The General Wrestling Thread
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I still want to get into wrestling. My buddies just had me watch all of Wrestlemania 6 and 7 on YoutubeI give rep not thanks
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That is a really nice nip that slipped.Comment
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You get some of the best indie stuff from some of the bigger stars going on TV today...
CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries...; The list goes on and on and it's all good wrestling.
And that's just the American stuff over here... hit up Warner, FedEx and Larry if you want to talk about the magic that is Japanese Puroresu.Comment
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They had to tape those shows to fulfill international PPV commitments.
The budget cuts have nothing to do with the One Night Only tapings. They shot 8 PPV's in like 2 or 3 days, that actually saved money. If Dixie said that, and I have my doubts and think this report is misphrased, she is full of shit.
The reason TNA is in a hole right now is the $60,000 it costs them per Impact taping. The writing was on the wall when they quickly stopped going live every week and switched to shooting two shows at once twice per month.
Going on the road has been a bust. Everybody agrees they needed to leave the Impact Zone, but they miscalculated when they were ready. They weren't.
I was thinking, it would be wise if they could tape all four episodes of a month's worth of Impact in one taping. It would help a bunch with cohesion of their storylines.
Another shit thing I've noticed them doing...when they have Gut Check...they bring the Gut Check back for a second date...why are they taking on that extra cost. Only a few hundred bucks + travel, I'm sure, but silly and unnecessary.Comment
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I think going on the road has added to atmosphere of TNA's Impacts...but it has yet to yield any kind of plus for their product.
I was thinking, it would be wise if they could tape all four episodes of a month's worth of Impact in one taping. It would help a bunch with cohesion of their storylines.
Another shit thing I've noticed them doing...when they have Gut Check...they bring the Gut Check back for a second date...why are they taking on that extra cost. Only a few hundred bucks + travel, I'm sure, but silly and unnecessary.
Take it from someone who has been to an Impact taping. Doing two in one night burns out the crowd, and they film that second hour at a manic pace with no frills. I shudder to think what four would be like.
They tried the road, it failed. It's destroying them financially. Go back to Orlando with hat in hand and lick your wounds.Comment
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These mooks in the crowd should be on their feet, WEEPING at the sight of Danielson and Castagnoli right now.
Moreso for the people at home watching the collective awesome that's in that ring on FREE TV at the moment.
People had to buy DVDs or pay a ticket to see this stuff live, without the benefit of a national network broadcasting it a few years ago...
Now, it's just... handed out.
If Heyman had his way, you'd have to pay for the PPV to watch this stuff right now.Comment
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I think we found another match for the Art of Wrestling thread, if not the Best of 2013 thread...Comment
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Also, Twitter will explode.Comment
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