Somebody is mad Jeff Hardy is no longer part of their fictional little universe where the word wrestling is banned, the women are smart sexy and powerful, where god awful reality show has beens like the Miz can be the champion of Sports Entertainment.
Back to reality.. unless you bought drugs from Hardy, used drugs with hardy,refused drugs from hardy or he's convicted of a crime you sound real dumb calling him a drug dealing addict.
Or, you could just follow the court case, which there wouldn't be one if he wasn't, find out his lawyer got him a deal no other person in his situation would have been able to even think about getting, realize that he's still going to get charged but stay away from jail (which is probably a good thing, somebody'd made him their bitch for sure), and use utter common sense to know that he is exactly what people brand him for.
So you razz the guy for being a WWE mark while you suck Hardy's nuts? Doesn't make a good argument, no matter how well you are at ball sucking. And quit being so blind and/or stupid. Quit living in denial. You're probably the type of person to still deny pro wrestlers have used/still use steroids. Get your head back into the sunlight.
HH is there for brand awareness and not to entertain. Certainly got your attention so I guess it worked.
Technically, it would be both, since he's still in the middle of storylines (the top one, I may add) and has come to the ring brandishing a chair, punching people, etc. etc. If it was just for brand awareness he'd be at the announce booth or sitting in the crowd w/Dixie and maybe doing a speech here or there.
Sounding more and more like a TNA mark calling out a WWE mark. Now what's that definition of irony again....??
Flair- you wish you could be in half the shape Flair is in at 63. The man is a legend, he'll retire when he wants to, not when Vince writes him off his imaginary fairy tale.
Actually agree on this one. He's more mobile than Terry Funk was at this point in the game, that's for sure. He's in good shape and doing what he loves, and as long as he doesn't go overboard it's fine w/me. But instead of giving a rebuttal, you had to do the nice little jab at the end. Cute.
EB - You are so dumb..you are really dumb..for real. If he didnt do what he does he wouldn't be Bischoff would he? Also, Yes we expected Fortune to rack up, no you did not expect Hardy to wrestle last night and lose his title. Guess what though.. aside from the TV title the titles needed to switch hands to start new feuds, guns had em long enough and Lethal sux as a champ.
Now here's when the mark comes right out of you and shows itself for what it is. Defending Bischoff? Really? REALLY?? (Hah. Had to do a Miz there...) To deny TNA has the feel of WCW in the latter years is really hard to do unless your name is Stevie Wonder. Good Lord, man, the guy along w/his two pals (you know who they are) are turning TNA into WCW V2.0 and you just continue to drink the kool-aid. Yes, I watch TNA, and still do (even though I continuously do more and more other things to pass the time even when it's on the tv...) And I do like some of the talent that is there, which is why I still tune in. But to think not getting rid of the terrible trio and going a totally fresh way creatively is a great idea is just foolishness at its highest. Nothing will change when they have free reign. Hell, Bischoff was better in WWE when he had limits. Take the limits off of EB and let him get led around by his bf HH and their boy toy VR and you can just smell the disaster before the contracts are signed....
JJ - The double J double M A tournament was entertaining and it gave Jarrett plenty of good heat. If he took a bigger role in Immortal and was the center piece instead of Hardy you'd be bitching that he's main eventing and nobody wants to see him main eventing anymore. If he ran it instead of Hogan nobody would care. Its also very believeable that Jarrett is happy with anyone but Dixie running the company since he founded it, cant afford to buy it back and it was stolen from her..
Jarrett's a massive tool and this gimmick sucked monkey sac. In fact, any gimmick with Jarrett sucks said sac. It gave him heat from the same crowd that's always there and is probably prompted like WCW. Ok. The only reason he got massive heat is the same reason he always gets heat, and that's because people legitimately hate the douchebag and want them out of the ring/off of their tv. And yeah, nobody would want him MEing anymore. That would definitely be a reason to bitch because he sucks. Don't give TNA any ideas.
Sting - Who fk'in cares. He should just retire, he hasn't done anything in 2 years worth remembering and has nothing long term to contribute to TNA with their current roster. He is a marqui name but he's done all he can in TNA for now.
Yet you sing the praises of Hardy (hasn't done anything worth remembering for longer than that, and with less of an iconic career), HH (Hulk Hobble), and JJ (who hasn't done anything worth remembering... EVER.) and even Flair who's 5 times older than Sting.
Seriously, I wanted to say so many things about this one, but all I can do is laugh and shake my head.
