As yourself and many others wrestling fans may have seen or heard; Jeff Jarrett, the man who broke a thousand guitars and never drew a dime, is back on television with TNA. The difference this time being that he, and his wife Karen, are leading Global Force Wrestling in an invasion angle against TNA Impact.

We have seen invasion angles attempted before in wrestling, most notably the WWF/WCW invasion back in 2001 – famously, this one failed to live up to the giant expectations. And also, TNA have incorporated a similar angle before with their Aces and Eights biker clan, which, while cool at the beginning, seemed to last an eternity and overstayed its welcome. So what do we have in GFW versus TNA then? Will it work? And most importantly for Impact at the minute, can it draw ratings?

Already it is clear that these 2 sides aren’t fucking around. So far we have seen: full locker room brawls, TNA tag titles change hands to GFW and the King of the Mountain title (still can’t believe that it’s a thing) be held first by GFW’s PJ Black, followed by TNA’s Bobby Roode. This head on collision is great stuff for the storyline – it makes Jarrett’s band of merry men feel genuinely threatening to Impact.

In fact, it appears such a threat to Dixie’s company that a Lethal Lockdown match between the two parties to see who gains control over operations appears to be just around the corner. Whilst this contest involving Drew, Lashley and the Wolves will be exciting, we’ve seen this angle for Lockdown before and the payoff for MVP’s 2014 victory was lame and uneventful.

Hopefully this time round the cage match and beyond is booked correctly and the conclusion excels the narrative rather than putting a bullet into it. After all, audiences do seem interested in seeing these 2 brands go head-to-head as the latest episode of Impact drew 335,000 viewers – up 56,000 from the previous week; this MUST be taken advantage of.

Ratings improving is of massive importance to TNA at the minute as, by the sounds of it, they are getting properly fucked around by Destination America. But if they continue to entertain as they are (PJ Black v Bobby Roode could be a masterpiece) then figures should continue to rise, or at the very least, remain on this positive track.

Thus far, Global Force invading Impact has been then a far better and more enjoyable angle than I imagined it would have been. My only issue with it is that they need to be ultra-careful that they don’t take too much attention off current champion, ECIII. Carter has been the best thing on TNA television for the longest time – he kills it every week – and his current exploits versus the Hardy’s (Jeff is now his personal assistance/slave) should not be shelved in place of JJ versus Dixie; the 2 main event tales need equal exposure and quality build.

Best of luck to TNA and GFW with this current feud then; Impact and its wrestlers deserve a break from the Destination America non-renewal storm cloud. If you haven’t tuned in yet I would say Impact is well world your wrestling time right now as this angle is exploding with potential.