With the recent news of Spike TV’s intent to cancel TNA:
Impact Wrestling on their network should they not reach a new agreement, the
future of TNA is now up in the air, causing some stir I would imagine
throughout the entire wrestling community as to what will happen to all the TNA
wrestlers should they close their doors for good. Well I figured I would have a
quick whiz through their current roster and think about who WWE would be or
should be interested in looking into hiring or maybe giving some sort of deal
too should the roster of TNA suddenly become free agents. I also brought in my
friend 12ve-Pac from the SOS to throw his 2 cents in the mix as well, it’s good
to have friends!!
From me first I think and in no particular order of
course:
1. Bully
Ray / D’von (Team 3D / Dudley Boyz)
Now for a couple of reasons I
have included both of these guys as 1 choice because I think they should come
as a team, even if they don’t get used as a team on TV or maybe not even used
on TV at all. Both have enough experience between them to get involved in the
actual business side of things in WWE and could be used on and off screen to
enhance up and coming talent. Bully Ray could even be given a run as a Face or
Heel with his persona evolving as much as it has, however D’Von sadly I do see
as more training and development.
2. Gail
Kim
Now I always thought Gail Kim
was one of the better female wrestlers in WWE and TNA, so would be great to see
her go against the likes of AJ or Paige in good divas matches, I believe her
resigning would do wonders for the Divas division to give it just a little boost and would have to be a top
choice by WWE with regards to the TNA knockouts.
3. Samoa
Joe
Well this was an obvious
choice, he is a big atheletic guy who has years of expierence and with some
classic matches under his belt with guys like Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels
and AJ Styles, I think it’s a good idea to hire him. Given a bigger platform to
perform on he may become one of the bigger stars in the company, WWE already
tried a similar gimmick with Umaga and even more recently with Rusev, so why
not use Samoa Joe for his advantages over them.
4. Bobby
Roode
An obvious choice, with how
far he has come from his beginnings in Team Canada to teaming with James Storm
to form Beer Money Inc, then into Fourtune and then his solo run ending in a
world title reign. I would like to see him come in and I think could be a solid
mid carder with dips into the upper card for the WWE, if they also signed on
James Storm they could easily reform Beer Money Inc to reinvigorate the tag
division.
5. Kurt
Angle
If Angle could pass the
medical he would be so valuble not only as an in ring talent but also as a
backstage influence, his experience and sheer talent would no doubt go a long
way in helping the new crop of WWE developmental talent. I fear is in ring
value would be lower as i would think that aspect of his career is nearing an
end, with so many injuries going back so long it makes sense to come back to
WWE in a more backstage / training role and who better than Kurt Angle for
that.
Now onto my SOS cohort for his look into the TNA roster. J
12VE-PAC’s
With TNA on
the ropes financially that does not make good reading for the company's top
talents. With the news that WWE is fast loosing money and letting talent go
themselves, they may need to fill some gaps in the roster. So here are my top 5
potential WWE signings from TNA, should they want to pay out!
1) The
biggest name in the TNA lockeroom at the moment is Kurt Angle, so he has to
be on the list. It's been no secret that the feelings between WWE and Kurt have
been... Well... Stretched over the past few years when Kurt left WWE. With TNA
on a financial shoestring it may be them that pulls the first blow on this
deal. Kurt has a lot of injuries but he has still performed at the highest
level in TNA. Question is would WWE take the chance of him re injuring himself
as a performer in the ring? Probably not but, I would love to see him in a WWE
ring again.
2) This
couldn't be a top 5 without a potential diva or two :) so my next draft pick is
going to be Velvet Sky. A good, consistent performer in the ring at TNA and
could add to the competition in the currently, lack lustre diva's division. She
has a good look and can actually wrestle, which is something else that is
missing from the current women's division, apart from a handful of the girls in
the WWE. I would absolutely love to see a red hot divas division again and this
could be the key! One of the main reasons I think WWE is loosing money is due
to lack of different content and I have made it clear in my video predictions
(YouTube.com/siteofshite) that this needs to change to peak my interest in WWE
again.
3) It's no
secret that Vincent Kennedy McMahon loves big men! Lol, couldn't resist that
opening for my next pick :) Abyss is an athletic big man who has
a very serviceable look for the WWE. Get rid of The Pants Khali and replace him
with someone who could pose a threat to anyone in the WWE World Heavyweight
title picture. Abyss could work a great match with any of the top superstars,
become part of the authority and make a very intimidating tag team with Kane,
or equally become the new enforcer as Kane's time in the ring draws to a close.
He would simply be a great signing.
4) This leads
nicely onto my 4th pick for the draft, Samoa Joe. Yes it's another
"big guy" but, Samoa Joe can go in the ring. He is more athletic than
most guys smaller than him plus he has the submission angle which, only a
handful of WWE superstars have at the moment! He could make the mid card
serviceable in his twilight years in the ring, or pose a threat in the top tier
of the company. This makes him a workable, utility talent which at this moment
is sorely needed to fill spaces on a packed card of PPV's.
5) This list
would not be complex without Canadian talent. So Bobby Roode is going to
complete my list of TNA talent with the potential to do well in the WWE.
Although he has had a brief stint with the company already it was nothing to
write home about. In 2003 he went through a series of matches not winning a
single one. The times have changed and Bobby Roode has the superstar pedigree
to be the face of the company at some point. He could have some wonderful
matches with Randy Orton for examples as their styles in the ring would
complement each other very well. He has the potential to be the next Triple H style
character, a role fit for this man and he could play it to the letter.
So
they are my top picks for the potential talent that WWE could pick up in a
future TNA firesale and that finishes my long overdue contribution to our
annual SummerSlam article in association with The Big Boss @bigboss010 also
check out Mike Air and myself on Twitter @siteofshite and on our
YouTube channel of the same name for PPV prediction videos as we reach our
second birthday. Thank for taking the time to read my ramblings and keep your shite tight!
Thanks for reading, I’ve been Big
Boss and I’m out..... Peace!
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