TNA Knockouts

Women's wrestling has never been my favorite aspect of professional wrestling. Yes, there were some storylines that were interesting, and yes the ladies are nice to look at. But other than that, I never really got into it. The last time I was incredibly interested in a women's storyline was in 2006 with the feud between Trish Stratus and Mickie James.

The WWE does not utilize their Divas properly. I've been watching their matches recently and only one match I've seen can be called good. Melina vs. Michelle McCool at Night of Champions was incredibly impressive. But that was mainly because every other Divas match the WWE comes up with is absolute garbage.

To the WWE, the Divas division is all about eye candy. "LOOK AT THE PRETTY GIRLS! YEAH, LOOK AT EM! FORGET ABOUT WRESTLING SKILL AND STORYLINE, JUST LOOK AT EM!"

I turn over to TNA Impact, and what do I get? I get the Knockouts division. In the early years, TNA was known for the X Division, made up of wrestlers who specialized in high-flying stunts and action. They invested a lot in the X Division but then, the wonder began to wear off a bit. So now, they're starting to invest in a new division. The Knockouts.

TNA, like WWE, didn't really pay much attention to their women's division in the early years. In fact, for five out of the seven years TNA's been in business, they have never had their own women's title. The lack of a championship and the lack of female talent deprived TNA of a good women's division. However, in 2007, after having built up a good roster of women, TNA started the Knockouts division.

At Bound for Glory 2007, Gail Kim (who's now in WWE) became the first TNA Knockouts Champion. The Knockouts were different in that instead having a focus on eye candy, they focused on serious wrestling with good storylines. In fact, one of their best Knockouts is the exact opposite of a WWE Diva. Awesome Kong may not have the looks of a WWE Diva, but she certainly has the wrestling ability.

TNA seems to be really invested in the Knockouts division. Recently, they announced that they would soon have a TNA Knockouts Tag Team Title to go with the TNA Knockouts Title. I can't remember the last there was a women's tag team belt in a major wrestling company.

God bless the Knockouts. They are just so fucking awesome.

Just wanted you to know that.

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