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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 23, 2008 19:50:47 GMT -5
Yes, yes it should have. I don't know why it survived so long. Looks like we'll have to see where TNA winds up in the next 5 years. If it still exists without growth then we know WCW survived so long because of a need for a WWE alternative. If TNA dies, then we know it was because of Turner. If TNA grows (which it should), the data is inconclusive.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 22, 2008 20:43:54 GMT -5
No. Simply because its not over yet and all the changes haven't happened until the draft. Then the product became watchable.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 22, 2008 20:21:14 GMT -5
Teddy Long will be in the ring and debut The ECW Apathy Title. He'll drop it on the ground and say whoever wants it can keep it and defend whenever they want to. Or not. Whatever. Bravo. Normally I don't laugh at anyone's jokes here (cause they usually suck) but this one was great.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 19, 2008 0:25:10 GMT -5
I think the whole thing is fake and they're tricking Hunter. Never thought of that.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 17, 2008 17:49:52 GMT -5
if shes a butterface id love to see what the threadstarter is pulling This shit again? You're not cool for saying something like that. You do realize that, right? As people we are allowed to criticize someone's look. Just because they may be generally "hotter" than what he is getting it doesn't mean it can't say she's a butterface. By your logic, no one can call Linsday Lohan an ugly skank because look at what everyone else is pullin.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 23:09:14 GMT -5
No, you see Kane's new gimmick is that he can look into the future, and the question is about Cena. After JBL rammed into him with a car, is he alive or dead?
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 23:07:19 GMT -5
I actually thought he came off trying to sound black tonight, to the point it was almost offensive. I thought he sounded like a black military general. The guy blows.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 20:28:47 GMT -5
From another thread. Naturally, all of you guys are dating incredibly beautiful women, and Candice Michelle just can't compare...right? I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THIS KIND OF THINKING. And it's on the internet all over the place, even on this board, when you guys talk about divas. HOW DOES NOT FINDING A GIRL ATTRACTIVE RELATE TO ACTIVELY SLEEPING WITH BEAUTIFUL WOMEN?When I see a bad movie, I'm still allowed to criticize it, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S BAD. I don't need to go out and make a great movie to have an opinion on cinema, do I? It just really bothers me that this kind of thinking is used, because it's really aggressive, as opposed to constructive. It basically says "NO, MY OPINION IS RIGHT, AND YER DUM AND YOU DONT HAVE ANY TEH SEX WIT NOBODY SO FOREVER YOU LOSE AND IM A BIG WINNAR ON THE INTERNET ALWAYS." If I think John Cena has always looked funny and kind of ugly like a caveman with legs that are too short like a gorilla, THEN THAT'S WHAT I THINK. I don't need to be dating George Clooney (or, for example, I don't know, Edge) to think that he's ugly. I put this in the WWE forum because that's where I see it the most, and I'm wondering, seriously, help me out: HOW DOES THIS LOGICAL FALLACY RUN RAMPANT THROUGHOUT EVERY ARGUMENT ABOUT WOMEN'S ATTRACTIVENESS?You're absolutely correct. However, you failed to realize you're arguing with the IWC. Meaning no matter what you're talking about, it's either complete and utter shit, or Godly. There is no medium, and everyone on one side thinks it's trendy to think the way the opposing side does. So to answer, they say it because it's makes them trendy and smart for going against a majority of the IWC's decision.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 0:52:16 GMT -5
So, smart guy, whats more important? Increasing a fanbase by hooking people into your TV show in the hopes that you can establish a base that the small percentage that can afford to buy PPVs will, or continue to cater to the 30,000 people who buy them and don't make the PPVs significant to profit at all? Again, I ask that you calm down and stop with the pseudo-flaming. There is no need for it. Now, I end with this as this just seems to be getting nowhere. How do you build iMPACT! by running an angle on a PPV that only the people currently tuning into iMPACT! want to see? If the people who watch iMPACT! cared about Booker/Joe than the ratings wouldn't be as up and down as they are. Telling the end on the website, then asking "Is Booker the new champ?" does nothing but, make it seem like you think your fans are stupid or have never watched wrestling, IMO. Nowhere did I say that ratings aren't important. Does WWE sometimes insult fans intelligence? Yes but, I have never seen it done in