10 Big Changes To Make TNA Great Again
4. Emphasise The Knockouts And X Division
The X Division used to be the feather in TNA’s cap. Home to some of the best wrestlers on the planet, it’d serve up an outrageous serving of hard-hitting action every single week. Those old Samoa Joe/AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels matches have become the stuff of legend, but it has slowly fallen apart over the years, and the Hogan/Bischoff era completely neutered its importance.
Likewise, TNA were regarded as one of the foremost promoters of women’s wrestling. While WWE’s Divas division was largely populated by under-seasoned talents who could barely perform a snapmare, TNA’s Knockouts division boasted Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, and more. As with all of TNA’s old strengths, however, time saw the company slowly whittle away at its female talent pool, and while the likes of Jade and Sienna are super talented, they’re barely utilised.
It’s time for TNA to reignite their focus on both divisions. These are the scenes that put them on the map in the first place, and investing in them can bring success once again. With the quality of matches that Sasha Banks and Charlotte are currently delivering on Raw, it’s no longer acceptable for a company to deliver subpar women’s wrestling. Jade, Gail Kim, Sienna, and Madison Rayne are ideal divisional building blocks: give them something to do, and they’ll rebuild the division.
The X Division will take a little more work. Its fall from grace has been spectacular, and while wrestlers like Trevor Lee and DJ Z are still capable of serving up high octane matches, it’s far from the level it used to be. TNA must polish the damaged jewel in their crown by adding to the division and making the belt important again: something that’ll never happen in its current status as a worthless lower midcard trinket.