Problems With TNA

[mattitude_03]

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.

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!

All of this is so darn true. I mean the TNA production just now feels amatuerish really does. Same entrances, boring entrance videos, boring pyro and boring stage. They need to mix it up without a doubt i know they are trying to save money and etc etc but you know they need them little things to change and get noticed as a decent company i mean look at the talent Nash, Hall, Joe, Angle, Christian, Sting, Booker T! And with all this talent its filmed in a tiny studio with fans who arent really wrestling fans but tourists looking for a nights entertainment. TNA needs to desperatly move out of the Impact Zone and set one up else where. I know that its kind of immitating the WCW when they shot MGM studios but they moved out of that quickly didnt they? Ive always thought small little things on production side let the side down as well for instant when they have PPVs outside the Zone they dont have a different entrance or Ring Aprons. I mean they have 2 sets of aprons Impact and TNA. They need big time one for each PPV to give it a bit more proffesional feel. And advertising is a huge thing they need that big time so they have more money to improve. I feel with the talent TNA has they should be way up thier near WWE but instead they arent even a scratch on WWE at the moment in terms of popularity and awareness!

I gess though it all comes down to money at the end of the day. Vince Mcmahon has himself as a billionaire pumping into the WWE and WCW had Ted Turner pumping into them. I gess TNA is like what the old ECW was like no source of income from a huge media giant and maybe thats what TNA needs to look at findging imagine what they could do with someone like Ted Turners money!

 

[B.C. Krazee]

3D,Steiners,Nash,Hall, and Sting are my problems with TNA. I really don't get why some people think it is good for the buisness to keep the 90s alive today. These guys were great 10 years ago I am not arguing that, but in my opinion they have no buisness being on T.V. anymore their days of being on top of this industry have been gone for a long time. Sting still uses the same old boring moves, Nash never was anything to me but a giant no selling waste of space, and hey yo Scott Hall has been basically the same tired character for 15 years. The 2 fat idiots called 3D are completely worthless, enough said. Granted Cage and Booker have been around since the 90s, but in my opinion they have stepped up their game since then. I also agree about that waste of space Don West, he shouldn't be allowed on T.V. he cant go more than an hour without sucking wind, and those ridiculous shirts are just annoying.

 

[mattitude_03]

I also agree about that waste of space Don West, he shouldn't be allowed on T.V. he cant go more than an hour without sucking wind, and those ridiculous shirts are just annoying.

This about the only thing i can agree with you on your comment. The 90's legends are there now because thats what they are legends everyone knows them from the 90s and they had huge value to a company and most of them can still get a crowd pumped thats thier purpose they are ring veternans thats why they are there. If the company only had names like Booker Angle and all the other TNA stars not really any value just a bunch of wrestlers that not many people have heard or seen before!

 

[B.C. Krazee]

This about the only thing i can agree with you on your comment. The 90's legends are there now because thats what they are legends everyone knows them from the 90s and they had huge value to a company and most of them can still get a crowd pumped thats thier purpose they are ring veternans thats why they are there. If the company only had names like Booker Angle and all the other TNA stars not really any value just a bunch of wrestlers that not many people have heard or seen before!

I realize not many people know who A.J. Styles, Motor City Machine Guns,Samoa Joe,and Abyss, and all of the other homegrown TNA talent are, but you can't convince me that even the casual wrestling fan has never heard of Kurt Angle, Bookr T, Christian, or even Rhino.

 

[mattitude_03]

Yeah fair enough point most of them have without a doubt but what you trying to get at? Bottom line is a company needs to branch out its viewers. TNA needs young guys for young people, old guys for die hard fans and old people, hardcore guys for hardcore loving people and the list goes on. WWE still has Stone Cold around and didnt earlier on in the year they use Dusty Rhodes?

 

[Shadowmancer]

I guess though it all comes down to money at the end of the day. Vince Mcmahon has himself as a billionaire pumping into the WWE and WCW had Ted Turner pumping into them. I guess TNA is like what the old ECW was like no source of income from a huge media giant and maybe thats what TNA needs to look at findging imagine what they could do with someone like Ted Turners money!

