Everyone Is Over In The Impact Zone...

[The Best At What I Do]

Well except Kazarian.

It bothers whenever someone says "Wow, did you hear the pop [insert wrestler here] got last night!?" There is no reason to be impressed when every single performer in TNA is very over with The Impact Zone. They're so alive that everyone gets great pops or heat (usually contradictory to what they're supposed to get but the crowd admits they're assholes so) no matter what. Even The Brian Kendrick who has imo the worst gimmick going right now.

But I was watching iMPACT! last night and the crowd was dead silent as Kazarian made his entrance. How can they continue pushing this guy if he can't even get over in The Impact Zone? And do you think he should be replaced before he ever even officially makes it into Fortune?

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I see where you're coming from and yeah, do you do have something of a point. There have been times in which a "This is Awesome" or a "TNA" chant has broken out over something as fairly common place as a suicide dive. If I'm not mistaken, a TNA chant broke out last night during the Jeremy Buck/Douglas Williams match. They seem to pop like they're all about to get handjobs from The Beautiful People whenever Ken Anderson says the world asshole.

Back when Jay Lethal was still doing his Black Machismo bit and was doing his Open Invitational, Jim Neidhart received a "You've Still Got It" chant from the crowd despite the fact that he was completely out of shape and the match was awful.

For years, Hulk Hogan has been used as an example of what's wrong with pro wrestling by internet fans, which makes up a pretty big chunk of TNA's audience, but Hogan gets love from the Impact Zone now that he's part of TNA.

So yeah, there are definitely times in which the fans in the Impact Zone behave like a buncha tools.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

Well, remember the iMPACT zone is full of mixed people, some aren't even wrestling fans...Sure you need a wrestler to get a good crowd reaction, so say when TNA hit the road for a PPV, he will get more pops than brian kendrick...

As for him being replaced...no, i think he is good enough in the ring and he is probably over with the people watching him at home...

 

[shattered dreams]

This is a criticism I have never understood. In the impact zone it is half smarks and half tourists. How is that an easy crowd to get over with? Especially when you are an unknown talent in the mainstream eyes? There also is not a lot of people there so to get a legitimately loud pop is relatively impressive. I think it would be awesome if everyone was getting some great crowd reactions even in the impact zone but the truth as far as I have seen is that it is hard for almost anyone to get consistent loud crowd reactions. While it would be more impressive to get a reaction on the road in a different city every night, I think many make the mistake of thinking the same people fill the impact zone week after week and that simply is not true (at least on a large scale). Hammer, so no wwe crowds overreact for Cena? Getting hyped for a 5 knuckle shuffle is so much better than chanting for your company? I think it is a lot easier to get over for a wwe crowd because the exposure a wrestler receives is greater on a national basis and wwe crowds are more likley to accept the character/story instead of smarking out.

 

[NthDegree23]

I've thought the same thing. I think Jay Lethal is a perfect example. The fact that Jay Lethal is so "popular" despite no tangible gimmick other than looking like a beaver is very indicative of this problem. I know that he's a good impression guy, but for right now, he honestly does nothing but walk out and point at the TNA sign for some reason. A lot of the fans are there week after week. The rest seem completely clueless ("I like plusexes..."). TNA really can't accurately gauge how over a performer is unless they hit the road consistently.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

This is a criticism I have never understood. In the impact zone it is half smarks and half tourists. How is that an easy crowd to get over with? Especially when you are an unknown talent in the mainstream eyes? There also is not a lot of people there so to get a legitimately loud pop is relatively impressive. I think it would be awesome if everyone was getting some great crowd reactions even in the impact zone but the truth as far as I have seen is that it is hard for almost anyone to get consistent loud crowd reactions. While it would be more impressive to get a reaction on the road in a different city every night, I think many make the mistake of thinking the same people fill the impact zone week after week and that simply is not true (at least on a large scale). Hammer, so no wwe crowds overreact for Cena? Getting hyped for a 5 knuckle shuffle is so much better than chanting for your company? I think it is a lot easier to get over for a wwe crowd because the exposure a wrestler receives is greater on a national basis and wwe crowds are more likley to accept the character/story instead of smarking out.

