Is picking up ex-WWE guys really all that bad?

Ping von Erich · 02-21-2009, 11:48 AM

Here me out here before posting, ok. The question again, is TNA picking up former WWE talents really that bad a habit? I mean, think back.. the Attitude era was born out of picking up ex-WCW talents. Steve Austin, Triple H, Goldust, Vader, Ron Simmons, Mick Foley, Jim Ross.. hell, even Kevin Nash and Scott Hall were WCW cast off mid card talents before WWF picked them up the first time because lord knows we all thought Vinnie Vegas and The Diamond Stud were going places. WWE's most successful period was born out of snatching up WCW's leftover midcarders and turning them into viable stars with good matches and risky booking.

Now, flash forward, all of WWE's cuts over the last year or so. What's wrong with TNA snagging a few talented guys WWE felt were surplus? Colt Cabana, Paul London, Stevie Richards, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, D'lo Brown, Armando Estrada.. all of these guys have an upside, all of them talented, all of them have potential. Why is TNA wanting to incorporate these guys a crime?

I'm just saying..

Mikk · 02-21-2009, 11:53 AM

As long as they bring something to the product then i don't have a problem with it.

If they are just brought in because they are a name then thats when it gets annoying.

King Steventon · 02-21-2009, 11:57 AM

The problem isn't so much bringing them in, it's bringing them in and pushing them at the expense of your owngrown talent, who in TNA's case especially, are more often than not more talented than the workers the are bringing it.

But TNA seem desperate for any shred of publicity and name value, so yeah.

Tommy Platinum · 02-21-2009, 12:41 PM

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The problem isn't so much bringing them in, it's bringing them in and pushing them at the expense of your owngrown talent, who in TNA's case especially, are more often than not more talented than the workers the are bringing it.

But TNA seem desperate for any shred of publicity and name value, so yeah.

Well that is the only reason it is a problem. Who cares about pushing homegrown talent if you can sign guys who are better? It must also be said that the name value of ex-WWE guys is obviously a plus for TNA. Every WWE wrestler has a small amount of fans who will watch TNA just to see them.

So yeah, it is annoying when they bring in ex-WWE guys for the sole reason that they are ex-WWE, but if they add something to the product and deserve to be pushed, I really don't care how many ex-WWE guys they bring in. It is about creating the best product possible, therefore signing the best wrestlers. I don't see the big deal in pushing homegrown talent for the sake of it.

oresama · 02-21-2009, 02:33 PM

I don't really see a problem with it to be honest, bringing in a name big name is beneficial to the company so why not? TNA's taken a handful of former WWE main eventers and Kurt Angle's the only one to hold the top title in TNA, they've taken lower card wrestlers however and used their ability.....but look where R-Truth, Christian, Gail Kim etc are right now.....

neXus · 02-21-2009, 09:31 PM

There is nothing wrong with TNA picking up ex-WWE talent. The problem becomes when the bring in a guy like Booker T and push him over their younger talent and in a sense kill off any credibility that talent has. Look at Somoa Joe, before Kurt came into the mix, Joe was a ruthless killer, then he became a little bitch who would complain about not getting his way, then he became weak in the ring, losing two straight time to low blows. Then TNA decided that Joe and AJ couldnt sell ppvs so they put them behind the likes of Team 3D and Rhino. While AJ floats around in a feud with Booker, TNA was forced to repackage Joe and start from square one.

Now I have no problem with pushing WWE guys over TNA original talent, as long as that WWE talent can be seen as a long term investment. Anyone in MEM will not be with TNA six years from now, therefore they should not be pushed to the moon. What TNA fails to realize is that even if they do somehow magically draw great ratings from the big name former WWE talent, once that talent retires fans will be tuning out because the talent left on the roster has been buried for years.

TrueBlue · 02-22-2009, 01:12 AM

TNA don't seem to remember that WCW existed, cos they seem to be making the same mistakes that brought them down.

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