such an obvious manner. You must not have paid much attention. They pull this stuff all the time. I really think you just have a prejudice against TNA. You have every right too, they are a really stupid company, but don't try to turn everything they do into something that is a bad business move. You know how many times Vince McMahon has counted against Austin and held the title up? In 1998 alone? Sure, it's not entirely the same, but truth be told, titles get held up for things like this. And the camera clearly has the proof that Booker won (then again, it has proof for a DQ, which they can investigate into). Booker has a case to claim he's the champ. And he has the title. And we all know that means the most in pro-wrestling. I wish you wouldn't stop arguing this. I'm bringing my a-game for this. And a lot of this just stems from a lot of frustration from Wrestlecrap in general. I feel a lot of people (especially ones who bitch about TNA) are blind IWC sheep. Wanna know how I can tell? At least 87% of the forum here uses that horrible Jim Cornette line when they explain why guy's don't get as over today as they did back then ("You turn the volume way up"). God I see that line and that's the kicker. That's how I know that there isn't a thinker in the crowd. Yeah, it's a good line, but it's repeated ad infinium, without ever being paraphrased and integrated into one's personal philosophy here. It's just quoted. Over and over. Then you get a topic like this going against TNA when they did nothing wrong and something any other company would do (and have done, and will continue to do), yet it's "the most retarde main event ever"
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 0:31:12 GMT -5
COME THE smurf ON!!!!!!!! Like WWE doesn't do this? Give me a smurfing break! What you're saying makes as much sense as me saying the people on the 10 o clock news are retarded because they're asking which vegetable is a magical cancer cure when they did the investigation in the first place. Would anyone complain about that? Jesus smurfing Christ. It's called garnering interest for iMPACT. You're all acting like no other promotion on God's green earth ever did anything like this nor will for the rest of eternity. God it really pisses me off that there are so many blind smurfing sheep on this forum who obviously dont think for themselves or even judge something TNA does before they dismiss it as crap. Wow, calm down, take a deep breath. Its just wrestling. Good God what an over reaction. Now, have you calmed down? If so good, otherwise please calm down before reading this as there is no need to flame or go off the deep end. I have a problem with it because they are playing up that Booker won the belt. No WWE doesn't do that, they would ask, "What is the situation surrounding the World Title?". Even then, I don't care that WWE does it that way. It pisses me off as the are treating their fans like idiots by say, "Booker cheated, their was a lot of interference and his wife counted three and took the belt. Is he champ?" That is just stupid. No, WWE would do it the same way. It's not treating your fans as idiots. It's trying to hook them into Spike TV Thursday night. In an era where TV ratings means nearly everything for a small wrestling promotion, they needed to do this. Yes, ratings are more important than buyrates right now. Why? Because increasing ratings builds a fanbase. Now you have to figure only a small percentage of that can afford PPVs. Given TNA's million constant watchers, how many of them can afford PPVs? Don't tell me that they would buy more if the quality was better -- look at WWE. Even their good PPVs aside from Wrestlemania dont get more than 200,000 buys. And they have MILLIONS of fans. Not just 1 million like TNA. So, smart guy, whats more important? Increasing a fanbase by hooking people into your TV show in the hopes that you can establish a base that the small percentage that can afford to buy PPVs will, or continue to cater to the 30,000 people who buy them and don't make the PPVs significant to profit at all? Hooking iMPACT with that line is crucial. Even if it insults your intelligence. In which case, you should also state that WWE does every week as well.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 0:22:50 GMT -5
COME THE smurf ON!!!!!!!! Like WWE doesn't do this? Give me a smurfing break! What you're saying makes as much sense as me saying the people on the 10 o clock news are retarded because they're asking which vegetable is a magical cancer cure when they did the investigation in the first place. Would anyone complain about that? Jesus smurfing Christ. It's called garnering interest for iMPACT. You're all acting like no other promotion on God's green earth ever did anything like this nor will for the rest of eternity. God it really pisses me off that there are so many blind smurfing sheep on this forum who obviously dont think for themselves or even judge something TNA does before they dismiss it as crap. Just because other promotions may string people along similarily doesnt mean its ok ps smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf You act like this is something new that only TNA does. This tactic has been used MILLIONS of times in the past. Why is it that TNA is the only one at fault for this? Granted, I didn't see it, but c'mon. You're a f***ing pro wrestling fan. You should know by now shit like this happens. It's not new, and it happens several times in the course of a year in wrestling. Don't act like its some pisspoor decision on TNA's part and they are complete idiots for doing it.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 14, 2008 0:18:24 GMT -5
