How would you make TNA competition for WWE?

[Hammy]

Simple question, who would you hire and fire (keep it realistic), what storylines would you book?

Firstly I'd convince Jeff Jarrett to stay strictly behind the scenes.  I'd use Mick Foley for rare appearances a few times a year, **** battles, him and Abyss at some point would be cool, both need to leave the main event scene, seeing them clear the ring of MEM is just bad.

I'd either get rid of or reduce to non wrestling appearances Kevin Nash.  Probably just stop him wrestling because the dude is one heck of a personality, his stuff with Sting in the ring before the MEM turned on Sting was fantastic, but once he starts wrestling he stinks things up.

I know the principle, Jarrett, Foley, Nash are established names so people tune in to see them because they have heard of them, but heck once they see how past it they are they'll tune straight out again.

Have feuds like AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle, Bobby Lashley vs. Samoa Joe.

Heck if you are going to bring in a veteran, a legend, bring in one who is a dead cert draw like Hulk Hogan, have him as a heel with MEM and have him give the rub to Lashley, ala Goldberg.

Team 3D have given the rub to the new teams, so phase them out, focus on British Invasion, Motor City Machine Guns & Beer Money.

Put focus on the X-Division again, to the point where they even headline an event.  Lets face it Daniels has no personality and won't make it outside the division so put him back in it.

On the whole there are so many things they are doing write at the moment, by biggest issue, as highlighted is there are too many veterans clouding the show, hopefully this Lashley signing is a turning point.  The Foley-Jarrett crap is pulling things down.

[Izzy]

Don't agree. Jarrett has done one amazing match after another, he's as good as anyone right now. Nash is superb on the mike and they are using him well , him and Morgan as a team must happen. Foley needs to go to commentary for sure.

Truth be told tna is way out in front of wwe right now, it doesn't need to change anything just ensure people know it exists.

I do hope the x division evolves to b atleast 50% of the product, and go back to what the division used to be, it's too slow, the wow factor hasn't been there in 6 months if not far longer

tna is very good at the mo, some amazing x division matches and lashley and Kennedy will be all they need

[Hammy]

I just think Nash teamed with Morgan would hold Morgan back, Morgan is a dynamic young big man, Nash should be banned from wrestling.

They'll need more than X-Division and Lashley and Kennedy, they need a proven giant draw like Hogan, who despite being past it is off the scale on the drawing front compared to pretty much anyone else...

....there is still a big drop off of fans from years ago who need recapturing who don't even know who Lashley and Kennedy are.

[Izzy]

I just think Nash teamed with Morgan would hold Morgan back, Morgan is a dynamic young big man, Nash should be banned from wrestling.

They'll need more than X-Division and Lashley and Kennedy, they need a proven giant draw like Hogan, who despite being past it is off the scale on the drawing front compared to pretty much anyone else...

....there is still a big drop off of fans from years ago who need recapturing who don't even know who Lashley and Kennedy are.

Morgan is still proving himself - teaming with Nash would help Morgan get a higher slot on the card and start to be viewed as a credible world champion. Nash would be the mentor role - I like Nash, i think he still has a lot to offer, though he doesnt need too many matches.

[slashsfro]

Quit bringing in old WWE/WCW guys.  I like that they brought in Christian an undervalued WWE wrestler.  They should focus on those guys and less on the guys that drew money in the past.  They should just wait until the annual WWE talent cuts and sign those younger guys like Kennedy and Elijah Burke on the cheap.  Relegate most of the part time wrestlers (Nash, Foley,) to on screen roles.  The less I see of these guys in the ring the happier I am.  Nash should just replace that awful Don West.

Try using old wcw ideas such as spin the wheel, battlebowl, and War Games.  WWE isn't doing anything with them so why not use them.

Last basic simple idea--less long winded promos and more in ring action would help differentiate TNA from WWE.  I hate main event promos and TNA has been doing that a lot lately with the entire Main Event Mafia storyline/subplot.

[Hammy]

I hate main event promos and TNA has been doing that a lot lately with the entire Main Event Mafia storyline/subplot.

Exactly, for all the "We are different" both Raw/Impact start the same.  Raw is Legacy/Triple H/John Cena, Impact is MEM/Foley/Double J, the format is annoying, start with a smurfing match!

[D]

PPV was just a huge example of what is wrong with TNA

As soon as Kurt said if they lost they'd be fired, I knew Nash and Steiner/Book were winning

just ruins the PPV

same as Don West. whoever that idiot cheers for, loses. It kills the mystery

what got me into TNA is how I genuinely had no idea who was going to win any given match. I remember when Abyss won the world Title and I was like WHAT?

it is great though when they just let **** roll naturally. We don't need every small thing explained to us.

Announcing is atrocious

I like Jeff Jarret wrestling. Mick probably needs to stop. Nash does good for what he has. His match with Styles wasn't bad.

They should bring Lashley into the maifa but have him turn on them and team up with Sting and AJ.

Then Have Lashley and Steiner start  feud and move his way up the MEM ladder till he has a big feud with Angle

Gotta redo the X Division

Bring in Hulk Hogan as the "advisor" to the MEM. Hogan can't really wrestle anymore but he could be like the big "Secret' weapon. Totally rip the NWO thing but who cares, it would be great.

Or hell, bring Hogan in and have people expecting he being the MEM mastermind but have him actually be a face and out ot destroy MEM.

Find some way to bring in RVD.

RVD vs AJ! WOW

[Hammy]

Nash does good for what he has. His match with Styles wasn't bad.

