2. The Ranking System
Its contentious among some fans, but a star ranking win/loss based system (not unlike the English Premier League table) is actually a pretty good idea. A wrestler that picks up a lot of successive wins can eventually challenge for a title, which allows the fans to emotionally engage with the outcomes of matches more. It also gives more of a reason for the wrestlers to be fighting in the first place, as well as adding an extra layer of fan anger at a run-in ending or Dusty Finish. Of course, you can still give the champ free reign to challenge anybody he/she likes, which effectively allows the bookers and creative teams to have their cake and eat it too, which is always nice. New TNA doesnt quite have the system mentioned above, but they do appear to be implementing something similar and, by announcing the rankings of their wrestlers, they are bringing an interesting mainstream sports element to the shows, something that could be very effective indeed in gaining TNA a new audience.
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