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TNA on tv comes across as small time and a bunch of nobodies, even if they are talented wrestlers. Christian is much more likely to wind up at TNA than Jericho, and while I like him a lot he isn't a major acquisition for them.

When WCW overtook the WWF they did so with the strength of top WWF stars coming to WCW. They also had a few credible home grown stars (Sting comes to mind). TNA looks like the elephants burial ground of WWE castoffs. Christian or Jericho won't change that impression.

Basically TNA has a long road ahead - they can be a credible 2nd national promotion, but its a long way off. None of their home grown/local talent looks like a star and they have nobody to make them look like stars. The guy I like the most is Samoa Joe, but he looks like a guy working an independent show down at the local Knights of Columbus (even though he isn't).

Oh I agree with you. The have a long, long way to go. The few times I've watched it, it seemed about the level of what you'd see at the local armory if you know what I mean. I heard something about Christian debuting tonight but they're not at the level I would even think about buying a PPV yet.

The thing is it may very well be going back to what you were talking about with the semi-national circuits. WWE isn't pulling in the numbers on USA and it shows. Five-ten years from now will there be a 2 hour wrestling show every Monday night? Contracts nonwithstanding at this rate, probably not