BadAss2961
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Completely agreed.
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Spike TV Cancels TNA Impact Wrestling
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BIGWORM
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I remember I missed an episode of Smackdown right after The Rock left in 2002 to pursue his acting career.
I never watched wrestling after that. =/
Anyone else remember when Rick was the weird one?
Sibersk Esto
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You missed some good fucking smackdowns that's for sure.
TNA wrestlers who aren't 'main eventers' will all make more in just about every promotion except for TNA. TNA was NEVER competition for WWE, and it was never going to be because it was poorly run. Even WCW paid all their wrestlers, from cruiserweights to jobbers, very very well. The only reason ANYONE worked for TNA was TV exposure. Which is the shit Dixie was trying to use to justify not paying their medical bills, and paying them about the same price as an indie show.
TNA was no help to the wrestling industry, and the kind of shit you said is why TNA tried to get away with paying their employees nickels and dimes, so they could continue to fund bloated legends contracts.
Again, did you miss the part where Jesse Neal said he got paid more at WALMART than working for TNA? And got better benefits?
This does nothing to WWE because WWE doesn't even recognize TNA. They recognize ROH and NJPW before TNA. TNA was a canker sore that needed to be purged from the wrestling industry months ago.
Some TNA gifs I have
Part 1:
OMFG LOL
Future Foundation
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There was no "competition"/rivalry/whatever. WWE never gave two shits about TNA, and it certainly didn't spur them to do anything different or better as some of their worst/most cringeworthy shit came during TNA's best days.
TheXfactor
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truth be told wwe has had some pretty bad moments the last few years as well,
but tna takes it for being just awful business wise, hiring people that killed wcw, releasing talent that didn't deserve to be released, oh and low balling the face of your company(aj styles) and then as his contract is ending, make him look like superman so now he has all the reason to leave.
Well, there are independents to go to. It seems the major promotions have taken a bit of a beating this year; WWE is clearly underperforming with the Network, TNA is done for, NOAH and ZERO1 are former shells of what they used to be...
That being said, you still have good stuff like ROH, NJPW, and DG outside of the more smaller promotions.
illmatic22
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Black Republican
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i wonder if WWE will improve their womens division? nah
even the IWC doesnt care for their matches
even the IWC doesnt care for their matches
I'm here to spread the word of our savior NXT
All the ones on total divas are garbage. But good wrestlers like Paige and Emma have come up and there's some good ones still in NXT. NXT has had some pretty good women's matches when I've tuned in.
Even Summer Rae is a better wrestler when she goes back on that show to wrestle.
The_R3medy
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That is not true at all. Many former TNA workers, once they left earned less on the indies or flat our retired.
Jesse Neal, Shannon Moore, Elijah Burke, Daphne, Chris Sabin, Petey Williams(who just retired not even two months) just off the top of my head, AJ Styles will be trotted out for the next few days, but he is an exception to the rule becuase he has name value(from being on national television and getting exposure, So clearly some people benefited from TNA being around)
Plenty of people said the same thing when ECW went under. Their ratings were bad, their PPV's buys were worse, they had almost 0 exposure on the west coast, their guys workers were paid like shit. ECW went away and they left a noticeable crater in the indies. I have zero faith that somehow with TNA gone workers are going to magically make more money and production will have more stable places to work.
The_R3medy
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truth be told wwe has had some pretty bad moments the last few years as well,
but tna takes it for being just awful business wise, hiring people that killed wcw, releasing talent that didn't deserve to be released, oh and low balling the face of your company(aj styles) and then as his contract is ending, make him look like superman so now he has all the reason to leave.
How fucking dare you put 3MB on the list of "bad" moments.
ROH will hire one, maybe 2 guys. PWG will hire a few guys, maybe a few production people. Where else? The NWA? International markets don't need them. AAA is stacked. CMLL is stacked. NJPW already has like 6 gaijin. Noah is shit. Wrestle1 might pick up a few X division guys, but they barely tour.
So what is left? Rinky fucking dink regional indie working in a high school gym four times a year?
