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The radio show Monday Night Mayhem had their monthly edition of "The Hot Seat with Eric Bischoff" to previewTNA's Victory Road PPV, and talk about all of TNA's hot topics. Here are some interesting highlights...
Eric on the the 3.3.11 vignettes: A fan asked what the thought process behind deciding to do that vignette was. His response, "Bischoff said he had nothing to do with it. Bischoff was rather surprised when he saw it. He won't go deeper into that. He doesn't understand the thought process as he wasn't a part of it. "
My thoughts: If you listen to the interview, Eric's tone of voice sounds like he acutally wasn't too thrilled to see that creative did those 3.3.11 vignettes. Interesting.
Eric on Snooki hosting RAW, and if it will take away from Angelina/The Shore: "Bischoff says it wouldn't take anything away from Angelina from Jersey Shore. Bischoff says Jersey Shore was one of the hottest shows on cable television. TNA was fortunate/smart to be able to bring some of that brand equity over to benefit from the press and exposure that resulted from it. Bischoff doesn't think WWE doing anything with Snooki is going to change the benefit TNA has already gained from it. TNA has already benefited as much as possible at this point. Bischoff doesn't think it will benefit WWE too much. Bischoff says it's flattering as they say about imitation."
On Hogan vs Hart twitter war: "Bischoff said he was with Bret Hart and picked him up at an airport when he was on a flight to LA when Owen died. Bret heard about the death of Owen while he was on the plane.
Bischoff said he felt he had developed a relationship. Eric said Hart needs someone to hate in order to feel significant himself. When Eric picked Bret up from the airport and was distraught. Bischoff consoled him as best he could even though he didn't have much of a relationship with Bret, not friends/acquaintances for a long time. He said during the time he worked with Bret, he never had a bad word with Bret. He said he had gifts from Bret that were personal: stuff from American History / Cowboy/Indian culture. It's one of Bischoff's prized possessions.
Bischoff said Bret needs someone to hate to feel good about himself. Bischoff said when Hart worked for him, he hated McMahon. He said stuff he said about McMahon were understandable, what happened to his brother. But Bret was consistent in his hatred, and wasn't planning on working with McMahon/HBK/HHH. Hart was grateful to being with Hulk and Bischoff. The minute Bret is associated with WWE, he goes back to hating Hogan and Bischoff. Bischoff said he likes Bret and never stopped liking him as person and respecting him as a professional.
Bischoff feels it sad that Bret needs that to feel good about himself, a dark hole in his soul and has to fill it up with hate. That is Bischoff's interpretation."
About the Jarrett/Angle kids being involved in the fued: "Bischoff said there isn't a cookie cutter answer. He said every situation is unique. Bischoff said everyone was comfortable that everyone was comfortable. He said everyone was dealing with the pressure of it in a healthy, constructive way that has no negative ramifications with the children or anyone else. Bischoff said it ended up being a great story, is great, and is the type of story that people can relate to than they can relate to in other stories.
He said child custody, divorced parents is part of everyday life. Perhaps because everyone can relate to it made it uncomfortable makes it okay. He believes in reality-based story and as long as everyone is comfortable with it, can emotionally/psychologically do it, then it's fine. He's not suggesting that everyone does it as the outcome may not be pleasant, but in this case, he was sure everyone would be."
Bischoff on Fayetteville's iMPACT!s and taking iMPACT! on the road more: "Bischoff says he was at the Impact tapings live and watched it on television too. He liked the energy and a large crowd, not a soundstage crowd. He liked the vibe/feel of the show as it was completely different than what they were used to.
He said that for TNA to get to the next level, they need to find a way to get their show out in the arenas so that they can have that credibility. He said that people at home need to feel that energy as it translates. He says it would make them relevant. He said Fayetteville proved they can do it and that it works.
The host says it looked very good. Host asks that if Spike would like to do this more often or again. Bischoff said Spike executives at the Fayetteville taping and that they are usually there at Impact Zone. There were more at Fayetteville. Bischoff said everyone agreed it was a phenomenal experience. He said presenting the product in a soundstage vs an arena is night and day, but they are trying to find a way.
Bischoff said finances is a factor, but scheduling is a part of it too: finding venues. If they were going to take half the Impacts out of the Impact Zone, finding venues. How does this fit into production meets? Bischoff said it's about finances, logistics, scheduling."
Eric on a possible TNA developmental: "Bischoff said Team 3D's academy in Orlando is in good relationship with TNA. He said TNA looks at those talent from time to time. Bischoff is friends with Brian Knobs and has schools coming up. So he has some informal relationships with some of the talent they know. There's no formal relationship involved that he knows of."
On last week's iMPACT rating: "He says the reaction of the ratings were positive and that's because Spike/TNA's reaction is positive. Bischoff says TNA needs consistency. He says there won't be quite the buzz on this week's show. There was more buzz/anticipation for March 3rd than the next weeks. There's no benefit from Bart Scott and Jersey Shore. But they want to show the fans they can do a great show and build upon that over a long period of time. It wasn't designed to turn TNA around overnight. The plan was to show what it looked like for one night and build on that."
They addressed more on the show like Matt Morgan's future, The WWE's Best of Nitro DVD, and the road to Wrestlemania affecting TNA. Here is the link if you want to check it out http://www.mondaynightmayhem.com/
Thoughts??
