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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 5, 2013 20:24:24 GMT -5
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 5, 2013 20:12:32 GMT -5
-- She looks alot like one of my ex's from years ago. Scary.
I missed the KO's PPV, but am suddenly interested in looking up more info about her. In the state TNA's in, fresh knockouts who can actually wrestle, are more than welcomed on my TV set every week! No Pics no proof. I'm not going to exploit her, so keep your monkey to yourself.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 4, 2013 19:57:37 GMT -5
-- I can see "Rat In A Cage" being the new IMPACT theme (or at least used for a PPV) Bullet with Butterfly Wings. -- Same Diff.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 4, 2013 4:36:41 GMT -5
-- This should be an appreciation thread for him. Great documentary!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 4, 2013 3:13:30 GMT -5
-- I can see "Rat In A Cage" being the new IMPACT theme (or at least used for a PPV)
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 3, 2013 0:04:47 GMT -5
-- She looks alot like one of my ex's from years ago. Scary.
I missed the KO's PPV, but am suddenly interested in looking up more info about her. In the state TNA's in, fresh knockouts who can actually wrestle, are more than welcomed on my TV set every week!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Nov 1, 2013 11:29:06 GMT -5
-- Hardy over Sabin
Roode over Storm
Aries over Angle
Magnus over Joe
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Roode over Hardy
Magnus over Aries
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Magnus wins it, over Roode.
(just my prediction)
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 31, 2013 9:47:16 GMT -5
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 30, 2013 17:22:32 GMT -5
-- I already went into deep in-depth detail in my previous post "Re-Structuring TNA". But here's a brief summery of what I would do if I became the new owner of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
Negotiate a permanent spot back in Orlando and charge $10 for each seat at the IMPACT ZONE. 3 'dark' matches starting at 7pmET, 1 live show at 8pmET and 1 taped show 10:15 - 11:45pm. Dark matches to be featured on a 1hr YouTube recap show, until Spike TV opts to air an additional Sunday morning show (similar to USA's All American Wrestling from the 80s/90s). I'd hold 1 monthly "GutCheck" at the IMPACT ZONE and the stand-outs would get signed to a developmental deal where they train at Universal there during the afternoons with Doug Williams, Al Snow, & Pat Kenny. From this, I would invest into a 'minor-league' upstart and call it "TNA N.U." - identical to WWE's NXT. Once that was in place, I'd focus on TNA N.U. during the "off" Thursdays from IMPACT and air TNA N.U. exclusively on the official YouTube channel. 4 Annual PPV's + 8 "IMPACT Specials" (similar to "Clash of the Champions").
Replace Mike Tenay (bring back the guy they were using last year). Replace Taz with DDP (can cross promote DDP Yoga and TNA Wrestling). Keep Christy, keep JB announcing the main event matches.
Hire Raven as the head writer, hire Jim Cornette as a consultant writer, and also place Jeff Jarrett and Dutch Mantel in the writing staff as well.
2014 would be the final year I would keep Sting and Kurt Angle under contract, but keep them high on the priority storylines so they could put over guys like Daniels, Roode, Storm, Magnus, ect. Both Sting & Angle would engage in a retirement match (not together), but seperately of course - that would lead to a gracious send off. After that, I would give Sting the option of being a member of the booking committee, and I would offer Angle a spot as a trainer for TNA N.U.
Bully Ray I would keep around for a few more years, before I would offer him something similar to Sting.
The 2014 Hall of Fame candidate would be Jerry Lynn (centering around the X-Division).
Speaking of the X-Division, I would reinstate the Triple Threat format that brought new life back into the division last year. 3 men battle in a qualifying match, the winner goes on into the championship match, and a 2nd qualifying match is held (another Triple Threat) and that winner goes into the championship match - so the 2 winners & the X-Division champion face off for the title. The loser of the match goes back to the bottom of the ladder. I LOVED this concept and why they did away with it, was major faux paw!
The Knockouts division.... I would rehire Mickie James, as her release was unnecessary. And I would actually try and rehire back Taeler Hendrix (she wasn't even fully polished yet and she showed so much improvement and I felt she has a lot to offer yet). And of course, any GutCheck stand outs, from TNA N.U. If Madison Rayne felt ready to come back, I'd keep the door open for her and give her a Face run.
