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X division could do with a revamp

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#1 ·
is it me but the once great x division has not shined as brightly as it use to as of late. I know they have a stipulation in place that the x champion can be the no 1 contender to the tna world title , but to me that should mean that division needs to be thriving again for that to be an effective angle for destination x. Since aries has left the division it felt like this would be the case but lately the division has been lacking in a serious promotional push, zema ion was champion but barely appeared on tv and rob van dam is a name , but for some reason it is not gelling with me.

There is a lot of talent out there and within the company that could really aid and help revamp the division , perhaps going for people such as el generico , Prince devitt, Matt cross and talent from cmll triple A and even bringing in kenta from japan could really give this division the boost it needs
 
#4 ·
I give huge props to Eric Bischoff for realizing that Brian Kendrick was just 100% crap and instead pushing the once in a lifetime talent Austin Arie.

BUT

He also deserves all the crap for what the X-division has become since Aries left it. RVD? Nobody in the world wants to see RVD wrestle anymore. He is fat, he is old, his wacky moveset it outdated at this point. Bury him already Bischoff!!!
 
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#20 ·
wait, how do you know Eric is behind that, he is friends with Kevin Nash
 
#3 ·
It's a disgrace. The brain-damaged booking and downright treating the title as a stepping stone took all life out of the division. Last Impact was the final nail in the coffin with Aries' whole "I only wanted this shot to get at the World title, hehe, gotcha" crap.

New talent and motivated writers is all that's needed, really. Right now they just don't give a fuck.
 
#7 ·
New talent and motivated writers is all that's needed, really. Right now they just don't give a fuck.
I give huge props to Eric Bischoff for realizing that Brian Kendrick was just 100% crap and instead pushing the once in a lifetime talent Austin Arie.

BUT

He also deserves all the crap for what the X-division has become since Aries left it. RVD? Nobody in the world wants to see RVD wrestle anymore. He is fat, he is old, his wacky moveset it outdated at this point. Bury him already Bischoff!!!
One, let us not blame Eric just because he works for TNA. Bruce Prichard heads up creative now, and should be the one to blame for this.

Which is exactly why the writers (Lagana and Conway) shouldn't be shat on either. They could pitch ideas until they are blue in the face, but unless Prichard chooses to roll with an idea they pitch or asks them to come up with ideas and decides to allot time and resources to developing the characters and creating interesting storylines within the division, then their hands are tied.

You can't tell me that guys like Ion/York/Dutt/Kash/etc. can't be put into interesting storylines.
I'd mention Doug Williams and Kenny King before York. Especially Williams, who has proven he can be an effective heel and tell good stories in the ring when given the opportunity.
 
#5 ·
Devitt, Kenta and or AAA talent is going to be more expensive to fly in as opposed to homegrown US talent. TNA doesn't exactly give off the vibe that they want to be spending all that much for the X-Division. Thus picking from the the loads of good talent within the US that could be brought in and established if Prichard allows Lagana and Conway to establish them through good character build and storytelling by alloting more TV time to the X-Division is a smarter way to go.

El Generico, Chuck Taylor, AR Fox, ACH, Rich Swann, Ricochet, Scorpio Sky, Jigsaw, Tony Nese, Samuray Del Sol and Johnny Goodtime are just some of the better available talent here in the US they could attempt to sign. Some of those guys possess pretty good mic skills and or have good charisma as well, which is important as the division shouldn't be just about what they can do inside a ring.
 
#6 ·
They need more guys, sure, but more importantly re-emphasizing feuds and meaningful storylines in the X-Division.

Here, I'll come up with one in 30 seconds. York/Zema. York comes out and says it feels so great being in TNA after working so hard these past 16 years to get there. Zema comes out and said it came naturally to him, he's a kid still in college and already won the X-Division title. York wants to prove him wrong. "Rookie" veteran against the flashy young hotshot.

You can't tell me that guys like Ion/York/Dutt/Kash/etc. can't be put into interesting storylines.
 
#8 ·
If anything, they have enough solid assets to run the X-Division anyways... Douglas Williams, Kid Kash, Kenny King, Zema Ion, Sonjay Dutt and Chris Sabin once he returns are more than enough to run the division. If they decide to move Sabin up, maybe bring back Petey Williams and possibly Rubix/Jigsaw.
 
#9 ·
The key is in international talent (AAA/NOAH) I don't see it as a booking problem.
There isn't enough talent to hold the division.
 
#13 ·
Well first they'd actually have to focus on the X-Division more then a month or two to improve it but they're not going to. Between the guys they brought in for matches before Destination X and the guys they signed they have enough talent to make a credible division. They just don't put the effort into actually doing it while figuring out how to cram all the other stuff they want to get in into Impact.
 
#14 ·
Kazarian
Daniels
AJ Styles
RVD (even though I feel he is washed up)
Joe

Are all in the mid card, and could build a decent X-Division

TNA is literally going against everything they attempt to stand for.

"While we don't cut guys open, we are a relatively extreme program that gets crazy."

X DIVISION NOT EXISISTENT, ULTIMATE X MATCH NEVER HAPPENS

"We focus on a wrestling program, and the wrestling itself, rather than pure entertainment like WWE."

MAIN EVENTS LAST 8 MINUTES MAX AND THE WORLD CHAMPION CAN'T WRESTLE.

Also, is D' Angelo Dinero still with TNA?
 
#16 ·
It'll get its annual revamp around destination x time and then fade away just in time for the next one, if the last two years are anything to go off.


I miss Tony Nese. idk why, he wasn't anything special but I liked his best of 3 thing with Zema and then it felt like he did nothing afterwards. Instead they focused on Jesse Sorensen for whatever reason.


