Problems With TNA

[mattitude_03]

Hey there now i love TNA and would love to see it take a massive turn and then become a decent oppsotion to TNA. But with all likeness of TNA there comes the dislikes and this thread is them! A thred wherre you can discuss your frustrations over TNA.

Here are some of mine!

First of the whole production on TNA. Where do i start with this one! The production in TNA i feel needs a huge update. They have a nice new website which is cool but i think Impact needs big time over look. Maybe new entrace, New Name plates and other stuff. I like the Impact Zone but i would definatly prefer it if TNA put the show on the road once in a while. Weve seen TNA do PPVS in other states and arenas now surely they can try doing it for Impact?

Secondly the commentary. Im sick of Mike Tenay and specially Don West I think on west should stick to TNA today and his deals of week and let it be. he cant commentate and is dam annoying! Mike Tenay should just be like hbe was in WCW and perhaps bring in another commentator but make him a heel that would be great!

Spoiler: My 3rd

Thirdly TNA doesnt seem to ever stick to things and when they do they usally half ass them. For example why have they removed the Cage vs Kaz ladder match from Genesis?

Forthly and lastly i think. The hole Face and Heel seen. This is crazy no one knows who is face and who is heels. AJ Styles and Tomko face or heel? Nash face or heel? Team 3D seem to be the only ones who seem clearly one way they certainly are Heel.

TNA needs to address these problems before anything else to start to become a great company.

 

[RVDgurl]

First of the whole production on TNA. Where do i start with this one! The production in TNA i feel needs a huge update. They have a nice new website which is cool but i think Impact needs big time over look. Maybe new entrace, New Name plates and other stuff. I like the Impact Zone but i would definatly prefer it if TNA put the show on the road once in a while. Weve seen TNA do PPVS in other states and arenas now surely they can try doing it for Impact?

I have to disagree with most of this one. I love the production of TNA. It is that old gritty feel to it that makes me feel that I'm at a wrestling show. They have just enough pyro and flashy lights but they don't go overboard with it. I also love the Impact Zone, but I do agree that it would be cool to see a few Impact shows per year on the road. However, I like the idea of having a "home base" such as the Impact Zone, much like ECW had The Arena.

Secondly the commentary. Im sick of Mike Tenay and specially Don West I think on west should stick to TNA today and his deals of week and let it be. he cant commentate and is dam annoying! Mike Tenay should just be like hbe was in WCW and perhaps bring in another commentator but make him a heel that would be great!

I couldn't agree more with this. I don't think either of them are all that great and Don West works on my nerves (damn rediculous shirts). I have always liked the idea of wrestler turned commentator such as Taz and Lawler. I always though Shane Douglas would've made a great commentator.

Spoiler: My response to his 3rd

Thirdly TNA doesnt seem to ever stick to things and when they do they usally half ass them. For example why have they removed the Cage vs Kaz ladder match from Genesis?

I think TNA, much like the WWE, is rushing their storylines. I think this is a direct result of too many PPV's. TNA and WWE both have PPV every month. One month is just not enough time to build up a storyline properly. And no one wants to buy PPV's month after month to see the same matches. If there were 3 months between PPV's, a good storyline would have time to develop in order to have a proper PPV match.

Forthly and lastly i think. The hole Face and Heel seen. This is crazy no one knows who is face and who is heels. AJ Styles and Tomko face or heel? Nash face or heel? Team 3D seem to be the only ones who seem clearly one way they certainly are Heel.

I see what you're saying with this. However, I feel that you can tell who is supposed to be face. The heels are more blurred in their role. There are a handful of heels that have some babyface qualities such as the Christian Coalition, James Storm and Kurt Angle. But Team 3D (as you mentioned), Black Reign, Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave and Raven are pretty much textbook heels.


I think your 3rd point is the one that TNA needs to focus on. Creating and developing (that's the key here, kids) good storylines will increase TNA's value tenfold. Personally, I prefer TNA over the WWE anyday but there is still ALOT of room for improvement. They have a tremendouns roster and they now have the 2 hour time slot that allows them to develop storylines and characters.

