Divine Embryo Vandalizing Shit
March 23rd, 2001 was the last episode of WCW's Monday
Night Nitro. The end of the Monday Night Wars and the
beginning of VKM's monopolization of the sport that
loved since birth..(thanks pops! Rest in peace..) This
also signaled the end of my loyalty to industry that had
finally succumb to the "Evil Empire" that is the WWE.
With deep pockets and an even bigger ego Vince Kennedy
McMahon purchased a miss-guided ECW and a decaying WCW.
Thus leaving us the die hard wrestling fan with nothing
but his sick, homo erotic, racist version of pro
wrestling that he called Sports Entertainment.
What was left for a die hard like myself to watch?
Well I did what any real fan would do.. Go out and find
pro wrestling where ever it may be. I started collecting
Japanese wrestling tapes. Pancrase, Pride FC, even old
NWA and ECW tapes. anything to quench my never ending
thirst for one on one combat.
I would be a liar if I were to claim to never had
watched WWF(e). but with every attempt I would reminded
of how much I'm not watching pro wrestling but instead
watching racially and politically motivated story lines
that were intended to entertain but served the purpose
of insulting me.
About a year later I became more and more uninterested
in the business. Until I read some report of a father
and son combo attempting to start up a wrestling
promotion called "TNA"? That combo was none other than
Jerry and Jeff Jarrett. I'll be honest and tell you i
was never a fan of "Double J" Mr. "Slap Nutz"
himself Jeff Jarrett. Mainly because i thought of him as
a rip off of my childhood favorite "Nature Boy"
Ric Flair. But the fact that he was attempting to
eventually challenge Vince for a share of the
industry... I was behind them 100%.
I order my first ppv and was immediately at awe when
I
was introduced to the high flying, death defying, no
limits known as the >X< Division. It was a triple ladder
match that featured a new breed of warriors, young men
named AJ Styles.(who I remembered from the dying days of
WCW.)
Low Ki (now known as Senshi), who made me think of what
"The Great Muta" would do if put in an Octagon. and
former ECW TV champion Jerry Lynn.
I began ordering their weekly Wednesday PPV's. and
hosting TNA parties every Wednesday night.
Although the work rate was unrivaled to anything on
national TV. TNA still came off as minor league and
wrestling critics came out in full force predicting
TNA's demise week after week, month after month, year
after year..
And here we are today 2006, four years later. TNA has a
national TV deal with a very dedicated Spike TV. TNA has
been putting out the by far the best and most consistent
monthly pay per views to date. and even the "critics"
have humbled themselves in agreement.
Now finally my passion for the sport has return and now
I live to see TNA recapture the hearts of the some 7
million fans like myself that stopped watching all
together after end of Monday Night Wars.
The Revolution is being televised every Thursday Night
@11pm on Spike TV!!!!!!!!
