TNA literally had every opportunity to be NXT.
It was the original indie with a budget that raided ROH for talent and filmed out of Florida.
^This. I remember the days of them being on fire with AJ Styles, Jerry Lynn, Christopher Daniels, Alex Shelley, Sabin just starting, The SAT and Amazing Red, Low Ki, and various foreign dudes popping up to pop the crowd from japan, europe, and mexico. They were everything you wanted and mainly all in that one division.
They blew it all, became WCW lite and never recovered eventually becoming a retirement home for anyone the WWE would cut and for any idea shat out on the toilet by creative. They blew their talent and chances for the chance to lean on the names of other federations and decades gone by. It was a stupid move and I wont be upset when they collapse eventually for having did it.
