Jericho signing will be a horrible move for both parties for one simple reason -
- TNA have no idea how to utilise him.
Really now? How so?
They've shown it before, and they will show it again, they have no idea how to take a star from the WWE and give them anything worth shouting about.
Look a Jeff - he was a megastar within the WWE. Within TNA, he is just another wrestler.
I say that's great. Why make a outside name that at one point turned his back on TNA their top star? To make themselves look desperate? Why should TNA be quick to make Jeff World Champion like done to RVD simply because he was top draw in WWE? It's called humanizing. Just like he was one of the guys in WWE, he's one of the guys in TNA.
I fear the same for Carlito. Notthat he was a megastar in WWE like Jeff was, but when he signs (let's face it, The Pope said it was him) I don't see them doing anything with him that makes him any different, anything new.
Being on TV alone would be a step up, so I'm sure they can work it out. Especially since they hav e a good relationship with Carlito's WWC. They helped TNA get Mr. Anderson.
I would say the same about Batista. They could bring him in with a huge fanfare, but it's all pointless if he becomes JUST ANOTHER WRESTLER. Hell, I could say the same about Randy Orton and John Cena.
I fail to see the wrong in that. Why make them look superior to your own talent?
As a wrestling promotion you need to do either two things, make stars, or bring them in and ride that wave. For TNA, I don't feel they have the ability, or the track record, for doing either.
Yeah, because they failed miserably with turning Christian from a career mid card guy into a main event star. They failed in cementing Kurt Angle as the greatest in modern day wrestling. They failed in AJ Styles the top wrestler of the past 2 years even though he's "confined in a second rate company". Gimme a break.
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john cena has a better chance to go to TNA than jericho does, its literally a 0% chance.
1. instead of going to TNA, he would take time off and focus on his band. or tv. or whatever else he wants to do.
2. if was going to want to continue to wrestle, he would just resign. not a lot of gray area there.
3. no chance he takes his skills to a secondary promotion. hes still got it and can main event any WWE PPV. TNA would definitely blow his debut, his use, and his matchups.
Yeah. Because Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Rob Van Dam, Christian, Booker T, Mr. Anderson and Ric Flair would even bother with taking their highly praised abilities to some other place.
what are you trying to let us know kid? TNA sucks! and you are the biggest TNA hogan co ********er. jericho does NOT need to go to the minors! he is better off working for mcdonalds or resigning with wwe performing in front of 15,000-89,000 fans and being on a show that gets a 2.8-4.0 rating instead of performing in a bingo hall in orlando every thursday in front of 500-5000 plants who get in for free and being on a mediocre show that gets what? a 0.5-1.7 rating. in your mind you think TNA will one day beat the almighty WWE. but with your sexslaves hogan,bischoff,russo,jarret and a bitch who does not know how to run a company TNA is a FAILURE and it will FAIL! i would like to see you post on the day when vince mcmahon shows up on impact and says those famous words..."i have bought my competion"
i wonder what your hogan ********ing butt will say and how you will feel.
THAT's LETTING YOU KNOW
You make me laugh. I could poke a million holes into WWE. Like how a computer runs your show and how your workers are misled and fired and all that, but that is off topic.
Not only is it not inevitable that Chris Jericho would go to TNA if he doesn't re-sign with WWE, but I believe that it's downright unlikely that he would do so. And I feel this way for several reasons.
First of all, I don't believe Chris Jericho is leaving WWE in the first place. At most, he may be taking a short hiatus, whether it be to pursue some ventures with Fozzy, or to simply take a short break from the grind, or even just to re-invent his character; he could depart as a heel, but return as a tweener or even as a face, as we all know that wrestling fans have notoriously short memories. And Jericho, more so than many of his colleagues, can re-invent his character in the blink of an eye, transitioning from heel to tweener to face, and back again. But he may not even be leaving at all; this could all be storyline, all kayfabe, and he may not be going anywhere. I wouldn't be surprised to see Jericho in the six-pack challenge as originally planned.
Even if he were to leave WWE permanently, why would he go to TNA at this stage of his career? What could he hope to accomplish? Money? Let's not even go there. Fame? Sure, that's the way to garner fame, by leaving the big stage to go to a much smaller venue with a much smaller following. Would he be interested in holding titles he never held before such as the TNA Heavyweight title? That would be like Tom Brady leaving the NFL and the New England Patriots because he's interested in winning the Grey Cup in the CFL. Why would Chris Jericho compromise his legacy in the WWE and adversely affect his eventual induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, just to go to Spike TV and the iMPACT zone?
Ah, Habs. I love ya, but disagree right there. This is pro wrestling. Not football. In here, stuff can grow. And people can make it grow. People can also grow huge in small places. People see Kurt Angle as on of the all-time greats. In his time in WWE he was seen as just great. In TNA, after pushing that company upward people see him in a much larger scale now. And then there's good ol' AJ Styles. Who from the nick of obscurity has risen to fame. From a once unknown place where he still resides.
