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"The Miracle" Mike Bennet: Was He a Success or a Failure?

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#1 ·
So Mike Bennett is gone from TNA.

Was he a success or a Failure?

I personally never caught onto the gimmick for multiple reasons:

1. He came across as a feisty, hard-nosed, "CM Punk-ish" guy. Something about that doesn't fit with some star-studded gimmick such as "The Miracle".

2. His horrid entrance music. I seriously think it hurt him. Some people can overcome horrible entrance music (AJ Styles), but I think the bland, slow, un-crisp theme just snoozed people to death.

3. His booking wasn't the greatest, which isn't his fault.

He certainly was given a massive push, being the first person to pin EC3 out of nowhere. In hindsight, I think Eli Drake should have been that guy. However, what's done is done.

For a time, I think Bennett had a bit of momentum going, but that quickly faded, and oddly enough, it coincided directly with him obviously taking steroids. When he beat EC3, he was far skinnier than he was in his last days at TNA. Sometimes, Steroids helps a gimmick and a wrestler. However, for Bennett, it seemed like it made him just like everybody else. He began wrestling like a bulky tough guy, and I think his style is far more effective as an often-retreating Seth-Rollins, more mobile type heel.

Anyways, "The Miracle" is no more. He left. Obviously, it'd be easy to call him a "failure" due to the final result. However, do you think it was a worthwhile push or experiment? Could they have used him better? Or did he not have potential to begin with?

I think he was worth the risk overall, but badly booked.
 
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#2 ·
He was there for Billy Corgan, thats it. That and Dixie wanted to stick it to ROH.

His booking was fine. He was just too bland something which Vince loves.
 
#9 ·
He got Maria on Impact and gave some top Impact guys a victory so I guess that is a success.

I do wonder if he was hindered due to plans falling thru. I think they might have planned on redoing the Kingdom in some form.
 
#14 ·
Just like his ROH run, I was sure that Bennett could become the most hated World Champion in company history.

Not sure if it not happening is a good thing or not.
 
#15 ·
He has all the tools just can't put it together. Looks like both companies were right on him. Hopefully he succeeds in WWE. He seems a solid hand in the midcard, nothing more.

TNA had plans to make him a top guy, he just never produced the goods to warrant the push. No one's fault, just how it goes sometimes.
 
#20 ·
It seems like the overall consensus is the same conclusion I came to.

I think one poster put it best... "ehh"...

He wasn't AWFUL.. But, he was much like when Alberto Del Rio was pushed to win the Royal Rumble the one year. It just didn't feel like he was the guy, even though you can't blame a promotion for trying to push a new star.
 
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