TNA Bound For Glory 2011 Poster

[GrandSword]

Here's the poster for BFG. What does this say to you?

Sting vs. Hogan with Flair as special ref? Sting vs. Hogan vs. Flair?

Is it RVD Angle defends the title against? Or a Fatal 4 way perhaps with Storm and Roode also in the match?

Interesting?

 

[He's Phenomenal]

How about James Storm vs Bobby Roode? That would be interesting.

But I'm not sure who's on the poster reflects what matches we'll see. Then again it could well be what we see.

Regarding the bottom half of the poster, it would be interesting introducing the Nature Boy as special ref to the proposed Hogan/Sting match. Flair is alligned with Hogan now, but giving the history of the three involved, who knows who Flair would favour?

 

[daby]

RVD should not be on the poster. Overated lazy piece of trash, I hope Jerry Lynn beats his ass. Where is Crimson ?

 

[JHStakeova]

In my opinion, at BFG they should have Ric Flair vs. Sting and if Sting wins that match, then he gets to face Hogan later on in the evening. So of course he will win, then we have Hogan vs. Sting. RVD vs. Kurt Angle, and Beer Money fight each other in a #1 contenders match to the title after BFG. Last years poster did have Angle, Hardy, and Anderson on it and sure enough they were the main event. So i'm thinking it will be the same thing here.

 

[NotoriousMEAT]

Normally I'd say, "Don't look too much into it, it's just a poster."

But last year, TNA released their Bound For Glory poster about the same time in advanced as this year. The 3 featured stars were Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, and Mr. Anderson. What ended up happening? Angle, Hardy, and Anderson survived the TNA Title tournament and main evented the big show.

Now seeing as how this entire Bound For Glory series is to determine ONE challenger for the title, I'd hate to see three challengers come from it. I could very well see them having Angle vs RVD main the show.. even though THAT is the match that should have taken place LAST year. As for Beer Money, that just leads me to believe that the tag team title match will have a prominent match on the card.. and with Beery Money's lengthy reign, deservedly so.

And yeah, I definitely think a Hogan/Sting match is in the works. Flair's involvement in it is unknown. But I have to believe that if we walk into that match with 2 heels, that one of them would turn face and help Sting prevail.

Anyways, that's my peace. Just what was on the top of my head.

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

hmmm intersting i find it kinda odd that theres no crimson or gunner on here as i think crimson is gonna win the BFG series and gunner is gonna end up in a big match...but maybe this means angle will defend against rvd,roode and storm...angles current storyline could work with roode and storm as they could be considered "young guns" even though i dont think they are and rvd could win the BFG series..or maybe somehow it ends in a 3 way tie? but if crimson doesnt face angle not sure what there gonna do with him on this ppv i guess we gotta wait and see

 

[UFOcalling]

I agree with the majority, this poster is quite peculiar. The guys at the top (RVD, Roode, Storm & Angle) I'm guessing will be in the main event, fighting for the World Title. How it will happen, since Storm & Roode are both in the BFG tournament (and there's supposed to only be ONE winner of said tournament) is beyond me (maybe a screwy finish during the BFG Tournament finals at No Surrender?)...but it looks like the main event for BFG 2011 will be a fatal four-way (featuring the four guys at the top of the poster).

This would only really make sense, is if Beer Money INC drops the tag titles before Bound for Glory. BFG is only two months away (so that's about eight more episodes of Impact, yes?), so Beer Money losing the titles is entirely possible. Maybe we'll finally see Beer Money split up, and Roode & Storm will go their separate ways. It's also possible that we'll see Roode or Storm win the TNA World Title at BFG, if this poster is anything to go by.

With the events that happened at HardCORE Justice and Impact last week, it doesn't surprise me if TNA is pushing for a Sting vs. Hogan match at BFG. Hogan brought a chair to the ring at the PPV (that Angle used to win the World Title), and then it was revealed that Hogan was Angle's "informant" about Jeff & Karen's relationship. Hogan also attacked Sting on Impact, with yet another steel chair.

