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10 things TNA should do

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#1 ·
1. Hire Jim Ross to annouce and become the talent scout
2. Hire Daniel Bryan - his WWE career is over but he wants to wrestle.
3. Work out a deal with Japan (New Japan, All Japan, or NOAH)
4. Hire Chris Hero, Sami Calihan, Carlito, and Shelton Benjamin, Slyvester Terkay, and Karl Anderson
5. Bring back Magnus, AJ Styles, Daniels & Kazarian
6. Change the way TV Tapings are done. - Go to a large city that is wrestling friendly (Chicago, Philly, New York, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Memphis, Nashville) get a big venue. Then go work a deal with a bunch of local high schools wrestling programs. Where they can sell TNA tickets as a fundraiser. So they buy 100 tickets for $100.00 then they sell those tickets for $10 each.

You also have Angle, Shelton, and Terkay put on an amateur wrestling clinic.

7. Touring / Street Teams - Establish Street teams in Cities. After the WWE has a show. TNA sends out a noticeable former wrestler like a Hurricane Helms and they pass out Flyers with a bunch of volunteers. Volunteers get free tickets to the show.

8. Focus in on in ring wrestling
9. Build up the Tag and X Divisions
10. Eliminate the Women's Division
 
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1. Hire Jim Ross to annouce and become the talent scout
2. Hire Daniel Bryan - his WWE career is over but he wants to wrestle.
3. Work out a deal with Japan (New Japan, All Japan, or NOAH)
4. Hire Chris Hero, Sami Calihan, Carlito, and Shelton Benjamin, Slyvester Terkay, and Karl Anderson
5. Bring back Magnus, AJ Styles, Daniels & Kazarian

6. Change the way TV Tapings are done. - Go to a large city that is wrestling friendly (Chicago, Philly, New York, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Memphis, Nashville) get a big venue. Then go work a deal with a bunch of local high schools wrestling programs. Where they can sell TNA tickets as a fundraiser. So they buy 100 tickets for $100.00 then they sell those tickets for $10 each.

You also have Angle, Shelton, and Terkay put on an amateur wrestling clinic.

7. Touring / Street Teams - Establish Street teams in Cities. After the WWE has a show. TNA sends out a noticeable former wrestler like a Hurricane Helms and they pass out Flyers with a bunch of volunteers. Volunteers get free tickets to the show.

8. Focus in on in ring wrestling
9. Build up the Tag and X Divisions
10. Eliminate the Women's Division
The text highlighted in bold won't happen. They may sign 1 or 2 of those guys like Calihan or Hero not the rest though. I can't see them getting rid of the womens division either.

1.) If they are smart they'll at least try bring in JR. He'd help a lot.

6.) Sounds like a lot of hassle just for the sake of having a decent size crowd in a big arena. TNA should stick to the smaller 3-5K arenas in big cities like you named.

7.) Actually not a bad idea, you don't even need to send out a known name with the street team, just have the street team be around the before and after WWE shows. TNA would probably called "bush league" for doing this though.

8 & 9.) They should have been doing that for years and they need to sign more talents before trying to build up the tag or X division.
 
#9 ·
7.) Actually not a bad idea, you don't even need to send out a known name with the street team, just have the street team be around the before and after WWE shows. TNA would probably called "bush league" for doing this though.
they are already bush league
1. Hire Jim Ross to annouce and become the talent scout
2. Hire Daniel Bryan - his WWE career is over but he wants to wrestle.
3. Work out a deal with Japan (New Japan, All Japan, or NOAH)
4. Hire Chris Hero, Sami Calihan, Carlito, and Shelton Benjamin, Slyvester Terkay, and Karl Anderson
5. Bring back Magnus, AJ Styles, Daniels & Kazarian
6. Change the way TV Tapings are done. - Go to a large city that is wrestling friendly (Chicago, Philly, New York, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Memphis, Nashville) get a big venue. Then go work a deal with a bunch of local high schools wrestling programs. Where they can sell TNA tickets as a fundraiser. So they buy 100 tickets for $100.00 then they sell those tickets for $10 each.

You also have Angle, Shelton, and Terkay put on an amateur wrestling clinic.

7. Touring / Street Teams - Establish Street teams in Cities. After the WWE has a show. TNA sends out a noticeable former wrestler like a Hurricane Helms and they pass out Flyers with a bunch of volunteers. Volunteers get free tickets to the show.

8. Focus in on in ring wrestling
9. Build up the Tag and X Divisions
10. Eliminate the Women's Division
so many WWE rejects so little use
 
#8 ·
Let me just hit each point before the lock:

1. Yes, totally agree.

2. lolwot? His career is over but he still wants to wrestle? Even if he was willing to get into the ring and TNA could somehow afford him why would they let him get into the ring and potentially disable/kill himself? Dumb idea.

