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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2010 9:30:48 GMT -5
Being as iMPACT got it's highest rating ever. Head to head LIVE against Monday Night RAW.
Do you think TNA should capitalise on this and make the move permanent?
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Post by jayrod2009 on Jan 6, 2010 9:57:36 GMT -5
Of course. That would be their next step to getting to the top. I say have the next live show on the last monday of this month. If they hit a 1.5 ( Or according to TNAwrestling.com a 1.8) then they should officially have Monday Live every week.
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Post by mnm213 on Jan 6, 2010 10:01:10 GMT -5
YES. I loved watching it live. I had iMPACT on the computer and Raw on the TV, watching both at once and it was exciting as hell.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2010 11:51:45 GMT -5
I'd have to say no. Sure, i'd love to see Mondays as "wrestling night" again. Sure, they did their best rating yet on Monday.
However, how long could TNA keep this up? They have a hard enough time keeping the product on a consistent level, without competing against anyone. The reason TNA did so well, was because it was Hogan's debut and all of these names were rumored to be on the show... so people wanted to see them. TNA isn't going to be able to do that week in and week out. Also, Monday's show wasn't anything special, nor much better than what WWE put on for RAW.
If it wasn't for Angle/Styles ( which was EXTREMELY over rated ) and the Knockouts Tag Team match... iMPACT! would have sucked. Wolfe/Dinero was ok, but that was clearly building to a feud between the two. In which Desmond will get the upper hand next, blah blah blah.
TNA buried most of it's original talent and most over guys right now, to work two hasbeens into a storyline ( Hall and Waltman ). Once they start showcasing the correct guys and pushing the original talent... ya know, what GOT them noticed in the first place... then they could pose as a threat to the WWE. They need to be an actual alternative again, rather than a lower budget RAW. Everything we saw on iMPACT!, we could see on RAW... if the WWE were showcasing the correct people as well.
Orton/Kofi was a great match, possibly even better than Angle/Styles. Angle and Styles put on the same "finisher, kickout, finisher, reversal, move, kickout" combination we've seen from them numerous times. Orton/Kofi, while it had Randy "Resthold" Orton in it... those two still put on just as good of a match as Angle/Styles. It was just a different style of match ( no punk intended ).
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Post by y2jt on Jan 6, 2010 12:39:10 GMT -5
No... The main reason they got as many ratings was that the people where debuting at the time... They would need a big star to debut If they did it for 2 more weeks they ratings would be lower from what they got from the first show...
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Post by Eskimo Joe on Jan 6, 2010 12:53:01 GMT -5
Absolutely. It was so fun to be a wrestling fan last Monday.
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Post by XHW on Jan 6, 2010 14:33:53 GMT -5
no, it's a good idea to do it once in a while to go on Monday nights but I think permanently wouldn't be good for them
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Post by The Silent Flute (joepetree) on Jan 6, 2010 15:40:00 GMT -5
god No they should stick with Thursday at least for now
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Post by K5 on Jan 6, 2010 16:00:35 GMT -5
nope. do another tester and then see.
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Post by serialkilla on Jan 6, 2010 16:01:42 GMT -5
I think they could give WWE a run for its money if they did.
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Post by WFK on Jan 6, 2010 16:09:18 GMT -5
nope. do another tester and then see. Completely agree with this. Do a few more shows on Thursday to see where their ratings go and then try another live Monday Night Impact.
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Post by Himmy! on Jan 6, 2010 16:09:33 GMT -5
No one will beat WWE week in week out right now... Unless they have unlimited amounts of money.
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Post by Ben on Jan 6, 2010 16:25:41 GMT -5
I could maybe be ok with TNA live on Thursdays.
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Post by angry2k9 on Jan 6, 2010 16:29:06 GMT -5
yeah id actually care about TV wrestling again
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Post by heartbreakkid2k3 on Jan 6, 2010 16:30:12 GMT -5
If they want to go out of business, sure.
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Post by PrideFcF on Jan 6, 2010 16:31:58 GMT -5
I think they need to use Thursday nights for awhile to really cement in what direction they plan to take. Maybe do a Monday show once a month until around the summer, see where they're at by then, and play from there.
Jumping to Mondays based off this initial "success" seems too risky. A lot of things need to be ironed out from that first show, and it'd be safer to do it quietly on Thursdays where they enjoy fairly steady ratings.
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Post by heartbreakkid2k3 on Jan 6, 2010 16:36:23 GMT -5
If they jump just based on this past Monday, that's akin to someone going "Hey, I just won a dollar on that lottery ticket! I'm going to empty out my life savings, and put it all in lottery tickets!" Sure, you'll get a winner now and then, but you'll never match your initial investment.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 6, 2010 16:41:05 GMT -5
Moving to Monday could be fun. But I rather keep it on Thursday nights.
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Post by DTP. on Jan 6, 2010 16:42:44 GMT -5
At least, make iMPACT live on Thursdays.
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Post by deskjet on Jan 6, 2010 17:52:34 GMT -5
Sure, whatever brings on their death quicker,lol
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