 

[ACTAFOOL]

okay b4 i go to the problems id just like to say that im very happy with TNAs product, sure its not perfect but latley ive enjoyed TNA a million times more than WWE... i hope they dont fail like so many other promotions

now since no wrestling company is perfect lets go to some problems or things that are bothering me

1 - i think every1 can agree on this, commentators, mike tenay i dont mind that much, hes a pretty good play by play and i enjoy how he gives us some brief backgrounds of the guys, but don west has to go, put in a color commentator, and a GOOD one.. please.. or a heel one, i think its more interesting to have a face and heel commentator kinda like JBL and michael cole

2 - x division... its not really a problem, its actually something thats annoying many fans of TNA, while i love the 2 hour impacts and they have some awsome matches, be it normal wrestling, hardcore, or x division from time to time, what annoys me is the fact that the x division isnt being used well, we have x division matches, but no storylines, no feuds, nothing to add more credibility to the x division belt, its like a cruiserwieght belt, the most over guy (with talent) gets it usually, we need some decent push behind the x division belt like in the old days

3 - live impact or impact at other places, i agree with the person who said that having a ''home field'' is fun but they do need impacts at some other places, the energy is just so much better from the crowd, they can have the orlando impact tapings most of the time, but like at least once a month give us a different location

as far as the storyline goes, i disagree, i think TNA has some interesting storylines right now and they are doing them well, im enjoying the angle/sting/nash storyline a lot, but they do need to work on some mid-card feuds, we usually have some good ones but we are now having the fight for the right tournament so theres not much to do, we were gonna have a great storyline with abyss and messiah but that got put aside due to injury, but we also have the 3D vs x division storyline, even though it was done b4 with nash they really didnt go anywhere with it =/...

and i think its fine how the heel and faces are, some are easy to figure out, some are a blur, but thats okay, it makes the matches less predictable and more competitive IMHO...

 

[awb25mn]

I disagree with u on your first point...The production is great and is done well..unique in every way

The commentary is good for the most part...I'm really who could they get thats better? If they did get anyone it should be tony Tony Schiavone. Him and mike tenay would be good.

They do rush storylines too...WWE is the same way...i think thats just the business now of days...its all about whats the most popular

The Faces and Heels are somewhat in order. But it is kinda mixed up...they need to do something with AJ and not have him stand behind Cage and Tomko...Robert Rhode, Cage, Team 3D, Angle are established heels. There are a lot though that are up in the air and could go either way

TNA needs to return to its roots. I remember watching it on PPV when its first came out and thinking, damn this sh*t is crazy..it was the Anti WWE. Now its too much like WWE. The problem is that they got too popular and they need to go back to the underground mentality

 

[mattitude_03]

Some good points there awb25mn but i have to s3eriously disagree with your Tony Schiavone point! He was probaly in my opinion the worst commentator in the history of wrestling and its no wonder WWE didnt even bother offering him anything when WCW was brought out!

 

[thecrock0984]

Man this is a great topic! TNA is burying it self every week I turn it on. Here are what I think problems are:

1. Burying the X Division. Why are the Dudley's running through the X Division and it take the whole Division to fight them off? Doesnt that kinda make the X Division look kinda weak, when in reality its what seperates them from the WWE and makes it a special Division? I just dont understand it!

2. The originals overlooked! Robert Roode, Fallen Angel, AJ Styles Samoa Joe, Abyss, KAZ. All over looked and booked at mid card level if not left off the show from WWE rejects or old guys that are on their last leg like Junior Fatu, Sting, Hall, Nash, Jim Cornette, Raven, Black Regin. These guys have little talent left or never had any at all. And these guys are outta shape and cant move in the ring. Let the young guys shine, build them up, makes them the center piece of the company! Come on, they can actually wrestle!

