This week I am going to take some time to address what I feel is the questionable direction both WWE and TNA have taken in recently.

Several things have happened in the last few years that have led the WWE to adopt a more PG-rated, family oriented product. The Chris Benoit incident, as well as Linda McMahon's foray into politics created this internal movement to clean up the subject matter. The rising popularity of John Cena among kids and women also became a factor. Cena's merchandise apparently was being sold like crazy to that demographic. The problem with all the Cena love is that he was changed from the crude Doctor of Thuganomics heel (who was actually entertaining) to the "never give up" kids' hero, who's constantly the focus of RAW. This has too often come at the expense of other superstars, such as current champion Randy Orton. You would hardly even know that Orton is the WWE champ, with what little spotlight he gets these days.

Now, I am not saying that having some entertainment that families can enjoy is a bad thing, just that the WWE should not totally ignore older fans who began following wrestling during the Attitude Era, and love their wrestling entertainment to have a more mature edge to it. Why not make Smackdown the show for kids, and return RAW to the kickass way it used to be? I'm not sure how little kids became such a powerful demographic, but I am sure that there are many older teenaged and adult fans who would support the company, if only they were considered.

The PG rating is not the only issue though, with the writing being of subpar quality in recent years. The celebrity guest host idea had some potential, provided they actually brought on hosts who had something to do with wrestling or the action genre. Their choices, though, have been rather confusing at times, such as having legendary comedy duo Cheech and Chong on the show once. Now I am a fan of those guys, but I have to wonder why the WWE would book them considering how anti-drug the company is supposed to be. Because of that fact, they had to water down Cheech and Chong's brand of stoner humour, with Chong being "high" on sugar. If the company is going to take a certain stance, then be consistent with it.

Linda McMahon lost her political bid, but word has it that she is still pursuing her ambitions in the ruthless game of politics, a development which will likely continue to affect the direction of the WWE, even though she has no official duties in the company anymore.

Anyone who has followed TNA the last year knows that they have undergone major changes as well. The unique and awesome six-sided ring was scrapped, some very talented stars and Knockouts have left or been let go, and Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have become the main focus of the company. This has aroused many fans' fear that TNA will suffer the same fate as WCW, since a lot of the same mistakes seem to be getting made again. AJ Styles was poised for a great and deserved run as TNA Heavyweight Champion, until they turned him heel and had him lose the belt to Rob Van Dam, only a month after RVD had joined the company. This was way too soon, despite RVD's talent. Now Jeff Hardy is the champ, which seems rather questionable considering that he is in trouble again for drug possession/ trafficking. How long will he actually be with TNA due to his issues? The final insult came last week, when Hogan and Bischoff presented Hardy with a brand new redesigned championship belt, which has way too much of a novelty image to it, and threw the old TNA belt into a trash can, claiming it represented the old TNA. Hogan says that he is bringing change to the company, but in this case there is just one thing to say: No!