To answer your question, yes I agree that WWE crowds sometimes overreact for John Cena. When Cena does his little five knuckle shuffle thing, and the crowd goes wild, I freely admit that I rolle my eyes a bit. It seems that you have some sort of issues whenever anyone openly criticizes TNA for something and attempt to spin things into a WWE vs. TNA situation. This thread has nothing to do with the WWE and the OP hasn't brought up anything that hasn't been openly discussed in other threads in the past.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

I'm not sure the Impact Zone should really ever be a measure of whether or not to push certain individuals, and that's really the main flaw of TNA staying the same spot week after week. With so few people in the audience, it's really easy to get everyone going all the time. Chants take off in a few seconds, and heels and faces are cheered equally. It's ridiculous. And it's not because everyone in TNA is over with the fans, BY FAR. By when you're a live show, everything is that much more exciting.

When you have 20,000 people in the building, it takes full cooperation to get a giant chant started. You know, in a WWE arena, when certain guys are over. When John Cena took out Nexus last week, the roof blew off the building, and you could tell that for the first time in a very long while every single person in the building was going for Cena.

But in the Impact Zone, it's really hard to tell who's actually over. I don't think Kazarian is necessarily a lost cause. I like him, and most people I talk to like him. It could just be because he's surrounded by guys like Flair and AJ, who are getting the really huge pops, leaving Kaz sounding mediocre. Of course the TNA fans are going to chant for AJ, he's their god. So in a match against Kaz he's going to get all the push from the fans.

 

[D-Rock]

Agreed that the crowd is mixed with true fans and tourists. However, most of the fans (the vocal ones) want to have that non-WWE ECW feeling. Those crowds were truly electric! These crowds bled into WWE were fans were looking for the interaction with the wrestlers (see Austin's What or Hell Yeah).

Finally, I'm looking forward to them coming back to my area (not until September) to see what kind of show they bring. They have many athletes that will sell out in the ring and I hope to be as close to ringside as possible to soak it in!!

 

[yoshi_doce2006]

The Impact Zone fans are some of the worst I have seen. Everyone is cheered. It's always "Let's go ANGLE!""Let's Go Wolfe!" or something like that, one right after the other. Kaz has the personality of a cement block, I mean people say RVD is so laid back but RVD is cool laid back, Kaz is like "80 year old man in a recliner after a stroke" laid back. If you cant get over in the Impact Zone you wont get over anywhere else in the wrestling world. I think Hogan and Bischoff are hoping pairing Kaz with Flair will teach him how to have a personality, but it isnt working.

TNA's biggest problem is the Impact Zone followed closely by Dixie Carter's inability to fire people and run the Organization like a Wrestling Company. In my opinion TNA will never grow until they go to a place like New York where they can get bigger crowds, more diverse fans, and make money on their shows.

I heard their lease in Orlando is up in December, I hope that they move on to greener pastures soon.

 

[The Scarred One]

The Impact crowd is such a joke. Considering the show is taped at the Universal Orlando theme park, a majority of the crowd is tourists looking to rest from a day of riding rides. They can sit down and relax in an air-conditioned environment after a day of walking around in the hot, Florida sun. And chances are, these people probably have never heard of any TNA athletes.

So how can anyone say that the Impact crowd is a good measuring stick to determine who is over and who isn't? I mean, even those never-will-bes in Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal are somewhat over. What does that tell you?

I think a lot of wrestlers, especially Kurt Angle, prefer to work for TNA because the promotion tapes its shows in Orlando and rarely travel outside of Orlando. But it hurts TNA because they can't get any idea of where their wrestlers are in the eyes of their audience. TNA needs to move out of Orlando and start broadcasting their show across the country if they want to survive.

 

[rondiesel2005]

I was watchin the show last night, and the very last match with Hardy vs Anderson, am like wow that's it,lol am like what kind main event was that, it looked short and borin, i can tell the fans or i should say wannabe wrestling fans don't know weather or not they should cheer or boo them.. They make TNA look like a big joke,lol

 

[Reddannihilation]

The Impact crowd is such a joke. Considering the show is taped at the Universal Orlando theme park, a majority of the crowd is tourists looking to rest from a day of riding rides. They can sit down and relax in an air-conditioned environment after a day of walking around in the hot, Florida sun. And chances are, these people probably have never heard of any TNA athletes.

If this were the case then how the hell do they know all the wrestlers names?

So how can anyone say that the Impact crowd is a good measuring stick to determine who is over and who isn't? I mean, even those never-will-bes in Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal are somewhat over. What does that tell you?

It tells me that you're biased against 2 people that some others obviously like.

I think a lot of wrestlers, especially Kurt Angle, prefer to work for TNA because the promotion tapes its shows in Orlando and rarely travel outside of Orlando.

