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keg in kc · 03-17-2010, 03:49 PM

I think what this newest Monday Night "War" has done is expose just how unbelievably clueless the people running TNA are. They had no real reason to move; they were running unopposed on a popular night for wrestling (I still think Smackdown needs to move back to Thursday, but that's an entirely different topic...). But, okay, they wanted to move, so toss the illogic of doing it to the side for the moment. Let's say you move to Monday, what's the smartest time to broadcast your show? 8-10 o'clock, so you have an hour unopposed? Or 9-11 o'clock, directly against a far more popular show? (hint: 8-10 so you have an hour unopposed). Hell, let's toss the illogic of that out the window, and go with what time of year to make your move to Monday's. Should you do it in March, where WWE will be doing their Wrestlemania push, traditionally their best shows of the year? Or should you do it, say, at, oh, I don't know, any other ****ing time of the year?!

I mean, seriously. Move to Monday now? What the **** kind of stupid plan is that?

We saw how well it worked out this week. Because they got abso-****ing-lutely destroyed in the ratings. 3.7 for WWE, 0.8 for TNA.

As far as quality goes (and I did watch both shows, I actually helped TNA achieve that amazing 0.8 rating), WWE has four feuds right now which are far-and-away better than anything going on in TNA right now. Michaels and Undertaker. Edge and Jericho. CM Punk and Misterio. And McMahon and Bret Hart. Which closing the show on Monday was I thought one of the best-done angles I've seen in years.

Hell, even Shaemus delivered a good promo Monday.

The only thing I'm not interested in right now is that Legacy garbage. They've done the worst possible job with Randy Orton, not to mention the other two. Orton would have been a monster babyface about a year ago, but I don't think anybody cares at all about him now.

And a month in, I still think NXT is the maybe the most interesting thing on the air.

03-17-2010, 03:49 PM	#5498
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I think what this newest Monday Night "War" has done is expose just how unbelievably clueless the people running TNA are. They had no real reason to move; they were running unopposed on a popular night for wrestling (I still think Smackdown needs to move back to Thursday, but that's an entirely different topic...). But, okay, they wanted to move, so toss the illogic of doing it to the side for the moment. Let's say you move to Monday, what's the smartest time to broadcast your show? 8-10 o'clock, so you have an hour unopposed? Or 9-11 o'clock, directly against a far more popular show? (hint: 8-10 so you have an hour unopposed). Hell, let's toss the illogic of that out the window, and go with what time of year to make your move to Monday's. Should you do it in March, where WWE will be doing their Wrestlemania push, traditionally their best shows of the year? Or should you do it, say, at, oh, I don't know, any other **ing time of the year?! I mean, seriously. Move to Monday now? What the ** kind of stupid plan is that? We saw how well it worked out this week. Because they got abso-*ing-lutely destroyed* in the ratings. 3.7 for WWE, 0.8 for TNA. As far as quality goes (and I did watch both shows, I actually helped TNA achieve that amazing 0.8 rating), WWE has four feuds right now which are far-and-away better than anything going on in TNA right now. Michaels and Undertaker. Edge and Jericho. CM Punk and Misterio. And McMahon and Bret Hart. Which closing the show on Monday was I thought one of the best-done angles I've seen in years. Hell, even Shaemus delivered a good promo Monday. The only thing I'm not interested in right now is that Legacy garbage. They've done the worst possible job with Randy Orton, not to mention the other two. Orton would have been a monster babyface about a year ago, but I don't think anybody cares at all about him now. And a month in, I still think NXT is the maybe the most interesting thing on the air.
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