Kazarian
Daniels
AJ Styles

RVD (even though I feel he is washed up)
Joe

Are all in the mid card, and could build a decent X-Division

TNA is literally going against everything they attempt to stand for.

"While we don't cut guys open, we are a relatively extreme program that gets crazy."

X DIVISION NOT EXISISTENT, ULTIMATE X MATCH NEVER HAPPENS

"We focus on a wrestling program, and the wrestling itself, rather than pure entertainment like WWE."

MAIN EVENTS LAST 8 MINUTES MAX AND THE WORLD CHAMPION CAN'T WRESTLE.

Also, is D' Angelo Dinero still with TNA?
MOAR Kaz/AJ/Daniels? Sign me up.

The key is in international talent (AAA/NOAH) I don't see it as a booking problem.
There isn't enough talent to hold the division.
why would the talent want to come in when the booking has been so bad? Aries is like the only guy who's benefitted from the X Division in recent memory. They've done barely anything with the talent they've brought in over the last couple years.

Well first they'd actually have to focus on the X-Division more then a month or two to improve it but they're not going to. Between the guys they brought in for matches before Destination X and the guys they signed they have enough talent to make a credible division. They just don't put the effort into actually doing it while figuring out how to cram all the other stuff they want to get in into Impact.
More or less.
 
#17 ·
i would love tna to get guys like tj perkins, el generico in from roh, jack evans, aero star, teddy hart from aaa, prince devitt in from japan and then guys like kazarian, joey ryan, douglas williams all in the x division already. I think that would be a pretty exciting division.

I think the plan for the x division however is going to be that aj keeps losing, goes away for a little while and then comes back in the x division to get his confidence back, wins the title, doesnt cash it in at destination x because he cant compete for the world title until bfg. He will then go in the bound for glory series and hopefully win that and compete with aa for the world and x division title at bfg. Would be epic in my opinion.
 
#18 ·
The x division is a mess. I'm sorry to be that blunt, but this was the stuff I came around to watching TNA for in the beginning. What they've decided to concentrate on recently has pushed what I like into the background. Now, I'm not saying they've necessarily made bad decisions – folks pretty much across the board here have been praising Impact for rediscovering coherent watch-ability – but they've decided to neglect my precious x division and that makes me sad.

It could be fixed with a little love and attention (So could the knockouts division, but that's another topic altogether...). There's no need, right now, to bring in international talent. There's nothing to bring them to. Assign the proper, already-on-the-roster talents to the x division and keep them there without making it seem like a demotion – that would be a good start. And yes, I know RVD has name recognition, and I can see that he's woken up a bit since they put him in the title-holder role, but please remove him and put someone with a faster, more exciting style in his place. Get matches with the right kind of moves to showcase what the division is all about on Impact more often. Then start hiring guys who are available, flexible about when they'll work and who have experience with x division talent and techniques.
 
#35 ·
They need to give Kash the X-division title and give him some promo time and give him a gimmick where he tells the young guys how its done and gives them tough time etc. Kinda like Kash/Sorensen feud. Kash can be a really good x-division level heel but TNA doesnt trust him very much for some reason. He is the only person who can make the X-division title interesting right now.
 
#38 ·
Last year was different, X division was on a whole another level with Aries in there. Right now, its nothing like it was and I think Kash is the only good heel X-division wrestler with some personality (other than Ion).
Not true, Aries was a good champ but the entire division as a whole was weak.
You need variety in characters and in style to build a good wrestling division.
 
#41 ·
^Not gonna happen, sorenson was supposed to have revenge by beating ion for the belt, now that's out of the window with RVD's victory. The best choice in my opinion, is having York beat RVD at Lockdown in a big match type feel and let him carry the division for a while.

Yeah, the previous creative team failed to present tanahashi as a big deal. That's why they need to look back, see where they failed and improve.
 
#42 ·
Well the good/bad thing about the X-Division right now is that once they know if/when Sorensen's cleared to wrestle they could take the belt off RVD and put it back on Ion since right now the division's doing nothing but filing time, build Ion back up and build his return. York could be a good option if they don't want him further up the card to maximize his time there.
 
#43 ·
I think RVD with the title is a good thing but they need to give the guys a character and time to show off the character they have so they can get over. Ion, King, and York have a character because Ion thinks he looks great, King thinks he should just be giving the X title and York is like a Tommy Dreamer where he gets beat down and keeps coming back for more until he finally gets the big win.
 
#44 ·
X-division will be good again soon. I hope people are not looking for crazy retarded wrestling. What i like about it is that its a compettitive belt when it needs to be. I dont want it to be strict to light weight flyers.The belt means more then that.

Thankfully we have "One night only" which is going to pretty much show case lots of new talent. Cool concepts.We will see the return of the 6 sided ring twice i believe for some of those events.

We have

TNA X-Travaganza, featuring the stars of the X-Division


TNA "10 Reunion" - Stars from the early days of TNA battling inside a Six-Sided ring.


TNA International Incident - One night tournament featuring talent from " United States, India, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, Germany,
Japan & the UK" with the winner earning a TNA title shot.


TNA X-Division World Cup Tournament - four teams of X-Division wrestlers in a one night tournament featuring singles, tag, six man and eight man tag bouts.


4 events that will have talent from all over the world.Which is dedicated to the x division.I mean international incident is going to be all kinds of people.Which i think is going to make it the best event.


I dont know why x-travaganza was not in 6 sideds.I guess because it had a ultimate x match which is much much much better inside 4 sides.
 
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