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

[King Pitcos]

Their ratings are okay, but wrestling ratings need to be shit hot to be worthwhile, and theirs aren't. There probably aren't many channels that have a vision that supports two hours of TNA wrestling on a Thursday night.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Any chance Rhino gets the belt on their final PPV?

[ColinBollocks]

WWE struggle to get weekly original content on TV for a fair price. Even if TNA get another TV channel, it may be at such a rubbish rate that it's not worth their time. Like Pitcos stated, not a lot of networks are willing to pay good money for a two hour wrestling show and willing to stick it in a prime time slot.

 

If I was TNA I'd just go mental for two months. Have Mike Tenay win the belt.

Edited July 28, 2014 by ColinBollocks

[Undefeated Steak]

Any chance Rhino gets the belt on their final PPV?

It's a matter of time before he throws the TNA belt into a bin on a ROH show. Wrestling can't move forward without taking two steps back.

[The Cutting Edge]

Much like this forum

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Only when you post.

 

xPMAx

[The Cutting Edge]

Aw snap 

[Undefeated Steak]

At least this forum can handle a rebrand

 

At least this forum can handle a rebrand

 

At least this forum can handle a rebrand

 

(I did that on purpose, and from my phone)

[Sergio Mendacious]

Double post.

Edited July 28, 2014 by Bill Diarrhea

[Sergio Mendacious]

They're wank, good fucking riddance.

[PunkStep]

Why has the Russo revelation caused so much trouble? Is he that much of a black mark that Spike don't want anything to do with him?

 

I'm with Freaky re: talent- I think WWE well pick up very few, if any, of the wrestlers. TNA has been on it's arse for so long and the contracts they've offered are much less than what they've previously put on the table (hence Sting and Hogan fucking off, I believe), if WWE really wanted some of their guys they would've had them by now.

 

The main exceptions are those that were still on decent money. I'm guessing Hardy, Roode, Storm and a few others. I can see WWE bringing in Jeff on a reduced schedule but not so sure on the Beer Money lads. What would they do with them? I don't think they'd stick them on the main roster, unless it's as a team, and they're a bit old for NXT. I don't see them sticking Joe on tv.

[Undefeated Steak]

They're wank, good fucking riddance.

It took me about 6 posts to try and say it politely. Cheers, running poo.

[garynysmon]

Who'd have thought it eh? Russo's rumbled and TNA is cancelled. Jim Cornette obviously runs Spike TV.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Why has the Russo revelation caused so much trouble? Is he that much of a black mark that Spike don't want anything to do with him?

 

 

Because they objected to Russo coming back because they dont like him. That's one thing. But they point blank asked TNA if he was working for TNA and they lied and said no. Its more about TNA being caught lying like a bunch of small timers than Russo himself. Sure Russo's is shite and Spike doesn't want him working there, but maybe if TNA told the truth something could have been worked out. Lying to your broadcaster during contract negotiations is a bad sign.

 

As far as why they hate Russo, probably because when he left Bischoff, Prichard, Hogan and whoever else got in their ear and told them what he was like, as opposed to the spin Dixie was giving to them when she was dealing with them.

Edited July 28, 2014 by IANdrewDiceClay

[Astro Hollywood]

Spike didn't like Russo because of his track record of men-on-women violence in storylines.

 

Also, there were Spike execs at the recent taping where Dixie got put through a table.

Edited July 28, 2014 by Astro Hollywood