3. Womens Division/Women. Too many women running around acting like managers. I dont like it and they get too much TV time. Point said!

4. Poor booking. The booking sucks. Fueds dont make much sense or are on and off fueds that end quick or get started and dont finish! Fallen Angel fought Black Machismo for the Title at Bound for Glory, I was there, a great match, but Daniels hasnt been seen wrestling on TV since????? The Fallen Angel and Aj Styles fued helped keep TNA on its feet, so why not book the Fallen Angel????

TNA was a great idea. The X Division in my opinion is the greatest thing to happen to wrestling in the last 10 years. Id honestly rather watch the X Division than a WWE championship match, cause the X's can actually wrestle! Even the not big name X guys. The 6 sided ring actually works, its briliant. I can even look past the announcing. But the fact that a over the hill Nash, Sting, Hall, Dudleys, Steiners, and Junior Fatu are in huge fueds and the awsome originals are left looking up isnt right. And these older guys with ego and high salaries will go down with their age, and when they do, they will take TNA and their dumbass signing of Pacman Jones with them.

 

[Shocky]

Oh Boy, the typical X-Division and TNA originals not getting love thread.

X-Division: The X-Division guys are a bunch of 180 pound guys, so yes, there is a big problem if the X-Division guys are beating up 300 pound heavyweights. It's reality guys, it's simple as that. Guys that are half the size of another guy, usually tend to get their asses whooped. Why is this so hard for so many people to comprehend? I don't get why people get upset when small guys get beat by big guys. If the small guys beat the big guys all the time, then when the small guy wins, it's meaningless.

As far as the TNA Originals. Sigh, wasn't Samoa Joe a coholder of the X-Division and Tag Titles. Where is he getting buried. Robert Roode? Yup, getting a push. AJ Styles is far more enjoyable to watch now then ever before. He's constantly in and around the main event scene.

The reason why Veterans are there, quite simple, they are establishing TNA as a legit company, and in the process bringing guys along with them. AJ Styles is going to be beyond over after his run with Christian, and AJ will have a more well rounded character. Angle has done wonders for Joe during their feud with each other. I have more respect for Joe now then his 1 1/2 year undefeated streak.

These are complaints, it's just people that feel that they have watched TNA since the beginning feel a sense of entitlement. If TNA does not adapt, like it has been doing, then it will die, plain and simple. Companies change and evolve, TNA is simply doing what it is supposed to.

As far as problems, well the Impact Zone is the big problem. TNA needs to tour, and do it soon. 900 people in a free studio is annoying. TNA's best shows this year have come from being on the road. The crowds in other cities seem to enjoy the product much more, because they are invested in it. They didn't wait in line to get in for free, they paid money to show up.

And Don West. My God, he is awful and just will never get it.

 

[73987086]

The biggest problem with tna is very stupid angles and storylines they are inconsistent and they usually are never ended in a goo fashion and another things is their championship matches with all of the tag matches for belts other than tag teams so tna needs to get their act together quick

 

[thecrock0984]

yea Paul Bearer. An overweight Scott Hall. A Nash that can barely move. A even fatter Junior Fatu. An old played out Sting. Over weight Dudleys, overweight Steiner and a Steiner that almost died, thats what TNA needs to establish the company, if thats the case, TNA is headed for trouble. Kurt Angle, Booker T, RVD, Christian, and Sabu is what they need to establish the company. Guys that can still go! And make it look good! And as far as your comment about the X Division getting their ass whooped by bigger guys. No one said that wasnt true, Im saying your reuining the X Division stars credibility by having them ran over by two over weight guys.

