Dont worry everyone, TNA gets to live! Sure, it was a very scary few months for Carter Championship Wrestling after Spike TV cancelled Impact, but theyll now move onto the greener pastures of Destination America. Actually, that grass is probably a healthy shade of brown for now, as their new network is seen in 40 million less American homes than Spike was. But hey, theyre still alive! You know, it wasnt that long ago when the company had Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting and Rob Van Dam all under contract. These days the roster feels about as populated as your local independent show. So what happened? While fans may argue about TNAs storylines quite often, very few would deny that the company has had some amazing talent over the years. Unfortunately, just like most of the bigger names, many of their originals have left too. They never reached their full potential due to poor booking, which hurt their chances of getting over. Its a shame. A big part of the reason that TNAs own talent never felt like stars was because of the companys bizarre refusal to put them over former WWE and WCW castoffs. It happened time and time again. So which wrestlers deserved better? Here we take a look back at TNA originals as well as a few wrestlers from the major leagues who tried to build the brand. From talented X-Division stars, to former name talent looking for a new beginning, to badass Knockouts, here are the 12 TNA wrestlers who suffered the most.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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