Um The parent company of TNA is Panda Energy, Up until recently TNA was a Tax related expenditure, this was while TNA was posting losses. So they do have the financing of a big corporation if it is needed, At some stage in the future it will be.

My complaint about TNA is pretty much the same as every time Ive said it.

-Don West has to go from Colour Commentary
-Get off of Spike they have never treated a Wrestling Promotion with any respect since it got ECW back when it was TNN, or if it was WWE.
-If you are going to continue taping at the iMPACT! zone take the PPVs on the Road, leave iMPACT! there.
-Advertise the hell out of the product if you have a chance to do the This is TNA thing again, do it right by advertising the hell out of TNA as a product.
-Get International TV deals, while this may not be that big a deal to most of the board, If they want to get PPV buys from New Zealand and Australia, iMPACT! needs to be shown in those countries.

 

[big_bad_muddy_daddy]

Here are some of the things that TNA can improve on:

1. They must start to distance themselves from the persona of being a "WWE reject squad." Old WWE Main Event Talent like Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, and even Booker are OK for periodic runs at the TNA titles, but there needs to be better pushes for TNA talent like Samoa Joe, Robert Roode, Christopher Daniels, AJ(even though he's won the title before), James Storm, and Chris Harris. 5 out of the 6 men listed have not even had a taste of TNA's greatest prize.

2. Putting the TNA title around the waist of Samoa Joe for a long run would solidify the company's "shut up and wrestle" image greatly. It would show many wrestling fans, including myself, that TNA isn't after the muscle-bound 'roid freak wrestlers to headline their show, but more after the intesity and quality of entertainment that only their company can bring to the table. This would send a message similar to what the WWF did during the "Attitude" era by putting the strap on Stone Cold.

3. I have been to one of TNA's shows in the past year, and the thing that stood out most to me was the talent and entertainment that only the X-Division can bring to the table. Push them more on television, and it will pay dividends.

Last(But not Least)
4. I don't think I would've said this 18 months ago, but TNA NEEDS JEFF JARRETT!!! At least back on TV anyway. His mere presence alone, be it face OR heel, will help change the landscape of TNA for the better

 

[32gijoe]

First Off, I Actually Did Purchase A Few Of Tna's Original Ppv's At $10 A Pop Just For The Sole Purpose Of Having An Alternative To The Wwe. It Was Hit Or Miss. You Either Got A Great Show, Or Felt Like You Were Watching Something Out Of A Gymnasium. However, After Jeff Jarrett Realized That He Had Taken The Company As Far As He Could Had Panda Energy And Mrs. Carter Lent A Helping Hand It Changed The Course Of Wrestling History. No Longer Was This A Mcmahon Run Monopoly, You Had An Alternative With The Six Sided Ring And The X Division. You Land A National Tv Deal On Spike, But They Want Instant Results Which Is Why We See Over The Hill, But Still Entertaining Recognizable Names Like Hall And Nash And So On... Alot Of These So Called Wwe Rejects Never Got A Fair Shake From Vince Either So Its Not Just An Alternative For Us, But Also For These World Class Athletes That Entertain Us Each Week.
I Do Agree That Tna Has To Return To Its Roots, And What Better Way To Showcase Your X Division Than Having The Dudleys Get Their Butts Kicked And Leave Tna For Good? Lets Face It, They Would Jump Ship Back To Wwe In A Heartbeat. Good, And Dont Let The Door Hit You In The Rear, But They Are Also One Of The Greatest Tag Teams Of All Time. The Tag Division Is Solid And Even More Credible Now That The Dudleys And Steiners Have No Gold Around Their Waists. The Heavyweights Are Slowly Letting The Homegrown Tallent Excel With The Likes Of Kaz And Joe, But The Announcing Team Is Probally Their Weakest Link.
Mike Tenay Is, (and God I Cant Believe Im Saying This) Bearable, Don West On The Other Hand Should Be Promoting Tna's 1(900)# Kinda Like Mean Gene In Wcw. Ie.. Big News I Cant Tell You On The Air, But If You Call 1(900)....get The Point? And Replace West At The Booth With A Heel And They Will Be Fine.
This Is The Evolution Of The Sport And Wheather Or Not You Like It They Should Be Around For Years To Come. Atleast Till Vince Finds Them A Viable Threat And Buys Them Out. Once The Tna Name Is Synonomous With Wrestlin Though, You Can Return To What Brought You To The Dance And That Great Entertainment. The Storylines Will Evolve And The Rest Will Be Up To The Performers.

