Universal Studios Implementing Anti-Spoiler Movement

[ABMorales787]

Yup. Several reports have been sent claiming that Universal Studios security is now effectively taking action on the use of cell phones to send spoilers. TNA claims to have no control over it and have refrained from saying anything else. Several reports also indicate that the first sighting constitutes a warning and the second one a permanent ban from the Impact Wrestling Zone.

And apparently, Universal Studios has an MIB team waiting outside with several de-neurolizers to zap everyone's memories from the show. Thus removing any potential possibility of Impact Wrestling being spoiled over the internet. Simply put, this is petty, pointless, stupid (really fucking stupid) and a waste of people's time and TNA's reputation. The hell's the point of this? Could anyone point it out for me?

 

[jhauth11]

How is it fucking stupid, i can see Univerals point of view of this all. TNA Impact Wrestling Taping are one of their attractions at their park and they are protecting their attraction from being spoiled before it airs

 

[Rampage Bentley]

How is it fucking stupid, i can see Univerals point of view of this all. TNA Impact Wrestling Taping are one of their attractions at their park and they are protecting their attraction from being spoiled before it airs

How is the Universal's attraction being spoiled? Are people texting spoilers to their past selves so they don't have to go later?

Universal doesn't care if people watch Impact on TV, all they care about is selling tickets for the live show.

TNA is using Universal as a scapegoat, they just announced they're doing a fantasy wrestling game and they don't want people to look up spoilers and dominate the game. TNA is enforcing this, not Universal, they just don't have the balls to take the heat for it.

 

[Hardcore Heathen]

Last i Heard there was no Entrance Fee for the Impact Zone?

 

[Karilas]

How is the Universal's attraction being spoiled? Are people texting spoilers to their past selves so they don't have to go later?

Universal doesn't care if people watch Impact on TV, all they care about is selling tickets for the live show.

TNA is using Universal as a scapegoat, they just announced they're doing a fantasy wrestling game and they don't want people to look up spoilers and dominate the game. TNA is enforcing this, not Universal, they just don't have the balls to take the heat for it.

Don't know if you've read the rules of the fantasy game, but they state you must make your selections before the tapings, so spoilers shouldn't make a damn of difference there.

As for Universal wanting to stop spoilers, schmeh. Loadsa shows ban the use of cell phones.

Last i Heard there was no Entrance Fee for the Impact Zone?

Yup. again the company line has always been that Universal won't allow them to charge for entrance. I think it's covered by the general cost of admission to Universal Studios. I wonder how much TNA makes from the average Impact?

 

[Rayne]

Wow! Fans will now have to wait until they go outside to text the spoilers. That difference of a couple hours makes a big difference when you're taping shows a week and a half in advance.

This means absolutely nothing in the larger TNA/IW picture, of course, but I am really, really curious as to the thought process here.

 

[Malenko316]

It seems the mantra Jim Cornette has being saying about Bitchoff and Hogan et al is true: "If you're around them long enough, even smart business people will start making F'king Stupid decisions!" Ordinarily something this stupid would have to have come from Eric or Terry - Russo can't write from crap but even he's normal smart enough to stay out of business decisions like that, so it's likely this came from above.

Given the 'fantasy' wrestling game - now that sounds like an idea Russo would like to have had - you can imagine the thought process that got rolling during a meeting, albeit it is totally removed from common sense. Am I the only one enjoying the fact it's TNA management getting crapped from above, rather than them doing it to the fans as normal?

 

[Amped08]

I have to agree that this is one of the most idiotic things I've heard of in a while. As was mentioned before, the second somebody steps out of the arena they can text the results to whoever they want. Heck, they can take a plane to Japan that night and post it when they get there. They'll STILL spoil the episode over a week before it happens. Universal would lose absolutely no money by not enforcing this moronically contrived, inane policy.

 

[Minecrafted]

That sounds really, really stupid. Everyone can just spoil it whenever they get home or leave the arena anyway

 

[blockanWo]

How is it fucking stupid, i can see Univerals point of view of this all. TNA Impact Wrestling Taping are one of their attractions at their park and they are protecting their attraction from being spoiled before it airs

Its stupid when they are taped sometimes weeks in advance (there was one instance where they did something like 6 shows in the space of a week).

If they aren't allowed to send spoilers during the show, wait the 2 hours and post them when you get home...and they are still posted, anywhere from 4 to 11 days (when they do 2 tapings a week which is the norm) in advance.

I really don't understand the logic here. Piss off a few fans that may or may not be texting spoilers and delay the listing of spoilers by a whopping few hours.

