Did Dixie ever Tweet that RVD was going to be attending the Impact tapings, or was that Internet speculation?
How is it misleading when you don't know if it's true or not? If Jeff Hardy does appear on Impact, would you construe it as misleading still?
Not necessarily. There does need to be some genuine surprises. Remember the motto that the World Wrestling Federation used to have-- "Anything can happen in the WWF"?
I think that is the environment TNA is hoping to recreate and to "expect the unexpected". What you saw out of Dixie's Twitter account was simply a tease of what to expect out of Jeff Hardy for tomorrow, without outright saying it and completely spoiling the surprise.
If I am a betting man, you will see Jeff Hardy on Impact tomorrow.
Jeff's 90 Day No Compete Clause is also up since he last wrestled at SummerSlam against CM Punk.
You seem to say this with a certain ounce of glee. Competition is a good thing. If anything, you should be embracing this, as all of us benefit with a better product, instead of taking pot shots at the company who is trying to make this a possibility.
Well in the business world, things don't always work out that way. You seem to think that it's impossible for a business to spend money that they don't have, when in reality, the opposite is true.
You have a couple of options.
A company either takes out loans to invest into the company in hopes for a big payoff down the road.
Or, you get a group of investors together, such as Hogan, Bischoff, Flair, Dixie Carter, Panda Energy, etc. and they invest their resources into promoting TNA with the hope of making it major competition for the WWE.
Sure, they are spending money they don't have and are going into the red. Companies do this all the time, so it's nothing new. I don't get why "spending money you don't have" is such an unbelievable concept for people to fathom when it's done every day.
TNA as a matter of fact, was in the Red until just a year or two ago. But they are turning a profit now. They are just going to go back into the Red again, and hope for a big payoff down the road.
Byt back to Jeff Hardy, he is one of those people who I don't sense has company loyalty to anyone, since he knows that companies are not loyal to him. Vince uses him because he sells merchandise. Had Hardy not sold merchandise, Vince would have kicked him to the curb a long time ago. So Jeff knows Vince is simply using him.
Therefore, the loyalty simply is not there, and I think Hardy has shown that once before when he left for TNA.
I don't think that Dixie ever tweeted that RVD would be appearing at iMPACT, but then again, I never suggested that she herself did. It was just Internet speculation as far as I can recall, but it still turned out to be untrue. It turned out to be TNA fans grasping at straws to hope that the Wars will be re-ignited tonight. The RVD rumours were misleading, wherever their origins; people would possibly have tuned in to see RVD, when there wasn't a shred of validity to him appearing on the show. It would not be misleadaing, of course, if he actually does appear on the show. But the general consensus here, and in my opinion, seems to be that it's bullshit contrived by Carter to mislead the fans, which reeks of desperation. And it's misleading because in her position, she knows it's not true. If she doesn't, that raises another whole bunch of concerns.
I agree with the notion of genuine surprises being great, and the concept that "anything can happen" was always terrific. Unfortunately in today's world of Internet spoilers and pre-taped shows and extensive television coverage, it's not as realistic a concept as it was back then. Anything could happen because you couldn't read about it ahead of time. I would have loved to see Bret Hart return as a surprise, it would have been a "mark out moment" of all time, to hear the Hart Dynasty's music hit, and have Bret Hart come out instead. But it was virtually impossible to keep this under wraps, just like the return of Jericho was ruined IMO by the Internet. Unfortunately for TNA, though, they really cannot depend upon surprises too much anyway. Let's face it, even the staunchest and most loyal TNA has to recognize they're a distant second place organization in terms of numbers. They need to do something proactive to sway people to change the channel to have any chance of success, much like they're doing with Hogan and Bischoff. Bringing Hardy in as a surprise would be ineffective if no one knows because they're all watching USA at the time. They would need to put this out there in advance (or bring him out at 8:57 as someone else said) to maximize his impact.
By the way I feel no glee when I make the comments I make. I have consistently stated in numerous threads that I would love to see TNA establish its own identity and become competition for WWE, because both organizations would benefit from it and wrestling fans could watch two quality products, rather than have to choose one or the other. I guess it comes across as glee, whereas in reality it's amusement in the fact that so many people see TNA as competition now, and I simply don't. Maybe in the future, well down the road, but not now, and certainly not with their current trend of mounting a challenge by using guys that WWE cast off. If TNA would develop from within and create a vibrant alternative to WWE over time, I'd be all for it. But by re-hashing the nWo, Angle, Foley, etc., guys who WWE no longer wanted anyway (possibly with the exception of Angle), I just think it's unrealistic to think that the wars resume tonight. A feeble whimper maybe, but not a war.
With regards to the business world, sure people can borrow money they don't have, but to a limited degree. There has to be some realistic expectation to regain the money lent. With all of Hogan's baggage, he is likely not a prime candidate to be loaned much money. Same would be true with Flair. As you stated, TNA has been in the red until a couple of years ago, not a real attractive alternative for any lender. I cannot comment on Carter or Panda Energy as I don't have enough knowledge of them to comment accurately, I defer to you on this point.
Finally with regards to your comments about loyalty, let's face it, there's little or no loyalty in the wrestling world today. The Screwjob itself, which we are all so interested in again because of tonight, was obvious evidence of this. Not to get all philosophical, but there's little loyalty left in the world period. There should be, but there's not.
Putting that aside, if we want to assume that there is still loyalty in pro wrestling, why wouldn't Hardy be loyal to Vince? Vince took a skinny guy (by wrestling standards) with a suspect history, limited mic skills, and some would say limited in-ring-skills (except for occasional high flying spots) and made him huge. Probably far more than he deserved, with his history. Of course Vince used him to make money, why wouldn't he? This is just typical of your anti-Vince Chronic Complaining. Vince made a lot of money off of Jeff Hardy, but the reverse is equally true. That's the world of business and the world of professional wrestling. If Hardy is not interested in financial gain, maybe he should go to TNA, it'd be right up his alley in this regard. Sure the WWE exploited Hardy's personal life to further storylines but this has always been done, it comes with the territory. TNA does it too. I don't feel too sorry for Jeff Hardy by WWE exploiting his drug history in storylines, especially with all that has happened since he left the WWE. He was more than compensated financially for this.