3. They have a deal with Wrestle-1. NJPW is working with ROH, AJPW likely isn't interested and I can't see NOAH desperately trying to get the likes of Crazzy Steve and Mahabali Shera on their tours.

4. 6 big money signings that won't change ratings or put any more people in the seat. Silly idea.

5. AJ, Daniels and Kazarian all hate TNA and I believe Magnus does as well. The closest TNA could come to doing this in their current state would be a one off appearance. These guys (Especially AJ) are booked for months and months in advance and are making tons on the indies. They aren't going to jeopardise that for Dixie's 15 dates a year.

6. Schools look into things like this. It'd be very easy for them to find out that TNA's tickets are incredibly hard to sell and that TNA itself has trouble selling tickets.

7. I think they need street teams but trying to leech off of the WWE and it's audience would get TNA laughed at.

8. They already do this and it sucks. TNA's biggest problem is they don't have story lines that make sense.

9. Their main event scene is the shits. They need to work on that before even attempting the X-Division and Tag division.

10. Yes. I agree. Stale and doesn't offer anything different to the men.

A couple of good ideas...

 
#10 ·
tna have got shat on for arguably exploiting a physically and mentally fucked up kurt angle. daniel bryan has a much sounder mind than angle has had but hes just as physically fucked up if not more
 
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1. Hire Jim Ross to annouce and become the talent scout
Sounds fine to me. Wonder why they haven't been able to get him before. I heard he's a WWE guy even when he's not with them, but if he's interested it might be something worth it.

2. Hire Daniel Bryan - his WWE career is over but he wants to wrestle.
Even if Bryan left WWE, i'd still be worried about his health. I would not like to see him wrestle if it could lead to him making his health worse.

3. Work out a deal with Japan (New Japan, All Japan, or NOAH)
They all have their own deals in place. Beside they're deal with Wrestle-1 wasn't exactly great tbh. Perhaps TNA is not well liked in Japan.

4. Hire Chris Hero, Sami Calihan, Carlito, and Shelton Benjamin, Slyvester Terkay, and Karl Anderson
I have no interest in any of those guys, but that's just me. I'd go after Sami Calihan if I were TNA, he's just recently left TNA, and who knows maybe TNA could have another EC3 case.

5. Bring back Magnus, AJ Styles, Daniels & Kazarian
Not really up to them to bring them back. I'm sure if AJ Styles wanted to come back, he would have. Magnus is with GFW now, and Kazarian isn't that great tbh. His best work was with Chris Daniels, without Daniels Kaz isn't that interesting.

6. Change the way TV Tapings are done. - Go to a large city that is wrestling friendly (Chicago, Philly, New York, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Memphis, Nashville) get a big venue. Then go work a deal with a bunch of local high schools wrestling programs. Where they can sell TNA tickets as a fundraiser. So they buy 100 tickets for $100.00 then they sell those tickets for $10 each.
It's an idea, but the problem is working out a deal. Also it seems a bit costly for TNA at the same time.

You also have Angle, Shelton, and Terkay put on an amateur wrestling clinic.
Angle's leaving, Shelton and Terkay still have to come to TNA.

7. Touring / Street Teams - Establish Street teams in Cities. After the WWE has a show. TNA sends out a noticeable former wrestler like a Hurricane Helms and they pass out Flyers with a bunch of volunteers. Volunteers get free tickets to the show.
Kind've a laughable that TNA would have to leech off of WWE, but I guess these are dire times maybe.

8. Focus in on in ring wrestling
In Ring wrestling is only good when it has a balance of other things that make up pro wrestling. I'm talking about storylines, promos, engaging characters/gimmicks and other things that you usually associate with wrestling. But focusing on in ring wrestling might alienate some of the fans who don't just want pure wrestling, but want entertainment.

Besides they already have great wrestlers on the card that can put on good matches. It's not like that don't focus on in ring wrestling now.

9. Build up the Tag and X Divisions
Sounds like a good idea, and I support that plan, if TNA could get some tag teams and more X Division wrestlers, and then put some emphasis on it then it could work, but something tells me that tag team wrestling and the X division is not really a big priority to TNA anymore, and it would be really hard to create a buzz for it without the older names that made it special back in the day .

10. Eliminate the Women's Division
Touchy subject I think. On one hand their womans' division sucks right now and hasn't been that great in years. That along with the fact that they only have a handful of women now makes it kind've a dead division. I mean Gail Kim can only do so much to keep it together, but they don't have anyone else worthy to carry the division. Taryn Terrell maybe, but I don't know whats up with her lately. On the other hand, women's wrestling is still part of wrestling today, and I guess it would look bad for TNA if they were to get rid of the division and release the female wrestlers.
 