They travel outside of Orlando all the time, go to TNA's website and check their tour schedule before making these claims.

TNA needs to move out of Orlando and start broadcasting their show across the country if they want to survive.

What's this the 8 billionth time someone's said this, sure a company is going to "survive" by spending money they may or may not have on something that may or may not work. Sure thing there

There's been times when I've disliked the iMPACT Zone audience. Specifically the Cancer Crew, the thing is TNA caters to a majority smark audience. Look at their Live PPV's like BFG and Lockdown those crowds weren't iMPACT fans, they were just TNA fans and they acted the same way, same chants same booing and cheering people they weren't "supposed" too. It's just how it is.

 

[The Scarred One]

If this were the case then how the hell do they know all the wrestlers names?.

Diehard TNA fans probably start the chants and the passerby crowd just plays along. Or maybe they get programs upon going in that detail the athletes so they know who is who. But they probably don't follow the product as religiously as the diehard fanbase.

It tells me that you're biased against 2 people that some others obviously like.

Fair enough. Maybe it is just my bias as I don't see anything special in those two. Jesse Neal looks like a messed-up CAW character and Shannon Moore hasn't done anything of relevance since he was riding Matt Hardy's coattails. But that's just me and my opinion. Some may feel otherwise and that's cool.

But I'm sure there are others in TNA who are over and should not be.

They travel outside of Orlando all the time, go to TNA's website and check their tour schedule before making these claims.

I'm well aware they travel outside of Orlando, dude. I'm not an idiot. What I meant by traveling outside of Orlando, I meant broadcasting Impact from different locations. I'm know they travel for house shows, but they rarely show house shows on TV, right? So if TNA decided to travel and broadcast Impact from Charlotte, New Orleans or hell even Nashville again, it might be a different story. At least that way, TNA can get vocal feedback from other audiences.

What's this the 8 billionth time someone's said this, sure a company is going to "survive" by spending money they may or may not have on something that may or may not work. Sure thing there

And I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of others besides me saying this.

It is a risk, that's for certain. But what do you want? For TNA to continue playing it safe and not take risks until they finally go out of business? The money is not going to just magically appear out of thin air. In order to make money, TNA needs to spend money.

And besides, they only need to do a trial run and see if it works, much like they did when they showed Impact on Mondays. They can go a couple of weeks and tape Impact in other locations. Not the big arenas since it seems that TNA can't draw WWE-esque crowds, but smaller arenas. Hell, they could even go to shopping malls or something. If it doesn't bear fruit, they don't have to do it again. They can stay in Orlando for as long as they want. It's that simple.

There's been times when I've disliked the iMPACT Zone audience. Specifically the Cancer Crew, the thing is TNA caters to a majority smark audience. Look at their Live PPV's like BFG and Lockdown those crowds weren't iMPACT fans, they were just TNA fans and they acted the same way, same chants same booing and cheering people they weren't "supposed" too. It's just how it is.

Good for them. They came out to the shows and showed their support. But they only do pay-per-views in other cities just a couple of times out of the year. They could expand on that.

Anyway, didn't TNA set a new U.S. attendance record for a house show recently? I heard they promoted the hell out of that show. So why can't they do that for their other markets? It's worth a shot, don't you think?

 

[The Doctor]

I have no interest in complaining about the TNA crowd, so I'm just going to answer the question the OP posed.

I know he has his fans, but for some reason Kazarian just bores me. He was that intangible that makes me not want to see him on my TV. Yeah, I know he's in a storyline and is doing well for himself in the storyline, but to me he's generic as all get out and if he were fired tomorrow I would not care. I don't hate him, I don't like him, I am just swept with a wave of disinterest whenever he appears. I think they should give that push to someone better...anyone.

The only thing he has going for him is his cool name.

 

[shattered dreams]

But I'm sure there are others in TNA who are over and should not be.

Well, who determines who should be over. I always thought the point of being over was you got the crowd to react to you no matter how you do it. I might not like Cena but there is no denying he is over. Should he be as over as he is? Maybe not in my mind but that is a personal opinion of mine. Yes, it means less to be over in the impact zone than it does all around the country but it is not irrelevant. I just do not see the evidence that the impact zone just cheers everyone equally for the hell of it. It is not remotely true.

