As most of you know, TNA airs on a tape delay, so those of you who read this article will not be surprised about the results of Thursday's main event.
In an effort to draw more attention to TNA wrestling, Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff brought in their old pal from WCW David Arquette to face Rob Van Dam in a surprise match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. This is Arquette's second world championship, having won the Big Gold Belt in 2000 while with WCW.
When questioned about the decision to put the belt on a celebrity, rather than one of the 300 wrestlers on the active roster, Russo had this to say, "Well, WWE had that whole guest host thing. It seemed to be working for them, so we came up with a way to...
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