[quote name='mykevermin']I watched Impact on my DVR yesterday, after not really truly following any programs in some time.
Eric Young has become *really* impressive in the ring. Really crisp work, a confidence that I hadn't noticed in the past.
There are a lot of generic "oh boy another white dude with tribal tattoos" guys on the show - perhaps a bit too much of the gut check stuff? Introducing too many new people on one program, and guys who look far too much alike? But at least there's potential there. WWE guys are established as boring top card guys or boring jobbers. Can't make me interested in R-Truth, or Sin Cara. They're boring. Prime Time Players have impressed me, but the Colon brothers are boring, etc etc. WWE just isn't doing it for me. TNA has the potential, perhaps they'll actually use it.
Just wanted to comment that I noticed a huge improvement in Eric Young that I didn't notice in the past (maybe he's been really good all along and I couldn't get past his homeless hipster look?). I'm not a huge fan of TNA, but I kinda want to start watching more regularly now that they seem to be getting away from "evil general manager/owner" stuff that they (and all pro wrestling) had beaten to death over thepast 15 years or more.[/QUOTE]
I thought the same thing of EY. I always hated him but this week he looked great in the ring. Looks like he will be off tv awhile longer after the angle they ran with him though.
They usually dont have so many new faces on one show, this was just a special Gut Check episode to show off the winners of it. I still dont know how that tribal tattoo guy got a job.
You missed out on a great summer of wrestling action that took place in TNA. Interesting story lines, good matches, and very little to make you embarrassed to be a fan of wrestling. The opposite of what WWE has been doing. I never thought I would give up on WWE but I have, thankfully TNA is stepping its game up so I can still watch wrestling.