 

[EtherBoo]

The funny thing is I was actually going to start a similar thread, so let me try to edit the post I typed up in word a bit and sum it up.

1) The bottom line is, TNA is the WWE reject squad. You have your Kurt Angle, Sting, and Christian Cage who respectable athletes and not rejects, but the rest of them, even Booker T, are rejects. I agree 100% with the headline that was posted on the main page:
Basically the article says that TNA picking up Booker shows a WWE star that failed a drug test and was willing to give up money, fame, and security, calling TNA a safe haven for those that refuse to comply with WWE’s Wellness Policy.
Granted, Booker's only option was to take a back seat to HHH, but he makes himself look really bad leaving the company and showing up in TNA in this manner, much like Kurt Angle did with the way he went about jumping ship.

The rest are tired losers that need to find a way to redefine themselves. VKM? give me a break, last time I watched impact, they were still doing the same intro and running to Stanford, CT to use a megaphone to yell at the WWE building in the middle of the night. If they really had balls, they'd walk in their dressed for business with a camera and demand to speak with Vince, or even set up an appointment. I lost A LOT of my respect for TNA for doing that for not only running of an old DX skit, but for trying to be "edgy" and "risky" by showing the WWE headquarters on television.

Paul Bearer (is he the real one or just a user with that name?) said that it adds credibility, but I think it does the opposite. It shows us exactly why these guys aren't in the WWE anymore. If Bret Hart came back and did a last run/retirement program he'd probably look worse in the ring than Gillberg; it's much better to remember these guys for their greatness rather then watching them make fools of themselves.

2) The biggest problem I currently have with TNA, the show feels more like "The Kurt Angle and Friends Show" rather than "TNA Impact!" Angle seems to have complete control over when he has the belt, and it's boring in all honesty. He should be putting guys over and having back and forth fueds rather than having Sting put him over. Their current fued doesn't get them anywhere, it just keeps newer guys from getting a shot to show what they've got; which is fine if TNA wants to stay where they are, but is not fine if they want to move forward and catch up to a level where WWE is.

3) Commentators, this has been covered, but I want to re-enforce the point in case anyone from TNA Management is reading. Don West should also be renamed to "Captian Obvious". It could be worse though, Tony "Gee Willicars" Schiovane and Larry Zybysco could be doing commentary like they did in WCW... *shudder*... "The human game of chess.... blah blah blah...." *shivers*

4) Promos, again something that's been covered, just read Lance Storm's blog and he makes the point "Clear as Crystal."

5) 6 Sided Ring and 2 Entrances. Why? Seriously... why? I've seen some legitimate screwups where guys forget they are in a 6 sided ring, especially back when the guys would work RoH then come back to TNA. I get the whole different thing, but it's just hard on the eyes, and forces the camera to be further way from the ring sometimes because of the width. I've watched TNA off and on for a couple of years and even been to a couple of shows, it just looks awkward, everytime.

Why have two entrances? Remove one and put more seats in, it will seriously help and give a bigger feel to things.

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Now, what I DO like about TNA.

1) They have fueds, and some of them seem legitimate. The Dudley's (Team 3-D) and MCMG (Motor City is two words, it's not Motorcity) had a nice fued. It was nice to not only see a tag team fued that wasn't for a title, but to see one that had some substance. WWE has completely run their tag teams to shit, even though they keep making it feel like they're trying to beef it up.

