Release:
AJ Styles- Yeah yeah I know, this one will draw some heat from fans. Hey, I get it. I actually like AJ Styles too. The problem is the more I listen to him the more it becomes apparent his attitude is a detriment to the growth of TNA. He has that whole smarky, Indy hero mindset going on where he wants TNA to return to rinky dink Indy mode and he complains whenever people try to help him. Attitudes like that need to go and for the benefit of TNA's growth Styles needs to find a new home in ROH.
Anarquia- Brings nothing to the table, needs to go.
Angelina Love- Been in the business for a long time and still can't wrestle for shit, time to move on.
Brian Kendrick- The Oddfather is a bit too odd, cut loose and let some young guy earn the position.
Doug Williams- The fact is he's in his 40's, British Invasion is done for and there's not much left he can bring to the table.
Gail Kim- I respect her for standing up to the WWE. That said TNA had a golden opportunity to reintroduce her and get her over. Instead Dixie decided to reward a buddy yet again and all of the work put into building up Velvet and Mickie was flushed down the toilet so a "TNA Original" can play the Asian female John Cena and hold every Knockouts title while beating everyone. The window closed and she's already went through half the Knockouts roster. Goodbye Gail.
Hernandez- Brings nothing but injuries on his opponents to the table. See ya...
Jesse Sorenson- Boring, looks like your average 20 something male hanging out at a baseball game and needs too much work, not worth it when there are others available who can step right in.
Kazarian- Back in 1999 I moved to Las Vegas for a few years and would drive over to L.A. to hang with friends and catch UPW shows. There was this young guy named Kazarian. Flash forward 13 years and the same Kazarian with the same gimmick and the same lack of charisma or mic skills is wasting valuable TV time in TNA. He hasn't improved in his 14 years in the business and isn't going to. He's not a draw and never going to be. Have fun with AJ in ROH, Frankie.
Kid Kash- 20 years in the business and never drawn a dime. Basically he's a vet jobber that's just taking up a roster spot at this point. Cut him back loose and let some young guy earn the open spot.
Mark Haskins- Horrible, absolutely horrible and botches way too much.
Rob Terry- I actually dig Terry and hesitated putting him on this list. However there are several big swole guys readily available who can actually put on good matches so move on from The Freak.
Rob Van Dam- Slow, lazy and refuses to do actual jobs and help get the young talent over. Goodbye RVD.
Sarita- Cool chick, but she can't work a full schedule and her loyalties lie in AAA.
Samoa Joe- Lazy as hell, obese as shit, has an attitude problem and refuses to put in the hard work to get himself over and draw money. Despite smarks creaming themselves for the guy the reality is fat guys in bike shorts who can barely waddle to the ring without starting to blow up don't sell and don't draw. It is time to cut the cord on this one as well.
Traci Brooks- She has no respect for TNA and has told TNA to go to hell everytime something else comes up. Essentially she used TNA to springboard into an acting and modeling career, when those two things failed she came crawling back. Stop rewarding her and cut her loose for good.
Zema Ion- Dime a dozen scrawny little Indy hero. This one IS tough though, because maybe if you sent him to OVW and told him to return with a good gimmick, some muscle and some energy he just may be the kind of guy to bust his ass and do just that.
Relocate:
Chris Daniels- This one was a switch. At first he was in the above list, HOWEVER he HAS busted his ass to improve his mic skills and they have improved. So, relocate him. Continue working with him on his mic skills for a year or two and groom him to replace Tazz on color commentary.
Devon- Either to OVW or as a backstage trainer/agent. He has the experience and knowledge for it.
Jeff Jarrett- Relocate him to Ring Ka King permanently. Right now that promotion is drawing numbers not seen since the 1980's for a wrestling program and he can better serve TNA by keeping their sister promotion hot in India.
Kurt Angle- Kurt is beat up and up there in age. Kurt however still wants to help TNA and get them to the top. Start grooming him for a new GM character to take over for Sting. Once he gets some more talent over in the ring he can help get most of the talent over on the mic.
Rosita- Originally I considered her for the release list. However she's 21 years old and new to the business. Relocate her to OVW for a year or two and see if you can build something with her, she's young enough and fresh enough you have the time.
Repackage:
Ric Flair- Despite his age Flair still has alot to offer the business. Repackage him as the manager of Champions and start pairing young guys up with him. Maybe give him a stable of 3 or 4 young guys that he can groom like he did with Orton and Batista. Once they've taken off and the stable has gotten old find a few new pieces of talent and have him groom them.
The Pope- He has the talent and charisma, take advantage of that and repackage him and rebuild him.
The entire company- Repackage the remaining talent as the Impact Wrestling brand and bring in some former and some fresh new stars. If TNA truly wants to grow they need it because half their current roster isn't getting it done and hasn't gotten it done under 8 different creative writers in the time they've been employed.