Here's my answer to the topic. I've watched TNA for a while now (not as long as some, but longer than others) and have noticed a trend. It has gotten worse. My reasoning? I used to be excited to watch it, even though it had its faults, and still loved seeing certain people. Seeing certain talents is what still keeps me tuning in, but I'm actually enjoying less of the product as a whole. I used to sit and watch, but now I will do other things while it's on, paying attention only on certain things, and those things are becoming less and less. The knockouts fighting backstage is old and the same thing over and over. Something different needs to be done. It could be done in a more limited capacity and be more relevant.
Certain people getting more time than others is a problem too. I mean, you can have some of these people have air time, just don't over-saturate the show with them.
They need to keep the format of a short intro bit and go into a match. That usually keeps my attention at the beginning more than a long winded, couple commercial break spanning, chatfest. I've thought that the beginning of Impact has been great a few times, dwindling down in the 2nd hour, but there's no consistency. It's almost like they don't know what works better, even though they've tried all of their ideas and could simply polish it from there.
That being said, before Reaction was removed, there were things that were shown during Impact that could have been saved for Reaction. I actually sat watching Impact before thinking "Damn, isn't that what Reaction is for?" Unfortunately, with that gone, I'm afraid we're going to get all the drawn out unnecessary crap on Impact again and they're going to bog it down even more.
They need to take some of the guys that are "WWE rejects" as some people call them and give them shorter promos and talk time and just hit the main points. Giving the guys some creative license is fine, but it's just not as effective as having it written beforehand. Let's face it, WWE's got TNA beat horribly in promos (save for a couple of shining stars) and it just helps hold consistency better. It is supposed to be a scripted show, after all. Sorry, that's what it is, and I'd rather have it better written ahead of time than to just have a crap shoot during taping. Some guys can get away w/that with their gift of gab, but most cannot. Maybe script the majority of it with some leeway for creativity or adlibbing, but I've been noticing that some promos are being fumbled by a few of the supposedly "good talkers" (fumbling over words), some seem to be taking too long to get to the point of the promo, and some saying the same exact things so many times it's like "ok, we got it, say something else already". It's like they're on Who's Line is it Anyway? but they don't quite have the improv skills to keep up with the flow of the game...
On to the announce team. I don't know what to say here. It's fine for what it is, but I've never been a big Tenay fan. It just sounds too much like an episode of Nitro. Couple that with all the other WCW stuff they're doing and it just makes it worse. Taz? I really don't mind Taz as an announcer, but on TNA he's sounding too forced. I don't know, like they told him how to act and it doesn't go with his persona or something. It would help if he would decide what kind of commentator he was. I mean, being a tweener is fine, I guess, Ventura did it pretty well, but Taz will sound like he's a nasty, evil bastard one second and ready to hand Tenay his head on a pike, then he'll turn into Mr. Agreeable, buddy buddy, yuk it up with him the next second. He contradicts himself too much, and is super annoying when he says "let the pigeons loose!" like he's trying to be the attitude era version of Lawler. I get the weird feeling that line was handed to him from Russo himself and told it would be great, but dammit, it's not. And no matter how many times he says it, it will never catch on. Give it a rest already. Just let the guy be himself. Unless that's what they're doing, and if that's the case, then I have no idea what to say.
One last thing I've noticed about TNA is that not all the stars give it their all. Maybe it's the relaxed schedule and they don't feel like they have to do much, but damn. Case in point, RVD. Is it just me, or is he getting pudgier and showing less effort? RVD used to be my favorite entertainer a while back, and even though he never had much of a gift for mic work he would always make up for it (IMO) in the ring. It's not so much anymore. He just seems slower, and a lot of his stuff barely connects if at all. His punches seem to have gotten lackluster and look like he's just barely swinging his arm. It's kind of like that with a lot of the ex "E" talent, actually, save for a couple. Hardy is one of them, too. Hell, the entire faction of EV2 was like that save for Stevie Richards and Rhino. I don't know, I just think that having one figurehead above everything that's a little more anal than liberal might actually help to have a tighter ship. I mean, a more relaxed schedule is cool and all, but that doesn't mean to half-ass your job when you're at work, too...
So that's my review in a nutshell. If I forgot anything I'll post it. TNA can be exciting at times, and something to check out, even watch on a weekly basis. But just don't come to the table expecting a 5 star, 12 course meal. Expect the worst, and when you see the gems that stand out they will be that much more entertaining.
