Mike Tenay and TNA

I was listening to Mike Tenay on Bryan Alvarez' very entertaining F4W Daily, and I was very encouraged when he spoke about Christian's defection to TNA. He made an incredibly astute point when asked about the impact of the jump. Essentially, he said what actually goes down on Sunday and the jump itself isn't the larger issue going forward. Instead, he said, it is the way TNA presents Christian, and the effect it will have on future potential movement. He didn't spell it out, but the meaning was clear. By giving a true creative outlet and opportunity for underutilized WWE talent, TNA can convince other WWE talent to defect to TNA for the opportunity to showcase their talent. This is the advantage WWE had in its battle with WCW. While WCW frequently offered more money, WWE was the place where you could rise if you had the talent. This was a major contributing factor in the defections of people like Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit and Eddy Guerrero. If TNA treats Christian like a superstar main event talent, it will send the message to underutilized talent in WWE that they should go to TNA where they can find what they love about wrestling again.