Times You Were Pissed At TNA/Impact

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

What were times you were mad at TNA/Impact for a booking decision you didn't like or something that was just completely stupid

The first one that comes to mind for me is having Roode lose to a hobbled Kurt Angle at BFG. They spent all this time rebuilding him up and changing up his character from rich guy to blue collar guy and it went away supposedly because Hogan nixed it. Now the Storm win and Roode heel turn turned out to be the best thing for Roode but I remember in real time after the match was over being like what the f*** was that

What are your examples

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

I came in here for Kurt Angle losing to Roode, and then Roode turning heel on Storm. Yeah, it worked out in the long run, but they actually somehow sold me on Roode as a blue-collar babyface with the buildup they had, so I was pissed to see several months of builup to amount to a complete waste of time, and swore off Impact for several months. I probably would have never gone back, except the product somehow got really good in 2012.

[jimmyjames]

This might be easier if it was times you WEREN'T angry at TNA's booking.

Two in particular for me was taking the belt off of Bobby Lashley for Kirk Angle because (allegedly) Destination America wanted a more "American hero" as champ like Kurt Angle because somehow former U.S. Army vet bobby Lashley was all American enough. Besides Lashley being amazing as champ and it screwed up the entire heavyweight division it was so stupid and idiotic and too allow Destination America to control you like that was embarrassing.

The second was "IT Happens". It was so stupid, dangerous and the way it was portrayed, as if the audience wanted and TNA was doing what it's fans wanted when in reality it was just a cheap attempt to get publicity. For all the crap Dixie did,no one gave a damn about it, cared about it, or wanted to see a 50 year old mother with no wrestling experience go through a table. They did it anyway, she got hurt, Spike was pissed and we lost of of our most loyal TNA followers here who said if they did it he was doe with them and as far as I know he hasn't been back here. And of course, no one outside of TNA paid any attention to it.

[A damn road sign]

Allowing Jeff Hardy to go out to the ring at Victory Road. f*** that, Eric Bischoff said they literally carried him through gorilla and sent him out there. Absolutely reprehensible, and I’ve actually not watched a full show since. Anyone involved in that decision that night can suck a fat one.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

When they gave Sheik Abdul Bashir plane crash noises in his theme music

[Push R Truth]

There was a big multi-man title match at a PPV in like 2005 or 6 or something like that. I believe it was a ladder match or King of the Mountain or something similar. My Memory is a little hazy because I still have a lot of anger about it and it was long ago in the before time.

ANYWAY: the match was full of guys that could have given TNA new life and direction back when TNA still had real potential. And it ended with Super King of the Universe Jeff Jarrett winning and destroying all hope the company ever had of being relevant.

It was basically the exact moment everybody knew that TNA was never going to change for the better.

[Zone Was Wrong]

Jarrett winning the title off of Raven in a different company. Ugh still pisses me off. Loved Raven's reign as champ.

Rhino winning the title to drop it immediately the next show to... you guessed it, Jeff Jarrett. I know he only won it because Nash had to drop from the ppv but Rhino winning was such a welcome surprise and made me excited to see where it would go.

Christopher Daniels going from World title contender to feuding with an over the hill Val Venus, sigh. This was around the time I gave up on the company and this was one of the reasons.

[Timeless Hayterade]

- Abyss going from Monster to Hogan wannabe that needs his Hall of Fame ring in order to power up, and giving him "American Made" as his theme.
- Gail Kim coming back in 2011 and winning the Knockouts Championship and Knockouts Tag Championship.

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Oh, I get pissed whenever Rhino is mentioned.

Dude worked three matches that night! He essentially bailed out TNA and that's how they repaid him?!

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Aug 1, 2018 4:08:11 GMT -5 A damn road sign said:

Allowing Jeff Hardy to go out to the ring at Victory Road. f*** that, Eric Bischoff said they literally carried him through gorilla and sent him out there. Absolutely reprehensible, and I’ve actually not watched a full show since. Anyone involved in that decision that night can suck a fat one.

Prichard confirmed that story, Big Tilly and another security guard carried him. Jeff was weekend at Bernies and while Bruce and Bischoff were discussing what to do, Jeff sat like the Undertaker and went out, the guys just said "did that happened?" Dixie tried to convince them that Jeff was ok to perform...

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Samoa Joe was their biggest draw ever, he broke their ppv records twice...I know let's make him a third rate umaga with a machete...

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

For the non kayfabe answer as well, letting AJ Styles walk out the door. You tried to disrespect this man and get him to take another pay cut

Also add on to that Dixie basically acting like AJ is some young upstart by saying he’s finally coming into his own. In fairness, she wasn’t entirely wrong but it wasn’t that he was finally coming into his own it was the fact he finally found the look that worked for him. He goes to Japan and gets massive confidence and the rest is history

[lionheart21]

Aug 1, 2018 10:49:04 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

For the non kayfabe answer as well, letting AJ Styles walk out the door. You tried to disrespect this man and get him to take another pay cut

Also add on to that Dixie basically acting like AJ is some young upstart by saying he’s finally coming into his own. In fairness, she wasn’t entirely wrong but it wasn’t that he was finally coming into his own it was the fact he finally found the look that worked for him. He goes to Japan and gets massive confidence and the rest is history

And it wasn't like AJ was a guy that came in after TNA was around for a few years, the man was there on the first show, he was there from the beginning.

For AJ the performer, though, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise since his career skyrocketed after leaving for New Japan.

[markymark]

Aug 1, 2018 7:53:54 GMT -5 Timeless Hayterade said:

- Abyss going from Monster to Hogan wannabe that needs his Hall of Fame ring in order to power up, and giving him "American Made" as his theme.
- Gail Kim coming back in 2011 and winning the Knockouts Championship and Knockouts Tag Championship.

Tbh at the time I didnt mind because no one wanted Velvet Sky to dominate the KOs division and Gail still likeable.....until 2015 by around the time she became Super Gail and buried the Dollhouse, and a year later the horrible feud with Maria.

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Jeff Jarrett booking himself as god when we all know that he’s a chickenshit heel midcarder at best.

[nickcave]

When nazis almost bought the company. Or if you want booking decisions, when one of said nazis wore a nazi shirt in a match.

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The Jesse Sorenson and Daffney situations

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Dixie being put through a table.

It did nothing, they still were cancelled by Spike and Bully Ray ended up leaving a short time later.

Dixie got injured for absolutely nothing.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Aug 1, 2018 13:52:11 GMT -5 @akeemresurrection said:

Jeff Jarrett booking himself as god when we all know that he’s a chickenshit heel midcarder at best.

That match were he literally was booked as Superman and beat Raven despite getting handcuffed killed the Memphis fairgrounds. They never drew a house there again. Jarrett actually killed the town.

Even Jeff's daddy admitted that Jeff isn't a main eventer.

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