Is it possible for another major company to exist?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Alienoid06 I agree with you. However, to be fair to them, it is only because they are so shit at the moment.

And show no signs of improvement. I mean, I agree with you completely that they have potential, and I agree that they could be good with a good writing team. They've got some great talent and a few names that are worth something, and that alone is great potential.

The problem being that Dixie Carter seems fine with things as is. I mean, that's her perogative, I guess, but you'd think that when the fans chanted "Fire Russo!" She'd think "Well, they're dissatisfied, maybe it's time for a change."

Originally Posted by Volare IMO...it seems to me when I pay attention to the boards here...the 3rd promotion I see is ROH...I know they're still considered indy, but when I see the responce on here about a ROH show, a lot of people respond.

They're a smark promotion that's popular with smarks, so they will naturally get a response on a smark board. That may change, though. When I first started posting here, tons of people were on about how real wrestling involved light tubes and razor wire.

In the end, though, RoH's popularity here doesn't automatically mean that they're a viable third promotion, or legit competition.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight And show no signs of improvement. I mean, I agree with you completely that they have potential, and I agree that they could be good with a good writing team. They've got some great talent and a few names that are worth something, and that alone is great potential. The problem being that Dixie Carter seems fine with things as is. I mean, that's her perogative, I guess, but you'd think that when the fans chanted "Fire Russo!" She'd think "Well, they're dissatisfied, maybe it's time for a change."

Oh, I absolutely agree. I doubt it will change, unfortunately. If Dixie Carter was visited by a common sense poltergeist, though, things could change for TNA. It's very unlikely, but I believe they have the talent and platform to be a major promotion. All they need is the common sense and financial backing and there would theoretically (in actuality, it would probably be a lot different) be no difference between TNA and the WWE.

And Dixie Carter seems to completely miss the point where the fans chant "Fire Russo!" Her response is often "Vince didn't even write the segment." She misses the fact that the fans really don't care who wrote the shit, they want it gone.

Originally Posted by Kane Knight They're a smark promotion that's popular with smarks, so they will naturally get a response on a smark board. That may change, though. When I first started posting here, tons of people were on about how real wrestling involved light tubes and razor wire. In the end, though, RoH's popularity here doesn't automatically mean that they're a viable third promotion, or legit competition.

I agree with you, but ROH is distinguishing itself more and more from other independent promotions. They are doing overseas tours (something PWG has also done), and they have a PPV deal (something I believe no other indie fed has going). They are in fairly good financial shape, I believe (they're a privately owned company, so the information is a lot harder to get), and you can ask IWA-MS and CZW how hard that is for an independent wrestling promotion.

ROH still has a very long way to go, but slow and steady seems to be ROH's game, and they seem to be taking small steps towards their goal, which they are wisely setting only a few feet in front of them at a time. They aren't biting off too much for themselves to chew, and so far they have come along much further than they realistically should have. They are in no way ready to compete with the WWE, or even TNA, but comparisons likening ROH to the ECW next to TNA's WCW and WWE's, well, WWE, are fair.

Personally, if I were going to make a financial investment in a company, ROH would probably be it. They seem to be able to handle their money (although they've never really had too much, so they've always had the mentality to be careful, which could change if they got their hands on a stockpile of cash), and they are growing. I think that growth is a very important quality that ROH can claim over TNA when competing for attention.

Right now, I think ROH is putting up a better appearance than TNA, in that they actually seem to be on a somewhat linear path.