Holy ass, TNA is hard to watch
 

So I was flipping through the channels, and TNA was having their monday night replay on Spike or whatever. So I says, lets give them another chance (this has to be up to like 10 now). I catch a match between Elix Skipper, Sonjay Dutt, and some dude named Maverick or something. Anyhow, the match reeked of crap. The wrestling was decent at best...well it wasn't really wrestling, I don't recall seeing an grappling, it was all striking and splashes. The announcing was god awful. It made me miss Tony Shivony get all gay over a scoop slam. I couldn't tell who was heel and who was face. Plus I'm sure the entire audience was a plant, not like 1 or 2, but the entire fucking thing. How could I tell, well the match sucked, but they were still cheering like it was Hogan vs. Rock. Plus, Elix did some sort of corkscrew plancha which is pretty common place now a days, and the crowd starts chanting TNA. It is one thing when Mike Awesome awesome bombs someone through a table on the floor from the middle of the ring and the crowd to chant ECW, but TNA chants for a rather common place move?

If I'm being to harsh, um, maybe they shouldn't suck.

I LOVE BDC!

I love TNA, but it's annoying as hell when they don't sell the moves.

Also yes the dueling crowd chants for lowcarders is terrible.

Don West is the only reason I watch iMPACT

Ok, just watched another match, Abyss vs. some TNA jobber. You know you have to suck when TNA won't give you entrance music. Anyhow, the wrestling still sucked, and so did the announce, oh, but also this time the ref sucked.

Also, what the hell is Abyss, some sort of joke? Hey, I know what a good gimmick would be, lets combine Kane and Mankind with a touch of Cena (the chains), make him do a stupid little pose, and give him the poor man's Paul Bearer as a manager. That will get over right?

The next match is going to be Konnan and some other jerks. Guess what, not watching it. Konnan sucked in WCW, and now that he is older and not as well paid how could he be any better?

Who the fuck is Don West?

Chris Daniels and Eric Young are really the only things worth watching in TNA...and Eric Young is treated with a joke gimmick, so it kind of makes it hard to watch him even.

The non-Mike Tenay announcer.

I watch it mostly for AJ, (who I know BDC hates with a passion) Joe, and Daniels. I still like some of the wrestling.

I guess I watched TNA for one reason. That reason is that I hate fish. Can't stand it, lucky I live in the middle of the country and beef is plentiful. But every so often I think to myself, well maybe I just haven't got the right piece of fish I'm being closed minded. So I try like some salmon or white fish or something, and guess what, I still hate it. So every so often I check to make sure TNA still sucks, and guess what, it still does.

Also Don West looks a lot like Mark Madden.

AJ Styles can suck the shit out of my ass with a straw.

Why don't they just get Mark Madden, I liked him in a sick sort of way.

Yeah I knew that

Seriously, just watch Don West. Its ROFL

Hey, is Nash still on TNA?

Who here watches South Park? You do? You know the episode where the Future people come back and start taking jobs away from the present day folks...you know the guy who is always say "They took our jobs!"...

Yeah, Don West's voice reminds me of that guy.

Not really. Rumor was he wanted to do a tag team with Sean Waltman, but TNA managment didn't want that.

No, he got sick before Bound For Glory...he was supposed to Fight Jarrett, but had Rhino win the title instead. I heard it was something to do with his heart. Anyway he hasn't been back, though has tried to purpose he and Sean Waltman have a Tag Team...but TNA didn't bite.

prince of punk?!?!?!? is shannon moore retarded?

Yes. Yes he is.

He is also now signed to a WWE contract (that was his last TNA match).

As founding memeber of Chruch of Bischoff, Bischoff doesn't need to besmerch his name on TNA.

I know what you mean. ANYTHING could happen and he would be like "OH MY GOD, THIS IS INCREDIBLE. WOW."

His facial expressions are hilarious too.

Yeah, Michael Shane or Matt Bentley I mean, has a new name in Maverick Matt.

I swear Michael Shane and Billy Gunn must have a 2 dollar bet on how many names they can be called in TNA before it goes out of business.

Oh, it just keeps getting worse.

I thought the 8 man tag was a pretty good match to

Don West should pimp his merchandise on Impact.

That would be ratings.

You know neither one of them can afford to lose a 2 dollar bet.

(why am I taking cracks at Billy Gunn??? Forget I said anything :shifty: )

Rhino is getting fat.

Oh, hey when is WWE going to sign Chris Daniels, he is the only guy I really like.

LOL. Spot on.

He is signed to a written contract (one of the 5 TNA currently has out right now) until 2008...so sometime after that WWE can get to him and job the shit out of him.

