Christian Cage TNA Champion
So far, so good. I really think Christian is the choice to be TNA champion going forward, and the fan reaction thus far has been really good. Jarrett just didn't work as champion, and Christian was ready to be accepted by the larger audience in a very prominent role. I would be looking at a way to use this to get a foothold in the Canadian market. Canada tends to be a more hardcore base than the US, and Christian is particularly over there. He can help them get greater recognition and build a couple bases outside of Orlando. The tricky thing will be how to deal with Sting's return if Christian is the champion. Christian as champion teaming with Sting is a good dynamic, but eventually you want Sting in an important headlining match. I don't think Sting v. Christian works. Christian as heel would risk the fans turning on Sting. Sting doesn't work as well as a heel. Face-face usually doesn't work for business. Maybe you have Christian hold the title most of the year defending against Brown, Abyss, Jarrett and the like. Then you have him drop the strap to Joe in the fall and Joe beats Sting in Sting's sendoff towards the end of the year.
posted by Todd Martin at 9:27 AM
2 Comments:
James, I disagree with you.. Although Christian did lack big wins on TNA, he's over like rover so putting the strap on him pleases the fans and generates more excitement around not only his character but the TNA brand itself.
TNA needs all the momentum it can get leading into the jump to Thursdays, and Christian provides that momentum and he comes with a WWE pedigree that legitimizes him in the audience's eyes.
TNA had no momentum with JJ with the belt and Christian was the only guy really in the position to provide more excitement around the belt. For me, I think that's more important then the long, slow chase that could of retarded Christian's momentum.
I agree with Dave. And there are two different types of "former WWE wrestler" status. There are the guys that the fans view as failures because they didn't make it in WWE and weren't good enough. While I like Rhino, I think he has that taint unfortunately. Then there are the guys who the fans really wanted to get behind, that they blame the promotion for a lesser push. I really think Christian has that thing going on. Remember that Jericho jobbed out in WCW for a good six months before he went to WWE, and fans in WWE were ready to accept him as a main eventer in spite of it.
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