TNA Rebrand Discussion Thread

[Sky]

I was legit hoping he'd be an NWA Champion at some point but it never materialized before COVID.

So much fell apart for NWA during the pandemic... did Corgan get the disease? Is one of the symptoms of long COVID becoming a massive Tyrus fan?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

If Cody had won the belt last year, LA knight could’ve taken it from Cody at next year‘s wrestlemania after winning the royal rumble. Easy mode.

 

[Sky]

I mean, it doesn’t help the log jam when they decide to for no reason keep the world championship on one guy for four years.

It's Triple H... he loves unstoppable heel reigns of terror

 

[Sky]

If Cody had won the belt last year, LA knight could’ve taken it from Cody at next year‘s wrestlemania after winning the royal rumble. Easy mode.

Does face/face sell Mania tho?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

So much fell apart for NWA during the pandemic... did Corgan get the disease? Is one of the symptoms of long COVID becoming a massive Tyrus fan?

Well, hopefully for him he finally got the vaccine because everything I’m looking in NWA right now seems to be massively different and he’s promoting it is a new era, so that’s good for him and in NWA.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

It's Triple H... he loves unstoppable heel reigns of terror

I mean Triple H is to blame for the extended extra year for sure, but the first three years were Vince.

 

[Sky]

Well, hopefully for him he finally got the vaccine because everything I’m looking in NWA right now seems to be massively different and he’s promoting it is a new era, so that’s good for him and in NWA.

I feel NWA is in a position that people used to make fun of TNA for... "What's Irrelevant Ex-WWE Guy doing in the Powerrr Zone?"

 

[Hoss]

Does face/face sell Mania tho?

I think Mania sells Mania at this point

 

[Grim]

Well, hopefully for him he finally got the vaccine because everything I’m looking in NWA right now seems to be massively different and he’s promoting it is a new era, so that’s good for him and in NWA.

A bit off topic but first thing he should be doing is not booking 40+ year old champions. NWA desperately needs a youth movement.

 

[Sky]

I think Mania sells Mania at this point

You may be right there... the idea of "WWE is the draw, the stars are secondary" isn't just for trashing 50/50 booking, it has some benefits too

 

[Sky]

Mania 40 could just be Vince's ill-advised one-man comedy show and it would still draw gazillions

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I think a babyface match can work at wrestlemania under two conditions. You make the story personal and they’re your two most over babyfaces. You can’t take the 5th place babyface and put it up against your number one babyface and get them to Care but if they’re your top two babyfaces they’re gonna be into that because it’s kinda like a dream match type scenario for them.

 

[Storm Trooper]

Does face/face sell Mania tho?

Rock/Austin 2 was Face/Face. Yes Austin turned heel at the end but it was billed as face/face.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

A bit off topic but first thing he should be doing is not booking 40+ year old champions. NWA desperately needs a youth movement.

I both agree and disagree.

I think NWA needs youth better for its overall card, but typically talent peak later. Wisdom and experience is something they’ll pick up. And fans tend to get more invested the longer they know a talent. That’s why the WWF New Generation bombed so hard. Fans want to see new talent, but familiar faces still draw first.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Rock/Austin 2 was Face/Face. Yes Austin turned heel at the end but it was billed as face/face.

This is the example I was referring to in my above post. Indeed.