Top 8 WWE Stars Who Did Better in TNA | Wrestling With Wregret

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

A brief addendum regarding why Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy are not on this list: Both guys had already been multiple-time world champions by the time they went to TNA. Their stock didn't necessarily go up as a result of the move; in fact, you could argue their stock went DOWN during their time there, as their substance abuse issues went unchecked, and in Hardy's case, ended up in a very ugly public display.

[@MrConstant23.]

Wrestling With Wregret Makes sense

[@tubey84]

The video title is pretty clear - who did "better". By no measuring stick currently known to man did Angle or Hardy do "better" in TNA given their WWE runs. They're not exactly EC3 are they haha

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

Right, I just know people will bring them up so I decided to nip it in the bud.

[@MrConstant23.]

Wrestling With Wregret People aren't that smart.

[@Hiryuu324]

Wrestling With Wregret Never forget Victory Road 2011

[@manundermask6601]

Scott Steiner. He may never have held a title, but he gave us some of the greatest promos ever. The numbers don't lie.

[@GamingGod-fl2yr]

And they spell disaster for you

[@BrettStormXWP]

At Sacrifice!

[@RAGEan0nymous28]

ManUnderMask I have a 77 percent chance of winnin

[@outstandingdogmarron9890]

HE’S FAT!

[@KiddsWorldEntertainment]

MrTical91 THAT STATEMENT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE

[@XenretheVague]

TNA utilized Rhyno better. Arguably the best match of his career was his match with Abyss. It was brutal, hard-hitting, and an absolute joy to watch.

[@KegOfMeat]

Xenre Lavague and he won the NWA Title

[@DrakeKnight99]

Which match was that again?

[@siliodon]

So glad to see Christian Cage at number 1. He was on top when I first started watching TNA back in 2006 and although his first title run as a babyface was kind of meh, he really hit his stride and arguably became the top heel in the business during his second title reign. He truly got to shine in TNA and was definitely one of the highlights of some of their best years.

[@ryankeefe6222]

Christian’s TNA stuff is way underrated

[@pendafen7405]

Genuinely thought this list would end up being Christian Cage x8.

[@Portgas_D_wayne]

I’m happy that you put Christian cage at number 1.

[@ChattGM]

Dj Thomas same here. Before the countdown started I immediately said Christian Cage and to get the number 1 spot is truly deserving. He was the main reason why I started watching TNA. Once I found out he was over there I'm like what? Oh I gotta see what this is about. Got into it very quickly then got introduce to stars like Styles, Daniels, Joe, Abyss and the X-Division oh it was good times.

[@Eastsid3]

Well deserved I'm glad he got some respect there and from the peeps in WWE before retiring

[@ddlee84]

I agree with that, I wasn't that hot on some of his heel tactics in TNA but have to admit he was really fun to watch and for a guy who was mostly famous in WWE for being Edge's partner and for getting wiped out by Goldberg it really showcased the talent that he had.

[@norseczar27]

Raven should be number 1

[@yamivkd]

One Gail Kim accomplishment you missed was her winning the Knockouts Title in her last match and retiring on top as champion.

[@hairy_cornflake]

Yeah Christian was sooooo awesome in TNA. I always liked him more than Edge and his TNA run proved me I was right to follow him.

[@jmthehologram]

Baraka really? So you think all the guys in WWE on top from 05 to 09 were less boring than Christian? Try harder troll

[@dylanogg347]

You ain't no peep.

[@jullianaubrey9936]

Gail Kim is goddamn gorgeous...

[@nirvanainchains209]

Yh but men dont find asian women sexy

[@brianbasham3517]

I would carry her babies if she could impregnate me.

[@KodieUnknown]

Jake Garner Where have you heard that?

[@nirvanainchains209]

@@KodieUnknown didnt vince mcmahon say it

[@justinorel6592]

Lol no

[@nevenpatrk9661]

That Drew Galloway entry did not age well.

[@A1JRimmer]

But for the best reason

[@thehomielord4765]

Lashly and McIntyre are wwe guys now

[@thememeguy2195]

And Lashley's.

[@rickyrosay33977]

And their now doing better than they did in TNA

[@rickyrosay33977]

@@thehomielord4765 and they’re now former world champions

[@planescaped]

Christian definitely deserves the #1 spot. Almost anyone who says they started watching TNA in it's golden years will tell you it was because of Christian.

[@barterbrayson4370]

@Reveu Le'Sean the only reason I ever watch cause Christian went

[@sproy1]

EC3. Christian Cage. Rhyno. Bully Ray. Scott Steiner. Matt Hardy.

