2. King Of The Dump
New talent is good. Throwing new talent out there without explaining who they are and expecting us to care is not good. There have only been a handful of King of the Mountain matches in TNA history, which is fine, because its a really stupid thing that sometimes happens. BUT, the company in the past has treated it as one of their premiere matches. Last year saw Slammiversary main-evented with Jeff Jarrett winning the King of the Mountain Title. This week on Impact, the match was thrown out there with no mention that it was even coming, involving a guy wed never seen before. The talented Will Ospreay was in the ring, with no introduction, and we were told by Josh Matthews that hes one of the best high-flyers in the world. Oh, and he lost. Welcome to TNA? The other competitors were Jimmy Havoc, a man who lost his first match the prior week, Big Damo, a man who lost his first match the prior week as well, and Bram. How are we supposed to care about the King of the Mountain Title when you only get a shot at it if you LOSE or just show up off the street? The company has tried like five times to make a relevant title out of that belt and failed every singles time. Theres nothing left to be done, except throw it in a dumpster far away where Jim Duggan will never find it.
Andrew Soucek
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