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**Fox** · 03-25-2009, 01:03 PM

Aside from frequently good matches on PPV and a different set of stars, TNA brings pretty much nothing to the table right now.

People started watching TNA because of the massive success of the X-Division. That is a fact. Nobody gave a fuck about Jeff Jarrett's run with the NWA Championship, or about his lame feuds with mid-carders like Jeff Hardy, Raven, or Rhino. The reason I started watching TNA was because of AJ Styles. His incredible moves and cocky attitude were what got me started with them. I stayed for awhile due to guys like Daniels, Amazing Red, Low Ki, Sabin, Shelley, Roderick Strong, Austin Aries, Petey Williams, Samoa Joe (when he was a bad ass), Elix Skipper, Ron Killings, and even Monty Brown (to an extent).

That group of guys had amazing matches every time they got into the ring. They were putting on exciting, highly athletic, entertaining matches and that's what took them to the dance. I think the peak of this "sensation" was Daniels vs. Joe vs. Styles for the X Title at Unbreakable 2005.

These days, you're hard pressed to find a great match from the X-Division. And I don't think it's because the wrestlers have "spotty styles," because it's always been like that with cruiserweights and smaller guys. It's that TNA does not take the necessary time to build up any kind of coherent storylines or interesting characters out of their stars, and when they do, they end up wasting them with no real pay-off. The way they have mis-used Christopher Daniels for the past 2-3 years has been repulsive.

TNA has the same pecking order of the card structure as the WWE, with the "big name" guys on the top and the rest of the guys filtered out throughout the rest. And I'm sorry, but Jeff Jarrett, Sting, and Kevin Nash can't put on amazing matches anymore. Neither can the Dudleys, Rhino, or Scott Steiner. TNA was going to usher in a new era of new stars, and I thought that meant the main event would be invested in completely new blood. That has not happened.

Ahh, TNA. I had such high hopes for you. Maybe something will come of you yet.

03-25-2009, 01:03 PM	#13
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	Aside from frequently good matches on PPV and a different set of stars, TNA brings pretty much nothing to the table right now. People started watching TNA because of the massive success of the X-Division. That is a fact. Nobody gave a fuck about Jeff Jarrett's run with the NWA Championship, or about his lame feuds with mid-carders like Jeff Hardy, Raven, or Rhino. The reason I started watching TNA was because of AJ Styles. His incredible moves and cocky attitude were what got me started with them. I stayed for awhile due to guys like Daniels, Amazing Red, Low Ki, Sabin, Shelley, Roderick Strong, Austin Aries, Petey Williams, Samoa Joe (when he was a bad ass), Elix Skipper, Ron Killings, and even Monty Brown (to an extent). That group of guys had amazing matches every time they got into the ring. They were putting on exciting, highly athletic, entertaining matches and that's what took them to the dance. I think the peak of this "sensation" was Daniels vs. Joe vs. Styles for the X Title at Unbreakable 2005. These days, you're hard pressed to find a great match from the X-Division. And I don't think it's because the wrestlers have "spotty styles," because it's always been like that with cruiserweights and smaller guys. It's that TNA does not take the necessary time to build up any kind of coherent storylines or interesting characters out of their stars, and when they do, they end up wasting them with no real pay-off. The way they have mis-used Christopher Daniels for the past 2-3 years has been repulsive. TNA has the same pecking order of the card structure as the WWE, with the "big name" guys on the top and the rest of the guys filtered out throughout the rest. And I'm sorry, but Jeff Jarrett, Sting, and Kevin Nash can't put on amazing matches anymore. Neither can the Dudleys, Rhino, or Scott Steiner. TNA was going to usher in a new era of new stars, and I thought that meant the main event would be invested in completely new blood. That has not happened. Ahh, TNA. I had such high hopes for you. Maybe something will come of you yet.