 

[Gman35]

[/QUOTE]Yup. again the company line has always been that Universal won't allow them to charge for entrance. I think it's covered by the general cost of admission to Universal Studios. I wonder how much TNA makes from the average Impact?[/QUOTE]

There are two entrances to the show. One on the side for the people who hold a ticket to the theme park, and the other in on where the blueman group is. So, TNA is really getting screwed on that part. They are only really making money on the merchandise sales, so it is understandable for them to move out of the area to make money. As for the texting thing, ejecting them for texting, they can and can't do it. So, what if the person is texting a friend of theirs, and security comes over and tries to rip that person up and tries to take the phone. Security, has no right to do that. They can ask, but not take the phone. So, to me it is kinda hard for them to prove anything

 

[shattered dreams]

Why is this such a big deal to people? It is, if nothing else, a respect thing. They are not trying to stop spoilers they are just saying while you are in our crowd watch the damn show. What is wrong with that? Texting when something else is going on is generally considered a sign of boredom or disrespect by a significant chunk of the population. You cannot stop spoilers but why not at least stop the *******s from doing it right in your face at the expense of your taping? Also, from Universal's perspective this at least keeps their show the first place you can find out everything that happens.

 

[Rayne]

There are two entrances to the show. One on the side for the people who hold a ticket to the theme park, and the other in on where the blueman group is. So, TNA is really getting screwed on that part. They are only really making money on the merchandise sales, so it is understandable for them to move out of the area to make money. As for the texting thing, ejecting them for texting, they can and can't do it. So, what if the person is texting a friend of theirs, and security comes over and tries to rip that person up and tries to take the phone. Security, has no right to do that. They can ask, but not take the phone. So, to me it is kinda hard for them to prove anything

Actually, they don't have to prove anything. Without even looking at a ticket or terms of admission I can promise you that there is language in there which states that either Universal or TNA/IW can kick you out at any time, for any reason.

Can they take the phone? They aren't supposed to, but bouncers beat up patrons in strip club bathrooms all the time, and they aren't supposed to either. Just because someone's not supposed to do something doesn't mean it doesn't happen anyways; it's what you can do about it that matters. In practice it's better to avoid the confrontation from grabbing someone's phone, and just kick them out, but learning the difference between the law and what people can get away with is a good life lesson.

 

[AntiChristDeicide]

I don't get why people are angry about this. The reason they do this is because, if someone is at the show they can spoil the results instantly. Imagine knowing on Monday night, that Gunner reclaimed his TV title from Eric Young. Of course it doesn't change the fact that people can spoil the results when they get home, but at least you are not going to see a play by play version of Impact on wrestlezone before actualy watching the show. Now as for how TNA makes its money from the impact tapings, well the impact zone is inside the theme park. You have to pay to get inside the theme park so thats how TNA get the money from the fans at the taping, even if some people don't by merchandise.

 

[RicSpade]

Well the problem is that TNA should be doing a live Thursday show, then it wouldn't make a difference, spoilers just tell me if there is a reason to watch the show right away or not, and sometimes what they tell you seems bad is actually really good and vice versa. To me its just a stunt to get the ratings up, but until its always live I don't see it jumping up any time soon.

 

[AntiChristDeicide]

Well the problem is that TNA should be doing a live Thursday show, then it wouldn't make a difference, spoilers just tell me if there is a reason to watch the show right away or not, and sometimes what they tell you seems bad is actually really good and vice versa. To me its just a stunt to get the ratings up, but until its always live I don't see it jumping up any time soon.

Agreed that they should do their shows live, but there is a problem. TNA wrestlers/knockouts can work for any other company around the world (except WWE) as long as they are not on tv. Thats why they don't tape Impact live, because imagine having a show with most of the roster missing. That way they(TNA) are sure that on a specific date they have the guys/girls they need. WWE can tape Raw live because their wrestlers/divas are contractually bound to WWE. As for Smackdown, i don't know why they don't do it live.

 

[AJM]

TNA has to be the most pathetic company in the history of wrestling. They are making the old WCW look like a well oiled machine. If they are so freaking worried about spoilers how about not taping your shows a month in advance!

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

Why is this such a big deal to people? It is, if nothing else, a respect thing. They are not trying to stop spoilers they are just saying while you are in our crowd watch the damn show. What is wrong with that? Texting when something else is going on is generally considered a sign of boredom or disrespect by a significant chunk of the population. You cannot stop spoilers but why not at least stop the *******s from doing it right in your face at the expense of your taping? Also, from Universal's perspective this at least keeps their show the first place you can find out everything that happens.

In the same vein, why let them take their eyes off the show at all? I move that TNA choose to ban people from going to the bathroom during the show. Those knockouts are doing their darndest, and it is SO disrespectful that someone should need to go to the bathroom.

