Bobby Roode. I don't think Roode was quite there yet when they first put the title on him, there wasn't a lot of substance in his promos, he kept saying a lot of the same stuff like "I'm the It Factor of Professional Wrestling. Your World Heavywight Champion." He kind of faked it till he made it. But I guess from the London Impact taping he began having some fun and then he really came into his own from then on. It's been a phenomenal growth of Roode as a performer, and creative backed him. Roode is one of the best in TNA history. It's a shame that he doesn't get to perform in front of thousands every week, because he is that kind of performer that performs even better in front of a bigger crowd.
This was the problem woth Roode's title reign. It was same angle every month. Nothing personal or real it wes just Roode talking about his it-factor. Hello creative? Who cares!
Roode must have been good because whenever his music kicks in I still think of him as being champ, in the back of my mind. And after such a good championship run it always seems a bit weird to see him get beaten, too.
What about Angle's second TNA title run or 3rd if you count his Sacrifice win... He won it the Impact after BFG then held it all the way till Samoa Joe beat him at Lockdown. My votes for Bobby Roode but still this was a great one too.
Also if we are counting NWA I'd have to go with Christian's heel run with the belt. Pure entertainment and he had great matches too.
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What about Angle's second TNA title run or 3rd if you count his Sacrifice win... He won it the Impact after BFG then held it all the way till Samoa Joe beat him at Lockdown. My votes for Bobby Roode but still this was a great one too.
Also if we are counting NWA I'd have to go with Christian's heel run with the belt. Pure entertainment and he had great matches too.
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Wow. Everyone was hating Roode's run at the time because he kept getting himself dq'd every ppv. iWC ers were screaming how TNA was screwing the fans out of their hard earned money because of the dirty finishes. maybe it's the promos that are the run not the matches?
Roode. Absoloutely loved his run. I love Aries, but I was one of the few that wanted him to beat Aries and continue his reign all the way to BFG where he finally lost it to Storm. Obviously that didn't happen but I still enjoyed the hell out of his reign.
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WWE: Undertaker Triple H Christian CM Punk Wade Barrett Daniel Bryan TNA: AJ Styles Austin Aries Bobby Roode James Storm Kurt Angle Samoa Joe