TNA NEWS AND NOTES: Observer Spoiler

**Loose Cannon** · 11-09-2004, 01:48 PM

This comes straight out of these weeks Observer, in which they had a very elaborate section discussing TNA.

*First a reminder that tommorrow (11/10) and Thur (11/11) TNA will air on the "Best Dam Sports Show." on Fox Sports Net. Not sure of the time, so you guys will have to check that. Probably like 8 or 9 EST. This was taped before the PPV, so don't expect Hall, Nash and Savage. Looking at the show, it looks pretty good. Styles vs Abyss, 5 man X-Title match, Jarrett/Hardy (Cage) and some other matches. Piper will also be there. This is TNA's chance to draw some casual fans into thier product.

*Mentions this week, 11/7-11/11 will be a "key turning point" in the company's history.

*TNA first started out wanting 55,000 buys for thier weekly PPV's, then they cut it down to 20,000. Only a few shows have only topped that number

*TNA usually did 5,000-13,000 buys weekly. THE BUYS PEAKED DURING THE NWA VS S.E.X. STORYLINE. So you see from that what I have been trying to say. Fans tune in more for the storylines then for the wrestling matches. I consider myself more like a casual fan as I don't really want to see 25 min matches every week. I'd rather see interviews, backstage stuff, development of storylines and then some good wrestling to top that off.

*Said TNA made many mistakes over the years, including making a lot of enemies within the business. Said TNA could of been this generations ECW.

*From a Financial standpoint, the Observer mentioned that TNA has lost more money over the past two years, then ECW did over 7 years. But the key to TNA is the company which is backing them financially. They have stuck with TNA, even though TNA continued to lose money.

*Back to then NWA VS SEX, it said that the company's hottest point was when Raven first came in and feuded with Jarrett. Said that Raven should have definately went over Jarrett in that angle for the Title and when he didn't, fans lost faith in Raven as a "main guy."

*Finally, said that if Victory Road can do 20,000 buys, it would be considered a success. They predict 12,000. I'm predicitng at least 25,000 based on the buzz surroudning the PPV the final week going into it over the net.

*Also said that at $19.95 (which I would have paid) they would of generated more money. This was based on a poll on thier website and more people said they would of bought the $19.95 show. We will never know for sure though if it would of made more of a profit.

Well that's basically the TNA story. We'll see how they did with their PPV (which IMO is/was a better show then Survivor Series will be) this week.

MERCI

11-09-2004, 01:48 PM	#1
Loose Cannon I'm all there is Posts: 31,811	TNA NEWS AND NOTES: Observer Spoiler This comes straight out of these weeks Observer, in which they had a very elaborate section discussing TNA. First a reminder that tommorrow (11/10) and Thur (11/11) TNA will air on the "Best Dam Sports Show." on Fox Sports Net. Not sure of the time, so you guys will have to check that. Probably like 8 or 9 EST. This was taped before the PPV, so don't expect Hall, Nash and Savage. Looking at the show, it looks pretty good. Styles vs Abyss, 5 man X-Title match, Jarrett/Hardy (Cage) and some other matches. Piper will also be there. This is TNA's chance to draw some casual fans into thier product. Mentions this week, 11/7-11/11 will be a "key turning point" in the company's history. TNA first started out wanting 55,000 buys for thier weekly PPV's, then they cut it down to 20,000. Only a few shows have only topped that number TNA usually did 5,000-13,000 buys weekly. THE BUYS PEAKED DURING THE NWA VS S.E.X. STORYLINE. So you see from that what I have been trying to say. Fans tune in more for the storylines then for the wrestling matches. I consider myself more like a casual fan as I don't really want to see 25 min matches every week. I'd rather see interviews, backstage stuff, development of storylines and then some good wrestling to top that off. Said TNA made many mistakes over the years, including making a lot of enemies within the business. Said TNA could of been this generations ECW. From a Financial standpoint, the Observer mentioned that TNA has lost more money over the past two years, then ECW did over 7 years. But the key to TNA is the company which is backing them financially. They have stuck with TNA, even though TNA continued to lose money. Back to then NWA VS SEX, it said that the company's hottest point was when Raven first came in and feuded with Jarrett. Said that Raven should have definately went over Jarrett in that angle for the Title and when he didn't, fans lost faith in Raven as a "main guy." Finally, said that if Victory Road can do 20,000 buys, it would be considered a success. They predict 12,000. I'm predicitng at least 25,000 based on the buzz surroudning the PPV the final week going into it over the net. Also said that at $19.95 (which I would have paid) they would of generated more money. This was based on a poll on thier website and more people said they would of bought the $19.95 show. We will never know for sure though if it would of made more of a profit. Well that's basically the TNA story. We'll see how they did with their PPV (which IMO is/was a better show then Survivor Series will be) this week. MERCI* Last edited by Loose Cannon; 11-17-2004 at 08:25 PM.