Ramo2653 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I had assumed that Pursuit was the hunting channel at the end of the 1600 block on U-verse but that's a different one. Pursuit is right next the BTN for me so I've probably skipped over it a bunch of times. I'll set the DVR and probably watch it on Saturday mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Huh. I wonder how this change affects Impact's presence on Pluto TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 It would be really hard to imagine Impact surviving a successful launch of All Elite Wrestling, if it hadn't survived everything else. But still, with apologies to the wrestlers who feature (who are trying), the show feels less relevant than ever. It was more relevant when it was comically bad and we could enjoy shitting all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 6:03 AM, AxB said: There has been some suggestion that youtube is at some point going to release all the ytRed exclusives onto the free bit of the website. So presumably nobody watches them. Premium is just for people who are happy to pay money to not have to click 'Skip Ad' every few minutes, and there's not that many of them. I'm one of them. I watch more content on YouTube than anything except probably NBCSN/Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 5 more days, and we won't believe we're starting another TNA thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 1 hour ago, nate said: 5 more days, and we won't believe we're starting another TNA thread. I'm immune to it at this point. Impact will always be on some niche network I get...up until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Supposedly on Killing The Town podcast Callis said that Impact now will be even "edgier, hardcore and sexier". And I wonder what does that mean exactly and how they can get even more edgy and hardcore without turning into complete train wreck. Not even going to think about what he means by saying that it will be sexier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 6 hours ago, nate said: 5 more days, and we won't believe we're starting another TNA thread. "I can't believe it's not TNA" 2019 thread 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 6 hours ago, Archibald said: Supposedly on Killing The Town podcast Callis said that Impact now will be even "edgier, hardcore and sexier". And I wonder what does that mean exactly and how they can get even more edgy and hardcore without turning into complete train wreck. Not even going to think about what he means by saying that it will be sexier. With it being on Pursuit I can see Scarlet having a segment talking about guns. That'll do the trick. Or take the guns out and give us more Scarlet which I'm quite okay with. On the one hand I can see why they'd try an edgier approach considering despite their best efforts the viewers are not coming in. But if good wrestling and storytelling takes a back seat to doing edgier stuff then they're going to be in for worse times than they imagined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 6 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: "I can't believe it's not TNA" 2019 thread This feels approptiate since Impact is moving to an outdoor network. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 11:44 AM, odessasteps said: I'm one of them. I watch more content on YouTube than anything except probably NBCSN/Gold. Same here. Youtube on roku is my channel surfing when I don't have something else in mind. Plus, the premium comes with ability to play in background on my phone, as well as ability to download for offline listening. I use all of these things plus the music features. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 If the Briscoes weren't seemingly locked into ROH for life, they'd be perfect for Impact on Pursuit. You could go a couple ways with the Briscoes. They could be good 'ol boys like Bo and Luke with Scarlett as their Daisy Duke, or go the Deliverance route and Grado is made to squeal like a pig. Oh, the missed opportunities. Col. Parker and his MLW Stud Stable could also work. Plus, you have the added bonus of Bunkhouse Buck's much anticipated return. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 11:44 AM, odessasteps said: I'm one of them. I watch more content on YouTube than anything except probably NBCSN/Gold. Same here. Youtube on roku is my channel surfing when I don't have something else in mind. Plus, the premium comes with ability to play in background on my phone, as well as ability to download for offline listening. I use all of these things plus the music features. Looks like I won't be able to keep DVR'ing this show on youtube TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 It might have bought Impact if I was All Elite. Not for the TV cuz you'd almost be better off not being on cable. Prime Video has been experimenting with wrestling, they've had success with the Thursday Night Football live streams. Why not live stream a two hour wrestling show on Tuesday or Wednesday. But I would buy Impact just to have a skeleton roster while trying to sign other talent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Impact comes with A LOT of debt - probably not the best idea for a start up company to take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Oh. Did not know that. Jeff Jarrett is gonna win this company in his lawsuit isn't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 “Winning”, using that term loosely here, the company in a court room might be the cleanest piece of booking Jarrett has ever done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 If you could buy it the way WWE bought WCW, the tape library would be the real highlight, followed by the talent. But Vince got an absurd deal where he didn't aquire a single penny is their debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Yikes, if they are trying to unload IMPACT they may as well just take whatever pennies Vince offers them for the video library and call it a day. It would be one thing if they still had any sort of relevant American TV clearance as a bargaining chip, but without that, I literally do not see anything left worth shelling out any cash for. If there was any talent that All Elite wants to grab, they are probably better off just waiting to see if Impact folds and then snatch up the couple scraps that would be free agents if that happens. I could also see WWE not wanting to touch anything while the Jarrett lawsuit is still pending, so that right there may make a sale of even the video library out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, clintthecrippler said: If there was any talent that All Elite wants to grab, they are probably better off just waiting to see if Impact folds and then snatch up the couple scraps that would be free agents if that happens. There's plenty of talent worth signing. I definitely wouldn't call Impact's roster scraps. They put together a really nice collection of talent and the company FINALLY felt like they weren't trying to be a second rate WWE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Impact is damaged goods at this point. Their audience is also now a fraction of what it was on Spike TV. It's not a company worth saving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: There's plenty of talent worth signing. I definitely wouldn't call Impact's roster scraps. They put together a really nice collection of talent and the company FINALLY felt like they weren't trying to be a second rate WWE. Yeah, you're right, using the word "scraps" was a bit harsh. I was more or less just trying to make the point that if there are IMPACT roster members that All Elite are eyeballing, they are better off gambling that the day will come that IMPACT finally goes out of business instead of spending money to buy the company itself to acquire that talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I'd be eyeballing most of the roster if I were Cody and the Bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Coming out of tonight's Best Of episode, Impact's top 5 matches of 2018: 5. Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie (Bound for Glory) 4. Austin Aries vs. Fenix vs. Pentagon Jr. (Redemption) 3. LAX vs. OGz - 5150 Street Fight (Slammiversary) 2. Austin Aries vs. Johnny Impact (Bound for Glory) 1. Sami Callihan vs. Pentagon Jr. - Hair vs. Mask No DQ Match (Slammiversary) I was glad to see Aries/Johnny included, as post-match aside, that really was a hell of a match. They went with all PPV matches but I would've included a couple of my favorites from TV, Taiji Ishimori vs. Dezmond Xavier from 1/18 was a real underrated gem and the oVe v. Fenix/Pentagon/Swann match from 7/12 would be near the top of my list. But it really was just an all-time great year for Impact overall so I hope 2019 delivers similarly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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