TNA's Lame Early Days

[Welfare Willis]

I was watching an early episode of TNA on Twitch and Erik Watts just announced himself the new director of authority.

Really, Erik Watts? That's the best they got? Cheex wasn't available? Afterwards Don West almost busted a testicle announcing Shawn Michaels' cousin would have a match.


How did TNA even get off the ground with stuff like this?



On a cool note, I haven't seen a lot of CM Punk's TNA stuff. It was interesting seeing him here and Matt Sydal as a jobber.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Michael Shane such wasted potential.

I didn't even remembered Erik Watts in tna, shit they were taking everyone back then.

[The 1Watcher Experience]

It was fun watching AJ Styles killing it out there every week. Early TNA could be strange but it was also fun. There were a lot of surprise appearances thrown in too. It kept me watching.

[Jiren]

Early TNA may have been crud but it gave us this



I'm not gonna apologize I love this theme

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

May 26, 2018 5:47:11 GMT -5 Jiren said:

Early TNA may have been crud but it gave us this



I'm not gonna apologize I love this theme

Man, whatever happened to Jorge Estrada? That dude walked out of TNA and off the f***ing edge of the world, apparently.

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

May 26, 2018 2:28:10 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

I was watching an early episode of TNA on Twitch and Erik Watts just announced himself the new director of authority.

Really, Erik Watts? That's the best they got? Cheex wasn't available? Afterwards Don West almost busted a testicle announcing Shawn Michaels' cousin would have a match.


How did TNA even get off the ground with stuff like this?



On a cool note, I haven't seen a lot of CM Punk's TNA stuff. It was interesting seeing him here and Matt Sydal as a jobber.

Yep, and he lost that power in a match with Don Callis (who has mentioned that a few times on Impact while promoting the GWN app) when Goldy Locks (who was a kayfabe love interest of Erik's at the time) turned heel

[bootytea]

Lame? That shit was insanely entertaining.

I remember how there was a sudden shift in production a few months into the first year and it was so glaring.. I just remember the show starting with a segment in a much smaller arena and really dim lights.

It's too bad I didn't have the funds to support the show on a weekly basis because it provided a lot of variety and had it's own goofy identity.

[Welfare Willis]

May 26, 2018 19:53:22 GMT -5 Seth Drakin of Monster Crap said:

May 26, 2018 2:28:10 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

I was watching an early episode of TNA on Twitch and Erik Watts just announced himself the new director of authority.

Really, Erik Watts? That's the best they got? Cheex wasn't available? Afterwards Don West almost busted a testicle announcing Shawn Michaels' cousin would have a match.


How did TNA even get off the ground with stuff like this?



On a cool note, I haven't seen a lot of CM Punk's TNA stuff. It was interesting seeing him here and Matt Sydal as a jobber.

Yep, and he lost that power in a match with Don Callis (who has mentioned that a few times on Impact while promoting the GWN app) when Goldy Locks (who was a kayfabe love interest of Erik's at the time) turned heel

F******** Russo. *facepalm*

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people had WCW withdrawal and would accept anything

[DragonMasterP]

Let's never forget the fact that early TNA gave us this:

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

May 26, 2018 22:37:37 GMT -5 DragonMasterP said:

Let's never forget the fact that early TNA gave us this:

Also that midget had a freakin' gun

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

May 26, 2018 22:37:37 GMT -5 DragonMasterP said:

Let's never forget the fact that early TNA gave us this:

That picture defines Russo's booking.

[Fade]

I really dug TNA in its "lame" early days. I was always stoked for the once-a-week PPV thing.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

May 26, 2018 23:20:16 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

May 26, 2018 22:37:37 GMT -5 DragonMasterP said:

Let's never forget the fact that early TNA gave us this:

That picture defines Russo's booking.

Nah, it's this gif that defines Russo's TNA existence.

[The 1Watcher Experience]

May 26, 2018 19:34:21 GMT -5 2coldMack is even more baffled said:

May 26, 2018 5:47:11 GMT -5 Jiren said:

Early TNA may have been crud but it gave us this



I'm not gonna apologize I love this theme

Man, whatever happened to Jorge Estrada? That dude walked out of TNA and off the f***ing edge of the world, apparently.

Jimmy Yang has apparently been quoted as saying he got into some legal trouble after his time in TNA. 

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Remember The Johnsons?

Bob Ryder said that originally the costumes were supposed to have pubes. f*** Vince Russo and Jeff Jarrett, they really wanted to advertise themselves as a porn company to sell weekly ppvs.

[Hypnosis]

May 27, 2018 11:08:58 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

Remember The Johnsons?

Bob Ryder said that originally the costumes were supposed to have pubes. f*** Vince Russo and Jeff Jarrett, they really wanted to advertise themselves as a porn company to sell weekly ppvs.

We were going to get a tag team version of Giant Gonzalez (RIP)?

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

May 26, 2018 5:47:11 GMT -5 Jiren said:

Early TNA may have been crud but it gave us this



I'm not gonna apologize I love this theme

I kinda wish the Flying Elvises had a longer shelf life.

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There was a lot of what the f***ery but it was made up for with AJ, Low Ki, and Amazing Red all going balls out also.

[BlackoutCreature]

I won't lie and say it was amazing. There was obviously a lot of really stupid stuff happening. But there was also a lot of fun stuff mixed in and you could easily see the potential of the promotion. They lived up to none of that potential, but I'd gladly take their "lame early days" over the zombie of a promotion it is now.