Posted by Larry Goodman
on 10/4/2009, 1:17 am, in reply to "Re: What is wrong with Nashville Wrestling in General?"
I've been attending wrestling shows in Nashville with varying degrees of consistency since Smokey Mountain closed at the end of 95. It was at one of those shows, early 97, that I first met Trent. I thought, "Who is that wise ass calling Recon by his real name (Barry Buchanan)?" But I digress...From that point until the present, the only time Nashville was anything close to a wrestling hotbed was the best part of Music City's run, and at least for talent if not attendance, the period when Bert Prentice had the WCW development deal. I don't have an informed opinion about TNA's tenure at the Fairgrounds, because for some strange reason I never attended one of those shows. I do know that the Fairgrounds was shot as far as indies drawing there once TNA left town.
Indie wrestling as whole is hurting due to MMA. In Georgia, a promoter can still run an MMA show with no names and draw way better than an indie wrestling show. I believe MMA is here to stay. I think it's past the point where the "human cock fighting" opposition can have much impact. I think pro wrestling can compete successfully, but not without a major infusion of up and coming talent. By in the large, the best athletes are currently going into MMA rather than pro wrestling.
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