Holy crap. Way to go TNA!

Ive just finished watching the first two episodes of Ring Ka King on Youtube and I really like it. Most of it of course isn’t in English and I don’t speak the language (Hindi?), but most of the story is actually told in the ring and it’s not hard to follow along at all.

The first episode spectacularly opens up with an Indian pop star singing down the ramp with beautiful dancers and culminates in quite a sparkler show. They know how to kick off a show.

The second episode is better with a stand-out match from Chavo Guerrerro and Sonjay Dutt. There’s some interesting local talent in there–some of them seem a little less experienced, like the “Indian Superman” Veera, who none the less seems to have a lot of charisma, or there’s this Doctor character with a lethal injection theme who feels like he came right out of the early 90s.

But then there’s the Mumbai Cats (Puma and Leopard) who seemed pretty talented in their match against The Sheiks, and although it was basically a squash match Maxx B showed off some talent taking bumps quite well from Scott Steiner.

I also saw an interview in episode 2 from a tag-team called The Bollywood Boys, which had my nostalgia meter running high. They’re like if The Rockers took after the Hart Foundation, if that makes sense.

The main story seems to involve a conspiratorial alliance between Steiner, Magnus and Sonjay Dutt to win the championship title and dominate Ring Ka King. Veera and Matt Morgan seem to be their chief opposition.

It’s good stuff. Old school.

You can watch each episode in full on Youtube.