International talent would be brought in through the X-Division format (see above).
Start booking more matches with Rockstar Spud, Sam Shaw, and Jay Bradly. I've some ol friends of mine from my indy days I could call upon as back-up referees or if I wanted to hire them as FT refs. Plus the stand-outs from GutCheck & TNA N.U.
Established stars.... I'd let Jeff Hardy ween his schedule down progressively (like how HBK did this past decade with the E), as Hardy would be to TNA as HBK is to the E. The World title would get passed around in a pretty basic manner (long reign, transitional champion, long reign, transitional, ect). I'd turn Christopher Daniels face, have him "repent" as the Fallen Angel returns to see the error of his ways and go through Kaz, Roode, and even Styles to get to the World title. Guys like AJ, Roode, Storm, Aries, Daniels, Joe, and Magnus - would all be in the main event picture for the strap, going through 2016 - when the nature of the business takes it's course and I begin phasing them out of the picture and elevating the next crop of stars who'll take center stage, sorta speak.
The top 5 free agents I would aggressivly go after: 1) Chris Jericho, 2) John "Morris" Hennigan, 3) Harry Smith & Lance Hoyt (Hoytamania returns!), 4) Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas, and 5) Bobby Lashley ....... Jericho would get a World title run. JoMo would get an X-Division title run (maybe a World title run). Smith & Hoyt, World tag title run (eventual split, feud similar to Beer Money's, as Harry would get pushed towards the World title down the road). WGTT, Tag title push, maybe both could feud over the X-Division title in that scene. And I'd use Lashley as TNA's version of Brock, naturally. I'd bring back Matt Morgan as a fierce challenger to whoever was World champion, but build it up to if he doesn't win it, his TNA career is over, Forever! And then depending how the crowd responds to him, I'd either let him win the title finally... or if he's not favorited highly, just have him job out of the company by putting the reigning champ.
Speaking of MMA guys... if they're not serious about going through "the system", they're released. If they prove they're serious about becoming professional wrestlers, I'd love to keep them and maybe even push them as my personal favorite type of stars are the legit guys.
Advertising: Multi-channel commercials! Radio ads (both airwave & internet)!
The price of the 4 annual PPV's would be dropped down to $20 - in the hopes of garnering a higher buyrate (in which the company will become more profitable in the long run).
With the name of IMPACT Wrestling, it would be pretty cool to see a brand split (IMPACT WRestling vs. TNA Wrestling) .... but not at this stage of the game. Though it wouldn't be impossible.
I'd use the Six-sided ring for a special "Throwback Thursday" edition of IMPACT. Depending how the response went, if it was highly favored to bring back the ring, I'd use it for all future PPV events! White ropes for BFG, Blue ropes for Destination X, Red ropes for Lockdown, and Black ropes for Slammiversary. For the IMPACT ZONE, I'd actually change the ropes to yellow and go with the whole "Caution tape" scheme for TNA IMPACT Wrestling episodes.
PPVs would take place in venues that weren't as large as arenas (like Civic Centers and casino event centers, maybe even State Fairs for Slammiversary during the summer time for an outdoor event). The Hammerstein Ballroom would hold Destination X every year!
ShopTNA would rehire DON WEST back on a PT basis - this guy could sell a ketchup popsicle to a lady in white gloves!! Nothing against Jimmy J, but Don was and will forever be the best pitchman in wrestling!!
Once enough funds were accumulated, I would consider opting to do house shows again, across the country. Start off with maybe 2-3 a month and gradually work our way to building that up to 15.
And finally, I would also allow my Champions to defend their titles, outside of the company. This brings legitimacy to the belts, it broadens the champions who represent the company, and if a title change took place outside of TNA - I'd acknowledge it and set up a rematch on IMPACT LIVE (so one of my stars could win it back). This also means I would extend the olive branch over to WWE with the hopes they would want to do business and cross promote. If they refused, TNA's champions could claim they're better. If they accepted, dream matches could be put together. Once the agreement was over, could work another Montreal screw job type of split to really work the fans over.
