Brooke Returns To TNA

Brooke Adams (Tessmacher) left TNA in 2015. She had a baby last year. She has gotten back in great shape in a quick time. She has now returned to TNA.

Back when Brooke left TNA, I looked at whether the WWE should want her back. Now that she is back in TNA, is that a good move? I think so. TNA's women's roster isn't in as terrible a position as the WWE's, which is spread thin due to the brand split. But it doesn't hurt to bring back a former TNA KO Champion. It also does not hurt to being in someone with wrestling experience that also offers more than just that. Someone like Maria may have an appealing look, but she is not a great wrestler and giving her a title run last year wasn't exactly a move to help TNA keep pace with the WWE's women's revolution. Brooke is at least someone with more wrestling credibility, which should help.

You can also consider whether she should be the centerpiece for TNA's women's division. I have been saying for a while now that TNA should move on from Gail Kim. Look for someone younger and that has the potential to be more over than Gail Kim. Some fans say that wrestling doesn't have mainstream attention anymore. Well, when you make a whole bunch of decisions that only cater to wrestling fans and build stars out of people that lack mass appeal, you're not going to maintain a large fanbase. I think Brooke would be a great candidate to push as the top star for a few years.

Is TNA likely to do it? Probably not. Of course, there is a new regime in the company. Things might be handled differently, much how things are being handled differently in the WWE these days after years of fans complaining. Until change does pop up, however, I would expect Brooke to just be in the rotation for TNA's women's division. As long as Gail Kim remains, overall big storylines will still revolve around her.

Angelina Love is also coming back. Much like Velvet Sky, she is someone that always comes and goes in TNA. That is one of the reasons I did not spend as much time talking about her as Brooke today. Other reason, she is a little older than Brooke. She has also held the KO title as many times as Gail Kim. When you are talking about the future centerpiece, I would look for someone younger and fresher than that. Of course, Angelina has wrestling credibility and a history in TNA, so having her back too is not bad.