Do you know what "storyline" is? Good. Storylines have a beginning and an end. Well guess what. The Joe-Jarret storyline ENDED with Jarrett beating Joe. Yes, shocking, this isn't WWE, sometimes the bad guys win. Go sue TNA for doing things in a different manner. Like I said, the storyline ended, period. Joe got beaten, he went on to film Pope, that's it. What you're pondering about is stupid. It's like asking "Well [heel] got beat by [face], why is he not seeking revenge?". It takes two fucking braincells to get that this was the outcome and the ending of the storyline.
You write like you're trying to be witty and "hard" but it just isn't working. I didn't call you names or curse you. You talk about braincells, yet you lack the capacity to make a point without screaming like a lunatic.
The fact of the matter is, there was a huge, gaping whole in that whole story and direction. Anybody with a 1st grade education could see that. Sorry, but Joe is just not "portrayed" as the passive-aggressive, "Ah, I got thrown off of a balcony and ridiculed. Oh well, shit happens" kind of person. His character is a bad ass, take no shit from anybody kind of guy that has a sense of personal pride. To take it in the ass twice by a chump like Jarrett isn't Joe's "gimmick".
BAM! Karen comes out because ... like Kurt said ... he started it. Think KAYFABE here, don't think "ohhh why are they doing that?". Think, think, think. Jeff Jarrett is a piece of shit. He was beating up fans for his own enjoyment, he likes to manipulate, he likes to cheat. He has an argument with Angle and (being the jerk that he is) he brings up the situation with Kurt/Double J/Karen. Later on he actually comes to the I.Z with her. Why? BECAUSE HE'S A PIECE OF SHIT! He wants to irk Angle and waltz around with his ex-wife. Problem is, Angle doesn't give two shits, he just wants Jarrett. You know the rest of the story. Think characters, don't think "uhhh Russo wrote that".
I really don't see anywhere that I wrote "uhhhh, Russo wrote that". But if you want to get technical, it's just like him to write unfinished business. And I am thinking about characters. Characters that aren't doing things contrary to how their character is portrayed as acting, and characters that just jump from this to that without any rhyme or reason.
That notwithstanding, the whole thing could have been done fine w/out adding one more person to bog down the story unnecessarily. Hell, they're (rumored) to be bringing the MEM back anyway, so why add too many elements to the mix. There's just no reason for bringing her to take up more camera time. Jarrett could have easily mocked Kurt's manhood and talk about knowing this or that about him without bringing in the "monster draw" Karen Angle.
You seem to have a 2 second memory. A minute before Angle cleared the ring, what was going down? OH THAT'S RIGHT! They were beating the SHIT out of him. How many times have you seen Immortal beat someone up in the ring? Abyss and Terry did it to Morgan. Immortal did it to Angle with his back turned. He surprised them, punched a few and the rest scattered. Why? They're cowards, they're heels, that's their shtick, they attack when someone's weakened, when his back is turned, and once he's on the offense - they run and cheat. God damn it did you watch wrestling for the first time? Yes, they could've attacked him and beat the crap out of him again, but this is pro wrestling, not real life. In movies, why do good guys have perfect aim with guns and the bad guys always seem to miss even though most of the time they're portrayed as assasins and so forth? It's Television you moron! You do the stuff that will excite the fans and make the babyface seem grand. Cleaning the ring is an enjoyable thing to see and Kurt got a pop from the fans. Mission accomplished.
First of all, Terry looked weak as fuck against Morgan, and even adding Abyss to it just made the both of them look weak. Terrry and Abyss having the hardest time in the world taking down Morgan? Come on. Terry is supposed to be the new "muscle", the new insurance policy. How is making him lose in 2 seconds benefiting that role at all? And then once the so-called "psychotic, tough monster" Abyss hits the ring he's fodder too? Morgan came back what seemed to be 50 times before they FINALLY got him down. At the beginning of the story is when you have the heels beat down the face to show dominance. A show or two later the face comes running to the ring to make them scatter. It's a back and forth. It's called wrestling history. Look it up. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
That being said, your point about Angle chasing Immortal off makes no sense. If we go simply to the basics, it's about the heels showing their dominance in the beginning, the face eventually fighting the odds and defying them. Over time. It's the same with writing in general. I'm sure they had English and Literature classes at your school (I hope). It's called dramatic structure. You have an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, then resolution. It's the basic format for writing. And since TNA does, in fact, employ a writer, you would think he would know this.
I know it's just opinion, but I'm sure I'm not alone here. You can tell things are being forced, rushed, and other things are being left hanging wide open. When you rush or force things simply to try to boost ratings or whatever the reason, it just makes it feel desperate. Take your time, make one story work, then work on the next story arc. I'm sure you read comics, they even go by that formula as well.
I tried decaf. It doesn't work. Everytime I read some DUMBASS prove how much of a DUMBASS he is it boils my blood, it really does. Intellectual degradation is one of my biggest pet peeves. People don't think anymore, they don't think kayfabe, they think real life ... about fucking wrestling. Are you kidding me?
If you've tried decaf already, move to the medication.
There's really no reason that you should be calling people names and ranting like a psycho. I can call names too, and you, sir, are acting like an assclown. Or jackass. Or asshat. Whichever one you like best.
Intellectual degradation being cited by somebody who says somebody's opinion is stupid and calling them a dumbass? You do know the meaning of degredation, right? Just checking. Anyway, it's funny that you were defending a "real life" situation (the Karen/Kurt/Jeff situation) then complain when somebody thinks in real life terms. I just found that point amusing.
I don't need to think about real life, I'm watching wrestling. But barring that, I am watching a story and as such I would like my story to have some consistency to it. I would like questions answered, I would like issues resolved, I would like even some minor thought to the story that I am watching play out on my television. I'm not watching animation, I'm watching real people, and as such there's going to be some real life aspects or limitations at times.
I enjoy wrestling, just as people enjoy going to see live theatre. But if somebody butchers a story, puts things in the wrong order, and rushes a play, don't you think those people would feel a bit cheated too? It's the same principle. You go to a play expecting the playwright to explain his work to you in a logical manner because he's the one writing it after all. You're just there to be entertained. But it's really hard to be entertained when you're always sitting there thinking "WTF is that dumb shit all about?"
With wrestling you're suspending belief. That part's apparent. But you can't go totally off the wall, bat shit crazy. You can't have too much realism because it's a scripted television show, but you can't be too phony and scripted without a little realism, because people like to relate. It's about balance, plain and simple. And even when I'm suspending belief while watching wrestling, I'd even like the "unrealistic" elements of what I'm watching have just a little bit of rhyme and reason and make a little bit of sense.
