10 Things TNA Wants You To Forget
"Good times don't last long sometimes".
The 14-year history of TNA Wrestling has been turbulent, to say the least. The promotion introduced the X-Division, gave competitors such as Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels and a young CM Punk a national platform to perform on and created a star in AJ Styles.
Yet, for all that they has done right, it has multitudes of missteps that have allowed them to become a joke of sorts among hardcore sports entertainment fans.
Some of those mistakes can be chalked up to trying to find innovative ways to present itself. Others, though, are embarrassing and damning instances in which the company's credibility and legitimacy were called into question. One, in particular, even generated concerns about its competency.
It is these 10 things TNA wants you to forget when telling their narrative. They live on in the memories of longtime fans, though, signs of the instability that has existed in the managerial offices as well as the writers' room.
10. The Reverse Battle Royal
In general, battle royals suck.
They are overstuffed with enhancement workers, all of whom have zero chance of actually winning. The timing is off, the eliminations are unspectacular and the winners are foregone conclusions. Only the Royal Rumble can be described as a particularly effective variation of the pro wrestling staple.
If battle royals suck that hard, why would TNA ever expect that a reverse battle royal would ever be a good idea?
With the idea of the match being to jump into the ring rather than throwing your opponent out of it, the contest proved to lack logic and wound up a greater cluster than anyone could have imagined. Flawed in development, even more so in execution, the match was a flop.
Thankfully, the company used the match sparingly over the years, packing it in mothballs for the next time they are feeling "innovative".