PatMan Presents: TNA 2006 - The New Face of Professional Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2006 - The New Face of Professional Wrestling
Back in late 2005, TNA Wrestling was finally getting the exposure that it desperately needed. With numerous talented stars on its roster, both young and old, the wrestling company that had always taken a backseat to the WWE was finally showing the entire world just how great it could possibly be. Starting at the Unbreakable PPV, when AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels put on the match of the year in professional wrestling, people began to notice the company. Two months later, TNA had a former WWE star show up at its Genesis PPV, that being the charismatic Christian Cage. Then things started to pick up, as the next month ‘The Icon’ Sting made his presence in TNA known, with his infamous black coat and bat being placed in the center of the ring at the close of the Turning Point PPV.
Then, at Final Resolution, Sting made his long anticipated return to professional wrestling, teaming with Christian Cage to take on Monty Brown and the reigning NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett, with this being Sting’s first match in over two years. After that, TNA really got on a roll, with Christian Cage capturing the World Heavyweight Championship the next month at Against All Odds. And while the product continued to impress throughout the rest of 2006, it was obvious that TNA was moving away from what had given it so much potential.
Too many former WWE stars came into the company and TNA began to focus more on ridiculous storylines and gimmick matches instead of straight wrestling, exactly what had made it such a great alternative to WWE. But now we are going to go back to that historic PPV, Against All Odds, and history is going to be altered. Things will hopefully be different this time around, as TNA attempts to do the unthinkable and that’s compete on a regular basis with World Wrestling Entertainment, a company that hasn’t truly been challenged in over five years…
I’ll let this opening post set in, and the rosters, Against All Odds results and news/notes will follow shortly.
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