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The following names have been removed from the Impact Wrestling roster: Bully Ray, Devon, Rob Terry, Shark Boy and Brittany
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Big news:PWInsider posted:John Gaburick announced today that TNA has re-signed Jesse Godderz of The Bro Mans to a new contract.
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Jan 2, 2015 17:05
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Blue indicates available seats. WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY (with Lockdown) 
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Jan 2, 2015 17:46
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Word from Meltzer is that Patron's people have been telling him not to do TNA because it can taint him.
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Jan 5, 2015 22:44
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hey if any of y'all got destination america the impact marathon is on
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quote:According to a report from PWInsider, former TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong or more recently known as Kharma is backstage at tonight’s Impact tapings from New York.
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abraham linksys posted:I seriously considered going to the show tonight but it is cold as gently caress in NYC, like, way more than usual, wind chill of minus a million Looks like you might have got in for free if the reports coming out are true.
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Trollologist posted:Wait, I thought the blues were the empty ones. They are. It's still not good for such a small arena. Daniel Bryan fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Jan 8, 2015 |
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Jan 8, 2015 19:53
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F4W is reporting 359,000 Not sure why the discrepancy. Maybe Wade only has certain demo viewers?
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Jan 9, 2015 19:12
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Vertical Lime posted:I'd trust Melzter more. It's a big drop but well above the average of Destination America.
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Jan 9, 2015 19:15
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Bad for TNA, good for DestAm is really the way to look at it. Unless DestAm was expecting TNA's Spike numbers. That would be a problem.
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Listening to Wade Keller interview Dixie. - Still touting the "bigger picture" thing, "We weren't interested in just licensing a 2 hour show. Needed a partner." Anything to skirt around being canceled, I guess. - Believes they are on a "whole nother level" in the Discovery family. - Says Discovery never discussed a goal viewership number with her. Uh huh. - Touts being a high socially ranked show or whatever on Wednesday. - "TNA is a huge priority for Destination America. It's about building a brand. We will grow together." - Wade asks what is worth losing 40% of their potential audience. Dixie: "So many things. The 16 hour marathon on Wednesday. Replays. Unlocked. Unlocked to be a pop-up video type show with behind-the-scenes stuff. Greatest matches series. Half page ad in USA Today next Friday. We will have an ad on every Discovery Network leading up to the Friday debut starting Monday. I am so excited and it's what I needed. It's easy to say we have less households but that's simplistic. Television is changing and we have to try to get to another level. There isn't another group in this industry who could give us this level of support." - Wade says the show was much higher rated than other shows on Destination America. Wade says Discovery America. Dixie corrects him, sounding annoyed. Dixie: "Look, it's a start. None of us had expectations on Destination America. We are great partners. We are feeling the love in return. We want people to find Destination America. Every single person gets Destination America if they want it. All you have to do is call your cable provider and ask for the channel. Everybody is capable of getting it." - Any options for streaming? Hulu? "Not at this moment, but open to it in the future." - Wade brings up replays and other shows. Wade says it's too early to judge TNA on Destination America. - What did Dixie think of the first episode? Dixie: "I haven't seen it because I was too busy. Small parts." - Is it Impact or TNA? "I think it will become clear over time." Wade asks for clarification. "I think TNA is the corporate name and Impact is the show." - Caller asks if Dixie would hire Paul Heyman? Would Bram represent hardcore title? Surprised that WWE hasn't hired current TNA or Alumni? Dixie: "I think they have. Sting. RVD. There's a list of them. That's what happens when there's only two major promotions. Bram is incredibly talented. There's a slew of people I'm proud of. We've talked about a hardcore title but I don't know. We don't focus a lot on that. No plans on hardcore title. Paul Heyman is talented. No talks with Paul. We've talked in the past. There's a lot of opportunity in front of us. Would love to work with him." - Wade asks who is on the creative team? Dixie: "The core group is John Gaburick has been a tremendous asset plus Matt Conway and Dave Lagana." - Wade asks if there was anything they wanted to differently with the fresh start. Dixie: "Absolutely, we made some changes. Made changes last summer. Holding off on more changes." - Wade asks if there are outside sources working with creative? Dixie: "John has a bigger group of people that pitch him ideas. Subtle changes coming. We're taking a step back and looking at what we can do better. Looking at production, techniques and several things. Announcing changes." - Emailer asks if Dixie is going to try to break into Peurto Rico. "We have a deal in Mexico. Closing in on a Canada deal. Trying to make the right decision. Peurto Rico, don't know. Will tweet about it." - Caller says he's heard Dixie is a nice person to work for. Caller asks if they see an opportunity to bring in indy talent to freshen up show? Dixie: "I think we're doing that. We have broken and brought in more young talent than we have in the last 5 or 6 years. Talent comes from all over the world. We have been doing that. The roster has a much fresher feel than it has in a long time." - Dixie says when she first brought the Wolves in, she was dismissive and it took time for them to develop. She will bring in more showcase talent for Destination X type shows. Open to both short term and long term talent if they have a good plan. - Caller says he lives in Mobile and he says he'd never hear advertising about shows coming to his area. Would drive downtown sometimes and see it on the marquee and be sad he missed it. Dixie: "We heavily promote every date we have. We promote it on Impact. We've hired people from WWE, marketing people, etc. Hard to reach everyone. We will have house shows but focus is on television product and getting it right. After that, we'll get back to touring." - Wade asks about PPVs. Dixie: "PPV is a declining business. There are still successful PPVs but we have to evaluate. We've gone from 12 per year to a few per year. One Night Only is successful for us. Will have a few live PPVs this year. Two or three live PPVs this year. No guess for 2016. Focus is on TV, even if it's free." - Wade asks what was so good about going live before, but doesn't matter now. Dixie: "Going live is great but it's very expensive. If the numbers don't reflect a boost, we have to make a change. We have to distinguish our product. We produce the best in-ring product today. We can't be a "version" of anyone else. We have to distinguish from TNA of the past. Social media changed everything. We have cameras all over the arena. The show will be much more loose. Will react to real things behind-the-scenes. More real product in that sense. We want to have fun. We want to show people stuff they haven't seen before." - Wade goes on a tangent about kayfabe vs reality. Dixie: "We don't want to insult people's intelligence. We have to let talent know that cameras are everywhere. Be aware of being filmed at all times. We will be looser in post production. Organic nuggets of reality. This will help distinguish us further." - Caller asks how much Dixie pays attention to wrestling journalism, specifically about how bad WWE has been lately with heel factions and authority figures, wrestlers not being treated as stars, and championships not mattering. Dixie: "No. One of the things I love about John is that he can look at the show through fresh eyes. We have to evolve our show. John is looking beyond and evolving the product with lighting treatments. That's what's were focused on moving forward." Caller says wrestling has been rehashing storylines for too long. Dixie: "We're evolving with new ways to produce it and take it up another notch." - Emailer asks "what would you say to someone who stopped watching Impact a few years ago to get them to tune back in?" Wade butts in by saying that he wants to hear less about production in this answer. "Who are the stars in TNA? Why aren't world title matches protected better? Why so many factions?" Dixie: "Clean finishes are important. We've not been good about that in the past. Non-clean finishes are necessary however. Storylines will make sense in the end, and they will feel fresh. Wednesday's show was a reset button in a sense. A new season. A reshuffling." - Emailer says he used to be fan but stopped watching when AJ left. He tuned back into the premiere and liked the show until the finish of the main event. "Why does there need to be an overbooked mess all the time?" Dixie: "I don't disagree. It was intentional to reset it. A new season. A way to put Joe, Young, Roode all in the main event." - Caller says he believes it's like Sting coming into WWE. Says it's a long time he's been that excited. Said he saw the brilliance of it. Dixie: "Hard to go full throttle. Should I watch again? If you watched the programming this last summer, it is full throttle. You will want to tune in or you'll miss something. We won't hold anything back. People want to see action." - Caller asks how the new camera crew is. Is the camera crew new? Dixie: "No but it is a different venue." - Wade asks how the lighting is. Why was the audience dark on Wednesday? Dixie: "Creative decision. Focus on the in-ring action. Want the focus on the talent, not the audience. Intentional lighting decision. Crowd can chant of course but this is the way it will be for now. Can change." - Wade asks about a fan who posted empty seats picture. Borash asked the fan if he'd like to go backstage as a way to talk to him privately. Is this policy? Dixie: "I don't know anything about that. It's tough. I get called every name in the book on Twitter. I message people asking them to take