While I think the OP's suggestions are pretty ridiculous, I'll play along with this thread and give my opinion on who should be "relised" (really?! you can't spell released?!!) from TNA.
Did anybody tell you that it's not nice to make fun of others? That's why it's your turn now buddy.
This shit I have GOT to see.
- I can't think of anything positive this guy adds for TNA. He's got a decent look, but TNA has plenty of guys that have a decent look. He can't wrestle the TNA style, and nobody cares about him. Every time he is on my TV it makes me want to change the channel. Let's face it, DX made Bad Ass Billy Gunn, not the other way around. Having him stay around and thinking you're going to bring back some attitude era fans with his face recognition, is like bringing Vincent in to try to capture some fans from the days of the nWo.
*skakes head in disgust*
Oh my, where do I begin. Fist of all, Kip James is "talent enhancement" for the heavyweight division. He's big. He's a name. He knows his place and can lay down to job. They didn't break up VKM in order to have either one of them flourish as singles. They did it to get rid of guys like Black Reign and Rellik. When you cut away true dead weight, you have to find the replacements somewhere. Right? I mean the guy got beat by Curry Man for God's sakes. Does that sound like you're getting pushed?
Don West - I would release him or move him into some other role in the company. He's not a very good color guy, and he takes away from the product.
No. No. No. Don West doesn't take away. He plays his role. The problem is that people want to hold onto Tenay the same way that people hold onto Good Ole Jr. And that is pretty much how my closet gets filled with old shoes that prolly should have been thrown away years ago. Tenay is what is dragging the commentating down. He has no energy. He has no personality. He can't even fake true disgust. On the other hand, when West is disgusted you KNOW he is truly disgusted. You feel it. He sells it to you every time. And you know what? I buy it. He does what a color guy does. He responds and emotes. Tenay doesn't do that. So they could probably team West with someone else, I guarantee you that you will see that West was better than Tenay during this pairing.
Those are really the only two guys off the top of my head that I would get rid of; however there's a lot of current TNA talent I would keep but use much differently.
Are you sure? Are you REALLY sure? I mean you might as well start up a "Fire Russo" chant while you are wallowing in lemmingdom. Go ahead, be a follower. You know you want to.
TALENT I'D USE DIFFERENTLY
Oh gawd. There's more? Okay. I was about to go, but I guess I got time for another round.
Kevin Nash - A NEW interesting role for Nash that I think would be great, would be to bring in a new young heel, who hires Nash to be his body guard (Nash does it for the MONEY - maybe Robert Roode hires him?!!). Heel cheats, Nash jackknifes his opponent, heel picks up the win and rises up the ranks in TNA cheating, with no one being able to touch him because of Nash. Kind of relive the old Diesel character in a WAY, but not exactly. The problem with Nash's current role, is Joe doesn't need Nash. He's already a bad ass with MORE power than Nash. Nash needs to be paired with somebody weaker, smaller.
Now I was with you on this one. Until you wanted to make Nash Diesel again and where you called Joe a badass. Let me me help you to correct this. Joe was a badass in ROH. Joe was a Badass in the X-division. Let him play with the big boys and Joe is MEDIOCRE. He' got zero pulse. He's got zero charisma. And he's not working stiff anymore. So where does that leave us? Well let's see. Joe is undersized. He's overweight. And he lacks true "wrasslin" talent. Yeah, that equals zero. Sure he could go back to the land of rest holds and man touching, but why would he? He's apparently content coasting his fat ass through TNA right now. Nash, on the other hand, is charismatic and and a badass. Something they hope Joe could be one day. Good luck waiting.
There are PLENTY of good ways to use Nash's talent. Anybody who says he is a waste and should be released is an idiot.
No we're back on the same page. Try not to fall behind again.
And if you're not going to do something like that, put him back doing comedy skits like the days with Alex Shelley. Maybe reunite him Shelley and the MCMG? Doesn't have to be a manager, or an enforcer or anything there, just a friend that Shelley looks up to and aspires to be (not wrestling wise, but comedic wise, personality wise.)
No. Cuz then you create a backlash where people are mad that he is with MCMG's. Plus MCMG's have a personality of their own. They are cocky. Cocky as heels. Cocky as faces. They do it well. Joe, not so much. Not sure what HE is doing. But Nash being near him aint helping. He's draggin down Nash's potential.