It's a nice fantasy and I'd make sure all my basis were covered, but I'd push for TNA Wrestling to become a huge success if I were the new owner.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 23, 2013 16:08:27 GMT -5
-- For a "Throwback Thursday" edition of IMPACT, yes.
Permanently, no.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 23, 2013 16:06:30 GMT -5
-- Never said anything about changing his name completely; His name would still be 'Greg', just altered his last name so it's a bit more marketable. It's an approach that's not only been done in wrestling, but Hollywood and entertainment, for well over a century. Yeah, I know. But Greg Marasciulo is such a bad name because no one hardly knows how to pronounce it, let alone spell it. And I imagine there aren't many "good" names you could make out of Marasciulo. Not that yours is bad, but if I was TNA, I'd want to change his name completely, but it's too late. -- He had 2 matches with TNA, it wouldn't be the end of the world if he was repackaged or they altered his last name. Case in point: Michael Shane having to change his name entirely to Matt Bentley. He was full time on the roster, yet the name change didn't kill any of his momentum.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 22, 2013 19:39:15 GMT -5
-- It won't be Sabin. It won't be Kaz. It could be Storm (if turns heel, which I'd like to see). I'm not sure if it would be Roode. Depending where his character goes within the next month, I see Magnus becoming the one.
Christopher Daniels winning the World title, would have to do be done with him as a face, for the sake of it to really mean something.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 22, 2013 19:32:39 GMT -5
-- I understand WHY TNA wants to run in larger arenas, but from a business stand-point, they're still renting out that particular arena and it doesn't make a lot of sense to capitalize on only half the seating - when they could rent out a smaller venue for 1/2 the cost AND pack the place (which in my opinion, has a better effect for the folks in attendance and the viewers watching at home). No company should ever have to tarp off sections - if they're not getting the a$$es for the seats, it's time to re-evaluate where a show takes place!
Another thing that should be taken into consideration, is the actual price for PPV events. $40 was too much for this year's BFG. With UFC and WWE PPVs as high as $50, a product where most people could afford, would most likely get more buys. I would say $20 for a TNA PPV is very reasonable. If the cable company, DISH or DirecTV or whoever, are wanting a larger commission for carrying it - again, TNA would have to renegotiate the set terms for each purchase of the PPV. Point is, if something's cheaper and more affordable, it's going to become more attractive to the consumer. (Would you rather have 10,000 buys at $40 each or 25,000 buys at $20 each?). It makes a hell of a difference!
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 22, 2013 19:16:28 GMT -5
They need to look into getting their name out there. I see commercials for WWE outside of USA, not many, but I see them. I don't think I've ever seen a TNA commercial anywhere. Hell, I've seen a WWE PPV spot on Spike while Impact was on commercial. -- I actually seen a commercial for the Knockouts PPV, on the History Channel of all places, back in August. But since then, virtually no advertising on any other channels.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 22, 2013 19:12:10 GMT -5
-- If I had to rename him, I'd go with "The Italian Lion" Greg Marcello. Yeah, I'm the type of person who thinks they can't just change his name completely. Because in my head, I would think fans would be like, "He was that Greg Marasciulo last time, why's he John Smith now?" (John Smith as a random name, not that he should change it to that) -- Never said anything about changing his name completely; His name would still be 'Greg', just altered his last name so it's a bit more marketable. It's an approach that's not only been done in wrestling, but Hollywood and entertainment, for well over a century.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 22, 2013 10:03:38 GMT -5
GREG MARASCIULO -- If I had to rename him, I'd go with "The Italian Lion" Greg Marcello.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 21, 2013 15:51:03 GMT -5
-- Those photos of a 2/3 empty arena for last night's show, was pretty depressing - considering it was supposed to be TNA's biggest night of the year.
Nearly 11 months ago, I got to attend a TNA house show after participating in the GutCheck seminar that afternoon, and granted the venue was a large bar / pavilion for hard rock acts to play... but the house was sold out! Every seat was filled and the crowd was pretty hot for every match on the card. And seeing as that wasn't even a full year ago, still gives me hope for this company.
