This Was Wrestling: TNA Retrospective

[@ashleyknight4068]

Russo emailing his notes to the wrong guy is the most TNA thing ever.

[@wisewolftony]

Ashley Knight Its also the most Vince Russo thing ever. As this is coming from the man who thought Kevin Owens was the worst main event champion of all time. And then KO & Zayn have little to no talent on the mic or as in ring performers. So I guess you need no talent to become by far SD two top heels. And arguably the most entertaining act in all of WWE. Or that you can blow in the ring and yet still put on some of the best matches of the decade. With the likes of Zayn vs Nakamura, Owens vs Cena. Like someone who sucks in the ring could never carry a 47 year old Shane McMahon to one of the best Hell in a Cell matches of all time.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

It's not the most Vince Russo thing ever. It didn't involve poles and fifty swerves.

[@kevinjackson1275]

Ashley Knight I love how it was literally the wrong “Mike”

[@ronaldcole6101]

Wise Wolf Tony He wasn’t wrong about Zayn

[@hellyeahdude]

TNA! TNA! TNA!

[@diabeticman2194]

Came here after the news that Impact is rebranding back to TNA in 2024, what a time to be alive! The GFW belt fiasco still gets a belly laugh out of me

[@TheAndosman]

"OH SHIT, IT"S VINCE RUSSO!!!" Pro Wrestling summed up in one sentence.

[@teenchampionshipwrestlinga4034]

TheAndosman You stole my comment...still love you though...

[@TheAndosman]

My apologies. I had no idea. I love you too.

[@mrbadguysan]

Sports Entertainment.

[@wisewolftony]

TheAndosman What I want to know is how the fuck does he have fans or anybody that is willing to listen to his podcast. The guys a moron that never knew on damn thing about good writing or wrestling. Saying dumb as fuck crap like Kevin Owens is the worst main event champion of all time. And that both him and Zayn are bad wrestlers.

[@travisw3131]

i still say if Dixie Carter had Mike Tenay's they might've actually atleast turned a profit.

[@danielphilpott4308]

TNA the company that refuses to die

[@gluesniffer2]

It's like a horror movie that never ends :(

[@wisewolftony]

Daniel Philpott Its just shocking to me. Like having Double J or Dixie Carter alone running things should be enough to kill anything. Same with having Russo as the head of creative. Yet not only did they survive one of them but they were able to survive the triple shit storm of having them all running the promotion at the same time.

[@MrPerfect2000Z]

They just seem insistent on not learning from history

[@JW-do2wc]

2004 - 2008 was when TNA was good. Since 2010 and onward it started as a downward snowball effect ever since.

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

I've been listening to the entire history of TNA reviews by Bryan and Vinny from 2006 - 2013. It doesn't sound like TNA have ever been good. For sure when I think back to the 2006 - 2008 era I watched, nothing seemed any good apart from the Steiner Maths and the Angle v Joe matches. Which are the only things I can remember from when I watched the show. How was the destruction of Angle's health entertaining? How was watching the TNA talent getting squashed by whatever WWE reject they poached any good? This all happened well before the Monday Night Wars 2.0 happened in 2010. TNA has always been pathetic.

[@laquintinbelser8342]

Wwe ain no better...so what u saying

[@Garebeare]

Khrisna Lunandi yeaaaa but Kurt’s still kickin none of the old legends died in the ring, all the TNA talents being outshined by the wwe guys was bad too but look at most of them now but if you rewatch some of the old stuff still decently entertaining tbh

[@DotGamesLive]

It amazes me this company still exists somehow. As an aside, I couldn't figure out what about Low Ki's Hitman attire bothered me. You nailed it. USED. CAR. SALESMAN.

[@AKcelsior]

Before I even watch this, I know it's going to be sad. OSW is the best part of TNA.

[@gluesniffer2]

I'm sad because TNA had such promise early on :(

[@deniromorales312]

AKcelsior best part of TNA is myah myah myahhhh!!