 

[Shocky]

yea Paul Bearer. An overweight Scott Hall. A Nash that can barely move. A even fatter Junior Fatu. An old played out Sting. Over weight Dudleys, overweight Steiner and a Steiner that almost died, thats what TNA needs to establish the company, if thats the case, TNA is headed for trouble. Kurt Angle, Booker T, RVD, Christian, and Sabu is what they need to establish the company. Guys that can still go! And make it look good! And as far as your comment about the X Division getting their ass whooped by bigger guys. No one said that wasnt true, Im saying your reuining the X Division stars credibility by having them ran over by two over weight guys.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but do Hall, Nash, Fatu or the Steiners have any TNA champions to their names. No, but they do bring in name value whether you want to recognize it or not. TNA is trying to cash in on the WCW name. That fan base is gone from wrestling altogether, because the WWE was unable to incorporate it into their fan base. Why not use names, especially of guys like Hall, Nash and the Steiners.

And as far as old goes, why is it a problem with TNA using old stars, when the WWE's main event scene is made up of...Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker, nope, no age there. Not to mention that the guy with the most camera time this year is the 60 year old owner of the company, and another guy in his mid 40's in Finlay in the upper mid card scene. Just because you are old means you can't contribute to the business.

And as much bellyaching that I hear from "Loyal" TNA fans about the X-Division, you still don't bring nothing new. Accept it, TNA is trying to attract main stream fans, like it or not. That is where the money lies. As much as X-Division fans don't want to admit it, guys like the Dudleys bring more value to the company then Chris Sabin or Sonjay Dutt. Facts are facts.

I maybe a jackass, but what you bring to the table has been weak so far, and is just rehashed, old garbage spewed by every TNA fan that feels scorned because the company is moving in a new direction. All of the complaints, and TNA's audience is still higher now then when it was when the emphasis was on the X-Division and Homegrown Talent. It's the evolution of the business, and the direction TNA wants to go to. Watch ROH, that's all I can say.

 

[ACTAFOOL]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but do Hall, Nash, Fatu or the Steiners have any TNA champions to their names. No, but they do bring in name value whether you want to recognize it or not. TNA is trying to cash in on the WCW name. That fan base is gone from wrestling altogether, because the WWE was unable to incorporate it into their fan base. Why not use names, especially of guys like Hall, Nash and the Steiners.

And as far as old goes, why is it a problem with TNA using old stars, when the WWE's main event scene is made up of...Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker, nope, no age there. Not to mention that the guy with the most camera time this year is the 60 year old owner of the company, and another guy in his mid 40's in Finlay in the upper mid card scene. Just because you are old means you can't contribute to the business.

And as much bellyaching that I hear from "Loyal" TNA fans about the X-Division, you still don't bring nothing new. Accept it, TNA is trying to attract main stream fans, like it or not. That is where the money lies. As much as X-Division fans don't want to admit it, guys like the Dudleys bring more value to the company then Chris Sabin or Sonjay Dutt. Facts are facts.

I maybe a jackass, but what you bring to the table has been weak so far, and is just rehashed, old garbage spewed by every TNA fan that feels scorned because the company is moving in a new direction. All of the complaints, and TNA's audience is still higher now then when it was when the emphasis was on the X-Division and Homegrown Talent. It's the evolution of the business, and the direction TNA wants to go to. Watch ROH, that's all I can say.

i agree 100% man, the ''loyal'' TNA fans just want the x division and screw the rest, they cant accept the fact that the old TNA is gone and they wanna be a serious wrestling company not an indy scene, if u want x division all the time, watch ROH

TNA is still using their x division, but they are also using other talent, i dont know why ppl have to bitch about it so much, the tag champs are aj and tomko, jay lethal is the x division champ, and will defend the gold against dutt wich should be a great match

LAX just had a great match last impact for the title and last year was pretty much the best tag team of TNA, the MCMG are in a push to finally be taken serious in the tag team division after they beat team 3D, samoa joe is gonna push robert roode into the main event scene, christian is pushing kaz in the main event scene

samoa joe dominated the tag match last night, like he dominates every match except for him losing to kurt, and ppl still wanna cry about how joe isnt pushed when pretty much no1 can beat him

TNA is pushing many of its home grown talent and are using big names to do that, but ppl refuse to admit it for some reason, they just dont wanna see the pushes, i really dont understand

and sting can still put on a great match, fatu was fired why do ppl still keep mentioning him?