If this poster is anything to go by, then a Hogan/Sting match could very well be happening at BFG 2011. The x-factor here is Ric Flair...why is Flair on the poster? We haven't seen him on TNA television (or PPV) in a long-ass time, so his appearance on this poster is strange (to say the least). I guess we'll have to see Flair "cross the line" again, before Bound for Glory happens -- to set this up (whatever "this" is).

I imagine that Flair will ref the match, or it's probably more likely that Flair will be in Hogan's "corner" (if a Sting vs. Hogan match is really going to happen at BFG). Since Flair and Sting also have mutual respect for each other, we could see Flair torn as to which guy to help (if a Hogan/Sting match goes down at BFG). Flair will want to be loyal to Hogan (his buddy in Immortal), but he might also want to help his long-time rival & friend (Sting). Like I said before, TNA has been teasing a Hogan vs. Sting match for a long time now, looks like we'll finally see it at this year's Bound for Glory (again, if this poster is anything to go by).

My thoughts on the Sting/Hogan match (if it happens) is that it will finally turn Hogan face. If that happens, we'll most likely see a power-struggle (on camera) between Hogan & Bischoff, and that could make for interesting TV. If Flair ends up being in Hogan's corner during this match, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Dixie Carter is Sting's "surprise" supporter for this proposed match. Sting would need someone in his corner, and there might even be some kind of stipulation involved (maybe Dixie gets her power back if Sting wins, for example). TNA also might throw a retirement stipulation in here somewhere, I mean neither Hogan or Sting are spring-chickens anymore.

The other possibility is that we see Flair turning face. If Roode & Storm are splitting up, then Fortune might need a new leader. A newly turned "face" Ric Flair would be perfect for that role. Like I mentioned earlier, maybe Flair turns on Hogan to help Sting. Flair & Sting are long-time rivals, so there's gotta be a mutual respect between the two of them. I dunno, this is all speculation.

I don't know how BFG's card will be booked for 2011, but this could get extremely interesting.

 

[czar76]

I wouldn't put to much stock in the poster. These things are often made months in advance and plans often change. it may be a give away but i doubt it. Who knows though.

 

[UFOcalling]

I wouldn't put to much stock in the poster. These things are often made months in advance and plans often change. it may be a give away but i doubt it. Who knows though.

You're absolutely right, but it is fun to speculate about what this poster could possibly mean for BFG 2011. The card is always "scheduled to change" (at EVERY wrestling show), but this poster could be revealing what TNA is planning for BFG...at least for now, these "original" plans could always change between now & October.

How would the four guys at the top of the poster all end up in the main event (if that's even what this poster implies)? Angle obviously makes sense, since he's the current TNA World Champ...but what about the other three? They're all in the BFG Tournament (that's supposed to only have one winner). What happens during the finals of this tournament at No Surrender? Is there a screwy finish? The BFG tournament final match is also supposed to have four competitors...which means that only one will not go to BFG to fight for the World Title (if indeed Storm, Roode & RVD all advance to the finals of the BFG Tournament, somehow). What happens to the fourth guy, and why isn't he involved in the main event as well? Will it be RVD vs. Angle in a one-on-one match, and we see the break-up of Beer Money? Will Roode & Storm be fighting each other at BFG? This poster leaves so many questions unanswered, it literally boggles my tiny little brain. This poster has really intentions, at least IMHO.

All of this doesn't make you at least a little bit curious as to what Russo & Co. have up their sleeve(s) for BFG? From the looks of things, a lot of things are going to happen over the next two months in TNA to make all of this happen by BFG. You're right, it all could change within two months...but this seems to be the plan, at least for now (in camp TNA). Looks pretty damn interesting to me, at least.

 

[EASTorWESTpunkIStheBEST]

first thing first, poster is looking very lame, come on tna web designers, this is not 1990 ,now there are much better photo editing softwares are available, and did u see how old ric flair is looking.. Rest i dont watch TNA,just visit this thread to see poster of tna..hope they will do better at BFG.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

Pretty tacky, cluttered poster.

As for the rest, I think they just put their most marketable guys up there. The three uber legends. Then you have RVD (Philly connection), Angle (huge with smarks, from Pittsburgh, their biggest 'younger' former WWE star), and then Beer Money (biggest home grown stars outside of Styles).

With most companies I think it's just advertising using people you think will draw, but with TNA who knows.

