If TNA/Impact Wrestling had the same rosters, storylines, and talent the same age as 06-10...

[DanielAlfredsson]

God no. If people complain about WWE or even AEW stuff now, Impact storylines were 10x worse during that time.

 

[Paper Boi]

I'm saying nothing would change it would be the exact same shows rosters and storylines from that era.

so would sting be on two shows then?

i'd tune in live just to see a man clone himself.

 

[Elim Garak]

so would sting be on two shows then?

i'd tune in live just to see a man clone himself.

You overthinking it lol. Technically yes but it's not a real scenario. Just think of it as everything tna did would be exactly the same no different just now instead of back then. Who gets the better rating?

 

[Paper Boi]

You overthinking it lol. Technically yes but it's not a real scenario. Just think of it as everything tna did would be exactly the same no different just now instead of back then. Who gets the better rating?

lol 2006 TNA has bigger stars than 2021 WWE, even if it's booked like shyt.

so I guess TNA, they'd at least be on par.


the booking doesn't make too much of a difference IMO. they had shytty booking for most of those years, but it's not like WWE's booking is any better in 2021.

 

[Elim Garak]

lol 2006 TNA has bigger stars than 2021 WWE, even if it's booked like shyt.

so I guess TNA, they'd at least be on par.


the booking doesn't make too much of a difference IMO. they had shytty booking for most of those years, but it's not like WWE's booking is any better in 2021.

This is all I'm asking ofcourse they weren't consistently booked well but I believe they would pull a better rating than current wwe.

 

[RammerJammer]

As a fan I would like to say yes but the company was founded like a regional promotion and it never really was able to grow naturally.

they tried to fast track their success and look for the next big thing that could lead them to a pay day instead of building their stars and their promotion.

Dixie fukked up bad bringing in Hogan/Bischoff and later on secretly bringing back Russo which ended up getting them kicked off of Spike. Spike was a great home for them and they haven’t gotten on a big network since. Also had that mass exodus of talent from 2013-2017 from the likes of Styles, Joe, Sting, Angle, Roode, Hardy’s, etc. They’re doing alright now but they’re clearly still feeling the effects of the mess that was made in the early 2010s.

 

[Paper Boi]

This is all I'm asking ofcourse they weren't consistently booked well but I believe they would pull a better rating than current wwe.

I think certain things matter for pulling a rating tho.

like cold 2006 TNA wasn't producing much of a rating. 2010 with the hype from Hogan coming in etc and years of being on spike that bumped them up to another echelon. even if it did lead to their ultimate downfall creatively idk


WWE's like 3rd biggest continuous active wrestling star right now is AJ Styles, which should tell you a lot.

 

[Rell84shots]

As a fan I would like to say yes but the company was founded like a regional promotion and it never really was able to grow naturally.

they tried to fast track their success and look for the next big thing that could lead them to a pay day instead of building their stars and their promotion.

To be fair they were doing great until HOEgan came in and fukked everything up, remember that at one point they were averaging 1.5mil a week. Had they never tried that ill fated Monday Night War reboot they might still be around with a ratings not far off from RAW, instead of being a shell of what they are now.

Dixie fukked up bad bringing in Hogan/Bischoff and later on secretly bringing back Russo which ended up getting them kicked off of Spike. Spike was a great home for them and they haven’t gotten on a big network since. Also had that mass exodus of talent from 2013-2017 from the likes of Styles, Joe, Sting, Angle, Roode, Hardy’s, etc. They’re doing alright now but they’re clearly still feeling the effects of the mess that was made in the early 2010s.

According to who? They've basically been on life support for the last 3 years.

 

[RammerJammer]

To be fair they were doing great until HOEgan came in and fukked everything up, remember that at one point they were averaging 1.5mil a week. Had they never tried that ill fated Monday Night War reboot they might still be around with a ratings not far off from RAW, instead of being a shell of what they are now.

Pre-Hogan AJ was finally being booked as the face of the company and then Hogan comes in and they turn AJ heel they redo the HHH/Flair pairing

X-Division was doing great and they basically bushed that.

I honestly could go on & on but TNA was doing so good but once I saw the Nasty Boys, Bubba The Love Sponge, Sean Morley, X-Pac & Scott Hall on Jan 4, I knew that shyt was doomed.

 

[RammerJammer]

According to who? They've basically been on life support for the last 3 years.

There was a time where it felt like TNA could vanish at any moment, yes, it’s a glorified Indie fed now but at least there’s some stability.

 

[Rell84shots]

Pre-Hogan AJ was finally being booked as the face of the company and then Hogan comes in and they turn AJ heel they redo the HHH/Flair pairing

X-Division was doing great and they basically bushed that.

I honestly could go on & on but TNA was doing so good but once I saw the Nasty Boys, Bubba The Love Sponge, Sean Morley, X-Pac & Scott Hall on Jan 4, I knew that shyt was doomed.

Even if you bring in HOEgan why would you agree to bring any of those names in? Pac & Hall could've been used as a simple one off, but in what world were the Nasty Boys and Bubba The Cuck necessary???

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Spike TV was a colossal flop as a channel. I think WWE realized they fukked up and made the right move to go back to USA/Universal as soon as they could.

Do they still air Bar Rescue 24/7 on whatever they call that channel now?

Thinking back now, I wonder if you could credit the move to Spike TV as one of the reasons for the drop in viewership along with ABA Taker & Triple H's reigns of terror.

 

[Wacky D]

worst part is that hogan & bishoff chased off all the real TNA fans.

they even fired awesome kong because of bubba the love sponge.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I mean they would be number two for sure, but not on the level of the WWE. While Impact always been low key the superior product, the fact remains that WWE will always be the household name. Even during the "Cross the Line" days, they really weren't considered a threat despite fans leaning towards TNA.

 

[Wacky D]

I mean they would be number two for sure, but not on the level of the WWE. While Impact always been low key the superior product, the fact remains that WWE will always be the household name. Even during the "Cross the Line" days, they really weren't considered a threat despite fans leaning towards TNA.

TNA worked its way from the ground up. to see how far they came in just a few years, was great actually.

WWE wont always be the household name. hell, when i got into wrestling, WCW was getting darn near as many name-drops outside of wrestling and this was long before the NWO. hell, ive even heard the defunct AWA mentioned.

it eventually got to the point where TNA stuff was beginning to be referenced, but chit started to go down not long afterwards.

AEW is promoted better than TNA and is automatically inserted into mainstream outlets. it wont be long until they begin to be referenced by outsiders. wont be shocked if it becomes a thing this year.