Some TNA gifs I have
Part 1:
It's so bad.....omg I'm dying. Dafuq happened to the Dudleys? They just didn't give a care? ECW to WWE.....to that. More...more
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Black Republican
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i know hes been gone for a while but i hope The Pope makes his way to NXT atleast.
JPeeples83
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Thoughts on this whole deal -
http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2014/07/examing-future-of-tna-wrestling.html
http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2014/07/examing-future-of-tna-wrestling.html
Macho Madness
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Sad, I like TNA. I skip through it and it was a chore to watch, but somehow I still like them. Even went to 2 of their house shows in England. Back when Beer Money was being tested. And Booker T was still there. One of the best shows I've been too. Tiny venue and amazing crowd. Felt like ECW.
Ah well, at least I won't have to skip through it anymore.
Ah well, at least I won't have to skip through it anymore.
Nemesis121
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Wrestling fans have been suffering since WCW/ECW shutdown, TNA getting the axe doesn't affect wrestling fans because Vince has been throwing "what's good for business" at us since 2003.
JesseEwiak
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This is bad for the wrestlers in sense there's one less spot to get a full-time job and more importantly, what little leverage WWE guys had is now gone. Between the Network replacing PPV payoffs, a worse deal for the video game, and a lack of any leverage w/ TNA possibly being gone, Punk picked a good time to bounce.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Why did they keep Vince Russo secret?
Apparently Spike and the Japanese wrestling industry does not like Russo at all.
And of course the IWC.
Regardless of what he did, he'll now be blamed for this too.
I didn't really know much about TNA, but I know Russo was bad news based on all the crap that happened when he was in charge WCW during its twilight period.
I'm reading through the LOLTNA link know and it definitely shows that they were screwed by having him around.
I'm reading through the LOLTNA link know and it definitely shows that they were screwed by having him around.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Really? What does Spike care?
Mr. Enigma
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JesseEwiak
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Violence against women, unneeded sexual content, racism, and most importantly, when they told TNA to not hire the guy, they still hired the guy.
Wow so much hate, I actually have fond memories about TNA, maybe because I stopped watching before they got Hogan. All I remember are the amazing X-Division matches with Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, the guy with the stomp finisher, the great women division, it was something different from the WWE, a bridge between the indies and the mainstream.
It sucks that they started getting all the WWE rejects and tried to be a wannabe copy, that said when they got Angle it was pretty hype.
It sucks that they started getting all the WWE rejects and tried to be a wannabe copy, that said when they got Angle it was pretty hype.
My first thought lol
Really? It is that massive? If you are fully knowledgeable, can you provide me with some insight info by comparison to New Japan to TNA, WWE and other organisations so I can have better understanding on that market? I'm intrigue.
StylesClash
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The house shows TNA had here were fun shows and the talent was always nice. I got to meet Jeff Hardy and take a picture with him. So while the product has lacked I do hope everyone finds some line of work that pays their bills. But I totally agree, AJ left at the best possible time.
Rentahamster
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Thats too bad, the world will miss some fine wrestling entertainment.
LOL
oh...my god...
SpideySenses
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I'd like to hear an argument against Dixie Carter being the worst wrestling promoter of all time, she has all the tendencies of a money mark indie promoter yet at an international level. The amount of money she squandered, the SpikeTV deal, if bad promoters in the past had half the resources she had, I can't fathom them doing a worse job.
Good to see Russo's name mentioned
Just *maybe there is chance that perhaps people will now consider whether hiring them for *anything* is a bad idea?
This was largely known in 2000, some 14 years ago. But na, fuck that shit, guy is a genius, lets hire him anyway. Cornette was right, and everyone knows it.
Of course its not all Russo's fault, Dixie seems like a dimwit in every imaginable way
Just *maybe there is chance that perhaps people will now consider whether hiring them for *anything* is a bad idea?
This was largely known in 2000, some 14 years ago. But na, fuck that shit, guy is a genius, lets hire him anyway. Cornette was right, and everyone knows it.
Of course its not all Russo's fault, Dixie seems like a dimwit in every imaginable way
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