The "Everyone Forgot About Impact" Thread

[Xero]

Yeah.

Not watching, thought I'd start the thread though.

[blake639raw]

lol @ nobody posting in the Impact thread. I watched a few minutes. God, TNA has had some good shows this year, but damn, right now they're absolute crap.

[Droford]

I got a kick out of them referencing Fourtune not being "a pissed off band off rookies".

also I wonder if Styles is going to get a TV Title belt now that the Global one is the TV title.

and watching Tommy Dreamer wrestle is just sad

[VSG]

I totally forgot there was Impact tonight. Ah screw it, I will watch an illegal stream of the ppv but that's it. If the jew gave up, what can I say?

[Droford]

I wouldnt say there was anything memorable..

The Tag Cage match was predictable since you knew MCMG would win to "stave off elimination"..it wasnt that bad but not as good as the ladder match was.

Watching Hardy and Anderson beat up the Security guards..why are they doing the "security guards wrestling" angle again?

and this Abyss/Dreamer match is just sad to watch..though its always fun to see Raven beating on Tommy Dreamer I guess.

[VSG]

I thought Raven was on Dreamer's coalition thingy?

[Aguakate]

TNA has no NORTH. They're just doing alot of different things, at the same time, at various stages, to see if something works...if they "strike gold" so to speak...

...but that's not the way to do things.

Af if TNA thinks that having hardcore matches is the answer, they're wrong about that too.

[The Pope]

No north???

[Droford]

I thought Raven was on Dreamer's coalition thingy?
Raven never looked particularly happy about being involved in it so maybe he's pissed off Tommy drug him out of whatever hole he was living under to do it.

Also, Raven needs to dye his hair back. Blond Raven doesn't look right..at all.

[The Pope]

TNAwrestling.com has received word from Tommy Dreamer that Balls Mahoney, Axl Rotten and Johnny Swinger have all been added to HardCORE Justice on August 8!

[Schlomey]

Oops I coulda sworn today was Wednesday. I sat this evening bored thinking to myself..it's Wednesday so there is no wrestling tonight I guess I'll skip getting on TPWW for a bit.


FmL

[VSG]

BALLS!

[Theo Dious]

I thought Impact was on Mondays... :shifty:

[The Pope]

I thought Impact was on Mondays... :shifty:

Oh

[Droford]

Theres a list about a mile long of guys who will probably show up if there was even the promise of just free food, no pay..

[VSG]

I thought Impact was on Mondays... :shifty:

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How's that?

[Theo Dious]

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg81/darthteedious/horseanus.jpg

How's that?

I love you in the most gayest way possible.

[VSG]

Lol.. Thanks for the offer, but I think I am fine for now.

[bigslimjj]

I really,really try to defend tna but they make it damn difficult sometimes.The cage match was great.A summer series has been tradition in wrestling for a while,and this one is up there with the best imo.matt Morgan and Anderson had a good segment.The knockouts did ok.My biggest problem lately is that they change things way too much,too soon.from title names to heel/face changes,ppv themes,days their on t.v. and what shows,and whatever the shit eric young was doing tonight.It's russo wrestling and everyone is sick of it.The security guards are right out of his playbook.I give Impact a 6.5 for the cage,fortune getting in a dig at nexus,and for a raven/dreamer throwback moment.

[Juan]

We might as well have Superstars threads every Thursday also.

[owenbrown]

So has Hogan Fingerpoke of Doomed the TNA World Title on himself yet?

[Rollermacka]

I really,really try to defend tna but they make it damn difficult sometimes.The cage match was great.A summer series has been tradition in wrestling for a while,and this one is up there with the best imo.matt Morgan and Anderson had a good segment.The knockouts did ok.My biggest problem lately is that they change things way too much,too soon.from title names to heel/face changes,ppv themes,days their on t.v. and what shows,and whatever the shit eric young was doing tonight.It's russo wrestling and everyone is sick of it.The security guards are right out of his playbook.I give Impact a 6.5 for the cage,fortune getting in a dig at nexus,and for a raven/dreamer throwback moment.

Yea, Beer Money and MCMG are still the best teams in tag wrestling today. I didnt "hate" the Anderson/ Morgan angle either.



Side note, the two "random security guards" looked better in the ring/ in better shape than most of the TNA roster. Who were they? They look oddly familiar

[Aguakate]

I don't know if the "barbed wire on the board" really WAS barbed wire, or if it was fake, but Abyss threw Dreamer on it and then went for the cover, with barbed wire all around him, and didn't seem to mind...

...I thought "Hmm, the barbed wire is so dangerous that Abyss just throws himself on it".

[Droford]

Oh yeah, I definitely bet that Al Snow had some role in getting EY the mannequin angle, it reaked of HEAD

Plus EY putting his arms up in an X for the mannequin when it was torn limb from limb was hillarious...

[Wolfpack423]

TNAwrestling.com has received word from Tommy Dreamer that Balls Mahoney, Axl Rotten and Johnny Swinger have all been added to HardCORE Justice on August 8!

