TGM
Hank Scorpio
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Post by TGM on Sept 17, 2014 15:30:25 GMT -5
Bix asked Russo about the Star Ratings thing on Twitter Oh man, I can't stop laughing.
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Post by The Trashman on Sept 17, 2014 18:10:31 GMT -5
The whole thing about "dying on the vine if we only have two hours" is infuriating, because it shows where her head has been at. TNA was born at the beginning of the downswing of pro wrestling in the US. Trying to force itself into being a national presence was never going to be a viable strategy. It had to think about growing slowly, building up talent, getting a fanbase, THEN worry about growing beyond that. So many of TNA's problems have stemmed from just having to have things that were beyond its means. For somebody who claims to know business, she doesnt seem to know business very well.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 17, 2014 18:45:27 GMT -5
Even as the ship is taking in massive amount of water after hitting the iceberg, they are still playing it off as a minor inconvenience. For a decade, TNA managed to survive another day after each major setback. But this time, it is different. It's hard to say everything is all good when half of the roster and staff from 2013/2014 is gone, Spike is "still negotiating" for their tv lifeline as their value to the network continues to lean downward, and their other sources of revenue start to dry up. Muta basically saved Bound For Glory but he didn't do it out of charity. He is doing it to raise the profile of Wrestle-1 in Japan. The only highlight TNA got left on the schedule is the UK tour next year which may or may not happen depending on if TNA gets a tv deal to help pay for it or Dixie manages to get her inheritance early from Bob and Janice.
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 17, 2014 18:49:04 GMT -5
The whole thing about "dying on the vine if we only have two hours" is infuriating, because it shows where her head has been at. TNA was born at the beginning of the downswing of pro wrestling in the US. Trying to force itself into being a national presence was never going to be a viable strategy. It had to think about growing slowly, building up talent, getting a fanbase, THEN worry about growing beyond that. So many of TNA's problems have stemmed from just having to have things that were beyond its means. For somebody who claims to know business, she doesnt seem to know business very well. She strikes me as an overgrown mark. She really doesn't know much in terms of the production that goes in to a wrestling program.
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Post by CeilingFan on Sept 18, 2014 9:24:55 GMT -5
I found it interesting that Jarrett still has a piece of TNA. Maybe we might see a GFW/TNA storyline.
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Post by Just call me D.j.m. on Sept 18, 2014 9:32:09 GMT -5
The whole thing about "dying on the vine if we only have two hours" is infuriating, because it shows where her head has been at. TNA was born at the beginning of the downswing of pro wrestling in the US. Trying to force itself into being a national presence was never going to be a viable strategy. It had to think about growing slowly, building up talent, getting a fanbase, THEN worry about growing beyond that. So many of TNA's problems have stemmed from just having to have things that were beyond its means. Hasn't Dixie's "strategy" from day one been "WWE did that? OK, let's do that, except not as good."
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 18, 2014 9:48:56 GMT -5
I found it interesting that Jarrett still has a piece of TNA. Maybe we might see a GFW/TNA storyline. I doubt it. Jarrett didn't leave TNA on good terms and one of the provisions of the Toby Keith TNA buyout was no Dixie Carter in TNA on screen and behind. If someone came along to buy out his share, I'm quite sure he would sell for a good price.
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 18, 2014 10:54:44 GMT -5
The whole thing about "dying on the vine if we only have two hours" is infuriating, because it shows where her head has been at. TNA was born at the beginning of the downswing of pro wrestling in the US. Trying to force itself into being a national presence was never going to be a viable strategy. It had to think about growing slowly, building up talent, getting a fanbase, THEN worry about growing beyond that. So many of TNA's problems have stemmed from just having to have things that were beyond its means. Hasn't Dixie's "strategy" from day one been "WWE did that? OK, let's do that, except not as good." Honestly, I think that part of it gets overblown a bit. What Dixie wanted to ape from WWE wasn't its wrestlers or storylines (although recent history has TNA undeniably mimicking a couple of those), it was the "big time feel" that she wanted...she's simply never had any idea how to go about attaining it. There's no denying that Impact grew a bit over the years, but it's obvious it never grew THAT much. And that should have been alright: TNA was born during a clear downswing in pro wrestling's popularity among the mainstream, and reaching the heights, if it were to ever happen, would take a good, long time. The landscape demanded patience; even when WWE did something that generated attention in the years since the end of the Monday Night Wars, it's never come close to sniffing the success it had circa 1998-2001. TNA should've perpetually taken this into account, and spent a significant amount of time trying to measure whom their audience was, what their largest potential audience could be, and how best to appeal to them. If that meant Impact being a one hour show for awhile, roll with it; try to find a way to put extra content on your website or something. Instead, it always became about "THIS will put us on the map!", whether "this" meant a new booker or some big name who was floating around to be signed. This doesn't mean they never should've signed any big names (e.g. I think Christian and Angle made plenty of sense, and enjoyed what they usually got out of guys like Nash and Steiner), but it was always about getting to Monday nights, while having a second show on Thursdays, getting to WWE size without thinking about the fact that it took decades for WWE to get to those levels. Thus, TNA was always spending more than it should have, aiming for time slots it often wasn't ready for, not giving fans a chance to say "I'm a fan of this company, and here are my reasons why" in a clear way, because every time a new chance to "get on the map" came along they pounced well before they were ready.
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khali
Dennis Stamp
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Post by khali on Sept 19, 2014 11:07:44 GMT -5
It is hilarious that Russo is apparently unaware that pieces of fiction get reviewed and rated everywhere all the time. And if he hates wrestling matches so much, this probably wasn't the ideal creative field for him.
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Post by angryfan on Sept 19, 2014 16:06:38 GMT -5
Bix asked Russo about the Star Ratings thing on Twitter Nope, but they do judge an actor's performance as said fake cop or fake doctor. Don't think Russo ever got the message that just because something is scripted doesn't mean the fans can't have opinions relating to the performance art being put on display. If I say, "Damn, Josh Brolin just wasn't as good playing Dwight as Clive Owen was", it'd be ludicrous for someone to say, "Well...you know he's not a REAL killer, right?"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 14:10:41 GMT -5
Nice to see some writing on wrestling that is closer to actual journalism instead of the usual "secret source" tabloid fodder shit we get.
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Welfare Willis
Crow T. Robot
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Post by Welfare Willis on Sept 21, 2014 11:16:26 GMT -5
Great, fractured your spine for a pop that won't mean snot if/when the company disappears in less than four months.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 14:14:15 GMT -5
Great, fractured your spine for a pop that won't mean snot if/when the company disappears in less than four months. If this isn't proof that there's something wrong with Dixie Carter's brain, I don't know what would. She will be dealing with back problems for the rest of her life, and will she have shown for such a reckless and idiotic stunt? A cheap pop. Talk about foresight.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 14:42:05 GMT -5
Nice to see some writing on wrestling that is closer to actual journalism instead of the usual "secret source" tabloid fodder shit we get. He's an armchair quarterback by trade now so he's full of shit anyways.
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