News Fans to vote on what ring TNA will use

[Snowman1]

Except the six sided ring has a tendency to look goofy. Plus it hurts wrestlers A LOT more than a 4 sided one.

Why is this? I seem to remember back in that era, people were surprised that the high-risk TNA style wasn't leading to as many injuries as were happening in WWE (probably because of the fewer live events, but still) Is there any proof of it?

 

[Stopspot]

Why is this? I seem to remember back in that era, people were surprised that the high-risk TNA style wasn't leading to as many injuries as were happening in WWE (probably because of the fewer live events, but still) Is there any proof of it?

Six sided rings are stiffer. The way they are built includes more steel sections which makes the ring surface more stiffer, which makes bumping on a six sided ring hurt more than on a four sided.

Look at luchadors, in Mexico the six sided ring is much more common, and Mexican wrestlers have a tendency to start limping and walking stiffly earlier in their careers than American wrestlers (this is obviously a generalization). Talents like AJ and Daniels have gone out in interviews and said they were happy when TNA switched to 4 sides since it meant less painful bumps, but at the expense of TNA losing a bit of it's identity. A match is also easier to set up in a 4 sided ring since more corners equals more factors for the wrestlers putting the match together.

 

[Farooq]

I have no preference of which ring they should have. Four sides is good for the wrestlers who are familiar with it, so they can adapt to it easier, which means less botches and they don't have to change much. The six sides though looks pretty cool, and can be good for high flyers, but seems a bit troubling for tag team matches.

I think they should focus on the product before changing the ring, just my two cents on it though.

 

[Testify]

Except the six sided ring has a tendency to look goofy. Plus it hurts wrestlers A LOT more than a 4 sided one.

Caps locks "A LOT", insinuating like it's something really dangerous, well it's not. No one has ever left TNA or sued TNA because of the shape of their ring, stop whining lmao. Few wrestlers said 4 sides is better for their body a bit, but even they weren't COMPLAINING. They just said it, and still wrestled in 6 sides like a hundred times. I can guarantee with my head that as long as the pay is on time, NO ONE in TNA roster will say anything to anyone between each other about the ring. It's not like it's barbed wire ropes. It's still a RING, and they're pro wrestlers. It's that simple. Btw, you can have a great wrestling match without hitting the ropes every 20 seconds. I bet wrestlers in TNA know it too!

Six sides is a big big part of TNA's identity, it sets them apart from everyone else, and even though it might be 'goofy' looking for some really small amount of people, it's easier for casual viewer and basically any wrestling fan who is flipping channels Thursday night to set apart TNA from WWE or anyone else.

Those saying this is not what TNA should do when trying to be different from WWE, well this might be the beggining of the change people want, who knows. You gotta start somewhere. I believe this is a right first step to bring back the identity that was lost under Hogan & Bischoff regime.

Now that's my two cents

 

[Testify]

"A Double" Austin Aries is stirring some shit on twitter again, now revolving around six sided ring

https://twitter.com/AustinAries

EC3 is on team Aries too. Stopspot has to be thrilled now, aren't you baby?

 

[DK JAMES]

Fuck yes 6 sides.

 

[Brad.]

Can someone tell me one advantage of 6 sides? Looks stupid as fuck to me. 2 of TNA's best talents are strongly against it - seems a bad move.

 

[Snowman1]

Nice sig Brad.

So you longtime TNA fans, can you explain to me the appeal to the six-sided ring? It seems to me like one of those things that is synonymous with TNA's history - "back in the days before Hogan ruined everything, when we had the six-sided ring" - and I'd rather not mess up the "legacy" of the six-sided ring by bringing it back into the current product. Seeing this reminder of the exciting show Impact used to be with the current product in it just sounds depressing.

On the good side, most people enjoyed Slammiversary and would be happy to see the ring back, so hey, there's actually a little positivity around TNA! :yay:

 

[seabs]

Six sided rings are stiffer. The way they are built includes more steel sections which makes the ring surface more stiffer, which makes bumping on a six sided ring hurt more than on a four sided.

Look at luchadors, in Mexico the six sided ring is much more common, and Mexican wrestlers have a tendency to start limping and walking stiffly earlier in their careers than American wrestlers (this is obviously a generalization). Talents like AJ and Daniels have gone out in interviews and said they were happy when TNA switched to 4 sides since it meant less painful bumps, but at the expense of TNA losing a bit of it's identity. A match is also easier to set up in a 4 sided ring since more corners equals more factors for the wrestlers putting the match together.

Lucha involves a lot of knee bumps, run that style on a bouncy castle and people are limping out.

 

[seabs]

Nice sig Brad.

SmanipulatinA fans, can you explain to me the appeal to the six-sided ring? It seems to me like one of those things that is synonymous with TNA's history - "back in the days before Hogan ruined everything, when we had the six-sided ring" - and I'd rather not mess up the "legacy" of the six-sided ring by bringing it back into the current product. Seeing this reminder of the exciting show Impact used to be with the current product in it just sounds depressing.

On the good side, most people enjoyed Slammiversary and would be happy to see the ring back, so hey, there's actually a little positivity around TNA! :yay:

You can attack from more angles for one, AJ was an expert at manipulating that aspect especially from springboards.

 

[Testify]

Voting extended until Sunday night due to the UK fans not watching IMPACT yet. The winner will be announced on Monday at 7PM.

But, here's the little spoiler told by JB last night at the TV tapings in Betlehem:

Spoiler

Jeremy Borash told fans in attendance in Betlehem that this may be the last they see of the traditional 4-sided ring in TNA as Six Sides is killing it in the poll.