Eric on the the 3.3.11 vignettes: A fan asked what the thought process behind deciding to do that vignette was. His response, "Bischoff said he had nothing to do with it. Bischoff was rather surprised when he saw it. He won't go deeper into that. He doesn't understand the thought process as he wasn't a part of it. "
My thoughts: If you listen to the interview, Eric's tone of voice sounds like he acutally wasn't too thrilled to see that creative did those 3.3.11 vignettes. Interesting.
Eric on Snooki hosting RAW, and if it will take away from Angelina/The Shore: "Bischoff says it wouldn't take anything away from Angelina from Jersey Shore. Bischoff says Jersey Shore was one of the hottest shows on cable television. TNA was fortunate/smart to be able to bring some of that brand equity over to benefit from the press and exposure that resulted from it. Bischoff doesn't think WWE doing anything with Snooki is going to change the benefit TNA has already gained from it. TNA has already benefited as much as possible at this point. Bischoff doesn't think it will benefit WWE too much. Bischoff says it's flattering as they say about imitation."
On Hogan vs Hart twitter war: "Bischoff said he was with Bret Hart and picked him up at an airport when he was on a flight to LA when Owen died. Bret heard about the death of Owen while he was on the plane.
Bischoff said he felt he had developed a relationship. Eric said Hart needs someone to hate in order to feel significant himself. When Eric picked Bret up from the airport and was distraught. Bischoff consoled him as best he could even though he didn't have much of a relationship with Bret, not friends/acquaintances for a long time. He said during the time he worked with Bret, he never had a bad word with Bret. He said he had gifts from Bret that were personal: stuff from American History / Cowboy/Indian culture. It's one of Bischoff's prized possessions.
Bischoff said Bret needs someone to hate to feel good about himself. Bischoff said when Hart worked for him, he hated McMahon. He said stuff he said about McMahon were understandable, what happened to his brother. But Bret was consistent in his hatred, and wasn't planning on working with McMahon/HBK/HHH. Hart was grateful to being with Hulk and Bischoff. The minute Bret is associated with WWE, he goes back to hating Hogan and Bischoff. Bischoff said he likes Bret and never stopped liking him as person and respecting him as a professional.
Bischoff feels it sad that Bret needs that to feel good about himself, a dark hole in his soul and has to fill it up with hate. That is Bischoff's interpretation."
About the Jarrett/Angle kids being involved in the fued: "Bischoff said there isn't a cookie cutter answer. He said every situation is unique. Bischoff said everyone was comfortable that everyone was comfortable. He said everyone was dealing with the pressure of it in a healthy, constructive way that has no negative ramifications with the children or anyone else. Bischoff said it ended up being a great story, is great, and is the type of story that people can relate to than they can relate to in other stories.
He said child custody, divorced parents is part of everyday life. Perhaps because everyone can relate to it made it uncomfortable makes it okay. He believes in reality-based story and as long as everyone is comfortable with it, can emotionally/psychologically do it, then it's fine. He's not suggesting that everyone does it as the outcome may not be pleasant, but in this case, he was sure everyone would be."
Bischoff on Fayetteville's iMPACT!s and taking iMPACT! on the road more: "Bischoff says he was at the Impact tapings live and watched it on television too. He liked the energy and a large crowd, not a soundstage crowd. He liked the vibe/feel of the show as it was completely different than what they were used to.
He said that for TNA to get to the next level, they need to find a way to get their show out in the arenas so that they can have that credibility. He said that people at home need to feel that energy as it translates. He says it would make them relevant. He said Fayetteville proved they can do it and that it works.
The host says it looked very good. Host asks that if Spike would like to do this more often or again. Bischoff said Spike executives at the Fayetteville taping and that they are usually there at Impact Zone. There were more at Fayetteville. Bischoff said everyone agreed it was a phenomenal experience. He said presenting the product in a soundstage vs an arena is night and day, but they are trying to find a way.
Bischoff said finances is a factor, but scheduling is a part of it too: finding venues. If they were going to take half the Impacts out of the Impact Zone, finding venues. How does this fit into production meets? Bischoff said it's about finances, logistics, scheduling."
Eric on a possible TNA developmental: "Bischoff said Team 3D's academy in Orlando is in good relationship with TNA. He said TNA looks at those talent from time to time. Bischoff is friends with Brian Knobs and has schools coming up. So he has some informal relationships with some of the talent they know. There's no formal relationship involved that he knows of."
On last week's iMPACT rating: "He says the reaction of the ratings were positive and that's because Spike/TNA's reaction is positive. Bischoff says TNA needs consistency. He says there won't be quite the buzz on this week's show. There was more buzz/anticipation for March 3rd than the next weeks. There's no benefit from Bart Scott and Jersey Shore. But they want to show the fans they can do a great show and build upon that over a long period of time. It wasn't designed to turn TNA around overnight. The plan was to show what it looked like for one night and build on that."
They addressed more on the show like Matt Morgan's future, The WWE's Best of Nitro DVD, and the road to Wrestlemania affecting TNA. Here is the link if you want to check it out http://www.mondaynightmayhem.com/
Thoughts??
