Impact wrestling thread - It's a Don West tribute thread now!

[Wittie]

Not everything has to be like WWE, it will have a charm in that it will be a throwback to the days when American TV wrestling was broadcast from a studio.

[Buzz Lightyear]

Credit to TNA for what they've done since Bound for Glory. Had some positive TV reports from various sites (not perfect but a step in the right direction) they're starting to use new talent and focusing on the roster which have stuck by them for 10 years (The AJ's, Roodes, Storms etc).

 

The next three weeks of TV are done, some interesting angles with new talent involved. Can tell that Jarrett is back involved with the company (which is a good move).

[Wittie]

What Buzz said, TNA's best years were when Jarrett had more power, BFG was the best TNA PPV in years and one of the best wrestling PPVs of 2013, it blew the critics out of the water in any event.

[CavemanLynn]

When I went I thought the impact zone was tiny. If it's smaller they must really be using smoke and mirrors to create the illusion that the commentators aren't a few feet from the ring.

 

They don't need the commentators out there anyway. Just have a shot of them holding mics in the room and everyone can make out they're Jesse and Gorilla in the sky box. Then they can read from their scripts all they like and never get caught.

[Buzz Lightyear]

What Buzz said, TNA's best years were when Jarrett had more power, BFG was the best TNA PPV in years and one of the best wrestling PPVs of 2013, it blew the critics out of the water in any event.

 

Jarrett is TNA, he should always be involved. I've always been intrigued as to why he was removed from the position he once had, he held another position within the company but was based more at home. Family issues?

 

Anyway I hope they continue the positive trend they're currently on. Going to take years for them to win fans over again (that's if they can) and they've no room for any mistakes.

 

Enjoying what they're doing with EC3.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Its odd as fuck how they are taping TVs from now on. Just completely muddled up. Some matches are taped on one day and others on another day and its supposed to be for the same Impact. Just this big fart on. They might as well compile it how ECW did their Hardcore TV show. Do the commentary from Jeremy Borash's Mams house, film some footage at the tapings and just piss about with it until you can create something that resembles continuity. As Caveman Lynn says, stop bringing the announcers to TV. Just sort it all out together in a studio.

 

No idea what Buzz is on about. TNA is in a holding pattern at the minute. It looks like a company desperately trying to glue bits back onto a broken tea pot.

Edited November 24, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay

[Buzz Lightyear]

When I went I thought the impact zone was tiny. If it's smaller they must really be using smoke and mirrors to create the illusion that the commentators aren't a few feet from the ring.

 

They don't need the commentators out there anyway. Just have a shot of them holding mics in the room and everyone can make out they're Jesse and Gorilla in the sky box. Then they can read from their scripts all they like and never get caught.

 

They didn't have any in commentary positions from the last two days of taping.

 

The new iMPACT zone looks okay actually, the new camera angle is a little weird but looks okay. Hopefully company's next move is to update TV graphics and change the name to include the fucking day it's shown!!!

[Buzz Lightyear]

Its odd as fuck how they are taping TVs from now on. Just completely muddled up. Some matches are taped on one day and others on another day and its supposed to be for the same Impact. Just this big fart on. They might as well compile it how ECW did their Hardcore TV show. Do the commentary from Jeremy Borash's Mams house, film some footage at the tapings and just piss about with it until you can create something that resembles continuity. As Caveman Lynn says, stop bringing the announcers to TV. Just sort it all out together in a studio.

 

No idea what Buzz is on about. TNA is in a holding pattern at the minute. It looks like a company desperately trying to glue bits back onto a broken tea pot.

 

That's exactly what they're doing, cleaning up the shit from the last 3/4 years and I don't think they're doing a bad job.

 

As for TV format, its to stop full show spoilers from getting out online. Never been a fan of multiple show tapings.

[Wittie]

They're doing fine, better than they've been doing in years, the product is sufficient, they're cleaning the mess Hogan left.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

That's exactly what they're doing, cleaning up the shit from the last 3/4 years and I don't think they're doing a bad job.

That's just not true though. 2012 was probably their best year in terms of quality of shows. The characters were over, the PPVs were belting and the shows had a consistent groove to it. Right now its the same old shit they've done for years. A fucking tournament for a World title even though they already have a champion (who isn't there), a thousand gimmick matches on every show (who books a ladder match for round one of a tournament?) and an authority figure fucking about 20 minutes a show talking about nothing, safe in the knowledge that she wont get whats coming to her because she will never get physically involved. Same old ideas they've always had. Just waiting for a heel stable to show up.

Edited November 24, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay

[Buzz Lightyear]

They're doing fine, better than they've been doing in years, the product is sufficient, they're cleaning the mess Hogan left.

 

Not sure it's Hogan's mess.

 

Dixie has final say on product, she approved all of the ideas Bischoff/Hogan/Pritchard etc had.

[Buzz Lightyear]

That's exactly what they're doing, cleaning up the shit from the last 3/4 years and I don't think they're doing a bad job.

That's just not true though. 2012 was probably their best year in terms of quality of shows. The characters were over, the PPVs were belting and the shows had a consistent groove to it. Right now its the same old shit they've done for years. A fucking tournament for a World title even though they already have a champion (who isn't there), a thousand gimmick matches on every show (who books a ladder match for round one of a tournament?) and an authority figure fucking about 20 minutes a show talking about nothing, safe in the knowledge that she wont get whats coming to her because she will never get physically involved. Same old ideas they've always had. Just waiting for a heel stable to show up.

 

2012 was frustrating, Slammiversary was absolutely brilliant stuff (they best show they've ever done, and they looked great) but you ask any fan to sum up TNA that year and they'll say CLAIRE LYNCH.

[Wittie]

It was a bit of a mess but at least we got the 4 way ladder match with Joe, AJ, Daniels and Angle out of it.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

But standards are so low in TNA, that you are bound to get rotten angles. Claire Lynch was as bad as the Barbed Wire Christmas Tree or the hanging coffin of Doom match or the time Pacman showed up and Mike Tenay spoke about stripclub shootings or the time Mick Foley asked Vince Russo on air to write him in a vignette or the time when I turned this post into 20,000 words talking about all the dumb shit TNA has done.

 

If you ask me about 2012 I'd say they got Austin Aries and Bobby Roode over huge and revamped Samoa Joe's career. That's better than what TNA usually sick up. Especially 2013 when more people lost their value and gained it.

Edited November 24, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay

[Buzz Lightyear]

But standards are so low in TNA, that you are bound to get rotten angles. Claire Lynch was as bad as the Barbed Wire Christmas Tree or the hanging coffin of Doom match or the time Pacman showed up and Mike Tenay spoke about stripclub shootings or the time Mick Foley asked Vince Russo on air to write him in a vignette or the time when I turned this post into 20,000 words talking about all the dumb shit TNA has done.

 

If you ask me about 2012 I'd say they got Austin Aries and Bobby Roode over huge and revamped Samoa Joe's career. That's better than what TNA usually sick up. Especially 2013 when more people lost their value and gained it.

 

Again, they did some good stuff but a lot of that was ruined by the really bad. They ruined AJ that year.