Thread: What would a Paul Heyman run TNA look like today?
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Old 04-11-2013, 01:51 PM   #26
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I don't even think it's needed for them to offer more money, the schedule they have, even if a guy is working full time is considerably lighter than WWEs, it's the reason guys like Sting/Hardy etc cite for staying put. You start handing out ridiculous contracts and it does end up like WCW again, how can you justify putting a guy over on 200K a year when you've got someone on 800K doing nothing, it creates a glass ceiling. Better booking would increase both ratings and attendance, if it's a quality product it will attract a bigger fanbase, as it stands now TNA has a core fanbase that doesn't really fluctuate, it spikes occasionally when someone signs then drops back the usual 1.2 or whatever, they need something or someone different to help seperate them from WWE. ECW wasn't a masterclass in booking, it had some amazing stuff for sure but it also had some terrible stuff, but it also suffered from being a very niche product with erratic timeslots, it's hard to invest in a ongoing show if you're not sure exactly when it's on or its on in a bad timeslot. Heyman can book, he can't handle money, look at his run on Smackdown or even the start of WWECW.
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