2) Mid-Card competition! X-Division is awesome, 'nuff said. I do agree though, that your Mid-Card can't run your company, which is why they've taken the emphasis away from it.

3) Wrestling! More then just kicks, punches, clotheslines, and leg drops. Seeing suplexes, pile drivers, and all sorts of other things is awesome. It makes it interesting to see, and WWE really needs to lighten up on their bans if they want to get some good wrestling back. Most matches are really boring, punch and kick fests in WWE, so seeing actual risk makes it much more interesting.

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Just a response to Paul Bearer (again)...
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.
The reason it's a problem is because most of the older guys in TNA are out of shape and completely washed up (Stieners, VKM, Outsiders) or close to getting there (Angle is going to break his neck soon, word is he's having a lot of neck pain and getting back on pain killers). While Michaels is balding, he can at least move for PPVs or when he really wants to. HHH may not be the best wrestler ever but he can cut a promo and get you into his character enough to want to watch the match before it happens. WWE just seems to have a much higher standard for their main carders and the shape they need to stay in (Ric Flair being the biggest exception to this).

As for Vince getting the most air-time, I think he's gotten the message and stepped back a bit in recent weeks. He was getting really bad, but it's gotten better.
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I'm not saying WWE is perfect, it has its own laundry list of problems, but TNA is even deeper in the mud then WWE. I honestly think if Spike grew some nuts and put them on Monday night, that they'd do much better out of necessity to survive rather than being "that show on Thursday that I usually forget about." My friends and I all agree, we associate Monday with Wrestling, and unless Spike takes a chance (at least air a replay for a couple of nights to test it out, so all of us that forget can go back to flipping), TNA will remain the little engine that could.

 

[kenfuu]

EtherBoo i just want to address a few thing on your laundry list of points. First is the 2 entrances and I completely agree with you as it would give a bigger feel to the event. Now the main reason it doesn't really matter is because TNA is not charging the fans so they can have 2 entrances and they will still make the same amount of money(whatever universal gives them). When they're on the road(most notably Slamiversary and BFG) they only have one so they can sell more tickets.

Now the six sided ring I agree looks weird at first and was what I thought when I first started watching TNA but eventually it grows on you and is barely noticeable. Also it makes the x-division matches better because the ropes are tighter allowing for more spring and the cage matches to also be a lot more brutal because that cage does not move and it looks like it legitimately hurts as apposed to all that shaking the WWE's cage does.

 

[mattitude_03]

I think the 2 entracnes arguments are great. I used to like TNA having them and thought wow this is different now its just not neccseary and they could do with the space. Now im not getting onto the washed up talent argument because i dont agree with half of it! haha! But i think EtherBoo you have alot of darn good points about TNAs problems. For me TNA has 2 huge major problems like everyone says number one is the annoucing team, just awful really is (and for the record i actually liked Larry as an annoucer better than Don West) TNA needs some darn good commentators at least Mike Tenay was well known but Don West why why why! Get a heel commentator. Second Major problem is Impact Zone. I can understand the need to shot filming in one place etc etc etc but if they are going to have an Impact Zone move it out of Florida and put one in a well known state for wrestling and me being english i dont know one but im sure you guys get the point! The other things is when i watch a PPV thats filmed in the Impact Zone i just dont get the feeling its a PPV i see Impact in that same building every week doesnt make it special. At least get some money from Panda Energy and buy some new different coloured ropes and PPV aprons to give it a feel of a PPV!

 

[EtherBoo]

EtherBoo i just want to address a few thing on your laundry list of points. First is the 2 entrances and I completely agree with you as it would give a bigger feel to the event. Now the main reason it doesn't really matter is because TNA is not charging the fans so they can have 2 entrances and they will still make the same amount of money(whatever universal gives them). When they're on the road(most notably Slamiversary and BFG) they only have one so they can sell more tickets.

Now the six sided ring I agree looks weird at first and was what I thought when I first started watching TNA but eventually it grows on you and is barely noticeable. Also it makes the x-division matches better because the ropes are tighter allowing for more spring and the cage matches to also be a lot more brutal because that cage does not move and it looks like it legitimately hurts as apposed to all that shaking the WWE's cage does.

