Wednesday 12 May 2010

'The not so much a Monster as an enraged pussy cat' Abyss

Hello one and all who have decided to check my blog out once again (and hello to those who haven't read anything i've written before). This blog is 'dedicated' to 'The Monster' Abyss, or to give him his full title now: 'The wimp, who has become lazy in the ring due to Hulk Hogan's influence' Abyss. Now don't get me wrong, i've not always disliked Abyss, and with some creative management TNA could really save his character and also keep him as one of the top guys in the company.

First we just need to go back to when I first started watching TNA, and this was when he was aligned with James Mitchell back in 2007 and involved in the 'Abyss shot his father' storyline (I realise that he was obviously there before I started watching, but this is from when I started watching TNA). Anyway back then he was a believable heel who epitomised the 'Monster' gimmick and could have destroyed anyone on the roster. He was also involved in the first ever PPV main event I ever watched (Lockdown 2007) which back then was up there with my favourite matches. After this we saw a face turn by Abyss, which initially looked good, who began a fued with his storyline brother Judas Mesias and culminated in the second ever barbed wire massacre match (which I still rate as one of my favourite hardcore matches).

Abyss then disappeared from TV for 4 months and when he returned he had a 'mental patient' gimmick which again seemed to really suit his character, but then after he refused to use weapons again he became increasingly more annoying (as he had gone through the same process initially when he started in TNA). When they decided to keep him in the same garb for his next few fueds, until Mick Foley basically gave him his old garb back again. The Matt Morgan teaming/Dr. Stevie Fueds both feel completely pointless as he was not booked strongly and of course when Abyss faced Mick Foley in what should have been a dream match between the two, because of a lack of build up on the part of TNA the match just felt rushed, and wasn't as good as it should have been.

We then enter the Hogan era and as soon as he started his alliance with Hogan, he picked up the typical Hogan lazy attitude in the ring (i.e. next to no moves in a match/letting his opponent do all the work). Why TNA feel that they need to have someone who still thinks he is 'it', over a decade after he has had any relevence in the ring is beyond my understanding. The only way that they can save his character is to turn him heel and have him destroy everyone on the roster to return him to the monster of old. So to the current Abyss: 'Sorry about your Damn Luck' you suck at the moment

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