Originally Posted by seibu:
“I think it's not so hard outside the US. In the US, WWE have a total stranglehold on the industry. Performers don't want to work anywhere else because they'll be blackballed by WWE. WWE can flex their commercial muscle, asking venues not to host other promotions, as they've allegedly done to TNA when Impact was touring and RoH more recently. And US fans are extremely brand-loyal to WWE.”
Out of interest who have WWE black balled because they worked for TNA? Or indeed anywhere else. Jarrett (and before that Savage) seems to be the only guy Vince wouldn't bring back/in and I imagine that's more to do with the nature of his departure more than anything else.
I think at this point it really has to be accepted that TNA's failings are their own and not vast WWE driven conspiracy. They've stumbled and failed to land as the solid number 2/WWE alternative because they haven't delivered (or consistently delivered) a product people want to watch. They've had exposure, stars, time and money. That nothing has come of that is entirely down to TNA.