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coconono posted:They knew going into this that ADR was a liability. y'know you say that, but...
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Jul 10, 2017 19:13
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grack posted:Any more washed up WWE guys they can sign? What's Ryback up to these days? Selling
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Jul 10, 2017 19:24
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grack posted:Any more washed up WWE guys they can sign? What's Ryback up to these days? https://twitter.com/Oatgan/status/884445539038875648
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Jul 10, 2017 20:02
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It's TNA, so ADR's domestic violence troubles will be used to get him even more massively over than ever before
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Jul 10, 2017 20:11
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Jason Sextro posted:It's TNA, so ADR's domestic violence troubles will be used to get him even more massively over than ever before GFW*
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Jul 10, 2017 20:38
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"wow, look at all these people talking about our gfw world champion, this is great for our brand" - jeff jarrett, probably
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Jul 10, 2017 21:14
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John Dudebro posted:"wow, look at all these people talking about our gfw world champion, this is great for our brand" - jeff jarrett, probably except the TMZ article doesn't mention GFW at all. Oops.
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Jul 10, 2017 21:25
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John Dudebro posted:"wow, look at all these people talking about our gfw world champion, this is great for our brand" - jeff jarrett, probably Remember, this is the company that, after the Benoit murder-suicide, decided a great way to draw attention to itself was to hire Pacman Jones, who was fresh off of a police investigation for a shooting in a nightclub. ...and then the media all said that the relationship was worse for Pacman Jones than it was for TNA.
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Jul 10, 2017 21:33
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grack posted:Remember, this is the company that, after the Benoit murder-suicide, decided a great way to draw attention to itself was to hire Pacman Jones, who was fresh off of a police investigation for a shooting in a nightclub. Pfft those two are unrelated. The real way they drew attention to themselves after Benoit was demanding Congress investigate them too!
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Jul 10, 2017 21:40
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Remember when they responded to the WWE banning chairshots to the head by having a guy get blasted with one so hard that it made him bleed?
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Jul 10, 2017 21:44
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grack posted:...and then the media all said that the relationship was worse for Pacman Jones than it was for TNA. this is still the most hilarious thing
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Jul 10, 2017 22:32
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Rhonne posted:Remember when they responded to the WWE banning chairshots to the head by having a guy get blasted with one so hard that it made him bleed? Remember how they got a network edict against man on woman violence and they responded by powerbombin Dixie through a table. That was advertised. With network execs in the audience. And then it didn't even air on the network.
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Jul 10, 2017 23:00
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DJExile posted:this is still the most hilarious thing Closely followed by his debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lij0ffK72x0 Mike Tenay can't get the crowd excited at all, Pacman Jones looks like he's about to fall asleep, and R-Truth cuts a promo that's entirely about how Pacman can't wrestle because of a restraining order. Pacman's entrance song is really good, though.
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Jul 10, 2017 23:12
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"skippys been dropping beats since before he was beating his meat" - ryback on this week's edition of his awful podcast
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Jul 10, 2017 23:14
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Jason Sextro posted:It's TNA, so ADR's domestic violence troubles will be used to get him even more massively over than ever before Domestic violence? Congratulations. He will carry the
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Jul 10, 2017 23:26
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exploded mummy posted:Remember how they got a network edict against man on woman violence and they responded by powerbombin Dixie through a table. That was advertised. With network execs in the audience. And then it didn't even air on the network. I'm almost positive it aired. If memory serves the show was live
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Jul 10, 2017 23:31
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exploded mummy posted:Remember how they got a network edict against man on woman violence and they responded by powerbombin Dixie through a table. That was advertised. With network execs in the audience. And then it didn't even air on the network. Didn't they try calling it national "put your boss through a table" day or something stupid like that. And like, they wanted their fans to talk about beating up their own bosses on twitter too?
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Jul 10, 2017 23:33
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exploded mummy posted:Remember how they got a network edict against man on woman violence and they responded by powerbombin Dixie through a table. That was advertised. With network execs in the audience. And then it didn't even air on the network. Man that's not even in the top five of dumb passive aggressive poo poo they did to networks
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Jul 10, 2017 23:36
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Jason Sextro posted:It's TNA, so ADR's domestic violence troubles will be used to get him even more massively over than ever before Del Rio's new theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPYBJdj6yn0
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Jul 10, 2017 23:43
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coconono posted:except the TMZ article doesn't mention GFW at all. Oops. so rebranding yourself twice in the space of months is bad for brand awareness? good to know good to know...
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Jul 11, 2017 00:02
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DJExile posted:I'm almost positive it aired. If memory serves the show was live They aired it partially, but the actual violence against Dixie was cut. Rhonne posted:Didn't they try calling it national "put your boss through a table" day or something stupid like that. And like, they wanted their fans to talk about beating up their own bosses on twitter too? Yes Mel Mudkiper posted:Man that's not even in the top five of dumb passive aggressive poo poo they did to networks Yeah but secretly hring Vince Russo and then lying about it is old
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Jul 11, 2017 00:06
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Or the time that she insulted the VP of Discovery and CC'd him on it
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Jul 11, 2017 00:08
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skaboomizzy posted:This company does the most incredibly stupid things when they record months of TV at a time. Which led to them having to dissolve the BDC stable and costing MVP and Kenny King their jobs.