TNA is doing a good job at the moment, they need big names to put over the younger guys and to bring in old fans back, like it or not TNA is getting better as a wrestling company and im enjoying them

i wonder what kind of fanbase TNA has, really.. every1 i know who watches TNA just bitches about it, its own fanbase hates them lol... and yet the ratings are better.. wierd...

 

[kenfuu]

I think the problem with the x-division is that there is no balance. When TNA first started yes all the focus was on the x-division and the world title took kinda a back seat. Now its reversed and people don't like it to much because the las real feud for the x-title was sabin and lethal and on sunday we have a match with no build up what so ever although it will probably be a good match and hopefully a dutt heel turn to set up a feud. I think that if they held of the womens division for a little while till around slamiversary to work in the x-divsion guys we haven't seen much coughpeteywilliamscough it would please most fans although these women can wrestle for a change. I think after Genesis we're gonig to have more x-division....but that's just my thought

 

[dirtyshubb]

I am really hoping for Dutt heel turn, i think it could be what he really needs to stand out because at the moment he has taken a back seat for quite a while and its a real shame cause he has to be 1 of my top wrestlers in TNA.

As for the whole X-Division problem i have only been watching TNA for around 1 1/2 years so i wasnt there at the start, and yes even i have seen a dramatic drop in The X-Divisions status but overall i am not too worried because we still have them having great matches which can showcase what TNA has on its side. I know sometimes they might just throw a match into the ppv with no build up but i am just pleased they have the ability to be able to do that and still have a fantastic match that pretty much pisses all over what WWE has been putting out for quite a wile now!

TNA i have to say regardless of the nay-sayers always has me coming back for more, which WWE is doing less and less, they have some great wrestlers, interesting and compelling feuds/story lines (im sure i will have people disagree with me on that) and characters that a far lot more believable than what WWE has, i know a lot of people prefer their heels/faces to be more clear cut but i really like the fact that TNA mixes it up a bit, it makes it a lot more realistic when someone doesnt follow a pre set list of guidelines on how to act!
Having faces that overall are good but can still be a bit of an asshole if you piss them off or heels that can do something to have you cheer them and then do something that will have you thinking "damn thats messed up, what bastards" and hating them all over again is far more compelling watching and a lot less black and white.

My view is as long as you have a lot of respect for the guys in the ring you will appreciate what they are doing regardless of how strictly they are playing the stereotype of there role, why do people think the TNA fans at the arena cheer both competitors names, because they respect them and know they will put on a great show and entertain them!

People need to realise they can pick apart a characters psychology ect AND take a step back and just respect and enjoy what the PERFORMERS are doing for you.

 

[mattitude_03]

As far as problems, well the Impact Zone is the big problem. TNA needs to tour, and do it soon. 900 people in a free studio is annoying. TNA's best shows this year have come from being on the road. The crowds in other cities seem to enjoy the product much more, because they are invested in it. They didn't wait in line to get in for free, they paid money to show up.

And Don West. My God, he is awful and just will never get it.

Well said the Impact Zone needs to go to somewhere that fans love the product and know about TNA not a bunch of free florida tourists that go there for an evenings entertainment. Its ridicuklous and its starting to show and let the product down. And Don West dont get me started please!

As for the X division yes its great and yes it differs from WWE and its good and yes its what grabbed TNAs fans the most but the thing is theres no way you can build a company on crusierwieghts its not possible they dont have it them you need a well establisahed heavywieght scene plain and simple!

 

[Mad Metal]

Problems with TNA? Here I go.

Honestly I am done with the entire stereotype on signing ex-WWE names. This is not Child's Play, this is professional wrestling; probably one of the biggest rule breaking, yet, most controversial industry in the world today. You will get absolutely no where if you play along with the "rules". WCW acknowledged that and that's how they became such a huge success. A young Vince McMahon knew the same thing two and a half decades ago when the expansion of the then World Wrestling Federation began. Hell, compare to what Eric Bischoff and Vince McMahon both did in the past, it makes TNA look very innocent.

