5 Pros and Cons of WWE Potentially Buying TNA Wrestling

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Pro: Expanded Roster

When WWE took over WCW in 2001, they acquired a handful of their talent. The gripe, however, had been that the version of the roster that carried over was watered down. Top stars like Sting, Ric Flair, Scott Steiner, and Goldberg didn’t initially make the jump, leaving the likes of Booker T, Shawn Stasiak, Shawn O’Haire, and Chuck Palumbo, among others, leading the group.

However, this still expanded WWE’s roster, and contributed to the first Brand Extension in 2002. This split the deep roster into two shows, which gave others opportunities. By buying TNA, there could be a similar impact.

WWE already has a Brand Extension in place, which began in July. Like the first one, this has the roster divided on Raw and SmackDown. There had been issues with depth, though, which contributed to Rhyno, Curt Hawkins, and nearly Shelton Benjamin being brought back. NXT stars were used too. To add even more depth, though, the TNA stars willing to appear on WWE programming could fill extra voids. The only issue would be how a chunk of their roster is made up of former WWE talents, some of which were released or requested to be let go. Would they be willing to accept the second chance, if there are hard feelings? When in doubt, though, money talks.