7 Ways TNA Resembles A Dying WCW

Wcw ImpactIt may not seem that long ago, but it's been 13 years since WCW has gone out of business. Since that time, the wrestling landscape has changed drastically and is perhaps forever altered. WWE appears to have a near-monopoly of the business in the United States, with no serious challenge to their throne since the demise of their biggest competitor. TNA has tried to fill the void left by WCW, but has failed. They've been a victim of financial troubles, lack of leadership, and most damning, poor booking, from the start. Still, Dixie Carter, the owner of TNA, claims that the company is in great shape, but can that really be true? There are some troubling signs that all is not well in Dixieland. In fact, there are disturbing parallels between what is going on in the company today, and what was happening in WCW during its last few desperate years of existence. As the saying goes, "those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it." Those in charge of TNA appear to not know their wrestling history. If they did, we wouldn't be watching the mess we're seeing today. Here we take a look at the ways that TNA resembles a dying World Championship Wrestling.
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As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at." Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week. Follow along @AndrewSoucek and check out my podcast at wrestlingwithfriends.com