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Post by Brad on Sept 21, 2015 22:56:43 GMT -5
Wow
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 21, 2015 22:56:37 GMT -5
It's also worth noting that on TNA Mecca, Bob Ryder claimed that showhad 750 people. I claim that Mr. Ryder doesn't know how to count Never crossed your mind that a dirt sheet that probably wasnt in attendance and got a picture from before the show began might just be trying to make news? Considering the number of TNA shows I have attended and for the past decade I have seen ridiculous posts about the attendance numbers, I'm gonna give Ryder the benefit of the doubt.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 22:58:28 GMT -5
I claim that Mr. Ryder doesn't know how to count Never crossed your mind that a dirt sheet that probably wasnt in attendance and got a picture from before the show began might just be trying to make news? Considering the number of TNA shows I have attended and for the past decade I have seen ridiculous posts about the attendance numbers, I'm gonna give Ryder the benefit of the doubt. You're right. I should trust Mr. Ryder. After all TNA house shows have always had high attendance.
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Post by cmiller79 on Sept 22, 2015 7:23:10 GMT -5
Well people can't come if they don't even know you are still in business or at least running their town
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 22, 2015 14:29:29 GMT -5
Never crossed your mind that a dirt sheet that probably wasnt in attendance and got a picture from before the show began might just be trying to make news? Considering the number of TNA shows I have attended and for the past decade I have seen ridiculous posts about the attendance numbers, I'm gonna give Ryder the benefit of the doubt. You're right. I should trust Mr. Ryder. After all TNA house shows have always had high attendance. You call 700 people a high attendance?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 14:49:12 GMT -5
WOW, That just suck.
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Post by AmericanMadeLesGold on Sept 22, 2015 14:55:02 GMT -5
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Sept 23, 2015 19:24:40 GMT -5
/photo/1This pic was taken during Tommy Dreamer vs. Eli Drake.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 19:35:59 GMT -5
/photo/1This pic was taken during Tommy Dreamer vs. Eli Drake. If Tommy Dreamer vs Eli Drake won't sell tickets than I don't know what will.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Sept 23, 2015 19:41:07 GMT -5
/photo/1This pic was taken during Tommy Dreamer vs. Eli Drake. If Tommy Dreamer vs Eli Drake won't sell tickets than I don't know what will. Correct me if I;m wrong, but wasn't Kurt Angle also scheduled for this show? So if Angle couldn't sell tickets, I don't know what would sell tickets for TNA
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Post by 859approved on Sept 23, 2015 23:06:16 GMT -5
Back in 2008 I went to a TNA house show. Similar numbers. They picked a terrible venue. It was in Lawrenceburg, KY in the Eagle Lake Convention Center. That venue is terribly small. It's sad to me all these years later they can't draw. They do a terrible job promoting the events, the average fan never even knows they are in town, they have zero consistency in storylines to expect to see, I just don't see it. The last show they had here in Lexington was at a ballpark and I passed. Drove by and the attendance looked terrible. I just don't see why they don't attempt to put more effort into real promotion and fewer waste shows and attempt real venues. Honestly with the talent they have had, there is no excuse. I do think however that there venue selection is absolutely terrible.
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 23, 2015 23:29:02 GMT -5
Back in 2008 I went to a TNA house show. Similar numbers. They picked a terrible venue. It was in Lawrenceburg, KY in the Eagle Lake Convention Center. That venue is terribly small. It's sad to me all these years later they can't draw. They do a terrible job promoting the events, the average fan never even knows they are in town, they have zero consistency in storylines to expect to see, I just don't see it. The last show they had here in Lexington was at a ballpark and I passed. Drove by and the attendance looked terrible. I just don't see why they don't attempt to put more effort into real promotion and fewer waste shows and attempt real venues. Honestly with the talent they have had, there is no excuse. I do think however that there venue selection is absolutely terrible. Honestly It's the management who is clueless. Maybe they can't afford to rent a bigger venue for one night
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Post by A-Rob on Sept 24, 2015 0:44:49 GMT -5
Seems like the norm for a TNA house show.....
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Sept 24, 2015 2:07:55 GMT -5
TNA house shows were never very good for attendance from what I heard anyhow.
The only TNA house shows that were any good for attendance were the UWF-TNA shows that were put on in 2006. I saw a few of those shows since they were released on DVD.
But it is weird to think what TNA is now to what it was 10 year ago. I went to Bound For Glory 2006, and was in the fifth row, and it was such an amazing show. The entire arena that night was full of TNA fans. How crazy things have changed. You can't blame it on the Hogan era either, what I blame it on is Dixie not re-signing AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, Daniels, Kaz, and letting talent go like Joe, Shelley, Aries and others.
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Post by 859approved on Sept 24, 2015 3:15:30 GMT -5
If they can't afford to rent a bigger venue they don't need to have the house show.
It hurts them more to consistently rent out stadiums that they cannot sell out or even come close to filling.
When they keep renting small venues and huge baseball stadiums, there is no consistency in what to expect. How from a booking standpoint would I think "hey we sold 400 tickets to this indoor venue, we can surely sell this 10,000 seat baseball stadium out".
By continuing to rent out these poor venues it hurts their image terribly because of threads like this. Then they get ridiculed on the podcasts. No one takes them seriously. I wish TNA would give Vince some competition, but making yourself out to be a joke does Vince's job for him.
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Post by TeamratedCDS on Sept 24, 2015 15:26:42 GMT -5
I paid $60 for front row to the Pittsburgh show only to see the hardy boyz. Show wasn't great but I got my sole purpose of meeting the hardys come true. I'd never have went if they weren't advertised. That company is in bad bad shape.
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Post by sean™ on Sept 24, 2015 15:27:11 GMT -5
Their OMEGA shows draw triple those numbers. It's because it's TNA. So Omega shows have 45 people? There is not enough high fives in the world for this.
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Post by TeamratedCDS on Sept 24, 2015 15:27:52 GMT -5
I claim that Mr. Ryder doesn't know how to count Never crossed your mind that a dirt sheet that probably wasnt in attendance and got a picture from before the show began might just be trying to make news? Considering the number of TNA shows I have attended and for the past decade I have seen ridiculous posts about the attendance numbers, I'm gonna give Ryder the benefit of the doubt. Floor was full from what I could see. General admission was decent too. The crowd was alive the whole time too so I mean it wasn't too bad. Hardys got the biggest pop of course.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Sept 25, 2015 6:42:41 GMT -5
If Tommy Dreamer vs Eli Drake won't sell tickets than I don't know what will. Correct me if I;m wrong, but wasn't Kurt Angle also scheduled for this show? So if Angle couldn't sell tickets, I don't know what would sell tickets for TNA Kurt Angle couldn't sell tickets for TNA. Hulk Hogan couldn't sell tickets for TNA. Sting couldn't sell tickets for TNA. Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, various WCW and ECW legends and almost every WWE cast off couldn't sell tickets for TNA. AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and other originals couldn't sell tickets for TNA. The X Division couldn't sell tickets for TNA. Being infinitely better than WWE for several years of its existence couldn't sell tickets for TNA. They had all the right elements so many different times but they just couldn't figure it out. As great as that roster has been throughout the years, it is completely inexcusable that they couldn't do anything with the company.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Sept 25, 2015 6:44:38 GMT -5
And for what it's worth, I'd pay to not see Eli Drake wrestle.
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