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| You expect them to? Christian has constantly refused to pick a side, why should the Young Guns put themselves in harms way to save someone who is supposed to be a member of the Main Even Mafia now? |
No, I don't expect them to really react to what happened to Cage. I just don't particularly like that the Originals (or whatever they are going to be called when they get an actual name) haven't really reacted to much of anything so far.
Bearing in mind that I'm a relative newcomer to TNA who is intrigured by the whole MEM storyline and trying to use it as a way to get "into" TNA... Now I have absolutely no issue with the MEM being booked to be the stronger of the two groups off the start. Its a necessity, really. Both in the ring and in the storylines, you have to make the "bad guys" look like a threat or there's no intrigue. TNA is doing that. But you also have to give the fans a reason to cheer for the "good guys" and that's where I think TNA is faltering.
Maybe the people watching who are already fans of TNA don't need any better reason to get behind the Originals than Styles and Joe are part of it. But as a casual semi-fan, I'd like a reason to get behind them. Something to make them interesting or worth cheering for. And I'm not getting it. Steiner attacks the Originals one week and then verbally buries them the next, and no response from the Originals. Cage refuses to join the Originals and no response from the Originals. The MEM interfere in the match between Sting and Styles and cost Styles the win, and no response from the Originals. The individual events are fine, as they are building up the MEM. But you expect some reaction from the Originals and nothing is forthcoming. That's the issue I have with the booking of this story.
I think it really comes down to the Originals not having anyone who's really good in the mic besides Styles. Most of the guys in the Mafia can talk. The thing is, you can have the Originals respond in other ways. Or give them someone who can talk - I'd love to see Christopher Daniels dump the Curry and get involved.
That's what I meant about the Originals not responding.