Welcome to the After Dark Busted Open podcast. I'm Jonathan Hood. And on today's show, we discuss

what I like right now about the state of TNA right here on the Busted Open podcast.

This is the Busted Open podcast. First, I want to talk to you a little bit about what I really

like about TNA wrestling right now. So we saw him on the show tonight, and that is Mike Santana as TNA champion.

Mike Santana, this is the guy who I had a prayer circle out for.

Mike Santana, the TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

I felt strongly about him for a long time.

And as soon as he became a

singles competitor, I knew that he had the opportunity to be a quasi-heel or baby face, someone with

the rough edge who can really lead a company. And then from there, when you think about it,

when it comes to Mike Santana, here's a guy here that I love being the centerpiece of TNA wrestling.

He feels like the guy that can make everything work together.

I watched him today take over, and he's doing a promo, and the fans were chanting Mike Santana, Mike Santana because they respect the man.

They respect everything that Santana has brought to the table when he loses the championship,

when he wins the championship back.

He has a lot of respect there.

So I'm really happy that he's in this position now because I feel like he's going to have

some great main event singles matches for the T&A championship to elevate himself and the talent on that roster. So big fan of Santana being the

centerpiece of TNA. Then from there, I'm really interested in this new look system.

The system with Eddie Edwards and Cedric Alexander and Brian Myers and Bear Bronson. This is working for me

because sometimes you just need a fresh coat of paint when it comes to a faction. And I thought the

system was good with moose in it. I just thought it was good. But when you start to see some changes

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