Deciding the number one contender for BFG, how will you do it?

[bsager20018]

I believe TNA needs it's own version of the royal rumble with the winner receiving a title shot at Bound For Glory. This would be a great way to help build BFG up just as much as WWE builds up Wrestlemania. What do you all think?

 

[Max Moon]

NO! They need a NEW idea. Not Feast or Fired, which is the EXACT same thing as MITB, except TNA-ized (aka made more complicated and dumb). They need to think of their own high profile match that determines a #1 contender for the flagship PPV. Or maybe a one night PPV tourney. Something different that'll draw in viewers. And for god's sake no reverse ladder matches, electrified fences, or new cage structures.

 

[kc2788x]

The only thing about TNA I like is that when they have their matches, they do 4 way eliminations! So if they're to have something similar wit wwe's money in the bank match, how about something like a (always) 5 person rumble where you have to eliminate 2 opponents first than, the last three competitor fight for the briefcase where the winner gets a shot at the TNA champion anytime, anywhere, just a thought! So this is sort of like WWE's money in the bank, yet it's also sort of different! Just a thought!

 

[4------Life!]

Everyone complained when tna performed their own version of the screwjob labelling it lame. For the to have their own version of the rumble would make tna look unprofessional, and unable to come up with their own ideas..

I agree with max moon, it has to be a TNA-ized comp thats totally different to the wwes concept of ideas...

 

[milfy21]

gauntlet for the gold is tna version of the rumble would be bad if they did something like this but tweaked it a little with elimation on occuring when everyone is in the match so we can get the chaos wwe doesnt give us anymore in there rumbles

 

[C.Msupporter]

I'm amazed no one thought of when TNA was still a banner company for NWA
they did a royal rumble style match involving X-Division wrestlers, it was an entertaining match dispite the lack of huge personalities, remember this was before the likes of Kurt Angle, Sting, Nash, Steiner, Lashley etc

If TNA wants to do another match like that they need to do something to put the match in a leauge of their own, not like putting a ladder match backwards and calling it the match of the year.

 

[Mr. TM]

The Royal Rumble is a huge draw for the WWE each and every year. RNA could look at re Rumble, listen to the fans and see what could be improved. 30 men is good in the rumble, so TNA doesn't have to change that. Sometimes the entering is quick, so makeit 100 seconds. Really, copy it completely, don't TNA it, and people will love it.

 

[proofinlife]

What are they going to call it? Rumble Royale? TNA WAR GAMES X? lol

WWE pretty much took the "battle royale" concept and stamped their "WE OWN THIS FREAKIN' IDEA" seal on it. Not to say other promotions world wide don't do a great job, it's just when people see this style of match (which has been around a LOT longer than WWWF/WWF/WWE) they think Royal Rumble.

The folks at TNA definitely have some head scratching to do, because your mind is in the right place in saying they need some sort of original match that can help build to a bigger event. Their rip offs of the MITB matches with the briefcases don't cut it for me, blatant copying of WWE. Russo's Midget on a Pole on a Pole on a pink slip on a midget pole matches don't cut it either.

Eric's great idea in the Elimination Chamber is trademarked by WWE so they can't take that.

I'm afraid really all they can do is rely on the Hogan/Bischoff regime (morely on Bischoff out of the two) to come up with some sort of idea for this, but I wouldn't bet on anything golden, as a lot of ideas are maxed out and you'll just see ideas being borrowed from other promotions which won't fair well for TNA seeing as a lot of that is what attributed to TNA's early skepticism in the first place.

 

[kee4]

I don't think that TNA needs to have its own version of a Royal Rumble during a PPV, I think they should have it on Impact. Think about it, what better way to showcase their young talent and get them over? This could pay off for a shot at the title whenever the winner wants it or at a specific PPV. Either way I think it would be a great way for TNA to get homegrown talent noticed.

 

[SniperY2K]

WCW had a good crack at it with Starrcade. I remember Starrcade 91 being awesome, the "lethal lottery". The entire roster drew numbers, and were put into random tag matches. Heels with Faces, Heels with Heels etc. The two winners advancing to "battle bowl". Which was like a royal rumble but with 2 rings. Everyone started in ring 1, then slowly through people into ring 2 and then over again to the arena floor. I remember it came down to the last men in ring 1&2 would battle it out for a winner. Great ppv!

