New Years suggestions for TNA

[Michrome 0]

It's a new year, so what can be done on 1/7 to get the year off to a real good start? Well, first of all, the odds are that they're going to book Sting-Jarrett for the title along with Ultimate X. We'll also finally get to see CM Punk get some mike time, which should be great if he lights up that crowd of worthless alcoholics. The show looks promising. However, what can be done to reverse the current path of boredome on the show? Ever since the 1 cent show, things have been going downhill, they should take these 2 weeks to stop the bleeding.

 

* Give CM Punk a microphone and 10 minutes and let him become the biggest draw TNA has. The crowd will be ready to riot by the time he's done. A long, drawn out feud with turns, bloody matches, and the eventual win for Raven to get his blowoff with JJ will DRAW.

 

* Get the title off of Shane now. Put the title on Chris Daniels, who already has an issue with Low Ki. With Sabin, Skipper, Ki, Daniels, and Shane all intertwined, we could have some great matches.

 

* Let AJ and Dlo chase after the tag titles. Everybody is sick of the damn AMW chase, and god knows Styles won't be getting the title.

 

* Bring in some guys while cutting loose some others. Guys like Samoa Joe and Chris Hero would get way over in a hurry, and so would Colt Cabana. Why does Abyss have a job while Joe doesn't?

 

* How about we get a babyface commisioner who wasn't a jobber on WCW Worldwide? Erik Watts is a JOKE. Get this clown off the screen. Hire Steamboat or something. Hell, do we NEED commisioners? Can't they be different than WWE and have wrestlers handling things themselves? Have pre-set matches made by the board of directors, and grudge matches can be made through challenges.

 

* One last thing. We need to have circumstances on the show, once every 2 or 3 weeks where a big match is made at the beginning of the show in some kind of interview and then HAPPENS on the same show. There HAS to be some sort of unpredictability. If fans think something big might happen, they will buy the show even if the preview looks lame. As it is now, I only buy shows if the preview looks great.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

Abyss is good.

 

I was with you until you bad mouthed Abyss.

 

Now I don't care what you have to say.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I find Abyss to be pretty decent for a guy 6'8" 330 lbs. Usually that size will suck.

 

But yes, take the X title of Michael Shane. Worst. Champion Ever. Even worse than Sonny Suckiaki and The Not So Amazing Red.

[Guest bort]

I would Love to see the title off the RHK

 

I agree with almost everything you said but Abyss is very solid for a big man

 

I dont think Hero would get over, his look kills him almost anywhere outside of IWA MS

 

I think they should let some of the talent have some time off TV as some guys have been around for a long time and are kinda stale....AMW, Kid Kash and 3Lk fall into this area

 

Give Punk the Mic, he is GOLD on the mic and good in the ring, 10 mins at least and start giving his matches longer than 4 min

 

Get rid of X if he already isnt gone

 

X divison matches should be at least 10 mins long

[Michrome 0]

Abyss is good.

 

I was with you until you bad mouthed Abyss.

 

Now I don't care what you have to say.

 

Way to be your usual rational self. Abyss is an OK big man, I didn't say he sucks, but Joe is worlds, no, solar systems better. When Joe-Styles comes out on tape, from all accounts, it was an MoTYC that will surely blow away Styles-Abyss. Styles-Abyss wasn't bad, but it was way overrated by fanboys here that think anything above shit is great.

 

The fact that Abyss is a decent big man is irrelevent however, when there are better big men that will do the job better for the same price. Why settle for "ok" when you can have great?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Abyss is good.

 

I was with you until you bad mouthed Abyss.

 

Now I don't care what you have to say.

 

Way to be your usual rational self. Abyss is an OK big man, I didn't say he sucks, but Joe is worlds, no, solar systems better. When Joe-Styles comes out on tape, from all accounts, it was an MoTYC that will surely blow away Styles-Abyss. Styles-Abyss wasn't bad, but it was way overrated by fanboys here that think anything above shit is great.

 

The fact that Abyss is a decent big man is irrelevent however, when there are better big men that will do the job better for the same price. Why settle for "ok" when you can have great?

Fanboy?!!?!

