Jim Cornette on TNA's Rebranding As Global Force

[@brendanokeeffe220]

Jeff Jarrett sold wrestling promotions to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, and, by gum, it put them on the map!

[@manintheflannel3693]

Brendan O'Keeffe *Jarrett flies into Australia* "World Wrestling All Stars, where have I heard that name before? ...oh no...OH NO!"

[@Steely_Fran]

Brendan O'Keeffe Jeff Jarrett aka Lyle Lanely.

[@ericfisher9513]

Will great khali be the cover of tna??? not a chance my Hindu friend

[@Steely_Fran]

What about us brain dead slobs.? You'll be given cushy jobs.

[@gasparhernandez2139]

Brendan O'Keeffe Was he sent here by the devil?

[@Zman9042]

"I'm not gonna go off on a tirade" *20 minute video*

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

Well when it comes to talking about TNA, you can't help but go on a tirade with all shit tied to it.

[@blazerocker1734]

Jim Cornette "I never said that Vince Russo killed Owen Hart." Jim Cornette talking about Vince Russo "He killed Owen Hart!" It's okay Jim. Your rants are so epic we'll forgive your little slip-up.

[@SteeleZack]

I can't think of Global Force Wresting without think of Ben Stiller's gym in the movie dodgeball.

[@Ghosteeface]

Globo-Gym right?

[@TheSBleeder]

Jim: I'm a lawyer in Indiana, which is where Russo took out his Protective Order. It is NOT a violation of the Protective Order for you to talk about Vince Russo or to mention his name. You're simply prohibited from CONTACTING him directly or indirectly.

[@Seriona1]

To be fair, he's such a kiss of death that it's not pleasant to say the name.

[@Zman9042]

@Jonathan J. 2 things. One, he never said he was Russo's lawyer, he said he was a lawyer in Indiana where Russo filed the suit. 2, who hurt you?

[@heelturnsface]

Bulls Head Transport stop crying bro. He said he’s an attorney in Indiana, not Russo’s lawyer. 😂

[@mattuk1693]

TNA died when Hogan walked in and changed the ring.

[@mattuk1693]

Crazy Legs Nice speech but no. I stopped watching WWE in 2008 and was only watching TNA because it way better. I didn't see the ring get changed back because I stopped watching TNA before Hogan left because of how bad it went. I only watch now Miley Cyrus videos now xxx

[@AG-ho7bq]

Mattuk true. Their funding dried up for the most part after that. There was times before that that I watched tna instead of wwe. I loved the Christian, aj styles, Kurt angle stuff they did. Samoa joes earlier x division champion run. Motor city machine guns vs. beer money feud. Shit even main event mafia. So many good times that will sadly probably be forever forgotten

[@SpaceGhost92]

Mattuk Bro wwe was not bad in 2008.. Y2J and hbk fued, Edge, Taker, Batista on Smackdown was great. Cm Punk was doing his SES gimmick, Cena came back at the Rumble. It was far from bad dude, but I understand the cool thing to do is rail on wwe.

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

@@SpaceGhost92 WWE around 2008 was good, but it wasn't the absolute best thing ever either. There was some good and bad within that timeframe. WWE ECW existed but was not that great due to being a watered down version along with already being doomed due to the December to Dismember PPV in 2006 which is highly considered the first worst PPV of any major US promotion for wrestling since Souled Out 97 (And that's not including the Heros of Wrestling event in 1999), UberBooking Cena would be coming eventually, WWE used talent of the original ECW and a couple TNA acquired talent that they misused to the point of burial example, "Knock Knock who's there? BRADEN WALKER!" The highest of points was that CM Punk was starting on his way to WWE elite status, the fans finally got to see Jeff Hardy grab the brass ring after soo many years, DX returned granted a tad watered down since Shawn found God and no Triple H reign of Terror. TNA wasn't even competition around the time but were on the upswing due some well needed exposure, WWE was just skirting by with minimal effort because of an empty market and no major promotion to fight for ratings. You can't deny that the WWE was at it's best when there was a company that could compete for ratings. We can all thank Hogan,Bischoff and Russo for ruining that whole situation.

