What is TNA doing right?
 

With all the TNA bashing that goes on in here I thought it would be a nice change of pace to spotlight the good points of TNA.

So lets hear what you think TNA is doing right. Answers like : fuck all", "nothing" and "its TNA they do nothing right" are not acceptable.

Tag Division

Team 3D is going to beat MCMG.

They have a pretty damn good roster.

Icing bros

Definitely. By several miles too. MCMG and Beer Money are probably my favorite attraction to watch from TNA. WWE only has one great tag team (Hart Dynasty) and it appears they are being broken up.

Spending $15,000 on so crappy reality show person.

nWo version 7.5.

Overuse of blood.

Re-signing Team 3D.

Dixie Carter on TV more.

Mike Tenay still on commentary.

Knockout Divison.


Oh, I'm sorry, were you asking for things TNA does RIGHT?

I don't think anyone can answer that.

Honestly, bringing J-Woww onto their show was a good move. They need exposure desperately, and that's as good of a celebrity appearance as they have ever had.
It's even good by WWE standards. It's a bigger deal and more current than any of the Raw guest hosts have been. Like it or not, The Jersey Shore is a huge blip on the media radar.

And it won't make a goddamn difference in the ratings since she's from a show that runs oppisite of Impact.

Well, it runs opposite during the second hour. And in any event it gets them attention. I'm not sure it will help the ratings or not, but it's a much better investment than the majority of celeb appearances in wrestling.
I'm sure they're looking to get their name out there some more, and maybe lure a few people in to see what it's all about. It's not all about ratings

I cannot sit here and fault them for trying. It actually kind of impressed me when I heard of it. Seems like the kind of thing WWE would be thrilled to have gotten.

You really think the current MTV generation is going to be into wrestling? No.

Wrestling has lost it's luster, and will not be what it was in the mid to late 90s again for a long, long time.

Why not try? I am not one to praise TNA. They do more wrong than right, but I have to credit bringing in a chick from the Jersey Shore as a better attempt at media exposure than booking Bob Barker or Jerry Springer.

Well, for some reason the clip of the appearence is already on Youtube, via TNA's official page.

Doesn't instill alot of hope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yyl2uTU13Q&feature=sub

I think you seem to have missed the point of this thread chrisat. Stop being a Negative Nelly, it's a pretty tired gimmick when it comes to TNA.

Nothing.

very little..... they were on the right track a while ago when The Pope (most over guy on the show at that point) didn't win the #1 Contender's Tournament..... since then it has been nothing but crappt 2-minute matches, stupid storylines and overbooking.....

They make a good comedy show, seriously I cant stop laughing at RVD's piece of shit music or retard Abyss.

This would have been funny if it wasn't so predictable. :roll:

I liked when they had the top 10 ranking

Well, turning Jeff Hardy heel is one of the things *imo* that has gotten a little buzz about TNA. Sad thing is, they're going to let this flop again like every other shot they've had with something big (MCMG vs Beer Money best of 5) and some how blowing it. (gave away most of their matches free when they could've sold more PPVs.)

Honestly, I didnt even know who JWoWW was until I Googled her ass, but it was a good get for TNA, as that stupid ass Jersey Shore show is hot right now.

The best thing TNA does? Keeping Velvet Sky and Angelina Love on tv.

A pretty amazing roster and honestly, they do try different things. Granted, none have helped much and some were bad or downright stupid, but they think outside of the box at some points.

The JWoWW/"The Shore" thing, even though it's going to keep me away from watching TNA, is a pretty brilliant move by TNA for press.

Apology accepted.

Did anyone see Robbie E. hit the RKO at Bound For Glory?

x division for awhile was good

It's called a diamond cutter. The shore already has major heat from the mtv show coming in.There's a reason WWE was mad they thought of it first. Southpark is making fun of The Jersey shore this week as well.Jwoww is super hot and she's in a catfight right off the bat. i see no problem. TNA is for sure doing more things right then the WWE right now.Hardy as heel is genius and fresh.The tag team and knockout division is the best in the biz. They have more potential in their talent roster then anyone else as well. Their young stars started 8 years ago,now they are becoming main eventers.TNA also has enough name recognition in their main event scene to be as competitive as WWE.Anderson,Angle,Hardy,Abyss,A.J.,Joe,RVD,Jarrett.A mix of TNA originals and older veterans that can still go.Plus they got Sting,Hogan,and Flair. Who are honestly 3 of the top five ever IMO.

The Diamond Cutter is also called RKO

Orton jumps up higher and "catches" them with his,making it different.DDP and Shoreboy just drive em down.It's a slight difference,and makes sense cause DDP is from Jersey.

It's the same move.

This is about as much of a subjective topic as there ever was. Who the heck really knows what they are doing right? They are still in business, so more must be going right than wrong.

The fact that they aren't growing in ratings shows that they're doing something right to hold those fans but doing something wrong to attract new fans. That's what they need to look into. They haven't had any real ratings growth since Angle came into the company.

TNA is doing a lot right. They\'re growing, they have an amazing talent roster, and know where to push people. While I disagree with changing Hardys alliance, it can work, especially with someone like Hogan behind them. I don\'t know why everyone hates Hogan. It\'s not like he\'s wrestling. He\'s making great promos and putting over people left and right. Before Hogan, I didn\'t care about Abyss. Now I love him.

Hogan knows this business, and he\'s doing what needs to be done to make the future come alive.

As much as i wasnt a fan of the 'They' storyline, i liked the fact it was a slow build. I usually record TNA and zoom through alot of it but i've noticed alot of angles are given more than the 3 or 4 weeks between PPVs, gotta applaud them for that.

So you googled JWoWW's ass? I guess I'd call that an accomplishment but it was already done by 95% of the men who live in South Beach

Best thing going in TNA has to be the Knockouts Division. They are hotter than most WWE Divas and, they have a lot more talent and in ring ability than them too. Granted losing Amazing Kong because of Bubba the Love Sponge's mouth and money put a dent in it's division. It's still stronger than the WWE Divas division. Another thing TNA is doing right is that it's not afraid to take risks. It went head to head with WWE Raw for a few weeks. Did the ratings jump up alot or at all? No, but still they tried going head to head with the Big Boys and that's an accomplishment in itself.

I'd do a lot more to that ass, given the chance!

Motor City Machine Guns are cool.

Not just cool, Awesome!

The tag division is pretty good. I do think that they need to have a few more built teams floating around. For example, if they could secure The Briscoes or The Kings of Wrestling...win. There are some great indy teams out there, too. The Osirian Portal, for example. The Motor City Machine Guns, Generation Me and Beer Money are all well and good, but TNA are not as good at spinning storylines along for months as the WWE was when The Hardyz/Edge & Christian/The Dudleyz dominated the Attitude era tag scene. They need to have some filler teams for The Guns to work magic with.

I also think that TNA's ideas to get attention lately have not been entirely bad. This "The Shore" gimmick might irritate people, but they're heels, aren't they? That could work -- especially if Robbie E. is a good worker. Also, Becky Bayless is hot. Not sure if she can wrestle, but that's building two divisions at once if she can. JWowW is attention. So good for them.

Jeff Hardy turning heel is, in my opinion, a great move. Hardy as a face wasn't turning heads; but he's suck a stock face that turning him heel as generated a fair bit of interest. The follow-up might blow, however. I do like that they seem to want to build up Brian Kendrick, too, but I don't think they are going about it in the very best way possible.

THE Brian "The Jedi" Kendrick.