10. There Is Room For Upward Advancement In TNA...
In TNA, there is a much smaller roster than the WWE and thus, there is a shorter journey to the top of the card. Although it has made its name on the back of ex-WWE stars like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy and many, many others, those stars havent dominated TNAs main events the way you might reasonably have expected them to. TNAs main event scene has always included talent like A.J Styles, Samoa Joe, James Storm, Austin Aries and Bobby Roode, none of whom are known to WWE-exclusive fans. Lately, there have been a string of first-time champs in TNA as well. In fact, four of the last five champions have been in their first run (not counting Bully Rays blink-and-youll-miss-it loss to Chris Sabin last year). Bully Rays first title reign was interrupted by Chris Sabins first reign. Bully then won the belt back and dropped it to A.J Styles. The next champion was first-timer Magnus, who then lost the belt to first-timer Eric Young, who, in turn, did the honours for first-timer Bobby Lashley. With the exceptions of Styles and Lashley, all of the men on this list received their first ever World Championship run in the last two years or so. In TNA, there is always room at the top.
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