What is it with TNA wrestling?  Last week I was excited to watch it.  Things seemed new and fresh, then this week its the feeling of “again”?  What has changed?  What is different?  Then it hit me.  TNA is written for the PPVs and nothing more.

Sting and Bobby Roode both arrive at the building, a video package is shown of their story which will culminate at Sunday’s PPV, Victory Road.  Sting and Roode later have a contract signing for, again, their match at Victory Road.

James Storm and Bully Ray have words.  Later Storm has a match and Bully watches but stops just short of interfering, setting up their match at Victory Road.

Gail Kim and Madison Rayne argue and are rewarded with matches later in the evening.  Gail wins over Mickie and Madison wins over Velvet – with both women cheating to win.  This shows that either Knockout will do whatever it takes to win… at Victory Road.

Crimson beats Samoa Joe, which makes the two teams even in singles matches and now the rubber match for the two tag teams will take place at the PPV.

Austin Aries comes out and cuts a great heel promo, with one of the best self hype videos of all time.  Zema Ion comes out to say he’s better and he’ll show it Sunday.

This leads into the necessary talking segment of the episode which also features Abyss’s “brother” along with Eric Young and ODB planning their wedding.

Mr Anderson beats Daniels because he has just come back and needs a push.  It also adds drama to which side will win as these two men are on opposite tag teams at Victory Road.

Angle loses a five minute challenge but he’ll have more than five minutes to face Garrett Bischoff in a tag team match at… you guessed it.  You guesses wrong though.  Its actually Angle vs. Jeff Hardy at the PPV but I wont be shocked if Garrett gets involved.  TNA Unnecessary Heel Turn?!

And all this is what gets me.  Most of the time even when WWE is building up a PPV there are many sub plots and other angles that wont take place nor be resolved on Sunday night and thus there is a reason to continue.  TNA has such a slow burn, possibly because they only book PPV to PPV.   WWE has stuff happen on Raw, then Smackdown and then a few times a year also the Sunday night events.

The chances are far too good that most if not all of these angles will continue next month.  Well, next month is Lockdown so I’m almost sure they will continue until April so it all can be settled in the steel cage.

This is a weekly two hour show with a deep roster of talent.  Yet every week is feeling like wrestling paint by numbers and I’m sick of coloring within the lines!  Is it too wrong to want something to have an Impact AND be innovative?