Yeah there's only so much time Viacom let alone Dixie Carter's daddy will keep funneling money into TNA in hopes of seeing the company finally become successful before they pull the plug on this project. Honestly I feel the recent cuts are a sign of TNA's final days are coming regardless of how Dixie is trying to put her own (badly done) P.R. spin on it. Sorry Dixie but no matter how you word it cutting a guy that got injured on YOUR clock then you promised a job for as long as TNA is around is a bullshit move.
Yeah, the recent cuts and rumors of critical financial trouble seem like signs of a ship about to sink. They had a lot of years to do what is necessary to stay afloat in an environment dominated by WWE and kid fans who only know sports-entertainment-style wrasslin. However, I guess the wrasslin market just isn't strong enough to sustain a national competitor to WWE.
They have had some truly bright spots, including the Angle-Joe feud in 2005, most of their handling of the Aces & Eights angle, the evolution of Buh Buh Rau into a breakout singles star in Bully Ray, amongst other highlights, but always take two steps forward and five steps back. Rolled my eyes watching them shotgun Sabin, outta nowhere, into the main event spotlight, and into the world champion role with very little buildup. All I could think while watching them put Sabin over Ray is "And that's how they conclude this major leg in the Aces & Eights storyline?"
This all goes back to bringing in WWE discards and who-gives-a-

older talent over their 11 years. Angle and Christian were major steals. The Dudley Boyz, too. But Chavo is the worst Guerrero. I wonder how much he makes. Tomko was there for, what, a year? Wonder how much that costed them. Danny Bonaduce, the NASCAR guys, NFL people, etc. Every small mistake adds up.
At one point in time, near the genesis in 2002/2003, TNA had CM Punk, Ki, Lynn, York and Matthews, The Ballards, Psicosis, Corino, Juventud, The Dupps, Paul Bearer, The Briscoes, SAT, BJ Whitmer, Cabana, MsChif, Shelley, Truth Martini, London, Prazak, Teddy Hart, Sydal, Nozawa, Hero, amongst tenured talent like Daniels, Styles, Sabin, Kazarian, Roode (a bit later in 2004), Joe (a few years later in 2005), amongst a few others. What it comes down to is that TNA brass pushed the wrong people and cut the wrong people. Okada is a prime example of this. He was going nowhere in New Japan, comes to TNA for a year, where they don't realize his potential, and release him. He returns to New Japan and explodes into the megastar he is today. That's pretty much TNA in a nutshell.
Pardon the length of this post.
Edit: And these are the same assholes who couldn't find a way to use Joey Ryan. Joey Ryan! A man with a ton of charisma and drew heat during his PWG departure speech. Ridiculous.