RobyD

Last Impact we saw the debut of three advertised wrestlers. They were Raven, Victoria and Shane Douglas.

Raven came in and teased defending Abyss but in the end attacked Abyss and alligned himself with Stevie Richards.

Victoria answered Angelina Love's rather rhetorical question as to when she'd recieve new competition and attacked the Beautiful People, even hitting a Widow's Peak on Victoria.

Shane Douglas at the end of Impact came in and hit Daniels with a chain before leaving.

What are your thoughts on these?

Personally i have a mixed reaction. Raven has a lot to offer the wrestling world. He's a great mic worker and would to well as a manager of sorts, a backstage Interviewer, an odd authority figure or a commentator. He also has a great mind for the business and would do well as a writer. However, he's far past his prime, as epic a it was and has nothing to offer now. Neither does Stevie, for that matter. As far as I'm concerned, this whole Abyss angle is just a joke.

As far as Shane Douglas coming in, a lot of it is the same as Raven. Great mic worker, great wrestling mind, could do a load of stuff I haven't mentioned too. But he just isn't a good wrestler anymore and a program with Daniels is just wasting Daniels.

As for Victoria, kudos. The whole promo leading up to it was great, to begin with, as it was a serious promo and it made me think of that Division as some watchable. Victoria coming out made it even better though. I personally thought that Victoria would be a dud due to her back problems and aging body, but she was actually quite crisp and had a very large reaction. She may be what we need to replace Gail Kim.

Thoughts?

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