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Post by Trent Valentine on Dec 20, 2010 14:25:32 GMT -5
It feels like every time I turn around, I see Eric Bischoff either working in some half baked comments about how he's working TNA, or blasting some internet geek on a blog or something. But does he care a little too much about whats going on on the net? I mean, he really should be more concerned about the company he's working at instead of trying to work the IWC. In the end it makes him look like an ass and that he's too busy having a pointless feud via keyboard. This isn't a knock on Bischoff or TNA or anything like that. But should his focus be on more important matters?
Thoughts?
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Dec 20, 2010 14:38:22 GMT -5
I don't know if he actually cares too much, but he involves himself too much and gives the perception of worrying too much about little things.
How many people in charge of promotions at succesful major companies in any industry act like that?
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Post by hollywood on Dec 20, 2010 15:01:57 GMT -5
I vote yes.
He always has, I think, been too worried about "insider gossip." He was pretty notorious for working such references onto Monday Nitro whenever he could (almost as much as Russo...almost). I'd say he's always been too hung up on what insiders and the Net seem to think.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2010 15:02:54 GMT -5
Yes.
But I'm sure in Eric's mind this will create cash as it is controversy.
I guess he needs to remember that it has to be controversial to someone other than him and his friends in order for it to make $$.
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Post by rogers67 on Dec 20, 2010 15:22:49 GMT -5
Yes. But I'm sure in Eric's mind this will create cash as it is controversy. I guess he needs to remember that it has to be controversial to someone other than him and his friends in order for it to make $$. Pretty much this.
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Post by hollywood on Dec 20, 2010 15:35:14 GMT -5
Yes. But I'm sure in Eric's mind this will create cash as it is controversy. I guess he needs to remember that it has to be controversial to someone other than him and his friends in order for it to make $$. Not only that, but it needs to create enough cash to make it worthwhile.
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Post by joeiscool on Dec 20, 2010 15:48:48 GMT -5
meh, I really don't think he's wasting time he could spend fixing tna, mostly cause the things smarks get mad about is like one sentence comments on facebook. Things that realistically took like two mins to post. He probably posted them while he was doing something else anyway. He probably just finds it amusing people get so worked up about stuff he randomly posts. Maybe he has a fragile ego
Maybe he's wasting time by adding stupidity to an internet that is deprived of intelligent discourse, but I mean we are on a site called The Crap...
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Post by Andrew is Good on Dec 20, 2010 15:51:50 GMT -5
Honestly, I think it's because he simply likes confrontation, and seems to be able to get his fix on the internet, where people can be confrontation towards him, without actually doing so to his face.
I don't see any other responses except, he's petty, or other people in his position wouldn't do that looks like an ass. I'm not always a big fan of him, but is it necessary that he needs to sit in his ivory tower and not mingle with the peasants.
Again, he comes across as someone who likes confrontation, and enjoys refutting things or arguing with people. Some people are like that.
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Post by hollywood on Dec 20, 2010 16:07:34 GMT -5
Maybe he's wasting time by adding stupidity to an internet that is deprived of intelligent discourse, but I mean we are on a site called The Crap... And yet, ironically, it's one of the more civil and intelligent wrestling sites on the net. Possibly the MOST.
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Post by ariestheram on Dec 20, 2010 16:33:46 GMT -5
I don't think I would say that he worries too much about or spends too much time on the internet. For one thing I don't know what his actual day to day duties with TNA entail, so maybe he is just a guy with a lot of time on his hands and chooses to spend it interacting with wrestling fans on the net. Also, maybe he figures that the IWC represents a much larger proportion of TNA's audience than it does WWE's so he uses any opportunity that presents itself to perpetuate his onscreen character as a a bit of a condecending prick.
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Post by Big L on Dec 20, 2010 17:35:46 GMT -5
Yes he does
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Post by jimfear on Dec 20, 2010 17:39:43 GMT -5
No.
TNA seems to have an overbearing predisposition of idiocy when it comes to everything that touches to their product. No matter what they do right, it seems like time and time again people get caught up on a minimal detail and harp on it because of the mindset "it's TNA and they do nothing right". With that comes a huge, cynical blackhole that seems to loom over everything they produce, making it much easier for people to constantly take digs at the product rather than focus on the positives. I feel like reviewers and internet reporters are extremely harsh to TNA....and that translates over to the viewer's mindset because these are suppose to be the "professionals".
