5 reasons why TNA ‘iMPACT Wrestling’ will get better in 2015

Having not watched the TNA iMPACT Wrestling tapings for a few months, I was finally able to see the first episode on Destination America, TNA’s new home after Spike TV refused to ink a new deal with the organization.Although I’ve heard about the Manhattan Center being only 70% full for the tapings, I was intrigued about TNA’s current situation, and how they’d revamp their organization as – you could either see a more WWE – esque approach that TNA took under the Hogan – Bischoff regime, or you’d hopefully, see them going back to their roots – the formula that gave TNA their fanbase in the first place.TNA has only been around for 13 years now, and even a global juggernaut in sports entertainment genre such as the WWE needed at least 30 years to spread themselves in North America.TNA, in its initial years did tremendously well to cater to the wrestling fans all around the world, and although they tried to shy away from their niche under Hulk Hogan – a huge mistake as they’ve since realized, they finally returned to what made them famous, with their patented 6 sided ring. Before sitting through the delayed episode, I read about how the dark atmosphere among the fans made TNA look like a smaller league organization, and I tried my best to be objective.TNA’s first episode wasn’t better than Wrestle Kingdom 9, but their product was way more enjoyable than what WWE has been subjecting us to. In this article, we give you five reasons why TNA will only get better as the year rolls on.

#1 Getting back to their roots

The first positive sign of TNA on Destination America was how they heard the fans, and embraced the professional wrestling aspect of the business. Occasionally, we’ve seen TNA emphasizing more on the entertainment aspect, but things were different during the very first episode of 2015. TNA’s product is undeniably better than RAW’s, and it finally looks like TNA has found its comfort zone when it comes to the talent.

When Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan came to TNA and talked about shaking things up, I like many fans feared the worst. I don’t intend to blemish the career of Hulk Hogan or question the tactics of the only person to have challenged the great Vincent Kennedy McMahon – Eric Bischoff, but it was evident that neither one of them had evolved with time.

For Hogan and Eric, things were the same as 1996, and when Hogan declared that they would go head to head with WWE on Mondays, including bringing the traditional 4 sided ring, the fans believed it would cost TNA in the long run, and that is exactly what happened.

With TNA once again going back to their roots, it will be very interesting to see where they find themselves by the end of the year.