Hello everyone, welcome to my new blog space. I finally decided to get a domain of my very own and have also decided to start blogging again. I know that I have been away for a while now but I really hope to hear from all of my old readers once again here at www.wrestlingandmmanow.com. I am committed to blogging more often, writing has always been a passion of mine and I have always enjoyed the feedback more than anything. I won’t get into why I took the time off, that is neither here nor there, I am just going to pick right back up as if I never left and talk some wrestling. This time around though, with this new blog of mine, I will also be discussing MMA. I am just as knowledgeable in MMA as I am in professional wrestling, I can easily speak on both and share my opinion of both sports (yes, I consider professional wrestling a sport dammit!). Today though, I plan to discuss Kurt Angle as that has been getting a lot of coverage.
To start things out I must say that I am a huge fan of Kurt’s work, he may very well be the best worker in the business today. At the same time, he does seem to have some issues outside of the squared circle. Most people reading this likely know of him being arrested in Pittsburgh this past weekend. If you are unaware though, allow me to fill you in. Angle was arrested outside of a local Starbucks where he was allegedly stalking fellow TNA wrestler Rhaka Khan, his girlfriend, thus violating a restraining order she had taken out against him. Not only that, but Angle was said to have been in possession of illegal HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and driving with a suspended license. Angle’s attorney at least claims he had a prescription for the HGH but according to reports nothing has been verified. Khan claims as well that Kurt had stolen her cellphone and was deleting pictures of what she claims to be “abuse.” Much of the details there, at least from what I have been able to gather, are quite vague and sketchy to say the least. I do not recall that being in the police report.
Moving along though, this is not the first outlandish incident Kurt has been involved in. He seems to have issue after issue pop up. Think about it, really think about it, how truly bad must Kurt have been in WWE for them to essentially fire him given how starved WWE is for talent? I don’t believe we were ever given the full story there. Of course though, not long after his WWE release, TNA signs Angle. I honestly wasn’t surprised one bit by that, he was one of the biggest names in the sport. He was given a massive push right away and is basically the face of TNA now. The question I have is this though, should Angle continue to be the face of TNA or should TNA take some action? Or at least do something? I mean for crying out loud, the man is arrested on Saturday and on Sunday he retains his TNA World Heavyweight Championship on PPV. Should TNA have taken the strap off of him, should he have been suspended, should some punishment been levied against him? These are the questions that need to be asked. Is TNA making a mistake, are they setting bad precedents? You can look at this a number of ways. If you want my opinion, I think TNA needed to take a stand. I am about as big a Kurt Angle fan as you’ll find but TNA without question should have taken the strap off him at Sunday’s PPV. It’s not as if the strap even means that much right now, but that’s another debate for another day (you’ll hear about that later). I just can’t stand superstars doing whatever they want and getting away with it simply because of their name. TNA is still an up and coming company, growing each and every day, they need to be setting better precedents in my opinion. I just don’t think they know how big of a mistake they are making, mark my words. I mean, God forbid they end up like WWE one day…
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed my first blog here. Hope to hear from you!
Actually I think they will end up like WCW if anything.
In response to Richard Morales: In certain respects, they could end up like both. Thanks for commenting.
I agree with what you are saying about TNA needing to make a stand. The least that Dixie Carter should have done was release a statement either defending or admonishing Angle for what occured in Pittsburgh.
However, I don’t think Hard Justice was the place for TNA to make their stand and I completely disagree with saying that Angle lose the belt there. Look at the main event of Hard Justice, Angle vs. Sting vs. Matt Morgan.
The fans knew Sting wasn’t going to win, there wasn’t enough to merit another Sting title run. As for the Blue Print, I know most of the universe is hot for this guy, but I just don’t see him as a main eventer yet. He has a few in-ring kinks to work out. I think they should align Morgan with Sting and the frontline, put him in a program against the MEM, and then have him win the belt at a later PPV like Bound For Glory or Genesis. That way it gives the fans time to see how he works with other main event level guys. Plus he’ll be working with guys that are known for getting younger guys over(Booker, Nash, and Steiner).
I’m not saying that I agree with what Kurt did. I personally think he was careless and foolish, and when I heard about this event I thought back to 2006 and the incident with Sabu and RVD in Michigan. I hope it works out for the best and doesn’t take Kurt away from tv for too long, as he really has become the face of TNA, and I don’t know how long the Impact Zone can last with out “The Godfather”.
Glad to see you back and blogging Eddie, can’t wait to see what else you have in store for us fans.
I guess you aren’t going to agree with the blog I just posted then, with regards to Morgan. I never said I liked Morgan’s work but I at least believe he could be Champ. If what you outlined for Morgan comes to fruition though, that will work out just fine as well and probably be more ideal I will admit.And yes, TNA would take a HUGE hit without Kurt.Thanks for the comment and I am glad to be back.