You know, I just can’t seem to get interested in men’s Olympic beach volleyball, but there’s something about the women’s team that fascinates me.   I can’t quite put my finger on what it is, but I’m assuming it’s the level of competition and all around game play.

Yes, I’ve caught Olympic fever, but it’s not the only game in town. There’s also some big news in wrestling this week. Someone please let me know what it is. Just kidding of course, I’m a professional and I have my sausage like finger on the pulse of the business. Did you know Ric Flair retired? You did?   Damn. How about this C.J. Punk dude, you heard of him?

Rumor has it that Mick Foley may be going to TNA when his contract expires. That will certainly be good for TNA even if Foley can’t wrestle fulltime anymore—which he shouldn’t. Then again, I do wonder how big this could actually be. I mean, Kurt Angle (our Olympic champion) didn’t exactly put many more assess in the seats and neither did Booker T (little known fact, he’s China’s Olympic champion)

 As good as Booker and Kurt is—and remember, Kurt has at times been known as the best wrestler in the world, Foley is a legend. So maybe he will put asses in seats. My guess is that when he first shows up there will be a ratings spike, but TNA won’t be able to hold onto it. No matter what they do, they seem to be stuck at 1.1 million viewers.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see them do better. I’ve been watching since the old weekly PVP days.   I still have them all in a box on VHS somewhere, and I remember enjoying most of them. I even marked out the time David Flair showed up. This was back when Russo had a surprise run in every week and it was one of my favorite episodes of wrestling ever. Let’s face it, love him or hate him, Russo usually brings some sort of excitement to the show.

But what could TNA do to take it to the next level?  

1. A.J. Styles and Somoa Joe. These are your guys. Return Joe back to his badass self that doesn’t need anyone else, and let A.J. be the athlete he is.
2. No offense to Foley, who I’m looking forward to, but TNA shouldn’t be the place retired wrestlers go to die. It’s always great to see Sting, etc, but as much as I’d like to get rid of Olympic fever and catch Sting fever, I just don’t see him being the next big thing.
3. For two months have nothing but clean finishes. I know that seems harsh, but it has to be done. It’ll set them apart from WWE and help shake the rap they get on sometimes muddled over booking.
4. It’s time to get rid of the six-sided ring. I’m nearly used to it, but the problem is I’m as used to it as I’m ever going to get and it still seems out of place. I mean, their wrestlers are stepping into the polygoned-circle. It just doesn’t have the same ring (no pun intended) to it, even if you have Gordon Soley saying it.
5. Maybe cut the roster down a bit and focus on the guys you want to carry the company. I hate to suggest this, because the more wrestlers who get national exposure the better. I don’t want to put anyone out of work, but think of it in the long term.
6. Hire Freddie Prinze Jr—money should be object here. He’s from Hollywood for God’s sake, and we all know, Vince McMahon will tell you, people from Hollywood are just better than everyone else. Especially the writers.
7. More Badminton.   I mean if they can play it in the Olympics it must be a real sport right. No more arm-wrestling contests. For a true measure of a professional wrestlers strength, badminton. Of course this is only until we can finally get horseshoes or washers into the Olympics. For those of who don’t know the thrilling back yard game of washers, let me explain it. It’s pretty much just what it sounds like. You take some washers and you throw them in a box. It’s horseshoes for the really lazy. In fact, when I play I actually have a long, retractable magnet on a stick that I use to pick up the washers for me so that I don’t even have to bend down.

You can also play it drunk and fat, which is a plus—hell, you can play it eating a fried chicken leg if you want.

Granted, I didn’t put much thought into this—it’s not as if James is paying me. Still, I’d like to hear your ideas. What would you do to make TNA even more successful?

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