TNA taking Impact! on the road

[JenksIX]

Well it's about fucking time.

Excited to announce that TNA is taking 'iMPACT!' on the road to Fayetteville, NC on 2/24.

It's probably only going to be for that night only, for now, but I'm interested to see how things turn out. I'm just sick of seeing the same damn "stage" and same fans every week with their ******ed chants.

It should be a pretty hot crowd as both the Hardy's and Flair are from the Carolina's.

 

[JenksIX]

Even better, it's going to be a live taping.

It'll be nice to see the Impact zone favorites get no heat. Though that has died down dramatically as TNA has changed this past year. Certain people are just not going to catch on nationally, no matter how good their in-ring.

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

I give them credit for going on the road... But going to NC isn't that big of a difference. It's only like 2-3 states away.

 

[Lee]

Would this be an acceptable post in the forums?

 

[JGlass]

Almost, he could clean up his language a little and develop some more arguments for why this is a good idea.

Consequently, I don't know if venturing away from the Impact Zone is such a good idea. TNA is not a popular program by any stretch of the imagination. At least in Orlando they have a fan base that will come out for the shows on a weekly basis. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see them draw a weak crowd when they hit the road. Sure, the Hardy's and Flair will draw a fair share of supporters, but if they're doing this show from a big stadium they won't be able to fill all the seats. If the WWE can't fill all the seats at some of their shows, TNA sure as hell won't.

 

[Joe's Gonna Kill You]

I give them credit for going on the road... But going to NC isn't that big of a difference. It's only like 2-3 states away.

Yea going from an arena that at Max holds 1,200 people to an Arena that holds up to 5,000 people depending on what part of the Crown center they use it can be as high as 10,000 Is no Big Difference at all

TNA did a House Show in this Area that drew I think somewhere between 2000-2400 people. With this being a Live TV show and with The Hardy's and Flair being from NC and all other Stars they could have for this show I could easily see them getting 4,000 people to show up for this show. @ JGlass they are not going to arenas that can hold 20-30,000 like the WWE does they will go to smaller places with max capacity of say a 8-10,000.

 

[The Doctor]

Yea going from an arena that at Max holds 1,200 people to an Arena that holds up to 5,000 people depending on what part of the Crown center they use it can be as high as 10,000 Is no Big Difference at all

BAM! JGKY got you there.

I'm glad TNA's moving out of that awful Impact Zone. While their booking still needs a lot of work, this is one big step in the right direction for the company as a whole.

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

Ah, I see. Nobody told me it held more people.

 

[JenksIX]

Would this be an acceptable post in the forums?

Well ... I posted this today because I was excited when I first found it on a different site. I've long awaited TNA too go on the road permanently, because I think a lot of their performers (it was a more of a problem a year ago w/ guys like Daniels) were products of the Impact zone (Shit-pact zone.) And also it's nice to see new arenas, new fans etc. So many plus' involved when speaking of TNA taking Impact out of Orlando.

Now, I made this thread w/o having looked at the forum. After I made this thread, I checked wrestlezone's main site and noticed my subject title was trending and was like "Whoa, a prison thread is able too trend?" so I clicked it and it lead me too Joe's Gonna Kill You's thread (Great thread man )

But yeah, if I had posted this on the forum it would of gone in wrestlezone spam section unless I put more too it and was the first to come out with it. Or I would have waited for the Boss (IDR) to start the topic the right way, regarding the TNA section.

Other then that, I'd just like to say to Lee ... (Borat Voice) I like you, do you like me?

 

[JenksIX]

Ah, I see. Nobody told me it held more people.

If it's in Feyettville, NC, it will probably be held at the Cumberland Crown Coliseum which holds up too 8500 (same amount as the Family Center in St.Louis where Lockdown was held, and Ocean Center in Daytona where BFG was held.)

And yes, with Hardy's and Flair in attendance(being it's NC), this place should get a niced sized crowd, though may not sell out. I think the attendance record for a TNA event so far has been a house show in Brooklyn, New York in KeySpan(MCU) park (home of the New York Mets farm system team the NY Cyclones) which was over 6,000.

Btw, I noticed someone mentioned this event is only 2-3 states away from Impact Zone. When I first read that, as a negative, I remember watching the Rise and Fall of WCW video. In that video, a ton of WCW employee's said that had WCW stayed on the east coast and not expanded too far, too fast, then WCW would have been fine. I think the situation they were talking about at the time was Jim Crockett having to sell the company after expanding too fast.

So the point I'd make is that TNA doesn't want to try to expand too quick (which they've probably already done in other regards.) But I think keeping it east coast will profit TNA for time being as they will always have fans in NC, Philly, NY. Who knows when they're in Chicago, Ohio, and as far as California.

 

[JenksIX]

*Brooklyn Cyclones not NY Cyclones

Anyway, I saw IDR wrote this in the TNA section for the same subject as this thread.

I still say the Manhattan Center in New York City would be absolutely ideal for them to try to set up shop in as a means of trying to establish a heavy New York/north east crowd/following.

I caught them at Webster Hall years back and the place was absolutely packed for a house show, and they draw very well, very regularly in Long Island, often setting up shows in Westbury that sell out from what I understand.

I understand their southern roots, and I don't blame them for harping on that a bit, but branching north would really open things up, IMO.

I'm not the type whose "proud" to be a New Yorker or who would go around saying "We're #1" or any of that bullshit, but one thing I got to say about NY'ers is that (I rather say they're then we're cause I don't like associating myself with them) "they're" good wrestling fans. I am always impressed when I see WWE in NY and Cena is being booed mercilessly(I am impressed by any arena who really goes out of their way to boo him.) The past few times I've noticed WWE in an NY arena, I've noticed other faces being booed or not getting baby face reactions that they usually do.

Like a month or two after Daniel Bryan was fired, WWE at a PPV on Long Island I think, and the entire time the fans were chanting Daniel Bryan. There is no real connection between Bryan and NY as far as I know (ROH is in Philly.)

Anyway, I think IDR makes a great point. TNA should really think about setting up shop up here in NY or may'be PA. Look at the Impact Zone fans, trying but failing miserably to recreate the Tri-State area fans passion for wrestling (ECW.) Because of who New York is, it has the ability to grow brands nationally and internationally, look at the Yankees.

I think TNA should make their way up to the north east and start growing huger fan bases in MD(Baltimore), PA(Philly), NY, and even NJ.

I'd mentioned before that TNA's largest audience was in NY at the MCU center, and that is just a minor league baseball field in freaking Brooklyn.

At their live event from MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York, TNA set a live attendance record for their live events, as the show drew between 5,500 and 6,000 fans.

And when they go to Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, they sell out their $125-150 seats.