 

I pretty much resent TNA now, and am bored out of my skull for most of the 2 hrs.

 

But Styles/Abyss had me marking out for the first time for TNA since Stings debut at the anniversary.

[Michrome 0]

whoops, double post.

[Michrome 0]

It had crowd heat and some good false finishes, but when it comes to wrestling quality, it was mediocre at best. It was a fine main event, but that match is the ultimate example of how low expectations have become.

[tpww7 0]

You mean there are still people with high expectations for a TNA show?

[King Cucaracha 0]

You mean there are still people with high expectations for a TNA show?

Now, that wasn't predictable at ALL. Especially from you.

 

*sarcasm detector blows up*

 

 

Anyway...

 

- If they're going to do the CM Punk-Raven fued, do it right and hopefully do it quickly. I'm dreading the next few months of ROH fans coming on here and bitching about how the TNA fued is inferior to the ROH fued. Because it will be. I can't see it being better than ROH's at all. And that is going to mean bitching galore.

 

- As everyone else said, get the belt off Shane.

 

- Bring in the Briscoes and Cornette to freshen up the Tag Title scene. Seriously, The Briscoes and Cornette would get over in TNA.

 

- Low Ki/Daniels fued.

 

- Forget about Hogan.

 

- Keep Styles and D'Lo together.

 

- Try and get a deal with a Japanese promotion to breathe life into the X Division again. It worked for WCW for a while. I may work for ROH. Why not TNA.

 

- DON'T sign Dustin in January. His back and neck are messed up, and it makes the company look desperate for names.

 

-HOWEVER, if Goldberg leaves WWE in March...sign him. That's gonna get flamed, but I don't care. TNA need a big name main eventer, and if they can convince Goldberg to come in without him crippling them financially and without too many demands, then it could be a big thing. Big fish in a small pond would produce more pops for Goldberg than in the WWE. Plus, TNA have an unlimited source of people to feed to Goldberg if they really have to. Of course, it won't happen...but it'd certainyl be interesting if it did.

[Silence 0]

- If they're going to do the CM Punk-Raven fued, do it right and hopefully do it quickly. I'm dreading the next few months of ROH fans coming on here and bitching about how the TNA fued is inferior to the ROH fued. Because it will be. I can't see it being better than ROH's at all. And that is going to mean bitching galore.

If it means TNA's going to make the matches disappointing much like they did to Justin Credible/Jerry Lynn (3-minute fluke pin victory from the heel, outside hardcore brawl that isn't too great, and only one decent match which was the Last Man Standing. I know Credible isn't great, but Lynn carried him in ECW), then you're right, a lot of people are going to bitch about the TNA Raven/Punk feud being inferior to their ROH feud because we know Mantel's somehow going to screw it up if he can pull shit like putting the X-Division title on Michael Shane.

[Guest Ghettoman]

Don't suck, give your X guys over 15 even if it is to just run through six or seven more overly contrived spots, stick to what made you, not out-dated stigma carrying names like Hogan.

 

Don't suck really covers it for me.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

In TNA in the new year I ask for the following:

 

-TNA finally says fuck off to Hogan and they put on a kickass card for Bound For Glory.

 

- Tiger Mask makes amazing debut for TNA and TNA starts using jr's from Japan on a more regular basis.

 

-Make sure that under EVERY circumstance that Luger never gets on again.

 

-CM PUNK vs. Raven = kickass feud

 

-Get the title off Jarrett and put it where it belongs.......on AJ.

 

- Have Daniels or Sabin get that X division title away from god awful Shane.

 

- Bring in tag teams. Backseats come to mind, as well as Briscoes.

 

- Do NOT lower Abyss's status on the roster. His character works and he SHOULD be a monster.

 

- Bring back Jerry Lynn.....and don't fuck his pay again.

 

- If at any point possible (but it won't) bring in Cornette to manage AMW. Trust me, this is the ONLY thing that would make them better.

 

- Let me also say this again....FUCK HOGAN!!!!

[Guest MikeSC]

- Bring back Jerry Lynn.....and don't fuck his pay again.

 

- If at any point possible (but it won't) bring in Cornette to manage AMW. Trust me, this is the ONLY thing that would make them better.

