The Global Title's importance...

[CBCS]

I want to give my take on the Global title and how I would like to see it used. My personal take with the title is it helps keep mid card guys relevant. It also of course helps bump someone up to the "next level" as the normally go on to go after the World title at some point. TNA has some great guys they could use to get the Global title relevant and better known. You have Morgan, Kaz, Roode, Storm, Wolfe, Tomko, Rhino, Raven Daniels, and Rob Terry. These guys could put on some great matches on Impact to "move up" in contention for the title. The last way I would like to see this title go is kinda like the old IC belt in WWE. The Global champion would face the Heavyweight champion at TNA's "biggest" PPV of the year.

In what direction would you like to see this title go?

 

[Notorious718]

I like your idea of using the title to elevate the midcarders as it would give them something to do instead of fading into obscurity. But something I'm curious about are rules that Eric Young laid down when he won the title. Are they still in effect? I'm assuming they're not anymore seeing that the title was already defended in the Impact Zone twice and once against Anderson (I don't think he's from another country but I haven't done my research).

If the rules EY made are indeed dropped then this is a great way to give credibility to the midcarders before transitioning them to the main event. The only problem is, from what I've seen the Global title has pretty much meant jack squat. To give the title prestige, there have to be good matches taking place for the belt. Good matches give the belt and its holder credibility and not a sidenote like the X Division title has been for a long time now.

That said, what I would do is take the belt off Rob Terry unless TNA is really serious about pushing him as a major player in the company. I personally find him to be shit in the ring and I haven't been impressed with him since his debut. Maybe have upper midcarders like Matt Morgan and Hernandez compete for it seeing that it looks like neither of them are gonna be in the main event scene anytime in the forseeable future.

 

[Chauncy Talon]

Hands down. I believe that the Global title need to be renamed and remade. The Red strip make it look like a Title that was made from Day of Recking and naming it Global is a synomna for World.

Rename the title into a favor where it will have prestige and use it to elevate the middle card talent. It will help people look better, but the list you name is kind of short. I suggest they use the follwoing for the mid-card title.

Rob Terry
Motor City Machine Guns
Kazarian
Christopher Daniels
Ken Anderson
Desmond Wolfe
Matt Morgan (maybe)
Hernandez (maybe)

It hard to determine who to put in the run, because a lot of wrestlers like Hernandez and Morgan or going backwards in there carrer. Last year they was on top of the world and now they are back to square one. :-/

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I think I'd rather just see the Global title dropped and have TNA start from scratch. It's just been dogged by one problem or another since its creation. It was originally little more than a toy created and used for Booker T's character in TNA that just never really caught on. It hasn't been popular with a lot of TNA fans because it was another mid-card title and it took time away from the X Division. People also just never warmed up to the original name of the title: TNA Legends Championship. It seemed and sounded like a title that didn't have any validity unless it was held by a wrestling legend. From there, it was just a series of one unmemorable run with the title after another. I know Styles had it but, let's face it, it's not exactly the brightest hour of his career. A lot of really crappy matches revolved around the title from guys like Kevin Nash and Mick Foley, two wrestlers that it's almost painful to watch work a match these days.

Then, Eric Young gets the title and its renamed the Global title. It gives the British Invasion a little bit of credibility but the "not defending it against Americans" thing was just ultimately going to discredit it. Almost the entire time EY had it, nothing was done with him. He often didn't appear on iMPACT! and when he did, it was usually just to cut a 45 second promo. He defends the title once on iMPACT! and it's against Hamada, a woman, and has to cheat to retain. By that time, the credibility of the championship and the champion was shot to shit for all intents and purposes.

And now, Rob Terry has the title and is arguably the worst worker on the TNA roster. His match against Anderson last week didn't improve things any as it was his first defense of the title and he wrestles a 60 second match against Doug Williams Thursday, who is the X Division champ at the moment.

The title has been around for a year and a half, it's had one issue after another going on, it's never been held in high esteem and it only slightly ranks above a prop right now. I say scrap it, create a new title with a new look and just start from scratch.

 

[Dagger Dias]

I think they should keep the Global Championship as it is, a second midcard title. Giving someone this title is still a good way to push someone. Renaming the title or dropping it will do nothing to its prestige or importance. The first name change was necessary as it sounded akward to call it the Legends Championship.... but now it should be left alone. It should be used to give midcarders a way to get over and fans can see what it's like with them as champion, making it easier to get behind them when they go for a more important title. The Global Championship has more or less turned into TNA's counterpart of WWE's IC and US titles, and I'd keep it that way because it's a good way to use the title and push midcarders or guys who have nothing else storyline-wise to do at the moment.

 

[Melina]

The Global title has proven to be pointless IMO.

It is a Midcard Title, so it should get over Mid Card Talent, but is has not done that. Eric Young is no better off now for holding the title, and Rob Terry has gotten a little help, but they could have done that without handing him the title. They could use it as a platform for many good Midcard Feuds (Nigel comes to mind with anybody), but instead, it is totally irrelevant.

 

[Fuel The Fire]

I want to give my take on the Global title and how I would like to see it used.

Cool let's see what you got!

My personal take with the title is it helps keep mid card guys relevant. It also of course helps bump someone up to the "next level" as the normally go on to go after the World title at some point.

I think you nailed it on the head and you know exactly what this title is for.

