TNA/Impact Wrestling

[Alex]

Oh btw, for all the talk about how good the knockouts are, they should try having a good wrestling match, because i didn't see one last night, and i didn't see one at the last ppv.

[The Great Grape]

They did like 9-10k in england a few months ago.

That's TNA's future, if they have any. Their domestic door is shut for significant expansion. Possibly for good.

Oh btw, for all the talk about how good the knockouts are, they should try having a good wrestling match, because i didn't see one last night, and i didn't see one at the last ppv.

When it comes to the KO's, the words "Jumped the Shark" come to mind.

[Huthaifa]

I like Tracy but hasn't she jumped in and out of TNA for the past year or so?

TNA is a cult, so she will be back.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Yeah I never cared much for the TNA crowd because usually they suck. Sometimes they just phone it in and other times they just sit on their hands and not give a sh*t. The crowd in that TNA show in India is more passionate

Its hard when the company alienates them with some questionable booking the past decade. With them being more steady booking wise with Roode and comapny , its just hard for many fans to buy in. Because this is a company that would throw pointless swerves out and do all kinds of crazy bullshit .

If they can show fans a serious direction , without dumb swerves and angles....they could rebound. Roode is a step in the right direction. Now its getting that guy )Matt Morgan possibly) who beats the big heel at BFG. Roode has to retain to BFG. He has to beat RVD or AJ Styles in a long program to that.

[Alex]

Its hard when the company alienates them with some questionable booking the past decade. With them being more steady booking wise with Roode and comapny , its just hard for many fans to buy in. Because this is a company that would throw pointless swerves out and do all kinds of crazy bullshit .

If they can show fans a serious direction , without dumb swerves and angles....they could rebound. Roode is a step in the right direction. Now its getting that guy )Matt Morgan possibly) who beats the big heel at BFG. Roode has to retain to BFG. He has to beat RVD or AJ Styles in a long program to that.

You're blaming the booking, i blame the shitty crowd.
They see it too often, they don't care anymore, they just go to go.
England gave a shit, they aren't in england all the time.

I get why they can't take on the road, they don't draw enough to make it profitable and it doesn't make the rating go up, that's fine, i get that.
But it takes away from the product when the crowd doesn't care, and that has to affect the workers.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

You're blaming the booking, i blame the shitty crowd.
They see it too often, they don't care anymore, they just go to go.
England gave a shit, they aren't in england all the time.

I get why they can't take on the road, they don't draw enough to make it profitable and it doesn't make the rating go up, that's fine, i get that.
But it takes away from the product when the crowd doesn't care, and that has to affect the workers.

Shitty booking can have its effects and alienate business over time. WCW was a perfect example. Once the booking with swerves and bullshit happened , the crowds reactions went down to care. TNA as much as they do some things well (Sahadi's video packages , great cool heels) the booking at times is the problem. Russo took a lot of blame and as AJ Styles explained in an interview ...a lot wasn't his fault. But for them they need to try and do what they are doing right now.

[Alex]

Shitty booking can have its effects and alienate business over time. WCW was a perfect example. Once the booking with swerves and bullshit happened , the crowds reactions went down to care. TNA as much as they do some things well (Sahadi's video packages , great cool heels) the booking at times is the problem. Russo took a lot of blame and as AJ Styles explained in an interview ...a lot wasn't his fault. But for them they need to try and do what they are doing right now.

You've got a lot more faith then me.
The wrestling audience is shrinking, theres no one left to watch.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

You've got a lot more faith then me.
The wrestling audience is shrinking, theres no one left to watch.

TNA has a core like WWE. The WWE's core business for watching is 5 million people a week (3.0-3.3 ratings mostly) and they have taken some hits on PPV. TNA's core is 1.5 million (1.0-1.2 most weeks ratings wise). Its unlikely TNA will ever match a WWE's buyrate. The company will likely have to handle doing 7,000-10,000 for the lesser PPV's each month and the 20,000+ for their 2 big Event PPV's ...Lockdown and BFG.

They can exist as they recently signed an extension with Spike (its hinted Spike may gave them more TV with this new deal) and my thoughts is this. Rerun Impact. I think what helped some buyrates in 2011 was the fact TNA was airing twice a week. It gave viewers more chances to catch . In fact once combined TNA was drawing 2+ million viewers a week . One show would do over a 1.0 . The Monday night show would do a 0.6-0.9 some weeks.

With Tuesday clear , I'd schedule Impact as a repeat for Sunday night (Except on PPV nights and air it on Monday) and just air it twice a week. It would fill a spot for Spike and also help expose TNA to more people likely. Its what the company needs.

[Vibranium]

I did watch Impact when they replayed it....they replayed it on Saturday afternoons for a while

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I did watch Impact when they replayed it....they replayed it on Saturday afternoons for a while

Them re-airing it in primetime on Sunday night would work. Even if it pulls an 0.5 ...thats a couple hundred thousand TNA can reach. Also Spike needs to keep it there. Not schedule and change it at a moments notice .

[KiFF86]

After, 3 years TNA is finally going to start using the TV title how it is suppose to be used.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

And yet he just couldn't do it in the E and have a much bigger paycheck.

i thought that rumor was put to rest when he cut his hair a few weeks after leaving the WWE.

Im so amazed by Brodie Lee, WWE better not mess him up when he comes to FCW in a few weeks.

what is it that amazes you?? i'm asking seriously as i've never been amazed by the guy but know a lot of people think very highly of him.

i enjoyed the lockdown main event quite a bit. glad roode hung on to the title. hardy/angle was cool too but they got a little carried away.

[KiFF86]

More importantly Roode has apparently trimmed the mullet off.

[Alex]

i thought that rumor was put to rest when he cut his hair a few weeks after leaving the WWE.


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Rumor came back when people decided he did it as a fuck you to WWE.
Like..ill cut my hair if i want, but i won't do it for you. I never read word one on it being legit though.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

More importantly Roode has apparently trimmed the mullet off.

WHAT?? roodes hair was awesome.

Rumor came back when people decided he did it as a fuck you to WWE.
Like..ill cut my hair if i want, but i won't do it for you. I never read word one on it being legit though.

i'm no sherlock holmes but that tells me the hair wasn't really the issue then.