I'm well aware they travel outside of Orlando, dude. I'm not an idiot. What I meant by traveling outside of Orlando, I meant broadcasting Impact from different locations. I'm know they travel for house shows, but they rarely show house shows on TV, right? So if TNA decided to travel and broadcast Impact from Charlotte, New Orleans or hell even Nashville again, it might be a different story. At least that way, TNA can get vocal feedback from other audiences.

So only broadcast tv cheers count? I never knew the fans sat silently on their hands at house shows. I wonder why people spend money to do that? They also get feedback from ratings, which is going to be a lot more telling and scientific than how small crowds react.

And I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of others besides me saying this.

So if a lot of IWC people say something without understanding, knowing or considering all the implications that is important for what reason? The answer is it is not. I think you grossly underestimate the costs and logistics issues involved with some of your proposals.


I would have agreed with most people's view of Kaz up until this heel turn. There is no denying he is a plus worker with a decent look. However, he has always been pretty boring outside of that. Well, recently he seems to be taking to this work with Flair and AJ and I have been impressed with how he is handling it.

To answer your question, yes I agree that WWE crowds sometimes overreact for John Cena. When Cena does his little five knuckle shuffle thing, and the crowd goes wild, I freely admit that I rolle my eyes a bit. It seems that you have some sort of issues whenever anyone openly criticizes TNA for something and attempt to spin things into a WWE vs. TNA situation. This thread has nothing to do with the WWE and the OP hasn't brought up anything that hasn't been openly discussed in other threads in the past.

I know it has been discussed but that does not mean it is true. That is what I mostly made my post about. Why I often bring up WWE comparisons is that I strongly believe people are hypocritical about the way they talk about WWE compared to TNA. In this case if the impact fans are what people say they are for "random cheers" it applies to WWE as well and is in fact true of almost all wrestling crowds. If that is the case it is not some problem specific to the impact zone. To paint it as their specific,unique shortcoming is at best misleading.

 

[The Scarred One]

Well, who determines who should be over. I always thought the point of being over was you got the crowd to react to you no matter how you do it. I might not like Cena but there is no denying he is over. Should he be as over as he is? Maybe not in my mind but that is a personal opinion of mine. Yes, it means less to be over in the impact zone than it does all around the country but it is not irrelevant. I just do not see the evidence that the impact zone just cheers everyone equally for the hell of it. It is not remotely true.

Maybe I should rephrase my point. What I mean is, now this is just my view on things, there are some within TNA who shouldn't be in the positions they currently are in, as I explained with Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore. Perhaps that clears things up.

So only broadcast tv cheers count? I never knew the fans sat silently on their hands at house shows. I wonder why people spend money to do that? They also get feedback from ratings, which is going to be a lot more telling and scientific than how small crowds react.

If the event you're attending is going to be broadcast on television, wouldn't the crowds attending be more passionate and vocal and create an an even more electrifying atmosphere than if the cameras are not rolling?

So if a lot of IWC people say something without understanding, knowing or considering all the implications that is important for what reason? The answer is it is not. I think you grossly underestimate the costs and logistics issues involved with some of your proposals.

Perhaps you're right. But TNA needs to do something to expand their market and start gaining new viewers. They already have the diehard fanbase watching, but they need to get the casual viewers or disgruntled WWE fans to start watching. Without an increase in viewers, the product is not going to grow.

 

[The Best At What I Do]

I am really liking this debate going here.

Thanks Hammer. I was in a rush so I couldn't make all the points I wanted to make originally but you're saying most of what I meant. Allow me to dig a little deeper. Dueling chants happen almost every match in the Impact Zone no matter who's playing the heel and who's playing the babyface.

Sidebar: Whoever claims that the Zone is not a majority smarky crowd is just in denial. On the last episode AJ, Samoa Joe and even Daffney were getting the most support from the crowd in their respective matches despite their alignment.

Also, it's quite difficult to get good heel heat in the Zone since everyone is cheered more or less for being in TNA. Sting destroys JJ with his bat and the crowd chants 'one more time!' The Brian Kendrick puts forth on of the worst promo I've seen in years (is he supposed playing a psychotherapist now?) and the whole crowd chants his name just because.

As Hammer already mentioned there are times when nothing special is going on the ring and 'TNA' or 'This is awesome/wrestling' chants break out for the hell of it. What Yoshi said is what I'm saying, it's impossible to gauge how over anyone on the roster is to the general viewer when everyone is over according to the Impact Zone.

