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Old 08-20-2014, 04:59 PM   #1
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A TNA Question from Not-a-TNA fan

Haven't watched in a few years, and seems not many others do. Is the lack of TNA fans/ratings/hype due to the IWC constantly proclaiming it's death and thus no one feels like investing time into a product they feel won't last for much longer?


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Old 08-20-2014, 05:41 PM   #2
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I like TNA and watch it every week. Its a good show and they have good talent. All they need is for someone who knows wrestling to run the company. I believe Dixie has run alot of fans off. Also they need to stop offering their top talents insulting deals. If the Carters are not going to put any money into the company they need to sell it to some one who will.
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Old 08-20-2014, 05:52 PM   #3
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You give the IWC and its supposed "influence" far far far far too much credit.
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Old 08-21-2014, 11:11 AM   #4
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Yeah it’s not so much all that shit as opposed to the simple fact that they have been suffering financially for quite some time. The low ratings, IMO are due to shifting timeslots and runtimes over the years. IIRC, they've tried 3-hour shows and have jumped from Thursdays to Mondays BACK to Thursdays and last night, I believe was supposedly going to be their first WEDNESDAY Night () broadcast.

All things considered, I think they should consider themselves EXTREMELY fortunate to have made it to the 10-year mark, and while that’s a great milestone for a company that basically originally aspired to be a new WCW and then later on, to try and topple WWE as the worldwide leader in the industry, the fact of the matter is the writing and storylines are horrible, and I’ve never felt Spike to be a good fit for TNA to be televised on a national level.

Although some may see it as disappointing that Spike decided to cancel Impact Wrestling, for the few who still tune in on a weekly basis, there may be a small glimmer of hope that they can get a new and perhaps even better deal than what Spike was offering them. I know it’s not likely, but I don’t foresee having pre-taped or even live PPV “events” alone and just trying to keep the company alive on that will work long-term. They have some great talent, and it would be a shame for their fans if they all ended up somewhere other than TNA.

I would hope there would be very few, if any acquisitions by WWE if any talent in TNA do wind up as free agents. The last thing they need when they’re in a time of trying to transition from one “era” to the next, especially when they’ve already got a bunch of new superstars and divas, including those in NXT, is a flood of more superstars that may not even see much if any TV time, let alone other appearances.
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They are selling to a niche market, wrestling fans. There is limited crowd for that. And they present a 2nd tier product compared to the WWE. So therefore they are unable to capture the entirety of a small niche market.

the WWE has issues "bringing in new fans". They have had solid, similar ratings for years meaning they arent adding new audience. And TNA has that same problem. No one flips through TV, sees TNA and becomes a fan (WWE has this problem too).

This is why many people agree they have to break the mold and try something completely different to try to attract a new audience.
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Old 08-21-2014, 04:52 PM   #6
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No since the lack of fans and hype is more of TNA being really bad at generating any real long term momentum. The ratings being stuck at the low 1s is also a result of that and their product traditionally caters to a small group of people.
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