Momantum is a horrible thing. And with a debate against a far more experiance poster rappidly aproaching I'm coming to the conclusion that I've got too much of it. So the remedy the situation; I present to you, a TNA loving rant.
I got into a debate about this with... somebody a few months ago, after the Guns jobbed to... somebody; but since my memory is apparently off duty tonight, I think I can probably get some enjoyment out of having the exact same discussion again.
My lecturers keep telling me that brevity is the essence of a compelling argument, but I've got a ready supply of cola and Vaseline (for the fingers), so I'll let brevity go hang and give mindless ranting another run round the block.
Firstly, I'd like to look at what the Guns actually lost from jobbing on the last episode of impact. Of course, doing so would be very difficult without some kind of highly focused microscope, on account of them loosing next to nothing.
The MCMG are one of the most talented teams in TNA. Everyone lacking a serious visionary condition can see that they're one of the best teams in TNA every time they step into the ring. Hell, even people with impaired sight can tell that they're one of the best teams in TNA, since Mick Tenay and Don West keep on telling us... but I digress.
The point that I am feebly trying to make is that is simply doesn't matter if the Guns happen to loose a match every month of so. If they were getting squashed by Goldberg MK2 (project Morgan), or loosing every week I might concede that you guys have a point, but the last thing I remember them doing was having an outstanding tag match in the world X cup, and one of them (I forget who due the the aforementioned memory thing and lameness of Wikipedia) winning a 12 man elimination tag match at Victory Road. It's not exactly character assassination happening here, so I simply can't see what everyone is so up in arms about.
Seriously. If, next Thursday, TNA hold an 8 man tag team gauntlet to determine the next number on contender, and the Guns win it, is there a single person here who won't buy them as legitimate contenders? I know I would.
Now we've looked at why the Guns could afford to loose, I'd like to make a case for why there opponents needed to win. Unlike the Guns, Lethal and Creed actually had PPV matches this Sunday that they needed to carry momentum into. The Guns weren't on the card. Somebody's going to respond listing this as further proof on incompetent burying (without the double negative) of the Guns. Personally I'd say it's more of a case of TNA not being able to book everyone on every Pay-Par-View, and people getting pissed off when they try. But that's a moot point.
What the point is, is that the Guns opponents, or more spaciously Creed, needed to carry some momentum into Sunday's show. If you want proof of this, look at CQ's (my new abbreviation for consequences) match with Petey Williams, and note how the crowd was almost 100% behind the heel. Now I'll accept that this proves that what TNA was trying to do by jobbing the Guns didn't work, but I'll also wave this as a banner proving that what TNA were trying to do was something that needed to be done!
Finally, and arguably most importantly, the close of the MCMG's last match didn't simply end with them slinking off with their tales between their legs. It ended with an angle. Now, although it may not be apparent with my stoic defence of the company; I am cynical enough to admit that this may just be another non-story, like all that tag team dissention a couple of months ago; but until it proves to be so I'm going to assume that this means another program for the Guns. Which serves to further disprove the idea that TNA is treating these two like... say... Rock 'n Rave. They've just lost a couple of frickin matches; there not being dressed up in clown outfits, pushed into a male pregnancy angle or fighting in a looser gets his leg amputated match. People need to stop blowing their situation out of proportion.
There is a very strong trend for people around here to assume that "these people who took a grass roots wrestling federation, built it up at a highly impressive speed, signed some of the top talent in the industry, got a two hour TV deal and provided the WWE with more competition that they've had since the end of the Monday night wars" are a bunch of total incompetents with about as much ability for running a wrestling promotion as a collection of chimps with down syndrome. And the be honest, it's starting to get silly. Be critical of the booking, fine (I would be if 90% of the forum wasn't hogging the spot). Think they're pushing the wrong people, be my guest. But there is really no need for people to keep blowing tiny non-events like a three minuets Shark Boy skit, a certain guy not getting pushed of one to many stip matches on a card, blowing them out of all proportaion and using it as fuel to fire the newest incarnation of the Czena Suckz club.
TNA is da worst promotion evvarr!
