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What the hell happens next?
This poll is closed.
They literally set fire to the ring by accident 2 2.22%
They literally set fire to the ring on purpose 6 6.67%
Film 6 months of content accidentally using WWE prop belts 6 6.67%
Rehire Jeff Jarrett 23 25.56%
Start splicing in archival footage of AJ Styles and pretending it's current 23 25.56%
Accidentally switch the live Pop TV feed to the WWE Network 6 6.67%
Lose the keys to the production truck, film 6 months of content in the parking lot with a Samsung 7 7.78%
Sue a fan who flips the bird on air, lose all company rights to said fan 13 14.44%
Somehow everything gets good and they start making money (Comedy Option) 4 4.44%
Total: 90 votes
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grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
So who's the next money mark in line?

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grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Wouldn't Russo's head have exploded by now if this were true?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
I don't know if it counts for anything but Ed Nordholm just did a big-rear end long interview with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez and stated unequivocally that Anthem isn't trying to sell Impact/GFW

Somebody fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Sep 9, 2017

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Mel Mudkiper posted:

buying TNA is like being a ninja in an action movie.

Sure, the hero just killed ten of you in a row, but you are sure YOU will be the one to win

and those ninjas also spent half their time trying to sabotage each other.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

TwoDogs1Cup posted:

Even after all these years TNA still loves WWE's sloppy seconds

And WWE is pushing AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode right now.


Circle of life, man. Circle of life.


rare Magic card l00k posted:

By the time they started doing ONO PPVs they could only get a few thousand people to buy their PPVs that actually mattered.

Where there *ever* any good ONOs?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Chris James 2 posted:

They openly display the links to the MP4s in the source code

So you can just go download any show you want

Of course the question is "Why would you want to?"

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

exploded mummy posted:

#KeepSharmellSurvivorJennaAlive

If I wanted to download anything it would be "Restart the match!" "No!" "Restart the match!" "No!" "Restart the match!" "No!"

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Just took the time to re-watch the Styles/Daniels/Joe three-way from Unbreakable 2005. God drat is that still an awesome match to watch.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

TwoDogs1Cup posted:

Edmonton is cool go there

It's literally ball-freezing cold. Important distinction.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
1000 paying customers would be a wet dream for TNA. Come to think of it, 1000 PPV buys might be as well.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Benne posted:

Bix has a new post at Deadspin talking about the new streaming service http://deadspin.com/jumping-on-the-streaming-bandwagon-wont-get-fans-to-pay-1814080407

If Anthem is really banking on this as a huge revenue stream they, uh, might be disappointed.

Any revenue at all would be a good start.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Maybe they changed countries to get rid of Cornette

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

That is loving amazing. Like, even by TNA standards that's loving amazing.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Bobby Roode actually just "made the jump" from NXT to Smackdown.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Chris James 2 posted:

Tim Storm's massive roid gut teased a feud with Magnus at an indy taping this weekend

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

MassRafTer posted:

They don't need bleachers, they are expecting 500 people. All they need is floor seating.

They're going to get two busloads of confused Chinese tourists and a dozen homeless people trying to get out of the cold.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Eh. It's stupid to have floor seating behind the production equipment but let's be honest - nobody is going to be sitting there.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Sky Shadowing posted:

I honestly wonder if, when they can't fill the bleachers, they'll move people from the more expensive seats to the bleachers so it looks better, thus screwing people out of 'better' seats.

Then I realized nobody will buy those seats anyways.

They'll figure it out. You may be surprised to hear this but TNA has a lot of practice at dealing with basically no fans showing up to events.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Grendels Dad posted:

Have we ruled out yet that TNA is secretly run by Uwe Boll trying to take advantage of another German tax law loophole?

What's Sir Ben Kingsley doing in the Impact Zone?!

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Grem posted:

I have no idea how he got on TNA. I thought that was a middle-big deal. He's had 1 wrestling match that he lost. His gimmick is lifted straight from the Hardy Boyz and a loving comic book. It's going to be bad. Really, really bad.

