08-04-2018, 10:10 AM | #2121 |
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I really doubt FOX would have entered a deal with WWE not knowing they were getting a B-show on Friday nights. I don't know why they'd gamble with the promise of a product the WWE just does not produce and has not produced in a number of years. I'm not TV contracts guy, but I imagine the deal is pretty set in stone with the out clause being if SmackDown performs woefully bad. I imagine it would have to be something out of the television norm. So ratings going down 10% is probably not going to affect them. Going down 20%? I can't imagine why FOX wouldn't have something built in to cut bait if SmackDown suddenly becomes poison property.
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08-08-2018, 06:10 PM | #2123 |
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Sam Adonis plays a Trump supporter as a heel down in Mexico last I checked. He's a heel. I doubt he actually believes the things he said. He's doing it to get heat, but wrestling is heatless now. Bring him back. Pay him to get his ass kicked.
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08-09-2018, 03:12 AM | #2125 |
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08-09-2018, 09:37 AM | #2126 | |
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Waving around a Trump flag and (in the case of this show) lapping it up about Brexit or whatever would've gotten him heat enough. You don't need to go for even cheaper heat. |
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08-09-2018, 04:12 PM | #2127 |
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Also seems he was becoming very frustrated with the direction of his character resulting in the outburst and going way beyond what was approved for his character.
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08-09-2018, 04:17 PM | #2128 |
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08-09-2018, 09:53 PM | #2130 |
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If New Jsoan is going PG then Juice might as well go back to WWE. I hope Impact becomes a non PG promotion and capitalize on some of these guys wanting to cut loose.
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08-10-2018, 07:30 PM | #2132 |
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Just like you were worked last week eh?
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08-10-2018, 07:33 PM | #2133 |
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That being said, you don't need the gimmick. I'm fine with New Japan going PG for example, because you don't need that sort of content to be compelling. If Adonis cut promos where he talked about all the things he can't say, that would be enough, but this actual backlash for him just living the gimmick in the world of wrestling is a bit weird to me.
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08-10-2018, 10:12 PM | #2136 |
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Damn, was probably the best Impact since Slammiversary but NFL pre season probably played into that low rating.
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08-11-2018, 12:32 AM | #2137 |
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Also, it's TNA and it's a dead horse.
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08-11-2018, 12:33 AM | #2138 |
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The "ratings are low because people would rather be doing other things" argument never washes with me. People would rather be doing other things than watching dudes like Eddie Edwards and Sami Callihan fight in a bush to some shitty musical score.
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08-11-2018, 01:53 AM | #2139 |
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No the rating is because of the channel they are on. Impact has been on the upswing this year and are slowly making progress. They're not on the level of NJPW or ROH but they are embracing being an alternative which is good.
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08-11-2018, 04:11 PM | #2140 |
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They are on the channel they are on because they are TNA. They were on Spike TV. They got chased off. They were getting 1.1 million viewers. Then they were getting 300,000 viewers. Then they were getting 250,000 viewers. Now they are getting 150,000.
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08-11-2018, 04:12 PM | #2141 |
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Would not be surprised if WWE buys up their tape library sometime soon so they can pad out the Network and do a "LolTNA" documentary and have guys like Styles and Joe bury it.
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08-11-2018, 04:55 PM | #2142 | |
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08-11-2018, 05:50 PM | #2143 |
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It'd actually be a useful archive to mine. It's like WCW for them, only less hurtful. They can do a Samoa Joe special, an AJ Styles one, a Sting one, a Kurt Angle one, a Bobby Lashley one. They can do a "What the fuck happened?" where they have the guys shoot on how incompetent it was. They can do a "What is its legacy?" and try and be optimistic about it. WWE have never really spoken about TNA, so it'd be interesting to hear them unload the gun. Getting Jim Ross to appear and take shots at the name of the promotion, for example. Hearing people go off on the email scandal and how hilarious it was they got kicked off Spike. It's actually a really amusing story. One of the best pops in recent memory was Angle telling Owens & Zayn that "TNA was hiring." There's something in it.
There's the PPV archive, which has some memorable stuff. They can do like a Mystery Science Theater 3000 type thing and have wrestlers do commentary over the shows. Just pay Jim Cornette and Bruce Prichard a bunch of money to sit in a studio on and do commentary over them. I'm not even being insincere with that idea. Going through the roster, there is barely anyone worth taking. Again, I'm not being insincere. The talent that are good have either been in WWE before and were cut for reasons or are basically confirmed to be heading there. Maybe they give another look at Brian Cage or Evan Bourne. John Morrison is there, but he probably had an open door to go back anyway. I could see Sonjay Dutt going there, because they love snatching up Indian guys. Maybe Zema Ion for a Filipino team with TJP? The rest are either scrubs or have backgrounds involving domestic violence. So it's not like you even have the problem of where to put all the talent you'd be buying. But yeah, it fills it the gaps and gives the WWE more footage. The good stuff can be presented as good, but the bad stuff can be presented as hilariously bad. Think The Rise and Fall of ECW, but with a satirical tone. |
08-12-2018, 11:57 PM | #2144 |
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Sounds like SummerSlam 2019 is between Toronto (Rogers Center) and somewhere in the South or Texas. Stadiums/Domes -- not arenas -- for SummerSlam going forward. Hmmm....
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08-13-2018, 04:53 AM | #2145 |
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Toronto would be a good place for it, given that they don't want to do Mania there because of the weather.
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08-14-2018, 10:28 PM | #2147 |
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I take it Bryan isn't going anywhere.
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08-16-2018, 09:54 PM | #2152 | |
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08-17-2018, 05:30 PM | #2154 |
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The rumor is they want to take SummerSlam to stadiums, isn't it?
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08-17-2018, 11:32 PM | #2156 |
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08-17-2018, 11:33 PM | #2157 |
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Would love to see a WrestleMania in Tennessee, frankly.
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08-17-2018, 11:33 PM | #2158 |
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I'm all for both happening.
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