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I'm more on the WWE side of the fence, but I want TNA do succeed to make the whole wrestling business healthier as a whole. Increased competition = less laziness by creative writers = better product for all the fans. So as a casual fan here are some of my thoughts about TNA's product. Feel free to add to this / argue against or whatever.
- Get impact out of the damn impact zone. This means you have families attending universal studios who aren't into TNA/wrestling and don't give a crap. Bad audience = bad atmosphere for the show. Apparently this will happen (not sure if it's a one-off or not) in February. A step in the right direction.
- Stop elevating WWE rejects over original TNA stars. To me this is not only an absolute cop-out for a cheap attempt at better ratings, but it's basically implying that TNA originals who gotten over and stuck it out since the beginning are lower on the scale than ex-WWE wrestlers. To me this is TNA basically admitting defeat and that it's the lesser brand. Here's a thought: bring the ex-WWE people in and let them have their asses handed to them for a few months. WWE did this to the ex-WCW wrestlers (too much perhaps) as a way of saying "We're the WWE. Get to the back of the cue, bitches". TNA needs to do this to bring credibility to their brand.
- The X-Division. I have no problem with Jay Lethal / Robbie (I quite like his gimmick actually), but didn't there use to be a bigger division which had fantastic gimmick matches that everyone loved watching? Where the fuck has the X-Division gone?
- Bischoff & Hogan. Hogan is a cripple who's (currently not) there for the paycheck, and who didn't even mention TNA once when he did media appearances!? (just another reason nobody's watching), and Bischoff clearly doesn't give a shit about what he's saying whenever he talks. He's not a draw and has absolutely no fucking point being there. Ric Flair is awesome, however. Despite his failed retirement due to various issues he's a true wrestling business professional. The other 2 hacks on the other hand...
- Advertising: Where the fuck is it? Nobody knowing about TNA = Nobody watching TNA.
- Knockouts. A short while ago (2009 and before) everyone was raving about how much better the Knockouts were in TNA than the WWE. It doesn't seem that way anymore. TNA needs to roll the clock back and work out how to get back the previous formula which worked so well (as with the x-division).
- Tag teams. MCMG is great, Gen Me is okay (though why the fuck were they heels? Are they anymore?), and Beer Money kicks ass. But doesn't an entire division need more than 3 teams? Oh and the Knockout tag teams? lol.
- The Dudleys. For the love of God, put them out to pasture and give some youngsters e.g. Desmond Wolfe more air-time.
- The Pope. Wasn't this guy heaps over before? Wasn't he meant to be "fighting the good fight"? All of a sudden you have a guy who kicked ass and dropped money from the ceiling on some wierd non-wrestling 'give money to the children' angle? This is the same guy who was a few weeks beforehand putting notes down a stripper's clothes at a strip club. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!?
I haven't watched the latest impact so I don't know how things have been this week. But Jeff Jarrett and his MMA thing = win and actually gets the crowd involved. Good stuff. TNA needs more of this.
- Get impact out of the damn impact zone. This means you have families attending universal studios who aren't into TNA/wrestling and don't give a crap. Bad audience = bad atmosphere for the show. Apparently this will happen (not sure if it's a one-off or not) in February. A step in the right direction.
- Stop elevating WWE rejects over original TNA stars. To me this is not only an absolute cop-out for a cheap attempt at better ratings, but it's basically implying that TNA originals who gotten over and stuck it out since the beginning are lower on the scale than ex-WWE wrestlers. To me this is TNA basically admitting defeat and that it's the lesser brand. Here's a thought: bring the ex-WWE people in and let them have their asses handed to them for a few months. WWE did this to the ex-WCW wrestlers (too much perhaps) as a way of saying "We're the WWE. Get to the back of the cue, bitches". TNA needs to do this to bring credibility to their brand.
- The X-Division. I have no problem with Jay Lethal / Robbie (I quite like his gimmick actually), but didn't there use to be a bigger division which had fantastic gimmick matches that everyone loved watching? Where the fuck has the X-Division gone?
- Bischoff & Hogan. Hogan is a cripple who's (currently not) there for the paycheck, and who didn't even mention TNA once when he did media appearances!? (just another reason nobody's watching), and Bischoff clearly doesn't give a shit about what he's saying whenever he talks. He's not a draw and has absolutely no fucking point being there. Ric Flair is awesome, however. Despite his failed retirement due to various issues he's a true wrestling business professional. The other 2 hacks on the other hand...
- Advertising: Where the fuck is it? Nobody knowing about TNA = Nobody watching TNA.
- Knockouts. A short while ago (2009 and before) everyone was raving about how much better the Knockouts were in TNA than the WWE. It doesn't seem that way anymore. TNA needs to roll the clock back and work out how to get back the previous formula which worked so well (as with the x-division).
- Tag teams. MCMG is great, Gen Me is okay (though why the fuck were they heels? Are they anymore?), and Beer Money kicks ass. But doesn't an entire division need more than 3 teams? Oh and the Knockout tag teams? lol.
- The Dudleys. For the love of God, put them out to pasture and give some youngsters e.g. Desmond Wolfe more air-time.
- The Pope. Wasn't this guy heaps over before? Wasn't he meant to be "fighting the good fight"? All of a sudden you have a guy who kicked ass and dropped money from the ceiling on some wierd non-wrestling 'give money to the children' angle? This is the same guy who was a few weeks beforehand putting notes down a stripper's clothes at a strip club. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!?
I haven't watched the latest impact so I don't know how things have been this week. But Jeff Jarrett and his MMA thing = win and actually gets the crowd involved. Good stuff. TNA needs more of this.