Stars finishing their in ring careers at TNA...

[543Y2J]

With all this death of TNA talk happening over this past year (whenever it may happen) I started thinking about all the (major) stars that have finished or will finish their in ring careers at TNA. TNA seemed to have become the place where major stars would come at the twilight of their careers for a steady paycheck and less stressful schedule/tour pattern.

Of course people like Foley have done one or two in ring WWE appearances since finishing with TNA (like Rumble 2012) but would you say he had a successful finish to his full time wrestling career in TNA? We aren't looking at one off appearances here but the stars who did finish their last runs on full/to part time schedules in TNA?

Was it worth it from a in ring/character quality standpoint (for that individual), comparatively to the less stressful schedule that TNA had/has compared to the WWE on the performers bodies/minds/family life and the steady paycheck etc?

I guess the main stars in this topic to be discussed would be Sting, Angle, Foley, Nash among a few others that I have forgotten.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

If you look at a guy like Jeff Hardy, TNA has possibly made his life worse because he has done spot after spot just to get a pop and is mostly in gimmick matches that take a toll on his body. Sure the schedule is lighter but is there more damage being done

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Sept 19, 2014 17:11:45 GMT -5 Brood Lone Wolf Funker said:

If you look at a guy like Jeff Hardy, TNA has possibly made his life worse because he has done spot after spot just to get a pop and is mostly in gimmick matches that take a toll on his body. Sure the schedule is lighter but is there more damage being done

I think WWE would do the same thing and constantly book Jeff in gimmick matches if he were there as well.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

Sept 19, 2014 17:33:22 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Sept 19, 2014 17:11:45 GMT -5 Brood Lone Wolf Funker said:

If you look at a guy like Jeff Hardy, TNA has possibly made his life worse because he has done spot after spot just to get a pop and is mostly in gimmick matches that take a toll on his body. Sure the schedule is lighter but is there more damage being done

I think WWE would do the same thing and constantly book Jeff in gimmick matches if he were there as well.

Look at that last match he had with the Wolves and Team 3D the last spot he practically offed himself in the final moments

[Hypnosis]

Angle's not much better off since he was in a wheelchair not too long ago.

[ayumidah]

That Jeff spot in the ladder tag match where he hit the ladder while it was being held up made me cringe. Such a dumb spot.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Sept 19, 2014 16:30:25 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

With all this death of TNA talk happening over this past year (whenever it may happen) I started thinking about all the (major) stars that have finished or will finish their in ring careers at TNA. TNA seemed to have become the place where major stars would come at the twilight of their careers for a steady paycheck and less stressful schedule/tour pattern.

Of course people like Foley have done one or two in ring WWE appearances since finishing with TNA (like Rumble 2012) but would you say he had a successful finish to his full time wrestling career in TNA? We aren't looking at one off appearances here but the stars who did finish their last runs on full/to part time schedules in TNA?

Was it worth it from a in ring/character quality standpoint (for that individual), comparatively to the less stressful schedule that TNA had/has compared to the WWE on the performers bodies/minds/family life and the steady paycheck etc?

I guess the main stars in this topic to be discussed would be Sting, Angle, Foley, Nash among a few others that I have forgotten.

Nash wrestled in the WWE facing HHH in a Ladder match, man that still sounds like a joke too me, after his TNA run and several indies dates.

[543Y2J]

Sept 20, 2014 7:30:10 GMT -5 Can you afford to pay me, Gah said:

Sept 19, 2014 16:30:25 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

With all this death of TNA talk happening over this past year (whenever it may happen) I started thinking about all the (major) stars that have finished or will finish their in ring careers at TNA. TNA seemed to have become the place where major stars would come at the twilight of their careers for a steady paycheck and less stressful schedule/tour pattern.

Of course people like Foley have done one or two in ring WWE appearances since finishing with TNA (like Rumble 2012) but would you say he had a successful finish to his full time wrestling career in TNA? We aren't looking at one off appearances here but the stars who did finish their last runs on full/to part time schedules in TNA?

Was it worth it from a in ring/character quality standpoint (for that individual), comparatively to the less stressful schedule that TNA had/has compared to the WWE on the performers bodies/minds/family life and the steady paycheck etc?

I guess the main stars in this topic to be discussed would be Sting, Angle, Foley, Nash among a few others that I have forgotten.

Nash wrestled in the WWE facing HHH in a Ladder match, man that still sounds like a joke too me, after his TNA run and several indies dates.

Holy shit, I forgot about that. Yeah I completely agree, it doesn't sound right at all does it? Especially a Hanging Sledgehammer Ladder match

[Push R Truth]

Just think, Macho Man's last wrestling match was in TNA

[543Y2J]

Sept 20, 2014 8:39:08 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Just think, Macho Man's last wrestling match was in TNA

That's truly baffling to me. No offense to TNA, but it just doesn't seem right....

Turning Point: A.J. Styles & Jeff Hardy & Randy Savage def. (pin) Jeff Jarrett & Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

That was in 2004. Looking at those names and how much has changed between now and then in the past 10 years blows my mind

[Hypnosis]

Sept 20, 2014 8:39:08 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Just think, Macho Man's last wrestling match was in TNA

[Sephiroth]

Steiner's TNA run provided us with more meme worthy moments than his time in WCW and WWE combined

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Sept 20, 2014 2:31:37 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

That Jeff spot in the ladder tag match where he hit the ladder while it was being held up made me cringe. Such a dumb spot.

I was there live and everybody threw up their hands in fear, I thought he might have somehow stabbed himself or something. It was a really, really nasty bump.

[Ryushinku]

Sept 20, 2014 8:49:45 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

Sept 20, 2014 8:39:08 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Just think, Macho Man's last wrestling match was in TNA

That's truly baffling to me. No offense to TNA, but it just doesn't seem right....

Turning Point: A.J. Styles & Jeff Hardy & Randy Savage def. (pin) Jeff Jarrett & Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

That was in 2004. Looking at those names and how much has changed between now and then in the past 10 years blows my mind

Wasn't that the match where Nash and Hall were dressed up like Elvis ("Kings of Wrestling", wasn't it?) and Macho only appears for the last couple minutes to grab the pin? We didn't even get to see the elbow drop one last time...sad.

Man, that Savage-DDP feud in '97 really was the last of the 'old' Randy Savage.
That and that pretty decent Nitro match against Kidman in '99, although that was firmly into 'jacked up midlife crisis Savage' stage.

[Instant Classic]

Sept 20, 2014 2:31:37 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

That Jeff spot in the ladder tag match where he hit the ladder while it was being held up made me cringe. Such a dumb spot.

Is there a video?

[543Y2J]

Sept 24, 2014 7:22:08 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

Sept 20, 2014 2:31:37 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

That Jeff spot in the ladder tag match where he hit the ladder while it was being held up made me cringe. Such a dumb spot.

Is there a video?

[ayumidah]

Sept 24, 2014 12:35:00 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

Sept 24, 2014 7:22:08 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

Is there a video?

There was also that spot that's shown in this video at 24 seconds www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0m_niG6RoM Geez, Jeff.