Alls I'm saying is that if TNA still had Nash, then it could use him as a scape goat by saying it is all his fault it sucks because he is holding everyone down. Nash would joke about that being true, and everyone would agree. But without him, it becomes obivous that the product in general sucks.

Gotta love Nash. Makes a career out of being the scapegoat.

I'm sure if we tried we could find away to blame it on Nash.

We might have to try really hard though.

He was there when they first got on FSN and monthly 3 hour PPVs. :shifty:

Ok, here is my promise. After I learn to wrestle from probably Lance Storm, I'll probably get signed with TNA because the money will probably be better there than the indy curcuit, and lets face it, I'm whore. What do I promise? I promise to be the most innovative guy on the show. Wanna know how? I'm going to fucking wrestle. Not all that acrobatic, flip around, can't quite tell who is on the offensive bullshit. No, I'm going to use moves like arm drags, ddts, piledrives, atomic drops, sto's, stf's, russian leg sweeps. You know, the wrestling we are use to seeing. I figure simply using an older style of wrestling would be unique there. Wrestling loses its magic when everyone tries to be RVD.

Hey, you know earlier when I said the entire TNA live audience is a plant? I'm also pretty sure they pipe in extra cheering and pops as well.

Also, in reference to me calling Shannon Moore a retard is that he has about as much to do with being punk as I do with keeping my mouth shut when I have nothing nice to say. That's right, nothing.

rofl, hasn't nash already come to TNA to brag about being a shitty worker?

Also, At least they have steiner now

If anything TNA Somtimes edits the crowd to not sound as loud believe it or not. Especially when they are doing dueling chant for a face and heel.

Also the crowd isn't plants. They are genuine TNA fans.

My wrestling fans always rave about how good TNA is, but whenever I get a chance to watch it, which is rare anyways, it sucks. The crowd is even worse. They will boo the hell anytime WWE is mentioned, but they will chant TNA when something is done, that you can see on WWE.

I know some people that went to the house show in the Detroit area this weekend, saying it was the best ever. But I watched the video on TNA's website, and there's a huge pop when AJ flips over the top rope. Hell RVD just did that on RAW tonight. So for a wrestling organization, I really don't see too much wrestling. It's really just all acrobatics.

Yeah he did that last year when he was in the Kings of wrestling. It was good stuff.

THEY TERK ERR JERBS!

Ah, so tna fans are just as retarded as shannon moore?

Yes

So from what I take it, everyone else feels that same way I do, they just tune into TNA to see what they pass off for wrestling every few months?

Honestly I do enjoy TNA and every now and then you will get a good match with spots that flow well in the match.

Also Samoa Joe and AJ (Yes I know you hate him). Also I like AMW. They're hilarious heels.

I like TNA.

Now, obviously I don't like it more than WWE, but the thing is at least TNA is unpredictable (to me anyway).

The only reasons I stop for TNA for a prolonged period is if Joe, Christian, Steiner, or a good X Div match is on. Otherwise I'll stop for a few minutes and just change the channel.

I would probably watch it all the way through if it wasn't on so fucking late, though. I don't want to watch something that I want to remember for the most part at 11...

Only thing that interests me about TNA is what interests everyone else, Samoa Joe/Aj/daniels, and obviously Christian.The Dudleys had me interested for a while but now I just don't give a fuck about them because tag team matches in TNA are even worse than in WWE.

Seriously, if you think WWE tag team matches are bad, watch TNA and you will see the difference.TNA should also quit with this squash/jobber show idea, who wants to watch a show where the only thing worth watching is the main event?

Who wants to watch a show where the only thing worth watching is someone eating worms?

Since when is Smackdown only worth watching for some guy eating worms?Smackdown has been far better than Raw lately, though that isn't saying much.

I could go for some worms right about now.

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Take it outside Scotty.

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You jerk!

Naw. They're just retarded. They cheer heels, cheer faces, and think "This is awesome" and "OoooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ABYSS" are good chants.

I agree.

• Paul Burchill. His feud with Regal could be bloody awesome. All he needs is a buccaneer or two...:shifty:
• Chris Benoit's been doing great.
• JBL, period. With a broken hand, JBL Still>90% of the lockeroom.
• MNM are finally entertaining me (Waiting to see if it was a fluke)
• Angle/Taker made me care about Taker again.

Raw has:

• Michaels, and my interest in him is killed by his constant fighting with the McMahons.
• HHH, who is the best thing going right now, and his feud with Cena even makes wiggers look entertaining
• That's all.

I agree. William Regal is doing such a great job with this. I think he's the only guy who could do this angle right. His reactions to everything are great. I really hope we're treated to a lot of Regal Burchill matches. Regal is amazing in the ring.

Yup, tna is awful. I was channel surfing with my girlfriend and we had Raw and tna on at the same time (TSN) and I wanted to stop at tna for a bit. My girlfriend said it was terrible, I asked if it's worse than WWE she said hell yeah. She can't stand wrestling at all.

