10 Things WWE Can Do With TNA
6. Take It Global
TNA was at its most exciting not only when the X Division was being pushed to the forefront, but also when they used their global connections to draft in talented workers from around the world. Their NJPW affiliation ended in disaster (and the widescale mistreatment of wrestlers like Kazuchika Okada and Tetsuya Naito), but the old World X Cup tournaments and Global Impact shows brought tremendous wrestlers like Masato Yoshino and Volador Jr. to the American mainstream.
It felt fresh, exciting, and different, and really set TNA aside as a genuine WWE alternative. If WWE chose to maintain the brand, there’s real potential in reigniting this format, and expanding TNA’s global outreach. The use of wrestlers like Jushin Liger and Kota Ibushi shows WWE aren’t averse to bringing such talents in as freelancers, so why not expand the format?
As a stage for bringing together some of the world’s most thrilling wrestlers for one-off exhibition matches, Impact Wrestling could make waves again. Such wrestlers aren’t entirely accessible to mainstream American audiences, but bringing them in intermittently on a WWE-backed brand would increase their exposure, encourage fans to track down their other work, and benefit the sport as a whole.