Just want to expand on something regarding the two entrances. The biggest problem is that it looks weird and serves no real purpose. The reason I think they should fill it in with seats is because it would allow for more fans which would make the event as a whole feel bigger (at least for PPV's) and not so small and boring. They could even use the space for a second ring and pull some of the old WCW gimmick matches that WWE has ignored like War Games (although, that would really make me feel like I was watching WCW, more then ever before).

Maybe I just like tradition, but I think the "Squared Circle" should be squared, not hexagonal. I've never watched one of their cage matches so I can't comment, but if I'm not mistaken, their cage matches are done at a PPV dedicated to cage matches. Logically, there is only one reason that they do this. The Impact Zone is not an arena, and the cage cannot be suspended above the ring. Assembling a cage takes a LONG time, I've been at a few indy shows where they did the assembly and it took somewhere between 30-45 minutes, and it was very shaky. No company can come up with that much time in backstage filler for just one match. So what they do instead, is have the whole PPV based on cage matches, and assemble the cage before-hand. Since they have all the time in the world, it will be much more stable than the WWE cages. For the record, I actually like the steel bar cages that are not chain link fences more then the current ones they use.

I don't think the ropes are any tighter, and if they are, its just because thats how they make their ring. WWE could have tighter ropes too, it just depends on who sets the ring up.

Additionally, you didn't answer my question... why have a six sided ring? It makes NO sense.

 

[kenfuu]

I did answer the question because the ropes are tighter, with more sides there is more support for the ropes and the ropes are also not as long so springboard moves that are done can go higher, maybe not noticeably higher but it's easier on the guys doing it. Actually it can, if you watch the unbreakable 05 three way AJ's springboard shooting star press gets up higher then I've ever seen in a 4-sided ring. And there have been other cage matches besides lockdown, most memorable is at BFG 06 with Styles and Daniels vs LAX and that was i think the second to last match so that was in the middle of the card and they had 1 interview with LAX before the cage was set up and the cage was sturdy as could be.

Also I wish i was my physics instructor because i could explain a lot better how more sides and shorter ropes makes for a sturdier cage and for tighter ropes if my explanation isn't well done because its does.(If anyone hear is good in physics or has a better vocab then me would care to explain it)

 

[EtherBoo]

I guess I can see what you mean about the ropes, that makes sense, but it doesn't really sound like the sole reason to have a six sided ring, just an added bonus.

 

[Shadowmancer]

The Six Sided ring is a benefit for the way that TNA used to do more of its business, Based around the X-Division. It accomadates the more Highflying Wrestlers, it is like WCW who had shorter sides and cable Ropes instead of the WWE who has 18 foot sides on their rings WCW had 16 foot rings. The Physics explanation sounds better. Anyway AJ Styles has said that he prefers working in the Six Sided ring so it is probably the case with others as well. For everyones information the 6 sided ring came from Mexico who has had a Wrestling Tradition going back over 100 years.

 

[mattitude_03]

I dont see the problem with six sided ring at first i thought was weird but now i like it alot and makes it differ from the WWE and according to alot of people at the moment TNA needs to do this. And yeah the reason for the six sided ring is purely for the X division guys the ropes are alot tighter.

 

[EtherBoo]

It still seems silly to me. I watched impact last night, and I was impressed with a couple of matches, but when you have your main tag team heels making complete assholes out of themselves, you're shooting yourself in the foot in regards to the believability of your characters.

There is much more that I can pick at, but I see WWE as a better production (not wrestling or story necessarily) as a whole show.

