TNA Dropping The Ball?

[Viva La Luke]

Well we all no that when a good wrestler in the WWE doesn't get a push the first thing people say is "That they should go to TNA" but when you think about TNA has really dropped the ball when it comes to utlising new talent.

CM Punk
Ken Kennedy
MVP

Most people would consider those 3 names the next big three names in WWE?
What do they all have in common.

THEY ALL WORKED FOR TNA!!

It surprises how TNA could have these 3 guys on there show and not captalize on one, it just really shocks me.
I dont think TNA can afford to keep dropping the ball when it comes to things like this something needs to be done.

 

[phantomgerald]

They were hired to job, and when you job, they can't see your talent. Watch the videoes of their matches and you couldn't have seen a good thing about them.

 

[Viva La Luke]

They were hired to job, and when you job, they can't see your talent. Watch the videoes of their matches and you couldn't have seen a good thing about them.

So you mean they never knew about CM Punk's 5 star match with Samoa Joe and all his other ROH matches in general and his great promo work there?

They are all talented and TNA should have relised this and toke advantage of it, instead of making them job.

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

They were hired to job, and when you job, they can't see your talent. Watch the videoes of their matches and you couldn't have seen a good thing about them.

Bullshit dude, the whole point of jobbing is for evaluational purposes. Plus, all 3 of those guys have enough Indy background to be hired without a tryout match (IMO).

 

[ROHisWrestling]

These guys were in TNA a while ago, NOW you realise they werent pushed correctly? Besides, TNA has many wrestlers that they cant push. Maybe its the 1 hour time slot or maybe its the horrible booking, but it is pissing me off

 

[The Ripper]

In Mr.Kennedys case it was all about having the right character. TNA could have given him a push without a good character and he will have been a flop

 

[Rell]

Actually the only guy who really worked in TNA was CM Punk as part of the New Church. MVP aka Antonio Banks worked a few matches in TNA as part of a talent exchange agreement with FIP/ROH at the time. The reason Punk and TNA didn't workout is because TNA didn't want to let Punk work any ROH dates anymore because of the Rob Feinstein controversy and when Punk and Teddy Hart got into a fist fight both wrestlers parted ways with TNA. Ken Anderson was a local talent who was used on TNA Xplosion a few times (2-3) He was never under a TNA contract, but he was approached by TNA but by that time WWE was already interested in him.


Edit: Rob Feinstein controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Feinstein#Legal_problems

 

[Switchy]

Oh yeah and what about WWE dropping the ball with AJ, Joe and Truth (although he's left TNA now) that kinda evens it out. All I have to say is nobodies perfect and although they let those 3 wrestlers slip from their grasp, they aren't exactly worse off for it. It hasn't made no difference at all to TNA and it will probably be better for MVP, Kennedy and Puk anyway. in WWE they get exposure to show off their wrestling abilty as well so it may have been bad (according to you guys) but for the wrestlers it heped them excalate to bigger heights.

 

[Enigma22]

the problem with tna is their backstage people. their wrestling talent is great but their storylines suck and their management sucks.

 

[excellence of execution]

the problem with tna is their backstage people. their wrestling talent is great but their storylines suck and their management sucks.

that is exactly what most people have said about wcw as the main reason for its demise,bad omen for TNA:sweatdrop: but personally i think TNA is just taking their time they are not rushing into anything,they may have dropped the ball with MVP and kennedy but when you look at their x division they have made some pretty good acquisitions.The x matches are so quick and exciting i have to watch 2-3 times just to make sure i didn't miss anything.

 

[Mike Chaos]

TNA definitely lost focus on why the promotion was created. Ever since they hired Christian Cage and started bringing back old wrestlers it became the new WCW and it saddens me to say that to the fullest. The backstage politics seemed to have taken over TNA and trying to compete with the WWE by using WWE antics. TNA was created as the wrestling alternative, not the company trying to compete with the WWE or trying to be like them. They lost all focus on what the company was supposed to be, eventually people will realise this. I was a huge TNA fan before and now seeing how they try to be more and more like the WWE it makes me sick. Why would TNA make fun of the WWE for using the fat oily guy... and go ahead and use the same thing. They keep rehashing old gimmicks and things that have been done before in a way that it shouldn't be done.

What's the perfect way to get your point across that you aren't like your competition? Do the same thing that they did. Example = Fat oily guy.

 

[The_Enforcer86]

TNA definitely lost focus on why the promotion was created. Ever since they hired Christian Cage and started bringing back old wrestlers it became the new WCW and it saddens me to say that to the fullest. The backstage politics seemed to have taken over TNA and trying to compete with the WWE by using WWE antics. TNA was created as the wrestling alternative, not the company trying to compete with the WWE or trying to be like them. They lost all focus on what the company was supposed to be, eventually people will realise this. I was a huge TNA fan before and now seeing how they try to be more and more like the WWE it makes me sick. Why would TNA make fun of the WWE for using the fat oily guy... and go ahead and use the same thing. They keep rehashing old gimmicks and things that have been done before in a way that it shouldn't be done.

What's the perfect way to get your point across that you aren't like your competition? Do the same thing that they did. Example = Fat oily guy.

I have to agree with Mike on the whole TNA trying so hard to compete w/ WWE. Management is letting things slip by bringing in guys like Cage and the Stieners. You can't really predict how guys will go over w/ fans or if management can get the right storyline behind a guy. Thats how you miss out on guys like Anderson and Alvin Burke (MVP).