The Good & Bad About TNA's PPVs

[WWTNA]

I love watching TNA PPVs because it is hard to predict at times unlike WWE. They may have shitty PPVs at one month but put on a pretty good PPV the next. I seem to notice the uppers and downers about there PPVs. Here are my pros and cons about TNA PPVs as of late.

The Good TNA amazes me on how well they can put together matches. TNA wrestlers give it there all in any type of match. For example: The Kurt Angle vs Mr. Anderson Cage match at Lockdown was an incredible match to say the least. As well as Gen Me vs MCMG at Destination X. Matches like these are the reasons why I watch TNA PPVs. Also, TNA knows how to hype up a PPV. They did a fantastic job hyping up Bound For Glory even though that PPV turned out to be shit. Anywho, thats another reason why I watch TNA PPVs.

The Bad TNA sucks at ending a PPV. My god are they bad! A good example is Turning Point. They ended the PPV with Jeff Hardy retaining the TNA World Title because of a missed call by the ref. They could've ended it with Jeff Hardy getting DQ'd or something with Matt Morgan kicking his ass at the end. My ending isn't all that great but at least it was better than TNA's ending. Back on topic, TNA needs to change there PPVs up alittle bit. I know they can't can't go to different arenas and have to stay in the Universial Studios Arena but come on. Change it up like putting props or something like they did HardCore Justice.

My questions to you are what do you see the good in TNA PPVs? What do you see the bad in TNA PPVs? How can they get more fans to start buying there PPVs?

 

[wrestlemaniac]

Ok, so your ending involves someone making the champ of the company look weak....yep that's a whole lot better lmao. IMO what makes TNA PPVs bad is that it's a TNA PPV. lmao. okay okay in all seriousness, to me what makes tna ppvs bad is well...you can't tell which is gonna suck or not. That's both good and bad. You can expect a ppv to be bad or at least decent and it turns out being a good ppv. At the same time TNA can come off a good ppv and good episodes of impact but then can have a bad or terrible ppv. How to get more fans, advertise more. I see very little advertising by anyone including spike tv which the show is on

 

[MB1025]

I think no matter what company you look at from any time period if you have a heel champion more often then not there will be a messed up finish to get more heat on said champion. I also don't agree with fans not liking a product because of venue or what their set up looks like ( entrance ramp, ring, ect ). Wrestling is wrestling weather it is in a high school gym or MSG. I don't tune in to listen to the crowed or see what the arena looks like. To me that is a bonus to what goes on in the ring. Some will see it differently, but I don't think it should be used to judge a company or say that is why you dislike it because it really is not a valid complaint against the product.

 

[WWTNA]

Ok, so your ending involves someone making the champ of the company look weak....yep that's a whole lot better lmao. IMO what makes TNA PPVs bad is that it's a TNA PPV. lmao. okay okay in all seriousness, to me what makes tna ppvs bad is well...you can't tell which is gonna suck or not. That's both good and bad. You can expect a ppv to be bad or at least decent and it turns out being a good ppv. At the same time TNA can come off a good ppv and good episodes of impact but then can have a bad or terrible ppv. How to get more fans, advertise more. I see very little advertising by anyone including spike tv which the show is on

My ending makes sense. A huge wrestler kicking ass and taking names, beating the hell out of a fan-favorite turned snob for costing his dreams of becoming TNA World Champion, and leading to something big a Final Resolution then a stupid missed call by the fucking ref. I fail to see how isn't better then TNA's crappy ending but its your opinion.

Anyways, I see what you mean. TNA PPVs are very hard to tell if its gonna suck or actually be entertaining. Thats why I am not going bash the Genesis' PPV card. It could turn out to be a great PPV especially Matt Morgan vs Mr. Anderson.

 

[TUFFY54]

The Good:-TNA has good in ring action. Regardless of how silly the booking can be, the bell to bell stuff is usually pretty good. I'm also a huge fan of War Games, so I love it when they do a lethal lockdown match.

The Bad:-One of TNA's biggest problems is booking. Sometimes the stuff just doesn't make sense. I also don't like the way they only sign guys for so many dates per year. I understand people need time off, but it's bullshit when you have to take a title off somebody (RVD) because he's used to many dates. The biggest problem with TNA PPV's is that they take place in the Impact Zone. There is just nothing special about them when a big event looks exactly the same as a TV show. When the WWE does a regular PPV (not Wrestlemania) there are usually about as many people as they have at RAW. However, the set and ring look totally different to give you a feel that your seeing something special. PPV's in the Impact Zone just feel like a ripoff when nothing seems to change for a big event.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

The quality of the matches in TNA is why I watch, the wrestlers always give 100% and are able to demostrate the extent of their abilities, which is why the matches are usually more exciting and spectacular than what WWE usually serve up. Look at almost any AJ Styles or MCMG match and tell me that it isnt the absolute shit.