If you look at many promotions of professional wrestling world wide, it is almost rare to find a superstar that has never "jumped ships" or stayed with one organization their entire lives. Obviously TNA is just joining in the inner circle, and at the same time, trying to expand their own promotion.

Maybe I am getting a little off topic here. The basic question is "problems with TNA". You know what is the problem? TNA picked a bad year to expand their product. Try the late 90's back when wrestling was cool. Back in the day when Sunday Night Heat recieved 4's and 5's rating. Until the actual wrestling world "spices up", TNA is going nowhere unless they build one gigantic bomb.... something so big that can literally shake the entire industry.... as far as from Florida to CT.

Also, what's the point in looking for problems? Whether it's WWE or TNA, why not just sit back, enjoy whatever is being given and point out the positives? No matter what I say won't change anything nor have any effect on anyone's mind or the direction to any promotion.

 

[hurrafreak]

I still think that TNA's biggest problem is that they aren't selling their home grown talent. I agree with one of the posts above me in saying that yeah big names like kurt angle, sting, and old wwe wrestlers DO bring in face value and new fans. But I think that once you have those fans being brought in that you should expose them to the talent that is already there. People have said it time and time again and I agree that TNA at the moment is just WWE lite. I want to see more of the people who have been there since the beginning, more of the people who helped start TNA.

 

[mattitude_03]

TNA picked a bad year to expand their product. Try the late 90's back when wrestling was cool. Back in the day when Sunday Night Heat recieved 4's and 5's rating. Until the actual wrestling world "spices up", TNA is going nowhere unless they build one gigantic bomb.... something so big that can literally shake the entire industry.... as far as from Florida to CT.

This is so true i mean TNA and WWE are nothgin anymore because Wrestling is nothing anymore. I mean the only way TNA and wrestling will spice up again is if history repeats itself and something big happens and changes the way wrestling works just like ECW did back in the 90's But its not going to happen im afraid because no eveil genious like Paul Heyman is lurking around anymore wanting to spend time making wrestling what is was back then. However i feel with the growing popularity of MMA surely that must bring in a small influx of new fans to the wrestling world and hopefully wrestling will boom again.

As for X division few other ideas for it is that its fine as it is at the moment but rivalrys needed big time.

 

[jimmasterK]

If TNA's such a terrible product, then explain this:

I've been watching WWF/E since I was...let's see...3 or 4?

I've been watching TNA for a couple of months, 3 at most.

If WWE's the 'superior' product, then why is it I pay almost no attention to ECW, very little attention to SmackDown!, and I personally prefer TNA over Raw? Don't get me wrong, Raw is still a great show, but with every week, I'm liking TNA more and more. I think they need to just keep doing what they're doing.

 

[jappyjeremy]

okay b4 i go to the problems id just like to say that im very happy with TNAs product, sure its not perfect but latley ive enjoyed TNA a million times more than WWE... i hope they dont fail like so many other promotions

now since no wrestling company is perfect lets go to some problems or things that are bothering me

1 - i think every1 can agree on this, commentators, mike tenay i dont mind that much, hes a pretty good play by play and i enjoy how he gives us some brief backgrounds of the guys, but don west has to go, put in a color commentator, and a GOOD one.. please.. or a heel one, i think its more interesting to have a face and heel commentator kinda like JBL and michael cole

2 - x division... its not really a problem, its actually something thats annoying many fans of TNA, while i love the 2 hour impacts and they have some awsome matches, be it normal wrestling, hardcore, or x division from time to time, what annoys me is the fact that the x division isnt being used well, we have x division matches, but no storylines, no feuds, nothing to add more credibility to the x division belt, its like a cruiserwieght belt, the most over guy (with talent) gets it usually, we need some decent push behind the x division belt like in the old days