[@zakrowe1301]

Rhino for his first two years or so but after that he was kind of wasted. I don't think any promotion have ever used him properly except for ECW. ROH could've done better, tna could've done better, WWE could've /could do better. I actually wouldn't mind seeing him back in nxt

[@james_the_animator]

Steiner had his best run in WCW, IMO. Same thing with Rhino in ECW.

[@TV247]

I instantly thought of R-Truth, he was a world champion back in Impact's early days and he had a heel run that didn't involve talking to an imaginary child. Also remember Trinity? She was basically Impact's version of Lita, and then was barely even used when she joined WWE.

[@planescaped]

Ron 'The Truth' Killings was amazing in TNA. I have never seen him in WWE, but from what I have heard, they truly wasted and ruined that guy.

[@TV247]

+Baraka And the WWE fanboy shows up and tries to defend R-Truth's WWE career, even though his WWE run has pretty much been shit.

[@JM-fr5ge]

TV247 he didn't do much in TNA after becoming world champ

[@TV247]

+Jamille Mendoza NWA World Champion though. That's still quite an accomplishment.

[@jindermahal322]

I remember Trinity. I was surprised how she was used in WWE.

[@RileyScarletSpiderGirl]

I'm a big Impact Wrestling fan and I thought that intro was brilliant

[@shadowwarrior7218]

TNA lol

[@lb2.0.45]

Raven and Rhyno are two others who did better in TNA.

[@hasanmahmd]

LB 2.0. Raven yes, but Rhyno no

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Raven was great as the NWA Champion too bad it was during the dark period between the weekly ppv and before spike tv.

[@ZanderEzekial77]

Raven ruled the roost in ECW, I'd argue that he never attained those heights again

[@TJV83]

Rhyno did way better in WWE, world title runs don't always mean success, just ask Scott Hall.

[@Michael_Chandler_Keaton]

LB 2.0. Raven could have wrestled every match in a thong, covered in Vaseline and put the entire roster over in reverse order 17 different times and still had a better run than in WWE.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

I actually liked K-Kwik's theme "Get Rowdy" lol, I thought it was better than "What's up!" but yeah, TNA treated him like a serious compeitor, unlike WWE.

[@shawnbarr1741]

"He broke 6000 Guitars & never drew a dime"

[@bovineuniversity8141]

Sounds like Elias

[@rickyrosay33977]

​@@bovineuniversity8141 I doubt Elías is trying a draw a dime at this point

[@vcom741]

10:20 Who's back? Who's back? IT'S THE PACMAN JONES PACMAN JONES PACMAN JONES

[@DrZuluGaming]

Though it is for Cunt of the year... which he deserves more than anyone.

[@GameBoi36]

Lmao

[@stokedsteezy]

O-S-DUB! O-S-DUB!

[@CozyRealm]

AH HA HA HA HA (*Pacman Jones Voice*)

[@ThomasBahamas]

I likedid the scrip cluh

[@Hilversumborn]

Christian was the reason I started watching TNA.

[@Blaze77717]

Hilversumborn Yeah me too I was pissed he never got a fair shake in WWE

[@whisperienced]

How in any way does he look like Jimmy Fallon?

[@paulmagallanes9756]

I enjoyed Christian but I'll never forget the story when Y2J was going to leave the wwe and asked christian about what he thought about about tna and if it was worth going to. Christian said no, I feel like Christian was protecting his spot, had Chris gone there, Christian would've been tossed to the side and they would've pushed the shit out of jericho.

[@Zombies8MyPizza]

Same here. Since 2004 he really came into his own and I was getting so frustrated that we kept being teased with a main event push for him in WWE that never happened. I'd watched a bit of TNA here and there, but when I heard he'd gone to TNA I was like damn, I've gotta see what they do with him! They pushed him straight to the top, fucking awesome to see.

[@JDXWrestling]

When i was young i was flipping thru channels and I stumbled across Impact and recognized Christian. Started watching weekly from there on (until we lost the channel it was on tho)

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

If only TNA didn't turn itself into a joke...05 to 08 was so fun

[@zakrowe1301]

+Zetsubou Aaron they're starting to get their shit back together, I thought they where good when they did those tapings at the Manahattan centre and they where doing fine up until kurt angle left I fell off with them for a bit and got back into them at bound for glory. They're not doing to bad, I think that they should've kept the six sided ring though.

[@tonydub98]

I remember enjoying TNA more than WWE during that period, then Hogan tried to make it Nitro 2.0 and it was never the same...