But I agree with whats being said about the booking. It is so hit and miss and really annoys me because with the talent TNA has, they should be putting on epic shows every single time. However, the endings of the matches and the general booking is just bizarre. They often have the wrong guy going over at the wrong time, when the other guy should be coming away with the win for the benefit of the storyline.

Also, yep the ending of the Jeff Hardy match due to a ref fuck up sucked

 

[Mitch Henessey]

The main problem I have with TNA's pay per views is the atmosphere. I don't feel like I'm watching a pay per view. I feel like I'm watching a regular episode of Impact. Sure TNA changes the graphics for for the giant screens near the entrance, but everything else looks so bland and ordinary.

When it comes to the matches, it can be a hit or miss type of situation. We've seen some outstanding matches on TNA pay per views this year. Angle VS Anderson and Angle VS Hardy wowed us, and The MCMG VS Beer Money at Victory Road was another damn good match. But then we also had to suffer through the debacles. Hardy VS Morgan and Abyss VS Pope at Turning Point are a few matches that come to mind. Also, RVD VS Sting wasn't anything to remember either.

 

[LSN80]

The biggest thing I enjoy about TNA PPV's is that you know you're going to get one or two matches at least that will reallt stand out. There are simply too many good workers within the company for them not to. Most of them truly work hard to put on entertaining matches and entertain the fans, whether heel or face. AJ Styles, Douglas Williams, Jeff Hardy, Beer Money, and the MCMG's consistently put on solid PPV worthy matches each and every show. When they're on the card, RVD, Generation Me, Jay Lethal, Samoa Joe, and Kurt Angle certainly fit into that class as well.

The biggest problem I have with TNA PPV's is the predictability of the big matches. I don't necessarily say predictability as to match outcome, but rather due to the inevitable "creative" finish that we get every single show. TNA can't get through a PPV without having a big match end with a screwjob finish. I can be watching a great match but Im waiting for something to happen that will cause controversy and a "surprise" just for the sake of the shock. We got it at No Surrender between Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy. The same thing happened at Bound For Glory in the triple threat main event. The final three matches(Abyss/Pope, Jarrett/Joe, Hardy/Morgan) all ended with overbooking or controversy. I don't understand why a company can't book a match where there's a clear cut winner and loser. Its a simple concept of one man being better then another on a given night that rarely happens in a big match in TNA, and that hurts the value of the TNA PPV's significantly for me.

 

[RatedRockstar]

The good-great great great matches
the bad-wellll, bad promos in between matches, bad feuds, the shore are terrible, the endings are either too predictable or just wtf? like a missed call? thats awful makes it look like a joke, then again hardy as champ was a joke, but hey they save each ppv with good matches so i guessit doesnt matter what we say

 

[Rayne]

The Good- When it comes to match quality, you can't knock on a TNA PPV. Every once in a while they give us a shitfest like Jenna Morasca and Sharmell, but those are the exceptions rather than the rule. Typically, you get a well wrestled card, from top to bottom.

The Meh- The Hulk + Eric Show understand what's required to build a PPV. People who couldn't see the obviousness of the gimmick were hyped up for BFG, and that's not a knock- if it works, use it. This does not rank as "good" for me, strictly because....

The Bad- Booking!!! The H+E Show cannot simply let a well wrestled card stand for itself. Remember that epic Jeff Hardy/Kurt Angle match, with the arbitrary pre-announced time limits? And Eric Bischoff's non-sensical intrusion? (If your fans are ever completely in the woods as to why a character is doing something, as they were for that match, it's not a good thing. You don't want your fans LOST, you want them curious.) The H+E show doesn't seem to realize that if you're going to build something up, there has to be a payoff; they don't seem to realize that if you're building up a surprise, fans have to be surprised by it.

TNA is still trying to figure out their PPV's. They aren't awful, they aren't good, but they occupy some middle ground. I'll give them credit though- their PPV's aren't simply extended editions of RAW where titles actually change hands.

 

[The Ringmaster]

When TNA first started I enjoyed it because it looked and felt different from all the other shows, but now I'm not impressed with the direction the company is taking. Every Thursday is like watching a retread of WCW.
I n order for TNA to succeed they need to take a page from WWE push new talent and hold on to the talented guys and girls that are there. Watching 2hrs of Hogan and Bischoff kiss each others butts or a Jeff Hardy who has become a shell of himself since leaving WWE is boring.