Well, I thought that it would never happen, but Rhino's improvement has been very good since going to TNA. He's gone from being a low card tag team wrestler to an almost top main eventer, which is one thing that I would have never thought, would happen. You would think that after his WWE stint he would never become a main superstar again, but TNA seems to have brought out the best in him. Since coming to TNA he has been in at least 3 NWA World Championship title matches. Two which have taken place at PPV's and pretty soon, another one that will be in a PPV. Going from only a couple of PPV's a year in the WWE to 3 title matches in TNA is pretty impressive. I don't care if TNA is not as big as the WWE, but it is a mainstream company, and their championship is worth just as much as the WWE World Championships, if not more.

Now that he's in TNA some would say, is he championship material. Does he deserve to be at the stage he is now" The biggest PPV in TNA history can answer that question. In my view, Bound For Glory, was the best night of Rhino's professional wrestling career. He battled all odds and became for the first time in his career, the NWA World Champion. Sure it was for only one night, but think about everything he did that night. He was part of that brutally awesome Monsters Ball match, with Jeff Hardy, Sabu, and Abyss. Some would argue, but I believe that was the match of the night. Then after that he won the battle royal, or gauntlet match which involved 10 TNA superstars. Some which had wrestled that night and some that hadn't. And finally, straight after that he defeated Jeff Jarrett for the World Championship. I give the guy a lot of respect for everything he did that night. That showed that he has the guts to go out to the ring, even if he's pretty banged up.

Now does he have the fan support" Well, I think last weeks episode of iMPACT could tell you that he has a big fan base. I will be honest and say that I would have never thought that he was that popular with the fans. I knew that he was a favorite in small company's like ECW, but wouldn't have thought the same in TNA. That whole match he had that night against Abyss was my favorite part of iMPACT. He just seemed to fit everything well. He had a huge Rhino chant going for him and he was wrestling. WRESTLING!! I couldn't believe it. I had never seen Rhino wrestle that well before. Even if it was for one match, I believe that he's got the ability to keep the fan support and wrestle a good match at the same time.

So I guess you could ask, what's next for Rhino" Well, at the rate he's going now, the only thing I can think of is straight to the main event, and straight to the NWA Championship, again. His first reign wasn't special, but I can just feel that this next one is going to be something to remember.

Rhino's got potential and still a lot more years left in him. I think there is no doubt that he is going to be a major talking point in TNA in upcoming years.

by James Reinheimer ..