Why is nobody watching TNA?

[Afterlife]

Originally Posted by XL It's thinking like that that will keep TNA down. If they can't get backing from the wrestling community they ain't gonna get people from outside it to jump on board. I've seen it a half dozen times on these boards. Most recently Foley went from being "Hardcore Legend and God" in WWE to being a piece of scum all because he joined TNA. I agree with your point about the aesthetics though. I've been re-watching some of last years TNA PPVs and the Impact Zone just looks like ply wood. It certainly doesn't help. We've been through the pros and cons of TNA forever. Inring they have some real talent - probably better than WWE. They also have some good promo guys. Sadly, TNA gets bogged down in over-hyped, over complicated gimmick matches. The best example of which was last year's "Fight For The Right" tournament.

To clarify, I didn't lose respect for Angle because he went to TNA. Rather, I lost respect for him because he needed help -- the purpose for his suspension from WWE in the first place-- and when he had the chance to get it, he lost his mind completely and immediately started to work for TNA even after saying he would get the help he so clearly required. Since then, I've just been afraid to watch him. It's not his affiliation with the company but the way he became affiliated and what he's done to one of my previously favorite wrestlers: himself.