I figured that with so much debate surrounding TNA, I'd throw in some ideas to the mix. Firstly, I want to say that over the past year, I think TNA has put out an excellent product and with its recent push has made the WWE start to compete again. Secondly, the American rating system doesn't particularly interest me. I watch RAW/TNA/Smackdown in the UK so the figures don't really mean much and they are shown at different times. Thirdly, I think TNA/ROH/WWE all have their charm and unique things about them and wouldn't want to see any of the get flushed down the toillet. Anyway, here are my thoughts:
1) TNA should have two 1 1/2 hour shows per week. The roster is too big and there are two many storylines of late. There are also too many decent wrestlers being lost in the mix. This could be done as part of the Bishoff/Jarrett angle. Jarett gets poed with Bishoff and gets TNA back on Thursday, brings back the 6-sided, squared-circle and brings Foley back as a manager/writer.
2) TNA should focus more on its original roster, not on Hogan/Bishoff. I went to see TNA in Manchester recently and the line-up showed how great TNA can be without the old-timers (the oldest ones there were probably the Dudleys and Kurt Angle).
3) Get rid of some of the old-timers: Nash, Hall, Nasty Boys and Hogan in the ring are not fun to watch. (Hogan reminded me of Doctor Zoidberg from Futurama).
Bring back more hardcore matches.
And on the roster:
Abyss: getting annoying, the cheap Mick Foley angle was on the mark.
A.J. Styles: A great wrestler, but doesn't make a very good heel. The change seems too sudden and seems inconsistant with previous months. Also, reminds me a bit too much of when WCW turned Hogan into a bad guy.
Alex Shelley: This guy's a great microphone wrestler and is great in the ring. Would like to see him in more X-Division matches as well as tag matches.
Amazing Red: I don't see the appeal, he's basically an acrobat who can't microphone wrestle. Good for X-Division though
Brian Kendrick: This guy's got potential in the ring, but I've yet to see him microphone wrestle.
Brother Devon and Brother Ray: These guys have the Road Warriors thing going on in that they're bad guys, but are very popular. Had some great matches and Bubba Ray is a great microphone wrestler.
Chris Sabin: This guy is as funny as they come, MCMG's are a great tag team and, as with Shelley, more should be made of him as a singles competitor.
D'Angelo Dinero: I've only recently warmed to this guy based on his mic skills. He dresses like a gimp and he's good in the ring. I'm not sure if he's heavyweight championship material though.
Daniels: This guy was great a few years ago, had some great matches in ROH and some of his matches with Joe and AJ are some of the best in wrestling. Bring back Curry Man.
Desmond Wolfe: This guy should be the next TNA heavyweight champion. This guy is awesome; he's a great technical wrestler, his mic work is genius and he's keeping the two-fingered salute alive, you bloody wankers. If his time in ROH is anything to go by, Wolfe should be awesome in TNA (would love to see him in a tag team with Mr Kennedy). Oh, and his valet Chelsea is as hot as they come.
Doug Williams: Solid technical wrestler has one of the best finishers in wrestling, some crazy rolling German suplex (might be called Chaos Theory, not sure though)
Dr. Stevie: This guy was great in ECW, doesn't seem to do a lot in TNA. Maybe he should restart the BWO?
Eric Young: One of the most inconsistant wrestlers in TNA. What happened to World Elite? It wasn't the most subtle of storylines, but where did it go?
Hernandez: This guy is what TNA's about, good solid wrestler, very strong, good mic work. Needs to be a single wrestler though.
Homicide: He was just starting to get interesting before Hogan arrived, now what?
James Storm: Beer Money are over-rated. There, I said it.
Jay Lethal: This guy is as funny as hell. Love the fact that he's just a bad copy of the Macho Man and is obsessed with old-school wrestlers. Would love to see more of his invitational matches (didn't the Anvil look terrible?), perhaps with a match against the Macho Man himself.
Jeff Hardy: The future of TNA in my opinion. The guy was WWE champion 6 months ago, but TNA didn't make enough of him. Basically, they signed one of the biggest wrestlers of the moment and focused on a guy who was big 25 years ago. Bad marketing by TNA.
Jeff Jarrett: Never rated him much in the ring, but he's had some great story lines, I can see him as a great booker.
Jesse Neal: Possibly the worst character in TNA. This guy is the parody of bad wrestler. He lacks subtlty, he does that stupid grimace thing and he looks like a tit. Maybe I just dislike wrestlers with mohawks.
Kevin Nash: This guy was shit at his peak. Yeah, he looks like a wrestler, but he's got about 3 moves. Also, he looks pretty washed-up these days and can barely walk.
Kiyoshi: Not a lot has been made of Kiyoshi of late, can see him getting fired, though he's decent in the ring.
Kurt Angle: A legend in the true sense, this guy's still got it. His matches with Wolfe and AJ last year were some of the best I've ever seen. He's also a great microphone wrestler.
Magnus: Another decent TNA staple, just needs a push, He'll always be a heel because he's British. I'd love to see a British babyface who the American fans are into.
Matt Morgan: Big, arrogant and decent on the mic. TNA were starting to push him as a contender then put him in a tag team, weird.
Max Buck: Part of Generation Me. It's like this guy has digested the Hardy's and the Rockers' style and added little to it. They could grow into a decent team, but at present they're just annoying.
Mr. Anderson: A true microphone wrestler, this guy is hilarious and decent in the ring. WWE should have made more of him.
Orlando Jordan: This guy's awful, get rid of him.
Raven: This guy was great in ECW, doesn't do much in the ring anymore, which is a shame.
Rhino: Rubbish, get rif of him
Robert Roode: Over-rated
Rob Terry: This guy can't wrestle and he looks like he's taken a few too many steroids. Get rid.
Rob Van Dam: See Jeff Hardy, can't wait to see more RVD.
Samoa Joe: Awesome wrestler on the mic and in the ring. His recent promo was nice and creepy. Can't wait to see how it pans out.
Scott Hall: Looks like a fat, washed-up drug wreck. He's boring, the Wolfpac thing was rubbish in the 90s. Get rid, time to look forward.
Shannon Moore: See Jesse Neal.
Shark Boy: Bring him back!
Sting: Has had some good matches over the last year, but he's clearly past his peak. He should have retired after Bound for Glory.
Suicide: The gimp of TNA and he wears oven gloves! Great in the ring, pushed into the background of late.
Syxx-Pac/Sean Waltman: This guy's always reminded me of the little chav who hangs around with all the big chavs and thinks he's tough. This guy's still in shape and can still wrestle, but with Nash and Hall he's gonna be stuck in 98 forever.
Val Venus and Tomko can go. Hopefully the Nasty Boyz will get their long-overdue heart attacks.
And for the knockouts. I'm quite glad that TNA push women's wrestling the way they do. WWE treat women's wrestling as a joke where pretty much all of the storylines come from bitchy comments or someone calling someone else fat and/or ugly.
Good to see TNA's recent addition of tag belts.
Since Hogan came in though, they seem to have really thinned out the women's roster. I suppose there's always Shimmer...
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