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On the other hand, women's wrestling is still part of wrestling today, and I guess it would look bad for TNA if they were to get rid of the division and release the female wrestlers.
they don't need to get rid of them just repurpose them as valets and such and get rid of the KO title

Sounds like a good idea, and I support that plan, if TNA could get some tag teams and more X Division wrestlers, and then put some emphasis on it then it could work, but something tells me that tag team wrestling and the X division is not really a big priority to TNA anymore, and it would be really hard to create a buzz for it without the older names that made it special back in the day .
tag team wrestling as a whole is dead, tna had the chance to revive or do the 3 man team belts like LU it but didn't because LOLtna

Kind've a laughable that TNA would have to leech off of WWE, but I guess these are dire times maybe.
true tna does need to look before it leaps but I like to think of it as: giving the people options
In Ring wrestling is only good when it has a balance of other things that make up pro wrestling. I'm talking about storylines, promos, engaging characters/gimmicks and other things that you usually associate with wrestling. But focusing on in ring wrestling might alienate some of the fans who don't just want pure wrestling, but want entertainment.

Besides they already have great wrestlers on the card that can put on good matches. It's not like that don't focus on in ring wrestling now..
I can tell from your sig that this will interesting to talk about

its possible to intersperse talking with matches if it is paced well and you don't waste the customers time, unless you're trying to milk a truly amazing moment, be vigilant
i would take brooke tessmacher anyday instead of the wwe shitty divas revolution
as your wench morelike
yes?
I guarantee if Bischoff was given 100% control of TNA a lot of people would be praising him. If you listen to the guy in his shoots he comes off as so intelligent and knowledgeable about the business. It doesn't make sense that he'd want guys like The Nasty Boys or Orlando Jordan in TNA.
thanks for contradicting yourself here, saves me the trouble

I've not heard but read some of the guys tweets and interviews and he is the last person that needs to be a voice in the company other than cleaning toilets or making sure the production crew do their job

if he did get 100% he would be trying to make the Austin/Vince story work again in his image only to fail until retirement and all for an inflated salary he doesn't even need, if he doesn't care why should you care!?
 
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1) Figure out who they are.
2) Figure out who they are.
3) Figure out who they are.
4) Figure out who they are.
5) Figure out who they are.
6) See where I am going here?
7) Till they figure out who they are.
8) All other moves are almost pointless.
9) Why do anything if it ends up being against what they want to be in a month or two.
10) Figure out who they are.
 
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If TNA honest to god wants an actual hope for a future, they need to sell to someone not named Dixie Carter. Actually, just replace TNA with GFW in every capacity because at least Toby Keith or whoever is funding them has enough sense to let wrestling people manage the company and stay the fuck out of it. Dixie is a blithering idiot and her getting as involved in wrestling as she did is a big reason why TNA is in the toilet. In fact, the top 3 reasons why TNA is dying are:

1) Jarrett hired everyone from WCW initially, including the worst possible person, Vince Russo

2) They sold to Dixie and let her run things

3) They brought in Hogan and Bischoff


Russo is gone, Hogan and Bischoff are gone...now Dixie is all that remains.
 
#17 ·
1. He did but in terms of backstage staff at the time the ex WCW guys were the only guys available with TV wrestling experience which is vital. In terms of wrestlers it made sense to hire the WCW guys. They were still big stars and were the only free agents available that had not been poached by WWE.

2. This saved the company. I dislike Dixie as much as the next guy but without her TNA fizzles out and dies before the end of 2002.

3. This was a good idea in theory. The biggest wrestling star in history and the only guy to ever take down your competition signing with your company is a huge deal. They popped their biggest rating the night the two debuted. The problem was TNA wouldn't give control to one person. They had Russo and Lagana as "Team Russo" whilst Team Bischoff was Eric and Hulk. You then have "Team TNA" guys such as Borash and Dixie and it all resulted in a huge creative mess.

I guarantee if Bischoff was given 100% control of TNA a lot of people would be praising him. If you listen to the guy in his shoots he comes off as so intelligent and knowledgeable about the business. It doesn't make sense that he'd want guys like The Nasty Boys or Orlando Jordan in TNA.
 
#18 ·
I was so excited when Hogan signed with TNA and we were seeing top names pop up constantly. A shame cause that whole series is probably why I don't follow it anymore.
 
#26 ·
Because he doesn't bring quality and represents everything about TNA current state. The guys I've name is the reason why TNA can't grow or change as a promotion. Dixie as well but she not going anywhere.

TNA can bring in the Rock and Cena but as long as Borash,Ryder,Abyss and Gaburick running the show, it would flop. They're the problem. TNA need new blood in charge.
 