TNAwrestling.com: Are they honestly asking if Booker won the title on their own website? Seriously? That's just bad. COME THE smurf ON!!!!!!!! Like WWE doesn't do this? Give me a smurfing break! What you're saying makes as much sense as me saying the people on the 10 o clock news are retarded because they're asking which vegetable is a magical cancer cure in their teaser commerical yet they did the investigation before filming the commercial Would anyone complain about that? Jesus smurfing Christ. It's called garnering interest for iMPACT. You're all acting like no other promotion on God's green earth ever did anything like this nor will for the rest of eternity. God it really pisses me off that there are so many blind smurfing sheep on this forum who obviously dont think for themselves or even judge something TNA does before they dismiss it as crap.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 13, 2008 23:49:04 GMT -5
Did Cole think people cared about him?
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 13, 2008 17:22:06 GMT -5
After listening to the songs posted in this thread, I renege my ability to hear.
God, you can take that sense back.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 10, 2008 23:13:42 GMT -5
Yeah, they were in the WON MOTY in 1992 because they were boring. In fact in that match, that's the loudest Japanese crowd I've ever heard. And the crowd didn't hate them because they were boring. I second the motion that it sucked that Furnas and Lafon didn't get over in ECW. I think they came in right before tape trading was big for ECW fans. Also, Raven has pointed this out, but when Malenko, Benoit and Eddie first went to ECW, the fans couldn't give a crap about them. But over time the fans came around once they appreciated what they were doing. That distinction of winning the WON means nothing. It's not as if that makes them any less boring. They were boring as hell in ECW and WWF, in Japan, wrestling is looked upon more fondly so guys who are not as great on the mic could get over. In Japan, they might've been all that, but here in the States they were nothing. THANK YOU! I'm sorry, but a workhorse doesn't make you instantly the best thing in wrestling. Get over it.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 10, 2008 22:37:31 GMT -5
Did anyone catch how wrong this statement is? If I ever tell you not to talk on an internet post, it's not because I don't think you're entitled to an opinion. I tell you not to talk because you obviously don't know what you're talking about. How do you get WM 12 mixed up with 16 or 17? Hulk Hogan said that in an interview a few years ago. And it was Survivor Series 1997 not WrestleMania 12 My bad. I thought you were talking out of your ass, not quoting Hogan. And I also thought you were talking about some other match they had.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 10, 2008 19:16:55 GMT -5
The problem when you post "Who cares?" and "It was 11 years ago", why would you enter a thread about it? I don't care to talk about Will Farrell, so I do not go into threads that talk about Will Farrell. Anyway, back to the topic... It's Bret's fault that he didn't want to do a job for Shawn at WrestleMania 16 or 17 and teeny tiny Shawn Michaels had to hold him down for a 3 count. Did anyone catch how wrong this statement is? If I ever tell you not to talk on an internet post, it's not because I don't think you're entitled to an opinion. I tell you not to talk because you obviously don't know what you're talking about. How do you get WM 12 mixed up with 16 or 17?
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 8, 2008 22:12:09 GMT -5
Ugh Henry likes Marvel? Great. Now I'm forced to like him.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 8, 2008 21:25:43 GMT -5
These things still disgust me. Scenes like this in a horror movie are one thing, but everything the WWE does is supposed to be "plausibly real." Watching a guy repeatedly try to kill himself is not something I want to see in my wrestling programming.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Jul 1, 2008 17:30:45 GMT -5
It was awesome. It was a great mark-out moment. I just really hope they give him the ball and turn him heel soon. Too bad Jeff isnt on RAW. They could easily turn Punk heel by making him rip on Hardy's drug use with his xXx gimmick.
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