It seems smart from a business perspective but I think even you would admit it hasn't exactly come to fruition yet.
Of course not. It's a work in progress. However, they're in the best position they've been since the 1980's and late 90's.
What I do not get is why is it wrong for people to say they do not like a product that caters to people that are not them when it used to cater to them? That seems like an obvious response from a quality perspective. Just because WWE made a potentially smart business decision doesn't mean ALL people should like what they are watching.
No, you misunderstood. The category I referred to is the pro-wrestling audience AND everyone else, instead of ONLY the pro-wrestling audience.
I also do not see TNA being too busy appealing to the IWC audience.
I addressed this in a reply to Killjoy.
I think the reason they take a lot of flack now is the opposite actually. That they are transitioning away from the king of the indies mentality and trying to get mainstream.
100% agreed here. But they're approach is different than WWE's, obvious. Not wrong... just different. I'm not arguing that TNA is doing anything necessarily "wrong." My argument was to defend WWE, not to bash TNA. However, do I feel TNA can be doing a better job? Yes.
They are pushing known name performers instead of unknown good in-ring wrestlers.
Not lately. Bischoff, Hardy, Jarrett, Hogan... it's all circled around them. After all, they rule the show, don't they?
They are pushing stories instead of matches.
But their stories are nothing but backstage, shaky cameras bleeping out curses for an hour after their main program is over. The rest of the evening is stuck with inconsistent programming, from a pro-wrestling perspective. They're trying very hard but need a revamped approach. That's just my opinion... I'm no expert.
If they were catering to the IWC they would just have let things be and would have never grown. Much like the WWE they are in a transition period that has yet to yield a success but the potential is there. If they are looking for just some more market share and WWE is going after kids at the expense of some others, why not target some of those adults that are dissatisfied? Seems smart to me.
But they are. That's what ideas like Old School Raw were for.