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I am confused about this too. At the start it seemed like a great idea. I thought it was going to be a fantastic way to get some of the young guys to the top of the company, but then they started throwing a load of ex-WWE veterans into the Frontline, with Rhino, Team 3D etc. That was fine because I assumed the plan was still to use them to get the young guys over, but then I noticed the younger guys wern't even getting in the main events. They were putting on main events like Team 3D vs Angle vs Sting, which is just ridiculous. I don't understand how that benefits anybody.

The main focus of the angle was the friction between existing Mafia members at that time, and the long drawn out will he wont he? situation with Sting's supposed face turn. His feud with Angle took priority over the Mafia vs Frontline feud and any of the younger guys. Meanwhile AJ Styles is competing for the Legends Belt which is ok I guess, but why is he not the focus? You also have Joe running round with a machete.

Now they had Sting vs Foley as the focus, with another old over-the-hill guy keeping the young stars out of the main event. He now has the title, bringing Sting's incredibly boring reign that didn't achieve anything to an end. Lashley seems to be involved too now, which would be a bad decision.

I just think the whole thing lacks direction. What is the point of the whole thing? It certainly doesn't appear like the point is to create new stars.

One thing I disagree with Bigpapa about is the idea that AJ Styles in particular was a World Champion before and thus wouldn't really represent someone being elevated. As you said, he could become the main focus of the show, but also, he hasn't really been near the title since the legends started coming in. The title reigns he had were in a different era of TNA before they had so many big names, so winning it now would be a big deal. Also, they often seem to pretend he has never been Champion before, which probably isn't the worst idea. It makes it a far bigger deal for new casual fans of TNA if they don't know that AJ is a 3 time NWA World Champion. Oh yeah, thats another point, he has never been TNA World Champ before technically. Joe has though.

Daniels isn't even young.

I just thought, a lot of the guys who really need to be elevated in TNA are heels. Guys like the Guns, Storm, Roode should be pushed as singles stars before long. The Main Event Mafia angle can't help heels get over really.

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