My view of TNA..because I can

[JStorm]

Hey, Flame me..please..I appreciate it and view it as helpful criticism (Even if that is not what it is intended to be).

I have been a fan of WWE for about 3 years (I am only 13) and while I have enjoyed it, and I have seen the many faces of WWE, TNA seems to be much better as of now. TNA is the next generation of wrestling, and I think we can expect to start seeing 2 hour TNA shows instead of just 1 hour. TNA has so many great wrestlers..and is more exciting to watch. There is less BS drama and more wrestling in 1 hour than WWE in 2 hours.

Anyway, I wanna see the next generation of wrestling fans with the next generation of TNA, and unlike WWECW I think TNA is here to stay. Post here if you are with me..flame if you aren't..just don't be quiet. :rockon :rockon :rockon :punch: :punch: :punch: :mad :mad :mad

[RMLegend]

i do watch tna the odd time when im bored i can tell u right now it aint the next generation compared to the wwe its not even entertainment

[JStorm]

But WWE is boring now..it USED to be entertaining. Now it is even MORE drama and the attitude era is gone. So..TNA brings the attitude back and sends the drama to WWE. No Angle, RVD, Sabu, Benoit, Randy Orton, A heavyweight that is a light featherweight (even though he does what WWE wants, sells merchandise and brings fans), guys like Umaga and the Great Khali, both are jokes. WWE involves too much acting, and even though TNA is scripted as well..at least they don't have guys like the great khali who were actors before they were wrestler/actors.

[LWWE15]

But WWE is boring now..it USED to be entertaining. Now it is even MORE drama and the attitude era is gone. So..TNA brings the attitude back and sends the drama to WWE. No Angle, RVD, Sabu, Benoit, Randy Orton, A heavyweight that is a light featherweight (even though he does what WWE wants, sells merchandise and brings fans), guys like Umaga and the Great Khali, both are jokes. WWE involves too much acting, and even though TNA is scripted as well..at least they don't have guys like the great khali who were actors before they were wrestler/actors.

He was in one movie big deal. He's only in WWE for his size. But, the only thing bringing US down is the drug use. It's been a HORRIBLE year but I think WE will get through it and get better than ever. I've been a WWE fan for about 5 years now and I have the most respect for WWE and it's just been a bad year. Enough said.

[JStorm]

Yeah, I understand that, and like I said I love WWE and will continue to watch it, but at the same time, WWE has had a horrible past 5 years, almost NOTHING new. TNA always has new stuff and the only thing I think TNA lacks is a better fan base at shows and to get out of Orlando. WWE is only "better" now because Vince McMahon Sr. got Vince McMahon Jr. (who is a really, really, intelligent guy) to be a billionaire.

[yankees25m]

Even though most people choose sides, I love both WWE and TNA. It might just be my opinion but it seems that after the Attitude Era ended, WWE lost some of their talent and never really gained any of it back. Stone Cold is gone, The Rock is in Hollywood, Mick Foley Retired (even though hes back now), and The Undertaker only seems to be wrestling part time. Those were the guys that made the Attitude Era what it was. It seems that the WWE is not getting back much of the talent they lost. Out of the younger stars, the only promising ones I see are Shelton Benjamin and Randy Orton. Soon the Undertaker, Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Booker T and Chris Benoit will retire. Age just doesnt permit them to continue much longer. They dont really have many superstars that can taker their place.

TNA, while having their own fair share of older stars with Jarrett, Sting, Steiner, Nash and Raven, at least have young talent. AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt, The Naturals, Eric Young, A1, Samoa Joe, Senshi, Alex Shelly, Petey Williams, and Matt Bentley are all under 30 years old. I think if everyone saw the quality of wrestling that TNA has compaired to WWE, then WWE would go out of business. The only problem with TNA is that many people know little about them and they have a bad time slot.

[JStorm]

That was what I was saying. I think TNA will attract Vince's attention and bring the rest of the world's attention to TNA, which has new talent. WWE is great, and always will be, but so will TNA, so I want my name to on the list of being TNA all the Way since day 1. If it fails, I'll go down with it. WWE needs new talent, fewer junkies, less man boobs, more divas to compete with TNA in the future.

[CovertFlight]

Man u people who are being offensive just because somebody likes TNA is really geting me pissed off...:evilmonkey: WHY DONT YOU JUST GO AND KISS VINCES ASS THEN AND STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THE TNA FORUM!!!

