WWEedy
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Post by WWEedy on Feb 1, 2015 16:53:26 GMT -5
Here's another way to look at it. Jeff had already taken the bump, it had happen no matter how stupid it was, it got publicity no matter how wrong the trending was referring to Jeff as a WWE star so why not attempt to make the most of it? Other than the making it obvious the show isn't live, which I don't think man people believe it is anyway, there's no real extra downside to using the spot to try and drum up interest and publicity for the show?
The move was reckless yes but comparing this and the abysmal Matt Morgan angle is like apples and oranges really, one is a REALLY offensive storyline set to mock concussions and their relevance to mental health issues in athletes and the other is TNA attempting to get the most or of a "holy shit" moment that popped a big reaction to the live crowd, was likely done without office input and got online interest.
Smart move? Meh, maybe. Wrong? Not at all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 17:02:44 GMT -5
Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson late in 2010. Anderson got a legit concussion off a botch chair spot by Jeff, and they turned that into a storyline with Matt Morgan quitting Immortal/Fortune to protect Anderson from being forced by Bischoff and Flair to compete with a concussion. In that storyline, Morgan was the only person to show any concern and everyone else called Anderson a pussy and made fun of the NFL for their concussion issues. Then, they retconned all of that and had Morgan kicking Anderson in the head constantly with the Carbon Footprint. Suddenly, out of nowhere Morgan no longer cared about Anderson's condition. It was so terribly and irresponsibly done. Usually, storyline in wrestling being screwed up and handled horribly don't piss me off because it's just a TV show. However, that really pushed it for me. Not that I'm saying the writing is strong but I don't remember the narrative being that Anderson/Morgan were pussies, they were the good guys in that particular angle. Here's another way to look at it. Jeff had already taken the bump, it had happen no matter how stupid it was, it got publicity no matter how wrong the trending was referring to Jeff as a WWE star so why not attempt to make the most of it? Other than the making it obvious the show isn't live, which I don't think man people believe it is anyway, there's no real extra downside to using the spot to try and drum up interest and publicity for the show? The move was reckless yes but comparing this and the abysmal Matt Morgan angle is like apples and oranges really, one is a REALLY offensive storyline set to mock concussions and their relevance to mental health issues in athletes and the other is TNA attempting to get the most or of a "holy shit" moment that popped a big reaction to the live crowd, was likely done without office input and got online interest. Smart move? Meh, maybe. Wrong? Not at all. This is where I sit as well, and it carries over for #ItHappens. I'm not against Dixie/Jeff taking risks like this, and if they're gonna take it, they might as well try and really sell it to get people to tune in. The trouble is I'm positive that they'll spend more time hyping the spot than they will actually selling it in its aftermath as an important event. Maybe they'll do a stretcher job but I bet they won't even have Jeff strapped in fully before they move on to the next segment, and we'll never think of this again. Not only that but I question how effective hyping "stay tuned till next week to see _____ get f***ed up" is even a strong selling point considering both Dixie's and Jeff's highspot can be found online before it even airs, but who knows maybe it's more effective than I would believe.
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Post by chrom on Feb 1, 2015 17:14:28 GMT -5
If TNA spent as much time advertising their show and events as much as they do Jeff doing a stupid and meaningless bump then maybe people would actually know about them.
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