I agree with all the negativity towards their product in this thread. It really is that bad.

Now come on guys the crowd at TNA isn't that bad. Last time I watched Impact, it appeared that they have turned on Lance Hoyt so there is some hope.

The crowd definitely has thier moments. Sometimes the crowd is hilarious, but other times they aren't.

If TNA just did a few shows here or there in Universal the crowd would be awsome. It's just that they have gotten old since we see and hear the same people everyweek

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo ABYSS ABYSS ABYss AByss Abyss abyss...

If I ever stop at Impact on the wrestling channel, its usually pretty shit, but most of the PPV's I've seen have been hella entertaining, more entertaining than most of the WWE ones I've seen of late.

I just download the PPVs and occasionally an Impact or two. I just tend to watch for AJ/Joe/Daniels, Christian (if he's not wrestling Jarrett or Monty fucking Brown :roll: ) and the GeNext guys (i.e. Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong). Other than I agree it's not too great, which is a shame.

RoH > TNA

BTW BDC if you like Lance Storm he will be wrestling in RoH April 1st for the world title.

i personally think Joe is over-rated, but if the push him to the moon, and give him and Christain some time to build a good fued, i may be interested.

they made me remember why i don't like tag wrestling.
don west is funny, IMO. because he's the poor mans Tony Shivone'
(wow, let THAT sink in)

the X division isn't as good as it could be.
they need new writers. hands down.

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Lance Hoyt!

I am sooo glad I have found a board that doesn't suck TNA's dick. I'd rep you all but I am lazy.

Oh, I suck TNA's dick, I just talk about him behind his back afterwards.

Then just rep me, and be lazy about everyone else.

Yeah the PPV's are good, but their main show is meant to be Impact, and they treat it like shit.

I hadn't heard that chant until recently, I was laughing my ass off, I had to turn the channel because the chant was so awful.

I agree with BDC.:shifty:

Did you see Sting's "farewell?"

They had some chants that made the Abyss chans look good.

TNA can have its good moments and it can also have its bad moments.

It's good moments are rare though I noticed.

1 - I FUCKING DESPISE THE IMPACT ZONE CROWD. Like everyone stated above, they get an orgasm over simple moves that even RVD does. I don't blame Alex Shelley at all for calling them retards. They boo WWE like mad, and chant TNA TNA TNA! as if it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

2 - Impact looks like a poor man's version of Thunder.

3 - Get rid of the 6 sided ring already. I've tried to force myself to like it for a whole year now, but just can't take it anymore.

4 - Alex Shelley, Joe, Daniels, Sting, Steiner, etc. are reasons why I watch.

5 - Their storylines are cheesy and come out like shit, except for the Sting angle and even that is corny.

6 - TOO MANY FUCKING TAG MATCHES. I hate anything more than 1 tag match per hour.

7 - How about you fucking leave the Impact Zone already?

8 - This fits in with #1 but since it's so terrible, I had to put it separately....THE STUPID CROWD CHANTS! Oooooo Abyss

9 - Did I mention their retarded fans that think TNA needs little to no storylines, little to no star power, and just want to see ROH lite on TV? Ridiculous.

TNA has really gotta get its act together.

Nah the crowd was good during his match and his promo, which was a really good promo btw.

Why does that bother everyone when they boo the WWE?

ECW crowd did it to as did the WCW crowd. Same way with WCW and the WWE crowd.

Out of all things to hate that crowd for that is definitely the worse reason.

Durkka Duuuur.

The rpomo was good (Though it was a dumb thing to do on his first Impact appearance), but the crowd was retarded.

1. The only reason TNA needs to tour is so they can get rid of those fucking psychos. They are one of the worst elements of the show on so many levels.

2. It actually makes most second-rate productions look like quality.

3. I'm indifferent to the ring. I think it'll stick around because it's like their only selling point in terms of how they're different from WCW and such.

4. And half of them are being used like shit.

5. I like most of the storylines. The Sting one sucks ass.

6. I can't agree more, especially in the face of the number of 6 and 8 man tags in the ME. They have limited time to showcase all their talent, but this is kinda a waste.

7. So they don't lose MORE money? I'm sure they're starting to take a hit from their house shows, and they've had...One?

8. And the inability to like, boo people (Even before the fucking ejection rule) and the like.

9. TNA's fanbase wants to be ECW. They want to be counter-culture, and part of how they do it is by trying to rabidly abandon everything that WWE does...

Like stories, storytelling, ring psychology, basically everything except running the title into the ground by making your "top guy" bury everyone worth a fuck.