[@AlbertV90]

Not only Hogan. Eric Bischoff as well. They screwed up everything. Creative, leadership, environment e.t.c. They did not know anything about running a pro wrestling company yet and ironically enough they're wrestling greats. NOTHING.

[@emperorpalpatine1228]

"He broke six thousand guitars, but never drew a dime" -Mike Graham on Jeff Jarrett.

[@ericfisher9513]

I'm happy for Jeff jarrett he was ousted out of own company so he created his own company again and waited for Dixie to fail... then get someone to fund his old company then merge it with his new company. Jeff jarrett deserves a hand clap for that alone and I hope gfw will flourish and whatever it does stay away from that tna smell...

[@So_Toasty]

Really? Well, I guess to each their own...I can't stand the dude. Hes always been mediocre in the ring and derivative on the mic. Its hard to respect someone who books themselves to win a belt over and over, plasters their face all over the promotion, and incessantly takes advantage of nepotism. I don't know, I just agree with Brian on this one...totally.

[@Math_Yeww]

Can't we just call it Global Force Total Nonstop Action Impact Wrestling?

[@richroethel5176]

GFTNAIW has a ring to it

[@Sh0ckmaster]

Is it any coincidence that TNA had what was (IMO) it's best ever run between 2004-2006, when Russo wasn't there? As soon as he arrived back on the scene towards the end of 2006 it started to slide again and hasn't come close to those peaks again.

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

It's never a coincidence when it comes to anything being successful without Russo's sole involvement, it's just universal fact.

[@scrappy93]

Yeah but wasn't their highest rating with Russo? Lol

[@professordrmao6321]

Well hey hey now. It was pretty decent from inception up until 2010. But yes, it was sliding.

[@joeparagon]

Actually, changing their name is the best thing they can do; however, GFW has a pretty bad reputation, as well. I mean, at one point Jarrett was using GFW to sell gold.

[@Dukesucks]

Joe Woodyard Golden Force Wrestling 😂😂

[@MatsThyWit]

Joe Woodyard the only reason they're rebranding as gfw is because Jeff Jarrett is desperate to pretend gfw hasn't been a huge failure.

[@greatone10]

They would have been better served to accomplish this "merger" two years ago back when GFW was a clean slate, and they were doing that promotion war angle. Instead, they do the name change now that GFW is just a lesser known laughingstock associated with Karatbar scams and TV tapings that never made it to TV. And of course, they keep the toxic Impact brand on the TV show just to make sure everyone knows it's the same awful show as ever.

[@TTOF_JB]

"They should just move to Canada." Didn't they just recently do that? 😂

[@Fleshdogg716]

I miss TNA on Spike TV only.

[@tarvinblankenshipgfaerlestrst]

All the spke era and before I like ,after spike idk havnt seen any

[@G_Six]

I remember when TNA came to a car lot in my hometown back when they was working with the Sadler brothers & got to meet Soma Joe. ( well I said hello & he just stared back at me so I moved on)

[@davidholzer4155]

I cracked up every time he said raasslin'

[@kelso120]

The show has improved a lot recently. I enjoy the show, lashly, Eli drake, Alberto del patron, EC3. I hope the show picks up as wrestling needs more choice for the fans and the wrestlers.

[@MisterSchitt]

iMPACT!'s days as the default #2 option for pro wrestling are long gone. New Japan has a firm stranglehold on that spot, Ring of Honor is #3, and even Lucha Underground has multiple platforms of exposure. Dixie burned down so many bridges for Vince Russo, she had to sell the company. Because her dad smartened up to the financial black hole this thing was and yanked the fucking plug. This Global Nonstop iMPACT! Force Wrestling thing is a dead dog they keep trying to bring back to life. Had Jeff not been a complete fucking moron who trusted other complete fucking morons (Dixie to fund it, Russo to write for it) they wouldn't be the pile of dead bodies set ablaze by their own failures that they are now.

[@professordrmao6321]

Not the same imo

[@howiecausey2376]

I'm a Republican but still love ya Jim long term midnight express fan to second only to road warriors

[@blazerocker1734]

@Jericholic2323 Jim had issues with DJT long before he became president. It was something regarding an incident with one of Trumps hotels that pissed him off and the hate just grew. Jim is essentially a die-hard Democrat. He'll go down with the sinking ship just on principle.

