TNA Rebrand Discussion Thread

[Grim]

I imagine one way for TNA to have better presentation is to have bigger crowds, but that ultimately comes down to finding bigger venues.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I imagine one way for TNA to have better presentation is to have bigger crowds, but that ultimately comes down to finding bigger venues.

sounds like they will be doing slightly bigger venues so that's encouraging

 

[Ricky Smarks]

that one was a bit different but yes it was mostly used by other people who didn't watch it to mock tna every time they did something dumb. and they did legitimately do a lot of dumb things. But I think MOST of the loltna usage was during the really bad years where tna wasnt even tna anymore and was a complete joke - similar to the WHAT IS *insert flipped letters of first and last name of wrestler* doing in the impact zone meme.

On point. Like I said earlier. Even occasionally I did it but it was once it was Impact Wrestling more than it was TNA was when I did it.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

sounds like they will be doing slightly bigger venues so that's encouraging

That was one of the things the release said specifically.

 

[Hoss]

I think some people also fail to realize that the loltna shit is part of the charm for a lot of the real fans of the company.

There's certain shit like Jeff wrestling while under the influence that is a true black mark on the company... as well as Tito Ortiz being the #August1Warning, the Claire Lynch storyline and Dixie literally begging Hogan not to leave the company that was tone deaf booking that genuinely annoyed a lot of fans... but for me a lot of the dumb shit they did was all a part of the allure of the company.

Bad gimmick matches, cheesy characters, unnecessary swerves... these are things I can be down with in most cases as long as I'm entertained at the end of the day.

 

[Grim]

sounds like they will be doing slightly bigger venues so that's encouraging

For sure, it's for me, a crowd of 300 people doesn't feel like an important company, ya know?

Obviously TNA isn't gonna pull AEW/WWE crowds, but even a crowd of 800-1000 is a huge difference maker.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I think they put in the promotional marketing behind the TNA return I think they could probably do 8 to 1200 regularly and I agree that would be perfect

 

[Comrade Khan]

I think some people also fail to realize that the loltna shit is part of the charm for a lot of the real fans of the company.

There's certain shit like Jeff wrestling while under the influence that is a true black mark on the company... as well as Tito Ortiz being the #August1Warning, the Claire Lynch storyline and Dixie literally begging Hogan not to leave the company that was tone deaf booking that genuinely annoyed a lot of fans... but for me a lot of the dumb shit they did was all a part of the allure of the company.

Bad gimmick matches, cheesy characters, unnecessary swerves... these are things I can be down with in most cases as long as I'm entertained at the end of the day.

i feel like we have reached enough time too where a lot of the cheese etc and questionable booking is a lot less offensive when not weekly invested, and have now turned into a lot of fond memories for a lot of fans because it reminds them of the good old days

 

[Comrade Khan]

I think they put in the promotional marketing behind the TNA return I think they could probably do 8 to 1200 regularly and I agree that would be perfect

800 to 1200 for TNA
2000 to 5000 for AEW
6000+ for WWE

kind of makes sense to me tbh as a 1 2 3

 

[Comrade Khan]

and I do think WWE will eventually slow down a bit, eventually the white heat cools off, it literally inevitable

 

[Grim]

800 to 1200 for TNA
2000 to 5000 for AEW
6000+ for WWE

kind of makes sense to me tbh as a 1 2 3

And who knows how much NWA would get too. I could even see them getting 500 depending on what Corgan and CW are willing to shill out.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

800 to 1200 for TNA
2000 to 5000 for AEW
6000+ for WWE

kind of makes sense to me tbh as a 1 2 3

Exactly. I think that’s a pretty realistic goal for each company and a pretty realistic tier system. We need to get away from this idea that every company needs to try to be number one. It’s OK being the number two and then being the number three.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

And who knows how much NWA would get too. I could even see them getting 500 depending on what Corgan and CW are willing to shill out.

If NWA capitalizes on CW right. They can easily fly up to a number f four.

 

[Hoss]

i feel like we have reached enough time too where a lot of the cheese etc and questionable booking is a lot less offensive when not weekly invested, and have now turned into a lot of fond memories for a lot of fans because it reminds them of the good old days

Well a lot of things people dunked on TNA for back in the day is shit that is popular now. It's a more meta age of wrestling now where not even the indies are workrate-focused anymore. In fact, indies that would've been considered "niche" back in the day because of the absurdity of their product, are now the biggest indies in the US.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Exactly. I think that’s a pretty realistic goal for each company and a pretty realistic tier system. We need to get away from this idea that every company needs to try to be number one. It’s OK being the number two and then being the number three.