[JStorm]

TNA, TNA, TNA, TNA

[toe nail124]

HELL YES TNA ALL THE WAY

[GREYGHOST]

TNA will attract the WWE's attention, but it will not make TNA the next huge thing. When the WWE does start showing an interest TNA stars (like A.J., Sabin, Daniels, Petey Williams, Monty Brown, etc). Those stars will more than likely go to the WWE. Don't delude yourselves into thinking that they are just going to remain loyal to TNA. They have families and even when wrestling was territorial if you stayed in one place for a long time it probably got boring. Can TNA thrive? It's possible, but not if they try and go head to head with WWE. Yes, the WWE's storylines are a little stale, but so are TNA's. Are the wrestlers more talented in TNA? No, RVD could hang with Styles, Shelton could go with Sabin, and so on. There are more "high spots" in TNA, but the old ECW proved that you can't survive on "high spots". I respect the athlete's in TNA, but it will not become the #1 company in wrestling or sports entertainment.

[JStorm]

Good post, it was well informed, but I have to disagree. I think the overall talent in TNA is better. You say RVD and Styles knock eachother out, Sabin and Shelton knock eachother out. Who can hold Rhino? Abyss? The Alpha Male Monty Brown? Team 3D? AMW? Sting? Jeff Jerrett? Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner? )( Christian Cage? Jay Lethal?

Most ECW superstars won't back WWE..so regardless, I think TNA has more talent and makes for better wrestling, thus Total Nonstop Action, not Total Nonstop ACTING.

[GREYGHOST]

"Who can hold Rhino? Abyss? The Alpha Male Monty Brown? Team 3D? AMW? Sting? Jeff Jerrett? Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner? )( Christian Cage? Jay Lethal? "
QUOTE FROM jSTORM

:rockon For Rhino and Abyss you have Kane or Undertaker (take your pick), Team 3D-I'd say the Finlay/Regal could give them competition, If they got back together MNM vs. AMW or London & Kindrek vs. AMW, Sting vs. HBK, Jeff Jarrett vs. Ric Flair or Jarrett vs. HHH, Put Batista against Steiner or Monty Brown, Christian vs edge, Matt Hardy, or Carlito, Jay Lethal vs. Nitro, Rey Mysterio, Charlie Hass, or Chavo Guerrero

[ShowStopper81]

i like both TNA and WWE but TNA isnt interesting enough to keep me watching i remember when TNA was still on fsn and it was awesome because they did different things but now its more boring and the only thing i really ever want to see in TNA is the x-division but now they took daniels and styles out of it so now i dont want to see it at all

[ecw_ecw_ecw]

all of tna maineventers were midcarders in wwe and some of their main events suck balls like scott steiner who has taken more steriods then he can count, jeff jarret a little bitch and sting a washed up wrestler and TNA WILL NEVER BE A THE SAME LEVEL AS WWE

[JStorm]

Lol..I am going to be straight..you have an uneducated opinion..do you even watch TNA on a weekly basis? Or have you watched it more than 5 times? If not I don't think you have a valid opinion, not saying you are wrong..but.. I agree..they use big names..Sting, )( Christian Cage, Jeff Jarret, Scott Steiner, Rhino, etc. just to bring viewers. They use their X-Division and new talent to KEEP their viewers..someone watching wrestling for the FIRST time..would prefer TNA over WWE..because of the storylines, there are few in TNA..and they plain wouldn't understand WWE.

[superdan3000]

TNA will attract the WWE's attention, but it will not make TNA the next huge thing. When the WWE does start showing an interest TNA stars (A.J., Sabin, Daniels, Petey Williams, Monty Brown, etc). like Those stars will more than likely go to the WWE. Don't delude yourselves into thinking that they are just going to remain loyal to TNA. They have families and even when wrestling was territorial if you stayed in one place for a long time it probably got boring. Can TNA thrive? It's possible, but not if they try and go head to head with WWE. Yes, the WWE's storylines are a little stale, but so are TNA's. Are the wrestlers more talented in TNA? No, RVD could hang with Styles, Shelton could go with Sabin, and so on. There are more "high spots" in TNA, but the old ECW proved that you can't survive on "high spots". I respect the athlete's in TNA, but it will not become the #1 company in wrestling or sports entertainment.