On that hand, I am extremely happy to see Bisch take some of these idiots to task for the ridiculous info that they post, which hurts the company in the long run. People are sheeple and they will believe anything if they hear it long enough. I applaud Bisch for trying to set the record straight, but I feel like he could be doing it in a much better way than just freaking out on twitter.
Just my two cents.
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Post by wcw on Dec 20, 2010 18:11:38 GMT -5
No. TNA seems to have an overbearing predisposition of idiocy when it comes to everything that touches to their product. No matter what they do right, it seems like time and time again people get caught up on a minimal detail and harp on it because of the mindset "it's TNA and they do nothing right". With that comes a huge, cynical blackhole that seems to loom over everything they produce, making it much easier for people to constantly take digs at the product rather than focus on the positives. I feel like reviewers and internet reporters are extremely harsh to TNA....and that translates over to the viewer's mindset because these are suppose to be the "professionals". On that hand, I am extremely happy to see Bisch take some of these idiots to task for the ridiculous info that they post, which hurts the company in the long run. People are sheeple and they will believe anything if they hear it long enough. I applaud Bisch for trying to set the record straight, but I feel like he could be doing it in a much better way than just freaking out on twitter. Just my two cents. Very good point perhaps the idea of Bischoff caring so much about the "internet fans" and what bloggers have to say is because he is trying to defend his company and try to turn around the perception a segment of the fans. However I think that Bischoff is coming off more so as small rather then a guy trying to shift the perception of the company. He should just stay out of the internet, the internet is like a pig you only get dirty while the pig just has fun.
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Post by jimfear on Dec 20, 2010 18:18:33 GMT -5
^thank you
That's the thing though. I don't think there are "internet fans" and casual viewers like in the 90's and the numbers kind of prove that. We are all just "Wrestling fans" by large, and I think you need to capitalize on those fans in any way possible. We are the last of a dying breed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2010 20:06:19 GMT -5
No. No matter what they do right, it seems like time and time again people get caught up on a minimal detail and harp on it because of the mindset "it's TNA and they do nothing right". I can honestly say I've never seen this "TNA can do nothing right" attitude I've heard so much about. Its like the alien abduction of wrestling. Tons of people have claimed to experience, but no one can prove it! You can church it up any which way you want - but when TNA does something cool - people will like it. When TNA does something asinine - people will call them out for it. There's no mystery or black hole of negativity. There is only what TNA puts out there. TNA puts it out there and people react. If TNA wants a different reaction from its fans or "potential" fans - they should put out something else. Wrestling - at its base - is sales. You're selling (not in the wrestling sense) a product. And when you're selling something you can't point at the buyer and say, "YOU'RE WRONG."
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 20, 2010 20:10:05 GMT -5
I don't know if he cares too much, I just think he's a very immature man.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Dec 20, 2010 20:51:27 GMT -5
I think that people assume that he cares too much, when he probably cares just as much as the next person does. He has his own facebook page and interacts regularly, just like an average person probably does. He's got a family to take care of and a job. I have no problem with him putting people on blast for posting on his page with misinformed info, thinking they know for sure the inner workings and financial state of the company that he works for, and putting the blame for every thing, in their eyes, that the company does on Bischoff and Hogan and calling for their jobs, when they don't even know what their official duties in the company are.
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Post by clashofchampains on Dec 20, 2010 22:27:14 GMT -5
Seems to me Eric had an idea to spread the good word by using the net. Without understanding what THE INTERNET was all about. It's pointless to use it trying to communicate to the fans, if you don't want to listen to them. It's supposed to be an olive branch to the fans, not just trying to hard sell the TNA product. How about TNA open a free line via the net directly with the fans-they may even use the TNA site. Maybe it could be a chat or whatever and the idea would be to feel the pulse of the fans, ask them what they want to see. And change your product as a consequence of that. Now THAT would be really communicating with the fans. THAT would be a fan friendly wrestling promotion. The first ever genuinely interactive fed of all the time. Why not try it, everything TNA has done so far hasn't worked.
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Post by quirkalicious on Dec 21, 2010 0:28:12 GMT -5
Absolutely. Bischoff gets internet attention in the worst way possible. Instead of using it to be informative and bring attention to the good things about TNA, he gets into these e-fights that make him look like a 14 year old. He needs to let the bleaters bleat and stop being so damn trollable.
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Post by spartan on Dec 21, 2010 1:59:13 GMT -5
I don't think so...This is the age of technology and internet etc. It can only help to be active as much as possible to reach out.
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