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What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: tnafanforum Date: June 18, 2015, 2:15 pm
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I was talking to Steve and Terry on a Facebook page today and we
got started on TNAs option c. So this is a topic for all of you
guys and girls to tell us what you think about it too..
I hope Steve comes on here and tell you his option because he
has a great one tbh
"Option C" is absolutely stupid.
First of all, it belittles the X-Division title and the whole
division. It's no longer an important title because it
represents to be at the top of the X-Division.. It is now an
important title because it's a cheap way of getting a World
title shot. It's nothing more than a stepping stone. To be the
champion of the X-division is now a way to GET OUT of the
X-Division.
Secondly, anyone see the inconsistency? Why would Kenny King not
cash it in for a World title shot? or [Former TNA star] Rob Van
Dam or Zema Ion? Why Zema Ion wait until he loses the title
instead of cashing it in for a PPV Main Event for the WORLD
TITLE?
It makes no sense, and it completely destroys the X-division. It
made it lost its identity and importance. Now the title is
nothing more than a Stepping stone and so Unimportant that you
would get rid of it by Cashing it in for a World title shot the
SAME NIGHT that you won it.
Also a good topic to read before or after this one is about the
x division . What ties in great with this post too
HTML http://www.tnafanforum.com/impact-wrestling/what-do-you-rhink-about-the-x-division-title-has-it-lost-all-meaning/
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: tnafan Date: June 18, 2015, 2:46 pm
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Let's take a look back in time how it was made . This is one of
my old posters from about 3/4 years ago now
I watch TNA Impact Wrestling each and every week, albeit usually
on Friday or over the weekend and sometimes fast forwarding
through some of the matches and segments. I enjoy it and it has
its high points, but it’s very rare that something happens on
the program that makes my jump off the couch and grab my laptop
so I can write a blog post about it. Even if WWE Raw or
Smackdown is a terrible show I am invested enough in the product
that I want to write about it as often as possible and that is
just not the case with TNA. However, I have to give credit where
credit is due and tonight was one of those moments.
Austin Aries has now been the longest reigning X Division
Champion in the history of TNA and consistently steals the show
night after night. In my mind, TNA was really built on top of
the shoulders of the men who held the X Division Championship in
its infancy and it was that title and division that really
separated TNA from WWE. In years past, the title had really gone
by the wayside, similar to (and sometimes even worse than) the
Intercontinental and United States Championships in WWE, but
that all changed when the weight limit on the division was
re-established and Aries came back to reclaim it. Well tonight,
on Impact Wrestling, TNA went a step further and in one move
made one of its two mid-card titles (the other being the
Television Championship) more important than both of the WWE’s
mid-card titles combined.
Last week, after defending the X Division title yet again, Aries
demanded a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Hulk
Hogan, who now serves as the General Manager of the show, came
out and offered Aries the opportunity to wrestle current world
champion Robert Roode for the title at the Destination X
pay-per-view under one condition – he relinquish the X Division
title so that one man cannot hold two titles. Thus, that left
Aries with two options – relinquish the X Division title and
challenge for the world title or keep the X Division title and
continue to defend it.
Well, Aries came out to the ring tonight on Impact Wrestling
with a third option, or as he called it, “Option C.” He agreed
to relinquish the X Division title in order to challenge for the
world title under one condition – that from here on out, for all
time, whichever TNA wrestler is holding the X Division title
when the Destination X PPV roles around, that wrestler would be
given the same opportunity as him, the chance to relinquish that
title for a shot at being the world champion.
Boom. All of a sudden, the X Division title becomes 100 times
more important than it was a week ago. Granted, the weight limit
in the division limits the number of wrestlers who can challenge
for it, but now those wrestlers who are eligible have even more
than just that title to fight for and defend. Now, whoever holds
that title in June/July of each year has the chance to
automatically challenge for the ultimate prize. making it now
the second most important title in the company.
