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TNASUCKS
03-25-2009, 01:59 PM
Vince McMahon Calls TNA iMPACT ‘Reprehensible’, More
By Ryan Clark on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 12:18 PM EST
The Hollywood Reporter has an interview with Vince McMahon today promoting Wrestlemania XXV. Here are some highlights from the interview:
If UFC and other mixed martial arts programming has had an impact on WWE: “Most people thought at one point that we would be competitors. But it turns out they are not competition to us at all, or hardly at all. They are sport, we are entertainment; it’s a huge difference. The revenue they have cut into is that of boxing.”
If it’s okay to show Triple H invading Randy Orton’s home with a sledgehammer: “Right. What we try to do in situations like that is use things that you can’t find around the house. You will never see us use a baseball bat. You don’t find folding metal chairs around the house. We are very selective. You can go up to the line. It’s storytelling; that’s how our business thrives. If you have well-defined characters and put them in the right story line against other characters, people care about their welfare.”
If he’s concerned with the ratings in recent weeks: “Quite frankly our TV ratings have been very good. We averaged over a 4, I think, three weeks ago. Last week and the week before it was a bit less so because of a number of factors: how many people watched TV and one-off events. What you have to look at is our overall reach in the course of a week. On TV, we reach over 15 million people each and every week, 52 weeks a year.”
Whether he is concerned with rival promotion TNA Wrestling as competition: “My concern with TNA is not in terms of competition. My concern with TNA is that they are TV-14, and we are PG. They have to change with the times. I think some of the things they do on television are reprehensible, but it is a TV-14 rating. That’s the only bone I have to pick with them. Their TV ratings are a fraction of ours.”
What Would Kevin Do?
03-25-2009, 02:04 PM
This coming from the guy that had HHH pretending to fuck a corpse....
erickman
03-25-2009, 02:20 PM
then there is the kiss my ass club
Destor
03-25-2009, 02:33 PM
LOL VINCE
Nowhere Man
03-25-2009, 02:41 PM
To be fair, TNA's booking can be pretty reprehensible indeed.
ron the dial
03-25-2009, 02:42 PM
You don’t find folding metal chairs around the house.
really? i don't have some in my basement?
Destor
03-25-2009, 02:43 PM
It soooo funny though. He changes his rating like a week ago and is all high and mighty about being children freindly.
ron the dial
03-25-2009, 02:46 PM
wouldn't tna shooting for a more mature audience be beneficial to vince anyway if he wants the younger audience? why would he want to pick that bone? he can't say because he is offended. well he can, but come on.
Mr. Monday Morning
03-25-2009, 02:49 PM
This reminds me of the time Austin broke into Pillman's house and Pillman had obviously been to the WWE prop department to get himself a gun, as you never find a gun in a house.
Blitz
03-25-2009, 02:50 PM
lol hilarious.
RGWhat316
03-25-2009, 02:57 PM
I lol at that hes upset at TNA still being TV-14. Thats one of the things I actually like about them. People still use swear words, they still get busted open, and they dont have characters like John Cena. I guess since i'm not 10 years old, I don't fit into everything Vince does now. So I do watch TNA for that reason. Hell, Vince still has people get hit by sledgehammers and go through glass windows, yet they never bleed anymore.
thedamndest
03-25-2009, 02:59 PM
You will never see us use a baseball bat.
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I guess he means the kind the isn't covered in barb wire.
ron the dial
03-25-2009, 02:59 PM
i saw ric flair bleed on monday
thedamndest
03-25-2009, 03:02 PM
Flair bleeds if you look at him wrong, so I don't blame the WWE for that one.
Gerard
03-25-2009, 03:13 PM
This coming from the guy that had HHH pretending to fuck a corpse....
LOL exactly what i was gonna say. Vince seems to change his tune weekly, WWF used to be very kid friendly and then in the mid 90's it changed and im near sure Vince is on record as saying it wasn't for kids to watch. Now its dumbed down again so they dont get any more media attention since the media has been all over them for the deaths in recent years.
Vince seriously needs to step down, he lost the plot long ago. He's a 63 year old trying to stay in touch with people in their teens, (or people under 10 after reading his latest bs). They've basically just bowed to this PC bullshit and are acting like it was their intention to go that way eventually anyway.
Im just waiting on him starting the TWF (Toddlers wrestling federation) seems to be the way things are going. Im sure one of triple h's kids will be all over that one, "shes getting pushed because she's suckling on stephanies tits!!!!".
RVDmark
03-25-2009, 03:26 PM
So its ok to handcuff your enemy, knock out his wife, sexually assault her (technically), and then hit him with a sledgehammer, in an arena full of children. But TNA is reprihensible.