 

[emerald phoenix]

WCW had a good crack at it with Starrcade. I remember Starrcade 91 being awesome, the "lethal lottery". The entire roster drew numbers, and were put into random tag matches. Heels with Faces, Heels with Heels etc. The two winners advancing to "battle bowl". Which was like a royal rumble but with 2 rings. Everyone started in ring 1, then slowly through people into ring 2 and then over again to the arena floor. I remember it came down to the last men in ring 1&2 would battle it out for a winner. Great ppv!

lethal loterry would be nice to see brought back but i think tnas current staff is too small for it to happen..... if u remember there were about 7-8 matchs which means 14-16 guys plus they always had a bunch of leftovers who didnt make the drawing(they showed face/and heel locker rooms each drawings)..... and if i remember right there was never really an insane amount of tag teams in the LL i think the first had 3 legit teams(freebirds,steiners,and the resure squad or whatever they were called.), the 2nd had zero and i forgot bout the 3rd and last.....

i think a FORGOTTEN match is the match of the skywalkers, we havnt seen a skywalker match in YEARS.....to the newer fans who didnt watch nwa wcw pre 1990 they would of never seen this match

 

[Undying777]

Agree!! How about a 30 man elimination tables mach. it can go anywhere around the arena and back stage. You can only be eliminated by going through a table. I think that would be awesome

 

[BigCraigie]

I think it'd be good to have a Giant Gauntlet match, starts off with four wrestlers, eliminated via pinfall/submission, once a wrestler is eliminated a new one enters after a minute countdown. Probably do it with about twenty wrestlers.

This would give them a great basis for establishing a new number one contender rather than it predictably going to a top guy as you could have a mid carder enter early and eliminate a few top guys giving them instant credibility for being the no.1 contender. It would also provide a great showcase and help you have top guys face off believably against guys from all levels of the company 1 on 1.

 

[emerald phoenix]

I think it'd be good to have a Giant Gauntlet match, starts off with four wrestlers, eliminated via pinfall/submission, once a wrestler is eliminated a new one enters after a minute countdown. Probably do it with about twenty wrestlers.

This would give them a great basis for establishing a new number one contender rather than it predictably going to a top guy as you could have a mid carder enter early and eliminate a few top guys giving them instant credibility for being the no.1 contender. It would also provide a great showcase and help you have top guys face off believably against guys from all levels of the company 1 on 1.

problem is gauntlets have been done before or add specfic twist to matchs..... in order for something to be their own they would need to go back wayyy in the past like skywalker match(i would safely assume in ur under the age of 20 and didnt do your wrestling hw your avg fan has no idea what this is) tna has also tried the hard 10 or whatever it is and that was the biggest disaster ever........ whoever gets knocked down 10x first loses..ya that was a good idea for a match tna.........

wwe uses first pinfall wins in a 3-4-6 person match for whatever reason IDK WHY....ecws threeways were far superior to wwe's because you had to eliminate multiple opponnets to win. in wwe's format its very predicatable somones gonna get hit with a finisher and get taken out the match and then take the other persoon out or get finished themselfs after taking out the third party.

if tna does a RR or battle royal cut down the number of people but add in pinefall and submission, its different and it works for ajpw.

skywalkers would work, anyone who would remember this match is likely over 25 and remember the nwa wcw days with rock n roll vs midnight and road warriors vs midnight

lethal lottery could work under the right circumstances

a true wargames would be good too, the lethal lockdown with 6 sides did NOT bring justice to that match....... if tna doesnt do it VINCE needs to stop being so damn stubborn and pull the trigger...all the old guys r in favor of this match even his son in law. blood is not required for this match either, if they can do EC with no blood they could do this with no blood

but again WHOEVER came up wiith the hard 10 keep them FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR away from in charge of ideas

 

[CoreyLangNumber3]

In matches like MiTB and Royal Rumble ETC I just enjoy seeing the finishers, I would be in awe if they did a Finishers match. 4 men in one ring 15 minutes or so on the clock. Who ever has done their finishers and signature moves the most times walks away with the title.

 

[ABMorales787]

Isn't the 8 card Stud playing a similar role? Sure, its for Lockdown instead of BFG, but it can be fixed next year. It can be given an entire PPV as a whole. The tournament will declare the #1 contender for Lockdown. A big PPV itself. If it works they can use it for BFG next year effectively.

