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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2008 21:18:02 GMT -5
When Kurt Angle is not on screen everyone should ask, "Where's Angle?" Rock and Rave Infection should have access to time machine. lulz for both of these.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2008 21:18:50 GMT -5
Step 1: Hire Portia Frickin Perez Step 2: ????? Step 3: Ratings in the 9's To be fair that's the answer to pretty much any ratings problem
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Post by Jimichiro Likes Erick Rowan on Feb 19, 2008 21:57:49 GMT -5
I'm suprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, but an upper midcard title & a specialty title (like a hardcore title) that anyone can go after would help greatly, IMO.
I'd also give Abyss off until Slammiversary, where he'll come back as a suprise entrant into the KOTM match. He won't win, but he'll look damn good. Then afterwards go on a killing spree through the roster.
I think there should be more promos, too. Maybe not for iMPACT, but could be posted on their website. Before each iMPACT, each wrestler that's booked on that week's card should get 1-2 minutes to cut a quick promo. Then use the best ones/ones best alotted for TV on iMPACT and put the rest on their website. This way, more guys who need work on their promos can get a chance to work on them.
I would split Tomko & AJ from Angle and turn them face.
I would also put Black Reign, Rellik & Judas Mesias together as a stable with Jim Mitchell as the manager.
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Post by hollywood on Feb 19, 2008 22:12:44 GMT -5
Oh, the "How would you make TNA better" threads. Time for it already? Let me see if I got the basics right: -Firing most of the booking team cause they suck. -Firing some of the WWE guys cause they suck. -Firing some of the boring guys cause they suck. -Get rid of the 6 sides cause it sucks. -Get rid of the stories that suck. -Get rid of everything that sucks. Then: -Push everyone that's awesome -Make the stories awesome. -Turn everything awesome. Did I get everything? Yeah, it does seem a bit early for this. I could've sworn we just had one last week. I expected at least another week or so before it was time for a new thread. But what can ya do? Me, I only have one recommendation to make TNA better: Stop sucking.
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Post by Jimichiro Likes Erick Rowan on Feb 19, 2008 22:41:20 GMT -5
Oh, the "How would you make TNA better" threads. Time for it already? Let me see if I got the basics right: -Firing most of the booking team cause they suck. -Firing some of the WWE guys cause they suck. -Firing some of the boring guys cause they suck. -Get rid of the 6 sides cause it sucks. -Get rid of the stories that suck. -Get rid of everything that sucks. Then: -Push everyone that's awesome -Make the stories awesome. -Turn everything awesome. Did I get everything? Yeah, it does seem a bit early for this. I could've sworn we just had one last week. I expected at least another week or so before it was time for a new thread. But what can ya do? Me, I only have one recommendation to make TNA better: Stop sucking. But, how do you expect them to drink from a straw without sucking?
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Post by hollywood on Feb 19, 2008 22:50:24 GMT -5
Yeah, it does seem a bit early for this. I could've sworn we just had one last week. I expected at least another week or so before it was time for a new thread. But what can ya do? Me, I only have one recommendation to make TNA better: Stop sucking. But, how do you expect them to drink from a straw without sucking? Hmm... Fire Russo?
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Feb 20, 2008 1:22:36 GMT -5
1. Keep a tighter leash on Russo and the other writers. Any time he starts to concoct a convoluted storyline, hit him in the back of the head with a copy of "The Death of WCW".
2. Any storyline has to START in the ring and END in the ring. No wrestlers fighting over who beat who for a Japanese shampoo commercial.
3. Push the X-Division back to where it belongs: on equal footing with the Heavyweight title with a different set of requirements.
4. Push the Tag Team division back to where it belongs: on equal footing with the Heavyweight title with a different set of requirements.
5. Wrestlers who work in divisions (Heavyweight, Tag or X) stay in that division until an 'end of year' show or a 'new season' starts. This way, no wrestler who gets whupped in a Heavyweight match suddenly gets an X-title shot the next week.
6. Similar rules for title shots as CHIKARA's tag titles: win ___ matches in a row and get a shot.
7. Keep hiring female wrestlers for the Knockout devision. No porn stars. (Hey, I like porn, too, but I like it to keep it out of wrestling)
8. A yearly tournament like New Japan's G1 for the titles.
I could pick wrestlers to push, but that would just be my preference and may not actually help any.
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Post by Arturo Classico on Feb 20, 2008 2:01:50 GMT -5
2. Any storyline has to START in the ring and END in the ring. No wrestlers fighting over who beat who for a Japanese shampoo commercial. Wait a sec that was WWE to start with and that was so hilarious that I couldn't help laughing when you had a guy who looked like a hobo (Edge) and another who looked like he never used shampoo (Booker) in a match over a japanese shampoo commercial. Plus I think people are forgetting that skits can help a feud progress, but just having skits and not progressing a feud is terrible. That pretty much describes anything with Kurt Angle since being in TNA.
