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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 10:57:04 GMT -5
The six sided ring made me stop and watch TNA while flipping through the channels back in 2007.
I was actually like, WTF is this? and watched part of a Senshi match.
That's something they've really lost with the current product. The ability to stand out and be an alternative. The 6 sided ring alone didn't do that, but to me it was a symbol of TNA's counter-wrestling-culture status which it made something it hasn't been in a couple of years: interesting.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on May 2, 2012 11:06:39 GMT -5
Love, love, LOVE the switch.
I can't begin to describe how much I loathed that damn 6 sided ring. I thought it looked ridiculous and I never saw it add one thing to a match. Goodbye and good riddance.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on May 2, 2012 11:26:21 GMT -5
I miss it because Six Sides of Steel is fun to say.
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Post by Danimal on May 2, 2012 12:20:15 GMT -5
I miss it because Six Sides of Steel is fun to say. Ya, always found the six sides of steel sounded pretty sweet. Personally, I liked the old ring better, it was part of TNA's identity. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 12:27:10 GMT -5
I miss it because Six Sides of Steel is fun to say. Definitely lightning in a bottle. |
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Post by dlg3000 on May 3, 2012 8:21:44 GMT -5
I have to disagree. It helped TNA stand out.
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Post by ButterFly Suplex on May 3, 2012 8:40:38 GMT -5
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Post by Spec_Sun on May 3, 2012 13:28:24 GMT -5
I liked the six-sided ring, but this has been a good change for the better. The matches don't seem gimmicky.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 22:37:15 GMT -5
strongly disagree. The 6-sided ring made TNA unique and distinctive. I think this a Hogan bias that Dixie swallowed hook, line, and sinker. I think that's kind of a weak way to look distinctive. Whoa, our ring has more sides! Distinctive comes from the talent, writing, storylines, commentary, production. Not how many sides the ring has. It's a very small difference, if that was something TNA was depending on to REALLY set them apart, they needed to try harder. |
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Post by The Ichi on May 4, 2012 1:25:25 GMT -5
I didn't have a problem with the switch, but I did have a problem with the way Hogan went about it.
"You had 6 sides and it wasn't working for you, you'll have 4 and you'll like it!"
And then of course the infamous promo telling fans how to behave. The first sign that Hogan was going to kill my interest in the company.
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Post by 67 more on May 4, 2012 4:21:03 GMT -5
Much preferred TNA having a six-sided ring.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on May 4, 2012 9:19:03 GMT -5
Love, love, LOVE the switch. I can't begin to describe how much I loathed that damn 6 sided ring. I thought it looked ridiculous and I never saw it add one thing to a match. Goodbye and good riddance. What he said. |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2012 9:24:37 GMT -5
strongly disagree. The 6-sided ring made TNA unique and distinctive. I think this a Hogan bias that Dixie swallowed hook, line, and sinker. I think that's kind of a weak way to look distinctive. Whoa, our ring has more sides! Distinctive comes from the talent, writing, storylines, commentary, production. Not how many sides the ring has. It's a very small difference, if that was something TNA was depending on to REALLY set them apart, they needed to try harder. At the time they actually were setting themselves a part with their performers and storylines. In a lot of ways the transition from 6-sided to 4-sided marked the end of the "wrestling alternative" era and the beginning of "Plz notice us WWE!" era. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 4, 2012 9:31:15 GMT -5
I think that's kind of a weak way to look distinctive. Whoa, our ring has more sides! Distinctive comes from the talent, writing, storylines, commentary, production. Not how many sides the ring has. It's a very small difference, if that was something TNA was depending on to REALLY set them apart, they needed to try harder. At the time they actually were setting themselves a part with their performers and storylines. In a lot of ways the transition from 6-sided to 4-sided marked the end of the "wrestling alternative" era and the beginning of "Plz notice us WWE!" era. Agreed. I stopped watching shortly after they dropped the six sides, though that had very little to do with the change in ring shape. |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2012 10:28:12 GMT -5
I think that's kind of a weak way to look distinctive. Whoa, our ring has more sides! Distinctive comes from the talent, writing, storylines, commentary, production. Not how many sides the ring has. It's a very small difference, if that was something TNA was depending on to REALLY set them apart, they needed to try harder. At the time they actually were setting themselves a part with their performers and storylines. In a lot of ways the transition from 6-sided to 4-sided marked the end of the "wrestling alternative" era and the beginning of "Plz notice us WWE!" era. I only really started watching TNA in 2009, but I can definitely see that. They did feel really different until Hogan and Bischoff came in, and had to be all "look, WE'RE here, now shit's gettin real!" Ugh. |
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Post by SAJ Forth on May 4, 2012 11:38:18 GMT -5
I felt it was a better showcase for the X-Division.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on May 4, 2012 18:14:00 GMT -5
As much as I liked the six sides, if what AJ Styles said about the 6 sided ring being really rough on the body is true, then switching to four sides was for the best.
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Post by clashofchampains on May 6, 2012 0:21:34 GMT -5
I prefer four sides but The Lethal Lockdown in a four sides ring just doesn't work: it's just too small. That is why War Games had two rings, because you had many guys brawling all over the place with no rules. This type of contest needs space.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 7:38:12 GMT -5
I prefer four sides but The Lethal Lockdown in a four sides ring just doesn't work: it's just too small. That is why War Games had two rings, because you had many guys brawling all over the place with no rules. This type of contest needs space. They should bring the 6 sides back for 3 PPVs each year: Lockdown (Six sides of steel is a better cage), Destination X (The ropes had more tension, so it was better for high flying moves. Thankfully they seem to be doing this), and Slammiversary (It would allow for the space needed for a KotM match). |
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