* At "Rey De Reyes 2000" AAA debuted the 6 sided ring. 4 years later, TNA followed suit once their partnership formed.
* AAA's Hall of Fame has one inductee per year (with 2007 having 2 to induct founder Antonio Pe~a). TNA has seemingly adopted the same format for their Hall Of Fame.
* AAA features 2 reoccurring unconventional tournaments in "Rey De Reyes" and "Copa Antonio Pe~a". TNA has tried to do the same with the "Fight For The Right", "8 Card Stud" and many others before settling with the "Bound For Glory Series".
* AAA uses a 4 Supercards per year format (though they added a 5th as a tribute to the company's founder in 2007) which TNA adopted this year. AAA also hypes up particular tapings with World title matches as does TNA. Though this particular practice has existed long before, TNA has opted to use this format in this modern time as opposed to WWE's 12-13 PPV's.
* Stables. Loads of them. El Inframundo, La Milicia, La Secta Bizarra, La Sociedad, AAA has featured loads of storylines that revolve around stables, mostly heel ones about as far back as 2006. Main Event Mafia, Immortal, Ace's & 8's, TNA Frontline, Angle Alliance, Christian Coalition, World Elite, TNA has also been known for it's stable-craze. It's a known Russo tactic, but it really blew up following 2004 and it's not stopping after his departure.
* TNA's Steel Asylum/Terrordome match has similar features to AAA's "Domo De La Muerte". Though TNA's is "one escape to a finish" while AAA's is "last one in the ring loses". Both feature a somewhat circular shaped cage and have escaping as it's main objective.
* Both companies feature two Women's titles. Though AAA has "Mixed Tag Team" titles in instead of TNA's Women's Tag Team titles. Hell, both are rarely defended and are seen as more of a running joke. Just to add to it, TNA's current champions are a man and a woman. If the belts are still active.
A particularly curious parallel also goes on between today's top stories between the two promotions. We're of course familiar with TNA's "invaders", A's & 8's and resident bully, Bully Ray whipping people with chains, getting in people's faces and beating everyone up. AAA also features an invading faction (2 actually, but the second isn't relevant here) "El Consejo". Who's leader is also World Champion, also boasts a habit of bullying, defying and even whipping people. Though Texano Jr. uses a lariat instead of a chain.
Their relationship started in 2004. I've been watching AAA as best as possible since late 2011. All I've seen AAA do, TNA eventually does themselves. Whether it's done good or not is something I'd like people to have an opinion on. From my point of view, it's done good. TNA doesn't borrow talent like they used to but what they have borrowed from them has made TNA in it's own rights stand out. Of course, TNA adds it's own twists to it and some of it is new to the U.S. To my believe, "what's Triple A doing right now?" probably comes up a lot during creative meetings.
* AAA's Hall of Fame has one inductee per year (with 2007 having 2 to induct founder Antonio Pe~a). TNA has seemingly adopted the same format for their Hall Of Fame.
* AAA features 2 reoccurring unconventional tournaments in "Rey De Reyes" and "Copa Antonio Pe~a". TNA has tried to do the same with the "Fight For The Right", "8 Card Stud" and many others before settling with the "Bound For Glory Series".
* AAA uses a 4 Supercards per year format (though they added a 5th as a tribute to the company's founder in 2007) which TNA adopted this year. AAA also hypes up particular tapings with World title matches as does TNA. Though this particular practice has existed long before, TNA has opted to use this format in this modern time as opposed to WWE's 12-13 PPV's.
* Stables. Loads of them. El Inframundo, La Milicia, La Secta Bizarra, La Sociedad, AAA has featured loads of storylines that revolve around stables, mostly heel ones about as far back as 2006. Main Event Mafia, Immortal, Ace's & 8's, TNA Frontline, Angle Alliance, Christian Coalition, World Elite, TNA has also been known for it's stable-craze. It's a known Russo tactic, but it really blew up following 2004 and it's not stopping after his departure.
* TNA's Steel Asylum/Terrordome match has similar features to AAA's "Domo De La Muerte". Though TNA's is "one escape to a finish" while AAA's is "last one in the ring loses". Both feature a somewhat circular shaped cage and have escaping as it's main objective.
* Both companies feature two Women's titles. Though AAA has "Mixed Tag Team" titles in instead of TNA's Women's Tag Team titles. Hell, both are rarely defended and are seen as more of a running joke. Just to add to it, TNA's current champions are a man and a woman. If the belts are still active.
A particularly curious parallel also goes on between today's top stories between the two promotions. We're of course familiar with TNA's "invaders", A's & 8's and resident bully, Bully Ray whipping people with chains, getting in people's faces and beating everyone up. AAA also features an invading faction (2 actually, but the second isn't relevant here) "El Consejo". Who's leader is also World Champion, also boasts a habit of bullying, defying and even whipping people. Though Texano Jr. uses a lariat instead of a chain.
Their relationship started in 2004. I've been watching AAA as best as possible since late 2011. All I've seen AAA do, TNA eventually does themselves. Whether it's done good or not is something I'd like people to have an opinion on. From my point of view, it's done good. TNA doesn't borrow talent like they used to but what they have borrowed from them has made TNA in it's own rights stand out. Of course, TNA adds it's own twists to it and some of it is new to the U.S. To my believe, "what's Triple A doing right now?" probably comes up a lot during creative meetings.