muhammedboehm Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I honestly believe if Kurt Angle didn't die under TNA's watch (and let's face it he could have) where medical concerns are iffy at best (see Daffney, Jesse Sorrensen, others) and drugs flowed ALLEGEDELY freely he could probably go back to the WWE for a minimal run with no problems. Just tossing a dart but if the WWE doctors wont let Byran near a ring his Kurts neck that much better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Funny thing is, the last image I have of Kurt Angle in WWE is this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If Kurt wants to commit this retired thing, Vince should call him up and offer him a non-wrestling, managing contract. I'd like to see Kurt on TV, I had no desire to see him wrestle though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 If Kurt wants to commit this retired thing, Vince should call him up and offer him a non-wrestling, managing contract. I'd like to see Kurt on TV, I had no desire to see him wrestle though. Exactly. Guy was money on TV and gave instant credibility to anyone associated with him. No reason he can't be a GM or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 For the two of you who watch - reminder that DA is only showing Impact at 11 pm tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 For the two of you who watch - reminder that DA is only showing Impact at 11 pm tonight I saw a commercial on last night while my girlfriend was catching up on Young & The Restless that TNA is coming on Pop Network aka TAFKA The TV Guide Channel. Should be easier to find than Destination America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGFanJay Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 DA is really easy to find - just look for bigfoot and it's right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 But somehow Bigfoot never is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 But somehow Bigfoot never is. Wasn't he just on Mountain Monsters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 TNA will be starting earlier than expected on POP TV with its debut show coming out this Tuesday night from 9-11 p.m -- the company's regular time slot on the station. TNA finished its Destination America run on Wednesday night, and it was originally believed that the company would not have television until their originally scheduled debut show on Tuesday, January 5th. Instead, POP TV will be picking up with the final two episodes of Impact for 2015, airing on Tuesday, December 22nd, and Tuesday, December 29th, both of which will be "Best of 2015" type shows. This week, their first hour will go head-to-head with a live Smackdown. The 1/5 "live" show from Bethlehem, PA, will feature the semifinals and finals of the TNA title tournament that has come down to Bobby Lashley, Eric Young, Matt Hardy and Ethan Carter III. The company is saying it's a live show, but in the past, that has meant taping two hours before and airing it the same night. On a Hardy note, it was reported in the new issue of the Observer that his TNA contract expires in about ten to 12 weeks. So yeah - TNA is debuting against a live edition of Smackdown. Oh TNA... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 TNA will be starting earlier than expected on POP TV with its debut show coming out this Tuesday night from 9-11 p.m -- the company's regular time slot on the station. TNA finished its Destination America run on Wednesday night, and it was originally believed that the company would not have television until their originally scheduled debut show on Tuesday, January 5th. Instead, POP TV will be picking up with the final two episodes of Impact for 2015, airing on Tuesday, December 22nd, and Tuesday, December 29th, both of which will be "Best of 2015" type shows. This week, their first hour will go head-to-head with a live Smackdown. The 1/5 "live" show from Bethlehem, PA, will feature the semifinals and finals of the TNA title tournament that has come down to Bobby Lashley, Eric Young, Matt Hardy and Ethan Carter III. The company is saying it's a live show, but in the past, that has meant taping two hours before and airing it the same night. On a Hardy note, it was reported in the new issue of the Observer that his TNA contract expires in about ten to 12 weeks. So yeah - TNA is debuting against a live edition of Smackdown. Oh TNA... Yeah, but this debut is a "best of" clips show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Tueday night wars!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I didn't realize that the "live" shows lately were same-day tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I havent watched TNA since they fucked up there really good 2012 but I've seen bits and pieces of the Destination America era and IMPACT! seems like a bizarre-o world Thunder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I didn't realize that the "live" shows lately were same-day tape. Yup - if I recall, the last time they tried it (the Destination America debut?) they had some major production issues that would've completely torpedoed the show had it not had the tape delay. These were different than their usual major production issues that completely torpedo shows, like giving Josh Mathews a headset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 They definitely had sound issues with the DA debut show (though part of that was trying to censor the NY crowd's chants) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Listening to Dave describe the deal between TNA and Pop, "it's a barter deal", someone explain to me how in the holy hell it's supposed to make money off ad revenue, when they had massive problems getting advertisers on the last network they were on and couldn't draw when on larger networks with more advertising money behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 "Barter?" Ok, someone's getting paid in livestock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't think anyone really expects TNA to make money off of ad revenue. The TV exposure is what's important. TNA gets free national TV time on a new network. Pop gets fresh content so they can seem like an actual TV network. Also, TNA wasn't selling the ads themselves on DA not that I think TNA can sell a lot of ads on their own. Maybe they can pick up some of the advertisers ROH has. "Hey, I'm TNA star Robbie E. Stay tuned for a special message concerning the health of your prostate. BOOM!" TNA giving away Lockdown again this year. This time on the England tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 So it looks like Mike Bennett and Maria are TNA-bound, and I can't for the life of me figure out why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Doesn't Maria have some pretty nuclear heat with the Bellas? That's probably why. They may also figure they'll be more valuable to the WWE if they can make a bigger name for themselves in TNA. Or maybe they're just really dumb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 So it looks like Mike Bennett and Maria are TNA-bound, and I can't for the life of me figure out why. That's ashame. I really liked The Kingdom as a whole in ROH. Bennett has grown on me. I went from skipping anything involving him to kind of enjoying his work. I liked him and Taven as a team. Maria is absolutely gorgeous. I think she's the best looking woman in wrestling. She can differentiate between being a heel and a face, and show more than one emotion, all things that are lost on the Bellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 They're going to TNA? Is Maria going back to being dummy Maria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cibernetico Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Maria K. living the gimmick? Here's the thing...Mike and Maria are smart. TNA is a sinking thinking that bringing in new personnel is going to fix the problem. TNA is most likely over paying both of them and will not get any benefits. I wouldn't be surprised if both Mike and Maria were going to make close-to-if-not-slightly-over six figures each with travel accommodations included. TNA isn't running alot of shows in 2016 so six figures with less than 100 dates of actual work (and STILL most likely being able to do non-televised indy dates) is a good deal. I am also sure POP/TNA have something cooking now that they can both say they have a former Playmate and Celebrity Apprentice participant on the network. If people love Total Divas wait until TNA rips it off with Maria leading the charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I actually wouldn't mind Kingdom 2.0 (The Monarchy? The Realm?) with EC3 and Mr. Pectacular. (Although Ethan should probably get off the gas so he doesn't show up the bodybuilder.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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