Redheaded Step Child does good

You know back in my day, you know when there wasn't a Pay Per View event every four weeks or so the big two organizations only had four PPV's a year, with a scattering of specials here and there. They say that if you don't learn from the past you are doomed to make the same mistakes over and over. Well, I say, sometimes you can copy from the past and make your organization all the better for it.

TNA has announced that they will revert back to the Four Big Pay Per View schedule of yesteryear. Much like WCW used to do with their Clash of the Champion specials, TNA will have special Pay Per Views through out the year. These shows will be themed, pre-recorded and shown on Friday's I believe.

BRILLIANT!

Why can't Greedy McMahon learn from this? Billionaire's never have enough money I guess. I'm sure that TNA is aware that spoilers will be released before their themed PPV's ever hit the airwaves, but in the grand scheme of things the readers of spoilers is small compared the ammount of wrestling fans there are out there. The Marks number far greater than the Smarks.

Now we will have at least three months to set up storylines for the Big Four Pay Per Views. How awesome is that? The days of rushed storylines in TNA should be over. They can slow down a little bit and slow burn some feuds. They have the chance to make the matches at the Big Four seem all that more important. After a few months of oneupmanship this should provide for better weekly episodes, better matches, more quality matches on Impact.

Another bright side in this whole affair, themed Pay Per Views, like the already announed Joker's Wild Tag Team and X-Division. Some will claim, "Well they had that already with Destination X." While that is true, Destination X was also forced to have storyline matches in them as well. With Themed specials there is a better chance of showcasing certain aspects of their roster and introducing those aspects to new fans, hopefully broadening their fanbase.

Another brightside is cost and product quality. The recorded shows should bring down costs for the events a little. Plus, recorded shows will help get rid of the surprised of live TV. They will have the chance to fix flubbed promos, botches in matches, endings that don't quite work out. If done right, this could be a big thing for TNA.

This all sounds well and good, but it's will take a year or so with things run this way to see if it pays off. This Cranky Ol' Blogger surely hopes that it does. I hope it will allow TNA to move further up the food chain that is Pro Wrestling. Everything is better with Competition.