This actually makes him pretty much perfect for TNA.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

flashy_mcflash posted:

Does the script say "Sloppy Freddy"

No but I think this is better

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

MassRafTer posted:

Their PPV expert was a guy who had been fired from WCW for incompetence.

TNA basically hired like, half of the loving idiots that ran WCW in to the ground.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Grem posted:

This seems the most likely since he was bragging about taking bumps recently. Thabks guys! Ugh damnit I'm gonna order this just to watch his 5 seconds of fame.

Just give your buddy $20 and watch his clips online afterwards. Nobody should be giving this company money.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

sportsgenius86 posted:

The best Jeff Hardy TNA bump is when he debuted as Willow and dove off the cage and all four guys failed to catch him.

Willow the Whiff

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Amazingly there are some ads for Bound For Glory running on one of the national sports channels in Canada (Sportsnet). I can only assume this is going to lead to a bigger loss for TNA.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Impact Pizza is pizza they got out of the dumpster of a better pizzeria down the block.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Gonzo McFee posted:

Just when I thought IMPACT had hurt me in all the ways it could it prompted you fuckers to show me the worst Pizza I've ever seen. Fuckin Trump Tower's playgroup cooking, the frozen Pizza with an avocado salad dumped on top and someone loving up the order of cheese and tomato.

Well it ain't Chicago deep dish so it couldn't be the worst pizza ever.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
I don't even think TNA could fill that place giving out tickets.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
TNA loves their gimmick/stip matches. Are we sure Vince Russo isn't back "writing" for them?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Chris James 2 posted:

Impact/AAA is rivals EC3 and James Storm having to learn to work together to fight off the literal foreign menace,

Oh good, another "tag team partners that hate each other but need to learn to work together" story. You can never have enough of those!

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

coconono posted:

Rey's old and in no mood for bullshit. So far it looks like all Anthem is offering is bullshit.

I could see TNA trying to pay talent with fertilizer.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Fat Lowtax posted:

Wasn't D'Amore supposed to be competent? I hate forgetting my TNA history

Scott D'Amore's booking is basically "let's figure out what the best PPV would be and book backwards". This is not the worst strategy. The problem in TNA is that the booking up until the PPVs was awful, whether Vince Russo was involved or not.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
So according to Meltzer, the story with Jarrett was:

1. He was booked for two shows, one in Calgary and then one in Edmonton the next night with a promotion called Real Canadian Wrestling
2. He showed up drunk, still worked his match and passed out backstage
3. He told RCW that he had been held up in Canadian Customs for three hours, and told he had to leave right after his match in Calgary
4. RCW called Customs after Jarrett left and they had nothing to do with him leaving; Jarrett just re-booked his flight because he didn't want to work in Edmonton and just lied about it.

:psyduck:

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Randaconda posted:

To be somewhat fair to JJ, he wasn't under contract anymore, so Vince could have just hosed him over. Not saying he would, but Vinny Mac ain't the most trustworthy fellow.

Vince was too dumb to take the IC title off of Jarrett before his contract expired. JJ had leverage, not the other way around.

Besides, if Vince hadn't blacklisted him we would never have gotten TNA.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Warrior drew in his first run with the WWF. Vince wouldn't have brought him back otherwise. His second and third run, not so much.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
I dropped by my parent's place this evening to pick up a couple of things and the were watching Impact. They are in their late 60s.

Should I be worried :ohdear:?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
What in the gently caress is wrong with that woman's face?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

The article was a decent summary, but of course the real gold is still in the comments

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

rare Magic card l00k posted:

At the very least, they did it with Shane Sewell and Jackson James (who was secretly/not secretly Eric Bischoff's son).

They also did it with Taryn Terrell, which kind of worked because she can actually wrestle.

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grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Taintrunner posted:

Also with that CFO gone this is probably gonna be the death of GFW/TNA/Impact it sounds like

How many times has this been said in the last 15 goddamned years? TNA will outlast all of us. It's gonna be them, Keith Richards and the cockroaches after the apocalypse.

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