Taking away signs is one thing, but not allowing people to have cell phones? Now they're just getting ridiculous to protect their fantasy league.

 

[Rayne]

TNA has to be the most pathetic company in the history of wrestling. They are making the old WCW look like a well oiled machine. If they are so freaking worried about spoilers how about not taping your shows a month in advance!

Clearly someone here has never waited outside a CZW show for three hours past the start time while being given various and contradictory excuses for the delay.

Taping in advance is a money move. While I'm in the camp that says TNA/IW needs to get on the road and take the financial gamble, I can understand why TNA/IW would tape. Shooting live involves a larger camera crew, a portable camera crew (which is a lot more than the fixed camera setup in the Impact Zone), a fleet of trucks, a road crew, and a production team that knows how to edit on the fly, which is a lot more complicated than having a three day lead time to edit your show as you see fit.

TNA/IW isn't going through the doom and gloom that a lot of people like to preach, but that's largely because they haven't gone whole hog on their expenses. Expenses are definitely up since 2009; two set revamps, a national advertising campaign and hiring the wrestlers they have will do that- but they aren't cutting any blank checks.

The spoilers move still makes little sense with that three to ten day lead time, however. Really curious as to the reasoning there.

 

[shattered dreams]

In the same vein, why let them take their eyes off the show at all? I move that TNA choose to ban people from going to the bathroom during the show.

TNA IS NOT THE ONE MAKING THE DECISION HERE.

Taking away signs is one thing, but not allowing people to have cell phones? Now they're just getting ridiculous to protect their fantasy league.

People are STILL ALLOWED to have cell phones. This has NOTHING to do with the fantasy league. The rosters lock BEFORE THE TAPINGS START.

I really hope WWE introduces a literacy test requirement to view their product.

Why is everyone acting like it is crazy that universal is doing this? I imagine this is the case for most shows.

 

[ABMorales787]

TNA has to be the most pathetic company in the history of wrestling.

Trust me. It ain't. TNA is a beauty next to many other companies in the world. Past or present.

They are making the old WCW look like a well oiled machine.

That "well oiled machine" nearly drove WWE out of business. So I fail to see the point of this statement.

If they are so freaking worried about spoilers how about not taping your shows a month in advance!

Well, you know, I'd respond to this... If TNA were the one's doing it. I highly doubt they actually managed to convince Universal Studios security to snoop around and hunt for cell phones.

 

[Brother Love]

So now instead of texting, people will just sit there with a pen and paper and take more detailed notes of the show and give a more detailed account of the show when they get home. They say it's Universal's decision to do this but if TNA is involved in this as well, I find it funny since Bishoff was the one who started giving away the main event results on live TV to the WWF shows when he was with WCW.

 

[Daniel]

It's such a bullshit idea. Spoilers are going to get out. Wanna know why? People have this magical thing called "memory". It means that people can recall what they saw a matter of minutes ago. It's stupid and there is no rational reason to implement this policy.

Why is this such a big deal to people? It is, if nothing else, a respect thing. They are not trying to stop spoilers they are just saying while you are in our crowd watch the damn show. What is wrong with that? Texting when something else is going on is generally considered a sign of boredom or disrespect by a significant chunk of the population. You cannot stop spoilers but why not at least stop the *******s from doing it right in your face at the expense of your taping? Also, from Universal's perspective this at least keeps their show the first place you can find out everything that happens.

So it was done to get people to watch the show and respect the wrestlers? Fine. I can see that. But it's bullshit. If that was the case, why not let people use their phones during the breaks that they have? But from what I can see, they don't. Once again, you're determination to defend everything that TNA does has made you produce an illogical post.

 

[Brian in Austin]

Agreed that they should do their shows live, but there is a problem. TNA wrestlers/knockouts can work for any other company around the world (except WWE) as long as they are not on tv. Thats why they don't tape Impact live, because imagine having a show with most of the roster missing. That way they(TNA) are sure that on a specific date they have the guys/girls they need. WWE can tape Raw live because their wrestlers/divas are contractually bound to WWE. As for Smackdown, i don't know why they don't do it live.

Again, here we are speaking on the topic of TNA being involved in something that serves as nothing more than yet another distraction for them. I just don't understand why they can't seem to get past issues like this.

 

[lancir]

So it was done to get people to watch the show and respect the wrestlers? Fine. I can see that. But it's bullshit. If that was the case, why not let people use their phones during the breaks that they have? But from what I can see, they don't. Once again, you're determination to defend everything that TNA does has made you produce an illogical post.

You wanna link to the post where it says they cant use cell phones at all?
I read the headline on the main site several times and it says they cant use cell phones TO TEXT SPOILERS! Nothing about texting in general so maybe you should learn how to read before calling anyone else's post illogical?