I personally enjoy his editorials I look forward to them every week. I feel he spoke the truth last week when he said "if tna wants me to stop sayin they suck,stop sucking.(Or words to that effect)I honestly wanna see this whole thing plays out in tna.I think at the end of the day its all about the wrestling and I feel like ppl forget that.and that's coming from a wrestler trying to make it in this industry
Very very very true, and yet deeper than even you may know. Wrestling isn't just the match; it's the promos and the angles leading into the matches, and it's the personalities in the matches. Where TNA has problems is having all this great talent and yet not committing themselves to set order of things. Everything is 100 mph, which is neat on paper, but in practice gives casual and newer viewers very little to grasp ahold of. Pleasing the hardcore crowd is nice and all, but they can't and won't support a national company on their own, and this is proven.
I do wish Mark would put out more of what he likes in TNA because they deserve
some credit.
how about tna hire mark madden? would he still slam them? of course....NOT!!!
Mark wouldn't take that job, buddy. He doesn't need it and has made it clear he wants nothing more to with wrestling than what he's got (a part time column on WrestleZone).
Mark madden is a fucking idiot, he was the same dumbass that said "fly fatass fly" when dude was a fatass that couldn't een fly himself! I'd like to see him "fly" against all the "fat" guys his skinny ass shitted on! spike dudley would break his fatass jaw and make it fly like a kimbo mouthpiece!!!!!
Ah, I see you are one of those "if you can't do it, you can't knock it" types. Being overweight and having a crass sense of humor doesn't take away from the fact that he is a legitimate critic. The job of a critic tends to leave people feeling the way you do here. It's unfortunate, I suppose, but tough cookies. I'm sure you really don't like the guy, but for the sake of the thread would you mind telling me why being a fat ass makes his claims and criticisms invalid?
mark madden, you are and always have been a fucking loser who can't draw! you hate wcw but you couldn't ever cut the mustard? You're a fat fuck who can't cut a knife with your man titties but can't cut "low life" wcw mustard? and your dumb ass can't even touch tna mustard without trying to suck it out before the cut?!! get the fuck outta here, colin dlaney will knock you out! Hate me! YODEL
Ok, really, only that first sentence seemed to make any sense. And for the record, Mark Madden commentary was one of the only draws WCW had in it's possession towards the end.
This reminds me: don't be a douche.
It may be a blunt and even bitchy way of putting things but it's the truth.
Pretty much how I feel about it. It could be done with more respect, perhaps. But his job isn't to be respectful or fair; it's to write a column that is credible and that attracts readers. I'd say he's quite successful at both. He's usually one of the only things I'll search out on the main page.
It's TNA's continuing problem and I say this as someone who would love to have 2 or even 3 or 4 strong companies to drive everyone on and increase competition but TNA after how many years in the business is still struggling to get over its own identity.
I think that's a little unfair. Most other national companies you or I would know had years and years of experience under their belt by the time they grabbed our attention. In the time since it's creation, TNA has come a long fucking way. You can't really take that away from them. They have an identity, just not a fully fleshed out and realized one at this point in time (they have in the past). It's more a matter of them sticking to that, or any other
one vision
that doesn't depend on short term fixes, or on older stars demanding high prices for limited uses (see also: Mick Foley's contract).
They have enough young guys with talent in the company to have a strong brand , but they keep falling into the trap of trying to use the past.
I feel they screw this up constantly, but having a history that you can use from time to time is a very fucking good thing.
When used properly it is a great promotional tool, and that brings me back to this ECW-TNA thing. It's not that I think the idea of TNA bringing back those guys is the worst part; it's that the timing is kinda bad. Since the return to Thursday, TNA's goal should be the establishment of it's hierarchy of stars and finding the fluid balance that allows all performers to get a little time week to week so that no one gets lost after disappearing for weeks on end.
whether its the nonsense with the rings, the current ecw angle , hyping to the nth degree every last jobber and star released from WWE who signs with them. Continually using the older guys like Flair , Nash and that generation over their own younger talent.
Its frustrating to see
Some of that stuff has been great for them though. Though they picked a great number of crap ex-wwe guys, some of them were worth the money. Anderson and Pope came in found some of the best work of their careers. Hardy and RVD brought in star power that didn't feel like the geriatric "MEM" (oh no, that kind of crap just got called "The Band" instead). The change in ring has only improved the ring product, at least I think so. I agree with the rest of it, though.
Madden is right on this one. I actually can't believe what I saw on Impact last week. Like...weren't they building an invasion storyline the week before with a blatant ECW vs TNA mentality? That was kinda cool I guess. Then...NO WAIT! We respect TNA! We love TNA! Oh Dixie, smart and beautiful Dixie, I BEG OF YOU...just ONE more night? Umm. Okay. TNA is literally making no sense whatsoever. I think it's time to press the reset button like when Russo and Bischoff took over WCW creative in 2000 (I believe) except without the whole f*cking it up part.
No. No no no no no no no no and NO! Don't you ever, EEEEEEEEEEEEEVER suggest someone do a next-gen New Blood reboot. EVER EVER EVER. I will make some TNA jabs from time to time, but I certainly respect them much more than anything from those dark ages.
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