Personally I havent got children, and really dont care what WWE does in this way as I find the non child stuff more entertaining. But this does reek of hypocracy. (thats not spelt right is it)
Destor
03-25-2009, 03:30 PM
hipacracie
Kane Knight
03-25-2009, 04:45 PM
His ratings are going down going into wrestlemania. Yeah, good job, Vince.
Jeritron
03-25-2009, 04:46 PM
rofl
StingerSplash4Lyf
03-25-2009, 05:54 PM
i guess he has a problem with the sting bat
I'm pretty sure he meant that they will never use objects like that in angles involving at-home assaults; not that they shouldn't be used ever. A sledgehammer is a bit cartoonish, I must admit.
Don't see anything wrong with what he's saying. He's a businessman and knows how to portray himself in whatever light he feels. I think I heard someone say once that for Vince, there are no mistakes or false steps. The decisions made in the past were right for then, and the decisions made for today are right for today.
The man is clearly insane.
BigDaddyCool
03-25-2009, 09:01 PM
Long story short, Vince has nothing to worry about from TNA in the near future.
Fabien Barthez
03-25-2009, 09:11 PM
Change with the times? His business has only declined since this change. And isn't TNA getting better ticket sales, ratings and turning a higher profit than last year?
Really bizzare comments, from someone who shouldn't really be suprising me with them anymore.
The Gold Standard
03-25-2009, 10:01 PM
i guess he has a problem with the sting bat
Probably just bitter because Sting didn't come to WWE
James Steele
03-25-2009, 10:13 PM
Change with the times? His business has only declined since this change. And isn't TNA getting better ticket sales, ratings and turning a higher profit than last year?
Really bizzare comments, from someone who shouldn't really be suprising me with them anymore.
Yes, TNA did finally quit hemorrhaging money.
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thedamndest
03-25-2009, 10:54 PM
His answers make sense to someone with little or no knowledge of the wrestling industry, which is probably what he was after. How often does he sit down for a grill session with smarks?
His answers make sense to someone with little or no knowledge of the wrestling industry, which is probably what he was after. How often does he sit down for a grill session with smarks?
Are you referring to Vince or Manson?
Loose Cannon
03-25-2009, 11:28 PM
rofl is he was refering to Manson
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:33 PM
http://www.kupywrestlingwallpapers.info/wallpapers/mr-mcmahon-dead-RIP-WWE-wallpaper-preview.jpg
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:34 PM
http://tylerdemeo.com/Images/vince01.jpg
Shouldn't it read August 24, 1945 - June 11, 2007 - June 18, 2007?
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:35 PM
http://www.worldwrestlinginsanity.com/images2/mcdisney.gif
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:38 PM
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm34/Kanesfeel2/Holycrap.jpg
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:39 PM
Seriously, Vince McMahon is my hero. From trailer park trash to world-famous carnie to esteemed Chairman of a multimillion dollar company.
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:44 PM
http://www.midsouthwrestling.com/99feb_mcmahon.jpg
Vince McMahon stood for morality while our corroding society was cheering for a wife-beating alcoholic with no respect for authority.
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:45 PM
http://baseball.dailyskew.com/uploaded_images/vince_mcmahon-751501.jpg
Vince McMahon can out-tan Hogan, HHH, Flair, and Orton.
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:46 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Vince_McMahon_-_ECW_Champion.jpg
Vince McMahon saved the legacy of a glorified indy fed and helped establish the legacy of ECW!
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:47 PM
http://z.about.com/d/prowrestling/1/0/L/G/-/-/09.jpg
Vince McMahon loves 3-ways.
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:48 PM
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x310/The_Ultimate_Wrestling_Gallery/Managers/VinceMcMahon002.jpg?t=1238039277
http://z.about.com/d/prowrestling/1/0/T/B/-/-/mcmahon06.jpg
Vince McMahon keeps up with "his niggas!"
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:51 PM
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania23/2007/03/29/mcmahon_vince.JPG
Vince McMahon could run his own country!
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:51 PM
http://www.lowpft.com/raw-billy001.jpg
Vince McMahon loves running trains on the divas with members of ZZ Top and Bizarro Jim Ross.
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:53 PM
http://judybell1125.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/schoolvinniemac.jpg
Vince McMahon is a patriot.
IC Champion
03-25-2009, 11:54 PM
Vince is a tool.
Loose Cannon
03-25-2009, 11:54 PM
lol Bizaro Ross
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:55 PM
http://img.skysports.com/08/06/218x298/WWE-RAW-Vince-McMahon_915197.jpg
Vince McMahon is all about the monaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:57 PM
http://www.isteroids.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/vince__linda_mcmahon-steroids-263x300.jpg
Vince McMahon's wife is officially a GILF (and she will sell your moves horribly all night long!)
James Steele
03-25-2009, 11:58 PM
http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/1724592.jpg
Vince McMahon understands your problems, and can be a loving voice in a time of painful silence.