What TNA really needs to do, is push (and I mean negotiate their a$$es off!) at regaining their spot back in Orlando. 1) the fans there would look at TNA returning, to be like a homecoming - thus creating a re-energized feeling within the fans, that has that effect towards the wrestlers in the ring. 2) Think of the cost saving measures that would have on their budget, even if it's just meant for IMPACT tapings. And 3) With a permanent home at Universal Studios, I know the tapings were free to attend previously, but even a $10 cover charge would make a hell of a difference in their bank account (not to mention, LIVE 3 1/2hrs of wrestling for only $10 - the taping of 2 IMPACTs ... that's a deal for any wrestling fan & TNA would be benefiting/profiting off of the permanent home, so it's a win/win).
Keeping the 2-show tapings, would be a good move, as stated above. When it comes to PPVs, venturing out of Orlando would be a plus, but as many people have said on the boards here: NOT in large arenas, but rather smaller venues (one example I'll use, is when Jeff Hardy debuted for TNA back in 2004 - the Asylum was tiny, yet to this day, is still one of my favorite pops of all time to hear just on my TV alone). A small venue with a rabid crowd, DOES have it's effect! The jump from Orlando to these big arenas, without the growth of going through smaller venues, was a mistake I think we all can agree on. The Hammerstein Ballroom would be PERFECT for a TNA PPV! Someone also mentioned the old ECW Arena, which isn't a bad idea, aslong as the CZW and ROH fans aren't there to sorta crash the scene.
The Broadcast Team: Lately, Mike Tenay has been botching up more times than he should (calling moves that aren't named properly, and one of my pet peeves - talking about a different storyline while NOT calling the action going on in the ring). Jim Ross would be an amazing replacement, but JR is a WWE loyalist and would probably demand a heavy payment if he were to sign with TNA. Perhaps a play-by-play analyst from the indies, could be given a shot at the big time to replace Tenay (or bring back the guy they were using for awhile, he did a good job I thought). As far as Taz goes, he holds his own but I wouldn't say he's a great color man. I'd like to see someone like Jerry Lynn or even DDP come in as a commentator. Scott Hall's expressed interest in becoming the next "Bobby Heenan" of commentating/managing, but whether or not his bridge is still burned with TNA, who knows. Christy Hemme still does a great job being a ring announcer (and looking hot while doing so). JB is still awesome at ring announcing the main event matches, as he gives it that authenticity that Michael Buffer used to give when announcing WCW main event matches.
The Writers: David Lagana, Eric Bischoff, and Matt Conway.... release all 3 of them. Not at the sametime, but one after the other. I've always been high on Raven (anyone who's ever seen his 'Secrets of The Ring' DVDs could attest), the guy has an amazing mind and such intellect for inside and outside the ropes. Raven should be considered, by TNA, to be brought on-board as the new head writer. Paul Heyman would make things interesting, but Paul's a WWE guy so I don't see it happening. And the other name that comes to mind, is Jim Cornette. Jim heavily favors pushing the younger talents and he has great awareness of what makes sense and what doesn't make sense (which is something TNA NEEDS to work on and correct!!). For a 3rd guy, either Dutch Mantel or Jeff Jarrett (or maybe both), as either would be a better asset than the current writing staff TNA has now.
MMA guys: King Mo is still on the roster, yet I havn't heard anything about him coming back. I'm all for MMA guys coming in, if they're dead serious about going through training (learning bumps, moves, psychology, character development, ect) to become pro wrestling stars. Any legitimacy for pro wrestling is a big positive, in my view. Guys like Ken Shamrock, Sylvester Terkay, Bob Sapp, Josh Barnett, and my own trainer Mr Dan Severn - all MMA guys who took pro wrestling seriously (and benefited and gave back to the business). Rampage, Tito, King Mo - worthless if they're only there for the pay day. If they're not willing to go through the training - cut ties with them!
