ORLANDO -There's been some buzz in the last couple days surrounding WWE's decision to send HIghlader Rory McCallister home for breaking a mandate prohibiting WWE wrestlers from attending any of TNA's shows in Orlando this weekend. TNA issued a similar mandate to its stars - some of whom reportedly hoped to attend WWE's Hall of Fame ceremony tonight.
It's a shame that on one of the biggest weekends in wrestling history, with nearly every talent from every major national promotion converging in the same city, that the wrestlers have to worry about being caught fraternizing with friends who work for "rival" promotions. I'd love to think of this weekend as a reunion of sorts for wrestlers - even among WWE, where performers from each brand usually travel separately.
And I'm not sure what either side gets out of it. For TNA, having its wrestlers rub elbows with the superstars of WWE only gives them more credibility. And with Thursday's night's "biggest iMPACT! in TNA history," as Mike Tenay called it, doing just a 1.0 rating, I can't imagine WWE should worry about giving the competition a boost. It's just too bad.
Incidentally, I spotted a WWE-contracted wrestler at last night's ROH show. Before you get your hopes up, it's not anybody that most WWE fans would even recognize. Matt Sydal, who left ROH last year for a developmental contract in WWE, was backstage catching up with some old colleagues.