But here's what inspired this thread. I was watching the last episode and for the first time in a long while I saw a TNA performer come out and no one in the Zone seemed to give a shit. Go back and watch it if you must but when Kazarian came out the crowd was the most quiet it's been since they were left speechless by Orlando Jordan's Lady Gaga antics. Even during the mandatory dueling chants I'm almost certain they forgot his name. I heard 'Let's go AJ!' which was met with 'Let's go ___?'

Thanks Doctor for actually answering the questions posed. I would like to pose one again to see what you guys think. How can TNA justify giving such a push to a guy so boring that he is unable to get over in a promotion where literally just about everyone is oved?

 

[ABMorales787]

I don't understand that. The dude is a good wrestler, he got a great heel reaction during his match with Angle at Slammiversary. He garnered a "Kaz Sucks" and "USA" (?) chant. but when it comes to his personality, he's dead. Again. They attempted to push him and he had great showings with Christian and Angle, but he was dull as a character. It took Suicide to save him. But unlike Shelton Benjamin, he tries. Hard. Hopefully he can develop a personality. Someday.

 

[Reddannihilation]

Diehard TNA fans probably start the chants and the passerby crowd just plays along. Or maybe they get programs upon going in that detail the athletes so they know who is who. But they probably don't follow the product as religiously as the diehard fanbase.

But that's all speculation on your part so you're not really in a position to make blanket statements without some form of factual back up.

Fair enough. Maybe it is just my bias as I don't see anything special in those two. Jesse Neal looks like a messed-up CAW character and Shannon Moore hasn't done anything of relevance since he was riding Matt Hardy's coattails. But that's just me and my opinion. Some may feel otherwise and that's cool.

glad we agree.

But I'm sure there are others in TNA who are over and should not be

Speculation again though.

I'm well aware they travel outside of Orlando, dude. I'm not an idiot. What I meant by traveling outside of Orlando, I meant broadcasting Impact from different locations. I'm know they travel for house shows, but they rarely show house shows on TV, right? So if TNA decided to travel and broadcast Impact from Charlotte, New Orleans or hell even Nashville again, it might be a different story. At least that way, TNA can get vocal feedback from other audiences.

You can seriously justify "vocal feedback" against huge expense, there's no more payoff there.

It is a risk, that's for certain. But what do you want? For TNA to continue playing it safe and not take risks until they finally go out of business? The money is not going to just magically appear out of thin air. In order to make money, TNA needs to spend money.

Where does this idea that TNA is on the brink of going out of business come from? Seriously, they don't release financial reports, they're privately owned and yet somehow everyone's an expert on how TNA's going out of business if they don't do something financially stupid. Seriously go to TNA's website and take a look at all the stuff they sell, House show tickets, merchandise, DVD's, they're running their 3rd UK tour next year and yet somehow people have formed this idea that they're losing money? Yeah cos that's what I'd do if I was losing money I'd host a tour in the UK. Makes sense.

And besides, they only need to do a trial run and see if it works, much like they did when they showed Impact on Mondays. They can go a couple of weeks and tape Impact in other locations. Not the big arenas since it seems that TNA can't draw WWE-esque crowds, but smaller arenas. Hell, they could even go to shopping malls or something. If it doesn't bear fruit, they don't have to do it again. They can stay in Orlando for as long as they want. It's that simple.

Understand this, the iMPACT Zone never has to be taken apart, compare that to a TNA house show which is more or less and entrance ramp, a ring and a screen. The cost of replicating the iMPACT Zone in other locations would be huge and really what would it do? Would it pull more money? No, TNA already gets a cut from Universal to pay for the show when they're hosting in Orlando. They'd need to be selling upwards of 5000 tickets per show to ensure they could pay for it and they'd probably have to up the prices of those tickets too.

Good for them. They came out to the shows and showed their support. But they only do pay-per-views in other cities just a couple of times out of the year. They could expand on that.

Wishful thinking, but not financially sound thinking. How much do you think it costs for them? They announce Lockdown and BFG's locations and dates long before the shows occur to make sure they can make some level of profit.

Anyway, didn't TNA set a new U.S. attendance record for a house show recently? I heard they promoted the hell out of that show. So why can't they do that for their other markets? It's worth a shot, don't you think?

Because it costs a lot less money to run a house show then it does a live broadcast. They could try it but it doesn't change the fact that the people in charge who unlike us, have all of TNA's financial details are the ones saying it wouldn't work. So I'll put my faith in the people with the statistics to support their choce.

