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Post by Champ on Mar 26, 2010 4:28:56 GMT -5
I'm still at a point where I prefer WWE PPVs over TNA PPVS. I can appreciate TNA's work ethic(well, the pre Hogan work ethic) when it came down to busting their asses in the ring to put on the best matches they could.
But there's always been something lacking for me with TNA. It's a PERFECT one night a week tv show. I watch it every week. But if I can't get a TNA PPV for free, I won't see it. Some WWE PPVs I still cave if I have no choice or just feel like lounging on my couch and the card has a good lineup.
I always get the Rumble and mania. I have to.There's too much nostalgia for me not to order them. Except for the 5 years I was stealing cable, I've seen every Wrestlemania wherever I've lived since Wrestlemania 5 in 1989. There's only like 2 I didn't see at home.
I like to save it for a while too if there are awesome moments. I still have mania 25 and I have Shawn vs. Taker on in the background as we speak. Honetly, that match alone is still why I have last year's mania. That match was SO fuckin good! lol I almost wish we could have more nights of wrestling like that a year. But the fact that it's such a rarity is what made it special too
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Post by Velkontés on Mar 28, 2010 16:21:50 GMT -5
You should have seen Monday's Impact MS. It's becoming more and more unbearable every week. Hogan is making the product too fuckin dramtic. They did a spot where Morgan kicked Hernandez in the head into the ring post and had the ref throw up the "X". Then after the commercial, you see Hogan asking people to call Hernandez wife while loading him into the ambulance. ............ Oh! I had to come back to this post because I fogot to mention, Eric Bischoff plays the guitar VERY well! He has an aggressive attack and he's on point. I was surprised! Call me crazy, but apart from those two things you mentioned, the show was fairly good. But like I've said before, they don't manage their time very well. I actually liked Bischoff saying Jarrett would never hit him on the head with the geeetar, followed by Jarrett hitting him in the head with the guitar. But that scene was waaayyy too long. And opening the entire show with a 3-minute Bischoff guitar solo was hilariously dumb. I hate wacky tag team champions who hate each other. I also hate worked-shoots. The commentators did a bad job of selling it. When they were on camera they were basically shrugging their shoulders and trying not to laugh. It seems like TNA can't do an entire episode without doing something stupid. The rest of the show was good! Why have 100 angles happening when 50 is more than enough? And is it just me being weird? But I really do find Sarita almost embarrassingly desirable.
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Post by Champ on Mar 29, 2010 23:15:42 GMT -5
That's what's bothering me most about TNA right now. I know this is totally unoriginal to say about TNA, but the show is such a clusterfuck. The best thing to do when you have only one show to work with is, get 6 or 7 REALLY strong angles going. Even if one of the angles is X division guys having all different kinds of matches every week just to prove themselves to eachother and officials. Whatever the case may be, at least deliver something we can comfortably wrap our brains around.
Not to sound arrogant, but I consider us in the top 5 percentile of smartest Wrestling fans you'll meet in this whole world. If we can't comprehend what the hell is going on, you sure as hell are going to lose all the retard fans to RAW
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Post by Naitch on Mar 30, 2010 2:34:36 GMT -5
I watched TNA for the first time in months and just what in the blue hell is going on. I could follow Jarrett vs Styles but that was about it. The cage match should have been pretty good but it seemed like 5 minutes to short. Soon as it got going Young fell of the cage elbow first and the match was over.
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Post by Velkontés on Mar 31, 2010 9:46:21 GMT -5
I can't tell how serious you're being, Naitch. If you are, then essentially, Hogan and Bischoff are playing good cop bad cop. Everyone who is buddies with Hogan, or has Hogan's seal of approval (Abyss, Eric Young, The High Fliers, Jarrett), or is disliked by Bischoff (Foley) is good. Everyone who is buddies with Bischoff (Beer Money), or is ticking Hogan off (Styles, Sting) is evil. Not sure where The Band fit in all of this, but I'm expecting a big reveal where Bischoff aligns himself with them.
Usual mixed bag this week.
Jarrett vs Styles was really good. Although because it's TNA they just HAD to have a run-in (or a wheelchair-in), then a ref bump, then another run in, then a nutshot before the finish.
The exchange between the Pope & Chelsea made me embarrassed to be a wrestling fan.
Orlando Jordan doing a Lady Gaga impression (I guess) makes him 100% more interesting. Unfortunately, 100% of a small number is still a small number. Although because it's TNA they just HAD to have this big elaborate entrance followed by jack shit. Would it have killed them to have him squash a jobber or give a promo or do ANYTHING AT ALL? God, this company.
At least they had the sense to make Kenderson a despicable heel. Although fuck knows why they're having a ladder match to set up a cage match. Why do you need a key when you just climb out of the cage like Eric Young did? Why must every match be a gimmick match?
The Pope vs Wolfe match was fine. Although because it's TNA they just HAD to have the ref be distracted (and because it's TNA it had to be the dumbest referee distraction ever), then a chainshot before the finish.
Tara may be boring but god. damn. she has a sick bod. There's no suspense when they put Daffney in a gimmick match, because you know she's the only "Knockout" with the ovaries to get thrown through barb wire or onto brass tacks or cut herself open for our entertainment.