[@TheRADRAD]

OSW's KZbin channel received copyright claims from WWE... but LIVED!~

[@rpprt3]

TNA GFW Impact Wrestling The company that lived Come to die

[@Wurzelknecht]

Does that mean TNA is now a Horcrux and holds a part of Vince Russo's soul?

[@Xehanort10]

"I killed WCW then split my soul bro."

[@gbruno99]

I love the transition between ads of WWE’s RAW moving to the USA network, and TNA moving to Spike. Like Jesus the state of your production value TNA 😂

[@Proxymoron180]

Watching the Bound for Glory 2007 review again when this pops up in my notifications!

[@shadegz]

Proxy Moron I was doing the same lol

[@MegaRay220]

I think V1 said it best, “They’re going to die and it’s going to be with a slow, sad whimper”

[@skylerdixon9408]

this aged poorly

[@BigBadWolf30]

@@skylerdixon9408 HOW ARE THEY STILL ALIVE

[@vcom741]

@@BigBadWolf30 They did what a good business should, adapted XD

[@RalphClassic]

​@@skylerdixon9408VERY poorly

[@gluesniffer2]

When TNA/GFW dies this should be the picture on the cover of the book 8:13 :)

[@wisewolftony]

gluesniffer2 Nah it should be something with Carter and Styles as him leaving hurt them far worse then Hogan. As nobody watched for Hogan.

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

Luckily Bryan Alvarez won't have to worry about the naming nonsense when he writes this book. He has already stated that the book will not be called the Death of TNA/Impact/GFW. It shall be called 'The worst show on television."

[@Musiclover19]

I think the title of the book should be what Jay said: “the company that lived.”

[@hunterqrose2583]

"When they hired Brooke Hogan to be in that angle, GET FUCKED!" Truer words were never spoken than that right there.

[@namenotfound34]

To this day there is nothing in the world that can convince me that the Double MA gimmick wasn't a knock on Bryan Alvarez who was consistently burying the show at that time and who thought BJJ to kids for YEARS.

[@mrowley7300]

I claim joker sting as good bollocks

[@patrickarnold237]

And now he’s being inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame. Ahh wrestling. I love it.

[@evan.6397]

TNA in general for Hall of Fame.

[@Sammy4549]

Whose hall of fame?

[@travisw3131]

You know what yes, anyone or anything who's stayed in wrestling through shit deserves to be in the hall of fame, doubt it'll be wwe's so i might write to Meltzer and see if it gets nominated for observer hall of fame.

[@raizumichin]

Sammy4549 WWEs when TNA/GFW/IMPACT/WHATEVER finally tanks and WWE buys their video library.

[@Musiclover19]

And I guarantee you, the WWE will spend next to nothing for that video library. I’m taking much less than what they spent on the WCW video library and name

[@davidtesterman8065]

The Mortal Kombat Russo though😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bootsthecat6718]

Gor-Bro

[@OSW]

Hey brahs and bras! Hope you enjoyed the Bound For Glory 2017 ep, here's the company retrospective parts from DestX & B4G17! OSW TNA Playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmawiqupmMtshNE

[@NostalgiaRoadTripChannel]

Jaysus, jay you're spoiling us with this bit of extra content....AWESOME

[@allydrawsthings]

My man Luke Gallows gettin some OSDub screen time

[@dave2518]

I miss the old tna impact on spike fox sports

[@drido]

The Hogan/Bischoff TNA run needs to be an OSW arc at some point.

[@SteveBucemi]

Aces and Eights as well

[@Hundo_Mo]

At this point TNA counts as Old School Wrestling. LETS DO IT TO IT! Pfffft

[@deadshroob007]

I'd call TNA "The Boy who Lived", but lets be honest, that company is no one's boys. Mostly because companies can't be boys.

[@ShadyRedSniper]

Alternative Title: 15 Minutes of Fame: That Time OSW Told the TNA Story.

[@HHHamiller]

Thanks for this video. I was so confused about TNA's 2017 history after watching this in the review for the first time.