Would Chris Jericho be interested in matches with other guys on the TNA roster? I doubt it. Most of those guys are former WWE guys anyway and so he's faced a lot of them before. He may like a match with Styles or.... well that's probably about it, but I doubt he'll flush his career and his legacy down the toilet for a match with one guy.
Not like he can really do much anyway. What he can offer is no better than what can Kurt, Jeff or RVD can offer.
So Chris Jericho is going to be the guy to take TNA to the next level, to boost their ratings, to be responsible for bringing TNA into competition with the WWE? Just like Kurt Angle did. Or Christian. Or Hogan. Or Bischoff. Or Foley. Or Flair. Or Dreamer. Or Booker T. Or RVD. Or Hardy. Or Anderson. Or Victoria/Tara. Or Bobby Lashley. Have I forgotten anyone? Come on, there's been a plethora of guys who were going to come in from the WWE and be the savior for TNA, the guy to ultimately put them over the top and be the difference maker. And no one has done it. No one. To suggest that Jericho will be the difference maker when nobody else before him has been is downright ludicrous. And I say this from the perspective of a huge Chris Jericho fan.
The funny thing about that is when they focus on themselves instead of the "savior", it's when they actually move forward.
On a side note, Riaku, you said something about Jericho not being a draw.. Have you ever seen when the WWE is here in Canada? The majority of us are there for one reason. Not Cena, not Orton, not Miz. But to see Y2J.
And Edge? I get that. But do you really think he would draw people to TNA simply because word of mouth caught on that he's there? That if he indeed joins TNA, you'll see ratings spike like striking oil? Hell no.
Jericho in TNA would definitely be something interesting. I think it would be very cool to have Abyss say at BFG: "They are Lionheart, The Best In The World At What He Does and YJ2".
However, IMO he is not going to TNA. If he does not sign a new contract with WWE, he will pursue his interests outside wresting such as his band, maybe some movies or tv shows, and his family.
Jesus! I'm not gonna even bother. Did you really write "YJ2" there?
Jericho going to TNA would be bigger than Hogan or any of the others that have come in. I doubt it will happen. Why would he take a step back at this point in his career? He's so much bigger than TNA and I don't say that about too many wrestlers but for my money, he's the best thing going today in the business and if he's done with WWE, so am I.
What? Is Jericho suddenly God or something? My God! People speak so highly of the guy, I'm inclined to the belief that he's just plain overrated. I get it. He's great. He's great in the ring and plays his characters well. To say he's gonna take a company and make it into the Genesis of a new wrestling era is just plain absurd. He never did it in WCW nor in WWF. Just what good will he do in TNA? He's just another guy.
Well, I haven't read all the threads yet, but IMO I think this would be a great move for TNA and the wrestling business. If you know anything about the history of wrestling or have watched the Rise and Fall of WCW dvd's, you would know that one way that WCW became famous, was to import great wreslters from other promotions.
This could be one way that TNA will start to turn the corner. We all know Hogan, Nash, Jarrett (I can't believe I am putting his namein here), Sting (The greatest), Flair and countless other older talent, used to draw big crowds back in the day. WCW became more famous because those talents could still draw a decent audience.
Now on to my point. TNA really needs to find talent NOW that will draw NOW. They made a decent move by getting Hardy but, IMO, that havent used him right.
I agree to an extent. But TNA has nabbed bigger names. Why go for unnecessary signings? They are not connected to Ted Turner like WCW was. WCW was able to sign huge names and just keep them for the sake of WWE not having them. TNA doesn't. Last Thursday on TNA.com Dixie Carter (Miss braindead herself) herself said TNA did not need any more big names and had already turned one down.
Getting Jericho will not only boost ratings, will hopefully, re-ignite the Wrestling Wars.
Here we go again.
Chris Jericho is great. I won't deny it. But the guy is and has always been enhancement talent. Great to at. But not the worker you would build a company around. Bringing him to TNA would be nothing more than a bother for both TNA and Chris. TNA already has Kurt Angle. A guy who can elevate talent as well as be "the" guy for the company. They have Jeff Hardy. A charismatic name, who really doesn't need to do much to attract a crowd. We have RVD. A workhorse who can help put talent over. Not to mention Sting. TNA has reached a point where anybody, no matter how big, can come in and it would be like any other day. Back in the day, the thought of a Kurt Angle or Rob Van Dam or a Hulk Hogan going there was just plain ludicrous. Now... Well just look at the pigs flying over there. I wish I had a shot gun.
The bottomline is that Chris Jericho doesn't need TNA and TNA doesn't need Chris Jericho.