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08-22-2008 12:09 PM |
All right now that I'm back from a fun-filled night, I'm ready to tackle this. Here goes nothing.
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» TNA is doing very well financially, and not only are they profiting, but they have begun to pay back Panda Energy for the millions of dollars they invested in the company during its first 5-years.
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I know I'm not the only one surprised by this, but I'm not as surprised as most. I've seen the last few pay per views and have been watching iMPACT! regularly, and the product has been better (even though Joe still has the strap). Despite the loss of Tomko :'( and just recently the focal point of the Knockout Division, Gail Kim, they have been putting on good shows. I've never been to a live event (the bastards won't come to Philly) but I hear they're quite entertaining.
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» Last week there was more internal animosity towards the creative team than ever before. There were complaints about too many stipulation and weapons matches for no reason, and also complaints about too many super hero segments with the Prince Justice League. Most feel that even with all of the internal complaining nothing will change. There are lots of complaints that Joe is being booked as a whining complainer instead of the strong face champion that he was.
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This really doesn't surprise me. The gimmick matches seem to happen once a week, if not more, and while those Justice League segments are comical, they aren't funny enough to warrant having that much air time. Bubba's recent comment about no one wanting to watch "normal" wrestling anymore probably has something to do with this. Or it's that he's a fat sack of crap, who's to say? Watching Joe's segments (watching him do anything really) is just painful. His promos suck and he really does come off as a whiny bitch. I said it when he won and I'll say it again: he should have never gotten the strap. I understand they want to have the company led by homegrown talent, but Joe? If they want him to come off as a strong champ (i.e. not a whiny bitch), they should've turned him heel like he was when he debuted. Being the guy who doesn't talk [much] and just flat out kicks ass is a much better fit for him than his current role. And the reason none of this will change is because they're profiting. They're probably defending themselves by saying, "If it ain't broke don't fix it."
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» There are some in management were that feel the only reason the talent was so mad at creative was because they did a three-day house show run before the two days of TV.
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I'd be pissed too if I got back from a weekend of house shows and had to do two days of 'Fuck Yourself in the Ass' matches (and there's the main event at Bound For Glory).
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» The booking team is using a style of booking recently where everything is built around constant swerves. Many feel that it has been fun and entertaining, but will cause people to lose emotional attachment with the product.
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Since Russo is involved I'm not surprised. It has been entertaining, but they can't do it forever. It'll get over for now but soon they'll start losing fans because people just won't be interested anymore. It is a good way to get people to tune in, but it's not a way to make them want to keep watching. |
