The following is a batch of reader feedback to PWTorch columnist Sean Radican's column last week on TNA's "Hardcore Justice" PPV.

PWTorch reader Richard S. writes: I have to say I think TNA has truly hit rock bottom during this ECW period. If I were a TNA wrestler and TNA was giving guys like Raven, Stevie Richards, etc. air time at my expense, it would only be a matter of time until I let my contract expire and went somewhere else. I have completely tuned out TNA. I actually switched over to Verizon and finally got the chance to watch ROH for the first time. It was much more entertaining then TNA. Dixie Carter has no reason to be in the business and Lance Storm is the smartest of all the old ECW crew for not working the PPV. TNA is only digging their own grave by alienating the dedicated wrestlers who have been there forever.

RADICAN'S REPLY: Richard, you make some good points here about the message this sends to the TNA crew. Morale in some circles is low with most of the featured talent put on the back-burner for an ECW reunion. I'm not sure how many of TNA's wrestlers WWE would take, but I'm sure there are quite a few WWE could utilize. I agree with your comments about Storm. He's smart to stay far away from this angle. I don't know if this is TNA hitting rock bottom, but the more I think about it, you may have a point.

Anthony R. writes: I had the exact same reaction to the ECW/TNA PPV: f--- it! At least this could spare the audience from the terrible Abyss heel turn, Mr. Anderson's "will he or won't he," Samoa Joe's start and stop push, etc. Dixie Carter may have been an extraordinary businesswoman at some point, but they have to be bleeding money by now. It's a sad state for the number two wrestling company when people barely even bother to watch the illegal stream of their PPVs.

RADICAN'S REPLY: Running down some of TNA's current storylines makes this ECW PPV seem more and more appealing. I'm not sure Carter has ever qualified for being called an "extraordinary businesswoman," but the talent knows how to manipulate her to put money in their own pockets, often times to the detriment of TNA.

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-- 7/29 TNA Impact Reax

Richard H. of Wilmington, Ohio: Okay, I am tired of this "ECW adoration" angle already! Since when did TNA become ECW reincarnate? The ECW angle is already rehashing past programs, especially with the world's greatest masochist once again feuding with his arch-enemy, the sadistic Raven. Abyss continues to sabotage his career by getting into yet another garbage fest and letting his wrestling skills rot. I believe that Abyss could be a major star with his agility and size combination, but he stays in his (dis)comfort zone of garbage matches. ... The Beautiful People may be decent athletes, but they can't act their way out of a locker room. Flair has his Horsemen lite, which will implode even quicker than the various incarnations of his Horsemen of the past did. Meantime, the only guys putting on consistently entertaining matches, Motor City Machineguns and Beer Money, barely got air time to sell their tag series. Thank you to MCMG and Beer Money for the best match of the show, again. It was refreshing not having Hogan hogging air time for a few weeks. Now, he's back, so TNA wrestlers to guard their interview time well.

Mario Robles of New York, actor (0.5): Best Match: MCMG vs. Beer Money. Worst Match: Rob Terry vs. Kazarian. Wow. From the overly-edited opening segment that totally pulled me out of the moment to the garbage match at the end, this was a perfect example of why TNA isn't worth watching. Note to TNA, when you have to edit out huge chunks of the opening promo, in abrupt and obvious ways, it probably means your programming attempts to do too much in too little time. Either that or too much of the writing is completely disposable. Also, TNA has no idea how to build up intrigue for this "they/them" stuff with Abyss. In last week's video montage of the ECW Invasion from two weeks ago, they clearly spliced Abyss's promos about "they/them" as the narration for the ECW attack highlights. Therefore, TNA was implying that "they" turned out to be the ECW guys. Then, Abyss walked out to start the show and he brought up "they" again, and the announcers don't say a single word. Maybe the announcers have just as much trouble keeping up with Russo's "twists" as we do. And why on earth should I be excited about a main event that consisted of another Abyss garbage match, this time with a guy who has a torn ACL and can barely walk to the ring? ... They dusted off Young and Jordan, but rotated out Samoa Joe, Jarrett, Sting, and Nash. I'm fine with guys having a night off, but this revolving door of "Hey, remember these guys?" on Impact lately is very frustrating. It's clear that TNA has too big of a roster for just two hours of TV each week, so what did they do? Give a match and an angle to a couple of "security guards!" Brilliant. Oh, and Young is a comedy act again. I'm glad they felt the need for their own version of Santino. Did anyone notice the complete lack of heat when A.J. Styles mentioned that he'd begin defending his TV Title... "starting with you, Rob Terry." Terry isn't over. No one cares. Move on. My favorite part of the show happened at the very end. What was it? Raven coming out to a remix of "Come As You Are," like he did in WCW. Hey, maybe nostalgia is the key to success after all. Yikes.

We welcome your 0-10 score and comments on this show for a "TNA TV Reax" feature in the Torch Feedback section of PWTorch.com. Just to add a twist to this feature, include not just your hometown, but also your occupation (mechanic, lawyer, stay-at-home-dad, college student, etc.) so readers get a flavor for what everyone does as "day jobs." To contribute your thoughts on Impact, click here.

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