3 - live impact or impact at other places, i agree with the person who said that having a ''home field'' is fun but they do need impacts at some other places, the energy is just so much better from the crowd, they can have the orlando impact tapings most of the time, but like at least once a month give us a different location

as far as the storyline goes, i disagree, i think TNA has some interesting storylines right now and they are doing them well, im enjoying the angle/sting/nash storyline a lot, but they do need to work on some mid-card feuds, we usually have some good ones but we are now having the fight for the right tournament so theres not much to do, we were gonna have a great storyline with abyss and messiah but that got put aside due to injury, but we also have the 3D vs x division storyline, even though it was done b4 with nash they really didnt go anywhere with it =/...

and i think its fine how the heel and faces are, some are easy to figure out, some are a blur, but thats okay, it makes the matches less predictable and more competitive IMHO...

1. commentators? yeah i dont think they're that good but they're better than commmentators from smackdown, like JBL
2. the whole x division is in a storyline thing with team 3D now, yay motor city machine guns!
3.k im bored so im done replying for now

 

[RuKDaD]

The only real problem that TNA has is that they use the impact zone. They should be going to different arenas and getting fans from all around. Even if they go to arenas that hold anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000, this is a big upgrade from 2500 people. More people equals more money and more money equals better talent. You have to pay the RVD's, Booker T's and Big Shows, of the wrestling world. If TNA plans on getting some of that high priced talent they need to generate more money through number of fans since they don't have as many house shows. They could also turn the X-division into something more like the real ECW. This would give them both traditional wrestling and extreme wrestling, satisfying all types of fans.

 

[bioshock]

tna is perfect right now i think. it has that ecw feel, which wwe lacks all togeather.

and as for the wrestlers that alot of you bitch about, most id say dont have a clue what your talking about. be happy you still get to se these great legends wrestling, i grew up watching nash, steiners (b4 they was even a team in the 80s) sting, dudleys and so on.. just be happy you still get these guys at a high level, in a few years guys like the steiners nash and so on wont even come close to being about to wrestle.

and hell im ordering tonights tna ppv, and you know as much as i love great wrestling for the younger guys in tna, i cant wait to se how the steiners match goes, and to se nash finally wrestle again. i cant wait. and really why complain about nash, the guy has bad knees and hes going out risking alot by getting in a match, then u get so called wrestling fans bitching about him even getting tv time.

as for joe, maybe if the guy could cut a real promo he would have some tv time over nash or hall. nash gets the tv time for a reason. cuz hes got the mic skillz lol.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

First Off bad Engrish.

tna is perfect right now i think.

It's far from perfect. iMPACT is terrible. Although I think the majority of there PPV's are as close to perfect as you're going to get, in the day of one PPV a month.

it has that ecw feel, which wwe lacks all togeather.

and as for the wrestlers that alot of you bitch about, most id say dont have a clue what your talking about. be happy you still get to se these great legends wrestling,

I'd perfer to remember them when they could actually wrestle. It upsets me to see the Steiners now.

i grew up watching nash, steiners (b4 they was even a team in the 80s) sting, dudleys and so on..

You grew up watching the Steiners before they were a team in the 80's, but you also grew up watching The Dudleys? Weren't they formed in the 90's. Long time growing up man.

just be happy you still get these guys at a high level, in a few years guys like the steiners nash and so on wont even come close to being about to wrestle.

They can't wrestle now. Scott Steiner can go on occasion. But it has to be with a superior opponent.

and really why complain about nash, the guy has bad knees and hes going out risking alot by getting in a match, then u get so called wrestling fans bitching about him even getting tv time.

Nash couldn't wrestle in his prime. But considering he's getting paid $5,000 an appearance then he should wrestle. On the Pre-Show, because that's all he's worthy of.

as for joe, maybe if the guy could cut a real promo he would have some tv time over nash or hall. nash gets the tv time for a reason. cuz hes got the mic skillz lol.

Joe's mic skills are fine. He can display menace. Which is something the near 7ft tall Kevin Nash can't do.