What is up with this "Samoa Joe?" He looks like a malnurished Rikishi, plus he was on Distraction on comdey central once, and I didn't really care.

Samoa Joe is known for having a huge arsenal of submission moves, twice John Cena's.

So, what is that, 2?

4 actually

Cena has the STFU and the "I'M SO BORING I MAKE MY OPPONENTS SUBMIT WHENEVER I GET IN THE RING!"

I've never actually watched Impact! or a TNA PPV, because we don't get them over here in Australia, but from what I've heard and what I've seen, the stuff on TNA is better than the WWE.

The X-Division is exciting, and they have Christian. All they need is to have a longer show so they can have space between things. Apparently TNA uses time really well, and right now they barely have any.

I'm going to give TNA the benefit of the doubt, because they at least try and cater to a niche market. I do think they have a chance at giving the WWE a run for its money in terms of quality. When TNA starts making a profit, I think it is going to boom.

As you said, you haven't seen Impact, so I don't think you can actually give them the benefit of the doubt.If you watched Impact you would understand this thread.They do put on good PPV's as i've said already though, but that isn't how you get new fans into your product.

Word.

IT's exciting, if you don't mind most of the wrestlers being spotmonkeys.

I still like Jarret holding on to his "spot" by keeping the fuckin title for that god damn long

and having people job to him thnx to....Gail Kim interfering?? lmfao

I'm done with my charade. . .I am coming out of the closet. I LOVE TNA wrestling's X-division. I can't help it, the WWE had made me think that all wrestlers beside a chosen few were old, slow, and had to be 290 lbs. to entertain me. TNA made me remember fast, high flying, everything or nothing, wrestlers using every part of their body to try to knock out the other guy.
So they can't all wrestle as well as some of the guys in the WWE, they still entertain me. I can't tell who the heel is, I can't tell who the face is, I like that, it lets me judge the man on how entertaining he is.
Tenay would not be my first choice of announcer, I will admit that but TNA's management has done some godawful things I just mark that on the list.
The fans in the arena have been watching TNA for three or more years, they love it unconditionally. Most of the time I just laugh at them and their chants.

I like TNA I don't think it's bad at all. But I'm not gonna have the typical TNA lover responce "WWE SUX TNA RULZ FUK VINCE! 11111" All I'm saying is they have their moments. The TNA chants get real annoying for me I don't mind if they did it on special occasions[Ultimate X matches which they seem too do 5-6 times a year maybe even more etc.etc.] When I first heard about Billy Gunn and BG James teaming up I was excited because I was hoping too see a NAO reunion. But, that's just the thing they weren't the same NAO they were worse. All I'm saying is TNA is good if the WWE cruiserweights aren't good enough for you. Because I see TNA as kinda a spot fest Federation. The main eventers are ok but the people who get the most air time are the people that do flips around the ring like acrobats. Not saying I don't like TNA just saying it's good for WWE isn't on TV.

I love NAO...but you're right, James Gang is NOT the New Age Outlaws.

TNA's all frosting. Well, almost all.

WWE's like Hot Lunch at high school. It's usually some variation of Meat Loaf or Salisburry Steak. It's old, it's bland, it's boring, and you get the feeling that the people cooking it must really hate you for some reason.

WWE has boring, predictable matches which are hard for a fan to watch. Its storylines are played out and there's no longer anything exciting.

But then, TNA's sickening for a different reason. You can't eat a whole bowl of frosting without some problems. TNA is spots, it's flash, it's got very little substance. It's not horribly memorable beyond the fact that they abuse their spots like nobody's business. This isn't a good thing as they rely on crutches such as spots and "OH MY GAWD! SIX SIDED RING!" And they wear out their gimmick matches faster than WWE does (Compare the EC to Six Sides of Steel).

I agree I basically said TNA was all right for what it is and that is a Spot Fest federation and not the good kind like ECW. This is why I always get mad when a retard posts a topic on TPWW about TNA being at the same level as WWE. TNA will NEVER be on the same page as WWE.

God, I hope not. That would just be trading one kind of suck for another. Honestly.

TNA's bad, but so's WWE right now. It's a pervasive issue. TNA has good points, WWE has good points. To trade off your bad points for someone else's though, would be totally bad.

I love TNA, personally.

...But keep in mind, I don't get UPN. All I have to compare with is RAW. Smackdown! sounds pretty sexy, but as I can't watch it, I'm stucking begging Jesus to give TNA an extra hour on TV.

Yeah, TNA totally kills any of their creative gimmick matches. The Ultimate X Match is the perfect example. It has only been around for maybe three years yet there have been around 10 or so of these matches already.

I know. They need to stop milking their gimmicks and bring in some substance.

They need Paul Heyman... the King of Substance and the only man who could make a bunch of substance abusers appeal to a audience for seven or so years.