Hypothetical Situation (play along here)

[Kash Flagg]

First of all, I don't want anyone making snide comments at other posters like I've been seeing in other TNA threads. This is something goodnatured and not meant to attack anybody.

Now..what if...WHAT IF...there was an angle involving Sting and Eric Bischoff where Bischoff comes to the ring, cuts a promo stating that there's no wrestling tonight, and he wants Sting to come to the ring. Sting's not there, so Bischoff waits in the ring. For the entire two hours. Has a snack. Watches a little TV. Runs around the ring for exercise. But not talking to the fans. At all. Then at the very very end, Bischoff grabs the mic and goes "Well guess Sting isn't here". He walks out of the ring and the show ends.

How would you go about defending this? ;D

[Michael Coello]

Well, it wouldn't work, cause you ruined the surprise, since you had him say there was no wrestling tonight. You should have had announced matches at the beginning, then have him do the waiting for 2 hours thing. Though, I wonder how many people would wait those two hours......

Also, depends on what TV show he watches. If it's "The A-Team", all is forgiven.

[Kash Flagg]

Sorry, I meant to say that the fans or anyone else don't know that he's not there. Just like a total waiting game.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

......*puts on thinking cap*

Realistic Answer:You can't.
joke Answer:TV does not need matches its just to build to PPV's.So It's good they stopped giving stuff away for free.

[Michael Coello]

Okay. Hypothetical defense for it?

Well, how about this.

While we had Eric waiting around for two hours for Sting, we didn't have to deal with:

-Abyss.
-Anderson talking about being an asshole.
-A knockout match.
-Karen Angle screeches
-Pope vs Joe segment, with Okato
-RVD phoning it in.
-run ins or outside interference during matches or angles
-Brawls in the back, or beatdowns on faces.
-Rob Terry wrestling
-Celebrity people being involved.
-Any returns losing in short matches.
-Promos about Immortal being the best
-Promos with fortune where Kaz makes bad jokes about Bischoff being a girl.
-Dixie Carter references.
-The chicks in the front row cheering people
-"Let the pigeons Loose" from Taz.
-Any pissed off Tenay moments.
-........Uhhh.......Jackson James?

That's what I got.

[MrBRulzOK]

Well they do at least give you some things to think about. Such as thought provoking questions like "What snack will Eric eat? What channels will he decide to surf through and watch? How many laps does Bischoff plan on running around that ring? What are all of the people backstage thinking as they watch this from the locker room? How will the enigmatic TNA Management react to all of this?!"

See, it leaves you asking questions. And it might even get you to tune in next week to see if Sting will ever show up!

If the show didn't get cancelled beforehand, at least...

[alabastergrim]

Honestly, I would LOVE to see it and I think the defense would be that everyone tuned in. I guarantee (as long as this wasn't spoilered but were live) that people would tune in to see how ridiculous it got. I know I would.

[Chuckie Finster]

ANYONE who tries to defend this hypothetical situation loses all credibility.

[They Killed the Giggler]

That would be hilarious. I would watch just to see if it lasted the entire two hours.

[alabastergrim]

Mar 24, 2011 20:20:57 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

ANYONE who tries to defend this hypothetical situation loses all credibility.

Damn it and I was just starting to rise through the mid-card!

[GaTechGrad]

Sounds like what would happen if Andy Warhol booked a wrestling show.

[Kash Flagg]

More or less.

Although I got to admit, I'd watch it. Wouldn't tune in next week, but I'd wanna see what Eric watches.

[kevservo]

Does Eric also begin reading from The Great Gatsby?

[Savage Gambino]

Mar 24, 2011 20:15:54 GMT -5 alabastergrim said:

Honestly, I would LOVE to see it and I think the defense would be that everyone tuned in. I guarantee (as long as this wasn't spoilered but were live) that people would tune in to see how ridiculous it got. I know I would.

I think this, depending on how it's done, either be the death knell for TNA, OR--

*Eric Bischoff voice* Wait for it, wait for it...

some of the most entertaining damned television ever. Like, if they had people like Samoa Joe or Doug Williams trying to get into the ring, but Gunner, Murphy, and Rob Terry have the ring blocked off.

But yeah, I think TNA would have an easier time defending Jeff Hardy in court than this charade.

[Rapper & Actor Sammy Davis III]

Mar 24, 2011 21:56:37 GMT -5 Kash Flagg said:

More or less.

Although I got to admit, I'd watch it. Wouldn't tune in next week, but I'd wanna see what Eric watches.

He should watch Impact on the screen for a bit, it'd be like the scene in Spaceballs where they rent Spaceballs the video.

[Square]

I would love it, the heel heat would be incredible to watch both on the crowd, on Twitter and on here.

[pink]

I think after the first 30 minutes I would just stop watching. And I think some people in the audience would leave too.

[Sir Woodrow]

If they did that, it should be live.

[All-Encompassingly]

The two hours of "Fire Russo" chants would be exhilarating.

[Savage Gambino]

Mar 27, 2011 19:06:23 GMT -5 All-Encompassingly said:

The two hours of "We Want Wrestling" chants would be hilariously ironic.