We begin today with the regrettable news that legendary wrestling manager Sir Oliver Humperdink has passed away. He was 62 years old and was battling cancer. I wish his family, friends, and fans nothing but the best in this difficult time.
Next, PWInsider.com has more questions. They start off with one about a book that was planned by ECW founder Tod Gordon. It does sound like an intriguing book, but there's not much nostalgia left for the old ECW compared to even a few years ago. So I don't see it doing as well as it would have around the time of the ECW brand or even TNA Hardcore Justice, which was pretty much the last hurrah for the company.
After the break, why doesn't Jeff Jarrett just go away? And other questions and news.
A few years ago when he was the focal point of TNA, I wasn't a big fan of his. At least not a fan of him being that big of a part of the show, having that many main events, etc.. But since he took some time off from being on-screen, and changed his character up (and isn't as much of a focus on-screen), I'm ok with him still being there in the role he's in. I don't think he should be their top guy or World Champion, but he's a reliable worker who fits in a close-to main event role. It's kind of like how I see Kane and Big Show. They're somewhat stale to me, but they have a good amount of name value, can still go to some extent, and the fans accept them as part of the "old guard" near the top of the card. Even if he wasn't part-owner and founder of the company, I'd be ok with him being where he is on the card. As long as it isn't a long-term thing where no new talent gets to that level.
TNA's X-Division isn't as big of a deal as it used to be for several reasons: TNA would rather focus on other talents and feuds, and most of the talent that was part of the "golden days" of the division isn't there anymore. I'm not so sure that they should focus on the division for Destination X. If they can make a (long-term) draw out of that style, I'll eat my words, but I don't think it should be too big a part of the show. At least not the X-Division that's more sizzle than steak with spots meaning more than psychology and that kind of thing.
Shawn Michaels will likely be inducted into the Hall of Fame by Triple H, Bret Hart, or Vince McMahon. Any of those three men (or heck, all three of them getting some mic time) would be solid choices.
Mickie James has her arm in a sling from what is believed to be a relatively minor shoulder injury. I'll give any updates on it and how it could affect Lockdown in future posts.
Shawn Michaels talked about Ric Flair's return to the ring after his retirement match at WM24 among other things in WWE Magazine. I can see both sides to that situation.
Finally, a WWE publicist wanted a blog post removed because it referred to the company as "wrestling" instead of sports-entertainment. They have a point about being more than wrestling nowadays. I don't see them becoming "World Sports Entertainment" though because the only sport they're promoting is wrestling. Maybe it should be "World Wrestling and Entertainment"? Then again, MTV is still "Music Television" and they have more than music, so I guess it's not a surprise.
That's all for Sunday's news. More to come Monday after midnight.
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