Yeah, it'll take talent, but Doughboy's right about it also taking time. As cliche as it may sound, it IS a cyclical business. Pro wrestling is at its hottest when it's the cool thing in entertainment, but *anything* can only stay cool for so long. In a way, wrestling became a victim of its own success - during the Monday Night Wars, it got so damn popular that it seemed like everyone was watching it. Hell, more people were watching wrestling on Monday nights than watch the vast majority of prime-time network shows right now. So suddenly, something that was cool and edgy becomes so popular among the mainstream that it loses its shine. Now granted, it takes talent and strong creative work to achieve popularity in the first place, but I think it'll wear off eventually, regardless of talent. Then it has to fly under the radar for a while, until the next transcendent talent comes along to help it rise back up. Right now, I think enough time has passed, so it's a matter of waiting for that talent to come along...and I really don't know if that person is currently on the roster of either company.

And Ped, I agree that the "stable vs stable" magic we've seen in the past may be unattainable these days. However, just because it won't be lightning in a bottle that takes a company to new heights doesn't mean it can't be successful on some level. That's in theory, of course. I think TNA has already taken too many wrong turns with the Mafia angle to make it a long-term success, but I will maintain that if they had booked it right from the beginning, it could've worked to some extent.