 

[hatehabsforever]

The thing that strikes me the most obvious about the poster is that it appears to feature Sting, Flair, and Hogan, more so than the four guys above them, not to mention the guys missing from the poster altogether. This would seem to imply a match between Hogan and Sting, with some significant involvement from Flair, either as a referee, or in the corner of at least one of the guys. This strikes me as peculiar because (a) last time I checked, the calendar read 2011, and (b) I thought the whole point of the BFG series was to make that the focal point of the PPV, yet several prominent people in this series are missing from the poster. The three nostalgia icons are larger in the poster, and in a more prominent location. It appears they will be the main event, while the champion plays second fiddle, and the champion's opponent may not even be on the poster.

Where is Crimson? Or Gunner? Or Bubba Ray Dudley? Or AJ Styles? Then again, why would they place their best wrestler, one of their TNA originals, on the poster? I'm sure we would all rather see yet another nostalgia-fest. And don't be surprised when the winner of this trip down memory lane finds himself somehow inexplicably in the title picture, and sooner rather than later, brother!

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

The thing that strikes me the most obvious about the poster is that it appears to feature Sting, Flair, and Hogan, more so than the four guys above them, not to mention the guys missing from the poster altogether. This would seem to imply a match between Hogan and Sting, with some significant involvement from Flair, either as a referee, or in the corner of at least one of the guys. This strikes me as peculiar because (a) last time I checked, the calendar read 2011, and (b) I thought the whole point of the BFG series was to make that the focal point of the PPV, yet several prominent people in this series are missing from the poster. The three nostalgia icons are larger in the poster, and in a more prominent location. It appears they will be the main event, while the champion plays second fiddle, and the champion's opponent may not even be on the poster.

Where is Crimson? Or Gunner? Or Bubba Ray Dudley? Or AJ Styles? Then again, why would they place their best wrestler, one of their TNA originals, on the poster? I'm sure we would all rather see yet another nostalgia-fest. And don't be surprised when the winner of this trip down memory lane finds himself somehow inexplicably in the title picture, and sooner rather than later, brother!

The only thing that having Hogan, Flair, and Sting bigger on the poster and more prominent implies is that they're more well known and will, in theory, sell more tickets.

Being in Philly I kind of am surprised that bubba isn't on there. Crimson and Gunner aren't because nobody cares about them and if you put them on the poster they'll just look like two douche bags with generic haircuts and affliction shirt tatoos. You can go to any bar in Philly or anywhere and find a dozen guys that look just like them.

Styles I kinda wish they would use because he is sort of their guy. Well he was, not so much anymore.

 

[hatehabsforever]

The only thing that having Hogan, Flair, and Sting bigger on the poster and more prominent implies is that they're more well known and will, in theory, sell more tickets.

Being in Philly I kind of am surprised that bubba isn't on there. Crimson and Gunner aren't because nobody cares about them and if you put them on the poster they'll just look like two douche bags with generic haircuts and affliction shirt tatoos. You can go to any bar in Philly or anywhere and find a dozen guys that look just like them.

Styles I kinda wish they would use because he is sort of their guy. Well he was, not so much anymore.

A very interesting response, I'm not sure if you are primarily a WWE guy, a TNA guy, or both.

You may be correct about featuring Hogan, Flair, and Sting on the poster to try to sell more tickets, in fact I hope you are correct and that's all it means. It just seems a little sad to reach back, waaaay back into the past, to sell tickets because your current roster is not able to do so, especially when one of these guys is touted on here regularly as being the best technical wrestler in the world.

Plus, I'm not really sure the poster itself sells many tickets. Guys like IDR and shattered, who are clear TNA guys (not that there's anything wrong with that), are watching regardless. Guys like myself are not watching no matter who they put on the poster under present circumstances. The poster, at most, reels in the guys on the bubble, who may or may not watch, and are looking for motivation to purchase the event. And I simply cannot imagine that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair provide this incentive for very many guys these days.

