far as pro wrestling is concerned. It doesn't make sense,.plain and simple! I for one as a fan would watch both shows if they were on different nights, but I guess that's too much of a smart move for Hogan-Bischoff and their ilk.

Oh well,..have a happy monday,..see you on the other side of the ratings!

Peace.