Things I'd Change About TNA:

[Coffey]

These are just some thoughts, ramblings, as they come to me:

 

First off, I'd break up Team Canada. Petey and Roode, I think, would be fine solo. Maybe stick D'Amore with whichever one of them is the worst on the mic, or possibly both of them. Turn Eric Young face because it seems like the fans want to cheer him. Dump A-1 because although he's big, that's all he has going for him.

 

I'm not feeling Bentley, Shane, Maverick whatever they're calling him. Get Traci away from him because she can get anyone a pop.

 

Turn the Dudley Boys heel. They can only have so many matches with AMW and they work better as heels anyway.

 

Dump Gayda. She brings nothing to the table.

 

Push Samoa Joe to the heavyweight division, which appears they're already doing. I don't think he should have to go through this whole hardcore division first either.

 

Use Sting on TV. As much as they're paying him, we should see him. Same with Christian.

 

Stop all the squash matches. You only have an hour of TV a week. Don't use half of that to do squashes that don't showcase anything.

 

Tell Mitchell to stop doing the "doomsday" crap because it's corny and hokey.

 

Get better music. My God.

 

Tell the commentators to CALM DOWN. Tell Tenay to act like he did in WCW and call the moves and give us backstory instead of trying to out enthusiasm West.

 

Stop being petty. Strong and Aries didn't do anything wrong, they shouldn't be punished, especially since they're better than 80% of the other X-Division workers.

 

Give something for the midcarders to do. This has been a problem for awhile and it's the reason why people like Bobby Roode and Sonny Siaki (whom is gone now) never had anything to do. There needs to be a TV belt or something. Something for them to do. At least incorporate a ranking system so you can have the guys wrestling for a reason.

 

Jarrett is OK in small doses but he shouldn't be getting as much TV time as Hogan did in WCW. C'mon. He needs an overhaul pretty badly. The evil cowboy gimmick is way passed it's prime. Even with AMW with him.

 

Sting should've never came out as "Steve Borden." Stop it.

 

Run an X-Division tournament or something. Why should I care more about Sabin then Dutt? Why do I care if Shark Boy gets squashed by Abyss? It's like Petey Williams stands out more than the other guys right now simply because he has a cool move and they don't. Styles and Daniels get a lot of time but they don't even come off as anything special anymore. Homcide, Jay Lethal and Shelley should have roles other than being henchmen.

 

Tell Steiner to wear a shit because that tattoo was a bad investment. Also, give him more mic time and let him just ramble about having the largest arms in the galaxy.

 

TNA is running house shows now. That's good. Anything to get them away from the Orlando fans, at least every now and then. Keep doing that.

 

Stop have Road Dogg act black. Stop having Killings rap. Stop having Billy Gunn act gay.

 

Hoyt sucks. Stop.

 

Monty Brown needs to stop with the alpha male african lion crap. Just become a wrestler that wants to win because he's hungry for gold. All this Serengeti stuff comes off as super-duper corny. Worse than trying to buy the Pounce as a finisher.

 

Stop trying to be ECW & WCW slapped together. They both failed, don't follow in their footsteps.

[sek69]

Get better music. My God.

 

That alone would make TNA so much better it's not even funny. Their horrible themes make WCW's public domain music sound great.

 

 

Tell the commentators to CALM DOWN. Tell Tenay to act like he did in WCW and call the moves and give us backstory instead of trying to out enthusiasm West.

 

 

I like how Don West seems to really love the business, but it would be great if someone slipped him some tranquilizers. He makes ppv-hype-mode-JR sound like a late night DJ.

 

 

Use Sting on TV. As much as they're paying him, we should see him. Same with Christian.

 

Considering Sting popped their biggest rating ever, he should be on TV way more.

 

 

Sting should've never came out as "Steve Borden." Stop it.

 

 

Part of me agrees, but another part thinks it's kind of ridiculous seeing him still in the Sting getup at this point in his life.

 

 

Stop having Billy Gunn act gay.

 

 

I really think that's just how he is. Not that he's gay, but it seems he's one of those guys that keeps doing stuff that makes people think he's gay, like wearing nuthugger shorts and that ponytail-with-the-sides-and-back-shaved 'do.

 

 

Monty Brown needs to stop with the alpha male african lion crap. Just become a wrestler that wants to win because he's hungry for gold. All this Serengeti stuff comes off as super-duper corny. Worse than trying to buy the Pounce as a finisher

 

They need to stop trying to make the fans accept what the bookers want and have the bookers accept what the fans want. Monty's a huge face draw waiting to happen, and Jarrett making him one of his flunkies so he wouldn't have to face him is a straight up HHH bullshit political move.