 

[ACTAFOOL]

why the beef with the six sided ring? i dont know why there are fans who hate it, just cuz its different? change is good, why do we always have to keep going with tradition? wrestling always changed since the70-80s to nowadays its been a long way and many things changed

i dont see any problem with the six sided ring and i love it, its bigger it gives more room for the guys to run faster and stuff like that, more space for moves, and as stated b4 it is better to have the six sided ring for the x division guys

and this is the reason for that ring, TNA knows that all its heavyweights arent used to it but they stick with it for the x divison, the x division guys have said, as stated b4, prefer the six sided rings so they can perform the moves better, gives them more ''air time'' lol... so why would u change something that helps ur x division perform better? just to stay with the traditional look? it makes no sense, its even better to stay with this ring cuz TNA can actually say ''hey we have guys who need to fly, so we need this ring'' lol, sure they can still do all their moves in a normal ring, but its harder for them, so why make it harder for ur x division to entertain us fans just so they can keep the squared-circle (how the hell is a square... a circle? lol), why is it hard for the viewer to get used to it? ur not in the ring ... really, first time i saw it i thought it was awsome, after seeing how the matches were in it i really got behind the idea, its better for everything, tag matches (especially with like 3 teams), cage matches, x division, pretty much any match it helps in some way...keep the ring, its different and its better...

 

[The_Natural]

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

I totally disagree that TNA has that ECW feel. TNA does have the old WCW feel of bringing in old rejects and giving them a different name. TNA is now a complete circus of WWE has beens and stupid gimmicks/matches. The bookig is as bad as any wrestling promotion ever and it is all over the place everyshow. There is no legitamency to their product at all. The only time it came close to haveing that "ECW feel" was back when it was based in Nashville and was actually good.

 

[mattitude_03]

I totally disagree that TNA has that ECW feel. TNA does have the old WCW feel of bringing in old rejects and giving them a different name. TNA is now a complete circus of WWE has beens and stupid gimmicks/matches. The bookig is as bad as any wrestling promotion ever and it is all over the place everyshow. There is no legitamency to their product at all. The only time it came close to having that "ECW feel" was back when it was based in Nashville and was actually good.

Completely agree with you here. TNA to me is like watching WCW i mean it bascially was made from the left over remains of that company and they are following the same stuff that WCW did. Filiming in one place, burying the thing that made them great (Xdivision) and bringing in WWE rejects. And the thing about the writing crew is unbelivabely true. I just listened to Konnans interview on it and hes so right you have 3 white old males strictly from Teneesse who only watch sports newtworks and football trying to write a wrestling show and appeal to young people its not going to happen. The only reason wrestling exploded in the 90's was because of Paul Heyman a YOUNG writer who knew what people wanted to see as stated in ECW rise and fall of book. Now days though it wont boom until this happens again plain and simple! they need someone whos understands youth and connects with them. The UFC is only that popular because its real if they could take that realism and somehow put it in wrestling you have a winning formula!

 

[JuggaloNinja666]

The Problem With TNA Isn't The Ring, Or Most Of The Wreslters It's Just The Way They Deal With Buisness. They Have Some WWE Rejects, Yes, But I Mean Honestly Who Would Win, In Your Oppinions, In A Match Between The Motor City Machine Guns, And Shannon Moore And Jimmy Wang Yang? They Have More Exciting Style Yet The Storylines Are, Well, They're For Shit. The Money Is Spent On Stars Like Pac Man Who Was Used For Like 4 Weeks And He Couldnt Even Leagaly Wrestle. That's Just Not Smart Economics. I Would Rather Have 4 Superstars Like Sabin And Shelley Than 1 Ass Hole Like Pac Man Who Thinks Hes The Shit When He Cant Even Wrestle. I Mean 3 Small Names Who Are Exciting For The Same Price As A Big Name Like Pac Man Or Someone Even Bigger. Now Jeff Jarret Is A Legend, A Model For Classic Wrestlers, Better Than Hogan And Warrior Combined, And His Booking Powers Are Outstanding, But TNA's Storylines Are So Bad People Would Rather Watch WWE Superstars Doing Bad In-Ring Interviews And Promos, Just Because The Storylines Are Like 15 Times Better! I Just Can't Belive That TNA Talent Is Wasted With The Crap Storylines, When They Could Be Used To Their Full Potential In ROH Or Maybe Even WWE, But They Choose To Have Politic Free Backstage Relationships, And Better Working Conditions, Than Politics Backstage, Aweful Conditions, And Better Recognition.