[@Rise2Resist]

Thankfully Anthem now put the company into the hands of guys who understand wrestling and the landscape of the scene in modern terms.

[@Lightspeeds]

mrprice420 if cyrus, Scott d'amore, and Jimmy jacobs can make tna a viable company, they will be modern day miracle workers.

[@Beegstation]

I dunno whether I can say it's worked, but their champion is also the world champ for the new #2 promotion so I guess that's something

[@HalfKay]

One of my favorite OSW intros ever haha, so good!

[@SupaflyChimichanga]

I absolutely loved this, want more maybe something with WCW and ECW's a quick retrospective from beginning to end?

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

Man, at what point does Impact crawl on its belly to Vince McMahon and desperately groan to him, saying, "kill me."

[@falloutghoul1]

And then Vince whispers into it's ear "You're already dead. You died years ago."

[@lyras.9161]

"the company that lived." I dunno, can you really say a zombie is still alive?

[@mrbadguysan]

Lyra S. The company that's undead.

[@jayhollows5729]

"lived" as in past tense

[@JainaKeria]

Lived, albeit with over 50 tubes injecting it with nutrients, a life support machine that's on the fritz and a catheter bag overdue for an emptying.

[@SuperThegreatone23]

Happy Holidays fellas!!!

[@JepMasta]

…AND LIVED!!!!!

[@DeathSongoftheThreeStorms]

The way Jay said, "It's a sticker!" XD This promotion is Matt Hardy's 2005 catchphrase in that it...will...not...die...

[@yelnaw]

My god lads the way he says "AND LIVED!"

[@saykuku2]

And then they helped Matt Hardy create WWE's top gimmick.

[@JainaKeria]

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Gimmick matches and liars from Dixie to Vince Russo. I've seem Rick Flair glimmer in the dark near the six sided ring. All those moments will be lost in time, like, tears in the rain. Time to die...

[@Jacktrack7]

Kinda funny how V1 was like "meh" when Jay said "Magnus" considering how much better he is now, The National Treasure Nick Aldis has given a lot of prestige back to that NWA title.

[@abedfo88]

Remember being at uni in 2007 and trying to watch impact on youtube each week! epic!

[@MetalThrashingMan13]

“The company that lived” the is the saddest way to describe a wrestling company but it fits NWA TNA GFW Impact Anthem Cross The Line so well

[@rasmusdegn9690]

Low-Ki is either as you said a used-car salesman or he's the sequel to IRS.

[@jumboincredible]

For those who are asking about the impact wrestling belts they were made but they can't use them on television because they resemble the NXT Championship belts and Anthem doesn't want to get to sued.

[@thomascampbell2774]

Where did you see this at

[@jumboincredible]

Thomas Campbell give me a min I'll tweet the photo and reply with the link to the tweet. Also Dutch mantell tweeted the belts had to be redesigned but they never were they just use the gfw title.

[@jumboincredible]

Thomas Campbell twitter.com/Jumboincredible/status/943551759376633856?s=09

[@brainimp]

Thats a GFW belt not impact, Anthem do not own that trademark

[@jumboincredible]

Craig Brainimpact like I said the belt was never used because it resembles the NXT heavyweight title.

[@danmount9462]

Can of Coke for this.

[@deniromorales312]

Dan Mount What bar is the Z man?

[@rustykoehler2789]

Thats about all that its worth. A can of cola.

[@dontrll947]

And as of 2020 and some rebranding Impact is pretty good now

[@Drew791]

Can you do a TNA feature on Jim Cornette's storyline role in the promotion, both on and off-screen?

[@alzoraig]

"Take Care, Spike TV"

[@InfectedChris]

Love these retrospectives! Thanks lads!

[@ReinEngel]

The history of companies using old belts or putting stickers on them deserves a retrospective.

[@rudravisual]

God I miss watching Impact between 2005-08.

[@Pacmenace]

YESSSSS! I was hoping you would compile all of the TNA retrospective clips like this. Thanks for the early Christmas present!