[The Thread Killer]

First off, I'd break up Team Canada. Petey and Roode, I think, would be fine solo. Maybe stick D'Amore with whichever one of them is the worst on the mic, or possibly both of them. Turn Eric Young face because it seems like the fans want to cheer him. Dump A-1 because although he's big, that's all he has going for him.

I disagree. Team Canada for me, have the perfect mix of what all good heel stables should have. Four distinct personalities, and wrestling styles, with a mouthpiece for a manager.

 

They have Roode, the Old School "Enforcer" or technician.

 

They have Williams the High Flyer.

 

They have Eric Young, the Comedy Relief.

 

They have A1 the big powerhouse, musclebound goon.

 

To top it all off, they have the loud mouth, bragging, cheating, illegal object using manager, Scott D'Amore.

 

I don't think Eric Young would get over as a face, because he's over now for being such an over the top coward who is scared of his own pyro, and runs away. That's fun to cheer as a heel, but wouldn't make him much of a face.

 

I'm not feeling Bentley, Shane, Maverick whatever they're calling him. Get Traci away from him because she can get anyone a pop.

I couldn't agree more. Bentley is a total and utter waste and needs to be cut. He has no charisma, and sucks down the quality of every match he is in. He is too big to be in the X Division, but too small to be a heavyweight. He needs to go. Now.

 

Turn the Dudley Boys heel. They can only have so many matches with AMW and they work better as heels anyway.

I disagree for now. They still haven't beat AMW and that feud needs a payoff. They are WAY over, so that move can be stalled for a while.

 

Dump Gayda. She brings nothing to the table.

I agree. She's useless.

 

Push Samoa Joe to the heavyweight division, which appears they're already doing. I don't think he should have to go through this whole hardcore division first either.

I think they have booked Joe very well so far. I think this feud with Sabu will be perfect for getting him over into the Heavyweight Division.

 

Use Sting on TV. As much as they're paying him, we should see him. Same with Christian.

I agree. The proof is in the ratings every week. When Sting is on TV, the ratings go up...it's a fact.

 

Stop all the squash matches. You only have an hour of TV a week. Don't use half of that to do squashes that don't showcase anything.

They are stuck between a rock and a hard place here. The roster is so big and they only have one hour a week to do what they need to do. They need at least 90 minutes at once, or two one hour shows.

 

Tell Mitchell to stop doing the "doomsday" crap because it's corny and hokey.

Totally disagree. Mitchell is GOLD. I love that TNA uses old school managers.

 

Get better music. My God.

Agree. Generic knock offs don't do it for me.

 

Tell the commentators to CALM DOWN. Tell Tenay to act like he did in WCW and call the moves and give us backstory instead of trying to out enthusiasm West.

I agree. Tenay is awesome but he needs to stop shouting, and West is fun but he also needs to relax.

 

Stop being petty. Strong and Aries didn't do anything wrong, they shouldn't be punished, especially since they're better than 80% of the other X-Division workers.

I disagree. Strong and Aries are awesome, but they made a dumb choice and I bet they don't do it again...especially when you see how much air time Shelley has been getting since then.

 

Give something for the midcarders to do. This has been a problem for awhile and it's the reason why people like Bobby Roode and Sonny Siaki (whom is gone now) never had anything to do. There needs to be a TV belt or something. Something for them to do. At least incorporate a ranking system so you can have the guys wrestling for a reason.

This is why they need more TV time. There isn't enough air time for more stories. And Siaki sucked anyhow, so he was no big loss. I wouldn't mind another belt though.

 

Jarrett is OK in small doses but he shouldn't be getting as much TV time as Hogan did in WCW. C'mon. He needs an overhaul pretty badly. The evil cowboy gimmick is way passed it's prime. Even with AMW with him.

I agree, but I have come to accept that TNA will always be full of Jarrett. I don't mind him half as much as most, but he shouldn't be the #1 heel in the company right now.

 

Sting should've never came out as "Steve Borden." Stop it.

I think that was done fairly well. It was dumb to take him off television, but the whole angle did show a side of him we never saw in WCW.

 

Run an X-Division tournament or something. Why should I care more about Sabin then Dutt? Why do I care if Shark Boy gets squashed by Abyss? It's like Petey Williams stands out more than the other guys right now simply because he has a cool move and they don't. Styles and Daniels get a lot of time but they don't even come off as anything special anymore. Homcide, Jay Lethal and Shelley should have roles other than being henchmen.

WORLD X CUP BABY! It's coming up! I agree that Homicide could be doing much more. Lethal is getting quite the push though. And random X Division Matches are part of what makes TNA seem different, so I am okay with them.

