Times TNA Created a "Big Match"/"Big Fight Feel"

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Jul 20, 2015 6:27:28 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Jul 18, 2015 16:12:03 GMT -5 khali said:

Don't know if anyone else would agree, but I thought Foley/Sting build was good. The match was just alright, but the build had me into it.

I'm a Foley mark so I'm biased, but I absolutely agree. Mick Foley interviewing Cactus Jack... him beating Sting down while playing whatever music he wants... God I loved that build, and to be fair, Mick's title reign wasn't much for matches, but for promos? Dynamite.

The Cactus Jack interview was amazing.

The time he faced "Rocky Balboa," not so much.

[MrBRulzOK]

Jul 18, 2015 13:01:48 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

Jul 18, 2015 12:38:11 GMT -5 markymark said:

Does anyone know who was the person responsible for the booking of Joe/Angle during the buildup of Lockdown 2008? The buildup was great because it felt very UFC-like, making like it was a real fight.

Yeah, that was my #2 pick; the decision to have Joe give a reason why he wouldn't be on TV for a few weeks before the PPV (thoroughly committed to training) gave the match a different feeling compared to previous Joe vs. Angle encounters, and despite Joe not being there, they made it clear that his presence was still looming, no matter how much Angle tried to talk him down. Just so well done, and a crime that they didn't follow it up with a really good title run.

That whole build-up was such an anomaly. It's like for just one month TNA finally figured out how to book professional wrestling. And then the very next week after Lockdown, all of that went right out the window.

Vince Russo was still writing at that point, wasn't he? That just makes it all the more baffling that it happened. Did somebody smack him on the head that month and turn him into a competent booker?