Batson's Blog

Today marks one year since ODB and Eric Young won the TNA Knockout Tag Team Titles. While I throw out a congratulations to ODB on that accomplishment (CM Punk is the only other person to have held a title for over a year in recent memory), I can't help but feel disappointed that for an entire year the division has been a joke. ODB and Young are comedic gems for TNA. They're entertaining to watch by themselves. Together, they make the perfect odd couple. However, the fact that a male has been one half of tag titles that are meant for women goes to show that the titles aren't being taken seriously. If that's the case, then they should be scrapped altogether. The fact that the titles aren't taken seriously kind of begs the question: could a women's tag team division ever be taken legitimately? Good women's tag team wrestling is probably too much to ask for since WWE and TNA have a hard time getting it right with the guys. I don't get it thoug...

It was reported on Monday that Eve Torres – the Divas Champion at that time – was leaving the WWE. Sure enough, later that night, Kaitlyn won the Diva’s Championship in Eve’s last match. She’s not the first Diva in recent years to call it quits. Michelle McCool left in 2010. Maryse left shortly thereafter. This year Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix, and even Maxine, mostly known for her role on NXT, asked for their releases. Many people on Lords of Pain weren’t heartbroken about Eve’s departure. After all, she was bland for most of her time in the company. She was athletic, but also very robotic at times. While she did evolve into a decent in-ring competitor, it took years for her to get to that point. Some people on the Captured-Beauty Message Board were disappointed that Eve left. I’m happy though. She posted a video on Tout thanking her fans. She's a classy lady, no doubt. Nothing personal, but it was the likes of Eve, Kelly Kelly and The Bella Twins that brought th...