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* Dropping the ball with Monty Brown. Dude had the potential to be one of TNA's first homegrown stars and lend them some identity.
* Hiring Vince Russo around the same time that they brought Kurt Angle in. Signing Kurt was probably one of TNA's first real big "wins." They had Christian Cage, but part of Christian's leaving WWE was to prove he could be a big star. Angle was already a big star. I understand their rush to do Joe vs. Angle, but years on and Angle is still one of their biggest stars. They probably should have knew where they stood better.
* Choosing to side with Bubba the Love Sponge over Awesome Kong. They lost her, and whilst they have her back now, the shine is off that relationship. For a while TNA were the company doing women's wrestling right, and the Hogan takeover marked a lot of changes, and the focus on the women being a legitimate drawing card was one of them.
* Some of the talent they brought in with Hogan (The Nasty Boys? Really?) and how some of them were used. Jeff Hardy was a no-brainer when it came to signing him, but they didn't really know a proper way to fit him in. The same went with Ken Anderson. A lot of the talent they were focusing on got somewhat lost in the shuffle at the time of Hogan's entry too. Desmond Wolfe, Homicide and Christopher Daniels spring to mind.
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