[@Vaga-Bard]

Oh. Not allowed to criticize this corrupt piece of shit huh?

[@Cyber_PunkBJJ]

i think TNA's best years were 2004 - 2009 before Hogan and Bischoff arrived. as long as Jeff Jarrett isnt stealing the spotlight, im good

[@adamslemp9398]

Whenever they got on Spike TV I started watching and was very satisfied with what I saw

[@charliekk3377]

Honestly looking back on it Jarrett's reign of terror didn't help anything

[@GhostOfArtBell0935]

I've always loved that cough/throat-clearing noise that Jim makes almost as a form of punctuation

[@Hepler-s2b]

i agree too little too late, but gotta respect their tenacity and willingness to try anything to turn the company around so full respect to their to them

[@ltothemagain]

At the 9 minute mark, Cornette says that he will admit that he is wrong if Impact this week is up 10,000 viewers. It went up 79,000 viewers for Thursdays show. Highest rated show of the year.

[@drizzyfest6285]

They just switched back to TNA

[@PtolemyJones]

I didn't really enjoy TNA until Jarrett left, it made no sense to me that he kept booking himself as 'the king of the mountain'. If he had been a suit, or a mid-card talent I would have been fine, but he ruined the show for me. When he left, the talent really brought me in, Styles, Joe, The Fallen Angel and so many more good wrestlers.

[@Zim85]

My dad falls asleep watching Impact. However, he will stay awake for the New Japan programming on AXS.

[@gloriousuniverse9611]

zimshady85 njpw on axs is a highlight show of njpw from months ago. real fans subscribe to njpwworld

[@SlowMotionAtomicBomb]

I think you missed his point.

[@jimbojackson2]

Crazy Legs TNA /GFW is dead. #Dealwithit

[@TheTruthDragonNJ09]

+jimbojackson2 - You really have no clue about how businesses work, do you?

[@freezetasticvoyage19]

Now that anthem owns axs, say goodbye to njpw

[@christhornycroft3686]

Global Force sounds like the name for a sports entertainment company - in a failed 90s kids movie. But I guess that’s better than Boobs and Butts Wrestling.

[@johnwilburn]

Anyone else notice that everyone else Corny hates gets a few extra verbal punches because he is holding back on Russo? His natural balance has been skewed.

[@kevin339]

John Wilburn lol yes the shots at Dixie were a tad more venomous than usual

[@DannyFlorioNYC]

I can't get enough of Corny.

[@Rodderz1992]

I find it funny to hear this now with Impact now in Canada. Jim called it again!

[@TheoONLIous]

I agree with Jim Cornett the company has been done for a while and Jeff Jarrett coming back it is just too little too late

[@DoctorDayWalker503]

Right after i watched this video, jeff jarrett called and offered me a promotion as well

[@Ramblebar]

You got a Wrasslin' Company that's what you got Pal,You Got a Wrasslin' Company!!!

[@bryanjacobs1423]

TNA is a stupid and immature name, it was doomed to failure

[@sirjacob2204]

Coming this month on the Experience: Jim saying "that guy we can't talk about" 27 times a minute!

[@DarkVoidGFX]

He just need to cal him Voldemort for short.

[@mbradford1206]

Not up to date on this, who is he referring to?

[@DarkVoidGFX]

Vince Russo.

[@hubrishero2914]

Rince Vusso

[@Vaga-Bard]

Small minds discuss people.

[@KhryxTina]

I attended GFW on Fathers Day in Bowling Green, KY. The show was an awesome experience as a fan. Unfortunately, Jim Cornette did not take part in the meet and greet Lei'D Tapa was one of the nicest people I've ever met!

[@LigerFan]

Dubba J sure seems to escape his part of allowing TNA to be named "TNA".

[@omegamark9178]

Don't forget he was the one holding the broken gimmick hostage

[@dennisscanlon615]

this past Sunday's ppv slammiversary was excellent

[@peterdonato4854]

That show is terrible as well.

[@TheAB3]

"We dont want our product to have anything to do with that! Some outlaw bullshit!" 😂😂

[@robgoren8628]

Impact, TNA, GFW - all terrible, unmarketable names. Wrestling will never return until WWE has a real rival again, which will never come to fruition until wrestling learns to somehow assimilate the reality and unpredictability of MMA/UFC.