Steiner - There's no telling what TNA's current plan with Steiner is. But let's face it, the main event is already stacked with tons of big name guys. So he isn't really needed. To play along with the proposed angle I had with Nash being hired as Roode's body guard. Let's say after 5-6 months of this; somebody has had enough, they try to take care of Nash. Out comes Steiner. Roode (who's gimmick is that he's one rich mother fucker right?!) has now hired Steiner as well. Imagine Roode, with his incredible heel talent, coming to the ring, with Nash and Steiner watching his back because he's paying them to be there. He'd be unstoppable. Of course you could do lots of things with this, after a long time you tease tension in the group, have Nash walk out, pretend he's leaving and he doesn't want the money. Then during something big, Nash comes back out; it was a big swerve by Roode all along! Lots of things you could do with this storyline.
Yeah, the main thing that I could do is ball it up and toss it in the garbage. This angle, and nothing like it, should even be seen in a ring. You must think that the night that Brian Adams joined the NWO was a great angle as well huh? Because it's truly about as transparent as this is as well. One big man is okay. Hell even Steiner in the thug role is okay. But two? That's just plain greedy. This isn't a buffet. Put some back.
Abyss - Return him to being a monster. Him being a face just isn't nearly as good. Bring back James Mitchell as his mouth piece. Don't bring back the old storyline with his parents, it's not necessary. Him being crazy and unstable should be enough.
Abyss needed to be more than just a monster. Kane became more. The Undertaker became more. Hell, even Mantaur became more. I'll have to get back to you on that last one though. But let me get this straight. Don West's and Jim Cornette's voices is annoying to you but James Mitchell's isn't? Wow. Um yeah. I think I will leave this one be. It speaks for itself.
Kaz - Repackage him with a new gimmick entirely. Keep this storyline going with him getting frustrated with the way things have gone for him. Have James Mitchell brain wash him, and align him with Abyss. Give him a new dark character. Abyss will be the muscle, Kaz will be the speed, Mitchell will be the brains. And god DAMNIT; get rid of the Metallica font that he uses for his name.
Wait, font pisses you off that much. Font? Please tell me that you are not serious. Fonts don't hurt that much. Inner voices do, but fonts are not harmful. Now as far as this angle sounds, it would be great. I can see it right now. Kaz comes down to the ring dressed in emo gear, along with Johnny Devine and Matt.... wait, wasn't that Seretonine? I mean not be pictuing right. Let me try again. Abyss could be the monster and power as Alex Shelly plays the baby bear and their mouth piece is Goldylo...... no wait, that was done too. Hey, you wouldn't happen to have been watching old TNA footage when you came up with this, were you?
BG James - Move him into an interviewer role, or some kind of talker. He did a good job at the ppv hyping up the crowd, and lets face it, that's all he is good for anyway (talking).
Dammit, I agree with you. He can be the color guy for impact. He has a distinctive voice and charisma. Then people would not be able to blame things on Don West anymore and can single out Mike Tenay as the true problem. Plus, he can wrestle every now and then like Jerry Lawler does. Especially since he looks better in gear than Lawler.
Frank Trigg - Unless TNA is building up for an in ring debut from Frank against Aj Styles (which they could be from the looks of things) and he plans on wrestling full time, Frank Trigg would be an awesome addition to the full time announce team. He could still play a heel, aligned with Kurt Angle, but his analysis and color skills are also great. He really helps give a match a "real" feel to it. I don't know if he would work as a stand alone color guy, might have to have a third man, but even without a third guy, I think he'd be a LOT more interesting than West and add a great deal of realism to the product.
Trigg is being trained to cross over intot he ring. But I do like your thinking. I thought this myself. But it won't have a "real feel
to it, no matter what you do. And he's not better than West.
Jim Cornette - Is his on air role really necessary? Do we have to see the commissioner from the NFL every Sunday, or do we see Dana White making matches at every UFC show? Why does the commissioner have to be an on air character at all? If you're going to use Jim Cornette, keep him in a backstage role, his voice hurts my ears and hurts the product.
Oh come on dude. Jim Cornette is a timeless classic. He is a mouth and a great Commish. Besides, you don't piss and moan that Vicki G., Teddy L., and Regal were always on tv on that "other" federation's programing. Cornette just needs to lower his energy level a little. He's still great.
I don't feel like typing anymore, so that will have to do.
Good, cuz you strike me as someone who loves to hear the sound of your fingers hitting the keys. I hope I helps ya out a bit. Feel free to ask questions in the future. I'm here to help
