I would like to start off by talking about some guys I've seen mentioned as people who can go.
Jeff Hardy. there is absolutely NO WAY you get rid of this guy. he is one of the top main event wrestlers in TNA, and incredibly over with the fans. his return as face after his incident has been great. I really don't think a majority of fans care one bit what Hardy does outside of wrestling. I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of the general viewers even really knew what happened with the incident at last years Victory Road, nor would they care even if they did know. his is a huge popular character on TV.
Scott Steiner. not what he was in the past obviously, but still a well known name and entertaining on TV. he doesn't have to be in the main event scene, or really even in the mid card scene. he can still be useful, maybe even in a tag team with someone.
Mr Anderson. he is talented and useful because he is a well known name. I think TNA misused him there for awhile. I think he was at his best shortly after he came in when he had the feud with Kurt Angle. someone who likely works better as a heel.
Ric Flair. he is wrestling GOD. still entertaining on TV. I think Flair could work really well as a heel manager to the right person. I don't think it worked with AJ Styles, and it hasn't worked that good with Gunner. I personally would LOVE to see Flair be the manager of Bobby Roode. I think Roode fits perfect for Flair's type.
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people that can go. I'll go down the list of names from TNA employees wikipedia page.
Anawhatever. I can never get his name right and he's not worth looking up to get it right. completely useless.
Anthony Nese. I don't think I would even recognize this guy if I saw him.
Devon. I don't see no role for him in the future. he had some angle with Pope and his sons, but thankfully that has ended and we haven't seen Devon and his sons since. he doesn't need to be fired, but he could work backstage along with Al Snow and D'Lo Brown.
Garrett Bischoff. TNA has tried to push this guy, and people just do not care. he isn;t good in the ring and he doesn't even have a good look/gimmick/character.
Hulk Hogan. what does Hogan do? I read not long ago that even Hogan himself didn't know what he did. I don't think it would hurt TNA in any way if he was to not be there anymore. in fact you might get more people giving TNA a chance just because Hogan would no longer be there. this is however where I would like to mention Eric Bischoff. he is someone who should stay around. he is good at helping run things. wasn't it Bischoff who came up with the top 10 wrestling rankings for the title back before Immortal started?
Mark Haskins. another guy I would not even recognize if I saw him.
Rob Terry. he doesn't even wrestle much anymore only being used now as Robbie E's bro or whatever. he can go and nobody would notice.
RVD. even now as a recognizable name I don't think he benefits the TNA roster. it seems way too often that when RVD is in a match he never loses clean. I think RVD could still be used in a good way if he was willing to lose clean once and awhile. it would not only help who he wrestled against, but also himself. he could be a great addition to the X division, but it appears maybe that he thinks he is too good for that? if he's not going to work WITH TNA then he can go once his contract is up.
Brian Kendrick already gone, thankfully. useless IMO.
Shannon Moore. also already gone as he recently left on his own.
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people that should not go, but need to be repackaged.
Pope, D'Angelo Dinero. talented and entertaining, but really what is his gimmick? I think he could work well as a thug type. a heel, but drop anything to do with religion and testifying and all that. he should drop the Pope name, and use D'Angelo Dinero.
Abyss. he needs to be a monster. someone who would work better with a manager so he doesn't have to talk.
Hernandez. talented and has an impressive look. but I don't think he is good on the mic, and his role as leader of Mexican America just failed. he too like Abyss I think could work better with a manager who could do the talking, or maybe a partner who could do the talking? pair him up in a tag team with Steiner. they could both wear black and be a couple bad ass heels who can beat your ass. similar to APA when they were in WWE?
Robbie E. I don't think this whole Jersey Shore bro thing has worked, but the actual wrestler has talent and a good look, well aside from looking like Pauly D.
Gunner. TNA really has been jerking this guy around. they make him look tough, but then make him look weak by trying to make Garrett Bischoff look good. this Garrett angle is what has made Gunner look bad.
I would also like to use this time to remind people of something. I've said this before and I'm sure I'll say it again in the future. TNA Impact Wrestling is a TV show first. it's basically a soap opera for guys with story lines where the actual in ring wrestling is just one small part of the complete overall package. you NEED well recognized names in the mix to appeal to the general audience.