ok, now that I've had a chance to sleep,...aaaand sober up!
as for dixie and crew using the ECW formula, its completely business, and that's what wrestling is at that level isnt it? a business, and in a business, the idea is to make money. ask VKM about that.
so when dixie has an opp to try and expand the fanbase a bit, by wooing some of the disgruntled former ECW fans, why shouldnt she? maybe she can put it over better then Vince did.
what vince did with ECW was this: imagine he showed us a brand new kitten, awwwww look, a cute little kitten, he got us excited about it, then...he fed it to a snake much to our horror and chagrin.
I really hope this works out for TNA, I love the show, the stars, the storylines, etc etc
and I feel like so many other people that VKM made us watch him execute ECW so he could prove once again he was the king of wrestling.
as for mark madden, I wonder if he self-high fived himself for that brutal rant. then of course picked a french fry out of one of his fat rolls!
First of all, thanks for the PM, I'm glad we are back on civil terms now.
Secondly, I see your point, especially the part about having to watch McMahon pull the trigger on ECW over the course of years. However, I don't think it was
totally about proving he is better. Many of those originals just can't carry interest from week to week. They are good to bring in for a one-off show, but can't carry the show on their own. If they were any good at this, ECW would have been around longer.
What ever happened to just not watching something if you claim to not like it?
Just because TNA is a wrestling company and Mark Madden USED to be partially...somewhat involved in the wrestling business doesn't mean that he HAS to watch it.
I, myself, have an extreme disliking for the Jersey Shore. Now, see, what i do to make sure that i never have to see that revolting piece of garbage is...just NOT WATCH IT.
And that works.
Mark Madden has nothing else to write about apparently, so every week he sits down for two hours, watches a wrestling program that he hates, and proceeds to write the same column every week insulting TNA and the people that run TNA.
I'm sure Mark Madden could write very good columns about a number of things involving wrestling, but he truly sucks in my eyes as a wrestling journalist until he can step away from pleasing the TNA bashers and actually write a good journalistic piece about wrestling.
As others have already pointed out to you, Mark Madden is doing a job when he posts. It isn't like when you hammer out a post like this and nobody cares; he's hired to write columns that drive interest and traffic for the site. I can understand being tired of reading his negativity, but maybe you can next time address the topic instead of just flaming the guy.
madden is a bitter piece of shit and his opinion means nothing. he is like the girl who never got asked to prom but watched the guy she wanted ask out her friend lol. anyway ive been down the madden road before at this WZ shithole, im not going there again.
Oh good, because that would be, like, staying on topic. Can't have that.
im only posting because im laughing so hard at the perfect example i saw....the original post and the following reply by "dirty jose" sums up the WZ forums. completely. in two posts.
No space between "Dirty" and "Jose" buddy.
one person asks a question or a general realization/comment.
No, one guy made a spammer of an OP.
the next guy jumps in with a grammar lesson and personal attacks on the OP. he barely touches the topic the thread was constructed for. more time was spent bashing than replying.
There was barely a topic other than the OP getting mad.
this is why WZ forums are shit and always will be.
You have been a member far longer than I have, but haven't posted much. This, with your bitterness, tells me that you probably could never get the hang of non-spam posting or making decent threads. What's wrong? WZ Forums are far from shit, they are just strict about what bullshit flies in the non-spam sections. And for good reason, because most of us don't want to read posts of one liners or people like you who can only bitch and not actually bring
anything to the conversation. So thank you for trying to make me part of your loathing for this place, but I suggest you instead learn how to post....or just get the hell out.
So you say you've done the Madden thing before? Why not try again here? Show me what you've got! Why is Madden's criticism invalid?
deanerandterry said:
Not everyone is going to agree with what Madden says, but by looking at the responses in this thread has, I would say he's doing just fine because alot of people have an opinion of Madden (as a matter of fact every Madden thread has plenty of responses from what I remember), not everyone has to agree with him, but he gets all of us talking and thats the most important thing.
And this is why the guy has a column on the front page. Love or hate him, you know who he is. And his insight, while a little biased, is still useful and applicable. He brings people in because they love his work and think he tells it like it is, and he brings in people because they hate him and have to see what he says next. A lot like Bubba the love stooge, only with talent.