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Jul 11, 2017 00:18
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Jason Sextro posted:It's TNA, so ADR's domestic violence troubles will be used to get him even more massively over than ever before They'll probably redub some commentary to be all "if there were a restraining order, Alberto El Patron would be violating it right now!" And then they'll gently caress up and insert it into a midcard match by accident anyway.
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Jul 11, 2017 00:21
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MassRafTer posted:The real way they drew attention to themselves after Benoit was demanding Congress investigate them too! I forgot this bit. TNA had to admit that they drug tested the roster, at least a full third of them were found to be on illicit substances and that they didn't do a goddamned thing about it.
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exploded mummy posted:Yeah but secretly hring Vince Russo and then lying about it is old I am not sure that can ever stop being funny actually
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grack posted:I forgot this bit. TNA had to admit that they drug tested the roster, at least a full third of them were found to be on illicit substances and that they didn't do a goddamned thing about it. Then Andrew Martin came by for a cup of coffee and died. Oops.
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grack posted:I forgot this bit. TNA had to admit that they drug tested the roster, at least a full third of them were found to be on illicit substances and that they didn't do a goddamned thing about it. Was this the same testimony where Dixie called TNA fans neckbeards for buying TNA action figures?
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Jul 11, 2017 04:35
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flashy_mcflash posted:Was this the same testimony where Dixie called TNA fans neckbeards for buying TNA action figures? Like in The 40 Year Old Virgin, yes.
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Jul 11, 2017 06:46
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DJExile posted:this is still the most hilarious thing Could be worse, they could have referred to him as "Former WWE superstar Pacman Jones". exploded mummy posted:Or the time that she insulted the VP of Discovery and CC'd him on it This one remains my absolute favorite. It's just so mindbogglingly stupid, and it's not even directly related to wrestling. It makes me imagine what kind of gently caress-ups Dixie would have in other fields. Like, imagine her being the manager of a restaurant.
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Jul 11, 2017 09:41
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Grendels Dad posted:Could be worse, they could have referred to him as "Former WWE superstar Pacman Jones". Dixie would be the perfect "crying because I don't know what's wrong" restaurant owner in a Kitchen Nightmares episode.
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Jul 11, 2017 09:45
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Rhonne posted:Remember when they responded to the WWE banning chairshots to the head by having a guy get blasted with one so hard that it made him bleed? As well as that disgusting skit with Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, and I think Ric Flair all making fun of the "TNA Doctor" for suggesting that concussions were a bad thing and maybe some people should take some time off.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:As well as that disgusting skit with Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, and I think Ric Flair all making fun of the "TNA Doctor" for suggesting that concussions were a bad thing and maybe some people should take some time off. What's really amazing about that is there have been at least a few times on WCW and WWE that Eric as either an announcer or manager has talked about how bad concussions can be and how you become more susceptible to them after you have one. I re-watched the old NWO Souled Out PPV a few weeks ago and he went on about it for like 5 minutes. It was surreal to hear. E: I mean yeah I get that he's playing a scummy character in most of his skits because he's really good at that, but it's kinda funny in the bigger context
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Jul 11, 2017 14:13
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Dumb poo poo TNA has done(the hits): -somehow convinced Chris Rock to make an appearance. I couldn't tell if he was terrified or confused. Same for the crowd. -Dixie getting mad because they couldn't get Vanilla Ice -Dutch Mantell declaring there would be no booked finishes by submission -drawing a dick on Samoa Joe's face -hiring Taz -hiring Vince Russo. 3 times. -Billy Corgan. -a reverse battle royal -a women's reverse battle royal -a reverse ladder match -dixie vs email -russo vs email I'm still impressed the Ultimate X rigging hasn't fallen onto the audience or collapsed. Same for that terrordome cage thing.
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Jul 11, 2017 17:33
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coconono posted:Dumb poo poo TNA has done(the hits): Chris Rock was filming a movie and the script called for a scene at a wrestling event, he was able to use TNA with an appearance as an exchange. They hired Russo at least 5 times. Once before they opened, then after his two week WWE stint in 2002, then as an on screen presence only, then as a writer in 06 and finally in secret.
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Jul 11, 2017 17:37
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coconono posted:Dumb poo poo TNA has done(the hits): -Nobody figuring out that Jeff Hardy was way, way too hosed up to wrestle at a PPV until he was already at the ring -Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell
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grack posted:-Nobody figuring out that Jeff Hardy was way, way too hosed up to wrestle at a PPV until he was already at the ring Oh they knew, their solution was "do a one minute match." This was also not the first time he'd been in no condition to perform the day of the show.
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