I would continue my viewing habits as they are now, minus being able to watch WWE, of course. I love my wife, and I love being married to her. But should she divorce me, or worse, pass away, I wouldn't jump into the arms of her sister who looked like my wife, just 20 years older and 30 lbs heavier.
But if I chose to start watching ROH simply because it had some of the aspects of WWE, yet was far inferior, it would be the same as my example, on a much smaller lever, of course. I don' like the product now, so unless they showed improvement into a product I used to enjoy on a consistent basis, I wouldn't watch.
The way you have this worded it's as if watching TNA or WWE are mutually exclusive. Do you not think that there are people like me, who watch both TNA and WWE alike? If anything, I would get even more excited about the TNA product, because with WWE no longer around, there would be a lot of big name availability for TNA to sign. The opportunity to see names once thought impossible facing off would be an enticing idea, as would the idea of Vince and Dixie possibly joining forces to create a different product than had ever been seen before.
You may dismiss the notion, but there were these two guys in the mid-1990's who vowed to destroy the other, and they wound up working together pretty darn well for awhile.
This is incredibly shortsighted and ignorant. There are plenty of people like IDR who watch only Impact Wrestling, and they know more about wrestling than you ever will, based on this statement. I watch both, but the argument is certainly there that the company pumping out more "crap" is WWE, with 8 hours of programming at
least every week, eleven during PPV weeks.
I like TNA, and I like WWE. Both have their flaws, both their strengths. If one went out of business, the very realistic possibility of seeing wrestlers from the two products under one banner is there, which could possibly lead to the best product we've ever seen. I have chills at the thought of John Cena emerging from gorilla position with an Impact mic in hand.
Darn right I'd watch TNA still if WWE went out of business. Those who wouldn't give one a chance because the other went out of business are incredibly short-sighted. But someone else topped you, "Messiah", fear not.
*Sigh*
This coming from the guy who spits out 3-4 nearly unreadable threads a day, showing that quality, even very slight, is better than the highest of quantities.
I'm "American", I don't equate WWE solely with wrestling, and I would very much continue to watch TNA. Do you see the problems with absolutes?
So what makes you different then
just a WWE fan? Do you truly believe that all 'TNA fans are TNA fans alone, or vice versa with WWE? I'm a fan of both products,
and a wresting fan. But that doesn't mean I enjoy
all wrestling.
No, it's not, because you're assuming that:
1. Most people are fan of "one kind" of wrestling, football, or "insert sport here."
2. Most people don't factor in city/state/town pride.
For example, I hate high school football, but I'm a football fan nonetheless. I just don't think the skill level is high enough in high school. I played in high school, but won't go see my alma mater, because the talent level is so poor.
I watch Pittsburgh college football, and all of the NFL. Does that mean I like the NFL more? Nope. I play FantasyFootball, for cash, so I have more invested in it.
As you can see, it has nothing to do w personal preferences. But with wrestling, for me and many others, that's exactly what wrestling is about.