Could TNA Benefit From Having Two Shows?

[Ovaltine]

Typical WWE marks saying no Yet it's okay when the WWE has a show on almost everyday and as a result they have completely oversaturated the market with their product...

Yes, they (TNA) need another show. Their roster is too large for them to feature all thier talent on a weekly basis. They should go with a 6 to 8 PM show on Saturday

[ManureTheBear]

A second show would mean more production costs, as well as a heavier schedule (one of the reasons many performers benefit from TNA). I don't know if they have the roster to enforce a brand split and they certainly don't have enough drawing power for it - that's what the ratings seem to reflect.

I don't know if TNA would benefit, but I would! I'd watch the shit out of that second show, if only to see what they have lined up for poor old Mr. Anderson... Anderson...

On the other hand, TNA needs to bring young talent through the ranks, quickly too. I don't think Zema Ion is the next AJ Styles in any way.

If they were to add an extra portion dedicated to the undercarders and the guys they aren't using, they could do with a longer show. Add to that a promo or two and (unfortunately) ten minutes of more Hogan and you've got an extra hour, with no brand-split-ADD, no boring guy being on both shows (*cough* Sheamus) and no neglected talent or division.

[Cereal Killer EST 2012]

Originally Posted by Zeven_Zion

That's going to fix everything right there.

Of course, you have proof that the reason why TNA doesn't have enough viewers lies purely in the fact that they don't push the "right" guys. And who are these "right" guys. You're making it seem like TNA has a set of wrestlers who, if pushed, will automatically draw people in. As if there are millions of people just waiting for TNA to push "the right guys" so they can start watching.

Two years ago people were complaining that TNA had no fresh talent at the top. They push men like Roode, Storm, Aries, Bully, Daniels, Kazarian and even Samoa Joe. Then come out people like you who want Pope and Magnus pushed.

Well, for one thing, they did get pushed once. They flopped, it didn't work. But my point is that regardless of who TNA pushes, some fans will always want someone else pushed and shown on TV. Even if Pope and Magnus are on TV, some jerkface will come out and want Joey Ryan and Kenny King pushed.

So to sum up - this won't do jack shit for TNA. Yes, they will have more time for build ups, yes they can have belts defended more but believe me that will not improve their ratings. TNA's ratings issue is far more complex than simply pushing someone and giving him the belt.

Okay, let me rephrase; TNA needs to use stars like Anderson and Pope more effectively. I'm not saying they don't need to hand them over the world title immediately or even put them in the higher-card; just use them how they deserve to be used. Include them in more storylines, give them more matches and give them more TV time. It won't exactly raise there ratings but will be an improvement because they have such talented wrestlers yet they show up once in a blue moon. Also, because guys like Angle, Styles, Roode, Storm and a lot of the other top talent in IW are ageing. To prevent any affect on the future of TNA, not only bring in more talent but use what you have and use them well.

Yes maybe some idiot will come out saying they want Joey Ryan as the new face of the company; well like I said, just use the talent properly for instance Ryan and the better (misused) guys like Anderson so they can then boost them up into the heavyweight division. These misused guys that can actually become stars in the future include Crimson, Matt Morgan, Christian York, Pope, Anderson, Hernandez, Magnus etc.

So if we go back to the main topic, 2 shows will do fine for the company because it means more TV time which again, means talent can be use better, build ups will be better and the TV/X-division champions get a lot more time to actually do something as champions. It wont exactly improve ratings (forgive my last remark, as you said, they have other problems that are the main affect on the ratings) but it will solve some issues that the fans have with the show and that of course COULDeventually lead to a better TNA.

[akathelaw]

WWE should probably make Smackdown a single hour sometime soon. Possibly cancel it. TNA doesn't need a 2nd show, it could have used one in the past when it had a larger roster with lots of 90's stars.

[King Patrick]

I believe Total Non-stop Action Impact Wrestling could definitely benefit from having two major shows. There are so many ways to go about this and I’m pretty sure I’ve mention some variation of this before. Instead of doubling all of the Titles similar to what WWE did after SummerSlam 2002, TNA should just go with what they have and work with it. Here’s my idea. I propose putting the “Major” Titles on their Flagship show and putting the Mid-Card Titles on their new show.

Impact
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
TNA World Tag Team Championship
TNA Knockouts Championship

Xplosion
TNA Television Championship
TNA X-Division Championship
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship

This will keep the Main Eventers live on Impact and give the lower card more camera time on the sister show. Then after a few months of this format, I could see TNA doing an Impact vs. Xplosion Lethal Lockdown match. If that match were to take place today, it would look like this.

Jeff Hardy, Chavo Guerrero, Hernandez and Tara vs. Devon, Rob Van Dam, Eric Young and ODB.

It might not look that appealing, but it works as long as EY is ½ of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions. HAHA!!