So, the iMPACT Zone sucks because.....?

[Celgress]

Because of:

a) Same old fans

b) Is, and look, too small

[metylerca]

sinister1 said:

metylerca said:

Must you overanalyze all things?
I mean it in the sense that they overreact alot of times. Its one thing to chant loud and have deuling chants during a Joe/Sabin match. But when it's Black Reign/Abyss and they're giving it the treatment of Flair/Steamboat, it gets a bit annoying.

First, of all, you didn't answer my first question, and I'm a little upset about it.

Second, while I didn't see the Black Reign/Abyss match in question, I bet that a chant happened after some kind of hardcore spot or something. If it happened a few minutes without any possible big spot or something, then, yeah, it stupid. However, when a person usually sees a guy take a headed into a bunch of tables or have a big move, then I belive they have a right to call it awesome. It's not making it seem like Flair/Steamboat to like a spot in the match, it's just voicing your approval for that one spot or motion and nothing else.

Ok, Women's wrestling can be awesome, which is why Shimmer gets so much praise. However, when a TNA knockout match gets 'this is awesome' chants 4 seconds into the match, it's a bit much.

[threev]

lildude8218 said:

threev said:

What is exciting about Orlando that is boring about Buffalo?

Orlando is the Hartford of the south. A bare city full of upper crest people and poor downtown infrastructure, with a lot of outliers. So Orlando has two huge theme parks for children. Not everyone is allergic to snow and not everybody likes to wait an hour and 40 minutes to ride spinning teacups.

And moreover I will never understand the Buffalo hate, especially by Canadians. If anything, Buffalo has more in common with any Canadian city of your choice than any other American city does. I suppose Canada would like to have more similarities with cities like Boston or New York -- but the truth is it's cold in Canada, there's a lot of hockey and their football sucks. Just like Buffalo.

Oh well.

No one informed me that they closed down 5 of the theme parks here.

You can have a hundred and thirty five theme parks if it makes you happy. But I don't see why it would. It is an environment for children after all.

[threev]

To answer the thread's original question:

I dislike the Impact Zone because the production values are low. I don't like Tenay and West as an announcing team, and the arena microphones are poorly mixed into the broadcast audio. Add to that the general claustrophobic atmosphere of trying to jam all of those people into that tiny little space and still trying to maintain professional quality arena aesthetic (lighting, presentation), and all of the camera cutting they do, and it is hard to settle in and comfortably watch an Impact. It feel like you have to struggle to make it through an episode without being mentally fatigued.

[TheKillShot]

We pretty much forget that since the tapings are done in a studio, canned fan reactions are almost a guarantee.

[carter 15]

I'll never get over the Don't Fire Eric dance... I'm sorry, i've tried.

[BrodietheSlayer]

I think it's because the TNA IZ crowd tries to act like a old school ECW crowd....and fails miserably.

[Massive G]

it's the chants. All the stupid chants. It makes the environment seem bush league.

Also the fact that Don West is there.

[Lance Uppercut]

I think seeing the same people every week, with their super geekiness, just tends to get on people's nerves after a while of seeing them all the time.

[B'Cup x]

When fans try to get themselves over as opposed to getting the match ove. This doesnt happen all the time but when it does its annoying as f***.

- Fans who have their own gimmicks, the guy with the towel on his head, the blond guy with sunglasses. what other point does this apparel have other than to get you noticed?

- the over reaction to moves, yes give the wrestlers credit for pulling it off, but dont overexagerate. Couple of ppvs ago, not certain which, but everytime a big move was pulled off in the opening match the first few rows of crowd started dancing like tards. No one does that unless theyre drunk or trying to show off, and it really distracted from the match.

- duelling chants for everything. Yes i agree in giving both wrestlers respect but when you do it everymatch the chant becomes diluted and loses its (exscuse the pun) impact

- two fat people in sting paint from genisis, enough said

Despite my bitchin i can accept and live with all this, but when given an oppurtunity to vent, i will =p

[poi zen rana]

i love the impact zone just because it causes so much frustration.

[hollywood]

I don't quite get the frustration over them. I usually just roll my eyes at them. A lot.

There's just bigger things in life to be mad at.

[8-BitAssassin]

threev said:

lildude8218 said:

No one informed me that they closed down 5 of the theme parks here.

You can have a hundred and thirty five theme parks if it makes you happy. But I don't see why it would. It is an environment for children after all.

To be fair, the same could be said for wrestling.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

jasonchrist said:

threev said:

You can have a hundred and thirty five theme parks if it makes you happy. But I don't see why it would. It is an environment for children after all.

To be fair, the same could be said for wrestling.

BINGO!

Forgive me for sounding corny, but anyone who enjoys wrestling- as in the actual wrestling- has a bit of kid in them still intact, and I fail to see how that's a negative so long as they're not being a prick about it.

If the iMPACT Zone fans want to make up chants, cheer for the promotion, and have gimmicks and whatnot, why attack them for it? Let people have their fun.

And as far as the actual set, get WWE On-Demand and look at NWA's old World Championship Wrestling show filmed at the WTBS studios. THAT'S low rent.

[Ace Diamond]

Alex Shelley dislikes them, who are we to argue?

[Push R Truth]

The whole TV studio thing hurts. It just feels so... canned and preplanned.


TNA needs explosions. Lots of Explosions.


And Electrified Cage Matches at every PPV.

[Ace Diamond]

brodietheslayer said:

I think it's because the TNA IZ crowd tries to act like a old school ECW crowd....and fails miserably.

TNA tries to be old school ECW and fails miserably so I think that's an apt statement

[AriadosMan]

That moron that always sits in front row twirling his shirts.

[hollywood]

aodpilot said:

brodietheslayer said:

I think it's because the TNA IZ crowd tries to act like a old school ECW crowd....and fails miserably.

TNA tries to be old school ECW and fails miserably so I think that's an apt statement

Right on both counts.

[poi zen rana]

hollywood said:

aodpilot said:

TNA tries to be old school ECW and fails miserably so I think that's an apt statement

Right on both counts.

how do they try to be old school ecw? you learn something new about tna everyday on this board.