Does anyone else see a big talent exodus in TNA coming up?

[Mr. Nerfect]

This is something I've been thinking about for a while, but I haven't really seen any threads about it. Most of the threads discussing TNA talk about how shit it is, how they need better writing, how they need to fire Russo, how they need better commentators, how Foley's a traitor or how fuckable Dixie Carter is (my contribution). But the all but official departure of Christian Cage from the company, Kurt Angle thinking about going back to the money, and the news of contracts coming up has got me thinking: Just how many of the big stars that TNA has invested so much time and money into will be around for 2010?

Sting cannot have too much gas left in the tank. He's actually in pretty good shape, and his matches are far from horrible, but every year you hear about him hanging it up, or the possibility of him signing a small deal with the WWE to potentially work WrestleMania.

Samoa Joe got his due from TNA this year, when they finally made him TNA World Heavyweight Champion after something that seemed like an inevitability the moment they signed him. With Joe never really been a money-driven presence in the industry, and TNA sort of treating him like an afterthought again, do you think it's a possibility that Joe might leave for the WWE, or even to return to ROH, if they get themselves the TV deal they seem to be building towards?

If TNA loses Christian Cage, Kurt Angle, Sting and Samoa Joe, can you really see Kevin Nash sticking around for the hell of it? He's got two great buds in Triple H and Shawn Michaels pretty much running the biggest professional wrestling company in the world (slight hyperbole...until Vince dies). He could probably get back his job with them anytime he likes. Team 3D re-signed with TNA over the WWE, but if all these guys leave, they might be like "fuck it," too, and return to the company that has their real ring names.

When Rhino's contract comes up, I can very easily see him returning to the WWE's ECW, getting the "y" back in him, and opposing Matt Hardy as a major heel. And although she's not a big star, with Hurricane Helms in the WWE, and with her actually being someone now, Velvet Sky could very well be snatched up by the WWE, as well, essentially crippling The Beautiful People.

And is Mick Foley really happy in TNA?

The only "major players" that I could actually see sticking with TNA are Booker T, Scott Steiner and Jeff Jarrett. Booker, because he actually seemed outraged at the WWE that they suspended him for something he maintains he didn't do, and Scott Steiner because he hated the way the WWE used him. Plus, there is no way that man would pass a wellness test. And if Jeff Jarrett leaves TNA, it is then really time to start worrying about it.

So, to put it simply: Do you think Christian Cage leaving, and the possibility of Angle leaving reverse the tide, and lead to a lot of TNA's stars leaving for better options? Will TNA realise this, and put in measures to keep talent satisfied with the way they are being used? Is it even a real concern?