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Booking aside,
(1) Top priority would be to get TNA out of the Impact Zone. We left the Asylum, now it's time to leave Florida more often. I'd say twice a month until a fan base is established full and hold only 1 PPV there a year, kind of an "in honor of" thing. TNA has done real well with the "College Campus" route. Slammiversary and BFG were both very successful.
(2) Strong arm Spike. If you are not going to try to leave the station, at least make Spike understand that they need you more than you need them. Impact does excellent numbers in the UK on Challenge (I believe) and with the threat of showing just how much backing the promotion has on a worldwide scale, they should be able to get Spike to actually promote the show, help to drop the monthly PPV down to 8 total, feature a "Clash of Champions" free, 3 hour event every few months (in place of the PPVs they drop they could host these at the Impact Zone... Only difference is that the fans would get a PPV quality event for free to help promote the show), and even grant another hour (or two) for a second show. This would be where you put these younger guys in their moment to try and make something of their characters. Not in a big group of people who haven't been introduced to the audience. Also, I'd like to see the Spin Cycle featured on this show. If anyone follows it on the internet, Borash has great chemistry with all his guests and it's a very entertaining aspect of TNA.
(3) Hopefully, those on the roster with TNA at the moment have the AJ/Daniels/Storm/Roode/Kaz mentality in that they want to do everything they can to make TNA as successful as possible. Anyone without that attitude needs to go. I love Hogan and think he plays a great role for where he is, but when I hear him on talk shows, he spends more time self promoting than pushing the company he currently works for. The man is and always will be a mainstay in the wrestling business, but he doesn't seem to push Impact as anything other than where he's currently employed. I think Sting in the GM position makes a better choice because Sting has always pushed the questions of HIS past aside and focused on Impact and how great he loves working for the company. I wouldn't have half hearted workers on my staff; I'd have those who wanted to make my product the most recognizable name in my field.
(4) I would hire a research team that screens my target audience. Interactive polls on Xbox live, PSN, or other medium to actually screen what my audience has a taste for and what they don't quite like. I know that in order to tell a proper story, I will have my ups and downs, but that's where I'd have to weigh the decision as to if I think the payoff is worth the build. I would also have this research team crunching the numbers for my minute by minute on ratings. I'd have as much research focused on my core product as possible, because I honestly don't think TNA knows what their audience likes or dislikes other than tweets sent by fans.
(5) I would allow my creative team to actually let the talent have more freedom with their characters. Not the dreaded "creative control" but rather allow them to have an input as to how the character they play would truly react to the interaction they are involved in. If you read some of the comments in regards to the "kidnapping" of Hogan and Sting, you could see that they didn't believe it to be a "smart" move. They understood that it was far too "hokey" and disagreed, but went along with it. With more creative input, there is more ability for characters to flourish. This would also require the product to steer FAR away from the reality TV feel that the show has. When the characters feel confident with what they are saying, the product feels much more authentic.
(1) Top priority would be to get TNA out of the Impact Zone. We left the Asylum, now it's time to leave Florida more often. I'd say twice a month until a fan base is established full and hold only 1 PPV there a year, kind of an "in honor of" thing. TNA has done real well with the "College Campus" route. Slammiversary and BFG were both very successful.
(2) Strong arm Spike. If you are not going to try to leave the station, at least make Spike understand that they need you more than you need them. Impact does excellent numbers in the UK on Challenge (I believe) and with the threat of showing just how much backing the promotion has on a worldwide scale, they should be able to get Spike to actually promote the show, help to drop the monthly PPV down to 8 total, feature a "Clash of Champions" free, 3 hour event every few months (in place of the PPVs they drop they could host these at the Impact Zone... Only difference is that the fans would get a PPV quality event for free to help promote the show), and even grant another hour (or two) for a second show. This would be where you put these younger guys in their moment to try and make something of their characters. Not in a big group of people who haven't been introduced to the audience. Also, I'd like to see the Spin Cycle featured on this show. If anyone follows it on the internet, Borash has great chemistry with all his guests and it's a very entertaining aspect of TNA.
(3) Hopefully, those on the roster with TNA at the moment have the AJ/Daniels/Storm/Roode/Kaz mentality in that they want to do everything they can to make TNA as successful as possible. Anyone without that attitude needs to go. I love Hogan and think he plays a great role for where he is, but when I hear him on talk shows, he spends more time self promoting than pushing the company he currently works for. The man is and always will be a mainstay in the wrestling business, but he doesn't seem to push Impact as anything other than where he's currently employed. I think Sting in the GM position makes a better choice because Sting has always pushed the questions of HIS past aside and focused on Impact and how great he loves working for the company. I wouldn't have half hearted workers on my staff; I'd have those who wanted to make my product the most recognizable name in my field.
(4) I would hire a research team that screens my target audience. Interactive polls on Xbox live, PSN, or other medium to actually screen what my audience has a taste for and what they don't quite like. I know that in order to tell a proper story, I will have my ups and downs, but that's where I'd have to weigh the decision as to if I think the payoff is worth the build. I would also have this research team crunching the numbers for my minute by minute on ratings. I'd have as much research focused on my core product as possible, because I honestly don't think TNA knows what their audience likes or dislikes other than tweets sent by fans.
(5) I would allow my creative team to actually let the talent have more freedom with their characters. Not the dreaded "creative control" but rather allow them to have an input as to how the character they play would truly react to the interaction they are involved in. If you read some of the comments in regards to the "kidnapping" of Hogan and Sting, you could see that they didn't believe it to be a "smart" move. They understood that it was far too "hokey" and disagreed, but went along with it. With more creative input, there is more ability for characters to flourish. This would also require the product to steer FAR away from the reality TV feel that the show has. When the characters feel confident with what they are saying, the product feels much more authentic.
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