OVW: Cut ties with them, too! If TNA were to return to FL, it doesn't make much sense to have a developmental ground in KY. Instead, TNA could use guys like Doug Williams, Pat Kenny, and Al Snow to coach and groom any and all signees during afternoons if they were back at Universal Studios. Maybe even build a promotion out of it, similar to WWE's NXT (only call it TNA's NU or something like that) - and make it exclusive to their YouTube channel (NU tapings could take place just before the IMPACT tapings OR tape during IMPACT's 'off' Thursdays). Make NU a 1hr show, might bring some livelyhood back to the company.
PPV Schedule: I'm on-board with 4 PPVs a year. But having a 'special IMPACT' every month, should be stopped. Instead, here is what the schedule should look like: FINAL RESOLUTION (IMPACT special) - Late Jan/Early Feb. LOCKDOWN PPV - March AGAINST ALL ODDS (IMPACT special) - Late Apr/Early May SLAMMIVERSARY PPV - June HARDCORE JUSTICE (IMPACT special) - Late Jul/Early Aug. DESTINATION-X PPV - September VICTORY ROAD (IMPACT special) - Late Oct/Early Nov. BOUND FOR GLORY PPV - December That's 4 IMPACT specials throughout the year + 4 PPVs - evenly spaced apart by around 6 weeks or so. Those IMPACT specials could be reminiscent of the Clash of The Champions from WCW. Also, they could be named something different each year (but the PPV names would stay).
The Talent: I've always been a firm believer in 1 formula that makes a wrestling company very successful.... Established Stars + New, Rookie Stars + International Talent + Solid Tag Team Division + Solid Ladies Division = Awesomeness! You can not go wrong with that formula, if you give attention to every one of those aspects. Repairing the Tag and Knockouts divisions wouldn't be that difficult (just rehire 1 or 2 of the KO's that were released this past year and bring in 2-3 new KO's this upcoming year). For the Tag division, rehire Alex Shelly & reform MCMG. Keep BroMans as long as it'll go. Maybe hire a new tag team from the indies. One of the problems I've had with WWE, is they've brought in so many new guys all at one time, I had no clue as to who any of them were, so it was like watching a million dollar budgeted indy show. What TNA needs to do, is space apart the debuts of new talent, so we the fans can get used to seeing the newest guy on a regular basis, before introducing the next guy/gal. They debuted EC3 last night, now wait a good 4-5 months before debuting the next star. International talent shouldn't be too difficult for TNA to handle, as they've brought in guys from all over with their X-Cup from years past. Not saying they should bring back the X-Cup, but I actually really liked the 3-man X-division qualifying matches (where they brought in a guy not under contract, to compete) then the next week, have a 3-man X-division match (the loser goes back to the bottom of the barrel). A perfect platform to introduce guys from Mexico or Japan or Europe or Canada, ect. As far as the established guys go, it's good to have a handful of them, but not saturate your roster with them, because these are the guys who are ultimately carrying the company with their name value. I appreciate Sting, I appreciate Kurt Angle - they've done a lot to help get TNA to where it is today, but I can see 2014 as being their final year in the company. A retirement match for both (separately, of course) would be awesome to see and a perfect send off for both gentleman who deserve it. The loss of those 2, would open up room for someone like Batista or JoMo or (wishful thinking here) Chris Jericho - you don't necessarily have to have an "icon" come in, but someone with a LARGE following that came from the E would be very, very helpful. I'd also like to see Bobby Lashley come back, as he was just getting started when Hogan gave him the ultimatum of "MMA or TNA". And speaking of Hogan, aslong as he stays away from TNA, it's best for all fronts (including WWE's). Bully Ray I'd want to keep around for another year or 2 (in-ring active), because he holds his own & he's very entertaining. After say 2 years, I'd offer him a backstage role (booking, creative, ect) - if he refused, I'd cut him loose and let him swim or sink in the WWE. This way, it opens up a spot for someone else to step up (or step back up). I would really like to see Christopher Daniels win the World title, but as a face. Build him up as the guy who could never win "the big one" (maybe have him see the error of his ways and feud with Kaz, then Roode, and maybe a heel James Storm). The point is, guys like AJ, Roode, Joe, Daniels, Storm, ect. - they're not getting any younger and they're going to HAVE to be the established stars of TNA, in the next couple of years.
