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TNA Impact spoilers - reeks of the same failed desperation hotshot booking seen in the dying days of WCW

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The Observer website has already posted spoilers for Monday's taped TNA Impact show.  Unsurprisingly the spoilers reek of the same overbooked nonsense that contributed to the demise of WCW.  The angles that most exemplify this failed desperation hotshot booking:

-  Eric Bischoff vows to shave Mick Foley's head and beard, but when he attempts to do so, Foley manages to turn the tables and shaves Bischoff's head instead.

-  Scott Hall gets $25,000 of Kevin Nash's money after he survives a five minute challenge, thanks to Sean Waltman handcuffing Nash to the ring ropes.

-  RVD gets revenge on Sting by sucker attacking him when Sting answers Hulk Hogan's challenge to come out and face him.  This leads to Eric "Do as I say, not as I do" Bischoff (him again) coming out and yelling at Hogan for getting physically involved again when he's supposed to be leading the company behind the scenes.

-  Finally, TNA gives away Jeff Hardy's debut match for free in the main event.  Moreover, Hardy defeats TNA World champion AJ Styles with his Swanton after a ref bump and special enforcer Abyss counts the pinfall.  But wait, don't turn the channel to Raw, there's more!  Yes, to close the show Abyss choke slams Ric "Whose the glorified stuntman now" Flair through a gimmicked stage, before threatening Styles.

If you are wondering why TNA are already so desperate, Dave Meltzer, gave the following key quote on the Observer message boards in response to a thread entitled "Why is everyone here so anti TNA?":

I get no glee out of TNA failing. I have friends who work there and if you know about their financial situation now, this is not looking good at all. They spent millions expecting a whole lot more return than they got.

Simply put, TNA are now losing tons of money again, after they managed to stem the bleeding through keeping their costs under control, moving to monthly PPVs, landing the Spike TV deal and expanding to two hours in prime time on Thursdays.  The stakes have been raised.  Dixie Carter may live to rue the day when she decided to go all in on the Monday night gamble.

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You forgot one horrible spoiler

Involving Team 3D and the Nasty Boys

I’d rather not say it, because it’s just so stupid

by Hjorvarthr on Mar 10, 2010 7:46 PM EST reply actions  

What gets me about TNA is that it’s not like they are going up against the late 90’s WWF during the Attitude Era. The WWE is pretty watered down at the moment and TNA has dropped the ball by bringing back all of these old timers.

Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"

by 49er16 on Mar 10, 2010 7:47 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah, I decided to focus on the main event stupidity, but it’s not like the undercard is being booked any better. You’re right, bringing back yet another WWE midcard reject in Spike Dudley in such a convoluted matter was such a horrible idea that I almost mentioned it! :-)

by Keith Harris on Mar 11, 2010 7:35 AM EST reply actions  

Does Dixie Carter have ANY background in wrestling? Its feeling like the early days of WCW all over again. You can’t have non-wrestling savvy people running the show. Now if we’re talking Hogan…you can’t have OLD-wrestling people running the show, because they think what was good for business 30 years ago is good for it today.

Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!

by Andrew Tolliver on Mar 11, 2010 9:16 AM EST reply actions  

i sure love me some old school hogan and old school nasty boys… but leave that back in the 90s… the dramatics of tna is like eating bread that has been left out all night… it tastes the same but its all dry and crappy…

mid free agency draft wish 1.4:
1. eric berry fs
2. sergio kindle olb
2. brandon spikes ilb
3. jd walton oc
4. myron rolle ss
5. jacoby ford wr
5. torell troup nt
5. dorin dickerson te

by Abyssmal on Mar 11, 2010 10:09 AM EST reply actions   2 recs

AWESOME ANALOGY

I'm Buck Melanoma. Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart. Not her wart! I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumor. My... my growth. My... uh, my pimple. I'm Uncle Wart. Just old Buck "Wart" Russell. That's what they call me, or Melanoma Head. - Uncle Buck

by Andiamo Cuccioli on Mar 12, 2010 7:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, +1

Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!

by Andrew Tolliver on Mar 12, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions  

Wait they brought back Spike Dudley? Thats great.

Anyway why will they not at least try firing Russo?

by Victator on Mar 13, 2010 5:00 AM EST reply actions  

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