 

[kenfuu]

Few things they need to do... 'm sure most people have said it but they need to have more x-division matches. This was one reason i didn't want a women's division just yet because it takes away from the x-division and I personally am sick of seeing Petey Williams come in to just do a Canadian Destroyer(despite its awesomeness) and then get his ass whooped. They also need feuds for the x-title not just random matches thrown together without a back story. And perosnally I feel Lethal needs to be slowly developed out of the Black Machismo because while it's enjoyable people tunning in for the first time might not take him seriously. And last i think Kazarian and Styles should either feud or return to the x-division because they are lacking big names in the x-divison with the exceptions of Lethal and Daniels with Sabin and Shelley in the tag division as with AJ, Kazarian in the heavyweight division and Daniels being the only member of Triple X allowed to have title match and burying the crap out out of Petey Williams a guy who beat AJ Styles when he was the AJ that had a brian.

 

[mattitude_03]

If TNA's such a terrible product, then explain this:

I've been watching WWF/E since I was...let's see...3 or 4?

I've been watching TNA for a couple of months, 3 at most.

If WWE's the 'superior' product, then why is it I pay almost no attention to ECW, very little attention to SmackDown!, and I personally prefer TNA over Raw? Don't get me wrong, Raw is still a great show, but with every week, I'm liking TNA more and more. I think they need to just keep doing what they're doing.

No one is saying TNA is a bad product well at least im not. Its just like with antyhing no matter how much its great and you love it theres always small things that you want to change and dislike this is what this thread is about.

A few more production things for TNA as well is why dont they use the double feature when showing a replay? i dont understand you dont see the match going on at the time being when you wacthing a pointless replay that most of the time is not that much of a good move.

Secondly quick note on how bad Don West is after christian won his match against Kaz this week, in which was just a typical dirty finish not like horrific both Mike Tenay and Don West though nothing of it and were like Christian is moving on to face the champion and then when Matt Morgan came out Don West was like "yes that was very bad for Christian Cage he screwed Kaz its not right" surely if he wants the crowd to feel that emotion then why didnt he just say that when Kaz got pinned! Grrrrr he annoys me!

 

[paktv03]

First of all, TNA is very entertaining when it comes to wrestling. Those guys work their asses off when they're in the squared circle. AJ Styles and Samoa Joe really take wrestling to the next level. I really am starting to get into their storylines. Some of the rivalries they have there are done extremely well, but then all of a sudden, some of it just ends with no explanation. What's up wit that?!

The major problems that TNA has is the production. Why is it that everyone basically has the same entrance. Mostly, all of the pyro is the same. There aren't any differences in their pyros. Then there is the whole little video entrance montage in the beginning of every entrance. What is the point of that if everyone has it? It takes away the feel of the whole thing.

The most annoying thing though is the ring announcer. He starts introducing them as soon as the music hits; he doesn't even wait for the theme songs to play so people can identify who is coming out. The entrance music is what identifies each wrestler, and if you can't hear the first few seconds of the song, nobody knows who it is, so there's no use for the music anywayz.

But one more thing is the freakin' boring announcers. Listening to Mike Tenay and Don West makes me almost not want to watch the TNA. They literally put me to sleep sometimes, and i never sleep that early. They need to take some lessons from the WWE announcers. Its like they keep repeating themselves when it comes to telling the stories. You don't need to say the same thing over and over about the stories, people hear it once and they can figure it out for themselves. Its like they don't even pay attention to the current match at all. Also, Mike Tenay seems to predict what moves are gonna happen before they even happen. He makes it obvious that he is straight-up reading from a script. They are the worst commentators ever!!!


Plus, they need to move out of the impact zone a little more. It is just small in there. And when it looks small, it just has a small-time feel. And whatsup with all those green strobe lights flashing all the time??? The most important thing is nobody knows TNA exists. They need to advertise more and get out there for the world to recognize them.

If all those little things get fixed, there would be a huge improvement on TNA!