Not to offend anyone who watches or follows TNA... but outside of Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, and I guess Chavo Guererro (who I'm assuming are all pretty much washed up at this point in their careers) what do they have going for them? I'm sorry, but I can't buy into a wrestling promotion that has Bubba Ray Dudley as it's World Heavyweight Champion. I grew up in the WWE Attitude and Ruthless Aggression era and will always think of him as a tag team, mid card wrestler.
Going back to Fandango and developing an ego backstage... after tonight I have to say I get it. Having that sexy ass Summer Rae chick wrapped all over you wearing next to nothing every night would have the most humble man walking around like he's the shit.
So you're just naming guys you know from WWE. They have plenty of talent they developed. AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, James Storm, and Bobby Roode. They also have Austin Aeries and Abyss.
Seriously, their women's division is a lot better then WWE's and the tag division they seem to be building up, unlike WWE. They also have the X-Division, which is like the cruiserweight division in a way, but more modern.
And as far as going to the live events, I hear it's a much more fan interactive event. For instance those who are in the front row get a meet and greet with the wrestlers. You feel as though you can start chants and be actually heard on TV even if there's a small minority chanting it. You also get two shows for the price of one.
Not my point. I don't really have a problem doing 1 a year, my beef is that they're not credible enough of a promotion to even have a HOF at this point.
WWE can put guys in who haven't been in their organization or only had small runs, because they own the rights to those promotions.
It says a lot when guys like Goldberg (who hates WWE) say they'd never join the promotion & make fun of how few fans watch it. And when guys like Batista, who's had his fair share of beef with WWE's product, say stuff like "I'd never go there, I'm WWE through & through"..
They're just not credible and haven't been around long enough to warrant a HOF.
It just depends who you are and where you're at in your career. There's plenty of guys that say they'd never go to TNA. That's fine, but they have lighter schedules, which saved years from Kurt Angles career. Edge might have benefited the same way, if he ever went there.
Johny Nitro wanted a lighter schedule, so he left. Which leads to me to believe he might be their new signing. CM Punk took a break because of the schedule.
It's also worth noting, I don't trust anything said on twitter involving contracts, unless it's something announced by Dixie Carter or TNA's handle. I don't think it is Batista that's the big FA, but I feel it could be MVP and he dismissed it on twitter as well.
Also, I don't really like TNA's product, but I watched last night for AJ/Styles (ended up watching the same thing). Probably better than any WWE ppv this year by a long shot.
I agree, but that's the two best workers TNA has in the ring. That's not taking away anything from the rest of their roster either. Those two were expected to be the match of the night and they delivered.
The Last KO Standing match? Best TV Wrestling womens match in years and nothing even comes close. The ACE Crusher off the stage was probably one of the best moments in wrestling in quite a while, just because it involved two KO's. That's a big time spot.
That match was epic. Probably one of the best women's division matches I've ever seen. The best part was WWE copied them tonight with Cena and that chair on the turnbuckle.
The tag match had it's shitty parts, but I felt it held its own after the hooplah died down. I fully expect Storm and Gunner to hold those belts for a while, seeing as Storm is pretty much the king of tag teams in TNA.
I also surprisingly enjoyed the main event as well, even after a great match between Styles and Angle. The crowd was still around. Unlike when the WWE puts on an epic match there's always a let down following it.
