10 Things WWE Can Do With TNA
3. An NXT Invasion
At the highest level, WWE would do well to steer clear of invasion angles. The NWA’s WWE invasion fell entirely flat in the 1990s, while the ECW/WCW invasion that took place a few years later is one of the most well-documented flops in wrestling history. Try as he may, Vince McMahon has never recreated the magic of the nWo’s takeover of WCW, and history suggests he never will.
That being said, a TNA invasion of NXT could absolutely work. Away from Vince’s hands, NXT benefits from tighter, more cohesive writing and straightforward, logical storytelling. Every NXT angle has a purpose, the writers rarely flub their lines, and hosting such an invasion on a smaller stage greatly reduces the disaster scale should it flop. The risks are moderate, but the rewards could be huge.
NXT is already home to former TNA Champions Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, and Eric Young. The soon-to-debut Roderick Strong has also appeared for the company, so there is already a strong base of turncoats who could join the TNA side in such a story. Bring in the likes of Ethan Carter II and Drew Galloway, and WWE could have a real winner on their hands, particularly if they play-up EC3 and Galloway’s past failings with WWE and resulting bitterness towards the company.