I was just on TNA's website and counted just about 60 wrestlers that are regularly on TV that get crammed into a 2 hr a week time slot. This is not counting Ken Anderson and Elijah Burke who should be getting tv time once they arrive also. I went to WWE website and Smackdown and RAW both average about 35 wrestlers for each show. Does that show that TNA needs to trim off some fat? No wonder they have to build all these huge stables or factions. Its to get everyone on tv. No wonder theres so much confusion with story lines and nobody can keep up, or story lines get dropped by the wayside. Hell even the writers must have ADD having to think up stuff for so many people. No wonder.
I'm going to just point out that of those 60 you counted, 3 are announcers, 2 are BG James and Kip, 1 is Hector Guerrero, 1 is Jim Cornette, 1 is Lauren, 4 are managers (Sharmell, Tazz, Saeed, Jenna), 2 haven't been seen in months (Hemme, Sharkboy), 1 is Jeff Jarrett and who knows when he'll be back, and finally, 1 is Jesse Neal, who I don't know if he ever really counted. So we started with 61, 16 of who aren't actual wrestlers, and you're down to 45. Do the same thing with the WWE rosters, who on average have 35, and here's the breakdown: SD has 30 on the page, 8 of who are injured or announcers (22), Raw has 35, 7 of who are announcers or have been absent (28), and ECW has 19, 1 is Tiffany, then the 2 announcers, Tony Atlas who is gone, Josh Matthews, and Tony Chimel (14). Granted ECW has a lot of new faces with this initiative, so we can say they have about 19. Just want to point out three things: a) The average roster size isn't 35 per show, b) you obviously didn't look at the roster, just saw a bunch of pictures and got overwhelmed I suspect, and c) just because WWE does something, even if you were right about anything you said, doesn't mean it has to be that way. Trim fat? Bring in more. Things are much less likely to go stale, and with factions, storylines can go on for longer while keeping relatively fresh matchups
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What would you suggest they do about this? Try to get a second show? Would you watch another 2 hrs a week if they provided it if it meant less confusion in the long run?
If they did a second show with brands, they'd have 22 wrestlers on the roster per show/brand. If they had a second show but not set up "brands", that would be different, and what I would rather see. Having less people on a roster is much much MUCH worse than having too many. It's really not that confusing at all, and you get more variety in your matches, instead of, oh I don't know, HHH vs Orton vs Cena or some sort of variation consisting of those 3. [/QUOTE]
We all agree that TNA needs to get their ducks in a row with their people, so what would you do? Make more stables? Tag teams? Fire some people? who would go? Interested in hearing ideas.
I don't know who "we all" are, but if we can speak on behalf of everyone, then we all agree that TNA knows what they're doing and is doing a great job. Of the 69 guys (used from math above) in WWE, they are able to have four tag teams. Yes, you read that right: Legacy, Hart Trilogy, Cryme Tyme, and Jericho/Big Show. I'd hardly count the last, but when Colons were a team, Cryme Tyme was a comedy act, and before Hart Trilogy, there was Miz/Morrison, so it'll come back to 4 more or less. I don't know if I'd count Jericho/Big Show, or even Edge/Jericho, just because they're main eventers and there's enough midcard talent to throw together a respectable tag team division. In TNA, we have MCMG, British Invasion, 3D, Lethal Consequences, Beer Money, and Booker/Steiner. Now, they can also have LAX return, and one could consider Bashir and Kiyoshi. Tag Teams allow for a company to showcase more talent without taking up more time for singles matches. This is something WWE should do (somewhere along the lines they forgot this, and when a tag team starts to work, they split it up).
What TNA should do is simple: keep hiring. If something doesn't work, move on (Jethro Holliday/Trevor Murdoch isn't on the roster page). The older guys are good to have around for rubs, viewer recognition, and to teach the younger guys the tricks. Rhyno may not be on air, but he's someone respected and good to have around. Then there are the jobbers people love, like Shark Boy. How many people love Kung Fu Naki or Jamie Noble? They had the Japanese faction with Kiyoshi as leader and a tag team No Limit, but the tag team got cut because nobody cared. The thing is, even with all of these people in 2 hours, you seem to be the only one confused, because they get rid of the guys who don't draw a response. Someone mentioned getting rid of jobbers like ODB and Sojo Bolt. Is that even anything? First of all, ODB is there at the moment to help elevate this Santino-like character, but hopefully they pull the plug on it. She's absolutely loved by the fans. She got bigger pops than Gail Kim or Taylor Wilde did as champions (Dare I say the reason why they put her with Cody?).
Nobody is confused. It gives TNA more leeway and diversity in their storylines. If something works, they can run with it, and if something doesn't, they can quickly go away from it, rather than jam down our throats something awful that we've see a thousand times (cough Orton vs HHH vs Cena or some combination of that).