It's funny, someone pointed out that they had a "first blood" match when a "on-a-pole" match actually would have made more sense. That just made me laugh and laugh when I read it. So fucking true. Kinda sums up TNA, really.
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Post by Champ on Apr 5, 2010 3:58:51 GMT -5
Hogan is DATED and UNORGANIZED. Those are the best two descriptions I can come up with him as a booking manager.
It's as if Hogan understands how to create good vs. bad but he only believes in the same 10 fuckin guys no matter what decade it is. He won't let anyone new and exciting step up. In WWE they're told they need to step up more. But in TNA you get the feeling everyone there is dying to step up and just can't
In a little side note, Chris Daniels is done with TNA and will be working with ROH again and accepting Indy bookings
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Post by Naitch on Apr 5, 2010 11:28:08 GMT -5
In a little side note, Chris Daniels is done with TNA and will be working with ROH again and accepting Indy bookings The reaction by people on Saturday night was priceless for Daniels. Everyone pretty much though Daniels was going to get in massive trouble for showing up on ROH's PPV. Turns out somehow TNA and Daniels and ROH all kept a secret. Pretty amazing for 2010.
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 5, 2010 16:10:28 GMT -5
Hogan is DATED and UNORGANIZED. Those are the best two descriptions I can come up with him as a booking manager. I dunno, is Hogan really booking this? I'm thinking he does his own bits, gives them instructions (get my pal Blubber the Love Sponge on TV... somehow) and doesn't give a shit about the rest. If the writers could somehow not smoke crack for the entire show it might be pretty good. They've got the talent. Blah, I don't get it. I'm not saying he's the most enthralling character, but he's a competent promo, he can go in the ring, and he's been around a while. He's basically their less-douchebaggy version of Matt Hardy. Wouldn't you want to keep him around in the midcard to make the fossils look good?
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 7, 2010 15:11:48 GMT -5
Yeah. They had one of their major championships change hands in a game show.
I also love that Kristy said "the rules are simple" before needing half an hour to explain them.
I also want to ban the use of the phrase "bra and panties" from wrestling, because every time it's uttered it's usually in a scene that makes me embarrassed to be a wrestling fan.
Gotta love Hamada though. Her shrug of her shoulders made me laugh and laugh.
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 8, 2010 14:27:11 GMT -5
I just caught up on some of last week's Impact. I didn't see enough to form any sort of opinion on it, but I did see Orlando Jordan's fabulously extravagant entrance... followed by him sitting on his ass. Like V mentioned, he could have gave Sharkboy a BJ in the ring first, or something, anything other than descending from the ceiling and then doing nothing at all.
Rob Van Dam might have the crappiest theme music ever, but I can't help but kinda like it.
ROB VAN DAM. *DUNK DA DUNK DUN DUNK*
Same applies for Jeff's theme. I know it is him singing and it sucks, but I can't help but kinda like it.
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Post by Champ on Apr 9, 2010 2:32:00 GMT -5
Van Dam's music suits him
And how the hell does Tara just lose her title that unfairly? I KNEW it would be Daffney who would have to strip too for some reason
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 9, 2010 19:47:15 GMT -5
Van Dam's music is okay. It's not good or anything, but it's not Tiffany either.
Daffney has Tara's spider.
Tara wants her spider back.
Tara has the World Title.
Daffney wants the World Title.
Dunno about you guys, but if I was booking this shit I'd have a Title vs Give Me My Spider Back You Asshole match.
OR
do the lockbox thing but without the Title at stake. So the four "prizes" would be Match Contract, Spider, Striptease and... I dunno... $10000. Then have Sarita win the spider and give it back to Tara in return for sexual favours (tune in next week!) Angelina win the spider and give it back to Tara because she's such an awesome face.
Point being that there was literally a hundred things they could have done which would have been less stupid than the complete idiocy they went with.
But no.
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 10, 2010 13:21:45 GMT -5
Also,
woOoOOOooOOo... I predict that Angelina vs Velvet for the title will happen soon and... wooOoOOoo... Angelina fingerpokes Velvet, retains the title and rejoins the "Beautiful People".... WOOoOOoooO
I skimmed the spoilers for the next Impact. It doesn't happen on Monday.
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Post by Champ on Apr 12, 2010 0:30:48 GMT -5
Van Dam's music is okay. It's not good or anything, but it's not Tiffany either. Daffney has Tara's spider. Tara wants her spider back. Tara has the World Title. Daffney wants the World Title. Dunno about you guys, but if I was booking this shit I'd have a Title vs Give Me My Spider Back You Asshole match. OR do the lockbox thing but without the Title at stake. So the four "prizes" would be Match Contract, Spider, Striptease and... I dunno... $10000. Then have Sarita win the spider and give it back to Tara in return for sexual favours (tune in next week!) Angelina win the spider and give it back to Tara because she's such an awesome face. Point being that there was literally a hundred things they could have done which would have been less stupid than the complete idiocy they went with. But no. I was actually coming to this thread to comment on that. But you totally summed it up better than I was going to attempt, V. The bottom line is, the concept wasn't bad, but there were SO many better(or less stupid) ways they could've gone about it
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 13, 2010 10:01:51 GMT -5
I missed last week's Impact and by what you guys are saying, it doesn't sound like I missed anything decent.
That stuff with the women sounds absolutely ridiculous.
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