First of all i agree on some of your points but in saying that A.J., Sabin, Daniels, Petey Williams, Monty Brown, etc will go to WWE , i cant see it ,maybe some of those will but Daniels for example has been around since 92 , thats 14 years and he still hasnt been bothered with WWE , in terms of money he's doing fine he works lots of ifferent companys besides TNA such as ROH , PWG , ICW , various NWA shows and other international feds, the same goes for AJ he works lots of shows. i can see Monty Brown going to WWE since he fits there style.

(this isnt specifically targetted at greyghost just people who are knocking TNA)

Its too early to be saying TNA wont survive and it will never be on par with WWE , and if it doesent get as popular , i wouldnt be worrying since TNA are putting on amazing matches on a regular basis , now im not knocking WWE but TNA have been putting on better matches of the 2 companys in recent months , its your choice to watch whatever you want but what im saying is down be knocking a product that is only into its 4th year of life WWE is around since what the late 50's , hopefully we can have an alternative to TNA that we can watch every week , when theres competition both companys will try get the better of each and the biggest winners of that situation is us the fans.

Thats just my 2 cents knock me if you want but thats my opinion

Dan

[GREYGHOST]

Just for the record I'm not trying to knock TNA. I've said it many times that I respect the athletes and I hope it does survive. I just think that while TNA did have less storylines before, since starting on Spike they have tried to adopt more, and they are not doing very well at it. It's painful to see the same tactics WCW used back during the Monday Night Wars. Also the lack of characters (or personality) in the wrestlers will be bad for business. A big part of the wrestling business is how much the crowd responds to the athletes and just going out and doing a bunch of flips, kicks, etc.(while exciting, at first) gets boring in itself, after a while. The art of pro wrestling is story telling in the actions of the wrestler. Guy's like Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk, HBK, HHH, Stonecold, the Rock, etc. evoked emotions with their actions in the ring and they don't have to do a bunch of fancy moves to do it. It's part of the "old school" mentality, that is dwindling in the new generation. There are guys in the WWE new generation that show signs of it (Batista, Orton, Carlito, Shelton, even Lashley as of late). The guys in TNA have the same potential, but most of them don't slow down in the ring. Veterans are normally in charge of telling them to slow down. High Spots don't make a match great, human emotion does.
Bringing Sting in to fued w/JJ or even CC is not the way to go in my opinion. Use him and guys like JJ, Steiner, James Gang, Team 3-D, etc. to build up the younger guys. One bright spot right now is how Nash is taking Alex Shelly under his wing. I agree that they should use the name value of Sting and everyone else that fans would know from WCW/ECW/WWE, but don't use them as your main event. Use them to gain interest, but use the younger guys to keep it. Sadly, the people getting the top spots are either "over the hill", can be labeled as not good enough in the WWE, or not the best talent in the company.

[ajs]

YOU BEING FROM LOUISVILLE KY...WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING...OVW !!!! I SEEN SOME OF THERE STUFF & IT'S GR8...LOOK I'M 20 YRS OLDER THAN YOU KID !!! WATCH ANOTHER 5 YRS OF WRESTLING & THEN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT!!!

[ecw_ecw_ecw]

no i cant watch tna im in australia

[Dj Ryu]

My view on TNA

Great Wrestling

But all the rest suck.

[Impact]

Greyghost, please. Finlay/Regal could take the place of 3D? 3D is an established tag team with years of experience, meanwhile, Finlay/Regal was a last-minute thrown together duo. Your marking for WWE blinds you to obvious logic.

That's the thing with WWE. They don't plan things out well. TNA, meanwhile, seems to put alot of thought into their storylines. If the trend continues, WWE will be in hot competition with TNA and WWE might not be the winners. It'll be interesting[when that time comes] to see who'll remain loyal to Vince and who'll make the jump to the new face of wrestling, TNA.

[GREYGHOST]

Greyghost, please. Finlay/Regal could take the place of 3D? 3D is an established tag team with years of experience, meanwhile, Finlay/Regal was a last-minute thrown together duo. Your marking for WWE blinds you to obvious logic.

That's the thing with WWE. They don't plan things out well. TNA, meanwhile, seems to put alot of thought into their storylines. If the trend continues, WWE will be in hot competition with TNA and WWE might not be the winners. It'll be interesting[when that time comes] to see who'll remain loyal to Vince and who'll make the jump to the new face of wrestling, TNA.

