TNA is outbooking WWE, 5 to 1

[azz0r]

Woah when did TNA become so good?

I caught it on Bravo last night and it actually kept me interested for the full two hours.

They've successfully balanced out lots of little stables with feuds going on and intruiging set ups.

They have a womens division that the fans cheer or boo for (see Kelly Kelly Vs Maryse last night, crowd was pin drop silent).

You have a great power struggle going on thats believable and well set up.

To top it off, the commentary is no longer abysmal, someone flicked the switch on Don and hes nearly 25% as good as Heel Lawler.

...and then the real icing on the cake is the wrestlings fantastic!

Id actually rate it better than Raw, nearly as good as Smackdown.

[crnau87]

Welcome aboard.

[dpg]

West should always have been a heel, he's too loud and annoying to be face. In my opinion they have the best heel commentator and best backstage interviewer (JB) in wrestling at the moment. I like TNA most of all because they give everyone something to do. Just like during the hot monday night Raw period the entire card has feuds and gimmicks, making the show much more entertaining. Even if the angle sucks at least the wrestlers involved are doing something and progressing.

[Mozenrath]

5 to 1? I'm all for liking a show, but that's a bit hyperbolic, chief.

[comahan]

Well if hes talking about Raw, im sure we could come up with 5 decent things in TNA to every 1 decent thing on Raw.

Of course, ECW and Smackdown are very solid, so it doesnt apply all across the board imo.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

They're outbooking Raw. The rest is up for argument.

[Deleted]

Impact has gotten much better in the past 2-3 months, I can actually watch all of it and NOT want to rip my eyes out!

They're also doing a good job of building towards their PPV's now. Probably the 2nd best wrestling show of the week behind Smackdown.

[ICBM]

Yeah I pretty much only watch tna now.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Yes Impact is better then RAW but, I would put SmackDown above it and I would also put ECW & Superstars above it just base on the amount of wrestling those two shows have.

[chac]

Smackdown and ECW are way above TNA imo. But they are beating Raw fairly easily.

[Dave at the Movies]

I'm really not interested in anything WWE is doing right now. I like some of the rising stars on Smackdown such as CM Punk, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler, and I like the Hart Trilogy on ECW but those are the only guys carrying those brands unless you mention Edge and Jeff Hardy.

WWE right now is getting a little better but overall they really suck compared to TNA.

[marqui78]

Smakcdown and ECW is good because Hayes's the booker. If Hardy leaves then the show will drop of big time. Dreamer has alot of hand in the ECW show. TAZ claims Tommy walk they guys though the show.

[Kae]

They're outbooking RAW, sure. But Smackdown and ECW are outbooking them. Smackdown is once again the best wrestling show of the week.

[Ryushinku]

4.374 to 1, surely?

[ICBM]

Well since Smackdown isn't on every cable system I like many cannot even watch it so as to base a comparison. I gave up on ECW when WWE gave up on ECW and barely ever watch RAW. I do watch every moment of Impact. What that says is WWE isn't reaching me as a fan and TNA is. I'd like to see SD just so I could be fair about this.

[lildude8218]

If you mean by overbooking matches to include odd stipulations, run-ins leading to screwy finishes, and overall other confusion then yes, definitely 5 to 1

[Sajoa Moe]

May 26, 2009 18:23:03 GMT -5 lildude8218 said:

If you mean by overbooking matches to include odd stipulations, run-ins leading to screwy finishes, and overall other confusion then yes, definitely 5 to 1

True, but at least it keeps me interested. Raw bores me to tears.

[Deleted]

TNA plays the role of the lovable loser. You watch them, you care about them, but ultimately they will let you down. Just when you think they've got their life together and are really going to turn things around, they relapse.

[kickassJP]

May 26, 2009 18:38:54 GMT -5 @lesscra said:

TNA plays the role of the lovable loser. You watch them, you care about them, but ultimately they will let you down. Just when you think they've got their life together and are really going to turn things around, they relapse.

I'm not totally sure about this though. I mean sure, anything and everything is liable to let you down, but the way TNA has been going, things are finally looking up.

What better time for TNA to make their move than when WWE RAW sucks so bad. Sure, Smackdown and ECW are great, but the matches are so much better on Impact than on ECW and Smackdown IMO.

I think that TNA has a lot of good stories going on right now and the ring work is impressive. I actually stopped watching RAW after last week and my focus is completely on TNA.

[azz0r]

May 26, 2009 18:23:03 GMT -5 lildude8218 said:

If you mean by overbooking matches to include odd stipulations, run-ins leading to screwy finishes, and overall other confusion then yes, definitely 5 to 1

Well it sure as hell beats watching the same old main event scene dominated by the same people doing the same rematches over and over.

How many times can you watch Batista chase for the title? SNORE