 

[Calderownz]

My idea would be a PPV, with a whole new name. Perhaps, Destiny. The title would help reflect the significance of the championship and also help the other storylines, in terms of making them seem more important.

Start the show with a 20 man battle royal. Same thing as Royal Rumble, except that they all come out at once and you can eliminate someone via pinfall, submission or over the top rope.

When you get down to the last 8 guys, then split the 8 in half and have two fatal fourways later on in the show. First pin/submission is the winner. Then, in the main event, you have the two winners of those fatal fourways square off with the winner getting a shot at title in the main event at Bound For Glory.

So, it has a feel of the Royal Rumble, a feel of King Of The King and a feel of WrestleMania, virtually the three biggest concept PPVs that WWE has (minus Survivor Series), but it's also completely different and fresh in it's own ways. they could call the entire ordeal itself something like 'TNA's Championship Series' or 'Destined For Gold Series' if they went with the Destiny name.

 

[ramblinroy68]

I would like to see a match similar to the terror dome match they had on 1/4. But I would have a normal cage. Have 10 guys start in the cage, first 1 out gets a title shot.

 

[cwill18]

TNA just did the scaffold match a couple years ago, Elevation X, and it was horrible just like every other scaffold match.

What about an Ultimate X match, with ladders with 20 guys entering every 2 or 3 minutes but you can be eliminated by pin or submission. Have four things to grab (lower them from a cable one at a time, first one after #5 enters, second after #10 or the first one is grabbed, whichever happens last and so on) and the four people that grab them move to a tournament

 

[bsager20018]

Not saying to copy the rumble match, but definatly have some type of match to pronounce a number 1 contender for BFG. A tournament would be too bland and un original. But the idea of bringing back the battle bowl idea would be right up TNA's alley. Feast or Fired is just a terrible match concept. I don't mind The King Of The Mountain match, but the title is already on the line and that's a slammiversary gimmick. But yeah, as I said, a Battle Bowl concept is something TNA should look into.

 

[gd]

Meh, it might be interesting, but I don't think they should do it. TNA has already given us a watered down version of MITB and the with FoF and copied a bunch of other stuff as well. Sure, it's kind of entertaining, but it's never as good as what the WWE has done.

TNA needs to come up with ideas that are at least somewhat different and new. Sure, it may take a little more effort to come up with original ideas, but with some effort and elbow grease, Russo and friends should be able to come up with something.

 

[Persona]

Some great ideas, however like some have said, TNA really should pretty much copy the Royal Rumble. When WCW would they would just call it a 30 man battle royal. Regardless of it not being innovative, I only see it helping TNA as it can really showcase ALL their talent, and hopefully it wouldn't be as predictable as the WWE Rumble usually is.

 

[Big Ol' Buckta AIDS]

NO! They need a NEW idea. Not Feast or Fired, which is the EXACT same thing as MITB, except TNA-ized (aka made more complicated and dumb). They need to think of their own high profile match that determines a #1 contender for the flagship PPV. Or maybe a one night PPV tourney. Something different that'll draw in viewers. And for god's sake no reverse ladder matches, electrified fences, or new cage structures.

exactly. you took the words right out of my mouth. TNA needs to be creative and create its own type of match.

 

[brochester8]

I think if they are going to go for a similiar concept to get title shot they should go with what WCW did. Have everyone in the ring or rings at the same time. This will make it interesting, and since Hogan can't come up with any ideas by himself this is a great idea to relive WCW History.

 

[Esteemer]

How about this one, yearly one night (or stretched out over impacts but one night would be better I think) 8 man tournament, the 8 guys compete in rounds, each a different type of match, every round the losers get eliminated from the tournament and the winners move on, the winner of the final round becomes the Ultimate Contender and is allowed a title shot at any belt they wish at any time up until the next tournament date, if they fail to use it by the tournament date they are automatically entered into the next to tournament and unable to use the privilage unless they win again (you know just in case said wrestler never uses it). The catch to the tournament is the matches are chosen at random and the competitors can be from any division (determined through qualifiers) so at any time you could be teaming with a hated rival but you'd have to cooperate so that you could move on, at anytime you could end up being david facing Goliath but you gotta do it if you wanna win that title shot. Like? Dislike?