 

[Scotty]

I don't understand that. The dude is a good wrestler, he got a great heel reaction during his match with Angle at Slammiversary. He garnered a "Kaz Sucks" and "USA" (?) chant. but when it comes to his personality, he's dead. Again. They attempted to push him and he had great showings with Christian and Angle, but he was dull as a character. It took Suicide to save him. But unlike Shelton Benjamin, he tries. Hard. Hopefully he can develop a personality. Someday.

I really like Flair being Kaz's mentor more then AJ for this reason. AJ doesn't need Flair to get over like Kaz does. Without Flair, Kaz would probably still be feuding with Douglas Williams over the X-Division Title. In my opinion Kaz fits more of the Playboy type character better then AJ. He looks more natural in a suit and really looks like he can come across as conceited. This AJ-Kaz rivalry has been pretty good so far.

 

[DangerousDave]

The Impact crowd is such a joke. Considering the show is taped at the Universal Orlando theme park, a majority of the crowd is tourists looking to rest from a day of riding rides. They can sit down and relax in an air-conditioned environment after a day of walking around in the hot, Florida sun. And chances are, these people probably have never heard of any TNA athletes.

Apparently you have never been to the impact zone. The line to get in forms about 2 - 2 1/2 hours before the show. This time of year the temp is 90-95 degrees, so its not the choice attraction if you want to "sit down & relax in the air conditioning". Check out the people in line and you will find most of them are wearing some kind of wrestling t-shirt or carrying a sign. Hang out in line and you will end up talking to the people around you about wrestling. Yes there may be a few tourist, but for the most part the people in line are locals that go on a regular basis. I for one, like the chants, especially when they go back and forth, trying to out-do the other group. The interaction between the fans and the wrestlers is much more personal than in big venues. The fans appreciate the performances of all the wrestlers that are busting their ass for our entertainment.

 

[The Five-Star Frog Splash]

Wow, haven't posted in the forums in God knows how long...

But I felt I had to say a few words on the topic at hand...

Well I have to agree with the majority here and say that The Impact Zone has a terrible crowd. "TNA! TNA! TNA!" chants are on practically every show, though I didn't hear it on tonight's show. The Impact Zone is probably, 85 percent wrestling fans, 15 percent tourists. And you can even tell who's a fan and who isn't sometimes too. But the impact zone, I can't stand it because they never, ever seem to leave it! If the house shows are as good as people say they are, and are as strong as people say they are, then I see no reason why they can't at least TRY to have some live impact shows there for TV (taped of course). They can't just sit there forever. They have to expand somehow, I mean, for pete's sake, Bound for Glory is in Florida! To me, the fans at the impact zone don't contribute to the wrestlers' overness because if its true that most of the fans are Orlando natives, and go there often, then it won't translate to ratings. But I do know what the thread poster meant when he said that it sounds like everyone gets cheered no matter if they're face or heel. I agree. Sure, Dixie can try and convince herself that the non-wrestling fans will go home and want to see more of the product, but the ONLY way that can happen is if they are truly compelled by a wrestler or storyline, and well, I won't hold my breath. I'm not saying they don't have fantastic wrestlers or good characters, its just that, while in the Impact Zone, those good characters like Pope and Anderson, aren't going to go anywhere because they refuse to expand for some reason. But most wrestlers there are internet favorites any how. Angle, Hardy, Anderson, Pope, Sting, Nash, Eric Young, Moore, (i guess) Abyss, etc. and all those guys. Those fans are looking for anything not WWE so they'll cheer the hell out of them. I hope they get out of there soon and start seeing how the rest of the nation likes the wrestlers, and not just the regular go-ers.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I think most of the Impact zone is full of drunk hillbilly tourist that come off the street. TNA had to send away 100 people from watching Victory Road. I don't understand why they can't take at least 4 PPVs on the road instead of 1 or 2. TNA used to take their shows on the road all the time. They drew a record setting crowd in New York.

I'm pretty sure if they booked one PPV in New York then they could make decent money without the annoying drunk tourists that come in every week. Not everyone is over in the Impact zone though. I haven't heard Rob Terry get a decent reaction in a while. I really don't think Ink Inc. gets a huge reaction either. The big ones are usually the main eventers and the legends like Flair, Hogan, Angle, and Sting. The Machine Guns and Beer Money get a pretty good reaction too, along with Brian Kendrick.

I'm not saying take every show on the road or book a big arena, but they can probably take a few shows on the road and book small arenas across the country. They didn't have a problem selling tickets in New York or St. Louis.