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[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Jerm

TNA can't do it because they have Vince Russo writing their shows and they're more worried about "big names" and stroking egos than building their own stars, focusing on the WRESTLING, and pushing the right guys.

They're the new WCW...and that's not a good thing.

When WCW was in full swing no show featured more great wrestling than that company...

Their undercards were full of awesome. That was part of what made WCW a great hook, the NWO hooked casuals the great undercard hooked the hardcores.

[chiefscafan]

the new WCW of the last two years before that when Bishoff was running the show they almost bankrupt the wwe

[chiefscafan]

the wcw was able to create new superstars too which to be honest neither TNA or WWE are able to do that

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by Mecca

When WCW was in full swing no show featured more great wrestling than that company...

Their undercards were full of awesome. That was part of what made WCW a great hook, the NWO hooked casuals the great undercard hooked the hardcores.

Agreed, that's when they were great.

TNA just eerily reminds me of the WCW when Russo was running wild with the New Blood vs. Millionaires crap, Goldberg turning heel, David Arquette winning the WCW Title, etc.

It's going downhill and FAST.

[Mecca]

No one books like that now because WCW went under, now everyone books like it's WWE 1998 where the show focuses on 3 guys and you get 15 minutes of wrestling in a 2 hour show.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Jerm

Agreed, that's when they were great.

TNA just eerily reminds me of the WCW when Russo was running wild with the New Blood vs. Millionaires crap, Goldberg turning heel, David Arquette winning the WCW Title, etc.

It's going downhill and FAST.

There is a huge list of little things TNA could do that would hook them a decent audience but they'll never do it because it's far to logical.

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by Mecca

There is a huge list of little things TNA could do that would hook them a decent audience but they'll never do it because it's far to logical.

Agreed.

I really don't know why they don't try to mold their shows after a company like ROH. Let the guys go out there, put on crazy and awesome matches, and base the storylines off of the in ring action instead of vice versa.

Sadly, the TNA brass thinks the way to compete with the WWE is to bring in old, over the hill names and have kooky storylines.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Jerm

Agreed.

I really don't know why they don't try to mold their shows after a company like ROH. Let the guys go out there, put on crazy and awesome matches, and base the storylines off of the in ring action instead of vice versa.

Sadly, the TNA brass thinks the way to compete with the WWE is to bring in old, over the hill names and have kooky storylines.

I don't think they should try to do that either that's to far to the other side. A pure wrestling program like that will not draw nationally it's a niche product. It can be part of your show but it can't be all your show is.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I don't think they should try to do that either that's to far to the other side. A pure wrestling program like that will not draw nationally it's a niche product. It can be part of your show but it can't be all your show is.

Well, TNA doesn't draw nationally, either. At worst it would be a lateral move.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Well, TNA doesn't draw nationally, either. At worst it would be a lateral move.

TNA is really dumb...I don't think they understand how many people that ring turns off the minute they flip it on.

Also Samoa Joe for as nice a worker as he is, his look is a huge problem.

[keg in kc]

Looks like Orton wins tonight, which wouldn't normally bode well for him winning Sunday.

There were more problems with the Shane/Blahtista/HHH team, though.

[Jerm]

I watch crap like TNA and today's HHHWWE and I still wish we had this.....



That titantron and theme is still EPIC haha I remember they would play the entire thing too, would piss the fans off so bad...God I miss guys like Rock, Austin, Eddie, etc.

When the WWE was watchable lol.

[Mecca]

I believe I just encountered the funniest wrestling video ever on youtube..

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I don't think they should try to do that either that's to far to the other side. A pure wrestling program like that will not draw nationally it's a niche product. It can be part of your show but it can't be all your show is.

ROH does storylines pretty well. They've actually done some extremely compelling feuds in the recent past (Cabana vs. Homicide, Danielson vs. Morishima, Aries vs. Jacobs, Whitmer vs. Jacobs, etc.). And they have done some incredible slow burn storylines that take place over months (helps they only run like 4 shows a month at most). Their storyline centers around some fairly simple premises, mainly these 2:

1) 2 guys just don't like each other for some simple reason or
2) 2 guys fighting over a title (or 4 for tag teams)

It's amazing what you can do if you keep it simple.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Swanman

ROH does storylines pretty well. They've actually done some extremely compelling feuds in the recent past (Cabana vs. Homicide, Danielson vs. Morishima, Aries vs. Jacobs, Whitmer vs. Jacobs, etc.). And they have done some incredible slow burn storylines that take place over months (helps they only run like 4 shows a month at most). Their storyline centers around some fairly simple premises, mainly these 2:

1) 2 guys just don't like each other for some simple reason or
2) 2 guys fighting over a title (or 4 for tag teams)

It's amazing what you can do if you keep it simple.

You like actual wrestling, right away you have to understand that makes you a minority. Nationally speaking ROH and what it caters to is a niche audience and they realize it.

There's a reason some of the biggest draws this country has ever seen couldn't work at all or were marginal type workers. They didn't draw because they could work...