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Post by poi zen rana on Aug 13, 2007 0:38:41 GMT -5
sign john cena and have him beat everyone?
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Post by Timmy8271 on Aug 13, 2007 0:40:31 GMT -5
Banderas is an awesome wrestler. If they built the company around him, they'd be better.
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Post by Bubble Lead on Aug 13, 2007 0:49:43 GMT -5
TNA would need a triple bypass to be saved at this point.
I seriously can't fathom how a company could make so many bad decisions.
I wanted TNA to be an alternative, but they are WORSE than WWE at this point. Even WWE builds for the future by pushing guys like Cena (even if I don't particularly like him much).
TNA had a surefire face of the company with Joe, and they pissed it all away for no good reason.
I'd rather see Joe midcard in WWE than where he's at in TNA, he'd get more respect.
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Post by Chucklehead,baby!!! on Aug 13, 2007 0:51:02 GMT -5
honestly goldberg and hogan need to swallow pride when tna gets a 2 hour show. vince will shit himself
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Post by Agent P on Aug 13, 2007 0:59:38 GMT -5
The one problem with both WWE and TNA is their desire to punish anyone who even slightly disagrees with their point of view, or has an "attitude problem".
Guys like Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, C.M. Punk, Samoa Joe, Monty Brown and others have been punised within the last 2 years for asinine reasons. It kills TNA because they don't have much to work with to begin with, and WWE has been felling it all summer b/c the big stars have gotten injured.
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Post by Black Hammer Rocks the AssWhip on Aug 13, 2007 1:09:00 GMT -5
TNA would need a triple bypass to be saved at this point. I seriously can't fathom how a company could make so many bad decisions. I wanted TNA to be an alternative, but they are WORSE than WWE at this point. Even WWE builds for the future by pushing guys like Cena (even if I don't particularly like him much). TNA had a surefire face of the company with Joe, and they pissed it all away for no good reason. I'd rather see Joe midcard in WWE than where he's at in TNA, he'd get more respect. QFTMFGDSOBT (Quoted for the motherf***ing god damn son of a bitch truth.) |
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Post by Agent P on Aug 13, 2007 1:35:34 GMT -5
TNA would need a triple bypass to be saved at this point. I seriously can't fathom how a company could make so many bad decisions. I wanted TNA to be an alternative, but they are WORSE than WWE at this point. Even WWE builds for the future by pushing guys like Cena (even if I don't particularly like him much). TNA had a surefire face of the company with Joe, and they pissed it all away for no good reason. I'd rather see Joe midcard in WWE than where he's at in TNA, he'd get more respect. QFTMFGDSOBT (Quoted for the mothersmurfing god damn son of a b**** truth.) Good job watching your language. |
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Post by rrm15 on Aug 13, 2007 2:15:05 GMT -5
Can't we just give up already?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 6:00:02 GMT -5
I enjoy TNA and I don't think they're in danger of going out of business any time soon... omg logic! |
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Post by Splinter on Aug 13, 2007 6:04:23 GMT -5
THere's realistically only one thing that can save TNA  CURRY MAN!!! |
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Aug 13, 2007 7:00:26 GMT -5
I don't think TNA is in any need of saving currently. While I don't like the product, and neither do many of you, they are still getting relatively high ratings. Spike TV still wants to promote them, and it looks like Fox is interested to get them on board. Panda Energy is still willing to fund the project in hopes that it eventually turns a profit, and TNA is in the black the last time I heard.
The problem with TNA is the same problem WCW had in its early days, not in its latter days. The people running the company don't know how to run a wrestling promotion, so the inmates run the asylum. In an interview Eric Bischoff commented that the reason TNA isn't competition is that they don't know what they are doing, and that is true. If TNA wants to reach their full potential they need someone to run the company who knows how to run a wrestling promotion.
Jerry Jarrett could have been that person but he was scared away. Jim Cornette's ideas are antiquated and besides, he's only an on screen talent. Vince Russo needs to be heavily edited and has no clue how to book a wrestling fed. Dutch Mantell, is even worse than Vince Russo. Jeff Jarrett wants the company to flourish, but he also has an ego and doesn't seem to realize that there are serious morale issues down below.
Hire a man who's actually run a wrestling promotion. Dixie Carter has NO idea what she is doing. TNA is not going to be saved by bringing someone in, that's not how WCW did it. WCW brought in Hulk Hogan and that still didn't bring them to the level they needed to be at. They climbed to the next strung by utilizing the talent they had, and bringing in only the talent they needed. Then they just went overboard.