Well that sucks. Three of my least favorites of all time sounds awful. Swinger was never good at least i never saw a match of his that was good. Balls and Axl are just two of the worst ever. If those two aren't swinging a chair they're at a lost cause.

[Steveviscious89]

I didn't forget about Impact. I just had to miss some of it because I was talking on the phone to a prospective roommate. You know I'm always trying to defend TNA as well. And you know what, I will still defend TNA.....it's Eric Bischoff I have a hard time defending right now. Does anybody remember the last time he and Russo were working for the same company? Once upon a time Bischoff was the man, but he got tunnel vision and screwed it up. It looks like the same thing is happening here. He's letting Russo run out of control with some bad scripting and it needs to be kept in check. Honestly, since Hogan and Bischoff have come in, I haven't seen near as much change in the product as I thought there would be going in.

[Xero]

We might as well have Superstars threads every Thursday also.

K, I'll start making them.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I knew Impact was on, but I opted not to record it on the DVR in favor of Jersey Shore. I wouldn't want my girlfriend to HAVE to watch one or the other. That would be cruel.

[Anybody Thrilla]

P.S.,

Superstars is a great show.

[Schlomey]

P.S.,

Superstars is a great show.



:y:

[The Pope]

Well that sucks. Three of my least favorites of all time sounds awful. Swinger was never good at least i never saw a match of his that was good. Balls and Axl are just two of the worst ever. If those two aren't swinging a chair they're at a lost cause.
Balls is great, what are talking about?

[The Pope]

Oh yeah, I definitely bet that Al Snow had some role in getting EY the mannequin angle, it reaked of HEAD

Plus EY putting his arms up in an X for the mannequin when it was torn limb from limb was hillarious...

:rofl: I couldn't stop laughing either.... instead of breaking up the 3 count, he instead went to the aid of it.

[Kane Knight]

There were some good moments, but it wasn't particularly enjoyable.

[DrCrawford]

i really hate everything about abyss. if he went away i'd watch TNA more..

[rated rjo]

Maybe everyone forgot because IMPACT....you know....






















blows.

[Schlomey]

There were some good moments, but it wasn't particularly enjoyable.


watched it today. this is basically how i felt about it. :y:


The best match was easily the tag team cage match but apart from that it was pretty lack luster.

[Schlomey]

Maybe everyone forgot because IMPACT....you know....

blows.


Call me when RAW is consistently good for an entire month. :y:

[The Pope]

LOL

[Kane Knight]

i really hate everything about abyss. if he went away i'd watch TNA more..

Gotta admit, I hate hearing him talk right now, and I hate everything about the angle he's involved with.

Abyss was entertaining, previous as a Kane/Undertaker/Mankind knockoff.

Then the little schoolgirl phase came. And the Hulkamania phase. And now the "They" phase.

Fuck's sake, and it's all kept him heavily in focus.

EV2.0 is also annoying, for different reasons. And combine the two....

[Londoner]

Call me when RAW is consistently good for an entire month. :y:

Call me when TNA is consistently good for an entire two weeks.:y:

[FearedSanctity]

lol, kinda ironic that their highest rated Impact in a while is one no one on TPWW watched

PDATE: The actual rating for TNA Impact was a 1.22, the highest rating since the February 18 show. The main jump in the ratings was in the male 12-17 demographic, which jumped from a 0.97 to a 1.21. The rating among males 18-34, 18-49, and 12-34, as well as the overall adult 18-49 demographic, did not increase and in some cases even dropped.

Credit: PWTorch

[Xero]

"The rating among males 18-34, 18-49, and 12-34, as well as the overall adult 18-49 demographic, did not increase and in some cases even dropped."

We represent those demos, so it makes sense.

[Providence Peep]

I'm still trying to figure out how everyone forgot about Impact this week... Isn't the greatness of TNA unforgettable??:nono:

[Londoner]

I guess they didn't make an 'impact'.

[Haze]

Can't forget to watch, when you have no original intention to tune in.

[The Pope]

I'm still trying to figure out how everyone forgot about Impact this week... Isn't the greatness of TNA unforgettable??:nono:

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[Schlomey]

TNA is confusing in lots of ways.

1. They realize that they have amazingly skilled tag team workers in MCMG and Beer Money. They capitalized on that by creating this series of matches. Kudos.

2. Then they do everything else that they do -- Knowing what the fans actually like and want to see.

When did they sit down and say...Ok fellas we have amazing athletes such as MCMG's, Beer Money, AJ Styles ect......so lets keep them off TV this week to make room for Tomy Dreamer & Abyss.


I know they are trying to "pander" to EVERY demographic but they have to realize what they have in front of them. Instead of branching off in a million different directions all at once why can't they put the focus on a couple specific areas and create a niche market?

TNA did that with the Knockouts - Then they fucked it up.
TNA COULD have a niche market with tag team wrestling - It is something they obviously toy with.
TNA HAD a niche market with the X Division but they have all but forgotten about it.

They took what was once their strengths and instead relying on old business tricks and old school mentality and over branchin. Sometimes it just seems like TOO MUCH goes on and TOO MUCH tries to happen all at once...totally killing the effect.

I like a lot of things about TNA and my reviews are often times favorable so don't come back at me like I'm some Pro WWE TNA hater because that is not the case at all.