 

[ImpactPlayer27]

Wrestling itself has problems. I could go on and on with trashing on the WWE but not in this section of the forum. TNA, even though I liked the last PPV, still has problems. Kurt Angle as the world champion, it makes it look like they need a guy from the other side (WWE) to carry the company. Here is who I don't want for TNA World Champion.

Kurt Angle- Enough already. You seriously think he can carry the company? The guy's neck is brittle. And enough of this TNA or MMA crap. He needs to choose which he wants. He can't have it both ways.

Sting- Respect for the guy big time. But the younger guys are the future of the company and not the veterans.

Kevin Nash- Give me one blasted reason why he should be the champion. he wouldn't job to Chris Sabin or Jeff Jarrett ( though he said it was a health scare) and I always thought it was too coincidental with Sabin and saying his knee was injured.


AJ Styles was once the champion. In fact he's held the world title a few times. What happened there? What about Christopher Daniels? I could see Triple X as a heel stable in the main event picture.

and the tag team title picture, when will we ever see LAX win the tag titles again? They got plenty of talent and they show it in the ring. And they're definitely over with the crowd.

And the X-Division, we saw a great match with Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal. That was vintage X-Division. Why can't we see more of that? This was the stuff the X-Division was built on. Let's see more.

I know that this saying is kind of beating a dead horse but instead of listening to the fans and giving them what they want, they're trying to tell the fans what they should want and guess what? here's the newsflash. WRESTLING FANS ARE NOT STUPID!!!!!!

we want high quality matches. If there has to be storylines, make them more believable or at least entertaining. Why did all of a sudden high quality matches become a sin to show? Why did matches like ladder matches, six sides of steel or TLC matches become forbidden in televised wrestling?

And the biggest problem TNA has, this obsession with getting people from the other side. Kurt Angle, Team 3-D, Christian Cage, Rhino, Andrew (Test/The Punisher) Martin, Rikishi, Booker T. And then adding guys who have nothing to do with wrestling like Pacman Jones. Where do you draw the line? Where does it end? At this rate, with both the WWE and TNA on the same boat with the same nonsense, we might as well start digging a hole because these guys are going to bury pro wrestling itself.

 

[Sicko]

they are turning into the Old WCW all over again, going back to building up everything around the old guys and forgetting about the younger guys, how the hell can you not make AJ Styles a Superstar?????????? he should be like TNA's version Mr Kennedy or CM Punk or something

Samoa Joe was doing well and getting a nice push before Angle came and now all of a sudden he is like the HHH of TNA

Love Kaz great in ring performer, remind of so much of current ECW champ CM Punk, don't know how far they will push him he kinda gets lost in the mix with all the older superstars going to TNA

I would like to see them continue to develop their own younger stars like AJ Styles, Kaz and Samoa Joe and not just keep signing WWE cast offs and pushing them and forgetting about the younger guys, that is the same thing WCW did but so far TNA is way better at developing new talent then WCW ever was already

 

[hbkdx96]

first of all being like wcw is good besides the fact that shane bought the company they were a heade to head competitor with wwe so if tna did that they'd get higher ratings which would be more money which would = goldberg or hulk hogan or something

 

[hurricanechristiansymmons]

the jay leathal match with sonjay at the last ppv seemed just thrown in at the last minute, almost as if they suddenly thought "oh no we forgot the x division belt" and stuck something in. Fair play to the two who put on a blinder of a match. But with proper build up, you could have had a cool program between the two it would have made the match more meaningful. As it was I think everyone knew they wouldnt take the title of jay without any build up. The x guys are by far the standout in tna. Angles family drama everyweek owning the show is getting tiresome. It would be worth it if angle was fueding with some younger stars. Why bring back nash and hall? I just hope they use them to give the rub to the younger stars.

Despite this, I still find my self watching tna every week, and skipping over wwe. TNA has something, they need to use the old stars to build for the future. Other wise they will end up like the wwe did a while back.