Leave it to The Disco Inferno (pause and absorb that atrocious moniker for a second... then laugh) to antagonize forum members in his narcissistic nature. So you get paid to come here and be a dick because you were an active wrestler at one time for WCW (albeit a forgetable one) so you're paid to come online and be a complete and total dick. And why? Because members of the internet community, in their infinite right as a consumer criticize said product (TNA) for its faults. Sure, it is your right to defend the product, but take a step back and look at it this way, "gg inferno."
Read JR.'s blog much? It's always a good read. People constantly criticize the WWE for their own faults but does Jim Ross, as a loyal and valued employee of the WWE go out of his way to be a complete and total ******** to the fans who will often criticize the product they spend money on for its sporadic shortcomings? No. Granted the IWC is not exactly the brightest crop out there and more often than not, just shit all over TNA for fuck's sake, it doesn't justify your temper tantrums and attempts to belittle other people's opinions. I wouldn't bank on it but it's highly possible the reason people here often bash TNA is because you so passionately defend their often mediocre booking in a manner with zero class. ...AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE TNA TV PROGRAMMING. When was the last time you were even on Impact? When you embarrassed yourself by playing Shark Boy's dad, a character you'll defend to the grave, apparently, despite how unoriginal and lame it is?
News flash, it's a bit ironic that you demean anyone as a "follower." Aren't you a mark for TNA programming? Aren't you dangling off the preverbial balls of Jeff Jarrett and Vince Russo by defending this sometimes mediocre programming, often citing ratings as the almighty gospel that indicates what is compelling booking or not? You're not exactly a leader, Glenn. You're a follower so it's about time you dismounted the high horse. Maybe if you were less of a dick in your defenses, you'd actually garner some respect around here but instead, in your infinite attempt to be the cool heel or asshole you can be, you do things the hard way and hope, in what your own mind consider the brainless drones, will succumb to your infinite knowledge and admit they were wrong.
Take a step back and look at it this way... ever since Vince Russo came aboard TNA, the loyal TNA fanbase from the IWC have started this backlash due to the stupidity that ensued immediately after. Keep in mind this is the same fanbase that would pop for TNA and the great booking it had, from heel Jarrett Champion, to Christian's coming and the unforgetable X-Division feuds involving Joe, Styles and Daniels. Sure, the ratings increased but not by much and wouldn't they have inevitably as the company hired more known stars (former WWE talent), was advertised by Spike TV and ultimately got a second hour? Who's to say if Vince Russo (a terrible writer if left unchecked, look at the Attitude Era then look at his horrible stint in WCW, a company that couldn't control The Warrior, nor him) wasn't hired, the TNA product today would not be much better? Can you? If you do, please pull the crystal ball out of your ass, I'd like to take a peak.
Sure, that's a double-edged sword reasoning, you'll probably say "ERM, I DUNNO, HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH WORSE THAN SHARK BOY STEVE AUSTIN AND UNMASKED ABYSS WITH A FAMILY DRAMA REMINISCENT OF KANE/UNDERTAKER HUR HUR." With or without Russo, the rating would have reached 1.1 or whatever the hell they average now because wrestling fans would have tuned in for this fresh new company regardless of the comedic shtick that would go on. I know I did, while overlooking the horrible storylines. I enjoy watching the young new talent I can only see in TNA, but I can't for one second stomach the storylines with more plotholes than Terminator 3.
It is 2008, let's look at the current affairs in TNA; The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels is playing Curry Man. Samoa Joe is two years too late in his World title reign after Kurt "Paul Laveque II" Angle came in and broke his undefeated streak (anybody remember when Joe was a force to be reckoned with ala Goldberg or Lesnar before Angle came in?), A.J Styles is Impact's Doink The Clown (without the make-up), a jobber is emulating the biggest wrestler of the attitude era, Petey Williams is now known as "Lil' Petey Pump", Eric Young is The Hurricane II (because we know how well the superhero gimmick worked in the WWE. oh wait, Gregory Helms doesn't wear a mask!), Abyss will return (unmasked, this is TNA repeating WWE's mistake by unmasking Kane so not only do they make their own mistakes, they like to repeat WWE's as well), and finally... who could forget? VKM's attempt to wage war on the WWE, only to be ignored because they are in an inferior company.
That's the product you're defending. Sure, there are pros I can count.
James Storm is getting over as a singles competitor, Bobby Roode has morphed into a great young heel, the women's division is thriving and... Joe is finally champion, that counts for something I suppose, even if it's all late.
stupid and insulting to fans. in tna russo has some input but the ultimate final say is with others (like jarrett) so while i don't think russo is anything great not all of the stupid crap that goes on in tna can be laid at his feet.