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

[simonworden]

Whats this about bought shows? have these actually been bought and paid for by an outside organiser? If so then its not so bad as TNA wont lose anything if they just received a pay check and some chump couldnt sell tickets. If not then Oh dear although 1000 is a normal amount for TNA house shows they just need to stop booking arenas

 

That middle school actually looked lovelly, hell if I was a mid-high level indie promoter and thought I could see a decent amount of tickets I would book a place like that as it would look great full. In fact with the lights and dazzle a wwe house show or impact wouldnt look bad there

[The King Of Swing]

Why in the name of whatever are they still booking 10,000 seat arenas? Total madness.

[LaGoosh]

Most WWE house shows don't draw 10,000. TNA have no chance.

[PowerButchi]

Randy Hales is running these sold shows isn't he? Fingers crossed for Scott Bowden, Wolfie D and Doug Gilbert appearances.

[FireBrand]

SO I just watch Gensis part 1 and it looked like a low-key Impact!?

 

Then I read that TNA have reduced their PPV quota to three Lockdown, Slammiversry and Bound For Glory. I suppose that explains things a bit but Genisis didn't even look a "special" edition.

[dangerously420]

Most of the TNA shows are bought in events by a local promoter. There was the farce a few years ago where the local promoter had to cancel TNA live events in Germany due to advance ticket sales being poor.

[LaGoosh]

Do these shows have Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle on them? You'd think those two could sell a few tickets.

[Ant]

I assumed the UK tours were the company's own venture. Surely no cunt is throwing money year after year at half empty arenas other than the company itself.

[dangerously420]

I assumed the UK tours were the company's own venture. Surely no cunt is throwing money year after year at half empty arenas other than the company itself.

 

SJM concerts as of last year went through the bought show route with TNA for the last tour. It was the first time they had done so and was something TNA had wanted for the UK tours for a while. The tour two years ago was where the business was done for last years tour to be bought in.

 

SJM have ownership of Gigs And Tours ticket website as it's their own ticket shop for all the gigs they promote so if you have noticed in past tours they would give direct venue details for buying tickets and mention ticketmaster but TNA Wrestling UK's Facebook page have pretty much told people just Gigs and Tours is the place to buy tickets as it's probably been decided in the deal to do so.

 

The tour last year did an almost 10,000 draw in London a 6,000 draw in Manchester a 4,000 draw in Nottingham and a 2000 draw in Glasgow.

Edited January 22, 2014 by dangerously420

[KingOfMetal]

TNA's babyface investor vs. Dixie Carter storyline is scheduled to carry the storylines through October and Bound For Glory.

 

[Doctor Whos Next]

TNA's babyface investor vs. Dixie Carter storyline is scheduled to carry the storylines through October and Bound For Glory.

 

 

To be fair, the entire 10 months of TV will probably be recorded in a fortnight at the Nashville eqivalent of a working men's club

[The Cutting Edge]

Pacing and pulling the trigger has been a problem for TNA in recent years, some feuds that could carry on end after one match other stuff lasts for months even years without needing to go that long (Aces etc)

[Psygnosis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hReyvELxTpo

 

 

And their streak of horrendous live event crowds continues... here's shot of their show from Albany, Georgia last night which drew around 250-300 fans in an arena that has the capacity for 10,000

 

According to PWInsider there were 1000 people there, but that's still pretty poor

 

F4W/WON which reports weekly attendance figures from the arenas themselves directly, lists 300 fans for Mobile, 500 fans for Dothan and 400 fans for Albany. These numbers match what they heard from fans in attendance.

[KingOfMetal]

Aparently Daniels and Kazarian's contracts are up in April

[IANdrewDiceClay]

If they lose them, Impact is pretty much finished in terms of putting out anything that isn't horrendous. They have carried so many terrible angles in the promotion. Jarrett should pick them up.