Keith Watanabe * NET 2.0

Watching Impact right now.  The one thing TNA should realize is that they need a better TV format.  Three interview segments in a row prior to a wrestling match is just too much.  I don't mind the interview segments, but they need to truly be concise.  1-3 minutes max.  No consecutive interview segments.  The Kurt Angle segments kept going on forever.  I know what they're attempting to do here (get over other talent by juxtaposing them with Angle), but this is like radio stations playing Madonna every 20 minutes because of a contract.

The main problem I have is the flow of the show.  There's no rhythm.  It's like going to a club and either having all high speed trance or three slow songs around 2 am.  You need a good rhythm to keep interest.  The little interviews just have no connectivity, except for the exclusive focus on Sting and Kurt Angle.  It gets old.  Also, there's no interactivity with the audience.  So the feeling is quite dead.

Again, more wrestling matches.  I suggested a time length of having at least two 15-20 minute matches per Impact.  On top of that, just have regular matches in between.  Having those regular matches are positive since they not only showcase the talent, they provide more experience for the wrestlers.  AJ old tv was really good about how they handled their matches with the tag and six man tag matches.  This would let wrestlers get experience with each other without having to give away the singles match on TV.

Right now, the TV show feels like an uphill battle before you get to a match.  It's like having a gorgeous chocolate cake at the other end of a table, but having to go through twelve bland salads just to get it.

Lastly, that little "shoot" piece where Chris Harris shows the script of the show was just plain dumb.  It's bad enough that most people views wrestling as fake, but enforcing that thought just demeans and undermines the business.  Things like this just demonstrate to me that the show and so-called writers have little focus on the overall vision of the product and only focus on small details on occasion that they think is humorous to themselves.  It's not good TV and it only works in comedies with an exclusive group of writers/directors.  Just eliminate it already.