Stars In Progress: Brock Lesnar, Injuries, Knockouts & More

By Nick Paglino

TNA Knockouts

One Charitable Step Up

Congratulations to Gail Kim and Mickie James for main-eventing Thursday's edition of Impact. While watching the match – around the time Gail applied the Octopus in the middle of the ring (the first time) – I flashed back to the good ol' days of TNA. It reminded me that at one point, the Knockouts were actually a very important part of the broadcast each week.

The match between Gail and Mickie was quite good. The problem is that the live crowd was dead the entire time. Blame part of that on the jaded Impact Zone, but blame the other part on the fact that we haven't been given a reason to care about the Knockout division for a long time.

Again, I'm happy for both women and they gave it their all, but the Knockouts shouldn't be main-eventing Impact's. Not anymore. This isn't TNA of three years ago and I doubt they'll be going back there anytime soon.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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