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As strange as this may sound, I believe having The Pope as the champ and face of TNA going into the Monday Night Wars might be the smart move for TNA. AJ's phenomenal in the ring, but his character seems so forced.... I see Rock esque potential in The Pope. No I'm not saying he will be the next Rock, I just feel he has the charisma and potential to develop his character along similar lines as his career goes on. Plus he allows them to appeal to other demographics and let's be honest, who would be funnier on Regis and Kelly AJ or The Pope?

I think they missed an opportunity to set the foundation for a great feud between the two for years to come. Maybe when AJ and Flair were ganging up on Pope the lights should have dimmed and Sting should have cleared house helping the Pope out. Then you have weeks of buildup with Flair mentoring AJ and Sting mentoring Pope. This is even better because of the great history between Sting and Flair. Imagine AJ and Flair versus Sting and Pope for your a Monday main event instead of shitty Hogan and Abyss. Then at Lockdown the two could tear the house down in a legit no gimmick match with Sting and Flair in their corners. That way the young guys get the rub from two of the greatest of all time and their kind of now apart of that legacy and history between the two.

Give Flair a goddamn stable! Wolfe, Anderson, AJ (maybe), and Joe could be great as a group with Flair as their mouthpiece.

Jarrett should go away. I think Foley would work great as a sort of foil to Bischoff. Maybe give them some kind of power sharing deal with Hulk playing neutral intermediary.

Kill Bubba and the Nasties.

Don't chew me out for this... but I think they should kill the band off, send Waltman back to Mexico and put Hall at the announce table. Dude is entertaining and does have a mind for the business. I'm not sure about Kev... he still can go in some capacity but it seems like he really truly doesn't give a damn and is just earning a check. Scale him down. Maybe make him a manager.

Build a tag team division! Have Team 3D be the bad ass gatekeepers of the belts... bring in the Briscoes, Hero and Claudio, Generation Me (great team gay name), MCMG (Murder City Machine Guns fuck this pg Motor city crap), reunite LAX, maybe even pair Matt with Shannon and have some amazing matches. I honestly believe TNA will go a lot further in competing with WWE if they build up a great tag division rather than the X division.

Same for the Knockouts division. There are some great women wrestlers who aren't too hard on the eyes either who can be brought in. Plus they're consistently TNA's highest ratings earners. Stay away from wastes of time like Maria, Candice Michelle, etc... although if you let Sunny and Missy Hyatt's crazy asses come in for a little and be bitches on the mic that could be an interesting angle especially with their history in the business. Worked shoots perhaps.

Abyss's character now reminds of of Kane when they had him a damn comedy character with his freaks are cool bs. If Hogan truly is done in the ring for awhile let Abyss "retire" Hogan. Have him snap and really beat the hell out of him. Maybe even barbed wire and a choke slam on tacks if Hogan's old ass can take on for the team. Cut to Brooke crying and boom... you have a maniacal monster. You might even have a program with Foley where Abyss reveals he has had some kind of obsession for Mick (thus explaining the similar attire). Have Abyss beat the hell out of Mick and put him out for a few weeks at Bischoff's request. Let him take over Mick's persona and start using the mandible claw. Have him stalk Mick's wife and kids or something and when Abyss finally goes too far Foley returns as Cactus Jack and they have a crazy ass hardcore match at a PPV.

I see Kurt as TNA's Shawn, there's always a place for him at the top of the card, but no reason to have him in the title picture. He shines without it.

X Division... If they do try to do two shows I hope they make the X division exclusive to one show. I'm not really that impressed with it as a whole although some of the guys are great wrestlers.