-=Mike

Umm, seeing as how Corny has said he's quite happy in Louisville and the WWE would cut ALL support to OVW if he appeared on TNA --- it ain't gonna happen. And he can't make AMW's cliched match style interesting. I mean, yes, the Rock 'n' Roll Express worked basically the same match for years --- but Ricky Morton could work circles around either Storm or Harris. AMW are the New Age Outlaws of TNA (except that the Outlaws kinda, you know, drew) --- hot and over with the IWC for a while. Then, people realize that they are just not too good.

 

And I just don't see the greatness in Lynn. I didn't see it in ECW and never saw it in TNA.

-=Mike

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Umm, seeing as how Corny has said he's quite happy in Louisville and the WWE would cut ALL support to OVW if he appeared on TNA --- it ain't gonna happen. And he can't make AMW's cliched match style interesting. I mean, yes, the Rock 'n' Roll Express worked basically the same match for years --- but Ricky Morton could work circles around either Storm or Harris. AMW are the New Age Outlaws of TNA (except that the Outlaws kinda, you know, drew) --- hot and over with the IWC for a while. Then, people realize that they are just not too good.

 

And I just don't see the greatness in Lynn. I didn't see it in ECW and never saw it in TNA.

-=Mike

Obviously this isn't gonna happen. But he is the ONLY thing that is gonna make AMW better. I mean at least he could garner some heat for them if they were heel's. Hell, now they are VERY bland and VERY stale and he would be able to change that. Also, the outlaws NEVER drew. NEVER. Name some of their classics feuds? NONE, so apparently they were never the draw. It's also very obvious that Ricky Morton is better than AMW, I would hope that would go without saying.

[OldSchoolWrestling 0]

They have to get the title off of JJJ and cut down on his involvement on the show. He comes out way too much and it kills a lot of shows for me. He can be upper card but doesn't need to make 5 appearances per show. If they are going to bring Hogan back, fine. But until that is for sure, take the title off of him and give it to someone else. If he's holding it so that he can stay strong for Hogan, he may be holding that belt for a long time.

 

Limit run-ins. I am tired of every main event having run-ins. They think the run-in is going to make everyone want to come back next week to see the show. It hurts the show that there are so many run-ins.

[tpww7 0]

You mean there are still people with high expectations for a TNA show?

Now, that wasn't predictable at ALL. Especially from you.

 

*sarcasm detector blows up*

 

 

Anyway...

 

- If they're going to do the CM Punk-Raven fued, do it right and hopefully do it quickly. I'm dreading the next few months of ROH fans coming on here and bitching about how the TNA fued is inferior to the ROH fued. Because it will be. I can't see it being better than ROH's at all. And that is going to mean bitching galore.

 

- As everyone else said, get the belt off Shane.

 

- Bring in the Briscoes and Cornette to freshen up the Tag Title scene. Seriously, The Briscoes and Cornette would get over in TNA.

 

- Low Ki/Daniels fued.

 

- Forget about Hogan.

 

- Keep Styles and D'Lo together.

 

- Try and get a deal with a Japanese promotion to breathe life into the X Division again. It worked for WCW for a while. I may work for ROH. Why not TNA.

 

- DON'T sign Dustin in January. His back and neck are messed up, and it makes the company look desperate for names.

 

-HOWEVER, if Goldberg leaves WWE in March...sign him. That's gonna get flamed, but I don't care. TNA need a big name main eventer, and if they can convince Goldberg to come in without him crippling them financially and without too many demands, then it could be a big thing. Big fish in a small pond would produce more pops for Goldberg than in the WWE. Plus, TNA have an unlimited source of people to feed to Goldberg if they really have to. Of course, it won't happen...but it'd certainyl be interesting if it did.

Well..it is the TRUTH. TNA never delivers.

[King Cucaracha 0]

You mean there are still people with high expectations for a TNA show?

Now, that wasn't predictable at ALL. Especially from you.

 

*sarcasm detector blows up*

 

 

Anyway...

 

- If they're going to do the CM Punk-Raven fued, do it right and hopefully do it quickly. I'm dreading the next few months of ROH fans coming on here and bitching about how the TNA fued is inferior to the ROH fued. Because it will be. I can't see it being better than ROH's at all. And that is going to mean bitching galore.

