Post by LillaThrilla on Jun 18, 2010 12:57:16 GMT -5
January 4, 2010: WWE hypes the return of Bret Hart to confront Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon and bury the hatchet more than 13 years after Montreal. Meanwhile, TNA takes their weekly Impact show to Monday night for the first time by challening Bret's return with the TNA debut of Hulk Hogan.
In real life, TNA Impact would not return to Mondays until March. It would be there for 2 months, clearly lose the ratings war to WWE RAW, and return to Thursdays in May. The show would suffer from erratic booking, Hogan and Flair in wrestling roles, giving away PPV-calibre matches on free TV, returning such washed up wrestlers as The Band (i.e. The Wolfpac) and the Nasty Boys to the ring, and generally combining the worst of Bischoff-era WCW with Russo era WCW. Things would improve as time went by, but 6 months after the first Impact on Monday and the arrival of Hogan and Bischoff to TNA many would consider it a serious mistake.
Can you do better?
First card: January 4, 2010
Shows: 2 hour weekly show (Impact) and monthly PPVs
Your first Impact must be on Monday night. After that, you can either keep Impact on Mondays or return it to Thursdays.
Champions as of Jan 1, 2010:
TNA Championship (World Heavyweight Title): AJ Styles
TNA X-Division Title: Amazing Red
TNA Global Title: Eric Young
TNA World Tag Team Titles: British Invasion
TNA Knockout Title: Tara
TNA Knockout Tag Titles: Awesome Kong & Hamada
ROSTER
Abyss
AJ Styles
Alex Shelley
Amazing Red
Bobby Lashley (w/ Krystal Lashley)
Brian Kendrick
Chris Sabin
Consequences Creed
"The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero
Daniels (Christopher Daniels)
Desmond Wolfe (w/ Chelsea)
Doug Williams
Dr. Stevie (Stevie Richards)
Eric Young
Hernandez
Homicide
James Storm
Jay Lethal
Jeff Jarrett
Jesse Neal
Suicide / Kazarian
Kevin Nash
Kiyoshi
Kurt Angle
Brutus Magnus
Matt Morgan
Okada
Raven
Rhino
Robert Roode
Rob Terry
Samoe Joe
Shark Boy
Sting
Tokmo
KNOCKOUTS
Awesome Kong
Angelina Love
Daffney
Hamada
Lacey Von Erich
Madison Rayne
ODB
Rosie Lottalove
Sarita
Tara
Taylor Wilde
Velvet Sky
TAG TEAMS
Beer Money Inc (James Storm & Robert Roode)
British Invasion (Brutus Magnus & Doug Williams)
Matt Morgan & Hernandez
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Team 3D (Brother Devon & Brother Ray)
STABLES
Beautiful People (Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, Lacey Von Erich)
ADDITIONAL FREE AGENTS YOU MAY SIGN (January-June 2010)
Jeff Hardy
Ken Anderson (Mr. Anderson)
Orlando Jordan
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags)
Sean Morley
Shannon Moore
Ric Flair
Brooke Adams
Hulk Hogan
Sean Waltman
Scott Hall
Generation Me (Jeremy & Max)
Rob Van Dam [March]
Tommy Dreamer [June]
Referees: Earl Hebner, Brian Hebner, Slick Johnson, Mike Posey, Andrew Thomas
Announcers: Mike Tenay & Taz
Ring Announcer: Jeremy Borash
Interviewers: Christy Hemme, Bubba The Love Sponge
Authority Figures: Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff, Mick Foley
In real life, TNA Impact would not return to Mondays until March. It would be there for 2 months, clearly lose the ratings war to WWE RAW, and return to Thursdays in May. The show would suffer from erratic booking, Hogan and Flair in wrestling roles, giving away PPV-calibre matches on free TV, returning such washed up wrestlers as The Band (i.e. The Wolfpac) and the Nasty Boys to the ring, and generally combining the worst of Bischoff-era WCW with Russo era WCW. Things would improve as time went by, but 6 months after the first Impact on Monday and the arrival of Hogan and Bischoff to TNA many would consider it a serious mistake.
Can you do better?
First card: January 4, 2010
Shows: 2 hour weekly show (Impact) and monthly PPVs
Your first Impact must be on Monday night. After that, you can either keep Impact on Mondays or return it to Thursdays.
Champions as of Jan 1, 2010:
TNA Championship (World Heavyweight Title): AJ Styles
TNA X-Division Title: Amazing Red
TNA Global Title: Eric Young
TNA World Tag Team Titles: British Invasion
TNA Knockout Title: Tara
TNA Knockout Tag Titles: Awesome Kong & Hamada
ROSTER
Abyss
AJ Styles
Alex Shelley
Amazing Red
Bobby Lashley (w/ Krystal Lashley)
Brian Kendrick
Chris Sabin
Consequences Creed
"The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero
Daniels (Christopher Daniels)
Desmond Wolfe (w/ Chelsea)
Doug Williams
Dr. Stevie (Stevie Richards)
Eric Young
Hernandez
Homicide
James Storm
Jay Lethal
Jeff Jarrett
Jesse Neal
Suicide / Kazarian
Kevin Nash
Kiyoshi
Kurt Angle
Brutus Magnus
Matt Morgan
Okada
Raven
Rhino
Robert Roode
Rob Terry
Samoe Joe
Shark Boy
Sting
Tokmo
KNOCKOUTS
Awesome Kong
Angelina Love
Daffney
Hamada
Lacey Von Erich
Madison Rayne
ODB
Rosie Lottalove
Sarita
Tara
Taylor Wilde
Velvet Sky
TAG TEAMS
Beer Money Inc (James Storm & Robert Roode)
British Invasion (Brutus Magnus & Doug Williams)
Matt Morgan & Hernandez
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Team 3D (Brother Devon & Brother Ray)
STABLES
Beautiful People (Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, Lacey Von Erich)
ADDITIONAL FREE AGENTS YOU MAY SIGN (January-June 2010)
Jeff Hardy
Ken Anderson (Mr. Anderson)
Orlando Jordan
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags)
Sean Morley
Shannon Moore
Ric Flair
Brooke Adams
Hulk Hogan
Sean Waltman
Scott Hall
Generation Me (Jeremy & Max)
Rob Van Dam [March]
Tommy Dreamer [June]
Referees: Earl Hebner, Brian Hebner, Slick Johnson, Mike Posey, Andrew Thomas
Announcers: Mike Tenay & Taz
Ring Announcer: Jeremy Borash
Interviewers: Christy Hemme, Bubba The Love Sponge
Authority Figures: Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff, Mick Foley