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Post by Mister Pigwell on May 10, 2014 12:11:44 GMT -5
5 years from today, all things considered, what is it you'd like to see TNA bounce back to?
This doesn't need to be a realistically stark thread, play around a bit and think some happy thoughts like you've been sprinkled with Tinkerbell Pixie Dust.
You're all fans or at least have been of TNA, so let's see where a good place for TNA to be in 5 years would be for y'all.
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Post by ________ has left the building on May 10, 2014 12:14:04 GMT -5
Jeff and Jerry Jarrett back in control of the company with no Dixie Carter influence nor presence.
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Post by Square on May 10, 2014 12:17:36 GMT -5
To be a serious competitor to WWE offering a different style of storytelling and wrestling, returning to an emphasis to the X division, tag wrestling and the knockouts. Also to have TNA stopping trying to copy the WWE and instead focus on making TNA stars, either getting WWE rejects like EC3 or getting people that haven't been on tv before.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 12:17:40 GMT -5
Got to agree with new ownership. No Dixie, no Russo, no Bischoff, something new and not the same tired angles and concepts that they've been relying on for years.
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Post by jagilki on May 10, 2014 12:20:51 GMT -5
In a perfect world, what I'd like to see is TNA concentrate on good wrestling. The X-Division and the Tag Team division becoming more important and a breeding ground for new talent.
That's where I'd LIKE to see them over the next five years.
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Post by Heart Punch on May 10, 2014 12:23:40 GMT -5
I'd like to see TNA under new ownership with people that know the business.someone who knows how to create stars,utilize the proven ones and will hire the right people behind the scenes to make the best product possible. I want TNA to be the viable competitor that it was promising to be.And it can be again in the right hands.
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Post by bluemeii on May 10, 2014 12:26:16 GMT -5
Giving me a solid 2 hour quality entertaining show without the over the top overbooked bullshit.
Buy a time machine go back to pre Hogan, see what they did, do that again.
Going the other way if they insist on the path they are following now, then on the WWE Network increasing the channels value and enabling me to watch what I want when I want.
Either of those things would make me a happy viewer of TNA in 5 years.
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Post by king1836 on May 10, 2014 12:40:08 GMT -5
Hopefully, they will break the 1.5 barrier in the ratings. Gunner as the top face, Brittany as the top Knockout, and Samuel Shaw as the top heel. Mike Tenay retired.
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 10, 2014 12:40:35 GMT -5
- New ownership, new management, new writers, EVERYONE behind the scenes gone and replaced with someone new.
- Find a small touring area and focus on growing in that area. Using college football terms, focus on the SEC area as they seem to be a strong area. Build and grow from that.
- Put effort into rebuilding the X Division and KOs. They got you to the dance and before you dumped them for the hot slut who used you and spit you out. Treat them with respect and get back to the dance.
- Go international. You have a decent following in the UK, you had contacts in Mexico and Japan, use those to bring in talent and boost the shows.
- Find a core 4 and build around them. There is no one on the roster who fits that mold, IMO. Look to the indies and find them.
- Finally and most importantly, stop trying to be a competitor to WWE. You keep trying to force the issue and it has done nothing but cause issues. Focus on being TNA and building your brand. If you get to the level that you compete with WWE, fine but don't force it anymore.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 10, 2014 12:43:00 GMT -5
them to go truly go back to being an alternative to the WWE like they used to be before they tried copying the WWE's style
A renewed interest in the X-division and Tag scene which both used to be treated with the same reverence as their world title
NO MASSIVE MAIN EVENT HEEL STABLE. TNA has done it so often that whenever one ends I am surprised a new one hasn't sprung up by the end of the next show.
Also PPVs that don't feature schmozz finishers every single time.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 12:46:02 GMT -5
Tenay and Taz need to go now. They are among the worst announcers that I've ever heard and it drags the shows down even more.