TNA has some great guys they could use to get the Global title relevant and better known. You have Morgan, Kaz, Roode, Storm, Wolfe, Tomko, Rhino, Raven Daniels, and Rob Terry. These guys could put on some great matches on Impact to "move up" in contention for the title.

You've got it there also....Some of the guys on your list, I dont think they should move up. One example would be Rhino.

The last way I would like to see this title go is kinda like the old IC belt in WWE. The Global champion would face the Heavyweight champion at TNA's "biggest" PPV of the year.

In what direction would you like to see this title go?

I would like this also with a global champ faceing the Heavyweight champion.
Since I just recently started to watch tna on a regular basis I dont know what there biggest ppv would be but..

The direction I really think they should go is put the global strap on desmond wolf. They have a new stable thing going on with flair and AJ. People seem to like wolfe. This would bring wolfe up into main event status. Have the pope beat wolfe for the global belt. Then I think that wolf would face aj for the heavweight title.

What do you guys think?

 

[GenMe]

I really like the global champion it looks dam good and the name also goes good with it. I honestly dont think that TNA needs to drop the name and rename it the Legends title.

I really like that idea of using it like a old IC title to help the midcards go to the mainevent level. By using this title correctly and giving it to some good midcard wrestlers, the title will get some prestige and it will start to mean something to TNA and the fans.

Now that Rob has the championship around his waist, this could help Rob get to the mainevent level. Hogan likes strong wrestlers to be up high, and im sure that the Global championship will help Rob get in the main event scene.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

I also think TNA should scrap this title. When Booker T introduced this title as the legends championship, it seemed like it could have potential. Booker's "reign" as legends champ was VERY forgettable. He never looked like a legit champ. Out of all the legends champions, AJ Styles was probably the best one, and that's because he's such a great wrestler, and he is a TNA LEGEND. Foley and Nash's runs with title were just horrible.

When Eric Young won the title at Bound For Glory, I thought it might be on the road to revival, but I was wrong. Young then re names it the Global title, and refuses to defend it on US soil? Now back then this championship gave the World Elite some extra prestige, but that stable faded away rather quickly. Rob Terry is the current Global Champion, and it's not like he's going to take that title to the next level. Terry might have an awesome physique, but he's limited in the ring, and his character isn't anything special or unique.

The Global title seemed like it might be going some where, but it has just become a useless title in TNA. As I said before, AJ was really the only good legends champion, and ever since this title has transformed into the Global title, there hasn't been one good or decent champion. This title hasn't elevated anyone in any way, so why not get rid of it?

 

[Boondocks]

I think that the global title is sort of okay to me right now. People talk about renaming it or something. If tna does this, make it like a tv title. I'd really like to see that idea back, seeing as there's barely ever a title defended on tna OR wwe, so it would be a distinguishing factor for tna. I think, if they do this, the should strip Terry of it and hold a tournament one day to name the new champion. I like the look of it too, it's outstandish and doesn't look like any of tna's other titles.

 

[Tastycles]

Lord knows that TNA need a midcard title. They have nothing at all for their true midcarders, so they end up doing absolutely nothing or being put in a tag team. The Global Championship certainly needs a new name, as that just sounds like a mong's interpretation of the World Championship. The fact that the title has been arse for 18 months may also be an issue. I think they hae two options right now. The first it to push Terry hard, holding the title, then have him drop it in a big time fashion, setting up the title to be a proper midcard one. The second is to scrap it completely and start again with a new midcard title, and have a tournament for it, perhaps a TV title, or a regional title, "American" or something like that. Either way, they have to do something because the Global Championship is a fucking joke, and they need a midcard title.

 

[Checkmate]

The Global Championship certainly needs a new name, as that just sounds like a mong's interpretation of the World Championship.

I was actually thinking about this a few days ago. Global = World, so is it the equivalent of the World Title? Obviously not, yet the name supposedly says it is. The name needs changing, into something that can really be fitting for the Midcard Title.

I like the idea of a 4 title system (1 Main event, 1 Upper Middle, 1 Lower Middle/Cruserweight, 1 Tag Team). The Global Title fits the bill for the Upper Middle title, and should be the bridge to the big title. TNA has a massive amount of talent to spread among these categories, so competition shouldn't grow stale as long as the writers aren't sleeping.

Eventually, I'd love it if the Global Title were represented like the IC title of the Late 80's-Early 90's. At its peak, the Ultimate Warrior was main eventing a Wrestlemania as the Intercontinental Champion, and was victorious to gain the Heavyweight Title as well. While the Global Title shouldn't be "rushed" into the main event scene, it should be brought into the light.

Eventually, there should be someone to hold both the Heavyweight and the Global titles at the same time. He could then feud with two guys at the same time (1 for each title), which will serve to elevate at least one guy to a pseudo-main event status.

TNA has a ton of options right now, and hopefully knows this. The process may be slow, but if they lay out their options the right way, then can easily build a great amount of credibility behind both the titles and superstars alike.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

The only way to make the Global Title as relevant as the WWE's Intercontinental title is to put the strap on someone who's already well established and over, and who's won a number of titles previously or in the WWE before joining TNA.

I understand the desire to get guys like Terry over by booking them as a strong title defender, but unless people actually know who Rob Terry is/was, him beating more mid-card and lower-card guys isn't going to get the title over as much as it might get him over.

IMO, if you want that title to really gain steam, you need to put it on performers like Anderson/Angle, or on younger fighting champions who got over quickly like Morgan or Wolfe.