Post opportunities missed by TNA.....

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At one time I believe, the Knockouts were getting the highest ratings on Impact. While WWE was having Halloween Costume battle royals with the Divas, Gail Kim and Awesome Kong were putting on classics on Impact, even main eventing some shows.

They were constantly drawing the best ratings week in and week out and the people who did their make up were making more money than them. :francis:
 

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You vs. The Ace she tells you not to worry about :wow:
I've never understood why people bring up the Okada in TNA thing, you're crazy if you think they were pushing the 23 year old guy from Japan on an excursion when they still had guys like Kurt, AJ, Joe, Sting, RVD active in 2010-2011
 

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I've never understood why people bring up the Okada in TNA thing, you're crazy if you think they were pushing the 23 year old guy from Japan on an excursion when they still had guys like Kurt, AJ, Joe, Sting, RVD active in 2010-2011
I get them not pushing unready, unproven Okada. Why did those idiots have prime Tanahashi working pointless X division matches?
 

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You know it's funny, he shamelessly stole his gimmick from The Pope. If he got anything out of TNA it was that, nobody brings that up though.

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I'd say Pope was a missed opportunity, injuries caught up with him. Him and Desmond Wolfe should have been champions. I know Wolfe got sick but still.
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Even took the Hand pose :wow:

Can't see you defending this, @The Rainmaker, and winning :sas2:
 
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I've never understood why people bring up the Okada in TNA thing, you're crazy if you think they were pushing the 23 year old guy from Japan on an excursion when they still had guys like Kurt, AJ, Joe, Sting, RVD active in 2010-2011

Let's not front like they put more than a minimal effort into the character - especially when you factor in the fact Russo was writing.:mjpls:

And you can absolutely fault them for not recognizing potential in talent when they had it right under their noses.

It's not like he was green either - New Japan had him enter and win his first G1 6 months after he left TNA.
 

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Sanada, I'm like 4 shows behind on the G1 but he's been impressive.

Bobby Roode- Too bad the ownership change took so gotdamn long or he'd still be there.
 

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They've had several NJPW in their company that just toiled away. Sanada Okada was The Pope's sex slave or something.

Monty Brown 100% should have won the title around 03-06. No reason he shouldn't have.

I wish Monty would have continued in WWE. Dude could have been a star...He had the charisma and mic skills.
 

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I know this doesn't have much to do with wrestling, but a missed opportunity for them was not making installment sequels to their videogame. The way to continue to generate revenue and interest? Target the kids, that means toys, games, posters, you name it.

If you dont compete with the WWE on that front, you will die quick. I remember when WCW was poppin they had all kinds of merchandise to go around, and me and my friends would prefer WCW because aroind that time they had the best games
 
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