I was always under the impression that Paul had the best mind in the business when it came to creativity and putting on a compelling card. Guy really knew how to build a feud. Dreamer/Raven is in my and most of the internet community's opinion, the best goddamn feud of all time. There became a part in that fued, where Kayfabe almost had me believing that these guys really fucking hated each other. With the right money guy around to filter him, he could drag any promotion out of the gutter.

TNA came extremely close to handing all creative over to Paul, but they decided against it and offered him a smaller role on the writing/talent side. Paul refused, because he knew he wouldn't jibe with Russo and the like, and wanted all or nothing. Paul stated flat-out that he would eliminate every one on the roster over the age of 40, except for one veteran, that he could realistically build as the exception that proves the rule of young talent putting asses in the seats. Besides the one veteran, he said he would have focused entirely on new fresh guys, get them working the mic better, and put a stronger emphasis on fast-paced X-division style matches that are more the norm in the indies.

I gotta say, however, that as jaded as I am with TNA, the last Impact was exremely entertaining. From Kid Kash and A-double's funny exchange, to the "Roode is a shitty family man" vignette, to "Gunner invades the gym", I was laughing throughout the entire fucking thing. I'd also like to add that Bully Ray and Steiner are a hell of a lot funnier as a duo then they should be allowed.

"I get freaks NINE days out of the week"

Steiner fucks me up, man.