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**The One** · 02-15-2010, 02:22 AM

"Monday Night War"...

Sounds more like "Monday Night Meet Me At The Flag Pole At 8:00 So I Can Beat You Up And Steal Your Lunch Money Kid."

Their arrogance is astonishing here. You're going to move your program to a DIRECT time slot competition with the company who has been #1 for the last 13 years, and who week after week pulls in top 10 highest cable numbers for any demo? You couldn't atleast start yours an hour earlier? Gives you the first hour to build to the final hour that you can hype as "can't miss" while WWE farts around and gives us Chavo vs. a Midget for the 20th week in a row on their first hour. NO. That's not the way to do it BROTHER! Let's not even address the fact that RAW is live and Impact will be alternating to taped and live events. Then you think, well, we're taking the fight to a much stronger program, and totally playing into their hands already...what the hell, why not begin this venture during what is historically their strongest part of the year. It's like have a pair of deuces and going all in with your last couple of chips.

The fact is, from what little I have seen of either TNA or WWE recently, I'd personally most likely take TNA to RAW, and even IF they have the better show, it doesn't much matter if the majority of the audience has already decided they want WWE. When Nitro did it, they went live vs. RAW's taped schedule. They gave away results...can't be done here. WCW had Ted Turner not only pump money in, but OWN the network the show was running on - there was some wiggle room for the company (not for Eric, his ass was on the line, but on a whole, the company wasn't at risk). Not this time in TNA.

It's not the nail in the coffin, cause they can always move back to a timeslot that is more profitable for Spike. And as a fan, this is exciting if only because even marginally pulling audiences from RAW might make McMahon pay attention - we all know McMahon is a fighter and doesn't like to lose an inch. This is a good thing for wrestling fans, but I have a feeling ultimately a VERY foolish plan for TNA.

TOVO Fact: Tovo use to have two VCRs record both Raw and Nitro back in the mid 90s.

02-15-2010, 02:22 AM	#22
The One Boss Posts: 17,611	"Monday Night War"... Sounds more like "Monday Night Meet Me At The Flag Pole At 8:00 So I Can Beat You Up And Steal Your Lunch Money Kid." Their arrogance is astonishing here. You're going to move your program to a DIRECT time slot competition with the company who has been #1 for the last 13 years, and who week after week pulls in top 10 highest cable numbers for any demo? You couldn't atleast start yours an hour earlier? Gives you the first hour to build to the final hour that you can hype as "can't miss" while WWE farts around and gives us Chavo vs. a Midget for the 20th week in a row on their first hour. NO. That's not the way to do it BROTHER! Let's not even address the fact that RAW is live and Impact will be alternating to taped and live events. Then you think, well, we're taking the fight to a much stronger program, and totally playing into their hands already...what the hell, why not begin this venture during what is historically their strongest part of the year. It's like have a pair of deuces and going all in with your last couple of chips. The fact is, from what little I have seen of either TNA or WWE recently, I'd personally most likely take TNA to RAW, and even IF they have the better show, it doesn't much matter if the majority of the audience has already decided they want WWE. When Nitro did it, they went live vs. RAW's taped schedule. They gave away results...can't be done here. WCW had Ted Turner not only pump money in, but OWN the network the show was running on - there was some wiggle room for the company (not for Eric, his ass was on the line, but on a whole, the company wasn't at risk). Not this time in TNA. It's not the nail in the coffin, cause they can always move back to a timeslot that is more profitable for Spike. And as a fan, this is exciting if only because even marginally pulling audiences from RAW might make McMahon pay attention - we all know McMahon is a fighter and doesn't like to lose an inch. This is a good thing for wrestling fans, but I have a feeling ultimately a VERY foolish plan for TNA. TOVO Fact: Tovo use to have two VCRs record both Raw and Nitro back in the mid 90s.