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Drink a Beer and Play a Game I remember between the years of 06 and 2013 I loved TNA more than wwe.

[@cyberpunkgrappling6447]

Drink a Beer and Play a Game You're damn right. The best period of TNA. Then Hogan and his friends came in, and we know what happened next. However they had another chance in 2014, because 2013 was a very good year, but they fucked it up (again) by letting Styles, Joe and Daniels go away.

[@Spacesharks40k]

I jumped over for Christian Cage. Those years were great. WWE fans laughed that he got the belt. Whatever, we got to see to see X-division 😏

[@dxtrememwe2215]

What about Raven?

[@marcosdiaz8391]

I literally read that in Ravens voice. "What about me? What about Raven?..." Haha

[@gojenson]

What about raisin?

[@mwcarolina]

Bobby Lashley now is getting a proper run in WWE and same with Galloway/McIntyre. I think when wwe saw them in TNA, they finally realized how to use them

[@rickyrosay33977]

Lashley and drew no longer belong on this list but for a good reason they’re now doing better in wwe than they ever did in TNA

[@TheHidestHide]

That opening skit was absolutely stupendous! You’re a genius Mr. Zane!

[@mburlew721]

You can debate Christy Hemme. She had a long career interviewer/ring announcer and worked on getting the Knockouts more exposure.

[@jmthehologram]

Michael Burlew she was in the feature woman's bout vs Trish fucking stratus at mania. Nothing tops that. And she was famous as hell due to playboy and the diva search. Her stock only went down not up post wwe

[@AlexFyrehartDGAFCave]

@@jmthehologram I mean, if the match with Trish was any good, maybe. lol. WWE really shouldn't have thrown her into the deep end like that when she was still green as fuck.

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

I'd consider Eli Drake considering he, like EC3, also had a WWE developmental deal before TNA picked him up and made quite the name for himself in TNA/GFW/Whatever

[@rajhkeembeck4518]

RollandDynasty i did not know thar. Was he from FCW or NXT?

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

I think he was in and out of the system for awhile, but technically he was an NXT/Perforamce Center talent.

[@gabepollock1641]

Yeah Eli Drake was actually signed to WWE's NXT developmental territory from like 2013-2015. He had wrestled in California as part of NWA Championship Wrestling From Hollywood as Shaun Ricker (I saw him out here a few times, including his last show before going to NXT). His only known NXT taping match was a dark match he lost to Yoshi Tatsu as "Slate Randall". He didn't do anything of note during the period he was signed and he's honestly been used much better than he ever would've been (imo) in Impact Wrestling.

[@isexuallyidentifyaswilliam9321]

He was under developmental (under the name Slate Randall) but never had a single match for the company while he was there. Completely wasted.

[@jordantherider5472]

Now he’s back in NXT as LA Knight and in my opinion doing pretty good

[@iAmCyberwaste]

McMahonland sounds like the lamest theme park ever if you don't like baby oil.

[@wstine79]

Cyberwaste and full of big sweaty man that Vince McMahon likes

[@ForDemFolks]

its has the Vince McMahon loves big Sweaty men ride

[@itsthegio1]

The Black Nostalgia Nerd2 grow up

[@wstine79]

The Black Nostalgia Nerd2 don't forget Bra and Panties funhouse.

[@itsthegio1]

wstine79 is a joke

[@nickcap7355]

The paid ad in the beginning was kind of annoying, but it's good to see wrestling channels get sponsors after the youtube ad rules changed.

[@AzureRoxe]

Gotta admit, i've seen a lot of KZbinrs be sponsored by games, but Zane truly has done it the best. Not only did he make it funny and fully showed everything he mentioned, but he even incorporated his own wrestling theme into what he said.

[@SpagetsoIsHere]

Impact is doing amazing now , I remember when TNA used to be full of old WWE guys and now its the other way round 😂😂

[@janidoe4561]

NoodleTV tna is trash

[@icantnamebatzarro]

Impact has rebranded and reinvent itself in an amazing way. 2020 will be an spectacular year for them

[@gulinp1]

TNA for LOT of wrestlers was company where they went to save their careers.

[@commentcopbadge6665]

It still kills me to this day that a classmate of mine from grade 3 - 6, then in junior high grades 7 and 8, though not classmates, is one of today's most successful female wrestlers. Oh, and she's #2 on this list. Amazing. But when I think back she was always into wrestling so I shouldn't be too surprised.