[@MiaowGaiGar]

Sadly, WWE's best competition is their own D-league now, because the wrestlers are legitimately trying their asses off trying to get called up, and the audience appreciates that it results in a better show.

[@notgonnalieitsprettyfunny7884]

TNA from 2002 - 2009 was lit. Afterwards ,.. it was a joke .

[@ccfunk1]

TNA?? well they did have Angelina Love and Velvet Sky!!!! lol!!!!!

[@davidholzer4155]

And Traci Brooks

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

..and ODB

[@VillaFanFTW]

Will be interesting to hear his take now.

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

I mean he's not exactly wrong. They're do alright but nothing to write home about. Hell, they're possibly going to book a 5'5" 128 lb girl to win the men's major championship and throw all the required concepts of logic and believability in pro wrestling out the window, now imagine what he's going to say if they pull the trigger on that plan.

[@VillaFanFTW]

@@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd it is the one thing i dislike about Impact is Tessa. But my question is, is unless you make her champion now, what do you do with her now? I mean if she doesnt wanna leave Impact then can she really go back to fighting women and not winning every match? If she does leave, then what? Aew would be stupid enough to let her fight guys or Omega would have her lose to some crap Japanese wrestler and while she could have great matches in wwe and they love to hoard wrestlers, and wwe fans despite claiming to hate impact always know and love the wrestlers that make the switch, will they accept her fighting women again? Unless Impact dont go through with it which I hope they dont, what happens if she doesnt win the world title?

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

@@VillaFanFTW Well honestly if she doesn't win the title, that actually saves creative and booking the headaches of trying to figure out what to do if she did win the title. I mean she does look like she could put up a fight with Callihan, but if someone was to tell me that she beat Moose, Cage or some other guy that could ragdoll her clean, I wouldn't believe them. Some of the younger fans don't realize that the 3 essential and key elements to pro wrestling that makes it work is logic, realism and believability. Without them it takes away from artform and exposes the business in the worst way possible. Chyna was believable because she had the size and look at 5'10" at 180 lbs and the bodybuilders physique to boot, so the guys she was in the ring with barely looked bigger than her or actually looked smalled than her. Plus they didn't book give her Superwoman booking so it was still believable when she did win, and in some of those cases it wasn't a clean finish. I get them wanting to try and break barriers and all but Tessa winning the mens title means they'll have to use booking protection for her in the long run which will eventually lead to people getting bored with her, exactly like people being sick of Rollins being the Universal Champion for awhile now.

[@VillaFanFTW]

@@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd I completely agree about that headache but they do face the headache of if she loses what do they do with her then? Fight women? That would largely mean if she loses to other women than any woman who beats her can start fighting guys because she has.

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

@@VillaFanFTW What you just said is exactly why pro wrestling is in the condition it's in right now. Intergender matches require very careful booking and planning and should never break the realm of possibility. So the only way to actually protect Tessa in the event they book Sami to retain is by her losing via a dirty finish, whether interference or otherwise, that way she can wrestle women but yet doesn't cause confusion when she loses to women. On the other hand if she was to be booked to beat Sami clean, honestly it would be somewhat within the realm of possibility. However with guys like Moose,Cage and plenty of the other guys that tower as well as outsizing her, she can't beat them clean and doing so creates the issue you mentioned and the end result being alot of confusion and fans lose interest. This storyline feels like something exactly from the Russo solo booking playbook, overly complicated for no reason and makes no sense from start to finish.

[@CyberDragoon656]

4:08 I remember when I first saw it at around the early 2000s and told someone about it that was the same thing they told me

[@Pugiron]

It's official, Jim Cornette admits Jerry Jarrett is so stupid, he could not tell Russo was lying about TNA

[@AlexThorn]

I never understood why they didn't OFFICIALLY change it to IMPACT WRESTLING when they had the chance... Hogan even said it in a shoot interview when he was STILL in the company. He was like "I tried... But... I'm not the main guy there so... You know..." I mean that's the thing, they had a chance and missed it because Dixie was too prideful to let it go... Oh well. This GFW thing is just not going to take off. But hey... We can all be proven wrong.

