nate Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 To remain relevant to the topic: It appears there were some departures from TNA's front office. Since no names were given, this probably negates its validity in the eyes of some one. There appear to be some PPVs coming up, called "Unfinished Business: Best of the X Division" and "Unfinished Business: Bound for Glory." Dunno why the tag "Unfinished Business" is being applied, nor do I really care. Seems telling that a company like TNA has a branding of "unfinished business" on something. Something something unintended shoot comments something something. No TNA events are scheduled for 2015. But it also appears that, due to TNA's rather healthy attitude toward pretaping, they may have their entire televised pro-duck in the can for the remainder of 2014. This invariably jinxes someone on the current roster to either quit, be fired, or die. Because TNA. Jim Ross apparently had this to say: "Well they have to find a North American cable television partner. They gotta find it by the 1st of the year because that's when there extension with Spike ends. So they have to find that partner that pays them enough rights fees to help pay their bills. They can't make it, I don't think – that's my assumptions – I am assuming that TNA Impact wrestling cannot survive long term, simply on the money they earn outside the United States or outside North America. It's just not there to pay their bills, and other than that, they're gonna have to do some retooling on their business model and they're gonna have to work on their budget. So if they don't have that money, I think it's imperative that they get an North American cable outlet that pays them enough money to help them keep their doors open. And I hope that they succeed. They have a potential to be a good brand. I think they have a very variable talent roaster, but I would put it in terms this way, some of them are cast wrong if you wanna use a showbiz term. They're in the wrong rolls, and using an American Football term I think they're running the wrong system. Their talents aren't being used to fit the talent's strengths. But I have a lot of friends that work there and I hope they get a second chance and that they succeed in the future. TNA's gotta change the way they present their product if they do get in a new environment, and if they do, they have to become the alternative to the WWE and not be compared as a ‘WWE lite' comparison." - But again ... consider the source. This is only Jim Ross. What the fuck has he ever done, to be a source for wrestling news? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Clearly JR is part of the Meltzer-TMZ Complex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 No one has explained the interest in EN90. Oh great a meme. Seriously please explain it. I don't understand why the thread revolves around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Because he keeps saying stupid shit? Look, I understand the guy being a TNA apologist - that's his right. But the Meltzer bashing is just plain off-base. EN0, you don't have to get too specific, given that this is the Internet, but give me even the smallest nugget of a credential that shows you know the smallest nugget of information about how journalism really works in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Because he keeps saying stupid shit? Look, I understand the guy being a TNA apologist - that's his right. But the Meltzer bashing is just plain off-base. EN0, you don't have to get too specific, given that this is the Internet, but give me even the smallest nugget of a credential that shows you know the smallest nugget of information about how journalism really works in the real world. I can see that myself but it is the same redundant exchange page after page with no progress made. Everyone knows what EN90's position is can we park the conversation until a later date and instead actually talk about TNA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Probably because talking about TNA isn't very interesting and hasn't been for years, if ever, but poking at the crazy guy who has tied his own self-worth to this dysfunctional shitstorm of a wrestling promotion for years and years can at least be a little amusing? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 ^^^ What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 People can talk about TNA in one of the weekly show/spoiler threads. Other than that, there isn't fuck all going on with TNA outside of this major issue that one particular person on this forum uses as their platform to bash Meltzer. Not to mention, anyone is more than welcome to try and steer this ship, rovert included. If you don't like the direction, what good does bitching about it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Probably because talking about TNA isn't very interesting and hasn't been for years, if ever, but poking at the crazy guy who has tied his own self-worth to this dysfunctional shitstorm of a wrestling promotion for years and years can at least be a little amusing? There are other promotions if TNA isn't interesting. Also you this thread and then the crap King of Trio name game in the CHIKARA thread. The lack of G1 talk was pretty grim too. This message board used to have a reputation of actually watching and talking about Wrestling. Now it is arguments, trolling and unfunny humour. It is the pits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Then why don't you find someplace else to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 This. Is. The. TNA. Folder. Talking about TNA or shit related to it is generally what would occur in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 