Wow, what a few weeks can do to one of the most talented female workers in the industry!
For those of you that follow the TNA product, and I'll be honest when I say that I ain't one of them, but I'm sure for those of you tht do, you all remember the dominant force that Kong was when she first hit the States, after her successful runs in Japan, and other places across the globe, I was one of many who wondered why she was ni TNA and not in WWE.
Let's think about this seriously for one moment. WWE, and of course Vince, has always been the sort to push the monsters and the freaks. Now, before you female readers smash me, NOT EVEN REMOTELY WHAT I'M SAYING. What I mean is, that the bigger the person, the bnigger the push. Kane is a monster, Viscera is a monster, Nicole Bass was a monster and like it or not, Chyna was and is still a freak and a monster. Not just to herself, mind you, but I digress. Cripes, if you look at it closely, even Beth Phoniex is technically a freak and a monster. She's bigger than most of the women, she wrestles better than most of them as well, and in some cases, much hotter.
Kong is someone that is totally unique, and totally fresh to what WWE has been pushing in the last little while. Maybe this harkens back to the days of Bertha Faye or Bull Nakano, but this is something that WWE could very well capitilize on. They recently did a storyline, that may or may not be over, with Mickie James and Michelle McCool over weight, style, and looks. Who better to bring in than Kong, giving a great sense of options for women, and also adding a ton of muscle to the division.
I know that I may be hyper critical to the women's division as of late, but a lot of that comes from the fact there are SO MANY good workers in the company right now that aren't being used to thier potential. Natalya Neidhardt is one of the best womens wrestlers on the planet right now, along with Mickie James, Molly Holly, Trish Stratus, and, in her day, the Fabulous Moolah. Nattie does everything with style, panash, and vigour. In fact, her match with Awesome Kong that materialized on YouTube from Japan was one of the BEST women's matches I think I have ever been lucky enough to see. Why couldn't WWE capitalize on this?
Bringing it back to Beth, theres not a single person in the industry that wouldnt be opposed to seeing Beth and Kong mix it up. If you ever wanted to see the female version of Hogan vs. Andre, there's little option on the contenders. Beth has the size, the style, and the workrate to keep up to Kong and bring a totally new side out of her.
Matches aside, we also have to think about the fact that, like it or not, we are heading into a second coming of the Monday Night Wars. I, along with a lot of other wrestling fans, don't expect too much to come out of this, but with TNA sucking up all these former WWE workers, like Kendrick, Kennedy, Shannon Moore, even Jeff Hardy to some extent, isn't it time for Vince to maybe make a statement to TNA, letting Dixie Carter know that he isn't scared? Bringing in Awesome Kong would not only send that very message all the way to TNA HQ, but it's also going to make waves in the industry. Instead of being on the recieving end of a talent salvo, why not deal a mortar blow to the heart of the Knockouts Division?
I'm not saying this is the answer to Kong's issues, because there are those. Kong and a certain Sponge are going to be talking through lawyers for some time, from whats been coming out in the dirt sheets as of late, but this is certainly going to make her look alot better, and its also showing that shes got the heart to keep going in this buisness, even in the face of severe adversity.
So, Vince? Pick up Awesome Kong. Do yourself a favor, get someone that can work, work safe, work powerfully, and WORK AWESOME. Sign her now, bring her in just after Mania, or even do it the night of. But the long and short is, BRING US AWESOME KONG! You're missing a few Divas right now anyways, whats it going to hurt to bring someone in for a bit to round out the whole situation.
But really? With the way the Women's and Diva's Divisions have been running, what can we expect? Probably just another Diva Search.
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