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just shed a tear

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#1 ·
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGfDDzFTD_Q

Just watched an old episode of TNA impact with a pal and what an episode it was to cap it off was the ppv preview at the end of it.

I remember watching that all week before bfg in detroit and all that was on the lips in the playground was tna wrestling and bfg. I legit cried after watching that because old tna was the greatest thing to me as a kid the hype we would get to watch an episode of impact. People didnt want to be the rock or stone cold in our playground we all wanted to be aj styles or samoa joe.

What happened to the company i grew up loving as a kid :(
 
#3 ·
That's strange Y2J did a PPV song and accompanying video for TNA, but never wrestled for them.

I know what you mean OP, when I was in a high school(03-08) TNA was a breath of fresh air in comparision to the HHH then Cena reigns of terror.

TNA was best wrestling show on back then and I couldn't wait every week for the next episode, ever since Hogan came the magic has gone.

I've gotten big into Lucha Underground recently and at times that show reminds me of the glory days of TNA and that's the show I can't wait to watch every week now.
 
#5 ·
They're trying but the weak roster, the lack of confidence in their own quality and the financial issues really hurt the product.

I feel with the OP, even though "my" TNA time was 2007/2008. Just watched BfG 2008 and shed a tear for AJ Styles' entrance alone.
 
#11 ·
While they were not the best they were great for the mid card placement they had. I liked them. Of course a big part of it for me was feuding with Raven, Rhino and Abyss. Good times.

I think it does not feel or seem as good now as back then due to not only the times TNA has messed up but just the honeymoon is over in general. It is hard to keep a top level up for a long time plus TNA rose in the wake of the demise of ECW and WCW and fans were looking for a return to tough competition between at least two top companies. TNA needs to forget WWE, they are in a universe of their own, and look at RoH, LU and maybe GWF as competition and look to be better than them.
 
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#10 ·
It's just not the same. I've heard that TNA has gotten better over recent months, but it no longer has that special something that drew people in a decade ago. The company has disappointed some fans too many times for them ever to give TNA a shot again. I'm one of them.
 
#12 ·
I know what you mean. TNA used to be the greatest show on TV. X-Division was top level back then and soon the KO Division was born and had such variety. Tag division used to be loaded and I miss the crossovers with NJPW and the IWGP Tag belts. So much good stuff but Hogan/EB were the beginning of the end. Still like and enjoy the product but its fallen from those days. I love buying TNA brownbags for all those classic PPV DVDs.
 
#17 ·
TNA used to be the shit back then lol That's when I used to watch on a regular basis. I even still have that video game they came out with in 2008. I started only watching periodically though in 2009 and when Hulk Hogan came I stopped watching completely. I tune into it every now and then, but I always forget when it comes on lol
 
#18 ·
2013 was probably my favorite year for TNA.

'Lone Wolf' AJ Styles was the best thing TNA ever did.

Booby Roode/Austin Aries together. <3

Jay Bradley is another guy I miss from that time.

2005-2009 was great.

2010 was terrible.

2011-2013 was great.

2014-present has been...decent.
 
#21 ·
I was just re-watching the 50 Greatest Moments DVD recently, and there was an incredible video package from 2002 to 2006 which brought back a lot of great memories.

I followed the company from day one, and bought the very first weekly PPV to air in Australia (Raven's debut), and was really excited by the product in 2009, but dropped off just a couple of years later and have barely watched it since.

It's so frustrating to hear Paul Heyman talk about how close he came to signing. It certainly would have been a different product, but I find it hard to believe that he would have done worse than the Hogan-Bischoff era which wound up gutting the company.

I think that as we move further from the 90s, it's going to be harder for a company of TNA's size. There just aren't as many iconic wrestlers around any more. The big debuts were a part of what made TNA special - in the weekly PPV days, much of the interest was about who would turn up. Now most of the recognisable wrestlers are gone, and TNA doesn't have the money for them anyway.
 
#22 ·
I apologies in advance, this post has nothing much to do with the OP. It doesn't half make me feel old reading that members loved TNA as a kid. TNA was a long way from being a thing when I was a kid.
 
#26 ·
My favorite era for TNA was the time they first got onto SpikeTV to about mid 2006. That was a very exciting show to watch week to week and their PPV events were mostly great as well. The tag and X divisions were arguably the best they'd ever been for TNA during that point, and they did many exciting things on TV to make the show and storylines work.

Since then, it has been up and down with the downward quality shining through more often than the good in the last couple years or so.
 
#27 ·
The only thing keeping TNA back is not having a large fan-base. In my opinion, the product right now is brilliant. Not covered in promos and talking, lots of matches and they're pushing the right talent.
 
#28 ·
That momentum is sadly gone. TNA had the chance to capitalize on it for years and didn't. People are right, they are really trying now and putting on good shows consistently. It's just a shame that the potential and platform they had at the beginning is gone and they are basically now building from scratch again. Hopefully they will learn from the lessons and not make the same mistakes again.
 
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