To a large degree, I have given up on TNA these days, ironically dating back to BFG 2010, which for me did change the landscape of professional wrestling forever, just not in the manner intended. Some of my opinions are therefore stemming from impressions I get from reading posts on here. The consensus amongst the TNA marks on here, especially the dizzier ones, are that Crimson and Gunner are being groomed to be the next big thing. Crimson is being speculated to be getting involved with Goldberg at some point in the future. They are going to emerge to the forefront of TNA. Yet you state that no one cares about them, that they look like a couple of tattooed douchebags from a bar somewhere. I find such divergent opinions interesting. They are the future of the company, yet no one cares about them, and so they have to reach back into the nostalgia bag to make people care. Interesting. No one cares about Crimson, who is currently leading the BFG series, heading towards BFG.

I think the problem with TNA can be summarized by your last paragraph regarding Styles, who is "sort of their guy. Well he was, not so much anymore". Hogan is. Flair is. Sting is. Angle is. Crimson and Gunner are not. Samoa Joe is not. Even AJ Styles is not. Makes one wonder is all I'm saying.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Though we know nothing of the matches themselves just yet, the poster makes sense as the job of the poster is to sell to casual fans the biggest draw of the Pay-Per-View, and the biggest draw(s) will be Hogan/Sting/Flair and/or Angle v. the winner of the Bound For Glory Series.

You can complain all you like that guys like Crimson aren't there, but it makes all the sense in the world for him not to be seeing as no one is buying a ticket to see him. They're buying them to see Hogan/Sting/Flair (old as they may be) and to see Angle and a few others like RVD, Roode, etc.

 

[He's Phenomenal]

You may be correct about featuring Hogan, Flair, and Sting on the poster to try to sell more tickets, in fact I hope you are correct and that's all it means. It just seems a little sad to reach back, waaaay back into the past, to sell tickets because your current roster is not able to do so, especially when one of these guys is touted on here regularly as being the best technical wrestler in the world.

That is unfortunately the sad state of professional wrestling these days. Why do you think WWE brought the Rock back for Wrestlemania and why they'll be bringing him back for the next one? Guys of that era sell, guys of this era don't. Do you mean AJ Styles being touted as the best in the World or Kurt Angle? Well to be honest I read that some WWE fans think some Daniel Bryan dude is the best technical wrestler but I bet he won't be main eventing WWEs biggest show. The biggest names will, not the best wrestlers.

Plus, I'm not really sure the poster itself sells many tickets. Guys like IDR and shattered, who are clear TNA guys (not that there's anything wrong with that), are watching regardless. Guys like myself are not watching no matter who they put on the poster under present circumstances. The poster, at most, reels in the guys on the bubble, who may or may not watch, and are looking for motivation to purchase the event. And I simply cannot imagine that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair provide this incentive for very many guys these days.

Maybe not millions of guys no, but certainly thousands more than AJ Styles, Samoa Joe or Christopher Daniels.

To a large degree, I have given up on TNA these days, ironically dating back to BFG 2010, which for me did change the landscape of professional wrestling forever, just not in the manner intended. Some of my opinions are therefore stemming from impressions I get from reading posts on here. The consensus amongst the TNA marks on here, especially the dizzier ones, are that Crimson and Gunner are being groomed to be the next big thing. Crimson is being speculated to be getting involved with Goldberg at some point in the future. They are going to emerge to the forefront of TNA. Yet you state that no one cares about them, that they look like a couple of tattooed douchebags from a bar somewhere. I find such divergent opinions interesting. They are the future of the company, yet no one cares about them, and so they have to reach back into the nostalgia bag to make people care. Interesting. No one cares about Crimson, who is currently leading the BFG series, heading towards BFG.

People do care about Crimson and Gunner, you can tell by the reactions they're starting to get. And that's the point (starting) Hulk Hogan, Sting and Ric Flair are already know to just about anyone who's heard of professional wrestling. It makes complete sense to have those 3 as a prominant part of ANY promotion they do leading to BFG11. I wouldn't let anyone's opinion on those two influence you. You have to really see them for yourself. Some people like this Del Rio guy, some don't, I don't even know what he looks like so I don't have an opinion on him.

I think the problem with TNA can be summarized by your last paragraph regarding Styles, who is "sort of their guy. Well he was, not so much anymore". Hogan is. Flair is. Sting is. Angle is. Crimson and Gunner are not. Samoa Joe is not. Even AJ Styles is not. Makes one wonder is all I'm saying.

