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Opinion: If TNA was ran by a Fan

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I know that this is very unrealistic, but if I had the money to buy TNA Wrestling. What could I do to make the product great once again? What could I do to gain interest in the company? Here are a few things I would do.

First, I would have only 8 PPVs a yr. It would be 4 major PPVs and 4 minor PPVs. The major PPVs would be $25, and the minor PPVs would be $10. This would lead to a whole lot more buys, and for the major ones, you can give something special to the people that mail their cable bill in or something like that, like a special PPV keychain, something small just to show you appeciate them buying the PPV. I would keep a couple of the big PPVs, but would change most of them. Major PPVs would last 3 hours, and minor PPVs for 2 hours.

M=Major PPV, I=Minor

M1) January-Resolution(1st Sunday of the year)-The 1st major PPV & the 1st event of the year, taking the Resolution name subtracting the Final.

I2) February-Hatred(2nd Sunday of the month)-1st minor PPV of the year.

M3) March-Madness(Same as Selection Sunday)-A new PPV called Madness, a tournament like PPV, with a 12 man tourney on the card, ending with a
triple threat match for the #1 contender at Slammiversary. Also, a title match would also be featured.

I4)May- Team Turmoil(1st Sunday of the Month)-A minor PPV where you have tag team elimination matches, ala Survivor Series.

M5) June-Slammiversary(Last Sunday of Month)

I6) September-Battle for the Ages(1st Sunday of the Month)-A minor PPV which will feature a battle royal with entrants coming in every couple of minutes, ala Royal Rumble, to see who will meet the champion at Bound for Glory.

M7) October-Bound for Glory(3rd Sunday of the Month)

I8) November-Feastival(Thanksgiving Sunday)-A series of speciality matches including King of the Mountain, Feast or Fired, and Ultimate X.

Now, I would want to hire a lot of former wrestlers, that were very good in the ring, to not only help out the wrestlers to find their own styles and unique abilities, but also go around the world and find the best talent available. I would also book the show, taking advice from people that have been able in the business for a long time(Cornette, Heyman, J.R.) just to name a few examples, and also take advice from the wrestlers, but I have the full authority to approve or deny anything.

Then, the schedule of TNA, now they would have a live show every Thursday for Impact, then a house show on Friday or Saturday(Only on Fridays during PPV wks), and then the 8 PPVs. Now, we would travel all around North America, starting in smaller arenas and colleges, where tix would be very cheap and we could build a great atmosphere, where u are right on top of the action. We would only do 1 show in Orlando a year, one of the major PPVs.

Now, the stage would be pretty much be changed with a very small entrance stage about 10 feet tall and 10 feet wide would be in the corner of the stage, with a HD screen above the entrance way just a little bigger. No ramp, just a short walkway about 15 feet wide.

And finally, I would change the name, yes, it would be shocking to do so, but I would want people to know that things are different, and change is here. I would change it to WPW, World of Professionial Wrestling.

These are just a few of the things that I would do if I owned TNA, I might later on write what I would do for the current roster and other things, but let me here some of your comments on some of my ideas.

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Updated 10-27-2010 at 09:48 PM by Frank

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  1. Hesterica's Avatar
    I think the PPV idea is great and would also work with WWE since they already have Rumble match, SS match and a PPV dedicated to specialty matches. Great ideas though. Small changes would really help TNA in a big way. Also, glad you didn't mention much on roster changes. They have more than enough talent to make it big.
  2. trasler's Avatar
    You have some very interesting points, some I agree with and some not so much. I like the PPV idea, having 4 major ones and 4 small ones that are recognised as cheaper prehaps FUN?? PPV's which allows for good story telling and hype/build to be made for the big matches at the major PPVs.

    I like that you havnt brought in any new talent and tbh the problem I have with TNA is that they seem to have a huge roster with too much going on...If you read a review of RAW or Smackdown it is broken down and seems to flow easily (im not saying WWE storylines or structure is good by any means, not all and a totally different arguement ) - but i can still follow what is going on simply by reading the reviews, with TNA however it just seems way way too confusing, howver i think the matches and talent overall is much better.

    Having the PPV's in seperate locations is a great idea, as PPVs will draw a bigger crowd than a regular IMPAACT would and also have different audiences to reach too. I do not think it is a big ask for talent to travel once or twice a month, so it wouldnt be pressured traveling on the talent... you could easily work a house show once week as the roster is so big...not all the Top cards have to be there and it keeps everyone in a job and happy.

    I like the idea of keeping the entrance for impact simple, it shows that it is a wrestling show and will be easy to put up and down when going to a house show somewhere...however for the PPV's a bigger budget could then be allowed to make it feel as though TNA has gone out of its way for great value for money.

    Changing the name is good and bad...I dont really like TNA but changing it to a name means you have to totally rebrand and may lose your loyal TNA supporters...However a GREAT storyline could be made from it, rather than simply changing it.
  3. miff666's Avatar
    Agree with you on most things apart from the name due to the fact wrestling fans everywhere now no tna as that and it won't change. I would also bring back the 6 sided ring and get rid of alot of the veteran wrestlers as they are not needed. What is the point of bringging back the likes of rhyno and the vast majority of the ev 2.0 vets while getting rid of creed and homicide who are very talented indivduals with a very good future in front of them. Plus I don't mind bringing in good ex wwe wrestlers sich as mr anderson and pope but bring in as well shelton benjamin, charlie haas and carlito who can bring in something exciting as well as fans who have always supported them to watch tna. also bring the six sided ring back.
  4. TNA Ambassador's Avatar
    You have some great points but I would cut the minor PPV's and only have 4 PPV's per year. I like going live every Thursday for Impact.
    I think TNA needs 2 more shows: Knockouts Show and X Division.
    I would do maybe 1 or 2 house shows per week.
    Start paying admission for the fans.
    I have no problem hiring former WWE or WCW stars, but only to build up younger stars.
    No former WWE or WCW Champion should get a TNA Title.

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