[@gdarippa69]

Jim "The Truth" Cornette

[@blackatheistmillionaire1636]

Jim cornette is insane! 😅😅😅.I love his partners laugh too! These two are not only good together their wrestling fountains of information.

[@brandonlemieux5681]

Impact Wrestling is still irrelevant in 2019.The 3 most talked about wrestling companies in the world are,WWE, AEW &New Japan.After that it can be MLW, NWA, Impact or Ring of Honor.You can also add CMLL & Lucha Libre AAA to the discussion.

[@ryanvazquez2301]

This seems like a foreshadowing for AEW…

[@Blueguy72]

So Vince Russo has become like Voldemort to Jim Cornette "He who shall NOT be named!". Hahahaha!

[@rumtuckskatter]

Holding the broken gimmick hostage was effing idiotic. And cornette is right in that it has driven away fans.

[@dennett316]

Dixie is the one to blame. Jeff let her in, but they actually moved forward a little after that happened. Dixie then managed to not correct the company's obvious problems in marketing to and building a fanbase, overspent massively for no real gains in ratings or money coming in, and then she got the company thrown off Spike by being a fucking idiot and hiring Russo back. It's easy to blame Russo, but she's the one who brought the douchebag back in secret. She really sent them on this downward slide. Jarrett might halt that slide a little, but eventually it'll start slipping again (already happening really, with ratings doing the old yo yo shit that it's been doing for years...just on a smaller scale.

[@johnst3296]

Go Brian! Telling the truth about JJ! There's a reason he was never more than a mid carder in a promotion he didn't own.

[@kieran8584]

TNA was good primarily because of: - AJ Styles - Daniels - Joe - Angle - Roode - Storm - X Divison - Sting That's why TNA is shit now.

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

GFW is legit today: - Matt Sydal - Eddie Edwards - EC3 - Bobby Lashley - James Storm - LAX - Johnny Mundo - Eli Drake - Alberto El Patron GFW is building up their roster extremely well. Rey Mysterio is rumored to be considering a contract as well.

[@MrHerse12345]

@@Voysh2Voysh69 lol half these guys are in wwe now

[@MCB741]

And Christian

[@jchilcott139]

let's not forget: GFW is a wonderful name to present for a company....if you're trying to cover up pyramid schemes. Are we not mentioning that anymore?

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Great name when selling a product to a country whose first language isn't English

[@matthewburgess6033]

Jeff Jarrett realizes that he is rebuilding a "dead brand"

[@Dannybaggyo]

If you check out the current global force website they list a roster that is 100% no correct. If you took a shit in the locker room you got listed on the roster pretty much.

[@BikiniDeathSquad]

7:47 best part haha

[@randyjohnson7734]

I watched the show after slammiversary and I agree they continue to be on the rise.and they are improving on social media & coordinating with other successful wrestling companies.featuring each others wrestlers getting more visibility.and when a champion visits others countries and other territories they're more recognizable and a more legit champion.

[@greghughes6098]

How'd that work out for em?

[@austinfrazier7325]

I’d love to see Dixie’s flower.

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

I think most people would just to know what it looks like, but never admit they know what it looks like.

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Ask Scott Hall. He ate it.

[@austinfrazier7325]

@broootal noooo don’t die. Choose life.

[@austinfrazier7325]

@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 I’m jealous of him then. P

[@ericgilbert56]

I KNEW IT! I was never told.the story of the TNA name but once I heard it no one needed to say it. Porn refrenced Russo idea.

[@musicalbacon2]

It’s amazing listening to this and when Jim signs off and says “tune in to see what name they’re using next week”, and Brian talking about what an idiot Jeff Jarret was, it only took a few weeks before they fired Jeff Jarrett and changed the name.

[@TheRustedShackleford]

Cornette isn't wrong about when people turned away. In the few weeks leading up to Hogan in TNA, my friends and I gave up. It sucked too. It was really exciting and fresh leading up to that.

[@roberteanes7707]

I love Trump and I love Cornette.

[@thatpart]

I was damned near watching TNA in the hospice and praying for it to die. Then, I realized I was getting bitter, and that any alternative company that can hire folks is better than none. I got caught up, independent of how much I disliked their offering. Then, Slammiversary tore it up this past week. If they can keep that up, there could be real room for them to gain back some health. Not to diminish Corny's opinion or anyone else's. Any competent competition is good right now.