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Real stuff here, bro. Elementary school was called Charles E Webster. Junior high was called Kane Sr. public. They are in the North York area of Toronto. She went on to York Memorial for high school which is in the same area, I went to Western Tech. which was downtown Toronto.

[@scaparapadoobedoooo3170]

CommentCop Badge#666 shut up

[@coolethan2772]

Kane Sr. public? ya mean paul bearer memorial H.S? get outta town

[@commentcopbadge6665]

coolethan2772 Hahahaaa!! I really never realized that before. Nice one! But nah, it's just the name of the Jr High. I don't know if it's still the same but when we were there, our logo was called "The Red Knights". That's another coincidence, huh? 'Kane the big red machine" and "The Kane red knights". lol

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Scap a rap a doo be doooo B-b-b-but I didn't say anything. Please don't hit me......

[@onewaytriggames8832]

That sales pitch bit had even my wife cracking up and she barely likes wrestling....that was so great

[@chesterq565]

Technically I suppose Austin Aries is doing better for himself now

[@SnipingIsFun]

Stewart Chinn-Strong He was doing better before as well

[@mahiru20ten]

Wonder why WWE wasted Aries, he's a great talent for 205 (but better for main roster)

[@heretic600]

@@mahiru20ten Aries wasn't there long enough to be utilized in any capacity. Half of his run was spent being injured, then he bitched and cried till he got released.

[@baileyreichert6138]

Muammar Gibran AA is also known to be a douchebag.

[@DarthPerkins]

I just noticed there's three K's in K-Kwik.

[@vladimirdan1959]

And you wonder why his gimmick in TNA was being mad at the white man.

[@Mibit911]

And in alot of title cards and and on screen titles all 3 k's were capitalized

[@Bsfnelz20]

Oh shit #KKK

[@iamdb1990]

that fake commercial was worth sitting through the real one, love it, Brian

[@Eugenepowers84]

Totally agree Christian Cage was the biggest transition in my opinion. "Like sands through the hourglass so are the days of our lives." He owned the mic and the ring in TNA

[@jerelminter]

I'd say Kurt Angle did better in TNA than the WWE, it gave him new opponents that he never wrestled before like AJ Styles, Sting and Samoa Joe (who are in the WWE right now). It also added longevity to his career, as he didn't have to wrestle as much as he did in the WWE because he kept breaking his neck and wasn't given any time to off to heal, which he was able to do in TNA.

[@Celicagame13]

jerel that’s not a reason why his run in TNA was better than WWE. In WWE he worked with Austin, Rock, HHH and so on! It doesn’t get any better than that.

[@rileyalexander9479]

Also as Brian mentioned in the pin comment. Kurt had a major substance abuse problem. Just from sheer pain. In wwe they had more checks for that. Whereas TNA didn't give a crap. They just cared about the dolla Dolla bills. Yes he had amazing matches and fueds with Samoa Joe, AJ styles, and so on. He also got super skinny and further declined in health and well being by pushing himself as far as he did. I hate that he's only a GM I'm just glad to say say "it's true it's true" he's back and good now.

[@Sparkledash1]

I think that is rather debatable. His runs in both companies where great. But i think i would go more slightly towards WWE, because of his matches with guys like Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar and Shawn Michaels. His match with Benoit at Rumble 03 is still one of the best matches in rumble history and his match with shawn is one of my top 10 WM matches.

[@WCWThunderRosa]

He won every title imaginable, beat both the Rock & Steve Austin for world titles, beat the Undertaker clean, had the match of the decade with HBK, and main evented Wrestlemania. Regardless of how great his TNA run was it's still not as good as what he did in WWE.

[@jerelminter]

I agree with Angle's success from the WWE as that's where he started and the early part of his career as the American Hero who won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics character was so egotistical and self absorbed and at times goofy, which is what he's mostly remembered for. But I meant towards the end of his original WWE run was when most of the talent had left like The Rock, Stone Cold, Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero passed away (he left the company when Chris Benoit was still alive so the murder suicide incident didn't happen until a year after Angle left). The roster towards the end of Angle's run was very thin, there wasn't a lot of main event guys to wrestle with by 2006, he already beat them. So the smart move was to wrestle somewhere else.

[@Dylanswwefigures]

I think we gotta take Drew off

[@kevrulz06]

I think I read in Steve Austin's autobiography that he said that WWE completely missed the boat with Rhyno. Leave it to Vince to saddle someone with a goofy, cartoonish gimmick. I never saw what he did in TNA, but didn't he have the opportunity to sort of come out of his shell, especially on the mic? They still called him Rhyno, I think. But didn't he become "Rhyno, the War Machine", or something like that? Someone clarify for me. Also, what about Raven in WWE vs. TNA? Accompanying this video should be a "Wrestlers who did worse in WWE after LEAVING TNA". Ahem, the Alpha Male, Monty Brown. Thank God WWE knew what they had in AJ Styles. Winning two WWE Championships isn't bad, is it?