There was a time when the Intercontinental and US Titles, both
in WWE and WCW, were stepping stones for wrestlers to move on to
world title matches. However, in recent years, both titles have
been practically forgotten and in the rare case where the title
is featured on TV and in a storyline, it is often short-lived.
Heck, the US title is now being carried by a comedy act and
hasn’t been defended or part of a storyline in months. But TNA,
which certainly has its faults, took one of their mid-card
titles and with a great move and story made it more important
than both of the WWE’s mid-card titles have been in years. Add
to that the fact that the TNA Television Championship is now
defended each and every week on TV, and I have to give credit
where credit is due. TNA has not only done something right, but
they just took a huge leap forward in terms of their product
and my interest in it. After all, between recently going live,
putting on a great PPV in Slammiversary and now this, I am
curious to see what they do next. And while that is still the
case with WWE, as I noted before, I am going to give credit
where credit is due.
Good job, TNA. Keep up the great work and maybe Vince McMahon
will realize that there is a legitimate competitor out there
because when there was one before, both products were at the top
of their game to fight for fans and it was ultimately the fans
who won.
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: tnafan Date: June 18, 2015, 2:47 pm
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I would like to add to my old blog by saying I was not a fan of
this year's tho why did spud not get the main event
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: mrmrmr Date: June 18, 2015, 2:51 pm
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The time has come once again for TNA to put it’s original
showcase division on display. Over the years, TNA has gotten on
the map thanks to it’s X-Division and the high flying, no limits
matches that come with it. However, in the last few years, the
division has fallen off the map and really hasn’t been as
entertaining as it used to be. This problem was already in
motion for years, but then something happened in 2012 that
changed everything.
In the summer of 2012, Austin Aries was the longest reigning
X-Division Champion in the title’s history. However he wanted it
to lead somewhere, and was given two options: he could keep the
X-Division Title or cash it in for a World Title shot at
“Destination X 2012″. Aries created Option C: he would
cash in, as long as this became an option for the X-Division
Champion every single year going forward. General Manger Hulk
Hogan agreed to the terms and a new concept was born. This
concept has been the worst thing to ever happen to the
X-Division and it’s championship.
In both years since, the months before Destination X have seen
the title change hands at least once. In 2013, Chris Sabin won
the title, lost it three weeks later to Suicide (Austin Aries in
a mask), then won it back a week later, allowing him to cash the
title in for a shot at the World Title. Sabin won the World
Title, held it for a month, then dropped it back to Bully Ray
four weeks later. He was released from TNA about six months
later.
Following Sabin vacating the belt, a series of matches were held
to crown a new champion. Manik won the championship, held the
title for three months, successfully defended it once on TV,
then lost it at Bound For Glory. The new champion Chris Sabin
traded the title with Austin Aries a few times in a series of
short matches on Impact. Aries came away with the gold, only to
lose it to Sanada at a show that didn’t air in America for four
months.
In 2014, Austin Aries has taken the title from long reigning
champion Sanada and will likely cash in the title in a few
weeks. Aries vs. Sanada was an entertaining match, but if last
year is any indication, it means that we’re heading for another
series of matches before the title stops meaning anything for
months. The only question will be “can the new champion hold the
title until Destination X”?
This is the problem that Option C presents: with Destination X
taking place every summer, the title almost doesn’t matter until
early July. Instead, we’re stuck sitting through a long series
of meaningless title changes in matches that aren’t given enough
time or prominence to matter. Austin Aries has won the
X-Division Title five times now. Four of these reigns have come
in the last year and none of them have lasted more than three
months.
The other issue that Option C presents is a vacant title. While
this happens a lot, in this case it’s even worse as the champion
was never defeated for his title. Instead, we have a group of
wrestlers fighting to become champion, but none of them ever
defeated the former champion for the title. Whoever becomes
X-Division Champion has beaten a lower class of talent, making
them much more of a paper champion than anything else.
