What are the benifits of the six-sided ring?

[.Legacy]

I never really understood why so many people liked it...

[Mango kid]

it was pretty much only for the unique look I think x division guys said they hated it

[Poe Øhlin]

I think a benefit is that it gives the wrestlers a bit more room to move around. Plus as Puppet said, it looks friggen cool.

[Generations]

In the beginning, it benefited TNA's aerial style. It was good for doing springboard attacks. It lent itself to the "nonstop action" portion of the name. As time went on, TNA changed into a standard "entertainment" based wrestling show just like WWE...so the six-sided ring became pointless.

[WWF WrestleFest]

Most wrestlers say they don't like it. They trained on a 4 sided ring, then have to re-learn a lot because the ring has 6 sides. It looks stupid too, in my opinion. The only benefit is "it's something different than the WWE" College football is something different than the NFL. They don't play college football on a 6 sided football field..

[Generations]

College football is something different than the NFL. They don't play college football on a 6 sided football field..

 

But Chinese checkers has six sides...

[Ǝpitome]

Most wrestlers say they don't like it. They trained on a 4 sided ring, then have to re-learn a lot because the ring has 6 sides. It looks stupid too, in my opinion. The only benefit is "it's something different than the WWE" College football is something different than the NFL. They don't play college football on a 6 sided football field..

 

But that would be pretty cool if they did.

[LEGION]

A benefit are more & creative match types. No, not Reverse Battle Royals. I'm talking about 6-corner Tag-Team matches, more intense strap & Flag matches, etc.

[.Legacy]

So it sounds like it just a gimmick?

[Scorpion™]

Nothing if anything it made it harder to wrestle.

[Kman]

In the beginning, it benefited TNA's aerial style. It was good for doing springboard attacks. It lent itself to the "nonstop action" portion of the name. As time went on, TNA changed into a standard "entertainment" based wrestling show just like WWE...so the six-sided ring became pointless.

 

Pretty much this, I actually preferred it though.

[Astro Zombie]

People always talk about how they want the Six-Sided ring to return but I feel like it's similar to how people want WWE to go back to 14+. Rating. A rating or the number of corners won't improve the product at all.

 

But on topic the benefits I see are that it's bigger, more can be done move-wise, it allowed for more match types, and it was unique - Seeing it immediately made you realize that it wasn't WWE and made you realize what it was all about.

 

On the negative side though, I have read that a lot of wrestlers have complained because of them being used to 4-sided rings but I think after a while most would get used to it. I've also seen a forum post of someone who's worked for TNA as the ring crew and it supposedly takes a lot longer to put up and take down a 6-sided ring.