Vince McMahon, that's what.
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:01 AM
http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/1485032.jpg%3Fv%3D1%26c%3DViewImages%26k%3D2%26d%3D17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F1066FF7E2BADDC648BE5 A5397277B4DC33E&usg=AFQjCNH-dh5WXW48pEEWv9SkaCfHVC0QIw
Vince McMahon knew what he was doing...really.
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:02 AM
http://drsquat.com/files/gallery/DrSquat/Vince%20McMahon%20and%20Beau%20-%201973.jpg
Vince McMahon has been known to be creepy.
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:02 AM
I can't top that last picture, so I'll stop.
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:03 AM
I love google.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/mr_peden/spam.jpg
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:04 AM
In short TPWW, McMahonism is still alive and well...BLESSED BE THE NAME OF VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON!!!
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:04 AM
Juan, go fuck yourself.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/mr_peden/spam.jpg
What would TPWW be without SPAM?
SPAM Lite, and nobody wants that shit.
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:08 AM
Juan, go into casual and talk to self-righteous European assholes about how much you wank, drink, and supposedly fuck.
Oh, and Juan, did you watch that movie your mom got you yet?
If you didn't, you're a terrible son.
Juan, go into casual and talk to self-righteous European assholes about how much you wank, drink, and supposedly fuck.
No, I think I'll go C-Fed instead
Oh, and Juan, did you watch that movie your mom got you yet?
If you didn't, you're a terrible son.
No i haven't :-\
You're a terrible son.
:nono:
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:15 AM
No, I think I'll go C-Fed instead
You should, maybe you will find some ways to use your creativity besides how to massage your prostate.
You should, maybe you will find some ways to use your creativity besides how to massage your prostate.
lol you cut me deep with that one
James Steele
03-26-2009, 12:27 AM
You like it too, don't you.
lol you cut me deep with that one
Ouch. Better go see a doctor, cuts there can get badly infected.
Wolfpack423
03-27-2009, 02:43 PM
The only thing is WWE knows how to pull off certain storylines that TNA just doesn't. TNA used to be all about the matches which I wish they would go back to. I am a WWE supporter, but I also watch TNA and I am more impressed with the WWE product.
Kane Knight
03-28-2009, 10:21 AM
By the way, in terms of ratings, WWE did a 3.2 and 3.1 the week of the 16th, down from the last three weeks. Last year, Raw gained almost a full point going into 'Mania, and the ratings increase is a staple.
Yeah, they're actually losing fans. going into the biggest event of the tear, the granddaddy of them all...
I don't think Vince is fooling anyone but himself, really, because I doubt anyone but smarks care about ratings anyway.
The only other people he might fool are investors, and that only works as long as revenues stay up. Mania will probably be huge, but lower ratings mean lower PPV buys any other time of the year....
Kane Knight
03-28-2009, 10:24 AM
The only thing is WWE knows how to pull off certain storylines that TNA just doesn't. TNA used to be all about the matches which I wish they would go back to. I am a WWE supporter, but I also watch TNA and I am more impressed with the WWE product.
Good God, if they stopped trying to be WWE Lite, I would love them forever.
Well, maybe not forever, since they'd fuck it up....
RatedGSuperstar
03-28-2009, 11:52 AM
The only other people he might fool are investors, and that only works as long as revenues stay up. Mania will probably be huge, but lower ratings mean lower PPV buys any other time of the year....
Depending on what you believe from the dirt sheets, WWE actually depends on huge WrestleMania revenue numbers to pay the bills the rest of the year. Apparently a lot of people are worried that poor WrestleMania numbers would result in even more releases and cutbacks across the board. It won't just be jobbers and the seldom-used guys getting let go.
Of course, if that happens, TNA will continue to fuck itself over by signing all the wrong guys and WWE castoffs. Although Brian Kendrick in an Ultimate X match would be pretty cool.
Kane Knight
03-28-2009, 12:08 PM
Depending on what you believe from the dirt sheets, WWE actually depends on huge WrestleMania revenue numbers to pay the bills the rest of the year. Apparently a lot of people are worried that poor WrestleMania numbers would result in even more releases and cutbacks across the board. It won't just be jobbers and the seldom-used guys getting let go.
Of course, if that happens, TNA will continue to fuck itself over by signing all the wrong guys and WWE castoffs. Although Brian Kendrick in an Ultimate X match would be pretty cool.
But Mania will do well. Really well. I'm less sure they'll top last year than ever before, but it's not the big concern.
If they do do poorly at Mania, then they lose one of the biggest feathers in their caps....
Jeritron
03-28-2009, 02:57 PM
that kid's Batman shoes are incredible
James Steele
03-28-2009, 03:31 PM
Right!?
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