Thats the thing though, Styles shouldn't be fighting people in matches that "Aren't bad".  He should be blowing the roof off the place.  TNA has the talent to have every match be 4 or 5 stars, Nash can barely make it past 1 so he shouldn't have a place on the card.

I was dissapointed with Taz to, its my own fault, I stupidly thought he might of done something half interesting or looked intense, heck he was dressed the exact same way as he was when he commentated, he didn't look like a bad ass, it looked like a fat commentator had manage to rile up Samoa Joe.

And Angle saying what he did pretty much confirmed who was winning.

Styles vs. Rob Van Dam would be off the charts wow, but even if they can't get him, **** elevate Sabin and Shelley and have them feud with AJ.

[Sober_Times]

I haven't watched TNA on a consistent basis in awhile but here is a few things I would do right off the bat.

First off drop the main event mafia storyline. I don't like it. Fire Booker T, put sting as a guy that can put some young or new to tna guys over kind of like what WWE tried to do with the Undertaker fueding with some guys that arent even in wwe anymore. Obviously tna needs to pick stings opponents and set up the matches better. Put Nash as a personality and no longer wrestling. Make Foley an announcer and fire both Mike and don. Convice JBL to come in and do announcing with Foley. Angle can still be a top draw if used properly.

They need to rewind a couple years and bring back the Samoa Joe that was awesome pre-angle. He was part of what made me watch TNA.

Make X-division good again. Put daniels and AJ at the top of that division.  And bring in RVD. Raid ROH for some great athletic talent to give the X-division some new blood. Keep the x-division and its talent completely separate from everything else. I'm not saying dont have people from x-division feud with other talent, just not while their competing in the x-division. You can have the x-division be a cornerstone of the show and still have it be a stepping stone to be a main event star.

I agree with getting someone like hogan to come in and draw fans. But you better have the x-division rolling and some great story lines and matches going on to keep people watching.

3D has been putting over talent well and can continue do so in a limited capacity.

Bring in Kennedy and have him feud a long program with Sting. I'd start him off kind of slow and attempt to build him up as a heel capping it off with him facing Sting. Maybe have him come under Sting's wing and than turn heel slowly. I know stuff like this has been done but it can work pretty well if done right. I think Kennedy can be a great star and I think he could easily do a heel/face switch down the line and be a true headliner for TNA. He'll never be close to my fav, HBK, but I always thought he had some rock-like qualities that were never exploited.

Right off the bat I would make Angle, Joe, AJ, Daniels, and Beer Money the face of TNA. Make them the superstars that the promotion is catered around. Make them the guys others want to be. I'd make it so Angle and Joe are the huge heavyweight stars that people want to watch but keep them separate from each other. Make AJ and Daniels the face of the X-division. And Beer Money the top tag team. And push the idea of Sting being a legend like no other alot stronger than anyone ever has so he can take on the role of putting guys like Kennedy over. Sting is a wrestling legend and should be celebrated as such. He has the ability and the history to use him in that role better than they are now. At least for a short time. 

Of course i'm high as **** most of the time so what the **** do i know? 

[D]

Problem is, TNA were getting .9's before the MEM

now they are getting 1.2 and 1.3's

so their ratings have went up significantly with the MEM so expect it to stay around for a while.

[More Cowbell]

What ever happened to the rumor of the ultimate warrior making a tna comeback?

I think its sad qhwen they bring in a wwe announcer mik and make him world champ what about all the guys who put years into tna.

Keep the mem but push hard some tna originals as being badass and tougher then the wwe guys.

Acknowledge wwe and declare war on it.  Any old wwe like jake roberts or whoever they can sign cheap and feed them to the tna originals.  Don't build your headliners on wwe rejects

[AtariLegend]

I think they need to ditch the idea of tapping shows several weeks in advance,

[Hammy]

I think they need to ditch the idea of tapping shows several weeks in advance,

The IWC, those who read the spoilers are such a minor aspect of the fans who watch the product I don't think it'd make that much difference.

[Izzy]

The MEM is the greatest idea wrestling has had for a decade

TNA needs big names - but it doesnt need main events of old WWE star vs old WCW star

Without the MEM it would be Angle vs Booker T each week - this way you have a 'big' name in a main event, but a TNA guy as the opponent - I dont think people realise the extent this helps the TNA guys

A guy switiching on for the first time doesnt keep a damn about an AJ Styles vs Daniels fight - after all, they dont know who they are

...but A J Styles vs Nash and Daniels vs Booker T - now they KNOW people in that match, so they watch - and then they can see and be impressed by the TNA guys

I started watching TNA because Kurt Angle was there - i dint give a damn about a 'A J Styles' - but then they had a fued (which i watched for Angle) and realised - bloody hell, this Styles chap can really go

Point being - big name gets butts in seats and gives the TNA guys enough time to impress

Now TNA doesnt always do the matches right - AJ's lost against Nash at the PPV was the right result - but the wrong match, Styles should have been screwed, he should have dominated and be cruelly denied - in the end a clean pin was a mistake

TNA needs to totally reboot the X Division though - double the rooster and have the X Division title matches as just behind the Heavyweight Title - if there is an X Division title match on Impact it should always be the main event

...but what TNA really needs is money

It needs to look like it doesnt need your business - WWE looks like it would get along fine if you never watched agains, it almost screams 'we dont need you'

...and thats how big companies work - they impress you with their power, TNA looks too indie and too fragile

There must be a billionaire wrestling fan who can turn the Impact zone into some sort of Cathedral to Violence....

[Rankin]

Double the roster? Sorry dude but that is crazy. The roster is too big already just for a 2 hour show.

As for the money, the owners Panda Energy Inc. are very wealthy! Shame they don't bother splashing out on where money is needed.