Impact Support Club House

[DarksideEric]

I'm not sure if you dislike him in a way where you think he's always getting away with things or in a 'X-Pac heat' way, but using the President's protection against every viable competition and defeating them gets him a lot of heat and hate. At the same time, I agree with what FitFinlay said with giving him opponents like Mr Anderson, Bully Ray and mid-carders so we can still see him wrestle and believe that he's worth something at least, to pay for that losing streak he had before defeating Sting at Bound For Glory, which also shows he's (in some sense) a worthy World Champion.

No idea what "X-Pac heat" is.

 

[Dirk]

No idea what "X-Pac heat" is.

Some promoters deny it exists at all.

 

[Cereal Killer]

Basically, when a heel isn't booed because he pisses off the audience, but because they actually think he/she sucks. For example, Dixie Carter isn't booed because she plays a good heel but because the crowd actually, actually hate her.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Basically, when a heel isn't booed because he pisses off the audience, but because they actually think he/she sucks. For example, Dixie Carter isn't booed because she plays a good heel but because the crowd actually, actually hate her.

Vince Russo was a consistent "X-Pac Heat" recipient.

 

[Dirk]

It is worth noting that sometimes people will just be marks for a heel's work and think it's X-Pac heat. It's a very slippery slope...

 

[DarksideEric]

Basically, when a heel isn't booed because he pisses off the audience, but because they actually think he/she sucks. For example, Dixie Carter isn't booed because she plays a good heel but because the crowd actually, actually hate her.

Then I guess?

As a heel stands, I feel nothing for Magnus because he's made no connection with the part of me that actually likes heels.

The more he uses others for a shield and the less he actually shows he himself is dangerous the less likely I will connect with him as someone who likes heels.

If that makes sense.

It's like, there was a game I played a while back where you initially fight the main bad guy and he nearly kills you, alone, but then leaves you because you aren't worth it. Then every time you face him he just leaves a bunch of minions for you to fight and walks away. Eventually you get strong enough to where he believes you are worthy of facing him again alone.

I don't get that vibe from Magnus at all.

 

[Dirk]

Why do you like heels, Eric?

 

[DarksideEric]

Why do you like heels, Eric?

I've just always had some love for villains, well the ones I actually connect with anyway.

My favorite type of villain is the one who used to be the full fledged hero and then something happened to cause them to fall.

I mainly like villains because without them, especially the strong ones, a hero isn't really that important.

 

[Lowdown]

Heels are usually the ones that drive the stories.

 

[Dirk]

Heels are usually the ones that drive the stories.

But do you boo them?

I do. Sometimes, for poops and giggles, I boo them when I'm watching at home, along with the audience. I suppose that's doing it ironically.

 

[Lowdown]

But do you boo them?

I do. Sometimes, for poops and giggles, I boo them when I'm watching at home, along with the audience. I suppose that's doing it ironically.

I used to when I was a kid. Now I just watch as a spectator of sorts. I'm very neutral. I can get behind a heel if it's played right.

 

[DarksideEric]

I don't think I've booed a heel since the '90s. I actually think it all started when Hart turned.

 

[Cereal Killer]

If you just simply can't hate a heel, they're probably doing a bad job.

 

[DarksideEric]

If you just simply can't hate a heel, they're probably doing a bad job.

Only bad guys I can remember hating off the top of my head have the last name of Targaryen.

Oh, and the Governor.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Only bad guys I can remember hating off the top of my head have the last name of Targaryen.

Oh, and the Governor.

Baratheon, dude. Baratheon.

 

[DarksideEric]

Baratheon, dude. Baratheon.

Nope, I like Stannis.

I can't wait for Season 4 with the Targaryens.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Nope, I like Stannis.

I can't wait for Season 4 with the Targaryens.

Stannis isn't a bad guy. He's a "tweener", sorta.

 

[DarksideEric]

Stannis isn't a bad guy. He's a "tweener", sorta.

If only Magnus had half the believability as Stannis.

Him aligning with Abyss actually made me care even less.

 

[Dirk]

Baratheon, dude. Baratheon.

I think he meant this guy...

Wanted to punch his face in the moment I saw him.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

So not feeling the new layout of TNA Insider's website.

 

[Dirk]

So not feeling the new layout of TNA Insider's website.

The wrestling I watch on my own and this forum is my only source of info. What's TNA Insider? Is it in-world articles or more like the main WZ-page?

 

[Whap Me Jungles]

It's basically every single inane piece of TNA news put together. Used to have a forum. IDR, weren't you briefly a member there?

 

[It's Damn Real!]

The wrestling I watch on my own and this forum is my only source of info. What's TNA Insider? Is it in-world articles or more like the main WZ-page?

Basically below. TNA-only news. A lot of nonsense, and they would always run bullshit stories, only to come back and retract them, but it was TNA-only, so for someone like me who couldn't possibly give less of a fuck what Dave Batista thinks about Jay Uso, it was a better source for info, or a better source to get to info.

It's basically every single inane piece of TNA news put together. Used to have a forum. IDR, weren't you briefly a member there?

Yeah.

 

[DarksideEric]

Basically below. TNA-only news. A lot of nonsense, and they would always run bullshit stories, only to come back and retract them, but it was TNA-only, so for someone like me who couldn't possibly give less of a fuck what Dave Batista thinks about Jay Uso, it was a better source for info, or a better source to get to info.

Batista thinks?

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Apparently enough to write an "article" on it.