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READER REAX #3: Did you ever watch TNA and if so, why did you stop? "Up until last month I have watched TNA every week since it began. The reason I say up until last month is..."

Oct 13, 2014 - 10:00:26 AM
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Today we are asking: We're asking you today, though, have you ever watched TNA Impact? How long did you watch it? What caused you to watch it at first and, if you've stopped, what caused you to stop watching it? And finally, is there anything they could do that would cause you to start watching it regularly again?

PWTorch reader Adam W. of Essex, England: Up until last month I have watched TNA every week since it began. The reason I say up until last month is down to the fact that I can no longer waste my time watching a product that has lost its identity. As I'm sure like many former fans of TNA, I feel they began to lose face when they began cutting their top X Division stars. To lose the likes of - and I'll only divulge a few of the many - Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, and what was the final nail in the loss of identity coffin A.J. Styles was a huge blow for their product. Plus, to hire certain former WWE "talent" to fill those places (I mean, come on, people like Snitsky and Ezekial Jackson) I can only ask, how much are they paying their booking team? And how much are they paying creative for their ideas of putting Bully Ray back in the '90s along with their top cash-cow Jeff Hardy, pairing them up with their former tag partners to save face on a non-existent tag division. I can honestly say the slight positives TNA have in Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, and the always funny Rockstar Spud is no where near enough for me to continue watching. Sorry this was a little over 200 characters, but I had a bit to much in the tank of pent up frustration.

PWTorch reader B.J. Stenstrom: I used to give TNA a chance because of the awesome collection of talent they had throughout the 2000s, like A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe and the Machine Guns. But I abandoned ship in 2008 when it became clear that the best guys on the roster would always play second fiddle to Jeff Jarrett and Sting. I've followed PWTorch's coverage since then and it does not appear to have improved one bit. I was gonna give them another chance recently, but then I heard about the crap with Joe getting pulled under the ring by Abyss during a title match. Stoopid.

PWTorch reader Ryan from St. Louis, Mo.: I originally started watching TNA when Christian went there because I was a big fan of his work (also about the time my cable provider offered the channel that it was on). A.J. Styles kept me watching. There was good tag team wrestling for a while. I quit watching at some point during Aces & Eights. I checked in from time to time for awhile after that but was never anything but let down. I have not watched at all for a year or so. For me to give it another shot it would take a complete rebranding, new format, new office, replacement of stale wrestlers, and a true effort towards developing new and younger talent that I have not seen before.

PWTorch reader Mat from North Carolina: I watched TNA regularly for about a year or so back when they got their first TV deal on Fox Sports Net and really enjoyed it at first. The over-pushing of Jeff Jarrett eventually turned me off, though. I tuned back in here and there when Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Christian, or Jeff Hardy each came in, hoping TNA would build the company around some of my favorite wrestlers. But I always ended up disappointed and tuned out after just a few episodes. They’re too ADDin their booking for my tastes. They can’t seem to just pick one or two stars to build the company around long-term, so it’s hard to get invested. It’s been over two years since I gave them a chance to watch even one episode. I’d have to hear majorly positive reviews for at minimum a year to give them another try at this point, I've been so turned off to their product. And they’d have to focus on building around one star I could really get behind. It blows me away how they’ve missed this boat with Jeff Hardy.

We want to hear from you. Which wrestler in WWE is most underutilized right now? Stick with the main roster, not NXT. Send your response and 200 words or less backing your case to pwtorch@gmail.com. Put "Q of Day" in the subject line. We may include your response in the Torch Feedback section this week.


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