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Post by Square on May 10, 2014 12:46:24 GMT -5
A very good thing I would want to see is TNA out of the USA for a long time of the year. Like do 3 months every year in the UK, 2 months around Europe, a few weeks in Mexico, a week or two in Japan, 2 months in Canada. Make the show international
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 10, 2014 12:47:28 GMT -5
Tenay and Taz need to go now. They are among the worst announcers that I've ever heard and it drags the shows down even more. Oh also this Taz needs to go... he is one of the worst commentators in wrestling and considering the state of the WWE's commentators that is really saying a lot.
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 10, 2014 12:54:40 GMT -5
See I love Taz but he has to be focused and working with Tenay it just doesn't happen. Taz with Cole or JR was wonderful, Taz with Adamle and Tenay has been not great.
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Post by ________ has left the building on May 10, 2014 13:03:30 GMT -5
See I love Taz but he has to be focused and working with Tenay it just doesn't happen. Taz with Cole or JR was wonderful, Taz with Adamle and Tenay has been not great. Taz is someone who does need a screaming Vince McMahon in his ear. Without a governor, Taz goes off topic quick and Tenay just follow along.
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 10, 2014 13:18:52 GMT -5
See I love Taz but he has to be focused and working with Tenay it just doesn't happen. Taz with Cole or JR was wonderful, Taz with Adamle and Tenay has been not great. Taz is someone who does need a screaming Vince McMahon in his ear. Without a governor, Taz goes off topic quick and Tenay just follow along. Very true. I think Taz in WWE (on Smackdown) is up there as one best color guys since Heyman left but without that driving force in his ear he tends to wander and crap guys like Tenay who only knows how to yell make it worse.
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Post by ________ has left the building on May 10, 2014 13:22:43 GMT -5
Taz is someone who does need a screaming Vince McMahon in his ear. Without a governor, Taz goes off topic quick and Tenay just follow along. Very true. I think Taz in WWE (on Smackdown) is up there as one best color guys since Heyman left but without that driving force in his ear he tends to wander and crap guys like Tenay who only knows how to yell make it worse. Cole and Taz were the perfect WWE commentating duo. Tenay is the guy who suppose to provide color for cruiserweights and international talents. He's not lead announcer material. He is a number 3 in a 3 men booth. Borash should be the lead announcer.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on May 10, 2014 13:29:17 GMT -5
to get away from the invading force attempting to gain control of tna storyline they have done it to death.
being an alternative to wwe is also a plus on this front the x division world cup idea was a good idea bring something like that back where they could do a tournament over a few weeks/months to showcase the best talent not in wwe that they could bring in occasionally.
and to stop with the evil owner idea as well
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Post by Sephiroth on May 10, 2014 13:30:25 GMT -5
As far away from Dixie Carter as possible
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on May 10, 2014 13:38:56 GMT -5
These are just steps I want to see TNA take to improve.
1. a Renewed REAL relationship with various "Indies" for talent, combined with multiple international tours to showcase the BEST from around the world. Make an international brand where "The sun never sets on TNA". Hell...try to use the modicum of infrastructure that TNA has to ally with various regional feds and make something akin to territories again allied with TNA.
2. A COMPLETE Corporate overhaul. I mean to where the entire Carter Family is in no way this intrensically linked to the Booking AND Finances as they are now, preferably with a new backer of some sort that JUST funds it and production costs, but isn't directly involved in actual booking. Bring in some Independent bookers to handle that aspect.
3. No More Network co-operation without a definite return from the network. TNA has promoted Bellator, Crap Movies, and related ephemora for YEARS but the relationship has always been one way, unless you KNEW TNA was on, you'd bnever find out.....leading to...
4. A Directed, concerted marketing push to appeal to your audience. Run commercials, make action figures, get the name out there. BUY AD TIME DURING RAW! This is also where point 1 comes back into play, advertise that you showcase talent that they'd never seen before. Even as someone that "knows" otherwise, I still kinda see TNA as a place for WWE's Tryouts, Washouts, and Burnouts.
5. Run Live shows. If you're Running taped shows, have backstage stuff taped live too. There's NO excuse why If I'm seeing a report of a taped show, that so much of it is "Blank Space" for pre-tapes to be filled in later. If you can't run live shows, don't tape as far out as a month or more, because a LOT can happen in a month......The internet exists. If people kknow wht will hapen, they probably won't watch "Live".
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