by Milo

The TNA tag team Voodoo Kin Mafia (VKM) composed of Kip James and B.G. James actually asked for their releases on their TNA contract so that they could return to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Didn’t these two wrestlers actually challenge WWE’s Degeneration-X’s (DX) Triple H and Shawn Michaels a couple of months back?  Didn’t these two claim that TNA is way better than WWE?

Now it looks like that supposed one-million dollar challenge was just a gimmick to draw fans into watching TNA.  By continuously namedropping WWE and Degeneration-X, fans will flock to see if the match between VKM and DX would actually happen.

Kip James and B.G. James were once members of Degeneration-X, going under the names of “Mr. Ass.” Billy Gunn and Road Dogg Jesse James.  Remember them?  Yup, these were the same duo that help build the long-lasting legacy of Degeneration-X in the Attitude Era.  These were also the same team that was unceremoniously booted out of the company years back that caused the friction between the two parties.

Seeing the successful revival of Degeneration-X in WWE,  their continuous “de-push” in TNA accompanied by the continuous cost-cutting, no wonder they wanted to jump ship.  They must really be itching to relive their popularity back when they were the New Age Outlaws under the banner of Degeneration-X.

After all, Voodoo Kin Mafia’s gimmick is a throwback to the New Age Outlaws.  They make and break the rules, behaving as degenerately as possible. When they first started in TNA, Kip James was known as the Outlaw.  Of course, WWE sued TNA to death if they didn’t change the name since it was too close to the “New Age Outlaws” name.

The team is unhappy and going nowhere fast.  They barely appear on TNA television nowadays.  It was certainly good while their popularity lasted in TNA.

Though the challenge never happened in the ring, DX and WWE certainly won this ongoing tussle with VKM and TNA.  VKM knows it, and shifting to WWE is the only way to save their dying career.