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

They'd have to do _a lot_ more work to bring me back.

[@TheTruthDragonNJ09]

Dixie's gone. That was 95% of TNA's problems right there. She knew jack shit about wrestling and she was learning as she went. That's cool and all, for a 100-seat indy show promoter... That's not cool for somebody trying to be the _direct_ alternative for the biggest promotion (market-wise) in the world!!! That's like picking me to do it and I've never run anything near that goddamn large for an "indy"...

[@secularscot9804]

WWE's biggest PPV buy is 1.3 million. GFW/Impact/TNA, at their biggest, sold maybe- at most- 80,000 PPV buys. How the fuck have they ever been "competent competition"? No one will ever take them seriously again. They've been fucking it in the face for fifteen years.

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

LOL and then they went to Canada.

[@mr.c4p]

Jarrett needs to bring Cornette in as an old school manager. Book that fucking shit already. Corny is this generations Bobby Heenan and is insanely underutilized.

[@christopherwilde5080]

When Jim says the "guy we're not supposed to talk about" who is he referring to???

[@josepheramo5840]

That's proof that Jerry Jarrett doesn't even watch Jeff wrestle how could he not know what TNA stood for it was Jeff's gimmick

[@Matt-cr4vv]

One of my favorite Dixie stories is how she killed their destination America deal. She blew up the relationship because she was mad they weren’t publishing the DVR numbers as part of the shows viewership. Which is hilarious because the viewing audience is important for advertisers. DVR doesn’t attract an advertiser. So she tanked a TV deal over a metric that isn’t reported by anybody and wouldn’t do anything to increase revenue for the show. The DVR reporting was fully an ego move to have a bigger viewing audience be reported - indicative of all she did to harm the company.

[@joeygula581]

I believe Global Force wrestling is a more respectable name than TNA even though two stands for Total Nonstop Action let's be real no it doesn't

[@theodimopoulos3825]

Why didnt impact wrestling stay as gfw impact wrestling why didnt they

[@tyrikgraves]

He needs to go back to them Jim is the man

[@JonSmith-ft7tl]

Cornette can Freestyle!

[@ianhitman]

*Jim Cornette would work for Global Force within a few months of this podcast*

[@Vaga-Bard]

Imagine that.

[@MonkeyBone316v1]

Anyone still around know who was the one who issued the retraining order?

[@coreylineberry8557]

Russo.

[@stormydavis8546]

Best Cornette of 2018

[@johnwilburn]

I'll admit listening to the last minute twice just because it was so funny.

[@ostpies]

Popped for Toots Mondt

[@cliffhollis4830]

so when does cornette start booking for this promotion

[@SAM-ru4vx]

I dont think he intends to ever leave his castle in kentucky other than wrestling conventions.

[@felicity4711]

16:42 We had Spike TV here in Canada, so we already saw the decline of TNA/Impact Wrestling. I’m more forgiving of it than most people. The most recent thing in TNA I can remember enjoying was Aces & Eights, and I was in the minority in liking it. After that, though, there wasn’t one storyline in TNA that held my interest. I have a big stack of _Impact!_ episodes on my PVR that I haven’t felt like watching.

[@steeltownbrown52]

Seeing a few comments saying Slammiversary was "good". But with wrestling evolving with the ROHs, New Japans, Lucha Undergrounds, even WWE with NXT and their tournament specials - it seems TNA/Impact blew their opportunity at being the alternative by not standing out in the past 10 years. All these other promotions garnered positive buzz with "Man, ROH tore the house down with that show they did in Toronto", or "Did you see that match New Japan had between Nakamura and AJ Styles? How could TNA let AJ slip through their fingers"? While all ya hear from TNA is poor attendance, not paying talent, losing TV deals, knock-off WWE characters, and almost going out of business.

[@Tony-B13]

He's absolutely right. Because I'm a lapsed fan, I remember back when I first saw TnA. It was around 2008-2009. But I did not wanna watch Hulk Hogan. I did not wanna watch Sting. I did not wanna see Ric Flair anymore. It just started sucking. So, I stopped watching.