[@billywelker5245]

TNA started in my hometown Huntsville,Alabama. I went to the first 2 shows.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable Mention: Taryn Terrell (Tiffany)

[@rickyrosay33977]

On wwe her only highlight was being general manager of that dumpster fire called "wwe's ecw"

[@manwithoutmercy]

Jeremy Williams definitely

[@troyking464]

Great video, Brian! Ignore some of these comments. We all gotta get that payday

[@TucBroder]

TNA actually had an amazing roster around 2005 to 2007... Angle, Van Dam, Christian, Booker T, Jeff Hardy and so forth

[@TheWillrocks51]

I really appreciate the effort you made to make the promotion at the top of the video feel like your own. Not just you reading a script they sent you. It just adds to why your my favorite KZbinr. You constantly put effort into your videos. I just wanted to you know it didn't go unnoticed and I personally thank you. More KZbinrs should respect their fans like you do. Thank You.

[@jamief1263]

I remember switching channels and watching Gail Kim v Awesome Kong and it paved the way for me respecting women’s wrestling it was a fantastic match. I was used to bra and panties matches on wwe, I think Gail deserves a lot more credit.

[@rickyrosay33977]

She showed how flawed the wwe divas division was at the time I also loved bra and panties matches but gail kim, lita, victoria, beth phoneix, trish stratus, jazz, and mickie james showed that women can also put on a wrestling match once the divas era and that stupid butterfly belt were introduced in wwe I was getting annoyed of watching models pretend to know how to wrestle with the exception of AJ Lee, Paige, Katlyn, and Eve

[@tfaucette87]

Awesome to see Zane branching out and getting more sponsorships. Awesome to see you make a living doing what you love.

[@mrkipling2201]

The fake advert was brilliant!! Very true as well!!

[@Boy123Jim]

that IMPACT Wrestling "commercial" was hilarious xD

[@MrLeedlesProductions]

could Eli Drake count? He was in NXT for a brief time as Slate Randall, but IMO he's done great in TNA.

[@NostalgiNorden]

if EC2 count then he's eligable but i don't see him on the top 8

[@exodia9817]

8:50 And now that he's WWE Champion, he's officially a big time player in my opinion.

[@nirvanainchains209]

That fake 'impact' commercial was hillarious! You are a funny dude

[@crevice5369]

you all hate on tna in 2019 yet go back only a small handful of years and none of you could shut up about it. lets face it. tna brought fans in during their height. they just failed to keep them or to keep a presentable product. dont act like at one point it wasnt watchable. it was. doesnt mean it didnt have issues. doesnt mean it still wasnt "second rate". etc but you get me

[@DJVm4GOD1]

Oh how I missed these days. Started watching TNA back in 07, and it was really amazing back then. Compared to nowadays. Sure some aspects could be good now, but it's hard to keep faith when they keep going up and down and up and down. I think Tomoko should be on the honourable mentions. Did nothing in WWE, and in TNA he was part of a great team with Styles.

[@TJV83]

I miss the first few years of TNA, I wish we could see the ppv events remastered.

[@SuperNitroZ64]

Years later, you can watch them right now on Impact Plus!

[@violentbryan21]

Crazy to think AEW is the new TNA in terms of signing old WWE wrestler or talent that didn’t fit the vision

[@ehdjejjrdjjdbdjrjdjbrr6907]

Not really unlike aew focus on pushing home grown talent and setting them up for the future them wwe talent are like the present that won’t be there pong

[@ehdjejjrdjjdbdjrjdjbrr6907]

Long

[@L_HD]

It can also be compared with WCW

[@DUARTE99]

Hmm. Your number 1 pick was brilliant. Well done. 👏👏👏👏

[@GATguy98]

Raven?

[@blackrose8418]

Demonetisation B its a top 8 list not every single wresller who did better

[@dexenationgracey1979]

Plus, he's still known for his ECW and WCW runs over his TNA one.

[@daniurquhart3805]

He's had the most wwe titles ever... Either that or edge, can't remember. But he's a 23 time hardcore champ so that's cool.