 

- As everyone else said, get the belt off Shane.

 

- Bring in the Briscoes and Cornette to freshen up the Tag Title scene. Seriously, The Briscoes and Cornette would get over in TNA.

 

- Low Ki/Daniels fued.

 

- Forget about Hogan.

 

- Keep Styles and D'Lo together.

 

- Try and get a deal with a Japanese promotion to breathe life into the X Division again. It worked for WCW for a while. I may work for ROH. Why not TNA.

 

- DON'T sign Dustin in January. His back and neck are messed up, and it makes the company look desperate for names.

 

-HOWEVER, if Goldberg leaves WWE in March...sign him. That's gonna get flamed, but I don't care. TNA need a big name main eventer, and if they can convince Goldberg to come in without him crippling them financially and without too many demands, then it could be a big thing. Big fish in a small pond would produce more pops for Goldberg than in the WWE. Plus, TNA have an unlimited source of people to feed to Goldberg if they really have to. Of course, it won't happen...but it'd certainyl be interesting if it did.

Well..it is the TRUTH. TNA never delivers.

Thanks for your feedback.

 

 

Raven_Effect...TNA's fued will be inferior, because TNA isn't going to put on 30 minute Raven/Punk matches. Let's face it, Punk isn't in line for a big push int he TAN right now, so they won't give him 30 minutes. Therefore, people will not be happy...

 

And didn't Shane get the belt before Mantell came in? I'm not certain, but I thought he did.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

You mean there are still people with high expectations for a TNA show?

Now, that wasn't predictable at ALL. Especially from you.

 

*sarcasm detector blows up*

 

 

Anyway...

 

- If they're going to do the CM Punk-Raven fued, do it right and hopefully do it quickly. I'm dreading the next few months of ROH fans coming on here and bitching about how the TNA fued is inferior to the ROH fued. Because it will be. I can't see it being better than ROH's at all. And that is going to mean bitching galore.

 

- As everyone else said, get the belt off Shane.

 

- Bring in the Briscoes and Cornette to freshen up the Tag Title scene. Seriously, The Briscoes and Cornette would get over in TNA.

 

- Low Ki/Daniels fued.

 

- Forget about Hogan.

 

- Keep Styles and D'Lo together.

 

- Try and get a deal with a Japanese promotion to breathe life into the X Division again. It worked for WCW for a while. I may work for ROH. Why not TNA.

 

- DON'T sign Dustin in January. His back and neck are messed up, and it makes the company look desperate for names.

 

-HOWEVER, if Goldberg leaves WWE in March...sign him. That's gonna get flamed, but I don't care. TNA need a big name main eventer, and if they can convince Goldberg to come in without him crippling them financially and without too many demands, then it could be a big thing. Big fish in a small pond would produce more pops for Goldberg than in the WWE. Plus, TNA have an unlimited source of people to feed to Goldberg if they really have to. Of course, it won't happen...but it'd certainyl be interesting if it did.

Well..it is the TRUTH. TNA never delivers.

Thanks for your feedback.

 

 

Raven_Effect...TNA's fued will be inferior, because TNA isn't going to put on 30 minute Raven/Punk matches. Let's face it, Punk isn't in line for a big push int he TAN right now, so they won't give him 30 minutes. Therefore, people will not be happy...

 

And didn't Shane get the belt before Mantell came in? I'm not certain, but I thought he did.

Michael Shane won before Mantel, but he's also been the only X champ SINCE Mantel came back. 4 Months is a LONG time for a title reign for someone who sucks so much.

[Guest vicvenomjr]

To the bookers of TNA-keep on this path, your smarter than anyone will give you credit for.

 

Also if the chance is available sign Rhyno and RVD, but no one else from the WWE who are free agents this year, especially Goldberg.

[MrRant 0]

How about market to people not part of the IWC? And by market I mean SPONSER SOMETHING (NASCAR doesn't count).

 

How about a couple commercials during a cable show like The Shield? Not overly expensive.

 

If XPW can get their DVDs into Best Buy.... TNA should be able to as well.

