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Post by "I'm Batman..." on May 12, 2011 22:06:38 GMT -5
What exactly does the name change mean?
After it was announced, for the remainder of the show people kept calling it TNA.
Ken Anderson said he was the TNA World Heavyweight #1 contender.
The belt says TNA in huge letters, will there be another new belt?
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Post by Michael Coello on May 12, 2011 22:09:39 GMT -5
It's simple:
The company is still called TNA. The show itself is called Impact Wrestling.
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Post by 8.2.11/SAVIOR_NEZ on May 12, 2011 22:10:20 GMT -5
The only good that can come out of this is that TNA/Impact Wrestling may finally have some sort of identity.
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Post by Jimmy on May 12, 2011 22:12:44 GMT -5
It's simple: The company is still called TNA. The show itself is called Impact Wrestling. So they just added wrestling at the end of it's normal name? |
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Post by Michael Coello on May 12, 2011 22:14:23 GMT -5
It's simple: The company is still called TNA. The show itself is called Impact Wrestling. So they just added wrestling at the end of it's normal name? Pretty much. |
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Post by DSR on May 12, 2011 22:18:37 GMT -5
We're still gonna get to look at tits and ass, though, right?
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Post by Michael Coello on May 12, 2011 22:19:30 GMT -5
We're still gonna get to look at tits and ass, though, right? Did you even SEE the women's tag? |
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Post by GaTechGrad on May 12, 2011 22:28:46 GMT -5
I can't remember them once saying "TNA" after Mick Foley made the announcement.
But I'm thinking they'll keep "TNA" as the corporate name, similar to WWF's "Titan Sports" back in the 80's.
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Post by Tyfo on May 12, 2011 22:32:47 GMT -5
Just go look at their website and that should answer questions.
The TV show that airs on Spike TV is called Impact Wrestling instead of TNA Impact.
The company is still called TNA.
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 12, 2011 22:35:22 GMT -5
They bought the impactwrestling.com domain and it redirects to TNAWrestling.com. I do think it's like GATechGrad said though, a slow phasing out of the TNA name until only IMPACT WRESTLING is around.
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Post by comahan on May 12, 2011 23:09:06 GMT -5
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Post by Jimmy on May 12, 2011 23:10:13 GMT -5
rip TNA
you will not be missed
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Post by FailedGimmick on May 12, 2011 23:23:40 GMT -5
I seem to be getting the vibe that this was done to spite WWE because they dropped "World Wrestling Entertainment" from their name.
The "other companies turning their back on wrestling" thing from the interview with James Storm is the real stand out.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 12, 2011 23:34:26 GMT -5
I seem to be getting the vibe that this was done to spite WWE because they dropped "World Wrestling Entertainment" from their name. The "other companies turning their back on wrestling" thing from the interview with James Storm is the real stand out. No, this has been in the works for a few months, at least as far as the Impact Wrestling name. The "Wrestling Matters" tagline may be a shot at WWE, but I really don't know |
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Post by FailedGimmick on May 12, 2011 23:39:15 GMT -5
It probably is simply a coincidence, but that interviewing cameraman just rubbed me the wrong way with how he worded it.
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Post by Michael Coello on May 12, 2011 23:44:59 GMT -5
It probably is simply a coincidence, but that interviewing cameraman just rubbed me the wrong way with how he worded it. Was it Jason Harvey? |
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Post by BlahBlah on May 12, 2011 23:46:08 GMT -5
I think its a good name. TNA should definitely be phased out. Not a good name.
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Post by Krimzon on May 12, 2011 23:50:33 GMT -5
I don't buy that they'll really focus on wrestling. I bet the "wrestling" was for tonight & the next few weeks only, if that. It's probably why the Battle Royal took the same amount of time that it took Moses to cross the desert. After enough time passes, back to business as usual.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2011 0:12:13 GMT -5
I don't buy that they'll really focus on wrestling. I bet the "wrestling" was for tonight & the next few weeks only, if that. It's probably why the Battle Royal took the same amount of time that it took Moses to cross the desert. After enough time passes, back to business as usual. I'm in the same boat as you. It's an all talk, no walk response to WWE trying to become "more than wrestling" by eliminating the word. Thing of it is, people will always see WWE as wrestling, and TNA too, so the tagline reminder is unnecessary, and in all honesty opens them up to further scrutiny that the company that stands behind wrestling, isn't delivering it. They already had a "we are wrestling" slogan a while back and that was in a time where VKM couldn't shut up about the WWE, and they were parodying Big Dick Johnson among other bizarre happenings. It's easy to say "alright alright, we'll give you wrestling" but until you get a creative team that truly believes and understands that philosophy we'll never actually get it. It'll just be business as usual. |
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Post by alabastergrim on May 13, 2011 0:12:18 GMT -5
I don't buy that they'll really focus on wrestling. I bet the "wrestling" was for tonight & the next few weeks only, if that. It's probably why the Battle Royal took the same amount of time that it took Moses to cross the desert. After enough time passes, back to business as usual. While history is on your side I'm going to take a more positive approach. Well, at least more of a wait and see approach. I just really hope they actually do focus on wrestling, tonight's show was quite good for it IMO and I feel like after the PPV on Sunday that HOPEFULLY they'll live up to the "impact Wrestling" name. |
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