Originally Posted by seibu:
“Angle in TNA: Working & popular.
Angle in WWE: Blackballed.”
Kurt Angle has only been 'blackballed' in the sense that he can't pass the medical tests WWE now requires of all in-ring talent. With that in mind that he's still working for TNA probably isn't a great thing. Indeed one of my biggest issues with TNA at this point is that they're still booking Angle as an active wrestler and letting himself slowly kill himself on their dime. One of the most shockingly responsible things WWE have ever done is insist Kurt Angle slow down (which is why he left the company in the first place because he wasn't happy about that directive).
It also fundamentally misses the point that he was enormously successful in WWE prior to going to TNA so I really don't know how he strengthens this idea that TNA somehow give opportunity and chances to talent that wouldn't or couldn't thrive in WWE. Angle did. That's why TNA signed him.
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“Hardy in TNA: Working, popular, loads of creative freedom.
Hardy in WWE: Possibly blackballed. At this stage, I honestly think he'd be booked as a nostalgia act for three months, then sporadically appearing weekly jobber. Despite having huge merch and fan favourite potential, he's relatively small and has no pull politically.”
Once again Jeff Hardy was exceptionally successful in WWE and if it hadn't been for his incredibly public and well documented drug issues he likely would have been even more successful. This notion that its great he has a home in TNA because he couldn't or wouldn't have found success in WWE is patently untrue. And again I'd suggest that TNA hired and pushed the guy despite his incredibly public and well documented drug issues maybe isn't something to be celebrating.
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“Bully in TNA: Top heel.
Bully in WWE: Nostalgia act, instantly asked to pretend last fifteen years haven't happened and all black people are interchangeable.”
Bully Ray is a 43 year old man. WWE have absolutely no business signing him and pushing him. He was brought back for one night only for a cheap ECW related pop in The Royal Rumble. And again he actually achieved quite considerable success in WWE and ECW prior to going to TNA which is why they signed him.
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“Aries in TNA: Massively over star. Former world champ.
Aries in WWE: Unlikely to be signed. Too small, and probably too opinionated. If signed, low status, allowed limited moveset & mic time.”
And absolutely no one imagined that CM Punk, Daniel Bryan or Seth Rollins would amount to anything in the WWE. More than a few people felt it was madness for Prince Devitt/Finn Balor to sign with WWE but all signs so far indicate that's going to work out pretty well for him as well. This notion that these talents can't break through within the WWE is untrue.
So that leaves you with Eric Young. A talent who I don't think should ever have risen beyond comedy mid carder anyway.