However, there are a few easy options to solve this problem.
The easiest of all is very simple: let the X-Division Champion
keep the title. While this doesn’t prevent the title reigns from
meaning less in the meantime, it does keep the title looking
strong and the champion legitimate. If the X-Division Champion
wins the World Title, then they should drop the X-Division Title
of course, but otherwise, keep the title’s importance intact.
A second alternative is a bit more complicated but would make
things much more interesting: if the X-Division Champion can
successfully defend the title a set amount of times (let’s say
seven for this example), they’re allowed to challenge for the
World Title one time only. This solves several problems as well
as causing a few perks.
Above all else, it builds up a new challenger. If there’s one
thing TNA needs, it’s some fresh blood at the top of the card.
By having someone win a series of matches rather than a single
match or being appointed #1 contender, it makes the challenger
look like a proven winner who has survived a series of opponents
and earned a chance at a title.
It would also keep things active. Instead of the title being
forgotten about for weeks and months at a time, this method
would create an active title, yet not rush the title shots. Even
if someone were to successfully defend the title once a week, it
would take nearly two months before a title match could be
reached. This is of course assuming that the champion wants to
defend weekly. He might get nervous about putting the title and
streak on the line, which creates a few other possibilities.
While there are countless other options, Option C continues to
only provide a few weeks of entertainment and drama throughout
the course of a year.
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: mrmrmr Date: June 18, 2015, 2:54 pm
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This happened with spud to he won the championship then dropped
it back to Kenny just to win it again to cash it in
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: June 18, 2015, 4:28 pm
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The problem with this years option C was that it was
overshadowed by the cash in by Austin Aries.
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: tnafanforum Date: June 18, 2015, 6:27 pm
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[quote author=Chrissi Calvert link=topic=7154.msg31175#msg31175
date=1434662897]
The problem with this years option C was that it was
overshadowed by the cash in by Austin Aries.
[/quote] what took away from spud and option C to . TNA kind of
jobbed spud too what sucks . Why make it the opening match ?
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: tnafan Date: June 19, 2015, 4:46 pm
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[quote author=JP Owner link=topic=7154.msg31187#msg31187
date=1434670053]
[quote author=Chrissi Calvert link=topic=7154.msg31175#msg31175
date=1434662897]
The problem with this years option C was that it was
overshadowed by the cash in by Austin Aries.
[/quote] what took away from spud and option C to . TNA kind of
jobbed spud too what sucks . Why make it the opening match ?
[/quote] yer I felt like spud got pushed the down the card too
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: sharkboy1200 Date: June 23, 2015, 2:04 pm
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Unless it's stated otherwise, you can't just cash in the
championship like a briefcase. The cash-in has to happen at
Destination X. Which it always has. Until someone breaks that
mold, we won't see someone cashing the championship in like
that.
Personally, I like Option C. It's different and unique in that
it gives a reason to hold a championship other than the world
title. They just have to figure out how to make it matter more
when Destination X isn't around. Honestly, the X-Division
Championship will never mean more than the World Heavyweight
Championship unless it literally is the world championship.
Hell, even when it main evented one time, the world heavyweight
championship was still arguably far more important. There's just
too much history for any championship to compete in order for it
to look more important in comparison. Usually when a mid-card
championship gains some significance, it's more due to the
wrestler than the championship. It's no coincidence that Austin
Aries is the last MAJOR X-Division guy in TNA. As much as I like
Spud, Option C is more like a reward for him to have an actual
world title match with Kurt Angle than being a stepping stone.
Although, Spud is the kind of guy who has benefited more from
losses than victories.
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Re: What do you think about "Option C" discussion
By: mrmrmr Date: June 23, 2015, 6:17 pm
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They need to stop swaping the champion like they did the past
two years .
AA had the belt for a long time and a good run.. spud won it
lost it and won it back 2 weeks after same with Chris the year
before .. it needs to mean more ..
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