Just some observations from The Schlome I have been pondering ever since I really became a fan of the brand.



If I were TNA, after this Hardcore PPV I would tighten the reigns and regain control of the business end and SLOW DOWN the product. It really comes off as desperate and annoying the way they go out there and brag and claim all these amazing surprises. It isn't getting them anywhere except alienating people.


If I ran TNA I would do this:

1. Less talk - More wrestling ---that right there would set them apart from WWE.
2. Focus on the X Division and reignite the magic in it.
3. Rebuild the Knockouts division and hire a female writer specifically for their segments.
4. Fire Rob Terry (lol thats a personal vendetta more than anything)
5. Less TNA braggery & promises -- the element of surprise is a good thing --you build something up and up and up most of the time it won't deliver in the way they want.


ok that's enough of a rant...dunno why I'm even posting this especially in this thread where it probably won't even get viewed.

[Londoner]

I've said this before but what i hate about TNA is it seems every week wrestlers switch from heels to faces back to heels and so on. So fucking annoying. Its like they're just doing it for shock value cause theyr'e that fucking desperate.

[Kane Knight]

Call me when TNA is consistently good for an entire two weeks.:y:

Can't we just agree that the whole "sport" is kind of lacking right now?

TNA is confusing in lots of ways.

I'm gonna truncate it to get to the heart of the matter:

They claim to be all about the fans. They go above and beyond the normal perfunctory lip service. And yet, they do all this batshit stuff that never appeals to anyone of consequence. They go well beyond "Tahnks for your response, your feedback is valued," but they don't seem to be able to figure out how to take it from there.

[Londoner]

Can't we just agree that the whole "sport" is kind of lacking right now?



.

Its been lacking for a long time, but WWE has actually been watchable recently atleast.

[The Pope]

Its been lacking for a long time, but WWE has actually been watchable recently atleast.

:rofl:

[Londoner]

Laugh all you wish. :)

[Anybody Thrilla]

Call me when RAW is consistently good for an entire month. :y:

I feel Raw has been good for the entire past month, but you like Eli Cottonwood, so there's really no telling exactly how far your head is planted into your own rectum. :y:

[The Pope]

Laugh all you wish. :)

Thank You.:y:
Actually you are right, I hadn't really watched WWE in almost 4 years consistently, now I tune in just to watch Randy Orton RKO the hell out of everyone!

[Rollermacka]

Call me when TNA is consistently good for an entire two weeks.:y:

Hey now, this week ended with a "suprise twist" that Raven turned out to be "THEY" Abyss keeps talking about. Coincidenceidently, TNA also had the highest ratings that they have had since Feb.


Show ends with Raven licking another man's face = RATINGS!!!! :yes:

[Schlomey]

how did you guess that Raven was the They?

[Londoner]

Hey now, this week ended with a "suprise twist" that Raven turned out to be "THEY" Abyss keeps talking about. Coincidenceidently, TNA also had the highest ratings that they have had since Feb.


Show ends with Raven licking another man's face = RATINGS!!!! :yes:

So Raven has turned heel then? He'll turn face next week.

[rated rjo]

I guess they didn't make an 'impact'.

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[The Pope]

Raven licking another man's face = RATINGS!!!! :yes:

[Destro 2.0]

TNA sucks who would want to remember it.

[The Pope]

TNA sucks who would want to remember it.

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[VSG]

"If you ran TNA, what would you do?" should be a beauty pageant question.

[The Pope]

I would make the main event a sex scene between Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, and Lacey Von Erich

[Kane Knight]

So Raven has turned heel then? He'll turn face next week.

TNA has heels?

I would make the main event a sex scene between Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, and Lacey Von Erich

Sadly, due to it being TNA, only ten people would see it.

[Londoner]

TNA has heels?





Yes, but they turn face again so quickly you don't notice.

[Kane Knight]

I just though everyone ever got cheered.

Well, except Abyss, who evidently had "OOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOO" chants, face or "heel."

[DaveBrawl]

I feel Raw has been good for the entire past month, but you like Eli Cottonwood, so there's really no telling exactly how far your head is planted into your own rectum. :y:

I don't know, I got like a half hour in to Raw this week and I just couldn't go any further. To me it's like KK said, neither is very good for any amount of time. In my opinion the last 2 weeks Impact has been better, though Raw last week was fairly good. But before that Raw had a couple weeks were it was better.

Don't really understand why it's so fashionable to bash Impact when the alternative is no better though.

[Destro 2.0]

To put my dick in a blender would be more beneficial to my health then watching a single episode of impact.

[Destro 2.0]

Watching a Dog eat shit and vomit mixed together would get bigger ratings then Impact could in month. They have the Young Bucks but what have they done to get noticed. Nothing, Dixie collects wrestlers like Action Figures and puts them on her shelf. Its retarded and them changing there company name wouldn't hurt either. I was at my Dads house once and I told him I was going to watch TNA and yelled at me and said "DON'T YOU ORDER ANY FUCKING PORN!,"

I mean Jesus Christ this whole company reeks of Vince Russo Jizz.