[@kevcroft2939]

Hmmm, I was 99%er sure that EC3 would be #1 on this list. Well put together Mr. Zane.......... ........ Zane

[@peterhernandez9274]

I have officially subscribed to Wrestling With Wregret! don't know why this channel doesn't have more subscribers it should at least have a million, continue with the great work Brian Zane

[@willyboi5985]

I shouted “CHRISTIAAAAAAN” when I saw this in my feed, it was brilliant.

[@gamingdragon1356]

Tna makes talent , then spits on them . Still tna talent are the best in the world.

[@randalica92]

Gamingdragon NJPW wants to have a word with you

[@gamingdragon1356]

Well a talent of tna , styles main evented where ever he went . Even in njpw . Samoa joe , had the best matches of kurt angles career . Best matches in nxt . Best recent feud of brocks career. Bobby roode , wwe united states champ. Sonjoy dutt , amazing red best highflyer ever . Christopher daniels Roh world champ. broken matt hardy .......... Enough said No one can make talent like tna (except attitude era )

[@HorrormanNick]

I am going to be honest, never was much a fan of American Professional Wrestling, but since I started watching your videos and the videos of the people you have featured I have grown a strong interest in it!

[@thomasferraro479]

Whatculture just tried to steal your list, but there's is done so bad it doesn't even compare, it just lists a bunch of tna guys who are in wwe now, nice try tho

[@tylervilla7554]

3 subs from getting 200,000 and I wanna congratulate you for all the good vids you produce and I love your content and the fresh way you show your outlooks on pro wrestling. Thank you Brian!!!

[@JW-do2wc]

From Reject to Respect. GOLD!

[@coryfusting9294]

But is it Global Force Gold?

[@abnormal2270]

It's incredible of how many things have changed in 5 years from this video. Both Lashley and Drew came back to WWE and conquered main event status, Christian has come back to wrestling in AEW with some of his best work,TNA is still here and back to its old form. Wrestling sure is weird.

[@jeffcherubin9073]

8:51-9:03 Boy, did that sequence aged rapidly and badly at the same time.

[@LuckyDT]

Good stuff Brian, when I think of this topic I immediately think Christian. Some of his matches with Angle, AJ, Joe, etc... were really good and they let him be a main eventer, which he was damn good at as well. So good on the mic too.

[@jmoz9305]

Rhyno should've been world champ in wwf. Gore was the most badass version of spear

[@TucBroder]

I agree...

[@wcwindom56]

the sad thing with all this talent is that there arent the different wrestling "territories" like there used to be in order to showcase them.

[@nicholaschristie8699]

How about RVD? He was the Impact World champion before and had good matches with people like Abyss, Bobby Rhoode (I think), etc.

[@neilgoldring4832]

AJ, Joe, Abyss, Roode were the Crown Jewels of TNA. IMHO( TNA cultivated talent)

[@jliller]

That intro (the video game, not the TNA satire) was a great example of how to do a good commercial. I'm still not going to play the game, but it was done in an entertaining enough fashion that I didn't skip it, unlike ads by Nostalgia Critic or Mr. Sunday Movies.

[@NordicTXPK]

I would love to see you go back and review these older list videos to see how your opinion on these guys have changed (EC3 on WWE and Lashley returning to WWE in particular)

[@rickyrosay33977]

I would say Lashley and Drew no longer belong on this list they’re both doing much better now in wwe and I would’ve rose up EC3 to Lashleys spot on this list because wow he had the worst of luck in wwe

[@jojotheyoungin2400]

I 100% agree with number 1

[@Soccerates]

I really enjoy watching these videos. However there's one incredibly glaring omission from this list. Christopher Daniels was nothing more than enhancement talent in his time with WWE in the late 90's, signed a shirt term contract right as WCW went out of business and then went on to have some of the most memorable feuds and matches in TNA history, with AJ Styles (who also could be argued goes on this list for his initial stint as WWE jobber) and Samoa Joe, his tag teams with Kazarian and AJ, Triple X with Low Ki and Primetime Elix Skipper... In fact he's been involved in so much of TNA I'm amazed you didn't go for him, even as an honourable mention.

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

For this countdown I didn't count when a wrestler was a random unsigned jobber in WWE ... otherwise guys like Samoa Joe would be on the list as well. I was looking more at guys that were signed and/or got some kind of push. Hope that clears things up!

[@base452live6]

When is the Mighty Macabee being signed by TNA?

[@oAPXo]

R-Truth is now being a multiple wwe 24/7 champion.

[@akshaysharma9787]

I feel J. Hardy should be on the list too( even if its honourable mention) though the best is christian cage of course. People needed to see someone who they knew and christian did just that "Biggest jump ship in the history of impact wrestling" it was fun.

