TNA… Cross the Line again

[Merzbow]

At least it's already a step up from the homophobia of og TNA, but yeah I hope it's not just that token gesture.

Edited November 10, 2023 by Merzbow

[Hannibal Scorch]

2 hours ago, Merzbow said:

So Sonny Kiss is wrestling for the Knockouts Title, TNA doing better with them than AEW did the entire run.

I’m pretty sure WBD had a strict no intergender singles matches policy. Which is why almost anything like that has been on PPV. 

[garynysmon]

I'm not entirely sure that the best way of capitalising on that TNA announcement was to essentially shut down for 2.5 months and lose any buzz you may have generated.

"We tried to sign Ospreay and Punk" doesn't really cut it when the world and their auntie knows you're up against a faceless billion dollar conglomerate and the spoiled son of a billionaire who's running his own real life e-fed.

Christ alive, Impact/TNA is flat as a pancake since BFG. They'll probably sign a cunt like Matt Riddle now and piss me off even more.

Edited November 26, 2023 by garynysmon

[Vegeta]

Not to sound totally thick but just wanted to see if I was right.

Sexy star who was on impact this week, is that the same one that hurt rosemary all them years ago? If so I was just surprised that impact would work with her again.

[The King of Old School]

Every wrestling company will work with anyone, regardless of what they have done in the past again at some point in the future.

It really shouldn't come as a surprise anymore.

[Infinity Land]

7 minutes ago, Vegeta said:

Sexy star who was on impact this week, is that the same one that hurt rosemary all them years ago? If so I was just surprised that impact would work with her again.

Different person. The original Sexy Star left years ago and the gimmick was reused.

[Nick James]

That's like someone taking over Jimmy Havoc's gimmick, what's the point? 

[Vegeta]

17 minutes ago, Infinity Land said:

Different person. The original Sexy Star left years ago and the gimmick was reused.

Thanks, I didn't think it would have been the same one.

[69MeDon]

Ospreay and Okada on this show in Vegas has me down to watch TNA again,

[Carbomb]

Osprada?

Okeay then.

Edited December 8, 2023 by Carbomb

[DavidB6937]

I do feel a bit sorry for TNA. They're like someone you'll sleep with but won't commit to. You get these guys popping up every so often but none of them actually want to sign with them.

[Hannibal Scorch]

I think the problem is they can't afford to. The TV is on the owners network, the tapings are often free (or small venues so not doing huge numbers). Punk going their over WWE would have been interesting, because he could have afforded to take a lower pay deal if he had wanted to. Most wrestlers want to make as much as they can, as quickly as they can before they break down. It's a real shame.

[garynysmon]

13 hours ago, Nick James said:

That's like someone taking over Jimmy Havoc's gimmick, what's the point? 

Mexico. That's reason enough.

[BomberPat]

It's more or less standard practice in AAA; they create gimmicks for most of their talent, and that means they own the name and mask design, rather than the wrestler owning it. More often than not, if somebody leaves AAA, they will introduce a new version of the character - for non-Lucha fans, Psicosis and La Parka are probably the most high profile examples.

The main thing there is that, within AAA and their audience, there's no expectation to believe that the current Sexy Star is a continuation of the original, or connected to her in any other way. It's only when she pops up in non-Lucha contexts that people draw attention to it, because it always means having this "no, not that Sexy Star" conversation. I haven't checked Luchablog's Twitter today, but I can almost guarantee that he has Tweeted about having to constantly field this question.

[Infinity Land]

23 minutes ago, BomberPat said:

It's more or less standard practice in AAA; they create gimmicks for most of their talent, and that means they own the name and mask design, rather than the wrestler owning it. More often than not, if somebody leaves AAA, they will introduce a new version of the character - for non-Lucha fans, Psicosis and La Parka are probably the most high profile examples.

The main thing there is that, within AAA and their audience, there's no expectation to believe that the current Sexy Star is a continuation of the original, or connected to her in any other way. It's only when she pops up in non-Lucha contexts that people draw attention to it, because it always means having this "no, not that Sexy Star" conversation. I haven't checked Luchablog's Twitter today, but I can almost guarantee that he has Tweeted about having to constantly field this question.

Even outside of AAA and Lucha its not unknown to recycle a masked persona. Tiger Mask and Black Tiger. Keeping it to TNA/Impact there have different people as Suicide.

Further back Mr Wrestling. Do the various Doinks official & unofficial count?

Sexy Star was one of the more successful gimmicks they had. She was even the champion at the time the originator was let go. Besides intentionally hurting someone in a match, I don't think she did anything else controversial enough that would have ruined the use of the gimmick.