Tdaddy's Thoughts of the Day

Here's what I'm thinking:

WWE:

Raw tonight is at MSG. These MSG shows are usually underwhelming because everyone expects them to be Wrestlemania quality. Piper should be fun and has a ton of history. The problem is that Piper hasn't really been put in a spot to draw since 1996. If WWE is smart before the show they'll show a nice long video showing what a big star Piper was.

I watched last weeks ECW a few days ago. FCW may be a horrible developmental territory, but ECW seems to be doing the job. A lot of guys on ECW intrigue me including Yoshi Tatsu, Shamus (when he was there), Paul Birchill (who will never get pushed), etc. Add in the veterans like Christian, Regal, and Benjamin, and I think the show is pretty solid.

TNA:

TNA had their PPV Turning Point yesterday. I didn't see the show, but I heard Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolf was good, and well at Daniels vs. Styles vs. Joe. Dave Meltzer stresses that it doesn't really matter since the company is pushing the reset button after Hulk Hogan comes in January.

Hulk Hogan will be great for the company in the short term as he immediately raises the company's visibility, but has no experience running a wrestling company. Dixie Carter while she seems enthusiastic seems to not understand that she has a bunch of hustlers in her ear. While it's good to have recognizable faces on your roster, the fact is that if WWE wanted them they would be there. TNA needs to create new stars, but they have failed on almost every occassion to do so.

Dragon Gate USA:

I hit up my collegue Derek Burgan on Facebook and told him I wanted to buy a dvd, but since I forget which shows are good and which aren't I needed his suggestion. He suggested Dragon Gate USA Historic Gate PPV show. I saw the price and shipping came out to $28 and I immediately said forget it. Then I go on Justin.tv and they are showing a match with this guy called Dragon Kid, and let's say that after I watched that, I realized $28 was a bargin. These guys at Dragon Gate USA get the praise that ROH and ECW used to get, and just watching one match with Dragon Kid showed me why. It'll probably take me a week to get it, but I have a feeling that I could have a new favorite wrestling dvd when I see it.