 

Tell Steiner to wear a shit because that tattoo was a bad investment. Also, give him more mic time and let him just ramble about having the largest arms in the galaxy.

His promo last week was surprisingly good. But he does need to wear a shirt. He looks disgusting as yeah...that tattoo don't help.

 

TNA is running house shows now. That's good. Anything to get them away from the Orlando fans, at least every now and then. Keep doing that.

I agree. They should set up a small tour schedule for venues to tape at, even if it's only 6 or so. Too much Orlando is not so good.

 

Stop have Road Dogg act black. Stop having Killings rap. Stop having Billy Gunn act gay.

Meh. All three guys are doing what they've always done, no?

 

Hoyt sucks. Stop.

I am still undecided on him.

 

Monty Brown needs to stop with the alpha male african lion crap. Just become a wrestler that wants to win because he's hungry for gold. All this Serengeti stuff comes off as super-duper corny. Worse than trying to buy the Pounce as a finisher.

I agree that the leopard skin jackets and tights are DUMB. Just being the Alpha Male should be enough.

[Guest Mike Campbell]

I agree with most of the things you listed.

 

Team Canada: I agree with getting rid of A-1. But I'd keep Roode and Young as a team, and then Petey as a singles. Whatever happened to Johnny Devine anyway?

 

Orlando: I'd start small, like keep Impact at Orlando, but then run PPVs in other cities. A return to Nashville would be great for Slammiversary. Also they might wanna consider charging admission.

 

Shane/Bentley/Maverick/whatever: The only time he ever looked any good was when he was teamed with Kazarian. So find him another partner, or just get rid of him. Tracey and Shelley would be an awesome pair.

 

Squashes: I can see a couple on TV being okay, to help get guys over, but that's it. It's not 1990 anymore and fans don't buy it.

[Guest Dangerous A]

About charging in Orlando. I'm not sure that would work out so well for thme since they've been letting people in for free for so long, they may not get a crowd because Orlando is pampered now.

 

I'm not opposed at all of making Orlando the TV home and doing PPV's at other venues that are bigger and charging admission for PPV's.

 

One thing TNA needs to do is actually cut back the number of PPV's. Not only that, they should run them when WWE isn't running one of their big 4 PPV's. It's silly to even have Lockdown because a large percentage of fans are going to buy the exorbatantly priced WM, which means a lot of fans who would teeter on getting a TNA PPV are not going to buy one in April, meaning it's already a money losing show.

 

To this day, I do not understand why TNA goes by the business model of WWE where they feel they have to do 1 PPV a month. If they were to run a PPV every 2-3 months, then the 1 hour of TV wouldn't be as killer to them because then you could develop stories and characters longer and not have to worry constantly about getting 40 different people on TV in only 43 minutes and hope it gets over enough to compel fans to pay for a PPV. TNA needs to establish certain shows as special and must see before running other shows, hoping wrestling fans will pay. The reason WM, Summerslam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble are hugely over to this day is because back when they were first instilled, they were the ONLY shows. They are now considered traditions. TNA doesn't have that. They have a bunch of titles that don't mean one thing from the other and don't hold up as special.

[Guest Dorian]

I think the reason why TNA follows WWE's model is not because its a good model to follow, but its what fans are accustomed to these days. Fans would find it odd if there were only like 6 PPVs by TNA (Bound For Glory, Lockdown [i like the idea], Destination X [whatever its called], and two others). By fans, I mean common ones. They might also consider TNA "second rate" because they should have as many PPVs as WWE.

 

The other reason they likely are retaining the model of WWE, is because as was mentioned not a lot of story can be developed in a one hour show. The PPV gives them 3 hours to add more. Not that its a big help, but it does help a little.

 

Finally, you gotta remember that Panda is the top of the food chain (regardless of JJ) and they likely think that the model the WWE is using IS successful. Reason I say this, is because I remember long ago near the beginning of TNA that they were likely only going to use 6-8 PPVs. Of course, this is IIRC, so take it at face value.

 

Aw sonuva... I just posted in the wrestling forum when I don't watch. Dammit.

[Guest Dangerous A]

Well I guess TNA and Panda aren't into promoting pro wrestling to make money.

 

The WWE business model IS successful. For WWE. They already have an established base of x amount of people who will buy whatever they churn out, regardless of how bad it is. They could promote a main event of Cena vs a headless chicken and they can already bank on 150,000-200,000 buys for a PPV. TNA doesn't have that luxury. The best thing they can do is make their TV must see TV which means building compelling storylines and characters. You build these things to a PPV, which is a primary revenue stream for TNA since they get no ad revenue from their TV. You will have greater success with a PPV that has 2-3 months build during off peak WWE PPV season where you are more likely to get those fans who watch both to forsake a WWE single brand PPV like Backlash or Judgment Day for a well built TNA PPV.