Some weeks Hogan's not even on the show, he never wrestles and he's just the evil boss really. I'm not even sure of the last time Ric Flair was on iMPACT! so that tells you how much of a focal point he is. Sting was World Champion for a while but he totally reinvented himself and was damn entertaining. People kept saying Kurt Angle deserved more when he was feuding with Jarrett. Of course Crimson and Gunner aren't "the" guy in TNA. They're being BUILT as stars. Samoa Joe is crap and unfortunately for AJ Styles he's just not a big personality. The beauty of TNA is they don't have just one guy. They've about a dozen. And as a fan you are given a chance to decide for yourself who to get behind and it makes things much more enjoyable IMO. There's plenty of guys that I'm a fan of (AJ, Anderson, RVD, Bully Ray, Matt Morgan, Gunner etc) that I think I have a genuine chance of seeing them win the World Title.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

A very interesting response, I'm not sure if you are primarily a WWE guy, a TNA guy, or both.

You may be correct about featuring Hogan, Flair, and Sting on the poster to try to sell more tickets, in fact I hope you are correct and that's all it means. It just seems a little sad to reach back, waaaay back into the past, to sell tickets because your current roster is not able to do so, especially when one of these guys is touted on here regularly as being the best technical wrestler in the world.

Plus, I'm not really sure the poster itself sells many tickets. Guys like IDR and shattered, who are clear TNA guys (not that there's anything wrong with that), are watching regardless. Guys like myself are not watching no matter who they put on the poster under present circumstances. The poster, at most, reels in the guys on the bubble, who may or may not watch, and are looking for motivation to purchase the event. And I simply cannot imagine that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair provide this incentive for very many guys these days.

Habs, you gotta understand something here — smarks and internet fans are going to watch the show regardless of who is on the card. They keyword there is watch, not buy which is the word the company is focusing on.

Sad as it may be to you or anyone else that 80's and 90's era stars are what would draw in this day and age, it doesn't change the fact that the draw is what they are concerned with, and in this case that includes buys – something internet fans rarely involve themselves in.

Yes, guys like me and SD and even non-"TNA guys" would watch regardless, but it's not about us — it's about the fans buying tickets and legitimate paid-for feeds via Pay-Per-View. Those guys are paying because of matches like Hogan/Sting or Hogan/Flair or whatever the iconic matchup will be. They're paying to see Angle. They're paying to see RVD. They're paying to see names. AJ Styles is not a name. He matters most to internet fans, not to casual fans, and again, internet fans don't pay, so AJ Styles doesn't draw.

To a large degree, I have given up on TNA these days, ironically dating back to BFG 2010, which for me did change the landscape of professional wrestling forever, just not in the manner intended. Some of my opinions are therefore stemming from impressions I get from reading posts on here. The consensus amongst the TNA marks on here, especially the dizzier ones, are that Crimson and Gunner are being groomed to be the next big thing. Crimson is being speculated to be getting involved with Goldberg at some point in the future. They are going to emerge to the forefront of TNA. Yet you state that no one cares about them, that they look like a couple of tattooed douchebags from a bar somewhere. I find such divergent opinions interesting. They are the future of the company, yet no one cares about them, and so they have to reach back into the nostalgia bag to make people care. Interesting. No one cares about Crimson, who is currently leading the BFG series, heading towards BFG.

I think the problem with TNA can be summarized by your last paragraph regarding Styles, who is "sort of their guy. Well he was, not so much anymore". Hogan is. Flair is. Sting is. Angle is. Crimson and Gunner are not. Samoa Joe is not. Even AJ Styles is not. Makes one wonder is all I'm saying.

No one cares about Gunner/Crimson yet, just like no one gave a flying fuck about Randy Orton pre-Evolution, and to a large extent even during Evolution. It wasn't until he was kicked out that he became relevant. Now he's one of WWE's go-to guys. It takes time to get fans to give a shit about a guy. Sometimes it takes a lot of it. The less personality you have, and the less charisma and the less star-power, the longer it'll take — hence why AJ is still struggling to get over with non-internet fans.

