TNA Impact - The Most Shocking Surprise of the Year

I want to take a moment and emphasize that I am a long time fan of the TNA wrestling promotion. I've been watching TNA since before Impact aired on Fox Sports Net and I regularly watched their $15 PPVs. I've always been impressed with the athletes in TNA and the pure spectacle of great in-ring wrestling has kept me a fan. In no uncertain terms I am a fan of TNA. That said, I am entertained by both TNA and WWE and I always try to maintain the frame of reference that the products are separate and distinct entities. As such, I normally try to avoid comparisons between TNA and WWE because such comparisons are largely irrelevant.

WWE RAW - Triple H and the Dead Man's Game

The big news coming out of Monday Night RAW this week is the return of two major superstars. I'm speaking, of course, of the returns of the Undertaker and Triple H. It has been a long time since we've seen these two superstars inside the squared circle, and with Wrestlemania right around the corner now is the optimal time for these guys to rejoin the active roster. Read on to get my opinions regarding these high profile returns.

WWE Smackdown - The End of Dolph Ziggler

There will be spoilers concerning the 600th episode of Smackdown, originally aired on 2/18/11, so turn back now if you haven't seen it yet. Things have finally come to a head for the long-standing feud between Vickie Guerrero and Edge, with poor Dolph Ziggler getting the worst of it. So where does our platinum-haired friend end up? Read on to find out!

TNA Impact - The Future of Ric Flair

We'll be discussing some potential story spoilers concerning the 2/17/11 episode of Impact, so you might want to check back later if you haven't watched yet. Otherwise, we're just going to jump into one of the big story points from last night. The show opened by sewing the seeds of doubt between the Bischoff-led Immortal and Ric Flair.

Aftermath: Monday Night RAW - 02/14/11 - Return of the Rock

I'll start with the biggest news coming out of tonight's Monday Night RAW. The Rock is back in the WWE and will be the guest host for Wrestlemania 27! The Rock gave an awesome promo at the end of the night, but the whole scenario raised more questions than it answered.

Aftermath: Against All Odds 2011 - TNA PPV

Here are a collection of opinions regarding various topics coming out of the TNA Against All Odds 2011 PPV.

Going in order, Generation Me missed their three-way match, by default making Robbie E the new #1 Contender for the X-Division title. I was actually somewhat pleased by this unfortunate turn of events, because the all-heel Max vs Jeremy vs Robbie E match-up didn't really stimulate me from a conceptual standpoint. Plus, we got to see Kazarian in action tonight! Kaz made a strong point in his pre-match promo when he called the Jersey Shore rip-off "cheap."

Against All Odds 2011 - Live Tweet Event!

I'll be catching the AAO 2011 PPV tonight and will be tweeting my thoughts and opinions of the show as it happens, LIVE! Be sure to follow WrestleOPLIVE on Twitter to catch this Live Tweet Event in real-time! This will be a regular feature of the WrestleOp site, for all of the wrestling shows and PPV I watch as they air, including RAW, Smackdown!, and TNA Impact. Stay Tuned, as the LTE starts tonight at 8PM EST.

TNA Impact - 02/10/11

I was excited to see TNA Impact this week. I had been dreading the new "They" angle, fearing the worst -that the eventually reveal would illicit feelings of complete indifference. Let's face it, TNA has Bischoff, Hogan, Foley, Flair, Sting, Angle, RVD, Matt and Jeff Hardy, Steiner, Anderson -a regular who's who of professional wrestling. These guys are all tops guys in the industry and if anyone is capable of elevating a property and raising ratings based on name recognition alone it is these guys.

My point is TNA doesn't need another "They."