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03-16-2010, 01:26 PM | #5491 |
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03-16-2010, 02:20 PM | #5492 |
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03-16-2010, 02:29 PM | #5493 |
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Apparently TNA is losing a shit ton of money right now and is dangerously close to not being in business anymore.......if you believe Meltzer.
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03-16-2010, 02:49 PM | #5494 |
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Thought it was pretty well known TNA wasn't making money. I'd guess people like Hogan and Foley are getting ridiculous contracts and Dixie Carter does not have anywhere near deep enough pockets to keep taking a loss that Ted Turner was absorbing in the WcW days.
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03-16-2010, 02:55 PM | #5495 |
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That's too bad. I really think right now they are putting on a better show then WWE on Monday night. Outside of Stone Cold guest hosting Raw sucked ass once again.
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03-16-2010, 02:58 PM | #5496 |
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TNA doesn't make any ****ing sense with what they are trying to accomplish.
While this is a recap of last weeks shows, Lance Storm does a pretty good job nailing down why TNA will never be a big competitor to Vince McMahon. http://www.stormwrestling.com/030910.html |
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03-17-2010, 02:12 PM | #5497 | |
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03-17-2010, 03:49 PM | #5498 |
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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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03-17-2010, 04:09 PM | #5499 |
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You know, I just remembered something else:
They had Jeff Hardy go over AJ on Monday. Which would make sense until you think about the fact that Jeff Hardy's FELONY trial started today. Talk about a WTF?! booking decision. |
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03-22-2010, 02:50 AM | #5500 |
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So I decided to watch some WCW World War 3 '99 couple hours ago and remembering Alex Wright seriously he is possibly the worst wrestler in existence? he botches everything
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03-22-2010, 04:53 AM | #5501 |
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What TNA is doing would be like if Canada declared war on the United States, like the WWE the US wouldn't care or take much notice...and then on top of that Canada would have appointed a bunch of old men from WWII the generals because they have "war experience"
That's my analogy. |
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03-22-2010, 08:56 AM | #5502 | |
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03-22-2010, 11:11 AM | #5503 | |
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I personally like a couple of the fueds in TNA right now. I love the Anderson-Angel fued and the whole X-Division scene. The Abyss angle is lame but I like where they are headed with a possible stable for Flair to manage. As for WWE...Michaels-Taker -- it is OK but I don't want to hear any WWE honks screaming about all the old guys in TNA when this and the McMahon/Hart angles are going strong in WWE. The Hart angle is the worst in wrestling right now, it bores me beyond belief. I never wanted to see those two back in the ring and now that will be at Mania. Pure crap. Edge and Jericho is another rehash of an angle they have used over the last 10 years or so. Played out. Punk- Misterio I am OK with as Punk is really growing into that role. I think the beard helps sell it. Shamus-- not sure where to even begin with that piece of shit. That guy is horrible in the ring and out and the fact they are shoving him down our throats makes it worse. Neither brand has got a clue at this point. TNA has a lot of young talent but the older guys are going to need to job to them to make it work and I don't see that happening. Of course the writing is terrible...effin Abyss and his Gollum like infatuation with Hogan's ring is beyond stupid. |
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03-22-2010, 11:26 AM | #5504 |
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I didn't watch it (and neither did anybody else, I'd imagine), but apparently the TNA ppv last night was horrendous.
TNA's going to be back on Thursdays inside of a month. That's my prediction. They're going to go down again tonight to something along the lines of 3.7 to 0.8, and it's probably going to be even worse next week when they put a taped show up against the night after Wrestlemania, likely featuring Shawn Michaels' "retirement". They're getting destroyed, and it's not going to get any better. TNA is a great roster but they can't overcome their own writing. As far as WWE goes, I don't think I'd agree that they have no clue. This is the strongest Wrestlemania build they've had since Trump was on the show. Even if you don't like the McMahon/Hart angle, the crowds clearly do, and people online seem to be eating it up. That's a money angle if there ever was one. Punk and Misterio the last two weeks has been the best thing in wrestling. Jericho and Edge didn't do much for me last week (why have the cutting edge a week after the highlight reel - that made no sense to me, although I think it's to protect Edge), but that match will probably be the show-stealer. Batista and Cena is as hot as anything right now, much to my surprise, because I don't particularly like either one. But Batista's heel persona right now is about on par with CM Punk - they're the best two heels in wrestling right now. The things that aren't working are the Orton/Legacy angle, which I think I pointed out before, and Sheamus and HHH, which I have no interest in, although, again, Sheamus executed his promo last week extremely well. But balance that out with the real main events, and there's at least 4 really hot angles leading into the show Sunday (Taker/Michaels, McMahon/Hart, Cena/Batista, Punk/Misterio). |
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