[@ICEGOD2]

Just amazing and strange how they have outlasted companies like ECW and WCW despite things that should have put them down for the count and shit.

[@Lightspeeds]

ICEGOD2 I assume its because everyone knows how both wcw and ecw died, the people who run tna learned how to survive despite these things.

[@SuperDevolution]

Jeff, Brah! You're tapping out kids, brah!

[@jonathanlewis8342]

Bonus brah, thanks guys your the best

[@lisquidsnake]

Jonathan Lewis Brucie bonus

[@RealHectorCanales]

Was so CONFUSED as to what happened during this time. Thank you, lads... I’m STILL confused but at least it was a lot of fun.

[@SebastianMikulec]

Rewatching this in 2023 and inexplicably TNA/Impact is still alive and, even more inexplicably, putting out a decent product. Unfortunately for them, given the landscape, I can't ever see them being anything more than a SUPER distant 3rd behind WWE and AEW. It's kind of a shame, because 2005 - 2008 TNA was so red hot and could have really become something... But Russo happened.

[@TheDylan2395]

"They still do their best to never feature him" next minute "WWE Hall Of fame Inductee: Jeff Jarret" XD

[@OSW]

I've never been happier to be proven wrong! Really prompt too :D WWE: SORRAH! ....SORRAH WE DIDN'T INDUCT HIM EARLIER!

[@djtommyc.3678]

Bruce Prichard explains it wasn’t “Pain me this much to wrestle” it was “I’m not obligated to work so I’d like the ppv money that’s coming the next 60-90 days now”. Far less scandalous.

[@richard5X5]

That promo for the Christmas special! 😂😂 How many stupid gimick names can they come up with?

[@chandlertrotter1560]

Why do they keep funding it?!

[@Lightspeeds]

Chandler Trotter the same reason Vince russo kept getting hired, there are plenty of suckers in the world.

[@brandonselitetv1436]

Chandler Trotter It gets more revenue outside of United States.

[@chandlertrotter1560]

Well I imagine the reason for that is because it cheaper than WWE for some international channels to broadcast.

[@standardofexcellence]

Chandler Trotter it's a bad dirty hooker

[@MrPerfect2000Z]

Exactly Chandler. TNA is listed on mostly freeview channels whereas WWE is on satellite and cable packages

[@primusvsunicron1]

Impact Wrestling now owns AXS TV

[@QuicklimeTime]

You ever know someone with an old dog that's riddled with illness, keeps shitting on the floor and can barely move and you try to tell them that they should put the poor thing out of its misery, maybe invest in a new dog like that wacky chihuahua or that hard-working chiba inu or that young pack of bulldogs or even whatever dog breed ROH can be represented by in this tortured metaphor but they keep the poor thing alive regardless? Thats pretty much TNA in a nutshell.

[@SpewChoob]

TNA are a bunch of knackers.

[@paulyob467]

Owww they're at Bills house!!!!!! Brilliant.

[@christopherwall2121]

HEY, what the hell are the impact belts doing at your house, Fred?!

[@robertpeacock894]

Joker Sting was pure gold!

[@SmarkusAurelius]

TNA will not die. It just keeps coming back

[@Xehanort10]

TNA is the Michael Myers of wrestling. It won't die.

[@OrangeJoe0101]

You know what would turn the fortunes of the company around? If they re-signed Pac Man Jones.

[@scantrontheimmortal]

TNA,the company that crawls on its hands and knees in agony towards the finish line of each year in an unending stygian nightmare

[@kyewilson7837]

Hey boys I see another fine upload of yours covering the bollocks of tna ps guys you know the kings of wrestling theme song? Well in the main chorus of the song they actually sing flying to Graceland instead of the kings of wrestling which I was shocked at the first time I heard

[@denzilredden5096]

Double J was owed that money, do you really think Vince would have the moral fortitude to pay up after Jeff was out of the company? Probably not.