Finlay/Regal have both been wrestlers since they were teenagers and have wrestled against each other for about as long. Both men are credible in the ring and when they did team together they showed a good deal of chemistry. For the record they were established as being linked together through Booker T's court, so they weren't just thrown together. There was apparently a good deal of thought put into it. As to Team 3-D, yes they are one of the best teams out their, but in TNA they have done nothing and seem to be stuck doing nothing. I'm not taking away from their accomplishments. I just remember them in the "old ECW" and see how little of their potential they use.

As for me marking out for WWE, that is really the "pot calling the kettle black". I don't say this to be mean, but fans of TNA, like yourself, are just as guilty of only trying to see the positive and not view the negative. I agree that WWE has become somewhat complacent, but I also see that TNA is just as stale.

I like certain aspects of both promotions and I don't think I bad mouth TNA. I just point out some of the problems as I see them. Now as for remaining loyal, if TNA every reaches WWE's level (and to be honest the way things are being run I don't see it happening) I'll watch both, just like I did when it was WWE/WCW. I like wrestling, to pick a side is just stupid to me. You like TNA fine, but don't preach to me as if its wrong for me not to like them as much as you do. To tell you the truth all it does is take away from your argument.

To your point of what will happen to the die-hard WWE fans when TNA starts out-doing them(which I don't say will happen), What happens when TNA is shown up by the WWE? How will fans of TNA, like yourself, react?

[jarrettforever]

Are you serious Jeff Jarrett is a very good wrestler I have to agree on the Steiner factor and he has only been in one TNA Main event and it was a Tag match and Sting is a huge name in wrestling and before you say washed up think about Hogan, Flair, & Foley they cant wrestle either

[GREYGHOST]

Are you serious Jeff Jarrett is a very good wrestler I have to agree on the Steiner factor and he has only been in one TNA Main event and it was a Tag match and Sting is a huge name in wrestling and before you say washed up think about Hogan, Flair, & Foley they cant wrestle either

I will agree on Hogan and to a certain extent Foley, but you cannot say Ric Flair can't wrestle. You can compare some of his most recent matches to both JJ and Stings. Just because he's old doesn't mean that he is not capable in the ring. Do I think he should retire? Yes, but that's because in my mind he has etched out an incredible legacy for himself not that he cannot compete in the ring. Ric Flair doesn't need to accomplish anything else in the ring, he wants to and that is a wonderful example of how much he loves the wrestling business.

[dimwalk]

TNA has great wrestlers.It is better than WWE.

[JStorm]

late response, but I do watch OVW..all the f'ing time and go to their shows..all the f'ing time..I love it..but it isn't as good as TNA or WWE..

[IRULEYOU54]

I am a fan of WWE, but lately, TNA has been getting all my attention. The WWE thing is kinda getting annoying with all the storylines too. I'd rather watch a TNA show than a WWE show.

[Leatherrebel]

Even though most people choose sides, I love both WWE and TNA. It might just be my opinion but it seems that after the Attitude Era ended, WWE lost some of their talent and never really gained any of it back. Stone Cold is gone, The Rock is in Hollywood, Mick Foley Retired (even though hes back now), and The Undertaker only seems to be wrestling part time. Those were the guys that made the Attitude Era what it was. It seems that the WWE is not getting back much of the talent they lost. Out of the younger stars, the only promising ones I see are Shelton Benjamin and Randy Orton. Soon the Undertaker, Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Booker T and Chris Benoit will retire. Age just doesnt permit them to continue much longer. They dont really have many superstars that can taker their place.

TNA, while having their own fair share of older stars with Jarrett, Sting, Steiner, Nash and Raven, at least have young talent. AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt, The Naturals, Eric Young, A1, Samoa Joe, Senshi, Alex Shelly, Petey Williams, and Matt Bentley are all under 30 years old. I think if everyone saw the quality of wrestling that TNA has compaired to WWE, then WWE would go out of business. The only problem with TNA is that many people know little about them and they have a bad time slot.

The time slot is a pain, I forget to tune in because of its under the carpet airtime. I have downloaded two impact shows off ITUNES before because even after reading the recap on LoP, the shows are so fun to watch. And with Jim Corrnet there it seems to have picked up a lot, there hasnt been a dull main event yet. Eventually they will build and have interest and then they can stage the kind of Goldberg v. Hogan match that WCW did and just draw sick numbers.
The Jarretts know their wrestling. Love em or hate em slap nutz