andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Sept 27, 2014 19:41:07 GMT -5
Not a surprise. They almost around the AWA 89/90
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mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Sept 27, 2014 20:22:04 GMT -5
More people tried to go, but they followed the wrong star.
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peter
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Post by peter on Sept 28, 2014 0:38:02 GMT -5
More people tried to go, but they followed the wrong star. Fantastic rim shot
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Sept 28, 2014 4:14:41 GMT -5
Never mind TNA's reputation, four straight nights during the working week in a non-obvious pro wrestling area wasn't exactly going to draw well. Understandable that Friday night drew the best of the four, also being helped by taping Full Metal Mayhem that night.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Sept 28, 2014 10:34:10 GMT -5
whoa 20 years ago number 1 and number 2 drew 10 000 each at least that or more. Now number 1 draws those numbers and number 2 draws less than 500 people lol, weird business.
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Rick Mad
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Post by Rick Mad on Sept 28, 2014 11:51:11 GMT -5
9/18: 275 (many got in for free) On a whim a day or two before I bought front row seats for like 160.. I'm an idiot
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Sept 28, 2014 12:15:15 GMT -5
Never mind TNA's reputation, four straight nights during the working week in a non-obvious pro wrestling area wasn't exactly going to draw well. Understandable that Friday night drew the best of the four, also being helped by taping Full Metal Mayhem that night. That not even the point either. I mean Raw and Smackdown both during the work week never had an issue drawing regardless the location is. So night one should have drawn more because it was the first night and Fri because ok it is the weekend. TNA is a national wide seen show but doesn't draw and there is no excuse for it to draw below an Indies show. PWG can do it and granted they did it on a Fri to Sun but they still draw it without be as well known. There is something wrong with a Show that has a guy like Jeff Hardy on it who was in the WWE a HUGE draw is wrestling and wrestling as good as he ever has.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 28, 2014 12:38:49 GMT -5
9/18: 275 (many got in for free) On a whim a day or two before I bought front row seats for like 160.. I'm an idiot TNA needs to stop letting people in for free. 100 paying audience members is better than a packed house of 2000 that didn't pay a dime. Stuff like this only contributes to their money problems.
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Post by lemonyellowson on Sept 28, 2014 19:50:52 GMT -5
do they just not advertise or what is the deal? TNA has on their roster a collection of legit talented guys that at one point or another have been big stars, how can they not draw more than this? It just baffles me sometimes.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Sept 28, 2014 20:16:25 GMT -5
do they just not advertise or what is the deal? TNA has on their roster a collection of legit talented guys that at one point or another have been big stars, how can they not draw more than this? It just baffles me sometimes. Well, it was a pretty big shock to hear that they advertised the NY tapings.
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Post by thetower52 on Sept 28, 2014 21:28:11 GMT -5
Never mind TNA's reputation, four straight nights during the working week in a non-obvious pro wrestling area wasn't exactly going to draw well. Understandable that Friday night drew the best of the four, also being helped by taping Full Metal Mayhem that night. That not even the point either. I mean Raw and Smackdown both during the work week never had an issue drawing regardless the location is. So night one should have drawn more because it was the first night and Fri because ok it is the weekend. TNA is a national wide seen show but doesn't draw and there is no excuse for it to draw below an Indies show. PWG can do it and granted they did it on a Fri to Sun but they still draw it without be as well known. There is something wrong with a Show that has a guy like Jeff Hardy on it who was in the WWE a HUGE draw is wrestling and wrestling as good as he ever has. Well most people assumed RVD,Christain and probably Jeff have retired while they where in TNA
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Tony Schiavontay
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Post by Tony Schiavontay on Sept 28, 2014 21:28:33 GMT -5
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Brood Lone Wolf Funker
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Sept 28, 2014 21:32:24 GMT -5
I honestly thought the new marketing company they use were suppose to help them fix issues like this
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Sept 28, 2014 21:33:27 GMT -5
how the hell are they going to make 200 people look like a good crowd on tv
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Post by bluemeii on Sept 28, 2014 21:58:47 GMT -5
how the hell are they going to make 200 people look like a good crowd on tv No lighting on the crowd. Canned audience pan shots. Moving entire audience to show on the hard camera and being careful with the handheld cuts. Crowd sweetner turned up to 11. This should go in the "what TNA is good at" thread. They are masters at this. Also in reference to the poster mentioning letting people in for free, doesn't hurt them at all. Making it a no paper show when your arena is 9/10ths empty does more harm then good. This show wasn't in the middle of no where. There are millions of people within an hour of Bethlehem, it's just a simple fact that TNA is now a TV only show. There are exceptions but people just don't want to spend money on it anymore. Cutting out papered audience isn't going to help them in any manor, other than make their one outlet of consistent exposure look horrible.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Sept 28, 2014 22:03:43 GMT -5
That not even the point either. I mean Raw and Smackdown both during the work week never had an issue drawing regardless the location is. So night one should have drawn more because it was the first night and Fri because ok it is the weekend. TNA is a national wide seen show but doesn't draw and there is no excuse for it to draw below an Indies show. PWG can do it and granted they did it on a Fri to Sun but they still draw it without be as well known. There is something wrong with a Show that has a guy like Jeff Hardy on it who was in the WWE a HUGE draw is wrestling and wrestling as good as he ever has. Well most people assumed RVD,Christain and probably Jeff have retired while they where in TNA Which is why instead of bring in over paid talent over the years, they need to market it them. The star power that roster has had over the years they should been much bigger then they are and at less a company making good money. I never expect anybody to really touch the WWE at this point but at less be a solid two. TNA problem has always been terrible marketing. They expect sign a huge name and the fans will just automatic just show up. You got to make them aware and make there signing mean something. You got to promote a PPV in away to make fans have a reason to fish out more money to see it after already paying a provider to get Spike. Instead they try and make Impact a must watch show when all he done is kill the PPV worth and ratings go no where. You think after after so many years they had the two hours Prime Time that Russo wrote so much of it and the rating never moved, you think you take action about that and when fans in the building is aware of who it is writing and want his head, you do something. I mean why stick with Russo for so long when his only time of success was a two your period from mid 97 to early 99. After he left WWE he was worth nothing and so why for so long he proved how over rated he is as a writer. I mean it horrible two see Jeff Hardy who debut just months after being a top face in the WWE to this. It sad that Sting leaves TNA and goes as does a WWE project and fans act like Sting's near ten year run didn't happen at all. That WCW was his last run. How can you be on world wide TV and tour yet no wrestling fans are aware of it? It's sad who they put in charge. Like how is Big John a Tough Enough producer qualified as a head of Talent relations who done a horrible job at. Half the recent "long term" deal they signed are people nobody cares about. AJ leaves but at less we got Gunner and Bram.
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