 

[CelticCorey]

It seemed to me that during the main event on Thursday the Impact Zone was quite behind Crimson. I know it's the Impact Zone but still. And he had been getting nice reactions before that.

I'm REALLY worried that RVD will win the Bound for Glory Series. This is the PERFECT chance to create a new star and I'm sick of seeing the same old people. Some of them I like but with others it is getting old and has been old. And I don't see how you could say that nobody is paying a ticket to see Crimson but who would pay a ticket to see Beer Money either? I like all three guys but that logic doesn't make much sense.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

A very interesting response, I'm not sure if you are primarily a WWE guy, a TNA guy, or both.

You may be correct about featuring Hogan, Flair, and Sting on the poster to try to sell more tickets, in fact I hope you are correct and that's all it means. It just seems a little sad to reach back, waaaay back into the past, to sell tickets because your current roster is not able to do so, especially when one of these guys is touted on here regularly as being the best technical wrestler in the world.

Plus, I'm not really sure the poster itself sells many tickets. Guys like IDR and shattered, who are clear TNA guys (not that there's anything wrong with that), are watching regardless. Guys like myself are not watching no matter who they put on the poster under present circumstances. The poster, at most, reels in the guys on the bubble, who may or may not watch, and are looking for motivation to purchase the event. And I simply cannot imagine that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair provide this incentive for very many guys these days.

To a large degree, I have given up on TNA these days, ironically dating back to BFG 2010, which for me did change the landscape of professional wrestling forever, just not in the manner intended. Some of my opinions are therefore stemming from impressions I get from reading posts on here. The consensus amongst the TNA marks on here, especially the dizzier ones, are that Crimson and Gunner are being groomed to be the next big thing. Crimson is being speculated to be getting involved with Goldberg at some point in the future. They are going to emerge to the forefront of TNA. Yet you state that no one cares about them, that they look like a couple of tattooed douchebags from a bar somewhere. I find such divergent opinions interesting. They are the future of the company, yet no one cares about them, and so they have to reach back into the nostalgia bag to make people care. Interesting. No one cares about Crimson, who is currently leading the BFG series, heading towards BFG.

I think the problem with TNA can be summarized by your last paragraph regarding Styles, who is "sort of their guy. Well he was, not so much anymore". Hogan is. Flair is. Sting is. Angle is. Crimson and Gunner are not. Samoa Joe is not. Even AJ Styles is not. Makes one wonder is all I'm saying.

The poster by itself doesn't sell tickets, it does create interest though. TNA isn't big enough or well known enough to announce they're coming to town to draw tickets. WWE drew about 6,000 fans to a house show in Springfield, MO in March. A year earlier TNA drew half that much for Lockdown in St. Louis, MO. That's the difference in brand recognition.

I'm not a WWE or a TNA guy. I'm a pro wrestling fan. I'm really more of a "WCW circa nWo era" guy since that's when I got into wrestling. Well, actually about a year before, but those are the times I remember most. I'm just not bias. Most people on here make stupid arguments because they have their own bias. "Attitude Era was better because of cussing" "my favorite wrestler sould have won clean because he does more moves" etc. They're all stupid arguments.

I'm not a bias fan. I'm studying business and a large part of my life has been lived as a huge wrestling fan and trying to mingle with those in the business.

Why is it sad to reach back in the past to sell tickets? If anything is sad, it's that AJ Styles can't draw after all the cool moves he does and after everything they've done to book him strong.

You use posters on here "I won't watch, those TNA marks over there will" but that's a really micro way to look at it. The goal of a promotion (notice, "promo" in there) is to PROMOte the show. You try to penetrate the market from every media facet. Radio, TV, magazine, posters, etc. Make sure that everyone knows that show is going on and every bit they see you cover all your bases. You let the casual fans know these "big fuckin deal" guys like Hogan, Flair, and Sting are at the show. You let the disenfranchised WWE fans know that Kurt Angle is going to be there. You let the old ECW fans in the Philly area that RVD will be there. Plus you throw your own guys a spot to let everyone know this isn't some reunion tour. That's what they did with the poster.

I'm right when I say no one cares about Gunner or Crimson. They aren't over and they both have a long way to go. Neither has personality or is any good in the ring unless they're with a superior worker who can tell a story. They aren't marketable. They look like they've had one of those fuck ugly affliction shirts tatooed on their body.

