TNA News Paul Heyman rips TNA for failing to capitalize on Samoa Joe's title win Apr 29, 2008 - 02:28 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Paul Heyman pulled no punches in assessing the way TNA has marketed Samoa Joe since he won the TNA Title earlier this month. "The live crowd, for the most part, loved the (Joe vs. Kurt Angle pay-per-view) match," Heyman wrote in his UK Sun blog. "Customer satisfaction with the TNA product probably reached an all time high with this match. And yet, NOTHING CHANGED! "Why? Because TNA had no marketing campaign behind their new champion. 'Crossing the Line' was done by ECW in 1994. David Sahadi is a genius whose videos deserve massive praise, but the theme is the same as what he did for WWE a half decade ago. What public relations firm was hired to make Samoa Joe 'the IT guy' in today's pop culture? What marketing firm was retained to get the TNA name out there?" To read the full blog, click here. Powell’s POV: It does say something when I praised TNA a while back for making Joe available for radio interviews. They deserved credit on the grassroots level, but they definitely should aspire for more. Heyman nailed it in his assessment of the TNA "Crossing the Line" marketing campaign. The company's video packages look exactly like WWE was doing five years ago (probably because Sahadi worked for WWE in the past). HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY TNA News Latest Twelve Articles TNA Impact ratings highs and lows, plus the rating for the main event tag with Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles vs. Daniels and Desmond Wolfe TNA Impact rating: Did the strong buzz over the Turning Point pay-per-view lead to a better rating for the Thursday night show? A recap of TNA star Mick Foley's appearance on "The Daily Show" TNA star out of action with a neck injury Special TNA online show following tonight's edition of Impact, Mick Foley on Comedy Central reminder Dot Net TNA News: Drug testing info, update on the mystery man who has been attacking A.J. Styles (minor spoiler)