2. Mine The Indie Scene For Fresh Talent
This is arguably the point that TNA messed up the most. Five years ago, as Hogan and Bischoff strolled into the company, WWE was also stuck in something of a rut. The independent scene wasn't really seen as a viable pool for talent (with the exception of two or three talents), and a lot of incredible wrestlers were looking for more exposure. What did TNA do? Well, Orlando Jordan, Sean Morley, the Nasty Boys, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, that's what they did. Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Solomon Crowe and more were plying their trade on the indies at that time. When WWE signed them, it wasn't as if they plucked them out of the sky, the general reaction was along the lines of 'FINALLY'. In retrospect, these men (along with others) should have been making up the cornerstone of TNA's television product at that time. This boat has been missed. Still, there is an abundance of talent available who promise to be the next batch of superstars. TNA would be wise to snap them up and give them a platform, sooner rather than later.
John Bills
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Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
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