Monday, Monday...

It's a mere 8 hours before the return of TNA Wrestling's iMPACT! to Mondays. The difference? This time, they're not going live on Thursdays anymore. The famed Monday Night Wars have returned - if only in concept.

During the original Monday Night Wars, World Championship Wrestling defeated WWF/WWE for over a year's worth of consecutive Mondays. The New World Order was the hottest thing in wrestling since the dawn of Hulkamania. Can David knock off Goliath again? Is Vince Mcmahon's in-ring return enough to shut down Hogan's hype tour?

My feelings have always been the same on the subject:

1. Competition is good for the business and the fans. It makes each company work harder to produce a better product the fans will want to watch. Otherwise, the product is shoved down our throats or we simply tune it out.

2. TNA is still solidly playing the role of the underdog. They're less wealthy, on a lesser-known and broadcasted network, and they've got a payroll/roster full of former WWE and WCW "stars." I think that alone is a dangerous formula.

3. Pissing off Vince McMahon is a very bad idea. The fact that his Superstar of the '80s now works for another company (again) has to be grinding his gears - hard. WWE will not back down. If TNA wants a war, they've got one. Hulk Hogan may just be poking at the top of a white-hot fire thinking TNA can compete now. He was there when WCW was on top, and he was there when it died. He will not want to admit defeat to his former boss - again.

4. On the other hand, maybe a pissed off Vince McMahon is exactly what Hogan wants. McMahon is known to blow up backstage over the little things, and the last decade of WWE programming has been a lot of what I've come to call "the VKM Amusement Show." He gets the final say on everything, so if the ratings suck, guess who is to blame? Recycled angles, cheesy humor, lewd jokes, and less and less wrestling is WWE now. It's entertainment that isn't always entertaining, and I've gotten used to rolling my eyes (or threatening to stab myself in the neck like I did when "ECW" became Vince's newest pet project).

In any event, the Monday Night Wars have returned. Don't miss it!