it down if it's really bad. You never know what you're taking picture of. It doesn't help. But we're tolerant and it's his right. No, we don't act the way the fan implied we would." - Will or has Dixie watched Wrestle Kingdom 9? Dixie: "Everything is competition. Competition is great. Healthy thing. No, not seen WK9. Hope people in TNA will alert her if there's things they can use and improve with. We take ideas from all media." - Does Dixie watch wrestling? Dixie: "I watch our shows about 3 or 4 times after they're done. I enjoy watching it. I don't watch a lot of competition, no." - Has anyone in TNA suggested you watch WK9? Dixie: "No. Doesn't mean no one should watch it." Wade recommends she watch it. Thinks she should see how it's produced and presented. Dixie: "I'm sure people in my company have seen it. We're trying to evolve. Taking ideas from all media, not just wrestling." - Would Dixie have hired Hulk Hogan if she could go back? Dixie: "Absolutely. There's a reason WWE snatched him back when he was done with us. Our mistake was overexposure. Was never asked for by him. He's so special and what he brings to the company and show is all great. Nothing but great things to say." - Will AJ and Jarrett be in the TNA Hall of Fame some day? Dixie: "I don't imagine a TNA Hall of Fame without them." - Is Jarrett still a shareholder? Dixie: "Yes, he is." - Do you pay attention to GFW? Dixie: "I don't know what it is. But he's creating relationships but I don't know how it plays out." - Were you involved in the decision to hire Josh Mathews? Resistance about Tenay? Dixie: "We needed to freshen up the show. No better person than Tenay to host Unlocked. Perfect timing, win-win. Love Josh's dynamic. Josh works in the office too. Will try many different things with the announcers." - Before you got into wrestling, what has surprised you the most about the wrestling industry? Dixie: "People are set in their ways. They feel like their way is the only way. I'm not going back and doing anything. All about moving forward. Fresh eyes." 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According to Dave on The Board, Bob Carter is completely out of the picture when it comes to TNA and it's completely up to Janice. Janice is a stickler on funding them as little as possible.
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Jan 11, 2015 04:52
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joshtothemaxx posted:Is Janice the real Janice or the nail board Janice. Dixie's mother. 
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Jan 11, 2015 06:13
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TNAMecca posted:It was totally surreal to finally witness IMPACT on Destination America and the production value of that opening moment was pretty amazing. Then we got a smooth transition from the vignettes of the 2 different crews (heels and faces) arriving at The Manhattan Center. A massive brawl began on the streets of NYC! What a visual it truly was, and to think that the entire chaotic scene had its fuse lit by a cocky punch from Kenny King. The crowd was loving every second of the massive fight as the wrestlers were spread out all over the building. Meanwhile, the enthusiastic tones of a debuting Josh Mathews had the pro-wrestling world paying close attention to the extremely rare occurrence of a TNA show not being called by Mike Tenay. And this all took place in just the opening few minutes!
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Jan 11, 2015 18:05
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Claytor posted:Jeff Hardy's trending on Facebook right now: The answer to the question "Why does WWE offer free rehab to former talent?"
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Jan 12, 2015 18:14
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Bard Maddox posted:was there ever a storyline reason why Willow stopped showing up or was Jeff Hardy just Jeff Hardy again No. He just stopped showing up as Willow when they began taping in NYC.
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Current TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley is injured according to PWInsider. Nature of his injury is unknown.
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Jan 14, 2015 01:20
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"It's not about ratings, it's about growing the channel" um
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Jan 17, 2015 02:46
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how was low ki vs aries
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Jan 17, 2015 17:42
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Live + Replay for Impact on 1/16 did 387,000 viewers, up from 359,000 the week prior.
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Jan 21, 2015 00:48
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Bobby shouldn't talk.
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flashy_mcflash posted:At least there's a way to watch it, if you were inclined. Can anyone confirm if this is geoblocked in the States? It obviously works fine here. It is blocked using YouTube's restrictions. Which are easily circumvented with Hola (which is free).
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Daniel Bryan posted:It is blocked using YouTube's restrictions. Which are easily circumvented with Hola (which is free). Also the quality is bad. Like something is up with the encoding.
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