What Will Be TNA's Savior?

[Poot-Hair]

Thursday night's episode of iMPACT! Wrestling scored a 0.97 (1.0) cable rating, with 1.24 million viewers. Those numbers are down slightly from last week's 1.02 (1.0) and 1.34 million viewers; it's the lowest viewership during the summer series to date and in fact the lowest since June 24, 2010.

This was the story just reported on the eWN main page and I couldn't help but think why the rating was so low. Last night's show was a very strong show with alot of good matches/segments. The ending was in my opinion very bad but to me it doesn't overshadow the overall goodness of the show.

We've all been harping for months, or even years for that matter, that TNA needed to go live. They've listened and started to go live. We started harping about them pushing older talent over new/young talent, they started pushing younger guys. We started harping about too much Bischoff, he removed HIMSELF off of TV in an attempt to appease the fans.

So the question(s) I would like to pose to the fans of TNA simply is what will be TNA's savior? What does TNA need to do to begin to grow its ratings?

I believe one thing that would help TNA is to open iMPACT! with an actual wrestling match every week instead of 15 minutes of Hogan screaming BROTHER! at whatever soul he happens to be in the ring with. It doesn't matter what match, just open us on a high note. T.V. title maybe? X-Division maybe? It'll keep us invested.

Also another thing that would help is for them to go back to their bread and butter time, the 9pm/8est timeslot. I think they tried to do too much too fast. They should have went live for a few weeks/month THEN went down an hour in time. That way they would have had plenty of time to hype it instead of catching folks off guard.

What are your thoughts? Keep it serious guys

[Playboy Stevie V]

Hogan, Sting, Brooke and Dixie to stop showing up on tv on a regular bases, so we can focus on their none WWE washout talent and actual wrestling.

[bartish2]

publicity. most of the world knows of WWE, but not many know of TNA... if they had more publicity, toured more etc they would draw more fans in. You can't really expect to draw the same numbers as wwe when you are constantly in a arena in universal studios. At least, that is why I think is holding TNA back the most

[Poot-Hair]

Hogan, Sting, Brooke and Dixie to stop showing up on tv on a regular bases, so we can focus on their none WWE washout talent and actual wrestling.

I agree about Hogan, Brooke, and Dixie but Sting too? What makes you think that? Sting is one of the most over people on iMPACT! even when he isn't wrestling.

Anymore ideas?

[Poot-Hair]

publicity. most of the world knows of WWE, but not many know of TNA... if they had more publicity, toured more etc they would draw more fans in. You can't really expect to draw the same numbers as wwe when you are constantly in a arena in universal studios. At least, that is why I think is holding TNA back the most

I agree whole heartedly. I think if nothing else the Open Fight Night should be in an arena outside of Universal Studios. Start with once a month and move up. Good post Bartish

[A.Jay]

Hogan, Sting, Brooke and Dixie to stop showing up on tv on a regular bases, so we can focus on their none WWE washout talent and actual wrestling.

Again with the Sting Bashing Stevie? The four people you named are not the problem, Coming out of the Impact Zone isn't the problem. The problem are the fans that watch wrestling today. They have been given everything they have wanted. They wanted CM Punk as champion yet are mad because he can't over take Cena as the companies top draw. They wanted Austin Aries to get a contract with TNA and he did that about to fight for the WHC yet all I can hear is about some chick that can't act as the big deal from Impact last night.

And the biggest two things that come to mind for me 1: Robert Roode is a non WWE guy/Ex WCW guy and has been the champ for a long time which is what I thought the fans wanted yet no big deal has been made about what he has done. 2Russo is no longer with TNA, how many people said they would watch TNA if Russo was gone?

Now that Russo is gone and the roster is trying to grow people have proven nomatter what TNA does they won't give it a chance

[A.Jay]

I agree whole heartedly. I think if nothing else the Open Fight Night should be in an arena outside of Universal Studios. Start with once a month and move up. Good post Bartish

Plus how can they take the show on the road when the ratings are so low?

[Playboy Stevie V]

I agree about Hogan, Brooke, and Dixie but Sting too? What makes you think that? Sting is one of the most over people on iMPACT! even when he isn't wrestling.

Anymore ideas?

Yep Sting too. He can comeback every so often, but not all the time...ala undertaker style. If they focused more on their own people eventually they will draw more, gain more followers and fame. Can't keep reaching backwards to the future.

But more touring is good idea too.

They can also do a free type of ppv every so often, Clash of the Champions style to get some more exposer on a higher level.

[A.Jay]

Yep Sting too. He can comeback every so often, but not all the time...ala undertaker style. If they focused more on their own people eventually they will draw more, gain more followers and fame. Can't keep reaching backwards to the future.

But more touring is good idea too.

They can also do a free type of ppv every so often, Clash of the Champions style to get some more exposer on a higher level.

Yep your a Hater on Sting Stevie. He hasn't done anything to hurt TNA, he's help TNA become something more. He didn't take the belt from Roode thus putting him over and James Storm and Austin Aries sure seem to be getting some major face time so how if TNA not moving forward. Get over it with Sting your hate has no power because he doesn't hold talent down.

[bartish2]

Plus how can they take the show on the road when the ratings are so low?

how long did it take wwe to flourish? wwe was where tna is at one point and it took them years to get out of madison square garden before they finally started to flourish