the problem i see with going head to head with the wwe is it kinda defeats the object of what dixie hogan and bischoff said they wanted to achieve which was to give the fans and wrestlers a second choice by going head to head it is mearly bischoff trying to sink the wwe yet again think about it if tna wins the war wwe is no more then they become the only option if wwe wins then its gonna be just the same bischoff thinks he can put the wwe out of buisness but he couldnt do it with turners money and carter aint gonna give him that much lets look at what he has done so far got rid of the six sided ring which has annoyed alot of fans brought the band in great two pill popping morons who cant get through a promo without slurring the words orlando jordan and the nasty boys turned aj styles heel anderson and hardy are the only things they have got right they even got kendrick who i think is a great wrestler but a pot head they have treated the man that created the company jeff jarrett like a bitch and so he has a problem with them this is not the righ time to go head to head this is the time to get yer house in order because when the time is right and when he feels compelled vince will turn his game up and when vince does that we all know from the past he tears through the competition tna at the moment looks like wcw worlwide they should wait to go head to head untill it looks like nitro then they stand a chance having the same numbers on a monday that they draw on a thursday aint enough i mean the promoted the hell out of the uk tour even having ads in the commercials when raw aired and what was the result well manchester was 5000 in an arena that holds 20,000 approx i say this to tna dont worry about the wwe right now sort out your international market the uk have just lost the ppvs so whats the point in watching impact or going to house shows well thats my two cents for what its worth all i ask is that if you respond dont be a jerk and attack me personally as i aint thank you
While I don't intend to attack you personally, I am going to suggest that you use grammer in your posts. Good lord that was a chore to read!
First off, to your comment about them changing the six sided ring. If people are so "annoyed" by this, then why was last Thursday nights rating as high as the live episode back on Jan. 4th?
As far as Mr. Billy goes, what do you mean they can't continue to have these surprises? What surprise was there on Impact last week or the week before that? The only episode that has had any surprises was the Jan. 4th live episode. Then of course at the PPV they unveild Kendrick and Anderson, but it's not like people are tuning in to see Kendrick.
Last weeks episode with Jarrett and Anderson in the main event was awesome. The 8 card stud matches were great. The six man x-division bout was phenomenal. They have guys that are simply better wrestlers than WWE and the benefit to many of their guys is that their characters aren't played out right now.
Who else is tired of... THE VIPER! Good grief, suck the charisma right out of the guy. What about Cena? The fans boo that guy all the time and the WWE tries way harder to force him down our throat than TNA does the Nasty Boys. I'll admit, when I buy the next TNA PPV, it will have nothing to do with Team 3D vs. the Nastys... In fact, I'll probably get up to go get a beer during that match.
Davi323, you are calling TNA's ratings "abyssmal"? How? Superstars scores lower than them, ECW scores lower than them, and right now TNA is knocking on the door of WWE's Smackdown. A brand that started off drawing ratings in the 5.0 area, and now is struggling to draw 2.5s, and has during this very month been as low as 1.8. Raw is drawing around a 3.5 or better right now and with football season over now they will not have to worry about competing with MNF for that 18-35 Male demographic. Having said all that, there is no more of an opportune time to unveil a live Monday night wrestling show to go head to head with WWE than right now.
Let's be frank, they are not expected to win right out of the box. If and when they do win it will be huge for them. Dixie Carter and TNA are not going to merge with some major company like AOL and because of that you can rest your fears on TNA being shut down over a 2.5, it's not gonna happen. From reading Bischoff's book, watching the Monday Night Wars, and looking into other sources online, it appears as though there is no other reason for WCW's collapse other than the fact that AOL didn't want it to succeed. Bischoff now has the power again.
Better yet, think about how many wrestlers McMahon has run over since he became the only wrestling company. Guys will jump to TNA in a heartbeat to work 5 days a month and make a little cash doing what they love to do.
To put it simply, you people are way off that are saying this is a bad idea. This is a great idea. As a fan who grew up watching WWE and WCW as far back as 92, I can say that when TNA does go to Monday nights, I'm going with them.
JcCool, you hit the nail on the head about old school fans channel surfing and inflating TNAs rating. That is going to happen.