[Guest DylanWaco]

I actually think the idea of a top ten ranking system is a great one for TNA. It would definatley give meaning to more of the matches

[Guest SweetMama Scaat]

First off, I'd break up Team Canada. Petey and Roode, I think, would be fine solo. Maybe stick D'Amore with whichever one of them is the worst on the mic, or possibly both of them. Turn Eric Young face because it seems like the fans want to cheer him. Dump A-1 because although he's big, that's all he has going for him.

 

Team Canadas fine. They jus need to seperate themselves from the other heels. You dont need 15 heels in the rings at one time. It really was like 15 too.

 

I'm not feeling Bentley, Shane, Maverick whatever they're calling him. Get Traci away from him because she can get anyone a pop.

 

I think hes there cause hes HBKs relative. I think they keep changing his name for no apparent reason. I think Tracis face looks like gravel.

 

Turn the Dudley Boys heel. They can only have so many matches with AMW and they work better as heels anyway.

 

Theyre too over. Their fanbase doesnt like to boo too many people. PLus they need a top face team and "The James gang"...WTF is that?! aint cutting it.

 

Dump Gayda. She brings nothing to the table.

 

You shouldve put nothing in bold,caps and italics. Remember when I was saying she served no purpose and everybody was like "shell bring in hass, then hass can wrestle in main events and gayda will help kick start to womens division" or some such nonsense....yeah.

 

Get better music. My God.

 

Hell to the yes.

 

Tell the commentators to CALM DOWN. Tell Tenay to act like he did in WCW and call the moves and give us backstory instead of trying to out enthusiasm West.

 

Theyre both fucking annoying. Why is Don West on the commentary team? That wasnt rhetorical, WHY? He should be backstage interviewer or something. Tenay needs to act more like Gorilla Monsoona nd less like tony schivonee. Pair him with a quick witted heel or something.

 

Hoyt sucks. Stop.

 

Are you crazy? Hes like a six man tag specialist. Hoyts not around that much. When he is its on the ppv pre show...losing in a six man tag. When hes in the ring hes not that bad. Very Diesel esque.

 

Tell Steiner to wear a shit because that tattoo was a bad investment. Also, give him more mic time and let him just ramble about having the largest arms in the galaxy.

 

What is wrong with his chest? Seriously...Everything on his upper body is freaky big. Even his fucking belly button. But his chest is all sunken in. The tat jus draws attention to his deformity. Get that bastard some fucking under armor.

 

Monty Brown needs to stop with the alpha male african lion crap. Just become a wrestler that wants to win because he's hungry for gold. All this Serengeti stuff comes off as super-duper corny. Worse than trying to buy the Pounce as a finisher.

 

It really doesnt bother me. Hes all about his gimmick, I appreciate that. Hes so into it, I dont mind it. I also like the Pounce, just not as a finisher. He really should pull out the Russian Sickle or Patriot Missle or something.

 

TNA could use 90 minutes in a good time slot.

 

-More Gail Kim, Less JJ

-More developed personalites for lesser guys. Im suppossed to root for jay lethal cause hes a black guy with cornrolls? OKAY~!

-LAX, the tough latin street gang gets their asses kicked by a skinny wigger, a gay body builder and a 60 year old man. yeah alright.

-Have steve borden morph back to the old school surfer sting. But never EVER have mike tenay say old school cause then Id fly to orlando and bitch slap him.

[Guest Dangerous A]

Scott Steiner tore his pec awhile back and never got it surgically repaired, which is why his chest looks deformed. It's healed, but cosmetically, it's going to stay like that unless he goes under the knife.

 

Monty Brown is fine, but he should never be World Champ. He is sort of like Abyss now in that he is a fine character, but he's not on that upper level tier as a worker. He definitely deserves a spot on the roster, but he should never have the strap unless he improves in the ring tenfold.

[Guest bravesfan]

I'm amazed that Jim Johnston, in the past two weeks, has produced (or found stock) music for Road Warrior Animal, a damn midcarder, that is already better than anything that TNA has done in its four years of existence.

[Mad Dog]

Team Canada: I agree with getting rid of A-1. But I'd keep Roode and Young as a team, and then Petey as a singles. Whatever happened to Johnny Devine anyway?

I don't remember the injury but when they replaced him with A-1 they mentioned something about a year's worth of rehab for him.