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Post by kidtamagotchi on Feb 20, 2008 2:21:31 GMT -5
I really don't know how I'd make TNA better, but a storyline I would've liked to see was Raven trying to corrupt Eric Young.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Feb 20, 2008 2:59:19 GMT -5
Wait a sec that was WWE to start with and that was so hilarious that I couldn't help laughing when you had a guy who looked like a hobo (Edge) and another who looked like he never used shampoo (Booker) in a match over a japanese shampoo commercial. Plus I think people are forgetting that skits can help a feud progress, but just having skits and not progressing a feud is terrible. That pretty much describes anything with Kurt Angle since being in TNA. Yes, you're right... that was a WWE thing, but it was the best example I could think of. Also, I'm not saying "no more backstage skits", but I am saying that they shouldn't be the beginning, the end and the basis of a storyline (or feud). But what they fight over should be wrestling-related, be it a title shot, place in an organization (like joining the Horsemen), managers, valets, revenge for costing a match, etc. OK, an occasional match of "That stupid SOB dented my new car!" can be all right, but don't start a feud over it.
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Post by Splinter on Feb 20, 2008 7:20:37 GMT -5
Honestly? I'd fire quite a lot of the talent (ex WWE/WCW mainly) and booking staff and go on one large recruitment drive till I got a group providing a TRUE alternative to the WWE style
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Post by Mecca on Feb 20, 2008 8:00:43 GMT -5
There are tons of things that can be done that are very minor that would really help TNA come off as more legit and get more fans.
1. New announcers, Tenay and West really are THAT bad. Stop giving them scrips to read off word for word. Not having announcers constantly screaming or talking over promos would help a bunch.
2. They need a regular ring, the 6 sided ring was cool as a gimmick for awhile but it's gotta go. To many average WWE fans that might wanna check out this show get turned off by the ring right away.
3. They need new bookers, absolutely, but more than anything they need a new direction. Instead of trying to out WWE the WWE they should become a more old school style of promotion to appeal to those fans. You are not going to out WWE the WWE so instead of being more entertaining less wrestling you should be more wrestling and less entertainment. I think they should still do some mild comedy and have some funny stuff in the midcards. But the meat of the show should be "we have great matches and great talent here" and not "look we're funny our champ is a goober".
4. The dead weight that gets constant TV time has gotta go, VKM, the Dudleys, they just serve really no purpose to that company. I could list off a bunch of others but everyone knows them.
5. This one is probably the most important, establish your own new stars. Like Heyman was talking about they need to get a brand where you see a guy and you think this guy is TNA. Guys like Angle, Christian, Booker, they have a place but they shouldn't have been put over at the expense of creating your own stars. The total whiff job on Samoa Joe with this was just so bad. No matter how many guys they bring in they need to be able to create new stars and make people notice "hey this company has a couple hot young stars in this business".
These last 2 I think are really basic things they need to work on..
Tour around, even if it means just moving around Florida. Performing in front of the exact same crowd every show does not give true crowd reactions or reflect what your entire fan base thinks of your product, they also make no money from ticket sales.
Push guys based on true overness, right now the only way to really tell is by merch sales since the crowd is all the same people and they never move. Example push the MCMG's they are actually over for the right reasons, not Jay Lethal who is over cause he talks like the Macho Man.
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Post by Boku AKA Da Green Guy on Feb 20, 2008 8:50:17 GMT -5
Fire Russo.
Stop being so damn smug.
Fire Russo.
Get someone like Raven or Diamond to be a heel commentator. Maybe even Nash.
Hire Russo back then second later fire him.
Stop with the sitcom atmosphere.
Focus on in-ring action and build characters WITHOUT it being humor based or stupidity.
Less Gimmick matches.
Fire Russo.
And finally push guys that are home grown stars to be on equal footing as Cage or Angle. You have an opportunity to use proven main eventers to establish your own talent, why push them over your loyal stars?
Fire everyone involved in the "Burning ECW title segment": the very segment that made me (a wrestling fan who's never turned off the channel on ANY show, including the Trips reign of terror) give up the TV to my mom.
PS Fire Russo.
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Post by Cheeba on Feb 20, 2008 9:16:33 GMT -5
I would completely eliminate all non-interview backstage segments and comedy skits. I would significantly limit any comedy element to the product. In other words, the product would be promoted as a serious alternative to WWE's comedy show.
I would recruit new wrestlers from ROH and other indy leagues to be part of an expanded X Division.
I would rebuild the tag team division with new teams (while pushing MCMG and LAX).
I would give Samoa Joe the World Title ASAP.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2008 10:19:03 GMT -5
How do you make a show like TNA better?
The same way you deal with two brothers fighting. Just let them work it out. Eventually it will reach a state of entropy, collpase in on itself like neutron star and then out of the nothingness a new TNA will emerge.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2008 10:41:01 GMT -5
Fire Dutch Mantell and Scott Damore. Then give their salaries to Russo, as he deserves a raise for how awesome Impact has been lately.
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Post by erisi236 on Feb 20, 2008 11:29:55 GMT -5
More explosions.
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Post by BlackJackRobby on Feb 20, 2008 11:41:15 GMT -5
Acctuly I demand the Angle package t-shirt
To push it he could start winning matches with his full package.
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Post by GaTechGrad on Feb 20, 2008 12:20:38 GMT -5
TNA just needs to avoid the mistakes of their past, like hiring former WWE "superstars" like Rikishi and Test.
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Post by plushtar on Feb 20, 2008 12:29:01 GMT -5
I think the Mythbusters would be too expensive. Although Warlord would make a good Hyneman and So Cal Val could make an okay Kari impersonator.
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