[@TheInspectorDilfordDa3rd]

Woah, Sting was basically what Ric Flair was in the WWE. He was older but with his moveset he could still work at a decent pace with the younger talent. Also alot of the younger guys in the lockerroom needed guidance and lacked the experience to be a leader. With JJ wearing alot of hats in the back a vet that had the knowledge and willingness to provide guidance and the tools possible to get to that level, Sting was actually one of the few guys who could do it. The problem was with all the decisions being made and ownership changing hands, they weren't able to focus on what needed to be done. I guarantee Sting probably wanted to retire from in ring and help behind the scenes but by the time Hogan and Bischoff showed up he pretty much had his hands tied and wasn't able to do so.

[@Tony-B13]

Actually, you all have good points. Idk if anyone here is a fan of boxing but the older stars (Sting, Hogan, Flair, etc) should have been used the same way Oscar de la Hoya was used at the end of his career. DE LA Hoya fought Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather just before he retired. When Pac and Floyd beat Oscar they instantly became huge international mega stars in boxing. They used Oscar's name value to get themselves "Over" essentially. TNA should have done the same thing.

[@thommytsunami]

BREAKING NEWS: TNA changing name to TBJ! Tune in every week to Toothy Blow Job Wrestling!

[@MARKOUTTV]

at the very least the names TNA and Impact Wrestling will remind people of the good times and get people to search out their library of past content to see guys like AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, etc. What name prestige does Jeff Jarrets shitty promotion have?

[@SAM-ru4vx]

the good times ended in 2007. does anybody care about 2013-2017 iMPACT wRESTLING?

[@MARKOUTTV]

OLE SammyOLE no. But my point is that TNA still has some name recognition and does have a video library with some value. Global Force has none of that.

[@SAM-ru4vx]

you are correct. Global Force is nothing but a joke for the past 2 years.

[@MrSFblack]

True! Despite TNA's bad reputation,it does have an impressive lineage,a video library full of great matches and big names,and a name that just about all pro wrestling fans know for better or worse. What is Global Farce Wrestling known for besides failing to get off the ground and turning into a gold scam? lol

[@kentcampbell122]

As a Canadian I feel like Jim's trying to pull a heel turn on us

[@lilhomiemouse1997]

It was like WCW really 2000’s

[@markmenning1804]

Are they still on?

[@deckarobinson2768]

CORNETTE IS A FUCKING LEGEND

[@patrickray5692]

Yet not to Bright on other areas, he should stick with wrestling.

[@johnwilburn]

The rise and fall of TNA would make a good movie.

[@joeygula581]

True

[@Yodagamer1]

to be fair to Jeff he had to get dixie, or someone with money, on board his original investors dropped out. as for russo, he shouldn't have been brought in

[@LION0410]

LOL J.Jarret What a Carny !!

[@Mandrahale]

AEW followed a similar playbook. 😆 😆

[@jcaceres516]

The only thing Jarrett did was keep putting the world title on himself

[@DavidDavisDH]

Oh man TNA in 2006, I miss those times. It sucks about the name, TNA was such a loss cause. I was a big fan, it had potential. Edit: TNA is called Impact wrestling, which is a better name now, bit it's too late now especially with AEW doing good.

[@sweetpetergeda]

Yeah tna starting dying when mick Foley came. Then by 2011 it was over

[@jonnritland1940]

They both made reasonable points, especially Cornette. I hope for the best for this company but they've had chance after chance after chance after chance to succeed and they keep spinning their wheels so to speak. Also Cornette is 100% right about Russo and especially Trump.

[@frankiebflat5728]

The Corn knows

[@fightsports66]

I agree a rebranding was necessary but did you need to give Jeff Jarrett money to do that? There's nobody at Anthem Entertainment who could think of a new name without calling Jarrett?

[@piefish1000]

Dayum Brian

[@YisraelBenLevi]

it's says your on roster Jim

[@MatsThyWit]

Grant Dunn he was briefly involved with gfw when they running untelevised shows last summer (I think). they probably just haven't bothered to update the roster since then.

[@steeltownbrown52]

Wyatt S "Last summer", more like 2 or 3 summers. Their current tag champs are probably WWE's Singh Bros. (still).

[@fightsports66]

Wyatt S Or they are false advertising intentionally.