[@ClonePilotSwoop]

That is a great spot for Captain Charisma. Well earned. And the list looked good this week. It's amazing how where you see someone first can really sully your opinion of them, no matter how good their work becomes. For me, that person is R-Truth. Having seen him as K-Kwik, I never took him seriously during his run in TNA. And then of course, he returned to WWE only to fall back into schtick territory.

[@joseph.taylor305]

Mickie James

[@ds5955]

joseph taylor isn't mickie like a 6 time women's champion before she left wwe the first time? I wouldn't say she did better in TNA.

[@AO17]

joseph taylor Mickie was a 6 time champion, ended Trish's 1 year championship reign at WrestleMania, retired Lita, and was the top star of her division before she left for TNA.

[@Paulthefonz]

I like how you do your ads. Keep them funny, and I’ll actually watch them every time

[@KegOfMeat]

13:37 can’t say this anymore

[@DidYaServe]

Christian is an interesting choice. TNA certainly used him better creatively but I think his World Heavyweight Title reign in WWE is surely more prestigious than anything he did outside the company.

[@williammackinnon173]

Kurt Angle did better after leaving WWE.

[@bobhollywood6292]

William Mackinnon he didn't.

[@isexuallyidentifyaswilliam9321]

Bob Hollywood Yes he did, because he had proper time to recover from injuries which he never did with WWE

[@AzureRoxe]

When he mentions EC3 knowing that, a few years later, WWE pretty much did jack shit with him, ignored him completely AND was one of the wrestlers fired in the infamous WWE purge.

[@curtailedbike4123]

Before upload: I'm going to study for my french test After upload: well it is my senior year, i guess i can fail a test or two

[@logd27]

curtailedbike 41 You’re stupid

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Logan And youre a little rude

[@fro-zone2k]

This is my top eight WWE wrestler who did better in TNA 8. Awesome Kong 7. Mr. Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) 6. Matt Morgan 5. Bubba Ray Dudley (Brother Ray) (Bully Ray) 4. "Da Pope" D'Angelo Dinero (Elijah Burke) 3. Gail Kim 2. Jeff Jarrett 1. Christian

[@erickgarcia6379]

Well, both Christian and Jarrett in TNA were good because they booked them well and let them be themselves. Like for example: Look at Jarrett in WWF where it seemed like a joke because they always depended on Debra to win their matches while in WCW or TNA it was the opposite.

[@wwe2kgaming524]

Tna may be bad right now but they do know how to create new stars.

[@Zcumgod]

But not how to keep or put them over.

[@isexuallyidentifyaswilliam9321]

Stop calling them TNA. The company hasn't been called that since December of 2016

[@aaronmcreynolds6702]

I watched the whole ad at the beginning. If that doesn't show I love this channel I don't know what will. Keep up the great work!

[@HasClipz]

Can you imagine a Brock Lesnar VS Bobby Lashley storyline MMA Vs MMA and Lashley can win it so he can get an amazing boost in the start Also the storyline should play on each man's winning record in UFC so that Bobby winning would be incredible yet realistic seance he won more than Brock in UFC

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Moise Angelo so far only 2 losses from what Brian showed us, bobby winning sounds pretty realistic for anyone who does research

[@ryanattwood9543]

Lashley has never fought in the UFC. He has fought in Bellator and Strikeforce.

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Ryan Attwood that’s true but bellator and strikeforce are respectable companies in their own right. It still validates lashley, and I’m willing to bet there’s people in either organizations who could make it in UFC. Not all but some.

[@ryanattwood9543]

Cody McCollum I'm not trying to say anything negative about either. I like the UFC and Bellator and I like to go back and watch old Strikeforce fights sometimes. I was saying that because the original comment said that he fought in the UFC.

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Ryan Attwood oh I understand. I was just stating my stance on the thought. I’m not a mma fighter nor a expert on it, my experiences and knowledge are far more professional wrestling orientated but I was saying that having such a successful mma career so far legitimizes bobby beyond being a good wrestler and makes him winning seem realistic and plausible. Only thing that could hinder the storyline would be the marks who don’t know about his mma background and refuse to look him up.

[@whelm480]

Sting. WWE just used him to job to main eventers and crap on the WCW legacy. In TNA, he was a true main eventer and champion.

[@MissAlmostFine]

Sting doesn't belong on this list as he was one of the main draws in WCW.

[@DOUBLEA1]

kurt angle

[@vanocelot8209]

Nah, Angle's run in WWE was fantastic.