This. Is. The. TNA. Folder. Talking about TNA or shit related to it is generally what would occur in here. TNA is just a rod to hit EN90 with. I don't understand the desire to have the EXACT same exchange with him on every page of this thread on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 We should talk about Bobby Lashley. Because Bobby Lashley is now awesome somehow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 This. Is. The. TNA. Folder. Talking about TNA or shit related to it is generally what would occur in here. TNA is just a rod to hit EN90 with. I don't understand the desire to have the EXACT same exchange with him on every page of this thread on a daily basis. I've actually found it more enjoyable, since I blocked him and can act in a manner (sort of) like he doesn't exist. It's spectacular, over here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 If only people would stop quoting him. Then he'd be like TNA come next January: just a distant, and vaguely distasteful, memory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EN090 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 If only people would stop quoting him. Then he'd be like TNA come next January: just a distant, and vaguely distasteful, memory. So we're now going with January as the new goal post? Just want to be clear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I see posting, but I see no mention of The Destroyer Bobby Lashley. The fact he's fighting in a Bellator MMA event could blow up in TNA's face spectacularly. Then again...isn't the reason the Hogan regime got rid of him in the first place was because he was doing MMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.J. Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I'm not on here a ton which means I don't get to do that much moderation. But reading a lot of the longer threads here and they are cluttered up with people posting "why are you discussing this?" "why does anyone care about this", "please end this thread" posts. This is a discussion board where people discuss stuff. If you don't want to read that discussion, don't read it. But whining like a baby, "why are people talking about this thing I don't care about" doesn't contribute to anything. STFU, people who do care are talking...not everything is about you. I will start giving people time outs for crying when grown folks talking. You've been warned. It's TNA. It's not like we're going to post quarterly ratings breakdowns or some shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I'm not on here a ton which means I don't get to do that much moderation. But reading a lot of the longer threads here and they are cluttered up with people posting "why are you discussing this?" "why does anyone care about this", "please end this thread" posts. This is a discussion board where people discuss stuff. If you don't want to read that discussion, don't read it. But whining like a baby, "why are people talking about this thing I don't care about" doesn't contribute to anything. STFU, people who do care are talking...not everything is about you. I will start giving people time outs for crying when grown folks talking. You've been warned. It's TNA. It's not like we're going to post quarterly ratings breakdowns or some shit. Do people even do that for RAW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.J. Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thankfully not anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EN090 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Because he keeps saying stupid shit? Look, I understand the guy being a TNA apologist - that's his right. But the Meltzer bashing is just plain off-base. EN0, you don't have to get too specific, given that this is the Internet, but give me even the smallest nugget of a credential that shows you know the smallest nugget of information about how journalism really works in the real world. Even a hint of proper grammar would be a start. Stop using Meltzer and "journalism" in the same paragraph. Its just wrong. As far as this thread-- TNA threads have always been a clown show around here. Nobody usually bats an eye since bashing TNA and predicting their demise, based on false rumors that never seem to come to fruition, is the cool thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbat Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Its not about a new wave and young dudes hating him or whatever. I just turned 28 and have been on the wrestling sites for 16 years. Frankly, I blame each and every one of us for this. Parents, this is why you don't let your kids surf the internet at a formative age without heavy supervision. If my kid was on a site called LORDS OF PAIN there'd be some serious worries.. I've been visiting that site for fifteen years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 You know what's cool? Bobby Lashley. But as for some real news...Kurt Angle's contract expires on September 21st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 and if the sheets are to be believed, Triple H shrugged off Angle's suggestion that he return to WWE. So, he'll probably resign with TNA, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiColin Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 But if TNA is stuck with only the Velocity deal, does it even make sense to re-sign him? I imagine Kurt gets a pretty penny over in TNA and if they suddenly find their budget slashed dramatically just to stay on TV shouldn't they just walk away from Kurt? Isn't that money better spend on a few lower-price people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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