[@darknightbegins85]

Russo is the reaper of the wrestling business, anyone that hires him is courting death for the company.

[@jamesrosano9439]

THANK YOU JEFF JARETT FOR TNA AND THANK YOU TNA FOR ALL THE LAUGHS AND HEADACHES

[@ultimatewrathofgod]

That intro.... I couldn't stop laughing!

[@joni1405]

The best part of TNA was latter-day Scott Steiner's promos. You all know it's true

[@BlackzSparrow]

I remember finding TNA during that weekly pay per view era on the wrestling channel on sky lol

[@LakeLocke]

Best of luck on AXS

[@raspymorten]

It seems like they've finally gotten back on track these last couple months, but I'm not gonna get 100% on board yet...

[@od2421]

RECORD AN ALBUM BOYS! the your rendition of kings of wrestling is awesome and always makes me laugh!

[@SamShadow93]

@4:27 LOL !

[@tonythepenguin8752]

That Dexter guy seemed great. Maybe not as a wrestler, but his face when he screamed looked hilarious. If he kept doing that all through his program, I’d watch the shit outta that

[@ICEGOD2]

The devils greatest trick will be to explain how Impact has lasted all this time.

[@Lightspeeds]

ICEGOD2 Nah, the gods of chaos is the deity that keeps tna alive.

[@spic9h592]

Update: They still live and are actually pulling themselves up again.

[@joseaguilera6355]

That intro is great

[@DieFrauAmHerd]

About 3 years later now. And they still ... crawl on .

[@illwill1991]

Well now they have the local hero joe hendry and he's going to single handedly save this company

[@comixproviderftw_02]

The fact TNA is still around today is an absolute miracle Edit: The TNA Impact+ streaming service somehow outlived the WWE Network, let that sink in.

[@BigmanDogs]

The cockroach of wrestling

[@standardofexcellence]

Merry christmas lads

[@obizhot]

HOW is this snowball STILL rolling downhill!

[@Sammy4549]

I like you guys referring to Dixie Carter as a 'gobshite'.

[@BenniLancaster]

That Jarrett demanded a quarter million dollar is not true. Bruce Prichard told this in his podcast

[@ads2686]

It's true. Why do you think he was blackballed by the wwe for so long? Bruce prichard speaks shite.

[@mynamesaretakenwtf]

You missed TNA to AWE. It was short lived but fucking hell

[@darringardner6310]

this company had a chance to be a big-time company however after years of mismanagement and bad booking and no real leadership whatever prospect they had to be competition to WWE is now gone ... thank you, Vince Russo and Dixie Carter for screwing that up #SMH

[@AussieManny]

What. A. Ride.

[@adianrossmarlar9128]

Impact is like a former walking zombie is a crawling zombie that is missing both legs and 1 arm and everyone around it wants it dead because they know what is best but it keeps saying I still got brains to eat much to the disappointment of everyone.

[@adianrossmarlar9128]

or it's old yeller but with a cat instead of a dog every time you take it out back it has 9 more lives.

[@canadanionerdo5434]

What do you guys feel about Double J getting into the WWE Hall of fame?

[@Filmation77]

In 2021, this is a Tale of Two Promotions: One Promotion that had tbh 5 years of Promise and for about Three Years they WERE #2. So much wasted potential. Another Promotion in 2017 started to take steps to wash off the Stink of TNA and Dixie Carter (I don't call impact TNA anymore cause most of "TNA" went to WWE) and now impact is a cool medium sized wrestling company that knows its role and stays in it's Lane and also gives platforms to younger stars and can actually reinvent forgotten or ignored Talent. If Braun Strowman is actually having conversations with Impact,that would have NEVER been a possibility even 2 years ago,and they've been carving in their spot as a legit place to work again.. The Original TNA had to Die so that AEW could live

[@fathedmc535]

I love these guys 🤣😂

[@destin3942]

*a silent night,bloody night match*

[@gavinhaynes23]

Dixie was like the incompetent version of beth dutton