I must admit I disliked TNA for a long time. So I watched it just once or twice a month. I am not enjoying it ALOT. Very well done. There are still some things I don;t like but it is definatley good now
I must admit I disliked TNA for a long time. So I watched it just once or twice a month. I am not enjoying it ALOT. Very well done. There are still some things I don;t like but it is definatley good now
The PPV last night was okay. A few botched finishes and hokey use of special effects during a hardcore match could have made Abyss and Foley better. The submission finish was a bit weak being that Lashley hadn't used that hold at any previous point in the match. The X-Division match was very exciting to watch. Morgan and Angle put on a hell of a match and it'll be interesting to see where it goes from there between them. Glad to see AJ retain. Hopefully Sting is retired for real this time or at least they give him the Ric Flair treatment. Looks like Booker T was written off with the stretcher angle and Scott Steiner worked a renewal deal because he worked awesomely and what a great Frankensteiner. Crowd was appreciative of good wrestling which made the show itself seem important rather than having it in front of the same TV studio all the time.
The PPV last night was okay. A few botched finishes and hokey use of special effects during a hardcore match could have made Abyss and Foley better. The submission finish was a bit weak being that Lashley hadn't used that hold at any previous point in the match. The X-Division match was very exciting to watch. Morgan and Angle put on a hell of a match and it'll be interesting to see where it goes from there between them. Glad to see AJ retain. Hopefully Sting is retired for real this time or at least they give him the Ric Flair treatment. Looks like Booker T was written off with the stretcher angle and Scott Steiner worked a renewal deal because he worked awesomely and what a great Frankensteiner. Crowd was appreciative of good wrestling which made the show itself seem important rather than having it in front of the same TV studio all the time.
I missed it. The price you pay for NLCS tickets. Sounds good though. Was Stings match a retirement match? I didnt even know that.
Nigel McGuinness signed with TNA and debuted at the tapings tonight attacking Kurt Angle with a Tower of London finisher. His new ring name will be Desmond Wolf.
Nigel McGuinness signed with TNA and debuted at the tapings tonight attacking Kurt Angle with a Tower of London finisher. His new ring name will be Desmond Wolf.
think this is what will make vince take them as a threat?
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Vince McMahon wouldnt take them seriously as a threat until they not only went head to head with one of his shows, but beat them in the ratings.
Doesnt change the fact they are putting out a better product then anything Vince has been doing lately.
Sadly the numbers need to move up first.
According to 411mania the 3 hour Impact did a total 0.83. Thats on par with what WWE Superstars pulls in weekly.
Although several factors contribute to the overall number, 3 hour shows tend to trend low due to Audiences tuning out as the night progresses, also it had no Quartly breakdown which would show if the show started srong and ended weak or vice-versa.
Slow and steady may bring them up at some point, but for now I feel as if they should be looking at doing some LIVE Impacts at different venues.
Also they should work with ROH, as WWF did with ECW. Crossover works and gains fan interest. The "buzz" is low also, if you don't look for TNA you wouldn't know where it is on the dial. They cannot take away the kiddie audience from WWE, but they need to appeal to 18-35 strong.
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Nigel McGuinness signed with TNA and debuted at the tapings tonight attacking Kurt Angle with a Tower of London finisher. His new ring name will be Desmond Wolf.
I don't see where this is going. Are we turning the MEM face?
Also Young beat Nash with a low blow finish. I for one cannot subscribe to a face MEM.
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According to 411mania the 3 hour Impact did a total 0.83. Thats on par with what WWE Superstars pulls in weekly.
Although several factors contribute to the overall number, 3 hour shows tend to trend low due to Audiences tuning out as the night progresses, also it had no Quartly breakdown which would show if the show started srong and ended weak or vice-versa.
Slow and steady may bring them up at some point, but for now I feel as if they should be looking at doing some LIVE Impacts at different venues.
Also they should work with ROH, as WWF did with ECW. Crossover works and gains fan interest. The "buzz" is low also, if you don't look for TNA you wouldn't know where it is on the dial. They cannot take away the kiddie audience from WWE, but they need to appeal to 18-35 strong.
