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As most of us know the MEM was the primary storyline for Tna during the end of 2008 and the majority of 2009 and while it was compared to the nWo the actual angle had more in common with the failed New Blood angle in WCW at least from the overall story perspective, with the veteran performers taking on heel persona's and vowing to keep the young guys down. Obviously the big difference was that unlike WCW people actually got behind some of the young TNA stars. From the begining many quickly wrote off the angle as being another example of wrestlers who weren't TNA originals dominating the TNA main event. In many respects the angle succeeded with AJ Styles getting put over Sting, Matt Morgan making what seemed to be the jump into the main event and the recent acquisition of Bobby Lashley demonstrating some genuine in ring skill against another TNA original Samoa Joe.
However, as of right now in the middle of 2010 the wrestlers chosen to go over in the MEM storyline haven't really experienced the success the angle was supposed to provide. Samoa Joe has been placed back in the mid-card randomly attacking people although it's yet to be seen if his character revamp will pay off in the end. Matt Morgan went from facing Kurt Angle to being in thrown together tag team action against various mid carders before turning heel again and just recently having a confrontation with Kurt Angle again. Lashley left TNA to pursue MMA and Beer Money Inc. and the British Invasion, both young teams the angle tried to get over, have either been dropped to being Ric Flair's henchmen or disbanded, respectively.
When it comes down to it, AJ Styles was the only wrestler who really benefitted from the angle and in all honesty he was already massivley over among the TNA audience. But, some of the blame for the lack of followup on the MEM angle has to be put on the arrival of Hogan and Bischoff due to their decision to reboot TNA. So my question is, do you think the MEM angle was successful? Do you think it was unsuccessful? Or do you think the angle was simply made irrelevant once Hogan and Bischoff took over?
However, as of right now in the middle of 2010 the wrestlers chosen to go over in the MEM storyline haven't really experienced the success the angle was supposed to provide. Samoa Joe has been placed back in the mid-card randomly attacking people although it's yet to be seen if his character revamp will pay off in the end. Matt Morgan went from facing Kurt Angle to being in thrown together tag team action against various mid carders before turning heel again and just recently having a confrontation with Kurt Angle again. Lashley left TNA to pursue MMA and Beer Money Inc. and the British Invasion, both young teams the angle tried to get over, have either been dropped to being Ric Flair's henchmen or disbanded, respectively.
When it comes down to it, AJ Styles was the only wrestler who really benefitted from the angle and in all honesty he was already massivley over among the TNA audience. But, some of the blame for the lack of followup on the MEM angle has to be put on the arrival of Hogan and Bischoff due to their decision to reboot TNA. So my question is, do you think the MEM angle was successful? Do you think it was unsuccessful? Or do you think the angle was simply made irrelevant once Hogan and Bischoff took over?