[@zoukon1019]

Here are some you might've missed: -Taryn Terrell: In WWE, she became the GM of the failing ECW brand and went on to wrestle matches on Smackdown. She was released due to altercation in Vegas with Drew McIntyre. In TNA, she became the referee for the knockout division and eventually became the longest reigning Knockout Champion in the company. -Konnan: After WWE as Max Moon, Konnan went on to companies such as WCW, AAA and eventually TNA. He became a tag champion and then managed a successful tag team turned stable LAX there. -Christopher Daniels: He may not have had a successful run in WWE but he is still technically an ex-WWE star. Being one half of Los Conquistadores with that wrestler Jésus, he was hired as the goon for Edge and Christian. He eventually wrestled for ROH and TNA where he collected a handful of titles on numerous occasions. -Devon: Like Bully Ray, Devon has been known as a tag specialist having collected tag gold in various companies (including WWE). He had that failed singles run as Reverend Devon. Truthfully the only thing good about that was Batista's debut. In TNA, aside from tag success, he became a singles star in his own right and went on to win the TV Championship. He also went on to join Aces and Rights as well. -Scott Steiner: Scotty's first run in WWE was on an occasional basis teaming with his brother Rick and despite not being WWE tag champs, the two have become a very decorated tag team. In Scotty's second run with the company, he came close to winning the top belt on Raw because I refuse to call it the World Heavyweight Championship due to how poorly the belt has been treated by WWE over the years. Scotty also went on to wrestle in WCW and became a very successful wrestler in TNA. There he became a tag champ and became a member of a number of successful stables, namely Main Event Mafia and Immortal.

[@maybedos]

No Austin Aries?

[@coryfusting9294]

He left Ring of Honor for his first TNA run.

[@theshadowranger]

He was in TNA first.

[@ShieTar_]

He also left Ring of Honor for his second TNA run (he was "Austin Starr" on his first TNA run).

[@bigshambowski]

Aries was a top guy in TNA before he signed with WWE.

[@dyhall]

maybeDOS He can barely be considered a WWE guy.

[@lionheart3001]

Congrats on the sponsorship. Badass

[@mfsnakesmfplane]

what about raven

[@jamiewiesner7351]

mfsnakesmfplane Raven had already been a world heavyweight champion in ECW.

[@james_the_animator]

Yeah, Raven undoubtedly peaked in ECW. Neither his WWE nor TNA runs could compare. He only held a world title in TNA for about 3 months.

[@mfsnakesmfplane]

he was still a bigger deal in tna than he ever was in wwe

[@jdawgkemp]

Lashley is officially a WWE legend now lol

[@MrConstant23.]

People don't care about TNA so much that they all don't even call the organization by it's right name. How the hell do they even make money enough to survive?

[@TheJrockfreak]

i still care about it, i watch it alot more than wwe

[@ForDemFolks]

They tour live events they have multiple partner wrestling companies they have brand deals and multiple countries broadcasting there Show how else would they make money ?

[@chrisrandolph1264]

I watch it on twitch and my cable

[@standardofexcellence]

Gage23 dicks e carter selling herself off to her wrestlers for money while her husband watched

[@Zcumgod]

Even if they're doing bad, they're still #2 in America economically

[@nichelleharris7496]

4:54. That bump was actually fine. Wasn't the problem that Ken performed the move after calling it to Randy and Randy said no?

[@redviper1608]

Remember when WWE almost bought TNA about a year ago?

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Blue DinoViper Im surprised it still hasnt happened lol like seriously itd be so easy and theyd get so much great talent out of it...oh wait WWE doesnt know how to handle big stars that they didnt make...on second though TNA should be its own thing until it inevitably goes under

[@redviper1608]

WWE handled AJ Styles right.

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Blue DinoViper Okay ill admit it was a bit of an exaggeration, theyve actually done really well with outside talent the past few years. Then again, for every AJ Styles, there's a Finn Balor who gets pushed one week then buried the next so imo theyre still struggling just not with everyone. The ones they have handled well have usually been such big names elsewhere that imo they couldnt afford to waste them

[@redviper1608]

HammerMeister1999 Finn Balor won the Universal Championship but then got injured so that’s not WWE’s fault. Same thing with Samoa Joe.

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Blue DinoViper Well the injury wasnt their fault but having him job to Kane certainly was and it didnt really help their case. Maybe hes doing better now but i wouldnt know, i stopped watching Raw and Smackdown awhile ago (though i did watch the Royal Rumble and it was pretty awesome)