The problem with TNA is that even if they put on the best wrestling show in the world, they will always be number 2. It's not my opinion, it's not that I'm a huge WWE mark or a huge TNA hater, it's that what I know of economics and business make it a near impossibility for TNA to become number 1. WWE has a huge market share and brand recognition. You take 2 identical cards, have one say "WWE presents" on the top and the other any other promotion or letters in the world and the WWE card will always draw more. It's why even if you were to create a more tasty soda, Coke will outsell you. It's why even though 90% of beers I've ever had are better than the simplistic shit pisswater known as Bud Light, Bud Light will always sell more. If anything, WWE will have to go to shit for TNA to be number 1. Again, not that I hate TNA, or that I love WWE, it's just what I know about business and economics.

I think the best posters are teasers and are really more about marketing than storytlines. I think (and hope) that this one is too.

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

One of the most obvious questions is surely what about Crimson? He's on an unbeaten streak in the BFG series. For him not to remain at the top of the board he would have to lose multiple matches between now and No Surrender. Likely? It tempts some sort of interference against Crimson, that he gets distracted and his attention pulled in another direction for him to end up in a 1 v 1 match. Goldberg is very much on the cards.

Hogan v Sting is very much what I expected, and I'm quite happy to have it despite the condition of the two men. Both of them have the benefit of working through matches for well over 20 years, it's not like it's just 2 guys in their 50s locking horns. It is Hulk Hogan and Sting. I think it earns it's place on the card because of the nostalgia factor coupled with the fact that I think they've built into it pretty well and hopefully will continue to do so. Where Flair comes into it all I am unsure. Swerves usually come in the main event sooooo... I'd say... he'll be in Hogan's corner but I am prepared for another Sting turn/gimmick change possibility.

Beer Money are going to be splitting at some juncture, I've been saying it for a while. I thought it would come at the hands of the BFG tournament itself until Roode started to win. Now I think they'll break apart in a Batista/Rey sort of fashion during the main event. What happens there is anyone's clue.

RVD? Meh. He produces some good matches. He's a bit like steak, wholesome, good for you but a bit dry, you can think of things you'd rather be eating. I get the feeling RVD's time in TNA is marred, call it a premonition actually, he's just never really worked on a character level, less now than ever as in he can't really sell matches with words ie he's not a good talker. He's one of those guys who does all their real talking in the ring. And that's fine and dandy but only ever gets you so high.

And Angle? His heel turn was quite frankly a god send. Hardy as immortal's top heel worked only due to the shock factor, he didn't really have the substance to pull off heel on a longer basis which is why he started to drop down in importance noticeably in that faction after not too long. Truth be told, as we now know, it was doomed to fail because of his personal problems. Ander I believe as the top heel would have worked but they really fudged it up making him feud with Bully Ray, that initially looked like a dead end (but as of last week it seems as if it's going somewhere with a bit more focus and long term planning). Either way, it didn't work.

So I re-iterate. Angle as immortal's top heel - Godsend. The angle he's working with is a great little angle. I love those guys that threaten everything, really jacks up the importance of the situation. His first week with the character was everything Hardy should have been initially. I just hope he continues on in the same fashion so we get a clearly defined top heel, top face etc. Something that's been murky in TNA all the way back since Anderson was gunning for the title.

All in all, if the poster is an indication of events I'm not too exited about that main event. Angle v Storm v Roode v RVD doesn't feel like a big enough match, it feels more like a smaller PPV main event. Generally save the huge 1 v 1's for your premier PPV. Something like Angle v Sting, Angle v Joe (no idea where Joe's current story might head him) or maybe if we're very lucky Angle v AJ. What a nice throwback that would be. Any of those matches would excite me more than the prospective one.

The Sting/Hogan match I have no problems with. Big enough by itself as it is. Ric Flair being thrown into the mix may add to the event or it may overspice the soup. TNA need to remember that Hogan v Sting is a big enough match in it's own respect, you don't have to try something screwy, some big matches need to play out properly.

Not much else to tell from the poster really. I await to see how things develop. We have months between now and the big event, build and build well TNA.