I agree completely. Not sure how a collaboration with ROH would go over though as they dont have nearly the following ECW did at the time Vince McMahon gave them a shot. But I have no problem with them shaking things up with new young talent.
The live Impact Tapings are the biggest part they need to change.
Finally watched this weeks Raw. Pitiful.While I like the Jericho DX feud, and love the fact that Dibiase got over HUGE, the thing that annoyed me most is the fact that week after week I have to watch dumbed down programming because its kid oriented, just to watch Snoop Dogg drop all kinds of pot references. If youre gonna do that then just fucking allow the interesting adult geared programming too.
It was also nice to see Marty Jannetty again. Its funny, Ive been calling Miz that forever.
After reading the recent spoilers for TNA, it seems as though they are finally taking the youth-focused talent initiative with their roster and finally centering their promotion around them. I really hope that this is the TNA of the future and that it'll grow and become better from this point on.
Really ECW was a regional promotion. Toward the end Heyman tried to push it National/Global but it failed.
We grew up in the North East so ECW was big in our backyard, but if you went to Arizona they had no F'N clue.
They actually had a few more areas besides the northeast where it was pretty well known. It was really big in South Florida for example, because it was on Sunshine Network down there.
I think the next move for them is taking this established TNA identified talent and touring the smaller 1000-seat venues for television tapings. Even though there weren't many at BFG, it sure looked packed and they could keep that up if they go to the smaller venues.
Oh boy, I guess she got some great feedback from the locker room on that Hogan Deal.
Thats exactly what that was right there. Personally I think thier concerns are justified, but not going to be anything to worry about.
I seriously doubt this woman is going to try and take her company to the next level by bringing in has been no talents like Brutus Beefcake and the Nasty Boys and giving them time over her real stars. I just dont see her being that stupid.
Shes what Vince McMahon and Ted Turner used to be. A private owner of a very entertaining wrestling company. Someone that doesnt have to answer to stockholders or corporate lawyers. Someone that can take chances, with a television station behind her, that can grow her company by catering to fans unhappy with the horseshit WWE is pedalling these days.
I just hope her moves pay off, because right now, she does have the most entertaining product out there.
Thats exactly what that was right there. Personally I think thier concerns are justified, but not going to be anything to worry about.
I seriously doubt this woman is going to try and take her company to the next level by bringing in has been no talents like Brutus Beefcake and the Nasty Boys and giving them time over her real stars. I just dont see her being that stupid.
Shes what Vince McMahon and Ted Turner used to be. A private owner of a very entertaining wrestling company. Someone that doesnt have to answer to stockholders or corporate lawyers. Someone that can take chances, with a television station behind her, that can grow her company by catering to fans unhappy with the horseshit WWE is pedalling these days.
I just hope her moves pay off, because right now, she does have the most entertaining product out there.
TNA makes me actually enjoy wrestling again. When I stopped watching RAW, some 3 years ago, I tuned to TNA for lack of anything else. I thought it was crap too back then, but being a life long fan and "Smark" I saw plenty of talent that needed to be focused.
Now that focus is there and I feel Hogan is just a cement block around the leg. Dixies speech was basically asking people to ride her train into, what might be, the mouth of Hell.
If nothing else this is Hogans chance to at least show that he actually still cares about the business. That his ultimate legacy won't be "I cashed the biggest checks and shit on anybody else who looked in my direction".
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I do think that the speech was to put out some fires amongst the crew but it did come across a little bitchy. I understand she's got a clear direction for her product. She told Vince Russo, build me three headliners out of Matt Morgan, AJ Styles, and Hernandez, and so far, two out of three are doing damn well. She saw an opportunity to work with a big name to attract publicity who it seems genuinely wants to give back to the wrestling community by lending his name and the publicity that comes with that name.
Everyone's biggest fear from the moment of hearing the signing was probably, "When is Hogan going to start burying us?" Meanwhile, she also suspended Kevin Nash for his outburst during the taping where Chris Sabin got injured and cut a promo before he did his planned promo.
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