#28 ·
Let me do my ten:

1. As Hencheman says find out what you want to be. Right now TNA strikes me as a company that wants to do Sports Entertainment but the problem is WWE has a lock on that market. They've recently tried to go pure wrestling style but of course ROH has a lock on that. What TNA should try and do in my opinion is be the place for the best wrestling action and story lines in all of TV with a more realistic and adult approach to things. Instead of EC3 filing an injunction which every adult wrestling fan knows is baloney have EC3 simply kick the shit out of Hardy so badly that Hardy has to vacate it. It's simple but it works.

2. More stars. TNA is seen as an independent right now because they have little to no stars with Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle being the only "big stars". TNA needs to hire two of Goldberg, Rey Mysterio or Rob Van Dam and market them as big stars. Don't book them for matches on TV instead build up to a Pay Per View or *gasp* a HOUSE SHOW where they can wrestle on.

3. House Shows need to improve. As it stands TNA could be doing a show 5 minutes away and I wouldn't want to attend. Start using your stars on the House Shows, start promoting them more and start giving the fans memories from these events. Do a recap on Impact dedicate 2-3 minutes a week to doing that.

4. More PPV's. I know they don't want 12 a year but do 6. Two months hype for each PPV.

5. Cut the gimmick matches on TV. Make your audience pay for these and save them for legitimate feuds instead of "Okay so it's EC3 Vs Anderson in a cage tonight for no reason".

6. Freshen up your matches. TNA has tossed every single feud or match they have to the point it's no longer fresh. This is because of consistent hot shot booking and the throwing away of matches for free. Change that. Make first time match ups mean something and again, make the people pay for it.

7. Stop giving away PPV matches away for free on TV. There has been more than one circumstance this year when TNA has literally given away the actual PPV match away for free. All this does is say "You're fucking stupid for giving us money" to the people who actually paid for the PPV (All five of them)

8. More X-Division stars. TNA was built on it's X-Division and a lot of the time the X-Division title meant more than the World Heavyweight Title. Time to get back to that place. Andrew Everett is a good start but I'd be bringing in the top American junior heavyweights and having guys from England, Japan and Mexico travelling to wrestle against the champion because the belt is "must have" for them.

9. Girls. Neither WWE or ROH offer "sex sells" segments in their wrestling companies. WWE used to and it made huge stars out of girls such as Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson. Go back to that. TNA needs to create ways for the audience to think "I have to watch Impact this week to see Velvet Sky. She's hot as fuck"

10. Overhaul the staff. Gaburick is terrible and to be honest Pope isn't someone I enjoy. A decent announcer but I don't like him. New writers as well.
 
#29 ·
I'll reiterate my feeling that once things start to crumble over at Spike, it was the point of no return. They probably have enough money to keep the company alive for a little while but it will just continue on a downward spiral. They had an incredible roster, a good deal with a strong network, and while their PPV's had some of the goofiest, most generic titles ever, they had a PPV market.

It's a tainted brand. There will be the loyal fans who "want" it to work but they have never had a consistent direction in terms of where the brand was going. Now, all their top talent has pretty much been let go. They aren't going to rebuild the company by airing four months of shows they taped in a two to three-weekend block on a low visibility network. We've been through the major signings and how they were supposed to turn the company around before. Flocks of fans are going to show up in droves to watch desperately-booked wrestling with cost-cutting production and out of touch concepts.
 
#31 ·
Goldberg would be good because fans haven't seen him in awhile. Even the almighty JR suggested him for Mania 32.

Rey would be great because he can bring sponsors and investors plus a great work rate.

Aj Styles would be great because he is arguably the best in the world and is Mr TNA.

Rvd, hell no. He is irrelevant, not a draw, bad wrestler and lazy.

Alex Shelley is a sleeper pick TNA should go after. He is the full package.

Moose contract is up in a few months. Another guy I would consider hiring.

I would hire Chris Dejoseph from luchaunderground and give him 100% full control of creative. Tell Corgan and Gaburick to kick rocks.
 
#37 ·
I agree with most of these, their roster is a little poor in terms of main event caliber, only a good mix of both all time originals and established names would make the difference...
I have faith in Crimson and Bram particularily, since they stand out from the pack,and Tigre is a nice addition to the Xdiv, which is sadly a shell of what it was when we had AJ, Joe, Daniels, Kaz, the MGs... now it's full of plain hipster-looking vanilla midgets :/
 
#32 ·
In an ideal world, it would be to link up with several companies across the world, just for financial reasons and swapping talents to keep things fresh - but any company with any credibility have burned their bridges (and right so) with TNA.

Right now they do have several guys who could easily take the company forward, it is just bulking the ranks up and improve the product because these days it is stale and boring as hell, all down to the writing which has been a problem for much of TNA's history.

It is rotten to the core and it is going to take a lot to fix the issues, I am still surprised that GFW did not win the 'war' and just re-brand the whole lot and start again.
 
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