Oh those Tennessee/Florida based bitches! This is aggressive 'competition' at its very finest my friends. A sure sign that TNA wrestling fancies itself as a bit of a rival to the WWE (seems like a rather obvious statement but I'm not sure the McMahons are exactly sweating about what's going down at the iMPACT! Zone every week).

Of course, this is all down to that magical poster which has been doing the rounds. I'm not sure if it's legit but if it's not then we have some people who should be hired to make promotional posters TNA in our midst.. The poster is an advertisement for the October Pay-Per-View “Bound For Glory” and features Sting as the centrepiece, with the words “The Final Curtain?” prominently displayed above his head. The thought of Sting retiring without me seeing him wrestle The Undertaker at Wrestlemania makes me feel sick quite frankly but ignoring my personal feelings, if Sting can retire as one of the only remaining big stars in wrestling who has never worked for WWF/WWE then he has created a legacy for himself to be remembered by. Of course the guy will already go down in grappling legend for his NWA/WCW days but being one of the only major players from that particular company to turn down Vinces millions leaves a bigger impression than that set by a Scott Steiner, DDP or Booker T.

The one question I have for TNA wrestling is how do they end such an excellent career such as 'the Stingers' without it being one big letdown? Is there one match the promotion of capable of putting on which would leave a lasting impression akin to Ric Flairs 'final bout' against one Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24? I'm not so sure. Sting vs. Kurt Angle? It's been done a thousand times. The same could be said if we replaced “The Olympic Machine” with Kevin Nash, Steiner, Booker T or even AJ Styles or Samoa Joe. They're really going to have to come up with something which is special in the eyes of the fans in order to correctly end the career of a wrestling phenomenon such as Sting. Personally, I just don't see what it can be. Again, fingers and toes crossed than the writers can pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and surprise me! I like surprises.

Next week I'll be looking at more random titbits from the world of professional wrestling. I hope you enjoyed this little article as much as I enjoyed writing it. I beg TNA to sign The Undertaker to a $11 million per year contract just so I can see them go at it on a Pay-Per-View. Vince Russo, if you make this happen I will personally and legally declare you as God. Until next week, TAKE IT HOME!