Weekly News Roundup (9/26 - 10/2) -- TNA's doom

[Big Poppa Puck]

Who would WWE even bring in from TNA? Returns of guys they already fired like Drew, Lashley, Sandow, etc? Maybe Storm goes back to NXT.

Abyss is old and I don't think the Hardy's would pass a drug test.

I guess Grado could be the next Santino.


Can't think of anyone else they have there as most of my TNA knowledge comes from this bored or whatever I've watched on youtube or in passing when I'm really bored and come across it on TV over the years.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

If you told me two years ago that WWE would have more interest in bringing back Matt Hardy than Jeff Hardy, I'd have called you crazy.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Who would WWE even bring in from TNA? Returns of guys they already fired like Drew, Lashley, Sandow, ECIII etc? Maybe Storm goes back to NXT.

Abyss is old and I don't think the Hardy's would pass a drug test.


I guess Grado could be the next Santino.

Storm already snubbed NXT, so I wonder if they'd even bring him in. Sandow won't be brought back - at least not so soon. Maybe Drew, Lashley and ECIII if they even have any interest in going back. Lashley said last year he's not even sure if Bellator would allow him to do WWE.

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

WWE's original plan was going to be a double turn with Reigns turning heel and Rollins turning full face before they decided to go with this story

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Alvarez is just ripping into the fact that Nakamura, Joe and Asuka are still in NXT lol.

 

[Paris in Flames]

WWE would be dumb to not be interested in Galloway tbh.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

WWE wanted Drew Gulak as a coach but plans seemed to have change and now he'll be an enhancement talent for the CW division, apparently.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Alvarez is just ripping into the fact that Nakamura, Joe and Asuka are still in NXT lol.

I add Roode and Aries to that list and agree.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

It's been four weeks since Neville has been on Raw. Why hasn't he been moved to Smackdown yet to help build their mid-card? No idea.

If Raw's getting Harper like it's been rumoured, someone should absolutely go to Smackdown.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

WWE wanted Drew Gulak as a coach but plans seemed to have change and now he'll be an enhancement talent for the CW division, apparently.

It makes sense for Gulak in particular but the enhancement talent for the CW division should be guys like Kalisto and Sin Cara. Neville should be heavily involved as well. Aries too.

But I agree with Alvarez that Nakamura, Joe, and Asuka should be on the main roster now but it would kill NXT more than it already has. Roode, Aries, and Itami should be there too but what else is there in NXT after that?

 

[AfroThunder396]

The problem is there's no hot indy guys on the market right now.

Moving up the big guys in NXT would requiring building new homegrown stars, which is something NXT hasn't been able to do in a long time. Their show has greatly regressed in quality since Ryan Ward left and no one is being built up properly.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

The problem is there's no hot indy guys on the market right now.

Moving up the big guys in NXT would requiring building new homegrown stars, which is something NXT hasn't been able to do in a long time. Their show has greatly regressed in quality since Ryan Ward left and no one is being built up properly.

Send down the Cruiserweights and Apollo Crews and bring those guys up and they'll be fine. lol

 

[The Gongshow]

Just think, Joe, Nakamura, Rhoode, Asuka, Aries and the Revival will most likely get call ups next year and what will NXT have….

 

[AfroThunder396]

Almas is probably going to walk as well.

Hideo
Authors of Pain
TM61
Ember Moon
No Way Jose
Billie Kay
Oney Lorcan

It's really not that great, like a mid-tier indy show

 

[tp71]

Almas is probably going to walk as well.

Hideo
Authors of Pain
TM61
Ember Moon
No Way Jose
Billie Kay
Oney Lorcan

It's really not that great, like a mid-tier indy show

I don't think thats necessarily a problem. NXT is supposed to be for development and graduation to RAW/Smackdown. If there are peaks and valleys in terms of great shows, that's fine. The valleys mean the you had some great wrestlers (hopefully) graduate to the big leagues.

Build guys up, they move up, you rebuild. That should be the aim.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

HHH seems to have lost sight of that considering how long it's taking for Joe, Nakamura and Asuka to be called up, let alone Roode and Aries being down there and not really doing much since the cupboard is so bare in NXT.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I don't think thats necessarily a problem. NXT is supposed to be for development and graduation to RAW/Smackdown. If there are peaks and valleys in terms of great shows, that's fine. The valleys mean the you had some great wrestlers (hopefully) graduate to the big leagues.

Build guys up, they move up, you rebuild. That should be the aim.

You're right, but the way NXT has built itself into the unofficial 3rd brand with it's own live events and tours, there's suddenly business aspects to consider that really shouldn't be there.

 

[tp71]

HHH seems to have lost sight of that considering how long it's taking for Joe, Nakamura and Asuka to be called up, let alone Roode and Aries being down there and not really doing much since the cupboard is so bare in NXT.

Absolutely he has. It was never designed to be a money maker. Any tours or big arena sellouts should be gravy. If there's a hot program, bonus, build a big show around it, move on. This hold out over promoting guys who should be in the main event on RAW let alone on RAW is ridiculous.

 

[Emperoreddy]

You're right, but the way NXT has built itself into the unofficial 3rd brand with it's own live events and tours, there's suddenly business aspects to consider that really shouldn't be there.

It most likely has more to do with politics then business, which is par for the course.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

EC3 and Lashley in NXT would be so money. I am such a big fan of both of those guys. Lashley getting a bad run in his time in WWE was because he was too green to handle it. I love him from what I've seen of him in TNA.

In 3 years if built properly, Lashley Vs. Lesnar could be the biggest match in pro wrestling.

There's a couple guys in TNA I'd want to pluck like Lashley, EC3, Storm, The Wolves, Tiger Uno and Mike Bennett.

I think there's still tons of talent out there that WWE could bring in. TJP is a great example of a guy who's been floating around for ever with not a lot of traction but then blew up with the right push in WWE.

 

[GKJ]

Lashley wouldn't be in NXT.


Give me Decay

 

[M.C.G. 31]

It's already been said but I have to say it again just to really hammer it home: Lashley would NEVER be in NXT.

He said it before, though, he doesn't even know if Bellator would allow him to go to WWE.

 

[Kimi]

And I'm quite sure WWE wouldn't allow him to go to Bellator.

 

[Isi]

Who would WWE even bring in from TNA? Returns of guys they already fired like Drew, Lashley, Sandow, etc? Maybe Storm goes back to NXT.

There's a few guys who would fit into NXT nicely. Drew and ECIII strike me as the only ones who go onto the main roster (and even ECIII is a maybe)

 

[Virtanen18]

EC3 was a missed opportunity for WWE. Always rated him