When Joe came into TNA, I marked out big time. Having never seen much of ROH or stuff in Japan, I'd never seen Joe wrestle. He blew me away with his style and he instantly became one of my favourites to watch.
But he's lost pretty much all of that steam. He's a whinning baby face and hasn't had a 5 star match in God knows how long. Hell, he's barely pulling out 3 star matches. Joe was at his best when he was in the X division (no weight limits blah blah blah) and had smaller guys bump around him. That was awesome to watch.
Speaking of Awesome, I can see Kong going down the same route. It's fine when she has smaller girls bump around her but that will dry thin soon and TNA doesn't have the creative talent to make anything new for her.