The Heel Turn: Dixie returns to TNA ownership
It was an emotional start to last
week's Impact as Dixie Carter
made her return as owner of the
company after being shut out for
nearly a year. Carter was very
nearly in tears as she thanked all
the fans for supporting her and
never giving up hope that she
would gain control again. She
specifically asked Sting to come
out, and a surprising development
occurred as Sting was granted a
general manager position of sorts.
This means he now has the authority
to run the day-to-day wrestling
business, as Carter is headed back
to TNA headquarters to try to deal
with the mess Hulk Hogan and
Eric Bischoff left her with.
Despite Sting having new authority, there were some questionable incidents that he could have perhaps over-ruled. Karen Jarrett is still the VP of the Knockouts division for some reason, even though Immortal has lost their power, and she is still intent on making life hell for the Knockouts. The only way to make this situation right is to send Karen packing with the rest of her Immortal family and raise Traci Brooks back up to the Knockout Law position she had originally. Sting now has the power to do that if he really wants to wipe the stain of Immortal out of TNA.
Perhaps the icon Sting just needs time to grow comfortable with his new power, which he never actually asked for or expected. He was also apparently unable to change a stipulation in the contract between Bobby Roode and Kurt Angle that stated that Roode was not allowed a rematch against the Olympic gold medallist. I may not know anything about how binding contracts are, but surely this no longer applies as it was a stipulation that Hogan and Bischoff put in, and they are no longer at the wheel.
The bottom line is that Roode did not get to face Angle again after losing to him in a very controversial fashion. I still can't believe how much effort they put into building Roode up for what amounted to nothing. He got through the Bound For Glory points series ahead of everyone else, and his recent promos were bordering on epic as he flat-out stated that his 13 years of hard work and sacrifice in the business were leading to this title shot. How can you give someone such a heavy push, only to deny them the heavyweight gold that they unquestionably deserve?
Instead, TNA allowed the Cowboy James Storm to beat Angle for the belt, in a match that had to be around five minutes at most. This is rumoured to be leading towards a Roode heel turn, so maybe the company actually does have a plan. I'm sure most fans would agree that it better be a good one to make amends for Roode being screwed out of the championship run he should have gotten.
Despite Sting having new authority, there were some questionable incidents that he could have perhaps over-ruled. Karen Jarrett is still the VP of the Knockouts division for some reason, even though Immortal has lost their power, and she is still intent on making life hell for the Knockouts. The only way to make this situation right is to send Karen packing with the rest of her Immortal family and raise Traci Brooks back up to the Knockout Law position she had originally. Sting now has the power to do that if he really wants to wipe the stain of Immortal out of TNA.
Perhaps the icon Sting just needs time to grow comfortable with his new power, which he never actually asked for or expected. He was also apparently unable to change a stipulation in the contract between Bobby Roode and Kurt Angle that stated that Roode was not allowed a rematch against the Olympic gold medallist. I may not know anything about how binding contracts are, but surely this no longer applies as it was a stipulation that Hogan and Bischoff put in, and they are no longer at the wheel.
The bottom line is that Roode did not get to face Angle again after losing to him in a very controversial fashion. I still can't believe how much effort they put into building Roode up for what amounted to nothing. He got through the Bound For Glory points series ahead of everyone else, and his recent promos were bordering on epic as he flat-out stated that his 13 years of hard work and sacrifice in the business were leading to this title shot. How can you give someone such a heavy push, only to deny them the heavyweight gold that they unquestionably deserve?
Instead, TNA allowed the Cowboy James Storm to beat Angle for the belt, in a match that had to be around five minutes at most. This is rumoured to be leading towards a Roode heel turn, so maybe the company actually does have a plan. I'm sure most fans would agree that it better be a good one to make amends for Roode being screwed out of the championship run he should have gotten.
