newfrigginshow
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Post by newfrigginshow on Apr 10, 2008 13:43:15 GMT -5
Just curious as to the general consensus around here regarding TNA's alleged claims of being more "serious" in the ring. I mean the MMA thing I guess is a step in the right direction albeit a step sideways imo. Do you think this is all just chatter or do you think that they will take a more serious approach to their product? Will it do anything for the ratings?
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Post by Iron Man on Apr 10, 2008 13:58:32 GMT -5
I want them to be serious, but not with this MMA crap. We will see how it goes at Lockdown I guess if I can find it for free but I don't think it is going to work, unless it is just being more stiff.
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FabulousFreebird
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Post by FabulousFreebird on Apr 10, 2008 19:00:01 GMT -5
This is really a case of not forgetting the past. They really need to watch the final year of WCW and realise how close they are getting to it.
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Post by Graze on Apr 10, 2008 19:00:58 GMT -5
Until they fire Russo, they'll never be serious
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Post by takingyouout on Apr 10, 2008 19:22:43 GMT -5
Well, they still have:
"Sharkboy" Steve Austin
"Guru" Sonjay Dutt
"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal
"Super Eric" Eric Young
Rellik
"Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes
No....
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Post by deskjet on Apr 10, 2008 19:46:44 GMT -5
super cereal serious
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Post by justtooratedr on Apr 10, 2008 20:01:43 GMT -5
They'll be serious when they realize that the talent that they currently have is better than any ex-wwe superstar they can get.
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Post by Adam on Apr 10, 2008 20:21:08 GMT -5
If Super Eric and Stone Cold Sharkboy is what they call serious, then they're in trouble.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Apr 10, 2008 20:24:00 GMT -5
Well, they still have: "Sharkboy" Steve Austin "Guru" Sonjay Dutt "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal "Super Eric" Eric Young Rellik "Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes No.... Rellik and Black Reign rock! |
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Post by mercennario1080 on Apr 10, 2008 21:30:38 GMT -5
Well, they still have: "Sharkboy" Steve Austin "Guru" Sonjay Dutt "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal "Super Eric" Eric Young Rellik "Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes No.... Rellik and Black Reign rock! Maybe, maybe not, but hey, at least its something TNA created.  |
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Too Sweet
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Post by Too Sweet on Apr 10, 2008 22:44:42 GMT -5
Well, they still have: "Sharkboy" Steve Austin "Guru" Sonjay Dutt "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal "Super Eric" Eric Young Rellik "Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes No.... Haven't you ever heard of gimmicks before? Its a great break from the no character Indy Wrestlers they used to be, seriously they had no character whatsoever, the Super Eric thing is pretty decent gives the fans a laugh on occasion. |
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Apr 10, 2008 23:13:01 GMT -5
Rellik and Black Reign rock! Maybe, maybe not, but hey, at least its something TNA created. Guess again...  And as for Rellik, that's just Johnny Stamboli in a Great Muta mask, and he was using that gimmick in the Indies (as well as a few WWE dark matches) under the name Redrum. |
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Pope Kiril I
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Post by Pope Kiril I on Apr 10, 2008 23:26:13 GMT -5
I have to kinda say that they are serious about it I do not really view it as last year of WCW type, but it seems more of them poking fun at their competition kinda like original ECW did from time to time I would be fore them Ditching Russo though and trading him out for Paul Heyman or Tod Gordon if Heyman someone who is better with money though
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Apr 10, 2008 23:46:10 GMT -5
I have to kinda say that they are serious about it I do not really view it as last year of WCW type, but it seems more of them poking fun at their competition kinda like original ECW did from time to time I would be fore them Ditching Russo though and trading him out for Paul Heyman or Tod Gordon if Heyman someone who is better with money though Russo doesn't handle any finances. If they hired Heyman in a strictly creative role (i.e., giving him Russo's job), things would work out. I've always said that if TNA wants to succeed, they need Heyman in a creative capacity, with Lance Storm as a creative consultant (with occasional training duties). |
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Post by Flava Dave on Apr 10, 2008 23:57:04 GMT -5
Apparently they aren't very serious about "getting serious," because the more I watch of Impact, the more I'm annoyed and want to see them fail.
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Post by Wato Stan Account on Apr 11, 2008 0:00:27 GMT -5
Well, they still have: "Sharkboy" Steve Austin "Guru" Sonjay Dutt "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal "Super Eric" Eric Young Rellik "Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes No.... Haven't you ever heard of gimmicks before? Its a great break from the no character Indy Wrestlers they used to be, seriously they had no character whatsoever, the Super Eric thing is pretty decent gives the fans a laugh on occasion. I like gimmicks, but when WWE did them, they were better. Comedy relief in wrestling is needed, but TNA's "comedy" isn't funny. It's like they put Jeff Dunham or Larry the Cable Guy in charge of comedy. Rellik I'm fine with, I support Stamboli trying something different. Black Reign, not so much, it's like Se7en mixed with Goldust. |
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Post by Happy Pizza on Apr 11, 2008 0:05:23 GMT -5
Funny gimmicks are only funny if it's the first time they've been done.
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Post by Heresy on Apr 11, 2008 8:12:22 GMT -5
Well, they still have: "Sharkboy" Steve Austin "Guru" Sonjay Dutt "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal "Super Eric" Eric Young Rellik "Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes No.... Rellik and Black Reign rock! Yeah they rock at making TNA look like a cross between a bush league wrestling promotion sponsored by iParty and a circus for the mentally handi-capped. |
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Post by thenaturalgreat1 on Apr 11, 2008 8:44:55 GMT -5
You have to love when they even mess up promos for there PPVs. Anyone notice last night on impact when they were talking about the Queen of the Cage match(or whatever that crap is called), they were advertising people for the match that arent even in the match. Way to be serious TNA, you will always be a 3rd class wrestling promotion. And thats being generous.
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Post by PhoeniX™: Valoween on Apr 11, 2008 10:54:09 GMT -5
Well, they still have: "Sharkboy" Steve Austin "Guru" Sonjay Dutt "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal "Super Eric" Eric Young Rellik "Black Reign" Dustin Rhodes No.... Rellik and Black Reign rock! Yes, but the way they are booked is a joke. Why do TNA create monsters, and then just job them out, like they don't actually mean shit? They did the same thing with Judas Mesias. And, I don't see how Black Reign is a rip off of Goldust. Goldust was a golden, movie loving freak. Black Reign is a schizophrenic monster. Nothing 'Goldust' about his character at all, just the face paint. |
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