Fire Mantel, demote Russo, promote Cornette, hire Heyman, court Bischoff, utilize the undercard. Stop hiring WWE castaways. Focus on the X-Division. Make Joe your Hogan.
Beat the WWE to the punch before they figure out the future. Vince McMahon isn't invincible, one idea can make you his equal.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 7:09:45 GMT -5
The best thing they could do right now is make a phonecall to Eric Bischoff. He's out of his contract with WWE, so they could at least bring him in for a meeting.
Honestly, Bischoff is the only one who can turn things around.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Aug 13, 2007 7:13:50 GMT -5
nah I´d rather have Heyman...but it won´t happen
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Post by Splinter on Aug 13, 2007 7:14:18 GMT -5
Bischoff could turn things round short term like he did with the NWO in WCW but long term he wouldn't do much good. Anther thing TNA might want to do is remove Jarrett's creative control. WCW had that problem too with Nash, Hall, Hogan, Goldberg and others using their character's creative control to rather selfishly book themselves to the top.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 7:18:05 GMT -5
I think Bischoff would have learnt from his mistakes in WCW. This is why I think that if TNA brought him in, he would go the other way and develop stars for the future instead of relying on the past. Honestly, I don't think it could get much worse in TNA ... they are dominated by older talent at the moment.
Remember, WCW only built one huge star until they went out of business, and that was Goldberg. Imagine building a load of new stars like that in TNA?
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Post by ddt on Aug 13, 2007 7:21:07 GMT -5
I like TNA and the majority of things its doing. But I'd like to see more of the 'homegrown' guys get more time to shine, and less of guys like Angle and Cage (and guys like Rhodes and Martin, who are of no use to the company). Kick Russo out the door, and that's a big step towards making TNA truly great.
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Post by Bubble Lead on Aug 13, 2007 7:21:59 GMT -5
TNA getting ahold of Bischoff would be a great idea. He knows how to run a federation, and I believe that he has learned from mistakes he made in WCW.
Heyman of course would also be a great idea, but who knows whats going on with his WWE contract. It's been months since he got "Sent home" and as far as I know, there's still been no definitive word on what's going on with him.
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Post by nerdinitupagain on Aug 13, 2007 7:40:17 GMT -5
Get rid of Tenay and West. Let Cornette and Borash do commentary, in a much more laid back environment.
And the most important thing... Raven and Cornette are the booking team. Logical, fluid story lines with good payoffs.
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Post by "Nature Boy" Ric Moranis on Aug 13, 2007 7:42:47 GMT -5
My first choice from a creative standpoint is Heyman, but my first choice as an Executive V.P. type would be Bischoff.
Bischoff's smart, and this time around, he wouldn't have the bankroll to make the exact same types of enormous financial mistakes he made with WCW.
He's already said that TNA can't beat WWE at their own game, and said that the people in charge of TNA didn't have a clue by trying to do so, they have to be different than WWE. By saying that, he must have an idea of what could make TNA great, I'd think his vision probably isn't very far off from something we'd appreciate.
He's already shown a consistent appreciation for in-ring talent through the years, which is why he strengthened the NJPW relationship back in the WCW days, and signed guys like Rey, Psicosis, Ultimo Dragon, Jericho, Malenko, Guerrero, and that other guy. Right now, the only great asset TNA has is some of their talent (Angle, Christian, and the younger guys like Joe, AJ, LAX, MCMG, etc.), and I think he'd want to showcase that. You can't compete with WWE by being older, dorkier, and arguably better in the ring. They need to be younger, cooler, and more exciting, and right now, they aren't even that...and they easily could be.
I'd assume Hogan would get in his ear, but Dixie can't afford Hogan, so I don't think it'd be a problem anyway. Who knows if TNA could even afford Bischoff, but he'd be a good guy to at least consult on current matters. And hell, if they hired him, he'd be a great asset in dealing with TV networks, and getting better licensing deals, because he's got great experience in doing that. Hell, he could probably even sweet talk some big-time investors to back the company and help the Carter family out.
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Post by Splinter on Aug 13, 2007 7:53:26 GMT -5
The only thing TNA is missing is a Joe/Angle FINGERPOKE OF DOOM!
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