Hardcore Championship Coming To TNA Soon?, more

[perucho1990]

The Suicide character may be
finished in TNA. There was talk of
bringing the gimmick back with
Kiyoshi under the mask but it's not
looking good.


There has been talk of dropping the
TNA Global Title and bringing in a
Hardcore Title. Back when Eric
Bischoff and Hulk Hogan first arrived,
they wanted to do away with the
Global Title but Dixie Carter was one
of the main ones who wanted to
keep it around.

WrestleZone

Get rid of the Suicide character for good, and making the global belt the hardcore belt would be good as long as this means the X-division belt is elevated an so it will be the midcard belt.

[Sajoa Moe]

It'll give Rhino something to do, at least.

[Arturo Classico]

Yeah the attitude era called TNA and they want their ideas back.

[Above Average]

Do not want.

The Global title should be the secondary title in the same mould as the Intercontinental for Smackdown and the United States on Raw.

The end of the Suicide character however sounds good to me.

[The Tank]

Apr 25, 2010 15:34:49 GMT -5 Above Average said:

Do not want.

The Global title should be the secondary title in the same mould as the Intercontinental for Smackdown and the United States on Raw.

Yea, that'd be great.

They just have to get the title on someone who can wrestle first.

[Above Average]

Apr 25, 2010 15:35:46 GMT -5 The Tank said:

Apr 25, 2010 15:34:49 GMT -5 Above Average said:

Do not want.

The Global title should be the secondary title in the same mould as the Intercontinental for Smackdown and the United States on Raw.

Yea, that'd be great.

They just have to get the title on someone who can wrestle first.

*Cough* Desmond Wolfe! *Cough*

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

Pie pan matches!

[elmstreetkid]

So Suicide was killed off? How ironic - now he's blind, after a lifetime of enjoying being able to see.

Seriously, at this point they're just TRYING to piss off Cornette. Hardcore matches are best when they're very occasional. They expose the business terribly and injure the workers.

Besides, TNA has too many titles as it is. Drop the Global title, push the X-Division belt up to Intercontinental-ish status. The Knockouts tag title has a minor use in showing how dominant the Beautiful People are, but they really need to build up the division again to make use of it.

[Natalya's Ass Fanboy]

Apr 25, 2010 15:33:24 GMT -5 Arturo Classico said:

Yeah the attitude era called TNA and they want their ideas back.

Why wouldn't you emulate the most successful period in wrestling history? Keep in mind, the concepts of the Attitude Era didn't so much become unpopular as the WWE just phased them out while regressing back to the "New Generation"-style show.

[________ has left the building]

Hardcore wrestling is passe. Hitting people in the head with pie tins, canes, and chairs get boring real quick. How about dropping the Knockout tag title. Rename the Global title into something better like the Television title and give to people who can wrestle with smokes and mirrors being used.

[Above Average]

Apr 25, 2010 16:21:36 GMT -5 Natalya's Ass Fanboy said:

Apr 25, 2010 15:33:24 GMT -5 Arturo Classico said:

Yeah the attitude era called TNA and they want their ideas back.

Why wouldn't you emulate the most successful period in wrestling history? Keep in mind, the concepts of the Attitude Era didn't so much become unpopular as the WWE just phased them out while regressing back to the "New Generation"-style show.

Is it really too much to ask that TNA create their own identity? WWE lite doesn't exactly inspire people to tune in.

[Cry Me a Wiggle]

Wasn't the whole point of the X Division kind of a merger between Hardcore and Cruiserweight championships? High flying wrestling with "no limits." Meh.

I think a secondary, non-divisional title is much more important, since it's the theoretical bridge between the midcard and main event. Hardcore titles will just lead to guys wearing football helmets getting whacked with Surge bottles.

[Legion]

Apr 25, 2010 16:40:08 GMT -5 Above Average said:

Apr 25, 2010 16:21:36 GMT -5 Natalya's Ass Fanboy said:

Why wouldn't you emulate the most successful period in wrestling history? Keep in mind, the concepts of the Attitude Era didn't so much become unpopular as the WWE just phased them out while regressing back to the "New Generation"-style show.

Is it really too much to ask that TNA create their own identity? WWE lite doesn't exactly inspire people to tune in.

Don't be ignorant.

It annoys me so much when people claim that they are trying to copy WWE or be a 'lite' version of them.

It so isn't true.

They are obviously looking to be Nu-WCW. Look at whose in charge, look at who the focus of the top storylines is. Look at that entrance walkway. It all screams WCW.

WWE Lite, pah. 'WCW' all the way!

[Richard]

You know if they took the hardcore title and made it more of an anything goes/relaxed rules kinda like ECW was it would cool. Not 100% anything goes weapons and whatnot but, no countout, let them brawl, no holds barred type thing. Have the belief that they could bust out anything but save that for PPVs if it makes sense.

[Bram wants to 'urt you]

I hope not (Hardcore title). Hardcore matches, if used at all, should be used to end a feud when a "regular" match simply isn't enough.

Suicide, well, he had a decent run, but tbh I was never convinced that his success wasn't down to the fact that the majority of fans knew it was either Daniels or Kaz behind the mask.

[Above Average]

Apr 25, 2010 16:42:41 GMT -5 Legion said:

Apr 25, 2010 16:40:08 GMT -5 Above Average said:

Is it really too much to ask that TNA create their own identity? WWE lite doesn't exactly inspire people to tune in.

Don't be ignorant.

It annoys me so much when people claim that they are trying to copy WWE or be a 'lite' version of them.

It so isn't true.

They are obviously looking to be Nu-WCW. Look at whose in charge, look at who the focus of the top storylines is. Look at that entrance walkway. It all screams WCW.

WWE Lite, pah. 'WCW' all the way!

Well, I was hoping they'd want to copy the WWF hardcore division rather than the WCW one. Atleast the WWF one was entertaining at times. WCW's was abysmal generally.

[Sajoa Moe]

Apr 25, 2010 16:02:21 GMT -5 SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts said:

Pie pan matches!

Commode lids!

[Marvelously Mediocre]

Apr 25, 2010 16:42:41 GMT -5 Legion said:

Apr 25, 2010 16:40:08 GMT -5 Above Average said:

Is it really too much to ask that TNA create their own identity? WWE lite doesn't exactly inspire people to tune in.

Don't be ignorant.

It annoys me so much when people claim that they are trying to copy WWE or be a 'lite' version of them.

It so isn't true.

They are obviously looking to be Nu-WCW. Look at whose in charge, look at who the focus of the top storylines is. Look at that entrance walkway. It all screams WCW.

WWE Lite, pah. 'WCW' all the way!

Swerve!

[neal]

If they're sold on making a hardcore title, I have something that would be perfect for them.

[Dub H]

Apr 25, 2010 16:42:41 GMT -5 Legion said:

Apr 25, 2010 16:40:08 GMT -5 Above Average said:

Is it really too much to ask that TNA create their own identity? WWE lite doesn't exactly inspire people to tune in.

Don't be ignorant.

It annoys me so much when people claim that they are trying to copy WWE or be a 'lite' version of them.

It so isn't true.

They are obviously looking to be Nu-WCW. Look at whose in charge, look at who the focus of the top storylines is. Look at that entrance walkway. It all screams WCW.

WWE Lite, pah. 'WCW' all the way!

This is a WCW license with the word "WCW" crossed out and TNA written in crayon!
(not my joke)