 

TV deal would be nice as well of course... chances are if they can even get a deal with a REGIONAL FOX Sports affiliate then those who have digital cable/sat can watch on one of the FOX Sports Digital channels like MLW did.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

- Altar Boy Luke returns full-time to appear on PPVs.

- Chris Hero is brought in to work the PPVs, not just dark matches.

- Sonjay or Luke wins the X Title, or at least a showdown between those two.

- Matt Striker (not Stryker), I'm referring to the MLW one), is brought in full-time. His comedy act RULZ.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

-A new music composer is brought in to help vary the themes. Sure, some of them are quite good (JJJ's, Styles', Raven's, 3LK's), but most of them are just pure shit (Sabin's, Red Shirts', Watts', Abyss'). Get past the fooling around with the synthesizer, and just write tunes that work as entrance themes and as representations of the worker's character.

 

-Give CM Punk and Raven as much time, in the ring and on the mic, as can be allotted to fully develop this feud. Do not hotshot it too fast, and do not drag it out too long. 2-3 months would be ideal, as long as they are not facing each other every single episode.

 

-The X-Division title needs to be given to somebody that is good in the ring, passable on the mic, and actually works the X-Division style of fast-paced, high-impact wrestling. Chris Sabin or Christopher Daniels would be the ideal choices.

 

-Once a new X-Division champion is crowned, have a match with Jarrett for the World title. Jarrett wins, but barely (and CLEANLY). Jarrett then challenges for the X-Division title, and the X-Division champion wins, but barely (and CLEANLY). This will make both champions seem equal in stature, as well as elevate the worth of either title.

 

-Bring in new tag teams from the independent circuit (Backseat Boyz, Briscoes, etc.) to help freshen up the tag scene. The more teams that can work, the better possible matches, and thus the higher likelihood that fans will take notice.

 

-Have Jeff Jarrett publically acknowledge Hogan's lack of balls on PPV, and say that the match with Hogan is off, because Jarrett doesn't want to waste his time on "an old, over-the-hill, bald piece of shit" that won't even wrestle unless he's getting paid more money than TNA can afford. Use the money set aside to offer Hogan to bring back Jerry Lynn and hire international talent (Tiger Mask IV, Masato Tanaka, Marufuji, Shocker, Ultimo Guerrero, etc.).

 

-DEVELOP AN ACTUAL MERCHANDISE SECTION. One passable AJ Styles shirt, a decent AMW shirt, and an overabundance of cool SEX shirts does not make up for the lack of merchandise for everything else.

 

-ADVERTISE, DAMMIT. Try to get television advertisements all over the country. Create a street team, whose members receive prizes or discounts on merchandise and/or PPVs. The more people know about TNA, the more possible buyers.

[tommytomlin 0]

How can Jarrett compete for the X-Division title? He's not exactly a high-risk move kind of dude.

[Michrome 0]

The same argument could be made against Michael Shane.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

I'm actually re-using something that happened shortly after Jerry Lynn won his first X-Division title. The Truth and Lynn faced each other in two bouts: one for the World title, one for the X-Division title. During these bouts, Lynn did more brawling in the World title match, and Truth did quite a bit of flying in the X-Division match.

 

And since, apparently, the X-Division title is no longer about style, but rather placement on the card (since anybody with a minor clue as to what the X-Division is about knows Shane doesn't work that style), it'd work.

[Astro101 0]

I really liked where they were going with Truth vs X Division...which brings me to...

 

-Put Truth back up there...at least one title shot

 

-I 493rd the motion to take the belt off Shane

 

-Put the X title on Daniels

 

-More X matches...have a Luche Libre vs X Division done right with both sides getting victories

 

-Sting vs Raven

 

-Lynn should be back

 

-D'lo vs Abyss would be a nice feud

[Guest sean pyro]

Are they still using Sonjay Dutt?

[Guest Devin]

Styles-Abyss wasn't bad, but it was way overrated by fanboys here that think anything above shit is great.

That seriously had me laughing for quite a while. How can you call anyone else a fanboy?!?!?

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Well, considering "fanboy" is usually a synonym for "mark," and Michrome's pretty down-the-middle when it comes to what he finds good and bad...