Hulk Hogan to sign with TNA

**thedamndest** · 10-27-2009, 05:54 PM

Hogan and Bischoff are great pickups. They will draw. But they need to do more than capture initial interest. They need to retain fans. That is what every other big name acquisition in TNA's history has failed to do.

It may not be all the talent's fault though. I've said it before, but one of the things that holds TNA back is their 6-sided ring. The largest number of wrestling fans in the world are used to and have always known wrestling in a 4-sided ring. Your product is different. So when a casual fan is flipping around and sees a familiar face like Kurt Angle, he may very well go, "Ugh, what the fuck is with that ring?" I just don't see why, when the company has gone to such lengths to copy WWF/WCW/WWE top to bottom in everything from stories, characters, music, they don't copy them in the one area that would be the most obvious to someone flipping around on the TV.

**Londoner** · 10-27-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by thedamndest

Hogan and Bischoff are great pickups. They will draw. But they need to do more than capture initial interest. They need to retain fans. That is what every other big name acquisition in TNA's history has failed to do.

It may not be all the talent's fault though. I've said it before, but one of the things that holds TNA back is their 6-sided ring. The largest number of wrestling fans in the world are used to and have always known wrestling in a 4-sided ring. Your product is different. So when a casual fan is flipping around and sees a familiar face like Kurt Angle, he may very well go, "Ugh, what the fuck is with that ring?" I just don't see why, when the company has gone to such lengths to copy WWF/WCW/WWE top to bottom in everything from stories, characters, music, they don't copy them in the one area that would be the most obvious to someone flipping around on the TV.

ugh, not the '6 sided ring' argument again...i honestly don't see why a 'casual fan' would give a shit. if they suddenly changed to 4 sided, do you reckon the ratings would shoot right up or something?

10-27-2009, 05:54 PM	#1
thedamndest A Property of Matter Posts: 25,543	Hogan and Bischoff are great pickups. They will draw. But they need to do more than capture initial interest. They need to retain fans. That is what every other big name acquisition in TNA's history has failed to do. It may not be all the talent's fault though. I've said it before, but one of the things that holds TNA back is their 6-sided ring. The largest number of wrestling fans in the world are used to and have always known wrestling in a 4-sided ring. Your product is different. So when a casual fan is flipping around and sees a familiar face like Kurt Angle, he may very well go, "Ugh, what the fuck is with that ring?" I just don't see why, when the company has gone to such lengths to copy WWF/WCW/WWE top to bottom in everything from stories, characters, music, they don't copy them in the one area that would be the most obvious to someone flipping around on the TV.