Someone mentioned bringing back the 6-sided ring - not permanently, but a special "Throwback Thursday" edition of IMPACT would be cool to see (some of TNA's stars of yesterday, back in the Hexagon ring for 1 night only).
Another aspect that could be appreciated in modern times, is a page out of the wrestling biz from the 80s-90s.... the jobber. Seeing stars from the roster face eachother, is nice yes - but squashes against unknowns would be refreshing to see as well. It's the TNA superstar over, a run-in or post-match attack could further a storyline, and it broadens TNA's fan base by using indy guys - who'll tell all their fans, friends and family they're going to be on IMPACT; and out of all of those who'll tune in, maybe 1 or 2 will become addicted to the product (more fans, the merrier). These squashes could take place on IMPACT or filmed before they go on the air and becomes a web-exclusive match.
End the BFG series. The concept is too dominate over IMPACT for the months leading up to BFG, that if you're not in the BFG series, you aren't going to have any TV time. I'd much rather see a tournament that leads to who's going to face the Champion at BFG. 2 Tourney matches a week makes better sense, IMO.
If the Television title were put back in place, there would need to be some work done to restore any prestige, but it is fees-able. However, I wouldn't be sad if it was dropped all together either (as long as the X-division belt is around, there's really no need for a TV title - unless a 2nd show for TNA was created, but baby steps first).
That's all I got right now. I strongly feel the next couple of months, should be used to revamp the company - it doesn't have to be all at once, but start making strides towards improving every single aspect from the stars to the crew, from the venues to the show itself.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 21, 2013 1:02:08 GMT -5
-- TNA really needs to stick with ALL storylines (which includes Knux and Bischoff's "let's see how Bully fairs without help" stuff from IMPACT this past week). I was hoping the 2 would appear at the entrance, then abandon Bully to fend for himself.
But Bully coming out before the show and praising a "rebirth" for A&8s...
(Seriously, whoever wrote that crap, needs to be let go! Fans DO pat attention to not only the guy's actions, but what's also being said both in and out of the ring. And when something contradicts itself or doesn't make sense, it makes everyone associated look like fools).
But since they went with GB/Knux going back on what they said on IMPACT, and helping Bully tonight.... for the 3rd time, Wes Brisco could've come to AJ's aid, mainly to start a feud with Garrett/Knux - atleast that would have some sort of meaning. It's not like Wes was destroyed like Ken was, he was just simply kicked out of the faction - and since, we haven't seen his revenge yet (if it ever comes). The guy's a technician in the ring and I'd love to see more of Wes (alla, similar to his GutCheck debut), it's a shame his talents have been blanketed thanks to the A&8s stuff.
I would have rather have seen Sting go over Magnus, then have Magnus just do a full 180 turn and drop Sting after the match. The way it went down, looked too... "sissy". I get Sting tapping out, but they could've really made a statement with Magnus tonight, which again, TNA dropped the ball with.
EC3 kinda reminds me of Disco Inferno.
And I'm still annoyed Kenny King was left out of the UX match, considering he was RIGHT THERE at ringside, when the match was made. Another Faux Pas, TNA.
With all the roster cuts this past season, it really showed on tonight's card. Yet, no matches with Rob Terry, Kenny King, Velvet didn't even have a match!
The only positives I can give TNA is that AJ is once again Champion, which is a good move. Hopefully with Storm & Gunner dropping the tag belts, they'll split and do some singles stuff and be on TV more often. Other than that, TNA really needs to go back to the ever proverbial "drawing board" and maybe go back to basics - starting off by renegotiating a permanent spot back in Orlando before making anymore rash decisions like they've done a lot of lately.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 20, 2013 10:47:15 GMT -5
-- Mystery Science Theater 3000's "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" & "Santa Claus"
It's a tradition my sis and I watch them every Christmas, over the past 20yrs. Now she has her husband and son getting hooked on those episodes.
Family.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Oct 20, 2013 10:33:43 GMT -5
-- Been bullied, was a bully, now I can't stand watching people get bullied. When I see kids or teens bullying, I always step in. Whenever I'd see it in a bar, I'd get between the aggressor and the guy getting punked so nothing happens.
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